THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXX. Number 62. Zebulon, N. C., Tuesday, May 8, 1956 Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
MR. AND MISS AVERAGE . . . The Motor Vehicles Department’s
camera snaps pretty Miss Ann Rowe and her companion Dan Gower
of Wake County who are representative of the State’s 6500 student
school bus drivers. Mr. and Miss Average Driver are 17% years
old, are in the upper junior class, drive a 35-mile bus route daily,
and have a year and a half of driving experience. Ann and Dan,
both students at Garner High School, are entered in the statewide
contest now underway to select North Carolina’s best boy and girl
school bus driver. Finals will be in Chapel Hill at the close of
school, with the winners to receive $500 scholarships from the
N. C. State Automobile Association.
Legion Auxiliary ‘Completes Plans
For MOy 26th Poppy Day Sale
The red poppy, symbol of the
American Legion Auxiliary, was
displayed prominently to remind
the members that May is poppy
month when the Auxiliary met
Friday night in the home of Mrs.
M. G. Crowder.
The meeting was called to order
by the president, Mrs. Pat Farmer.
After prayer by the chaplain, Mrs.
Crowder, and the pledge of alle
giance to the flags, the group sang
one verse of the national anthem.
This was followed by roll call and
the treasurer’s report.
The president reported on the
Girl State representatives, and
called on the following committee
chairman for reports: Mrs. Dab
ney Gill, Child Welfare, reported
she had received a letter from
State Hospital, thanking the mem
bers for the assortment of cards
collected and given them for the
children that are mentally retard
ed; Mrs. Gilford Bufkln, Scrap
book, reported that she had mailed
the club’s scrapbook to the State
chairman to be displayed at the
convention; and Mrs. Crowder and
Mrs. Gill gave tentative plans for
the Memorial Day services to be
held on Sunday, May 27, in the
Zebulon cemetery.
Mrs. Esten Corbett, poppy
chairman, reported that plans for
the annual poppy sales to be held
Saturday, May 26, were complete,
and the Auxiliary is looking for
ward to a most successful sale.
The funds received xrom this sale
help support the Child Welfare
and Rehabilitation programs.
Following the business session,
the hostess served a course of de
licious refreshments. The hostess
for the June meeting will be Mrs.
Ferd Davis.
ATTENTION MEMBERS
Mrs. Frank Kannon, point chair
man of the Junior Woman’s Club,
urges the club members to have
their points to her no later than
the deadline, which is Wednes
day night. They may either con
tact her at her home or the store.
Six Hundred Persons Give
Cooley Hearty Ovations
Harold D. Cooley, congressional
representative from the fourth dis
trict, opened a weekend of “fence
mending” last Friday night at
Wakelon School.
Cooley spoke at a Cooley-for
Congress rally. He is opposed in
the May 26 Democratic Primary
by W. E. Debnam of Raleigh.
Cooley challenged opponent to
“prove his identity” with the Dem
ocratic Party. He said he did
not have to prove his loyalty to
the party, for the people know
where he stands.
Debnam during the past few
weeks has conducted a vig
orous campaign based mostly on
Cooley’s failure to sign the “South
ern manifesto” protesting Supreme
Court rulings on desegregation.
Cooley said Debnam should be
running in the general elections in
November rather than the Demo
cratic primary.
“His farm program is very much
akin to that of President Eisen
hower and Benson’s,” Cooley said.
“A few weeks ago we passed a
good farm bill which the President
vetoed. I now challenge him to
veto this present bill.”
Turning again to Debnam, Coo
(See COOLEY, Page 5)
Film Depicting
Life of Wesley
To be Viewed
The motion picture “John Wes
ley” is coming to Zebulon and will
be shown at the Zebulon Methodist
Church on Sunday, May 13, at 8
o’clock.
The Baptist and Methodist
Church of Zebulon join together in
the showing of this film and invite
all in the community to join in this
heart-warming experience.
The feature-length film is in
Cjcisiiiiciii uuiui anu was piuuuucu
by the Radio and Film Commis
sion of The Methodist Church in
cooperation with J. Arthur Rank.
It brings to the screen for the
first time the dynamic and col
orful 18th century evangelist and
educator.
John Wesley’s miraculous rescue
from a burning house at the age
of five, at the beginning of the
film forecasts the dramatic and
eventful life which unfolds in this
story of a man of slight stature but
of impelling influence upon his
contemporaries and upon history.
The English clergyman thought
his venture in America as a mis
sionary to the Indians in the Geor
gia colony was a failure, but it was
the kind of failure which opened
the door to the discovery of a reli
gious certainty he had been seek
ing.
Furthermore, this discovery, in
which John Wesley felt his “heart
strangely warmed,” led him to face
(See FILM, Page 5)
Rotarians,Wives
Hear 'Red' Pope
Of Raleigh CP&L
E. N. “Red” Pope, advertising
sales promoter for Carolina Pow
er & Light Company, used free en
terprise as his topic when he spoke
to the Rotarians, Rotaryanns and
guests at the club’s Friday night
meeting.
