THE ZEBULON RECORD
VOLUME 36. NUMBER 36. ZEBULON. N. C.. OCTOBER 12. 1961
Open House Sunday PM j
At Methodist Parsonage
The Methodist Parsonage, locat
ed at 204 West Glenn Street, will
be the scene of “Open House” on
Sunday, October 15, from 3:30
5:30 p.m. An invitation has been
extended by the Zebulon Metho
dist Church to members of the
Zebulon Baptist Church and oth
er invited guests to the open
house.
Built last year and occupied in
November, 1960, the new parson
age replaces one built in 1909 on
Church Street adjacent to the
Methodist Church. Of contem
porary design with an exterior
finish that corresponds to a
French-early American architec
ture the home is complete with
furnishings. It was constructed
on a lot purchased from Thomas
F. Monk and was built by Wake
Builders. Edison Wood supervised
the construction for Wake Builders.
The plumbing and wiring labor
for the new edifice was donated
by A. D. Privette, Curtis Privette
and Foster Lewis.
Members of the Building Com
mittee were M. J. Sexton, chair
man; Albert Pulley, Foster D.
Finch, T. B. Hepler, Milton Strick
land, Millard Alford and the min
ister.
The Parsonage Finance Commit
tee was headed by T. E. Hales.!
chairman: R. D. Massey, treasurer, !
H. C. Wade. P. O. Farmer, Jimmy
Spivey, F. D. Finch and Elmer D.
Finch.
Planning the Open House was]
the Parsonage Committee. Mrs. F.!
D. Finch is chairman and other
members, representing the three
circles of the WSCS, are Mrs. S.
G. Flowers, Mrs. C. E. Flowers and
Mrs. William K. Quick.
Mrs. A. S. Hinton is in charge!
of the refreshments and Mary Vic
Broughton will supervise and ar- :
range the floral designs.
The parsonage, lot. and furnish
ings are valued at $28,000.00.
During the Quick’s ministry the
last seven years, new parsonages
have been constructed at Zebulon,
; Bahama and Salter Path and the
i parsonage at Morehead City was
j paid for and dedicated. The Salter
| Path and Bahama parsonages have
I both been dedicated.
Water Bills OK
I
! According to town officials wa
i ter bills are being paid promptly.
! There are few delinquencies.
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F. T. Scarborough, Carolina i
Power & Light Company manager
in Zebulon, has completed 25
years of service to become a mem
ber of the Company’s Pioneer Club.
He was born in Lillington and
attended public school in Wendell
where he graduated from high
school in 1933. He attended Wake
Forest College and in 1936 joined
CP&L as clerk in the Zebulon of
fice. He transferred to the Com
pany’s line department in 1938
and two years later was named
local representative in Nashville.
He served in that capacity at Mc
Coll and as local manager at Dil
lon, S. C. He was promoted to the
Zebulon post in 1957.
Scarborough has long been ac
tive in community affairs. He has
served on committees in the Zeb
ulon Baptist Church, has been
community chairman of the United
Fund, cancer fund and heart fund
compaigns. He has been a Cham
ber of Commerce director since
1957 and served as chairman of
the recreation commission in 1959.
He is an active Lion and was pres
ident of the local club in 1960, is
a member of the fire department
and captain in the local rescue
squad, and is a Mason and
Shriner.
Mrs. Scarborough is the former
Grace Stallings of Wake County.
They have two daughters, Marie,
16, and Judy, 11.
FAMILY IN NEED
The W.M.S. of the Zebulon
Baptist Church is collecting house
hold goods, food, and clothing for
the Jesse Seevers family of Wen
dell, Route 2. Seevers is presently
employed at Wake Builders. The
Seevers’ nine-months-old child
died last Friday of spinal menin- |
gitis. There are six children re
maining in the family. Anyone
wishing to help the Severs may
contact Mrs. Rochelle Long.
National Guard To Hold Public
Deer Hunt On Butner Grounds
The Arrrfy National Guard will
conduct a public deer hunt on the
National Guard Military Reserva
tion at Butner, N. C., on November
20, 21, and 22.
A fee of $8.00 per day will be
charged. This will include the
noon meal on the day of the hunt.
Application to participate in the
hunt may be made at the Zebulon
National Guard Armory, telephone
AN 9-4841, between September 11
and October 13.
All applications will be for
warded to Hq., 30th Infantry Di
vision, on October 13. Negative
reports are not required. A draw
ing of names for each day will be
held on October 18.
Selected applicants will be noti
fied through the unit where appli
cation was filed. Applications not
drawn will be returned to the orig
inating unit.
