THE ZEBULON RECORD
Zebulon, N. C., Thursday, April, 17,1958 Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Volume XXX. Number 103.
National Guard units are performing a valuable service to state and country as “the country’s first
line of defense,” the Inspector General told members of Battery A in Zebulon when he inspected the
unit last week. Shown checking the inspector’s findings are Lt. Col. Edward Yarborough, 113th Field
Artillery Battalion commander; Brigadier General E ward F. Griffin, commander of 30th Infantry Division
Arti lery; Lt. Col. Floyd Martin, inspector from Headquarters, Third U. S. Army, Ft. McPherson, Ga.; and
Capt. Jack Potter, commander of Battery A. The annual General Inspection by Regular Army representa
tives is a major event in the training of National Gu .rdsmen.
Card Tournament Poorly
Attended; $40 Realized
“Those who didn’t come to the
card tournament,” Mrs. I. D. Gill
said, “missed a treat.”
The tournament was sponsored
by the Senior Woman’s Club and
held in the club house Thursday,
April 10. Mrs. Gill was in charge
of the event.
STORES CLOSING
Five Zebulon dry goods and
dime stores began taking a
half holiday last Wednesday
afternoon. This« plan will
continue until the tobacco
markets open. It is designed
to give the proprietors and
clerical help an afternoon off
in which they may rest, read
or relax.
The stores participating are
Flowers, Hunters, Kannons,
Farmers and Antones. Others
are expected to follow this
plan.
The grocery stores adopted
the Wednesday afternoon
closing plan prior to the above
business establishments.
Those playing were Mrs. W. C.
Campen, Mrs. Fred Page, Mrs.
Elizabeth Ellett, Miss Mary L. Pal
mer, Mrs. George Morgan, Mrs.
Fred Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Mitchell, Mrs. Julian Horton, Mrs.
L. E. Long, Mrs. Russell Brantley,
Mrs. A. S. Hinton, Mrs. C. V. Whit
ley, Mrs. E. C. Daniel, Mrs. S. G.
Flowers, Mrs. Millard Chamblee.
Mrs. E. H. Moser, Mrs. E. G.
Cothran, Mrs. G. S. Barbee, Mrs.
J. F. Coltrane, Mrs. Ercel Powell,
Mrs.' Willard Gill, Mrs. Ruric Gill,
Sr., Mrs. Eldred Rountree, Mrs.
Doris Privette, Mrs. I. D. Gill,
Miss Ruby Massey and Scotte
Brown.
Approximately $40 was realized
from the tournament, which will
be applied toward the indebtedness
of the building.
High score prizes for the evening
were taken by Miss Palmer, Mrs.
Mitchell, Mrs. Gill, Mrs. Long and
Mrs. Barbee, according to the
chairman.
Mrs. Gill said, “I hope the public
will be able to attend the next an
nual card tournament the club
holds. It is an affair well worth
attending.”
Rep. Whitley To Seek
Fifth Term In House
Rep. Philip R. Whitley of Wen
dell, fourth-term member of the
Philip R. Whitley
House, of Representatives, disclosed
last week his decision to announce
for a fifth term.
“I plan to offer for re-election
to the House of Representatives
from Wake County, subject to the
Democratic Primary on May 31,”
he said.
The decision to enter the House
race rather than that of the Senate
was influenced by Whitley’s belief
that perhaps he could better serve
the people of Wake County in the
House of Representatives than in
the Senate. He has long been in
terested in agriculture, and for
four terms has been a member of
the Committee on Agriculture.
He has also been chairman of
the Committee on Military Affairs
and chairman of the important
Committee on Banks and Banking.
“For the many suggestions that
I become a candidate for the Sen
ate, I am grateful. However, I do
not believe experience and senior -
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No Entries Yet
In Wake Beauty
Pageant May 9
Is Zebulon going to be repre
sented in the annual “Miss Wake
County Beauty Pageant”?
So far, no entries have been
made by either city or girls out
side the city limits.
In last year’s event, Zebulon
had three entries. They were Kay
Pate, Kay Chamblee and Carolyn
Hinton. Neither of the girls was
declared a winner.
In order to be a contestant, the
girls must be between 18 and 25
years old, unmarried, and if in
high school she must be at least
a senior.
The pageant is set for May 9 in
Fuquay Springs. It is sponsored by
the Fuquay Springs Junior Cham
ber of Commerce.
Entry blanks may be secured
from The Zebulon Record.
Toes Broken By
Falling Machinery
Howard Beck, who is associated
with Beck Bros. Veneering Co.,
received two broken toes on his
right foot last week when a gear
of a machine he was working on
feU.
The injured toes—the big toe and
the toe next to the big toe— re
quired the treatment of Beck’s
physician. He was not hospitalized.
He is able to be on his position
with the veneer firm.
Guard Attends
Church Services
Ninety National Guardsmen of
Zebulon’s Battery A attended wor
ship services at the Zebulon Bap
tist Church Sunday morning as
part of an all-day drill. The Guard
unit sets aside over an hour of
each scheduled Sunday assembly
to worship in churches of the com
munity.
The Guardsmen are given time
off to attend worship services at
their own churches if they prefer.
Training during the day was
devoted to preliminary marksman
ship instruction on the rifles and
carbines. Battery A will spend the
weekend of April 26-27 at Ft.
Bragg on the small arms ranges.
