THE ZEBULON RECORD
VOLUME 36. NUMBER 49. ZEBULON. N. C.. JANUARY 18. 1962
Mrs. Ben Thomas
Heading Mothers' March
Some two million Marching
Mothers, wearing the symbolic
Golden Key of Hope, will appear
on America’s doorsteps toward the
end of January asking support for
the 1962 New March of Dimes fight
against crippling birth defects,
arthritis and polio.
Approximately 20 Zebulon moth
ers will be among the two million
mothers collecting for the March
of Dimes, according to Mrs. B.
D. Thomas, chairman of the Zeb
ulon campaign. Mrs. Armstrong
Cannady is co-chairman.
The March here will be held
January 30, Mrs. Thomas has an
nounced. Solicitors are now be
ing contacted, she said.
Mothers’ March volunteers
know there is a need for the cause
they support, and they are de
termined to make every one of
the households of Zebulon and
surrounding communities they
call on aware of the magnitude of
the problem.
Mrs. Thomas said birth defects
afflict more than 250,000 babies
born in the U. S. each year. In
the Zebulon area there are four
children born in recent years with
spina bifida, an opening in the
spinal column, and hydrocepha
lus, water on the brain. These
children are in Hill Top Home
near Raleigh.
Arthritis and rheumatic disease
victims in this country number
some 11,000,000. In its most pain
ful, twisting form—rheumatoid
arthritis—it strikes young children
as their bones are developing.
Young adults (three times as many
women as men) are particularly
susceptible in the prime of life
when they are most needed by
their families.
According to statistics from
Wake County Health Department,
16 white and 19 colored arthritic
cases have been reported in re
cent years.
Polio still strikes those who are
unvaccinated or inadequately vac
cinated. March of Dimes funds
are needed to follow up the great
HOSPITAL NOTES
White
Mildred Ferrell, C. V. Whitley,
Myra Chamblee, B. C. Hodge,
Eunice Pearce, Sophie Privette,
Rella Privette, George Rigsby Mas
sey, Sr., David Strickland, Tera
Morgan, Myrtie Hinnant, Meta
Johnson, Joyce Edwards, Eames
tine M. Marshall.
Popular Lion Member Is In
Race For District Governor
Frank O. Kemp is a candidate
for the office of District Governor
for District 31-G of Lions Inter
national. He is opposed by John
Xanthos of Burlington.
Kemp is a charter member of
Zebulon Lions Club. He has a
perfect attendance record for 12
years and is a key member. Dur
ing these 12 years he has served
his club for eight years as Tail
Twister, one year as president, and
three years on the Board of Direc
tors.
He has served on every major
committee of the club and has
headed up most of them as chair
man.
He served as a member of the
club-sponsored Swimming Pool
Committee, which aided in the
construction of a $35,000 swimming
pool for the town and commu
nity. Under his leadership on the
Building Committee the Zebulon
Lions Club became proud owner
of a building valued at $32,000.
He headed the Uniform Com
mittee in 1956 which gave the
local school band 65 uniforms val
ued at $3,500. He served as chair
man of the club-sponsored Five
County Fair which is the club’s
chief blind project each year.
Kemp has represented his club
and District at all but one Mid
Winter Convention for the past
12 years. He has never missed a
State Convention and has been
either Tail Twister or Song Lead
er at most of them.
For the past seven years Kemp
has played a big part in Interna
tional Conventions. He has at
tended two in New York, two in
Atlantic City, one in Chicago, one
in Miami, and one in San Fran
cisco. He was appointed to the
Statewide Planning Committee in
1957. He has served as part of
the program in New York and as
assistant Song Leader in San Fran
cisco.
Kemp is an ardent supporter of
Wakelon School. He has served
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vaccine discoveries and to urge
every American to get this protec
tion. And the many “old polios”
stricken before vaccine protection
still depend on support from the
March of Dimes.
More than $500 was contributed
to the Mothers’ March last year
by Zebulon and its surrounding
community citizens.
Mrs. Thomas said that contri
butions are not limited to just
dimes. Bigger contributions are
very much welcomed.
She is serving her fourth year as
chairman of the drive here.
Mother’s March volunteers will
be identified by a distinctive badge
bearing the Golden Key of Hope,
symbolizing medical progress
against crippling diseases. Each
will give those who open the doors
a valuable health information slip
summarizing basic information a
bout birth defects, the most im
portant unmet childhood medical
problem today; as well as arthri
tis and rheumatic disease which
afflict 11,000,000 Americans.
