VOL. VIII.—
' THIS, THAT
AND IDE OTHER
By MRS. ’MI(SO. B. DAVIS
About the only time women reaily
njoy swatting flies is when they are
;1 ready mad enough to want to hit
-omething.
When you were a child did you eat
eanuts or goobers? Or did you call
'hem ground peas? In those days
hen we read of salted nuts being
served at parties it meant almonds, us
ually. But now the peanut has enter
*d fashionable life —both literally and
figuratively—and the salted nuts
that sound so impressive are more
than likely to be peanuts. If you like
•hem, you can cook them at home and
ave them better than any you find in
the stores, because they are much bet
ter when perfectly fresh. Fix them
this way:
Shell the peanuts and put them in
a bowl. Pour boiling water over them
cover the bowl and let them stand un
til the skins are wrinkled and
will slip off easily. Remove all the
-kins and dry the peanuts on a soft
loth. Heat lard in a deep pan till
•oiling hot. (You might use some
ind of salad nil, but it costs more and
- no better.) Put the nuts in the
hot fat, cook until light brown, then
remove to paper to drain. Sprinkle
them with salt while they are hot.
You will find that a ladle with h >les
in the bottom is a great help. Put the
ruts in it and sink the whole thing in
the cooking fat, and you won’t have to
base the peanuts around in the cook
ng utensil. And don’t try to put in
too many at once.
The cooking of the peanuts in the
rd does not hurt it for any othoi
irpose, and the nuts are also oily
there is very little expense at
tached to the cooking.
Here is something that sounded odd
t me when I read it—-and still does
It is copied from the items sent in
by a correspondent for one of our ex
changes. “The Stanfield school wil'
hold no classes on election day." I
ki 'p wondering why. Wis it teachers
or pupils who were too wrapped up
in politics to think of ho >ks and les
sons? Did the precinct hav to use
the schoolhouse for the voting pro
-- ? \Y. - it ■•oh. nli -i help me
v nder!
Those not interested in ordinary
Tong-' need not waste any mo"e t me
on this' column this week. Because
!his part of it is going to be an en
thusiastic recitative on unbleached
mostio. “Nailer home spun’’, older
people used to call it, hack in the days'
when it was really spun and woven]
a* home, and the name has lingered.
“Unbleached muslin”, some mer- ]
chants call it now, and that name may ]
he all right; but I much prefer do
mestic to muslin, which sounds a bit j
like putting on airs, and doesn’t des
cribe the honest virtues of the doth.
For it is extremely domestic, in every
sense of the word. A ears ago. before
the vogue for knit underwear, these
garments for the entire family were
often made of unbleached domestic, j
There may not have been about then
much of allure; but they were warm j
and servicable. They didn’t have to ]
be “put into a warm suds made (f j
pure soap, and gently squeezed and
pressed to remove soil,” nor did they
have to be dried carefully in the
shade. Not they! They went into a
big tub of suds made with soft soap,
and then into a pot to be boiled. And,
when rinsed, they were clean, soft and
white. Hung in full sunlight, they]
flirted > n the breezes as gaily as could ]
any pastel tinted, poetically named
apparel of today.
Look the house over. Sheets and
pillowcases, which we frequently call
“bed linen”, curtains, tufted bed
spreads, tablecloths and napkins
towels for hands and dishes may re
peat the unbleached motif, not to men
tion the aprons and dresses for
which it may be used. An,| the dres
ses need not be off with silk hose as
were the ones that were made dur-J
irg the life of the fail for those tires- j
ses soon after the war.
I have acquired a habit of valua-1
tion that may be queer to some folks.
It is not the gold standard, hut a corn
meal and unbleached domestic stand
ard. It works this way: Look at!
a garment you propose to give away
< sell. Compare its worth to you, ot
to some one else, with a few yards of
Zthnl on i&zt&rh
Kids See Cow
Kids See Cow
Boston, Nov. ll)—Hundreds of Bos
ton school children .aw a cow today
for the first time, and were properly
I impressed.
A questionaire, circulated in the
] schools, disclosed that ”,500 children
I had never seen a cow, and that many
| had no idea that milk originated from
anywhere but in bottles.
