• THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXX. Number 77.
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, June 29, 1956
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Baptist Music HeadHighly
Qualified for Position Here
The new Minister of Music at the
Zebulon Church finds working with
church choirs one of the most in
spiring and challenging of all
occupations.
Miss Margaret Anne English be
came the church’s Minister of
Music June 3. She succeeded Dr.
Paul Robinson, who is connected
with the Wake Forest College de
partment of music.
She said she knows that she can
never replace Dr. Robinson, but
that she is going to try to follow
the high standards and qualities
of music he instilled in the church.
Miss English has been playing
piano almost from the time she
could sit on a piano bench. She
said she cannot ever think of a
time she has not liked to play.
She was born in Charlotte, but
resides now with her parents in
Cary. She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. H. English. Her
father is a traveling salesman.
In May she received a B.A. de
gree from Meredith with a major
in piano and a minor in organ. She
graduated cum laude.
»
She has enough academic credits
now to receive her bachelor of
music degree from Meredith. All
she lacks is her recital.
Eventually she plans to get a
master of arts degree in sacred
(See MUSIC HEAD, Page 7)
Hales Farmer
Reports First
Cotton Bloom
The first 1956 cotton blossom
brought to the Record office came
in Tuesday, brought in by Calvin
Hales of Route 1, Zebulon, who
lives in the Hales Chapel section.
Hales said he planted cotton on
his farm April 13, the first to plant
in his neighborhood.
He and his wife and infant son
.live at the Judson Braswell home
*place, which he acquired some
years ago.
Hales received a one-year sub
scription to the Record for being
the first to bring a cotton blossom
to the office this year.
On Wednesday J. J. Murray, who
lives in the Murraytown section,
(See BLOOM, Page 7)
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Miss Margaret Ann English
Barrett Kept
As Methodist
Church Leader
At the North Carolina Methodist
Conference meeting held in Green
ville this week, the Rev. Troy J.
Barrett was reappointed to the
Zebulon Methodist Church. Bishop
Paul Neff Graber read the ap
pointments Thursday night.
The Rev. Mr. Barrett served as
pastor of the Broadway charge in
1949 following his graduation from
Duke Divinity School. He also
attended Louisburg and Wofford
Colleges.
He has been outstanding as pas
tor and worker with youth since
joining the North Carolina Annual
Conference. In 1946 he was ap
pointed North Carolina Conference
director of youth work. He re
ceived the appointment of state
director of student work in 1948
from the two annual conferences
in North Carolina.
Following his resignation from
the Broadway charge, Mr. Barrett
was made director of religious ac
tivities and recreation at the Meth
odist Home for Children in Ral
eigh. He served in this capacity
until his appointment to the Zeb
ulon-Wendell circuit in 1954. The
following year Zebulon was made
(See BARRETT, Page 6)
Assistant Recreation
Head Lauded tor Work
Dave McGuire, who is assistant
director of the Zebulon recreation
program, is a native of Canton,
Ohio. He will graduate from N.
C. State College next year with a
major in industrial and rural
recreation.
Helping with the recreational
program is a part of McGuire’s
training, and is highly recom
mended by the officials at State
College.
Director Charles Hester said that
McGuire has shown every indica
tion of being one of the finest per
sons the Zebulon Recreation Com
mission could have selected.
Hester said that McGuire likes
his work, finds a joy in working
with the youth of the town and
surrounding communities, and is
(See McGUIRE, Page 6)
Dave McGuire
Colored Youths
Put on Probation
For Break-In
Three colored youths who were
charged with breaking and enter
ing Shepard School June 15 were
sentenced to six months on the
roads suspended on payment of
court costs and to remain on good
behavior for two years in Zebulon
Recorder’s Court Wednesday.
Bobby Perry, 15, Wayne Perry,
16, and Robert Allen Parham, 15,
were apprehended by Deputy
Sheriff Earl Duke and Police Of
ficer Willie B. Hopkins shortly after
the discovery of the break-in by
principal of the school, G. L.
Crews.
Deputy Duke testified on the
stand that the youths had torn the
screen wire and opened the win
dow by which they entered.
Bobby Perry was apprehended
first and denied entering the school
at first, Deputy Duke said.
After questioning the other
youths, they admitted they had
stopped by the school grounds and
decided to enter the building to
search for ice cream.
They found some ice cream and
a can of pre-cooked meat. Taking
the contraband in the pines bfehind
the school, the boys opened the
meat and ate the ice cream, Deputy
Duke said.
The theft amounted to less than
$20.
Deputy Duke said they were
questioned about other break-ins
that have occurred in Zebulon, but
they denied ^my knowledge of
these.
