THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXX, Number 85. Zebulon, N. C., Friday, July 27, 1956 Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers Wakefield Native Holds Exalted O E 5 Position Jr. Club Erects > Emblem at Limits At the March meeting of the Junior Woman’s Club, the club voted to buy and have erected the club’s emblem. That emblem has now been bought and erected at the city limits near Wakelon School. The emblem is 30 inches in di ameter and cost approximately $25, according to Mrs. Melvin Massey, club treasurer. It was purchased from Porcelain Steel Company of Sand Springs, Okla. On the emblem is the time, place and date of the meetings of both the Junior and Senior Woman’s clubs. American Styles Still Favorite Norman M. Screws and Melvin M. Lanier of Whitley Furniture I Co., Inc., returned from the Sum " mer Southern Furniture Exposi tion at High Point with this to say about future and present trends in home furnishings. No single design predominates the Summer Market. There is a continuing use of clean, simple lines in modem groups, and the modification of traditional designs to fit today’s modern homes. French and Italian Provincial designs continue to be popular, and there is more of the Scandinavian and Oriental influences. Strictly American styles — mod em, contemporary and Colonial— are still among the favorites, they said. Color in wood finishes trend to (See STYLES, Page 5) A Wakefield native has been ele vated to position of Worthy Grand Patron of the Grand Chapter of North Carolina Order of the East ern Star. Edward E. Hood of Boonville, a former resident of Wakefield, was elected to the position of Worthy Grand Patron at the fifty-first session held in Asheville on June 13. Hood was born on a farm near Wakefield, the son of Mrs. Alice Hood and the late E. W. Hood. He received his education at Wakelon High School and North Carolina State College, graduating with a B. S. degree in General Business Administration. In his first business venture, he was associated with the Virginia Division of Markets, later with the Acacia Mutual Insurance Co., the North Carolina Highway Depart ment, and still later went on ac tive duty with the Civilian Conser vation Corps as Company Com mander, becoming District Instruc tor Inspector for the Fort Ogle thorpe District. He was called to active duty with the Armed Forces in World War II, serving in the activation and training of the 95th and 97th Di visions in Texas and Louisiana. La ter he was assigned to the General Staff of the 75th Division as Lieu tenant Colonel and served in the European Combat zone. After leaving the service in Oc tober, 1945, Hood accepted a po sition with the U. S. Treasury De partment, in which capacity he is now associated. rraiemauy, tne worthy Grand Patron is a member and Past Master of White Stone Lodge No. 155, A.F.&A.M., and holds a twen ty-five year membership certifi cate. He is a thirty-second degree Mason, and a member of the Win ston-Salem Chapter Rose Croix and the Greensboro Consistory of the Scottish Rite Bodies. He is also a Shriner, with mem bership in Oasis Temple at Char lotte, is a member of Elkin Chap ter No. 219, O. E. S., a Past Pa tron and present Worthy Patron, and served four years as District Deputy Grand Patron for the 16th district, two years as Assistant Grand Sentinel, and two years as Drill Director for the Grand Chap ter. In civic organizations, he has served as president of the Boon ville Lions Club, the Boonville Board of Trade, Boonville PTA, and West North Carolina Chapter of North Carolina State College Alumni Association. He has also served as Lecturer for the Boonville Grange and as Master of Yadkin County Pomona Grange for several terms. Cur (See HOOD, Page 5) House Breaker Waives Recorder's Court Hearing; Thief Is Sentenced Leamon “Bro” Hodge, 24, Negro, charged with taking and stealing and carrying away a quantity of merchandise from a parked auto mobile valued at $25 and convert ing the same to own use, was tried in Recorder’s Court Wednesday and given a two-year sentence on the road. Judge I. D. Gill ordered that this sentence run consecutively with a sentence Hodge was already serving until he escaped from Cary Prison Farm. I Hodge was caught Friday morn ing after looting the car of a sales man Thursday night. The sales man had stopped at Philip Olive’s business establishment in Wake field. In the case of Cary