THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXX. Number 94.
Zebulon ,N. C., Thursday, February 6, 1958
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
I Fruit Woods Popular
Elegance In Furniture Styles
A turn toward elegance has
come to furniture.
This report came from Mr. and
Mrs. Norman Screws who attend
ed the 66th semiannual Southern
Furniture and Rug Market in High
Point. The market closed January
2.9.
Mrs. Screws said wood finishes
are medium in tone, with the grain
showing for decorative effect. She
said the fruit woods still continue
to be popular.
The general trend is toward the
contemporary, suitable for the
modern or period furnishing which
one might have.
She said there is a light and
tailored look in upholstered pieces.
Sofas are frequently seen in
lengths of over 100 inches. Sec
tionals continue to gain in popu
larity, and now there are more
attractive sectional groups with
pieces which turn corners — and
others which serve as a chaise,
as well.
Mrs. Screws said the trend is
still continuing toward high back
Chairs and sofas — to satisfy those
people who want to put their
heads back on something more
substantial than thin air.
There will be longer and slim
mer dressers, too, which have been
trimmed down to a depth of 19
inches and to a height of 32 inches.
Tones of brown still dominate
the market, Mrs. Screws said.
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Lions To Conduct
Light Bulb Sale
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Hardin Hinton, president of
ZebuJon Lions Club, has announced
the club will hold its annual light
bulb sale Wednesday night, Feb.
12.
“Members of the Lions Club
will canvass the town, going from
house to house, selling light
bulbs,” Hinton said.
There will also be stations on
main street where Lions will be
selling the bulbs.
Hinton said each bag will con
tain bulbs of 40, 60, 75 and 100
watts. Ordinarily, these bulbs
t would sell for $2.30, but the Lions
will sell them for $2.00.
The proceeds from the sale will
be used to further the wonderful
work the Zebulon Lions Club has
done for the blind of Wake County
and across the State.
Bulbs bought from the Lions
next Wednesday night will light
some blind persons dark exist
ence.
Thieves Loot Van
Of Wholesale Firm
Thieves entered one of the fleet
of delivery trucks belonging to
Bernice Bunn the night of Jan
uary 24 and stole an estimated $50
worth of merchandise, Chief of
Police Willie B. Hopkins said.
The truck, loaded for morning
delivery, was parked on East Hor
ton Street near Bunn’s wholesale
establishment. No hour could be
set as to the entrance of the truck.
The majority of the merchan
dise stolen consisted of cigarettes,
but Chief Hopkins reported candy
and other notions were missing.
The theft was discovered by the
driver of the truck the next morn
ing and notified Bunn, who called
in Hopkins on the case.
Chief Hopkins said no finger
prints were made and so far there
are no leads. The investigation,
however, is still being continued.
Short Session Held
By Town Board
After a short session Monday
night, the mayor and town board
of commissioners adjourned. No
business was recorded.
Town Clerk Willie B. Hopkins
said there was some discussion of
future projects for the town by
those present. After the severe
freezes some of the town’s streets
and sidewalks will have to be re
paired. There is to be a storm
sewer erected on Arendell Avenue
between Lee and Glenn streets.
The town board will meet Mon
day night for the purpose of re
suming business, the major item
being that of letting bids on a
450 foot sewer line to be erected
on West Sycamore Street. This
sewer line will serve the Zebulon
Wendell hospital to be begun in
the very near future.
Town Clerk Hopkins said that
dog licenses have been ordered
and that he expects the shipment
any day now. He said the licenses
will cost one dollar. He expects
the dog ordinance to go into ef
fect about March 1.
No More Dances
At Local Armory
Officials of Davis National
Guard Armory have announced
that after the Saturday night
dance the dances will be discon
tinued.
The dances have been held at
the local armory each Saturday
night since November, and part
of the proceeds go to the armory
for maintenance purposes. Bill
Pollard and his band play for the
dances.
Officials said the reason the
dances are being discontinued is
that some of the persons who have
been attending the dances have
been marring the building.
The latrines have especially
been damaged, officials said. Some
of the lavatory stoppers have been
torn off the chains, the metal
swinging door in the men’s room
has been almost torn from its
hinges and other types of van
dalism have been seen about the
building.