A fourth boy was taken into
custody, Kenneth Davis, 12, who
was with this group during the
theft. He is to be tried in the
Juvenile Court in Raleigh.
Superior Label
Given Choir
Performance
The Zebulon Baptist Church
Junior Choir walked away with
a superior rating at the hymn festi.
val held at Fruitland June 23.
The Junior Choir participated at
the Raleigh and Siler City hymn
festivals and were awarded “B”
ratings at both of these events,
which qualified them to be entrants
at the festival at Fruitland.
The choir sang “Tis Midnight
and on Olive’s Brow” under the
direction of Mrs. Rodney McNabb.
They were accompanied by Miss
Dottie Privette.
Choir members attending the fes
tival were Betsy Alford, Phyliss
Parrish, Diana Chamblee, Kay and
Carolyn Pippin, Sue Gainey, Rich
ard Godwin, Douglas Perry, Doug
las Fowler, Diane Strickland, Sid
ney Holmes, Jr., Tommy Phillips,
Martha Watkins, Gloria Mason,
Pete Creech, Margaret Anne Dunn,
Vickie and Buster Batts, Betsy
Rountree, Charles Collins, Mickey
Hinton and Phil Wallace.
The Zebulon choir was among
31 youth choirs that participated in
this annual event.
Guardsmen Unpack
Guardsmen of Battery A, 113th
Field Artillery Battalion, devoted
Monday night’s drill to unloading,
checking, and storing equipment
after a successful encampment at
Ft. Bragg June 10-24.
Budget for Town
To Be Set Monday;
Few Changes Seen
FAITHFUL
Linda Margaret Green
Linda Margaret Green, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Green, is
a very active Browole Scout. She
is the only member of Troop 107
who has been present for every
local Scout meeting.
Explorer Scouts*.
Plan Adventure
The Explorer Scouts have made
plans for what promises to be the
greatest adventure in their lives.
They are going to hike and explore
along a part of the Appalachian
Trail.
The Appalachian Trail, made
many years ago by such great
Americans as Daniel Boone, Davy
Crockett, and the Saponi Indians
for whom this Scouting district is
named, extends from West Virginia
across the Blue Ridge Mountains
of Virginia and North Carolina,
through Tennessee and ending in
Georgia.
The Explorers will leave Satur
day morning via charter bus en
route to Rocky Knob, Va., a trip
of 205 miles from Zebulon to the
camp site. The bus will go through
(See SCOUTS, Page 7)
At its regular monthly meeting
Monday night, the mayor and com
missioners will adopt a tentative
budget for the Town of Zebulon
for 1956-57.
The town’s budget for 1955-56
was set at $66,029.
“At present I see no drastic
changes that will be made in this
budget,” Mayor Wilbur Debnam
said.
Very few changes are to be made
now, the mayor believes, and what
changes are made will be minor.
Mayor Debnam said the tax rate
will most probably be the same
as that of last year—$1.85 per
$100 tax evaluation.
After the tentative budget is set,
20 days must elapse before it is
finally adopted.
“We are hoping to reach the two
million dollar mark in the town’s
tax evaluation,” Mayor Debnam
added.
The 1955-1966 town tax evalua
tion was $1,966,413.
The town officials see no other
business to be transacted at the
Board meeting Monday night.
The stop light situation has been
shelved, and the officials can pre
dict no date when any action will
be taken on this business.
The lights have been bought,
paid for, and are stored in the
Municipal Building.
Rural Fires Keep
Department Busy
The Rural Fire Truck has been
kept pretty busy during the last
week. Officials reported that the
hot, dry weather has increased the
danger of fires and advised persons
to be careful.
June 12 fire broke out about 1:30
o’clock in a wooded area on the
Berry Horton farm. It was reported
that the fire started from a trash
pile. No damage was listed.
A grass and scrap wood fire on
the town’s property at Little River
on June 14 was quickly exting
uished by the Rural Fire Depart
ment. It is thought that this fire
(See FIRES, Page 7)
Dr. Charles f. Flowers
Weds Raleigh Woman
Mrs. Martha Watkins and Dr.
Charles E. Flowers were united
in marriage in the Zebulon Metho
dist Church Wednesday afternoon
at 4 o’clock, June 27. The Rev.
Troy J. Barrett officiated.
The altar of the church was dec
orated with palms, emerald fern,
and burning white tapers in seven
branched candelabra. The nuptial
music was rendered by Mrs. Rob
ert Daniel Massey, organist.
The couple entered the church
together. The bride wore a bluish
gray lace over pink taffeta dress.
She carried a white Bible topped
with pink roses and gypsophilia
with pink satin leaves.
Only the family of the bride
groom and close friends of the
(See FLOWERS, Page 7)
Dr. Charles E. Flowers