THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXVI. Number 80.
THIS, THAT, AND
THE OTHER
By Mrs. Theo. B. Davis
If you don’t get tired of squash
cooked down with lots of onion,
go ahead and eat it that way
all summer. If you do want some
thing different, even the ordinary
crooknecks can be fixed up fancy.
Try steaming them whole, stem,
bud and all, till tender, then tak
ing off the ends and mashing the
squash lightly, sprinkling salt,
pepper and a little bit of sugar
over it, adding butter to suit your
taste, and baking it in a moderate
oven till dry on top. Or you may
grate cheese over the squash, or
sprinkle buttered breadcrumbs
over it. Or you can beat up eggs
and mix in the mashed squash
with a little milk, salt and sugar,
and bake like pudding; only this
for me is what Grandma would
have called “too much sugar for a
cent.” Squash fritters are good, if
you want to use leftover vegetables
at supper.
All About IMum Jam
There is really no reason for me
to keep on making plum jam. My
husband probably eats one glass
ful of it each twelve month':, and I
don’t eat that much. But it is fas
cinating stuff to work with.
There’s so little waste, as seeds are
small and no peeling to be done;
and plums never fail to jell. I’ve
said I wouldn’t make any this
year; but Red Junes are ripen
ing and the chances are that, if
you come to my back door, you’ll
smell the strong odor of plum pulp
boiling with an equal quantity of
sugar, and see me wiping perspi
ration off my face with one hand
and stirring vigorously with the
other. For this jam needs con
stant attention for the little while
it has to boil after sugar is added.
More Spelling
Mrs. Kermit Combs sent me the
following list of words which the
compiler is said to have taken
practically all over the world and
never to have found any person
who spelled every one correctly.
Try them on your piano, or your
husband, or wife, or a convenient
teacher, or any first-class speller,
and note results. (In case the lin
otype or the linotypist gets out
of line, consult your dictionary.)
The hardest for me were the sev
enth and ninth as given here. Cut
this out and save it for future use.
Here are the ten words: inoculate
embarrass harass super
sede innuendo rarefy vil
ify desiccate plaguy pic
nicking.
Desire for Death
I keep wondering if it was the
wrong time of the moon or some
thing that made so many people
seem to have an abiding desire to
get killed last Sunday. Son Ferd
and his family with my husband
and me started soon after seven in
the morning for Gladys, Virginia.
Before reaching Youngsville Ferd
managed to pass a car that had
three colored men on the front
seat and was weaving from side to
side on the highway until no one
could be sure which side of the
road they wanted, or whether they
preferred the middle. Near Virgi
lina was a complete repetition of
this, until I asked whether it was
the same car, feeling maybe they
knew a short cut and had headed
us off. But Ferd said men and car
were different.
There were the drivers who
dashed past us, barely missing hit
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LOCAL PRINCIPALS IN DEDICATION
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Playing an important part in Sunday’s dedication*of the local
Methodist Church’s new building, as well as the events of the past
few years leading to the dedication, are the Zebulon men shown here.
Rev. Mercer is the present pastor of the church, and the others are
members' of the building committee. Other members of the building
committee are A. R. House, Dr. J. F. Coltrane, and H. C. Wade.
CONSERVATION NOTES
Dry weather has not hurt Glenn
Blalock of Panther Branch Town
ship so far as grazing is concern
ed. He has twelve acres of new
pasture seeded last fall to Ladino
clover and Kentucky-31 Fescue
that is 18 inches at present. He
seeded this pasture the first of
September and got a perfect stand
of grass and clover. Mr. Blalock
says that the early seeded pasture
pays. This pasture is on the banks
of Middle Creek which is about one
half mile from his house and sub
ject to overflow. Pasture is the
TO BE DEDICATED HERE SUNDAY
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Pictured is the beautiful Zebulon Methodist Church, on the corner of Gannon Avenue and Church
Street, which will be dedicated Sunday. The services will begin at 11 a.m., when Bishop Paul N. Garber
will preach. Immediately after the sermon he will lead in the dedication of the new church building.
A dinner will be served on the church grounds following the services.
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, June 22, 1951
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best use for this type of land. Mr.
Blalock began his land preparation
early so he could have a well
prepared seed bed and so it would
be well settled by seeding time.
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B. A. Chappell of the Fuquay
Springs section drained his pond
last week. After two years of very
poor fishing, he found he had too
many bluegills and too few bass.
