"» ZEBULON
RECORD
VOLUME 36. NUMBER lO. ZEBULON. N. C.. THURSDAY. APRIL 13. 1961
COMMUNITY DOCTORS. Left to right, Dr. George Tucker, Dr.
Ben Thomas, Dr. Charles Flowers, Dr. Zyba Massey, Dr. J. M. Hester,
Dr. Hewlette Connell, and Dr. L. M. Massey. All are Zebulon phy
sicians except Drs. Connell and Hester. Picture was made at Wen
dell-Zebulon Hospital dedication-opening.
Legion Post Has Exceeded
Membership Goal for 1961
Zebulon Post 33 of the American I
Legion has exceeded its member
ship Incentive Goal for 1961, ac
cording to information received
here from State Headquarters of
the American Legion in Raleigh.
Charles W. Pace, Commander of
the Post, has received a letter from
the Legion State Adjutant, Nash
McKee, expressing congratulations
and thanks to the membership
chairman, all Post Officers, and
membership workers for their ef
fort.
S. Marvin Burton of Charlotte,
Department Commander of the
American Legion, issued a state
ment of high praise for the local
Post.
Commander Burton said, “I am
proud to congratulate the officers
and members of Post 33 upon this
notable achievement. All of the
programs and services of the Le
gion are made possible through
dues paid for membership and we
appreciate the great part played
Glib Luncheon
Set for Monday
The final luncheon of the year
sponsored by the Senior Woman’s
Club will be held Monday, April
17. It will be held at the club
house from the .hours of 11:30 to
1:30.
The menu will consist of baked
ham, string beans, potato salad,
harvard beats, homemade cake
and coffee.
Tickets may be secured from
Mrs. A. S. Hinton or Mrs. Wallace
Temple. A few tickets will be
available at the door during the
day of the luncheon.
by Post 33 of Zebulon. Sincere
thanks to every member of the
Post who had a part in the mem
bership work.”
The Incentive Goal of Post 33 is
65 and the membership for 1961
to date is 65. Incentive Goals
are assigned each American Legion
Post by the State Headquarters
and are based on last year’s mem
bership of the Post plus 2 per cent.
“We do not intend to stop our
membership drive now that we
have reached our Incentive Goal,”
Post Commander Pace said. “There
are many more eligible veterans
who have not, yet joined our Post
and we invite them all to become
members.”
Principals Rehired
Wakelon and Shepard school
principals were reelected by local
school committees and approved
by the Wake Board of Education
Monday.
Principals are elected by local
committees, subject to the Board’s
approval.
John J. Hicks is principal of
Wakelon and Garland L. Crews is
principal of Shepard.
Candidates File
Ed Hales, who is serving his
first term as mayor of Zebulon,
filed for re-election subject to the
May 2 election.
Raleigh Alford filed for re-elec
tion for the Town Board of Com
missioners.
Both candidates filed Tuesday.
Deadline for filing is April 18.
Former Pastor To Conduct
Revival At Hopkins Church
A former pastor of Hopkins
Chapel Baptist Church is returning
Johnnie Caldwell
to conduct a series of revival serv
ices which begin April 17 and con
tinue through April 21.
The Rev. Johnnie Caldwell, the
visiting minister, is now pastor of
the First Baptist Church of Coco
Bpach, Florida. This church has
doubled its membership since the
Rev. Mr. Caldwell’s ministry there.
When he was pastor of Hop
kins Church he led in the construc
tion of the present building.
The music for the services will
be under the direction of Kenneth
Hopkins, choir director.
The nursery will be open for the
convenience of parents with small
children.
During his stay here, the Rev.
Mr. Caldwell and Mrs. Caldwell
and daughter will reside at the
home of E. C. Stallings of Hopkins
Chapel community.
The Rev. Edward C. Lehman,
Jr., pastor of Hopkins Church, cor
dially extends an invitation to the
public to attend these revival serv
ices.
Cancer Crusade Head Names
Solicitors; Canvass April 16-22
Aaron Lowery, who is directing
the 1961 Cancer Crusade in Zebu
Ion, releases his list of solicitors
for the crusade.
“I am very pleased with the re
sponse,” Lowery said. “It looks
as if we will be very successful
with the campaign.”
The list includes: Avon Privette,
Jr., Herbert Winstead, Mrs. Ruth
Page, Mrs. Paul Brantley, Willie
Bullock, Mrs. Lorenzo Temple,
Cameron Stallings
Missing Man Home
Cameron Stallings, object of a
week-long search last week, is
now at home. He arrived Sunday
from Oklahoma City accompanied
by his sister and a Franklin Coun
ty deputy.
Stallings telephoned his sister
from Oklahoma City Friday, say
ing he had been kidnapped. The
call was made about 8:45 p.m.
A widespread search for the
36-year-old grain mill operator of
Pilot community began weekend
before last. He was last seen in
Cameron Village by an acquaint
ance, W. A. Allman of Zebulon,
around 4:45 p.m.
Stallings had made a hurried
trip to Raleigh to see about pur
chasing' a seed-treating machine
for his grain mill.
His abandoned automobile was
found on South Person Street in
Raleigh and his empty pocketbook
was discovered in a car lot near
by.
Searching parties covered many
areas around Raleigh during the
week on the theory that Stallings
might have been slain. Many
of his neighbors from the Pilot
community, located just over the
Franklin County line, joined in
the search.
