THE ZEBULON RECORD
VOLUME 36. NUMBER 30. ZEBULON. N. C.. AUGUST 31. 1961
WAKKI.ON CO-CAPTAINS—Coach Chapman has lapped Senior Bobby
Sawyer and Junior Tommy Wood to lead the 1901 Bulldogs through the com
ing season. Both letternien are noted for their aggressive pla>. Coach
Chapman is optimistic about prospects for his team this year.
WAKI.I.ON MENTOR—Coach Mau
rice Chapman launches his third year
as VVakclon coach. He was Zebulon’s
1900 “Man of the Year.’’
| COACH AND BULLDOG BACKFflPLl)—The starting backfield on Septem
ber 8 for Wakelon's gridiron eleven will be chosen from these six boys.
Front row, Bobby Sawyer and Tommy Wood, both starters. Back row,
I Carl Williams, Randy Creech, Anthony Laspino, and Freddie Ellington.
APPEAL SCHEDULED TODAY
JP Finds Hopkins Guilty \
Police Chief Willie B. Hopkins
is scheduled to undergo a second
trial today for allegedly slapping
a young Raleigh insurance sales
man.
Hopkins was found guilty of
slapping Tony Murray of Zebulon
and Raleigh at a hearing before
Justice of the Peace H. V. Andrews
of Wendell last Thursday night in
Wendell.
Hopkins was fined $10 and costs,
and the case was appealed to Wen
dell Recorder’s Court. Trial was
set for today, August 31.
Murray, 22, took the stand and
testified that Hopkins struck him
across the face on the night of
August 8 after he and the chief
Hospital Notes
The following were patients at
Wendell-Zebulon Hospital Wed
nesday morning.
White
Ann Narron, Patricia Whitley,
Janet Creech, Wayne Cook, Vernon
Grice, Wavon Alford, Clifton Per
ry, Ann Curtis, Harvey Hocutt,
and J. A. Haswell.
Colored
Connell Silver, Charles Milton
Holman and Genneter Horton.
White Births
Mr. and Mrs. Walker Shelton
Narron of Route 1, Middlesex, an
nounce the birth of a bov August
29.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyn Lee Whitley
of Route 2. Wendell, announce the
birth of a boy August 28.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Cree of
Route 1, Zebulon, announce the
birth of a girl August 29.
Colored Birth
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Horton of
Route 4. Zebulon. announce the
birth of a girl, August 29.
had an argument about Murray’s
1932 automobile.
Murray told the court that he
suffered no bruises but that his
jaw swelled up from the blow.
Murray testified that he just
disagreed with the Chief about the
speed limit of the town. He claim
ed that Hopkins told him the speed
limit on Zebulon’s main street was
15 miles an hour.
Murray later returned to the
police station after circling the
block and said he told the Chief
that the speed limit sign said 20
miles an hour. Murray testified
that Hopkins then told him the
speed limit was whatever he (Hop
kins) said it was, cursed him, and
slapped him across the face.
Murray testified that the slap
knocked his glasses off, landing a
distance from him on the asphalt j
pavement.
Hopkins, however, told a some- j
what different story when he took |
the stand. He said that when
Murray drove up to the police
station his car was idling noisily.
He said ue told Murray that his
c^r wrts going to get him in
trouble, and that 15 miles an hour
might be too much under certain
conditions on the town’s streets.
Murray left, the Chief testified,
and returned in about one or two
minutes and told Hopkins that the
sign said 20 miles an hour. Hop
kins said he told Murray that he
never said the speed limit was 20:
he had just said the limit might be
less under certain conditions.
It was then. Hopkins continued
with his testimony, that Murray
began shaking his finger in his
face and he reached out and
knocked the boy's finger away.
Hopkins stoutly refuted Mur
ray’s testimony that he balled up
his fist and pushed him and cursed
him.
Murray testified that Hopkins
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Five New Members Are Added
To Shepard Faculty for New Year
There have been five new ad
ditions to Shepard School for the
1961-62 year, according to Princi
pal G. L. Crews.
Principal Crews reported that a
full-time guidance counselor will
be employed to serve Shepard
three days a week and DuBois at
Wake Forest two days a week.
This person has not yet been
named.
New teachers are Mrs. Marthe
lia Walton Boyd, Mrs. Annie Stone
Burnette, Miss Elester Lee Bran
don, Mrs. Hazel Morgan Byrd and
Miss Flora Lee Keyes.
Mrs. Boyd is a native of Rober
sonville. She holds a bachelor of
arts degree in English and French.
For 10 years she has taught in the
counties of Franklin. Wayne and
Edgecombe and in Georgia. Mrs.
Boyd will work with girls' athlet
ics as a co-curricular activity.