■*! “This can’t go on,” said Dr. John
DP. Sullican, supervisor of school health
! education. He ordered a cow pro-
I duced, and also a calf.
L So, Daisy and her daughter, Jessie
I visited the William Blackstone school
* today. Open-mouthed, 1,000 young
; sters watched Russell I. Prentiss r.it
. on a stool and, with nothing up his
sleeve, produce a bucket that over
|j flowed with milk.
? “It’s like a faucet, but it ain’t,” ex
; plained one youngster to another, less
>j sophisticated.
ij A little girl, her eyes bright with
i wonder, walked up to Prentis.
“Mister,” she asked, “is that the
I I cow that jumped over the moon?”
! News and Observer.
11
Rummage Sale
ii
, | The Welfare Department asks that
all who can and will help in the Wel
l fare an,i relief work by giving gar
jjments of any kind send their dona-
I tions in as early as possible. Any
kind of clothing will be gladly re
( ccived. It is to be sold for small
, sums, which will in turn be used to
buy more cloth or wearing apparel.
. The chief aim is to keep children in
school and comfortable. Garments
! will be made over, or made new;
, wraps will be fitted to those who need
I them most; even rags can he bundled
,] together and given out to help keep
some one warm. If you have no way
,i to send your contribution to town
notify Mrs. A. A. Pippin or Mrs. R.
H. Herring.
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Schools Hose
II
j It is reported that rural schools in
25 counties in Alabama are closed, oi
will close soon because of financial
i difficulties. Superintendents have
: recommended that schools remain in
I operation only so long as there are
j funds in hand or in sight to pay
teachers’ salaries.
m *•
T1 *
r Aains,
Zebulon. N. C -On T'n -day after]
noon from ”:’!0 to 6, Mi- Cabell < am-j
pon entertained at bridge honoring i
Mis.- Allie Louise Fountain and Mis--1
Krmah Dawson brides-elect of the
month. The spacious living rooms
] were thrown together and tabb ap- 1
pointments of pink an<j white were I
.carried out. In each detail, crystal
I bowls of white ros ba ts
1 white chrysanthemum ic t at air
bridal attire through : roo: .
Misses Campen, Fountain, and Daw
son greeted the guests at the door an ( ]
each guest found their places with
bridal shower scores. Mrs. Sam Lee
had high score and was presented a
rose bud ash tray. Miss Fountain an |
Miss Dawson were presented lovely
| hand painted bridal books. Covers,
and pink tapers in silver holders were
j placed on each table and in the glow
of soft candle-light delightful re
freshments. carrying out the color]
scheme of pink and white, were j
served.
The guests for the afternoon were:
Misses Allie Louise Fountain, Er
mah Dawson, Ruby Dawson, Mes
dames A. C. Dawson, F. D. Finch, C
, E. Flowers, Avon Privette, G. S. Bar
i bee, E. C. Daniels, E. H. Herring, S
] G. Flowers, S. M. Harris, J. K. Bar
row, E. H. Moser, L. M. Massey, Sam
Lee, Miss Kathleen Nowell, and Mrs
Raymond Peele of Wendell.
cloth or a few pounds of meal. I be
gan this system when trying to .set
valuation for boxes of clothing do
nated to charity. Often a clean fee l
sack is worth more in real service than
is an elaborate soiled and worn party
dress. And cotton cloth of the kind
j I’m speaking of is so cheap now that
] if we can get a few cents in money
and can sew, we can he sure of out
j families being decently and comfort- 1
' ably clad. Only, we shall have t
stick to the don c'ic s ir. ' rd. a<
not strive foi the rayon or silk on*-.
Let's be as plain and simple and tin-1
pretentious and useful as “narrei j
home spun.” At least until money!
means less than it does now.
JHE RECORD, Zebulon, Wake County, N. C.. November 18, 19.32
Curb Market To
Open Tomorrow
, j The Curb Market, which is being
, sponsored by the Woman’s Club I
. Zebulon, will open next Saturday
! morning in the Gill Building, former
. jly occupied by the Consumers’ Ex
! change. The use of this building v.iil
be free to country women on each
! Saturday hereafter until further no
! tice, for the sale of farm products
that they have grown themselves.
