THE ZEBULON RECORD
VOLUME 38. NUMBER 5. ZEBULON. N. C.. JANUARY 31. 1063
Proclamation
WHEREAS, the Wakelon Rand under the direction of
Jimmy Burns has established itself as a talented, versatile
and skilled musical organization, and
WHEREAS, the Wakelon Band has enhanced the reputa
tion of the Zebulon community by its participation in pro
grams throughout the State, and
WHEREAS, through their work with the Wakelon Band
young people of our community have gained in appreciation
of musical arts, now therefore
BE IS RESOLVED that I do proclaim the week of Feb
ruary 3, 1963, as
WAKELON BAND WEEK
in the Zebulon community, during which special tribute will
be paid to the director, members, and supporters of this
musical organization.
ED HALES
Mayor of Zebulon
January 31, 1963
Rural Carrier
Herman Jones Accident Victim
A local rural mail carrier,
Herman Troy Jones, 39, suffered
neck injuries early Tuesday
morning, January 22, when he was
involved in an accident.
According to local police, Jones
was making a left turn off Aren
dell Avenue into Lee Street when
he was struck by a car driven by
Roderick Edmund Carlyle, 16, of
West Sycamore Street.
Piano Bought
Zebulon Lions and Lionesses re
cently purchased an $1100 Bald
win studio-type piano for the club
house. The instrument was pur
chased the latter part of November.
Cub Scout Troop
To Be Honored
Cub Scout Troop 540, sponsored
by the Methodist Men’s organiza
tion of Zebulon Methodist Church,
will honor the Scouts with a fel
lowship hour following the even
ing service Sunday. The service
will begin the observance of Scout
Week, February 3-10.
Den Mothers and parents of the
Cubs are invited to participate in
the service.
Attorney, Teacher
To Address Group
A Zebulon attorney and a
Wakelon School faculty member
will address the Methodist youth,
the Rev. W. K. Quick, pastor, has
announced.
Mrs. Fred Page will open the
series of programs on Christian
vocations on Sunday, February 3.
On Sunday, February 10, Ferd L.
Davis, town attorney, is scheduled
to appear before the organization.
Carlyle suffered no injuries, po
lice said, but was charged with
improper passing.
Both vehicles were 1957 Ply
mouths and damages to each were
estimated by police at approxi
mately $100.
Carlyle had been driving only
five months, according to records.
Jones’ injuries were described
by physicians as a neck whiplash.
Senior Women
Meet Tuesday
Members of the Senior Woman’s
Club will meet Tuesday night at
8 p.m., according to the president,
Mrs. Armstrong Cannady. The
members need not be afraid the
clubhouse will be cold because it
won't. The additional new heat
ing units now keeps the meeting
house very warm and comfortable.
No program or hostesses were
announced for the meeting.
Hospital Notes
The following were patients at
Wendell-Zebulon Hospital Wed
nesday morning.
White
Mary Wood, Pettigrew High,
Miley Whitaker, Lewis Gillian,
Harold Evans, Frank Rouse, Polly
Brannan, Albert Congleton, Otha
Mullen, Arthur Hinton, Leon Hag
wood, Mildred Knott, Alice Hood,
and William Glover.
Colored
Ted Brown
White Birth
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wood of
Route 1, Wendell, announce the
birth of a daughter Tuesday, Jan
uary 29, at Wendell-Zebulon Hos
pital. Mrs. Wood is the former
Mary Creech of Nash County.
Honor Society Seeks to Set
Up Two Scholarships for Use
The Early H. Moser Chapter of
the National Honor Society of
Wakelon School now provides a
$100 scholarship to an outstanding
senior.
This year the organization is
seeking to put up two scholarships
for worthy students, one for a
boy and one for a girl. This de
cision was made by the chapter
this year.
j Last year’s recipient was Judy
Temple.
In order to provide such a schol.
j arship, the society is selling one
I fourth pound bars of candy. The
proceeds from this sale will be
used for the two scholarships.
The members of the society so
licit the help of local citizens in
this endeavor.
17-Year-Old Negro Dies Tues.
Of Gunshot Wounds In Groin
Scholastic Organization Taps
21 Into Society Friday Morn
Twenty-one Wakelon High
School students were inducted
Friday, January 25, in the Early
H. Moser Chapter of the National
Honor Society. The candlelight
ceremony was held in the school
auditorium with the student body
and parents and friends of the
pledges present.
Moser, a retired educator foj;
whom the chapter is named, was
the speaker at the event and
stressed the value of wisely spend
ing their time and not wasting it
on things which are not produc
tive.
Following the program, the
new members and their parents
were honored at a tea in the home
economics building. Approxi
mately 25 parents attended the
event.
Inducted into the society were
Brenda Arnold, Brooks Boykin,
Annette Brantley, Patsy Braswell,
j Randy Creech, Thurston Debnam,
j Donna Denton, Andrea Eddins,
! Freddy Ellington, Linda Green,
Patsy Hales, immy Hawkins, An
gela Hood, Wayne Jenkins, Fran
ces Kimball, Peggy Maiden, Deb
by Massey, Dianne May, Rodney
McNabb, Connie Perry and Ruth
Strickland.
Mrs. Ann Strickland is the or
ganization’s sponsoi.
Wendell Rescue Squad Rushes
Accident Victims to Hospital
Members of the Wendell Rescue
Squad were called to an accident
Tuesday, January 22, at approxi
mately 6 p.m. which occurred on
Highway 64 at Knightdale. -
Mrs. D. L. Moody and her two
daughter, Shelby Jean and Mel
ody, and a neighbor, Mrs. Puck
ett, were returning from Raleigh
in Mrs. Moody’s car, a rescue
member said.
