THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXX, Number 14.
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, November 16, 1956
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Cub Scouts May Disband
Because of Lack of Support
Without the support of the
townspeople, the Cub Scouts may
become a thing of the past.
The Cub Scouts, a most worth
while organization, has not had a
group meeting since the early sum
mer.
“It is impossible to have ajneet
ing,” Scoutmaster Eldred Roun
tree said, “because we don’t have
enough den mothers. Two den
mothers cannot possibly take care
of between 35 and 40 Cub Scouts.’
Scoutmaster Rountree wiped a
way any thought that he has re
signed or may resign. The rumor
has been rampant that he has re
signed.
“I have a job to do,’’ he said,
“and I am going to try to do it
to the best of my ability.”
He has been head of the Cub
Scouts for the past one and one
half years.
Only two den mothers have been
secured so far. These two women
cannot handle 40 boys anxious tc
learn Cub Scouting.
“No den mother should have
over eight boys,” Rountree said
“We prefer they have even less—
six at the most.”
Being a den mother is purely
voluntary and there is no pay at
tached, except the reimbursement
of love from the boys and the
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United Find
Captains Report
Drive Results
Reports of collections for the
United Fund have been made from
the following group captains: Mrs
George Tucker, northwest Zebulon,
$300.48; Mrs. Garland Godwin,
northeast, $98; Mrs. Gilford Buf
kin, southeast, $75; G. L. Crews,
Shepard School district, $133.50;
R. D. Massey, business district
$2,115; Harold Taylor, colored
district, $30.87; and Robert Ed
Horton, rural section, $43.
No report of collection has been
made of the following group cap
tains and their territories: Mrs
Ferd Davis, John Hicks, Billy K
Hopkins and Frank Wall.
Legion to Hold
Turkey Shoot
You can win a turkey for your
Thanksgiving dinner by attending
the American Legion turkey shoot.
The members of the Legion are
sponsoring three turkey shoots on
Saturday, Nov. 17, and Tues
day and Wednesday night, Nov. 20
and 21.
The Saturday, Nov. 17, shoot
will be held at the Zebulon Airport
approximately two miles north of
Zebulon on Highway 96. The night
shoots will be held in the Davis
Armory.
The shoot at the Airport will be
held from 12 noon until dark. Par
ticipants are required to bring
their own shotguns. Rifles will be
required at the Armory, yours or
one will be furnished by the Le
gion.
Ammunition will be furnished.
The proceeds from these shoots
will go into the Legion Christmas
fund used to buy Christmas Cheer
packages for needy families in
Zebulon and the surrounding com
munities.
Rural Fire Dept
Deposits Savings
The Zebulon Rural Fire Depart
men has stashed away $1,000 in
the Home Savings and Loan As
sociation in Rocky Mount.
Secretary - Treasurer Ed Hales
said the money was taken out of
the operating fund and deposited
in the Rocky Mount firm where it
will accrue 3% per cent interest.
Each member of the fire de
partment is assessed 10 per cent of
the initial joining fee. This money
is set aside so that when any equip
ment is needed the money will be
available.
The department is given $100 a
month by Wake County for its
operating expenses.
The Rural Fire Department met
November 7 at the Municipal
building with President Robert Ed
Horton presiding.
Kay Pate Relinquishes
Crown at Wendell
As a climax to the 1956 tobacco j
marketing season, the Wendell
Chamber of Commerce in coopera
tion with the Wendell Tobacco
Board of Trade is sponsoring a
Gold Leaf Festival day today .
The local warehouses will close
tobacco auctions for the season on
Thursday, November 15.
During the Festival Day, imme
diately after the parade, a new
1956 one-half ton Ford truck will
be given away to a lucky farmer
who sold his tobacco on the Wen
dell market.
The big Festival parade will get
underway at 2:30 p.m. The parade
will include floats by the local
grocery stores, dry goods stores,
Lewis Furniture Company, Bank
of Wendell and Building and Loan
Association, Garden Club Coun
til; and by Pine State Creamery,
Tobacco Board of Trade, Coca Cola
Bottling Company, Carolina Pow
er and Light Company, and Toby
the Clown from the Jones Sausage
Company. Beauties from Nash
ville, Garner, Selma, Middlesex,
Zebulort, Corinth Holders, and
Wendell will ride in decorated
convertibles. Miss Wake County,
Miss Sonja Averette, will also add
beauty to the parade.