Pope used two sentences from
the Declaration of Independence as
his theme for his talk, citing that
all free enterprise comes from
divine power, the Deity.
He has been associated with
Carolina Power & Light Company
for the past 33 years. He is a
native of Dunn and graduated from
Wake Forest College and did grad
uate work at Harvard University.
Special guests for the evening
werd Congressman and Mrs. Har
old Cooley.
Mrs. L. M. Massey, accompanied
by Mrs. Ed Ellington at the piano,
rendered two soprano solos for the
entertainment.
FASHION SHOW
The members of the home eco
nomic departments of Corinth
Holders and Wendell schools will
present a fashion show in the
Wendell School auditorium Wed
nesday night at 8 o’clock.
The show is being sponsored by
Hudson-Belk Company of Wendell
as a part of a Seamstress Develop
ment Contest.
Judges for the event will be Miss
Betty Jean Davis, Miss Florette
Peele and Mrs. Sarah Johnson, all
students of Meredith College.
The public is invited to attend
this fashion show. Free tickets
may be secured from the sponsor.
Beloved Teacher Has
Life Membership In
Education Association
Mrs. F. E. Bunn
N. C. State Senior
To Aid Hester;
Native of Ohio
At the Recreation Commission’s
meeting Wednesday night the
Commission employed an assistanl
director. He is Dave McGuire oi
Canton, Ohio.
McGuire is at present a senior
at N. C. State College. He is mar
ried to the former Barbara Morse
of Canton. They are Episcopa
lians. They have no children.
McGuire will work with Hester
in outlining, planning and execut
ing the program undertaken by the
Commission. He will be paid $25
a week for his duties. This amount
is merely for the expense of com
muting from his home in Raleigh
and his meals while on duty.
| Meeting with the Commission
I Wednesday night were Tom Hines
' and Bing Miller, N. C. State Col
| lege professors in the athletic de
partment. They met with the lead
ers of the recreation group to an
swer any questions the group may
have had and to help iron out
problems now and problems that
I might be forthcoming.
Has Taught Here
40 Years; Honor
Came as Surprise
A beloved Zebulon teacher has
been honored by being given a
life membership in the North Car
olina Education Association.
Mrs. F. E. Bunn had this honor
bestowed upon her at the Wake
County NCEA meeting held at
Wakelon School April 26. The pre
sentation was made byE. N. Far
nell, president of the Wake Coun
ty Unit of NCEA.
Mrs. Bunn has spent 45 years in
the teaching profession, she said.
Forty of these years have been
with the Wakelon school system.
She is the longest teacher in
point of service at Wakelon School.
After receiving teacher training
at Oxford Female College in Ox
ford, Mrs. Bunn became principal
of a three-teacher school at Pilot.
She was with the Franklin County
school system for aDDroximatelv
four years.
She has also attended N. C. State
College, East Carolina College,
University of North Carolina and
Woman’s College of the University
of North Carolina.
When she became a member of
the Wakelon faculty, she accept
ed the seventh grade. She has
taught that grade ever since, and
she admits that she pretty well
knows the subjects of this grade
by heart.
Mrs. Bunn said that her con
suming interest in teaching has
been dealing with boys and girls.
She has always taken an especial
interest in her pupils, their prob
lems, hopes, aspirations, dreams
and guidance.
After coming to Zebulon, Mrs.
Bunn met and married Falc E.
Bunn. Two children were born to
this union, Falc Elmo, Jr. and
Margaret. Elmo lives in Greens
boro, and Marvaret is now Mrs.
(See TEACHER, Page 5)
MAIN STREET SCENE
Wives and House Numbers
Pleasant Sights: Mrs. S. G. Flow-1
ers and Mrs. A. R. House chatting
animatedly in Mrs. House’s walk-'
way . . . the likeness of Mrs. Fos-,
ter Finch and granddaughter Mol
ly . . . the beautiful vocal per
formance given by Mrs. L. M. Mas
sey at Rotary Ladies Night . . .
the Wakelon High School band
which outdid themselves in virtu
osity at the Democratic rally . . .
•
Democratic Rally .. . Mrs. Cooley
strikingly dressed in a simple-lined
navy blue dress with scoop neck
line . . . artifical corsage of white
posies on left shoulder . . . pearl
necklace . . . large pearl ear bobs
. . . light colored tan semi-coolie
straw hat with white band . . .
■white straw bag . . .
During rally speech by her hus
band, Mrs. Cooley removed her
ear bobs and rubbed her ear lobes
. . . clapped spiritedly during cer
tain parts of husband’s speech . . .
mingled with constituents after
speech was over .. . displaying her
charming personality . . .
•
House numbers ... opinions from
the ladies . . . It’s a sure sign of
progress . . . I’m completely indif
ferent ... I haven’t given it any
thought but I’m for anything pro
gressive ... I think it’s the silliest
thing I have ever heard of . . .
Zebulon always wants to show off .
. . I don’t like it ... I think it’s a
wonderful idea . . . It’s something
we have needed for a long time ...
I don’t know what they (the Com
missioners) will think of next . . .
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