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THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXIX, 96. Zebulon, N. C., Friday, August 31, 1956 Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Artisan Says Woods Are
Like People — Need Love
A piece of wood in Jack Hinton’s
hands has no worries. It turns into
a thing of beauty.
Hinton said that he has no pref
erence in woods. He enjoys work
ing with them all. He somewhat
detests the gum woods, but finds
that handled with care they can
also turn out all right.
He is an excellent refinishing
man, and 90 percent of his work
now consists of refinishing and re
pairing furniture. He said he
loves working with antiques and
a great deal of his work is redo
ing these age-old articles.
“You have to be very careful
with antiques,” Hinton said. “You
have to lo^e them, cherish them,
and care for them as you would
an elderly person.”
Hinton was born December 6,
1894, in Morganton. He is the
son of the late Henry Clay Hinton
and Emily Elizabeth Jones Hinton.
There were only two children by
this union, Hinton and a brother,
Bonnie P., who resides in Spring
Hope.
His father was a skilled black
smith and Jack observed and
learned the art of working with
metals. This art carried over
later into woodworking, Hinton be
lieves.
He arrived in Zebulon January
3, 1915, Hinton said, at 5:15 p.m.
aboard the Norfolk-Southern. He
remembers that he ate his first
meal at Bob Faison’s restaurant,
describing how delicious and good
it was to a tired and hungry
young man.
Why did he come to Zebulon, he
was asked. He said he was enticed
here by E. H. Moser, then prin
cipal of Wakelon School.
“And I consider Mr. E. H. Moser
to be one of the finest school men
in the whole of North Carolina,”
Hinton said.
Hinton had been a star athlete
at Bunn High School, and came to
Zebulon because they offered a
finer selection of sports. At Wake
Ion he remained a star athlete all
the while there.
Hinton, lithe and fast, played
center on the basketball team. At
that time the games were played
on a dirt court out in the open,
he said. He recalled 'some of his
teammates with affection, these
being Roger Watkins, Ivey Jones,
Early Brantley and Cliff Pippin.
He was supposed to graduate in
the class of 1917, but the United
States entered the war and he
didn’t wait to be inducted. He en
listed in the army December 17,
1917, and was sent to Fort Thom
as, Kentucky, as a member of the
aviation section of the signal
corps.
Hinton was sent to various camps
over the eastern seaboard, Camp
Hancock, Camp Jackson, Camp
Green, and Camp Mineola. It was
' while he was at Camp Green that
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A. S. Hinton
Jerry Lowkki
Now Jerry Lee
“What’s in a name?” some bard
wrote.
Jerry Lowicki can tell you. You
see, Jerry* isn’t a Lowicki any
more. He’s a Lee.
“I changed my surname for the
benefit of my son,” Jerry said. "He
is an American, born over here,
and I wanted him to have an Amer.
ican name.”
The name changing was done
when Jerry and his wife, Nina,
applied for and got their citizen
ship papers. They became full
fledged American citizens the
middle of July.
“I didn’t want my son to grow
up with people not knowing how to
pronounce or spell hi* name. I
wanted him to have a good old
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Attacker Returned
By Local Officers
Deputy Sheriff Earl Duke and
Police Chief Willie B. Hopkins re
turned Saturday from Poplarville,
Mis$., where they went to bring
Carl H. Smith back to Raleigh for
trial.
Smith is charged with assault
on a female and attempted rape.
The alleged assault occurred
August 25 when Smith entered one
of the ladies’ rooms on the fifth
floor of the N. C. State Highway
Building in Raleigh, and attacked
a stenographer.
Chief Hopkins said Smith was
due to be given a hearing in Ra
leigh City Court Monday before
being bound over to Wake Super
ior Court.
Wendell tobacco Market
Reporting High Average
Wendell tobacco market sales
supervisor E. H. Moser said yester
day that the volume of tobacco
on the . Wendell market has been
light so far, but that he expects it
to pick up considerably since many
farmers are now finishing bam
ing.
The prices are continuing very
good, he said, ranging with or
even higher than the other mark
ets in this belt.
The quality of the offerings
seems to be good, he said, and
there are indications that it is im
proving all the time.
Wendell market sold 112,852
pounds Wednesday for $61,204.94,
or an average of $54.23. This aver
age was the highest reported on
any market in the Eastern Belt.
Methodist Board
Give Resolution
Of Love, Praise
In the passing of A. Roy House
in July, 1956, Zebulon Methodist
Church and the Official Board have
lost a faithful, loyal and devoted
member. He has been a member
of our church for many years most
of which he served in an official
capacity. Mr. House was a man of
strong convictions who served His
Master diligently. His judgment
and counseling will be missed by
his Sunday School class, his
Church and the Official Board.
Now, therefore, be is resolved:
(1) That this congregation pause
in its deliberation in respect and
love for the memory of our brother
and co-worker, A. Roy House,
who will long live in our hearts
and minds.
(2) That we extend sympathy
and love to the members of his
family and commend each one of
them to the care of Our Loving
Heavenly Father.
(3) That these resolutions be
spread on the minutes of this
church and in THE ZEBIJ1-.ON
RECORD, and a copy be sent
to the family of our departed bro
ther.
Respectfully submitted,
The Official Board
M. J. Sexton, Chairman
383 Vehicles
Registered Here
Three hundred eighty-three mo
tor vehicles in Zebulon are wear
ing 1956 town license tags.
Officials reported that the num
ber of persons buying town li
cense plates last year numbered
400.
