THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXX, Number 10. Zebulon, N. C., Friday, November 2, 1956 Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Dramatics at Armory
In Form of Wrestling
Approximately 125 persons at
Davis Armory Tuesday night saw
dramatic performances that would
outshine “The Great Sarah” or
' “The Profile.”
“Gorgeous George” Atlas, “Ti
ger” Verne Kelley and “Little
Dagmar” were in rare form, ex
hibiting thespian abilities that
many Hollywood directors wish
their stars possessed.
“Gorgeous George,” displaying
flowing tresses that lacked the
marcel touch and raven black eye
brows, kept the audience spell
bound with, his tactics.
He used all^his ham — and
there was plenty of it — when he
entered the ring wearing a black
hip-length satin jacket trimmed
with scarlet.
George was a replacement, and
he did not look any too happy a
bout it. The partial toothless ref
eree informed the crowd that the
Baron who was scheduled to ap
pear, could not be there because
of injuries sustained in a bout the
day before.
With this announcement the
crowd groaned with disgust, for
* many had come to see the televis
ion personality display his wrest
ling tactics. Others realized this
was the age-old trick employed by
promoters to increase the gate re
ceipts.
“Little Dagmar” stole the audi
ence’s heart. Her black wrestling
trunks, edged with a white pleat
ed ruffle around the busts, dis
played a neat and trim figure.
Her opponent, Dot Barrow, West
coast champion, wore a red suit
that seemed to hike up and she
had to keep yanking down. Her
sneering attitude and “youse shet
up” spat at the customers got her
boos and cat calls.
The matches were sponsored by
the local National Guard which
received 67 per cent of the gate re
ceipts.
Willie B. Hopkins
Police Chief Is
Named Director
Willie B. Hopkins received the
honor of being elected to the Board
of Directors of the North Carolina
League of Municipalities at the
47th Annual Convention held in
j^isheville Oct. 21-23. He suc
ceeds Fred Wheeler, Mayor of Ra
leigh. There are 12 directors of the
Sixth District which are comprised
of Caswell, Person, Granville,
Vance, Alamance, Orange, Dur
ham, Wake and Chatham counties.
Corinth-Holder
Carnival a Success
The Halloween carnival held at
Corinth-Holders School last Fri
day night netted a total of $966.13.
The proceeds from this carnival
are to be applied on the gymnasi
um seats, according to Principal
Ottis C. Freeman.
Jail Occupants Get The
Best When They Desire
In late September the Wake
County Grand Jury made an in
spection of the Zebulon jail and
the report read:
“In order, although more atten
tion should be given to the feed
ing of prisoners.”
Local jail officials said the pris
oners housed in the Zebulon jail
are given excellent rations and fed
regularly.
“We try to please them as far
as is possible,” said one official.
“They are asked what they want,
and if we can get it for them we
do so.”
Sometimes they prefer hot dogs,
hamburgers, sandwiches, plate
lunches and beverages.
At night when the cafes are
closed the prisoners usually have
to be content with hot dogs, ham
burgers and pop drinks.
The prisoners are fed twice a
day, usually, because the local
jail is not set up to operate on a
full-time feeding schedule.
Prisoners who are to be kept
for any length of time are trans
ferred to the Wake County jail.
If the prisoner is not released with
in a few hours after his lockup,
he may spend an overnight in jail.
But the next day, or upon the next
trip to Raleigh by a police officer,
he is transferred to the Wake
County jail.
The local jail is allowed one dol
lar per day for the feeding of each
prisoner. This fee is customarily
collected from the culprit’s fine and
cost to reimburse the jail.
If the prisoner goes to the roads
and the feeding fee cannot be paid,
the county will pay half the cost,
or fifty cents.
Zebulon jail has two sections,
one for white and one for colored
prisoners. Each division has three
cells with four bunks in each cell.
These cells are kept extraordi
narily clean. The bunks are cov
ered with white domestic mattress
covers which are make by the N.
C. State Prison Department.
No prisoner sleeps on a used or
soiled mattress cover. They are
laundered after each occupant.
Mrs. Junetta Short does the wash
ing and pressing for a fee of 25
[cents each.
Wakelon Holds
College Day
More than 240 students from
six different schools gathered at’
Wakelon School Thursday for
Wake County College Day. Par
ticipating schools were Wakelon,
Wendell, Knightdale, Millbrook,
Wake Forest and Rolesville.
This is an annual affair when
representatives from various col
leges over the state are present to
advise high school seniors about the
facets of their schools.