A second car suddenly entered
the highway from a side road and
collided with the Moody car. The
rescue squad member said the
driver of the second car apparent
ly misjudged the nearness of the
Moody vehicle.
Mrs. Puckett was thrown into
the windshield by the impact and
received severe facial cuts. Mem
bers of the rescue squad gave her
first aid, and rushed Mrs. Puck
ett, Mrs. Moody and her two
daughters to Wake Memorial Hos
pital.
Mrs. Puckett remained in the
hospital for further treatment;
however, Mrs. Moody and her
daughters were examined, treated,
and released.
Baptist YWA's Hold
Study Course
The assistant leader of Zebulon
Baptist Church YWA organization,
Mrs. Woodrow Pippin, presented a
study course on China, its living
conditions, habits, beliefs in re
ligion and otherwise, to the mem
bers January 28. The group met
at the home of Miss Betsy Long.
Following the study course, the
hostess served refreshments of
cupcakes, potato chips, pickles,
cookies and cola drinks.
The group made plans to eat
supper and attend a movie in Ra
leigh February 16. The girls will
be accompanied by their leaders,
Mrs. Pippin, Mrs. Jack Tippett and
Miss Mary Lu Nicholson.
Fourteen mei bers were pres
ent.
The next meeting will be held
February 11 with Miss Carolyn
Finch as hostess.
Closing
Little River Ice and Coal Co.
will close at 5 p.m. each Saturday,
according to Horace Smith, mana
ger.
Emit 4-H Club
Hears Ag Teacher
The agriculture instructor of
Corinth-Holders School, John L.
Glover, was the speaker at the
Emit 4-H Club which met at the
club house on January 21.
Glover told the group of home
beautification, points which the
members could apply to their own
homes, and other aspects of mak
ing the surrounding more attrac
tive. He used a film to illustrate
his talk.
The club plans a chicken pastry
supper February 9 from 5 until 7
p.m. at the Antioch Community
Building. The tickets will sell for
$1 and the public may attend.
Miss Judy Strickland, president
of the organization, presented
adult leadership pins to three
leaders for the excellent work done
with the club. The pins were
presented to Connie Wilder, Mrs.
Talmadge Vann and Mrs. Avon
Creech.
Miss Strickland appointed a
committee to work on
plans for 4-H Club Week which
is March 2-9. This committee is
composed of Miss Strickland, Miss
Toni Sue Hinton, Miss Zelma Bat
ten, Miss Jane Vann, Robert
Wilder and Roland Strickland.
Members were given record
books and encouraged to complete
them and turn them in.
Twenty-four members attended
this meeting.
Hephzibah Pastor to Resume
Duties Sunday After Illness
After more than two month’s
absence from the pulpit; the Rev.
James H. Pernell will return to
his pulpit duties Sunday, Febru
ary 3.
The Rev. Mr. Pernell suffered a
series of heart attacks in Novem
[ ber and was enforced to give up
' his pastoral duties. During his
absence, Dr. Carroll Trotter, pro
fessor of preaching at Southeast
ern Seminary, has been the in
terim pastor.
The pastor’s physical condition
demands that he resume other du
ties on a gradual scale. In making
the announcefent to the congre
gation last Sunday, he expressed
his profound thanks for the many
kindnesses and considerations on
the part of so many people during
his illness and called upon his con
gregation for a continued dedica
tion of interest and leadership in
an expanded program of services
in worship, evangelism and ste
wardship.
The morning worship services
will be broadcast over Radio Sta
tion WETC during the month of
February.
A disagreement over listening to
the radio ended in death for a
Route 4, Zebulon Negro Tuesday.
James Howard, 17, died in
Wake Memorial Hospital Tuesday
after suffering gunshot wounds in
the groin region.
Howard was wounded Saturday,
January 19 about 5 p.m. when
he was shot by Arthur Edward
Hodge, 26-year-old Route 4, Zeb
ulon Negro, according to police
i officers.
“Who’s this nigger?” police
quoted Hodge as saying when he
came home and found Howard
there listening to the radio, which
was reportedly playing loudly.
Hodge walked over and cut off
the radio and turned on the tele
vision, Hodge told the police of
ficers. He then ordered Howard
to get out of his house.
A short argument ensued and
Hodge reached over and took a
410 gauge shotgun from the cor
ner of the room. Howard grabbed
for the gun and in the struggle the
gun went off and injured Howai'd.
Seeing that Howard was wound
ed, Hodge rushed him to Wake
Memorial Hospital. Howard was
resting comfortably until Tuesday
when he died.
Wake County coroner ordered
an autopsy following Howard’s
death.
There was no indication of
drinking, officers said.
Prior to Howard’s death, Hodge
was charged with assault with a
deadly weapon. He was released
on a $500 bond.
Cars Collide
Robert L. Stallings, 22, and Wil
lard Jesse Arnold, 19, were in
volved in an accident when their
cars collided Sunday, January 23,
about 6:40 p.m. on Highway 64
and North Street near the Dairy
Queen.
At press time, police were still
investigating and had pressed no
charges.
Navyman Martin
Back From Far East
Billy I. Martin, boilerman sec
ond class, USN, son of Mr. and
Mrs. M. N. Martin of Zebulon, is
serving aboard the destroyer USS
Black, which returned to Long
Beach, Calif., after spending sev
en months in the Far East.
The Black was part of the Sev
enth Fleet while in the Far East.
She visited ports. in Japan, the
' Philippine Islands, and Hong
i Kong.