THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXVIII. Number 19.
Christmas Mission
Finlator to Speak
Here Next Week
The Christmas Preaching Mis
sion at the Zebulon Baptist Church
will be held from Sunday evening,
December 6, through Wednesday
evening, December 9. The Rever
end Mr. W. W. Finlator will be
the guest pastor during these days,
and he will preach and lead dis
cussions on the meaning of the
coming of Christ.
Mr. Finlator is well qualified to
do this work, he is one of the fin
est Baptist ministers in this state.
The News and Observer recogniz
ed him as the “Tar Heel of the
Week” on November 8, and this
attests to his capability and promi
nence.
Mr. Finlator was born in Louis
burg in 1913, and he received his
education at Wake Forest College
and at Southern Seminary. He has
held pastorates in Pittsboro, Lib
erty, Bonlee, and Weldon.
Since 1945, he has been pastor of
the First Church in Elizabeth City.
“Bill” Finlator is well known
throughout the state and is a regu
lator contributor of articles to the
Biblical Recorder. He is a member
of the General Board of the State
Convention, and he is on the Coun
cil of Christian Education and the
Committee of Social Service of
the Convention.
Sermon topics for the special
services are:
Sunday evening: “Do We Look
for Another?”
Monday evening: “Majestic
Sweetness.”
Tuesday evening: “For Love’s
Sake Only.”
Wednesday evening: “Three D
Religion.”
At three-thirty on each after
noon he will meet with the inter
mediates and young people for a
discussion period in the Baraca
Room.
Following the services each night
a discussion period will be held
with the adults.
Christmas Program
A Christmas program on Thurs
day, December 10 at 7:30 p.m. in
the Wakelon School Auditorium
will be given by Mrs. H. C. Wade’s
Dancing Class and E. G. Hill’s Glee
Club. A small admission of 25tf
and 35<* wil be charged.
Here are leaders of the Zebulon
Rural Fire Department as they
appeared before the television
cameras of Station WFMY-TV in
Greensboro recently to tell their
SPEAKER
W. W. Finlator
Mr. Finlator, prominent Baptist
minister, will be the speaker at
a Christmas mission at the Zebu
lon Baptist Chufch nexi week.
Legion Turkey Shoot
Winners Are Listed
We had the list, but somehow
we failed to publish it until now,
so those readers who have been
wondering who were the sharp
shooters at the two American Le
gion turkey shoots held in No
vember can look over the names
here.
On November 7 turkeys were
won by Willard Gill, Ayden Wall,
Carl Kemp, John Hilliard, Willie
Griswold, and Dennis Renfro.
On November 21 the big birds
were awarded to Joe Cunningham,
Malcolm Martin, Russell Moss,
Willard Gill, W. M. Brown, P.
W. Flowers, Pete Bryant, John
Hilliard, Frank Creech, and Cecil
Carlyle.
One V/eek Remains
For Annual Orders
Only a week remains for orders
to be placed for the 1954 Wakelon
High School annuals, according to
Norma Pearce and Reginald
Pearce, circulation managers for
the yearbook. The price for the
Wak-igh-an is $3.00 a copy, and
the deadline for orders in Friday,
December 11.
Katie Joyce Eddins is editor in
chief of the annual this year, and
Faye Pearce is business editor.
LOCAL RURAL FIRE TRUCK WORKERS ON TV
success story to an estimated 200,-
000 rural TV viewers. They are,
left to right, George Perry, farm
director of the station; Willie B.
Hopkins, Zebulon rural fire chief;
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, December 4, 1953
Sheriff Pleasants Names Earl Duke
To Succeed Massey as Local Deputy
Earl Duke, who was elected as
constable of Little River Town
ship without opposition in 1952,
was named yesterday to succeed
G. C. Massey as deputy sheriff by
Wake Sheriff Robert Pleasants.
The action came after about a
month of investigation of appli
cants and local sentiment by the
Wake official, who was advised
earlier of G. C. Massey’s decision
to retire because of ill health.
Massey, who is eligible to re
ceive disability payments during
the continuance of his incapacity,
had served over 20 years in the
deputy’s post, succeeding his fa
ther who lost his life in the line
of duty.
