THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXX. Number 75.Zebulon, N. C., Friday, June 22, 1956 Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers These two young refugees are washing their faces in prepare* tion for a meal in a church-maintained home in Ioannina, Greece. Michigan CROP Director Russ Hartzler met them and others like them this summer when he surveyed the distribution of CROP food gifts in Europe and the Near East. The girls were born in Albania of Greek parents; communism made them refugees. Their food is prepared with CROP supplies contri* buted by the people of America. Minister Feels Years Here Have Been Productive The Rev. Beverly A. Asbury said he feels he has had three very productive years at the Zebulon Baptist Church. Mr. Asbury tendered his resig nation of the church and will preach his farewell sermon Sun day at the evening service. puring his tenure here the church’s membership has grown, the budget has doubled, and the church has undertaken a building program. He said that when he came here he did not feel any more organiza tion was needed, and that he felt his biggest job was putting con tent and meaning into the organi zations already functioning. “My major interests have been in terms of being pastor, counselor and preacher,” he said. He said that he doesn’t feel that his work here is done at all, but feels that he has done enough to leave in good conscience, knowing that things are on a firm basis. “It is very hard for me to leave here,” the Rev. Asbury said. “I have never known a friend lier, nicer and more cordial com munity.” He said he is not leaving the Zebulon Baptist Church out of any (See MINISTER, Page 11) Wilber Com Accepts Position ! Wilber Conn has accepted a posi tion with Admiral Farragut Naval Academy in St. Petersburg, Flori da. He will be a member of the faculty at this school for the com ing year. Mr. Conn is leaving June 26 for up-state New ,Yerk where he will serve as camp counselor at Camp Paradox, Parado <, N. Y., for the remainder of the summer. He is a June graduate of the University of North Carolina with a bachelor of art; degree in edu cation. His mother, Mrs. Janet, Conn, resides here. Sweepstakes Winner Mrs. Eugene Eailey has been notified that she was a winner in the Log Cabin Syrup Sweepstakes slogan contest. She won an auto matic Toastmaster toaster valued at $22.50. Mrs. Bailey secured her entry blank at Temple Market. Duke Divinity Senior Is With Methodist Church in Zebulon The Rev. J. Conrad Glass, Jr. The Rev. J. Conrad Glass, Jr. of Raleigh is assisting with the ministerial duties of the Zebulon Methodist Church for five weeks this summer. Mr. Glass is a rising senior of Duke University Divinity School, and is doing his field work here under the Duke Endowment of the school. Following his tenure here he will be associated with Camp Don Lee, a Methodist youth camp, for five weeks. His duties at the local church include that of working with the young people of the church, help ing with Vacation Church School, preaching and helping with Youth Activities’ Week in July. The young minister is 23-years old and is unmarried. His father is a postal employee at a Raleigh post office. Portrait Studio To Open Here By or before July 1, there will be a photography studio in Zebu Ion. This announcement was made Thursday morning by T. A. Curry, who will be the owner-operator. Curry, who is a Knightdale na-„ tive and has recently returned from San Francisco, Calif., where he owned and operated a studio, said he will be able to do all types of photography, ranging from por traits to commercial. Curry’s son will be associated with him in this business. The studio is to be located at the corner of Vance Street and Aren dell Avenue, where the post office was formerly located. NC Safety Council Urges Car Check Can you see, steer and stop safe ly? If you can’t you’re a traffic men ace and have no business on public thoroughfares. That’s the lesson of the current Vehicle Safety-Check program, sponsored in North Carolina by all civic groups and the Governor’s Traffic Safety Council. The goal: Safe cars for safe operation. The time to find out if you can see, steer and stop safely is be fore you start out on the highway. Don’t wait until you are caught in a sudden downpour to find out if your windshield wipers are flex ible and efficient. It’s too late to replace them after the deluge starts. And dried out windshield wipers can cause a dim-out that may cost your life. Don t wait until a critical mo ment when your life depends on split-second stopping to find out that the brake pedal slams down to the floor. The time taken to pump brakes before they take hold trans lates into extra feet of stopping dis tance — and even one foot of extra stopping distance can spell disas ter. This list of don’ts” could be as long as the list of safety parts in your automobile, for your vehi cle is just as safe as its weakest part. Now — before an emer gency arises — is the time to fer ret out hidden weakness. In North Carolina last year 70 of the 1031 death dealing automo bile accidents occurred when one or more mechanical parts gave way at a crucial moment. Like we've been saying the most frequent fail* ures were lights, steering, brakes and tires. Check and double check. Use (See CAR CHECK, Pafce 11) Retiring Nurse Is Honored Mrs. Ida