THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXX. Number 20.
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$85,000 Gymnasium Constructed
For Corinth-Holders; Seats 1,000
An approximately $85,000 phy
sical education building now en- j
hances the grounds of the Corinth-
Holders campus.
“We are very fortunate to have
such a structure,” Otis C. Freeman,
of the school, said in a recent in
terview.
This plant was completed in
time for the present school session ,
and approved by the Johnston
County Board of Education the lat- j
ter part of November.
The outside dimensions of the
building are 133 by 80 feet. Inside ■
measurements are 94.4 by 78.8 feet.
It is equipped with six basket
ball goals, allowing two games to
Wendell Rotarians Hear Discussion
On Wake Hospital Bond Proposal
At the regular meeting of the
Wendell Rotary Club held Tues
day, November 29, 1955, Walter
Burgeas, (ocal architect, talked
informally on hospital designs.
In view of the approaching ref
erendum on the proposed bond is
sue to be held Tuesday, Decem
ber 13, at which time voters will
have an opportunity to express
their wishes on the question of
whether or not the bonds will be
issue to obtain funds with which
to erect a general county hospital
and perhaps clinics or health cen
ters, the talk was most appropriate.
Burgess pointed out the differ
ence between a general hospital
and a clinic or health center. While
the former is usually self-contain-
Tobacco Is Topic
For Bureau Meet
The problems of “white, slick”
tobacco and the possible solutions
will be the subject of a talk by
Dr. Guy Jones, head of tobacco
varieties work of the North Caro
lina State College Extension Serv
ice. Dr. Jones will speak at the
meeting of the Zebulon Farm Bu
reau Monday night in the Wake- i
lon auditorium.
Complaints from foreign buyers ;
are being received in this country
stating that they want no more of
the questioned leaf. Dr. Guy, who
is in charge of developing new va
rieties, will discuss this problem,
and will give information of oth
er problems facing farmers be
cause of new varieties.
be in progress at the same time.
The seating capacity is approxi
mately 1000 persons, according to
Freeman. The seats are of the roll
away style, and are of California
fir. Cost of the seats runs to more
than $9,000.
“We are hoping to finance the
seats through gifts from the alum
ni, PTA suppers, Halloween car
nivals, and exhibition ball games,”
Freeman said. “We now have
about a third of the funds neces
sary for payment of the seats.”
There are two shower baths and
two dressing rooms, adequately
equipped. The building is heated
by a stoker fed type boiler.
ing, the speaker said, the latter
| is of necessity limited in its serv-
I ices.
A general hospital is equipped
with facilities for treating practi
! cally every type disease and condi
tion, and with operating rooms and
equipment for practically every
type surgery. It also has its own
kitchen, laundry and housing for
nurses.
A clinic or health center, he
pointed out, is usually equipped
only for minor surgery, obstet
rical practice, convalescent pa
tients and other types of medical
service of a general nature. The
kitchen facilities are smaller and
nurses quarters are elsewhere.
The speaker explained the prob
i lems of the architect in designing
a building to be used for a hos
pital. Whether the building is to
be a tall one of many floors, or
of more modem design with many
wings of fewer floors, has a great
deal to do with the plans of the
architect.
The speaker also pointed out
that the location of the hospital
would be governed by parking fa- ’
cilities, quicker access from the |
part of the county with the larger
population, availability of pub
lic services and related matters.
Tax Listers
The Wake Oounty Board of
Commissioners has appointed the
township tax listers for 1956.
Listed according to townships
they include: Little River, Mrs. E.
V. Rountree of Zebulon; Marks
Creek, J. I. Lynch of Wendell.
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, December 9, 1955
The hardwood floors are con
structed of maple.
Walter Hooks of Charlotte,
Johnston County Board of Educa
tion architect, designed the build
ing. J. R. Rogers of Smithfield was
the general contractor.
Freeman spoke highly of the co
operation received from the com
munities during the bid for and
the construction of the plant.
“In time we hope to be able to
use the building for wrestling,
calesthentics, volley ball, and
many other games,” he said, “and
not just for basketball alone. But
at present we do not have the
equipment for these type games.”
TALENTED SINGER
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DIANE BAILEY
Diane Bailey to Be
On Godfrey Show
Diane Bailey, six-year-old
singer, is scheduled to appear soon
on the Arthur Godfrey Talent
Scouts show.
Philco Corporation will pay her
expenses to New York for this ap
pearance. While there she will
also make an audition for a rec
ord company. i
Diane has appeared on both ra
dio and television networks. She
has also performed on the stage at
various civic functions and has
done theater engagements through
out the State.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Wilson Bailey of Zeb
ulon, Route 1. She is six-years
old and is a first grader at the
Corinth-Holders school.
