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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXIV. Number 21. Bridges Dedicates Lighting System; Bulldogs Victors Last Monday night was a com pletely successful night as far as Wakelon School is concerned. State Auditor Henry Lee Bridges dedi cated the new lighting system at the athletic field, Wakelon’s foot ball team defeated Wendell, and a record crowd witnessed both events. Mr. Bridges, a former resident of this community and a Wakelon graduate, delivered the dedication address following remarks by Principal Fred Smith of Wakelon. Principal Ed Boyette of Wendell, and Wallace Temple, chairman of the Wakelon District School Com mittee. Mr. Bridges was introduc ed by Ferd Davis, editor of the Record. “This light installation repre sents continued progress on the part of Wakelon School,” the Council of State member declared at the halftime ceremonies, “and I am proud to have been a mem ber of a Wakelon student body.” He pointed out that he was the youngest of twelve children in one family, all of whom attended the local school at the same time believed to be a record in North Carolina. Presents Opportunity Mr. Bridges cited the opportun ity for recreational service the lighting system presents, and de clared that on the playing fields of North Carolina are developed the qualities of leadership and the principles of leadership that have made ours a great state. The dedication, originally sched uled for last Friday night and postponed because of rain, was at tended by the largest crowd to at tend a sports event at Wakelon since before the war. Perfect weather prevailed. Printed pro grams were given spectators. Wakelon won the football game handily on a short pass from Henry Kitchings to R. McSwain for the first touchdown, followed by Rob ert Kitchings’ 52-yard runback of an intercepted pass. Jimmie Greene scored a point after touch down on a line play. The local eleven meets Spring Hope here tonight at 8 o’clock. Last year Spring Hope and Wake lon battled to a 6-6 tie. Masonic Notables Appear on Local Program; Jewels Presented Masters Dr. Charles B. Eldridge, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina, was ’the guest speaker at the communication of Zebulon Lodge No. 609, AF&AM, held last week, and at the con clusion of his talk he presented 25 Year Certificates to eleven members of the Zebulon Lodge for continuous membership and service in Masonry. Distinguished visitors at the meeting were Douglas Pike of Raleigh, Deputy Grand Master for the 15th District; Dr. Reid T. Goe, Worshipful Master of Wm. G. Hill Lodge No. 218, Raleigh; H. A. Mc- Allister, Worshipful Master of Hi ram Lodge No. 40, Raleigh; and visitors from other lodges in this section. Social Hour Prior to the meeting Dr. and Mrs. Chas. Flowers entertained the xisitors and senior lodge of ficers at a social hour in their home on Wakefield Street. TO BE HERE If;. Dr .John W. Kincheloe, Jr. Dr. John W. Kincheloe, Jr., pas tor of the Hayes Barton Baptist Church in Raleigh, will conduct the annual revival at the Zebulon Baptist Church, beginning with the evening service on Sunday. October 16. The services will be held at 7:30 each evening through Friday. October 21. Dr. Kincheioe is a graduate of the public schools of Rocky Mount, where his father has served as pastor of the First Baptist Church for thirty-two years. He holds de grees from the University of Rich mond and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He had held pastorates in Emporia, Vir ginia, North Wilkesboro, Norfolk, Virginia and Raleigh. He is rec ognized as one of North Carolina’s outstanding Baptist ministers. Music for the services will be provided by the Adult Choir and the Youth Choirs under the direc tion of Mr. Claude Cook and Mrs. Rodney McNabb. GUARD PAY New pay scales for drills with the National Guard were announced yesterday by Capt. Barrie Davis, com manding officer of Battery A, 113 FA Bn. As compiled by S-lc Clif ford Gilliam, the new drill pay is as follows: Master Sergeant, $6.61; S-lc, $5.63: Sergeant, $4.65; Corporal. $3.92; Pfc. $3.18; Private, $2.66. The 25 Year Certificates were presented to R. Vance Brown, Dr. George S. Barbee, W, C. Campen, J. F. Coltrane, F. D. Finch, Dr. Chas. E. Flowers, Dr. L. M Mas sey, W. L. Temple, Charles G. Weathersby, C. V. Whitley, and M. J. Sexton. The monthly supper meeting was prepared and served by Claud Dunn, M. T. Debnam, and E. C. Daniel, all old members of the Zebulon Lodge. Jewels Presented Past Master’s Jewels were pre sented to Jesse Franklin Coltrane, Luther Malcus Massey, Elbert Clifton Daniel, Sr., William Bern ice Bunn, William Silas Cheaves, George Sprite Barbee, Robert Vance Brown, Wallace Gardner Temple, Robert Hoyle Bridgers, Charles Ely Flowers, Sr., Walter Leland Simpson, and Ralph Hugh Bunn. Worshipful Master Elwood Perry was presiding officer. Zebulon, N. C., Friday, October 11, 1919 Services Held for Bus Victims; County School Head Criticised Hatteras Fishing Trip, Admitted by Inscoe, Partial Cause of Feeling Vigorous criticism of Nash County school authorities has been made by residents of the western and southern portions of the coun ty, following the Ferrell’s School bus tragedy last Tuesday, with most of the criticism being direct ed at L S. Inscoe, county school | superintendent. A coroner’s jury, meeting at ! Nashville last Friday, found the County Board of Education and the State Highway Commission guilty of criminal negligence in failing to provide adequate school bus i facilities, and to clear an ade ouate right-of-way near the Tur key Creek bridge where the acci dent occurred. Dr. R. E. Earp of Thanksgiving, highway commissioner for the fourth division, revealed, howeve \ that he had sent letters to all school superintendents in the di vision on August 30 requesting that they inform him of such critical : spots as the Turkey Creek bridge where accidents might occur. He disclosed that Principal O’Neal of Ferrell’s School had not replied to his letter, but had notified local authorities of the danger spot. Denial Made Assistant Nash County School Superintendent C. H. Friese de nied Friday that the bus was over loaded, following the action by the coroner’s jury. Superintend ent Inscoe was not available for comment