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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXXV, Number 2. Zebulon, N. C., Thursday, March 24, 1960 Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers Whitley Says School Board Will Be Governed By Studies The help of the Zebulon, Wen dell, Knightdale, and Rolesville communities is needed by the Wake County School Board to help find a way to provide in creased educational opportunities for our school children, according to C. V. Whitley, chairman of the School Board. Mr. Whitley spoke to the Zebu Ion Rotary Club last Wednesday night on the current discussion over possible consolidation of four high schools. At the end of his talk, in which he described the population growth of East Wake County since 1940, | Mr. Whitley opened the floor for: questions. I Noting reports that some larger i high schools in other parts of the county provide advantages not available at Wakelon, one member asked how these advantages could be available here. “There is not enough finances nor children to support four big schools in East Wake County,” Mr. Whitley said. He emphasized, however, that the four eastern high schools will never be consoli dated until all facts are considered. Pursuing the subject, Sidney Ed dins asked why some other schools have advantages Wakelon lacks. “They have more children en rolled,” Mr. Whitley said. “Cary has nearly 500 in high school with 108 in the graduating class. Twen ty are taking Latin. Garner has even more than Cary.” Another Rotarian asked if it were true that Wakelon high school is the same size it was 20 years ago. “The largest high school enroll ment was in 1939 and 1940,” Mr. Whitley replied. “We have dropped since then and have never again reached that point.” Discussing the growth of the school, Mr. Whitley said the en rollment has been up and down but for the past eight years the aver age has been steady with little in crease or decrease. “Was the bond money spent ac cording to student enrollment,” a member asked. “No,” Mr. Whitley answered, “it was allocated where the need was greatest.” The County Board Chairman emphasized that the school admin istration will be governed to a large degree by the report being prepared by the 20-member study committee representing the four communities. Harley Hopkins of the Wendell Rotary Club was a visitor. Raleigh Lawyer Opinionates J. Wilbur Bunn, a Zebulon na tive who began practicing law in Raleigh 52 years ago, this week expressed concern over any con solidation of East Wake County Schools. The possibility of consolidating Wakelon, Wendell, Knightdale and Rolesville Schools, although never officially proposed by the Wake County School Board, has aroused spirited discussion in the Zebulon community. “I have seen some mention in the papers and have also heard the proposition discussed by some in dividuals of Western Wake Coun ty,” Mr. Bunn wrote The Zebulon Record, “that certain of our school officials east of Raleigh had given thought to the proposition of com bining the Knightdale, Rolesville, Wendell, and Zebulon high schools into one large plant and locate it some 5 or 6 miles from Wendell in a northward direction in the neighborhood of the George E. Robertson old homeplace. I have been practicing law here in Raleigh for 52 years. The coun ty has been mighty good to me, and that means its citizenship. I am personally interested in any thing progressive that may take place, especially if it affects East ern Wake County, which to me is my real home. What prompts this letter is that I had a long letter yesterday from Dr. Zeb V. Judd, who was Superintendent of Schools in Wake County when I came here to practice law. He consolidated some of the schools which we now have. In this letter yesterday he was gloating over the great for ward steps that have been made in the schools in Eastern Wake Coun ty, which I have mentioned above. I believe in progress, but in my personal opinion such consolida tion would be a terrible handicap, setback and hindrance rather than a blessing and benefit for the citi zens, the children and the towns above mentioned. You have a good many citizens move into the area of Knightdale, Rolesville, Wendell and Zebulon on account of the excellent school facilities. When you move these schools, you do away with the most attractive assets of these towns, as they will be inclined to change and move and live in an area in which you transplant the consolidated school. If you have as much growth in population in the next 10 to 15 years as is expected, then you will have in Knightdale at' least twice the present population; Wen dell, three times the present popu lation; and Zebulon, three times the present population, provided these towns retain and maintain their present school facilities and move forward with the growth in population. (Continued on Page 7) Mrs. Henry K. Baker Elected President Of Wakelon PTA Mrs. Henry Kearney Baker was I elected president of the Wakelon Parent-Teacher Association lor the 1960-61 school year at the March meeting held Monday night. She succeeds Mrs. George Temple. Mrs. Ferd Davis was elected vice-president for the coming year. Officers reelected are Mrs. Bill | Bowling, sec’y, and Mrs. Charles Creech, treasurer. The new of ficers will be installed at the April meeting of the PTA. Fr. Robert Wilken, pastor of the Wendell Catholic Church, used the devotional period to speak against school consolidation, saying in effect t«.dt small schools may not offer the best educational oppor tunity but do provide for a close contact between teacher and pupil. The Wakelon Senior Bandf un der the direction of Herbert Ire land, was presented in concert. Their performance earned the en thusiastic applause of the PTA members. Faces Manslaughter Charges After Wreck Teddy C. Morgan, 21, of Route 2, Middlesex, faces manslaughter and reckless driving charges as the ' result of an accident early Sunday j morning, March 13, in which Nan ! cy Causey, 17, also of Route 2, Middlesex, suffered fatal injuries. She was the granddaughter of Willie Upchurch. Sr. of Route 1, Zebulon. Patrolman Chester Sutton, who investigated the case, said Morgan admitted that he was speeding when his car overturned just east of Samaria on Highway 95 about 12:15 a.m. Sunday. Morgan lost control of the vehicle, a 1955 Chev rolet, after rounding a curve. The car skidded for a distance of 417 feet, left the highway and snapped a telephone pole in two, Sutton said. It was completely demol ished. Riding with Morgan were the Causey girl and a companion, Bil lie Mae Womble, also of Route 2, Middlesex. All three occupants were thrown out of the car when it overturned. Morgan and