THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXIX. Number 64.
Report of Work
During Year Filed
By Woman's Club
In a thorough-going review of
the past year’s activities, the Zeb
ulon Sr. Woman’s Club has filled
out an ample report emphasizing
the projects in which the organiza
tion has been active.
Chairman of committees were
named at last Tuesday’s meeting
for the coming year.
According to the annual Senior
Woman’s Club report members
have participated primarily in
community projects rather than
in statewide activities.
Most important among the club’s
activities have been maintenance
of the club building, including the
community library; participation
in the “Finer Carolina Contest,”
with a club member serving on
the committee. Also, two mem
bers have served on the Zebulon
Recreation Commission.
Accent on Youth
Concerning regular club pro
grams throughout the year the
report points out that young people
have been considered in program
planning, thus giving them vital
experience in public speaking be
fore adult audiences. Superin
tendent of County Schools, Ran
dolph Benton spoke at one meeting
on the subject, “Understanding
Youth.”
The club contributed to the Ten
Penny Art fund, Birthday Remem
brance, and the Endowment fund.
All in all the club year was con
sidered successful, according to
Mrs. Exum Chamblee, president.
Committee Chairmen
Committee chairmen elected
Tuesday for the coming year in
clude:
Music, Mrs. L. M. Massey; Liter
ature, Mrs. J. T. Ellett; Drama,
Mrs. Irby Gill; Art, Mrs. Wallace
Chamblee; Welfare, Mrs. Theo.
Davis; International Relations,
Mrs. F. E. Bunn; Education, Mrs.
Wallace Chamblee; Magazine, Mrs.
C. V. Whitley;
Program, Mrs. B. H. Johnson;
Public affairs, Mrs. Howard Mas
sey; Publicity, Mrs. A. R. House;
Reading Circle, Mrs. E. H. Moser;
American Home, Mrs. Z. N. Cul
pepper; Devotional, Mrs. Ray
Goodwin; Parliamentarian, Mrs.
Fred Page; and House, Mrs. J. F.
Coltrane and Mrs. E. C. Daniel,
co-chairmen.
State GFWC President Addresses
Local Junior Gub Tuesday Night
Mrs. Edwin P. Brown of Mur
freesboro, president of the North
Carolina Federation of Women’s
Clubs, was featured speaker for
the installation of new officers at
the Zebulon Junior Woman’s Club
meeting held Tuesday night.
The new officers were installed
by Mrs. J. M. Jenrette, Jr., of Ral
eigh, 3rd Vice President of the
North Carolina Federation.
Mrs. Barrie Davis, retiring pres
ident of the club, welcomed the
guests and introduced them to the
club.
New Club Officers
New officers include Mrs. Gil
mer Parrish, president; Mrs. Dab
ney Gill, Vice President; Mrs.
Charles Creech, recording secre
tary; Mrs. Frank Kannon, ooint
secretary; and Mrs. Melvin Mas
sey, treasurer.
Mrs. Frank Kemp, contralto so
FAYETTEVILLE VETS MAKE POPPIES •
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Shown above are veterans in Fayetteville veteran’s hospital making
poppies for sale on Poppy Day, May 28. Your contributions when
the American Legion Auxiliary worker knocks on your door will
help men who fought and suffered in the two great wars to regain the
use of their bodies for happy and useful lives. Give freely.
Citizenry Urged to Help
Auxiliary in Poppy Sale
(The following article con
cerning Poppy Day was written by
Wilbur Debnam, mayor-elect of
Zebulon, at the request of the
American Legion Auxiliary.)
By Wilbur Debnam
The local American Legion
Auxiliary will sponsor the annual
Poppy sale here Saturday, May
28. Surely we must all wonder
why we should buy a poppy,
But if we stop to think for a
moment we realize this is one of
the rare occasions we have to help
the disabled veterans directly.
When you buy a poppy you are
lending a helping hand to some
one that needs and deserves a
life.
