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THE
ZEBULON RECORD
Zebulon, N. C., Thursday, July 2, 1959
Volume XXXIV. Number 25
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Melvin Massey
New Rotary Head
Ferd Davis, 1959-60 Governor
of Rotary International District
771, installed new officers of the
Zebulon Rotary Club last Wed
nesday night during a brief cere
mony held in the Zebulon Woman’s
Club building.
Melvin Massey is new Rotary
president, succeeding Haywood
Jones.
Other officers include Pat Farm
er, vice president; Jack Potter,
secretary; R. Vance Brown, treas
urer; and Haywood Jones, past
president.
New directors are Ben Thomas
and Thurman Murray. Robert D.
Massey and W. Arnold Smith have
one more year to serve on the
board.
The installing officer called at
tention to the keyway in the
Rotary emblem which makes it a
working gear. He urged every of
ficer to plan and carry Out Rotary
work during the coming year so
that all Rotarians will be “working
gears” rather than “idleTs.”
During the business session, Ed'
Ellington asked the club to accept
his resignation, saying that the
time he spends working with his
Boy Scout Troop leaves too little
time to participate in Rotary ac
tivities. During the past year he
has worked on the program com
mittee.
Holy Land Trip
Planned By Griffins
Dr. George J. Griffin, professor
of religion at Wake Forest College,
and his wife leave New York City
Monday on a month’s trip to the
Holy Land.
“After talking about all the
Biblical sites in my day to day
classes, it will mean a great deal
to me to actually set foot on them.”
Dr. Griffin said. “I hope the trip
will be of practical help so far
as my teaching is concerned.”
Dr. Griffin, who has traveled
extensively in Europe, and his wife
leave Winston-Salem Saturday
and fly from New York Monday
to Rome for a two-day stop. From
there they go to Cairo and then
to Beirut by plane. Then, by bus,
the sites they will tour include
Byblos and Baalbek in Lebanon,
Damascus and Decapolis in Syria,
Amman, Jericho, Kumran and
Jerusalem in Jordan, and Haifa,
Nazreth, Gallilee, Tiberius and
Mount Carmel in Israel. They
fly from Haifa to Istanbul and
Athens before returning to New
York.
Dr. Griffin has been on the
Wake Forest faculty since 1948.
He and Mrs. Griffin live at 109
Belle Vista Court.
Dr. Griffin was formerly a pastor
of Zebulon Baptist Church before
becoming a professor at Wake
Forest College.
Loan Company Report
Seems Very Favorable
“Things look very favorable,’
Foster Finch reported about the
establishing of a loan company in
Zebulon.
First Federal Savings & Loan
Company of Raleigh is seeking to
establish a branch office here,
Representatives of the Raleigh
firm visited Zebulon in the early
spring and met with the Chamber
of Commerce and business men
to explain their working processes.
Finch reported that the loan
company has filed petition with the
Home Loan Bank of Greensboro,
which has charge of this area. This
Greensboro firm passes or rejects
applications made to them.
Finch said he feels as if the
Greensboro firm will approve the
application for Zebulon, although
he has heard nothing definite.
After the petition is cleared with
the Greensboro firm it must then
be sent to Washington for ap
proval or disapproval of the
Federal Home Loan Corporation.
“Everything looks favorable,”
Finch said. “It seems slow, but
I think we will get it by the fall.
THE LAW
IN CAROLINA
By Robert E. Lee
Recovery of Property
Taylor has an article of person
al property that belongs to Butler.
Butler has requested the delivery
of the article, but so far Taylor
has not done so. What are But
ler’s legal remedies?
Butler has a choice of pursuing
either one of two legal remedies:
(1) He may institute a claim and
delivery proceeding and recover
the article itself; or (2) He may
bring a civil action for conversion
and recover a judgment for the
market value of the article.
If Butler is the true owner of
the article of personal property
and is entitled to its present pos
session, it doesn’t matter how
Taylor acquired possession. He
might have stolen it, found it,
borrowed it from Butler, leased it
from Butler, or have bought it
from a person having no legal title
—the legal remedies available to
Butler in all of the instances are
the same.
Of course, if Taylor has stolen
the article, there may be also a
criminal prosecution on the charge
of larceny.
Where Taylor recovers the arti
cle itself in a claim and delivery
proceeding, he may also recover
in the same action or a subsequent
action damages for its deteriora
tion and detention.
The successful plaintiff in a
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Craps, Revenge Cause Negro
Heap Much Bodily Injury
Shooting craps and seeking re
venge caused a Zebulon Negro to
suffer severe bodily injuries last
Saturday.