County Guidance Counselor
To Speak To Wakelon PTA
Baptist Feature
Billy Graham Film On Tap
At Zebulon Baptist Church
Billy Graham’s historic 17,000,
mile "Safari for Souls” across Af- j
rica, is the theme of a new fea- !
ture length motion picture. “AF-I
RICA ON THE BRIDGE,” which1
has its Zebulon premiere at the
Zebulon Baptist Church on Octo- j
ber 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Photographed in authentic sound j
and natural color in seventeen I
principal cities across Africa from
Moarovia, Liberia to Cairo, Egypt, 1
the document captures the spirit I
of Africa during these current cru
cial years. Frequently called
“The Awakening Giant,” Africa
is depicted to be in a transition
period—on a bridge—between an- |
cient tribalism and the shining'
goal of independence from colonial
rule. During this significant pe
riod, American Evangelist Billy
Graham was accorded an unpre
cedented welcome by Africans
ranging from Chiefs of State down
to the general population of bush,
desert, and jungle. A total of,
500,000 persons attended outdoor j
mass meetings with nearly 35,000
inquirers remaining for further I
help and instruction. 1
“AFRICA ON THE BRIDGE”;
has great pictorial scope, ranging
from sequences depicting primitive
village life to scenes of modern
city and industrial activity. Ex
citing and colorful pagan rites and
ceremonies are featured, together
with some of the most remarkable
EAGLE AWARD
Scouting’s highest award will
be presented to one of Zebu
Ion’s finest young men this week
end.
Ralph (Bunny) Bunn, Jr., will
receive the Eagle award Sunday
night at Zebulon Baptist Church.
The ceremony will begin at eight
o’clock. William S. Roth, deputy
Scout executive of the Occonee
chee Council, will make the pre
sentation.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Bunn of East Horton Street, Zeb
ulon.
Pullet Chain Show
Winners Announced
Three Zebulon boys were de
clared 'blue ribbon winners in the
13th annual Wake County Pullet
Chain Show and Sale held Wed-1
nesday, October 4, in the Wake I
County Office Building.
Dwight Pearce of Route 3, Ben
Stallings of Route 4, and Sonny
Perry of Route 4 were awarded
blue ribbons in the show. They
were among 17 blue ribbon win- I
ners and were given $10.00 each. j
Each year the Raleigh Chamber
of Commerce present 4-H and FFA
boys and girls 100 baby chicks to
manage and grow out as a project.
Each participant exhibits twelve
pullets at the show and sale and
the pullets are auctioned after the
show. '
The average auction price this
year was $2.44 per bird. The
Chamber sponsors this program in
order to enable boys and girls to
gain a better understanding of the
poultry enterprise and to learn
more about agriculture in general
and provide an economical incen
tive for the boys and girls to
grow. I
big-game footage ever filmed.
Climaxing the story of the spirit
ual trust of the Billy Graham
Team is a tribute to the mission
aries. whose years of faithful la
bors were in a large measure re
sponsible for the spiritual harvest
experienced by the Evangelist.
Missionary leaders and ministers
joined with State and Civic of
ficials to extend the invitation for
Mr. Graham to visit the Conti
nent.
“AFRICA ON THE BRIDGE”
was directed by Dick Ross and
produced by World Wide Pictures,
the organization responsible for
such well-known films as “THE
HEART IN A REBEL,” “SOULS
IN CONFLICT," “OILTOWN,
USA,” “MR. TEXAS,” and many
others, with newest dramatic color
feature scheduled for October re
lease, “SHADOW OF THE
BOOMERANG,” starring Georgia
Lee and Dick Jones.
Dogs! Hrrumph
Complaints come into the town
manager’s office every day about
dogs, Willie B. Hopkins said this
week. The complaints range from
excessive .barking during the night
hours, taking the morning paper
away, killing and scratching up
the shrubbery, to a myriad of oth
er things.
“There’s something all the time
about a dog,” Hopkins said.
Hopkins did not indicate what
Baby Sitting
Service Provided
Robert Lee Privette, Guidance
Counselor for the Wake County
Schools, will be the guest speaker
at the Wakelon School P. T. A.
meeting in the school auditorium
at 7:45 Monday night.
Mr. Privette, who is a former
Wakelon student and the son of
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Privette of
Zebulon, will discuss his work in
the county system. Following
Privette's talk. Miss Blanche Gay,
Wakelon guidance counselor, will
answer questions about her work
in the local school.
Mrs. Aaron Lowery, another
Wakelon graduate, will bring the
devotional message.
Music for the evening will be
performed by the non-marching
portion of The Cadet Band. The
group is composed primarily of
sixth grade students for whom no
uniforms are available, according
to Mrs. R. C. McNabb, music
chairman.
Following the program there
will be an open house during
which the parents are cordially
invited to visit their children’s
teachers in the classrooms.
Members of the Beta Club will
be present to supervise children
for a fee of 25<f per child.
Mrs. Ferd Davis, P. T. A. pres
ident, urges all officers and com
mittee chairmen to be present for
the Executive Meeting at 7:15
p.m.
is going to be done about the sit
uation.
He also reported only about a
dozen dog licenses have been sold
this year. He did indicate that
something would be done about
this.
OLD TIME GUARDSMEN MEET
Two old-time National Guardsmen got together to reminisce
following retirement ceremonies for Major General Edward F. Griffin
last month in Louisburg’s armory. General Griffin, commanding the
30th Infantry Division at the time of his retirement, is pictured
greeting First Sergeant Sidney F. Holmes of Zebulon’s Battery A,
1/113th Artillery. Sgt. Holmes served under General Griffin in
the National Guard before World War II and through the war.
They were together crossing the English Channel for the invasion
of France, and fought in the 113th Field Artillery, which Gen.
Griffin commanded, through France and Germany until the end
of the war in Europe. —Photo by Sgt. J. L. McGee