THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXVIII. Number 26.
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Church Work Is Aided
By Regular Attendance
By S. E. Mercer
Members of Protestant churches
frequently minimize the import
ance of regular church attendance.
Some say that they can worship
anywhere, on the highway, the golf
course, from the boat while fish
ing. Possibly they can, but how
many do? There is a greater signi
ficance in assembling ourselves
regularly at the church of our
choice than many of us have real
ized. There is always at least the
possibility that, like Isaiah of old,
we may have a vision of a holy
and loving God and become dy
namic Christians. Again, regular
church attendance is an excellent
way of demonstrating that we be
lieve in Christ and the church.
Regular worship rekindles our
faith as we enjoy fellowship with
other earnest Christians. Further
more, as we attend church regular
Conn Speaks to Baptists
The best type of missionary
work for war-torn Korea is the
services provided by doctors, san
itation engineers, agricultural ex
perts and other technicians, work
ing with preachers to minister the
soul, according to Wilber Conn,
who recently returned from Korea
after serving as an officer with
the combat engineers.
The observation was made in a
talk Sunday evening at services
in the Zebulon Baptist Church. He
illustrated the talk with slides.
• Korea, he said, is no democracy,
for there is no opposition party.
In size, Korea is just a little
more than half again as large as
Fire Destroys Leo Ellis
Home Here Yesterday
Fire almost completely burned
the Leo Ellis home yesterday after
noon despite desperate work by
the Zebulon Volunteer Fire Depart
ment. The flames blazed up quickly
in the back of the house and spread
rapidly through the second floor.
Mrs. Ellis reported the fire be
gan in the kitchen near the roof
where the electric wires enter the
home.
The house contained two apart
ments, including nine rooms and
two baths. Little of the furniture
was saved because the of the
fire prevented anyone entering any
but the front two rooms.
The firemen were hindered in
the efforts to combat the fire by
the distance from the nearest hy
drant to the house and by specta
tors who continually got in the
way.
ly we are better informed as to the
plans and purposes of the church.
With increased information and
inspiration, we are much more
likely to lend a helping hand and
to extend the effective influence
of the church. Every receptive and
responsive church attendant be
comes a channel of blessing and
an additional outlet for the work
of Christ as carried on by the
church. There is a passage in the
Old Testament in which certain
people are rebuked because a
great battle was fought and they
were not there fighting. The
church today has many battles to
fight and win. What a shame it is
for so many church members to
remain on the sidelines while
others fight the spiritual battles!
In the new year let us give God a
better chance at our lives by be
ing present every Sunday at our
places of worship.
North Carolina, with 85,246 square
miles of country. But the popula
tion is nearly eight times**as large
—24,326,327 as compared with 3,-
571,623 for North Carolina. The
southern half of the country is the
more densely populated.
As regards climate, the winters
are extremely cold, made so by
the chilled winds which blow from
Siberia. The rainy season extends
from June through August.
Before the War trade and indus
try were devoted largely to export
ing sardine meal and canned fish,
electric bulbs, and graphite to the
United States.
The people have poor standards
of health. Clothes are washed in
rice paddies, no screen are availa
ble to keep out flies and insects,
and little medical assistance is
available. Many of the Koreans
are cared for by United Nations
Hospitals.
Rice and Potatoes
Rice and potatoes are the food cf
the fortunate.
Religions in Korea include Con
fucianism, which was brought
there in the first century; Budd
hism, introduced in the fourth
century; and Christianity, intro
duced in 1777 when two Korean
scholars were converted to Roman
Catholicism.
A Baptist Missionary from Cana
da was sent to Seoul in 1890, and
the first Baptist Church was estab
lished in 1893. Persecution of
Christians by the Japanese began
in 1910.
The speaker urged those at the
service to answer the call of help
for Korea according to the bless
ings given them.
Zebulon, N. C., i uesday, January 5, 1954
State , District Officers to Install New
Masonic Leaders at Session Tonight
Tippett, Buchanan
Funerals Are Held
William Kerney Tippett, 65, died
at his home early Thursday morn
ing following several months of
declining health. Funeral services
were held from Hopkins Chapel
Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock with
the Rev. John Caldwell in charge.
Burial was in the Wakefield cem
etery.
Surviving are his wife; four
daughters, Mrs. Ainsworth Priv
ette of Route 3, Mrs. Allen Green
of Route 4; Annie Bell Tippett
and Luna Tippett, both of the
home; two sons, Luther Tippett of
Raleigh and Lt. Jack Tippett of
the Artillery School, Ft. Sill, Okla.;
two brothers, Carsie Tippett of
Zebulon and L. T. Tippett of Ral
eigh; two sisters, Ruth Tippett of
Zebulon and Mrs. Elura Mitchell
of Route 4.
Millard A. Buchanan
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon at 3 o’clock in Doug
las, Ga., for Millard A. Buchanan,
58, tobacco buyer of Wendell. Mr.
Buchanan died after a brief illness.
At the time of his death, he was
visiting his daughter, Miss Jose
phine Buchanan in Douglas.
Mr. Buchanan was the son of
the late James Pittard Buchanan
and Elizabeth Usry Buchanan of
Wendell.
Survivors, in addition to his
daughter, include four sisters, Mrs.
G. Urquhart Massey of Zebulon,
Mrs. Hughie Hinnant, Mrs. Everett
A. Ledfprd, and Mrs. Herman W.
Apple, all of Wendell, and two
brothers, James S. Buchanan and
Joe R. Buchanan, both of Wendell.
