THE ZEBULON RECORD
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VOLUME 37. NUMBER 29. ZEBULON. N. C.. AUGUST 23. 1962
BAND DIRECTOR
New Wakelon Faculty Member
Is a Lover of Musk and Horses
Wakelon School’s new band
director-instructor is a “real
swinging cat.”
James (Jimmy) Crocker Burns,
Jr., talked enthusiastically of mu
sic. He loves it, and finds it a
source of his greatest pleasure.
Burns said he has been interest
ed in music all his life. But it was
when he was in the sixth grade
that he really began his music ca
reer. That was when he got his
first trumpet.
However, he was almost de
terred from going into the music
world. His father encouraged his
only son to study architecture. As
he told his son, this profession is
more remunerative.
At Clemson, where Burns en
rolled following graduation from
Edmunds High School in Sumter,
S. C., he studied architecture for
one year. He couldn’t get interest
ed. The next year he studied tex
tile manufacturing. This profes
sion was the coming thing in the
South.
Then Uncle Sam stepped in and
drafted Burns. He spent his entire
Army duty of two years at Fort
Jackson. He, naturally, was asso
ciated with the band. He played
lead trumpet and also did instruct
ing with the 282nd Army Band at
Fort Jackson.
When he came out of the Army
he had made up his mind. He was
going to get a music degree and
teach music. His father told him
he was more than willing to send
him to any music school, and
Burns is not sorry his father en
couraged him to go into another
profession. He did not return to
Clemson because this college does
n’t offer a mvsic degree.
At East Carolina College, where
Fred Pippin Gets
Education Position
A Zebulon native accepted a
position August 6 with the North
Carolina State Board of Educa
tion.
Fred Wells Pippin, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Allen Pippin, Jr., is
Pupil Accounting and Teacher Al
lotment Supervisor with the Board
of Education. He came from
Trenton where he was elementary
principal of the school for six
years.
Pippin is a bachelor of arts grad
uate of Atlantic Christian College
and has a master of arts degree
from East Carolina College.
The educator is married to the
former Mary Katherine Mewborn
of Wilmington. They have two
sons, Jeffrey, 10, and Graylon, 6.
The family will move to Raleigh
when suitable accommodations
can be found.
he was graduated in June with a
bachelor of science degree in mu
sic, he was a member of the Phi
Mu Alpha, a national honorary
music fraternity, and a member of
the Music Educator’s National
Conference, drum major for four
years, and member of Student
Government Association.
Burns played with the Collegi
ans, the college dance band, for
three years. Again, he played lead
trumpet. During his senior year he
led a 16-piece dance orchestra.
He has also had experience with
name dance orchestras. One sum
mer he played with Dean Hudson’s
orchestra, and only last year he
was offered a job with the Jimmy
Dorsey orchestra. Burns, however,
turned down the full time job with
the Dorsey orchestra. He said he
couldn’t see any future in being
on the road all the time and thinks
it is a “rough life.”
He is looking forward to teach
ing, and with his enthusiasm he
should make an excellent teacher.
The first and foremost thing he
shall stress to his students is mu
sicianship. He is also going to en
] courage group working, for, he
! said, a band must work as a group,
play as a group, and not as an in
dividual.
He refrained from commenting
on discipline, but it could be seen
! that he will demand attention, re
spect, and enforce disciplinary
measures when needed.
The band has already begun
work. Burns started with the
group last week in the mornings
and next week will work with the
band on mornings and nights.
He said the band is lacking in
struments and many need replac
ing and repairing. This week he
has been working on some of the
instruments, repairing them. Two
of the most needed instruments are
a baritone horn and drums.
He has also had experience with
church choirs. For one and a half
years he directed the Christ Epis
copal Church choir in New Bern, j
The good-looking 28-year-old j
bachelor has no immediate plans i
for marriage. He is the younger
of two children. His father is in
the hardware business in Sumter. I
His sister, Mrs. J. M. Sutton, also
lives in Sumter. '
Burns is a sports enthusiast. He
is especially fond of horse back
riding and owns a three-gaited
quarter horse. Right now he is
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Appointed
Jack Potter and Wayne Davis
were appointed to the town’s
Planning Board Monday night
when the Town Board met for its
j August meeting. This is Potter’s
second term and Davis’s first. The
I terms are three years.
