THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXX. Number 68. Zebulon, N. C., Thursday, August 1, 1957 Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
WINNER. W. H. Baucom, left, manager of the Raleigh District
for the Chevrolet Motor Division of the Charlotte Zone, is shown
making a presentation of $1,000 war bond to Joris R. Bell, Jr. Bell, a
Universal Crevrolet Company salesman of Wendell, was given the
prize for selling the'most cars during the contest period.
Wendell Auto Salesman
Winner of $1#000 War Bond
A Universal Chevrolet Company
salesman of Wendell won top
prize of a $1,000 war bond in the
Charlotte Zone of the Chevrolet
Motor Division’s sales contest re
cently completed.
W. H. Baucom, manager of the
Raleigh District for the Chevrolet
Motor Division of the Charlotte
Zone, made the prize presenta
tion to Joris R. Bell, Jr. of Wen
dell Friday, July 5.
What is Bell going to do with
the $1,000?
“I’ve stashed it away and will
just let it grow old,” he said.
Bell, who is well-known through
the eastern' Wake area, also won
distinction last year with his sales
ability in the Chevrolet Zone by
becoming a member of the “100
Car Sales Club.”
The $1,000 war bond was given
to the salesman in the fourteen
district zone who sold the most
cars during the contest period.
Baucom commended Bell for his
prize winning sales’ talent and
also praised the Wendell Chev
rolet firm’s proprietor, Wallace W.
White, for an “outstanding per
formance.”
Bell has been affiliated with
Universal Chevrolet Company for
the past two years.
Bell’s parents were natives of
Wakefield. He is married to the
former Eleanor Whitley of Wen
dell. They have two teen-age cnn
dren, Florence and Ricky Bell.
They make their home in the
Bethany Community.
RATING
Parrish Grocery and Market
was rated 93.0 by the Wa.ce
County Health Department for
the quarter ending June 30.
This rating was inadvertent
ly omitted when the ratings for
the local meat markets were
given in the last issue of this
paper.
Suicide Victim's
Body Taken From
Rock Quarry Pond
The body of a well-known Rt.
2, Wendell farmer and produce
salesman was found around 10:10
Friday night in the Rock Quarry
Pond near Wendell.
Officers disclosed that Reuben
Batten, 69-years-old, was appar
ently a victim of suicide.
His body was found about 30
minutes after dragging operations
were undertaken by rescue squads.
Batten had been missing from
his home since Tuesday, July 23.
The family sought police help
Wednesday after Batten failed to
come home and they could find no
trace of him.
Wendell Police Chief Alec Wall
said Batten’s billfold and straw
hat were found on the bank of the
quarry about 5 o’clock Friday af
ternoon.
Chief Wall said Batten report
edly told his wife that “you won’t
be bothered ■ with me any more,”
when he left home Tuesday night.
It was reported that members
of Batten’s family had been
“watching him carfefully” since he
had threatened suicide several
times in the past few weeks.
Police Chief Wall said the pond,
located about three-quarters of a
mile east of Wendell, i? 50 to 100/
feet deep. The position of Bat
ten’s hat and wallet indicated that
he jumped from the deepest part.
Members of the Johnston Coun
ty Rescue Squad from Smithfield
and the Louisburg Fire Depart
ment Rescue Squad conducted the
risky dragging operations.
Batten is the second victim of
the pond in the last two years. A
30-year-old man was killed a cou
ple of years ago when he dived
into the pond and broke his neck.
Survivors of Batten include his
wife and six children. Funeral
services for him were held at Tab
ernacle Baptist Church Sunday
with the Rev. A. D. Parrish of
ficiating, assisted by the Rev. Dale
Davis.
Woman Convicted of Shooting Arm
Off Friend Appeals Sentence Given
For Possession of Illegal Liquor
here last Wednesday, but she de
Josephine Sherrod, convicted
earlier this year of shooting off
her boy friend’s arm when he
wanted to go back to his wife, was
offered a chance to get off with
paying the costs in her liquor case
Scout Officials Meet and
Evaluate Past Activities
Scout Leaders and Committee
men of the Explorers, Boy Scouts
and Cubs held their regular month
ly meeting Thursday, July 25 at
Hilliard’s Restaurant. They divid
ed into groups to evaluate activi
ties in the past and discuss plans
for future events. They came to
gether for a general meeting.
Rodney McNabb, Chairman of
the Cub Scouts, reported the fol
lowing: (1) The Cubs and their
Dads will be guests for a wiener
roast given by the Methodist men,
their sponsoring group, at Zebulon
Park, Tuesday, July 30 at 7:00 p.
m. (3) The Cub Scouts will meet
with the Explorers Monday, Aug
ust 5, to learn how to make “bud
dy-burners” and how to use them.
(3) These “Buddy-buTiers” will
be used on Tuesday evening, Aug
ust 13, when Cubs and their Dads
will “camp-out” at Zebulon Park.
Cubs will use their hammocks,
other Committeemen present in
cluded Eldred Rountree, Cubmas
ter; Albert Pulley, Wilbur Deb
nam, Rev. Troy J. Barrett.