There will he space for all who have
produce to dispose of. It is hoped
I that the merchants of the town will b?
among the patrons of this market, as
it is meant for their benefit as well
. as for the convenience of the country
people. The idea is to have a defi
nite place where buyers an ( | sellers
may meet to the advantage of both
The following suggestions have been
sent out by Mrs. Me In ness. Wake
, County Home Demonstration Agent
Read them carefully.
, 1. Products should be carefully
washed and graded as to size and
quality.
2. Cooked foods should be protected
from flies and dust by being covered
with cellophane, waxed paper or clean
cloths.
2. Dressed poultry should be placed
in a pan or bucket of ice, as shouh
cream. Butter should he kept very
• cold.
4. Small sized containers will prol
• ably sell better than large ones.
I 5. Tables should be covered with
> wrapping paper.
Women selling should wear plain
i neat dresses. An apron which will
! cover the dress is an advantage.
: Other regulations will be published
I from time to time as needed.
I Civics Department.
i Woman's Club
Herman Jones
Passes Onward
Herman Jones, 2.” years old, died ot
sarcoma on Nov. 15, in Rex Hospital
1 where he had been a patient for a
I month. He was the son of Mr. and
'! M-s. Alex„hnies of the Bethany com
j munity, and was buried from the home
Jin the family burying ground, after a
.-rvice conducted by Lucias Evans
Ik .-ides Lis parents lie leaves brothers
and sisters as follows: Mrs. Lena
I Davis, of the Bethany section; Mrs.
I G. Tones AD . J. W. Perry an!
Samuel Jones, of Zebulon: Mrs. F. O.
; Watkins, of Plymouth: Mrs. W. A
Wendell;
; Lot lb May Jones, of Bethany.
At th* funeral the flowers were
i < a. ■• iI < 1 by nieces and nephews of Mi*'
| deceased. The pall-bearers were mem
bors of the Wakelon Class of 18”0. to
which y< g Mr. Jones had belonged
Active pall bearers were: Dwight
' Buffalo. Wallace Temples, Robert
| Daniel Masses. Elmer I). Finch, Wiley
'Brough* A. Allman; <• •
j Burt is Hr >!, Dalnvm Whitley, Benny
Horton, Edwin Richardson.
Besides a l rge number of triends
from nearby points, the funeral was
attended by a number from Raleigh
and Durham.
HURRICANE HITS CUBA
The hurricane, which was thought
at first to have passed by Cuba.
| struck that island last week and did
more destruction than has any storm
in twenty years. A tidal wave ac
c-mpauied the storm. More than
2500 lives were lost. Houses were
(blown to bits or flattened to the earth,
living members of families do not
know whether other members are
alive or dead. There is danger of
pestilence from the dead bodies
Emergency stations have been start
ed and are crowded with refugees. It
was thought best to cremate more
than 1,000 dead bodies, for sanitary
reasons.
The Cuban sugar crop for next
year will be far short of what had
been expected, as miles of cane fields
were destroyed by the storm.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The I’hilathea and Fidelis ( lasses
of the Wakefield Baptist Sunday,
School are selling tickets for a supper
to be given in the basement of th
church on next Tuesday night, Nov
22. Th 1 supper will consist of chic.-c-
I en with dressing, vegetables and pm
and will cost, with coffee, 25c each.
I roceeds will be use for the bene T
. of the churc-h.
j If you would outshine your neigh
jbe.s acquire a od/ ution an !
then **' **
Democratic* Cat
r Almost Fanatic
g DEMOCRATIC CAT REFUSES
( REI’l BI.IC AN \DM IN IST R \TION
Vi
We’ve heard of men and women
-j doing things because their candidate
1 failed to get elected, but this is tin
!i first time we have ever heard of any
- amimal, especially a cat, refusing ti
s remain in a good home for any reason
i. 1 other than true love,
e A cat, belonging to Mrs. Mackie
ri I Wagner, left home the day Hoovei
? j was elected. Neither hair nor hide
s was seen of the cat for four years
I until, the day that Roosevelt was
i elected, when the cat came back. Said
-! cat seems to be perfectly satisfied
s with our next president. At any rate
i the cat is staying at home and seems
» quite contented,
e i
Frank Ellington
Killed By Auto
j On last Saturday night Frank El-
I lington was struck by a car as he was
t1 walking on the highway towards
Zebulon, about 1 *2 miles east of Wen
, dell. He was killed almost instant-
Funeral services were held on
v Tuesday p. m. at Harris Chapel, the
-ervice being conducted hv Rev. A. 1).