at that time, having left j for a fishing trip to Cape Hatter ]as shortly after the accident j Thursday morning. The criticism of Mr. Inscoe in the Ferrell’s section comes from two causes: belief that he failed to give proper consideration to pleas that something be done about the school bus route earlier this year, and what appeared to Ferrell’s School patrons as an un | sympathetic attitude following the ' tragedy. H. L. Puckett, who has a child |in the Ferrell’s School, disclosed j this week that earlier this year | he carried a petition from patrons | of the school district to Superin tendent Inscoe’s office in Nashville requesting that an extra bus be I added, and that children living lon the Massey Road including | five of the bus victims be per- I mitted to attend Middlesex School instead of Ferrell’s School. He | was accompanied by Vester Mas j sey. “Already Dead” Puckett’s contention was that the school children would be re quired to make a bus trip of only 4 miles under his proposal, while the plan in use required them to travel over 17 miles. He further \ declared that it would be more es- I ficient because the teacher load at Ferrell’s was greater than at Mid dlesex. When Puckett delivered the pe tition to Inscoe’s office, he said he : was informed that his petition was “already dead.” Ferrell’s resi dents, however, hold that the pe- I tition was never acted upon, since John Roberson, chairman of the Nash County Board of Education, told them he had never seen it. (Continued on Page 12) EVANGELIST : WmBL | wmmmm The Rev. F. I). Heddon The revival services at the Meth odist Church this week have fea tured the outstanding preaching of the Rev. F. D. Heddon, pastor of the Chestnut Street Methodist Church of Lumberton, N. C. In terested congregations have re sponded splendidly to toe services, according to the pastor of the church, with the resu't that there has been individual rededi cation and a strengthening of the spiritual fellowship in the church. The services continue through Fri day evening this week. The regular weekly Worship Service will be held Sunday even ing at 7:30. Frank Kannon Opens Department Store In Bunn Building Frank Kannon has opened his clothing store in the new building beside Bunn Electric Company, and is receiving daily additional merchandise to complete his stock. Frank, who has a host of friends in this community, states that he will carry quality merchandise offered at the best prices possible. Already he has Arrow and Mc- Gregor shirts, Gjjiffon suits, and many other name brands. “It will be a policy with us to advertise only what we have,” he said. “We don’t want folks to come in to Kannon’s Department Store look ing for something we say we have unless we can sell it to them.” The new store is brightly flour escent lighted, giving the careful buyer an opportunity to examine the goods before making a pur chase. P-TA MEETING The Wakelon Parent- Teacher Association will hold the second meeting of the »school year at the high school auditorium next Monday night, October 17, at 8 o’clock. Bridges Addresses Rotary Club State Auditor Henry Lee j Bridges, native of the Wakefield community, spoke to Zebulon Ro tarians last Friday night on better citizenship, asserting that good j civic club members necessarily are good citizens in that they are impelled to exercise their right of suffrage. Mr. Bridges urged that each citizen take a great part in politics, Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers Thousands Attend Rites For Seven Children Killed in Bus Accident In North Carolina’s worst school bus wreck and this community’s greatest tragedy, seven school children lost their lives last Thursday morning when their school bus, driven by Charles Bry ant, crashed into a Little River Ice Company truck, driven by Pete Bryant, on the Turkey Creek bridge near Ferrell’s School. Both drivers were absolved of responsibility for the accident by a Nash County coroner’s jury last Friday morning. Homer Bunn of Middlesex served as chairman of the jury, which blamed highway u 1 school authorities for the . :sh There is a sharp curve at he bridge, and vision is obscured bv dense vegetation along the right-of-way. Four children were Killed out right, including Ronnie Carter, who operated the bus “stop” sign, v.ho was thrown out of the school bus by the impact. Others died in a Rocky Mount hospital. The tragedy was felt in Zebulon a'most as strongly as it was in the Ferrell’s and Middlesex communi ties; most of the children were known here, as are their parents. Some oJ the less, severely injured children were brought here for 1 treatment. Funeral Services Funeral services for six of the victims were held from the Union Hope Baptist Church at 3:30 Sat urday afternoon by the Rev. J. N. Stancil, assisted by other minis ters from Zebulon and neighbor ing communities. Over 5,000 people attended the | services, for Judith Massey, 7- year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Massey; Joanne Debnam, 11 years old son and Carolyn Deb nam, 8 years old, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Debnam; Carol Julian Bryant, 12, and Shel by Jean Bryant, 14, children of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bryant; and Ronnie Ray Carter, 8-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carter. On Sunday afternoon services were held for the seventh victim, Bobby Lee Strickland, at Rocky Cross Baptist Church by the Rev. Charles Auten and the Rev. J. N. Stancil. Bobby Lee was the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Strick j land. Judith Massey was buried in the Massey cemetery on Massey Road; Ronnie Carter, in a grave beside the church, Caroline Sue and Betty Jo Debnam were buried in the Bryant cemetery, in graves beside S Shelby Jean and Carol Julian Bry ant. Bobby Lee Strickland was ! buried following services Sunday in the Rocky Cross cemetery. which, he declared, is another name for “public affairs.’’ He at tributed North Carolina’s progres sive government to the Interest taken by the electorate in seeing that capable and honest men serv ed in positions of responsibility and trust. The program tonight will be di rected by Vaiden Whitley and the International Service Corrvmittee.
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