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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXIX. Number 77. DIG THAT CRAZY TRENCH! '""te*? \ wSWRy v;‘&* •<’ •,' r ’. is*.: • >^a :<> ,_ . L& 'vh ii§. The gentleman with the shovel is not setting out his wife’s geraniums he’s termite-proofing his premises. The portion of the United States shaded in the inset map is subject to termite damage and that includes Zebulon; but just by digging a shallow trench around your house and treating with a chlordane solution you can save your house from the wood-eaters. Details of the treatment, which is described as extremely simple, may be obtained from the United States Department of Agriculture. Loyal Crowd Braves Heat To Vfateh July 4 Parade A large hometown crowd lined both sides of Arendell Avenue and braved heat which reached 102 de grees on the street, to -witness yes terday’s July 4 parade. It was the first such event held in the town of Zebulon to commemorate Inde pendence Day. Parade Late Crowds began lining the main throughfare of Zebulon’s business district shortly after 10 a. m. The parade, which formed at Wakelon School at that time, was thirty minutes late beginning, and spec tators waited eagerly in broiling heat until the first units passed through the central section of the business district at 11:15 a. m. Many Representatives Represented in the parade were cars carrying officials of Zebu lon, the town commissioners, mem bers of the local school board, and other public officials. Various local business establish ments were represented by appro priately decorated vehicles. Bathing beauties in convertibles waved to the crowd while one, Dorothy Smith, on a truck repre senting the Little River Coal and Ice Co., instilled a cooling note in Hailstorm Hits Wendell And Rolesville Farmers Grady Miller, Wake County farm agent, reported Sunday night that a severe hailstorm struck the Rolesville, Eagle Rock and Wen dell area late Sunday afternoon. The storm occurred almost a year from the hail storm that struck the same area Monday, July 5 1955, causing many hun dreds of thousands of dollars dam age to tobacco crops. Weathers Hard Hit Miller said that Billy Weathers of Wendell, Route 2, suffered 100 per cent damage to his tobacco crop. The farms in the Knight dale area suffered a reported 75 per cent damage. Around the Eagle Rock area the damage ran from 35 to 50 per cent, Miller said. There was no estimate Sunday night of the total amount of dam to the July heat by tossing ice into the crowd. The Lions’ Club wagon, pulled by a train of ponies, attracted widespread attention, while the music of the Wakelon School band, led by music director Alger Batts, caused favorable comment from many of the spectators. An aggregation of small boys rode ponies and bicycles; a float elaborately decorated in white, featured three local misses in eve ning dresses as beauty queens. Longest Unit • The longest single unit of the parade was the mobile unit of the local National Guard outfit, com manded by First Lt. Jack Potter. The parade originated at Wake lon School and marched down Arendell Avenue as far as the National Guard Armory, where it turned and remarched along Arendell Avenue as far as the Zeb ulon Baptist Church. Picnic-Concert The holiday festivities in Zebu lon ended with a picnic-concert at Zebulon Park last evening at 6:30. The event was sponsored by the Zebulon Recreation Commis sion, Franklin Jones, director. age done by the hail storm or of the financial loss involved. Miller said that he and L. C. Liles, teacher of the Knightdale School held a meeting yesterday at the school for all interested far mers to give suggestions and to hear questions on what may be done to alleviate conditions. Miller said that S. N. Hawks, Extension tobacco specialist at North Caro lina State College was also on hand to answer questions and to proser advice. Barrett Back Troy J. Barrett of Zebulon and S. G. Boone of Wendell received ministerial appointments at the concluding session of the North Carolina Methodist Conference in Fayetteville June 30. Zebulon, N. C., Tuesday, July 5, 1955 Local Lions Back From Convention At Atlantic City Nine Lions and Lionesses from the Zebulon Club were in Atlan tic City, N. J., for the 38th An nual Convention of the Interna tional Association of Lions Clubs June 22-25. The delegation was headed by Dep. District Gov. Worth Hinton, his wife and daughter, Zebulon President Jerry Hagwood, President-elect Frank Kemp and family, the W. B. Bunns and H. A. Hodges. The Claridge Hotel was N. C. Headquarters. Entertainment was provided for the 30,000 delegates, their families and guests. Over 60,000 were pres ent. Zebulon Lions participated in the gigantic parade which stretched for over three miles along the sev en mile board-walk. N. C. Lions made the second largest marching delegation in the parade and had the second largest delegation at the convention. N. C. Breakfast The beginning of the program for local Lions was the N. C. Break fast held in Trimble jHall, Cla ridge Hotel, on Wednesday morn ing. Frank Kemp and Lioness Nel lie Kemp provided entertainment for this meeting. Convention sessions held in the huge Convention Hall attracted thousands and featured speakers from all parts of the world. John L. Stickley of Charlotte, now first vice-president of Lions Interna tional, was one of the convention’s most inspiring speakers. Zebulon Lions have long been recognized at the State Level but are now being recognized at Na tional and International Levels. President-elect Kemp was photo graphed with International Presi dent Monroe L. Nute as being a real “live Lion.” This