THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXX, Number 88.
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, August 3, 1956
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Zebulon Recorder's Court
Has Full Day Last Week
The following cases were dis
posed of during Recorder’s Court
last week with Judge I. D. Gill
presiding.
Hildreth Bunn, charge with al
lowing a non-licensed operator to
operate a motor vehicle upon the
public highways of N. C., was
given a fine of $25 and court costs.
Barbara Ann Bunn, charged with
operating a motor vehicle with
out an operator’s license, was giv
en a $25 fine and costs of court.
Vincent William Wasz was found
guilty of speeding 40 mph in a 35
mph zone and failing to stop for
stop sign. He was given a $10 fine
and court costs.
Charlie Venis Holder, Selma,
was given a $10 fine and court
costs for having improper brakes.
Earcey Dale Strickland, Mid
dlesex, was given a $20 fine and
court costs for operating a motor
vehicle with improper muffler and
emergency brake.
Henry Frank Smith was found
guilty of driving drunk and given
four months on the roads. Judg
ment continued until September.
Appearance bond set at $200. Sen
tence to begin in September. On
a second count of having no brakes,
improper muffler and failing to
stop for patrolman’s siren, he was
found guilty and given a 90-day
road sentence suspended on pay
ment of $50 fine and costs of court.
Cleveland Upchurch, charged
with forging Ennis Mangum’s
name on check in the amount of
$20 and obtaining the $20 from
Oren D. Massey, waived prelimi
nary hearing and case was assign
ed to Superior Court for trial.
Charlie Webb, charged with pos
session of non-tax paid whiskey,
was found guilty and given 30 days
on roads suspended on payment of
a fine of $25 and court costs.
Walter T. Jenkins was given 60
_days on roads suspended on pay
ment of $60 fine and court costs
for having in his possession a quan
tity of non-tax paid whiskey.
Books Audited
The finance records and Record
er’s Court records of the town of
Zebulon underwent their annual
auditing this week by R. L.
Steele and Company of Raleigh,
certified public accountants.
Thurman Lynn Penny, Harri
sonburg, Va., was given a fine of
$10 and court costs for failing to
stop at a stop sign.
Tyree Upchurch, charged with
driving while operator’s license
were revoked, was found not guil
ty. On a second charge of care
less and reckless driving, he was
found giiilty and given a $25 fine
and court costs.
Ray Todd was given a 90-day
road sentence for speeding 65 mph.
Notice of appeal was given and
bond was set at $200. On a second
charge of driving with no opera
tor’s license and driving on the
wrong side of the road he was
given a 30-day jail sentence. No
tice of appeal was also given in this
case and bond was set at $100.
Josephine Y. Shereod Wen
dell, was found guilty of operat
ing a motor vehicle in excess of
the speed limit. Fine was $25 and
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Former Pastor
Awarded Degree
It has been learned that the Rev.
Carlton Mitchell will be the guest
minister of Zebulon Baptist
Church August 12.
The Rev. Mr. Mitchell was a
warded the S.T.M. degree at Union
Seminary in May. In the fall he
plans to enroll for further study
at Union and also to do some work
at Columbia University.
According to Mr. Mitchell his
study and experiences in New Jer
sey and in New York have been in
teresting and exciting. His study
has been following lines of inquiry
about the historical development
of Baptist worship. His S.T.M. the
sis sought to trace the main cur
rents from the Smyth-Helwys tra
dition down to about 1890 in Amer
ica, He hopes to do further study
and writing in this field.
The Rev. Mr. Mitchell is pastor
of the First Baptist Church, Rich
field, N. J., not very far from New
York City. He was pastor of the
local Baptist Church from 1947
until 1953 when he became a chap
lain in the Navy for three years.
Following his discharge from the
naval service he began graduate
study at Union Theological Sem
inary.
MAIN STREET SCENES
Cokes Found in Spain
LETTER FROM SPAIN . . . sent i
by Manuela (Mrs. Barker) Kan
non . . . “This is lovely country
. . . Spanish Alps on one side and
the ocean on the other ... I think
the water here made me a little
sick so I finally found some Coca
Colas . . .and the wine is good
. . . The weather here is cool .
. The people are gayer here and
every few days there’s a fiesta . . .
Hope to go to a bull fight soon
. . . the old cathedrals and palaces
are out of this world . . . And oh,
ice is very scarce in this town . .
. There are lots of tourists here.
Mrs. Kannon is in Comillas, the
home town of her and her ances
tors. She is being accompanied
on this trip by her mother.
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SPECIALITY . . . painted on
window of country itore outside of
town . . . “Today’s Special . . .
Hot Weather.”
STREET OF WIDOWS . . . ever
thought how many widows there
are on East Sycamore Street?
. . . Nine . .. Mrs. C. G. Weathere
by, Mrs. A. R. House, Mrs. S. G.
Flowers, Mrs. Elizabeth Ellett, Mrs.
L. R. Temple, Mrs. Ida Hall, Mrs.
Rella Privette, Mrs. Virginia Mae
Davis, and Mrs. Susie Alford.
A MEMENTO ... a tourist
stopped at Hilliard’s Drive-In Res
taurant for lunch . . . and being
a tourist this person wanted a me
mento of his first trip here . . .
saw a copy of the Record . . de
cided then and there that was one
of the best souvenirs of all.
New Officer Joins
Guard Battery;
Strength Is High
Lt. Marshall Herman Schell,
Jr., of Raleigh has been commis
sioned a Second Lieutenant in the
North Carolina National Guard
and is assigned as Forward Ob
server with Battery A, Lt. Jack
Potter, the commanding officer of
the local unit, announced yester
day.
