THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXXIV. Number 31 Zebulon, N. C., Thursday, August 13, 1959 Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers United Fund Committees Appointed The first meeting of the 1959-60 United Fund president and direc tors was held Monday night. President Crafton Hudson said the purpose of this meeting was to make committee appointments. No budget was set at this meet ing. The tentative budget will be set at the next Fund meeting to be held August 24. Last year’s Fund budget was some over $5,000. Approximately 55% of this goal was reached. Hudson was somewhat distress ed at the drives which infringe upon the Fund drive. Heart, can cer, and polio drives are conducted separately. The local Boy Scouts will be conducting their own separate drive for funds this year, too. The Scout officials announced last week they were withdrawing from the Fund and would not seek its help. “These things will surely hurt our drive,” Hudson said, “but we are going to try to make a success ful campaign. We urge the people to cooperate.” Committees appointed at the ini tial meeting of the directors were: Pubilicity: Ferd Davis, chair man; Mrs. Doris Privette and Miss Ruby Dawson. Budget: Rev. Arnold W. Smith, chairman; Rev. Thomas Fleming, Billy Hopkins and E. C. Daniel. Business: Dr. Ben Thomas, chairman; Robert D. Massey, Thomas F. Scarborough and C. V. Whitley. Residential area: Wilbur Deb nam, chairman; H. C. Wade, Dr. L. M. Massey and Rev. William Quick. Outlying area: Mrs. HaTold Green, chairman; Ray Goodwin, Dr. George Tucker and W. B. Bunn. At the August 24 meeting the Board of Directors will hear the appeal of the different organiza tions to be included in the budget. The time will be set for the ap proval of the budget and reports of the committees on their progress in lining up volunteer workers. President Hudson said the local drive will coincide with the Ra leieh drive, to be held Oct. 5 through Oct. 10. The directors are Horace Smith, Howard Beck, Mrs. Doris Privette, At Patrol School Larry (Pete) Liles and Luther Long, Jr. are attending patrol school at the University of North Carolina. They entered this 12 week school for the training of patrolmen for the highways of North Carolina July 30. The two young men are among approximately 50 rookie trainees. Liles was formerly employed with Devil Dog Manufacturing Co. here. Long, a Zebulon native but who resides in Wendell, was em ployed by a Raleigh steel firm. The two men will receive assign ments following their completion of the school. Mrs. James Creech, Miss Ruby Dawson, The Rev. Arnold Smith, and Ray Goodwin. School Calendar Principal John J. Hicks has re leased the school calendar for the 1959-60 school year. Opening Date—Wednesday, Sep temper 2 Labor Day Holiday—Monday, September 7 First Month Ends—Wednesday, September 30 NCEA District Meeting—Tues day, October 13 Second Month Ends—Thursday, October 29 Thanksgiving Holidays—Thurs day and Friday, November 26 and 27 Third Month Ends—Monday, November 30 Christmas Holidays—December 23 through January 1 (Inclusive) Opening After Christmas—Mon day, January 4 Fourth Month Ends—Thursday, January 7 FifSh Month Ends—Thursday, February 4 Sixth Month Ends—Thursday, March 3 Seventh Month Ends—Thursday, March 31 N. C. Teachers’ Association— Friday, April 8 Easter Holidays—Friday and Monday, April 15 and April 18 Eighth Month Ends—Monday, May 2 Schools Close—Monday, May 30. Teachers report for work Aug ust. Faculty members begin work two days prior to the opening of school and work one day after the closing of school. SCHOOL FEES School fees for the 1959-60 year weTe adopted by the school board August 10. All of the fees listed below are for the year. No addi- onal school fees will be assessed. ELEMENTARY FEES State Supplementary Reader Fee Grades 1 and 2 .. $ .75 Grades 3, 4 and 5 .85 Grades 6, 7 and 8 . 1.00 Instructional Supply Fee Grades 1 and 2 . 1.75 Grades 3, 4 and 5. 1.65 Grades 6, 7 and 8 . 1.50 School Accident Insurance (Optional) . 1.75 HIGH SCHOOL FEES State Book Rental Fee. 3.60 Instructional Supply Bee .... 1.00 Special Fees—(These fees are for only those students elected to take any of the subjects listed below.) Typing per year... 13.50 Bookkeeping . 2.50 Science . 1.50 Agriculture . 3.50 Home Economics . 3.50 Piano Tuition per month per student . 10.00 Band Tuition per month per family ... 