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THE ZEBULON RECORD ___t _ Volume XXXV, Number 25. Zebulon, N. C., Thursday, June 30, 1960 Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers Rec. Commission To Hold July 4th Dance A community dance is scheduled for the night of July 4 at the Lions Club building, Miss Gayle Privette, assistant summer recreational pro gram director, has announced. The Harold Green orchestra will play for this informal dance which will last from 8 until 11:30 o’clock. Music for all types of dancing will be played. This will be the second such dance sponsored by the Recreation Commission. In 1957 when Miss Privette headed the summer pro gram as director a July 4 dance was held and was termed very successful. This dance was at the local armory. A silver offering will be taken during the evening to help allevi ate the expenses of the building, orchestra and decorations. Young and old are invited to at tend this Independence Day cele bration. SHE'S NAMED Mr. and Mrs. Barrie Davis an nounce the birth of a daughter, Cynthia Lynne, Saturday, June 18. She is to be called “Cindy.” Mrs. Davis is the former Judith Rob ertson. BOOKS NEEDED Books are desperately needed for the community library. Mrs. Gilford Bufkin, librarian, said children’s books are especial ly needed. “Children are coming to the li brary every time it’s opened,” she said. “They search the shelves for something to interest them, but they have either read everything on the shelves or there’s nothing to interest them.” Many adult books have been donated in the last few months. Mrs. E. H. Moser gave the local library 33 books April 11. Mrs. Vance Brown was the donor of 38 books June 2, and Mrs. Ava Corbett gave one book June 13. There are now more than 1, 050 books on the accession books of the library. “The lending is good, exception ally well,” Mrs. Bufkin said. “Be tween 35 and 40 persons borrow books on the days the library is opened, which is Monday and Thursday.” Persons who have books to give to the local library should contact Mrs. Bufkin immediately. ' Adult Softball Dropped The adult softball program, sponsored by the Zebulon Recrea tion Commission, has been dropped this summer because the county school authorities have authorized the grading of the ball diamond at Wakelon School. After the grad ing of the diamond it will be seed ed with permanent grass seed. Managers of the softball teams in the league may pick up their refund checks for their entrance fees at the office of Ray Goodwin, chairman of the Recreation Com mission. Chairman Goodwin told the Record that the Commission ac cepted the entrance fee from the teams planning to participate in the softball program becau- e they were told by county and local school officials that the school ball park would be available within 10 days after grading began; how ever, the Commission has just learned that it will not be avail able to the popular sport this summer. Goodwin said he regrets any in convenience and any disappoint ment that this lack of proper com munication with school officials has caused. Stated Communication Zebulon Masonic Lodge, No. 609, A.F.A.M., will hold at stated com munication Tuesday night, July 5, at 7:30. All master masons are invited. Ruric Gill, Jr., Master R. Vance Brown, Secretary Little League Schedule Four civic clubs in Zebulon are sponsoring Little League baseball during the summer recreational program. Sponsoring clubs are Ruritan, Lions, American Legion and Rotary. Games scheduled are: Thurs., June 30: Ruritan vs. American Legion. Tues., July 5: Rotary vs. Amer ican Legion. Wed., July 6: Ruritan vs. Lions Club. Thurs., July 7: Ruritan vs. A merican Legion. Mon., July 11: Rotary vs. Lions. Tues., July 12: Rotary vs. Amer ican Legion. Wed., July 13: Ruritan vs. Lions. Thurs., July 14: Lions vs. Rotary. Mon., July 18: American Legion vs. Ruritan. Tues., July 19: Ruritan vs. Ro tary. Wed., July 20: Lions vs. Ameri can Legion. Thurs., July 21 Rotary vs. Ruri tan. Mon., July 25: American Legion vs. Ruritan. Tues., July 26: Lions vs. Rotary. Wed., July 27: American Legion vs. Lions. Thurs., July 28: Ruritan vst Rotary. The tournament will begin Au gust 1, Coach Maurice Chapman said. . Attorney Appointed Rotary Information, Extension Counselor Ferd Davis, retiring Governor of Rotary District 771, has been appointed a Rotary Information and Extension Counselor for 1960 61 by J. Edd McLaughlin of Ralls, Texas, new president of Rotary International. The Zebulon Rotarian will con duct information and extension institutes for six RotaTy districts in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, the District of