THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXVIII. Number 34.
TOWN OF ZEBULON
Zebulon, North Carolina
PROCLAMATION
February 1, 1954
WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of North Carolina
has proclaimed the month of February as “National Guard
Recruiting Month,” and
WHEREAS, the National Guard of the State of North Caro
lina has served the Nation, the State, and citizens of this
community in time of National emergencies and domestic
disasters:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Worth Hinton, Mayor of the Town
of Zebulon, endorse and support the Governor’s action and
urge all citizens of the Town, of Zebulon and surrounding
communities to extend every assistance and aid to Battery A,
113th Field Artillery Battalion, in its recruiting campaign during
the period February 1 through February 28.
WORTH HINTON
Mayor of Zebulon
Mayor Proclaims
Special Month
Mayor Worth Hinton proclaim
ed February as National Guard
Recruiting Month in Zebulon, of
ficially setting in motion plans de
signed to bring the local Nation
al Guard unit to full authorized
strength by the end of the month.
Mayor Hinton’s action followed
a proclamation made in January
by Governor William Umstead, of
ficially setting aside February all
over the state for National Guard
Recruiting.
CWO Tohnsey P. Arnold, who
has been named project officer
for recruiting for Battery A, said
that letters are being mailed to
high schools and civic organiza
tions urging their cooperation dur
ing February through special pro
grams and visits by National
Guard members.
Other activities designed to in
crease recruiting are the official
dedication and open house for the
new National Guard Armory next
Tuesday. Special guests from all
over the state are expected to be
present for the event.
Moves to Zebulon
Earl Duke, Wake County deputy
sheriff, has moved to Zebulon
from his home north of Hopkins
Chapel. With his family he is now
residing in the Privett Apartment
over Zebulon Motor Company.
Conservation of Water Everybody's
Business, and Raleigh Proves !
By G. L. Winchester
The conservation of soil and
water is everybody’s business. You
are aware of this I am sure. Last
summer the City of Raleigh along
with more than 1000 other cities
and towns in the United States had
to curtail or ration the use of
water. Some had to transport wa
ter long distances in tanks.
Thousands of acres of tobacco,
corn, and other crops suffered this
past summer due to lack of water.
Soil and water conservation are
closely related. Most practices that
conserve soil also conserve water.
The extreme drought causing crop
loss and the lowering of the water
table in our lands points out the
importance of water conservation.
Crops require large amounts of
water 5OOO gallons to grow one
bushel of com, 1300 gallons to pro
WINS MEDAL
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Sgt. Charles Herbert Corbett,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Esker Corbett,
was recently awarded the Good
Conduct Medal. Sgt. Corbett is sta
tioned at Chanute Air Force Base
at Rontoul, Illinois. This medal is
awarded for demonstration of hon
or, efficiency, and fidelity.
Listed Your Taxes?
Mrs, Eldred Rountree, tax
lister for Little River Town
ship, will be in the Zebulon
municipal building every day
through Friday of this week
from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m.
duce a pound of beef.
The industrial use of water is
really expanding. To turn out one
ton of finished steel requires
65000 gallons of water and the new
materials such as rayon, nylon, and
synthetic rubber are especially
heavy users of water. Air condi
tioning systems which bring water
from deep wells into the earth fur
ther deplete our underground wa
ter. Added to these users are the
increasing number of farm homes
with deep wells in our rural areas.
The average farm family possibly
uses from 10 to 20 times as much
water as the average family 50
years ago. There is much more
land cleared than 50 years ago.
Rain water runs off of cleared
land faster and in larger quanti
ties than from woodland. As a
(See CONSERVATION, Page 8)
Zebulon, N. C., Tuesday, February 2, 1954
Money Spent
For Education
Is Investment
Money spent for education is
not an expenditure but an invest
ment, Fred Smith, assistant super
intendent of Wake County Schools,
told members of the Zebulon Rot
ary Club last Friday night. He
went on to tell how money from
bonds and taxes were invested in
the Wake County school system.
Vaiden Whitley, member of the
Wake County Board of Education,
introduced the speaker.
Broadens Economy
“It is good to see a factory com
ing to this community,” Mr. Smith
observed, “because this broadens
the economic base of the com
munity.” He explained that the
economic base here has been ag
riculture, and by extending it to
include industry, a wider founda
tion is laid for religious and edu
cational bases, on which rest the
social structure of the community.
“It is like a pyramid,” he said.
“The broader our economic base,
the higher we can build our social
structure.”
Running a school is big business,
Mr. Smith said. He cited as an
example that $46,000.00 in unap
propriated funds came through the
hands of Principal W. R. Whitten
ton at Wakelon School last year.
This money is not in county rec
ords, but comes from receipts from
basketball games and other sports
contests, plays, luncheon recipes,
and similar activities. It does not
include money raised by the PTA.
Educational plants in Wake
County have a value of over $6,-
000,000 and required an annual
expenditure of $81,500 for mainte
nance, Mr. Smith said. For plant
operation, $28,300 is required for
this year.
