UJLON RECORD
VOLUME 38. NUMBER 4. ZEBULON. N. C.. JANUARY 24. 1963
Wanted Some Egg Nog
Didn't Get Eggnog
He didn’t get any eggnog, but
he did get a warrant slapped j
against him. j
Katie Mae Pettiford swore out;
a warrant December 22 against;
Joe Louis Johnson charging him;
with disorderly conduct and using 1
profane language in her business
establishment on Barbee Street.
The Negro woman proprietoress
testified that Johnson, a young
Zebulon Negro, came into her bus
iness establishment about five o’
clock the afternoon of December
22.
“I heard someone cussing,” she
told Zebulon Recorder’s Court
Wednesday. “I went over to talk
to him. He wouldn’t listen. He
started cussing me. I couldn’t
talk to him.”
She testified that she said the
best thing to do was to get the
law, and then Johnson said he
would turn the place into a
blood bath.”
On the witness stand Johnson
testified that he went in the busi
ness and asked for a pack of cig
arettes. He said he wanted to
share the cost of a pint of liquor
which the woman’s boy friend in
the back room had but the boy
friend would not agree to the idea.
The liquor was to be used for
eggnog.
“He told me I wouldn’t get none
of the liquor,” Johnson told the
court.
Johnson denied he cursed loud
ly. He revealed he had been a
training school inmate at the age
of 13 for aiding and abetting in
Wakefield Church:
Re-Calls Pastor
The congregation of Wakefield
Baptist Church in a meeting Fri
day night called the Rev. W. R.
Strassner as its pastor.
Mr. Strassner resigned as pas
tor of the church several months
ago and became associated with
Hampton Institute in Hampton,
Va. He had served the Wakefield
church for 17 years.
The pastor will serve on the first
and third Sundays. The Rev. C.
E. Askew, associate minister, will
serve the church on other Sun
days.
“The members prayed that it
could be arranged so that he could
continue his ministry with the
church,” one member said. “There
has been great progress during the
years of Rev. Strassner’s admin
istration.”
a theft done by his brother.
Judge Irby Gill imposed a 90
days on the roads sentence sus
pended on payment of $50 fine and
costs.
College Honor
ECC Cadet Gets
Cadet A/1C James R. Tant of
Route 1, Zebulon, and a member
of the 600th AFROTC Cadet
Group at East Carolipa College,
was the recipient of the “Cadet of
the Quarter” award for the fall
presented by the Group at the
Fourth Annual Dining-In Friday
evening, January 11.
Selected from the entire Basic
Corps of approximately 270 cadets,
Cadet Tant was chosen to receive
this award on the basis of his Air
Force officer potential, his pro
ficiency in fundamental drill pro
cedures, and his interest in the!
cadet corps and in an Air Force j
career.
Cadet Tant is a sophomore
mathematics major. In addition
to AFROTC, he is also a member
of the Arnold Air Society, an ex
tracurricular activity which has
the purpose of advance air and
space age citizenship; the Honor
ary Drill Team; and a former
member of the Rifle Team.
Adult Farmer Class
To Hear Pig Parley
Assistant County Agent H.
Bruce Butler will discuss the op
portunities in feeder pig produc
tion at the Adult Farmer Class
Monday night at 7:30. The pub
lic is invited to attend the meeting
to be held in Wakelon School ag
riculture department.
East Alley Almost
Ready for Opening
Except for the removal of a
couple of dog pens, East alley is
almost ready to be opened, ac- i
cording to Police Chief Willie B.
Hopkins.
The alley, approximately 2,000
feet long, extends from Whitley
to Wakefield Streets. It will not
be paved. j
The town board advised the
opening of this street to facilitate
garbage collections.
Judge Reduces Youth's
Fine In Theft Case
The fine of a Zebulon man was,
reduced in half after Zebulon Re
corder’s Court Judge I. D. Gill
learned the youth had never been
convicted of any crime.
Nealy Wall’s fine was reduced
from $100 to $50 after the judge
learned of the young man’s excel
lent character and he had not
tangled with the law before.
Wall was given a one year road
sentence suspended on payment of
the fine and court costs on a charge
of receiving stolen goods. Sher
iff’s Deputy S. J. Blackley testi
fied that Wall received approxi
mately $200 from Bruce Jones.
