THE ZEBULON RECORD VOLUME 36. NUMBER 52. ZEBULON N C.. FEBRUARY 8. 1962 Beloved Pastor Rev. Nevell Stancil Dies Hundreds of persons paid their last respects to the Rev. J. Nevell Stancil, whose funeral rites were held Sunday, February 4, from Live Oak Missionary Baptist Church in Johnston County. The beloved minister, who serv ed pastorates in Wake, Nash, Wayne, Wilson and Johnston coun ties died Thursday night at 9:45 in Parkview Hospital in Rocky Mount of a heart ailment. He en tered the hospital January 2. He had been in declining health since 1953. The Rev. Mr. Stancil was the son of the late W. Debro and Lucy Broadwell Stancil. His father was a renowned minister in the John ston Baptist Association for many years. He was born November 9, 1901, in the Bethany Commu nity of Johnston County and was one of seven children of the couple. After he was ordained to preach in 1926, the Rev. Mr. Stancil served faithfully and well his many churches and parishioners until his death. At the time of his death he was pastor of Live Oak and Pauline Baptist Churches in the Johnston Association. He was pastor of Central Bap tist Church near Wendell for ap proximately 19 years, Lees Chapel near Middlesex for approximately 20 years, Watkins Chapel, Union Hope. Baptist Tabernacle, and No bles Chapel; these churches are in the vicinity of Zebulon. For 21 Rev. Newell Stancil years he served as pastor of Cal vary Baptist Church in Rocky Mount. While he was in Rocky Mount he served as vice president of the Rocky Mount Ministerial Associa tion. He was a former member of the Bethany JOUAM. During his ministry he was ac tive in the community life of his churches and in the many religi ous activities of his denomination. He never failed to serve when he (Continued on Page 4) Contributions to Polio Fund Exceed Last Year's Total Mrs. Ben Thomas The polio contributions drive held here last week was “very suc cessful,” according to Mrs. Ben Thomas, chairman. “I am very pleased with the results,” she said. “We are sure to top last year's figure of more than $530.” The Mothers’ March contribu tions the night of January 30 were $430.20, according to Mrs. Thom as. She said this week that con tributions are still coming in and no count has been made of the cannister donations, under the su pervision of Mrs. Armstrong Can nady. During this year’s drive more of the business district was canvassed. Last year only a few of the stores in town were solicited. No canvass was made of Wake Ion School. School policy forbids solicitations. Shepard School, (Continued on Page 4) Dr. Allen P. Brantley, Prominent Methodist Leader, to Speak Here Dr. Allen P. Brantley, execu tive director of Christian Higher Education of the North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Church, will speak at Zebulon Methodist Church Sunday, Febru ary 11, at 11 o’clock. The pastor, the Rev. Bill Quick, will preside at the services and introduce Dr. Brantley. Before coming to this office, Dr. Brantiey served as District Super intendent of the Burlington Dis trict for six years. He was edu cated at Duke University, Boston University, Harvard University, and Oxford University, England. He holds the A.B., M.A., S.T.B., S.T.M., and M.R.E. degrees. The honorary degree of Doctor of Di (Continued on Page 4) Zebulon Citizens to Vote April 3 On Bonds for Sewer and Water Board Revitalized The president of American Plumbing and Electrical Supply Co., Thomas Monk, has been nam- ; ed chairman of Zebulon Planning and Zoning Board. The appoint ment came January 23. Other members of the Board are Amos Estes, Charles Creech, Sid ney Eddins, Jack Potter, John Hil liard, Forrest Hendricks and Rob ert Edd Horton. George Monoghan, who is with the Planning Department of the North Carolina Conservation and Development, appeared before the group and discussed the work they are now beginning, and what they can do for the town and surrounding communities. Monoghan will be paid a fee of $800 for his services. Half the funds will be paid him for 1961 - 62 and half 1962-63. The Planning and Zoning Board makes land-use surveys for busi nesses, plants and residential areas; sub-division controls and regulations; and thoroughfare planning. The group works in conjunction with Monoghan in directing the town. Mayor Ed Hales said he feels that this Board will do a very useful job in working for the wel fare of the town. He is pleased with the Board selection and feels they are men who will exert ev ery energy for the good of Zebu Ion. The Board decided to meet the second Tuesday of each month. Attorney Member of Bentonville Battleground Advisory Committee A $16,000 fund-raising campaign to finance further development of the Bentonville Battleground as a State historic site began February 1. Funds will be solicited in Wake, Wayne, Harnett, Johnston, and Sampson counties. Ferd Davis, Zebulon attorney, is a member of the Wake