THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXIX. Number 78.
Police Nab Negro
Suspect in Entry
Os Kemp Home
An unknown intruder who si
lently gained entrance into the
Frank Kemp Nash County home
around 2:30 a. m. Monday morn
ing, escaped hurriedly when his
prowling awoke members of the
Kemp family. Police later took
James Kale, Negro tenant on the
Kemp farm, into custody for ques
tioning in the matter.
Mr. Kemp said that he was
awakened about 2:30 a.m. July 4
by someone who was walking
around in the house. Supposing it
to be one of his two sons, Mr.
Kemp said that he called to them,
but no one answered.
At this point, Mr. Kemp relat
ed, he woke his wife and jumped
out of bed to find out who was
wandering around his house.
“I heard somebody running,” he
said. “They ran out the side door
and got ay/ay.”
Investigation later proved that
the intruder had used a skeleton
key to enter the side door of the
Kemp home which opens into the
living room. The skeleton key was
still in the door.
“By this time,” Mr. Kemp said,
“I had rounded up my shotgun,
and I was ready to go after him. I
told Nellie (his wife) to get our car
and drive over to the sheriff’s\ of
fice and bring him back. I stayed
and guarded the house.”
At this point, the Kemps ap
(See INTRUDER, Page 8)
Lions Plan Dance
At School Tonight
The Zebulon Lions Club will
sponsor a dance at the Wakelon
Gym tonight beginning at 8:30 as
a part of the Family Night pro
gram of the Zebulon Recreation
Commission.
The Austin Williams orchestra
will provide music for the dance,
which is designed for both teen
agers and adults. One of the fea
tures of tonight’s dance program
will be a jitterbug contest, the win
ners to be decided by three out of
town judges. Prizes will be a
warded the two best couples in
the contest.
The admission price is twenty
five cents per head, and tickets
may be secured from any Lion’s
Club member.
Uncle Ferd's Almanac:
Clarence Lost His Head
Twelve years ago today Wilbur
Debnam was in Nashville, Ten
nessee, at the Air Force Replace
ment Center. He had recently ar
rived in Nashville from Rock Hill,
South Carolina. Wilbur’s thoughts
were then only of (1) becoming
a gallant airman and (2) becom
ing a husband. At least I don’t
think he was thinking of becoming
Mayor of Zebulon that long ago.
Twenty-two years ago today
Mrs. F. E. Bunn taught a Woman’s
Missionary Society study course at
the Zebulon Baptist Church, and
that same day A. G. Kemp was
selling soy beans for one dollar a
bushel. (No connection between
the two events.)
Twenty-three years ago today
Clarence Carpenter, a colored man
who lived on Robert Joe Whitley’s
farm, lost his life when he be
came sleepy after returning from
Deacon Star
Union Hope
Cains Davis
Lefty Davis, ace Wake Forest
College pitching star, will pitch
for Union Hope tomorrow after
noon in a game with Bailey sched
uled for 3p.m. at Ferrell’s
School.
Union Hope is currently in
fourth place in the Dixie League,
while Bailey rests in first place,
with only one loss this season.
However, that one loss was to
Union Hope,
Davis, one of Coach Taylor San
ford’s leading hurlers in the past
season at Wake Forest, pitches for
Union Hope one game per week.
In his last outing for them, he
pitched a four-hitter against Sel
ma, which Union Hope won, 2-1.
Admission for tomorrow’s game
is twenty-five cents.
Methodist Receive
Honorable Mention
Methodists of the Zebulon-Wen
dell charge received honorable
mention for an excellent report
among charges of more than one
church at the recent North Caro
lina Conference held in Fayette
ville.
The outstanding circuit charge
was Gatesville; the outstanding
Station, Hay Street in Fayette
ville.
Rev. Sidney G. Boone, Norlina,
his wife and two sons, 4 and 7,
moved to Wendell this week to as
sume the duties of the Wendell
Methodist Church.
Wheeler to Talk
At Wakefield Church
In the absence of the regular
pastor, C. C. Wheeler, retired min
ister, will preach at the Wakefield
Baptist Church this Sunday morn
ing for the 11 o’clock service. His
subject will be: “Heavenly Recog
nition, or Shall We Know One An
other in Heaven?” All are cordially
invited to attend.