Added Athletic Fee
Will Entitle Pupils
To All Home Games
The $1.00 athletic fee to be add
ed to the student fees of Wakelon
School pupils next year will en
title the payee to attend all home
athletic events, it has been an
nounced by Mrs. Jack Mitchell,
president of Wakelon Booster
Club.
The proposal to add the athlet
ic fee to the student fees was
made by H. C. Wade at a Boosters
Club meeting last week. The club
unanimously adopted this proposal
and it is to be presented to the
local school board for adoption.
The local school board, schedul
ed to . meet last Monday night,
did not meet because of too many
conflicts with other organizations.
Principal John J. Hicks re
vealed that Wade is to make the
proposal to the local school board,
but he feels that no action will be
taken on the proposal until April
or May.
At the meeting of the school
board in April or May, student
fees will be set for Wakelon
School. It is expected that the
local board will act upon the stu
dent athletic fee at this time.
According to Mrs. Mitchell and
Principal Hicks, they have receiv
ed no unfavorable reaction of the
proposed student athletic fee.
Such a fee would increase the
fund $700 'or $800, to be used to
promote the athletic program at
Wakelon School.
Satellite Goes Up And Wakelon Wins
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night which were of earth-shak
ing proportions.
Wakelon boys’ basketball quint
won their first game of the sea
son and the Army’s Explorer sat
ellite took off into outer space.
The State Department could not
have been any happier than the
Wakelon team and fans Friday
night. Bedlam broke loose in the
gym filled with a dim cloud of
blue smoke.
There was singing, dancing,
hand-shaking, back-slapping, faces
wreathed with wide grins, shouts
of jubilation, and even some tears
of joy coursed down the cheeks
of the Wakelon students and pa
trons.
At the end of the exciting finish.
Coach Vaughn Fowler was thrust
upon the shoulders of his players.
He covered his face with his
hands and it was reported that he
wept.
i The previously winless Wake
' Ion boys posted a stunning 31-30
victory over the second place
Millbrook High quint.
j no game was close all the way
and Wakelon pulled it out in the
final period after taking their
first lead in the third quarter.
Strickland, who tossed in the win
ning shot, and Davis led the win
with 12 and 11, respectively. Kit
Lortz and Ken Garrett had 11 each
for Millbrook.
The Wakelon girls, under the di
rection of Coach Robert Moore,
prevented Millbrook from moving
back on top by stopping the one
time league leaders, 50-42. Green
paced a strong second half Wake
lon effort that turned back the
visitors. She bad 28 points for
the game. House hit 21 for the
lossers.
The Wakelon teams went into
the game with a fire-up determi
nation to win.
“I felt it here,” said player
Vaughn Wade, indicating to his
heart region. “I knew we would
win.”
Player Dan Massey said, “I
didn’t have the feeling we would
win until I went to the dressing
room to put on my suit, then it
hit me we would take the game.”
GIRLS’ GAME
Millbrook . 21 6 13 2—42
Wakelon . 19 4 14 15—50
Millbrook Wakelon
Haithcock 11 . Green 28
House 21 . Mitchell 2
Norwood 8 . Hopkins 13
Young . Pace
Billings . Wilson
Floyd . Phillips
Millbrook subs: Pace 2, Cox.
Wakelon subs: Walters 7.
BOYS’ GAME
Millbrook . 7 5 5 13—30
Wakelon . 4 3 9 10—31
Millbrook Wakelon
Lortz 11 . Davis 10
Barnes 5 . Griswold 6
Miller 2 . Strickland 11
Pritchard . Wade 2
Garrett 11 . Phillips 2
Millbrook subs: Jones, Smith,
Porter, Prescott, Fisher, Dillard,
Garrett, J. Lortz.
Wakelon subs: Alford, Massey,
Pulley, Bullock.
Car Rips Into Service Station
When Driver Loses Control
New Teacher
Mrs. John J. Hicks has replaced
Mrs. Kenneth Komegay as sec
ond grade teacher in the Wakelon
School. Mrs. Kornpgay recently
resigned due to a pregnancy.
Mrs. Hicks has been employed
temporarily, though it is assumed
she will finish the remainder of the
school term. She has had seven
years teaching experience in the
Lenoir County public school sys
tem.
Floral Designer
To Address Club
A woman with 10 years experi
ence in floral designing will ad
dress the Carmen Flowers Gar
den Club Monday night.
Mrs. William J. Ammons will
address the club on the construc
tion of flower arrangements. She
will demonstrate different types of
arrangements and containers in
which these arrangements look
good.