Town officials urge all persons
who own motor vehicles within the
corporate limits of the town to pur
chase these license plates imme
diately before they are again noti
fied.
The tags are secured from the
North Carolina Prison Department
and are sold for $1.00 each.
There is no accurate count of the
number of motor vehicles in the
city limits of Zebulon but officials
estimate that there are approxi
mately 900.
Negro Legion Post
Plans $3,000 Hall
The James Rogers Post No. 363
of the American Legion has grown
from five members since its organ
ization in 1943 to forty-three mem
bers in 1956, according to Walter
Perry.
Perry, one of the post’s past
commanders, said the Legion has
purchased a lot on Barbee Street
and plans are being formulated
for the building of a $3,000 Legion
Hall.
Perry said that he hopes con
struction on the Legion Hall will
begin in the very near future.
The Legion meetings are held
the first and third Tuesdays of
each month with the present com
mander Bass Dunn presiding.
Crde Meets Tuesday
The Business Woman’s Circle
of the Zebulon Baptist Church will
meet Tuesday night, Sept. 4, at 8
o’clock in the home of Mrs. Wal
lace Chamblef.
United Fund Adopts
Tentative Budget at
Monday Night Meet
Woman's Hens
Believe In
Double or Nothing
Mrs. Ida Driver’s pullets don’t
believe in doing things half way.
They go all out.
She reported that since her pull
ets have begun laying all the eggs
they have laid have been double
yolked eggs.
No, she doesn’t feed them any
particular feed, or she doesn’t care
for them in any extraordinary
fashion.
She wonders if they are going
to be the kind that pays off in
double portions.
Housewarming
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Smith surprised them with a
housewarming Tuesday night.
Mesdames Allen Pippin, Willard
Gill, Doris Privette, Ruric Gill,
Sr., G. S. Barbee, I. D. Gill, George
Morgan, Jack Mitchell, Garland
Godwin, Philip Olive, Thurman
Murray, Charles Hawkins, L. M.
Massey, Russell Brantley, Wallace
Temple, Ralph Talton, Norman
Screws, Haliburton Yancey, Wal
lace Chamblee, Frank Massey, Eu
gene Jones, Armstrong Cannady,
James Debnam and Miss Ruby
Dawson attended the evening social
honoring the Smiths.
At the close of the festivities
lim*» ice and cookies were served.
Gospel Song Fest
Some of the South’s finest gos- j
pel singing will be heard Sunday
at Samaria Baptist Church located
six miles east of Zebulon on High
way 85.
It has been announced that four
outstanding quartets and trios will
participate in this event. They are
the Melody Masters of Four Oaks,
the Nunnery Trio of Stedman, the
Calvary Quartette and the Gospel
ettes of Rocky Mount.
The program will get underway
at 1:30 o’clock and the public isj
invited.
1956-57 Goal
Set at $6,000
The Zebulon United Fund budget
was set Monday night by the
Fund’s budget committee to the
tune of $6,000. This exceeds last
year’s budget by $500.
President of the Fund Ralph
Talton said that he is satisfied
with the budget set for 1956-57,
but he feels that Zebulon could
and should support a budget of at
least $8,000.
The 1955-56 goal of $5,500 was
not reached. Only 70 per cent of
the total amount designated yjas
secured.
Talton stated that it is the
Fund’s aim this year to educate
the people of the Fund’s purpose.
Each agency will be publicized as
to its needs, its operation, and the
required amount for it to function
properly.
There are 17 agencies which will
receive aid from the Zebulon Unit
ed Fund.
Between September 20 and Octo
ber 10 the people of Zebulon and
immediate community will be
polled by mail to find out if they
are interested in supporting the
United Fund or if they prefer giv
ing to each soliciting agency sepa
rately.
He stated that he hopes the re
sponse from this poll will be very
good in order to know the opinion
of the general public concerning
their desire for the continuation of
the United Fund.
Talton said that the Zebulon
agency will work in conjunction
with the National and Raleigh
Fund drives in its timing. He said
he hopes to get solicitations under
way about the latter part of Octo
ber.
The tentative budget is to be
presented to the Board of Direc
tors at their September 4 meet
ing for approval and recommenda
tion to the people of Zebulon for
its adoption.
Many of the agency funds were
increased, according to Talton, for
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Rocky Mount Native Will
Preach Sermon on Sabbath
Dr. Earl H. Parker of Rocky
Mount and Fremont will fill the
pulpit of the Zebulon Baptist
Church on Sunday, September 2.
■ Dr. Parker was bom and reared
in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
He is a graduate of Rocky. Mount
High School and was a member of
the First Baptist Church there
through young boyhood. He re
ceived his Bachelor of Arts degree
from Wake Forest College; Bache
lor of Divinity degree from Yale
Divinity School; Doctor of Phi
losophy degree from Edinburg,
Scotland in 1953. Dr. Parker has
done further graduate work at
Duke and Manchester, England.
His major at Wake Forest College
was classical Greek, his major at
Yale and Edinburg was in New
Testament studies.
He was chaplain on active duty
with the United States Air Force
for two years, later became assist
ant pastor of the First Baptist
Church in Rocky Mount, and in
Monroe. He has served as chaplain
of Converse College, Spartanburg,
South Carolina, and was also as
sociate professor of -religion and
philosophy there.
Dr. Parker married a Fremont,
North Carolina girl and has been
serving as pastor of the Fremont
Baptist Church for the past sev
eral months.