THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXIX. Number 55.
Mayor Hinton Announces His
Candidacy for Another Term*
Cites His Years of Public Service; Says Only
16 of 200 Lions Pledged to Him for Governor
Mayor Worth Hinton, stating
that he has scant hope of being
elected a district governor of Lions
International and citing his record
of service to the town, announced
his candidacy for reelection yes
terday morning.
In his statement Mayor Hinton
also was critical of members of
the local Lions Club who reported
that the organization was planning
to use some or all of the proceeds
from the recent “Country Style”
show at Wakelon School to further
his candidacy for district governor
of the Lions.
Earlier Mr. Hinton had filed
for reelection, taking the step im
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Worth Hinton
... decides to run ...
mediately after Gilmer Parrish fil
ed for the Board of Commission
ers last Saturday afternoon.
This year marks the third time
that Mayor Hinton has run for
Mayor of Zebulon. In 1951 he was
opposed by R. H. Bridgers and
Norman Screws and in 1953 by
Ferd Davis.
The text of Mr. Hinton’s state
ment follows:
“After having so many of my
friends to ask me to again run for
Mayor of Zebulon, the office I
now hold, I am taking this oppor
tunity to announce my candidacy
for reelection. First though, per
mit me to thank each of you for
your favors and fine support in the
past. Also, I thank you for your
co-operation in helping me to pro
mote Zebulon.
“Better Than Ever”
“I am forty-three years old, and
have served our town and you
citizens for ten aears, six as a com
missioner and four years as your
Mayor. Truly I can say that the
experience gained by me has been
valuable, and on account of that
experience, I am better prepared
to serve you now than ever before.
During my service to the Town,
which has been an honor to me,
I want you to know that I have
given freely of my time in the per
formance of my duties as Mayor.
When called upon to do so, I have
represented Zebulon at all out of
town meetings, as well as the reg
ular and called meetings of our
official board here.
“This I would like to say fur
ther. My first and also my deep
est interests are my family, my
church and my town. I have lived
here and operated the same busi
ness for twenty-one years. It is
true that I am a member of sev
eral civic and fraternal organiza
tions, but here too, I am always
boosting and pulling for Zebulon.
My earnest desire is to see our
town go forward, and I believe you
will agree with me that it has gone
forward in these last four years. I
plan to send to each of you, a letter
giving you a complete report of
this progress.
“Now about the newspaper re
port of my being a candidate for
District Governor of Lions Inter
national. At this time, I can re
port to you, that we are certain
of only sixteen votes in the district,
when there may be more than two
hundred cast. Further, this district
of Lions International reaches from
Morehead City and Wilmington to
Raleigh. During the past four
years Wake County has had three
Governors. So the eastern counties
of the district now feel that they
are entitled to nominate and elect
the Governor this time. Also, they
remind us that the Zebulon Club
is only five years old, and as far
as Lionism is concerned, has done
a fine job, and in due time will
receive its honors. Also, I would
like one to ask the members of this
club whether or not one single
penny has been spent by the club
in behalf of my candidacy.
“Even Better Than Before”
“My promise to you, if re-elected
Mayor, is that I will perform my
duties to the best of my ability,
and I feel that it will be even
better than the last four years. My
main interest is now, and will con
tinue to be, to do all I possibly can
to see that Zebulon goes forward.
My purpose will be to have a gov
ernment for all our people, by all
our people. I also believe that
every section of our town should
receive the same facilities. I will
(See HINTON, Page 8)
WAKELON SENIORS SEE CAVERNS LAST WEEK
Thirty-six Wakelon seniors spent
five days last week on the annual
Washington trip. Pictured here in
the Palace of Splendors in Luray
Caverns, Virginia, they subse
quently viewed the outstanding
places of interest ift Washington,
including the Capitol, White House,
Zebulon, N. C., Tuesday, April 19, 1955
J. Raleigh Alford
Three local business and professional men have filed or considered strongly filing for the Board
of the Town of Zebulon, subject to the election on Tuesday, May 3. They are J. Raleigh Alford, cot
ton ginner and fertilizer dealer; C. Gilmer Parrish, electrical appliances dealer; and Dr. Ben D. Thomas,
physician. No member of the present board has as yet announced his candidacy for reelection to one
of the five places open on the Board. Dr. Thomas yesterday decided to forego the race this year.