“I shall especially dwell on the
use of materials that the average
housewife is able to secure from
her own or neighbor’s yard,” Mrs.
Ammons said.
Mrs. Ammon’s 10 years were
spent with Fallon’s Florist of Ra
leigh. She is a member of the Town
and Country Garden Club of Ra
leigh and the Hoe ’N Hope Garden
Club of Wendell.
A co-speaker on the program
will be Mrs. John L. Glover, also
a member of the Wendell Garden
Club. She will speak on the me
chanics of making flower ar
rangements.
Both Mrs. Ammons and Mrs.
Glover were secured by Mrs. Wil
bur Debnam, program chairman
for the month of February. Mrs.
Edwin Richardson will assist with
the program.
The club will meet with Mrs.
Eldred Rountree with Mrs. Floyd
Edwards as co-hostess, it has been
announced by Mrs. Carsey Tippett,
president. The time of the meet
ing is 8 o’clock and the public,
missing something by not attend
ing these garden club meetings, is
invited to attend.
Approximately
$1,000 Damages
A 1955 Buick driven by Walker
Narron, about 20, of Route 1, Mid
dlesex, crashed into a gas pump
at Paul Brantley’s Service Station
No. 2 between 4 and 4:30 last Sat
urday afternoon, causing estimated
damages of $600.
According to investigating Pa
trolman D. B. Wagstaff, Narron
was turning off Highway 64 into
the service station and lost con
trol of the vehicle, knocking the
pump off its base.
He also reported that a neon
sign was torn down with the im
pact. Estimated damages to the
sign were about $400.
Narron was charged with care
less and reckless driving. Accord
ing to Patrolman Wagstaff Nar
ron was not under the influence
of liquor.
Estimated damages to the Buick
were between $300 and $400.
Zebulon Police Officer Willie B.
Hopkins was called to the scene
of the accident, and assisted Pa
trolman Wagstaff with the inves
tagation.
Blue Crutch Sale
Largest Total Ever
Sales of Blue Crutch pins last
Saturday totaled $61.54, according
to Crafton Hudson, polio director
for Zebulon.
The Brownies and Boy Scouts
were in charge of the sales which
were held on the streets.
Hudson said, “I am very proud
of the Brownies and Boy Scouts.
They showed what good citizens
they are and how they want to
aid in worthwhile causes.”
This is the largest amount of
money ever collected during Blue
Crutch day in Zebulon, it was
learned.
Wendell Rotary Club is
sponsoring a pan cake supper
Friday night at the school
cafeteria from 5:30 to 8:30.
Proceeds from the supper will
be used for the school athletic
association. Chocolate milk
will be available for the chil
dren.
PTA Pan Cake Supper Is
Success; Nets More Than $160
Wakelon School PTA pan cake
supper, held last Friday night in
the school cafeteria, was an over
whelming success, according to
PTA officials.
It was the first such venture by
the local PTA to raise funds, and
there was a modicum of fear at
the beginning. But the reaction
and response of the public to the
supper was so great that the offi
cials are hinting of another supper
of this kind.
The proceeds from the venture
are to be applied in payment for
the stage curtains in the audi
torium.
Mrs. Hardin Hinton, treasurer
of the PTA, revealed that a total
of $165.55 was cleared from the
supper. She said there was ap
proximately $4 in expenses.
Donations of free materials were
pan cake flour from Quaker Oats
Co., sausage from Frosty Morn Co.
and Kingham Co., Log Cabin Syrup
from General Foods, 20 quarts of
milk from Pine State Co., cups
and napkins from Zebulon Supply
Co., shortening from Wesson Oil
Co., and Carnation milk from Car
nation Co., enabled the PTA to
clear the above amount.
“We are indeed genuinely grate
ful to those companies who do
nated materials,” Mrs. Bob Saw
yer, president of Wakelon School
PTA, said.
Other officials of the PTA ex
pressed their gratitude and thanks
to Thurman Murray and Frank
Wall, co-owners of Wakelon Su
perette, who contacted representa
tives of the companies to get the
materials given.
“And please thank all the folks
who worked so hard and so faith
fully to make the pan cake supper
a success,” Mrs. Sawyer said.
The proceeds realized from the
supper will alleviate the curtain
indebtedness a little more than
one-third.
Ray Goodwin serves as chair
man of the finance committee.