THE ZEBULON RECORD
Vol. XXVIII. No. 2.
Last Rites Held
For Pitt Pastor,
Wakefield*Native
The Rev. James Edwin Hoyle,
68, retired Baptist minister and
poultry man of Winterville, died at
his home near Winterville Friday
night at 11 o’clock.
Funeral services were conducted
at the f Wilkerson Funeral Chapel
at Greenville at 2:30 o’clock Sun
day afternoon by the Rev. E. G.
Cole, pastor of the Baptist Church
of Winterville, assisted by the Rev.
Mr. Laughlin, pastor of the Pacto
lus Baptist Church. Burial was in
the Winterville cemetery.
He was the son of the late Hen
ry Ransom and Martha Hayes
Hoyle, and was born in Franklin
County and reared in the Wake
field Community of Wake County.
In the early 1930’s he was pastor
of the First Baptist Church of Las
Cruces. New Mexico.
While pastor of the First Baptist
Church at Wingate, he was made
chairman of the Board of Trustees
of Wingate school. Through his
efforts the school was raised from
an unaccredited high school to an
A-l junior college.
During the 44 years he spent in
the ministry he also held pastorates
in North Carolina at the First Bap
tist Church at Lenoir. -Nashville,
Andrews, Raeford. Whitakers, Pac
tolus and Chocowinity.
Survivors Listed
He was first married to Deanie
Mae Horton of Zebulon, who died
in 1930. He was later married to
Bertha Carroll of Winterville, who
survives, with their daughter, Pa
tricia, of the home. Also surviv
ing are three sons by his first mar
riage, J. Edwin Hoyle, Jr., of Rich
mond, Va., Daniel S. Hoyle of
Hickory, and Ransom G. Hoyle of
Winterville: four grandchildren; a
brother, Dr. Irby H. Hoyle of
Henderson; two sisters. Mrs. John
E. Ayscue of Buie’s Creek and Mrs.
Lorenzo Temple of Zebulon.
In Greenland
Robert E. Kitchings, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Kitchings of
Zebulon, has recently been assign
ed to Narsarssuak Air Base in
Greenland.
Friend and relatives interested
in contacting Airman Kitchings
may write to the 6611th Air Base
Squadron, APO 858, % Postmaster,
New York. New York.
Farmers May Save Income Tax
Money with Grain Storage Bins
Special income tax deductions
have been provided by Congress
for grain producers and ware
housemen who complete or acquire
additional grain storage facilities
between January 1, 1953, and De
cember 31, 1956, county agent
Grady Miller reminds farmers of
Wake County.
Public Law 287, recently signed
by President Eisenhower, provides,
in place of the ordinary deprecia
tion allowances, for income tax de
ductions based on amortization
over a 5-year j!>eriod of the cost
of building new grain storage fa
cilities or of converting or en
larging existing space for grain!
storage. The deductions apply to ;
corncribs, grain bins, grain eleva-!
TRUCK CEREMONY IS HELD SATURDAY
FOR TINY TOTS
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The belle of kindergarten wears
a feminine little cotton frock to
set off her blonde curls. Her dress
is a gay red, white, and black plaid
cotton with an everglaze finish. De
signed by Nanette, it has a wide
yoke front and sleeve bands piped
in red and white, with a knitted
round collar in white.
Buffaloe Rites Held
At Bethany Saturday
Luther Martin Buffaloe, 64, of
Wendell, died unexpectedly of a
heart attack while visiting friends
Thursday night at Zebulon.
A retired farmer, he had made
his home at Wendell for the past
two years with a son, Ronald Lee
Buffaloe. He was the son of Mrs.
Ellie Evans Bulfaloe of Zebulon,
Route 4, and the late Webb Buffa
loe.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday at 3 r m - at the Bethany
Baptist Church near Wendell. The
body was at the church for one
i hour prior to the funeral services.
The Rev. John Garner, pastor
of the Rolesville Baptist Church,
of which Mr. Buffaloe was a mem
ber, officiated, assisted by the pas
tor of the Bethany Church, the Rev.
