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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXIX. Number 33. Methodist Resolution Notes Good Influence of Deceased Pastor The following resolution con cerning the late Rev. S. E. Mercer was recently presented to the Zeb ulon Methodist Church Board and passed unanimously: Whereas God, in His infinite wisdom, has removed from us our dearly beloved pastor and friend, the Rev. S. E. Mercer, be it re solved: First: That we bow to God’s will and know that our loss is His gain. Second: That the Zebulon Meth odist Church has lost a superb leader and great Christian brother. Third: That civic organizations and the whole community have lost a much loved, capable, happy LAST RITES HELD SUNDAY Injury Fatal to Moody Last rites were held at 2:30 p. m. Sunday from the Wendell Bap tist Church for Perry Moody, 39- year-old Wendell resident, who was fatally injured Saturday morning in a fall from the roof of Monk-Henderson Tobacco Com pany in Wendell, where he was employed. Snow was being cleared from the roof of the tobacco company’s plant, and Moody stumbled and fell through a skylight. The Rev. William Vinson, Jr., of ficiated at the services. P' _ ”ial was in the cemetery at Pine .xdge County Agent Announces Potato . School in Raleigh Friday Afternoon By G. W. Miller, Jr. Sweet potatoes are another cash crop that can be added on many farms in Wake County. Many farmers are already growing them as a profitable enterprise. The marketing has been one of the obstacles in growing them in this area, and we feel that they may have a place on the new Raleigh Farmers Market which is to open in May of this year. A sweet potato school will be held in Room 238 of the Wake County Office Building on Friday, January 28, from 2:00 to 4:00 p. m. Mr. Henry Covington, Horti culture Extension Specialist, N. C. State College, will speak to us on seed selection, growing plants, field growing and harvesting. Dr. BIG SNOW OF 1899 Dwight Was Right! Mrs. T. Y. Baker called last Friday to confirm one item that appeared in the Record and give additional information on another item; both had run in Seen and Heard. First of all, Mrs. Baker says that Dwight Culpepper is right: the big snow of 1899 was bigger than the snow last Wednesday. She remembers that particular snow well, and believes it was one of the biggest in these parts. Concerning the age of the Wil liam Edwards home, which was totally destroyed by fire about ten days ago, Mrs. Baker says that parts of the home were at least 65 years old. worker who found time to help in all worthy causes for all people of all races and color. Fourth: That the wonderful, shining Christian spirit and influ ence of Mr. Mercer will continue to bless and inspire all who knew him. Fifth: That a copy of these res olutions be sent to Mrs. Mercer, to the Christian Advocate, to the Zeb ulon Record and that a copy be spread in the minutes of the Offi cial Board of the Zebulon-Mctho dist Church. Respectfully submitted, Foster D. Finch Mrs. S. G. Flowers Mrs. Fred L. Page UNDAY Baptist Church, where Masonic rites were conducted. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. H. P. Moody of Baltimore, Maryland; one son Joel Moody of Wendell; his mother, Mrs. E. A. Moody of Spring Hope, Route 3; three sisters, Ruth Moody of Spring Hope, Route 3, Mrs. H. W. Purnell of Raleigh, and Mrs. Odell White of Zebulon, Route 3; and five brothers, Hugh Thomas Moody of Wendell, Carl Moody of Henderson, Curtis Moody and Robert Moody, both of Louisburg, and Clarence Moody of Roxboro. George Abshire, Marketing Ex tension Specialist, N. C. State Col lege will speak on grading and marketing. Anyone interested in this sub ject is invited to attend this coun ty-wide meeting. Featured Sunday Sunday’s edition of The News and Observer carried a feature story on Sue and Ken neth Hopkins, written by George Penney. The article described the young couple’s struggle during and subse quent to a severe attack of in fantile paralysis suffered by Mrs. Hopkins last