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THE ZEBULON
RECORD
VOLUME 37. NUMBER 45. ZEBULON. N. C.. DECEMBER 13. 1962
Buys Bike
Thief Takes $140 From Store
He needed some Christmas ‘
money.
Taking the money and buying
him a shiny brand new bicycle
landed him in Zebulon jail.
Paul Cleveland Anthony, 20
year-old Route 4, Zebulon, Negro,
was apprehended by Sheriff’s Dep
uty S. J. Blackley and charged
with breaking, entering and lar
ceny.
Police reported that Anthony
tore the lock off the front door
of W. I. Hopkins’ store on Route
3, Zebulon, on the night of De
cember 3. Inside, he rifled the
cash register, taking with him
$140. He looked around and de
cided he needed a bit of merchan
dise. Police estimated the value
of the merchandise at $10.
Leads led police to Anthony,
who admitted the theft and break
in to Deputy Blackley.
Anthony was seen riding his
bike bought with stolen money
down the main street of Zebulon
prior to the Christmas parade, po
lice said.
His bond was set at $2,000.
Stoplight Installed
A stoplight was installed at the
intersection of Gannon Avenue
and Wakefield Street November
21 and began operating December
6.
The cost of the light was $230,
according to a town official.
The traffic light was erected at
the command of the Town Board.
This intersection has been the
scene of several accidents during
the past several months. Public
opinion was a traffic light was
needed there; however, one town
official said it is a “nuisance.”
School Windows
Are Broken
Police were called Friday night
to Wakelon School following a
basketball game between Wakelon
and Wendell schools to investigate
damage to windows in the gym
nasium.
Police found two windows in the
dressing rooms broken. No her
damage was reported.
Chief Willie B. Hopkins said
the police were notified because
schools officials feared more trou
ble would ensue.
No arrests were made.
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Turkey Shoot
The Wendell Rescue Squad is
having a turkey shoot at Allen’s
Grocery and Service Station 3
miles north of Edgemont on Edge
mont Road, December 15, 22, and
24, at 9:00 a.m. each day.
Shootings will be for cakes and
first-aid kits in addition to turkeys.
All proceeds will go to the equip
ment fund of the Wendell Rescue
Squad.
Wrecks Heavy
At Intersections
A 19-year-old Middlesex, Route
2, youth was charged December 7
with failing to yield the right of
way after being involved in an
automobile accident.
Investigating officer Windell
Perry reported that Jimmy Fred
erick Brown was driving a 1962
Ford pickup truck when he col
lided about 9:30 p. m. with Donnie
Ray Bailey, 18, of Route 1, Zebu
Ion, at the intersection of Aren
dell Avenue and Sycamore Street.
The left side and front of
Bailey’s vehicle, a 1961 Chevrolet
pickup truck, was damaged ap
proximately $250, Perry said.
Brown’s vehicle suffered approxi
mately $150 worth of damages to
the right side.
A Zebulon man was charged
Wednesday night with failing to
yield the right of way after being
involved in an automobile accident
at the intersection of Gannon Ave.
and Wakefield Street.
Dolphus Deve Amos, 26, was
driving a 1960 Chevrolet when he
collided with a 1955 Ford driven
by Mrs. Roscoe Arnold of Wendell.
Mrs. Arnold was traveling west on
Gannon Avenue; Amos was travel
ing north on Wakefield Street.
Policeman Wilson Stallings, in
vestigating officer, said the 6:10
p. .m. accident did approximately!
$300 worth of damages to each j
car. There were no injuries to the |
drivers, and no occupants were in
either car.
An unmarked intersection was
the scene of an accident Sunday
at five p.m.
A 1957 Oldsmobile driven by
David Whitley of Zebulon and
a 1960 Ford driven by Brenda Gay
of Route 1, Youngsville, collided
at the intersection of Poplar and
North Streets.
Whitley's car suffered only minor
damages, police said. Miss Gay’s
car was estimated to have ap
proximately $375 in damages.
Whitley was traveling south on
Poplar Street, Miss Gay west on
North Street. No charges had been
preferred Monday.
Policeman L. A. Baker investi
gated.
Receives Award
Chief Master Sergeant William
Y. Jones recently received “The
Air Force Commendation Medal”
for his outstanding service as a
communications superintendent at
Offuit Air Force Base, Nebraska.
Now stationed in High Wy-j
Combe, England, CMS Jones spent
four years with the Strategic Airj
Command at Offutt Air Force j
Base. He was presented the1
award by the base commander
at High WyCombe.
Jones of Wakefield. !
Jones is the son of Mrs. Helen
Negro Librarian Gets $1,000
Award To Work On Ph. D.
Miss Pennie E. Perry, librarian
at Second Ward High School in
Charlotte, has been awarded the
$1,000 E. P. Dutton-John Macrae
Award for advanced study in the
field of library work.
The award was made at the
Eighty-first Annual Conference of
the American Library Association
in Miami Beach, Fla. The award
specifies work with children and
youth in the library field.
Miss Perry received a B. S.
degree from Shaw University,
M. S. degree in botany from the
University of Michigan, and M. S.
degree in library science from
Syracuse University,
She will use the award money
for furthering her study for a Ph. j
D. degree at the University of,
Chicago Graduate Library School. i
She is the daughter of Mrs.
Eliza Perry of Route 2, Wendell
and the late Guy Perry.
Churches Presenting Christmas
Programs In Communities
NFA OFFICERS . . . Shepard School NFA officers for 1962-63 are,
left to right, James Robertson, secretary; Billie Harris, vice president;
Mack A. Ferrell, president; Jesse Horton, treasurer; and Hulon Montague,
reporter.
