THE ZEBULON RECORD
VOLUME 36. NUMBER 57. ZEBULON. N. C.. MARCH 15. 1962
TOWN ATTORNEY
Files for School Board Seat
Ferd Davis, local attorney, filed
last Friday as candidate for the
Wake County Board of Education
to succeed C. V. Whitley, retiring
board chairman, as a member
from eastern Wake County.
While the
members of the
county group
•ure voted on at
large, one place
has customarily
gone to the area
east of Raleigh.
The local
man, who grad
u a t e d from I
Wakelon High
School, is a former member
of the local school commit
tee. He is a graduate of Wake
Forest College, receiving his B.S.
degree in physics and the LL.B.
degree there. He has also attended
Mars Hill College, Miami Univer
sity, the Infantry School at Fort
Benning, Ga., the Army Command
& General Staff College, and the
National War College at Washing
ton, D. C.
The Zebulon lawyer is married
to the former Selma Ann Harris
of Wake Forest, present president
of the Wakelon P-TA. They have
four children, three in school here
a‘nd one, Leary, a student at Wake
Forest College, now on active duty
as a second lieutenant at Fort
Rucker, Alaibama.
Davis has practiced law here
; since 1953, and was editor of
The Zebulon Record from 1946 to
1950. He was a World War II
aviator, and is now an infantry
officer in the National Guard. He
has served as town attorney here
for several years, and is a former
member of the N. C. Board of
Conservation & Development, a
past Rotary district governor and
international counselor, and for
mer president of the Zebulon
Chamber of Commerce.
Justice Dealt Out to Defendants
In Zebulon Recorder's Court Session
The following cases were tried
in the Zebulon Recorder's Court
Wednesday, February 28:
John Albert Jones, no valid
operator’s license, failing to stop
for stop sign, improper brakes, six
months on roads.
Andrew Bridges, under the in
fluence of alcoholic beverages,
without operator's license, hit and
run, six months on roads suspended
on payment of $125 fine and fe
main on good behavior for two
years and not operate a motor ve
hicle for two years.
Student, Teacher
Present Program
Mrs. Stanley Seago and Miss Ce
lia Hales provided the program
for the members of the Senior
Woman’s Club Tuesday night,
March 6. Mrs. Seago, Wakelon
English instructor, described the
United Nations building and show
ed slides of both exterior and in
terior views of the structure.
Miss Hales, who was the winner
of the World Peace speaking con
test recently, presented her speech
before the club. Her poise and
delivery were evidences of why she
was chosen winner of the contest,
sponsored by Zebulon Rotary Club.
Miss Hales will travel to New
York soon, accompanied by Mrs.
Seago, and tour the United Na
tions building and the city.
James T. Richardson, assault on
his mother-in-law, six months on
roads, suspended on payment of
costs. A second charge of operat
ing on wrong side of road, $15 fine
and costs. A third charge of pub
lic drunkenness brought him 30
days on roads suspended on pay
ment of $10 fine and costs.
Alfonza Jones, public drunken
ness. 30 days in Wake County Jail
suspended on payment of $10 fine
and costs. A second charge of
public drunkenness brought about
a verdict of 60 days on roads sus
pended on payment of $50 fine and
costs.
Calvin Monroe Richardson, driv
ing while his license was revoked
and driving in a careless and reck
less manner, found not guilty.
Andrew Harris, operating motor
vehicle under the influence of li
quor or narcotic drug, four months
in jail suspended on payment of
costs and placed under probation
for one year.
Stephen Edward, improper
■muffler, 30 days on roads suspend
ed on payment of $21 fine and
costs.
James Arthur Barnes, improp
er muffler, $10 fine and costs.
Garland Field, failing to trans
fer title and no insurance, $25 fine
and costs.
Roy West, Jr., speeding, $15 fine
and costs.
Barbara Bethea Price, improper
brakes, $15 fine and costs.
McClellan Pierce, improper
brakes, $15 fine and costs.