County Ad visory Committee for the restora tion project. Development of the Bentonville Battleground as a State historic site is advancing under the guid ance of the State Department of Archives and History. The de partment’s immediate objective is to raise enough money to finance construction of a museum-visitor center at the battleground. The 1961 Legislature appropri ated $26,000 for the Bentonville project. The proposed museum visitor center will cost an estimated $42,000. The February drive is planned to raise the difference. The State Department of Ar chives and History is working to make Bentonville Battleground one of the main tourist attractions in North Carolina. Approximately 8,000 persons visited the battle ground in 1960. The number of visitors is increasing yearly. Special tours of the battle ground are conducted from time to time for school children and other groups interested in Civil War history. The first major project in the development of Bentonville Bat tleground as a State historic site was restoration of the Harper House, a residence which was used during the Battle of Bentonville as a hospital. The State purchased the Harper House and 51 adjacent acres in 1957. The Confederate Cemetery near Harper House has been leveled, seeded, and landscaped. Last year a tour guide was pre pared, giving meaning to 29 mark ers already located in the 6,000 acre battleground area and mak ing it easier for visitors to under stand the position of Union and Confederate troops during the bat tle which raged there for three days in March, 1865. A temporary museum has been installed in the four downstairs rooms of the Harper House. The department hopes to begin construction of the museum-visi tor center this spring. The work cannot begin unless the February drive to raise $16,000 is successful. Local contributors may write checks to the Bentonville Battle ground Association. Contributions may be deducted on income tax re turns. Hospital Notes The following were patients at Wendell-Zebulon Hospital Wed nesday morning. White Dean Brantley, Virginia Driver, C. V. Whitley, Leon Hagwood. Hazel Boykin, Sue Bunn, Abdoo Assmar, Leamon Corbett, Rigsby Massey, Sr., Pearl Denton, and Almetta Johnson. Colored Alphonso Barham, Hattie Mon tague and Geraldine Herndon. White Birth Mr. and Mrs. Elbert H. Driver of Route 3, Zebulon, announce the birth of a daughter February 6 at Wendell-Zebulon Hospital. Mrs. Driver is the former Virginia Cur tis. Improvement Cost Set at $450,000 Zebulon Town Board is under orders to start work on new wa ter and sewer facilities by July 1. According to John Edwards, town engineer, the present water plant is “extremely poor and in adequate.’’ The Town Board at its Febru ary meeting Monday night tenta tively set April 3 as the date Zeb ulon citizens will vote on a pro posed $450,000 bond issue for new water and sewer improvements. A definite date will be set when bonding attorneys have completed the necessary work. The proposed site of the new unit is where Little River crosses U. S. Highway 64 between Zebulon and Wendell. Costs of the project have been estimated by Edwards as follows: water distribution system, $77, 800; water treatment plant, $250,000; sewage outfall, $12,800; and sewage treatment plant, $125,000. Engineering and con tingencies costs are estimated at $46,568. Wakefield Pastor Speaks at Rotary The people of the Zebulon com munity have been exceedingly nice since his arrival here, the Rev. Horace Hamm told Zebulon Rotarians last week, and he thinks “the quality of generosity applies to this community.” The Wakefield Baptist Church pastor was featured speaker at the Rotary meeting. He was intro duced by Norman Screws. “You don’t invite a preacher to speak to a group unless you ex pect a message,” the minister told the group. Using the eighth Psalm as his text, he described man as more signfieant when considered in the light of the love of God. The Rotarians gave good ap plause for the talk, which was il lustrated with interesting anec dotes and experiences of the min ister. Moses Tant, Partially Blind Since Birth, Disclaims Marriage Plans Moses Tant “No, I ain’t never been mar ried and what’s more I don’t want to now,” said Moses Tant. “The way people live now! The way women do men and the way men do women. I don’t believe I want one of them.” Mose, as he is called, sat in front of his tiny home just oppo site Beck Veneer Company as he philosophized. “I’ll say it’s a mess. They need to read the Bible more.” Mose said he loves the Bible. “I have read it through three times. And I try to practice it.” Partially blind since birth, he enjoys listening to recordings made of the Good Book. These recordings are furnished the blind by the North Carolina Blind Com mission. “Three records comprise a book,” Mose said. “I enjoy sitting (Continued on Page 4)

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