Claude Connell. Burial was in the
j church cemetery.
Surviving in addition to his mo-
I ther and the son with whom he
made his home, are two other sons,
Johnny Webb Buffaloe and Luther
Lamar Buffaloe of Wendell; three
daughters, Mrs. Lottie West of
Asheboro, Mrs. Maybelle Richard
son of Wendell, Route 1, and Mrs.
Sam Pettiway of Greensboro; two
brothers, Luna and Dwight Buffa
loe of Zebulon, Route 4; one sister,
Mrs. Lillie Scarborough of Zebu
lon, Route 4; and eight grandchil
dren.
tors, or any similar structure suit
able primarily for grain storage
and intended for that use.
To take advantage of the bene
fits provided under Public Law
287, Mr. Miller says that a grain
producer who qualifies under the
act for such deductions needs only
to state his intention in his in
come tax return for the year in
which the facility was acquired or
completed. Permission before add
ing the facility is not needed to ob
tain the tax deduction.
The law states that deductions
should be computed on a monthly
basis, dividing the adjusted cost
of the improvement by the number
of months left in the 60-month
amortization period to obtain the
deduction allowable for one month.
Zebulon, N. C., Tuesday, October 6, 1953
Township Votes 20-to-1 for Bond Issues;
Only One "No" Ballot at Mitchell's Mill
Ed Ellington Hits
Tenancy Problem
The two main problems facing
this community are juvenile de
linquency and tenant farmers, Ed
Ellington, head of the agriculture
department at Wakelon School,
told members of the Zebulon Rot
ary Club last Friday night. He stat
ed that immediate attention should
be given young people and tenant
farmers.
“Juvenile delinquency is our
number one problem,’’ he said,
“and it is caused by parental delin
quency.”
The speaker cited as proof of ju
venile delinquency the reckless
driving and deaths caused by
young people on the highways, the
lack of study effort by school chil
dren, and the moral* laxity of
youth.
Ed called attention to the fact
that “75 percent of high school
students never study at night:” He
blamed parents for their failure to
guide and discipline their children.
“Tenant farmers as a group,” he
said, “are the richest people on the
face of the earth for 60 days in
the fall, and paupers the rest of
the year.”
He blamed this on the insecurity
of tenant farmers who frequent
ly must move from one farm to
another every year, and feel no
permanency nor inclination to im
prove the land and buildings of
the farm where they live.
Encourage Tenants
He urged that farmers with abil
ity should be encouraged and
helped to own their own land.
Children of tenant farmers are
not the best students in school,
Ed said. He cited agricultural stu
dents who are taught to practice
conservation in their farming, with
plans being made for years in ad
vance. “How can they be expected
to follow conservation practices,”
Ed asked, “when the school child
does not know whether he will be
on the same farm the following
year?”
Ed concluded his talk by review
ing the two problems, saying that
they had been on his mind continu
ally.
Sidney Eddins was w r elcomed in
to the club as a new member by
President Barrie Davis.
Visitors included Larry White
head of Abilene, Texas, and Tom
Turner and Olin Binkley of the
Wake Forest College faculty.
On Friday night of this week.
Governor P. D. Midgette of Engle
hard, head of District 278, will
make his official visit to the Zebu
lon club.
The annual Teachers’ Night is
scheduled for October 23, in the
Wakelon cafeteria.
Yarborough Here
Lt. Col. Edward Yarborough,
commanding officer of the 113th
Field Artillery Battalion, and Ma
jor Darrell Perry, battalion exe
cutive officer, were visitors for the
weekly drill of Battery A, Zebu
lon’s National Guard unit, held
last nieht. They conducted an in
formal inspection of the men in the
unit and the training.
OKAYS BUDGET
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R. Vance Brown
M. Brown, chairman of the bud
get committee of the Zebulon Unit
ed Fund, announced yesterday that
the committee had approved a $5,-
000 budget here this year, and had
sent the approved list to UFD di
rectors for action.
