THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXIX. Number 90.
Local National Guard Unit Begins 15-Day Training
Local Chamber Selects
Ferd Davis as President
Ferd Davis, local lawyer, was
elected president of the Zebulon
Chamber of Commerce for the 19-
55-56 term at the organization’s
meeting Monday night, August 15.
Mr. Davis, currently president of
the Zebulon Rotary Club, also
served as president of the Chamber
of Commerce during the Cham
ber’s 1953-54 year.
Elected while attending the Na
tional Guard summer encamp
ment at Fort Bragg, Mr. Davis suc
ceeds outgoing president Tom
Mcnk.
The local Chamber of Commerce
also elected Ed Hales and J. R. Al
ford as directors for a three year
term at Monday night’s meeting
at Town Hall.
Lester Rose, general manager of
Raleigh’s Chamber of Commerce,
was the principal speaker at the
meeting and told the Zebulon or
ganization of the need for a Cham
ber of Commerce. He outlined
the functions and aims of any good
Chamber, and pointed out the ben
efits to be derived by the town
from the existence of such an or
ganization.
Mr. Rose said that the coopera
tion of all business men in the
community is necessary for the
success of the Chamber of Com
merce, especially in a small town.
The Zebulon Chamber of Com
merce decided that the organiza
tion’s directors give further study
to a proposed plan for openinr a
full time office for the local out
fit.
It was announced that the office
would be located in the down
town section of Zebulon, and
would employ a part-time sec
retary who would look after cer
tain deails of the organization’s
business.
After the directors have investi
gated the possibility of securing
such an office, the plans and cost
for the project will be given to
the members for approval, accord
ing to outgoing president Tom
Monk.
Margaret Stevens Is New
Viakelon Piano Teacher
Margaret Ann Stevenson, a na
tive of Old Greenwich, Connecti
cut, has been engaged by the
Wakelon School Committee as pia
no teacher at the school during the
coming year, it was announced
yesterday by Franklin Jones,
Wakelon principal.
Miss Stevenson graduated in
June from Converse College in
Spartanburg, South Carolina, with
a degree in music. The new teach
er entered Converse College on a
music scholarship, and while there,
she taught in the prep department
of Converse, Mr. Jones said.
She graduated with honors and
comes to Zebulon with the highest
recommendation of Converse Col
lege, Mr. Jones stated.
Recreation Director
During this summer, Miss Ste
venson is employed as a recreation
leader in Old Greenwich.
Mr. Jones expressed that the
community is indeed fortunate to
have such a talented and promis
ing person as Miss Stevenson com
ing to serve on the Wakelon School
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Chamber of Covimerce Head
Zebulon Man Takes
Post at Campbell
Charles Horton, native of Zebu
lon and at present minister of mu
sic at the First Baptist Church of
Rocky Mount, has accepted a posi
tion as head of the Music Depart
ment at Campbell College. He will
begin his duties there with the
fall term.
Besides heading the music de
partment, Horton will direct the
college choir and the touring choir.
Horton received his training at
Wake Forest, Westminster Choir
College and Union Theological
Seminary in New York City. He
has directed the combined choirs
of Rocky Mount in annual per
formances of “The Messiah” for
the past two years.
Mrs. Horion has accepted a po
sition as head of the Organ De
partment at Campbell. She also
holds a Master of Music degree
from Westminster.
Miss Stevenson
New Piano Teacher
staff.
Mrs. Stevenson will arrive in
Zebulon around the first of Sep
tember, Mr. Jones said.
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, August 19, 1955
Hurricane Diane
Easy on Zebulon;
Rains Are Heavy
Hurricane Diane, brandishing
winds of nearly 100 miles an hour
when she first slugged the North
Carolina coast this week, tired
quickly as she moved across the
coastal plain, and fell close to
Zebulon, her weakened fury
spreading across the town in
heavy rain driven by high wind.
Ralph Talton reported that the
same precautions were taken by
the Carolina Power and Light
Company in this area that were
observed when Connie, last week’s
nature girl, stormed through this
area.
“Diane was not as bad as Con
nie,” Mr. Talton said. “The ma
jority of the damage which we en
countered was in the form of trees
which the wind blew over on ru
ral lines, disrupting electrical ser
vice.”
Mr. Talton said that there were
no electrical* disturbances in Zeb
ulon, except for the street light
circuits. He said that the residen
tial circuit was restored Thursday
morning, the business district cir
cuit to be reparied later.
The high winds from the Wed
(See HURRICANE, Page 8)
Will Tour Camp
Tom Monk, retiring president of
the Zebulon Chamber of Com
merce, has been invited by the
North Carolina Military District,
to attend a one-day excursion to
Ft. Jackson, South Carolina, in
order to witness first hand the
training program of the Third
Army.
Mr. Monk will accompany men
from other communities to the
South Carolina camp on August
30.
Mr. Monk said that the group
will board a military plane at the
Rocky Mount airport around 8:30
a.m., August 30, and will leave
Ft. Jackson for the return trip
around 4 p.m. that same afternoon.
Military officials in charge of
the program have announced that
a program has been planned for
the group which will show “how
your friends and neighbors are
helping to keep the United States
prepared for any emergency.”