5.00 7* Sixteen Lettermen Returning To Wakelon Football Squad Sixteen lettermen will be re turning to Wakelon School’s foot ball team this year. Practice is scheduled to get un derway September 19 under the direction of the new coach, Mau rice Chapman. Principal John J. Hicks expects approximately 30 boys to be work ing out for the 1959-60 football squad. In a letter to the prospective players, the team candidates for football are to meet Tuesday night, August 18, at 8 o’clock in the school auditorium. Boys attending this meeting are requested to bring at least one of his parents to this meeting. Uniforms will be issued Mon day night from 7:30 to 10, and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Other information and instruc tion will be announced at the Tuesday night meeting. The playing schedule was re leased by Principal Hicks Tuesday. Sept. 11—Rolesville, there Sept. 18—Wendell, here Sept. 2S—Benson, here Oct. 2—Wake Forest, there Oct. 9—Lillineton, there Oct. 16—Nashville, here Oct. 23—Spring Hope, there Oct. 30—Benvenue, there 1 Nov. 6—Open date, here Point System Begun Against Improper Automobile Drivers A new system of driver improve ment to promote public safety on the highways of North Carolina be came effective June 20. This schedule became effective upon the ratification of the Point System Act by the 1959 state legis lature. Points are charged against those drivers who are convicted of vio lating the Motor Vehicle Laws, said Joseph P. Price, supervisor cacuijuici Lisina r> ui me in. v^. State Highway Patrol System. If a driver accumulates four points, he will receive a warning letter, Price said. Seven points against a driver and he may be called for a conference at which time a representative of the De partment will discuss his driving record with him. In case a driver has to be called into conference, he may be ex tended an opportunity to attend a Driver Improvement Clinic. Three points will be erased upon the suc cessful completion of the Clinic, Price stated. Twelve points within a two-year period is sufficient grounds for suspension of a person’s driver li cense for a period not to exceed 60 days. The number of points charged for the conviction of each violation The accumulation of eight or more points in the two-year period immediately following the rein statement of the person’s license will be sufficient for an additional suspension. A second suspension shall not exceed six months, and any subsequent suspension shall not exceed one year. “Most North Carolina drivers drive a lifetime without being con victed of a violation or charged with the responsibility of an acci dent. We hope that you are one of those thoughtful, courteous, and careful drivers so that we may point with pride to your safe driv ing record” Supervisor Prince said. The Point System is in addition to other portions of the Uniform Driver License Act which provides for suspension and revocation of the the driver’s license, and does not in any manner change these, but replaces G. S. 20-16 (a) 5 which was known as “The Habit ual Violator Statute.” Tile Point System: Conviction ' Point Value Passing stopped school bus. 5 Reckless driving . 4 (Continued on Page 4) Wakelon Faculty Is Complete, Principal Says In Press Conference Wakelon School faculty is com plete. Principal John J. Hicks reported Tuesday that the vacancies occur ring because of resignations and retirements have been filled. Principal Hicks said it has been an effort screening applications and making appointments, but he is very well pleased with the new additions to the faculty. Maurice H. Chapman, 38, will be the head coach for the coming year. He succeeds Vaughan Fow ler, who has taken a coaching posi tion at Jones County High School in Trenton. Chapman is a native of Milton, West Virginia. He was educated at Marshall College, Huntington, West Va., and Morris-Harvey Col lege, Charleston, West Va. He served as captain of the football team during his senior year at Morris-Harvey. He has 10 years teaching and coaching experience. While serv ing in the U. S. Navy for three years he was physical education instructor. He played on the foot ball team while training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Sta tion. During the high school coaching career, 12 athletes he has trained have received football scholarships at N. C. State, East Carolina, Guil ford, West Virginia University, Ohio University and others. Other athletes under his guidance have received baseball scholarships. Chapman is married and is the father of five children. Principal Hicks said the new coach comes to the school highly recommended. Besides coacning ne vm xeacn health, physical education and his tory. No girl’s coach has been ap pointed. Principal Hicks revealed that Miss Phyllis Coley has been approached and will make her de cision upon returning to the school. Miss Coley is a third grade teacher. Mrs. John (Selma) Alford of Wendell will teach second grade. She is a graduate of East Carolina and has taught in schools in Wake and Johnston counties. She is 44 years old. Taking charge of one of the 'eighth grade will be Miss Shirley Nan Womack, 24, of Olivia. She is a graduate of Elon College and for the past two yeacs has been a member of the Greenwood School in Lee County. A teacher with many years ex perience who will be in change of a fifth-six grade combination will be Miss Marjorie Richardson of Wendell. Miss