THE ZEBULON RECORD VOLUME 36. NUMBER 54. ZEBULON. N. C.. FEBRUARY 22. 1962 Wendell's Oldest Business Changes Hands This Week Wendell’s oldest business estab lishment has been sold to a Pearce Community native. The general mercantile firm of R. B. Whitley & Son has been sold to June G. Perry, it was announced this week by Philip R. Whitley, president, and R. M. Creech, vice president and general manager of the firm. The firm, established in 1881 in northern Johnton County as a small country store by the late Raford B. Whitley, has served farmers of Wake and Johnston Counties for several decades. Balloon Day Is Success Saturday Mrs. Andrew Jenkins, Little River Heart Fund chairman, re ported that $100 was donated dur ing Balloon Day Saturday. The main thoroughfares of Zebulon were canvassed by Inter mediate and Junior GA’s, MYF’ers, YWA’s, and Boy Scouts selling bal loons. Mrs. Jenkins reminds the public that Sunday will be Heart Fund Sunday. Solicitors will be out from 1 until 3 p.m. canvassing the town’s residential areas and sur rounding communities. The chairman complimented the young folks for their part in the program Saturday. She just hopes that this enthusiasm carries over to the other solicitors and donors Sunday. Persons who are not home when solicitors call will be left an en velope whereby they may mail their contributions. However, Mrs. Jenkins said that mailed contribu tions will not be added to the amount collected, but will go di rectly to the Wake County unit. Zebulon, however, will be given credit. Mrs. Jenkins, who said she ex pects the citizens to divvy up, said contributions may be taken to R. D. Massey, cashier of Peoples Bank and Trust Co. The purchaser has served as sec retary of the corporation for the past two years. Perry is the son of Mr.'and Mrs. J. W. Perry of the Pearce Community in Franklin County. He is a graduate of N. C. State College, holding an agri cultural engineering degree. He is married to the former Patsy King, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. King. The couple reside on Griffin Street in Wendell and are the parents of twin sons, Larrie and Barry. Creech, long-time general .man ager of the establishment, will continue his association with the corporation. “The present corporate name will be retained, certainly for the time being,” Perry said. “I an ticipate no interruption of our business and look forward to a continuation of the pleasant rela tions the firm has enjoyed with its customers these many years.” Whitley was asked if this means his retirement. “No, indeed,” he said. “I’m too young for that. I’ll still have plenty to do. I shall de vote more time to real estate man agement, farming operations, and I hope to reopen my law office.” Queried as to whether he might re-enter politics this spring, he replied: “Very unlikely.” Hospital Notes The following were patients at Wendell-Zebulon Hospital Wed nesday morning. White Rhonda Richards, Mary Eva Johnson, Clifton Perry, Gerry Poole, Mi ck Pe»ry, A. E. Kemp, Otha Underhill, George Byrd, Nel lie Gay and Pauline Arnold. Colored Eva Ma .> O’Neal and Katie Whitley. White Birth Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Brantley announce the birth of a daughter February 17 at Wendell-Zebulon Hospital. Mrs. Brantley is the former Annie Mae Betts of Har nett County. UNC Student Speaks To Club On Preparations for European Trip A lovely University of North Carolina graduate student spoke last Friday evening to the Zebu Ion Rotary Club, telling of her delight at being selected to study for a year in Europe under a scholarship provided by Rotary International. Miss Gayle Henrotti of Martins ville, Va., will study musicology in Vienna, Austria, during the 1962 63 school year as a Rotary Fellow. The sparkling coed was intro duced by Charles Horton, who praised her as a brilliant student.! Miss Henrotti received her MA degree in music from Vassar, and ' is now completing her residence! for a Ph.D. in music. “I will be an ambassador of: good will,” Miss Henrotti assured the Rotarians. “I will try to live up to your Four-Way Test in all that I do.” The Rotary Four-Way Test con- | sists of four questions to ask of things a person thinks, says, and , does: 1) Is it the truth? 2) Is it fair to all concerned? 3) Will it build good will and 1 better friendships? 4) Will it be beneficial to all1 concerned? Her eyes shining with excite-1 ment, Miss Henrotti related the story of the Rotary Foundation. “I am surprised that the Founda tion now is worth $8,000,000,” she said, “and that this money was given voluntarily by Rotarians like you.” The first money for the Founda tion was given in 1917, and by the late 1930’s the fund contained just $100,000. In 1947 at the death of Paul Harris, founder of Rotary International, it was decided to use the fund as a memorial to Paul Harris to work for world peace by providing scholarships for graduate students to study in colleges in other lands. A goal of $2,000,000 was set for the fund. Contributions were giv en generously by Rotarians across the world, and during the first year 13 students were awarded scholarships. In 13 years, contributions have exceeded $8,000,000; and in 1961 scholarships were awarded to 135 students. “These scholarships,” said Miss Henrotti, “are eagerly sought after.” Under the rules governing the scholarships, a student can follow any course of study at any univer sity or college in the world. (Continued on page 5) Science Fair Set For February 28 The 1962 Wakelon Science Fair will be held Wednesday, February 28, it has been announced by Prin cipal C. V. Tart. The exhibition will get underway at 7 p.m. in the school’s gymnasium. All students taking science courses will participate. Principal Tart said. There will be four di visions; junior physical and bio logical for ninth grade students; and senior physical and biological for tenth, eleventh and twelfth grade students. The twelve winners will be eli gible to compete in the district sci ence fair to be held in Durham March 24. There will be three winners from each division. The local fair is an. annual pro ject of the Science Club and is under the direction this year of Tommy Bunn, president of the club, and Mrs. Carol Stanley and Mrs. Louise Yert, science teachers and sponsors. The exhibition is open to the public. Charm S of the books of sacred Scripture. Emphasis was given to tiie difference between the Catho lic and Protestant Bibles. It was noted that seven books contained in the Catholic Bible are omitted in the Protestant Bible. All agreed that the lively dis cussion that came up from the sub jects covered at this first evening forecast some excellent hours of research and discussions during the coming two months. Another eight-week course will begin in September. Refreshments were served after each meeting.