THE ZEBULON RECORD
VOLUME 36. NUMBER 51. ZEBULON. N C.. FEBRUARY 1. 1962
Junior Chamber Organized;
Jimmy Medlin President
Zobulon now has its own Junior
Chamber of Commeice boasting
a membership of 26 local business
and professional men.
Dudley Harper, president of the
sponsoring Rocky Mount Jaycees,
was present for the second of two
organizational meetings January
25 at the Zebulon Methodist
Jimmy Medlin
Church. Also on hand for this
meeting was Miss Rocky Mount,
who sang a medley of songs from
Oklahoma! to bring a note of en
tertainment to the busy business
session.
Eight new members in addition
to the 18 who joined at the Janu
ary 18 meeting brought the total
above the 25 required for a char
ter. The $25 charter fee was do
nated by Peoples Bank and Trust
Company of Zebulon.
Officers were elected as follows:
Jimmy Medlin, president; Bill
Quick and Jack Potter, vice presi
dents; Robert Jones, Secretary;
Wayne Davis, treasurer; Bob Pugh,
state director; and Floyd Edwards
and Elton Chamblee. directors.
These officers will serve until May
1, 1963.
i ne ^eDuion .jaycees win meei
on the first and third Wednesday
nights of each month at Daniels
Restaurant. The meetings will
begin at 7:00 p.m. in the winter
and 7:30 p.m. in the summer. The
first regular meeting will be held
February 7.
Officers will meet at the home
of Rev. Bill Quick at 7:30 tonight.
The Zebulon Jaycees plan to at
tend a district meeting in Rocky
Mount February 21.
Mrs. Andrew Jenkins Is Named
Heart Chairman For Little River
Fund raising activities for Little
River Heart Fund drive will be
led by Mrs. Andrew Jenkins, ac
cording to Dr. L. M. Massey, pres
ident of the Wake County Heart
Council.
Mrs. Jenkins is well-known
throughout the Zebulon area for
her outstanding work in civic af
fairs, school, church and Cub
Scouts.
In announcing Mrs. Jenkins’ ap
pointment, Dr. Massey said: “The
Council is more than fortunate
to have such a capable leader de
vote her time and interest to this
important campaign.”
In accepting the appointment,
the new fund raising chairman re
leased a break-down on how the
Heart Fund dollar is spent: Re
search, .37; Professional Education,
.10Vi; Public Education. .23^;
Community Programs, .06Vi; Or
ganization and Development,
.05; Fund Raising, .11 Vi; and Ad
ministration, .06.
Last year’s Heart Fund drive
f here was slightly more than $500.
fcei*e'atl01f
Attack
Wakefield Home Demonstration
Club lost its benefactor and name
sake Monday. January 22, when
a heart attack claimed Mrs. Sue
Genia Joyner. The 81-year-old
resident for 45 years of Wakefield
1 amlet died at the Mae E. John
son Rest Home near Raleigh.
Before her declining health she
was active in the civic and reli
gious life of her community. She
was the daughter of the late Susan
Joyner and Gilbert James Joyner
of Taylor’s Crossroads in Nash
County. Her husband was the late
David Sanford Joyner.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday from Wakefield Bap
tist Church with the Rev. Carl
Ousley and the Rev. Horace Hamm
officiating. Burial was in Wake
field Cemetery.
She is survived by four sons,
Caroll Joyner of Spring Hope,
Glenn Joyner of Knightdale, Her
man Joyner of Baltimore, Md.,
JOINS NAVY
Thomas Earl Cooper, son of Mr.
and Mrs. ChaTles D. Cooper of
Zebulon, has joined the U. S.
Navy. He has been sent to the
U. S. Naval Training Center,
Great Lakes, Till.
and Ira Joyner of Melbourne, Fla.;
three daughters, Mrs. Frank Kan
non of Zebulon, Mrs. Marie Bryant
of Spring Hope and Miss Alma
Joyner of Burlington; 14 grand
children; six great-grandchildren;
one sister, Mrs. Henry Vaughn of
Elm City, and one brother, Wil
liam Albert Joyner of Apopka,
Fla.
Mrs. Sue Joyner
Devil Dog Sets Up Scholarship
Fund For Wakelon Graduates
29 Years Service
Postal Employee Resigns
A long-time employee of Zebu
Ion Post Office retired January 5.
He had racked up 29 years service.
Zebulon Whitley Chamblee was
presented a certificate Tuesday
night at a dinner party in his
honor. The award was signed by
J. Edward Day, Postmaster Gen
eral. It reads:
“Honorary recognition is ac
corded to Zebulon Whitley Cham
blee for devotion to duty in the
course of an honorable career in
the United States Postal Service.
This citation, tendered upon the
occasion of retirement from active
duty, conveys official commenda
tion from the Postmaster General
and a cordial expression of esteem
from coworkers in the Service.
“J. Edward Day, Pastmaster
General”
“J. W. Askew, Regional Direc
tor.”
Miss Ruby Dawson, acting post
master, presented the citation to
Chamblee.