Jones, a Route 2, Zebulon man
of 22, was tried Friday, January
11, in Wake County Superior
Court where he pleaded guilty of
common law robbery. He was
sentenced to five years in prison
for robbing Phillip H. Richardson
of Nash County of $1,300 on No
vember 21.
Jones waived hearing of the
charge in Zebulon Recorder’s
Court.
Deputy Blackley said Wall told
him that Jones offered him $200
and expenses to drive him to the
country of Mexico. Wall told the
deputy they left that night for the
trip. He told the deputy he didn’t
know in the beginning where I
Jones got the money, but Jones
later revealed to him where the
money came from.
Wall and Jones returned from j
Mexico on Friday, November 30. j
Wall was apprehended in Zebulon;
Jones was picked up in Wendell, j
The court learned that Wall re
imbursed Richardson the money
which he got from Jones.
Wall did not testify. He is 22
yea rs-old.
Polio Drive Most Successful
Ever Staged Here; Over $500
16-Year-Old Girl Claims
Youth Tried To Attack Her
Judge I. D. Gill sent a breaking
and entering and assault on a fe
male case to Wake Superior Court
last Wednesday.
Elvis Horton, 19-year-old Route
3, Zebulon Negro, tore the screen
off the window of Roosevelt Perry’s
home on Route 1, Zebulon and en
tered the room of his daughter. |
According to police who quoted
16-year-old Thelma Perry, Hor-;
ton climbed across a bed in her
room and made his way to the
bed on which she way lying. She
told police Horton made improper
advances to her.
Police said Horton did not ap
pear to have been drinking.
The act occurred about five o’
clock the morning of January 6.
Horton was given a hearing in
Zebulon Recorder’s Court. He is
now in Wake County Jail in lieu
of a $2,000 bond.
Shepard School
Abounding With Activities
Shepard school was host to the
Berry O’Kelly group of agricul
tural teachers and NFA presidents
of the group Friday, January 11.
Similar meetings are held monthly
at one of the twelve schools lo
cated in this group.
Guidance is playing a vital role
in our schools each year. The
group under the direction of J.
W. Warren, district supervisor and
State NFA advisor, selected this
topic to be discussed in our Jan
uary meeting with guidance per
sonnel from the State Department
and other areas that might be of
importance to our youth.
Our supervisor selected an inter
esting topic to be discussed in the
form of a panel for the group.
Miss T. Lorraine Combo, guid
ance consultant from the State De
partment of Instruction, was se
lected as overall moderator. The
panel consisted of Miss Combo,
moderator; “Occupational Oppor
tunities,” discussed by Lewis Rob
ertson, counselor, from the Federal
Employment Security Commission;
“Apprenticeship Training Pro
gram,” discussed by J. B. Archer,
counselor, North Carolina Depart
ment of Labor; “Counseling Youth
for Employment,” W. A. Freeman,
counselor, Fuquay Consolidated
and Apex Consolidated Schools;
and “Training Opportunities in Vo
cational Education and Technical
Areas,” J. Warren, district super
visor.
Other key persons attending the
meeting were G. L. Crews, Prin
cipal, M. L. Wilson, Principal,
Richard B. Harrison High School,
Funeral rites for Mrs. Alice
Richard B. Harrison School; Mrs.
W. A. Freeman, counselor, Harnett
County Training School, Dunn;
Miss Flora Keys, vocational home
economics teacher, Fuquay Con
solidated, and L. W. Wallace, ag
ricultural teacher, Caswell County
Training School, Yanceyville.
The local NFA officers were
host to the group presidents for
a workshop conducted by William
Hunt, second vice-president of the
State Association of New Farmers
of America, Caswell Training
School, Yanceyville. He discussed
Hospital Report
During the month of December
there were 87 admissions, 50 major
and minor operations, nine births
and no deaths at Wendell-Zebulon
Hospital, according to hospital of
ficials.
with the presidents the budget for
1962-63; Oxford Orphanage Con
tributions by local chapters; Na
tional, State and local programs
of work; qualifications for local,
state and national officers, modern
and superior farmer degrees and
our NFA summer camping pro
gram.
The home economics department
under the supervision of Mrs. D.
