THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXIX. Number 40.
Services Are Held
For Mrs. Whitley,
Tiny Infant Boy
Mrs. Della Parham Whitley, 72,
of 1227 Clifton Street, Raleigh, died
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Robert Curtis, early Saturday
morning following an illness of
five weeks. She was the widow
of J. Vick Whitley of Johnston
County and the daughter of the
late Sandy and Belle Parham of
Granville County.
Funeral services were conducted
at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at
Overby Funeral Home by the Rev.
G. W. Bullard, pastor of Temple
Baptist Church, assisted by the
Rev. Hugh E. Cherry, pastor of the
Rose of Sharon Baptist Church in
Durham. Burial was in the Old
Salem Primitive Baptist Church
cemetery.
She is survived by five daugh
ters, Mrs. P. S. Nemmers, Mrs.
Robert Curtis and Mrs. Woodrow
Stephenson, all of Raleigh, Mrs.
Bruce Tippett of Zebulon, and
Mrs. Kenneth Miller of Watson
town, Pa.; five sons, Clifton and
Carlton Whitley of Virginia, Ceba
Whitley of Ohio, Coats Whitley of
Selma, Route 1, and Clyde Whit
ley of Raleigh; one sister, Miss
Maggie Parham of Henderson;
four brothers, Tom Parham of Vir
ginia, Jack Parham of Roxboro,
Jake Parham of Franklinton, and
Jim Parham of Fort Lauderdale, I
Fla.; and 27 grandchildren.
Richards Infant
Daniel Pettigrew Richards,!
three-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Clifford Richards of Zebulon,
Route 4, died at Rex Hospital Sun
day morning. Graveside services
were held Sunday at 2 p. m. at
Union Chapel Cemetery with the
Rev. Tommie Ellington officiating.
Surviving, in addition to his par
ents, are four brothers, Keith, Lar
ry, Gary and Jimmy, all of the
home; his paternal grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Richards of
Zebulon; and his maternal grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John M.
Coffman of Edenburg, Va.
World Day of Prayer
To Be Observed Friday
The Zebulon Methodist and Bap
tist Churches will join in observ
ing “The World Day of Prayer.”
The service will be held in the
Methodist Church and will begin
at 10:00 a. m. Friday, February 25;
it will last approximately thirty
minutes.
This service is being held in
churches around the world with
the hope of uniting all Christians
in a bond of peace.
Power for Good
Christians as individuals witness
to their belief that prayer is a
world power for good, “The World
Day of Prayer” committee said, I
and as a group they unite to
strengthen this power for good in
the world.
The merchants are urged by the
committee to close their doors dur
ing this half hour so that they and
their employees will have an op
portunity to participate.
At Fort Benning
Pfc. Roy W. Mitchell, whose
wife, Doris, lives on Route 3, Zeb
ulon, is now stationed at Fort Ben
ning, Ga., to take part in “Exer
cise Follow Me,” a simulated*:
atomic warfare manuever.
WALLACE TENNIS COURTS HELP TOWN WIN PRIZE
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A project that gave Wallace youngsters lighted, asphalt tennis courts also helped the town win a
SI,OOO first prize in the 1954 “Finer Carolina” contest. A 1952 winner, Wallace used part of the prize
money awarded by Carolina Power & Light Company to complete the project. Private citizens con
tributed. The labor was done by high school students, shown setting a backstop post.
Other 1954 winners were Asheboro and Clio, S. C., SI,OOO each; SSOO each to Roxboro, Ramseur,
and Hot Springs; $250 each to Hartsville and Pinewood, S. C., and Chadbourn; SIOO each to Clinton,
Hamlet, Wadesboro, Southern Pines, Mt. Olive, Burgaw, Swannanoa, Lillington, Pine Level, Grifton,
Roseboro, and Mt. Gilead.
Girls Enter
Cage Finals
Wakelon High girls beat a strong
Knightdale team last Thursday
night to enter the Wake County
basketball finals tonight against
Fuquay Springs in Gore Gymna
sium at Wake Forest.
The local girl cagers played
their best game of the season in
the semifinals against Knightdale.
They are now eastern division
champions of Wake County.
Last Thursday’s game was close
and hard fought until the final
whistle as a large crowd saw
Wakelon edge out in the closing
seconds for a 55-54 victory.
Seven girls, Joe Perry, Peggy
Richardson, Jenny Watkins, Ann
Upchurch, Janet Upchurch, Betsy
Goodwin, and Dianne Broughton,
played well and with untiring ef
fort to upset the powerful Knight
dale team.
The team is in top shape for to
night’s game.
Group Notices
Members of the Junior Woman’s
Club are reminded to have their
pictures taken today at Whitley
Furniture Company between the
hours of 11 and 12, and 1 and 4:30.
United Fund
The membership of the United
Fund, which is composed of all
those contributing to the United
Fund, are requested to attend a
meeting of the membership at eight
o’clock in the Town Hall on Fri
day, February 25, for the pur
pose of electing officers.
Card Party Feb. 23
Don’t forget tomorrow, Wednes
day, February 23, the American
Legion Auxiliary Card and Bingo
Party at the home of Mrs. Dabney
Gill. Play from 2:00-4:00 or from
8:00-10:00. Cost only 50<* per play
er. Proceeds will help cover Girl
State expenses.
