THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXX. Number 26.
8-Year'Old Boy
Killed when Hit
By Falling Log
John Leslie Barham, eight, of
Wendell, Route 1, was killed
Thursday, Dec. 29, at noon near
his farm home when a log rolled
off a cart and crushed him.
John was the son of Mrs. Hallie
Richardson Barham. He was rush
ed to a doctor’s office in Wendell
immediately after the accident but
was pronounced dead on arrival.
The lad and other children were
playing near the logging operation,
which was in Johnston County and
close to the Wake line. A chain
snapped on the cart, loosening the
logs, and one of them struck the
boy before he could dart out of the
way. One or two other children
narrowly missed being hit.
Funeral services were held Fri
day at 3 p.m. at the Wendell Bap
tist Church, with the pastor, the
Rev. W. H. Vinson, in charge and
burial was in Greenmount Ceme
tery at Wendell. The body was
taken to the church an hour prior
to services.
Surviving the child are his moth
er and one brother, Danny Joe
Barham.
Practical Nurse
Exam March 21
Persons desiring certification as
a licensed practical nurse may
take examinations under the “wai
ver” provision of the present nurs
ing law on March 21, 1956.
Joyce Warren, Chairman of the
North Carolina Board of Nurse
Registration and Nursing Educa
tion, stated yesterday that after
the above date, the last examina
tion for waiver applicants will be
conducted July 25, 1956.
Applications must be on file
with the Board twenty to twenty
five days prior to each scheduled
examination. Applications will not
be accepted after July 1, 1956.
A course of certificate from a
commercial or correspondence
school of practical nursing does
not qualify a person for practical
nurse license in North Carolina.
A twelve months course of train
ing in an accredited school of prac
tical nursing is required for an ap
plicant to be eligible for the Prac
tical Nurse Licensure Examina
tion if application is made after
July 1, 1956.
Southern Bell Reports 250 Percent
In Raleigh Area during Past Decade
Southern Bell Telephone and
Telegraph Co. reported today hea
vy 1955 expansion and improve
ment of service has capped a 250
per cent increase in Raleigh-Area
telephones in 10 years.
District Manager E. A. Clement
said Southern Bell spent a total of
well over $725,000 in the Raleigh-
Area during the past year to ex
pand and improve service. This in
cludes, in addition to Raleigh,
Apex Cary, Garner, Wendell and
Zebulon.
He said the 250 per cent increase
in telephones had boosted the total
number in the area to 44,380 today.
During 1955, Mr. Clement add
ed, there was a net gain of 3,628
telephones in the Raleigh-Area.
In addition, 2,334 customers were
News Deadlines
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lon Record are as follows: for Tuesday’s issue, 10:00 Mon
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day morning; for Friday, 6 Wednesday afternoon.
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these deadlines to insure a better newspaper.
Gas Pumps, Truck, Car
All Damaged in Accident
Between 7:15 and 7:30 Wednes
day, two gas pumps at Paul Brant
ley’s Service Station Number two
were practically demolished when
a pickup truck and an Oldsmo
bile collided.
The oozing gasoline from the
pumps caught fire, but was quickly
put out by by-standers before the
Zebulon Fire Department arrived.
The 1956 pickup truck was driv
en by Sanford Pearce. The driver
Wake Firemen
Name Officers
Members of the Wake County
Fireman’s Association elected Bob
Heater of Cary president last
night at a meeting held in the Cen
tral Fire Station here.
Other officers named were
Chief J. B. Keeter of Raleigh, first
vice president; C. S. Schaub of
Apex, second vice president, and
Gordon Keith, Jr., of Cary, secre
tary-treasurer.
Directors chosen were W. R. El
der of Cary, Hamp Jackson of
Garner, R. W. Stephens of Apex,
W. H. Winston of Wake Forest, Ed
sel Fuquay of Fuquay, Dr. R. P.
Hamilton of Morrisville, R. L. Mat
thews of Raleigh, D. Earl Duke of
Zebulon.
