ZEBULON
RECORD
VOLUME 35. NUMBER 45. ZEBULON. NORTH CAROLINA. DECEMBER 1. 1900
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COMING
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ZEBULON A
Local Guard Unit Gets Inspection
Battery A, 1st Rocket Howitzer
Battalion, 113th Artillery, North
Carolina National Guard, Zebulon,
commanded by Capt.Jack Pptter,
was inspected by the Third Army
Inspector General’s Department
November 16.
Inspecting offers were Lt. Col.
Raymond C. Trubey, Maj. David
E. Miller and SFC Arthur R.
Padilla, from Headquarters Third
US Army, Fort McPherson, Ga.
No rating was Teceived at this
time but favorable comment was
made by the inspector as to the
appearance, display, record-keep
ing and training.
Major Miller said the local
Guard unit was “outstanding,”
according to CWO Johnsey P.
Arnold.
Visiting officers present for the
inspection were Lt. Col. Fred W.
Kellner of Greensboro; Lt. Col.
Collin McKinne, LouisbuTg; Lt.
Col. Edward F. Yarborough, Louis
burg; Maj. John B. Barnette,
Greensboro; Chaplain Maj. Wil
liam M. Latta, Louisburg; Maj.
Darrell L. Perry; Louisburg; Capt.
Wiley Brown, Youngsville; and
Sgt. Frank E. Gantt, Louisburg.
All Guard members were pres
ent for the inspection except one,
who was with his wife for the
delivery of a blessed event.'
Assets Acquired
R. R. Beck, president of Beck
Brothers Veneer Company, an
nounced this week the acquisition
of all assets of Beck’s Plywood Com
pany, incorporated in 1952 with
an authorized capital stock of
$100,000.
The activities of the plywood
firm will be carried on by the
veneer company. No change in
management or policies is antici
pated, Beck said.
The local veneer firm was the
first new industrial firm to locate
in Zebulon since the depression.
Coming to Zebulon from States
ville, the organization has played
an important part in local economy
for over fifteen years. Its offices
are at the intersection of Wakefield
and Vance Streets in Zebulon.
All types of plywood are manu
factured locally by the Beck plant,
including television cabinet com
ponents and other furniture-type
veneer products.
Boosters Club To Hold Banquet
For Football Team Tuesday Night
An All-America football wing
back will be the speaker at the
Wakelon Boosters Club banquet to
be held Tuesday night, December
6, at 6:45 o’clock at Zebulon Lions
Club. Dick Turlington, President
of Boosters, has announced.
Johnny Clements is a member
of the N. C. State Wolf Pack
physical education staff. He is the
coach of the Wolf Pack’s freshman
team.
The 36-year-old Clements is a
Crewe, Va., native. He earned
honorable mention All-American
recognition as a wingback for the
University of North Carolina under
Carl Snavely from 1946 to 1949.
He received his B. A. degree in
physical education from Carolina
in 1950 and was awarded a Master
of Education degree the following
year.
He coached football and baseball
at Whiteville High School for a
year before joining the coaching
staff at William and Mary College.
He left the Indians in 1953 to be
come a district representative for
the U. S. Rubber Co., and joined
the Wolf Pack in 1954.
He served in the Navy from
1942 to 1946. He is married to
the former Mary Louise Rice of
Ashland, Ky., and they have three
children.
This banquet is in honor of
Wakelon School Bulldogs, which
have had one of their best seasons
in many years. The Bulldogs lost
only two games to their opponents
this season.
The Rev. W. K. Quick will be
the master of ceremonies for this
function. He will introduce the
speaker.
Tickets for the banquet may be
purchased from Morgan Drugs or
Zebulon Drug Co. for $1.50 each.
Turlington reported that he
hopes for a good response to this
banquet honoring the Wakelon
boys.
Pool Comes Closer To Reality;
Memberships Are Selling Well
Wakelon Squad
Honored At Church
The minister and members of
the Zebulon Methodist Church
gave “a pat on the back” Sunday
night to the 1960 Wakelon Bull
dogs, their coach, and the Wakelon
cheerleaders. The squad, along
with a host of their friends and
well-wishers, sat in a body at the
Church and heard the minister
preach on the topic, “Will the
Team Win If I Pray?”
