Bulldogs Lick Lillington, 20-7
THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXXV. Number 38._Zebulon, N. C., Thursday, October 13,1960 Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Boosters Club Reorganized
The Boosters Club of Wakelon
High School was formally re-or
ganized last week by a number of
Zebulon sports enthusiasts. The
Booster’s Club, defunct for almost
two years, was resurrected by the
interest, created during the cur
rent football season.
Supporters of the Wakelon Bull
dog’s football eleven are enjoying
the best season in over two dec
ades, a 3-1 slate to date.
The meeting was called by W.
M. Sutton, local businessman, and
three or four sports-minded citi
zens,. Sutton said, “We are not
here to criticize our team, our
coach, our principal, faculty or
school board but to boost each one.
“We want all persons to know
that we appreciate the fine athlet
ic program of our school,” he con
tinued. “The re-organization of the
Boosters is to support our Wakelon
School and athletic program.”
Some 25-30 persons were pres
ent for the initial meeting. The
group elected officers and launched
a membership campaign.
Richard B. Turlington, a native
of Chadbourn and former Raleigh
resident, was elected president of
the Boosters. Other officers elect
ed were Edward Pearce, first vice
president; John Clark, Jr., second
vice president; Mrs. Evelyn Creech,
secretary; and Johnsey P. Arn
old, treasurer.
Membership dues were set at
$5.00 per family or $2.50 for an
individual.- All persons present
agreed to participate in a drive to
enlist new members.
Coach Maurice Chapman told the
group that he was willing to start
a weekly class to help explain the
game of football to those persons
who feel a need to know the game’s
fundamentals.
The group accepted the offer
and agreed to meet each Monday
evening at 7:30 p.m. at Wakelon
School following the varsity’s
practice session. This is Chap
man’s second year as head men
tor of athletics at the East Wake
County school. He previously
served as coach at Spring Hope,
Weldon and schools in his native
state of West Virginia.
Open House
All friends of Scouting and
parents of Scouts of Troop 525 are
invited to attend open house Sun
day afternoon at the Scout Hut
honoring Howard Phelps, Scout
Master of the troop. The recep
tion will be from 2 until 4 p.m.
! Town Growing
Says C of C Prexy
“Zebulon’s growing is showing,”
said Chamber of Commerce presi
dent, Robert D. Massey, this week.
New buildings being erected in
the Business District of down
town Zebulon include a new
launderette, a large warehouse
addition to a local wholesale house,
a new law office building and a
new supermarket. An addition is
currently being built to a farm
supply building.
In addition to growth in the
Business and Residential Districts,
Massey said, we can point with
pride to the building and remodel
ing done at Wakelon School this
summer and to the new Zebulon
Wendell branch of the Wake Coun
ty Memorial Hospital which will
soon open its doors. Zebulon is
the fifth largest town, population
wise, in Wake County.
NEWS BRIEFS
Coming Events
Sunday, October 16, is to be a
big day for Hopkins Chapel Bap
tist Church. It will be the church’s
annual Homecoming Day and the
beginning of the week-long revival
services. Following the morning
worship dinner will be spread on
the grounds. In the afternoon
there will be music provided by
groups from various churches.
Revival services will get under
way Sunday evening at 7:30 with
the Rev. Ed Lehman, Jr., preach
ing. Kenneth Hopkins will be in
charge of the singing. A nursery
will be provided during this time.
Sunday, October 23, will be Stew
ardship Day.
News Briefs
The Tar River Associational
meeting will be held October 19
at Pilot Baptist Church, according
to the Rev. G. W. McDowell, Pilot
pastor. The meeting will begin
at 9:30 a.m.
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Homecoming
Friendship Free Will Baptist
Church will hold its annual Home
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Mrs. Robert Gavin, wife of the Republican Nominee for Governor,
will be guest of Mrs. Ruth Chamblee next Tuesday on Mrs. Cham
blee’s radio show on WETC. She is the former Grace McNeill Blue
of Carthage. She and her husband met after she had finished work
at the Presbyterian Assembly Training School in Richmond. After
a courtship of a year, they were married on Thanksgiving of 1947.
She is the mother of three children, seen looking over her shoulder.
They are left to right, Grace Blue, 7; John, 6; and Edwin 10. Mrs.
Gavin is remembered in Zebulon because she was at one time a faculty
member of Wakelon School where she taught in the commercial
department.
