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■ '■* !fif J ' 0 THE ZEBULON RECORD VOLUME 37. NUMBER 42. ZEBULON. N. C.. NOVEMBER 22. 1962 WAKELON BOWS Bulldogs 25, Warrenton 28 By Bill Quick The Wakelon bubble was punc tured on Friday night at Hender son as the Bulldogs lost a toughie to the Warrenton Yellow Jackets 28-25. The victory was won on extra points, as each team scored four touchdowns apiece. Wakelon, hav ing missed only 8 points all sea son, missed three on Friday night to give" the Tar-Roanoke cham pions the victory that sent them into the southeast regional finals against James Kenan High. Wakelon led in first downs 15-9 and in rushing and passing yard age. Two big plays killed the Bulldogs. First, when Warrenton’s fullback Steve Clark ran back a Wakelon kickoff 75 yards to score the Jackets’ second TD. The sec ond big play came late in the game with the score 21-19 and Wakelon having recovered a Warrenton fumble on the 43. HB Coleman intercepted a Wakelon pass and pranced to the Wakelon 9 'before he was pulled out of bounds. Two plays later Bill Perry scored for the Jackets. The Jackets drew first blood af ter winning the toss. In eight plays they marched to a TD with Clark running over from the 11. Coleman made the extra point. Minutes later after Wallace Bunn recovered a Warren ton fumble on their own 37, the Bulldogs scored with Creech running over from the 9. Debnam attempted the extra point but his run was repulsed and Warrenton held a 7-6 lead and one they refused to give up all night. The Jackets scored their second TD on the kickoff to push it 14-6. Early in the second quarter, the Jackets scored on an 18-yard pass from QB Billy Benson to Drake. Colemua made the extra point, 21-6. With 41 seconds remaining in the second period, Wakelon scored its 2nd TD on a apass from QB Wood to HB Creech.Wood also hit Creech for the extra point, 21-13. The second TD was set up after Fred die Ellington had recovered a War renton fumble on the 43. After fine half-time perform ance by the Wakelon High School Band, the second half opened play with Wakelon and Warren ton battling each other in the night’s only defensive quarter. The Bulldogs made their finest goal line defense in the third quarter, hold ing the Jackets on the Wakelon one-yard line. After Tommy Wood booted a 52-yard kick out to the Wakelon 17; the Jackets drove back, picking up one first down before Wakelon held them again on a fourth and three situa tion. These two defensive stands renewed hopes for a Wakelon vic tory. After Wakelon took over on their own 37, the Bulldogs put on a 63-yard sustained drive that culminated in Debnam scoring from the four. Ellington’s axtra point attempt was no good and Wakelon trailed by two points, 21-19. With 6:26 on the clock, Warren (Continued on Page 4) Wendell Junior Women to Hold Bazaar Nov. 29 Members of the Wendell Junior Woman’s Club will sponsor a Christmas bazaar Thursday, No vember 29, according to Mrs. Bill Kirby, publicity chairman. The bazaar will be held in the club house from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be baked, canned, handmade articles and other items just right for the fast approaching holiday season, Mrs. Kirby said. Door prizes will be given at the closing hour. Coffee and dough nuts will be served throughout the day. Mrs. Russell Richardson is pres ident of the 31-member civic or ganization. Mrs. Richardson, Mrs. E. A. Ledford, Mrs. William Am mons, and Mrs. Ronald Berry are the bazaar’s planning committee. This is the club’s first attempt at a bazaar which will increase the club’s general fund. Mrs. Hilda Gay Named Den Mother Of The Year A Zebulon woman was named | Den Mother of the Year at the an nual Saponi District pot luck sup per held in Franklinton Tuesday, November 6. Mrs. Hilda Gay, Den Mother of Pack 525, was presented the Dis tinguished Leadership Citation award in ceremonies. William S. Roth, Deputy Scout executive, made the presentation. Mrs. Gay is the third leader of Pack 525 to receive such an honor. Mrs. Ben Thomas and Mrs. An drew Jenkins have received the citation. There are 28 boys in the Pack, ranging in ages from 8 to 11 years old. The Pack works enthusiastically j under the leadership of Mrs. Gay j and Mrs. George Massey, Jr., who is a co-leader. They make tray favors which are taken to the local hospital. These favors are placed on the patients trays and bring the patients a ray of sunshine. The boys visit shut-ins, and at Christ mas time they sing carols to the hospital patients and other inva lids. Because of their enthusiasm, Mrs. Gay said it is sometimes dif ficult to keep apace with ideas for them. She must plan games, tricks, puzzles, crafts, plays, songs, and a myriad of other things to keep the boys’ interests from wan ing. Mrs. Gay enjoys her work with the boys thoroughly, she said. This is possibly because she loves chil dren, and one of the main factors MRS. HILDA GAY is because she has two boys of her own in the Pack. The leaders follow a planning schedule in the monthly quarterly from Scout headquarters. Once a problems that arise and seek solu tions for solving them, and make plans for future meetings, this meeting the leaders gain ideas from other leaders, discussing problems that arise and seek solu tions for solving them, and make plans for future meetings. /Mrs. Gay said the enthusiasm displayed by the boys is wonder ful. She spoke of the expressions on their faces when they are do Intersection To Be Widened; Work To Begin About Jan. 1 Teenagers Involved In Wreck Saturday Night; No Injuries A Route 2, Zebulon, teenager was charged Saturday night with