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THE ZEBULON RECORD
Vol. XXVIII. No. 7.
Zebulon United Fund '53 Budget
Local Recreation Commission ... $1,000.00
Girl Scouts .... 350.00
Boy Scouts 531.00
Local Welfare 265.00
School Lunches, Colored and White 400.00
Red Cross Relief 650.00
Wake County Cerebal Palsy ..... 250.00
Cripple Children, Wake County 200.00
Cancer Relief 218.00
Polio Relief 650.00
Heart Relief .... 200.00
Children’s Home Society of N. C. 100.00
tJSO 186.00
TOTAL ........ ..... $5,000.00
Traffic Cases Again Crowd
Docket of Recorder's Court
Careless and reckless driving,
speeding, and drunken driving
caused most defendants to be in
the Zebulon Recorder’s Court last
Wednesday, October 14. Judge Irby
Gill was kept busy through the
day with a lengthy docket.
Ula Hubert Coyart of Wilson,
guilty of speeding, was fined $35
and costs.
Ernest C. Pearce of Zebulon,
Route 3, guilty of drunken driving,
had prayer for judgment continu
ed until October 28 on payment
of the costs.
U. Van Strickland, Zebulon, was
sentenced to 90 days suspended
upon payment of SIOO and costs
for drunken driving.
Jessie James Redmond of Mid
dlesex paid the costs for failing to
stop at a stop sign.
William Randolph Dew, Route 2,
Bailey, paid sls fine and costs for
parking on the highway at night
without lights.
Alfred G. Glover, Route 1, Mid
New Fire Truck Pays Off
If you want to talk about some- !
thing which is fast paying for it
self, you can speak in glowing
praise of the big, red truck owned
by the Zebulon Rural Fire Depart
ment, Inc. Twice last Tuesday it
proved its worth in combatting
fires in rural areas.
Tuesday afternoon it arrived in
time to save the old Kemp home
when a small house close by burn
ed. The rural fire truck, with its
750-gallon water supply, extin
guished the fire after the hose on
the municipal truck had burst
and put that truck out of commis
sion.
Unusual Commendation Received
An unusual commendation was
received this week by Mrs. J. P.
Gay, Route 3, Zebulon, from Ko
rea, recommended by the unit
compander of her son, Airman
First Class Johnny G. Gay. The
“Commendation for Meritorious
Service” reads:
“Let it be known to all herein
that Mrs. J. P. Gay is commended
for extremely meritorious service
for the period of 14 November, 1952
through 14 October, 1953 in that as
rear echelon commander she did
dlesex, was found guilty of having
no cleai'ance light or tail lights
on his vehicle and paid sls fine
and costs.
James Burnis Curtis, Clayton,
Route 2, paid SSO and costs rather
than serve a 60-day sentence for
driving with no brakes, no tail
light, no brake light, and no li
cense plate light.
For careless and reckless driv
ing Benjamin Buster Brown of
Route 2 paid $25 fine and costs.
Boyce Brooks Stallings, Route 2,
was fined $25 and costs for care
less and reckless driv'ing in Zebu
lon.
Louis Thomas Shumpert of
Route 1, East Prairie, Missouri,,
was found guilty of careless and
reckless driving resulting in an ac
cident and failing to render proper
information. He received a sen
tence of six months. For drunken
driving in Zebulon he received an
other six months sentence to run
(See COURT, Page 7)
Tuesday night about 10:30 the
rural fire truck answered a call
for help in fighting a fire about
one mile south of town. The
woods in the area had caught fire
from a blaze reported left by high
way workers and threatened to
spread. The high-pressure blast of
water from the rural fire truck
quickly put out the flames.
The truck cost $7,500. The Zebu
lon Rural Fire Department, to ex
pidite the purchase of the truck,
borrowed about $2,000, to be re
paid from membership fees col
lected from the rural area within
a seven-mile radus of Zebulon.
not only maintain a home in try
ing time, she did comfort and en
courage one Johnny G. Gay in the
performance of his military duties
with frequent and inspiring letters,
and did exhibit extraordinary abil
ity in the solution of many com
plex problems of her son. By her
hieh personal courage and devo
tion to her son, Mrs. J. P. Gay has
been an inspiration and has reflect
ed great credit upon herself.
“Recommended by D. P. Carmi
chael”
“Approved by Johnny G. Gay.”
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, October 23, 1953
United Fund '53 Plans Made;
Solicitors to Meet on Monday
Workers' Names
Given by Talton
One of the best group of work
ers ever to solicit funds in this
community has agreed to work for
the United Fund, according to
Ralph Talton, chairman of the so
licitations committee. A meeting
will be held in the municipal
building Monday night at 8 o’-
clock to go over plans for the drive
which begins next Tuesday.
Chairman Talton was high in his
praise of the District Captains, who
contacted the workers and are co
ordinating their efforts.
Captains and workers in each
district are as follows:
District 1: Mrs. Ethel Brown;
Mrs Margaret Strickland and Mrs.
Dorothy Ellington.
District 2: Mrs. Erdine Gill; Mrs.
Leamon Strickland, Mrs. Marie
Buskin, Mrs. Georgia Croom, Mrs.
Millard Brannon, Mrs. Donald 1
Stallings.