Battery A now has a strength
of seven officers, one Warrant Of
ficer, and 84 enlisted men.
Lt. Schell served on active duty
with the 11th Airborne Division.
He graduated from both parachu
tist school and glider school while
on active duty in Japan.
The new officer is married and
has one child. A resident of Ra
leigh, Lt. Schell is a special agent
with the North Carolina Insurance
Rating Bureau. He is a graduate
of Needham Broughton High
School and the University of North
Carolina.
CWO Johnsey P. Arnold, full
time administrative officer for
Battery A, said that men 17 to
18% years of age are being en
listed in the Guard unit to bring
the battery strength to the au
thorized maximum of 97 enlisted
men.
Many attractive inducements
are offered young men, including
the “Take 6” program through
which young men may reduce
their military obligation.
Henry Andrews
Hurt in Accident
A Zebulon youth received a
slight cranial concussion and se
vere lacerations about the head and
shoulders in an accident which oc
curred early Sunday morning in
Raleigh.
Henry Andrews, 11, son of Mr.
and Mrs. H. V. Andrews, was
spending the weekend with his
cousin, Charles Dent of Raleigh.
The two youths were delivering the
News and Observer in the Belve
dere Park section when the acci
dent happened.
It was reported the youths were
riding on the back of a delivery
truck when the vehicle made a
sharp turn and Henry lost his bal
ance was partially thrown from
the truck, catching on a chain at
tached to the truck.
The Andrews boy was dragged
for a good distance, receiving se
vere contusions and a minor con
cussion in the cranial area. He
received treatment at Rex Hospital.
Dent was not injured.
Henry is now at home and is
recuperating splendidly, his moth
er reported.
Principal to Bo
Selected Soon
According to information re
ceived by this paper, a principal
is expected to be called to Wake
Ion School by the end of this week.
The Wakelon School Board met
Monday night for the purpose of
interviewing a prospective princi
pal of the school, but it was learn
ed that no decision was reached.
The Board met last night and re
sults of their decisions will be
published in next week’s paper.
Town Board Adopts
1956-57 Budget;
Totals $75,795.82
GRADUATE
Mrs. John Lambert
Business Degree
Awarded by UNC
Mrs. John Lambert, the former
Jean Robertson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Judd Robertson, was
graduated from the University of
North Carolina July 14 with a
bachelor of science degree in busi
ness administration.
While a student at the University
Mrs. Lambert was a member of the
Alpha Gamma Delta where she
was house manager, a member of
the Pan Hellenic Council, a mem
ber of the Woman’s Residence
Council of the legislative body for
co-eds, a member of the staff of
the Yackity-Yack, the college year
book, and a member of the YWCA
office staff.
Mrs. Lambert will be leaving
soon for Omaha, Neb., where her
husband will be associated with
Mutual of Omaha Insurance Com
pany.
Mayor Reports He Is
Happy with Budget;
No Tax Rate Increase
Zebulon will operate to the tune
of $75,795,82 during 1956-57.
In a special call meeting Tues
day night, Mayor Wilbur Debnam
and Commissioners Kermit Cor
bett, Raleigh Alford, Vance Brown,
Frank Wall, and Norman Screws
voted to accept the tentative bud
get as the budget Zebulon will
operate on for the fiscal year 1956
1957.
Mayor Debnam said he and the
Commissioners are happy with
the outline of the present budget.
They feel the town can operate to
its fullest efficiency on the funds
set up in the budget.
The tentative budget was adopt
ed July 5 and was required to
stay open for public inspection for
20 days before the final adoption.
Mayor Debnam said there were
no complaints from the citizenry
of the town about the tentative
budget so it was adopted with a
feeling of the general public’s ap
proval.
An estimate of the 1956-57 ex
penditures are:
Administration
Mayor and Commissioners’ sal
aries: $840.00
Town Manager’s salary: $4,
600.00
Office Clerk’s salary: $3,312.50
Office expenses: $500.00
Legal and Auditing: $400.00
Telephone: $500.00
Police Department
Salaries: $5,760.00
Uniforms: $300.00
Equipment and supplies: $40.00
Retirement Fund: $513.00
Auto expenses: $500.00
Fire Department
Salailes: $648.00
Truck expenses: $300.00
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Community library Proves Useful;
Adults Reading More Books Now
At the last inventory made of
the Zebulon Community library,
there were some over a thousand
volumes, Mrs. Raymond Pippin,
library chairman, stated.
The officials of the library are
now at work processing the books,
making a revision of the acces
sion records and shelf lists.
Records made from the inven
tory revealed that very few books
are missing.
Mrs. Pippin said that no books
have been donated to the library
during the last six months.
She also stated that she is quite
encouraged at the number of books
that have been borrowed from the
library during the summer months.
The borrowers have been primar
ily children, though the adults
have been more responsive than
usual in the past.
The reference books are very
poor, and the library is in das
perate need of more up-to-date
reference books and materials, of
ficials of the library have said.
The Zebulon Community Library
does not operate in conjunction
with the Olivia Raney Library.
Plans for the borrowing and lend
ing of books through this library
have not been formulated due to
the necessity of having to employ
a full-time librarian to be respon
sible for the borrowing and lend
ing transactions.
In the future, the chairman re
lated, it is hoped that plans may be
workad out whereby the local li
brary may work in connection
with the Wake County library.
The local library receives no
aid from any outside sources. The
only help given the library comes
from the American Legion Auxil
iary which sponsors the library
and staffs it with Auxiliary per
sonnel.