failing to yield the right of way after being involved in an accident at the intersection of Wakefield and North Streets. Terry Clifton Privette, 17, was traveling east on North Street when he collided with a car driv en by Sidney Fuller Holmes, 19, of Zebulon. Holmes was traveling south on Wakefield Street. Hilary Loffette Pearce and Jerry Brayboy were occupants of Priv ette’s car. Zebulon Whitley Cham blee, Jr., was with Holmes. According to police reports no injuries were sustained by either party. Privette’s 1955 Chevrolet was damaged an estimated $200. The 1956 Chavrolet driven by Holmes was damaged an estimated $200. Night Policeman Windel Perry was the investigating officer. Leaf Market Sells Two Million Lbs. More Than '60-61 More than two millions pounds of tobacco were sold this season on the Wendell tobacco market than in the 1960-61 year, according to E. H. Moser, sales supervisor. Moser said 11,255,000 pounds were sold on the Wendell market this year. There was an increase of two million pounds over last year’s poundage sold. The Wendell market made the highest dollar average of any mar ket in the Eastern Belt, Moser said. The average was $61.76. Moser reported a very good sea son and expressed his pleasure with the buying and selling con ditions. The market closed on October 30. ing things in the Pack. She said I it is a joy to her to work with I them. j She knew nothing about Den Mother duties when she was asked I to be a leader of the Pack. Now 1 she is thoroughly orientated, and ! sometimes she feels that “she is being worked to death.” Being named Den Mother of the Year was a complete surprise to her. She said she never dreamed (Continued on Page 4) Gets Promotion Joseph P. Price, driver licen sing official with the N. C. De partment of Motor Vehicles for the past 12 years, has been promoted to driver license hearing officer, the vehicles agency said this week. The 41-year-old former Zebulon resident has his headquarters in Raleigh. He and his family reside on 3314 Friar Tuck Road, Raleigh. Prior to his promotion, Price had been a supervising license ex aminer with duties alternating between Raleigh and Fayetteville. He began work with the vehicles agency in July, 1950. He is married to the former Gladys Hunter of Zebulon and they have one child, Joey, 10. The family attends the Hillcrest Baptist Church, having moved their membership from the Zebu lon Baptist Church. Price lists a long-time membership in the Woodmen of the World as his prin cipal outside interest. His successor in the supervisor’s post has been filled by E. T. Pope, license examiner formerly station ed at Elizabeth City and more re cently in Durham. Price’s promotion was effective September 4. Cost Is Set At $60,000 Work is expected to be begun about January 1 on the widening of highways entering the inter section of Gannon and Arendell Avenues. Police Chief Willie B. Hopkins said the bids will be let on the project this month, and that work will be started around the first of the year. Portions of the four entrances into the intersection will be made into three lanes. There will be lanes for through traffic, left turns only, and right turns only. Hopkins said U. S. Highway 64 (Gannon Avenue) will get four feet added on the south side of the highway. The added width will begin at the alley adjoining the Gulf Sta tion property and continue to the traffic island below the liquor store. Hopkins said the south portion of Arendell Avenue at the inter section will not be widened. Ths street through the business dis trict is already 40-feet wide. The north portion of Arendell Avenue for two blocks for the in tersection will get a 10-foot ad dition on each side, giving it a total of 40-feet in width. This increased area will be curbed and guttered. Hopkins said the State Highway (Continued on Page 4) Girl Scout Drive Total Is Given Donations for the Girl Scout Drive held here recently totaled $365, according to Mrs. George Tucker, drive chairman. Mrs. Tucker could not make a prediction as to when an Interme diate Girl Scout Troop will be or ganized here. She is, however, anxious that one be organized. There is no Scouting program here, except the Brownies. Western Auto Store Opens Here Friday, November 23 Zebulon s newest business, West ern Auto, will open their doors for business on Friday, November 23. Manager of the new firm, is E. Carroll Joyner of Raleigh. Joy ner’s father, Albert Joyner, will be working with his son. Joyner is originally from New ton Grove and has three children, two boys and a girl, ages, 2, 4, and 6. ! For the last five years he has been in the poultry processing | business and since February has been learning the automotive parts business, in preparation for the 1 new business here. He expects to move with his family to the Zebulon area nexl June, after school. After finishing State College ir ! 1955, with a degree in Animal Hus bandry he served for six months in the Indiana Army Reserve. “I’m a country boy,” Joyner said, “and had about five choices as to towns where we’d go into business. We chose Zebulon be cause it serves a farm area and because we like country life. Eventually, after we get estab lished in our business we’d like maybe to raise some cattle.” The Western Auto is located in a building owned by Irby Gill at the corner of Arendell and Gan non and formerly occupied by Cornelia's Dress Shop. The inter ior of the building has been re modeled and redecorated. A formal opening will be an nounced later by Mr. Joyner. The Joyners attend the interde nominational church in Raleigh.
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