Sole Business Item
Was to Pay Bills
After-holiday business, was at
a minimum at the Town Board
meeting held Monday night. Va
rious topics were discussed but
none was recorded in the minutes.
A motion was made by Frank
Wall and seconded by Kermit Cor
bett to pay all bills presented to
the Town Clerk. This was the lone
item recorded in the minutes.
were provided with a higher grade
of service.
The same 1955 program, Mr.
Clement said, has cut the number
of people waiting for service to
175. It has also reduced the num
ber waiting for a higher grade of
service to 675. These are the lowest
year-end figures of the past dec
ade, the Telephone Official added.
“The preceding 10 years,” Mr.
Clement said, “Have been a time
of unprecedented growth and pro
grams here. Not only has this been
true of telephone development, but
of the overall economy as well.”
“Our studies and estimates of
what lies ahead for the Raleigh
area lead to the certain belief that
this progress will continue strong,”
He added.
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, January 6, 1956
of the Oldsmobile was not learned
at the time of publication.
Pearce was taken to a local phy
sician for injuries sustained in the
collision, and upon advice of the
doctor was sent to Rex Hospital.
According to the investigating
officers, Pearcte was making a
turn into the service station when
the automobile crashed into his
vericle.
The impact of the crash caused
the pickup to careen into the gas
pumps. Damage to the gas pumps
was estimated at approximately
SBOO.OO.
Damages to the pickup truck and
automobile were estimated to be
about S2OO and S3OO, respectively.
It was not learned whether any
charges were preferred against
the drivers of the vehicles.
Two Bicycles Won
In Rexall Contest
%
Christmas came three days ear
ly for Tommy Phillips and Margar
et Jones.
On December 22 these two
young people were awarded a bi
cycle a piece in the Rexall con
test sponsored by the Zebulon
Drug Company.
After a count of the votes, Tom
my and Margaret topped the list
after having held the lead for
many weeks. There were a total
of 16 winners.
Other winners in the boy’s di
vision in order of their appearance
were: Roderick Strickland, elec
tric train, Gerald Mitchell, Haw
keye camera outfit; Ellis Lee
Rhodes, racer; Donald Corbett,
electronic radio station; Jimmy
Blackwell, gun and holster set; Eu
(See CONTEST, Page 8)
Farm Bureau To
Meet on Monday
Dr. Brooks James, head of The
Agricultural Economic Depart
ment of State College, and Dr.
Brice Radford will speak to the
Zebulon Farm Bureau Monday
night, January 9, at 7:30, in the
Wakelon School Auditorium. Top
ics of discussion will be “What We
May Expect from This Year’s
Crops” and “Social Security for
the Farmers.” The Woman’s Aux
iliary will meet Wednesday night*
Jan. 11, with Miss Palmer.
Garden Club
The Carmen Flowers Garden
Club will meet Monday night at
8 o’clock in the home of Mrs.
Riggsby Massey. Ferd Davis, local
attorney, will be the guest speak
er. His topic will concern conser
vation.
March of Dimes Campaign
Begins in Wake on Tuesday;
Scheduled to End January 31
FIRST CLASS
Receipts of the local post office
for 1955 were $43,545.35 as com
pared with the receipts of 1954
which were $31,914.50.
“This shows a gain of approxi
mately 36 per cent,” M. J. Sexton,
postmaster, said.
On the basis of the above re
ceipts, the postmaster has been
notified that the local office will
advance to First Class on July 1,
1956.
The local office has been Second
Class since July 1, 1942.
Vision Care Can
Decide Child's Life
Whether your child is a toddler
or a teenager, the vision care he
receives during his fonnal school
days will decide if his life is to be
as full and useful as you have
visualized for him.
The parents are the keystone to
whatever progress he is destined
to achieve; the parents are the
equippers . . . the providers.
This brings up a vital question:
How do parents sufficiently pro
vide good vision for their children?
The North Carolina Optometric
Society offers the answer:
Well Balanced Child
A well-balanced child must
have equal parts of imagination,
enthusiasm and common sense.