Following the service, a recep
tion and refreshment period for
the young people was held in the
Fellowship Hall. The refreshments
were served by members of WSCS
of the church, Mrs. Frank Wall,
president.
Mrs. Charles E. Flowers pre
sided at the punch bowl and as
sisting in the serving were Mrs.
Bernice Hepler' and Mrs. Barbara
Quick and several of the MYF
girls.
In College Who's Who
A Meredith College senior from
Zebulon has been selected to be
included in Who’s Who in Ameri
can Colleges and Universities. She
is Miss Zelma Greene, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Greene.
Zelma is a religion major. She is
president of the Baptist St ident
Union and of Silver Shield, is ac
tive in the Playhouse, and has
served as a freshman counselor.
She is also a member of the Nom
inating Committee and the Leader
ship Council.
The Zebulon girl is one of 12
Meredith seniors chosen on the
basis of excellence and sincerity
in scholarship, leadership and par
ticipation in extracurricular and
academic activities, citizenship and
service to the school
Cancer Can Be
Wiped Out, Doc
Tells Society
“The second greatest cancer kill
er could be completely eliminated
from the face of the earth if
women would go early enough and
often enough to their doctors or
to detection clinics,” Dr. J. O.
Williams, Concord pathologist,
told the Wake County Cancer So
ciety last week.
Dr. Williams said that early
cancer in the female organs can
be 100 per cent eradicated by re
cently developed means of detec
tion and with the modern surgical
procedures.
He addressed the board of di
rectors and guests at a luncheon
meeting, held at the Raleigh Wo
man’s Club.
S^cotte Brown is a member of
the board of directors.
Dr. Williams was introduced by
Dr. Henry Lineberger. Mrs. B. J.
Abbott, president of the society,
presided. Mrs. Abbott, herself re
cently operated on for cancer,
made a strong plea for more edu
cation of lay people in Wake Coun
ty on cancer.
Graham Connell, 1961 Crusade
chairman, discused assignments
for next year’s drive and appealed
for assistance in city, towns and
county areas in staffing the effort.
Zebulon’s proposed swimming
pool came closer to reality this
week as more memberships were
sold in the new corporation. The
pool will be completed for use next
summer, if progress confines at its
present rate.
Construction is planned on a site
adjacent to Zebulon’s municipal
park, between Glenn and North
Streets.
“This is the logical location,”
was the comment yesterday of
Sprite Barbee, who lives on the
corner of North and Wakefield
Streets, very close to the pool site.
He quoted people in other towns
as advising unanimously location
of swimming pools adjacent to a
park.
Mr. and Mrs. Barrie Davis, who
live across the street from the
proposed pool location, expressed
satisfaction over the proposed site.
“From our point of view,” Davis
said, “it makes our home more
valuable—and with four children
who can enjoy the pool, we are
anxious to see it completed.”
One voice of opposition has
been raised in the neighborhood.
Jimmy W. Spivey, whose home is
located directly across the street
from the proposed pool site, said
he objects to the pool being nearby
because of possible noise. He has
expresed his objection to C. V.
Whitley, who is providing the land
for the pool.
Tom Monk, vice president of the
pool corporation, said Tuesday
that a pool construction firm repre
sentative would be in Zebulon
Wednesday with a contract to be
signed authorizing construction of
the pool.
Monk said the pool will be 35
by 100 feet and will be as modern
as any anywhere, fully complete
with bathhouses and lighting.
The cost of the pool will be
about $30,000, Monk said. Member
ships are being sold to finance the
construction at $150 per family.
Dues for maintenance ahd other
expenses will be $15 a year.
Two hundred memberships are
being sold, he said. They may be
purchased from Hardin Hinton,
Thurman Hepler, Wilbur Debnam,
Hal Perry, Robert D. Massey, Ray
Goodwin, Melvin Lanier, Frank
Kemp, Thomas Scarborough, Dr.