Spending It Fast
In explaining why the City of
Raleigh seems to be getting more
than its share of the two bond is
sues for school purposes, Mr.
Smith said that with larger units,
Raleigh is spending its money
more rapidly. The Wake County
Board of Education is proceeding
at a more cautious rate, however,
using the money where it is need
ed most rather than committing it
all at one time.
At the present time the county
has a half million dollars drawing
interest until it is needed for con
struction purposes.
There are 29 schools in Wake
County, Mr. Smith said, and new
buildings are going up at Apex,
Cary, Holly Springs, and Garner.
New high school buildings are
planned at Millbrook and Fuquay.
Visitors for the meeting were
Philip Whitley of Wendell and Roy
Lowery, former principal of Wake
lon School who is now superin
tendent of schools in Columbus
County.
Need Another SI,OOO
Per Acre Farm Crop?
How’s your bank account? Could
you use another sl,ooo-per-acre
cash crop on your farm?
T. A. Brawley, assistant Jackson
County farm agent for the State
College Extension Service, sug
gests aromatic tobacco. The pro
duction of this small leaf tobacco
crop offers farmers throughout the
Piedmont and Mountain a relative
(See $1,000.00, Page 8)
MASONIC SPEAKER
Reuben Warfford of Siler City,
District Deputy Grand Patron for
the Order of the Eastern Star, will
be speaker tonight for the Stated
Communication of Zebulon Mason
ic Lodge. Mr. Warfford is active
in all Masonic work. He will talk
on the origin of Masonry.
Changes Made
In Nurses' Course
The Wayne County Memorial
Hospital School of Practical Nurs
ing is accepting white students for
the next class which will begin
April 5, 1954. To be eligible for
entrance applicants must be be
tween the ages of 17-45 years of
age, in good health, pleasing per
sonality and with a minimum of
one year of high schooling.
Supplies Furnished
Beginning with this class, uni
forms, books, room and board,
and laundry of uniforms will be
furnished by the hospital while
the student is in training. No tui
tion fee is charged and the stu
dent will receive a stipend the 12
months of training. They receive
training in care of the medical and
surgical patients, care of the new
mother and baby and care of
sick children. Training in the
operating room, emergency room
and other special areas is another
feature of the program.
„ Upon completion of the 12 month
course the graduate is eligible for
examination to receive her license
as a Trained Licensed Practical
nurse. Those desiring information
may write to the School of Prac
tical Nursing at the Wayne Coun
ty Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro,
N. C.
GARDEN CLUB TACKLES TOUGH JOB
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The Carmen Flowers Garden Club is really having to start from
scratch in beautifying the Zebulon National Guard armory site. This
photograph shows only a minor part of the solid clay soil which makes
up the grounds surrounding the armory. Beautification of the armory
site is one of the projects entered by Zebulon in the Finer Carolina
Contest. In preparation for the landscaping, which is expected to
require two years for completion, a bulldozer was at work yesterday
grading the site.
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Drunken Driving,
Whiskey Bring
Fines in Court
Drunkenness brought heavy
fines down on the heads of two
defendants in Judge Irby Gill’s Re
corder’s Court last week. Clem
Brantley of Pilot paid the costs
for public drunkenness, for pos
session of non-taxpaid whiskey
he received a sentence of three
months suspended upon payment
of SSO fine and costs.
For public drunkenness on the
highways Jack R. Pearce of Zebu
lon ,was sentenced to 30 days sus
pended upon payment of costs and
on condition he remain of good be
havior for a year.
Appeals Sentence
For drunken driving, Robert R.
Brantley of Route 4, Zebulon, was
sentenced to four months, suspend
ed upon payment of SIOO fine and
costs. He took an appeal and bond
was set at S2OO. In a second case
against Brantley, for parking on
the highway without leaving at
least 15 feet of open highway, he
was fined $25 and costs.
Luther Rogers of Route 2, Zeb
ulon, was sentenced to four months
suspended on payment of SIOO fine
and costs, for possession of non
taxpaid whiskey. He appealed and
bond was set at S3OO.
Cleo Carpenter of Bailey re
ceived a six-months sentence for
stealing a carton of cigarettes val
ued at $2.00 from Waylon John
son’s automobile. The sentence was
suspended on payment of costs
and on condition Carpenter re
main of good behavior for two
years.
Other cases included James W.
Smith of Tarboro, speeding, S4O
and costs; Milton Mincey of Route
2, running a stop sign, costs; Wil
liam H. Earp, careless and reck
less driving, not guilty; C. B. Fer
(See COURT, Page 8)
Directors Named
M. L. Hagwood and Jack
Mitchell were elected to serve
three terms as Directors of the
Zebulon Rural Fire Depart
ment at a membership meet
ing held last week. The Board
of Directors will meet Thurs
day night to elect officers of
the Department for the com
ing year.