THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXX. Number 69. Zebulon, N. C., Friday, June 1, 1956 Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Sough* Dream
A LO"9Tr„efor Townsman
Comes iru
Dreams do come true, as Percy
Parrish has found.
Percy’s dream has always been
to have his own business. That
dream came true May 19 when he
opened a business establishment
at the corner of Arendell and Bar
be Streets.
“It give you a good feeling,”
Percy said, “to own your own
business. It makes you feel there
is advancement in this world for a
young man like me.”
Percy got his first taste of the
mercantile world when he went to
work for B. D. Honeycutt. Honey
cutt owned a grocery in Wendell,
Percy served as a delivery boy.
He was just 15-years-old at that
time.
He admits that this was good
training for him. He had a chance
to meet people, to learn to carry
out orderij and to ground himself
in the grocery business.
After his family moved back to
Zebulon, Percy secured a job with
Claud Dunn. Later Dunn owned
city Market and Percy went with
him as the assistant meat cutter.
He was with this firm for 2Vz
years.
He went into service in June of
1946 following his eighteenth birth
day in May. He served with the
infantry in Italy, and upon return
ing to the United States he trans
ferred to the 82nd Airborne.
Upon his discharge he accepted
a position as meat cutter with the
Temple Market, and remained with
this firm for 7 years and 7 months,
becoming chief meat cutter.
Percy became a charter member
of the Zebulon National Guard
upon the Guard’s organization. He
carries the title of Sergeant First
Class in this outfit. He is consid
ered one of the finest mess ste
wards in the Guard division, hav
ing won numerous commendations
for mess stewardship.
Percy is a product of the Ameri
can farm. His parents, the late Mr.
and Mrs. Otis B. Parrish, were
farmers and Percy grew up on the
farm. He is the second oldest;
child. He has four sisters and five
brothers.
February 1, 1953, he married
Peggy Whitley, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. C. H. Whitley of Bailey.
Mrs. Parrish is employed at Theo.
Davis Sons, Printers, as secretary
receptionist. They have no chil
dren.
“I have every intention of giv
ing my customers first class serv
ice, only the best grade of meats,
and the choicest fruits and vegeta
bles,” Percy said.
Becoming the owner-operator of
his first business, Percy realizes
he has undertaken a challenge.
But with his genuine smile, his
friendly manner, and his ster
ling character, Percy can meet this
challenge.
Poppy Sale Falls
Short This Year
The American Legion Auxiliary
Poppy Sale Saturday netted $159
63, according to Mrs. Frank Wall,
treasurer.
Mrs. Wall said the sale was not
as successful this year as in the
past three years, but she said, “We
were very pleased.”
The Auxiliary sold popph 3 in
Zebulon, Wendell and in the sur
rounding communities.
Nine hundred forty-two red
(See POPPY, Page 7)
Percy Parrish
Soft Ball Leagues
To Begin Tuesday
The softball teams will get un
derway Tuesday night, according
to Charles Hester, recreational di
rector.
Playing on Tuesday night will
be teams from Wakefield, Union
Hope, Hopkins and the Methodist
Church.
The recreational program will
begin Monday afternoon, Hester
said. During the first two weeks
there will be no program in the
morning due to Vacation Bible
Schools being held in the local
churches, but afternoon and eve
ning programs are scheduled.
Hester is well pleased with the
progress lhat is being made on the
recreational set-up, and is anxious
to receive helpful suggestions for
making the program as efficient as
possible.
Wednesday Court
Docket Was Light
Judge Irby Gill passed judgment
on the following cases tried in Ra
corder’s Court May 23.
, Johnnie D. Cooper, Spring Hope,
was found guilty of speeding 65
mph and fined $25 and costs of
court.
Millard Lee King was ordered to
pay costs of court for disregarding
a stop sign.
W. B. Murphy was sentenced to
three months on the roads for driv
ing drunk.
Leroy Johnson plead guilty to
having improper brakes and was
given a $25 fine and costs.
Truett Tubert Bunn was given a
$15 fine and costs of court for fail
ing to disregard a stop sign.
Frederick Holmes Bunn was
found guilty of speeding in excess
of 35 mph in a 35 mph zone. He
was ordered to pay $25 fine and
costs of court.
Charles Allen Weathersby was
found guilty of speeding 65 mph.
He was given a $50 fine and costs
of court. Notice of appeal was
given.
George Parker Wood, Bailey,
was given a $15 fine and court costs
for speeding 45 mph in a 35 mph
zone in Zebulon.
Jeddie Raper was sentenced to
four months on the roads for driv
ing drunk, suspended on payment
of $100 fine and court costs, and
to remain on good behavior”for
one year. On a second charge of
failing to stop for a stop sign and
not having in his possession a valid
operator’s license, he was given
30 days on the roads suspended on
payment of $10 fine and court
costs.
