THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXVIII. Number 32.
Talk about the Weather-
Well, You Oughta See Ours
The sun came out just before
noon yesterday for the first time
in several days, and began the slow
and messy process of melting the
heaviest local snow since 1948.
A heavy rain changed to sleet
and later snow Friday
night, and resulted in over five
inches of ice and snow by Satur
day morning. Low temperatures
kept the roads in dangerous condi
tions over the weekend, although
main roads were largely free of ice
by Sunday afternoon.
Unpaved roads suffered most
from the snow, causing rural Wake
County schools to be closed yester
day and today. County School Su
perintendent Randolph Benton
stated that he hoped that schools
would reopen tomorrow, after a
long weekend for school children
to build snow men and bring out
sleds unused for years.
Streams were out of their banks
before Friday night’s blizzard, with
Funeral Services Held
For Paul V. Bunn, 51
Funeral services for Paul V.
Bunn, 51, were held yesterday from
the Zebulon Baptist Church with
the Rev. Bev. A. Asbury in charge.
Mr. Bunn, formerly of Zebulon,
died in Richmond, Va., last Thurs
day morning following a heart at
tack.
Surviving are one daughter, Car
ol Bunn of Richmond; three bro
thers, J. H. Bunn of Danville, Va.;
W. M. Bunn and William Bunn of
Zebulon; two sisters, Mrs. L. W.
Tracy of Greenville, and Mrs. S. P.
Bachelor of Wilmington.
Rogers Rites Held
Funeral services were held for
J. C. Rogers, formerly of Youngs
ville, at Harris Chapel Baptist
Church, Youngsville, at 2:30 Sun
day. Mr. Rogers was killed while
attempting to save a fellow worker
from poisonous gas in a chemical
plant in New Jersey. Four men lost
their lives in the tragedy.
Survived are his wife and two
small children; his mother, Mrs.
Herman Rogers; five brothers and
two sisters. A cousin, Milton Rog
ers, lives in Zebulon.
Wakelon PTA Sees Rumor Clinic
Prove Dangers o! inadequate Facts
During the Wakelon School P.
T. A. meeting Monday night, Jan
uary 18, the Rev. Bev. Asbury con
ducted a “Rumor Clinic” to
demonstrate the growth of rumors
and the dangers involved.
The program proved to be an
interesting presentation of the hard
truth that when hearing a rumor
one should always ask the nar
rator how many facts of the story
he actually knows and question the
reliability of the person telling
the rumor.
The Rev. Vernon Brooks, pastor
of the Wakefield Baptist Church,
led in devotion. Terry Kemp, ac
companied by his mother, Mrs.
Nellie Kemp, at the piano, did
two song and tap dance numbers.
During the business portion of
the meeting, which was presided
over by Vice-chairman Wilbur
most damage resulting along the
Pee Dee, Cape Fear, and other
streams west of Wake County.
Little River was up to the mill
house on the Hephzibah cut-off,
and Moccasin Creek looked mile
wide along US 264. Turkey Creek,
always rampant after heavy pre
cipitation, was lapping at the bot
tom of the improvised bridge east
of Middlesex.
Many home owners reported
water in their basements for the
first time in years, with floor fur
naces in several homes without
basements out of action because of
high water.
Road Workers Busy
Highway workers had a rough
time Friday night, with James
Brown holding half his men on
night duty and having the remain
ing force start early Saturday
morning on the work of clearing
roads. Working efficiently, the
highway personnel did a remark
able job of clearing ice under ad
verse conditions.
Stores generally did a poor Sat
urday business in Zebulon, with
only groceries being sold on a
normal basis. Many people came
to town, but as soon as they got
enough supplies to last them over
the weekend, they went home
again.
State Fans Brave Cold
Local State College basketball
fans proceeded with business as
usual, however, and attended the
State-LaSalle game in full force,
with the exception of Ed Hales,
who found a willing buyer for his
tickets. Ed Ellington, Hardin Hin
ton, Robert Ed Horton, Jack Pot
ter, and other State boosters made
the icy trip to Raleigh as casually
as if no snow had fallen.
One death was reported from ex
posure in Wake County Friday
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Masonic Notice
An Emergent Communica
tion of Zebulon Lodge No.
609, AF&AM, will be held to
night at 7:30 in the Masonic
Hall for work in the Second
Degree. All Master Masons
are cordially invited to at
tend.
Debnam, Mrs. Billy Privette an
nounced that the State Prison Band
will appear at the school in Feb
ruary. Mrs. Garland Godwin in
stalled Mrs. Robert Sawyer as
president of the P. T. A. to com
plete the unexpired term of Mrs.
Fred Chamblee.
Principal W. R. Whittenton re
ports that response to the open
house held by the teachers in
their classrooms was good.
Fire Truck Meet
The Zebulon Rural Fire
Department, Inc., will hold
a membership meeting to
night at 7:30 in the Munici
pal Building to elect officers
for the coming year. A treas
urer’s report will be given.
Zebulon, N. C., Tuesday, January 26, 1954
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Governor William B. Umstead, extreme right, congratulates Lewis Rosenstock, New York manu
facturer, on his decision to locate a plant in Zebulon. Looking on are, left to right, Bill Guthrie and
Paul Kelly of the Division of Commerce and Industry, Department of Conservation and Development,
and Ben Douglas, C & D Director. Rosenstock’s decision came after several months of negotiation,
begun with the Zebulon Chamber of Commerce by Guthrie last summer, and a long, vigorous local
campaign for funds headed by C. V. Whitley. (State News Bureau photo.)
Work Begins at Zebulon Factory Site ;
C. V. Whitley Plays Big Part in Effort
Visible evidence of progress
made in one of Zebulon’s 1954
Finer Carolina Contest entries,
grading work began last week at
the site of the new dungaree plant
on US 264 and just as soon as
work was begun, it was halted by
a combination of the wet ground
and last weekend’s blizzard.
Delay of the project is only tem
porary, however, and grading and
actual construction will begin as
soon as the ground dries suffici
ently for the bulldozers and pans
to work at the site.
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One More Delay
This particular delay on a fac
tory for Zebulon is characteristic of
delays throughout the long effort
to obtain a new industry for the
community. Obstacles have arisen
time and time again, especially
since the beginning of the current
effort; but each time, after a short
delay, the obstacle was overcome
and progress was made, with the
end result that a new factory, em
ploying local people, will begin op
eration this year.
The successful effort to obtain
a sound manufacturing plant for
this area began in 1952, when an
industrial committee, headed by
Mayor Worth Hinton, met with
Ferd Davis, then a member of the
Board of Conservation and Devel
opment, and Commerce and In- j
dustry personnel* including Paul
Kelly, Marion Shuffler, and Bill
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for Zebulon.
Two prospects were produced
from this movement, both willing
to locate in Zebulon, provided a
factory building was constructed
by local capital. Local efforts to
provide building funds bogged
down, and these two prospects
located their factories in other
North Carolina towns which were
willing to put up buildings for them
to rent.
During the next twelve months,
the Zebulon Chamber of Com
merce, under the leadership of Ed
Hales, circulated various manufac
turers, advertising local resources,
but no bona fide prospects were
produced.
Building Required
Last July Bill Guthrie, C & D
industrial agent, contacted Ferd
Davis, newly elected president of
the Chamber of Commerce, and
advised him that another prospect
—Lewis Rosenstock, who already
had installed a dungaree plant in
Wendell and had another under
construction in Spring Hope—was
willing to talk business with Zebu
lon, again provided a building
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