Shepard NFA Names Officers
For 1962-63; Queen Chosen
A member of the junior class at
Shepard School has been named
queen of the NFA chapter for
1962-63. She is Elsie Jones, who
won the title over 11 other con
testants.
Miss Jones will receive a NFA
jacket, a trip to the NFA camp
next summer, and will receive
other recognition from the chapter
during the school year. The second
and third place runnersup will re
ceive aid in going to summer
camp.
The club officers encouraged the
student body to participate in the
Oxford Orphanage contribution
during the Thanksgiving holidays.
The program was very successful,
and the school has been recognized
for their efforts by the president
of the orphanage.
New officers of the organization
are Mack A. Ferrell, president;
Billie Harris, vice president; James
Robertson, secretary; Jesse Horton,
treasurer; and Hulon Montague,
reporter. E. T. Revell is the group’s
advisor.
NFA member will take soil
samples for all farmers who are
interested in havirg their soils
tested and analyzed. Interested
farmers should contact the school’s
agricultural department for fur
ther information.
Classes are being held the first
and third Monday nights for all
farmers in the school area. Eight
farmers attended a district meet
ing in Goldsboro, recently on farm
credit. A course on social security,
farm records, and income tax for
Post Office Hours
“Mail early and as many times
during the day as possible,” urges
Postmaster Ruby Dawson.
Miss Dawson released the post
office hours for the holiday season.
The mailing station will be open
from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. These
hours will be effective on Satur
day, December 15 and December
22.
Break-In
Police Monday were continuing
their investigation into a break
in of Little River Ice Co. which
occured some time Sunday night.
Policeman Wilson Stallings said
the thief entered the ice and coal
company by a double door in the
back of the plant. Investigation
revealed nothing was missing.
NFA QUEEN . . . Elsie Jones,
center, was chosen queen to repre
sent Shepard School NFA. She is
seen with the runnerups, Pattie Ivey,
left, third place; and Judy Whitley,
right, second place.
farmers will begin the third week
in December. This class will con
tinue through January. Following
this program a welding course will
be offered.
i Wendell Baptist Church Family
Night and Christmas program are
set for Thursday night, December
20. Meetings relative to the pro
gram are:
Wednesday, Dec. 12, 7:30 p. m.:
j Sunday School Workers’ Council.
Tuesday, Dec. 18, 3:30 p.m.:
Rehearsal of speaking parts in
program.
Wednesday, Dec. 19, 7:30 p.m.:
Rehearsal of Christmas program.
Thursday, Dec. 20, 6:30 p.m.:
Family Night supper in Fellow
ship Hall. At 8 p.m. the Christmas
program will be presented in the
| sanctuary.
Sunday morning has been desig
: nated as White Christmas at Zebu
i Ion Baptist Church. This is the
time when foods and money are
brought to Sunday School to be
distributed among the needy in
the community. This is under the
direction of the church’s Welfare
Committee.
Members are asked to bring
with them Sunday morning an
extra gift of money or articles of
non-perishable food stuffs.
During the worship service a
representative of each Sunday
School class will bring a token gift
wrapped in white to the altar
when the pastor designates.
“As the church of our Saviour,
we do want to be of service to
those who have need,” the Rev.
David Daniel, pastor, said. “If you
know of a family in this area who
needs food or clothing, please con
tact me at once.”
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Union Chapel Baptist Church
will have their annual Christmas
program Sunday, December 23.
Santa will visit the church and
distribute gifts.
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Wakefield Baptist Church will
observe its annual Christmas ex
ercises Sunday evening, December
23, at 7 o’clock. The public is
invited.
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Charles Horton will direct the
adult Zebulon Baptist Church
choir in its annual Christmas music
presentation Sunday evening, De
cember 16, at 7:30.
Outstanding arrangements of
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Wendell Minister Writes Play
To Be Given December 16
“Gloria In Excelsis Deo,” a
Christmas play, was written by
the Rev. Roy H. McCormick,
pastor of Wendell Presbyterian
Church. The pageant will be pre
sented Sunday, December 16, in
the Wendell Baptist Church, with
the Rev. W. H. Vinson, Jr., Baptist
minister, serving as co-director.
The pageant is being presented
by the Wendell Council of
Churches, composed of the Baptist,
Methodist, Christian, and Presby
terian churches. The program will
begin at 8 p.m.
Persons participating in the play
are: Mrs. Gene Wolfe, Mrs. W. i
W. Parish and Mrs. Richard I
Brantley, music committee; choirs
composed of the four churches;
Mrs. Wayne Cook, Sr., organist; ]
Harry Pearce, shepherd narrator;
pastor of Wendell Presbyterian
Mrs. Bill Roberts, Mary; Bill Rob
erts, Joseph; Jim Peebles, Charles |
Pysher and Jerry Chamblee, Wise
Men;
Royce Richardson, O. G. Spell,
Jr., and Alvin Kornegay, shep
herds; Mary Jo Hester, Rosemary
Parrish, Virginia Glover and Paula
Jo Wootton, angels; Mrs. Luther
Ledford, Mrs. H. L. Brown, Mrs.
Marvin Todd, Mrs. Mack Roberts
and Mrs. Bill Roberts, costumes;
Mrs. Wayne Cook, Jr., Mrs. W. J.
Ammons and Mrs. Helen Wall,
Makeup; Harold C. Dyer, Jimmy
Wootton, Everette Ledford, Jr.,
Mack Roberts and Doster Brock,
lighting;
Horace Perry, Elmer Raybon,
Jimmy Greene, Ben Tongue, and
Joe Pippin, staging; Mrs. B. M.
Riggins, Mrs. J. Bourke Bilisoly,
Mrs. Neil Chamblee and Bill
Kirby, publicity.
The public is invited to the pre
sentation.