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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXXIV. Number 28 Zebulon, N. C., Thursday, July 23, 1959 Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers Cerebral Hemorrhage Mallie T. Debnam Dies; Long-Time Town Merchant One of Zebulon’s prominent cit izens and long-time merchants died Sunday night about 3 o’clock in Rex Hospital of a cerebral hemorrhage. Mallie Thurston Debnam died shortly after being stricken at his home on North Arendell Avenue Sunday night about 11:30. He was born in Franklin Coun ty 71 years ago, the son of Ed and Ida Debnam. Shortly thereafter the family moved near Nashville. In 1918 Mr. Debnam came to Zebulon “where he owned and operated a blacksmith and wood work shop. This shop was located near the telephone exchange on West Horton Street. About 1930 he opened a hard ware establishment which he operated until his retirement in 1957. This establishment was tak en over by his sons, Wilbur and James Debnam. Mr. Debnam was married twice. His first wife was the former Lela Wealhersby. She died August 9, 1924. To this union were bom three children, Elise, now Mrs. George Marie of Rocky Mount, Dwite Debnam of Rockingham, and Wilbur Debnam of Zebulon. His second wife, who survives him, is the former Mary Mitchell of Louisburg. One son, James Deb nam, was bom to this union. He was a member of Zebulon Baptist Church, Zebulon Masonic Lodge, No. 609, and the Lions Club. Also surviving are nine grand children, three great grandchil dren, two sisters, Mrs. B. E. Perk inson of Rocky Mount and Mrs. F. P. Cooper of Nashville, six half sisters and two half brothers. A funeral service for the de ceased was held Tuesday at 3 o’ clock at Zebulon Baptist Church, with the Rev. W. Arnold Smith officiating. Burial was in the Zeb ulon Cemetery. Hilliard's Restaurant Still Tops In County Hilliard’s Restaurant is still the number one eating establishment in Wake County. Tying with the local restaurant in sanitary rat ings for the quarter ending June 30 was Phillips Barbecue of Cary. Both places were given 95.0 rat ings by the Wake County Health Department. Town Books Audited Two representatives from R. L. Steele and Company of Raleigh audited the town books Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. This covers the fiscal year 1958-59. Town Clerk Willie B. Hopkins said he expects results of the aud it to be in the town office the lat ter part of this week. M. T. Debnam Harold Eddins Dies Of Heart Seizure Kenneth Harold Eddins, 42, died Thursday morning about five o' clock of a heart attack. He was at his farm about one mile east af Zebulon when he was stricken. He died before he reached the hospital. He is survived by his wife, the former Elizabeth Wood; one daughter, Kaye of the home; two sons, Jimmy of the home and Ken neth of Asheville; his father, C. B. Eddins, Sr. of Zebulon, two sis ters, Mrs. Georgia Groom and Mrs. Edward Pearce of Zebulon; five brothers, C. B. Jr. of Claxton, Ga.; Sidney of Zebulon; Mike of McKees Rock, Pa.; Vassar of North Augusta, S. C.; and Wilmer of Dublin, Ga. Final rites for the victim were held Saturday at 4 p.m. at the Zebulon Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. W. Arnold Smith. Bur ial was in Zebulon Cemetery. $8,000 On Tax Books Uncollected Suits to collect unpaid personal and property taxes from 1929 through 1958 will be instituted soon against persons who are de linquent in their tax payments. According to Town Clerk Willie B. Hopkins there is an estimated $8,000 on the town tax books which has not been paid. ) Clerk Hopkins was busy assort ing the unpaid tax notices Monday and will turn them over to the proper authorities. Hopkins said the town authori ties try not to let property owners get over five years behind in the payment of their taxes. If the notices are 10 years overdue the statute of limitations applies. Once a tax suit is instituted against a property holder it holds good indefinitely, according to Hopkins. If any suits are brought against property owners they will be tried in Wake County Superior Court. Town officials are hopeful of collecting the tidy sum. They feel it could very well benefit the town greatly. Young Negro Girl Hit By Auto Saturday A 12-year-old Negro girl suf fered undetermined injuries Satur day about one o’clock when she was struck by an automobile near the Dairy Queen. Katherine Taylor, daughter of Mrs. Bettie Tuck of East North Street, was riding her bicycle on Highway 64 east, according to po lice officers. She crossed the highway into the path of an on coming 1959 Ford car driven by Fred Ernest Devine of New York, who was going west. The young girl was given first aid treatment by a local .physician and then sent to St. Agnes Hos pital. Unofficial reports are that the girl suffered a skull fracture. No charges have been p.eferred against the driver of the car. Policeman L. A. Baker inves tigated the accident. Rains Came Tobacco Losses Numerous The rains came. And came and came. When the first rains fell more than 10 days ago, the farmers in the Zebulon vicinity wanted them. Their crops were suffering from a drought. Now, with showers falling al most every day, the farmers are remembering a little ditty they learned in school: rain, rain, go away; come again some other day. The results of the heavy pre cipitation has caused a great deal of crop damage, many local farm ers have reported. This is so es pecially with tobacco. American Legion Officers Installed; Bill Perry Head Officers of Zebulon American Legion for 1959-1960 have been elected and installed. The instal lation was held recently at a din ner meeting held at Hilliard’s Res taurant. Herbert C. (Bill) Perry, Jr. is