Miss Linda Kinlaw, Miss North
Carolina Majorette, will lead the
parade and do a baton twirling
performance after it is over. The
mayor and civic club presidents
will also be members of the pa
rade. Bands from Clayton, Zebu
Ion, and Spring Hope will provide
music for the parade. There will
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Now Heading Recreation Commission
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Miss Ruby Dawson
Fred Beck
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Ag Teacher
Heads Ruritans
A Corinth-Holders High School
vocational agriculture teacher has
been elected the first president of
Corinth-Holders Ruritan Club at
the Charter Night meeting of the
new civic organization in the
school cafeteria Monday night.
John L. Glover, who conceived
the idea of forming the Ruritan
Club in the community and served
as temporary chairman during the
organization period, is the new
president.
Other officers elected were: vice
president, J. D. Hinton, a farmer
and car salesman; treasurer, Wil
liam Wheeler, farmer; and secre
tary, James Congleton, store clerk.
Directors named were: Delma
Murphy, farmer, and Andrew Bat
ten, carpenter, for a one-year term;
D. E. Wilder, farmer and ware
houseman, for a two-year term;
and E. E. Powell, merchant, for a
three-year term.
The slate of officers were pre
sented by the nominating commit
tee headed by Ronald Hocutt.
The Ruritan Club decided to
meet on the second Monday night
of each month in the school cafe
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Baptist Minister
Still Being Sought
Dr. L. M. Massey, chairman of
the Zebulon Baptist Church pulpit
committee, has quashed rumors
that a minister has been secured
for the church.
The church has been without a
minister since the resignation of
the Rev. Mr. Asbury. Supply min
isters have been filling the pulpit
each Sunday.
Dr. Massey said there are still
many prospects who are being in
terviewed and contacted.
He said he could not say when a
minister will be found to take
over the position vacant at the
church.
“At present, there is no-one in
the immediate foreseeable future,”
the chairman said.
New appointments to the Zebu
Ion Recreation Commission have
been announced and released for
publication.
At the last meeting of the Com
mission held in July, Milton (Pete)
Bryant was named chairman to re
place George Henry Temple. Tem
ple held the chairmanship of the
Commission for the past three
years.
During Temple’s three years as
head of the Commission the organ
ization has struggled from a
shaky infancy until it is now a
full grown thriving organization.
The summer recreation program
is now one of the finest in the
state, and promises to become even
greater in future years.
“We feel that the community has
been made richer and fuller since
Zebulon has undertaken a recrea
tion program,” Mrs. James Creech
said.
Mrs. Creech, who has served as
secretary of the Commission for
the past three years, is being suc
ceeded by Miss Ruby Dawson.
Fred Beck will replace Bryant
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Two-In-One
Egg Weighs
One-Half Pound
Elmer Finch’s White Rock hens
believe in hitting the jackpot when
it comes to the size of eggs laid.
Last week Mr. Finch collected
the eggs from his flock and he
found a giant size product in one
of the nests.
Weighing the egg, it tipped the
scales at one-half pound.
Still curious as to what was on
the inside, the egg was broken and
it was found to have another per
fectly formed egg on the inside.
This egg was broken and examin
ed. It had the usual contents, reg
ular albumen and yolk.
The flock has been observed
carefully since then by Mr. Finch,
but he cannot pick out the hen
that walks with an unusual strut
or air of haughty pride.
Common Sense Needed
In Flower Arranging
Common sense is the greatest
thing needed in flower arranging
Willis Honeycutt, Fallon Florist
designer-decorator, told the Car
men Flowers Garden Club at its
November meeting Monday night.
"There are rules, yes,” he said,
“but if one uses a bit of common
sense flower arrangements can
turn out well.”
Honeycutt gave a demonstration
on the art of making arrangements
for the Thanksgiving and Christ
mas holiday seasons.
He told the club that they must
select a proper type container and
start from there. The containers
are half the battle, he said.
He urged the women to use their
imagination. It might seem weird
or strange at first, but experiment
with the arrangement.
One of the first suggestions was
to get the lines of the arrange
ment. He used the old ooe, two,
three method, commonly called
Chinese style.
I With center pieces, he urged that
[ they should not be made too high
or too thick in the center.
“Dinner guests like to see the
person across the table from them,”
the speaker aald.
Honeycutt said there are no hard
and fast rules governing flower ar
ranging .
“One should take into considera
tion the size of the room, height
of ceilings, exposure, where the
I arrangement is to be placed, etce
tera.”
The expert designer cautioned
about making the arr§ngements too
fussy.
“Good arrangments are simple,
with good lines. Simplicity is al
ways eye-catching,” he said.
Mrs. George Tucker, president
of the Club, presided over the
meeting held in the home of Mrs.
A. S. Hinton.
The business consisted of cor
respondence, the planning of the
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