THE ZEBULON RECORD
VOLUME 37. NUMBER 32. ZEBULON. N. C.. SEPTEMBER t3. 1962
Water-Sewer Bond Issue Approved by Citizens
Tax Collections
Up, Up, Up,
Tax collections have soared this
year according to Town Manager
Willie B. Hopkins.
Hopkins reported this week that
the collections are approximately
$9,000 more than last year. He
accounted this to the fact that the
bills were gotten out sooner than
heretofore.
“We have an excellent helper
in the person of Mrs. Pat Jenkins,”
Hopkins said. Mrs. Jenkins has
been employed as a part time clerk
in the town office for several
weeks.
At the end of the 1961 fiscal year
$11,717 in taxes had been col
lected. This year’s collection to
taled $20,775.
Water rents are up, too, Hopkins
said. This he accounted to the
fact that more people are using
water. He said it is not because
of added customers.
“Our water rents have been in
creasing steadily in the past 10
years,” Hopkins said.
In the 1961 fiscal year $4,213.20
was collected in water rents. Last
year’s collection were $4,818.45.
Dogs Slow Being
Tagged, Cop Says
Dog licenses are selling “slow,”
Police Chief Willie B. Hopkins
said this week.
Twelve licenses have been sold
since the fiscal year, Hopkins re
ported. The peak sales are in
March, April and May. Sales be
gin in March.
Hopkins said the town is having
no trouble with dogs at present.
He said people are taking better
care of their dogs than they used
to. He admitted that people are
foolish about their dogs.
Hopkins said he has never had
a dog and never expects to own
one.
Local Guardsmen Inspected
The National Guardsmen of Zeb
ulon’s Battery A stood tall Monday
night for their General Inspection,
and their sharp appearance caused
favorable comment from the in
spector and visitors. The General
Inspection is an annual event for
Guard units.
Making the afternoon and eve
ning inspection for the Third Army
Inspector General were Major
Charles R. Breed and Staff Ser
geant Edward B. Courhoyer.
Although the unit will not know
its grade for three weeks, when
Third Army Headquarters com
putes it from information provid
ed by Major Breed, Capt. Jack
Potter, the battery commander,
was told “the inspection in ranks
was impressive” and “the overall
appearance was excellent.”
After observing classes in ses
sion, the inspector reported the
training was “fine.”
A host of visitors were present
for the inspection, representing
battalion, division artillery, divi
sion, and other headquarters.
Lt. Col. Collin McKinne, com
manding officer; Maj. Darrell Per
ry, executive; and Maj. Thomas
East, operations and training offi
cer, were present from the 1st
Rocket/Howitzer Battalion, Louis
burg. Also present was Capt.
David E. Scales, army advisor.
Representatives from Division
Artillery Headquarters in Greens
boro were Lt. Col. Carl S. Comp
ton, operations and training officer;
Maj. John B. Fleming, and Lt |
Col. Fred W. Kellner, army ad
visor.
Lt. Col. William K. Holloman
represented 30th Division Head
quarters, Raleigh.
Capt. William A. Bass and Lt.
Average Weekend
“Nothing exciting happened over
the weekend,” according to Chief
Willie B. Hopkins.
Hopkins said it was just an aver
age weekend. “We locked up a
couple of drunks.”
Kenneth T. Pearce were visitors
from Battery B in Youngsville.
Maj. Breed inspected this unit
Tuesday.
Present from the 30th Aviation
Company in Apex were Maj. Bar
rie Davis, Capt. Alvin Noltemeier,
and Lt. Ferd Davis, Jr.
MYF To Hear
Cuban Refugee
Over 100 teen-agers from Wen
dell, Zebulon, Bailey, Middlesex,
Wake Forest, Knightdale and
Clayton are expected for the an
nual fall rally of the Methodist
Youth Fellowship this Sunday
night at 6 p.m. at the Zebulon
Methodist Church.
The youth from the 12 churches
of the Zebulon Sub-District will
hear Dr. Jose L. Rey Barreau at
the conclusion of the rally during
the 7:30 p.m. worship service at
the church.
A picnic supper will be shared
at 6:00 after which a skit, “Screw
tape and the MYF” will be pre
sented by Guy Massey and other
MYF’ers. Following a period of
fellowship singing, the business
session will be led by President
Bill Roberts of Wendell. The wor
ship service, which will combine
with the regular Sunday evening
service at the Methodist Church,
will be led by the pastor, Durwood
Chambles, Henry Andrews, Guy
Massey and Jane Ihrie..