Columbia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Col. Davis is one of 25 Rotarians appointed to coun seling positions by President Mc Laughlin, and will serve until June 30, 1961. The local man, who completes his term as District 771 Governor today, will go with Mrs. Davis to Chicago July 10 for a week of study at Rotary International headquarters in nearby Evanston. Last year the Zebulon couple spent their week of Rotary study at the Lake Placid Club, Lake Placid, New York. Col. Davis, who made over 200 speeches in North Carolina, last year, has current Rotary speak ing commitments in four states besides those he will serve as counselor for the next year. He is a past president of the local Rotary club, and has served on both district and international committees of Rotary. Court News Billy Harold Blair, speeding, six months on roads suspended on payment of $50 fine and costs. Kenneth Wayne Pearce, assault ing Ernest Pearce with a wine bottle, belt and fist, causing seri ous and painful injury, six months on roads suspended on payment of $25 fine and costs. Arthur Lee White, parking on highway at night without lights, 30 days on roads suspended on payment of $25 fine and costs. Lucy Sims, assaulting Katie Bobbitt with fist breaking her glasses and acting in a disorderly manner on the public streets, 60 days on roads suspended on pay ment of $25 fine and costs and pay Miss Bobbitt $25 for glasses. Calvin O’Neal, gambling, six months on roads suspended on payment of $50 fine and costs. Jim Walker, gambling, six months on roads suspended on payment of $35 fine and costs. James T. Richardson, gambling, 60 days on roads suspended on payment of $25 fine and costs. Herbert Taylor, gambling, six months on roads suspended on payment of $50 fine and costs. Jim Pearce, assaulting Owen Thomas High by drawing a knife on him, four months on roads sus pended on payment of $50 fine and costs and pay $25 to St. Agnes Hos pital for High’s hospitalization. Owen Thomas High, assaulting Jim Pearce with a Coca-Cola bot tle, four months on roads suspend ed on payment of $50 fine and costs. Benjamin rerren, disposing or mortgaged property, 30 days on roads suspended on payment of $16.50 and costs. Joe Clarence Hinton, possession of non-tax paid whiskey for the purpose of sale, six months on roads suspended on payment of $100 fine and costs and to remain on good behavior for two years. Katie Mae Pettiford, possession of a quantity of non-tax paid whiskey for the purpose of sale, 18 months on roads suspended on payment of $300 fine and cost. Notice of appeal given and appeal bond set at $500. Jerry Mack Brantley, attempt ing to take, steal and carry away and convert to his own use a part of an electric speed clock belong ing to the State of North Carolina and interfering with the lawful execution of the duties of police officers B. K. Tucker and J. T. Rowe, guilty of trespassing to per sonal property and pay $50 fine and costs. Lake Top Vote-Getter Here In Run-Off Saturday; Watkins Wins I. Beverly Lake, who sought the top political post in North Caro lina, was the top vote-getter in Zebulon and all of the surrounding communities except Middlesex against Terry Sanford in Satur day’s runoff Democratic primary. Sanford won the nomination and succeeds Luther Hodges as the next Governor of North Carolina. It was one of the most hotly contested primaries in a long time. Feelings ran high and tempers grew short in and around Zebulon during the campaign. Dr. Lake made great in-roads in favor of his support in the com munity after the first primary. He ran second to Sanford in the May 30 primary. By a razor-edge margin, Lake racked up 25 votes to defeat San ford in Little River Township. The vote was: Lake, 494 Sanford, 469. It was an overwhelming victory for Lake in Mitchell’s Mill Town ship (Rolesville). Lake scored a 115 vote lead over Sanford. This vote was: Lake, 161; Sanford, 46. Mark’s Creek (Wendell) and Mark’s Creek (Eagle Rock) also put their trust in Lake. Wendell voters cast 418 ballots for Lake to Sanford’s 261. In Eagle Rock it was 169 for Lake and 144 for Sanford. North O’Neals Township in upper Johnston County favored Lake with 177 votes to Sanford’s 99. The neighboring Township of Wilders also supported Dr. Lake with a vote of 236 to Sanford’s 194. Zdbulon’s eastern fellow-town of Middlesex favored Sanford with a vote of 214 to Lake’s 153. Voters turned out in record numbers Saturday. According to Town Clerk Willie B. Hopkins it v/as one of the biggest votes here in a long time. The biggest vote ever recorded here was in 1938 when some 1,200 persons cast ballots. Hopkins, also the town’s police chief, said feelings among the voters here Saturday got “pretty tense” many