Mrs. Burnette has an A. B. de
gree from North Carolina College
in English and social studies. She
has 11 year’s experience, having
taught in Chatham County. Eden
ton and Goldsboro. She is a
native of Pittsboro.
Miss Brandon, a native of Va
i rina, is a graduate of Shaw Uni
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Hicks Resigns as Wakelon Head;
Ag Teacher Appointed Principal
C. V. TART
This popular agriculture teacher is
heading Wakelon School following
the sudden, unexpected resignation of
John Hicks eight days prior to open
ing of school.
Wakelon Boosters
Planning Canvass
The Wakelon Booster’s Club has
announced the annual drive for
memberships will be this Thurs
day evening, August 31. Members
of the Boosters will gather at the
Zebulon Town Hall at 7:00 and
will go out to canvass from door
to-door in order to swell the mem
bership of the local organization.
Plans for the canvass were an~
nounced after the Boosters’ held
their first meeting of the 1961-62
season at the Wakelon School. Re
tiring president Dick Turlington
announced that the new officers
elected for the coming season
were:
President: Joe Vinson: vice
presidents, R. B. Turlington and
Bob Sawyer: secretary, Mrs. Bob
Sawyer: chairman of the mem
bership committee, Hardin Hin
ton: and publicity chairman. Bill
Quick.
The club, which supports the
sports teams of Wakelon High
School in Zebulon, also seeks to
financially aid the athletic pro
gram at the local school.
All persons in the community
are asked to keep their front porch
lights on Thursday evening and
welcome a Booster and become a
member of the local club. Dues
are $5.00 annually.
An amiable, soft spoken, slightly graying Newton Grove native
is Wakelon School’s new principal.
Carl Victor Tart accepted the principalship of the nearly 800
student enrollment school Tuesday. The school had been without
a principal since Thursday of last week when John J. Hicks resigned
to accept a position with the Columbus County school system.
Tart came to Wakelon in 1959 to head the agriculture department.
He served as agriculture teacher at Stovall High School for 12 V2
years before coming to Zebulon.
l mrty-mne-year-oia iart graa
uated from Westbrook High School
and received his B. S. degree from
N. C. State College in 1942. He
also has a master’s degree in ag
riculture education from the same
institution.
He served in the Navy from
1942 to 1946, leaving the service
with the rank of lieutenant. His
duty was in the Pacific theater. He
now holds Reservist status with
the Navy.
He was one of the organizers of
the Stovall and Zebulon Ruritan
clubs.
Tart has been active in Zebulon
j Baptist Church since he has been
here.
' He is one of six children of Mr.
and Mrs. R. Winslow Tart of New
i ton Grove. He was reared on his
father's Sampson County farm.
Tart is married to the farmer
Lois Newton of Raleigh. They
are the parents of two children,
Vickie, 14, and Carl, Jr., 10. They
reside on Arendell Avenue.
Hicks came to Wakelon as prin
cipal in 1956. He has previously
taught in Elm City and was prin
cipal of Moss Hill School in Le
noir County.
He is a 1943 graduate of Atlan
tic Christian College and earned
his master's degree from East
Carolina College in 1951.
Hicks was one of seven appli
cants who sought the Columbus
County position, and was notified
last Thursday of his appointment.
The 49-year-old Pennsylvania
native has been active in the field
of education and played a big
part in raising the educational
standards at Wakelon, causing it
to become the first school unit in
Wake County to become a mem
ber of the Southern Education As
sociation.
Hicks will be paid a $8,460 a
| year salary.
School Holidays
Libor Day, Monday, Sep
tember 4.
N. C. Education Association
meeting, Friday, October 20.
Thanksgiving, Thursday and
Friday, November 23 and 24.
Christmas, December 22
through January 1.
Easter, Friday and Monday,
April 20 and 23.
School closes, Wednesday,
May 30.
Banking Hours
Peoples Bank & Trust Co.
offices will be open each week
day afternoon from 2 to 4 p.m.,
Cashier R. D. Massey has an-,
nounced. This is for the bene
fit of the farmers and will
continue through the tobacco
selling season.
Raleigh Business, Professional Men
Plan Tour of Zebulon Community
A group of 20 business and pro
fessional men of Raleigh will be
guests of Zebulon Thursday, Sep
tember 14.
According to Mayor Ed Ha.es
this active and interested group of
men will meet the local business
and professional men at a lun
cheon to be held at the Zebulon
Lions Club on the above date.
Mayor Hales said the group will
also be taken on a tour of points
of interest in Zebulon and the sur
rounding communities.
Hales added that such visits can
create better business relation
ships, open up new adventures in
industries, talk over problems and
solve problems, and in general,
reach a common goal of real un
derstanding.
Hales said some one will be ap
pointed by the local Chamber of
Commerce to contact business men
and women and professional men
and women about attending the
luncheon.
The local Chamber group met
| Tuesday night and made plans for
the visit.