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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXVIII. Number 53. MR. DEMOCRAT GREETS SCOTT | I. ISWPS, 3 •< ij fc'iiw - 18 Bfev. . Hp% JH Mi A J K* % Ik J| ■■k laLl| 51? <&SH Adlai Stevenson, left, is shown as he greeted Senatorial Candi date W. Kerr Scott during Stevenson’s visit to North Carolina, which ended Monday. Scott and Stevenson, long-time friends, saw each other for the first time since 1952. UNCLE FERD'S ALMANAC Honeymoon Begins with 8-Year-Old Son, Ends with 7-Months Grandchild Nine years ago today Mr. and Mrs. Dave Privette returned from a long postponed honeymoon trip to Pennsylvania. “Finest honeymoon trip anybody ever too,” Mr. Privette said. “We left home with a 8-year-old son, and came back with a 7-months old grandchild.” 65 Years Ago Sixty-five years ago today peo ple from this section of the state were flocking to Smithfield to see the town or what was left of it. Two days before a tremendous fire, helped along by a high wind, had virtually wiped out the county seat of Johnston. I am quite sure that there are some folks in Little River Town ship who remember this fire, and I will give one pound of Luzianne coffee, white or red label, to the first person who calls me and tells me that they remember when the I conflagration took place. If said person actually went to Smithfield to see the damage, I will also give him or her five pounds of sugar to sweeten the coffee. Note: The above offer applies to any reader of the Record, ex cept Ralph Talton. Pony Express The pony express began opera tion from San Francisco to St. Joseph, Missouri, 94 years ago to day, and it was quite a success for a few months. Rates for letters SCHOOL HOURS Beginning Monday, April 12, Wakelon School will take in at 8 a. m. and turn out at 2:00 p. m., according to Prin cipal W. R. Whitten ton. This change in schedule is made to assist farm families in their work. were five dollars each, later re duced to one dollar. St. Joseph was selected as the eastern terminus because the tele graph line ended there. The first telegram was transmitted to San Francisco on October 24, 1861, and the pony express soon went out of business. I once saw a movie called “The Pony Express,” which was about as phony as they come. To a man, all the movie riders were tall, dark, handsome, and weighed in excess of 200 pounds. The fact is that pony express rider lost his job if he weighed over 125 pounds— at five dollars a letter, a man of average size provided too much dead weight. Commissioners Suggest More Sessions of Court The Zebulon Commissioners prodded the officials of the Zebu lon Recorder’s Court to get a move on this week, passing a motion at their meeting last Monday night suggesting that the Court officials try more promptly the persons, cases ; and matters coming before the Court. Suggestion Carried Commissioner R. Vance Brown moved the adoption of the sugges tion, which was seconded by Com missioner K. Wesley Liles and duly carried. If necessary, the Court should be held more than twice a month, the Town Board suggested. The Zebulon Court is authorized to meet four times each month. At present it convenes twice monthly. In addition, the Commissioners suggested to Judge Irby Gill that he continue Court from day to day to clear the docket as soon as possible. Zebulon, N. C., Friday, April 9, 1954 Lots of Candidates Entering County Political Contests There were lots of candidates in Zebulon this week, but most of them were from out of town —local politicians are apparently content ing themselves with planning at this stage of the campaign. Wake County and district can didates were much in evidence at the PTA supper Wednesday night, going up and down the group of people waiting for plates like af fable guests greeting a receiv ing line. Shake Hands J. C. B. Ehringhaus, Jr., and Carl Gaddy, both candidates for the Wake-Franklin solicitorial post now held by Bill Bickett, got involved with a large group near the cafeteria entrance and end ed up shaking hands with each other. J. Russell Nipper, candi date to succeed himself as clerk of Wake Superior Court, shook fewer hands, but stopped for fairly long conversations at many tables. All in all, the visiting guests had successful evenings, with a ready made crowd for them to cultivate. Willie B. Hopkins suggested that the remaining debt on the activities bus could easily be paid off by having another supper and charg ing candidates $lO a plate. “All we have to do is provide a crowd,” Willie B. declared, “and these fellows will fall all over themselves giving us money.” There have been no official an nouncements for the position of judge of the local recorders court, although a contest is ex pected. Announced candidates for township constable are Eddie Martin, incumbent; Raymond Perry; and Troy Watkins. Contest Developed In Marks Creeks Township a contest has developed for judge of the recorders court. Judge Earle Purser, who succeeded W. A. Brame when Judge Brame was appointed to the paroles commis sion, is a candidate to succeed himself. He is opposed by Hyman Katz and Clarence M. Kirk of Knightdale, Route 1. Other business transacted in cluded the order to advertise for bids for a new water line to the factory site east of Zebulon. Present at Meeting Present were Mayor Worth Hin ton, Commissioner Brown, Liles, Howard Beck, Wilbur Debnam, and Frank Wall; and Attorney Foster D. Finch. SHEPARD CLINIC The Shepard School Pre- School Clinic will be held Tuesday, April 13, at 12:30. A doctor and a dentist will be present to give children a thorough examination. If birth certificates are availa ble, they should be brought with the children so that the children may be registered. CANDIDATE : : HHk x x'v Si || r % ; wjiwMaßray ‘ Ik. 