REMEMBER PARMER'S DAY ON AUGUST 12
THE ZEBULON RECORD
V olume XXVII. Number 84.
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Speed Zones
AMOKAH TWKKme ASSOOAtIOHJ. MC
TIP PROM THE PROFESSIONAL DRIVER - Speed is the j
villain in half the fatal traffic accidents in this country. So let j
your rate of travel be governed not only by the speed limit but
by road, weather and vehicle conditions and your own physical
condition.
District Deputies Feted
The dining hall of the Wakelon
School cafteria was most attrac
tively turned into a living room .
and dining room combination with
furniture for each room when the
Wakefield-Zebulon Chapter No.
133 of the Order of the Eastern
Star honored District Deputies at
a reception.
The honorees were District Dep
uty Grand Matron Mary G. Bunn
and District Deputy Grand Patron
Reuben Warfford.
The living room and hall were
decorated with beautiful arrange
ments of mixed spring flowers.
Guests Greeted at Door
Greeting guests at the door was
Mrs. Thurman Murray. Mrs. Wil
lie B. Hopkins, P.M., and Leland
Simpson, P.P., introduced guests
to the receiving line.
The receiving line was compos
ed of the honorees; Ralph Bunn,
P.P.; Mrs. Ivy Wood. W.M ; Al
bert Pulley, W.P.; Dora Warfford;
Helen Rimmer, P.G.M.; Bessie R.
Mangum; Glenda Grimes, Gladys
Farmer. W.M., of Siler City; and
Willie B. Hopkins, P.P.
Mrs. Thurman Hepler and Es
ker Corbett invited guests into the
dining room.
The table was covered with a
Grady Miller Helps
With Festival Plans
Grady Miller, County Farm
Agent, met with M. L. Hagwood,
president of the Zebulon Rural
Fire Department, Inc., and Robert
Ed. Horton, chairman of the fire
truck project in the Finer Caro
lina contest, on Tuesday of this
week, discussing plans for a farm
equipment display for the Farmers
Day coming August 12.
green table cloth, two three
branched crystal cadelabra with
white burning tapers centered on
the table. An arrangement of j
mixed spring flowers and a crys
tal punch bowl flanked the can
delabra.
Mrs. Elizabeth Sutton presided
at the punch bowl, assisted by
Mrs. Garland Richardson.
Mrs. Melrose Ferrell, Merel S.
Pulley, Blonnie Corbett, Mozelle
Flood served nuts and cookies.
Mrs. Leland Simpson directed j
guests to the living room where
Mrs. Melba Bunn and Elwood
Perry presided over the register.
Goodbyes were said to Mrs. Cleo
Perry, P.M., and William Bunn,
P.P.
Social & Personal
Mrs. R. S. Sledge of Zebulon
and Mrs. H. L. Hendricks of
Rocky Mount gave a barbecue
supper Saturday, July 25, at the
Riverside Park in Rocky Mount
to celebrate the birthday of their
father, W. J. Manning. There
were two of his children, seven
grandchildren, and a few of his
greatgrandchildren present. Some
friends were also present.
Capt. and Mrs. H. K. McDevitt
and children left Thursday to re
turn to Eglin Field, Fla., after
spending three weeks with Mrs.
McDevitt’s mother, Mrs. Urtrice
Carter.
Mrs. J. Irving Brooks and Mrs.
Robert Harris and Bobby of Rox
boro are spending a few days
with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Page.
Mrs. Earl Horton, the Ed Elling
tons, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Horton,
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, July 31, 1953
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Testing of Soil
Is Recommended
For Fall Crops
Now is a good time to have soil
samples tested form fields to be
planted to Ladino clover pastures,
small grains and other fall crops,
according to W. C. Johnson, soil
testing specialist with the State
Department of Agriculture.
Johnson says many of these
soils may need lime and says it is
best to apply the lime and work it
into the soil two or three months
before the crop is planted. And
it is always best to apply suffi
cient lime to last several years.
A soil test is the only sure way of
knowing just how much lime is
needed.
Johnson says that in order to
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Cadet John Terry
Completes Training
Cadet John C. Terry, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John G. Terry of Zebu
lon, a Junior at N. C. State Col
lege, is one of the 800 cadets who
completed the six-week officer
training program at the ROTC
Summer Camp, Fort Belvoir, on
July 31.
During his tour at The Engineer
Center, Cadet Terry received
training designed to develop his
leadership ability through the reg
ular assignment of command re
sponsibility and to school him in
the fundamentals of the Army
Corps of Engineers.
Having completed this training,
and upon completion of his formal
education, he will be eligible for
a commission as a Second Lieu
tenant in the United States Army
Reserve.
Church Calendar
Sunday morning the Youth
Choir will sing the anthem, Con
sider and Hear Me, by Stairs. Rev.'
Asbury’s sermon title is, Have You
| Not Known.
