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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXVIII. Number 50. POLITICS IN ZEBULON Candidates Available, But Interest Ebbs Low With election day less than two months away, local politics are not yet even warming up. No candi dates have yet filed for township offices, and nobody is at present particularly excited about state and county campaigns. Judge Irby Gill, local recorder, has not filed for reelection he has until the middle of next month to make his candidacy of ficial, although he has already in dicated that he will run. He has never had opposition for the of fice. Two other local attorneys, Foster Finch and Ferd Davis, have stated that they will not run for the re corder’s position. (Finch at, pres ent is solicitor of the local court, and also town attorney.) The other member of the Zebulon bar, A. R. House, has made no public an nouncement of his intentions. The other local elective office, that of township constable, appar ently will not be contested. Eddie Martin, appointed by the county commissioners to succeed Earl Duke when Duke became deputy sheriff, is not expected to have op position. Senatorial Race More interest is being shown now in the campaign being waged for the United States Senate by Kerr Scott and A. A. Lennon, al though most people in Zebulon are presently either pro-Scott or anti- Scott, without firm opinion as to the ability of the incumbent can didate. Scott carried the township by approximately three to tone in 1948 when he ran for governor, and probably would do as well if the election were held this week. The decline in farm income on a nationwide basis has convihc ed many voters who have not sup ported the former governor in the past that the senator from North Carolina should be one who un derstands farm problems, and as a result Scott has probably picked up as many votes here as he has lost. Solidtorial Race Two candidates for the solicitor’s post now held by Bill Bickett, who is not a candidate to succeed himself, have been in Zebulon this spring, with both of them making good impressions on the public. Robert Cotten of Fuquay Springs, a former district govern or of the Lions Club, has made at least two trips to town, and has seen many of the business men. He William Whitley Dies on Thursday Funeral services for William Bennett Whitley, 64, who died early Thursday at Park View Hos pital in Rocky Mount after an ill ness of two weeks, were held Fri day afternoon at Union Hope Bap tist Church. The Rev. Mr. Davis, pastor, officiated and burial was in Social Plains Cemetery. Surviving are his widow, the former Lenora Perry; one daugh ter, Mrs. Irby Murray, Middlesex, Rt. 2; four sons, Durbert and Her bert Whitley-of Middlesex, Rt. 2, Hubert and Marvin Whitley of Zebulon, Route 1; and one sister, Mrs. H. P. Perry, Bailey. is presently solicitor of the Fuquay Recorder’s Court. Lester V. Chalmers of Raleigh, now serving as assistant to Solici tor Bickett, has also been to Zebu lon, as well as Pilot. Chalmers, who played football for Raleigh and went to law school at Chapel Hill, expects to pay other calls here, although he will be tied up in court this week. Other candidates for the prose cution post are Carl Gaddy, Ral eigh criminal lawyer; Bruce Mc- Donald, solicitor of the Wake For est Recorder’s Court; and J. C. B. Ehringhaus, Jr., son of the late governor. Other Campaigns Edward Paschal, son of Dr. G. W. Paschal of Wake Forest, has also made a visit to Zebulon seek ing support for his race for state representative. A Wake Forest at torney, he is a former recorder’s court solicitor. Paschal is seeking one of the three places from Wake for the first time. Philip Whitley, a candidate for reelection to the house, has not started campaigning actively as yet. Whitley has always run well in Little River Township, polling con sistently an aggregate local vote greater than in his home precinct of Wendell. Jimmy Poyner, candidate for the state senate, is another aspirant who has visited Zebulon. He ex pects to make further calls be tween now and election day. As yet he has no announced opposition. Bridge Tournament Nets S7O for Club The Woman’s Club netted ap proximately $70.00 from the