Colleges represented were At
lantic Christian, Brevard, Camp
bell, Catawba, Chowan, Duke Uni
versity School of Nursing, East
Carolina, Elon, Flora McDonald,
Gardner-Webb, Gaston Technical
Institute, Greensboro, Guilford,
Hardbarger’s Business College,
King’s Business College, Louis
burg, Mars Hill, Meredith, North
Carolina State, Peace, Pfeiffer,
Rex Hospital, Stetson, University
of North Carolina, University of
North Carolina School of Nursing,
Wake Forest, Watts Hospital,'Win
gate and Woman’s College of the
University of North Carolina.
Dr. T. M. Grimes, supervisor of
Wake County Schools, gave the
orientation address. Johnny Rich
ardson, president of the student
council, presided over the program,
assisted by Miss Zelma Green,
representative from the senior
class.
Solicitor Takes
Red Cross Job
Ferd L. Davis, solicitor of Zebu
Ion Recorder’s Court, has been
named a mem
ber of the
board of Di
rectors of the
Wake County
Chapter of the
Red Cross. Da
vis was given
the appoint
ment at the
annual meet
Davis
mg held in the Red Cross
buildings in Raleigh Monday
night. Mrs. Philip R. Whitley of
Wendell was also naimed to the
board.
Decrease Shown
In Registrants
When the registration books
were closed last Saturday, a total
of 1,366 persons had registered,
according to town officials.
This shows a slight decrease in
the number that were previously
registered.
There are at least 300 or 400
persons that ought to be register
ed, Town Clerk Willie B. Hopkins
stated.
Approximately 100 Negroes reg
istered during the registration
period.
This registration covers the
Zebulon-Little River precincts.
Lions to Construct
Club House; Costs
About $10,000
M. L. Hagwood
Stoplighj Erected;
Not Yet Working
A stoplight was installed at the
intersection of Sycamore Street
and Arendell Avenue last Friday.
The installation was made by the
Carolina Power & Light Company.
When the light was put up the
color directions would not work,
and Police Chief Hopkins said that
because of the inclement weather
the adjustments have not been
made to the light to cause it to
operate properly.
He said that he expects the
stoplight to be in full operation by
the weekend. The town purchased
two stoplights some months ago.
The Town Board of Commissioners
contemplated having the lights in
stalled at the intersection of Vance
Street and Arendell Avenue and
Sycamore Street and Arendell
Avenue.
President Tells
Plans
Within the next year, the Zebu
Ion Lions will hold meetings in
their own club house.
It was revealed to this paper
Tuesday by Lions President M.
L. Hagwood that the local Lions
have purchased property in East
Zebulon for the erection of the
club house.
The property will be purchased
from Victor Bell, Raleigh real es
tate agent, and it is located on Lee
Street east of the Bernice Strick
land residence.
President Hagwood stated that
the property will cost $1,000.
The legal technicalities are being
handled by Attorney Ferd L. Da
vis.
The club bargained for one acre,
but Hagwood said there is approxi
mately an acre and a half.
Construction of the club house
is expected to be begun in the
very near future.
The building will be built of
cement blocks and will have a co
lonial style front. The cost of the
structure will be approximately
$10,000.
Dimensions of the building will
be 40 by 80 feet. It will have a
40 by 60 foot banquet-assembly
room, a modern equipped kitchen,
offices, storage rooms, two baths,
and will be centrally heated.
The local Lions have been
planning for such a club house
since their organization in Decem
ber of 1949.%
President Hagwood said the club,
is “very happy to be undertaking
this project so long awaited.”
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Women's Clubs Will
Enjoy Rembrandt Show
When the Zebulon Senior and
Junior women take a tour of the
North Carolina Museum of Art,
they will witness one of the most
fabulous art collections ever seen
in this country.
The Senior and Junior women
will have a combined meeting
during November, and are sched
uled to take a tour of the art mu
seum.
North Carolina’s recently open
ed Museum of Art at Raleigh will
add new glitter to its $2,000,000
state-owned collection of Old
Masters by observing the 350th an
niversary of Rembrandt’s birth
With an exhibit entitled “Rem
brandt and his Pupils.”
The Rembrandt exhibit, consist
ing of some 20 paintings by the
great Dutch master and 40 others
by his teachers and pupils, will
open November 16 and remain on
display through December 31. It
will occupy the third floor of the
Museum building near Capitol
Square, and be hung in galleries
destined to hold a $1,000,000
Kress gift collection later on.
North Carolina’s special Rem
brandt exhibit, valued at over two
and one-half million dollars, will
be the fourth exhibit of its type
assembled in the United States
during the past 25 years. Like two
of the previous exhibits in this
country, it has been assembled by
Dr. William R. Valentiner, direc
tor of the North Carolina Museum
of Art. Dr. Valentiner, who came
to Raleigh from Los Angeles, is
an internationally known author
ity on Rembrandt and his school of
painting.
The 20 original Rembrandts
which will be seen at Raleigh No
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Wakelon Homecoming Today; Supper Tonight
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