THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXXV. Number 42._Zebulon, N. C., Thursday, November 10,1960 Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Democrats Here Sweep To Victory;
Heavy Vote For Kennedy and Sanford
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Thieves Raid Gas Station
Thieves broke into Paul V.
Brantley Service Station No. 1 on
the corner of West Vance and
Wakefield Streets sometime be
tween Saturday night and Mon
day morning, according to Chief
of Police Willie B. Hopkins.
Missing were two 38 caliber pis
tols and $51.22 in cash.
Hopkins said the thieves gained
entry into the service station by
tearing off a screen on a back
window, breaking a pane of glass
in the window and then raising it.
Nothing else was missing except
the pistols and cash.
Part of the money was taken
from the cash register, manager
Clarence Maiden said. Four hun
dred pennies were in the wooden
drawer with the pistols. Another
130 pennies were in the cash reg
ister but these were not taken.
Maiden discovered the losses
when he came to work Monday
morning at seven o’clock. The
station closed Saturday night a
bout 10 o’clock.
Officers said at present there are
no leads, but they have a couple
of suspects in mind.
A fingerprint expert was called
in. No prints of fingers were
found. The expert suspected the
thieves wore gloves. Foot prints
were taken, however, it was
learned. ,
Sheriff’s Deputy S. J. Blackley
and Policeman L. A. Baker inves
tigated. •
Pearce Music Show
Set For Saturday
The first program of the Pearce
Country and Gospel Music Show
is scheduled for Saturday, Novem
ber 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the Pearce
Church Annex Building. The
program will center around a local
group of musicians with out-of
town guests helping entertain.
' The Rev. Garland Foushee, pas
tor of Pearce Church, will be the
emcee of the program which will
be free to the public.
On the program will be the
Hephzibah Quartet, singing sever
al gospel numbers. Miss Ann
Nicholson of Raleigh will sing
some of Stephen Foster’s ballads.
Sonny Coley of Wendell has in
dicated that his group will be on
one of the programs, and the
Gresham Trio of Raleigh also has
indicated that they will participate.
The local group will feature the
Brantley Sisters (Betty and Rose),
vocalists and piano; O. B. Perry,
Jr., country songs; Lawrende Rog
ers, violin; Elmer Pearce, violin
and guitar; and Elmo Privette,
electric guitar.
Any person or group who would
like to be on any of the programs
which will follow each Saturday
night during November should
contact the program committee at
the show or Elmo Privette.
ALA Meets With
Mrs. M. G. Crowder
Mrs. M. G. Crowder was hostess
to the American Legion Auxiliary
last Friday night in her trailer
home on East Lee Street. Each
member present was asked to
bring two gifts to this meeting to
be sent to the VA Hospital Gift
Shop which will open December 7
at Durham.
As well as contributing to the
Din-ham Veteran’s Hospital Gift
Shop the Legion Auxiliary will
contribute to the hospitals at Salis
bury, Oteen, and Fayetteville, Mrs.
Gilford Bufkin said.
The opening date of December
7 of the Gift Shop has been as
signed to the Zebulon unit, Mrs.
Bufkin said, and any one interest
ed in going—whether he or she
is an Auxiliary or Legion member
or not—is .asked to contact any
member of the Legion or Auxil
iary.
“We can assure you a trip you
will enjoy and at the same time
you can be rendering your service
to a very worthwhile cause,” Mrs.
Bufkin said. V
Bazaar Date Set
Unusual and inexpensive gift
ideas will be featured at the fifth
annual Methodist bazaar to be held
Thursday, November 17, at Zebu
Ion Methodist Church. The ba
zaar will be held from 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m.
Aprons, plain and fancy, bridge
and luncheon cloths, children’s
clothes, ladies’ blouses and lounge
wear, stuffed toys and novelties,
plus our interesting parcel post and
grab table. .Culinary arts will be
available, too.
From 11:30 to 1:30 a delicious
turkey will be served by Mrs. M.
J. Sexton and her committee.
Plates will cost $1.00 each.
Plan now to come down to
browse and buy at the bazaar at
the Zebulon Methodist Church.
Barbecue Supper
Hales Chapel Baptist Church on
Route 1, Zebulon, is holding a
pork-chicken barbecue supper Fri
day night, November 11, from 5
to 9 p.m. at Corinth-Holders School
cafeteria. Plates will sell for $1.00
each and all proceeds will be used
for the building fund.
New Furniture Store Opened
Here On Arendell Avenue
Zebulon Furniture Company re
cently opened its doors here for
business.
This is the second furniture store
for the town of Zebulon. Whitley
Furniture Company is the oldest
and is one of the most widely
known furniture stores in North
Carolina.
The new business establishment
is located at 209-211 North Aren
dell Avenue in the building va
cated by Rondal Phillips Grocery.
It is under the managership of
Amos Estes.
Estes, a South Carolinian, is
married to the former Nancy
Whitley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
C. V. Whitley. They have three
sons. For a number of years he
has been associated with Burling
ton Mills Corporation. The fam
ily moved from Reidsville last
week.
The new store’s motto is
“Where Your Dollars Have More
Cents.”
Estes invites the public in to
visit the new business establish
ment.
Tallies of Votes
For President Kennedy Nixon
Little River (Zebulon) . 992 202
Little River (Mitchells) . 211 32
Marks Creek (Eagle Rock) . 295 82
Marks Creek (Wendell) . 542 384
For Governor _ Sanford Gavin
Little River (Zebulon) . 886 232
Little River (Mitchells) . 206 35
Marks Creek (Eagle Rock) . 306 91
Marks Creek (Wendell) . 498 309
Jail Now Fit For King
NEWS BRIEFS
New Officers
New officers of Wakelon School
Board have been elected. The
election took place at the last
school board meeing. Hardin Hin
ton succeeds Dr. B. D. Thomas as
chairman. Frank Wall is serv
ing as secretary and Raymond
Averette is property custodian.