Get Those Candles Out of Storage;
Power Will Be Off Sunday Morn
A power line construction job
begun early in the year will be
completed in Zebulon Sunday
morning, August 26, it was an
nounced today by F. T. Scarbor
ough, Carolina Power & Light
Company’s Zebulon manager.
Scarborough said crews will
turn out early Sunday to energize
a new section of 66,000-volt line
linking the Zebulon area to
CP&L’s Milburnie substation near
Raleigh.
He added that the work will call
for interruption of electric service
in Zebulon, Wendell, Middlesex,
Bailey, Sims, Bunn and some ru
ral areas. The period of interrup
tion is 2:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. The
early morning hours minimize in
convenience to customers, he said.
The overall construction project
is designed to strengthen trans
mission facilities throughout this
region. It was begun in January
and has been continued in stages,
Scarborough said. The August 26
activity will mark its completion.
Water, Sewer Bond Vote Set
For Sept. 11; $558,000 Needed
Correction
The town wants to buy 2.42
acres of land from Wilbur
Bullock on the Wendell-Zebu
lon bypass for a sum of a lit
tle over $3,000, Mayor Ed
Hales said. In an article in
last week’s paper, it stated
that Bullock would be paid
$3,000 an acre.
Registration books for Zebulon’s upcoming September 11 water
sewer bond election are open, Mrs. Evelyn Creech, registrar, has
announced. The books will close September 1.
Mrs. Creech said there will be no general overall new registration
to vote in the $558,000 bond election, and only those persons who
have not heretofore registered to vote in a Zebulon municipal election
need register.
The vote is for $392,000 for a new water plant and additional
water mains. The balance of $166,000 is for a sewer treatment plant
and sewer line repairs.
On February 3, 1961, a letter wa<
received by the town from the
Sanitary Engineer of the N. C
State Board of Health. The let
ter stated: “On January 20 ]
Wendell School to Have
Seven New Staff Members
Seven new teachers have been
hired to complete the Wendell
School faculty, according to Ron
ald Berry, principal. Berry is
serving his second year as princi
pal.
The new faculty members are
Mrs. Katherine Horton, who suc
ceeds Mrs. Faye Smith in the com
mercial department; James Pee
bles, varsity athletic coach, re
placing Johnny Presson, who has
accepted a coaching position al
the Forest High School in Monroe
and Mrs. Margaret Robertson, whc
will succeed Herbert Jones, whc
resigned to enter another pro
fession.
Elementary faculty members arc
Reid Basinger who will serve as
assistant varsity coach, succeeding
Richard Nelson who has accepted
a position as principal of the
Creedmoor Elementary School;
Mrs. Alberta Braswell who suc
ceeds Mrs. Patricia Griswold in
the primary department; and Mrs.
Stewart Murphy who succeeds
Mrs. Nancy Huffman who has re
signed to accept a teaching posi
tion in Virginia.
John Olvera will be the band
instructor, succeeding William
Farmer who has accepted a full
time position with the Wake For
est High School.
The complete list of faculty
members are:
High School: Mrs. Mae Heath,
Opening Tobacco
Prices Are Good
E. H. Moser, sales supervisor of
the Wendell tobacco market, re
ported that a little less than 200,
000 pounds of tobacco was sold on
opening day, Tuesday.
Moser said opening day pound
age this year was somewhat less
than last because of the untied to
bacco.
The Wendell market averaged
$54.72. Moser feels this is a good
average, taking into account to
bacco may be sold for five days in
an untied state. He said this aver
age was better than opening day
sales on the Border market.
Wendell market has a full set
of buyers representing the regu
lar companies.
Closing
Mrs. Charles Flowers announced
Wednesday that she is closing her
children’s shop. She has operated
a children’s ready to wear shop
in Zebulon for a year and a half.
She did not reveal any future
plans.
Truitt Horton, Mrs. Katherine
Horton, Mrs. Ruby Johnston, Lin
wood Murphy, James Peebles, Mrs
Cleo Perry and Mrs. Margarei
Robertson.