District 3: Mrs. Rachel Privette; j
Mrs. Elizabeth Horton, Mrs.
Christine Creech, Mrs. Rochelle
Long, S. P. Scott.
District 4: Mrs. Christine Hop
kins; Miss Ruby Dawson, Mrs.
Ollie Pearce, Mrs. Bill Perry, Mrs.
Ferd Davis, Mrs. Edwin Richard
son.
District 5: Mrs. Rachel Temple;
Mrs. Ernestine Privette, Mrs. Haz
el Brown, Mrs. Clyde Talton, Mrs.
Vivian Massey.
District 6: Mrs. Vera Rhodes;
Mrs. Virginia Bunn, Mrs. Ruby
Wosz, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Ed
dins, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Green,
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Gainey, Mr. and
Mrs. Milton Brannon, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Mitchell, Mrs. Jim Ingram.
District 7: (Wakelon School) W.
R. Whittenton; Mrs. Fred Page,
Mrs. Wallace Chamblee, Ed Elling
ton, Miss Irma Walker.
District 8: (Up-town booths) j
Mrs. Helen Screws; Mrs. Elwood
Perry, Mrs. Garland Richardson,
Mrs. George Morgan, Mrs. Bill
Morley, Mrs. L. G. McCormick,
Mrs. Woodrow Watkins, Mrs. Ferd
(See WORKERS, Page 7)
Smith Addresses PTA; Open House Held
Fred Smith, former principal of
Wakelon School, now serving as
assistant superintendent of schools
for Wake County, spoke to the
largest crowd in years at the
Wakelon Parent-Teacher Associ
tion’s October meeting, held in the
school auditorium Monday night.
Mr. Smith, whose subject was
“Helping a Child to Grow,” gave
an interesting talk, stressing es
pecially these points:
Parents should live close to their
children in all their activities,
meanwhile maintaining parental
dignity and respect of the child.
A child should not be given adult
privileges until he accepts adult
responsibilities.
Parents should help the child
establish good study habits.
Prior to the procram, Mrs. Fred
Chamblee. PTA president, presid
ed over a business session, during
which Mrs. Glenn Hinton announc
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Here on Sunday
Sunday afternoon at 4:00 p. m.
the Chorister Choir and soloists
from the High School choir will
present a program of sacred mu
sic at the Zebulon Baptist Church.
These choirs are under the direc
tion of Charles Horton, Minister
of Music, of the First Baptist
Church in Rocky Mount. The pro
gram will be narrated by Miss Jan
ice Murchison who is on the staff
of the Rocky Mount church. The
service will depict the various uses
of music from the Scriptures. It
will show how the expression of
man, through music, has closely
followed the story of our Christian
heritage.
The soloists from the High
School Choir will include: Caro
lyn Langley, Larry Gupton, and
Peggy Jones.
The public is cordially invited to
attend this afternoon service from
4:00 to 5:00 p. m.
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Fred Smith
ed that a profit of approximately I
$460.00 was realized from the PTA
supper held on October 9, tobacco j
and cash donations, and other fall
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
$5,000 Goal Set
For Zebulon Drive
Final plans will be made Mon
day night for the first Zebulon
United Fund Campaign. Zone Cap
tains and their workers will meet
at 8:00 in the Municipal Building
to discuss the intensive solicita
tion to take place beginning Tues
day in every section of the Zebu
lon community.
The United Fund, with a goal of
$5,000, replaces the Zebulon Com
munity Chest and several fund
drives which have been staged here
in the past.
President of the United Fund is
J. C. Debnam, who has spearhead
ed the work being done to insure
the success of next week’s canvass.
The goal of $5,000 was set by a
special budget committee which
studied the needs of the agencies
which will participate in the Unit
ed Fund. Attention was given to
the merits and requirements of
every group which has solicited
funds here in the past.
For example, in years past
drives lasting for up to a month
have been conducted for the fight
against infantile paralysis, heart
disease, cancer, and for the Red
Cross. This year provisions for all
these groups are included in the
United Fund so that a single con
tribution will provide money for
all.
However those who desire to
have their contribution go to a
particular agency may specify
their wish on the pledge card and
the donation will be so marked.
The citizens of the Zebulon com
munity have been asked to total
(See FUND, Page 7)
Card Tournament
Citizens .are reminded of the
bridge, canasta, and rook tourna
ment set for the clubhouse to
morrow night by the Garden Club,
which will use the proceeds for
landscaping the armory site. Ma
ny cakes will sold at the tourney,
and refreshments will be served.
projects. The chairman stated
that plans are under considera
tion for the next finance project,
with proceeds to be applied to
ward the purchase of a school and
community activities bus.
Mrs. Rochelle Long, member
ship chairman, announced that the
fall membership drive will extend
through today. Mrs. Long also
made a brief report on the PTA
workship held at Greensboro this
fall, at which she represented the
local group.
Clarence Hocutt, safety chair
man, announced that the Zebulon
Lions Club is again sponsoring a
driver education program for lo
cal school bus drivers.
Attendance prizes were won by
Mrs. Dave Finch’s first and second
grade, Mrs. Coressa Chamblee’s
sixth grade, and Mrs. Doris Priv
ette’s twelfth grade.
(See PTA, Page 7)