Jaycee Chapter May Be Formed
In Zebulon; Meeting Tonight
Certain young men in Zebulon
are interested in forming a chap
ter of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce.
Jimmy Medlin, popular young
teller at Peoples Bank and Trust
Co. here, is spearheading the
project.
Medlin said there are more than
84 prospects who could belong to
the organization. He himself has
personally contacted more than 50
of these men.
Medlin said men interested in
forming a chapter of the Jaycees
will meet Thursday (tonight) at
7:30 at Zebulon Methodist Church.
Officers of the North Carolina Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce and
Rocky Mount Jaycees will be on
hand to explain the purpose and
operation of the organization and
to answer questions as to why the
community of Zebulon should
have a Junior Chamber.
Preparations have been in the
making for a chapter for about
two months, Medlin said.
In brief, the objectives of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce are
four-fold: 1) to make the com
munity a better place to live; 2)
to develop leadership among its
own members; 3) offer education,
recreation and social activities to
men of similar age; and 4) to give
young men a voice in affairs of
their community, state and nation.
The Jaycee movement extends
to 60 countries throughout the
world, with mare than 200,000
members in some 3,900 cities and
towns in the United States.
Thus far, only two persons have
signed membership cards. They
are Lawrence Liles and Elton
Chamblee.
In order to form a chapter here,
Medlin said there must be at least
25 members. Members must be at
least 21 years old and not over 35.
If organized it will be the town’s
second Jaycee chapter. The first
one folded after the outbreak of
World War II when the young men
were drafted into the military
service of their country. This
chapter was organized April, 1940.
Robert D. Massey was the first
president and instrumental in its
organization.
Medlin says he feels confident
a chapter of the Jaycees will be
organized here, and he feels that
one is needed and could be a very
vital force to the welfare of the
community.
All young men who are inter
ested in the organization are urged
to be present at the meeting to
night.
Zebulon already supports three
major men’s organizations: Rota
ry, Lions and Ruritans.
LICENSE PLATES
Owners of cars and trucks are
required to buy license plates for
their vehicles. Town of Zebulon
license plates have been on sale
for $1.00 each since January 1.
After March 1, a penalty of
$2.00 will be added to the license
plate fee, Police Chief Willie B.
Hopkins said.
Town citizens owning cars or
trucks are required to display a
license plate by March 1 or the
driver will be subject to court cita
tion, Chief Hopkins said.
Only 163 plates have been sold
as of Tuesday afternoon.
Plates 1 through 25 are reserved
for the mayor, commissioners, po
licemen and firemen.
Proceeds from the sale of the
licenses is put in the town’s general
fund.
Plates may be bought from 8
a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through
Saturday.
Patient Picked Up
By Helicopter Monday
An Army service man was hos
pitalized in Wendell-Zebulon Hos
pital Monday after accidental poi
soning.
Fort Bragg Army hospital med
ics transported SP4 Bennett
Barnes, Jr., 27, to the base hos
pital by helicopter in the after
noon.
Barnes received emergency room
treatment about 8:30 a.m., accord
ing to hospital officials. He was
then admitted until Fort Bragg
Army personnel could be notified.
The Army officials said hospital
officials did “commendable work”
on the young man.
Barnes was home on furlough
from Germany. His parents re
side on Route 1, Wendell.
The helioopter, with pilot and
three medics, landed on the open
ing back of the hospital facing the
bypass.
Location Changed
The Masonic supper Janu
ary 19 will be held in Wake
Ion School lunchroom instead
of the Masonic Hall as was
previously scheduled.
Town May Lose Full
Time Station Agent
Methodist Defeat
Wakefield 25-13
In Sunday
School League
The second round of play last
Saturday morning in the Zebulon
Sunday School Basketball League
saw the Zebulon Methodist boys
win over the Wakefield Baptist
team 25-13. In a practice game
that followed the opening contest
the Methodist Church lads de
feated the Zebulon Baptist Church
21-10.
Mark Wilson paced the Metho
dist Church team with a total of
13 points with Charles Pulley hit
ting for 6 points.
The Zebulon Baptist and Zebu
lon Methodist teams are tied for
top place in the league with a
victory apiece.
Another team is needed to round
out the league, according to Wayne
Fi oiric roni'npnntnlinn
Recreation Commission. Any
church interested may call Davis
or Ray Godwin, chairman of the
commission.