He is going to restock this pond
in the fall with the proper ratio
of bream and bass. The bream had
not spawned this year.
Zebulon Methodist Church to Have
Dedication of Debt-Free Building
Next Sunday Morning, June 24
On June 24 at 11 a.m. Bishop Paul N. Garber of the Richmond
and Geneva Areas of the Methodist Church will preach in the new
Zebulon Methodist Church using as his subject “Our Friend,” and
immediately after the sermon will lead in the dedication of the new
church building. He will be assisted by Rev. S. E. Mercer, pastor,
and Rev. E. R. Fisher, superintendent of the Raleigh District.
Mr. Fish, Miss Salmon
To Direct Recreation
Program This Summer
James Fish has assumed his du
ties as Director of Recreation for
the summer months and is assist
ing the softball league with its
organization. Next week the pro
gram will get into full swing.
Miss Elizabeth Salmon will be in
charge of a program at the school
each morning beginning at nine
o’clock. The program will include
directed games and sports as
well as other play. All children are
invited to participate.
For the summer months the Rec
reation Commission will sponsor
the Saturday evening Teenage
Program which has been carried
on by the Woman’s Club. Mr. Fish
,md Miss Salmon will be in charge.
Other Developments
Other developments in the pro
gram will include evening activi
ties for all ages in badminton,
volleyball, horseshoes and folk
dancing.
Mr. Fish is a native of Angier.
He is a graduate of Mrs. Hill Juni
or College, the University of North
Carolina and has recently received
his Master’s degree in physical ed
ucation from Peabody College in
Nashville, Tennessee.
He will be assisted in the pro
gram by his wife. Mrs. Fish is a
graduate of Mars Hill and Wo
man’s College. She is a native of
Lenoir and has been teaching
Spanish at Wake Forest College
during the past year.
Special Meeting
Special called meeting of
Woman’s Club at the Club
house Tuesday night at 8
o’clock. Very important busi
ness meeting.
Mrs. A. S. Hinton, Pres.
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
The Church will be presented
for dedication by F. D. Finch, pres
ident of the Church Board of Trus
tees.
Dinner will be served on the
grounds for all present. After din
ner there will be special music,
greetings from former pastors and
their families and a brief history
of the church.
All former pastors and their
families, former members and
other friends of the church are
most cordially invited to be pres
ent, says Rev. S. E. Mercer, pas
tor.
The new Zebulon Church has a
beautiful sanctuary with a meet
ing capacity of 210 exclusive of
choir and adjoining balcony and
rooms.
Furnishings of Oak
It is furnished with beautiful
oak pews, divided chancel and al
tar in the center and with a rich
red carpet covering the entire
floor. Appropriate memorial win
dows adorn the sanctuary.
A new Hammond organ, Maas
chimes both for the sanctuary and
for outside amplification and a
new spinet piano compose the
musical equipment.
The church has 12 Sunday
School rooms, pastor’s study, choir
room and a well equipped kitchen.
At the organization of the
church in 1907 under the vigorous
pastorate of Rev. A. D. Wilcox,
the first church was built at a
cost of about $1500.00 and with
14 charter members. The present
edifice with furnishings and equip
ment has an estimated value of
$60,000.00 and a membership of
285.
Earnest efforts in the interest
of the new church continued over
many years, but the more intense
efforts were made during the pas
torates of Rev C. E. Vale, Rev. Paul
Carruth and Rev. S. E. Mercer.
(irant from Duke
During Mr. Vale’s pastorate
plans were drawn, about half of
the estimated building cost was
raised and a grant of $3500.00 was
secured from the Duke Endow
ment. Actual construction began
and was almost completed during
Mr. Carruth’s pastorate. Most of
the needed funds were raised or
subscribed, and the first service
was held in the Assembly Room of
the new church on July 24, 1949.
Shortly after the beginning of
Mr. Mercer’s pastorate the sanctu
ary was completed and fully fur
nished, and the first regular wor
ship service was held in it on
January 22, 1950.
Obligations Are Paid
The final installment of the Duke
Endowment aid was received on
March 1, 1951 when with it all ob
ligations against the church were
paid, and it was declared free of
debt and ready for dedication.
The Building Committee was
composed of R. H. Bridgers, R.
Vance Brown, Dr. J. F. Coltrane,
Dr. C. E. Flowers, A. R. House, and
H. C. Wade. The architect was M.
Stuart Davis of Louisburg, bro
ther of Rev. E. H. Davis, a much
beloved former pastor.
No statement of the devoted ef
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