Parrish of Zebulon.
Mr. Ellington was 46 years old and
( left a wife and ten children. He was
on his way home from Raleigh m
Saturday night when he was killed
j and was walking on the main high
way, carrying his shoes in his hand,
j Two cars met. and it is thought that
the lights of each car blinded the
driver of the other.
HOOVER INVITES
ROOSEVELT TO CONFERENCE'
President Hoover has invited Frank
lin D. Roosevelt to confer with him
[ at the White House over the foreign
Situation. Several debtor nations
_ have asked that their payments he de
* ferre,j until a conference can be held
on the debt question. Hoover’s in
’ vitation to the incoming president U
! the first of its kind ever to be extend-j
ed in this country. It is said that
the meeting will he informal, and that
it is for the purpose of deciding mat
te's which can not be finished during
the present administration. Rods'*'-i
1 volt has consented to discuss national,
' affairs with the president.
.Miss Louise
Founts llwior?d
Zebu! in, N. (■ Mi.-. Baltic Harr
Mrs. S. M. Harris, and Mrs. Foster
, Finch were jobit ho-te es at a lovely
tea Friday afternoon from .” :40 to,
; 5 o’clock honoring Miss Allie Louise]
Fountain, of Fountain, N. ('.. whose
marriage to Mr. Roderic Harris, of I
Zebulon, and Lexington, Va., will take!
place Nov. 19. The reception hall j
living room, and dining room were]
thrown ensuite and beautifully decor-,
. ated with quantities of yellow
i and white chrysanthemums and roses.!
Yellow tapers in silver holders made!
a ray of soft light through-out the]
rooms. |
Airs. C. E. Flowers an ( | Mrs. Johnj
Norwood greeted the guests at the;
door. Miss Ruby Stell introduced I
them to the receiving line which was I
composed of the following ladies: Mrs.l
H. M. Whitley, of Rocky Mount; Miss
Sara Clay Paylor, of Raleigh; Mias
Campen, of Zebulon; Mrs. E. H. Her
ring, of Raleigh; and Mrs. Godwin, of
Fountain. Mrs. G. S. Barbee intro
duced the second receiving line which
was composed of: Mrs. Hattie Harris;
Mrs. S. M. Harris; Mrs. Foster Finch;
Miss Allie Louise Fountain an,j moth
er, Mrs. Robert Fountain, of Foun
tain; Miss Ermah Dawson, bride-elect
of the month, and her mother, Mrs.
A. C. Dawson; Mrs. H. C. Wade, a'
recent bride; and Miss Louise Smith
of Farmville. Mrs Sam Lee directed
them to the dining room where de
lightful refreshments were served.
The dining table was covered with a
handsome lace cloth, centered with a
silver basket of yellow chrysanthe
mums, flanked by tall yellow tapers
in silver holders. Mrs. W. C. Cam
pen and Mrs. M. B. Chamblee presid
ed over the silver service at opposite
ends of the table. Dainty sand
] wit-bos nuts, mints, and Russian tea
■vor*' ■ "C*d by Mrs, (, V Whitley t
Mrs M. E. Shamburger, Miss Kub.V
Daw on, and Miss Corresa Eberhart ]
Goodbyes were said by Mrs. Clarence
Chamblee and Mrs. R. IL Herring.
Around a hundred people called.
, Mr. Phelps Dies
, As he was working at his trade ,»s
I carpenter, James Albert Phelps, aged
J 62, was stricken with paralysis last
Saturday and died in a few hours. Th
burial was at Social Plains at 6:00
i p. m. Sunday, the funeral service hid
ing conducted by Rev. N. B. John
son of the Zebulon Methodist Church.
