THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXIX. Number 71.
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Corinth Holders High School seniors of Zebulon, under the leader
ship of Principal Ottis C. Freeman, payed a visit to Luray Caverns,
Virginia. At the close of school this was one point of interest on
their six day trip that also included Washington, D. C., Mt. Vernon,
Williamsburg, and Natural Bridge. Luray Caverns is world famous
85 to 33; Here's
One Reason Why
A comparison of the June grad
uating classes at Wakelon and
Shepherd High Schools reveals that
the Negro school turned out 85
graduates while the white school
gave diplomas to only 33 seniors.
One explanation for the excess
of Negro graduates in the local
area probably lies in the fact of
the far greater area served by
Shepherd High School. The Negro
school draws students from Zebu
lon to the Raleigh city limits in a
westward direction, according to a
statement by Shepherd’s principal
J. T. Locke. Mr. Locke also said
that the school has students from
the Rolesville and Knightdale area,
plus enrollments from Hopkins,
near the county iine.
School buses also bring Negro
students from Pilot and the sur
rounding area to Shepherd School.
Mr. Locke caid that Negroes from
three counties, Johnson, Franklin,
and Nash, atttnd classes at Shep
herd School Inc enrollment for
the preceding year, was reported
by Mr. Locke to be “over 800 stu
dents.”
Wakelon School serves th» Lit
tle River Township end parts of
Marks Creek.
Summer Rec Program
Described by Director
The most complete program ever
attempted by the Zebulon Recrea
tion Commission will begin this
month, Director Franklin R. John
son told members of the Zebulon
Rotary Club Friday night. The
schedule includes supervised play
(See PROGRAM, Page 4)
CORINTH HOLDERS SENIORS VISIT LURAY CAVERNS
Guardsmen Top Battalion
In M-1 Firing at Ft. Bragg
Softball Entries
Due This Week
Entries in the summer softball
league, sponsored by the Zebulon
Recreation Commission, must be
filed with Franklin Jones, project
director, by 10:30 p. m., Thursday,
June 16, it was announced today.
The entry deadline is to permit
a schedule of games for this sea
son to be drafted in time for pub
lication in this Friday’s Record.
It was also announced that each
team must pay its ten dollar entry
fee before playing any of its
games. It is also requested that
each team furnish six new soft
(See SOFTBALL, Page 5)
BOOKS WANTED
Do you have any books
you would like to donate to
the Community Library?
The American Legion Auxil
iary is again appealing to the
citizens of Zebulon and sur
rounding community for
book donations. If you have
any to give, books for any
age group, please call Mrs.
Sidney Holmes 6175, or Mrs.
Frank Wall 3651, and we will
be glad to come to your
house and pick the mup.
Community Library sum
mer hours are Wednesday
night 7:30-8:30; Friday af
ternoon 3:00-5:00.
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Zebulon, N. C., Tuesday, June 14, 1955
for variety and beauty of formation, the result of the action of water
over a period estimated by scientists to exceed 10,000,000 years.
This room 264 feet under the surface of the earth was once the
scene of a roaring river. The tour is an annual event staged
for each graduating class of Corinth Holders School.
Pfc. Daffey D. Gurley
Wintf SIO.OO Award
For Marksmanship
Eighty-seven members of Zebu
lon’s National Guard unit spent
Saturday and Sunday at Ft.
Bragg, where they joined the other
four batteries of the 113th Field
Artillery Battalion in work on the
rifle ranges. The local Guardsmen
outshot the other units, qualifying
62% of the men firing.
Close behind Battery A came
Headquarters Battery of Louis
burg, qualifying 61 percent: and
Service Battery of Youngsvifie
with 57 percent.
The newly organized Battery
C of Smithfield qualified 41 per
cent. and Battery B of Dunn qua!-
ified 33 percent during the two
days.
Pfc Daffey D. Gurley of Route
2, Wendell, earned an Expert rat
ing and a SIO.OO prize as top man
for Battery A. Pfc. Douglas Perry
won $5 for scoring highest among
the group which had never tired
before.
Lead Second Year
Ttys marks the second year that
Battery A has led the battalion on
the range. Last year Battery A
was far ahead of other units, al
though only 40 percent of the men
firing qualified the first tima on
the range.
All training with the M-l rifles
was conducted under the super
vision of Lt. Jack Potter, who com
mended the men of their enthu
siasm and work.
Last night’s drill was the final
assembly for Battery A until
July 11.
Girl Scout Camp
Set for June 21
Girl Scout Day Camp will be
held at Camp Richards (Lake
Mirl) beginning June 21 through
July 1. The fee is $4.00 per Scout
for the two week period. The
activity bus will leave the Baptist
Church each morning at 9:00 a.
The-full time staff for this year
is as follows: Miss Laura Jane
Sexton. Mrs. Wilson Braswell, Mrs.
Gordon Temple, Phil Brown and
David Alford. Assistants will be
Mrs. Fred Chamblee and Mrs. E.
V. Rountree.
Mrs. Braswell urges all Girl
Scouts to get their appreciation In
as soon as possible.
GRADUATES AT WOMAN'S COLLEGE
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Laura Jean Massey, left, daughter of Mrs. G. U. Massey and the
late Mr. Massey, and Joellen Gill, right, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Irby D. Gill, were June graduates of Woman’s College in Greensboro
where each was awarded the Bachelor of Arts degree. Both are
graduates of Wakelon School.
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Governor Hodges
Heads Speakers
For Farm Week
Governor Luther H. Hodges
heads a list of distinguished speak
ers at Farm and Home in Raleigh,
June 20-23, according to Loy How
ard of Davidson, president of the
N .C. Farmers Convention, and
Mrs. E. P. Gibson, Laurel Hill,
president of the N. C. Federation of
Home Demonstration Clubs.
The two organizations sponsor
the event in cooperation with N.
C. State College and the State De
partment of Agriculture.
Hodges will speak Wednesday
at 7:30 p. m. in William Neal Rey
nolds Coliseum. He will be intro
duced by Gordon Gray, president
of the Consolidated University of
North Carolina and former Secre
tary of the Army.
Others to speak during the ZV2.
day farm and home celebration
follow:
L. Y. Ballentine, commissioner
of agriculture; Mrs. Mildred B.
Flagg, author and lecturer, Boston,
Mass.; C. H. Bostian, chancellor of
State College; D. W. Colvard,
(See FARM WEEK, Page 5)
Zebulon 4-H Girls
Presented Awards
Three Zebulon dress-makers were
winners in the Wake County 4-H
Dress Review held recently. Linda
Bailey, daughter of Mrs. Dora
Bailey of Route 3, Zebulon, won
second place in the senior garment
division with a medium b’ue
dressy dress of rayon acetate,
novelty weave fabric.
Her dress was incess style with
a front bodice yoke with detailed
construction of tiny, vertical
trucks. Linda wore white acces
sories and a cape made of white
cotton ruff-lin material.
Blue Award Winners
Blue award winners in the senior
group included Judy Green of
Zebulon. The junior division of the
4-H Dress Review divided into five
groups, and Janie Green of Zebu
lon won in the skirt and blouse
group.
The review was sponsored by
Hudson-Belk of Raleigh, which
presented cash awards to the win
ners.
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