now serving the veteran’s organi zation as commander. He suc ceeds Robert D. Massey. Harry Bissette is vice commander; Charles W. Pace, adjutant, Charles Hawkins, finance officer; and Ralph Bunn, chaplain. The out-going commander per formed the installation rites. Commander Perry urges all eli gible veterans to become members of the organization for the coming year. They may contact any of the officers for membership re quirements. Regular meetings of the Legion are held on the second Tuesday night of each month at Hilliard’s Restaurant. Tobacco has suffered bad effects from the unusual amount of rain. Many farmers report that their to bacco has drowned or is “flop ping” on the stalk. Drown or “flopped” tobacco, these farmers report, is no good at all. Too, when the weather breaks and the sun shines brightly, these farmers expect the tobacco to ripen so fast that they will have trouble finding enough labor and barns to handle the crop. According to Robert Ed Horton, who has a government approved rain gauge, more than 16 inches of rain has fallen in this section. One of the hardest hit rain soaked areas is on Highway 39 between Emit and Highway 264. Rex Brown estimates he has lost 2 acres because of the rain: Ashley Creech, 3 acres; Ed Jeffreys, 2 acres; the J. K. Barrow farms, 6 acres; Joe Tippett, IV2 acres; Frank Chamblee, 1>A acres; Will E. Bunn, 2 acres, Will Creech, 3 acres; Calvin Hales. Vz acre of 2 acres; Wilbur Creech, 3 acre and Thelbert Creech, 2 acres. Near Zebulon damage is not so great. Wiley G. Broughton says he has suffered 1 acre loss; Her bert Perry, 2 acres; Billy Perry, 3 acres; Herman Eddins, 1 acre; Zeb Corbett, % of an acre; and Garland Richardson, % of an acre. Ray Goodwin New Lions Prexy; Rose Through CP&L Ranks To District Engineer Ray Goodwin The N. C. Job Picture Tobacco harvest in the Raleigh Wake area has been light due to “greening up,” but most labor has been used to sucker and top the tobacco. Watermelon harvest al so has been light due to wet fields. Fair weather will speed up both harvest operations. Demand for tobacco harvest labor has been strong, but has been met wun local labor. Two Markets Tie For Top Sanitary Rating Two grocery-meat markets tied for top sanitary rating for the nuarter ending June 30. Temple’s Market and Wakelon Superette were given 96.5 ratings by the Wake County Health Department. Sanitary ratings of other meat markets in Zebulon were: Parrish Grocery and Market, 96.0; Mas sey’s Grocery, 93.0; Phillips Mar ket, 92.5; Dunn’s Grocery, 92.0; Price Grocery, 91.5 and Zebulon Grocery, 87.0. If it had not been for an injured finger, Ray Goodwin, newly in stalled president of Zebulon Lions Club, might today be playing on one of the major league baseball teams. The genial Carolina Power & Light Company’s engineer had the third finger of his right hand in jured when a baseball struck it during the last high school game of the season. The finger became inflamed and eventually had to be amputated. This ended Goodwin’s baseball career. But it has not stopped his love of the sport. He is a great fan of baseball. Rather, he loves all types of sports. One of his great loves is coaching little leaguers, and he has done this kind of thing for many years. He says it gives him a great satisfaction. Goodwin had his heart set upon a career in baseball. He was granted an athletic scholarship to Wake Forest College. Had he not been able to make the major leagues after graduation, he want ed to coach high school baseball. Fate, though, intervened, chang ing his life. Goodwin is the son of W. S. Goodwin of New Hill in Chatham County. His mother is dead. He was com January 8, 1911, the sixth child of 11 children. All are liv ing except one sister. The lively, energetic youngster grew up on his father’s farm. He loved the out of doors, hunting, fishing, playing. But he learned, too, the many and varied chores a farm lad must learn. After graduating from Apex High School he went to work for Carolina Power & Light Company. This was July 15, 1936, and he was made time keeper and material man. In 1949 he enrolled in N. C. State College in the electrical en gineering school. He started out ! seeking a degree, but the war In tervened and he switched to spec ial engineering courses offered by the school during the crises. He has a certificate from the college. Goodwin rose to his present po sition up through the ranks. He has held the title of district engi neer for the past five years. His (Continued on Page 8) Mrs. Paul Weeks, ECC Grad, To Head WHS Business Dept. An East Carolina College grad uate has been employed to head the commercial department of Wakelon School for the 1959-60 session. Mrs. Paul Weeks, who holds a business education degree from East Carolina College, succeeds Mrs. Doris Privette, who has ac cepted a position with Atlantic Christian College business depart ment. , Mrs. Weeks is the former Yvonne Blackwell of Oxford. She was born December 14, 1930, and is the third of six children of Mrs. D. G. Blackwell and the late Mr. Blackwell. Her father was a prom inent farmer near Oxford. After graduating from Stovall High School, Mrs. Weeks com pleted her college work at East Carolina, graduating in 1954. She has taught commercial subjects in : the high schools at Grimesland and Red Oak. For the past five years she has been head bookkeeper and assist ant manager at Southeastern Ra- ! dio Supply Company, Raleigh. Mr. and Mrs. Weeks were mar- I ried October 6, 1956. They have one child, Paul Douglas Weeks, Mrs. Paul Weeks i III, and reside on East Franklin Street. Mrs. Weeks’ hobbies are reading light historical novels and out-of door recreation.
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