Three Court Sessions
Planned Each Month
Zebulon Recorder’s Court will
operate on a three-day per month
schedule, The Town Board decid
ed at its regular meeting Monday
night.
The Board voted unanimously
for the Recorder’s Court to hold
sessions on the second, third and
fourth Wednesdays of each month
until it is not necessary and then
go back to its regular schedule
of two court sessions per month,
the second and fourth Wednesdays.
It also voted upon and passed
the motion to employ L. A. Baker
as a regular employee of the town.
Baker has been assisting the local
law enforcement department for
the past months.
Motion was also made and pass
ed to appoint Kenneth Hopkins as
assistant Clerk of Recorder’s Court
for Little River Township and the
Town of Zebulon, provided the
State law will permit an assist
ant.
Other business passed upon was
the issuing of Christmas bonuses
to town employees and to pay all
bills as presented by the Town
Clerk.
Cotton Vote Polls
Listed for Wake
Arrangements for the estab
lishment of polling place in all
of Wake County’s nineteen cot
ton-growing communities have
been completed. Notices have been
mailed to each farmer who has a
cotton acreage allotment, advis
ing him of the place where he may
vote in the referendum. All per
sons who, as landlord, tenant, or
sharecropper, had an interest in
growing cotton in 1955 are eligi
ble to vote in the referendum. If
there is any question about eligi
bility, farmers are asked to check
with their county ASC office.
The community polling places
include Little River A, Zebulon
Town Hall; Little River B, Mack
D. Perry’s Store; Marks Creek,
Wendell Town Office and St. Mat
thew, Daniel’s Store on highway
No. 64.
AH polling places will be opened
from 8:00 o’clock a.m. to 6:00 o’-
clock p.m.
Santa Is Coming
Here by Airplane
Santa Claus is expected to ar
rive from his home at the North
Pole by aifplane on Dec. 19.
He is scheduled to arrive at the
local airport at 3:30 p.m. He will
be met by the town’s firetruck
and driven into town to his head
quarters in the Kemp Building.
During the afternoon he will give
out favors and talk to the chil
dren.
Santa will be at his booth from
3 to 5 o’clock every afternoon after
his arrival and all afternoon and
evening on Christmas Eve.
Honey Production
Average production of honey
per colony in North Carolina this
year is estimated at only 19 pounds,
seven pounds below last year’s <
average yield, according to the
Crop Reporting Service.
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Allotments For
Cotton
Cotton acreage allotments for
the 1956 crop have now been
! established for all the eligible
farms in Wake County, says A. C.
Lawrence, Chairman of the Coun
ty Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Committee. Each
cotton farmer has been notified
by mail of the acreage allotment
for his farm.
Mr. Lawrence explains that the
National Cotton Acreage Allot
ment is the acreage which at
average yields will produce 10
rrjillion bales, the “minimum” level
set by law under present condi
tions of heavy supply. Based on
the national average yield, the
national acreage allotment for up
land cotton is 17,391,304 acres. This
national allotment is divided
among the states and counties,
based largely on cotton acreage
during the years 1950 to 1954.
Most of the county allotment
must, under the law, be divided
among farms on which cotton
was grown in the past 3 years, but
a small reserve is set aside for
“New” cotton farms, for adjusting
allotments for “Old” farms, and
for hardship cases. In distributing
the acreage reserve, the county
committee considers the type and
productivity of the soil, the la
bor and equipment available for
cotton production, past cotton pro
duction, and other factors.
Methodists Plan
Christmas Program
Church School, Church and Eve
ning Fellowship at the Zebulon
Methodist Church will present a
united effort to usher in and inter
pret the advent of the Christ
child and celebrate the anniver
sary of His birth some 1959-61
years ago.
In the Church School, the Chil
dren’s Department will have their
Christmas treat on Sunday morn
ing, December 18, the Youth and
Adult Departments will continue
a study of the life and teaching of
Jesus and various classes and
groups will have parties, sing car
ols, and share with others.
At the 11:00 o’clock morning
worship, the minister will continue
the series on The Apostles’ Creed
discussing, “Jesus Christ, His Only
Son, Our Lord,” on December 11;
“The Meaning of Christmas, “in
cluding the phrase, “born of the
Virgin Mary,” on December 18;
“Let Him Grow Up,” including the
portion, “suffered under Pontius
Pilate, Was Crucified, dead, and
buried; the third day He rose from
the dead; He ascended into heav
en, and sitteth at the right hand
of God the Father Almighty,” on
December 25; and “How Shall We
be Judged!” including the phrase,
“from thence He shall come to
Judge the quick (living) and the
dead,” on January 1.
Student Recognition Day will be
observed on this Sunday too.
At the Sunday Evening Fellow
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