•
Lions Auxiliary
Zebulon Lions Auxiliary will
hold its monthly dinner meeting
Wednesday night, November 16.
All members are to notify the re
servations chairman, Mrs. George
Massey, Jr. Mrs. Crafton Hud
son, president, urges all members
to be present for this important
meeting.
Junior Women
The Junior Woman’s Club will
hold its regular meeting Tuesday,
November 15, at the club house,
Mrs. Bobby Sherron, president, has
announced. The program will be
on holiday arrangements to be
given by Mrs. Ruric Gill, Sr. Host
esses for the meeting will be Mrs.
Johnny Horton and Mrs. Howard
Phelps. All members are urged
to be present.
Zebulon jail is clean as a pin,
according to Police Chief Willie
B. Hopkins.
“It’s spic and span,” Chief Hop
kins said.
The local calaboose came in for
a blow recently when the Wake
County Grand Jury said it was
unsanitary.
“I don’t see how they (the
Grand Jury) happened to catch my
jail dirty,” Chief Hopkins said.
“In the past 10 years my jail
has been inspected by Grand Ju
ries, State inspectors, and others
and these bodies have never found
anything wrong.”
Hopkins said he admits when the
Wake County Grand Jury recently
visited the local jail there were
cigarette butts on the floor and
the floor was dirtier than usual.
“But we had a rough weekend,”
the genial chief said.
He vehemently declared there
was nothing unsanitary found
when the GJ came. All the toilet
facilities were working and in
good shape.
But you should see the accom
modations now. Floors immacu
late, walls and ceilings washed
down, clean sweet-smelling linens
on the box springs.
“It’s fit for a king,” Chief Hop
kins said. “It’s spic and span.”
Homecoming
Social Plains Baptist Church
will hold homecoming day cere
monies Sunday, November 13.
Former members and former pas
tors are invited to attend these
services which will begin at the
morning worship hour and con
tinue to afternoon with a short
program. Lunch will be served on
the grounds of the church.
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Baptismal Service
A baptismal service will be held
at Pilot Baptist Church Sunday,
November 13, at 7 p.m., the Rev.
Gilbert W., McDowell, pastor, has
announced. The candidates are
Jeanette Denton, Dona Kay Den
ton, Don Williams, Michael Finch
and Bobby Rhodes.
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Visiting Minister
The Rev. Buford RafTield sup
plied at Pilot Baptist Church last
Sunday in the absence of the Rev.
G. W. McDowell, pastor. The Rev.
Mr. McDowell was holding a revi- |
val service in South Carolina. The
Rev. Mr. RafTield is a graduate of
Mercer University and at present
is a student at the Southeastern
Seminary. For the past six years
he has served a church in Georgia.
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sive campaigns on both national
and state levels, voters went to
the polls Tuesday and elected a
Democratic President of the United
States and Governor of North Car
olina.
Little River Township (Zebulon)
cast the biggest vote of four pre
cincts in Wake County. It went
Democratic for both President and
Governor.
Seldom, if ever, in the past 50
years has an election been so hard
fought on either the national or
state level.
Interest in the presidential and
gubernatorial campaigns ran high
locally during the past months.
Voters came out in record num
bers in Zebulon Tuesday, officials
said. As early as 7:30 in the morn
ing almost 100 persons had cast
ballots.
Presidential candidate John F.
Kennedy and Gubernatorial can
didate Terry Sanford held the lead
here all during the two candidates’
campaigns.
Republican presidential candi
date Richard Nixon and Republi
can Gubernatorial candidate Rob
ert Gavin did not .make any great
inroads locally.
Police Chief Willie B. Hopkins
said no incidents took place at the
Zebulon polls Tuesday. He said
everything was in “very good or
der and people conducted them
selves very well.”
Registrar Wade H. Privette could
not reveal how many new regis
trations there were for this elec
tion. He also was not able to re
j veal how many persons are regis
I tered here.
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Discussion On Community
Woman's Club Has Panel
Twenty-eight senior club mem
bers and guests enjoyed a most
interesting program November 1
on community affairs. The devo- i
tional meditation, led by Mrs. M.!
J. Sexton, emphasized God’s com
mand of making good use of our
blessings.
Mrs. Fred Page, who was chair
man of the program, introduced
members of a panel who discussed
what'Zebulon has done and is do
ing to make this a better commu
nity in which to live.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ellett, town com
missioner, spoke on the progress
of our town and its future. Future
plans include housing and building j
developments as well as many |
ideas toward beautification. Club
members were delighted to see
aerial photos of the town and learn
of the work done in community
planning.
Welfare services available and
used by our town were discussed
by Mrs. Ulysses Johnson, Wake
County social worker. Mrs. John
son explained many of the services
such as foster homes, adoption
rules, and training schools. Many
of our civic clubs have projects
that originate in the Welfare de
partment, and churches, she said,
also have projects concerning
many of their cases.
Mrs. George Henry Temple was
the speaker for community health,
explaining physical health in the
home and school. She gave health
rules that serve as a guide for
safe and healthy home conditions.
Mrs. Temple, a registered nurse,
discussed physical, mental and so
cial health in our community.
Wakelon High School librarian,
Mrs. Raymond Pippin, told of li
brary facilities available in Zebu
Ion. The town is fortunate to
have a community library, she said,
located in the club house. This
library is sponsored by the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary. The li
brary is open Monday and Friday
afternoons with Mrs. Gilford Buf
kin serving as librarian.
Coffee, sandwiches and cookies
were served during the social
hour by Mrs. John Kemp and
Mrs. M. B. Chamblee.
Mrs. Armstrong Cannady, re
porter