We all know these poppies are
made by disabled veterans and we
know that by using their fingers
in this manner helps many of
them to recover the use of dis
abled arms and hands.
Self-Help Idea
But more important is the real
ization that he is contributing
something to his own recovery and
to the recovery of other veterans.
The knowledge that he is accom
plishing something that will bene
fit others that are confined to our
veteran hospitals must make him
loist, sang three numbers, ac
companied by Mrs. Ed Ellington,
pianist.
Mrs. Norman Screws was pre
sented a special award for her
work during the past year in two
fields of Junior Club activities.
She earned the most points for
club work and did most in com
munity service during the year.
Mrs. Liles Cited for Work
An award was made to Mrs.
Lawrence Liles for earning the
most points during the year of any
new club member.
The activities awards were made
by Mrs. George Morgan, point sec
retary for the past year.
The outgoing president, Mrs.
Davis, was presented a gift from
the club by Mrs. Melvin Massey.
Hostesses for the meeting were
Mrs. Melvin .Massey, Mrs. Carsey
Tippett, and Mrs. Charles Creech.
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, May 20, 1955
feel as if he is needed and will
speed his own recovery.
There is another story behind
our poppy sale here in Zebulon.
When we buy a poppy for a dime
we pay for the cost of the poppy
only. But if we pay more for our
poppy this money goes into the
local Legion Auxiliary fund.
We know the local chapter spon
sors the Municipal Library and we
know of other projects the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary sponsors. But
it’s the insignificant things they do
day by day for which they need
the money.
They give unselfishly of their
own time and money to help vet
erans of our community that are in
distress. Not only do they help
veterans for they often contribute
food, clothing, and with an under
standing attitude to the families of
local veterans.
So when you are approached and
offered an opportunity to help in
this work by merely buying a pop
py let us all remember what it is
for and help those disabled vet
erans in our hospitals and also
those in our own community.
Volunteers Asked
The American Legion Auxil
iary is seeking volunteers
for the May 28 poppy
sale, Mrs. JDabney Gill said yes
terday.
She said that practically all
Auxiliary members able to work
have volunteered, and she request
ed the assistance, if possible, of all
wives, daughters and sisters of
veterans, even if they are not
members of the Auxiliary.
“We want enough workers to
make sure that everyone in Zebu
lon and community has the op
portunity to honor the nation’s war
dead by wearing a memorial pop
py,” Mrs. Gill emphasized.
All volunteers can contact the
poppy committee by calling 4406
or 6175 or by getting in touch with
any Auxiliary member.
Gospel Festival
The Wilson Jaycees have com
pleted arrangements for the 15th
annual Eastern Carolina Singing
Convention, which will be held at
the Municipal Stadium in Wilson
Sunday, May 22, from 10:00 a. m.
until late in the afternoon, accord
ing to L. A. Hagwood, president of
the singing organization.
Vespers Sunday, Concert Set
Tonight; Finals Next Week
The annual Senior Vesper Ser
vice will be held in the Wakelon
School auditorium Sunday eve
ning, May 22. This service will
mark the second stage of com
mencement week for Wakelon sen
iors.
The Rev. J. L. Caldwell, pastor
of Hopkins Chapel Baptist Church
who is presently studying at the
Southeastern Baptist Seminary at
Wake Forest, will deliver the ser
mon.
Patsy Allman and Alice Faulk
ner will sing “The Lord’s Pray
er.” Principal Franklin Jones will
read the Scripture. Benediction
will be given by the Rev. G. W.
McDowell.
Next week on Wednesday night
the seniors will hold Class Night.
Commencement will be on Friday
at 8:00 p. m. School will be over
next Saturday.
Concert Tonight
A program of music tonight by
the Wakelon band and glee club
in the school auditorium will ini
tiate commencement week for local
seniors.
The concert tonight at 8:00 p.
m. will include an agenda of va
ried music marches, hymns,
popular numbers and old favorites.