Merritt, Ne. gro, who broke and entered the home of Dr. Charles E. Flowers, Mrs. Mildred Stallings and Worth Hinton, Merritt waived hearing in the local Recorder’s Court and the case was sent to Wake Superior Court., Garland Richardson Randolph Hendricks H. H. Eddins Richardson Named Chairman Wakelon High School Board; Search for Principal Still Continues in High Gear Garland Richardson, prominent farmer and insurance repre sentative, was appointed chairman of Wakelon School Board at a meeting of the Board held Monday night. Thn Wnlrnlnn Haywood Jones ft®Wt£SB6&* .nub: Billy Hopkins Lives of Board Members Varied and Interesting Garland Richardson, 48, chair man of Wakelon School Board, is a native of Johnston County, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ber nice Richardson. He is married to the former Maebelle Alford, daughter of Mrs. Maltus Alford and the late Mr. Alford. Three children have been born to this union, two daughters and one son, Mrs. Lawrence Liles, Peggy, and Sidney. Richardson is. a member of the Zebulon Methodist Church where he is Superintendent of the Church School. He has been very active in his church, serving as a member of the Official Board and teacher of the Young Adult Department. He is a member of the White stone Masonic Lodge of Wakefield, having served as past master of that organization, is past chaplain of the Zebulon Order of the East ern Star, and is a member of the Zebulon Lions Club. Richardson operates a farm south of Zebulon and is associated with an insurance firm as a rep resentative. Randolph Hendricks, 35, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hen dricks of Nashville. He is married to the former Ruby Martin, daugh ter of Mrs. Ed Martin and the late Mr. Martin of Johnston County. They have one child, a son, David, 5. Hendricks is a member of the Zebulon Baptist Church where he is at present a member of the Sen ior Board of Deacons. Prior to becoming a member of the Senior Board he served on the Junior Board. He also holds a teacher’s position with his church. He belongs to one of Zebulon’s most active civic organizations, the Lions. This Wakelon School Board member is associated with Eddins Oil Company in the capacity of bookkeeper. Haywood Jones, 40, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Jones of Tar (See BOARD MEMBERS, Page 5) me waKeion acnooi tsoara naa been without a chairman since Ju ly 1. Past Chairman of the Board Thurman Murray’s term was up May 30. The Board met primarily for the purpose of appointing a chairman of the Board and to begin inter viewing prospective principals for the school. In a surprise announcement Sun day morning, Franklin Ross Jones announced to Wake County Super intendent of Schools Fred Smith that he was submitting his resig nation. Jones had been reelected princi pal of Wakelon School at the last meeting held by the Board, and his announcement of his resigna tion was a complete shock to the officials and patrons of the school. In an interview with Superin tendent Smith, Smith said that Jones has accepted the position of principalship with the Roxboro (See SCHOOL, Page 5) i-— Son of Local Couple Beaten Badly By Negroes The son of a local couple was painfully beaten in Raleigh Fri day afternoon by a group of Negro men. W. F. Hagwood, 48, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Hagwood, was taken to Rex Hospital where hospital at taches reported he received a cut nose, a bruised eye and head, sore ribs, and bruised arms. The incident occurred at approx imately 5:30 Friday at 617 Ober lin Road, and began as the result of . a minor automobile accident. An accident occurred in front of Weinstein’s Grocery involving Mrs. H. J. Weiller, a white woman who resides on 2721 Dorchester St. and William Campbell, 2203 Everett Ave., a Negro. Hagwood, together with W. D. Doyle and G. R. Swinson, witnessed the accident. They crossed the street, and informed Mrs. Weiller they would advise calling the po lice. Negro men standing around the scene of the accident started curs (See MAN BEATEN, Page 5) Ag Shop Open To Aid Farmers Paul Dew, Wakelon agriculture supervisor, has announced that the Wakelon agriculture shop will be open all day each Thursday until school opens. The opening of this shop is of especial benefit to farmers who during the summer season may re pair or make adjustments to their farm machinery.

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