THE ZEBULON RECORD
VOLUME 36, NUMBER 53, ZEBULON. N C.. FEBRUARY 15. 1962
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“It was the biggest day I’ve had
in a long time,’’ Mrs. S. G. Flow
ers said of her participation in the 1
Atlantic Christian College home
coming. “I was a queen.”
Mrs. Flowers, who is an alum
nus of the college, was one of the
honored guests during the col
lege’s two-day homecoming last
Friday and Saturday.
One of the highlights of the
homecoming celebration was the
50th anniversary of the Phi Sigma
Tau Sorority.
“I was a charter member of the
Mrs. S. G. Flowers
Phi Sigma Tau,” she said. “There
were only eight charter members.
Since that time there have been
between 700-800 members.”
Only three of the charter mem
bers showed up for the celebra
tion: Mrs. Flowers, Mrs. Henri
etta Moye Williamson of Farmville
and Mrs. Bessie Hodges Byrd of
Mt. Olive. The others were pre
vented coming to the special oc
casion because of death and ill
nesses.
“We had such a good time,”
Mrs. Flowers said. “We were
queens of the occasion. Why we
even rode in the parade in a white
convertible with the top down,
bedecked with a corsage of yellow
mums tied with black satin stream
ers. Gold and black are the soror
ity colors.”
Then there was an alumni lunch
eon in the college dining hall, a
tea at three o’clock at the home of
the college president, Dr. Arthur
D. Wenger, and a banquet at 5:30
in the First Presbyterian Church
of Wilson.
“It was all so pretty and nice.
Everything was wonderful.”
Dr. Mildred Hartsock, head of
the English department at A. C.
was the featured banquet speaker.
When Marie Bailey entered At
lantic Christian no degrees from
the institution were granted.
There was only college prepara
tory training. She finished the
tenth and eleventh grades and her
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Practical Nurse Is Indispensable
Part of Local Hospital Procedure
The practical nurse is an indis
pensable part of hospital care.
“The practical nurse can take
care of almost any situation de
manded of hospital or home nurs
ing care,’’ Mrs. Lona Mae Cates
said.
Mrs. Cates is a licensed practical
nurse at Wendell-Zebulon Hos
pital. She is a 1958 graduate of
the Raleigh School of Practical
Nursing.
“In school we studied all the
subjects RN’s did but not in such
great detail,” she said.
Practical nurses are allowed to
minister to any patient’s need ex
cept give intravenous medications
or anesthesia. General hospital
routine—temperature takings and
recordings, blood pressure read
ings, the giving of hypodermics—is
part of their duties.
“It’s a job that requires great
Mrs. Lona Mae Cates
demands,” Mrs. Cates said, “but
I love it. There is a great satis
faction to me in doing my little bit
to relieve someone who is sick
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Harm of Excessive
Absences to Be
Discussed at PTA
Mrs. Ola Mitchell, attendance of
ficer for the Wake County schools,
will speak at the Wakelon School
P.T.A. meeting Monday, February
19, at 7:45 p.m.
Excessive absences and stu
dents’ dropping out of school be
fore graduation from high school
will be discussed by Mrs. Mitchell.
She will bring to the P.T.A. some
constructive ideas about how that
organization can combat the dual
problems of drop-outs and fre
quent unexcused absences.
Mrs. Mitchell needs no introduc
tion to Wakelon School patrons
because she and her husband,
Jack Mitchell, are residents of
Zebulon. They have two daugh
ters, both of whom graduated from
Wakelon High School, and one
granddaughter. Prior to accepting
her post with the county schools,
Mrs. Mitchell was the office nurse
of Dr. B .D. Thomas.
In addition to Mrs. Mitchell’s
talk, there will be a Founders Day
Celebration which is observed by
the P.T.A. each February.
Polio Drive Tops
The $500 Mark
Mrs. Arm Strong Cannady re
ported this week that the polio
cannisters placed in business es
tablishments throughout the town
and community netted $35.07.
“I am very pleased with the
contributions,” Mrs. Cannady
said. She was in charge of the
cannister placements during the
polio drive.
“It is very rewarding to see
how people contribute to such a
worthwhile cause. The results
were very satisfactory. Contribu
tions amounted to approximately
the same as the previous years.”
Mrs. Ben Thomas, chairman of
the drive, reported that collections
amounted to $541.89.
Shepard School makes a can
vass for the campaign but it is not
added to the local fund. This con
tribution is sent directly to the
county headquarters, but credit is
applied to the Zebulon area.
