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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXVII. Number 62 PROMOTE WORLD FRIENDSHIP > H ; ■ Si. -T ■ PK/ v Pictured following their special meeting held April 16 in which they featured a Juliet Lowe World Friendship Program, members of the Zebulon Girl Scout Troops pose with their American and Girl Scout flags. They served 110 guests at a reception afterwards. WAKELON POLITICS MOSS PROVES HANGING JUDGE Although the student Mayor and Commissioners had time only to be sworn in Wednesday and could not take any action on problems facing the town, Russell Moss proved to be a real “hanging judge” in the truest tradition of the Zebulon Recorder’s Court and his court session proved the cli max of an exciting campaign and election held this week at Wake lon School. Jimmy Joyner was elected May or of Zebulon at the elections held at school Tuesday, winning as the Dixiecrat candidate over Juanna Joy Mitchell, Bonocrat leader. The Bonocrats controlled the Town Board, electing three mem bers, including Jenny Watkins, 9th grade; Glenn Perry, 12th grade; and Martha Temple, com missioner-at-large. Dixiecrat candidates on the Board were David Alford, 10th grade; and Helen Faye Todd, 11th grade. All the elected officials were sworn in by Town Clerk Willie B. Hopkins Wednesday morning, to hold office for the rest of the day. Zebulon’s Mayor Worth Hinton met with the Mayor and Commis sioners and explained the way that the municipal government ope rates. He took the student politi cians to dinner following the morning meeting. Appointed municipal officials from Wakelon included Billy Green, night policeman; Becky Brantley, town attorney; Fan Green, clerk of court; Irving Mur phy, chief of police; Ronnie Rich- Jackie Mitchell Winner of Soil Conservation Prize at Local School Jackie Mitchell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mitchell, was awarded first prize in the Wake lon sixth grade soil conservation poster contest at ceremonies held in the Wakelon auditorium Wed nesday morning. All students from the fourth through the twelfth grades attended the program. The poster contest'was part of a unit of study which included all phases of soil conservation. Both sixth grades at Wakelon par ticipated in the work. The first prize was a radio, to be used by the sixth grades. Sec ond prize of two softballs and two bats was awarded Patricia Murray, and third prize of a dish garden ards, fire chief; and J. W. Boykin, John Phillips, Dottie Privette, Shirley Oakley, Bennie Mitchell, and Bobby Raper, firemen. The Student Fire Department is one of the first in the nation having wo men members. During the session of the stu dent-run Recorder’s Court, Judge Russell Moss made himself right at home, leaning far back, hands behind his head, with his feet propped on his desk. Escorted by the firemen, student policemen roared up to Wakelon School, where they arrested Mar tha Temple, Rodney Bell, and Miss Blanche Gay and, with siren screaming and bell ringing, took them to jail. Martha Temple, a student com missioner, was found guilty of wearing too much lipstick follow (Continued on Page 5) Park Landscaping Begins in Two Weeks It will be just two weeks more to wait for the landscaping to be gin on the Zebulon Community Park, according to M. L. Hagwood, chairman of the landscaping pro ject. M. L., along with other members of the park and Finer Carolina Committee, made a sur vey early this week of the work which must be done. The park landscaping is one of the six projects entered by the community in the Finer Carolina Contest, sponsored by Carolina Power and Light Company. was won By Judy Cunningham. ‘ The sixth grades presented the chapel program preceding the awards. It included the devotion al, including the 24th Psalm, which begins “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof,” a song, and the Conservation Pledge re peated in unicon. Mrs. Katherine Revell, County Elementary Supervisor, recogniz ed everyone who had assisted in tlje soil conservation unit; and Marsh Knott, C. V. Whitley, and Thurman Hepler were present to assist in making the awards. The Wakelon sixth grades are taught by Mrs. Coressa Chamblee and Mrs. H. B. Perry. Zebulon, N. C., Friday, May 15, 1953 Green Pastures Citation Is Made Green Pastures Awards were presented to sixteen local farmers at the regular meeting of the Zeb ulon Lions Club meld last Thurs day night, Wakelon agriculture teacher Ed Ellington made the pre sentation. The Green Pastures pro gram is sponsored each year by the Lions Clubs of Wake County. Harold Pippin, Dewey Massey, and Harold Greene received plaques for their work. Citations were presented Robert Ed Horton, John Haughton Ihrie, 111, Ben Massey, Rodney C. Mc- Nabb, L. M. Massey, Avon Priv ett, C. B. Pace, Oscar King, Steve Blackley, Herbert Perry, J. B. Croom, and Rex. Tippett. The Lions voted to contribute SIOO to the Wakelon Parent-Teach er Association to help purchase an activities bus for the school. The local Lions advised Mrs. Frederick Chamblee that the group will pay the expense of Marie Shearin as a representative of the local Girl Scout troop at Camp Lapihio between Raleigh and Dur ham for a week this summer. Elwood Perry was a guest at the meeting. Final Exercises Are Planned at Bunn W. H. Kelly, principal of Bunn School, listed the commencement exercises to be held at Bunn this spring. The exercises will begin on Tuesday, May 19, and end with the graduating exercises on Tues day night, May 26. Mrs. W. E. Beddingfield’s Music Recital will be presented next Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock. The Senior Class Night Exercis es, featuring the play, “A Southern Rosary,” will be given Friday, May 22. The Valedictorian this year is Hamilton Richards, and the salu tatorian is Mary Richardson. Representative Hamilton Hob good of Louisburg will be the