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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXVIII. Number 47. ■ COURTESY CONTAGIOUS ■ ■ V'iMNRWAN T»kJ»kaaM A OlKsilftiflHß In« M WWIKOn AflQOw lOH#> . jr ijjliLiii!lill?iliii . :. "? V?,». ; j.iiiiii.;:... . ; :.v” ;i;i«ii«iiiiililii;H:i:;:r»Siii:J UNCLE FERD'S ALMANAC Were the Old Generals Stupid, Or Are the Historians in Error? Eighty-nine years ago today the Battle of Bentonville, one of the last major skirmishes of the Civil War, was fought down in John ston County. Although this histor ic spot is only a short distance from Zebulon, not many local folks have been to the battleground, and fewer know just how the Yankees and Rebels squared away. Such lack of knowledge, while perhaps regrettable, is by no means unusual. Once when I was investigating, as a member of a state committee, the possibility of North Carolina’s taking over such a battle- ground as a park site, I was told by ole historian that British lines were in one area and American lines were to the east. Five minutes later another scholar assured me that the posi tions really should have been re versed. From my own study of the terrain, I figured both the gentle men were in error, unless both sides in the Revolutionary War had BARBECUE SUPPER Tickets for the I*TA barbe cue supper, set for 5:00-7:30 p. m., Wednesday, April 7, are now available, according to Mrs. Rachel Privette, bud ge! chairman. Cost per plate is SI.OO for pig barbecue and $1.25 for chicken barbecue. Other items on the menu are potato salad, slaw, bread, drink, and dessert. Proceeds from the supper will be used to help pay for the new Wakelon activities bus, now being fitted for use by school and other local groups. Nearly SI,OOO re mains to be raised if the*bus is to be paid for this year, Mrs. Privette stated in urging that every citizen buy at least one ticket to the April 7 af fair. poorer generals than history rec ords. Twenty-one years ago today Russell Temple was home for the weekend with his parents. Russell was a student at Campbell College at t*hat time. He is now on the staff of Central Faison in Raleigh, and serves as mastor of ceremon ies for the prison variety show (seen here Friday night, February 19). Russell professes to be some what ill at ease as an emcee, but if he is, it doesn’t show. He keeps the show moving with the facility of a Billy Rose. Twenty-eight years ago today there was some visiting going on. Miss Vivian Dawson was home from her studies in Durham for the weekend, and Tom Bunn was home from State College. Mrs. F. E. Bunn and Mrs. W. K. Phillips (a Wakelon teacher who was married to Avon Privette’s first partner in the oil business Philett Mo tor Company got its name from a syllable of the name of each part ner) visited friends in Raleigh, as did Willard Gill, Roney Narron, and Hoyt Brantley. The trip to Raleigh was a fairly great under taking in those days—people go to Washington or Richmond as casually today as most folks went to Raleigh only a generation ago. TALENT WINNERS Gene Autry Parrish, following in the footsteps of his namesake, took first place honors in the ama teur competition at the Wakelon Theatre Tuesday night. He sang two numbers, accompanied by Chuck Wagon Charlie and His Boys. Second place was won by the Wakettes, a trio composed by Nor ma Pearce, Hazel Ihrie, and Mil dred Doris Fowler. Geraldine Johnson and Alice Faulkner, a duo, accompanied by Cary Denton and his guitar, were awarded third place. Zebulon, N. C., Friday, March 19, 1954 Local PTA Hears Musical Program At Recent Meet A musical program was pre sented by pupils of Mrs. E. G. Hill at the Monday night meeting of the Wakelon Parent Teachers As sociation. The meeting, held in the school auditorium, was pre sided over by Mrs. J. R. Sawyer. Glee club members participating were Martha Temple and Peggy Greene, sopranos; Norma Pearce and Shirley Oakley, altos; Steven Stallings, tenor; and Richard Bul lock, bass. Richard Bullock Sings A solo was rendered by Richard Bullock. Two numbers were sung by boys from the eighth grade, includ ing William Whittenton, Vaughan Wade, Leslie Strickland, Mickey Phillips, Thurston Perry, and Gardner Temple. Jackie Mitchell, piano student of Mrs. Ben Massey, played a selec tion. James Alford gave the devotion al, stressing the necessity of the application of true Christian prin ciples in daily living. The April meeting of the PTA was postponed one week to avoid conflict with the Easter holidays. An open house will be held at the next meeting, planned for April 26. Mrs. Rachel Privette, finance chairman, reported a profit of $71.00 f rom the bridge tourna ment. She expressed the apprecia tion of the Association to all who contributed their support. # Bulldog Barks' Heard In This Issue of Record Another edition of Bulldog Barks, the special section of the Zebulon Record written and edited by the Wakelon School Student Council, appears on pages two and three of this issue. Winners in forensics contests are pictured, along with the “Teacher of the Month.” Other news includes a column of activities at Middlesex School, compiled by Dallas Mallison, and special news from Middlesex and other communities surrounding Zebulon. An advertisement on page 2, sponsored by public-spirited Zebu lon merchants, publicizes the Par ent-Teacher Association for the wonderful good it does for the school and community. Last Rites Are Held For Mrs . Sallie Ayscue Funeral services were conduct ed yesterday from the Corinth Baptist Church in Franklin Coun ty for Mrs. Sallie Ayscue, 84, who died Wednesday afternoon at the home of a