Ivey Bryone Richardson was or
dered to pay costs of court for
speeding 45 mph in a 35 mph zone
and failing to stop for a stop sign.
Uniforms Have Been
Ordered; To Be Worn
In July 4 Celebration
Memorial Day
Speaker Traced
History of Flag
Colonel David Hardee, retired
U. S. Army officer now serving as
Wake County Director of Civil De
fense, addressed members of local
veterans’ groups and other citizens
last Sunday afternoon at memorial
exercises in the Zebuloa cemetery.
The speaker discussed the Amer
ican flag and the significance of
its design, then traced its history
through the years.
“It was the saddest moment of
my life when the Stars and Stripes
fell at Corregidor,” he declared,
“and the happiest moment of my
life when General MacArthur
again raised the American flag in
the Philippines.”
Col. Hardee, a veteran of over 30
years in military service, was one
of the survivors of the Bataan
fighting in World War II. He
holds the Distinguished Service
Cross, Silver Star with clusters,
Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and
combat infantryman’s badge. He is j
also a member of the Army and j
Navy Legion of Valor, in which !
membership is restricted to holders
of the DSC and the Congression
al Medal of Honor.
Col Hardee was introduced by
(See MEMORIAL, Page 7)
MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE CANDIDATES
Lando Reichart
Lando Reichart received- his
bachelor of arts degree from East
Carolina in 1951 and his master of
arts degree from the same institu
tion in May of this year.
He formerly taught in the high
school department of Wakelon
school, and is now associated with
the U. S. government as education
al supervisor in Munich, Germany.
Reichart is a native of Elmwood,
Indiana. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. G. M. Reichart.
He is married to the former Mar
tha Jane Cockrell of Wendell. They
have two daughters, Teressa, 5, and
D’Ann, 4 months.
Fred Pippin
Fred Wells Pippin is a 1951
graduate of Atlantic Christian Col
lege with a bachelor of arts degree.
He was granted a master of arts
degree from East Carolina College
in May of this ^ear.
Pippin has been on the faculty
of Richlands High School. For the
past three years he has been prin
cipal of Maysville High School.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Allen Pippin, Sr., and a native of
Zebulon.
He is married to the former
Mary Catherine Mewbome of Wil
mington. They have two sons,
Jeffrey, 4M>, and Graylon Wells,
4-weeks-old.
A. V. Medlin
The master of arts degree was
given to A. V. Medlin in May at
the graduation exercises of East
Carolina College. He received his
bachelor of arts degree from the
same institution in June of last
year.
Medlin teaches in the social sci
ence department of Brunswick
Junior High School in Brunswick,
Ga.
He is a native of Zebulon, the
son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Al
bert V. Medlin.
He is married to the former Pa
tricia Browder of Virginia Beach,
Va. They have no children.
The instruments will be glisten
ing.
The music will be martial.
And the uniforms will be new.
When the Wakelon High School
band marches through town in the
Fourth of July parade celebration,
the band will be outfitted with
new black and gold uniforms.
That is hoped for now, Frank
Kemp said.
The uniforms for the members
of the band were ordered last Fri
day, according to Kemp. They were
bought from L. H. Lewis Com
pany of Philadelphia, Pa.
Kemp said the fifty uniforms
were ordered at a cost of $48 each.
The project of undertaking to
outfit the Wakelon High School
band with uniforms is a Finer
Carolina Project of the local Lions
Club.
The Lions Club sponsored an
all-night sing in the early part of
the year for the purpose of rais
ing the necessary funds to pay
for the uniforms.
Kemp has not yet released the
amount that has been taken in,
for he receives a gift almost ev
(See BAND, Page 7)
Upholstery Shop
Raided by Thiefs
The soft drink box was open,
the peanut and nab jar was setting
on the drink box lid, a couple of
packs of peanuts were scattered
on the floor, and the money draw
er was missing a few cents change.
This is what Harry Bissette
found when he entered his busi
ness establishment Wednesday
morning.
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store in such a condition when he
closed shop Tuesday night around
7 o’clock, Harry became more sus
picious and began to investigate
more closely.
When he discovered the drawer
open and the few cents in change
he left in it was gone, he was sure
thieves had entered his place of
business during the night.
Upon further investigation, he
found the thieves had entered
through a window. He said a pane
of glass in the top sash of one of
the windows had been broken,
and he assumed they had reached
through this aperture and taken
a stick that was used as a safety
precaution.
Harry said the stick was later
found below the building in a hog
pasture.
Outside the window, he found
two cement blocks that had been
propped up against the building on
which the persons evidently stood
to reach the stick and open the
window.
The tracks on the outside of the
building showed all were bare
foot, except one who either wore
tennis shoes or shoes with crepe
soles, Harry said.
No merchandise was missing
other than drinks, nabs and pea
nuts.
Harry estimated his loss to be
about $1.00.
Deputy Sheriff Earl Duke also
investigated the brenk-in.