Time Drawing Nigh
For License Tags
The time is drawing nigh if
you haven’t gotten your city li
cense plates. March 1 is the
deadline.
"After March 1 there will be
a $2.00 penalty,” Police Chief
Willie B. Hopkins has an
nounced.
Hopkins said all town citizens
owning automobiles or other
vehicles are required to display
a license plate by March 1 or
the owner of the vehicle will
be subject to court citation.
"We are going to see that this
ordinance is carried out,” Chief
Hopkins said. “It is mandatory
and we hope that we won’t to
have to arrest anybody for such
an offense. People like to put
off things until the last minute.
But now is the time, before it
is too late.”
The tags went on sale Janu
ary 1, and cost $1 each. They
are on sale at the Town Office
from the hours of 8 a.m. to 6
p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Proceeds from the sale of the
licenses go into the town’s gen
eral fund.
Paul Foster Keeps Zebulon
Safe from Stench and Smell
Paul Foster
Heart Fund Drive
Set for Feb. 25
The Heart Fund drive will reach
its high point on Heart Sunday,
February 25, when volunteers in
all the community’s residential
areas will visit their neighbors to
deliver educational material on
“heart attack” and to accept con
tributions.
Mrs. Andrew Jenkins has been
named chairman of the Little Riv
er drive. She has released a par
tial list of her appointments.
Treasurer, Robert D. Massey;
business district, Tom Monk;
Wakefield, Mrs. Forrest Hendricks;
Union Chapel, Mrs. Spencer Tant;
Hopkins Chapel, Billy Hopkins;
Colored residents, Mrs. Lizzie B.
Askew; and publicity, Scotte
Brown.
Mrs. Jenkins emnhasized that
contributions to the Heart Fund
will make possible the necessary
research in the field of cardio
vascular disease.
“Research is the heart of the
Heart Association’s program,” she
explained. “ Although the heart
diseases are still the nation’s
Number One health enemy, many
research leaders believe we are
one the verge of significant
break-throughs which will ul
timately lead to the control of
heart diseases.”
Dr. L. M. Massey is president of
the Wake County Heart Council.
Works with Town
For Twenty Years
Without Paul Foster the Town
of Zebulon might find itself over
come with the stench and smell of
garbage.
“I’ve been picking up the town’s
garbage for more than 20 years,"
Foster said. “And it is an inter
esting job, even though you might
not think so.”
Foster, a pleasant and friendly
person, said he began work with
the town during the administra
tion of E. C. Daniel. He has
worked through each successive
administration without a hitch.
“There wasn’t much to do when
I started then,” he said. “Now,
though, every day of every week
is filled to the brim.”
He has seen the town grow, and
the amount of garbage grow.
More homes means that more gar
bage has to be collected and taken
to the dump.
Foster and his two assistants.
Boot Tuck and Willie Dunn, make
the rounds Monday and Tuesday
and Thursday and Friday. On
these days the homes are can
vassed. Wednesday is dedicated
to the collection of other debris,
such as limbs from the streets and
sidewalks and objects from be
hind business establishments.
“We make from four to six
loads each day,” Fostet- said. “And
they are full loads. The body of
the garbage truck is packed and
piled as high as we can get it.”
Foster laughingly recalled that
he started out with a Model T
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Farm Women Plan
Meet Wednesday
Zebulon Farm Bureau Women
will have their regular meeting
Wednesday, February 21, at 7:30.
Mrs. Irby Walker, executive sec
retary of the N. C. Farm Bureau
Women, and Miss Mettie Gay of
the Department of Civil Defense,
will give a program on first aid.
Miss Gay will show a film entitled,
“Help Needed.’”
Members are urged to attend
the meeting, to be held in the
Wakelon home economics building.
Visitors are welcome.
Wakelon Sophomore Girl Winner
Of World Peace Speech Contest
Celia Hales
Celia Hales was winner of the
World Peace speaking contest at
Wakelon School February 2. The
contest is sponsored annually by
Zebulon Rotary Club.
Celia, daughter of Mayor and
Mrs. Ed Hales, is a sophomore at
Wakelon and an outstanding stu
dent in the high schooi body. She
was among five finalists in the
contest.
Her speech follows below.
By Celia Hales
Through the ages, man has nev
er learned to live peaceably with
his fellowman. The conquest of
poverty, hunger, and disease on a
global scale has seen little prog
ress. These facts point to the need
of men everywhere to work to
gether for peace and a better way
of life for all. The United Na
tions was established in answer to
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