THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXVII. Number 99.
Zebulon Lions Observe
Ladies' Night Thursday ,
Hear of Work for Blind
The most important thing that can be done for the blind is re
storing their sight, and the second most important thing is mak
ing them self-supporting, Henry Wood, executive secretary of the
North Carolina Association for the Blind, told Lions, Lionesses, and
their guests at the ladies’ night held by the Zebulon Lions’ Club
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Albert Karnell
Major Karnell, chaplain at Stal
lings Air Force Base, will address
the Zebulon Rotary Club at its
meeting Friday night, September
25, on "The Enigma of Asia.”
Ail Force Chaplain
To Speak at Rotary
Major Albert G. Karnell, chap
lain at Stallings Air Force Base,
will address the Zebulon Rotary
Club at its meeting Friday night
on “The Enigma of Asia.”
Chaplain Karnell is a graduate
of Maryville College of Tennessee
and received his Bachelor of Theol
ogy degree from the Princeton
Theological Seminary, Princeton,
New Jersey. In 1939, he received
the Master of Theology degree
from Princeton.
In 1937 he became pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church in
Dayton, New Jersey, and in 1941
served as minister in the West
field Presbyterian Church in West
field, New Jersey.
Chaplain Karnell entered the
military service in May, 1943, and
in 1946 returned to the civilian pas
torate at the First Presbyterian
Church in Perth Amboy, New Jer
sey.
He was called to active duty
again in September, 1948, as wing
chaplain at Bolling Air Force Base,
Washington, D. C.
In August, 1950, he was trans
ferred to Japan and served as
Wing Chaplain of the Northern De
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Zebulon Farm Bureau Lays Plans
For New Membership Campaign
An intensive one-day member
ship drive will be conducted next
Tuesday, September 29, by the
Zebulon Farm Bureau, with the
organization attempting to com
plete the canvass for members in
a single campaign, according to
President Dewey Massey.
Local representatives will call
at the homes of those who were
members this year, and members
are urged to stay at home, if pos
in the Wakelon cafeteria last
Thursday night.
The Raleigh speaker told in de
tail of the extensive work being
done by the N. S. Association for
the Blind in North Carolina* in
cluding the work at the Social Ad
justment Center at Camp Butner.
The wonderful "Talking Book
Machines” are proving invaluable
in helping North Carolina blind,
the speaker said, and North Caro
lina is taking full advantage of the
machines, distributing 60% of
the total number placed throughout
the United States.
Because of his work with the
Association for the Blind, Mr.
Wood was asked to assist in set
ting up a similar organization in
the State of Tennessee, and when
the new association was establish
ed, Mr. Wood was made a life
member of the Tennessee group.
“There is no lovelier way to
thank God for your sight than to
help someone that is in the dark,”
the speaker concluded.
Wilbur Debnam, zone chairman,
presented new member Gilmer
Parrish with his membership pin
and handbook.
Jerry Hagwood reported on the
points earned by the Zebulon group
in the contest for the Jungle Prow
ler’s trophy. Zebulon has won it
both years it has been presented.
Demonstration Club
Members and visitors, especial
ly young married ladies, are in
vited to attend the September
meeting of the Wakefield Home
Demonstration Club, which will
be held Wednesday afternoon at 3
o’clock in the clubhouse, accord
ing to Mrs. Vera Rhodes.
“We are going to have a good
program at our meeting Septem
ber 23,” Mrs. Rhodes declared
yesterday, “and if you will come
to the meeting, you will learn
something worthwhile. Much val
uable information is given at home
demonstration meetings, and we
will be looking forward to your
coming to this meeting, at which
the program will be given by an
assistant county agent.”
Hopkins W. M. S.
There will be a business meet
, ing of the W. M. S. of Hopkins
Chapel Tuesday night, September
29, at 7:00 o’clock instead of Tues
; day, September 22. The meeting
• will be held at the home of Mrs.
J. G. Bunn.
sible. If it is necessary to be away
from home, dues should be left
with the member’s wife, Mr. Mas
sey said. ,
Among the growing benefits of
membership in the Farm Bureau
is the hospitalization plan whcih
has proved so popular. In addition,
the newly chartered Farm Bureau
insurance company offers auto and
truck insurance coverage at from
one-half to two-thirds savings.
Zebulon, N. C., Tues., September 22, 1953
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Work on the National Guard Armory on Sou h Arendell Avenue, pictured as it will appear
when construction work and landscaping are completed, is proceeding on schedule, according to
Frank Christopher, construction superintendent on the $ 100,000 project. The pre-cast concrete roof
fs now being installed, and the reinforced concrete roof for the indoor rifle range is ready for pour
ing. The structure should be ready for occupancy in December, Christopher said.
