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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXVII. Number SS. Recreation Pledge By Rebel Party Wins Big Victory The Rebel Party, promising a recreation center for Zebulon, swept into power at Wakelon School on Tuesday, capturing all seven offices at stake from the opposing Confederate Party. Led by party chairman Jimmy Joyner, who polled 89 votes in winning the post of mayor, the Rebels placed their candidates in all six of the Commissioner posts. A total of 143 ballots were cast in the spirited election, which climaxed two weeks of intensive campaigning and a party primary conducted the previous week. Local Youth Day Mayor Worth Hinton congratu lated the winners in the election. He set aside Wednesday, April 16, as Youth Day in Zebulon. On this day the newly elected Wake may or and commissioners will take over all town offices and run the municipal government. Posts which will be filled by the youth city government will be Chief of Police, Night Policeman, office clerk, fire chief, and Judge of Recorder’s Court. The youth commissioners are Leroy Trevathan, who led the ticket with 100 votes, Elton Cham blee, 93; Betty Lou Bunn, 85; Glenn Perry, 84; Jean Robertson, 84; and Billy Massey, 69. Other Votes Kat Baker, unsucessful Confed erate candidate for mayor, was giv en 54 votes in the election. The Confederate candates for commissioner were Artelia Bailey with 66 votes; Billy Hugh Bunn, 59; Jean Richardson, 57; Wayne Massey, 62; Joyce Bunn, 52; and Ann Strickland, 52. The primary and election will be an annual event at Wakelon in years to come, according to Principal W. R. Whittenton. Local Groups List Meetings tor April The Senior Woman’s Club will meet Tuesday at 3:45. Frank Coin er will be the speaker. • The Junior Woman’s Club will meet Tuesday night at eight o’clock. • The Garden Club will not meet at its regular time, which is East er Monday, but will meet on Friday night at eight o’clock, April 18. At this time the club will have its plant exchange. Members are re quested to bring their plants and cuttings at this time. • The Wakelon Parent - Teacher Association will meet on Monday night, April 21. Vaccination Dates, Places Listed By Wake County Health Officer Dr. A. C. Bulla, County Health .Officer, has announced that Ra bies Vaccination Clinics will be held at strategic points throughout the county until June 5. The clin ics began April 1. Places the clinics will be held in this area with the dates are as follows: Wendell, Wednesday, May 7; Zebulon, Monday, April 14; C. N. Robertson’s Store, Monday, May 26; Eagle Rock, Wednesday, June 4; Webb Allen’s Store, Friday, THE WINNER mk W 1 ■K SHk Wesley Liles Town Commissioner R. Wesley Liles won a close decision from Thurman Hepler in a dressing contest at the WOW supper Wed nesday night by donning a female unmentionable in 6.3 seconds. Instructor Praises Guard's Progress Daffey D. Gurley, son of Mr. Jessie W. Gurley, Route 2, Wen dell, and Dallas Gurley, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Gurley, Route 2, Wendell, took the oath as mem bers of the National Guard last week, joining Battery A, Zebulon’s field artillery unit. Both Gurleys, who are cousins, were assigned to Sfc. Percy Parrish’s mess section to be trained as cooks. Lt. Col. Arthur C. Ball, Reg ular Army instructor, was a visitor at the drill this week. Following the second hour of training, he commended the non-commissioned officers on the improvement made in the local battery since last year. Missed by One The colonel reminded the men in Battery A that the local unit failed by only one point being the top battery at Ft. McClellan last summer. Battery B, located at Dunn, was tops during summer training. It will be awarded the Third Army Training Trophy on April 28. Added attention is being devot ed to attendance. In March Bat tery A had an attendance percent age of over 94 percent, but the unit was still low for the 113th Battalion. Youngsville, with an average of 99.59 percent, was top battery. For the first three months of 1952 the 113th Battalion has achieved the best attendance per centage of any similar unit in the North Carolina National Guard. Sfc. Johnsey P. Arnold conduct ed a special class for non-commis sioned officers or m lods of in struction during the first hour of training. April 18; Rolesville, Monday, April 28; Bethlehem Church, Thursday, May 22; Hop kins Cross Roads, Monday, May 19, and Knightdale, Tuesday, May 20. Hours of the clinics will be from 1:00 p. m., to 3:00 p. m.. The charge will be SI.OO which will be refunded when taxes are paid the county. Dr. Bulla has also pointed out that now there will be a penalty against each dog owner who fails to comply with the anti-rabies law. Zebulon, N. C., Friday, April 11, 1952 ! Zebulon Churches Plan Special Rites On Easter Sunday Easter music will be presented at the Baptist Church during the regular 11:00 o’clock worship ser vice Sunday morning. The Junior Choir will sing Borthiansky’s beautiful anthem, “The Cherubim Song.” The Adult Choir will sing “Praise Ye the Lord” by Mozart. “I Know That My Redeemer Liveth” will be sung by Mrs. Nel lie Kemp. Palestrina’s “The Strife Is O’er” will be used as the choral benedictory anthem. The pastor will bring the Easter ser mon. A baptismal service will be held Sunday evening at eight o’clock. The pastor will present a baptis mal meditation. Methodist Services At the 11 a. m. Easter service Rev. S. E. Mercer will preach on the Importance of the Resurrec tion. The annual revival in the Methodist Church will begin with this service. Rev. R. E. L. Moser of Garner will preach in the revi val from Monday through Friday at 8 p. m. A cordial invitation is extended to all lovers of revivals throughout the community. ‘ Sunrise Services The Easter Sunrise Service will be conducted at the local cemetery Easter Sunday morning by a group of young people under the leader of Mr. Armstrong Canna i dy. The service