THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXIX. Number 43.
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The two young people pictured above, Lt. and Mrs. Robert Lee
Privette, were married February 12 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, in a
candlelight ceremony. Mrs. Privette is the former Phyllis Wood of
Fort Belvoir and Lt. Privette is from Zebulon. He is currently sta
tioned at Fort Bragg, N. C. The double ring ceremony was performed
by Lt. Col. Vernon M. Goodband, Chaplain, U. S. Air Force.
Zebulon Legion Auxiliary Holds
Important Meeting Friday Night
The March meeting of Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary was held
Friday at the home of Mrs. Bill
Perry, with ten members present.
Mrs. Perry gave an interesting
summary of the Auxiliary’s Com
munity Service program, and re
ported on our local unit activities.
Foremost on the list of our local
activities is the Community Li
brary, of which, the Auxiliary has
complete charge. With a total of
over 1000 books, we are proud of
rendering this service to our
Community.
Other activities mentioned by
Big Rotary Event
Dr. R. C. S. Young of the At
lanta Division of the University
of Georgia will speak at the Zebu
lon Rotary meeting Friday night.
Rotary International is observing
this year, throughout the world,
its Fiftieth anniversary, and as the
international club celebrates its
golden anniversary the Zebulon
club celebrates its silver anniver
sary, having been chartered twen
ty-five years ago.
Dr. Young, a native of Scotland,
gives to the local celebration an
international character. Having
received his education in the Unit
ed States, his doctorate from Em
ory University and the Univer
sity of Georgia, imbues him with
certain American qualities in his
adopted country.
The Rotary motto “Service above
Self” has been a suitable and prof
itable motto for Rotarians every
where, representing their great
service throughout the world in
international goodwill, student ex
change pi ’’rams, and local pro
grams of service where
service is needed.
Mrs. Perry included, financial aid
to veterans and their families,
contributions to worthy causes in
the community, Christmas gifts
totaling over $50.00 sent to hospital
gift shops, work volunteered by
local members in the gift shops in
the Veterans Hospital in Durham,
and the sale of poppies each year
in order to finance our Child Wel
fare and Rehabilitation program.
Mrs. Dabney Gill, poppy chair
man, outlined her plans for carry
ing out the poppy sale this year.
Mrs. Gill also reported a total of
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Dr. Young
The Friday night program will
be held in the Wakelon School
cafeteria instead of the Woman’s
Club, at 6:30. The wives of local
Rotarians and invited guests will
be present.
Zebulon, N. C., Tuesday, March 8, 1955
Finer Carolina
Committee Notes
Much Progress
Some progress is being made in
Zebulon towards the achievement
of five major projects selected Feb
ruary 4 by this year’s Finer Caro
lina Committee, Wilbur Debnam,
publicity chairman of the group,
said Monday.
The local committee heard re
ports on these projects last Wed
nesday night by chairmen of the
several sub-committees.
The major undertaking erec
tion of a community building at
Zebulon Park is still in the be
ginning stage, according to Mr.
Debnam who said that Worth Hin
ton and H. C. Wade submitted ten
tative plans Wednesday for raising
funds to finance this project.
$625 Raised
Harold Taylor, heading the
sub-committee in charge of build
ing a Negro Community Center
here, reported that $625. has been
raised towards this goal and that a
lot has been cleaned off in prepara
tion for work. The site is across
from Shepard School.
A new, bright orange and blue
awning erected last week at Zebu
lon Drug Company is the first
manifestation of the work of the
business district clean-up and
beautification sub - committee,
which is headed by Ed Hales, as
sisted by Ed Ellington.
These two men, also in charge
of residential clean-up, reported
that plans have been made for
beautification of the Wakelon
School grounds.
Tom Monk, president of the
Zebulon Chamber of Commerce,
working towards the promotion of
business enterprise here, said at
the meeting that he had sent a
letter to all local business and pro
fessional men requesting that they
park in off-street areas so as to
facilitate customer parking in front
of stores.
Also, he said he had requested
that commercial trucks unload
merchandise in the rear of stores
and thereby further enable street
parking zones to remain clear.
Ceremonies Held
By Girl Scouts
Throughout this week, which is
the forty-third anniversary of the
Girl Scouts of America, Zebulon
troops are commemorating their
national birthday and the memory
of their patron, Juliette Low, who
originated girl scouting in this
country.
Regarding this week’s celebra
tion the local intermediate troop
will be entertained at a birthday
part;' by its sponsor, the Young
Adult’s Sunday School Class, Wed
nesday evening at 7:30 in the rec
reation room of the Zebulon Meth
odist Church.
Participate in Meeting
Also, the troop participated
in the meeting of this class last
night in the home of Mrs. Lula
Gray Tant.
Leader of the class, Mrs. Wood
row Watkins, and scout leader,
Miss Rebekah Talbert, urge all
girl scouts to attend the birthday
party tomorrow night.
Miss Talbert is planning a troop
hike and cookout which if the
weather permits will take place
later this week.
Chairman
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William E. Debnam, of Raleigh,
above, prominent radio network
commentator and news analyist,
will be. Chairman of the 1955 Eas
ter Seal Campaign to help crip
pled children in North Carolina.
Regarded as the best known news
commentator in the Carolinas and
Virginia, Debnam will direct the
drive which runs from March 10
through Easter Sunday, April 10.
Lest Rites Held
For Mrs. Parrish
Mrs. Floyd Parrish,. 75, of Zeb
ulon, Route 1, died last Wednesday
night of a stroke. Funeral services
were held last Friday at 3 p. m.,
• from the home of a son, Willard
| Parrish, of Zebulon, Route 1. The
Rev. Glenn Hill officiated. Bur
ial was in Hales Chapel Church
Cemetery.
Surviving are her husband;
one daughter, Mrs. J. M. Corbett;
and, in addition to Willard Par
rish, two sons, Millard Parrish
and Milton Parrish, all of Zebulon,
Route 1; 11 grandchildren, and 20
great-grandchildren.
HUGH CP&L POWER UNIT
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HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP—Here is the heaviest single piece to
go into the Louis V. Sutton power plant of Carolina Power & Light
Company near Wilmington. It is the 319,420-pound stator of the
second generator. Scheduled for service this summer, the unit will
bring plant capacity to 300,00 horespower. Here workmen tediously
jack it up to the 25-foot pedestal on which it will rest.
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Lions to Assist
In Improvement
Os Wake Farms
Members of the Zebulon Lions
Club unanimously agreed last
Thursday night at their regular
bi-monthly meeting to sponsor the
Wake County Green Pasture pro
gram, an annual project since 1951
dedicated to the improvement of
pasture land in the county.
In conjunction with county
agents this program has been
sponsored during all the years of
its existence by the Lions.
Certificates Planned
In addition to providing finan
cial assistance for the work to
be undertaken by county agents,
Lions will contribute the plaques
and certificates that will go to the
winners, Bill Marley, who presid
ed at the March 3 meeting, said
Friday.
Massey Chairman
Howard Massey heads a commit
tee that will study details of the
program.
Visitor to the meeting, the Rev.
Troy Barrett, made an impromptu
talk concerning faith and coope
ration among Lions.
Also, an announcement was
made, Mr. Marley said, that Jim
Thorton, T. V. performer, is
scheduled to appear here at the
next Lions Club meeting, March
17.
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Wakelon Cagers Set
For Middlesex Test
Two basketball teams represent
ing the junior classes of Wakelon
and Middlesex will meet tonight in
the Middlesex gym. JTiis is not a
varsity contest. The game is being
sponsored as a means of financing
the Junior-Senior Banquets at each
I school.