Possibility of School Band Discussed
By Atlantic Christian College Teacher
Dr. Millard Burt, Professor of
Education at Atlantic Christian
College, spoke on the importance
of music at the Friday night meet
ing of the Zebulon Rotary Club,
and told the members the work
which is necessary to organize a
band for the high school. Dr. Burt
is commander of the 94th Army
Band which played in Zebulon on
Farmer’s Day.
The speaker said the first ques
tion to be asked before attempt
ing to organize a band is: Is the
community ready to support a
l and? If the answer is affirmative,
more steps can be taken.
Available band instruments in
tl e community should be provid
ed for the band through donation,
Ninety Per Cent of Estimated Cost of Factory
Building Raised; Final Effort is Set This Week
Plans for a factory for a new
Zebulon industry are nearing com
pletion, Chairman C. V. Whitley
of the building committee of the
Zebulon Chamber of Commerce in
formed stockholders of the build
ing corporation Friday night.
A check on subscribed stock
s lowed that $76,000 of the SBO,OOO
estimated to be required for con
struction of the 25,000-square
foot building his been pledged.
Solicitors for the remaining $4,000
were designated by Mr. Whitley.
R. Vance Brown, cashier of the
Zebulon office of Peoples Bank &
Local Man Sworn in by Judge Harris
Ferd L. Davis, local attorney,
took the oath as attorney and
counsellor at law in the Superior
Court of Wake County before
Judge W. C. Harris last Friday.
Davis took the 1953 bar of exam
ination in August.
The Zebulon man, who graduat
ed at Wake Forest Law School as
top man in his class, was present
ed to the court by Attorney A. R.
House. His application for admis
sion to the bar was signed by
House. Solicitor F. D. Finch, and
Judge I. D. Gill, all of Zebulon.
Davis plans to practice law with
offices in Zebulon in the Theo.
Davis Sons building, which will be
remodeled to provide adequate of
fice space. His wife, who also at
ROOF NOW BEING PLACED ON LOCAL ARMORY
rental, or loan, Dr. Burt said, so
that band members who cannot
afford to purchase an instrument
can still participate.
He suggested that for the first
year grades eight through elev
en should make up the personnel
of the band. He ruled out the se
nior class because the training
they would receive during the year
will be lost to the band in when the
member graduates.
The instruments include two
sousaphones, two baritone horns,
base drum, cymbals, two snare
drums, three French home, and 24
music stands. The total cost would
be about $1,500, though this cost
could be less if good second-hand
instruments are found.
Trust Company, discussed a fi
nancing plan which will be avail
able to subscribers in the corpor
ation. In order to help Zebulon
obtain the payroll accompanying
the plant, the bank has agreed, Mr.
Brown declared, to accept a low
interest rate on stock loans.
All Can Take Part
“With the approved interest
rate and the apparent dividend
rate, it is possible for any local
business or professional man to
take part in the development of
Zebulon,” Brown said.
tended Wake Forest Law School,
will serve as his office secretary.
The new at
torney has been
active in civic
and political af
fairs since his
graduation from
Wake Forest
College in 1940,
with the top
scholastic aver
age in his aca
demic class. He
is president of tl
ber of Commerce, and is a mem
ber of the American Legion, Ma
sons, Rotary Club, JOUAM, 40
et 8, Woodmen of the World, and
the Baptist Church.
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The key to a successful band is
the director, Dr. Burt said. He
warned against letting commer
cial interests gain any control of a
band, and suggested that the best
director for a sigh school band here
would be a student majoring in
music at some college nearby.
He suggested $l3O a month as a
suitable salary for a student di
rector, saying that this would pay
for three lessons each week plus
the director’s leadership for athlet
ic events and similar occasions.
This money can be raised by
charging eacn student $4.00 per
month for instruction.
At the close of his talk, Dr.
Burt conducted a question and an
swer period.
Chairman Whitley emphasized
that every person in the commun
ity will benefit from the new in
dustry, and urged merchants in
particular to participate in the en
terprise.
Persons who have not previously
pledged support to the project may
i do so by contacting H. C. Wade at
Zebulon Supply Company or Tom
Monk at American Plumbing &
Electrical Supply Company. The
two men are serving without com
pensation as secretaries of the com
mittee until incorporation is ac
complished.
Davis is a member of the North
Carolina National Guard, and is a
veteran of World War 11, when he
was awarded 28 decorations for
gallantry and merit. He is a grad
uate of the Air Force’s Navigation
School at the University of Miami,
and the Army’s Infantry School
and Command and General Staff
College. His biography is carried in
Who’ s - Who in the South and
Southeast.
In governmental affairs he has
served as a member of the Wake
lon School Board and the State
Board of Conservation and Devel
opment. During recent guberna
torial campaigns he was an adviser
to Governors W. Kerr Scott and
William B. Umstead.