Ben Thomas, Ferd Davis, and
Thomas Monk.
Robert D. Massey, cashier at
Peoples Bank & Trust Co., has
revealed persons who have paid
memberships and persons who
plan to purchase memberships.
Paid memberships are owned
by J. R. Alford, B. A. Antone, Al
vin Beck, Milton Bryant, Charles
Creech, Amos Estes, Douglas
Finch, M. L. Hagwood, Ed Hales,
Thurman Hepler, Haywood- Jones,
Ralph Lewis, Jr., Mrs. L. E. Long,
Ben Frank Massey, Thomas F.
Monk, George Morgan, Philip
Olive, Harold Pippin, Raymond
Pippin, Wade Privette, Fred and
Cornelia Smith, George Temple,
Wallace Temple, Ben Thomas, B.
K. Tucker, George Tucker, J. V.
Vinson, Frank Wall, and Joe Wood.
Pledged memberships include
Charles Alexander, James Alford,
W. A. Allman, Mrs. Margaret L.
Bowling, James Creech, Ernest T.
Driver, Jr., A. Wilton Gay, Wil
lard Horace Gay, William Percy
Gay, Charles D. Hawkins, Jr.,
Randolph Hendricks, Crafton Hud
son, J. R. Jeffreys, Frank Kannon,
Frank Kemp, Melvin Lanier, Jack
Liles, Aaron Lowery, Rodney Mc
Nabb, Douglas N. Massey, G. R.
Massey, Jr., Philip F. Massey, R.
D. Massey, Sr., Dr. Zyba Massey,
Jimmy Medlin, Thurman Pate,
Leroy Pittman, James D. Richard
son, E. V. Rountree, Thomas Scar
borough, Norman Screws, Richard
Turlington, Henry W. Underhill,
W. W. Watkins, C. V. Whitley,
Edison Wood, Fred Wood, Mrs.
Barrie Davis, Mrs. Ruth Cham
blee, and C. V. Tart.
Massey said there may be other
memberships taken by the solici
tors which haven’t been turned in
to him.
He said he is pleased with the
results of the membership drive.
He termed it “very encouraging.”
Those who have pledged or plan
to sign up for a pool membership
may do so until Febuary 1 unless
the full 200 authorized member
ships are sold prior to that date.
Christmas Trees
Methodist Men will team' up
during the weekend to sell reser
vations for Christmas trees. Dick
Turlington Said trees may be re
served for a $1.00 fee. This fee re
serves any tree, which may be
picked up later in the season.
There will be all size trees for
the Yule season, he said. The
Methodist Men urge you to re
serve your tree now, when they
call on you during this canvass.
The 14th annual Southern Weed
Conference will be held Jan. 18-20
in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Town May Lose Its Theater,
Says Owner; Established 1936
The Town of Zebulon stands
in danger of losing its only movie
house.
Wakelon Theater must have the
support of local people and mer
chants if it is to continue operating,
R. A. Howell, owner, has said.
Howell, who owns a chain of
theaters, said the Town of Zebulon
is fortunate to have a movie house.
All other theaters in towns the
size of Zebulon have closed.
Attendance has continued to fall
off until there is fear that the
theater will have to shut its doors.
Because of the drop in attendance,
no matinee performances have
been given in the last two years.
Wakelon Theater has been in
operation here since 1936, Howell
said. Zebulon is the smallest town
in the State with a movie house.
Howell said his firm is striving
to give the viewing public the
very best pictures, comfortable
surroundings, and quiet relaxation.
“Our only product is theater
movie entertainment,” he said.
At present the theater is being
managed by Howell and Fred
Brink, both of Smithfield. Billy
Gregory, manager for the last two
years, is no longer with the firm.
The cashier is Wayne Perry; con
cession operator, Mrs. Lois
Privette; and projectionist, A. G.
Anderson.
Howell said he expects to an
nounce soon a manager and per
manent cashier for the local movie..