Richardson, 53, has taught in the Wake and Johnston county school systems. C. V. Tart, 37, of Stovall comes to the school highly recommended. He is a native of Stovall and serv ed 12 years as head of the agricul ture department there. He holds B. S. and M. S. degrees from N. reported the school is very fortu nate in securing Mr. Tart as head of Wakelon’s agriculture depart ment. Miss Geneva Ann Dickson, 21, is a June graduate of Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina with a bachelor of science degree in commerce. This Gamer native will head Wakelon’s busi ness department. Mrs. Paul Weeks, who had ac cepted the position as head of Wakelon’s business department, was forced to resign after her hus band was notified of his transferral to a Rocky Mount Bank. The high school English vacancy has been filled with Mrs. Mary Parker Seago. Mrs. Seago, 43, is a graduate of East Carolina and for the past seven years has taught in the Fairfax County schools of Vir ginia. She has also taught in the Robeson County school system. She has done graduate study at East Carolina and George Wash ington University. Mrs. Seago is married and has two children. Another East Carolina graduate is Miss Nona Lee Cone, 26, of Sa maria. Miss Cone, who for the past two years has been working with the cerebral palsy hospital in Dim ham, will teach seventh grade. The high school science head will Mrs Plara Rnphnrk. 32. of Raleigh. She is an East Carolina graduate and for the past eight years has been associated with the State Board of Health as a labora tory technician. She is married and has one child. Miss Judith Beth Boyd, 26, is a graduate of Atlantic Christian Col lege. She is a Raleigh native. Miss Boyd, who will teach third grade, has taught two years in the Wilson city schools and one year in the Brooklyn Park Primary School, AnapoUs, Md. Principal Hicks reported three (Continued on Page 2) Rounds Out 50 Years Service Dr. Jesse Franklin Coltrane Retires Zebulon’s first dentist rounded out 50 years of practice August 2. Dr. Jesse Franklin Coltrane, be loved citizen of the town, has re tired after 50 years of devoted service to the town and commu nity. His retirement came a few months soonej- than he expected. In the early part of this year his left eye suffered a detached retina. Three operations have not correct ed the condition and he will event ually lose complete sight in that eye. He can distinguish only the outline of objects with it now. He revealed that when he knew there was no help for the better ment of his eye he suffered a great deal of mental anguish. Now, he is becoming resigned and adjust ing himself very well. He spoke of the many things he had planned to do when he retired. There was very much reading he intended doing, a lot of walking, and a goodly amount of traveling with his wife. Dr. Coltrane was born June 3, 1882, in the tiny village of Trinity near High Point. He is the son of the late Rev. N. E. Coltrane and Ida Gannaway Coltrane. His fa ther was a Methodist minister. After receiving his bachelor of arts degree in 1903 from Trinity College, now Duke University, he taught Latin for three year in the Fayetteville city school system. Previous to that he was principal for two years of a high school in Lydia, S. C. On the advice from an old fam ily friend, Dr. R. Tucker, the young school master entered Richmond Dental School, which was and still is a part of the Medical College of Virginia. He received the doctor of dental science degree in June of 1909. During his senior year at the dental school he taught in the Richmond Academy, a preparatory school, to help pay his college expenses. It was through another good friend, the Rev. Raymond BTown ing who held a revival at the Methodist Church here, that he learned of the need of a dentist in Zebulon. On the advice of his minister friend Dr. Coltrane came to Zeb ulon and established a practice. His first offices were over where Sam Ferebee’s store is. The dentist said he had four rooms in his first location, then corrected himself, saying he had only three for he slept in one. He doesn’t remember the name of his first patient, only that she was a woman. His first drill was manually operated with his foot. After a few years this drill was converted to one that was operated by a pri mary battery system. Eight jars generated the electric power for the drill system. This battery system also supplied the power for his x-ray equipment. Denture plates in those early years were made entirely out of rubber, he said. The amiable dentist has always been athletic. For a great many years he walked two and one-half miles every morning down the Norfolk-Southern railroad trades. He believe walking is one of the very best health-keepers, and has helped him keep in excellent shape through the years. He is also an avid swimmer. (Continued on Page 4)

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