Past Presidents of Zebulon Lions Club
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Walter Page
. . . 1949-1950
Worth Hinton
. . . 1950-1951
J. C. Debnam
. . . 1951-1952
Wilbur Debnam
. . . 1952-1953
Gilbert Beck
. . . 1953-1954
Jerry Hagwood
. . . . 1953-1954
Frank Kemp
. . . 1955-1956
Martin L. Hagwood
. . . 1956-1957
History
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both white and colored adults and
children in the community with
sight handicaps, the local club has
provided funds for eye examina
tions for persons with minor sight
deficiencies.
Each Christmas, blind persons
in this community are cheered
with baskets of goodies from the
Zebulon Lions Club. All during
the year, indigent persons are giv
en food, clothing and fuel.
The local club has always been
100 per cent in the White Cane
drive. This annual drive is ac
tively supported by the local
Lions.
This club also sponsors picnics
for both the white and the colored
blind of the community. The oc
casions are eagerly looked forward
to by the blind, and the local
Lions have been praised for their
efforts in sponsoring these annual
events.
In 1956, under the presidency of
Frank Oliver Kemp, the Zebulon
Lions undertook one of its biggest
projects since the birth of the lo
cal club. The project was that of
providing Wakelon School band
with uniforms.
In order to raise funds for the
$4,000 worth of black and gold un
iforms with the Lions emblem
adorning the left sleeve of each
suit, the Lions conducted All
Night Sings for many months in
order to secure the necessary costs
of outfitting the band with new
uniforms.
Lion Kemp became involved in
a court case during the campaign
to raise the funds. He was ar
rested on January 9, in Raleigh
on a lottery charge in connection
with the project, but he was later
cleared of the charges in a Raleigh
court.
And Wakelon School band re
ceived the uniforms.
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President Martin L. Hagwood, the
Zebulon Lions undertook the big
gest project of the club’s career.
This was building a permanent
home for the club.
On December 12, 1956, one acre
of land was purchased from real
tor Victor Bell of Raleigh. The
location of the site was on East
Lee Street, off Arendell Avenue.
This acre of land for the building
cost $1,000.
Under the presidency of Hardin
Hinton, the building was finished
January 10, 1958. This club house
Is valued at $30,000.
The Zebulon Lions Club has fur
nished Lions International with a
deputy district governor, Worth
Hinton. Hinton served as zone
chairman prior to being appointed
deputy district governor.
Lion Wilbur T. Debnam has
served as zone chairman of the
local group. Martin L. Hagwood
presently holds that title.
Frank Kemp has served as State
song leader for the past two years,
and was assistant song leader at
the Lions International Conven
tion held in San Francisco, Calif.,
last year.
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building the club desired, and he
quickly came up with plans that
were approved.
On March 22, 1957, with $16,000
borrowed from First Federal Sav
ings and Loan Company of Ra
leigh, the foundation of the build
ing was laid. About the first of
May, the structure began to take
shape.
The modified colonial design
building measures 40 by 80 feet.
It has an assembly hall, 40 by
60; kitchen, 20 by 10; pantry, 6
by 6; alcove, 12 by 12; a hallway
separating the ladies’ and men’s
rooms and office, 3 by 20; the la
dies’ and men’s rooms, each 12 by
12; and the office, 12 by 12.
The structure is of shale block
with the exterior painted white.
On the front is a 12 by 40 foot
porch .with a white lattice rail
running around the top.
The masonry was under the su
pervision of Harold Ferebee, with
the members of the club contrib
uting free labor. ,
The building is centrally heated
with a Capital Air Heating unit.
This was installed by Wendell
Sheet Metal Works.
The plumbing and wiring fix
tures came from American Plumb
ing and Electrical Supply Co., Inc.,
of Zebulon. These were installed by
Curtis Privette of Zebulon.
Zebulon Roofing Company did
the roof and gutter work on the
building.
The steel was purchased from
Howell Steel Co. of Weldon.
The blocks and windows were
bought from Southern Concrete Co.
of Rocky Mount.
Gray Concrete Co. of Wilson
poured the building’s foundation.
The trimwork was purchased
from Carolina Builders in Raleigh
and was installed by Billy Hinnant
and Albert Pulley.
The vinyl tile floor covering was
laid by the club members under
the supervision of Roger Bunn,
Albert Pulley and Melvin Lanier.
The ceiling is of accoustical tile.
After many, many hours of tir
ing, back-breaking work by the
club members who sometimes
worked far into the night on the
building, the club house was com
pleted on January 10, 1958.
With the completion of the build
ing, the members now anticipate
landscaping the grounds. They said
that as soon as the weather be
comes favorable, they intend
planting shrubbery around their
new building.
According to Chairman Thur- |
man Hepler, the building has been
appraised at $30,000.
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hasn’t been in their household too
long, but already she is sold on it.
“I like the softness of the clothes
that come out,” she said, “and of
course it is most convenient on
rainy days.” She is also very much
pleased with her washer, feeling
that they are quite a necessity to
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