Ronald Edward Driver, Care
(Continued on page 6)
Colored Order of Eastern Star
Installs Officers for Coining Year
Officers for the coming year to
serve Mt. Pisgah Top OES, Chap
ter 112, Zebulon, were installed
at a public installation Sunday,
February 25, at Wakefield Baptist
Church.
Mrs. Lucille Parks is the new
Worthy Matron. Serving under
her are Mrs. Ada Perry, Associate
Matron; Rev. C. H. Heath, Worthy
Patron; Mrs. Lizzie B. Askew,
Secretary; Mrs. Hallie Dunn,
Treasurer; Mrs. Ruth Morgan,
Conductress;
Mrs. Margaret Taylor, Associate
Conductress; Mrs. Lona Richard
son, Warden; Mrs. Merter Privett,
Sentinel; Mrs. Ora M. Webb, mu
sic; and Mrs. Bernice Dunn, Chap
lain.
, Star Points for the coming year
are: Mrs. Francis Montague, Adah;
Mrs. Rochelle H,. Malone, Ruth;
Mrs. Ora M. Webb, Esther; Mrs.
Bernice Dunn, Martha; and Mrs.
Eura Lee Jones, Electra.
Mrs. Parks succeeds Mrs. R. H.
Malone. Installing was done by j
the Rev. C. H. Heath, who is pas- j
tor of New Bethel Baptist Church
in Rolesville.
Whitley Not to Be a Candidate
For Wake School Board Post
Bad Health Is
Given as Reason
Bad health during the past year
influenced C. V. Whitley not to
seek reelection to the Wake Coun
ty School Board. Whitley’s deci
sion came last week.
The veteran board chairman on
ly recently returned from a Vir
ginia hospital where he underwent
myriads of tests. Prior to that
he was hospitalized at Wendell
Zebulon Hospital and Duke Hos
pital.
Whitley, who served as chairman
of the board for the past
year, has been a proponent of the
consolidated school now under
consideration for the eastern Wake
communities of Wendell, Zebulon,
Knightdale and Rolesville.
The Zebulon businessman in
dicated that he feels it is time for
a younger man to be added to
the board. His term expires this
year.
Candidates for the school board
are nominated by political parties
and must pay a $5 filing fee to run
in the primaries. Democratic and
Republican nominees are sub
mitted to the General Assembly
with final appointments made by
that body. At its discretion, the
Assembly may give two, four or
six-year terms to new board mem
bers.
By custom, but not by law,
board members represent various
areas of Wake County in an ar
rangement similar to that of
County Commissioners. Largely
because board members are re
sponsible for nominating district
school committeemen in their re
spective sections of Wake, the
area representation system pre
vails, but it is theoretically possi
ble for all five board members to
be selected from one town or
area. In past years, representa
tion has not always been equally
spread out.
At present, members of the
Wake Board represent the follow
ing areas: Whitley, Wendell-Zeb
ulon-Knightdale; W. M. Satter
white of Wake Forest, Wake For
est - Millbrook - Rolesville; Mrs.
John Q. Adams of Fuquay, Fu
quay-Varina-Gamer; H. R. Adams
of Cary, Cary-Apex-Morrisville;
and Harry Stewart, Raleigh area.
Two Zebulon citizens and a
community resident quelched ru
mors this week that they would
be candidates for commissioner
from Eastern Wake County.
Attorney Foster Finch, business
man J. Raleigh Alford and farmer
Billy K. Hopkins all denied plans
to file for the race for commis
sioner.
The race was opened Monday,
March 5, when Carey Robertson
of Knightdale announced he would
not be a candidate for reelection.
He has held the post of commis
sioner for Eastern Wake County
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School Principal
To Speak at Club
Tuesday night, March 20, at 81
o’clock, the Jr. Woman’s Club will
have a reception honoring the
local teachers and prospective
members. Mr. C. V. Tart, prin
cipal of Wakelon School, will be
the guest speaker. All members j
are urged to attend.
