THE ZEBULON RECORD
VOLUME 37. NUMBER 39. ZEBULON. N. C.. NOVEMBER 1. 1962
17-Member Delegation Hears
Town's Improvement Plans
A 17-member delegation from
Zebulon heard “The Smithfield
Plan” presented to them last Wed
nesday at the county seat of John
ston County.
Leaders of the town-wide im
provement program reviewed the
history of the program, explained
the various projects involved, and
pointed out the progress made to
date.
Smithfield Mayor Hugh Talton,
in extending greetings to the visi
tors, emphasized that the most
gratifying thing about “The
Smithfield Plan” was the coopera
tion which it had received from the
citizens of Smithfield.
Amos Estes, chairman of the
Zebulon Planning Board and
spokesman for the Zebulon dele
gation, stated that an improve
ment program is being planned
for Zebulon. He indicated that
several of the projects in “The
Smithfield Plan” would be consid
ered for inclusion in Zebulon’s
program.
Estes extended an investigation
to town and Chamber of Com
merce officials of Smithfield to
visit Zebulon to view improve
ment projects here.
Estes said he was very impress
ed with the improvements the
town of Smithfield has made and
is making. He feels that such im
provements could be done by the
citizens of Zebulon.
Corinth Church
Sets Revival
The Rev. John Woody of Val
dese has been secured as guest
minister for the Corinth Baptist
Church revival to begin November
4 and continue through November
11. Each evening’s service begins
at 7:30 o’clock. The public is wel
come.
Bank Hours
Peoples Bank and Trust Co.
will not be open from 2 to 4 o’
clock in the afternoon after this
week, according to R. D. Massey,
cashier. The afternoon hours were
effective only during the tobacco
market season.
Ceramics Class
A ceramics class will begin
Thursday night, November 2, at
7 o’clock at the home of Bud Bob
bitt in Wakefield. Mrs. Kenneth
Hilton of Raleigh will instruct.
There will be no charges.
Chib Women Attend Roxboro
District 8 Meet Last Monday
Eight member*- of the Senior
Woman’s Club attended the Dis
trict 8 meeting held in Roxboro
Monday, October 15. The meeting
was held in the Long Memorial
Methodist Church.
Mrs. Armstrong Cannady, presi
dent of the local Woman’s Club,
said the local club was awarded a
Certificate of Honor for being 100
per cent last year.
The meeting was held to make
district plans for the new year and
make reports of the clubs in the
district for last year.
Besides Mrs. Cannady, other
club members attending were
Mrs. E. H. Moser, secretary; Mrs.
F. E. Bunn, Mrs. A. S. Hinton, Mrs.
L. M. Massey, Mrs. Melvin Massey,
Mrs. R. H. Herring and Mrs. I. D.
Gill.
Mrs. R. A. Cox is president of
District 8. She presided at the all
day meeting.
Study Course
A study course on foreign mis
sions will be held at Hopkins
Chapel Baptist Church tonight
(Thursday), November 1, at 7
o’clock, Mrs. Carson Perry, WMS
; leader, has announced. Mrs. Mar
j garet Holmes will teach the course,
I “New Frontiers in an Old World.”
Smithfield’s most publicized as
pect in the improvement program
has been the canopying of the
main streets in the business dis
trict.
Woman's Club
Meets Tuesday
International affairs will be the
topic of discussion at the Novem
ber meeting of the Senior Wom
an’s Club, which meets Tuesday
night, November 6, at 8 o’clock.
Mrs. Armstrong Cannady, pres
ident, said Mrs. Howard Bunn will
be in charge of the program. She
will introduce her daughter, Mrs.
Joe Moss of Youngsville, and Mrs.
Frank Kemp. Mrs. Moss and Mrs.
Kemp are prominent Lionesses
and will report on their trip to
the International Lions Convention
held in Nice, France, in June.
Hostesses for the meeting vill
be Mrs. E. C. Daniel, Mrs. C. V.
Whitley, Mrs. J. K. Barrow and
Miss Margaret Barrow.