times during the bal loting. He said “anything could have taken place,” but no incident happened because of differences over candidates. “All in all,” Hopkins said, “everybody conducted themselves very nicely.” Sanford was high man in the first Democratic primary held May 30. His vote in Little River Town ship was 386 to Dr. Lake’s 370. In the race for constable of Little River Township, incumbent Troy Watkins was declared the winner. Watkins defeated M. M. Phillips in the first primary 308 to 304. In the runoff Saturday, Watkins was high man in both Little River and Mitchell’s Mill Townships. In Little River the vote was: Watkins, 579; Phillips, 365; Mitchell’s Mill, Watkins; 173; Phillips, 31. Sanford, 42-years-old and one of the youngest men ever to win the office of Governor, won with a campaign that called for better schools and roads, higher farm in come and a continuation of the State’s drive for new industry to help raise the low per capita in come of Tar Heels. Lake had advocated a hold-the line economic philosophy as well as asserting that he would stir up racial feelings. News Briefs Altar Cloth Presentation Camp Instructor Serving as a staff member at Forest Acres Camp for Girls in Fryeburg, Maine, is Dorothy Smith of Zebulon. Miss Smith is giving instruction in nature lore and crafts. Two New Softball Teams Formed At Special Meeting At a meeting Monday night in Bailey, two new community soft ball leagues were formed, accord ing to Sprite Barbee. The leagues are to be called the Magic Circle, and communities participating will be Middlesex, Bailey, Mt. Pleasant and Zebulon. The Little League will be com posed of an All-Star team from each of the above areas. Official Tar Heel Little League rules and regulations will apply to the games played. Boys 9 through 14 will be eligible. Regular baseball rules and reg ulations will be followed in Pony League games. Boys 9 through 16 may participate in this league. Double header games will be played each Saturday starting at 1:45 p.m. The first game will be between the Little League and the second game will be between the Pony League. Coaches named for the teams are: J. W. Everton, Middlesex J. M. Bishop, Bailey; Robert C. Home, Mt. Pleasant; and Brantley Carter, Zebulon. The schedule for Zebulon is: July 2, Zebulon at Bailey i July 9, Mt. Pleasant at Zebulon July 16, Zebulon at Middlesex July 30, Zebulon at Mt. Pleasant Aug. 6, Middlesex at Zebulon Make-up games must be made up at a time and place determined by the teams involved, Barbee said. If two teams cannot decide upon time and place, the winner of the rained-out game will be determin ed by the flip of a coin. Play-offs will begin on August 13 with the number one and num ber two teams playing at the home field of the number one team, and the number two team playing the number three team at the home of the number two team. Only one game for each league will be scheduled for the play-offs. Winners of the above games will meet on August 20, the playing field being determined by the flip of a coin. On each of the above dates two games will be played, one involving the Little League and one involving the Pony League, Barbee said. Home teams will furnish um pires and balls and the umpires are not only authorized but are directed to ban any player or players who use profanity or dis play any form of unsportsmanlike conduct during the game, Barbee said. YWW Picnic The YWW Class of the Zebulon Baptist Church will hold its an nual class picnic at the Commu nity Park Wednesday, July 6, at 6:30. All members are invited. • New Employee Gillie Ann Liles, 19, has ac cepted a secretarial position with the local Carolina Power & Light Co. office. She is a graduate of Middlesex High School and at tended Atlantic Christian College for one year, where she was en rolled in the commercial depart ment. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Liles of Middlesex. • Insurance Boys and girls participating in the town’s summer recreational program are required to pay a $2.00 insurance fee. This insur ance will cover boys and girls while actually playing on the playground. The fee is to be paid to Mrs. James Creech. Umpires Needed Can you umpire? Adults inter ested in umpiring Little League balls games are asked to get in touch with Coach M. H. Chapman immediately. Presentation Dr. and Mrs. Luke Kitahata will make a gift presentation to the Zebulon Baptist Church Sunday, j July 3, of a center piece covering made of fine Japanese silk. The presentation will be made at the morning worship service. Dr. and Mrs. Kitahata and two daughters, Amy and Marie, re (Continued on page 5)
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