picture ap peared in the July 4 issue of Life magazine. Tucker New SHP Agent in Zebulon A Highway Patrol trainee, B. K. Tucker of Durham, has been assigned to Wake County. Sgt. R. H. Chadwick said that Tucker, 26, will train with High way Patrolman F. R. Wicker in the Zebulon-Wendell area until he goes to the patrol school for three months. Upon completing school, Ser gent Chadwick stated, Baker will be assigned to Zebulon to replace U. A. Wright. Billy Chamblee Home Is Mystery Farm The June 28 photograph of Mys tery Farm No. 47 in the Record was identified Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. Exum Chamblee as the Chamblee home. Located three miles from Zebu lon on Highway 64, the Chamblee farm was carved out of a 300 acre wilderness of woodlands by Exum Chamblee’s father, W. H. Cham blee, 75 years ago. Known affectionately as “Mr. Billy,” the elder Chamblee later became the first Wake County Farm Agent. The house on the Chamblee farm was built by W. H. Chamblee, who lived alone in the dwelling four years before he married Ella Richardson of Wen dell. Ten children, including Exum, were born to them. NEW SUIT Wjr ■ If you need relief from the heat (and who doesn’t?), you might try the Catalina swimsuit pictured above, if your sex and shape are right This suit, which features native musical instruments and jungle drums, is cotton, and was sent to us by— you guessed it the National Cotton Council. Ronald E. Driver Killed in Wreck Ronald Earl Driver, 43 of Mid dlesex, was fatally hurt Sunday morning when hisi car left the highway and bowled into a tree near Middlesex. Driver, who lived in Middle sex, was a veteran of World War II and served in a tank outfit with the Third Army. Funeral services will be held to day at 3 p. m., in Union Hope Bap tist Church. The Rev. Roy Smith will officiate. Burial will be in the family cemetery. The body will be taken to the church an hour before the funeral. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Bernice Woods Driver; his mother, Mrs. Charlie Driver of Route 1, Zebulon; three brothers, Proctor Woodrow and Clifton Driver, all of Route 1, Zebulon; two sisters, Mrs. Sadie Massey and Mrs. Weaver Williams, both of Route 1, Zebulon. WMS Meeting The W. M. S. of Hopkins Chapel will hold its regular meeting to night at 8 p. m. with Mrs. J. G. Bunn. Exum Chamblee married Anne Harper, daughter of the late Dr. J. J. Harper, president of A. C. College in Wilson from 1904-08. The two of them now farm about 75 acres of the original 300, the remainder of the farm being divid ed among the rest of the family after Mr. Billy’s death nine years ago. Legion Session The Zebulon American Le gion meeting has been post poned until Wednesday, Jfily 13, because of a conflict with the Masonic Ladies’ Night meeting scheduled for July 6. A report from Boys’ State del egates will be heard at the Ju ly 13 meeting. Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers Rotary Club Holds Its 1955 Forum On Friday Night Zebulon Rotarians held their first meeting of the new Rotary year last Friday night when the annual club forum was conducted by President Ferd Davis and chair men of various committees. Year books were presented members at the session. Members of the program com mittee announced plans for the next four months, and presented Johnny Caldwell, pastor of the Hopkins Chapel Baptist Church, in an impromptu three-minute ' speech. The Rev. Mr. Caldwell dis ! cussed briefly what friendship with neighbors and associates means to him. 1 The forum was held preparatory to the annual visit of the Rotary District 278 Governor, Dr. H. Broadus Jones, head of the De partment of English at Wake For est College, who will make his of ficial visit Friday night, July 15. Smith Back Horace A. Smith, manager of Little River Ice Company, was wel comed- back into Rotary after an extended leave of absence. He was named assistant sergeant at arms and international relief chairman for the local club. Visitors at the supper meeting were Mike Eddins of Ohio and Coach Tripp of Ayden High School. Officers of the local club for 1955-56 include Ferd Davis, presi dent; Eldred Rountree, vice presi dent, and club service activities supervisor; Aaron Lowery, secre tary; R. Vance Brown, treasurer; Rodney McNabb, Sidney Eddins, L. (See ROTARY, Page 6) Troy Baker Dies On Florida Trip Troy B. Baker, 47, of 120 Colle ton Road, Raleigh, died of a heart attack Thursday night while vaca tioning in Miami, Fla. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. A. D. Parrish Sunday at 3 p. m. from Social Plains Church. The body lay in state at the church for an hour prior to the service. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ka tie Bell Baker; two sons, Troy Baker, Jr., of Miami, Fla., and James Baker of the home; four brothers, Johnny E. Baker of Harve De Grace, Md., B. A. Baker, Route 2, and Leroy Baker and Jessie W. Baker, both of Raleigh, and a sis ter, Mrs. Dorothy Pearce of Zeb ulon, Route 1. The principle crops tended by Mr. Chamblee and sharecroppers Harold Mangum and Pet Horton are tobacco, cotton, and corn. Mr. Chamblee puts no emphasis on any one crop, but attempts instead to equalize the work done on each. Organization Member For organization affiliations, Mr. Chamblee is a member of the N. C. Farm Bureau, the Junior Or der, and the Zebulon Baptist Church. His hobbies include playing the violin, reading, especially mechan ical magazines, and gardening. In the future, Mr. Chamblee says that he hopes to build a fish pond on the land, possibly reminiscent of the pioneering done on the same land by his father.
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