The glee club and band will join
in the finale, singing and playing
“Dear Old Wakelon,” school song,
and “Good Night, Ladies,” college
song.
Admission will be fifty cents for
adults and twenty-five cents for
children.
Rolesyille Finals
Graduation exercises Friday
evening, May 27, at 8:00 p. m., will
culminate a month of preparation
at Rolesville High School.
Exercises began Friday, April
29, when Miss Ann Cox presented
her senior piano students in a re
cital.
Finer Carolina Meeting
Planned Monday Night
Money, or rather a lack of money
has halted progress towards con
struction of a white community
building here, Thurman Murray,
! Finer Carolina Committee chair -
j man, said Thursday. Murray an
i nounced that a meeting of the
committee would take place next
| Monday night in Town Hall at
: 8: 00.
He requested that all subcom
mittee chairmen appear at the
j meeting preparatory to launching a
drive for funds with which to put
up the building that has remained
I so long in the planning stage.
Projects Discussed
j At the last meeting on April 1
' committee members discussed con
* solidation of the fiive projects,
selected for promotion earlier this
| year, into one main project, that
: of erecting two centers, one white
and one colored. A list was drawn
! up at that time for the purpose of
1 organizing a solicitation of funds.
| Next Monday committee mem-
I bers will review progress of the
past month and will decide
whether or not to forget the other
, projects, which include town and
l country cleanup and beautification,
1 business promotion, and school
i beautification.
i To build a community center
here would cost about $35,000,
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Delivering the Baccalaureate
Sermon to the graduating class on
Sunday morning, May 22, at 11:00
a. m., will be the Rev. Richard T.
Bray, pastor of the Wake Cross
Roads Baptist Church.
At graduation the invocation
will be given by the Rev. Bray,
and Mr. G. W. Davis, Principal,
will present the diplomas. Two
members of the local school board,
B. E. Rogers and M. T. Jones, will
present the awards of merit.
Alma Doris Doyle is class vale
dictorian; Edith Duke is salutato
rian.
To Run Station
The Wakelon High School Stu
dent Council will operate Fred
Chamblee’s Esso Station here next
Monday in a project designed to
finance a revision of the school
handbook.
Student Council members will
be at the station all day, and Miss
Ruth Temple, council president,
asks that townspeople cooperate
with the project by coming by for
service.
The Council will get a percent
of the proceeds, all of which will
be used to revise the handbook.
Miss Temple expressed the Coun
cil’s appreciation to Chamblee.
School Census Report
Aid Asked by Jones
Wakelon Principal Franklin
R. Jones announced this week
that final tabulations are be
ing made on the recent school
census, and requested that
anyone who for one reason or
another has not been con
tacted about this matter
please get in touch with
Wakelon school now. This re
quest is imperative, and is di
rected to the entire white pop
ulation in the Wakelon school
district.
Murray said Thursday, and while
nothing like that amount has been
raised, he was optismitic in ex
pressing his belief that it is not
an impossible sum.
Murray explained that Harold
Taylor, chairman of the subcom
mittee for erecting a colored
community center, expects to get
his project started in the fall after
crops are harvested. Taylor ex
pects to save a lot of money, since
colored citizens will probably sup
ply all the labor.
Murray requests that towns
people, and countrypeople too, de
velop a greater awareness of what
is being attempted in Zebulon to
wards the Finer Carolina contest
and asked that all committee mem
bers come Monday night to the
meeting and supply suggestions
and cooperation.
Buys Laundry
Mrs. Mildred Stallings has pur
chased the Self Service Laundry
from Mrs. Grace Gill. Mrs. Gill
wishes to express her appreciation
for the patronage shown fter and
Mrs. S. P. Gill. Mrs. Stallings will
continue to operate the laundry
with the same equipment, and will
appreciate the continued patron
age of the people of Zebulon and
surrounding community.