Billie Mae were not seriously hurt. , Nancy suffered a seveTe back in i jury which caused paralysis from ! her neck to her feet. She was taken to a Rocky Mount hospital and then to Duke Hospital where she died Wednesday morning. Sutton said Morgan and the two girls were returning from a drive in near Zebulon where the youth had “two or three” beers. Morgan ! told the officer that he passed a I friend in another car and increas |ed his speed. “He said he slowed down to 85 or 80 miles an hour when he went through the crossroads at Sama ria,” Sutton stated. Both girls in the car had pleaded with Morgan to slow down, according to Billie | Mae. * I A funeral service for Nancy was held Friday from Samaria Baptist Church. Burial was in Zebulon Cemetery. -- Books Needed If you have any books laying around your home unused, un wanted and doing nobody any good, why not donate them to Zebulon Community Library? “We are in need of all types of books, especially some of the more recent fiction suited to children and adults,” Mrs. Gilford Pufkin, librarian, stated. Money may be given for the purpose of buying books for the library Mrs. Bufkin said, and you may be assumed it will be spent to buy the best books possible. Mrs. Bufkin said the library is now being used more than ever. The library is open each Monday and Thursday afternoon from 2 until 5 o’clock. Since September 1, over 100 books have been given the library, bringing the number of books in the library to approximately 1,000. Three new children’s books have been purchased with a monetary donation from E. N. Pope of Ra leigh. Other persons who have donated books within recent months are Mrs. Bill Perry, Mrs. Charles Wayne Pace and Mrs. Arnold Smith. Rotary Speaker Major General Capus Way nick, Adjutant General for the State of North Carolina, will speak in Davis National Guard Armory April 13 at the Rotary District Assembly, it was announced this week by District 771 Governor Ferd Davis. The Assembly is con ducted annually for incoming Rotary Club presidents and secretaries. Wake School Head Asks Consideration Of All Factors “Neither lay nor professional workers can render a valid and reliable decision until all informa tion is compiled and evaluated,” County Superintendent Fred Smith told the Zebulon Record. He made the statement in reply to a re quest from the Record far a state ment on local citizens’ concern over the future of Wakelon High School. The former Wakelon principal said a citizens’ survey of school needs in East Wake County is be ing conducted now, and another survey by the state board has been completed. “Any decision concerning the establishment of a central school will be made in deference to needs revealed by the complete study,” ' he said. j Mr. Smith said that the request1 for information by the Record is i the first question received from this community by his office con cerning the operation of the schools, plans for consolidation, or similar matters. “Information about the public schools is public information and is available to the extent that rea sonable effort can make it so. So will be the findings of any com mittee,” he said. Temple Baptist Pastor Guest Revivalist At Pilot Baptist Church The Rev. William Mills, pastor of Temple Baptist Church of Ra leigh, will be guest minister for revival services at Pilot Baptist Church, beginning March 27 and ending April 2. The Rev. Gilbert McDowell, Pi lot pastor, said the services will begin Sunday evening and close | with the evening service, Satur day, April 2. The nursery will be open foT those who wish to leave their ba bies with the workers. The Adult choir, under the direction of Cad win Cone, and the Youth choir will present special music. The Rev. Mr. McDowell issues a cordial invitation to everyone to attend the services which will be gin each evening at 7:30 o’clock. Mr. Smith’s full statement fol lows: About four years ago there was begun in Wake County Schools a multi-purpose survey. This sur vey involved, among other things, a look at population trends, phy sical needs of the schools to meet enrollment and instructional' de mands, and the curricula needs of our children. On the basis of data collected, projections were made to determine the type and quantity of physical facilities needed and the type of instruction al program these facilities would need to house to meet the educa tional needs of our youth in the next decade. Needs and oppor tunities of every child in the county were given equal consider ation. Varying densities in the school population in the varying geo graphical areas of the county, as revealed by the surveys, pre sented diverse problems. How, for instance, could the children in the less densely populated areas be brought into learning situa tions that would be equal to the learning opportunities available in areas where the population was already large enough to sup port a comprehensive program. This is the problem that is faced by the four high schools in east ern Wake County. lhere is today a differential in the educational opportunities in these schools and the schools located in the more populous areas of the county. Ten years from now, and under existing school patterns, the differential will be tremendously greater, and the gap will progressively widen if experiences in Wake County within the past ten years is a va lid criteria. It was in the deliberate consid eration of these projections that the superintendent’s office sug gested last year that the citizens of the Knightdale, Rolesville, Wendell and Wakelon areas would be v/i^e to give consideration to the establishment of a central high school to provide greater edu cational opportunities for their children. The Board of Education did not then, nor has it since, taken any official stand that this would be done. Instead, the board took a total (Continued on Page 7) A friend of long standing of i Mrs. Norman Screws and a dis tinguished lecturer on flower ar ranging is scheduled to be in Zeb ulon Friday night, April 8. Mrs. Furman C. Horton of Long Island, New York, will appear here under the auspices of the Carmen FloweTs Garden Club for a lec ture and arrangement show. She will be at the Lions Club for the program which gets underway at 8 o’clock. Mrs. Horton comes here with a background of successful competi tion with the foremost artists of the East. She has won literally a ‘ bushel” of blue ribbons and tri colors for her flower arrangements. In one show recently she cap tured four blue ribbons, two tri colors and two silver trophies. Her silver trophies now number eight. In January she won her second (Continued on Page 8) Mrs. Furman Horton
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