THE ZEBULON RECORD
Vol. XXVIII. No. 6.
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The North Carolina Association for the Blind is actively promoting
training for the blind and visually handicapped, teaching them to
make their own way without use of their sight. Typical of the work
being done is the sander pictured above working in Sanford. The As
sociation for the Blind is supported by the Lions Clubs of North
Carolina.
Curiosity Defeats Common Sense;
Barrie, Willie B. Go Up, Up, Up
By Barrie Davis
Do you want to travel, make
good money, live an exciting life?
Would you like to engage in work
that will place you at least head
and shoulders above the rest of
the world?
You might apply to Universal
Construction Company, an outfit
which specializes in water tank
construction and repair. With a
few qualifications like iron nerves,
plenty of brawn, and a constitu
tion that will stand up under any
conditions and circumstances, you
too, can be a water tank worker.
Jimmy Clyne, foreman of the
crew which is cleaning and paint
ing the Zebulon water tank, re
ports that in the time he has been
with Universal Construction Com
pany, not a man has been serious
ly hurt at the hazardous work. “I
tell them,” he says, “that they have
to be careful. It’s not the long fall
that hurts it’s the sudden stop.”
Messy Job
The four-man crew which start
ed in on our 85,000 gallon elevated
storage tank last week found a
messy job in store. First the fore
man had to climb the long ladder
100 feet up to the catwalk which
circles the tank. Then he went on
A REAL NICE JAIL
Girls Sing, Land in Jug
If you were in Zebulon Friday
night, you could have seen a sextet
of wildly-costumed and blindfold
ed lassies singing lustily in front
of Zebulon Drug Company that
is, they sang until Chief Willie
B. Hopkins, Constable Earl Duke,
and Policeman M. G. Crowder
warned them about disturbing the
peace in Zebulon and hustled them
off to jail.
When the girls were safely lock
ed inside the back cell of Zebu
lons’ up-to-date jail. Chief Hop
kins talked them into removing
the blindfolds. The astonished
screams were heard for miles
around.
After sweating out an hour be
hind the'bars, the girls finally gave
their names and were rescued by
Velva Pearce, former student lead
er at Wakelon School, who is now
up the 35 foot ladder to the top of
the tank something not done for
many, many months. At the peak
of the tank he found the ladder
looped around the large steel ball,
and the ball held on to the top
of the tank by a single rusted bolt.
All other support for the ball was
rusted out. Only one thin bolt kept
Foreman Clyne and the old ladder
from tumbling 140 feet to the
ground.
“But,” said the Bowling Green,
Ky., native, “things like that are
what foremen get extra pay for.”
The ladder was lashed to the tank
in case the tired old bolt gave
way.
Close Calls
Close calls are part of the busi
ness for the water tank work
ers. William Vos, a worker on the
Zebulon tank who hails from In
lianapolis, Indiana, slipped while
working intside a tank at Steuben
ville, Ohio, and fell 85 feet down
a 5-foot wide riser pipe. He
splashed to a stop in four feet
of water in the bottom of the pipe
with nothing worse than bruises
and a pulled muscle to remember
the trip by.
George Robinson, field repre
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enlivening the atmosphere at At
lantic Christian College in Wil
son. Velva explained that the per
formance of the six girls was the
final act of their initiation . into
Delta Sigma sorority at the col
lege.
Blindfolded again, the girls were
led from the jail to Wakelon
Theatre, where Mr. Wall permit
ted them to be posed on the stage
for another song before the blind
folds were removed. The apprecia
tive audience applauded loudly.
Taking part were Carolyn Cher- i
ry of Mount Olive, Jean Thorn
ton of Newton Grove, Joan Kelly
of Cameron, Joan Langston of
Newton Grove, Cathryn Cottle of
Rose Hill, and Margie Blinson of
Clayton.
“It was a real nice jail,” they
commented.
Zebulon, N. C., Tuesday, October 20, 1953
LAST RITES
Jones, Patton
Services Held
Funeral services for Robert Troy
Jones, 60, who died early Sun
day morning, were held at 3 o’-
clock yesterday afternoon from
Social Plains Church, with the pas
tor, Rev. A. D. Parrish, officiating.
The body was taken to the church
an hour before the services. Burial
was in the family cemetery.
Surviving are six sons, Robert of
Spring Hope, Route 3, J. W. of
Middlesex, Route 2, Herman. Mil
ton, Ivan, and Charles Jones, all
of Zebulon, Route 2: three brothers,
Lonnie, Ernest, and Charlie Jones,
all of Zebulon, Route 2; two sisters,
Mrs. B. W. Lewis of Zebulon, Route
2, and Mrs. Johnnie Wall of Nash
ville, Route 1: and eleven grand
children.
Willie Patton
Funeral services for Willie H.
Patton, 57. of Bunn, who died in
Franklin Memorial Hospital last
Wednesday, were held Thursday
at Whites Funeral Home in
Louisburg at 3 p. m„ with the Rev.
Wagoner officiating. Burial was
in the family cemetery near Bunn.
Surviving are two sons, Everett
of Bunn and Bruce of Zebulon,
Route 2; two daughters, Mamie Lee
Patton of Enfield and Margaret
Vaughan of Franklinton; five bro
thers, Marvin of Halifax, Bill of
Nashville, Luther and Fred of Dur
ham, and Henry of Sanston, Vir
ginia; and five grandchildren.
USE RURAL TRUCK
Mark one for the Zebulon rural
fire truck.
Yesterday afternoon fire struck
a small house at the rear of the
Johnny Kemp homeplace in Wake
field, and the building rapidly be
came a mass of flames before the
Zebulon municipal truck could ar
rive.
The municipal fire truck, with
its 200 gallon water supply, began
fighting the fire, but before it
could be brought under control
the hose burst.