P. Taylor, entered the group with
a wholesome meal consisting of
barbecued chicken, potato salad on
lettuce, hot rolls, coffee, ice cream
and cake.
The agricultural department was
host on Tuesday, January 8, to a
tobacco meeting in cooperation
with the county extension person
nel, Mr. Davenport and Mr. As
kew. R. R. Bennett, extension to
bacco specialist, was the speaker.
Jaycees vs. Wendell i
Zebulon Jaycees will tackle the
Wendell Lions February 2 in the j
Wendell school gymnasium. The
local Jaycees recently organized!
a basketball team and this will
be their first game. I
On February 16, the Wendell!
Lions squad will be in Zebulon
for another match with the Jay
cee quint.
The Jaycee club is coached by
Lawrence Liles, assisted by Billy
Green and W. G. Griswold.
The polio Mothers’ March last
Thursday night was the “best
ever," according to Mrs. Ben
Thomas, chairman of the Zebulon
drive.
“I’m very thrilled and happy
with the outcome of the drive,"
Mrs. Thomas said. “We solicited
the most we ever have in the five
years I have been working with
the drive.”
More than $550 was contributed
during the Mothers’ March, said
Mrs. Thomas.
She said more is expected. The
canisters, under the direction of
Mrs. Armstrong Cannady, co
chairman, will remain in business
establishments until the end of
January. Shepard School also will
make a contribution.
“I want to thank profusely the
workers which helped with the
drive,” Mrs. Thomas said. “With
out such interested and enthusias
tic people the drive would not
have been so successful."
Solicitors were Mrs. Robert
Sawyer, Mrs. Philip Olive, Mrs.
Wilton Gay, Mrs. Bobby Lee, Mrs.
Tom Kimball and daughters, Don
na and Linda, Mr. and Mrs.
Hardin Hinton, Mrs. Clarence Ho
cutt, Mrs. Helen Gregory, Mrs.
Willie B. Hopkins, Mrs. Wayne Da
vis, Mrs. Horace Gay, Mrs. Doug
las Finch.
Mrs. Richard Turlington, Mrs.
James Debnam, Mrs. Wilbur Deb
nam, Mrs. George Massey, Jr., Mrs.
Rex Tippett, Mrs. Thurman Mur
ray, Mrs. Charles Hawkins, Mrs.
Howard Beck, Mrs. Henry An
drews, Mrs. Ruric Gill, Jr., and
Misses Judy and Mary Palmer.
After the drive, Mrs. Thomas
entertained the solicitors at a cof
fee hour before an open fire.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Allman, who
were unable to help this year,
were invited to the social hour.
They were remembered with a
gift.
Car Catches Fire
Police were called to a burning
car at Fork Drive In during the
weekend. The 1958 Chevrolet
convertible was owned by Jerry D.
Strickland of Route 3, Zebulon.
Cause of the fire was unknown.
Damages were estimated at ap
proximately $50.
Youth Appeals Sentence; Charged
With Stealing Eight Spark Plugs
Stanley Jerome Price appealed
a one year road sentence imposed
on him Wednesday by Judge I. D.
Gill in Zebulon Recorder’s Court.
Price was convicted of a charge
of taking eight spark plugs De
cember 18 from an unidentified
person's car on Wakelon school
grounds.
Officer Wilson Stallings testified
that he and Night Policeman Win
del Perry were patroling the night
of December 18. They saw Price
on Church Street. He was wear
ing an overcoat and “looked as if
he were holding something in his
right pocket.”
Stallings said he and Perry de
cided to check Price. Price dash
ed across a vacant lot when the
officers approached him. When he
ran, the officers saw Price throw
an object away. They later found
the object, the spark plugs, and
apprehended Price.
Upon questioning Price, the of
ficers quoted Price as saying he
- took the spark plugs from the glove
compartment of a car on the school
grounds. He told the officers he
didn’t know whose car he took
them from.
The 26-year-old told Judge Gill
he has served two terms on the
roads, each a two-year-term. He
also told the judge he has under
gone a series of six shock treat
ments at State Hospital for what
de described “a nervous disorder.”
Price told Judge Gill: “I didn’t
get them to use. I just got them
to throw away, I reckon.”
The one year sentence carried
an amendment that medical atten
tion be recommended for Price.