Masonic Session
There will be an Emergent
Communication of Zebulon
Masonic Lodge No. 609 for
work in the first degree Tues
day night, July 12. All Masons
are invited to attend.
an excursion to a neighbor’s chick
en house.
Clarence made the sad mistake
of becoming sleepy on the Norfolk
& Southern Railroad track and
resting his weary head on one of
the rails. There was an early
morning passenger train in those
days which ran about five o’clock
in the morning toward Raleigh,
and said train failed either to
wake Clarence or to stop in time
to avoid giving him a rather nasty
bump on the head. In fact, it was
so nasty we couldn’t even find
Clarence’s head. The only sure
thing about the accident was that
it stopped Clarence from stealing
chickens.
Sixty-five years ago today the
temperature rose to 101 degrees
Fahreinheit in New York City,
setting a new record for July 8.
(See ALMANAC, Page 8)
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, July 8,1955
Methodist Church
Plans Full Week
Os Youth Work
A Youth Activities Week will
be sponsored next week, July 10-
15, by the young people in the Zeb
ulon Methodist Church for all Zeb
ulon youth 12 to 23. The theme
for the project will be “Going
God’s Way,” with activities along
that line.
Meetings will begin each night
at 8:00 o’clock in the sanctuary
of the church and finish about
10:00 o’clock in the basement rec
reation hall.
The week will officially open
on Sunday night with Family
Night. On Tuesday night an ice
cream freeze is planned and Thurs
day night at 6:15 p.m., the young
people will attend the M. Y. F.
monthly sub-district meeting in
Wendell. A picnic supper, swim
ming and vespers conducted by the
Zebulon group constitutes the pro
gram.
Each night will include fellow
ship singing led by Miss Laura
James Sexton; a worship service
conducted by the young people
with emphasis on the home, friend
ships, peace, prayer, and Chris
tian living; discussion groups; re
freshments served by the Mis
sionary Societies; and group rec
reation led by Rev. Conrad Glass,
a Duke student, who is helping
with the summer program of the
church.
Special features on the worship
programs include film strips,
movies, drama, panel discussions,
talks, and special music. During
the discussion periods, the Inter
mediates will discuss The Life
of Paul, led by Mr. Garland Rich
ardson. Mr. E. H. Moser will lead
the seniors in discussing the
choosing of a vocation.
The older youth will discuss
Beliefs and Marriage led by Rev.
Barrett and Rev. Glass.
An inspirational week has been
planned by the Methodist young
people under the leadership of
Mrs. Jean Liles, adviser, Rev. Bar
rett and Rev. Glass, Ruth Te/nple,
president, and Peggy Richardson,
secretary.
Ex-Wakelon Teacher
Given Cary Post
Marian A. Quick, former teac.ier
and coach at Wakelon School, was
approved Tuesday by the Wike
County Board of Education as the
new principal of Apex High
School.
Quick succeeds C. R. Dale who
has accepted the principalship of
the Spruce Pine High School. The
new principal of Apex High is an
A. B. graduate cf Catawba College
and holds an M. A. degree from
Wake Forest. At the present time,
he is doing graduate work at the
University of North Carolina.
Softball Play
Tuesday night softball will fea
ture a 7 p. m. game between Union
Hope and Wakefield, to be follow
ed at 8:45 by Pearces and Zebulon
Baptist Church. The remainder of
next week’s schedule will appear
in Tuesday’s Record.
Franklin Jones, director of the
Zebulon Recreation Commission,
said that collections have been
taken at the softball games in a
drive to secure lights for the tennis
courts. Any contributions to the
fund would be greatly appreciated,
Mr. Jones said.
New Budget Is Approved,
Proposed Election Shelved
By Zebulon Commissioners
The adoption of a new town budget, the death of a $40,000 bond
issue, and a lengthy discussion concerning town insurance domi
nated the regular monthly meeting of the Town Board, Tuesday night,
July 5.
A new town budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 was in
troduced by Town Clerk Willie B. Hopkins for approval. The new
19 Zebulon Girls
Attend Day Camp
Girl Scout Day Camp at Camp
Richards closed Friday, July 1 with
19 local girls having enrolled. A
dally program including nature
study, swimming, crafts, singing
and dancing games was offered
the scouts.