VERNON KING
Enters Alabama Politics
Alabama is feeling the political
effects of a Zebulon community
native who is seeking public office
there.
Vernon D. King, a resident of
Birmingham for the last 10 years,
is making his bid for one of the
seven seats vacant in the Alabama
Legislature. It is his first try for
public office.
One of his main political fights
concerns the merging of two near
; by Birmingham suburbs, Mountain
Brook and Homewood. King feels
that these two suburbs should be
annexed by legislative act to the
city of Birmingham.
King said the merger issue will
be the number one issue facing
the next Jefferson legislative dele
gation. He is supporting educa
tion, health care for the aged and
indigent, and progressive induce
ment for getting more and diversi
tied industry.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. W. O.
King of Route 4, Zebulon, he is
a graduate of Wakelon High
School, and a 1956 graduate of
Howard College with a bachelor
of science degree in pharmacy.
He is a Korean War veteran,
serving as a medic with, the Navy.
Immediately upon graduation he
became a drug salesman for
Merck, Sharpe and Dohm. He has
never practiced the profession of
pharmacy.
Presently he is president of
Thera-Medic, Inc., in the Birming
ham suburb of Homewood. This
wholesale drug house was organiz
ed by himself and others.
King, 31, is married to the for
mer Betty Davidson of Birming
ham, a commercial artist. They
are the parents of two children,
Donna, 6*2; and Dixon, 17 months.
i
Rotarians Plan Horse Show
For Zebulon in Early Fall
Zebulon Rotarians decided Fri
day night to change the proposed
date of a horse show from Easter
Monday to an early fall date. The
date was changed on the advice
of an experienced horse show di
rector, who suggested too little
time is available to produce a
good show by Easter Monday.
Dr. Lee Sedwitz made the re
port on progress toward the horse
show, and stated that more than
$1,000 should be cleared by a good
show.
It has been suggested that net
receipts from the show be used for
the Wendell-Zebulon Hospital.
Rotary President Pat Farmer an
nounced the District Conference to
be in Rocky Mount March 25-26.
He urged full attendance by the
local club.
Mrs. Stanley Seago, Wakelon
high school teacher, presented Ce
lia Hales and Lewis Liles, first
and second place winners in the
World Peace Speaking Contest
i sponsored by the Zebulon Rota
J rians.
The students were chosen from
five finalists who wrote speeches
on the subject of world peace and
the United Nations.
Hospital Notes
The following were patients at
Wendell-Zebulon Hospital Wed
nesday morning.
White
Harold Alford, Nancy Turling
ton, Willard King, Martha Whit
ley, Katherine May, Clifton Perry,
Doris Medlin, Lorenzo Bunn, Wil
liam Quick. Oma Pearl Medlin,
Ann Scott, Frank Blackley and
Willie Brannan.
Colored
Josephine Rogers.
Wendell Citizens Plan to Battle
Plan to Cut Rail Freight Service
Wendell citizens don’t intend
standing by and letting the State
Utilities Commission close down
their railway freight station.
“Wendell citizens promise the
hardest fight over the station than
any issue raised in their town in
many a day,” said one wrought
up citizen.
The Town Board of Commis
sioners has instructed Town At
torney Clarence M. Kirk to oppose
the closing of the freight station
I with every legal means.
Plans are for the station to re
| main open only two hours a day,
| from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Norfolk
Southern Railroad Co. has filed
i application for approval with the
Utilities Commission.
Wendell civic and 'business lead
ers contend that the station’s busi
ness has doubled or tripled in the
past few years, and promises that
if the station continues to stay
open it should become one of the
most active stations of any small
town in North Carolina.
“Many businesses in Wendell
use the railroad now and there are
other industries coming to the
town and community which will
have great need for the use of the
present station,” a leading citizen
said.
Wendell has had a station for
approximately 52 years. J. V. Pitt
man is the agent. He has been
the station agent for about 15
years.