Dr. Barreau, who came to Zeb
ulon recently from Miami, will
speak to the youth on the Cuban
Revolution and its implications for
the Western Hemisphere. He will
>lso share how he believes the
Christian message can effectively
combat the Communist penetration
into the Americas.
The Rev. Wilbur Jackson of
Knightdale is counselor of thie
Sub-District group and Durwood
Chamblee is publicity director.
Wakelon Bulldogs Blast Four Oaks Team,
39-6, In Season's Opening Football Game
By Bill Quick
Scoring on the third play from
scrimmage, the Wakelon Bulldogs
completed outclassed an underdog
Four Oaks team last Friday night
39-6. The win in the season’s
opener gave Wakelon fans an op
timistic boost for the season.
Randy Creech, fleet-footed half
back scampered for 60 yards in
the opening minutes of the contest,
to push Wakelon ahead. New
comer BobDy Dean added the PAT
to make it 7-0 and from that point,
there was no doubt in the minds
of the 1,000 or more persons pres
ent that Wakelon held the game
superiority.
Seconds later, Four Oaks failed
to gain necessary yardage and a
punt was blocked by Wakelon
tacklers and recovered by Wad
dell Mitchell. Wood sneaked over
from the 3-yard line and Randy
Creech added the extra point to
make it 14-0.
Towards the end of the first
quarter, Four Oaks was backed
against the goal and another boot
was blocked and recovered for a
touchback to give the Bulldogs a
first quarter lead of 16-0.
Ellington ran for a TD in the
opening minutes of the second
stanza but the 6-pointer was nul
lified due to a penalty. Three
plays later, the senior fullback
bucked over from the one and
Dean again made the PAT to give
Wakelon a 23-0 advantage. The
first half closed as Creech inter
cepted a Four Oaks pass and ran
75 yards to paydirt. Dean was \
again called on and delivered the:
extra point to close the half with
Wakelon ahead 30-0.
Four Oaks came back after in
termission for their first down of
the game. Coach Chapman used
the subs extensively during the
second half and the second team
was able to hold its own against
a heavier opposition. The only
points scored by the visitors came
in the top of the fourth period on
PTA Postponed
The September meeting of the
Wakelon School PTA has been post
poned until the fourth Monday
night, September 24. At this time
the customary reception honoring
the faculty will be held following
the business session. In October
the PTA will meet as usual on the
third Monday night of the month.
a 10-yard pass. Following the
Four Oaks TD, Bobby Dean drew
the stands to their feet as he ran
65-yards after receiving concen
trated downfield blocking. Dean’s
run was called back due to a clip
ping penalty. Wakelon’s first
team was called back in and Randy
Creech scored his third TD and
second PAT to run the score to
37-6.
Looking as if it were all over,
Hilliary Pearce then threw a
Four Oaks halfback for a touch
back, the evening’s second,- to
make it 39-6.
After an exchange of punts, sub
halfback Kenny Temple made a
spectacular 60-yard run to the five
yard line.
The game ended with Wakelon
substitutes knocking at the goal.
Chapman lauded the line and
backfield play but hastened to add,
“I still can’t say what we have in
first team strength.” His comment
was in light of the fact that this is
Four Oak’s first football team and
their first game. Four Oaks is a
consolidated school in the western
sector of Johnston County.
The score by periods:
Wakelon . 16 14 0 9 39
Four Oaks . 0 0 0 6 6
Town Manager Willie B. Hop
kins is probably the happiest per
son in town because of the passage
of the water-sewer bond vote.
This is because he probably sees
the need of new and added water
and sewer equipment, having
worked with the town for more
than 25 years.
“The town needs a new water
plant and sewer disposal treatment
plant,” he said. “If the town is
going to be progressive and grow,
the town has got to have the added
improvements.”
Hopkins said the town has very
good prospects of enticing industry
when a sufficient amount of water
is available. It is a must to have
at least 250,000 gallons of water
daily available before an industry
will locate here.
He said that no town in Wake
County has a water capacity of
250,000 gallons a day and there
fore none has been able to get
any industries to consider locating.