CUB AND BOY SCOUTS
BRING HOME RIBBONS
FROM COUNCIL EXPOSITION
Twenty Persons
Complete Red
Cross Training
Twenty persons have successful
ly completed a Red Cross first aid
course taught by the Rev. Arthur
L. Brown of Smithfield in Corinth-'
Holders School February 3-27.
There were five class periods of
two hours of instruction each.
Completing the course were:
Mrs. Geneva D. Narron, Mrs.
John Thomasson, Mrs. Dorothy B.
Driver, Mrs. C. R. Johnson, Mrs.
Lillian Michael, Mrs. Swannanoa
Boughman, Mrs. Dallas Price, Mrs.
Hazel D. Wall, Mrs. Onnie John
son, Mrs. Mildred Sasser, Mrs.
Walter Johnson, Mrs. Susie Nar
ron, Miss Rebecca Sue Narron,
Miss Peggy Ann Lee, Mrs. Ste
wart P. Murphy, Mrs. Violet Nar
ron, Mrs. Pauline Strickland, Mrs.
Mildred O’Neal, Mrs. Ruby Creech
and Mrs. Geneva Wilder.
PTA MEETING
The last PTA meeting of thee
school year will be held Monday
night at 7:45 o’clock, Mrs. Bob
Sawyer, president, has announced.
All interested patrons and friends
of the organization are urged to
be present.
As the highlight of the evening,
the girls of the home economics
department will present a fashion
show. The show will be under
the direction of Miss Mary L.
Palmer, instructor.
Mrs. Sawyer reported that the
Kleenex sale Tuesday night was
not too successful because of the
inclement weather. She said there
will be additional boxes of Kleenex
on sale at the meeting of the
PTA Monday night.
Winners Named
In Pinewood Derby
Zebulon’s Cub and Boy Scouts
brought back blue ribbons from
the annual Occoneechee Council
Scout Exposition held in Raleigh
last Saturday.
The three dens of the Cub Scouts
participated in the event. Den I,
under the direction of Mrs. Frank
Kemp, demonstrated Indian craft.
The making of rabbit boxes was
demonstrated by Den II, under the
leadership of Mrs. Robert D. Mas
sey. Mrs. Melvin Lanier’s Den III
had a project show of scrapbooks
and bird feeders.
All three Den Mothers were de
lighted with the performances exe
cuted by the Cub Scouts.
The theme of the Cub Scouts
was “Cub Scout Achievements.”
Den Master Eldred Rountree said
he was very much pleased with
' the Cubs that participated in the
Exposition.”
The Den Mothers express
ed their pleasure in the way the
parents of the Cubs assisted and in
attending the event.
The Boy Scouts, under the di
rection of Ed Ellington, served
pan cakes at the Exposition. Their
project was cooking. It could not
be learned the number of pan
cakes the Scouts served, but ac
cording to some of those who at
tended the Exposition the number
was “tremendous.”
Vincent Rountree, a Cub Scout,
.had the fastest miniature auto in
the Pinewood Eferby. He repre
sented the Cubs in the District
and Council competition.
David Hawkins’ auto was ^the
prettiest in the competition and
Rodney McNabb, Jr.’s was the
most unusual.
The annual Exposition is spon
sored by the Raleigh Rotary Club
and is held in the N. C. State Col
lege Coliseum.
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OES INSTALLATION. Left to right, Verena Simpson, Dixie
Bullock, Rella Privette, Melrose Ferrell, Worthy Matron, Welbourne
Sutton, Worthy Patron, Barbara Finch, Vera Rhodes and Mary Buna
Second row, left to right, Charles Creech, Ralph Bunn, Aldona Pate,
Pauline Tant, Ann Pearce, Ola Mftchell, Spencer Tant, Carrie Martin
and Cleo Perry. Sue Gill was absent when picture was made because
of illness.
OES Has Installation
Of 1958-59 Club Officers
On Monday night, March 31, the
officers for- 1958-59 of Wakefield
Zebulon Chapter No. 133, Order
of Eastern Star, were installed in
the assembly room of Sunn’s Rec
reation Center. Decorations of
white mums and green fern were
used to carry out the colors for the
year.
Mrs. Helen Rimmer, Past Grand
Matron, was the installing officer
for the evening. She was assisted
by Mrs. Lucy Duncan, Installing
Grand Marshall. Mrs. Wilbur
Perkins, Installing Grand Chap
lain, and Mrs. Bessie Roberts, In
stalling Grand Organist, also as
sisted.
Mrs. Melrose Ferrell was install
ed as Worthy Matron of the Order,
and Welbourne Sutton, Worthy
Patron. Other officers were: Mrs.
Ola Mitchell, associate matron;
Spencer Tant, associate patruu,
Mrs. Mary G. Bunn, secretary;
Mrs. Barbara Finch, treasurer;
Mrs. Sue Gill, conductress; Mrs.
Pauline Tant, associate conduc
tress; Ralph Bunn, chaplain; Mrs.
Vera Rhodes, marshal, Mrs. Cleo
Perry, organist; Mrs. Carrie Mar
tin, Adah; Mrs. Rella Privette,
Ruth; Mrs. Dixie Bullock, Esther;
Mrs. Anne Pearce, Martha; Mrs.
Aldonia Pate, Electa; Mrs. Vere
na Simpson, Warden; and Charles
Creech, Sentinel. ,
The new Worthy Matron ex
tended a welcome to the visitors
and friends of the Order, and ex
pressed her ythanks to the install
ing officers. Elwood Perry sang,
“Let Us Call You Sweetheart,”
dedicated to the installing officers.
Mrs. Elizabeth Murray, Past
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