THE ZEBULON RECORD
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, September 7, 1956
Volume XXIX, 98.
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Stevenson Bandwagon
Camps at Furniture Store
Did you know that the Adlai
Stevenson bandwagon has been
camping in Zebulon? And that Ad
lai Stevenson himself is here in
full campaign regalia?
Well, he is, down at Whitley
Furniture Co., Inc.
This Stevenson is purely papier
mache, of course, but the likeness
is uncanny.
Papier mache Stevenson was
made by Mrs. Mattie Estes, wife of
Dr. Amos Estes of Winnsboro, S.
C.
Mr. and Mrs. Vaiden Whitley
were recent guests of Dr. and Mrs.
Estes, and Whitley admired the
papier mache mule hitched to a
rustic covered wagon driven by a
papier mache old darkey.
Mrs. Estes’ model for the pa
pier mache animal was an old mule
on the Estes’ farm.
Because of Whitley’s great admi
ration for the mule and wagon,
Mrs. Estes asked Whitley if he
would like the arrangement and
Whitley said he would, indeed.
As a suggestion Whitley told
Mrs. Estes that since it was cam
paign season for the Democrats it
would be quite appropriate to have
a model of Adlai Stevenson and
call it the “Stevenson band wagon.”
In a few weeks, Whitley said,
papier mache Stevenson arrived,
fully dressed in his campaign uni
form, and he was placed with the
rustic covered wagon, Democratic
donkey, and driver.
Mrs. Estes is very talented in
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Auxiliary Meet
The American Legion Auxiliary
will hold Its regular monthly meet
ing tonight in the home of Mrs. j
Melvin Lanier, Mrs. Pat Farmer, |
president of the Auxiliary, has an
nounced.
The meeting will get underway
at 8 o’clock and all members are
urged to attend this very import
ant meeting.
Membership Drive
Opens Monday for
Boosters Club
The Wakelon High School Boos
ters Club will get its membership
campaign underway Monday, ac
cording to Mrs. Garland Richard
son, president.
Mrs. Richardson said it is hoped
that the drive will be well-receiv
ed aflcT the membership will top
that of last year’s drive.
The club was organized in Feb
ruary of last, year and 79 members
were obtained. "
This year the Boosters Club will
supplement the salary of the as
sistant coach, George Spirtos, by
$25.00 a month.
“We are hoping the public will
be most cooperative,” Mrs. Rich
ardson said. “We are going to
boost the school’s athletic program
to make it one of the finest in
North Carolina.”
Mrs. Richardson also released
the • club’s financial report for
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Hydrants Don
Winter Dress
The 70 fire hydrants of Zebulon
are sporting a new coat of bright
red paint. The hydrants were
painted last week.
According to town officials it
took approximately two gallons of
paint to cover the hydrants.
Zebulon has 10 triple hydrants in
the business area and 60 hydrants
in the residential district.
The street markers of the town
are also undergoing a paint job.
Many are being replaced and new
ones are being put up at designated
places.
Evening Gown Entry Is
Winner For Local Lass
When the judges got through
deciding, Jean Joyner was declar
ed one of the seven winners in vo
cational home economics home pro
jects in this area which consists
of 12 counties.
Jean was notified of this honor
last Thursday after her project
had been judged by a group of
home economists headed by Miss
Catherine T. Dennis, North Caro
lina State Home Economics Super
visor.
Miss Mary Lacy Palmer, Jean’s
supervisor, said that home projects
are done by the girls at their
homes.
“Jean did an outstanding job on
her project,” Miss Palmer said.
The project made Was an eve
ning dress of turquoise brocaded
faille with a bouffant shirt. It
was practically designed by Jean
herself, and made along the prin
cess line, Miss Palmer stated.
The girls who enter projects for
judging give a detailed written re
port of their project. They must
also enclose a sample of the ma
terials used.
Jean’s project is being sent to
Washington, D. C., to be entered
in the national contest.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Joyner of Wendell, Route
1, and is a senior at Wakelon High
School this year.