Oakley Services Held
In Virginia Yesterday
Word was received here Sunday
of the death Saturday of Arthur
Oakley, 52, of Hampton, Va. He
was the son of the late Jasper
W. Oakley of Zebulon.
Funeral services were held Mon
day at 2:30 p. m. in Newport!
News, Va.
Survivors include his stepmo
ther, Mrs. W. O. Perritt of But
ner; two step children, Mrs. E. T.
Palmer of Hampton, Va., and Ju
nior Mitchell of California; one sis
ter, Mrs. Frank Morris of Hills
grave, Rhode Island; two brothers,
Bobby and Tommy Oakley of Ral
eigh; and a step-sister, Mrs. W. L.
Mitchell of Raleigh.
Fire Truck Delivery Is Accepted
By Rural Department Saturday
The beautiful, red, rural fire
truck was formally dedicated in
ceremonies held in front of the
municipal building Saturday af
ternoon ending a long wait for
members of the Zebulon Rural Fire
Department and the volunteer
workers who labored so long to
perfect the organization of the ru
ral fire department and secure the
truck. Officials of the Rural Fire
Department, the Zebulon Farm Bu
reau, and the Town of Zebulon
participated in the dedication.
Bev. Asbury, pastor of the Zeb
ulon Baptist Church, opened the
ceremony with prayer.
Accepts Key
M. L. Hagwood, president of the
Zebulon Rural Fire Department,
Inc., was introduced by Barrie Da
vis, who served as master of cere
monies. The Fire Department pres
ident spoke on behalf of the Rural
Fire Department after accepting
the key to the truck from Davis.
He then presented the key to Zebu
lon Fire C ief Willie B. Hopkins,
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Favorable Vote Is
Relatively Light
Three hundred Little River
Township voters went to the polls
at the local fire station and at
Mack Perry’s store on Saturday,
October 3, and registered over
whelming approval of a $72,000,-
000 bond issue for schools and
mental hospitals.
There were 274 ballots cast in
the Zebulon precinct, but several
ballots had to be discarded because
of failure to comply with voting
regulations. The margin on both
issues was better than 20 to one,
with 257 ballots for the school
bonds and twelve against: the hos
pital bonds also received 257 fav
orable votes, but only eight votes
against the bonds were counted.
The Mitchell’s Mill voters, ac
cording to Registrar Mack Perry,
were about as close to being of
one mind as they can get with
out being unanimous. There was
only one vote against the school
and hospital bonds, with 25 votes
being cast for the two proposed is
sues.
The relatively light vote in this
township was still heavier than in
most other areas, and the margin
of approval was considerably
wider here than elsewhere. Gov.
Umstead for example, had come
out in favor of the bonds, but his
home county of Durham was less
than one-fifth as strongly in favor
of. the bonds as was Little River
Township.
The larger vote here was due,
in large part, to the publicity given
the bond proposals. Local mer
chants sponsored advertising ex
plaining the issues to the public,
and heads of civic organizations
reminded their memberships of the
campaign. The local effort, while
not as spirited as most drives be
cause of the lack of organized op
position, was in striking contrast to
the somewhat listless campaign on
the state level.
who will be in charge of maintain
ing the truck and training the new
Rural Volunteer Fire Department.
Ed Hales, chairman of the Finer
Carolina Steering Committee for
Zebulon, spoke of the accomplish
ment, and heaped praise on Robert
Ed Horton and the Zebulon Farm
Bureau for their work on the pro
ject.
Horton Speaks
Robert Ed Horton, chairman of
the successful Rural Fire Truck
Project entered in the Finer Caro
lina Contest, spoke on behalf of
his committee, recognizing some
of those who had participated in
the work.
“I feel like a little boy who
hoped all year that Santa Claus
would bring him a special present
at Christmas,” Robert Ed said,
“and then woke up Christmas
morning to find his dreams come
true. But getting this fire truck
is better than any Christmas I ever
knew,” he added.
(See DEDICATION, Page 2)