LOCAL UNITED FUND CAMPAIGN BEGINS TODAY
THE ZEBULON RECORD
Vol. XXVIII. No. 8.
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A broken leg two years ago
brought to an, end the motion pic
ture and television career of “The
Human Blimp,” a professional
wrestler; so today he tours the
country billed as the “world’s fat
test man” and crowds gather
Mrs. Ida Hall, Ferd Davis Make
Talks at Meetings of Local Clubs
“Child Welfare” was the sub
ject of a very interesting talk pre
sented by Mrs. Ida Hall, Wake
County publi chealth nurse, at
the October meeting of the Zebu
lon Junior Woman’s Club held last
Tuesday evening. Mrs. Hall was
introduced by Mrs. Thurman Mur
ray, program chairman.
The speaker drew from her
vast experience gained in her
work with the Wake County De
partment of Health to emphasize
the points of her talk.
Mrs. William Bunn, of the Ways
and Means Committee, gave a re
port on the fair booth operated by
the club members. A profit of $285
was realized to help with club
projects. Mrs. James Creech, com-
Last Rites Are Held
For Alonza Edwards
Funeral services for Alonza
Thomas Edwards, 70, of 20 Tur
ner Street, Raleigh, who died early
Thursday at Rex Hospital, were
held Friday afternoon at Mitchell
Funeral Home Chapel.
Dr. Howard P. Powell, pastor of
Edenton Street Methodist Church,
and Luther Wilson officiated and
burial was in Montlawn. Pallbear
ers were Bill Allen, T. R. Buchan
an, Reggie Edwards, Robert C.
McClary, Gene Spivey and Millard
Poole.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Josephine Miller Edwards; one
daughter, Mrs. R. T. Uzzell, Jr., of
Raleigh; two sons, Francis and
Richard N. Edwards, both of Ral
eigh; and three sisters, Mrs. Janet
conn of Zebulon and Mrs. Martha
Stanback and Mrs. J. S. Williams,
both of Louisburg.
wherever he goes to see his 702
pounds of flesh.
The “Blimp” was in Zebulon last
week making arrangements for
his appearance here next Monday
and Tuesday, and his mustached
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mittee chairman, was in charge of
the booth.
Cooperating with the state-wide
project of North Carolina Junior
Clubs, the members voted to buy
Christmas presents to be sent to
the children at Caswell Training
School.
Mrs. Norman Screws will be in
charge of booths to be kept by Jun
ior Club members this week solic
iting funds for the Zebulon United
Fund.
Four new members were wel
comed into the club, bringing the j
total members to forty.
The hostesses, Mrs. Woodrow
Watkins and Mrs. Joe Wood,
served cheese wafers, nuts, cookies,
Halloween candy, and iced drinks
following the meeting.
Senior Club Meets
The October meeting of the Zeb
ulon Woman’s Club was held on
Tuesday afternoon, October 20, at
the clubhouse. The program for
the afternoon was under the aus
pices of the Public Affairs’ De
partment. Guest speaker for the
occasion was Mr. Ferd Davis, Zeb
ulon attorney, and a former mem-
See CLUBS, Page 5)
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Zebulon, N. C., Tuesday, October 27, 1953
Dr. Charles E. Flowers Accepts Position
As Medical Officer with Prison System
Today Sees Start
Os United Fund
Today marks the opening of the
most ambitious fund-raising cam
paign for charity ever launched
in this community. An army of
solicitors will canvass every per
son in the community for the new
ly established United Fund. Thir
teen agencies are included in the
United Fund, which was form
ed to eliminate the succession of
high-pressure campaigns conduct
ed in years past.
A final meeting for campaign
workers was held last night, with
Ralph Talton, chairman of the So
licitation Committee, giving last
minute instructions to the District
Captains and their aids.
All this week workers will be
busy contacting contributors. A
special effort is being made to
give every person an opportunity
to contribute to the United Fund
to insure its success.
Goal Is $5,000
The goal set for the 1953 cam
paign is $5,000.00. This is twice
the goal set last year for the
Community Chest, which included
only a half dozen agencies.
By Saturday final reports from
the solicitors are expected, and
names of every person who con
tributes SI.OO or more to the United
Fund will be published in next
week’s Zebulon Record.
Every person in the community
is expected to give according to
his means. Chairman Talton urg
ed that a check be made of how
much each person gave during the
past year to the agencies included
in the United Fund, and then at
least as much be given to the
United Fund.
The entire contribution need not
be paid this week. Provision has
been made for the contribution to
be paid in quarterly installments,
making possible larger gifts than
if a cash payment were requir
ed.
