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VOLUME 38. NUMBER 24. ZEBULON. N. C.. JUNE 13. 1963
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WAKE LON SENIORS—Forty-eight members of the 1963 Wakelon senior class were awarded diplomas Thursday
night, May 30. They were, left to right first rows Sandra Perry, Carolyn Barnes, Jean Clark, Marilyn Martin, Linda
Smith, Hilda Jones, Janice Carter, Margaret Dunn, Marie Scarborough, Lucy Hocutt; second row: Gloria Mason,
Arlene Bullock, Jane Ihrie, Jimmy Parrish, Douglas Perry, Betty Bunn, Betty Ruth Jones, Phillip Privette, Norman
Dean, Richard Joyner; third row: Anthony Laspina, Karen Ward, Pat Walters, Sue Hilliard, Patty Smith Upchurch,
Betty Perry Jones, Jo Anne Denton, Judy Moss, Linda Johnson; fourth row: Donnie Nolan, Tommy Whitley, Mil
lard King, Jimmy Boykin, Ann Mayes, Kay Baker, Henry Andrews, Kay Liles, Theresa Perry; fifth row: Donnie Perry,
Eugene Blackley, Freddy Ellington. —Photo by J. L. McGee.
Five Shepard Hi Graduates
Get Scholarships For Ed
Five Shepard seniors have been
awarded scholarships to continue
their education.
Millard High was awarded a full
four year scholarship to The Agri
cultural and Technical College;
Shirley Smith, a $1200 scholarship
to Shaw University; Betty M. Jones,
a $800 scholarship to Shaw Univer
sity; Vernon Perry, a $800 scholarship
to St. Augustine College; and Steven
Montague, a $500 scholarship to
Tuskeegee Institution.
Awards, certificates and scholar
ships totaling more than $6,000 were
given May 25 at the school’s annual
Honor’s Day program.
Students were honored for out
standing accomplishments in both
academic and extra-curricular activi
ties.
Mrs. Alice T. Solomon, president
of North Carolina Guidance Associa
tion, was the speaker. In her address
she pointed out that every girl and
boy in the audiance possesses the same
potentials as the great men of the
past and present.
“Today everyone will not get an
award,” she said. “However, if you
feel within yourself that you have
done the best that you can do, do
not feel badly about it. But if you
are one of those students who can
do better, continue to try harder to
accomplish this goal.”
Mrs. Caesarea Debnam, high school
supervisor of Wake County schools,
was the platform guest.
Sponsors of the program were C. A.
Robinson, Miss L. W. Pinchback,
Frank Turner, H. Majette, C. E. Batts,
and Mrs. M. C. Ford.
LIONESS OFFICERS—Mrs. Frank Kemp, center first row, and other
officers of the coming year were installed Thursday night, May 24, in cere
monies held at the Lions Club. Hal Perry, secretary of the Zebulon Lions
Club, was the installing officer. Mrs. Bffi Bonding, left first row, is second vice
president; Mrs. Ray Goodwin, right first row, second vice president; bade row: |
Mrs. Frank Wall, Lion tamer; Mrs. Bobby McGee, "third vice president; Mrs.!
M. L. Hagwood, director; and Mrs. Edison Wood, tau twister. Mrs. Kemp;
succeeds Mrs. George Massey, Jr., not present when the picture was made. j
Mary El IS Scar boro
Plans College Career
Mary Ella Scarboro, 17, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee
Scarboro of Route 2, Wendell, was
graduated from the North Carolina
School for the Deaf on June 7.
Successfully completing 14 years
of prescribed study in 12 years,
she received an academic diploma
and vocational diploma for typing,
teletype and I. B. M. machine oper
ation.
She is a member of the Fepha
Honor Society, president of the
Junior National Association for
the Deaf, and this year was chief
cheer leader of the school.
Miss Scarboro was a member of
the basketball team for four years,
and was a member of the Burke
v^uumy xuumainem cnampiunsmp
team this year. She was chosen the
most valuable player and was a
member of the All Star team in
that tournament.
On graduation day she received
the superintendent’s prize for the
outstanding student leader of the
year. The N.C.S.D. Alumni prize
was also awarded to her for show
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Native's Son Gets
High Honors At N.
C. State College
William Arthur Brantley was grad
uated Saturday from N. C. State Col
lege with a degree of bachelor of sci
ence in metallurgical engineering. He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vester R.
Brantley of Raleigh, formerly of Zeb
ulon.