will begin prompt ly at sunrise. Following the ser vice the group will gather at the Baptist Church for coffee and doughnuts. Wakefield Services The annual Easter Service will be held Sunday morning by the Wakefield Baptist Church, begin ning promptly at 6 o’clock. Tradi tional Easter Songs will be sung and the pastor, the Rev. Kermit Combs, will make a brief address. The regular worship service will be held at 11 o’clock Easter morn ing. Special music will be pre sented by the junior Choir. Willie B. Gets $826 In Red Cross Drive Zebulon and the surrounding community greatly exceeded its allotted quota for the 1952 Red Cross Drive, according to Chair man Willie B. Hopkins. Over $836 was contributed through yester day, he said. The quota for Zebulon was S7OO. Helping Chairman Hopkins in soliciting contributions were R. Vance Brown, G. C. Massey, tow ard Beck, Ralph Talton, Miss Gladys Baker, and Mrs. Vera Rhodes. Fire in Wendell The Zebulon fire truck answer ed a call from Wendell to help fight a fire in the Marshbourne house behind the Wendell School. The : fire was brought under control before the flames spread to the first floor of the house, but the second floor and roof were severe ly damaged. Frank Narron Dies Frank Narron of Goldsboro, brother of Mrs. G. K. Corbett and son of Ivy Narron, died Thurs day. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time. Juanna Joy Mitchell Is Winner of Local Rotary Peace Oration Contest Juanna Joy Mitchell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mitchell, will represent Wakelon School in Raleigh Monday night in the Ro tary sponsored World Peace speaking contest. She was winner in local competition at the high school, speaking on “Building World Peace: What is the Responsibility of the United States in the Light ■I ' j LOCAL FLORIST Mrs. Lucille Pippin Mrs. Pippin, proprietor of Wake lon Florist, has recently moved her shop to Arendell Avenue, Zeb ulon, next door to Wakelon Drug Company. She has a full line of Easter flowers. Recorder's Court Held Wednesday On Wednesday, Frank Montague, who escaped judgment at a priori ! term of the Zebulon Recorder’s j Court because Judge Irby Gill withdrew a juror after a discus sion developed as to whether two witnesses were eligible to testify, received a sentence of 18 months after a jury had found him guilty of drunken driving after his li cense had been revoked. Judge Gill suspended the sentence upon payment of a fine of S4OO and costs of the action. William Perry, guilty of as sault, received 60 days suspended upon payment of $25 and costs. Russell Ferrell rented land from A. W. Hunter to make a crop, ob- ; tained advances, and then aban doned the crops and refused to cultivate them without just cause and failed to repay the advances, according to testimony given in the court. Judge Gill sentenced i him to four months. In traffic cases, Hilliard W. Perry was fined $25 for passing on a curve; Rayford Bunn $25 for (Continued on Page 6) Town Board Votes Its Approval Os Finer Carolina Contest Entries I The Town of Zebulon Board of Commissioners recorded its ap proval of the five projects sub mitted by the Steering Committee for entry in the Finer Carolina Contest. The commissioners and Mayor Worth Hinton pledged their wholehearted support to Chairman Wilbur Debnam and his committee, and reported that the municipal government would do everything it could to assist in the work. Present at the meeting were Mayor Hinton, Commissioners R. Vance Brown, Howard Beck, Phil ip Massey, and Wesley Liles, and Town Manager W. B. Hopkins. Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers ■ of Communist Agression?” Gayle Privett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Privett, was second place winner in local com petition, which is sponsored by the Zebulon Rotary Club. Judges for the Wakelon con test were Miss Jean Little, Kermit Combs, and Jim Fish. New York Trip Others competing in speaking at Wakelon were Sue Richards and Jimmy Joyner. The winner in the Raleigh dis i trict competition will receive an expense-paid trip to New York City. A teacher, to be named by the winner, will also receive an expense-paid trip to accompany the contestant. Students who wrote World Peace papers submitted in the contest included Lowell Liles, Frances Edwards, Hildreth Bunn, Pauline Hagwood, Mildred Fowler, Rodney Bell, Hilda Morris, Peggy Weathers; Other Contestants Shirley Rogers, Lucy May Blackley, Bernice Edwards, Sarah Stallings, Kaye Baker, John Phil lips, Hazel Ihrie, Patsy King, Charles Alford; Juanna Joy Mitchell, Gayle Privett, Jimmy Joyner, Sue Rich ards, Elva Jane Cox, and Sue Al ford. Local School Board Members Selected A. S. Draughn and the Rev. S. E. Mercer, pastor of Zebulon Metho dist Church, were named members of the Wakelon School Board by the Wake Com ty Board of Educa tion. The new members succeed R. C. McNabb and W. I. Hopkins. Other members of the Wakelon board are John Terry, P. Howard Massey, and Wilson Gay. Norman W. Thomas succeeds D. T. Bailey on the Wendell School i Board and will serve with E. R. Sykes, Billy S. Liles, Furney A. Todd, and W. E. Stott. On the Rolesville School Board, Norris Rogers succeeds C. D. Matheny, and will serve with J. R. Frazier, C. R. Blackley, G. W. Jordan, and Chester C. Peele. The Wake County School Board began a policy of rotation of local school board memberships several years ago. Only Commissioner Raleigh Al ford, sick in bed, was absent. The Board received a report that no bids had been received for sidewalk paving in Zebulon, and the clerk was instructed to re advertise for bids and have notices mailed to paying contractors. An ordinance was passed re quiring house owners in Zebulon to make water and sewer connec tions within 60 days after being notified, if the houses are within 200 feet of the sewer line and 300 feet from the water line. This ordi nance replaces an old ordinance (Continued on Page 8)
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