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cided not to run the risk of get
ting caught with liquor again and
appealed Judge Gill’s judgment.
Tlje Negro woman, who operates
a juke box joint on Roy Weathers’
farm in the Pleasant Hill section,
was found guilty of possession of
non-tax paid liquor for the pur
pose of sale. She was sentenced
to one year in prison, but the
judge offered to suspend the sen
tence on condition that she pay the
costs and not violate any ABC
law for three years.
Attorney Thomas Ruffin, who
defended the Sherrod woman, gave
notice of appeal to Superior Court
after consulting with her. Appeal
bond was set at $300.
Cases heard here July 24 in
cluded:
6125. Josephine Sherrod, judg
ment as above.
6138. Robert Thomas Mangum,
improper parking, 30 days suspend
ed on payment of $50 fine and
costs.
6127. Bobbie Wayne Crowder, j
speeding 50 mph in a 35-mph
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Ok Given for Purchase
Of Site for Hospital
Preliminary Sketches of
Building in Progress
Vice Chairman of the Wake
County Hospital Authority Foster
D. Finch has revealed that the Hos
pital Authority passed a resolu
tion at their July 25 meeting rec
ommending to the County Commis
sioners that 5.49 acres of land be
purchased from H. Wayne Whitley
of Rocky Mount for the construc
tion of the Zebulon-Wendell hos
pital.
The site for the proposed hos
pital extends from Highway 64 to
the Zebulon-Wendell by-pass. The
price set is $2,000 per acre.
The site selection committee,
composed of Ed Hales, Raleigh Al
ford and Ferd Davis, all of Zeb
ulon, and J. H. Parish, Leo Britt,
Willard White and Jake May, all
of Wendell, found the Whitley tract
the most suitable site for the hos
pital.
Finch said preliminary sketches
of the proposed hospital are al
ready being made. He said he
feels that it will not be long be
fore the final drawings are sub
mitted for approval.
Holloway and Reeves, an archi
tectural firm of Raleigh, have been
engaged to do the drawings.
“We are going to try to plan the
hospital to fit the needs of the lo
cality,” Finch said.
Finch said the hospital is to serve
the extreme eastern section or
Wake County, which includes the
Hopkins community, County Line,
and the Mitchell’s Mill section.
It will also be available to serve
the Middlesex area, Pilot section
and northern Johnston County ter
ritory.
The vice chairman said he be
lieves those persons who need hos
pitalization west of Wendell will
in all probability take advantage
of the general hospital to be built
near Raleigh.'
The Town of Zebulon has agreed
to extend the water and sewer
systems to the site.
The property owners surround
ing the hospital site — Whitley and
the Broughton heirs — have a
greed to give 40 feet for the con
struction of streets.
Finch said if ever the hospital
and hospital property is incor
porated into the town, use of the
Powell Bill Fund may be used for
the construction of streets and
sidewalks.
Upon the purchase of the prop
erty, Whitley has agreed to re
move all buildings from the prem
ises.
The hospital will be a 20 to 30
bed affair. It is to be staffed by
doctors and nurses from the Zebu
lon-Wendell area.
Finch said they are to be called
hospitals and not clinics. They will
give the full benefits and have the
same facilities as the general hos
pital.
Other hospitals are to be located
at Ape.;, Fuquay Springs and
Wake Forest.
Local Teacher's
Father Passes
The father of Mrs. Chad Rogers
died Monday, July 2, in High Point
of a cerebral hemorrahage. Fu
neral services and interment were
Wednesday, July 24. Mrs. Rogers
is a second grade teacher at Wake
Ion School and resides at 1112
Johnson Street, High Point, in the
summer.
Books Audited
The Town of Zebulon and Re
corder’s Court books have been
audited by R. L. Steele Co. of Ra
leigh. The audit, requiring a week
and finished last Friday, was from
July 1, 1956 to June 30, 1957.
Kenneth Hopkins revealed that
the books were in all proper or
der.
A report by the auditing com
pany will be made within several
weeks.
Barbecue Supper Nets
$110; Dance Friday Night
The second dance of the sum
mer recreation program sponsored
by the Zebulon Recreation Com
mission will be held tomorrow
(Friday) night at the National
Guard Armory.
Like the first dance, also spon
sored by the Commission, there
will be no admission charge to the
public. The first dance was held
July 4 and was one of the most
successful dances ever held in
Zebulon.
The music for the dance will
be furnished by the Harold Green
orchestra. Dancing will be from 8
until 12 o’clock.
Miss Gayle Privette, summer
recreation director, said plans are
being made for a floor show some
time during the evening.
The theme for this dance will be
“Summertime — When The Livin’
Is Easy.”
At the Commission’s meeting
July 23, it was revealed that ap
proximately $110 was cleared from
the benefit barbecue supper held
July 19.
Members of the commission,
Pete Bryant, Fred Beck, the Rev.
Troy Barrett, John J. Hicks,
George R. Massey, Jr. and Miss
Ruby Dawson, voiced opinions that
they were “well pleased” with the
out-come of the supper.
Tentative plans have been made
by the Commission to open the
summer program'next year with a
barbecue supper.
The summer recreational pro
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