The rural fire truck, called to
help in the emergency, was able
to extinguish the fire in the small
house and save the large house,
which had begun to blister and
smoke.
Water storage on .the rural fire
truck is 750 gallons, which was
adequate to fight the fire.
The Kemp homeplace is occupied
by the Elton Price family.
Principals Meet
Attending the meeting of the
North Carolina Principals’ Confer
ence in Charlotte on October 13
through October 15 were W. R.
Whittenton of Wakelon School;
Gilbert Davis of Rolesville School;
H. C. Bowers of Knightdale School;
and E. R. Perry of Garner School.
About 300 principals from North
Carolina school attended the con
ference. The theme this year was
“The Principalship: An Opportun
ity in Professional Leadership.”
Richards Elected
Burbon Richards was elected
chairman of his PMA district at
elections held last Thursday in
Wake County. Dewey Massey is
vice chairman; Frank Gay, regular
member; Wiley Broughton, first
alternate; and Raymond Averette,
second alternate.
Fourteen names were on the
ballot.
PRESIDENT
Dr. L. M. Massey, Zebulon dent
ist, w*ll preside as president at
the annual meeting of the Fourth
District Dental Society to be held
next Monday and Tuesday in Ral
eigh’s Sir Walter Hotel.
Important talks, a panel discus
sion, and a series of table clinics
will be featured during the two
day meeting.
Methodists Near
Church Year End
Next Sunday will be the closing
Sunday of the present Conference
year for the Zebulon Methodist
Church. The pastor, Rev. S. E.
Mercer, will preach at 11 a. m., and
an old time Fellowship picnic din
ner will follow in the Recreation
Room of the church. While all
members and constituents are ex
pected the new members of this
year and the teachers affiliated
with the church are extended a
special invitation.
This year has been a fruitful
and progressive year of the Zebu
lon-Wendell Charge. Forty-eight
new members have been received
into the two churches this year
and approximately 140 during the
pastorate of Rev. S. E. Mercer
thus far.
Many Improvements
Substantial improvements have
been made to the church build
ings and equipment. Both churches
carry well rounded budgets cov
ering a multitude of good causes
such as missions, orphanage,
Christian education, church relat
ed colleges, hospital work, Ameri
can Bible Society, National Coun
cil of Churches, Home for the
Aged, Ministers’ Retirement Fund
and many other things.
The Annual Conference meets
October 28-November 1 in Duke
Memorial Methodist Church in
Durham of which Rev. E. B. Fish
er is pastor. Rev. S. E. Mercer is
the ministerial delegate and Mrs.
W. D. Finch is the Lay delegate.
All sessions are open to the pub
lic and all who are interested are
cordially invited to attend.
Card Tourney Planned
The Carmen Flowers Garden
Club will sponsor a bridge, rook
and canasta tournament Saturday
night at the Woman’s Club at eight
o’clock, for the purpose of raising
money to buy shrubs and flowers
for beautifying the new armory.
The admission will be 50c per
person. A door prize will be given,
and prizes for all three games.
Refreshments will be served and
will be included in the price of
admission.
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
UNITED FUND
Important Term
Planned Tonight
Group Captains for the coming
United Fund campaign were nam
ed yesterday by Ralph Tayton,
who is serving as chairman of the
solicitations committee. The Cap
tains this week will appoint work
ers in each district in the commun
ity in preparation for the house
to-house canvass to take place dur
ing the week of October 26.
The Town of Zebulon is divided
into five districts, with the Nor
folk-Southern Railroad, Arendell
Avenue, and Gannon Avenue serv
ing as dividing lines.
District 1 is the northeast Zebu
lon residential district. Mrs. Ethel
Brown is Captain there.
District 2 is southeast Zebulon
residential district with Mrs. Er
dine Gill as Captain.
District 3 is Zebulon south of the
railroad, with Mrs. Rachel Priv
ette as Captain.
District 4 is the southwest Zebu
lon residential district with Mrs.
Christine Hopkins as Captain.
District 5 is the northwest Zeb
ulon residential district with Mrs.
Rachel Temple as Captain.
Other districts in the community
include District 6, the Wakefield
community, with Mrs. Vera Rhodes
as Captain.
District 7 is Wakelon School.
Principal W. R. Whittenton is Cap
tain.
Booths in Zebulon will be Dis
trict 8. Mrs. Helen Screws is Cap
tain.
The Zebulon business district is
District 10, and Vance Brown is
Captain.
District 11 is the colored com
munity, with Harold Taylor and
Mrs. Vernetta Harris serving as
Co-Captains.
A special meeting of the Group
Captains will lie held tonight at 8
o’clock in the Carolina Power and
Light office. Chairman Talton urg
ed that all Group Captains be
present to insure a successful cam
paign.
A list of workers in the eleven
districts should be ready by the
meeting tonight, complete plans
for the drive will be explained.
Last year the Zebulon commun
ity contributed $2,632.46 to the
Community Chest, which has been
replaced this year with the United
Fund.
The goal set for the 1953 United
Fund is $5,000, which includes
help for several causes which con
ducted individual campaigns last
year.
Middlesex Event
Former members are invited to
attend the second annual Home
coming-Harvest Day of the Mid
dlesex Baptist Church, which will
be observed Sunday, October 25
with Sundry School, morning
worship, and dinner on the
grounds.
Those playing are asked to
bring t r own cards and score
pads. Everything else will be fur
nished.
If you wish to reserve a table,
please notify Mrs. Ruric Gill, Mrs.
Randolph Hendricks, Mrs. Bernice
Bunn or Mrs. A. S. Hinton.
Housewives are asked to put off
baking cakes Saturday, as mem
bers of the Garden Club will offer
them for sale Saturday night.