Over 200 Masons Plan to Attend
Tri-District Meeting Next Thursday
Approximately 200 Masons will
meet on Thursday, Nov. 8, in the
Hall of William G. Hill Lodge No.
218, Raleigh, at a meeting of the
22nd, 23rd and 24th .Masonic dis
tricts, under the direction of John
V. Clifton, W. Gale Parker and
Bruce C. Ferrell, District Deputy
Grand Masters.
Mr. Parker will preside at the
afternoon session beginning at five
o’clock and supper will be served
at six o’clock. Ryan D. Bashford,
Master of the host lodge, will
preside when the meeting con
venes at 7:00.
Masters of lodges in the three
Districts will head delegates from
their respective lodges to the meet
ing and include the following:
Elmer D. Beddingfield, Jr.,
Whitestone No. 155, Wakefield;
Accepts Position
S. P. Scott has accepted a
position as counselor at the Um
stead Youth Center, North Car
olina Prison Department, at
Butner. He was formerly asso
ciated with the local branch of
Carolina Power and Light Com
pany as sales representative for
ten years. The family will re
main in Zebulon at present.
Jesse R. Hinnant, Wendell No.
565; Cyrus Fred Pearce, Zebulon
No. 609; and Ovid C. Barham,
Rolesville No. 683.
Masonic leaders other than
Grand Master Ricker who are ex
pected to attend are: Charles A.
Harris, Raleigh, Grand Secretary;
A. D. Leon Gray, Superintendent
of the Oxford Orphanage; Troy G.
Robbins, Superintendent of the
Masonic & Eastern Star Home, and
Pearlie V. Medlin, Wake Forest;
Raymond P. Umstead, Garner, and
H. Waldo Rood, Cary, District
Deputy Grand Lecturers of the
three Districts.
Methodists Plan
District Meeting
Over 100 officials from several
area Methodist churches will meet
on Tuesday night November 6 at
7:30 for the Sub-District Quarterly
Conference. Dr. Cecil Robbins of
Louisburg College will be the guest
speaker for the sub-district and
quarterly conferences to decide the
College Development Crusade
quotas will be held afterward.
The quota for the Raleigh District
is $416,000.
The Crusade Is to complete pay
ment of a previous commitment
to raise $5 million to establish
North Carolina Wesleyan and
Methodist Colleges and to under
gird the existing Methodist in
stitutions.
Church Supper
If you want to get a belly
full of the best tasting vittles
you ever had, then attend the
Hales Chapel Baptist Church
barbecue supper Friday night.
The supper will be held from
5 until 8 o’clock in the Corinth
Holders School cafeteria. It will
consist of deliciously cooked and
seasoned pork or chicken, with
the usual well-fixed trimmings.
All plates will be $1.00 and the
proceeds will be used in the
church’s building program.
Wakelon Bulldogs Lose, 39-20
To Carolina Military Academy
By Bill Quick
The Wakelon Bulldogs scored
three touchdowns and had a fourth ;
called back as they stubbornly met;
defeat last Friday night at the
hands of the Carolina Military
Academy at Maxton 39-20.
Coached by former Wendell
mentor Clyde Parrish, the Military
marched to their sixth victory but
only after the Wakelon gridmen
gave them the scare of their lives.
The Maxton team marched to an
early 70- lead with QB Arthur
Smith passing for 45 yards to end
Phil Tilled.
Wakelon quickly retaliated with
Debnam scoring two plays later (
on a pass play from quarterback
Tommy Wood that carried for 80
yardst Creech’s attempted run
was no good and the score stood
13-6.
Maxton scored again in the first
on a 15-yard run by Frank Logan.
The extra point attempted was
blocked and the scoreboard read
13-6. As the first period ended
Wakelon had the ball on the Mili
tary’s 34.
The Carolina Cadets scored their
third TD near the end of the sec
ond quarter on a run from the 11
yard line toy Dallas Sutton. The
extra point attempt was no good
and at halftime it read 19-6.
Second Half Resurgence
Wakelon opened the second half
with Randy Creech hitting right
tackle for nine yards. On a beau
tifully executed pass play. Wood
hit Creech for a pass play that
carried 41 yards and Wakelon's
second TD. Creech made good
the PAT and the score moved
19-13.