daughter, Mrs. M. D. Johnson, of Route 1, Zebulon. The services began at 2:30 p. m., and burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. B. B. Edwards of Route 1, Wendell, Mrs. Belle Chapel of Route 1, Zebulon, and Mrs. Roy Overton of Route 4, Louisburg; three sons, D. L. Ays sue of Louisburg; J. R. Ayscue of Hertford and W. W. Ayscue of Franklinton; 33 grandchildren and 40 great-grandchildren. Lost Steers By Dallas Mallison A perfect demonstration and proof that human kindness and desire to lend a helping hand still exists in this commercial and hur ry-up world is provided here by an experience now taking place at the local Free Will Baptist Or phanage. Help Is Plentiful Stephen A. Smith, superintend ent of the orphans home, reports that he has had at least seventy five offers of aid in response to his recent public appeal for help in rounding up some 23 steers which broke out and escaped last week. He reports that through the as sistance of these other persons 21 of the 23 steers have returned to their corral. One steer wandered about ten miles to the Pilot com munity over near Zebulon. The steers broke out Monday two weeks ago and they have been returning almost daily ever since through the assistance of good neighbors, Smith reported. They weigh around 400 pounds each. He made his appeal over radio stations in both Raleigh and Rocky Mount. He expects the other two steers to be returned, too. The local Orphanage serves all of North Carolina and represents over 300 churches of the Free Will Baptists in the State. It has near ly 100 children. Shaw Chorus to Be At Shepard Sunday The Shaw University Choral Society will be presented in recital in the Shepard School Gymtorium on Sunday evening, March 21, at 7:30. The noted song group is con ducted by Harry Gil-Smythe. The program is sponsored by the faculty of Shepard School. Admis sion is 25 and 50 cents, and both white and colored are invited to attend. Zebulon Masons Vote For Building at Meeting Zebulon Masons voted unani mously to proceed with the busi ness of acquiring their own build ing for use as a lodge hall at an emergent communication held here Tuesday night. The local fraternal order, which has been meeting upstairs in the Privett Building for a generation, was called together at the Tuesday session by Joe Wood, AF&AM mas ter, to decide questions relating to the proposed future home. Following a lengthy discussion, in which most of the Masons pres ent took part, the lodge placed it self on record as favoring the early acquisition of a building or a building site, and requested the master to appoint a building com mittee to consult with trustees on various plans and locations. Named to the building commit tee were R. H. Bridgers, R. Vance Brown, and Frank Wall. Present trustees of the local order are Claud Dunn ; Ralph Bunn, and Wil liam Bunn. ' The six members,will report their findings to the lodge at the April 6 session. Almost every seat was taken during the meeting, which had Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers Zoning Action Is Reversed by Commissioners By a three to two vote, the Zeb ulon Board of Commissioners re versed an action by the Zebulon Zoning Commission, refusing to rezone a 50x100 foot lot on Gan non Avenue from residential to business. The action came at a call meeting of the Commission ers held Monday night in the mu nicipal building. Commissioner R. Vance Brown moved that the Board consider favorably the petition to amend the present zoning ordinance to in clude the lot. He received support from Wilbur Debnam, but the com bined vote of Commissioners Wes ley Liles, Frank Wall, and How ard Beck defeated the motion. The lot is owned by Mrs. John Horton and adjoins the lots occu pied by Joe Wood’s Texaco Sta tion, which also belongs to Mrs. Horton. If rezoned, the 50x100 foot lot plus some of the property pres ently occupied by the Texaco Sta tion, was to be used by Wendell Motor Company for a branch used car lot here. Joe Henderson of Wendell Mo tor Company was present at the meeting to explain the use his company would make of the prop erty if it were rezoned and leased to them. The rezoning had been recom mended by the Zoning Commission at a meeting held March 1. At that meeting, C. V. Whitley moved that the lot be rezoned, and his motion was approved by Elbert Pearce and Dr. L. M. Massey, with G. K. Corbett and Pittman Stell opposing the action. Since, then some opposition to the rezoning was reported in town, causing the Board of Commission ers to publicize their call at which the petition was considered. Among opponents to the rezon ing petition were members of Gill Motor Company, and Mrs. Charles Weathersby, whose property ad joins the lot on the west. been well advertised by the master and secretary prior to Tuesday night, and a feeling of enthusiasm as well as determination was en gendered before the group ad journed. Other lodges have constructed their own homes during the past several years, with the Whitestone Lodge in Wakefield the nearest such organization. A concrete block building located near the Baptist Church in Wakefield has been in use for several years now, and the structure was erected en tirely by contributions of White stone members. BUS FUND Two more local groups have joined the list of contributors to the Wakelon activities bus fund. The Wakefield-Zebulon Order of the Eastern Star has made a cash contribution of $25.00 to the fund, and the American Legion post has vot ed to hold its April meeting at the school building, where legionnaires will be served supper by the I*TA.
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