bridge tournament held at the clubhouse last Thursday. Four tables played in the afternoon and seventeen at night. Prizes, donated by the mem bers, were presented high score at each table. The money will be applied to ward the loan for remodeling the clubhouse. <§ Mayor Homer Bunn Is Middlesex Leader in Finer Carolina Work Under the general direction of Homer Bunn, mayor, the town of Middlesex has embarked upon an extensive program of civic better ment and improvement as a con testant for the first time in the “Finer Carolina” contest. The large and extensive pro gram to complete the municipal park begun some years ago, reno vation of the local lighting sys tem, improvement of the business section, and the securing of a new industry. Members of the steering com mittee besides Bunn include C. L. Corbett, who is the president-elect of the local Rotary club; Mrs. Jack son Tippett, president of the local Eastern Star chapter and of the local Home Demonstration Club; J. W. O’Neal, local school princi pal; Rev. T. H. House, local Meth odist minister; and Rev. Frank Ze dick, local Baptist minister. Roscoe H. Hales, Jr., is chair man of the committee trying to se cure a new industry for this town. Zebulon, N. C., Tuesday, March 30, 1954 OES Installs New Officers at Service Held Last Night Mrs. Bernice Helper was in staled as Worthy Matron and Esker Corbett as Worthy Patron of the Wakefield-Zebulon Chap ter No. 133 of the Order of the Eastern Star at public ceremonies held Monday night at 8 o’clock in the Zebulon Masonic hall. Mrs. Helen Bell Rimmer, Past Grand Matron, served as the In stalling Grand Officer Other installing Grand Officers included Mrs. Mary G. Bunn of Zebulon, D. D. G. M.; Reuben Warfford of Siler City, D. D. G. P.; Mrs. Glenna Grimes of Siler City; and Mrs. Bessie Roberts of Roles ville. Besides Mrs. Hepler and Mr. Corbett, other officers installed were Mrs. Melba Bunn, Associate Matron; Elwood Perry, Associate Patron; Mrs. Cleo Perry, Secretary; Mrs. Rebecca Baker, Treasurer. Mrs. Merle Sue Pulley, Conduc tress; Mrs. Elizabeth Murray, As sociate Conductress; Mrs. Melrose Ferrell, Chaplain; Mrs. Aldonia Pate, Marshall; Mrs. Inez McNabb, Organist; Mrs. Dixie Bullock, Adah; Mrs. Doris Mullen, Ruth; Mrs. Blonnie Corbett, Martha; Mrs. Pearl Wall, Electa; Mrs. Eva Rich ards, Warder; and Mrs. Preston Smith, Sentinel. PTA SUPPER Tickets are still available for the PTA barbecue supper, to be held in the Wakelon cafeteria from 5:00 p. m. next Wednesday night, April 7, Mrs. Rachel I*rivette, bud get committee chairman, said today. The tickets are priced at SI.OO for pork barbecue and $1.25 for chicken barbecue. Proceeds will go toward the purchase of the school activi ties bus. Other members of Hales’ com mittee include Grady Thomas and W. S. Williams. Ben Manning, chairman of the committee in charge of complet ing the town park, reports that his group has already been laying extensive plans for this purpose. Assisting Manning as members of his committee are one lone man, Prof. Free Wolfe, and four local women, Mrs. C. L. Corbett, Mrs. Thurman Chamblee, Mrs. W. W Morgan, and Mrs. Ora High. A group under the general direc tion of O. C. Holland, local merch ant, is charged with completing a program begun some time ago of installing sufficient street mark ers, installing an adequate number of street curbs, and completing the gutter project. Helping him as S. F. High, Jr., local merchant, and W. W. Morgan, lumber dealer. Headed by W. F. Powell, a com mittee is going to direct the instal lation of sufficient street lights, WANT AZALEAS? C. V. Brooks, Wallace nur seryman, will be at the Zebu lon armory Wednesday after noon, March 31, at one o’clock with a stock of azaleas and camellias. Mr. Brooks, who is bringing stock here in coop eration with the Carmen Flow ers Garden Club, will fill or ders taken on his last visit here, aqd he will also have several hundred plants avail able for persons unable to place their orders prior to this trip. Soil Conservation Concern of People G. L. Winchester Soil conservation is not only the farmer’s problem but should be the concern of all the people. The Rev. Garland Hendricks of Wake Forest, in talking to the Farm Bu reau at Rolesville