Mrs. Beulah Cheves
Dies at Home Tues.
Mrs. Beulah Cheves, 76, wife
of the late John W. Cheves, died
at her home in Bunn Tuesday
afternoon. A lifelong resident of
the Bunn community, Mrs. Cheves
was the daughter of the late J.
M. White and Mollie White. She
was a leader in community and
church affairs and was a member
of the Bunn Baptist Church.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. J. J. Eparks of Greenville, S.
C., and Mrs. G. F. Hinson of the
home; six sons, Dr. W. G. Cheves
of Franklinton, J. E. Cheves of
Warrenton, K. C. Cheves of Little
ton, C. S. Cheves of Bunn, J. H.
Cheves of Kingsport, Tenn., and
K. T. Cheves of Key West, Fla.;
three brothers, i. R. White and K.
B. White, both of Bunn, and W. H.
White of Louisburg; and 14 grand
children.
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Mrs. Barbee Quinn
Kindergarten Aid
Given Thursday
Mrs. Barbee Quinn, new kin
dergarten teacher for the coming
year, will be available for discus
sion with parents who plan to en
ter children in the school this
fall, next Thursday, August 25,
from 9 a.m. through the after
noon, Franklin Jones, Wakelon
School principal, announced yes
terday.
Mr. Jones also said that informa
tion concerning the fall session
of the school may be secured by
telephoning the Wakelon School
office.
The local kindergarten will com
mence activities on the sth of Sep
tember.
Wake Board Lists
Draft Delinquents
The registrants listed below are
delinquents with the Wake Coun
ty Selectice Service Local Board
No. 93. These delinquent regis
trants are requested to immedi
ately contact this board. If they
do not do so, the Selective Service
Board will be compelled to order
them to report for induction in the
forthcoming call.
Lester Cooper, Jr. and John
Dunn, Jr.
Wakelon P. T. A. Will Sponsor
Ring Brothers' Circus September 5
The last word in tent show en
tertainment, incredible horses,
wire walkers, jugglers, acrobats,
trapeze artists, pretty ballet girls,
wild jungle animals, elephants,
Midget Cattle from the Lost Can
yon, a Huge Python from India,
and scores of everything else that
goes to make up a Circus, will de
scend upon Zebulon early Sunday
morning, September 4, when the
great Ring Bros. Circus, one of the
four largest in America, arrives
here from Clarksville.
The huge show, traveling on a
mile-long caravan of double
length steel trucks and semi-trail
ers, and a score of sleepers and
living trailers for the performers
and personnel of the Circus, will
come to town loaded with new and
startling features.
Immediately upon arrival at
the Circus grounds, located at Fair
Grounds, the bespangled folk, the
scopes of wild anitpals, horses and
ponies, plus the herd of elephants,
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Fort Bragg Is
Site of Summer
Training Program
FT. BRAGG, N. C. Battery A,
113th FA Bn, arrived here Sunday,
joining nearly 7,000 other Na
tional Guardsmen of North Caro
lina’s famous 30th Infantry Di
vision for 15 days of active duty
training. This is the first en
campment for the men of the Old
Hickory division since the division
became an all-Tar Heel group in
October, 1954.
Lieutenant James M. Potter, Jr.,
commander of tue unit, said that
before Sunday evening the
Guardsmen would be ready for the
intensive training beginning Mon
day.
The unit mess, under Mess Ste
ward Percy B. Parrish was oper
ating Sunday, feeding the 84 of
ficers and men of the unit.
There will be no delay in be
ginning the training, which during
the first week will concentrate on
squad and platoon training, ser
vice practice firing, and the de
velopment of leadership in unit of
ficers and non-commissioned offi
cers.
Move to Field
The Guardsmen will move out
into the field for the second week.
Field exercises will be conducted
under near-combat conditions,
with Aggressors simulating enemy
invaders.
In addition to training its own
troops in offense, the unit will
have to prepare and maintain a
complete defense against the in
vaders.
The 30th Infantry Division is
commanded by Major General
Claude Bowers of Warrenton. Its
growth has been rapid since North
Carolina resumed responsibility
for the half-division formerly in
Tennessee.
The highlight of the first week
will be the annual parade on Sat
urday, August 21, when Governor
Luther Hodges, commander of the
North Carolina National Guard,
will review the troops.
Other distinguished guests pres
(See GUARD, Page 8)
will be unloaded and the building
of acres of tents wiU soon get un
der way. A total of eight tents
will be raised, including the Gi
gantic Big Top, which seats over
2000 persons. With one ring, Euro
pean style, and all seats arranged
around same, affording an unob
structed view of all the 25 acts
presented in this season’s perform
ance, all patrons are assured of
seeing the entire performance, as
each act is presented singly.
Big Acts and displays are in
great numbers, and there is a
goodly number of novelty acts and
horse and pony numbers. An add
ed feature is Eddie Hodginis’ Fun
ny Ford, guaranteed to make
everyone howl with laughter.
Zebulon audiences will see the
noted Aldo Christiani Trio, troupe
of bare-back riding marvels, with
Aldo Crjstiani, greatest Acrobatic
Rider of all times. Their thrilling
Riding Act is climaxed with a re
(See CIRCUS, Page 8)