Dr. George F. Tucker Opens Offices Here
Dr. George Franklin Tucker, a
graduate of the University of North
Carolina and the Medical College
of Virginia, opened offices for the
general practice of medicine in the
Privett Building here last week.
Dr. Tucker, who has been prac
ticing in Enfield for the past six
months, is occupying the offices
formerly used by Dr. Charles E.
Flowers, Sr., who left Zebulon af
ter years of rural practice to be
come medical director of the state
prisons system.
Miss Syvon Eddins, nurse who
worked for Dr. Flowers for years,
is also to be associated with Dr.
“Did it help? I’ll say it did,” ex
claimed Cpls. Carvin and Marvin
Strickland when asked if the 31
months they served in Zebulon’s
National Guard unit helped them
now that they are on active duty
at Ft. Jackson, S. C.
The twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. B.
S. Strickland of Middlesex, Route
1, enlisted in the National Guard
too late to be exempt from the
draft, but they are finding the
time spent in Bateery A a good
investment.
Last week they were in the Rec
ord office, reporting on their ser
vice experiences. It’s still virtually
impossible to tell them apart. Cpl.
Carvin {or is it Cpl. Marvin?) is a
Guardsmen Report from Army
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Clarence Hocutt
Tonight is the last communica
tion of Worshipful Master Clarence
Hocutt’s term of office.
Local Man Is Promoted j
While on Korean Duty
Wilbur B. Grissom, 23, son of Mr. j
and Mrs. Luther R. Grissom, Route
4, Zebulon, was promoted to cor
poral while serving with the Army
in Japan. j
Grissom, who entered the Army (
in July 1952, completed basic
training at Camp Gordon, Ga. He
arrived overseas last January and
is now a member of the Ist Calvary
Division’s sth Regiment.
In the Far East since World War
11, the Ist Calvary was rushed to
Korea during the early months of
the fighting and saw heavy action
before returning to Japan late in
1951 for security duty.
Tucker. Mrs. Tucker will assist
with office duties.
The new physician is now living
in the home on Sycamore Street
formerly occupied by the Crafton
Hudsons.
Dr. Tucker was born in Whita
kers where his father, now deceas
ed, was engaged in tobacco and
farm supply work. His mother,
Mrs. Nell Tucker, still lives at
Whitakers.
He is a veteran, having served
as a pharmacist’s mate in the Unit
ed States Navy for three years and
eight months before entering med
ical school, and was stationed in
Northern Ireland for a large part of
squad leader and his identical twin
is assistant squad leader.
Other former Guardsmen now on
active duty include Cpl. Willie
Brannon, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
Milton Brannon, who is at Ft. Bliss,
Texas. Because of his training with
Zebulon’s Guard battery, he had
to endure only three days of basic
training and in February will re
ceive a promotion to Sergeant—
something almost unheard of for
men with only six months active
; duty time.
Cpl. William Whitley, former
Battery A senior switchboard*ope
rator, is in Company H of the Bth
Division at Ft. Jackson. The Strick
land twins haven’t been able to
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Service Citations
To Be Presented
A trio of state and di >trict offi
cers of the North Carolina Masons
will install the new officers of the
local Masonic lodge at 7:30 tonight,
following the usual supper, and
will also present several 25-year
citations.
Dover Hinton, district deputy
grand master, and Jack Hadley,
district deputy grand lecturer,
both from Wendell Lodge No. 565
in the 15th Masonic District of
North Carolina, will install local
officers, beginning with Worship
ful Master Joe Wood, Clarence
Hocutt, incumbent master, an
nounced yesterday.
Other elective officers taking of
fice tonight are Carl Kemp, I. B.
Richardson, R. Vance Brown, Wil
liam Bunn, and R. H. Bridgers
To Present Awards
During the communication to
night Wilbur L. Mclver, the right
worshipful secretary of the Grand
Lodge of North Carolina, will pre
sent nine 25-year service awards
to local Masons. Names of recipi
ents of the awards will be an
nounced to the press following
, the meeting tonight, the retiring
master stated.
LIBRARY HOURS
The new schedule for the
Zebulon Community Library
was given yesterday, and in
cludes two periods each week
when the library will be open.
They are Wednesday night
from 7:30 to 9:00 and Friday
afternoon from 3:00 to 5:00.
his time in uniform. He is not
now, however, a member of the
Naval reservfe.
Following his graduation from
the Medical College of Virginia, Dr.
Tucker interned at Rex Hospital
in Raleigh. Later he went to En
field where he was associated with
another doctor, but decided that
Zebulon offered a greater oppor
tunity for service.
In January of 1953 he married
Miss Sarah Frances Anderson of
Richmond, Virginia. The Tuckers
have no children, just “three dogs,”
as Dr. Tucker puts it. They are
both Protestant —one Baptist, one
Methodist.
see him many times. “Either he or
us is too busy,” they report.
Lt. Robert Lee Privette, son of
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Privette, is
busy building bridges with the
Army engineers at Ft. Belvoir, a
bit different from his work as re
corder with Battery A. “But my
training under First Sergeant Sidn
ney Holmes is paying off now,”
Lt. Privette writes.
His brother, Aviation Cadet Her
bert F*rivette, soon becomes an up
perclassman at the Air Force Pre-
Flight School down Texas way.
With Battery A the only aeronauti
cal training he had was plotting
the flight of 105 mm howitzer pro
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