"-ZEBULON
RECORD
VOLUME 36. NUMBER 29. ZEBULON. N. C.. AUGUST 24. 1961
Twenty-three-year-old Midshipman First Class Hugh C. Duncan
is shown receiving his diploma from President John F. Kennedy at
the U. S. Naval Academy graduation ceremonies. Duncan, who
graduated 29 in his class of 750, is the grandson of Mrs. J. P. Duncan,
long time matron of Wakelon dormitory, and the son of Mr. and
Mrs. F. D. Duncan of Greenville. At the Academy he was on the
Superintendent's List (Dean’s List) for the full four years. He is
now studying nuclear engineering in California.
POLICEMAN REPORTS
Negros Not Identified As Riders
Between 30 and 35 Negro men
and women poured out of four cars
Sunday night on West North
Street, alarming the white residen
tial section of Zebulon.
Night Policeman Wendell Perry,
who investigated, discounted the
report that the group was Freedom
Riders. He said he discovered no
evidence to prove they were
Riders.
Perry said he was told by the
group that they came from Raleigh
POWER OFF
Electrical power from Tant’s
Crossroads to Pearces, the Town of
Bunn, and Highway 98 to Louisburg
will be interrupted from 5 to 6 a.m.
Sunday, August 27, local Carolina
Power & Light officials have an
nounced. This interruption of pow
er supply is so the company may
make emergency repairs to the
lines.
and Wilson and lost their way in
Zebulon.
Perry said indications were that
the group planned to turn around
in front of the duplex home of
Jimmy Spivey. One car made the
turn; the second did not, becom
ing stuck in Spivey’s newly-made
lawn.
The driver of the car which was
stuck was charged with no opera
tor’s license by Policeman Perry.
This driver posted bond and re
turned Monday and paid the fine.
Perry encountered no trouble
with the group, he said. He said
it was reported to him the entour
age was seen at the corner of Lib
erty Street, near the Ferd Davis
residence.
The milling crowd of Negroes
I set off an alarm of feeling among
the whites and one householder
was reported standing in his door
; way armed with a double-barreled
I shotgun.
Forty-Six Students Graduate
With Driver Ed. Diplomas
Forty-six Wakelon High School
students received diplomas for
completion of driver education
courses this summer, according to
Maurice Chapman, instructor.
There were three classes in
which these students took class
work and practical driving instruc
tion.
Graduates of the first class were:
James Raymond Averette, Eddie
Lynn Baker, Joan Kaye Baker,
Annette Brantley, M. C. Carter,
Charles Collins, Shelton Creech,
Cheryl Faye Duke, Floyd Farring
ton, Nava Margaret Harris, Linda
Johnson, Judy Delores Lee, Hilda
Kay Liles, Carolyn Jean Moss,
Judy Moss, Shirley Jean Oakley,
Larry D. Perry and Larry Ben
Stallings.
Members of the second graduat
ing class were: Sandra Faye Al
ford, Sue Arnold, Serena Baker,
Bobby Gene Barbour, Jo Ann
Bunn, Harry Chamblee, Elizabeth
Ellen Curtis, Jackie Faye Curring,
Margaret Ann Dunn, Wayne V.
Gay, Georgia Hinton, Jane Ihrie,
Betsy Long, Winfred Milton Mur
phy, Gale Pearce, Sandra Shoffner,
Pat V. Walters and Carl Thomas
Williams.
There were 10 graduates of the
third session. They were: Thur
ston Debnam, Randy Creech, Tim
Richardson, George Byrd, John
Leffinwell, Micky Martin, Steve
Martin, Pansy Strickland, Gene
Mangum and Preston Perry.
Wakelon Principal Lists Staff;
Program for Coming School Year
WAKELON TEACHERS
Eight New
Wakelon School’s new teachers
and a thumbnail biography of
i them appears below. The faculty
j is complete now except for the
I selection of a speech therapist,
who is being processed by Princi
pal John J. Hicks.
Miss Martha Lane Farmer, 22, is
a native of Bailey. She is a begin
ning teacher with an A. B. degree
in elementary education from Duke
University. She has been assigned
to the first grade.
Miss Agnes Louise Davis, 24, has
three year’s experience—two at
Princeton in Johnston County and
mentary School. She has an A. B.
degree in primary education from
Atlantic Christian College, and is
a native of Goldsboro.
Mrs. Paulette P. Pugh, 21, will
begin her teaching career at Wake
Ion as its first public school music
teacher since Mrs. Robert Daniel
Massey. She is 21 and a native of
Liberty.
Haywood Roebuck, 32, has a B.
S. degree in English and social
studies from East Carolina College.
Single, Roebuck is a native of
Washington, N. C., and is a begin
ning teacher.
Mrs. Bessie H. Smith, 46, is a
Johnston County native and has
Local Churches Will
Broadcast Worship
Services This Fall
The schedule for the broadcast
of the 11:00 Worship Services on
Sunday from the various churches
in the towns of Zebulon and Wen
dell has been announced.
Chairman of the Radio Commit
tee for WETC is the Rev. Bill
Quick. At a recent meeting of the
pastors from the Zebulon Metho
dist and Baptist churches and the
Wendell Baptist, Methodist and
Christian Churches the fall sched
ule of broadcasting was agreed
upon.
