Mode of an array, initializing

Soooo I am having another initializing problem. If I don't initialize "mode" in the function, the program makes me Abort. If I DO initialize it to a number, the result of "mode" comes out to whatever I initialize it to. Such as if I made it mode = 0, then the output shows mode = 0. Or if I made mode = 50, output shows mode = 50. Again, if I don't initialize it, my program does not run properly. Very... annoying. *sigh*

Here is my code:

// Mode_Function.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.

// This program belongs to NM.
#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

// Function prototype.
void modeFun (int *, int);
const int SIZE = 8;

int main()
{
	int modeArr[SIZE];
	int *numbers;
	numbers = modeArr;
	
	int c;
	int mode;

	cout << "Enter eight integers: ";
	for (c = 0; c < SIZE; c++)
	{
		cin >> modeArr[c];
	}

	// Function Call.
	modeFun(numbers, SIZE);

	return 0;
}

// Function to find the mode of the array.
// Function header.
void modeFun (int *numbers, int SIZE)
{
	int *array1;
	array1 = new int[SIZE];
	
	int currvalue = array1[0];
	int counter = 1;
	int p;
	int mode = 50;
	int c;
	
	for (c = 0; c < SIZE; c++)
	{
		array1[c] = 0;
	}
	for (c = 0; c < SIZE; c++)
	{
		if (p = array1[c])
		{
			array1[c]++;
		}
	}
	for (c = 0; c < SIZE; c++)
	{
		if (array1[c] > p)
		{
			p = array1[c];
			mode = c;
		}
	}

	cout << "The mode is: " << mode << endl;
}

Any suggestions are very much appreciated.