Box Score
Zebulon Methodists: K. Tem
ple, C. Pearce 4; C. Pulley 6; M.
Wilson 13; T. Massey 2; F. Kan
non, J. Richardson.
Wakefield Baptists: T. Liborio;
J. Eddins; Mangum 4; Hicks 5;
Bunn 4; Mitchell.
The Standings:
Church W L
Zebulon Bapt. 1 0
Zebulon Meth. 1 0
Wakefield Bapt. 0 2
ACCOUNTANT
A Zebulon native opened an
office for practice of accounting
in Raleigh January 2.
David S. Moss, a certified pub
lic accountant, is a 1940 graduate
of Wakelon High School. He
graduated from King’s Business
College, Raleigh, in 1946, and took
a B. S. degree in commerce from
the University of North Carolina
in 1949.
He has ser\ cd as assistant to
the manager of Lumbee River
Electric Membership Corporation,
Red Springs: staff accountant with
the accounting firm of Williams,
Urquhart and Ficklin, Raleigh; and
controller of Harmon Motor Com
pany, Raleigh.
He is a veteran of World War
II, serving in the European Thea
ter in the 104th Infantry Division.
Moss is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Moss of Route 1, Zebulon,
and is married to the former
Christine Croom of Zebulon.
Zebulon may lose its full-time
railroad station agent.
If Norfolk-Southern officials’
j plans materialize, the railroad
station here will have an agent
only part time.
Mayor Ed Hales reported that
he has been contacted by N-S of
ficials, and they informed him
that the company plans for the
four stations of Wendell, Zebulon,
Middlesex and Bailey to have part
time agents.
The Zebulon station will be open
2 hours 15 minutes each day;
Wendell, 50 minutes in the morn
ing and 2 hours and 20 minutes in
the afternoon; Middlesex, 30 min
utes, and Bailey 1 hour.
Mayor Hales is against the plan.
He said he prefers a full-time
station agent, feeling that better
service will be rendered the town
and community.
station Agent H. E. Mann said
1960 and 1961 saw increases in
freight at the Zebulon depot. He
added that he feels that a full
time man is needed at both Zeb
ulon and Wendell stations.
The Zebulon station, according
to Mann, has the biggest volume
of traffic. There are seasons
when the Wendell station has a
bigger volume of traffic becaus
of the tobacco market.
However, according to Mann,
the Zebulon station has the big
j gest volume of freight year-round
between Wilson and Raleigh.
Mann was not able to divulge
[ just how much freight and a dol
lar value estimate for the Zebu
lon station annually. This has to
come from the home office in Ra
leigh. Contact was made by a re
porter but he was unable to se
cure the amounts.
Norfolk-Southern may be cut
ting its budget by putting this
plan into effect. However, it has
been learned that new positions
have been created in the company,
and some Zebulon citizens feel that
it is not just to cause a disruption
of service by using one man to
service four small-town stations.
Mann, who is eligible for re
tirement, said he probably will
not retire until the N-S plan is
put into effect. He has been with
the Zebulon station since 1932.
The genial station agent sug
gests that Zebulon citizens protest
the N-S idea. He feels that there
would be a great loss if the town
gets only part-time service.
It is believed that the town and
surrounding communities will pro
test. Merchants and other per
sons the station serves are urged
to write to the North Carolina
Utilities Commission and J. E. An
drews, Norfolk-Southern General
Traffic Manager, Raleigh.
No Date Set For Bond Vote;
Board To Decide At Next Meet
No date has been set for the
Zebulon water and sewer bond
vote. Mayor Ed Hales said this
week that probably the Town
Board will set a date for the ref
erendum at its February meeting.
A total of $475,000 is needed for
water and sewer improvements.
Water improvements will take the
biggest slice, a total of $325,000.
Sewer improvements will total
$150,000.
Mayor Hales said that pond
sewage treatment is being con
sidered for the town. This plan
calls for the construction of a
pond into which the town’s sewage
will be drained. Nature takes care
of the treatment of the sewage
with algae (water plant life).
Mayor Hales said such ponds
are working in towns across the
country with good results. In
fact, homes have been constructed
very close to such ponds with no
ill effects nor odor.
At present Zebulon sewage is
emptied into Moccasin Creek
southeast of Zebulon. The mayor
said if a treatment plant is con
structed it will be located south
east of the town because utilities
are laid in this area.