Brantley was graduated with High
honors, with a grade point average
of 3.93 out of a possible 4.0. He
received a National Merit Scholarship
(or all his four years at State, the
Owens-Coming Fiberglass Corpora
tion Scholarship for his senior year,
and the American Society of Testing
Materials Student Award.
Brantley will seek a Ph.D degree
in metallurgical engineering from
Carnegie Institute of Technology in
Pittsburgh, Pa. He has accepted a
graduate Fellowship to the college,
where he plans to work this summer. |
Saturday Is Last Day
To Register For Vote
Registration deadline in order to
be able to vote for the school con
solidation issue facing patrons of
four school districts is Saturday,
June 15.
Persons who cast ballots in the
issue must be registered and qual
ified voters in order to vote in this
referendum.
The books will close at 7:33
p.m., Mrs. Evelyn Creech, regis
trar, said.
Mrs. Greech said the voter’s
name must be on the books by
7:33 p.m. No persons will be reg
istered after the time deadline.
The registrar will be in the lobby
of Wakelon High School building
on Saturday at 9 a.m., registrants
may see her any time during the
week at Lowery’s Insurance Agen
cy on Vance Street across from
the Town Hall.
She may also be seen at her
home, she said, but would prefer
prospective voters would see her
at either the school or her office,
Mrs. Creech said this week she
considers the number of people
who have registered “rather slow.”
She was asked how many pros
pective registrants there are in
the Wakelon School district bul
She indicated that she had no idea
Voters must vote in the districl
in which they reside, regardless
of where their children attenc
j school.
I The referendum, a bill passed bj
the General Assembly, will be held
on Saturday, June 29. Voters in
each district will decide whether
that district wishes to become a
part of the proposed new consoli
dated school.
If a majority of the persons
voting in any of the four districts
vote in favor of excluding their
district from the consolidation, that
district will not be included in
consolidation.
Three districts must favor con
solidation for the new school to be
constructed. If less than three of
the four districts approve, the
Board of Education will not be re
quired to proceed with construc
tion of the new school.
Mrs. Margaret Todd, registrar
for the Wendell district, said
Wednesday she considers the reg
istration there ‘'heavy.” She added
that over 500 persons had register
ed Tuesday night.
The Knightdale registrar, Mrs.
L. E. Flowers, reported that regis
trations there are “doing good. I
think we will have a full registra
tion by Saturday.”
Mrs. Coley Barham, Rolesville
registrar, said registration there
is “rather slow. However, I hope
for a good registration by Satur
day.” She said between 150-175
persons had registered.
As best as can be ascertained no -
Negroes have registered for the
referendum.
Methodist Minister's Sermon
Sunday May Be Last Here
The stewards and trustees of the
Zebulon Methodist Church will be
consecrated at the conclusion of the
Sunday morning worship service at
11:00 o’clock.
The service will climax the end
of the fourth year of the ministry
of the Rev. William K. Quick at
the Zebulon Methodist Church. All
members of the Official Board
have been urged by the minister
to be present for the special con
secration service.
There will be no evening wor
ship on Sunday night.
The annual conference session
for the N. C. Methodist Confer
ence will open on Monday at
Jarvis Memorial Methodist Church
in Greenville. Delegates from the
local church are the pastor, Jimmy
Spivey and Mrs. F. D. Finch, the
alternate delegate.
The Conference will conclude on
Thursday at noon with the reading
of the appointments by Bishop
Paul Neff Garber.
“The newly appointed minis
ters will be in their pulpits on
Sunday, June 23,” Mr. Quick stat
j ed “and moving day traditionally
is one week after the minister is
appointed.”
Methodist ministers are appoint
ed by the Bishop and District
Superintendents on an annual basis
and there is no set rule as to years
| of tenure. A minister is subject
i to be moved annually, but the rec
ommendation of the local Pastoral
Relations Committee and the min
ister are given prior consideration
by the presiding Bishop.
The Rev. and Mrs. Quick moved
to Zebulon on July 2, 1959. They
have two children, Stephen 7, and
Kathy 5.
FFA OFFICERS—1963-64 officers for the FFA chapter of Wakelon
School were elected last Thursday. Left to right: Larry Perry, treasurer; Frank
Pulley, secretary; Sidney Perry, president; Dorni Liles, vice president; stand
ing: Jimmy Strickland, sentinel; Larry Brcwn, reporter; and C. V. Tart,
advisor. Following the election members of the organization held a social.