'Hk Jp? 1.. Edward Paschal, 33, of Wake Forest seeks one of Wake County’s three House seats, subject to the May Democratic primary. He is the son of Dr. George W. Paschal and the late Mrs. Paschal. For two terms he has served as solicitor of the Wake Forest Recorder’s Court. Samaria Baptists Planning Revival The Rev. Jack Stoner of Hert ford will be guest minister for re vival service beginning Monday, April 12, at Samaria Baptist Church. The services will con tinue each evening through Sun day, April 18, at 7:30. Mr. Stoner is a graduate of Mercer University of Georgia and will graduate from Southeastern Baptist Seminary at Wake Forest in May. He has recently accepted the Bethel Baptist Church of Hert ford. The Rev. Colon S. Jackson, Jr., is pastor of Samaria Church. SPEAKS AT MEETING f The Rev. Bev. A. Asbury is speaking tonight to a YMCA and YWCA meeting at Quaker Lake near Greensboro. EASTER MISSION Dr. Robert Kicklighter will bring his first message of the Ea£ter Preaching Mission at the Zebulon Baptist Church Sunday evening on “The Res urrection and Origin of the Church.” The special series will continue through Wed nesday night. Box of Easter Candy, 2 Years Good Reading Offered New Subscribers Want a big box of delicious Easter candy? Want good reading for two full years? You can get both if you bring a new sub scription for $3 50 to the Zebulon Record office between now and Easter. This is the offer being made for the next eight days to increase the growing list of subscribers to the Record, Wake County's only semi weekly, which is published for the merchants and people of the com munities surrounding Zebulon. Old subscribers can take ad vantage of the special offer by Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers Middlesex School Completes SSOOO Gym Improvement Entirely through local efforts and in this demonstrating a very fine spirit of community coopera tion, the Middlesex school has just completed a three-point gymnasi um project valued at close to $5,000. Sponsored by the Middlesex Par ent-Teacher Association, the gym nasium improvement program em phasized the provision of a new hardwood floor. The second and third parts of the gym project included the pro vision of adequate heating facili ties and the installation of mod ern time clock facilities. Money Generously Spent Between SISOO. and S2OOO. in cash has been spent on the three point program of local school bet terment. Including free labor, the total value of the project is set at least $3,000 and possibly as high as SSOOO. To provide adequate heating fa cilities, a giant oil furnace or heat er has been installed. Much planning proceeding the three-fold project. Early last sum mer Principal Julian W. O’Neal called Middlesex citizens to meet with him at the school. Through a series of meetings before school opened, a definite and detailed plan was worked out. The gym is noW a very beauti ful sight to behold and all citizens of this community and anyone con nected with this school have evi denced great pride and pleasure in a task well done. Last Rites Are Held For Dare M. Darty Dave Monson Darty, 60, died Saturday at 7:45 a. m., at the home of his step-daughter, Mrs. .Reu ben Knight, in the Leasburg Com munity. Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 3 p. m., at the Red Mountain Baptist Church, the Rev. Mr. Norman, the Rev. Wesley Aitken and the Rev. J. W. Ed wards officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are three step-daugh ters, Mrs. Reuben Knight and Mrs. Jake Thompson, both of Leas burg, Mrs. Emily Keyes of Lew iston, Mont.; a step-son, Johnny Duncan of Maryland; a sister, Mrs. George Mangum of Zebulon; a half-brother, G. C. Jordan of Rougemont. bringing or sending in $3.50 for a subscription to someone who does not already take the paper. Bring in the $3.50 for the sub scription, and you will be pre sented a special Easter coupon which can be presented at Morgan Drugs or Zebulon Drug Company here in Zebulon in exchange for any box of candy in the drug store costing up to $1.50. Too, the new subscriber is assured of over 200 issues of good reading. No need to wait—those who sub scribe now will receive the Rec ord through April 30, 1956, plus the $1.50 box of Easter candy.
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