Elementary: Miss Gladys Baker
Reid Basinger, Mrs. Alberts
Braswell, Miss Betty Jean Bryan
Mrs. Ruth High, Mrs. Claudis
Jackson, Mrs. Ola Johnson, Mrs
Marjorie Knott, Mrs. Aileen Love
lace, Mrs. Alma Mattox, Mrs
Stewart Murphy, Mrs. Sarah Rich
ardson, Mrs. Thyra Smith, Mrs
Evelyn Stott, Mrs. Ethel Todd an<
Mrs. Dorothy Todd.
Special teachers are John Olve
ra, band; Miss Johnnie Seymour
librarian; and Mrs. Barbara Wolfe
music education.
Other staff members are Jin
Moss, chief custodian; Mrs
Blanche Pernell, school 'secretary
and Mrs. Julia IHilley, lunch roorr
manager.
Local Teachers on
Middlesex Faculty
Mrs. Gladys S. Johnson and Mrs.
Undine D. Wheless of Zebulon
will again be members of the Mid
dlesex School faculty.
Principal Norman E. Patterson
has released the faculty list for the
school for the coming year. They
are: Math, John J. Wright; Sci
ence, Mrs. Margaret B. Williford;
Social Studies, Physical Education,
J. Enid Drake; Commercial, Mrs,
JoAnn J. Byrd; English, Library,
Mrs. Maxine O’Connell; English,
Cherrye Lane High; Agriculture,
Fred U. Wolfe; Home Economics,
Mrs. Hulda S. Wilson.
In the elementary school will be
Mrs. Naomi R. Powell, eighth;
sixth and seventh, Mrs. Catherine
C. Bissette; fifth, Annie Vee Pow
ell; fourth, Mrs. Gladys S. John
son; third, Mrs. Margaret H.
Wolfe; second, Mrs. Undine D.
Wheless; and first, Mildred P.
Wolfe.
made an inspection of the water
plant at Zebulon and four wells
with Mr. L. A. Baker. Upon in
spection of the water plant, it was
found the plant is old, antiquated,
and insufficient. Although bac
teriological analyses of samples of
the water produced by this water
plant indicates that the water is
safe for human consumption."
“Due to the fact,” the letter con
tinued, “that the present water
plant is completely worn out and
since it appears that wells will not
furnish an adequate supply of
water for the town of Zebulon, it
is strongly urged that the town
take steps to construct a new fil
tration plant, which will be ade
quate in size to properly furnish
water for the town of Zebulon.”
“The water plant and the wells,
at present,” the letter stated, are
barely able to supply a sufficient
amount of water during extremely
warm weather and with a normal
population growth, these will be
inadequate in the very near fu
I ture. It is, therefore, urged that
the town take steps to correct their
• water supply problem at the very
, earliest possible date.”
, Mayor Ed Hales said Zebulon is
among a long list of towns in
i North Carolina that has been given
a date in which to stop polluting
the streams and rivers of this state
with sewage.
The town is making an applica
tion to the Federal Government
for a Federal Grant for part of
the sewer cost, the mayor said. He
said it is hoped that the town will
receive a maximum of 30 per cent
of the cost.
The plan of financing the bond
issue adopted by the town board
will be from additional water and
sewer rates. The present mini
mum monthly water rate is $2.50.
The new minimum monthly rate
will be $4.50.
Mayor Hales said there will not
be a sewer charge until the sewer
plant is under construction. The
sewer treatment plant will not be
erected until the completion of
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Registration
Students who plan to enter
Wakelon School this fall and
have not registered should do
so Monday, August 27, from
9 to 12 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m.
Registration will be held in
the principal’s office.
Wakefield Pastor Ends 16 Years
Of Work; Members Are Tearful
Dr. W. R. Strassner has sub
mitted his resignation to Wake
field Baptist Church. His fina
sermon will be September 2.
Dr. Strassner’s announcement 01
his resignation was received bj
the congregation with “profounc
sorrow” and “flowing tears” frarr
the eyes of the members.
During the 16 years he served a:
pastor of the church a beautiful
edifice was erected.
One member said: "He has con
tributed a consecrated life of serv
ice which will stand as a monu
ment to his immortal name while
the ages roll by.”
Dr. Strassner was for many
years president of Shaw Univer
sity in Raleigh until he was re
cently ousted.