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THE ZEBULON RECORD | Volume XXXIV. Number 35 Zebulon, N. Cn Thursday, September 10, 1959 Thee. Daris Sons, Publishers Come One — Come All To Wakelon School's PEP RALLY AND BON FIRE Tonight at 7:30 on Wakelon Football Field Bulldogs Play Rolesville Friday Night at 8 o'clock Police Department Shake-Up An almost unnoticed and unfelt reorganization is taking place in Zebukta’i police and maintenance departments. Police Chief Willie B. Hopkins said this week that the police de partment is undergoing gradual changes which will make it more workable and more efficient. One of these changes is Police man L. A. Baker is to be assigned more policing duties. He will be Get Those City License Plates— Or Else City records show that owners of about 50 automobiles and trucks have not bought license plates. Police Chief Willie B. Hopkins said the owners of these vehicles had better purchase city tags or they are subject to be hauled into the local court. The ordinance requiring all mo tor vehicles within the city limits to display license is to be enforced to the fullest, the police officer said. The price of the license is $1.00. relieved of much of the jack-of a 11-trades work he has been doing and will have more authoritative details. Chief Hopkins said in the very near future some police officer will be on duty at all times. As the system works now, there some times is an hour or two before a man is on duty between changes in the morning and afternoon. The chief said the town office needs a man on duty at all times for persons who come in to pay off court lines, bills due the town, •'T-'5 to be available to take fire, police or other emergency calls. Now, Night Policeman M. G. Crowder while patroling is not in the office when an emergency comes in. A person on duty in the office to care for these details would make for more efficiency. The town employed Wilson Stallings September 1. He is to work with the maintenance crew and if satisfactory may be as signed other duties. Chief Hopkins feels that these changes are very necessary for the protection and welfare of the citizenry. Road Oil Supervisor Sidney Holmes Busy Highwayman Motorists in six eastern North Carolina court!js and tourists us ing the high v , s in these counties can thank Sidney Holmes for the excellent condition these roads are kept ih. Holmes’ job as Division Road Oil Supervisor of the Fourth Dis trict keeps him busy. He is in charge of the up-keep of approxi mately 2,600 miles of secondary and state highways in Johnston, Wayne, Wilson, Nash, Edgecombe and Halifax counties. Fifty-five paid employees and 20 prisoners work undeT his jurisdic tion. Each year this road force uses a million and a half gallons of asphalt and more than 60,000 tons of crushed agate and sand for the paving of new and the re surfacing of old roads in the six counties. Holmes said the majority of the paving and resurfacing is done be tween April 1 and October 15 of the year. Favorable weather con ditions must be had for this type of work. Depending on the traffic, Holmes said road surfaces of the type he is in charge of last from three to five years. Of course, adverse weather conditions play havoc with them. When the ground freezes, there is always the breakage of the surface when the thaw begins. And heavy trucks cause untold damage, too. Damage from farm equipment claims some of the credit to the pavement. Generally, Holmes said, farmers are considerate and thankful for the roads. But some times they drive their heavy equipments—tractors with discs, etc.—on to the highway, causing breakage and torn edges on the pavement. Sixty-eight pieces of equip ment are necessary to carry on road-building operations for this type of work, Holmes revealed. There is very seldom breakdowns, Sidney Holmes for this equipment is kept in ex cellent repair. Specifications from the High way Department are followed for the mixture of the road topping, and application of the mixture must meet certain rigid require ments. Road widths are 16, 18, 20 and 24 feet. Secondary roads are 20 feet wide, Holmes said. Johnston County has the largest mileage. Holmes said he has his head aches. What job doesn’t? he ask ed. But, thank goodness, he does n’t have to deal too much with the public. He doesn’t know what the Tiding public says about him, bqt he hopes they are appreciative of the way the roads are kept. Holmes is one of 14 division road oil supervisors. There are 14 high way districts. His immediate su pervisor is E. P. Koonce, district engineer of Wilson. Holmes, a ruggedly handsome 195 pounder, 5 feet 11% inches tall, is the fourth child of Mr. and Mrs. William S. Holmes. His father died only a few months ago and his mother, Mrs. Geneva Fuller Holmes, resides in Louis burg. He has four brothers and two sisters. He was bom September 10, 1910, on a farm near Louisburg. Being a farm boy he grew up learning all the chores farm boys have to do. He said he worked hard, enumerating some of the tiring and tedious tasks set for him to do. In fact, times were so tough with him and his family that he was forced to quit Mills High School in Louisburg when he com pleted the ninth grade. He then went to work with an Esso service station and later became a g.'s truck driver for Standard Oil Com • pany. On April 1, 1936, he went to work with the State Highway Commission. His first job was driving a dump truck, then he went on to operating a tractor and all other types of heavy road ma chinery. He came up through the ranks, having his present title be stowed upon him in December, 1949. When World War II clouds started gathering over Europe, Holmes’ impressive war record be gan. He had already become a member of the original Louisburg National Guard Battery B, 113th FA Regiment. He was made first sergeant of his outfit. His battery was called to active duty in 1940, and intensive train ing began at Fort Jackson. The next year the men took part in the famous Tennessee maneuvers, and Holmes said it was rough. On George Washington’s birth day in 1944, Holmes and the 30th Division landed on the shores of England. No sooner had they ar rived in England were they caught in an air raid, which delayed the division five or six hours because the Jerries blew the bridge up by which the division was to leave. (Continued on Page 5) Town Board Puts Bite On Delinquent Water Payers Run Away Youth Now , In Detention Home Wake County welfare officers picked up a run away youth Wed