Stallings was reported under a
doctor’s care this week and unable
to offer coherent explanation for
his disappearance and journey.
Annual NFA Members Are
To Meet At Shepard School
Over 150 students of vocational
agriculture and members of the
New Farmers of America from 12
schools in Harnett, Johnston,
Wayne, and Wake Counties will
hold their Annual Federation
Meeting and contest at the Shep
ard School on April 10, at 10:00
a.m.
The meeting will be called to
order by officers of the Federation
with the official opening ceremony.
Greetings and special remarks
will be given by Mr. Fred Smith,
Superintendent of Wake County
Schools.
The meetings is under general
supervision of W. T. Johnson,
Executive Secretary. After rules
and instructions have been given
by Mr. Johnson, the Contest will
proceed in public speaking, quar
tet singing, instrumental and vo
cal talent, parliamentary usage
and organizational history.
One boy from each school will
deliver an essay he has written
on some agricultural subject.
Two numbers—one spiritual
and one non-spiritual will be
sung by the quartet from each
school.
Chapters receive points for par
ticipating. A Federation Banner is
Rotary Names 1961
Officers, Attend Meet
Zebulon Rotary Club officers to
serve for the coming year have
been elected.
Named president was Pat Farm
er; Dr. L. M. Massey, vice presi
dent; and Scotte Brown as sec
retary.
Retiring president is Billy K.
Hopkins.
Farmer, Brown and Ferd Davis
attended a Rotary institute in Tar
boro last Thursday for incoming
presidents and secretaries. Davis,
past district governor, was a
featured speaker.
given to the Chapter having the
largest number of earned points
from the different contests. Fed
eration winners will compete for
honors on June 5-8 at the State
Association Convention. Conven
tion winners will be in competition
with other state winners in Octo
ber at the National Convention,
Atlanta, Georgia.
Members of the Shepard High
School Chapter invite parents and
friends to attend and enjoy these
live contests.
Mrs. M. J. Sexton, Mrs. M. T. Deb
nam, Mrs. Vance Brown, Dr. J.
F. Coltrane,
Frank Kannon, Mrs. John Kemp,
Mrs. Mary Horton, Mrs. Rachel
Privette, Bobby Perry, Garland
Richardson, Billy Hopkins, Mrs.
Bill Bowling, Mrs. Russell Brant
ley, Mrs. Kermit Corbett, Mrs.
John Hicks, M. G. Crowder,
Mrs. Sidney Eddins, Mrs. El
bert Pearce, Mrs. Fred Beck, Roy
Beck, Tom Scarboro, Mrs. Earnes
tine Marshall, Mrs. Woodrow Pip
pin, Mrs. Roy Beck, Mrs. Howard
Beck, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Allman,
Mrs. George R. Massey, Jr., Sprite
Barbee, Mrs. Johnny Horton, Jim
my Medlin, Miss Mary Vic Brough
ton, Mrs. James Alford, Mr. and
Mrs. F. E. Bunn, Mrs. Mark Wall,
Frank Kemp, Mrs. Ben Thomas,
B. A. Antone, Ralph Bunn, A. H.
Smith, Norman Screws,
Mrs. Luke Kitahata, Mrs. Wilson
Braswell, Mrs. Bernice Bunn, Mrs.
Wallace Chamblee, Mrs. Uriah
Whitley, Mrs. Melvin Massey,
Fred Corbett, Mrs. Tom Kimball,
Mrs. C. E. Askew, Mrs. Jesse Vick
and Mrs. Margaret Taylor.
A kick-off meeting was held in
the auditorium of Zebulon Mu
nicipal Building Wednesday
night. Lowery explained the cru
sade to the workers, named the
areas to be solicited, and passed
out literature.
Lowery said 11 persons from the
Zebulon area died of cancer last
year. He added that 172 persons
in Wake County died last year of
the dread disease.
“We are undertaking this job
to help save lives,” Lowery said.
“That is our only reason for doing
it. If Zebulon people realize it is
not just another fund drive, but
a real Crusade to get people to
their doctors in time and to help
finance the research that is saving
people all around us, I believe
we can do ourselves proud.”
No figure could be obtained on
the amount collected in last year’s
drive.
Wakefield Has
Director For
Music
Revival
Spring revival services will be
held at Wakefield Baptist Church
beginning April 24 through April
30. The Rev. Horace Hamm, pas
tor, will bring the messages dur
ing the week.
Joseph O. Stroud
Conducting the singing will be
Joseph O. Stroud. He attended
North Greenville Junior College,
Furman University and Southwest
ern Seminary. He served on the
faculty of North Greenville Jun
ior College for two years, was
minister of music and education
at San Soeice Church in Green
ville, S. C., at Arlington Heights
Church, Fort Worth, Texas, at
South Fort Worth, Fort Worth,
Texas, at Belmont, at College
Avenue Church, Lenoir, at First
Church, Statesville, and was music
secretary of the N. C. Baptist State
Convention for four years.
Stroud has served in many
church music workshops in many
states of the South Baptist Con
vention.
He is the author of articles for
South Baptist publications and is
the author of a pamphlet “Music
for Your Revival” which is used
throughout the Southern Baptist
Convention.
Stroud is married to the former
Rachel Garrett of Laurens, S. C.,
and they are the parents of two
children, Joseph, Jr., and Claire
Ina.