Zebulon, N. C. Tuesday, February 22, 1955
It will be Ladies Night at the
April 7 meeting of the local Lions
Club. •
All the member’s wives will be
invited, Worth Hinton, deputy gov
ernor of the Lions in this region,
said at the Lions Club meeting last
Bhursday night.
All the girls who participated in
the recent beauty contest, which
was sponsored by the club, will be
there too, he said.
Mr. Hinton is a candidate for
Lion governor of District 31-E.
That includes leadership of a
district reaching from Wake Coun
ty southeast through Kinston, New
Bern, Morehead City and Wilming
ton.
53 Clubs in District
There are 53 clubs in this dis
trict and nineteen of them are in
Johnston and Wake Counties.
Last Thursday night local mem
bers enjoyed a supper at Wakelon
School.
After the meal a movie concern
ing the Eljer Co., maker of
plumbing fixtures, was presented
by Tom Monk, president of the
Zebulon Chamber of Commerce.
The picture surveyed the various
arts involved in the manufacture
of bathtubs, sinks and faucets, and
was an technicolor production.
The Lions will meet again
March 3.
Couples Class Sets
Meeting Tonight
The Couples Class of Zebulon
Baptist Church will meet Tuesday
night, February 22, at the home of
Mrs. Ruric Gill. A membership
drive will be introduced, and the
class hopes for 100% attendance.
Milton Rogers, teacher of the
class, will make a talk on “Personal
Work for Christ.”
Henry Massey will be the pro
gram chairman.
Lions, Rotarians See Interesting
Films at Meetings Last Week
Zebulon Rotarians saw an inter
esting film on electric refrigeration
at their meeting last Friday night,
when Ashley Murphy showed how
Westinghouse assembles and ma
chines its household units. The
20-minute film fascinated club
members as it took them through
the entire development of home
iceboxes and refrigerators since the
early 1800’s.
Ed Hales, chairman of the
Wakelon School Board, made a
three-minute impromptu talk on
plans for a subscription supper
to raise funds for general use in
the local school.
President Rodney McNabb pre
sided at the meeting.
Pvt. Robert Hocutt, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John H. Hocutt, Route
1, Middlesex, recently arrived at
Fort Buckner, Okinawa, and is
now a member of the 64th Trans
portation Company. Hocutt, a
truck driver, entered the Army
last July and completed basic
training at Fort Jackson, S..C.
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Three Youths Get
Serious Injuries in
Wreck Near Town
Three Zebulon youths and one
Garner resident were injured, three
of them seriously, in a wreck about
11:30 a. m. Sunday at the intersec
tion of Highways 95 and 39 about
two miles east of here.
Rushed to Rex Hospital at Ral
eigh for treatment were Bobby
K. Hawley, 21, Zebulon; Clarence
G. Brantley, 16, Garner, Route 1;
and Kelly W. Whitley, 19, of Zeb
ulon, Route 1. Stacey L. Whitley,
14, of Zebulon, Route 1, was treated
at the hospital for lacerations of
the right hand, but was not ad-
I mitted as a patient.
Hawley reportedly received a
severe head injury, possibly a frac
tured skull. Brantley’s injuries
were described as a possible frac
ture of the skull, and fractures of a
knee, ankle, and wrist, and lace
rations about the head. Kelley
Whitley reportedly received a head
injury, and internal chest injuries.
They were riding in the front
seat of a 1946 Chevrolet, owned by
William G. Hawley of Zebulon,
and driven by Bobby K. Hawley.
Stacey Whitley was in the back
seat of the car.
The car collided with a tractor
trailer being operated by Richard
W. Hanatow, 21, of Miami, Fla., a
relief driver of the vehicle owned
by Strait Line and loaded with
fruit.
Hanatow was charged with fail
i ing to yield the right-of-way to an
other vehicle, and hit-run driving
resulting in personal injuries for
failing to stoy at the scene.
Joseph R. Berube, 28, of Fall
River, Mass., regular driver, was
charged with aiding and abetting
in hit-run driving.
Bond of $2,000 was set for each
of the truck drivers, who are
scheduled to answer the charges in
the Zebulon Recorder’s Court when
those injured are able to testify.
Highway Patrolman R. C. Dun
can and L. H. Kirby, who investi
gated, quoted the truck drivers as
saying they did not know their ve
hicle had been in a wreck until it
was stopped up the highway. The
trailer was struck on the right
side, near the rear, and the car
apparently ran under the back end
of it. The side and rear of the trail
er were slightly damaged, and the
car was demolished.
The investigating officers said
that the car was being driven on
| Highway 95, and that the tractor
: trailer was traveling on Highway
39.
Pilot Sunbeams Meet
The Sunbeams of the Pilot Bap
tist Church along with their lead
ers, Mrs. Gilford Buskin and Mrs.
Pearl Lowe, met Friday night in
the home of Dorothy and Judy
Spann, two of its members.
Mrs. Calvin Spann taught the
study course book, “Taboo In Pan
ama.”
A stole, to be given to a shut
in of the community was completed
at the meeting, each child having a
part in its completion. This was
our part in Community Missions
for for the month of February.
Refreshments of ice cream and
cookies were enjoyed later on in
the evening by the 19 members
present and several visitors.
CUB SCOUTS
The Zebulon Cub Scout Pack
meeting will be held Wednesday,
7:30 p. m., at the town hall.