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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXX. Number 102. Zebulon, N. C., Thursday, April 10,1958 Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers Raleigh City-Manager Women to Hear Able Speaker One of the most able and inter esting speakers of North Caroli na will address the Senior Wom an’s Club at its April meeting Tuesday afternoon, April 15, at 3:45 p.m. William H. Carper, city manager of Raleigh, will lecture to the women on “Civic Responsibility.” Mrs. Elizabeth Ellett, program chairman for the month of April, secured Mr. Carper as guest speak er. She said Mr. Carper is a man with a varied background of ex periences in public affairs. Prior to his work with the State Personnel Department, Mr. Car per served th^ee Virginia cities in the capacity of city manager; namely: Culpeper, Clifton Forge and Harrisburg. In 1950, he vacated the position of city manager of Burlington to accept the city managerial duties of the capital city of North Caro lina. Under his management, Ra leigh has grown and prospered as perhaps never before. Serving as hostesses for the af ternoon will be Mrs. B. H. John son and Mrs. C. V. Whitley. PTA To Hold Kleenex Sale Members of Wakelon School PTA will conduct a door-to-door Kleenex sale Tuesday night, April 15. Mrs. Bob Sawyer, president, said the canvass will cover both Zebu Ion and Wakefield. The proceeds received from the sale will be used for PTA benefits. There will be three boxes in a package. A package will sell for $1.00. Kleenex is one of \he most use ful articles found in a household, and when you are called on, you are urged to purchase a package. Power Interruption Members of Wake Electric Membership Corporation in the Zebulon, Hopkins Cross Roads, Stancil’s Chapel and Atkinson Mill areas will have an electric power outage from 8 to 8:10 a.m. and from 5 to 5:10 p.m. Saturday, April 12, for emergency work on the power lines. W. H. Carper Richardson Files for Re-election as Constable James D. Richardson, incumbent constable of Zebulon, filed for re election Wednesday, March 26, with the Wake County Board of Elections. Richardson, 33, is serving his second term as constable of Lit tle River Township. He defeated Troy Watkins in the 1956 consta ble’s race. At present, no one is opposing Richardson. The incumbent said he “enjoys being constable, and hopes that he has filled his position well.” “I am very much interested in serving the people of Little River Township again as constable,” he said. He is the son of the late I. B. Richardson and Mattie Temples Richardson. His wife is the former Eleanor Faison of Zebulon, and they have one child, a son, James, Jr., 10. The family resides on East Sycamore St. Richardson has been employed as counter salesman-cfieckinig clerk with American Plumbing and Electrical Supply Co., Inc., for the past eight years. Prior to that, he was associated with Little Riv er Ice Co. He is a member of the Zebulon Methodist Church. When he has a spare moment, he likes to go fishing with his son. Fishing, he said, is his only hobby. Girl State Candidates Are Under Study By Auxiliary A thorough analysis of the qual ifications of Girl State delegates was made at the last meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary which met Friday night, April 4, in the home of the president, Mrs. H. C. Perry, Jr. The analysis was made under the leadership of Mrs. Sidney Holmes, Girl State chairman. She was assisted by Mrs. Doris Priv ette, a member of Wakelon School faculty, and John J. Hicks, prin cipal of Wakelon. Girl State candidates come from the student body of Wakelon School, and final selection of the representatives will be made by the local Auxiliary unit. Two girls will be selected to attend with two alternates. Applications to Girl State must be in by May 1, and the annual Girl State will be held at Wom an’s College in Greensboro in June. Mrs. Perry, unit president, commented on the excellent sel lections from Wakelon in the past, and expressed the appreciation of the unit to Mrs. Privette and Mr. Hicks for their interest in the pro gram this year. After the formal opening of the meeting, the program was turned over to Mrs. Foster Lewis, pro gram chairman. Mrs. Lewis had scheduled a Pan-American study of Honduras, but cancelled the program so that Girl State candi dates could be discussed. Mrs. Perry served a refreshment course following the close of the business session. Cub Scouts HoM Advancement Rites An advancement ceremony was held March 31 for Cub Scouts in Zebulon’s three dens. The cere mony was conducted in the Zebu Ion Methodist Church with Cub master Eldred Rountree in charge. The awarding of the Wolf badge went to Johhny Hendricks, Drew Cannady, Don Hicks Perry, and Danny Gordon. Drew Cannady was presented the Wolf Gold Arrow Point and Ted Lowery received the Wolf Silver Arrow Point. Robert Lanier, Ben David Thomas, David Hawkins and Tim my Kemp were recipients of the Bear badge. The Bear Gold Arrow Point was presented to Ben David Thom as, Dennis Croom and Lewis Liles. Dennis Croom was given the Bear Silver Arrow Point and Thur ston Debnam was presented the Lion badge. The highest rank in Cubbing is the Webelo. The requirements for this rank are the Scout is to be at least 10years old; and he must have home, pack, or spon soring institution service project for at least two months. Jimmy Blackley, Thurston Deb nam, Tim Holmes, Rodney Mc Nabb and Vincent Rountree re ceived the Tenderfoot Scout ad vancements. During the ceremony, Mrs. Frank Kemp’s den presented an entertaining and informative skit on Indian life. The other dens un der the direction of Mrs. Robert Daniel Massey and Mrs. Melvin Lanier