Sunday evening is communion
service. Rev. Asbury f s Commun
ion Meditation is Christ Is Here
Present. The Adult Choir will
j sing the anthem, Create in Me a
Clean Heart O God, by Mueller.
and Mrs. Charles Horton’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Burnette, have
been at White Lake this week.
Mr. Earl Horton and Mrs. Sam
Horton left Thursday to join them
for the weekend.
Mr. Jethro Stell is home from
the hospital and is better.
Robin Brantley of Wake Forest
spent Wednesday night with her
grandparents, the Russell Brant
leys.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Antone
went to Creedmoor Thursday to
see their son-in-law, Bill Harris,
who has been in Duke Hospital
Mrs. Wilmer Eddins and infant
son came home from the hospital
Tuesday.
Dr. and Mrs. L. M. Massey and
Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Whitley have
been at the beach this week
Rev. and Mrs. E. B. Fisher of
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Wilbur Debnam, immediate past
president of the Zebulon Lions
Club, has been named Zone Chair
man for Zone 2, Region 1, District
31-E, by Deputy District Gov
ernor George B. Cherry of Ral
j eigh. Zone 2 includes the Lions
, Clubs in Rolesville, Millbrook,
Wake Forest, Wendell, and Zebu
lon.
Wake-Etts Win
Two Loving Cups
!
The Wake-ettes were winners
of a. loving cup at the annual
Clinton sing held Sunday, July 12.
The local lasses competed with
groups from Fayetteville, Lum
berton, Elizabethtown, Middlesex,
Selma, Goldsboro, Winston Salem
and other places.
Other honors won by the Wake
ettes include a loving cup at the
State Singing Convention held in
Benson last month.
Members of the quartette are
; Hazel Ihrie, Norma Pearce, Mil
! dred Doris Fowler, Bruce Wood
! Mizelle; and .Hilda Morris, pianist. |
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Legion Auxiliary
To Meet Tonight
The American Legion Auxiliary
will meet tonight at the home
of Mrs. Carl Kemp at eight o’-
clock.
Join the National Guard
News
Durham and Ralph Fisher of
Charlotte have visited the Waylon
Finches during the past week.
Miss Maggie Page is spending
a few days in Raleigh.
The Carl Harpers of Charlotte
are spending the week with Mrs.
J. D. Finch.
Miss Janet Eaton of Wilmington
spent the weekend with her sister,
Miss Sarah Eaton.
Mrs. Donald Stallings and Don
na Faye and Mrs. Aaron Lowery
have been spending the week at
Morehead.
G. C. Massey is improving at
Rex Hospital. He is under the
oxygen tent only part of the time
now. Only the family is allowed
see him now, in order that he
may get sufficient rest.
Mr. C. B. Eddins, Sr., is a pa
tient at Park View Hospital in
Rocky Mount.
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers.
Money Requested
By General Clark
For Camp Shows
The United Defense Fund has
been requested by General Mark
W. Clark, U.N. commander in Ko
rea, to drastically step up sched
ules of USO shows on the signing
of the cease-fire order. To meet
General Clark’s request the United
Defense Fund will need an extra
$50,000 a month for ten months
over and above amounts already
allocated to the agencies for 1953.
Information Telegraphed
This information was received
by telegram yesterday in a wire
to J. C. Debnam, president of the
Zebulon Community Chest, from
James H. Doolittle, National Cam
paign Chairman, United Defense
Fund, Inc.
The United Defense Fund is a
participating agency in the Zebu
lon Community Chest. Last year
$205.00 was given to the United
Defense Fund as its share of con
tributions paid to the Community
Chest.
Funds Not Available
Funds are not available in the
Community Chest except those
j designated for Scout work and
I emergency welfare, according to
i R. Vance Brown, treasurer.
To assist in the national effort
to raise funds to finance USO-
Camp Shows in Korea, President
J. C. Debnam requested that con
| tributions be given or mailed to
him or to Treasurer Brown. He
asked an immediate response to
the appeal.
Rain Helps Crops
In Scattered Areas
Local showers Wednesday help
ed crops in some sections, but
in most of the communities sur
rounding Zebulon the dry weather
threatened to completely ruin an
already badly damaged tobacco
crop.
Much of the young tobacco, in
fields which had to be replanted
because of hail, disease, and dry
weather, needs rain now in order
to be ready for late September
barning.
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Situation Critical
The critical situation is indicat
ed by the fainer, it was either
Jack Mitchell or H. H. Eddins,
who planned to borrow money
from the bank to install an irriga
tion system for his tobacco. “You
better go down and borrow that
money now,” he was advised, “or
you aren’t going to have any to
bacco to save.”
Alley Paved
The alley running between the
municipal building and the stores
that face Arendell Avenue was
paved this week with plant mix
asphalt.
Many of the drives to homes in
town have been paved with the
same surface during the week.
Rotary Meeting
Reports by the chairmen of the
four service committees will be
made tonight at the meeting of
the Zebulon Rotary Club.