Hall, who retires July 1, was feted Wednesday evening in the Cardinal Room of Balentine’s Restaurant in Raleigh by the Wake County Health Department. The guests found their places by miniature nurse’s caps. Mrs. Hall, and a fellow nurse who is also retiring and was also an honored guest, were commend ed for the faithful and selfless du ties in the field of nursing. Miss Frankie Hall was among the more than fifty persons who attended this dinner. City Is Burglarized During Weekend Baptist TV Program to be Presented Sunday On Sunday, June 24, at 5:30 p. m., orie of the best and most ex pensive television programs ever seen and heard will be given over Station WNAO-TV, Raleigh. It was prepared by the Radio and Televi sion Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. Twelve prominent men will take part on the TV program—four of them presidents and world’s states men and eight outstanding Baptist preachers. This program will last only about thirty minutes. It cost thousands of dollars to prepare and put this program on. It is provided by the Radio and Television Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention espe cially to give the world the Chris tian viewpoint and conception of the most vital and dramatic era of World Events. Don’t miss “This is the An swer,” Sunday at 5:30 p.m., WNAO-TV, Raleigh. If you have television, invite your neighbor, if not, see his. Fire The Rural Fire Truck was called to help extinguish a fire on the Herbert Perry farm last Saturday about 3:15. Perry was having his wheat thrashed wheat straw fire, spread spreading to the uncut wheat. Approximately $50 damage was in curred to Perry’s property. Sunday night at 1:30 the Rural Fire Truck was called to the scene of an abandoned car which was on fire. Officers estimated this loss to be $1000. GEMS OF THOUGHT Nothing is impossible. We mere ly don’t know yet how to do it— Thomas A. Edison • The secret of success is con stancy in purpose.—Benjamin Dis raeli A series of burglaries and break ins hit Zebulon last weekend, of ficers have reported. Last Sunday night the car be longing to John Gordon was stol en and was burned on a dirt road just off Highway 96 about five miles north of Zebulon. Gordon, who was visiting his mother, Mrs. Bessie Gordon, left his 1954 Plymouth parked on Aren dell Avenue beside the apartment house where his mother lives. He discovered his car was miss ing early Monday morning and notified the local officers. The car was burned about 1:30 o’clock Monday morning, Deputy Sheriff Earl Duke and Officer Wil lie B. Hopkins reported. The car was found in a ditch where it had been abandoned. The Rural Fire Department was called to the scene to put out the conflagration. Officers reported the* loss was approximately $1000. They stated the car was covered by insurance. It was decided by officers that the car must have been straight wired in order to be driven. Gor don reportedly took the key from the ignition when he parked his car. Investigation is still underway, the officers reported. Gordon is on the faculty of the Bryson City school system. On June 14 and 15, Shepard High School was burglarized, offi cers reported. The Negro school was entered through a lunch room window which had been broken. Five dol lars was reported taken from the Coca-Cola machine in the Agricul ture department. On Friday night the thieves en tered the school again and this time stole canned and frozen foods amounting to about $20. Investigations by Deputy Sheriff Earl Duke and Police Officer Wil lie B. Hopkins led to the arrest of four teenage colored youths. The youths are to be tried in the June 27 Recorder’s Court. Thieves entered the Rondal Phil lips’ home June 13 while the Phil lips were vacationing. Investigations revealed the un known person or persons tore the screen from the kitchen window and entered the house. Deputy Sheriff Earl Duke and Police Officer Willie B. Hopkins, investigating officers, reported nothing was missing. Recreational Program Attracts Many Players There were 770 participants in various activities of the recrea tional program last week. This was an increase of 103 over the previous week, according to di rector Charles Hester. Last Thursday night, Union Hope defeated Hopkins in softball, and Wakefield won over Methodist Church. In Tuesday night’s game of this week, Union Hope wallop ed Methodist Church, while Hop kins kayoed Wakefield. The Termite and Midget base ball teams were defeated by Wen dell in a session last week. There is an urgent call for more girls to join in the softball activi ties. This team is open to teen agers, mothers, and grandmothers. This is the third and final week of swimming classes. The activity bus will not be available today, - so it is urged that anyone who has or can furnish a car for today is asked to contact the director or assistant director. Today’s schedule: From 2-5, su pervised play at Wakelon School. Termite and Midget baseball teams will leave today at 2 for Wendell. Tonight from 8-10:30 there will be a dance in the gymnasium. Mutic by recording will be used. Next week’s schedule. Monday: From 9-12 the Zebulon Park will be open for supervised play. Ter mite baseball from 2 to 2:30. Mid get baseball from 3 to 3:30. In termediate baseball from 4 to 4:30. Girls’ softball is scheduled at 3:30.

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