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L ZEBULON, N. C., JANUARY lO, 1963
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Garbage Problems Discussed
Garbage was on the minds of the
Town Board Monday night. And
it was strewn around.
Sanitation superintendent Jim
Moss met with the board to dis
cuss some of the town’s problems
connected with garbage.
It was recommended to the
board by Moss that no garbage
can be over 30 gallons in size.
Cans bigger present a problem in
emptying and loading on to the
garbage truck.
Moss also suggested that these
can have properly fitting lids,
and handles to facilitate hand
ling.
Recommendations were made
that garbage cans be located be
side the street if possible. It is
time consuming for the sanitation
men to have to drive into the back
yard or around the house to col
lect the garbage.
No trash or limbs or shrubbery
will be collected that has not
been placed near the street where
it is easier to be picked up. The
truck will not go into a yard or
behind the residence to collect
such debris.
Some business firms do not have
garbage can, it was reported to
the board. These firms toss out
the trash, refuse and other items,
causing unsightliness to the town.
One board member said he could
not see how any business man
with any civic pride could have
the gall to just throw out trash,
letting it be scattered all over
everywhere.
It was brought out at the meet
ing Monday night that the major-,
ity of the citizens are “very coop
erative” in meeting the needs of
the garbage collectors. However,
some residence owners could be
a “bit more cooperative,” it was
learned.
“Mr. Moss is doing a fine job as
sanitation superintendent,” Mayor
Ed Hales said. “We are very
pleased with what he and his force
are doing, and with more co
operation they can do even more.”
Looks Like Mayor Hales
To Run For Of fire Again
“I don’t figure stepping out of
a responsibility,” Mayor Ed Hales
said this week when asked if he
planned to be a candidate for re
election for the mayorship in May.
Mayor Hales indicated he would
like to be mayor when the major
projects outlined during his first
administration are completed.
These are the water and sewer
plants.
Hales has worked extremely
hard to get these projects going.
He revealed his delight in the re
cent acquisition of property for
the site of the future water plant.
“And I would like to see them
completed,” he said.
He didn’t add, “during my next
term,” but all indications are that
he meant just that.
Garden Club
Pruning and landscaping will be
the topic discussed and demonstrated
before the Carmen Flowers Garden
Club Monday night, January 14, at
8 o’clock. The speaker has not been
named.
Members will meet with Mrs. Ferd
Davis. Mrs. Theo. Davis will serve
as co-hostess.
Spanish Instruction
May Start Here
If enough adults are interested
instruction in Spanish will be
offered for residents of Zebulon
and the surrounding communities,
it was announced this week.
Dr. Jose L. Rey Barreau, a na
tive of Cuba and a member of
Wakelon School faculty, will
teach the course. The course will
feature the speaking of the lan
guage primarily, with some em
phasis on reading and grammar
construction.
An organizational meeting will
be held in the hign school auditori
um Thursday night, January 10,
at 7:30 o’clock.
Adult Farmer Class
Meets Monday
A member of the N. C. Depart
ment of Agriculture, J. Holman
Cyrus, will address the Adult
Farmer Class Monday, January
14, at 7:30 p.m. Cyrus is a to
bacco marketing specialist with the
department. He will use as his
topic: “The Tobacco Outlook.”
The meeting will be held in the
Wakelon Ag building. C. V. Tart
is director of the Farmer Class.
GA Queen
The first GA coronation and
recognition service in several
years at Zebulon Baptist Church
will be held Sunday night, Janu
ary 13, at 7:30 o’clock.
Vickie Tart will be crowned
queen at the service. Sixteen
year-old Miss Tart, who is a high
school junior at Wakelon School,
is the first candidate since 1957.
This will be the third coronation
service held at the church The
first candidates were Carolyn Hin
ton, Zelma Green and Ann Hop
kins.
Friends and relatives of all GA
Girls are invited to attend.
Shrine Club Formation To Be
Discussed Here Next Tuesday
Plans for forming a Shrine Club
in Zebulon will be discussed Tues
day, January 15. A meeting for
the discussion will follow a dutch
supper at the Masonic Hall here
at 6:30 p.m. '
For several months the Sudan
Temple has been discussing with
some of the Nobility of this area
the possibility of forming such a
club in Zebulon.
Potentate of the Sudan Temple,
Noble William A. Prince, will be
present along with Noble Nelson
Banks, Recorder, to lead the dis
cussion and make future plans.
All Nobles, an estimated 35 in
the Zebulon area, are urged to
be present for this meeting.
Poplar Springs Resident Likes
Te Watch Late Television Shows
“Live every day the best you
can and keep occupied with plenty
of work,” is the philosophy of
Mrs. Maggie White Cheves.
A shy, retiring person, the 86
year-old Mrs. Cheves is a resident
of the Poplar Springs community
of Franklin County.
She says that the church has
been one of the greatest influences
in her life. She joined Poplar
Springs Baptist Church 75 years
ago and since that time has been
one of its most loyal members.
For many years, it was one of
her great joys to make and serve
unleavened bread and homemade
wine at the Lord’s Supper service
in the church.
Visiting preachers always had
a home at “Miss Maggie’s.”
Mrs. Cheves is a faithful and
loyal attender. She missed just
two Sunday services last year.