Wakelon School Handicapped
By $6,000 Indebtedness
List of outstanding bills of Wakelon School:
Johnson-Lambe Co. (athletic equipment) . $1054.00
Alfred Williams & Company . 27.00 '
Lewis Sporting Goods Co. (athletic equipment) . 288.85
Delmar Studios (Colorscopes) .*. 606.05
Delmar Studios (group pictures) . 8.70
National School Supply . 212/20
Esso Standard Oil Co. 4.00
Lowe & Campbell (footballs) . 31.45
Royal Typewriter Co. (typewriters) .!.. 315.00
Remington Rand (typewriters) . ..".. 236.00
Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. (past bills) . 47.70
J. J. Vereen (magazines for Agriculture Dept.) . 26.00
News and Observer (advertisement during summer) .... 10.08
S. M. Crocker & Son. 63.90
Allen Barbee (football letters) .'.. 77.76
E.. R. Poole Music Co. (statement shows) . 102.65
Hales Farm Supply Co. 70.00
J. W. Council . 53.00
School Sound Systems, Inc. (bill due Jan. 1956).. 505.00
Accounts Repayable $3739.34
Student Council . $ 83.13
Journalism ..:. 6.38
Beta Club . 73.11
Class of 1957 .. 275.41
438.03
Lunchroom Financial Report (as of audit)
Screens and Labor not payable
from' lunchroom funds . $ 77.49 77.49
Amount of money in bank. 992.19
Amount due lunchroom from
school general account . 1825.72 1825.72
$2895.40
May reimbursements claim . 251.84
Additional supplementary claim
(not received, but due) .. 73.64
Operating Balance . $3220.88
Operating Balance less claim $73.64 . 3147.24
Total Indebtedness $6080.58
Garden Club Starts
Year's Work Mon. Night
Th6 Carmen Flowers Garden
Club is looking toward a year that
will be most successful and filled
with accomplishments when it gets
underway Monday night, Mrs. J
George Tucker, president, said.
The first meeting of the 1956-57
year will convene at the home of
club member, Mrs. Bernice Bunn,
Monday night at 8 o’clock. Co
hostess will be Mrs. Jerry Buffa
loe.
At this meeting there will be a
Bar Association
To Honor Late
Town Attorney
At the North Carolina State Bar
Meeting to be held September 17
the late Attorney A. R. House
will be among those lawyers who
have died during the past year
who will be honored.
The memorial service will be
held in the auditorium of the Wake
County Court House at 10 o’clock
with Raleigh Attorney R. L. Mc
Millan presiding.
John Mills, Jr., Wake Forest law
yer, will read testimonials in honor
of Mr. House.
Mrs. House will attend this serv
ice, as will many friends of Zebu
Ion and the surrounding commu
nity who loved and revered the
late Zebulon attorney.
representative from the Vigoro
Company. Mrs. Tucker was not
able to reveal the subject matter.
At present the club is indebted
$15.75, and Mrs. Tucker said
this will be cleared up as soon as
possible.
The president has appointed the
following committees for the year:
Program: Mrs. Carsey Tippett,
chairman; Mrs. Wilbur Debnam
and Mrs. Bob Sawyer.
Ways and Means: Mrs. Ruric
Gill, Sr., chairman; Mrs. Eldred
Rountree and Mrs. Bill Williams.
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Former Principal
Spent Freely,
Then Resigned
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Wakelon School began the 1956
57 school year handicapped by
more than $6,000 in unpaid bills
and accounts repayable, according
to audit reports of the Wakelon
general fund and lunchroom funds.
The figures show more than $3,
700 in unpaid bills, $438.03 in ac
Franklin R. Jones /
counts repayable, and over $1,900
of lunchroom funds used to pay
other bills.
The new principal, John J. ».
Hicks, quashed rumors that he
planned to resign because of the
financial handicap. “I certainly do
not plan to resign,” he said.
“It was a challenge when I came
here,” Principal Hicks continued,
“and it has grown to be more of
a challenge.”
Mr. Hicks replaced Franklin R.
Jones, who resigned suddenly to
accept a position with the Rox
boro Schools. Jones announced his
resignation by an early Sunday
morning telephone call to Wake
County School Superintendent
Fred Smith.
The resignation caught the Wake
School Board completely by sur
j prise, forcing a hurried August
search for a replacement. Mr.
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A. A. Pippen Founder of
Wendell Baptist Church
Over three hundred persons
gathered at the Wendell Baptist
Church last Sunday for Home
coming and celebration of the fif
tieth anniversary of the founding
of the church.
The Wendell church was found
ed by the late Rev. A. A. Pippin of
Wakefield. The date of the found
ing was circa September 6, 1906.
It was revealed in the history of
the church prepared by Mrs. Mag
gie Hester that there were 28 char
ter members. Eight of these are
still living. They are E. P. Allen,
J. T. Allen, Elizabeth Allen Mc
Donald, Hettie Dean Powell, An
nie Marshbum, M. C. Todd, Mary
Richardson Holder and Amanda
Richardson Holder.
The records show that the first
Sunday School was organized in
1875.
After the morning worship serv
ice a picnic dinner was served on
the church lawn. Long tables cov
ered with white cloths held the
bountiful dinner. In the center
of the picnic area was placed a
table covered by a white cutwork
cloth and holding a decorated cake
on a silver tray. The cake was made
by Mrs. Thomas A. Allen whose
husband is a charter member of
the church. The cake was decorated
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