RON CLARK—The Bulldog’s ace quarterback who has accounted for the passing offense of the past
two seasons. ClaTk, a senior, is a member of the fabulous Wakelon backfleld that is called “The Best
in the Conference.”
Democratic Rally
Truman Talks Tomorrow
Mr. Truman
Zebulon and other Wake Coun
ty people will have several op
portunities to see and hear a form
er President of the United States
when Harry S. Truman visits
this section of the State this week.
Truman, affectionately known as
“Mr. Democrat” will open with a
major campaign address at the
Arena at the North Carolina State
Fair at noon today (Thursday),
October 13, followed by a press
conference at The Hotel Sir Wal
ter at 4 p.m , and climax the day’s
schedule as principal speaker at
a fund-raising dinner that evening
in Raleigh.
On Friday, the former President
will be in Zebulon between 10 and
11 in the morning. He is scheduled
to make a short political speech
here, after leading a motorcade
from Raleigh.
The talk of “Mr. Democrat”
will be made in front of the Zebu
lon Drug Store, operated by the
father of Truman’s son-in-law, E.
C. Daniel, Jr., formerly of Zebu
Ion but now of New York City.
Representatives from the pre
cincts of Marks Creek and Little
River Townships met Monday a
week ago to map plans for one of
the most ambitious Democratic
rallies to be held in eastern North
Carolina.
In case of rain, the rally will be
held in the National Guard Ar
mory. Weather men, however,
promise fair and rainless skies.
Appearing on the program with
Truman will be Governor Luther
H. Hodges, Governor Nominee Ter
ry Sanford, Congressman Harold
Cooley, and Commissioner of Ag
riculture L. Y. Ballentine.
Town officials Teport they ex
pect a crowd of at least 10,000
persons to be on hand for the
festivities.
Cub Pack Growing
Zebu.on Cub Scout Pack 525
has made rapid progress since its
charter was presented the Zebu
Ion Ruritan Club last month. Un
der the leadership of Cub.naster
Andrew Jenkins, the new pi ck is
rapidly growing. j
At a special meeting in the
Wakelon lunchroom, the charter
was presented to Vic Tart of the
Ruritan Club by the Rev. Crate
Jones of Rolesville who represent
ed the Occoneechee Council.
Pack committeemen and Den
Mothers were installed in their of
fices by Mr. Jones following the
Charter presentation.
Promotions and arrow point a
wards were presented by Cubmas
ter Jenkins to Tommy Massey,
Tracy Temple, Andy aad Randy
Gay, Mack Edwards, Bruce Brown,
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Wakelon High School of Zebu
Ion established itself as the con
tender for Conference honors last
Friday night when it rolled over
non-conference foe Lillington 20-7.
Defeated in its opening game
by Conference champion Benvenue
31-7, the Bulldogs have marched
to four consecutive wins over Nor
lina, Nashville, Rolesville and Lil
lington. In impressive wins over
Rolesville and Norlina, holding
each scoreless, the Bulldogs al
lowed only three touchdowns in
<the other two contests. It has
outscored its last four opponents ’
60 points to 20.
Paced by leading scorers Ellis
King and Jesse Parrish, the Zeb
ulon gridmen are marching toward
their best season since 1937 when
Wakelon had its last winning
club. In 1937, the Bulldogs went
undefeated through nine contests.
In other Wake-Nash-Edge
combe Conference games last Fri
day night, Benvenue High of
Rocky Mount defeated classy Scot
land Neck (Class 2-A) 13-0. Ben
venue stands 4-0 in the current
gridiron wars and is expected to
repeat its 1959 undefeated season.
Wendell’s White Phantoms
marched to their second consecu
tive conference win over hapless
Rolesville 31-13. Sparking its
greatest offensive effort of the sea
son, Wendell literally outran the
Rolesville eleven. Halfback Rich
ard Sykes intercepted a Rolesville
pass in the end zone and scampered
102 yards to paydirt. Sykes later
scored on a 67-yard run. Roles
ville’s TDs came on a 20 yard
run by halfback James Everette
and a 51-yard run by fullback
Henry Hailey.
In a Memorial Bowl game at
Spring Hope, the visiting Nashville
squad went down to their second
one-point defeat during the cur
rent season. Spring Hope bested
their rival Nash Countians 28-27.
It was Spring Hope’s first victory
in six games. Three weeks ago
Nashville suffered a one-point de
feat at the hands of the Wakelon
Bul'dogs, 14-13.
Tcp contests this Friday are
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