last week, stated, “We only hold a ‘deed of trust’ to the land; we should not cause it to erode or become less produc tive, but we should conserve and improve it that yet unborn genera tions might have good land on (See CONSERVATION, Page 5) Third Annual Career Day Program Observed at Shepard High School Shepard High School observed its Third Annual Career Day Pro gram featuring Dr. Joseph A. Pitt man, Director of Instruction, North Carolina College, Durham, N. C., who spoke on “Choosing A Ca reer.” Dr. Pittman emphasized the following points: (1) “All Voca tions are honorable,” (2) There are no easy vocations; (3) There is a need for information through vicarious experiences; and (4) There is a need to aim high in or- which they estimate to include at least ten new lights. Another aim of Powell’s com mittee is to install lighting facili ties on Highway 264. Other mem bers of this group include J. P. Johnson and Henry Lee Manning. H. Lt. Howard is directing the campaign to clean-up and paint up the town. Assisting Howard are Jake Wright, Jr., Mrs. Margaret Williford, Mrs. O. C. Holland. General publicity chairman for the local “Finer Carolina” cam paign is Mrs. Nita Brown and Ce cil P. Williford is the photograph er. Middlesex has the mayoralty or commissioner form of government. Its official history dates back to 1907 when it secured its town charter. The five present commissioners are O. C. Holland, J. P. Johnson, Ben Manning, H. L. Howard, and A. K. Slocumb, D. H. Bunn, father of the mayor, is clerk. Luther Lew is is chief of police and fire chief. Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers Judge Irby Gill Is Rotary Speaker On Friday Night Judge Irby Gill presented an interesting discussion of the in ferior court system of North Car olina to Rotarians Friday night, explaining the mechanics of trial of misdemeanors and minor civil matters to club members. No system of jurisprudence is perfect, the local recorder declar ed, although the Anglo-American system has protected rights of litigants and defendants better than any other. He suggested that generally courts are about as good under any system as the people want them to be. Judge Gill traced trial of a crim inal action from swearing out a warrant and arrest to trial and judgment in the local court, and then told of how the right to trial by jury was not denied defendants, since they have the right to ap peal from a conviction here and obtain a trial de novo in Wake Superior Court. The local recorder also discussed the civil jurisdiction of the Zeb ulon Recorder’s Court, pointing out that the 1953 legislature in creased the jurisdiction in both contract and tort. He also discussed the functions of the courts of justices of peace, and told how defendants might be bound over for indictment and trial in felony actions. der to gain personal satisfaction from work.” Consultants for the occasion in clude the following persons: Mr. Warren Barfield, Radio Technol ogy; Mrs. Beatrice Tall, Cosme tology; Mr. Jones, Social Service Work; Mr. Charles Warren, Vo cational Agriculture; Mrs. Llewyn M. Hayes, Education; Mr. J. Hillard Perry, Barbering; Dr. R. M. Bell, Dentistry; Mrs. Anne Robinson, Library Service; Mr. A. J. Turner, Business Management; Mr. J. H. Stredwick of Harris Barber Col lege; Mrs. Iva Carpenter, Nursing; Mrs. Olivia Street, Public Health Service; Mr. Gordon W. Herring, Vocational Agriculture; Mr. Wil liam Toney, Mortuary Science; Mr. C. C. Stokes, Mortuary Science; Sgt. Andrews, U. S. Air Forces; Sgt. Morton, U. S. Army; Mr. H. C. Perrin, Philosophy of Sci ence Careers as a Vocation; Mr. J. D. Lewis, Radio Technology; Prof. Jackson, of Elizabeth City State College, Elementary Educa tion; and Attorney Herman Taylor, on Opportunities in a Legal Career. Raleigh W. M. U. Meeting Thursday The Raleigh annual Association al W. M. U. meeting will meet in the Knightdale Baptist Church at 10:00 a. m. Thursday. A very in teresting and informative program has been planned. The state representative, Mrs. John Wacaster, will speak, as well as Mary Frances Toss from S. America. All W. M.-U. members are urged to attend. Lunch will be served by several churches.
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