Zollie Person and Ned Foster
spent part of Saturday shooting
dice in an unoccupied house across
tjhe railroad tracks outside the
town limits.
Foster, according to Sheriff’s
Deputy S. J. Blackley, was the
winner. When the game ended
because Person had no more
money, Foster started to leave.
A fight ensued and Person was cut
severely about the neck. Part of
the pocket knife blade used by
Foster was left broken off in Per
son’s shoulder.
After Person had received treat
ment from Dr. Durwood Stallings,
Jr., he came back to Zebulon and
sought out Foster according to
Deputy Blackley. Person found
Foster at Quality Cleaners and he
told him (Foster) he was out
to get him. Foster picked up a
wine bottle and crashed it against
Person’s skull.
Person was taken to St. Agnes
.Hospital for treatment but he was
refused admittance by hospital
authorities because of the lack of
funds.
The two men are being charged
with gambling and engaging in an
assault and affray.
Softball Schedule
July 6: Beck Brothers vs. Hil
liards, 7:15; Pole Cats vs. Devil
Dogs, 9:15.
July 8: Devil Dogs vs. Beck
Brothers, 7:15; Pole Cats vs. Hil
liards, 9:15.
Standings
Wins Loses
Beck Brothers 6 1
Hilliards 4 3
Devil Dogs 4 3
Pole Cats 0 7
Little League Schedule
July 7: American Legion vs.
Independents, 7:00; Rotary vs.
Lions, 8:45.
July 9: Lions vs. Independents,
7:00; Rotary vs. Amercian Legion,
8:45.
Standings
Wins Losses
Lions 4 2
Rotary 4 2
American Legion 3 3
Independents 1 5
All-Star Game
There will be an all-star game
Friday night, July 3, with Corinth
Holders. The time of the game
has not been determined.
The teen-age club will meet
after the game in Bunn Recreation
Center.
Swimming Party
On Wednesday, July 9, all
recreational activities at school
will close so that interested child
ren who have participated in play
ground activities may be taken
to Pullen Park for a swimming
party.
The activity bus will leave from
the Baptist Church at 1:15 and
will return around 5: p.m. A small
fee will be charged for travel ex
penses and swimming.
Bible School Pictures
To Be Shown Sunday
The Sunday evening worship
service at Zebulon Baptist Church
will feature the Vacation Bible
School pictures taken during the
wonderfully succesful week-long
program. The colored pictures
were taken by Mrs. Armstrong
Cannady.
This year’s Bible School was the
briefest in the history of the
church; yet, the leaders and child
ren dub this as the best and most
enriching school ever held, the
Rev. W. Arnold Smith said.
There were 35 workers and
leaders engaeed in teaching and
handicraft work. They are: Nur
sery, Mrs. Billie Privette, super
intendent, Mrs. Wyatt Horton, Mrs.
Frank Moss, Mrs. Wilton Gay and
Miss Billie Faye Privette, Be
ginner, Mrs. Lester Green, super
intendent, Mrs. Hardin Hinton,
Mrs. Charles Creech, Miss Anne
Creech, Miss Betsy Alford, Miss
Fave Pearce and Miss Kay Pippin:
Primary, Mrs. Wallace Temple,
superintendent, Mrs. George
Temple, Mrs. Thurman Murray,
Mrs. Haywood Jones, Mrs. Wilson
Braswell, Mrs. Andy Jenkins, and
Mrs. Joe Wood1; Junior, Mrs. Worth
Hinton, superintendent, Mrs. Ar
nold Smith, Mrs. Ben Thomas,
Mrs. Steve Blackley, Mrs. Horace
Gay, Mrs. Elwood Perry, Mrs. Tom
Scarborough, Mrs. Sam Fathera,
Miss Phyllis Braswell, Miss
Carolyn Pippin, Miss Marie Scar
borough, Mis Margaret Anne Dunn
I and Bill Bowling.
The Rev. Mr. Smith served as
principal. Mrs. Louise Sherron,
church secretary, served as Bible
School secretary and treasurer.
Miss Phyllis Braswell as pianist.
Commencement was held Sun
day night, June 21, followed with
an open house held in each de
partment. The parents and friends
visiting the departments of their
children viewed some of the skill
displayed in the children's handi
work.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend the showing of the Bible
school film.
Airport To Get
Runway Lights Soon
PASTOR RESIGNS
The Rev. Dale Davis has resigned
as pastor of Cheek Heights Baptist
Church in Durham. His resigna
tion becomes effective July 12.
The Rev. Mr. Davis, who holds
a B. A. degree from Wake Forest
College and M. Ed. and Ph. D.
degrees from the University of
North Carolina, has accepted a
position as professor of social
science at Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary at Fort
Worth, Texas. He previously held
pastorates at Tabernacle Church
near Wendell, Watkins Chapel at
Emit and Union Hope.