Chamblee, whose retirement
was due to disability, was born
August 8, 1907. He is the son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Seymour
Chamblee. He holds the distinc
tion of being the first boy baby
born here after the town of Zeb
ulon was formed.
He went to work with the postal
service when his aunt was post
master of the Zebulon unit. His
aunt was the late Mrs. Ollie Cham
blee McGuire. He worked with
the Raleigh post office during
mnwiRi
Whitley Chamblee
World War II and then finished
his years with the local post of
fice.
He is married to the former
Carolyn Barnes of Franklinton
and Wilson. They were married
July 30, 1933, and are the parents
of eight children: Mrs. Frank Mc
Kelvy of San Fernando, Calif.,
Mrs. Donald Lyon of the home,
Billy and Z. W., who are with the
U. S. Air Force, Mrs. Bobby Turn
age of Zebulon, Durwood, Joe and
Bet, all of the home; and eight
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Court- News
Many Cases Disposed
Lewis Bobbitt, public drunken
ness, $10 fine and costs.
Chester Smith, appearing in a
drunken condition, $10 fine and
costs.
Gary Hamilton Upchurch, driv
ing on wrong side of road and im
proper muffler, $25 fine and costs.
Lawrence Hoover Wright, driv
ing on wrong side of road and ex
ceeding safe speed limit, $25 fine
and costs.
Lewis Thomas Watson, improper
muffler, $10 fine and costs.
Dora Lee Mellon, drivers li
cense expired, $50 fine and costs.
Carlton Driver, careless and
reckless driving, $25 fine and costs.
John E. Richards, no operators
license and improper brakes, $35
fine and costs.
Milton Mellon, public drunken
ness, $10 fine and costs.
Franklin Narron, public drunk
enness, $10 fine and costs.
Clarence Jackson, public drunk
enness, $10 fine and costs.
William Vernon Wells, failure
to dim headlights, $10 fine and
costs.
Billy Ray McCullers, driving on
wrong side of road, $15 fine and
costs.
Ulysees Grant Jones, failing to
grant right of way, $10 fine and
costs.
James Thomas Montague, fail
ing to yield right of way, $10 fin ®
and costs.
Rellard Wiggins, public drunk
enness, $10 fine and costs.
James Richardson (colored)
driving on wrong side of road,
$15 fine and costs.
Henry Philip Wallace, failing to
report accident, not guilty.
James Hall, failing to report an
accident and driving without
operators license and liability in
surance, 60 days on roads sus
pended on payment of $25 fine
and costs.
Robert Tuck, renting land from
Russell Williams to make crops in
1961 and after receiving advance
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Massive Cerebral Hemorrhage
Takes Life of Willie G. Griswold
Willie Griswold
Funeral rites for Willie G. Gris
wold were held Sunday, January
28, at Zebulon Baptist Church.
The Rev. David Daniel, pastor of
Zebulon Baptist Church, and the
Rev. William Quick, pastor of
Zebulon Methodist Church of
ficiated.
Griswold died Saturday in Rex
Hospital. Death was attributed to
a massive cerebral hemorrhage,
which he suffered Tuesday. He
had been in declining health for the
past five years.
He was a native of Johnston
County, being born June 19, 1917,
near Emit. He was the son of
Mrs. Blanche Griswold of Selma
and the late R. R. Griswold.
Griswold had been associated
with Zebulon Supply Co., a whole
sale firm here, for 20 years as a
salesman.
He was a member of Zebulon
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$500 Available
For College Work
Devil Dog Manufacturing Com
pany, whose home offices are in
Zebulon, has set up a $500 schol
arship fund for graduates of
Wakelon High School.
Principal C. V. Tart said Lee
Doliner, general manager of Devil
Dog, made the announcement of
the gift Monday. The fund is ef
fective this year.
Doliner said the scholarship
fund is “to encourage and enable
graduates of Wakelon High School
to continue their education beyond
high school.”
The scholarship will be for $500
payable at the rate of $125 per
year for the four years the appli
cant attends college.
Winners will be selected from
those who are eligible by a schol
arship committee to be appointed
by the principal. The committee
will use factors in selection as fol
lows: rank in class; character and
interest; overall merit; school and
community activities; and finan
cial need.
Principal Tart listed the eligi
bility and requirements. They
are: 1) those students who grad
uate in the spr'ng and plan to en
ter college this fall; 2) a student
must have high academic achieve
ment or rank in the top one-third
of his class; 3) the student must
need financial assistance in order
to continue his formal education;
4) the recipient must attend a
four year senior college in North
Carolina; and 5) only male stu
dents will be eligible to receive
this scholarship.
Principal Tart expressed thanks
and appreciation on behalf of the
school and future recipients of the
scholarship.
Masonic Notice
There will be a stated commu
nication of Zebulon Lodge No. 609
Tuesday, February 6, at 7:30.
Work will be in Master Masons de
gree. All Master Masons are cor
dially invited.
Fred Pearce, Master
Vance Brown, Secretary