THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXXV. Number 37. Zebulon, N. C., Thursday, October 6,1960 Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers Bulldogs Win Over Roles ville, 21-0 \ ....see story on page 5 TRUMAN TO SPEAK HERE t ■r LIBRARY TO BENEFIT FROM Got any “white elephants” a round your house? A .White Elephant Sale will be staged at the National Guard Ar mory on October 29 to raise funds for improvement and expansion of Zebulon’s Community Library. Members of the Zebulon Rotary Club this week begin active so licitation of “white elephant” con tributions to be sold at auction. The entire community has been por tioned with each Rotarian respon sible for contacting residents in Dr. John Eddins Seminary Teacher Revival Speaker Dr. John W. Eddins, assistant professor of theology at Southeast ern Baptist Seminary, will preach at revival services beginning Octo ber 9 and continuing through Oc tober 14 at Wakefield Baptist Church. The meeting will begin with the usual Homecoming service on Sun day with the morning worship service followed by a picnic lunch served on the church grounds. The evening services will begin at 7:30 with songs of praise. The music director for the re vival will be Robert Hensley. He is a graduate of Wake Forest Col lege and is now a student at South eastern Seminary. Bulldog Boosters “Boosters for the Bulldogs” is the call to all persons tonight. At the Zebulon Town Hall at 8:00, an organizational meeting for the Boosters of Wake Ion High School will be held. All persons who are interested in the athletic program of the school are asked to attend. The initial meeting will be pre ceded at 6:00 p.m. by a Junior Var sity football game at the Wakelon athletic field between Wakelon and Benvenue. Sports enthusiasts are asked to attend the JV game and then the Bossters Club. his assigned district. “No matter whether we obtain several hundred or several thou sand dollars, the entire proceeds go to the library,” said Sidney Eddins, project chairman. “The future of our library, which the American Legion Auxiliary has conducted admirably in coopera tion with municipal authorities, depends on the outcome of this sale.” Any kind of useful item with a resale value is requested by the Rotarians. Suggestions include a circulating oil heater from a person who has installed central heat; a fan from a man who has installed air con ditioning; feeding troughs from a man who no longer raises hogs; an -oil tank from a men who has installed a heat pump. “It does not matter how large or how small the donation is,” said Eddins, “if it has a resale value we want it for the White Elephant auction. Rotarians have donated use of trucks to transport largfe items to the National Guard Armory where they will be stored until the sale. All items will be sold at the sale at absolute auction. What is a “White Elephant Sale”? Chairman Eddins explained that the King of Siam used to give white elephants to members of his court whom he wished to ruin. In Siam white elephants are sa cred, and the expense of keeping them is ruinous because they do nothing but eat, not being allow ed to plow or work at sawmills as other elephants do. Thus the term “white elephant” came to represent any item which, while normally of great use, is of no value to the person who (Continued on Page 8) Richmond Native To Preach Here A native of Richmond, Va., will preacn the morning and evening worship services at Zebulon Bap tist Church Sunday. The Rev. W. Emory Trainham, Jr., was bom in Richmond May 22, 1922, son of a Baptist minister and grandson of Joseph T. Watts. He is a graduate of the University of Richmond and Union Theological Seminary, with bachelor of arts and bachelor of divinity degrees. He has also done post graduate work at Randolph Macon Military Academy. The Rev. Mr. Trainham has held pastorates at the First Baptist Church, Smithfield, Va., from 1949-1952, and Oakwood Memorial Baptist Church in Richmond from 1952-1954. At present he is the associate minister of Myers Park Baptist Church, Charlotte. He has taught at denominational assemblies, local and state clinics, (Continued on Page 8) Harry S. Truman EX-PRESIDENT Democratic Leaders Featured At Morning Rally in Zebulon; Enthusiastic Crowd Expected Former President Harry S. Truman has accepted an invitation to speak at the Eastern Wake County Demo cratic Rally to be held in Zebulon Friday, October 14. Also appearing on the program will be Governor Luther Hodges, Democratic Gubernatorial Nominee Terry Sanford, Agri culture Commissioner L. Y. Ballentine, and Congressman Harold D. Cooley. Second Place! By Bill Quick The Wakelon Bulldogs and Wen dell White Phantoms were the only victors in last Friday night’s foot ball contests. Defeating Spring Hope by two touchdowns, the Wendell eleven chalked up its sec ond victory of the campaign. Nash ville fell to Warrenton, Rolesville to Wakelon, and Benvenue was idle. The Standings Conference All Team W L W L Benvenue . 2 0 3 0 Wakelon . 2 1 3 1 Wendell . 11 2 2 Nashville . 11 2 2 Spring Hope . 0 1 0 4 Rolesville . 0 2 0 4 The appearance of these five Democrats is expected to attract the largest crowd in the history of a Democratic rally here. It will be the second time the former president has made an address here. Truman is scheduled to speak at the State Fair in Raleigh on Thurs day, October 13. He will attend a $50-a-plate dinner in the Capital City Thursday night, where he will make a short address. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Daniel, par ents of Truman’s son-in-law, will be guests at the dinner. At first plans were the ex President would spend the night in Zebulon with Mr. and Mrs. Daniel. Those plans were chang ed because of the former Presi dent’s on-the-wing speaking en gagement. Robert D. Massey, Chamber of Commerce president, said a motor cade will be formed in Raleigh for Terry Sanford GUBERNATORIAL NOMINEE AND FRIENDS ... t the trip to Zebulon. The ex President and his entourage are scheduled to arrive here about 10 o’clock. Wakelon High School Band, un der the direction of Herbert Ire land, will march from the school to mid-town Zebulon where it will be presented in concert prior to the ex-President’s arrival. Massey, chairman of the steer ing committee which is handling overall preparations for the rally, expressed appreciation for Robert Cotton’s assistance in airranging for Truman’s visit here. Cotton is Wake County Democratic Execu tive Chairman. “We feel fortunate in having a former president as speaker for the rally,” Massey said. “In fact, we feel very fortunate to have the ‘big five’ to appear in our town.” Little River Township Precinct Chairman Willie B. Hopkins said: “We feel confident that Mr. Tru man’s visit, along with our next Governor, Terry Sanford, and Commissioner of Agriculture L. Y. Ballentine and Congressman Har old Cooley, will help make the rally one of the most successful ever staged in Wake County.” Massey also asked for the all out cooperation of local citizens in preparing for the rally, and is ex tending a welcome to visitors. Eastern Wake County towns are Zebulon, Wendell, Knightdale, Ea gle Rock and Rolesville. / The event is to be held at the intersection of Arendell Avenue and Horton Street. In case of rain, Massey said, the speakers will be moved to the National Guard Ar mory. “It is one of the biggest things ever to come to our town,” Massey said. “We are expecting a capacity crowd for the event.” Luther H. Hodges •OVERNOR or NORTH CAROLINA L. Y. Ballcntine COMMISSIONER OP AGRICULTURE Harold Cooley CONOREMMAN

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