One of these was a rainy day and
the other was when she was vis
iting her twin sister who was ill.
Most of these Sundays she walked
to church, a distance of about a
mile.
Mrs. Cheves’ parents were John
and Mattie Cheves White. Sh i was
born January 5, 1877. Her twin
sister is Mrs. Lizzie Dew of Wilson.
She was married to Charles
Thomas Cheves on March 2, 1904.
The couple established their home
at Poplar Springs.
Although they were child ess,
couple gave much of their life
helping others by making homes
for them. Relatives were cared
for and attended to.
Mrs. Cheves does all of her
house work. She tends a garden
each summer, raising all the vege
tables she can use and sharing
them with her neighbors. She
says she is happiest when she is
out of doors, cleaning yards, ch >p
ping wood or hoeing in her vege
table or flower gardens.
She reads a great deal and loves
television. She sits up almost
every night to see the late movie.
Up and ready for a day’s work at
4:30 every morning, she defies the
wisdom of Benjamin Franklin
about early to bed, early to rise.
“There are too many things to
do and see in the wonderful world
of ours to spend long hours in
bed,” she said.
Best
Accomplishments
Mayor Ed Hales pointed out
this week two of the 'biggest ac
complishments made during the
past year.
The first and foremost one he
said is the fact that the people
of Zebulon voted overwhelmingly
for the bond issue to be used for
the construction of a modem wa
ter plant and sewer system.
The second biggest accomplish
ment the mayor named was the
hiring of a sanitation head and
the buying of a garbage truck. He
said he believes that was a big
step in the town’s progress.
Band Boosters
Parents of members of Wake
Ion Band Boosters Club will meet
Monday, January 14, at 7:30 p.m.
in the band room.
Mrs. Maggie Cheves
Two Arrested
On Whiskey Charge
Local officers, a sheriff’s depu
ty and Wake County ABC officers
arrested two Negroes Saturday
night for the possession of non
tax-paid whiskey for the purpose
of sale.
Henry Thomas Taylor, about 38,
and Vernell Flowers, about 45,
were apprehended at their homes
on Barbee Street. Police said
Taylor had approximately one
half gallon of liquor; the Flowers
woman had only a small amount.
She was in the process of pouring
it out when the officers arrived.
Taylor and Miss Flowers were
placed under $200 bonds.
Sewing Instructor
To Lecture Club
Mrs. Daisy Collier, Singer Sew
ing Machine Co. sewing instructor,
will give a demonstration to the
j Farm Bureau Auxiliary Monday
afternoon, January 14, at 3:15.
Mrs. Collier will provide in
struction on methods of sewing,
planning the sewing projects, and
other aspects of the art. She will
j speak in the home economics de
partment of Wakelon School.
All members are expected and
anyone else who is interested in
learning more about sewing is in
vited to attend this meeting.
Site Bought For Water Plant;
21 Acres Cost Zebulon $13,000
Transactions were completed
December 31 for the purchase of a
site for the future water plant for
the town of Zebulon.
Mayor Ed Hales revealed this
week that the town purchased a
21 acre site on the south side of
the dam at Little River east of
the bypass.
The property was purchased
from Arthur Clayton of Durham
for $13,000. It is property former
ly owned by Rassie Williams.
Mayor Hales said he feels that
the town is “fortunate in securing
this property.”
The town previously dickered
with Wilbur Bullock for a two
acre piece of property for the wa
ter plant. However, legal tech
nicalities could not be straighten
ed and the option was abandoned.
Bullock was to be paid approxi
mately $3,000 for the property.
The engineer employed by the
town has already made prelimina
ry surveys of the newly acquired
property for the water plant. It
was discovered there would be no
rock formations which would
hinder the construction of a plant.
Mayor Hales said tentative
plans call for letting bids about
February 15 for the construction
of the $932,000 water plant. This
cost will include new modern
maffvTTnto the city.
Mayor Hales added that after
the construction of the water
plant the unused portion of the
property on which the plant is
built on may be sold along with
the tobacco allotment at auction.
He said there is approximately
two acres of tobacco allotment on
the site.
The newly acquired sit£ is ad
jacent and joins property already
owned by the town. The property
it joins is the land on which the
pumping station is located.
Speaking of the acquisition,
Mayor Hales said he is “glad to
get this settled.”
license Examiner
Wants Your Cards
Beginning January 1, application
cards for license renewals will be
mailed to persons who must renew
their driver’s license.
Drivers License Examiner C.
M. Hocutt said these cards must
be brought to him by persons
wishing to renew their license.
These cards, he said, facilitate the
license processing.
Hocutt said with the cards he
will be able to examine more peo
ple, it will be a simpler process
for the examiner and applicant,
and it will not be as time consum
ing as examining was previously.
Officials Urge Citizens Get
City License and Save Penalty
It’s that time again. Get those
city license tags or else. The else
is you will be hauled into court.
The licenses went on sale Jan
uary 1. They cost $1, and all ve
hicles which are registered in the
city limits of Zebulon must dis
play one.
After March 1, a penalty of $2
will be added to the initial cost.
The licenses have orange num
erals on a black background.
The town’s general fund was in
creased by $642 from the sale of
1962 license plates.
Police Chief Willie B. Hopkins
said the ordinance requiring each
vehicle owner to display a city tag
will be enforced. And how!