Rev. Beverly Asbury and Rev.
Troy Barrett, local ministers, visit
ed the camp and led the devo
tional periods.
Camp leaders this year from
Zebulon were Mrs. Wilson Bras
well, Mrs. Gordon Temple, Miss
Laura James Sexton, Mrs. Fred
Chamblee, and Mrs. E. V. Roun
tree.
Local Girls
Local girls attending the camp
were Phyllis Braswell, Faye Gris
wold, Ann Dora Whitley, Bren
da Bunn, Andrea Temple, Dianne
Chamblee, Sue Gainey, Phyllis
Parrish, Jay Pippin, Carolyn Pip
pin, Betsy Rountree, Vicky Batts,
Judy Temple, Connie Helper, Ann
Davis, Patsy Braswell, Phyllis
Laspino, Jean Sutton, Janet Gris
wold.
Winners Named
In Suit Contest
Winners in the “test looking
bathing suit” contest, sponsored by
the Zebulon Recreation Commis
sion as a part of its July 4 parade,
were Sally Jo Griffin of Wendell,
first place, and Linda Flood of
Zebulon, second place.
Miss Griffin rode on the Wen
dell Ford Motor Company vehicle,
while Miss Flood was on the Wake
lon School Activity Bus. Checks
were presented the winners at the
commission-sponsored concert at
Zebulon Park on Monday night.
Rotarians Plan Tennis Tourney,
Softball Game Friday, July 15
Zebulon Rotarians, charged by
the local recreation commission
with responsibility for a program
next Friday evening, July 15, will
hold a mid-season tennis tourna
ment Friday afternoon and will
meet another civic club’s team in
softball play Friday night at 8
Two Tourneys
Chairman Ralph Talton of the
Rotary recreation committee an
nounced this week that two tour
naments for boys and men will be
run off on the Wakelon tennis
courts, under the direction of Ro
tarian Ed Ellington. Appropriate
prizes will be offered in each cate
gory, he declared.
Boys 15 years and younger may
participate in the junior tourney,
and there is no age limit in the
regular tournament. Any person
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budget was approved with only
minor corrections. Before being of
ficially adopted, the document
must remain at Town Hall for
twenty days for public inspection;
during that time, the budget will
be published in the Record.
Death came quickly to the pro
posed $40,000 bond election which
would have allotted funds for wa
ter and sewerage development in
the Wakelon Heights section of
Zebulon. The matter was first in
troduced to the commissioners at
their June meeting, and was shelv
ed for further investigation.
Mayor Wilbur T. Debnam was
informed by Raleigh officials last
month that. Zebulon was eligible
to borrow the money if the Town
Commissioners approved.
Discussion at Tuesday night’s
meeting hinged on the facts that
Zebulon’s tax rate would have to
be increased if the bond issue were
passed by the people, and that the
cost of holding the bond election
was too high to warrant actio* in
the face of almost certain defeat
of the issue at the polls.
Insurance Talk
A detailed discussion of the in
surance policies which the Town of
Zebulon has with the Farm Bu
reau of Ohio on its public build
ings, fire trucks, and similar prop
erty led to a decision to consoli
date all such insurance with a
local agent, whoj already writes the
insurance on the police car. This
will be done when the present poli
cies expire.
The Board voted to secure pub
lic liability insurance to protect
the Town of Zebulon in suits aris
ing from injuries to persons on
town property. The town has no
such insurance at this time.
Similar discussion centered a
round a group insurance plan for
town employees in communities
which 'maintain less than twenty
five municiple workers. The policy
was sent to the Town Office by the
North Carolina League of Munici
(See BUDGET, Page 8)
who intends to enter either the
junior or regular play should con
tact Ed Ellington not later than
Wednesday, July 13.
A challenge has been issued to
members of the Zebulon Lions
Club to furnish opposition for the
Rotarians in softball play by Ro
tarian Ed Hales, who will man
age the Rotary nine. An appro
priate trophy will be provided for
the winner of this game.
Recreation Program
The day’s events, planned to be
gin immediately after lunch next
Friday, are co-sponsored by the
Zebulon Recreation Commission,
of which George Henry Temple is
chairman and F. R. Jones direc
tor. The commission will hold its
owr. tennis tourneys at the end
of the season.