Mr. Phelps has been a resident of
'' Zebulon for a good many years. II"
i is survived by his wife, who was be
fore her marriage. Miss Sevellia Al
* ford, and by two sons: Norris, of Bur
lington, and Horace, of Zebulon; foui
’ daughters; Mrs. B. T. Poole, Raleigh
Rt. 5; Misses Bonnie, of Pine Level;
4 Lucy, of Zebulon; Aline, now attend
-1 ing school in Raleigh; and nine grand
-1 children.
Among those attending the funer
eal from a distance were: Mr. and
] Mrs. A. C. Snipes and Ellis Whitley
lof Burlington; Mrs. W. T. Clark and
; Mr. and Airs. Ro;v Alodlin, Raleigh;
Mr. and Mrs. Graham Knott, Knight
dale; Mi and Mrs. Jerome, Mrs. Ca--
kill and Miss Lunette Barbour, of Fine
. Level.
Carolina Girl
Wins In 4-H Club
i
WINS STATE HONOR \ND
RIGHT TO COMPETE FOR
TRIP \NI) S< HOI. \RSHIP
I -
Chicago, 111., Nov. U. Miss Inezj
i Grimes of Tar Heel, Baden County|
has .just been named winner of stati - i
w ide honors and an Elgin gold watch i
for excellence in the 1-11 Canning;
Project, announces the National < .mi |
■ imittee on Boys and Girls Club Worl:.|
j Elizabeth Cornelius, Exten s i onj
Specialist of the state extension ser j
'vice, North Carolina State College of'
;j Agriculture, Raleigh. North Carolina
..was in charge of the contest.
With this award goes the privilege
ij of competing for a trip to Chicago'
j and for a college scholarship, flic
j prizes are offered by Kerr Glass
|! Manufacturing Corporation of Sand
] Springs, Oklahoma to encourage thD.'t
and healthful food: for rural folk,
j Two 111 girls in each of the foui
extension sections of the United.
States will be awarded trips to the!
'National 4 II (Tub Congress in Chica 1
g. to he (old November 25 to Dic- ri
j her ”rd. The three scholarship-'*
.hid) will be awarded at the Chicago
-•how have values of $.”00, S2OO. and'
v;oo and will go to the thro highest
scoring of tile eight seelionnl winner-.]
P , gii'b y ill he ranked m their |
i k'hvi nient and record books, alsol
on a narrative which they will be re-i
cd to write on to- 4 H experience '
'[’hi- is the fourth year the Kerr oo *- J
pie have sponsored contests to stimu-'
late national interest in home thrill
] and healthful living. |
Wright Memorial
] On Nov. 1!' there will be dedicated]
at Kitty Hawk a memorial to the)
i Wright Brothers, pioneer aviators. Aj
huge column of granite will be un- 1
j veiled with appropriate ceremonies,
j The Secretary of Wake will be one of
! the speakers.
,
LIBBY HOLMAN FREED
Libby Holman Reynolds, widow of.
; Smith Reynolds, who was shot some]
I months ago, and who was suspected
of complicity in his death, has been]
freed, the ease having been nol
prossed.
TYPHOON AT TOKYO
A typhoon that devastated land and,
sea near Tokyu, Jajpan, lasted 12]
hours and caused the death of morej
than 100 persons. More than l,oft()|
houses were destroyed.
GRAHAM TO HEAD UNIVERSITY
Dr. Frank P. Graham has been
■elected president of the Consolidated
University of North Carolina. Drs
Brooks of State College, fend Dr.
Foust, of N. C. C. W. retain thei*'
present positions, but will henceforth
be known as vice-presidents of the
institutions which they direct. Dr.
Graham’s election makes it necessaiy
to choose a vice-president for the
Chapel Hill l 'nit; but this will he de
ferred for a while. The trustees have
stated that engineering departments
will be maintained both at Raleigh
and Chapel Hill, and that courses v.-i ! .l
I he broadened.
A dentist says that a woman lose.- i
1 her teeth sooner than a man. Prob
ably she wears them out with Les)
'^tongue.
Mr. Phelps Dies
j IF FLAPDOODLE
l!j By The
'll \H|| HI I h I f It
J |
j Bought a fly swattter last week
..nd it ain’t worth a happy. You ca
hang it i ight in the middle of a bunch
• of flys and it won’t scare them a bit.
, . . . . And what about those two bud
ding “Don Juans” of our fair city . . .