speaker for the graduating exer cises May 26 at 8 p. m. Forty six seniors will be presented their diplomas at this time. Fire Truck Purchase Final Decision Coming It’s put up or shut up so far as the Zebulon Rural Fire Depart ment is concerned, and at a meet ing scheduled for Friday, May 29, the Directors and all the mem bers will get together to make their choice. The Fire Department was incorporated to purchase and ope rate a fire truck to provide pro tection for the rural areas within seven miles of Zebulon. The extended campaign for funds has turned $4,400 into the treasury, and an additional SBOO in pledges has been made, provid ing over $5,200 toward the truck purchase. The goal of the solicitors to contact every person living within seven miles of Zebulon has not been reached, but by May 29 the Directors expect to have complet ed the project. Then it will be up to the members to decide the next step. Revival Meeting Revival meeting at Watkins Chapel Baptist Church beginning Sunday night, May 17. Service j each evening at 8:00. Rev. A. D. j Parrish will preach each evening. | ' Rev. Dale Davis is pastor of the | church. IN ARMY NOW mm | WtM - ■■mt | ■ ■■■■■ xjl ja - jy* 'igW , 'l * 'V* V V< fm’ J ft f j Pvt. Thomas Price The son of Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Price of Zebulon, Pvt. Price is sta tioned with the Antiaircraft Ar tillery Replacement Training Cen ter at Fort Bliss, Texas. Last Rites Held For Mrs. Blackard Mrs. W. L. Blackard 79, died Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock in a Raleigh Nursing Home. She had been in failing health for a num ber of years. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 in the Mount Zion Methodist Church near Roxboro. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. James Scarboro of Wendell, and Miss Grace Blackard of To ledo, Ohio, five sons, Linwood Blackard of Knightdale, John Blackard of Wendell, Tharp Black ard of Neuse, Fletcher and Boone Blackard of Toledo, Ohio. Annual Farm Bureau Barbecue Tonight at 6 The Zebulon Farm Bureau will have its annual barbecue supper tonight at the Wakelon ball park. Postcards have been mailed to all the members to be used for tick ets. Each postcard can be exchang ed for two plates of barbecue. Willie B. Hopkins will speak briefly on the Zebulon Rural Fire Department, and will answer any questions presented by those pres- ! ent. THOMAS RITES Dr. and Mrs. Ben Thomas have been in York, S. C., this week, for the funeral of D. D. Thomas, father of Dr. Thomas. Services for Mr. Thomas, who died Monday, were held Tuesday. Dr. and Mrs. Thom as are expected back today. Mrs. Julia Draughon Announces SI6OO Raised for Activities Bus The held last Friday, night brought «• over $1,600 the money available to purchase an activities bus for Wakelon School, j according to Mrs. Julia Draughon, chairman of the PTA Finance Committee. Mrs. Willie B. Hopkins reported the $261.04 was cleared on the barbecue. i Mrs. Draughon expressed her appreciation for the wonderful co operation given her during her term as Finance Committee chair- J man, saying that the work of the Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers Wakelon Pupils In Music Rally Wakelon School was represent ed with pupils from the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades and the Glee Club chorus at the North Central District Music Festival held in Raleigh Friday, May 8, in the Memorial Auditorium. The local song groups were com plimented for their ability and in terest. Participating in the Elementary Chorus were Andrea Temple, Rob ert Pulley, Elaine Parker, Marie Wilkes, Jimmy Pearce, Sidney Richardson, Barry Brannon, Tom my Kimball, Leary Davis, John ny Bullock, Howard Beck, San dra Beasley, Jackie Mitchell, Mar tha Driver, Brenda McCabe, Edith Lewis, Kay Eddins, Brenda Bunn, Ann Creech, and Judy Joyner. This group presented four folk songs under the direction of Mrs. Fred Willette, Sr., of Wilmington. Those participating in the Ju nior High School Mixed Chorus were Betsy Massey, Sue Wallace, Mary Joe Pace, Julia Pace, Wil liam Whittenton, Vaughan Wade, Judy Perry, Thurston Perry, Les lie Strickland, Judy Overman, De loria Parker, Mickey Phillips, Fay Temple, Judy Green, Gwen Beas ley, Jean Fowler, Ann Bobbitt, Loretta Cawthorne, Pat Brantley, Jean Ellington, Hilda Brannon, Claude Dunn, Judy Manning, Judy Pearce, Ned Mitchell, Bob bie Weathers, Johnny Long, Peg gy Green, Peggy Richardson, E. B. Pulley, Jean Chamblee, Linda Flood, Ann Hopkins, Jean Gay, Garey Alford, Charles Flowers, Frankie Eddins, E. F. Griswold, Freddy Beck, Judith Hood, Jean Joyner, Betty Kimball, Joe Wayne Tippett, Shelba Williams, Marie Sherron, Chris Sherron, Dorothy Smith, Blandy Privette, Ann Priv ette, Caroline Hinton, Tilley Black ley, Henry Cook, Jay Godwin, Bet sy Brantley, Zelma Green. The Junior High Chorus was under the direction of Miss For restine Whitaker, Meredith Col lege. Folk songs were sung by this chorus during the festival. Participating in the Senior High (Continued on Page 4) Baptist Services Are Listed for Sunday Miss Ann Allman will sing “If with All Your Heart” from “The Elijam” by Mendelssohn at the morning services of the Zebulon Baptist Church Sunday. The Adult Choir will sing “The Spirit of God” by Weaver, and Dr. George Griffin will preach. Dr. W. R. Cullom will preach at the evening service. Elwood Perry will sing a solo, “He That i Keepeth Israel,” by Schlosser. committee could never have been done without the help of t' r> whole community. At the present time $1,676.04 is ready to pay for the bus, which will cost about $3,000. The Finance Committee hopes to have at least $2,000 available before the bus ar rives. Those who want to pledge money to be paid upon arrival of the , bus rather than make an imme diate cash donation may do so by contacting Mrs. Draughon.
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