“I feel now that we will get some
industry to locate in Zebulon,”
Hopkins said.
xue preseiii piaiu seiviiig Zitiuu
Ion furnishes a capacity of between
200,000 to 225,000 gallons a day.
This capacity comes from the four
wells and the river supply.
With a new water filter plant,
Hopkins said the citizens of the
town will get a better grade of
water. Only the river water is
treated; there is no way to treat
the water supplied by the wells.
Hopkins said there have been
complaints about the taste of the
water. The bad-tasting water is
because the pipes are becoming
clogged with tubercular growth (a
harmless growth, he added) be
cause of the inadequate treatment.
This growth which clings to the
pipes gradually clogs the mains
and slows down the water pres
sure.
The four wells, all located at in
tervals on Arendell Avenue, were
dug in 1947-48. They range in
depths from 150 to 312 feet. The
four supply about 110 gallons of!
water per minute. They are in
operation all the time. These wells
were originally dug to supplement
the supply of river water.
Hopkins said at one time it was
anticipated that the town’s water
supply might come from wells
alone. However, after consulta
tion with N. C. State College geo
detic officials, this idea was aban
doned. Geodetic officials advised
town officials that ground w’ater
sources in this area are limited.
Approximately 10 miles of wa
ter lines serve the 600 homes in
Zebulon. Hopkins said the ma
jority of the lines are in good
shape; however, some are troubled
with the tubercular growth. With
a modern filter plant, this growth
will be virtually eliminated.
A 6-inch main brings the water
from the river to the filter plant
here. Hopkins said this line is al
most closed with growth. With
money from the bond issue a 12
inch main is planned for installa
tion.
Hopkins said the money will be
used to install new water lines in
town and these new lines will in
crease the flow. He said it will
take four 6-inch lines to evenly
distribute water from the 12-inch
main from the river.
The plant at the river was built
in 1918, and has never been re
modeled, Hopkins said. The filter
bed had been re-worked a couple
of times.
Hopkins said a new filter plant
has been needed for at least five
years. For industrial growth, he
indicated that the plant has been
needed for 10 years.
Hopkins said that he predicts
that a mechanical sewer treatment
plant will be built. He said this
type of plant will cost more than
the legume sewer treatment sys
tem, he understands, but will be
cheaper in the long run, operation
wise.
The land for the treatment plant
was purchased two years ago from
Pittman Stell. The seven and one
half acres located southeast of Zeb
ulon on the old Wiggs farm was
brought from Stell for a sum of
$1,100.
Hopkins said he feels that the
town got a “real deal” in the pur
chase of the land for the treatment
plant.
The first person to feast a ballot
in Tuesday’s election was Night
Policeman Wendell Perry. At 25
minutes past six he marked a bal
lot before he went off duty.
Zebulon citizens went to the
polls Tuesday for the first time
since 1950 to cast ballots in a bond
election.
Voters Tuesday approved by a
vote of 202 to 11 the $558,000
water bonds and 203 to 12 for the
construction of a modern filter
plant and sewage treatment plant.
In 1950 a bond election was
held and citizens of the town voted
favorably for $50,000 in bonds
for the construction of a munici
pal building. About 200 persons
voted in this election, a town of
ficial said.
There are approximately 700
qualified registered voters in Zebu
Ion, according to Mrs. James
Creech, registrar. She reported
that nine new townsmen were add
ed to the books who were eligible
to vote in the Tuesday election.
All were white.
One of the most pleased citizens
of the town was Mayor Ed Hales.
“I’m very pleased that the bond
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Prominent Wendell Merchant Dies;
Catholic Rites Are Given Him
Isaac George Kannon, the fa
ther of Frank Kannon of Zebulon,
died at 8:30 a.m. last Thursday at
his home on Academy Street in
Wendell. He was 87 years old.
Kannon rose from a penniless
immigrant peddler to a prominent
Wendell business man. He came
to Wendell in 1916 where he op
ened a mercantile establishment
and operated it until his death.
He was a native of Hamana, Leb
anon. Impressed with what his
countrymen had to say about
America, he sold his worldly pos
sessions in Lebanon and came to
the United States in 1905, leaving
his wife and two children in Leb
anon.
His destination was Raleigh
where his brother lived. He ar
rived in Raleigh with a $5 gold
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Mr. Kannon