THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXX, Number 16. Zebulon, N. C., Friday, November 23, 1956 Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers I am mmmm Mrs. Herbert Holland of Wendell, Route 1, gives a whoop of joy when her winning number is drawn for a new pickup truck. Shown with the lucky lady* are Mayor J. P. Hester, master of ceremonies; Leroy Clark, Jr., and Jack Herndon. f Wendell's Cold Leaf Festival Success Truck Given, Queen Chosen Friday >• One of Wendell’s own native daughters captured the crown of “Miss Gold Leaf of 1957” last Friday night. The selection of a Gold Leaf queen was the final event of the Gold Leaf Festival, and the judg ing, selection and crowning were held in the Wendell School audi torium. Miss Margaret Sanders, daughter of Mr. and Mrs* W. H. (Bill) San ders of Wendell, was adjudged the most beautiful of the seven en tries in the Festival beauty pa geant. The 1957 “Miss Gold Leaf” is a striking honey blonde with brown eytes and a clear olive complexion. She is 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 121 pounds, and her measurements are bust, 34; waist, 23; and hips, 35. When Miss Sanders came on stage for the evening gown judg ing, she wore a champagne-colored gown. The bodice was of lace and rhinestones and the skirt fell 'bouf fantly from mid-thighs to the floor. In the bathing suit judging, Miss Sanders wore a gorgeous gold lame suit. The new “Miss Gold Leaf” is a senior at Wendell High School. At present her plans are to enter Salem College following high school, and study educational work (Continued on Page 5) Zebulon’s entry in the Gold Leaf Festival beauty contest was Miss Janet Upchurch, a stunning red head. Lovely Miss Hettie Margaret Sanders, daughter of Mr. and M’-s. J. H. Sanders of Wendell, was named “Miss Gold Leaf, 1957” last Friday evening climaxing Wendell’s Gold Leaf Festival. Sparkling Kay Pat.e, the outgoing queen, crowns her successor. Kay is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Coye Pate of Zebulon. $1,100 IN A BIG, PLOWED FIELD Lost—but Now Found Herbert Perry of Route 1, Zeb ulon, had every right to wear an expression of sadness Tuesday af ternoon. He was missing $1,100. Perry discovered the loss of his wallet and money when he came home to dinner Tuesday, and the search began. That morning he had been breaking land in a two-acre field on which to sow winter grain, and Perry figured that was where his wallet was—covered over deeply with rich, loamy soil. All that evening and part of the night Perry and his family and friends combed the field, but to po avail. The wallet was gone— forever, it seemed. Wednesday dawned clear, and another combing of the field be gan. Hope faded as the sun bright ened. Perry decided upon a last re sort. He would attach a plow be hind his tractor and go over the two acres again, with three persons following behind, keeping their (Continued on Page 5) NG Armory Entered, Money Taken; SBI FBI Work on Case Cash Taken in Theft Late Tuesday Night; Nothing Else Missed Davis National Guard Armory was robbed of approximately $20 between 10:10 Tuesday night and 8 o’clock Wednesday morning, it has been reported by CWO John sey Arnold, unit administrator of Battery A, 113th Field Artillery Battalion. The theft was reported to local law enforcement officers Wednes day morning by CWO Arnold, who discovered the armory had been entered when he arived for work. Immediately following the dis covery of the break-in and loss, the Federal and State Bureaus of Investigation, Wake County Sher iff’s Department, and State High way Patrol answered requests for assistance. Several hundred thousand dol lars in Federal property, including three 105-mm howitzers, trucks, and jeeps, and thousands of dol lars in radio equipment, is stored in the armory. An FBI fingerprint expert from Raleigh found the imprint of a man’s hand on the upper part of the Coca-Cola machine and on CWO Arnold’s desk. Yesterday morning the investi gation was befog continued. The thief or thieves took a cash box from the orderly room desk which contained $2 in pennies, $3 from the petty cash fund, and $12 from the fatigue cap fund. The Coke machine was attacked by the thieves, who beat and bang ed it so badly they Were unable to open it. As a result, no money nor Cokes were taken from the (Continued on Page 4) 'World' Project Is Set for February; Hinton Is Chairman ■ Plans are underway for Zebulon to take on an international flavor again. Mayor Wilbur Debnam said Wednesday that plans are in the making for Zebulon to be host again to approximately 40 persons of foreign background. “Our first ‘World Comes to Zeb ulon’ project was such a success that we are making plans to re peat it again,” Mayor Debnam said. Right now pip ns are set for the first weekend in February. At one time the mayor said it was hoped that the project might coincide with Zebulon’s Golden Anniversary celebration in Feb ruary. But because the guests—students at the University of North Carolina —cannot come during the half century celebration because of class schedule conflicts, other ar (Continued on Pige 4) Masonic Notice There will be an Emergent Communication of White stone Lodge No. 155, AF& AM, Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m. for work in the Fellowcraft De gree. All Master Masons are requested to be present. Lionel D. Bunn, Master Albert Pulley, Secretary Zebu I on Receives Early Warning of Noted Visitor By Scotte Brown The residents of Zebulon knew he was coming from a long, long way off. It was in the air. And during the weekend the world famous Goat Man and his bevy of tin can-eating, goateed creatures camped in the vicinity of our fair city. Charles (Chess) McCartney has gained international fame with his bearded animals pulling and pushing a ramshackled wagon fill ed with every conceivable worth less object. Over a cup of coffee and a Coke, Chess told this reporter that he doesn’t travel up and down the Eastern seaboard annually with his little band of smelly friends and ladened wagon just to be smart. “I don’t do this type of thing just to be smart,” he said in a loud raucous voice. He said it is his way of making a living just as anybody else has a livelihood. “I detest charity,” he said strongly. "I know about charity and I don’t like it at all.” He does know about charity. He had to resort to it during the last depression when a tree he was fell— (Continued on Page 4) The Goat Man

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