Each is necessary if the child is
expected to perform as he should
in work and play.
But a child who has imagina
tion and, at the same time, suf
fers improper vision, has no oppor
tunity to develop that important
trait of his personality. Likewise,
a child must have good eyesight in
order to utilize his enthusiasm and
good common sense.
Like purchasing new clothing
for the coming school year, the
parent should develop the habit of
taking his children to his local op
tometrist for a thorough vision ex
amination. This examination
should be a vital item on the par
ent’s check-list of things to do in
preparation for school.
Zebulon Performers Are Praised
Following Opera in West Virginia
Louis A. Capaldini, music critic
of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph,
stated in his column of that local
paper the following concerning the
performance of “Amahl and the
Night Visitors” in which Charles
Horton, Mrs. Susan Horton and
Mrs. Nellie Kemp were perform
ers.
Quotes from Mr. Capaldini’s col
umn: “ . . . the performance was of
a caliber that amazed and pleased
. . . disappointingly small crowd
due to the inclement weather . . .
Mrs. Horton’s voice as Amahfl
served most appropriately . . . Her
voice, colored with a boyish qual
ity, made the small boy Amahl
seem real . . . Mrs. Kemp’s sump
tious soprano voice in the role of
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
The Wake County March of
Dimes campaign to raise funds
needed to help carry on the fight
against polio will get underway
Tuesday, January 2, Charles F.
Blanchard, Wake county chairman
of the annual drive, announced to
day.
As a prelude to the campaign
opening, Blanchard said Raleigh
Post, No. 1, of the American Le
gion will donate proceeds from a
New Year’s square dance to be held
in Legion Hall Saturday night to
the March of Dimes fund. Jody
(Red) Rose and his Blue Ridge
Mountain Boys will play for the
dance starting at 9 p.m.
Blanchard announced members
of the March of Dimes campaign
organization for the city and coun
ty as follows: Foster Davis Finch,
co-chairman; Ollie D. McLeod,
treasurer; Wade Lucas, publicity
director; Banks Arendell and Wil
liam A. Eason, advance gifts; Mrs.
A. E. Harer, chairman, Mother’s
March on January 26; Mrs. M. M.
Melvin, chairman of group raising
funds in theatres, the auditorium,
restaurants, dairy cards, and Spec
ial Coffee Day, which is set for
January 10; and G. E. Bobbitt,
chairman of Blue Crutch Day be
ing sponsored by American Legion
members in Raleigh on January
14; Mrs. Edith J. Beichler, chair
man of street collections commit
tee; and A. A. Jackson, chairman
of speakers committee.
Wake county community direc
tors are: R. D. Pee, Apex Lions
Club; George Lessard and G. B.
Phi'lbrick., Fuquay-VarinaJ Mrs.
H. S. Bivens, Garner and Auburn;
Carey Robertson, Knightdale; Mrs.
Cecil Jones, Rolesville; Dr. C. T.
Wilkinson, chairman of committee
(See CAMPAIGN, Page 8)
Legion Auxiliary
Meeting Tonight
The regular monthly meeting of
the American Legion Auxiliary
will meet Friday night, Jan. 6,
at the home of Mrs. Gilbert Bus
kin. The meeting will get under
way at 8 o’clock.
This will be the first meeting of
the Auxiliary since the November
meeting, and all members are urg
ed to attend.
the mother was thrilling . . . Her
experience as an accomplished
opera singer is obvious, and it was
her vocal technique that made Me
notti’s (the composer of the opera)
music jing through . . .
“ . . . Charles Horton, who di
rected and accompanied the opera
from the piano, did a fine job. A
difficult score to play, the Gian
Carol Menotti one-act opera de
mands a great deal of instrumen
talist and singers. Horton never
once drowned out the singers with
the piano, a laudable accomplish
ment. In addition, he plays ex
tremely well!”
This opera was performed De
cember 30 at the Bluefield Music
Festival, Bluefield, West Virginia.