The Rev. David E. Daniel will
serve as Radio Preacher for the
September and October services as
the worship hour will emanate
from the Zebulon Baptist Church.
The Zebulon Methodist Church
will broadcast its service of wor
ship on Sunday morning during
the months of November and De
cember.
Since the Wendell schedule has
not been tentatively set, the defi
nite announcement will be made at
a future date as to which church
will broadcast dfiring the remain
der of the winter and spring sea- !
son. i
TRIAL
Police Chief Willie B. Hopkins
is scheduled to be tried tonight !
(Thursday) at 7:30 before Wendell
Magistrate H. V. Andrews, Sr.
Hopkins has been charged with
slapping Tony Murray, 22, of Route
4, Zebulon, whom he argued with
over a sports car the chief claimed
had been seen speeding through !
the streets of Zebulon. I
The trial was set for Thursday,
August 17, but was postponed un
til tonight.
' teaching experience in Lucama and
Nashville schools. She has an A.
B. degree from Atlantic Christian
College and a M. A. from East
Carolina College. She will teach
French and English.
Mrs. Carol G. Stanley, 33, will
teach science. She has a B. S.
degree from East Carolina College
and has taught two years in Colum
bus County and seven years in Da
vidson County. She was born in
Columbus County.
, Miss Louise Wells. 21, holds a
B. S. degree in science and math
ematics from Atlantic Christian
College. She is a beginning teach
er and is a native of Bailey.
Mrs. Frances Hilburne, 23, has
a B. S. degree from East Carolina
College and will teach instrumental
music at Wakelon. She was for
merly a band instructor in Lenior
County school system. Mrs. Hil
burne is a native of Raleigh.
Registration
Mrs. Howard Bunn announces
that her kindergarten registration
and orientation day will be held
Friday, September 1, from 9 a.m.
to 12 noon. The first day of school
will be held Tuesday, September 5.
No school will be held on Labor
Day.
Wendell Market
Averages $65
Opening day sales Tuesday
averaged the highest in Wen
dell tobacco market’s history,
according to Suppervisor of
Sales E. H. Moser.
The market sold 353,624
pounds for $232,448.02, an
average of $65.44.
All three Wendell ware
houses had full sales, Moser
said. He reported there was
a good brake tobacco on the
market, and foresees a very
good year for the market.
On opening day last year
235,000 pounds of tobacco was
sold for an average of $58.
Moser said last year’s leaf was
not of the quality of this
year’s.
Wendell supports three
warehouses, Farmers, Liberty
and Northside.
Moser is serving his thir
teenth year as supervisor of
sales.
Wakelon school opens Septem
ber 1 with eight new faculty mem
bers, a former faculty member re
turning, a full-time guidance coun
selor, a full-time public school
music teacher, and renovations to
both high and elementary build
ings.
Principal John J. Hicks has fill
ed all vacated faculty posts except
that of speech therapist and has
employed a full-time guidance
counselor and public school music
teacher.
Wakelon has been without a full
time public school music teacher
since the resignation of Mrs. Rob
ert D. Massey. The school, how
ever, has never had a full-time
guidance counselor.
Hicks said he is still in the pro
cess of trying to secure a speech
therapist. A therapist was em
ployed in the early summer but
resigned for placement in the Ra
leigh City School system.
The principal reported that the
high school has gained a teacher.
This is because of the educational
program passed by the last legisla
ture which reduced the State
teacher allotment. The allotment
was reduced from 30 to 20 teach
ers, thereby putting Wakelon in
the category for gaining a teacher.
Renovations have been made to
the elementary and high school
buildings to the tune of $208,354.43.
New windows have been installed,
classrooms have been painted and
other facilities have been made.
Asbestos vinyl tile flooring covers
the floors of the high school build
Hicks said it appears now that
all renovations will be completed
by the opening date.
Teachers report to work August
30. They must work three days
before the opening and two days
after the closing of school now.
Heretofore, they worked a day be
fore and a day after.
Registration for new students
entering Wakelon from other
schools will be held Monday and
Tuesday, August 28-29, from 9 to
12 noon and 1 to 4 pjn. This regis
tration is for students who have
moved into the Wakelon School
District from other schools.
Friday, September 1, children
who will attend Wakelon will re
port for pupil orientation. This
orientation period will be from
9 until 11:30 o’clock.
Classroom work begins Tuesday,
September 5. There will be no
school on Labor Day.
Hicks said he anticipated about
855 pupils attending Wakelon this
year. Last year’s enrollment was
847.
Seventy first grade students are
expected this year, which will be
about the same number as last
year, Hicks reported.
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Baptists And Methodists Join
For Union Services Sunday Night
The members of the Zebulon I
Baptist and Zebulon Methodist
Churches will unite on Sunday
night at 8:00 p.m. in a Union'
Service at the Zebulon Methodist!
Church.
The union service was announc
ed jointly by the Rev. David E.
Daniel and the Rev. William K.
Quick, pastors of the Baptist and
Methodist Churches.
Rev. Quick will preside over
the service on Sunday evening and
Rev. Daniel will bring the eve
ning message. Daniel’s topic will
be on the theme: “Salvation:
Magical or Moral,”
The union service is the first
since the Thanksgiving Service in
November of 1959. It will inaugu
rate a series of union services
planned by the two ministers for
the congregations of the two
churches. All members of both
communions are urged to be pres
ent for this service.