Sheriffs Statement
The text of Sheriff Pleasants’
announcement of the appointment
of Duke follows:
After due investigation and care
ful consideration, and having most
sincerely endeavored to interpret
the will of the majority of the cit
izens of Little River Township, it
is my decision to appoint Mr. Earl
Duke as a Wake County Deputy
BTU Rallies Planned for Raleigh
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Bennett Straughn, Director of
the Training Union Department of
The Raleigh Baptist Association
announces that Rev. Charles Well
born, widely known throughout the
south for his Baptist Hour Radio
Messages will be the speaker for
M. L. Hagwood, Rural Fire De
partment president; Grady Miller,
Wake County farm agent; Robert
Ed Horton, Rural Fire Truck Pro
ject chairman; and T. E. Hales,
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Earl Duke
Sheriff. I am indeed hopeful that
Mr. Duke will faithfully and sat
isfactorily serve your community.
I was indeed fortunate in having
good men apply for this vacancy.
I am confident each would have
two youth rallies scheduled for
Wednesday and Thursday nights,
December 9 and 10.
The Wednesday night meeting
will be held in the Meredith Col
lege auditorium with the Meredith
College Choir bringing special mu
sic.
The Thursday night rally is
scheduled for the Wake Forest col
lege auditorium with the Wake
Forest College Choir bringing the
music for the program. Each rally
will begin at 7:30.
BTU Project
The Baptist Training Union of
the Raleigh Association is bring
ing Rev. Wellborn to this area for
these two important nights.
Each year in December such
rallies called “M” (Mobilization)
nights are held throughout the
south. The purpose being to re
ceive plans and the program for
the coming year’s work, as well as
inspiration.
Representatives from the 78
churches of the Raleigh Associa
tion will attend the service near
est their church.
chairman of the Finer Carolina
steering committee. Photographs
of the new fire truck were also dis
played during the telecast. (Photo
by Bill Hannah)
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
been satisfactory to me. However,
there was only one vacancy; con
sequently only one could be ap
pointed.
Mr Duke for the past year has
been your township constable and
during this period has demonstrat
ed his interest in and potential
ities to perform the duties of a
Law Enforcement Officer. The
availability of Mr. Duke for full
time duty as an officer, without
other business responsibilities, was
of great importance in his selec
tion.
Mr. Duke has assured me and
you also that he will enforce the
law to the best of his ability
honestly, fairly, impartially, with
out fear or favoritism; that he will
consider service to the people as
a Deputy Sheriff his primary duty
and responsibility.
I gratefully appreciate the as
sistance and advice of all the kind
citizens who have been so consid
erate as to give me time for con
sultations relative to this matter.
Even though many fine citizens
may have favored and recommend
ed some one other than Mr. Duke,
I want them to know that I ap
preciate their interest and sincerity
of purpose and community spirit.
I want all the folks to know
that my intentions are sincere, and
in this appointment I assure all
that my intentions have been to
do what I believe to be the best for
all concerned.
Robert J. Pleasants. Sheriff of
Wake County
Deputy’s Statement
Deputy Sheriff Duke made the
following statement after being
notified of his appointment:
At a time like this a person just
does not know exactly how to ex
press one’s real feelings. I am
grateful for this opportunity to
serve as a Deputy Sheriff of Wake
County.
I am well aware that it will be
an extremely hard task for me or
any one else to replace my friend,
G. C. Massey, as this community’s
Deputy Sheriff. I know that G.
C. Massey has performed his duties
faithfully and efficiently for many,
many years, and has won the re
spect and admiration of us all. I
sincerely regret that G. C. has re
tired and wish for him a complete
restoration to good health.
I recognize law enforcement as
an honorable profession and shall
always consider the responsibili
ties entrusted to me as a sacred
trust. I shall always give my loyal
and faithful attention to the duties
of the office. In the performance
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Last Rites Are Held
For Bismark Price
Funeral services for Bismark M.
Price, 64, were held yesterday af
ternoon at 2:30 from the Hales
Chapel Baptist Church, with the
Rev. A. D. Parrish, assisted by the
Rev. Theo. B. Davis, officiating.
Burial was in the church cemetery.
The community was shocked and
saddened Tuesday morning when
Mr. Price took his own life with
a shotgun. He was reported de
spondent over his bad health.
Surviving are his wife; three
daughters, Mrs. John Roy Davis
of Westminster, Md., Mrs. John
Tippett of Zebulon, and Miss
Yvonne Price of the home; seven
sons, P. G., Stanley, D. R., and Al
ton, all of Zebulon, Askew and
Agnew, both of Raleigh, and
Thomas Price of Ft. Bliss, Texas-