Homecoming Set
For Wakelon
Wakelon Student Council has
planned one of the most out
standing homecomings in years.
Homecoming activities get un
derway today (Thursday) with a
“Gold and Black Day.” Today all
the students wear the school col
ors, which are gold and black.
Tonight there will be a pre-vic
tory march by the band and a
bonfire on the school grounds in
which the cheerleaders and foot
ball players will participate.
Friday’s events begin with an
alumni tea to toe held in the home
economics building from 4 until
5 p.m. At 6 o’clock the parade,
consisting of the homecoming rep
resentatives carried on beautiful
convertibles, and floats or cars
representing school clubs and or
ganizations or firms in Zebulon,
will begin. It will originate from
Vance Street and continue down
Arendell Avenue to the school.
After the parade the Wakelon
Bulldogs will play their most im
portant game with last year’s con
ference champions, the Spring
Hope Raiders. The game will be
gin at 8 o’clock.
During halftime ceremonies, ar
ranged by the Junior class, the
presentation of the representatives
and the long-awaited moment of
discovery of the new Homecom
ing Queen will occur. Miss Zebu
Ion, Miss Jackie Mitch 11, will be
present for these cerei .onies.
The Cadets struck back angrily
j with Logan going over from the
i 4. The PAT was blocked and
Wakelon \.as behind by 12, 25-13.
On the next series of plays,
Wakelon drove for four consecu
tive first downs with Ellington go
ing over the 4, moving the score
! to 25-19. The touchdown was
| nullified however, and many felt
this was the play that broke the
Bulldogs’ morale.
The Cadets scored two touch
downs in the fourth and Wakelon
closed the gap late in the game on
a 45-yard pass play from Wood to
Debnam. Creech successfully ran
the extra point and the final score
was 39-20.
The game was marked by more
penalties than any contest the
Bulldogs have played in several
years. Filled with exciting mo
ments, local fans feel that Wake
lon gave a good account of itself
against the larger, older and more
experienced Military team.
Church Sanctuary
Is Facelifted
The Methodist Church sanctuary
is getting a face lifting, according
to Thurman Hepler, chairman of
the church’s Official Board.
Through the efforts of the trustees
and the cooperation of the mem
bership, the sanctuary will be
painted this week and be ready for
Sunday’s worship services. Gor
dan Temple, a steward of the
church, is heading the project.
Members were given an oppor
tunity to give paint for the pro
ject a few weeks back. 87 gallons
were needed and some 77 gallons
were donated. This is the first
time that the ceiling and walls of
the sanctuary have been painted
since the new church was built.
Rosary Said
A Rosary will be said tonight
(Thursday) at 7 o’clock at the
home of Thomas Smith of Zebu
Ion for Mrs. Smith who died
Monday night at Memorial Hos
pital in Chapel Hill.
Moses Tant, 66, Dies; Funeral
Rites, Burial Last Friday P.M.
Moses Tant, 66, died Wednesday
morning, October 24, in Wendell
at the home of Joe Taylor where
he was residing. Death was at
tributed to a heart condition.
Tant was born in Franklin Coun
ty, the son of the late Mr. and
Mrs J. S. Tant. Partially blind
since birth, he spent the major
portion of his adult life saw mill
ing.
Tant, a bachelor, was a resident
of Zebulon for the past 10 years.
He was a member of Zebulon Bap
tist Church.
Surviving are one sister, Mrs.
Ervin Pearce of Route 3, Zebulon;
and four brothers, Zonie and Percy
Tant, both of Bunn, Maultis Tant
of Washington and Jesse Tant of
Norfolk, Va.
A funeral service was held Fri
day at 2 p.m. at the Screws and
Hudson Funeral Chapel. The Rev.
David Daniel officiated. Burial
was in the Tant family cemetery
in Franklin County.
The casket was covered with
a pall of orchid, yellow and white
MOSES TANT
mums. Pallbearers were Joe Tay
lor, J. C. Debnam, William Pearce
and Moore Hocutt.