He is married to the former
Luella Nowell of Wendell. They
have three children, Marsha,
Evelyn and Terry.
Negro Youth Fights
At Night Club;
Gets Shot
James Richardson, 15-year-old
Negro, is in St. Agnes Hospital
with .22 caliber revolver wounds
inflicted upon him last Friday
night by Hester Evans, Jr., another
Negro.
Richardson, according to Sher
iff’s Deputy S. J. Blackley, went
to “The Blue Light,” a Negro night
spot about one mile southeast of
Zebulon last Friday night and
created a disturbance.
Deputy Blackley said the young
Negro was ordered out by Evans,
but he later returned, saying he
“wanted to fight.” Evans shot the
youngster in the right thigh near
the groin. |
Deputy Blackley said the young
Negro seemed to be a trouble mak
er and had caused trouble at the
night spot before. No charges
have been preferred.
N. G. Job Picture
Raleigh-Wake Area: Few wide
ly scattered showers last week,
but no general relief from dry
weather. Cotton and tobacco hold
ing up fairly well. Recent de
mand for tobacco harvest hands
has been strong, but local labor
has been sufficient to meet present
demand.
Holiday
All business firms in Zebulon will
be closed Saturday, July 4, accord
ing to Robert D. Massey, Chamber
of Commerce president.
C of C Authorizes
18 Torch Lights
The Zebulon airport’s 2,000-foot
runway will be lighted in the
near future. The Zebulon Chamber
of Commerce has authorized pur
chase of kerosene torches for use
at the runway when night takeoffs
and landings are desired.
The airport, owned and operated
by J. G. Bunn ft Sons on highway
96 three miles north of Zebulon,
is shown on all aeronautical charts.
Zebulon is also a reporting point
on the airways passing east from
Raleigh-Durham airport. It is a
holding point for aircraft during
instrument conditions.
The 18 torches authorized by
the Chamber of Commerce will
provide lights for about 1,500 feet
of runway. This is sufficient room
for private planes which will use
the field.
Milton Brannon, owner of Bran
non Oil Company and a private
pilot for many years, has painted
tires to outline the runway. The
kerosene torches will be placed
inside the tires for best visibility.
With 15 minutes notification, the
Zebulon runway may be lighted
for use by planes landing or taking
off from the local field. The torches
will bum up to 36 hours without
refueling, and will bum in high
winds.
Wide publicity will be given this
new service provided at the air
port by the Zebulon Chamber of
Commerce.
SAFE DRIVING URGED
RY STATE PATROLMEN
The State Highway Patrol will
be out in maximum force over the
July 4th holiday weekend in a major
effort to hold in check the expected
accident toll. Every available pa
trolman will be on duty for the full
weekend.
Speed watches will be in opera
tion day and night, and checking
stations will be set up to issue safety
literature to motorists.
The Highway Patrol urges motor
ists to plan for safe driving. Use
the highways when traffic is light
est, plan your trip to avoid excessive
travel in one day, and take frequent
breaks on a trip.
The National Safety Council pre
dicts more than 400 people will lose
their lives in traffic accidents during
the Independence Day weekend.
The Highway Patrol asks motorists’
cooperation in saving lives in this
state.
Fish Market Owner Tries
Suicide Attempt Monday
Norwood Holford, about 50, aU
tempted to take his life Monday
around noon, Chief of Police Wil
lie B. Hopkins has reported.
Holford, who runs a fish market
on West Vance Street, was dis
covered by Mrs. Murray Phillips,
a neighbor, and Russell Raper,
a business man, who heard the
man’s cries for help and intense
groaning.
Officer Hopkins said the two
discovered Holford on the floor
with a partially filled cup of mud
dy like water. There was also a can
of Draino and Clorox found beside
the man. Some of the liquid was
spilled on the floor near the victim.
Holford was rushed to Rex Hos
pital where he was given first aid
treatment and then transferred to
the Veteran’s Hospital in Durham.
According to Officer Hopkins Rex
Hospital authorities revealed they
pumped off the man’s stomach but
that analysis of the stomach con
tents revealed no poisonous sub
| stances. Wine was detected in
| the stomach contents, the reports
1 revealed.
Holford left a note, part of
j which read: “Only a short time
left... Take care of my Baby
j Snooks...” Officer Hopkins would
' not reveal the full contents of the
note written on the back of an
envelope.
The victim has been married but
is not living with his wife. He
is the son of Mrs. Charlie Fowler
of Route 1, Zebulon.