nesday of last week and placed her in the county detention home in Raleigh to await further disposi tion by the welfare authorities. The youth, Laura Bonnell, 15, was lodged in Zebulon Jail last Tuesday night after she was found hiding in the apartment of Everett Tant on West Barbee Street. The arresting officer was Night Policeman M. G. Crowder. The girl left the home of her foster mother, Mrs. Mildred Stal lings of West Gannon Avenue, by way of her bedroom window. The rest of the family was looking at television when the escape oc curred. She went to the Tant’s home be cause, it was reported, Tant’s son, Raymond, and the girl had been Generally Quiet Police Chief Willie B. Hopkins reported that in general it was a quiet Labor Day in Zebulon. Saturday night had the most ac tion. According to the police chief six drunks were put into the hoose gow—four white and two colored. No reports of shootings, cut tings, or other crimes were booked. seeing each other secretly. The younger Tant was not at home at the time the girl went there. He was in Raleigh at wrestling match. When Mrs. Stallings notified Night Policeman Crowder, he went to the Tant residence and waa told by Tant, the officer reported, that the girl was not there. Upon the arrival home of Raymond, the elder Tant told his son of the girl’s presence and he (Raymond) came and notified the policeman. Officer Crowder said the girl, clad in a white blouse and black toreador pants, appeared without hesitation when he went for her the second time. He said she was not very talkative alid unemotion al and told him she would not re turn to the home of her foster mother. Laura is one of four children— three girls and one boy—who were placed by the welfare with Mrs. Stallings in January. Prior to being placed in the boarding home here they were with Mr. and Mrs. William Creech. Former WHS Principal Randolph-Racon Prof Franklin Ross Jones, former principal of Wakelon High School, has received an appointment as professor of Education and chair man of the Education Department at Randolph-Macon Men’s College. A native of Charlotte, Jones re ceived his A. B. degree from Le noir-Rhyne College and his M. S. degree in education from the Uni versity of North Carolina. He is currently completing work toward his doctorate at Duke University. Since leaving Wakelon, Jones has served as supervising principal of the Roxboro School system. Prior to coming to Zebulon, he was principal of Henderson Junior High School. The new Randolph-Macon pro fessor has served as president of the North Central District of the North Carolina Education Associa tion, and of the North Carolina Principal Association. Mothers Help Teachers During Wakelon's Opening Thirty-two mothers of students were on hand the opening day at Wakelon School to help teachers collect fees and issue books. Two mothers assisted in each room for grades one through six. They handled the routine clerical jobs quickly and efficiently, leav ing the teachers free to greet par ents and work with the children in a manner never before possible on the first day of a school year. The PTA, which sponsored the teacher-assistant project, extends congratulations for a job well done to the mothers who so graciously consented to help. The teachers are both pleased by the interest the mothers showed in the school and grateful for their practical way of showing it. John J. Hicks, Wakelon princi ple, announces the enrollment as of September 3 to be 613 in the elementary grades and 221 in the high school. Mr. Hicks also ex presses appreciation to the PTA 1 and the 32 mothers for help given | faculty members opening day. 40 Cut Off ,In One .Day -4M Water cut offs in Zebulon brought a big pay off in revenue. Because of strict action taken by the new town government in connection with delinquent wa ter customers, water revenue for the month of August was $800 above the monthly average, Wil lie B. Hopkins said. The mayor and town commis sioners are putting biting teeth in to an old ordinance which has not been enforced strictly by previous town governments. Hopkins said the ordinance drill be enforced from now on. De linquent payers’ water will be cut off immediately after a two-rhonth overdue bin. Approximately 40 persona* wa ter meters were disconnected Aug ust 17 because of bills delinquent for two to three months. Water bills are due the six teenth day of each month. The meters are read on the 28, 29, and 30 of each month. Customers are biUed soon after meters are read. Second notices are sent if customers’ bills are not paid. And for some time telephone messages have been used to remind customers of unpaid bills. Hopkins said telephone calls to delinquent customers wiU be dis continued but a second notice will be given a customer before his water is disconnected. At present, there is no account over two months old. Hopkins said not too many of these who had their water cut off had unkind words to say about it. Junior Club Meet Zebulon Junior Woman’s Club will hold its first meeting of the 1959-60 year Tuesday night, September 15, at 7:30 p. m. Club officers will be hosts to a dinner party for the members and prospective mefnbers. Methodist Youth Fellowship Installs New Officers New officers of the Methodist Youth Fellowship of the feebulon Methodist Church were installed on Sunday evening by W. M. Sut ton and the Rev. William K. Quick. Dan Massey, president; Connie Hepler, vice president; and Mary Ann Wheless, secretary treasurer are the executive officers of the group. The chairmen of the five areas of youth emphasis, Christian Wit ness, Christian Citizenship, Chris tian Fellowship, Christian Out reach, and Christian Faith are Priscilla Bercik, Freddie Clark, Connie Hepler, Durwood Cham blee, and Judy Temple. Celia Hales is publicity chairman and Joyce Chapman is chairman of the distribution of POWER, youth de votional magazine. Counselors for the senior and in termediate groups of the local MYF are Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Sut ton, Mrs. Carolyn Chamblee, Mrs. Frances Massey, and the Rev. Wil liam K. Quick. The Zebulon MYF meets every Sunday evening at 6:00 in the fellowship hall of the Church. Attending the Raleigh District Methodist Youth Fellowship plan ning retreat last Saturday from the local Methodist Church were Dan Massey, Henry Andrews, Mary Ann Wheless, Priscilla Ber cik, and Mrs. Frances Massey. Mrs. Frank Wall, Mrs. E. H. (Continued on Page 5)
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