Who? ... I refuse to tell you but
. their initials are Elmo Bunn and
Itespray Arbeebay . . Boy, were they
putting on the hound! Allover our
, streets last week So much peo
ple, so much people, What to do, what
to do .... Yes sir, there were so
many people in Antone’s store, the day
his sale opened, that the floor caved
I in (is that what floors do). . . Man it
sho does give you a thrill when you
I walk down the minature gulley
, caused by the collapse I know
. you’ll call me a liar when you read
this but, believe it or not, the rats
, have been holding Olympics up over
the RECORD office. . . . And going by
the sounds, they had their twenty-five
mile race last night. ... If you must
doubt my word come down
yourself and listen. . . . Between one,
and three A. M., is the best time t >
come. . . Coffee and pretzels will be
! served lust read where som
fellow wanted a divorce because his
( wife poured coffee in bed
i
; That’s certainly “grounds” for d* •
I voice! And the Editor’s wifi
! you know, Mrs. “This, That’ll’ Tl .
Other" Davis, is using a type gal'e>
' for a bread pan . . . Don’t tell her f
1 <aid so, because I want to live unt I
j after Christmas anyway. . . . And
! that there shine hoy in the back
j I’uffaloe’s Sody Jernt, he car rag i
I shining rag to “Fare-ye-Well”. . . .
What about G. Henry Temple grab*
, bin’ up the salt shaker and tilling ii"
bis milk shake One of ou*
leading dailie- eatm out with a life
insurance ail over one for a funeral
home. . . . That’s what I *all team
work Eddie Cantor \.> that
wo should do away with the Secre
tary of Treasury, because we don’t
] have any money, and replace kim with
a Secretary of Love. . . . Chen, if
] there’.- no moon, just call up the -cere
j tary of love and ask for one, if I:
ran’t get ore, then get a new score
tary. . . .Clever, very clever
And 'bug Sing’.-* football t •• n beat
a team consisting of policemen, in t
*, oh well, football isn’t tin* - Uy thing
t La? the crooks arc beating cops
at \nd Mrs. Davis i II talk
1 I u; about those stov* pipe ove ....
vou e. < coniwt them up vour
1 electric range too. . . jir * ,n 1 the
ion your ground wiie He.' 'bout
1 that .'j>. < I;. wai'i'i •"iipb
W s" M< dlin . . . Boy. Wdii k. -
| the cake, pie. .- up, beans, V at y -
j want? C'avoiina and
Light is having it's face ft .Y* s
. sir! hope it looks a • much 0 l or a-,
Jwe think it will look bC.eriT
]l\an, that colored bo; who works
j for Charlie “Barber Shop' Rhodes
j has been walking around fog, ■■ 'ast
I three days with a sour look m to
! pan. Why? Easy, he took a dose if
castor oil on Wednesday and hasn’t
gotten the taste out of his mouth yet.
. . . Dr. Barbee was “down to" Johr.-
a>n county last week. . . Rea- >n foi
.going. . . Bills . . .1 alters said that 1
'• wouldn’t be a doctor or a preacher. . .
if you’re a furniture dealer or a
] grocer you can tell a man, “Bay me
i now" hut if you’re a minister or a
doctor, you have to tact, diplo
macy, and a million other things, and
! even then, you don’t get the money.
Oh well, why should 1 burden
! myself with the affairs of other peo
j pie Brantley and Whitley
I have painted the top of their car with
an appropriate sign advertising their
business. . . Very Cleever. . . But
we haven’t a plane to fly, and we re
fuse to climb up on a ladder to read
what it says That’s all there is.
There ain’t no more.
WENDELL GIRL FOR BEAUTY
Greensboro, N. C.—A Wendell gin.
Miss Fi ances Roberts, has been chosen
to represent the superlative type of
beauty in the year-book of the Wo
man’s college of the University of
North Carolina next spring. Miss
Roberts was selected by popular vote
in a recent meeting at which students
nominated eight superlative types
which are to appear later in pictures
in “Bine Needles.” their annual,
i MU* Roberts is leader of the mar
* shaD at the college, 'having beer.
! elected chief of that group last spring.
| She is a member also of the Adelphian
society.
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