summer. “My. father, William Phillips, lived in the house across the road from the Edwards home,” she said. “There used to be a store located where the home stood prior to the fire, and I believe that the original store building was added to and remodeled, although my husband thinks the Edwards home did not include the store building itself.” So there you are! Both Mr. and Mrs. Baker have reputations for good memories, and personally, we are not inclined to take sides. But one thing we are sure of: the Ed wards home was a community landmark and had been for genera tions. Zebulon, N. C., Tuesday, January 25, 1955 R. Vance Brown To Be Treasurer In Paralysis Drive By Dr. L. M. Massey Mr. R. Vance Brown of the Peo ples Bank and Trust Company has agreed to serve as treasurer of the polio drive ip Zebulon and Lit tle River Township. Last year Wake County had fif ty-five cases of polio; three are still in the hospital. Twenty cases are still receiving aid from the Polio Foundation, thirty are being treated and receiving aid from the 1953 epidemic, making a total of fifty cases that are still under treatment in Wake County at the present time. Some cases receiv ed as high as SB4OO from the Polio Foundation. Polio is no longer a children’s disease. The age in Wake County ranges from six months to thirty eight years. Os the fifty-five cases receiving treatment, thirty are less than ten years old, five are from ten to twenty years old, sixteen are from twenty and thirty years old and four cases are above thirty years old. The mothers of Zebulon and Lit tle River Township are presenting the case of polio to the people that they may have an opportunity to voluntarily make a contribution to its relief. Go by the bank and make your contribution and avoid the necessity of having someone call upon you. Strickland Funeral Held Monday at Rock Springs Mrs. Howard A. Strickland, 62, of Route 1, Louisburg, died at her home * early Sunday. Her pastor, the Rev. Clifford Holland, and the Rev. C. E. Crawford conducted fu neral services from Rock Springs Baptist Church at 3 p. m. Monday. Interment was in the church ceme tery. Surviving are her husband, H. A. Strickland; two daughters, Virginia Strickland of the home and Mrs. M. E. Perry of Wake Forest; two sons, W. D. of the home and B. M. Strickland of Raleigh; her mothers, Mrs. Ida Chamblee of Route 1, Louisburg; two sisters, Mrs. J. W. Perry of Zebulon; five brothers, C. D., E. G., John, J. W. and Cavis Chamblee, all of Route 1, Louis burg; and one grandchild. Local Lions Visiting Elizabeth Cty Several members of the Zebu lon Lions Club, accompanied by their beauty queen and their wives, left yesterday for Eliza beth City where they will attend a combined convention of Dis tricts 31-7 and 31-F of Lions In ternational. Lions making the eastern trip are President Jerry Hagwood, M. L. Hagwood, Frank Kemp, Earl Duke, Bernice Bunn, J. C. Debnam, and Worth Hinton. Hinton is a candidate for Gov ernor of district 31-E, subject to the state convention, schedul ed for Charlotte late in May. The regular meeting of the local Lions Club, postponed from last Thursday night, will be held Thursday night, Janu ary 27, President Hagwood said yesterday. SPEAKER ; «• <■ Jfl? , J§|§sgßg& IWpfig: m. M Carlton Mitchell The Rev. Carlton T. Mitchell, former pastor here, has filled two speaking engagements in Zebulon during the past week. Last Sunday night he preached at the Zebulon Baptist Church, and on Friday night he addressed local Rotarians on conditions in Korea. Mrs. J. D. Finch Dies Here Sunday Mrs. John D. Finch of Zebulon died at her home here early Sun day morning after several months of declining health. One of the first residents of Zebulon, Mrs. Finch was 86 years old. Funeral services for Mrs. Finch were held yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Zebulon Methodist Church, of which Mrs. Finch was a faithful member and active sup porter for many years. The Rev. Troy Barrett, pastor, officiated at the services. Burial was in the Zeb ulon cemetery. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. C. T. Harper of Charlotte; four sons, Elmer D. Finch and W. D. Finch, both of Zebulon, Dr. S. F. Finch of Oxford, and L. E. Finch of Dillon, South Carolina; and eight grandchildren. Jeans, Bowling Funerals Sunday; Watkins Rites Are Held Saturday Funeral services for Mrs. Emma E. Watkins of Zebulon, Route 2, were held Saturday at the Pilot Baptist Church with the Rev. M. A. Pegram officiating. Burial fol fowed in the Watkins family ceme tery. Mrs. Watkins, who was 76 years old, died Wednesday at the But i ner Hospital. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Alma Pearce of Raleigh and Mrs. Ila Puckett of Wendell, Route 2; two sons, Fred Watkins of Zebulon, Route 2, and Aaron Watkins of Wake Forest; a brother, Maurice Jeans of Zebu lon, Route 2; 21 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Bud Jeans, 65 Bud Jeans, 65, died at his home Sunday afternoon after a heart ' attack. Funeral services will be ; held this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock | at the Pilot Baptist Church. Of ficiating will be the Rev. C. L. Capps, assisted by the Rev. Gilbert McDowell. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the ser vices. Burial will be in the Up church Cemetery in Franklin County. Surviving are his wife, the for mer Maggie Tant; three daughters, Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers Carlton Mitchell Speaks at Rotary Meeting Friday The Rev. Carlton T. Mitchell, , former pastor of the Zebulon Bap -1 tist Church who has just complet ed a tour of duty with United States Naval forces in Korea, ad dressed the Zebulon Rotary Club at their regular meeting last Fri day night. Mr. Mitchell spoke briefly on the Korean people and their daily life as he had observed it, and told of assistance given charitable pro jects in Korea by American troops through monetary gifts. Most American military person ! nel, declared, have a genuine feel ing of concern for their unfortu nate Korean allies, and are sin cerely seeking ways to alleviate suffering in Korea. One of the chief problems in Ko | rea, as well as the rest of the Far East, he said, is overpopulation. Following his talk, he answered question posed individual Ro tarians. A former member of the Zebulon Rotary Club, he was in troduced by Dr. L. M. Massey. The weekly three-minute im promptu talk was given by Ed El lington, who described a practical joke played on him while he was a student at State College. More Snow Here Between two and three inches of a gentle, wet snow fell Sunday night, beginning about dusk and continuing past midnight. Relatively high temperatures, however, caused much of the snow to be melt ed by noon yesterday. The blanket of snow covered much of North Carolina and caused rural unpaved roads to be in even worse shape than they were in following last week’s near-record snowfall. Wake County schools opened yesterday, however, after a holiday of three days. Mrs. Robert Perry, Mrs. Horace Jones and Mrs. Douglas Seymour, all of Zebulon, Route 2; two sons, Coy Jeans of Louisburg, Route 1, Algia Jeans of Franklinton; and two sisters, Mrs. W. K. Phillips of Zebulon, Route 2, and Mrs. Tealey Powell of Zebulon, Route 4. Luther H. Bowling, 63 Funeral services for Luther H. Bowling, 63, a retired salesman who was a veteran of World War I and a Legionnaire, were held Sunday afternoon from the First Presbyterian Church in Rocky Mount, with the pastor, Dr. Nor man Johnson, officiating. Burial was in Pineview Cemetery. Mr. Bowling, a native of Gran ville County, died in a Durham hospital Friday morning after a long illness. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Marjorie Bradley Bowling; two brothers, O. L. Bowling of Stem and J. W. Bowling of Zebulon; six sisters, Mrs. O. B. Arrington of Rowland, Mrs. Lee Wilkins of Roxboro, Mrs. Grady Harris, Mrs. Jimmie Workman, Mrs. J. W. Dol lar, and Mrs. Charles O’Briant, all of Durham; two foster children, Winnie Lou Bradley, Durham, and Billy Bradley of Rocky Mount.
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