offered a quiz on Alaska. Mrs. Ben Thomas conducted the quiz. v Carolyn Hinton In College Musical Miss Carolyn Hinton will en hance Rogers and Hammerstein’s “Caroussel” with her beauty and dancing. “Caroussel” is to be given by the East Carolina music depart ment April 15, 16, and 17, in Mc Ginnis auditorium. The musical is under the direction of Dr. Ken neth Cuthbert, head of the college music department. Miss Hinton, a freshman at East Carolina and a music major, will be a member of the high kicking chorus lines in the popular musi cal production. Teacher Breaks Her Arm On Monday Watching The Birds Watching the birds instead of her feet resulted in Mrs. Wallace Chamblee having a broken arm. Mrs. Chamblee told the story this way. She was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Gill at their cottage on Pamlico for part of the Easter holidays. Before she started home Monday afternoon, Mrs Chamblee decided to take a short walk along the water’s edge and admiTe the winged creatures. Then, suddenly, she was on clay, made slick by the April rains. Oops, her feet went out from under her! She went sail ing through the air. When she landed, it was on her right arm. Mrs. Chamblee’s arm was broken above her wrist. Her physician informed her the break of the radius was clean, and will heal quickly and nicely. Mrs. Chamblee, a sixth grade teacher at Wakelon, was back on the job Tuesday, with a lot of explanation of her “conversation piece,” her broken arm. GARDEN CLUB TO PRESENT SECOND FLOWER EXIBITION APRIL 30 AT ARMORY Mrs. S. P. Gill Matron Receives Fatal Injuries In Automobile Accident Mrs. S. P. (Swannanoa) Gill, 41, was killed instantly Monday night, March 31, when the 1949 Ford she was driving went out of control. Nash County Coroner M. C. Gul ley said Mrs. Gill was found un der her auto just put of Bailey on Highway 264 near Turkey Creek. She suffered a broken arm, leg broken in two places, and a severe head injury. Mrs. Gill’s car overturned and hit a roadway sign, according to Coroner Gulley, killing her in stantly. She was alone in the au to. A funeral service was held for her at the Zebulon Baptist Church on Thursday with the Revs. W. Arnold Smith and A. D. Parrish officiating. She is survived by her husband; one son, William Ed Gill; her father, two sisters, and three brothers. Burial was in the Zebulon cemetery. Showing Open To Public Afternoon And Night The Carmen Flowers Garden Club of Zebulon will sponsor its second flower show on April 30, Mrs. Carsey Tippett, president, has announced. The show, to be held at Davis National Guard Armory from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 to 9:00 p. m., will use as its theme this year “Beauty through Knowledge.” The 1957 show was considered a successful event, and Mrs. Tippett said this year’s show holds a greater promise of being even bet ter. “We are all working very hard to make this year’s show a really big event for our community,” Mrs. Tippett said. “We are anxious that the public know and appreci ate our efforts.” The public is invited to attend the showing. Last year’s show ing was attended by approximate ly 100 persons, who expressed rave notices of the show. The following are the rules and and regulations conaernitjg thje show: RULES AND REGULATIONS Home show—3:00 - 5:30 and 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. Entries will be received on April 30 from 8:30 until 10:30 a. m. These must remain in place until close of show. Judging will begin at 11:00 a.m. All entries must ue remuveu oy iu; uu p.m. All containers, accessories, etc. must be marked on bottom with name of exhibitor. The flower show committee will take all possible precautions to pro tect exhibitor’s property, but can not be held responsible for it. Garden Club members are re quested to enter a minimum of two arrangements. An exhibitor will be limited to one entry in each class but may exhibit in all classes except classes 15 and 23, which are open to members of neighboring garden clubs and non-garden club mem bers respectively. All horticulture classes are open . to members of the Carmen Flowers Garden Club and to non-garden club members in our community. Material for horticulture classes (Continued on Page 6) Battery A Guard Unit Praised In Gen. Inspection Battery A, 113th Field Artillery Battalion, received praise from the Regular Army officer who con ducted the annual General In spection of the National Guard unit April 3. Lt. Col. Floyd R. Martin, Inspector General from Headquarters, Third U. S. Army Area, Ft. McPherson, Ga., said he is impressed with the National Guard. The inspection was in two phases. The afternoon period was devoted to a check of administra tive and supply records, and a minute inspection of all arms and materiel in the Zebulon armory. During the evening drill period, Col. Martin conducted a personal examination of each of the 96 officers and enlisted men. He ob served training classes during the second hour of the drill. The General Inspection is a major event tor National Guard units. From this inspection, the Army makes reports on training status, adequacy of strength, morale, civilian support, and gen eral readiness of National Guard units. Capt. Jack Potter, commander of the artillery unit, said he was pleased with the performance of his unit for this inspection. Brigadier General Edward F. Griffin, commander of the 30th Infantry Division, Artillery, was present for the inspection. Other visitors included Lt. Col Edward F. Yarborough, CO; Maj. Melvin Holmes, operations and training officer; Capt. Wiley Brown, supply officer; and Lt. Jack Ayscue, all of the 113th FA Battalion; Lt. CoL (Continued on Page 7)
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