Parrish, Alford File for Commissioner ;
Dr. Ben Thomas Not to Run for Board
J. Raleigh Alford became the
second candidate to file for the of
fice of Zebulon Town Commission
er, taking the action without mak
ing an announcement prior to fil
ing. A former member of the local
board, Mr. Alford was not avail
able for a statement yesterday.
Dr. Ben D. Thomas, general
practitioner, announced his candi
dacy unofficially yesterday, but he
later did some checking and decid
ed not to run this year.
To Complete Term
“Several people have suggested
to me that I become a candidate,”
Dr. Thomas said yesterday, “and
I feel that there is a real oppor
tunity for service on the local
town board. However, I am al
ready on the local school board,
and I feel that I have an obligation j
to complete the term to which I
accepted appointment.”
The incumbent board members
have been quiet about their inten
tions to date, although one is run
Arlington Cemetery, Jefferson,
Lihcoln and Washington Memori- !
als, and the Smithsonian Institute.
Pictured above left to right are,
Ist row: Mr. and Mrs. Franklin
Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Big
gam, Miss Blanche Gay, Ruth Tem- ,
pie, Patsy Allman, Peggy King, j
TWO IN RACE, ONE OUT OF IT
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C. Gilmer Parrish
| ning for Mayor and at least two
others have said they would not be
candidate for reelection. A total
of eight or nine candidates are
expected to file for the board be
fore the deadline next Tuesday.
Parrish Enters Race
Gilmer Parrish, proprietor of
Parrish Electric Go. in Zebulon,
entered the local political race Sat
urday by announcing his candida
cy for town commissioner.
A former minister, Mr. Parrish
has been in the electrical appliance
business here for five years, and
1 has been a resident of Zebulon his
entire life. He is married to the
former Jean Cash of Rolesville;
! they have one son, Charles Gilmer,!
i Jr.
Mr. Parrish held a joint
rate at Forestville and Kittrell
Baptist Churches as a part
time minister from 1945 to 1947
and spent a subsequent period as
resident pastor at W. R. Cullom
Church in Warren County from
Sandra Bunn, Marlene Phelps,
Linda Mitchell, Armenia Hocutt,
Geraldine Johnson, Kay Denton.
2nd row: Billy Green, Luther
Long, Joe Williams, Phil Brown,
Linnie Lou Price, Jean Bunn, Jean
Bobbitt, Gayle Dunn, Barbara Al
ford, Alice Phillips, Ann Upchurch,
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Ben D. Thomas
1947 to 1950.
During these years he was at
tending college. His college study
includes one year at Campbell Jun
| ior College, three years at Wake
Forest College and one semester at
Atlantic Christian College.
In 1948 he attended Bowman
Gray School of Medicine in Win
ston-Salem for a ten week course
in clinical psychology.
As a dealer in electrical appli
ances here he is a member of the
local Lions Club and the Zebulon
Baptist Church.
Candidate’s Statement
Mr. Parrish’s statement regard
ing his candidacy for commissioner
follows:
“After much deliberation I have
‘"Filed as a candidate for the office
of Zebulon Town Commissioner.
“The advice or support of any
person or groups has not been
sought regarding my candidacy,
inasmuch as several of my friends
(See PARRISH, Page 8)
Annette Daniels, Joe Perry.
3rd row: Kenneth Eddins, Doug
las Perry, Willard Gay, Victor
Pace, Jerry Chamblee, H. E. Ed
wards, Malcolm Martin, Jr., David
Alford, Harold Murray, Frankie
Privette, Billy Alford, Pete Liles,
Edwin Bunn, Dewey Brannon.