Some Like Rhymes and Some Don't
Other children prattle nursery
rhymes so why shouldn’t our Mi
chael, wife Judy and I asked a
couple of weeks ago. And there be
gan another chapter in the bring
ing up of Michael, who has been
with us now for nearly 29 months.
So the other night, just before
tucking the kid into bed, I began
repeating Mother Goose’s famous
poems with not complete suc
cess.
I “Little Jack Horner sat in the
corner,” I began, “eating ...”
“Which corner, Daddy?” Mi
chael inquired, craning his neck '
to check the room. “Where’s Jack
Horner?”
I decided to try again, “Little Bo
Peep has lost her sheep,” I re
ported, “and . .
“Where’d they go? Where’s Bo j
, Peep’s sheep?” Michael inquired.
I tried again. “Little Bo Peep
has lost her sheep and can’t 4 tell
j where to find them , . .”
Michael’s lower lip pushed out.
1 “Where’d they go Daddy?” Tears
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Wakelon Beats :
Millbrook, 6-0
Playing before the largest home
game crowd of the season, the
Wakelon Bulldogs squeezed out a
6-0 victory from a determined vis
iting eleven from Millbrook last
Thursday night on the Wakelon
gridiron. Wakelon tallied in the
first quarter, but mistakes throt
tled the Bulldog attack during
most of the game.
Quarterback Keith Temple ran
twenty yards for Wakelon’s lone
touchdown. The Bulldogs, pushed
within Millbrook’s ten-yard line
several times, but errors cost
them their chances to score.
The victory was the second in
succession for Wakelon.
Millbrook’s only threat came in .
the final period when the visitors
drove from deep in their own ter
ritory into scoring position, only
to have penalties kill their oppor
tunity to tally.
Wakelon meets a powerful Fu
quay team here on Thursday night
at eight o’clock in the season’s fi
nal home game.
came into his eyes “Let’s find
them, Daddy. Where’re they lost?”
Tactfully I change the subject.
This time I called for Little Boy
Blue, finishing with “The cows
in the corn.”
Michael brightened. “I fed
Blackie, the cow, some corn Sun
day,” he exclaimed. “I fed Mr.
Antone’s sheep, too,” he advised.
Hearing wife Judy snicker in
the kitchen, I shifted to Michael’s
toes. “This little piggy went to
market,” I began. Somehow I
counted off the last piggy, and
then Michael took over, with some
slight editing of the original
copy.
"This little piggy had to walk
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Work to Begin
November Ist
News that Dr. Charles E. Flow
ers, for 34 years a general practi
tioner in the Zebulon community,
had accepted a $9,000-per-year
position as medical director of the
state prisons system burst like a
bomb-shell in the community over
the weekend.
Dr. Flowers, long prominent in
medical and civic affairs, was
named Sunday to his new position
by State Prisons Director W. F.
Bailey, following some two weeks
of negotiations. The local physici
an, who is 64 years old, will as
sume his new duties next Sunday,
November 1.
General reaction throughout the
community was regret that Zebu
lon is to lose the doctor, and be
lief that the state prisons system
is fortunate in obtaining a man of
his background and ability to take
the medical director’s position.
Dr. Flowers stated yesterday that
his office will remain open here
until January 1 for the collection
of accounts. Miss Syvon Eddins,
who has worked with Dr. Flow
ers for 19 years, will remain in
charge of the office.
Officer Available
In the meantime, Dr. Flowers
i said, he will devote a great deal
of time to seeking another doctor
to help Dr. Ben Thomas carry the
local medical load. He will rent
his office and equipment to a re
placement doctor, and will also
rent his home, one of Zebulon’s
loveliest, to a new physician if one
can be obtained for the community.
“I have already had several
calls concerning my home and its
disposition,” he said yesterday,
“but I am going to hold the home
until I find out whether a doctor,
if one can be had, wants to rent
: it.”
Bailey said Dr. Flowers will re
port on November 1, set up offices
(See FLOWERS, Page 6)
to market,” he contended. “This
little piggy hadda stay home. This
little piggy had a big red tractor.
This little piggy had none. And
this little piggy went ( censored,
because it’s our home-grown word
for wee-wee-wee) all the way
home!”
I muttered in my beard. How
come my kid can’t be like other
kids? How come he can’t learn
things like they’re in the book?
Then I started with the “Hi-did
dle” rhyme. “The cow jumped
over the moon,” I related.
Michael climbed all over me to
check out the window. “Wanna
see it,” he demanded. “Where’s
the cow jumping over the moon?”
I finally got him calmed down
and continued . .the little dog
laughed to see such sport . . .”
“What’s a sport, Daddy? Where’s
a sport? Wanna see a sport. Show
me a sport, Daddy. Where’d the
sport go, Daddy? What’s a . . .”
Wife Judy’s tender heart finally
(See RHYME, Page 6)