THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXVI. Number 100.
Zebulon's Defense Bond Campaign Begins Tuesday
This, That &
the Other
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By Mrs. Theo. B. Davis
Isn’t it amazing, the way doc
tors keep thinking up new diseases
for people to have! Hardly a week
passes that I don’t read one never
known before.
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And do you know about geria
trics? That’s a sub-division of
medicine dealing with old age and
its diseases.
Mrs. Ida Hall had a course in it
at Chapel Hill recently and showed
me some of the questions that were
asked.
One test is headed “Are You
Aging Successfully?” I’ve tried to
answer the questions; but, while
I’m aging all right, it seems I’m
also against all wrong on some
points.
Anyway, older people are be
coming more important medically
as well as more numerous. I’m
curious to see what they finally
decide about us.
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Here in Zebulon we regard as
pure fiction all stories of women
who strive to be elected to office
in social and civic -organizations
We have such a time trying to per
suade any to serve that it is im
possible to conceive of there be
ing places where women are eager
for places of leadership. Are we
too modest, or too indolent?
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Several days ago a woman from
another town told me she is said
to be the happiest person her
friends know. “But,” she added,
“why shouldn’t I be happy? I am
fairly healthy, my children are
good to me; and, if I have any
business the neighbors ’tend to
that.” I’m not sure just how much
the neighbors add to her happi
ness.
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In this country is Mrs. Margit
Linnell, who came from Sweden
to study our methods of sewing
and teaching it. She says that in
Sweden most women sew by hand.
This is partly because they do not
care for sewing machines as fur
niture, and partly because they
regard it as more ladylike to sew
by hand. The Swedish department
of Active Domestic Economy has
a committee of mothers to pass
on patterns for children’s clothes
before they go into production.
They have about a dozen types of
patterns instead of the 60 formerly
sold.
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The first scuppernongs are ripen
ing and the problem is to keep
young grandsons from knocking
off green grapes while reaching for
a ripe one. It’s too much to ex
pect them to stay away from the
vine.
School Opening
Wakelon School will open its
1951-52 session on Wednesday
September 5 at 9 a. m. Lunch will
not be served the first two days,
but the school cafeteria will open
on Friday. Due to the advance in
the cost of food, the schools of
Wake County are having to in
crease the price of the school lunch
from 20c to 25c. In doing this, we
are following the suggestion made
by the Federal Feeding Program.
W. R. Whittenton
AGE REQUIREMENTS
Reminder to parents of chil
dren entering school for the
first time: The law regarding
entrance age is the same as last
year. The last legislature did
not change the law.
A child must be six years
of age on, or before, October 1.
All parents are asked to present
birth certificate or other legal
evidence regarding child’s birth
day in order that child may be
properly enrolled.
W. R. Whittenton
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Miss Alderman Plans
Wendell Recital Next
Tuesday, September 4
Miss Marilyn Alderman, pianist
of Rosehill, N. C., who will instruct
piano students at the Wendell
School during the 1951-2 year,
will present a concert in the High
School’s auditorium on Tuesday
night, September 4, at 8:15 o’-
clock.
The public is invited to attend.
Miss Alderman, an accomplished
musician, attended the University
of North Carolina at Greensboro
and Chapel Hill, Wake Forest
College, and since has continued
her musical studies under out
standing pianists in North Caroli
na and the State of Virginia.
Many Concerts Given
During the past year, she has
presented concerts in Wake For
est, Clayton, Zebulon, Wilming
ton, and Rose Hill.
Since her graduation, she has
taught in Warsaw and Wakelon
Schools.
Among concert selections sched
uled for the program here include:
Debussy's “Clair De Lune,” Chop
in’s “A Flat Polanaise” and the
well-known “Warsaw Concerto”
by Addinsell, “Malagnena” and
Liszt’s Liebestraum Nocturne.
Cpl. Lonnie Poole, Jr.
Takes Part in Marine
Exercises at Norfolk
Marine Cpl. Lonnie F. Poole,
Jr., 21, of Zebulon was recently
serving at the U. S. Naval Am
phibious Base in Little Creek, Vir
ginia, in connection with “Opera
tion CAMID,” a manuever de
signed to familiarize Cadets from
West Point and Midshipmen from
Annapolis with the technique of
Amphibious Warfare.
Poole, a member of the Wea-1
pons Company, Third Battalion,
Sixth Marines (Reenforced) from
the famous Second Marine Divis
ion, Camp LeJeune, North Caro
lina, participated in four amphi
bious operations during his stay in
Little Creek.
The first rehearsal landing took
place August 13th on the Little
Creek beaches, after which the
Unit returned to their ships in the
harbor. The second landing,
MARLEX (Marine Landing Exer
cise), was executed the following
day under the interested eyes of
the Cadets and Midshipmen, after
which the Unit moved ashore on
the Little Creek Base for individ
ual training between landings.
Corporal Poole attended Wake
lon High School. He enlisted in
the regular Marine Corps July 24,
1950, for four years.
His parents are Mr. and Mrs.
Lonnie E. Poole of Zebulon.
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Dust, Dust and More Dust Hamper
Summer Training of National Guard
Tired, dusty Tennessee and North
Carolina National Guardsmen of
the 30th Infantry Division massed
yesterday for a final push against
Aggressor forces today in the fi
nale of three days of realistic war
maneuvers in nearby Alabama
mountains for the famed “Ola
Hickory” division.
Dust, dust, and more dust have
been the most salient features thus
far of the Guardsmen’s three-day
problem of stopping the advance
of green-clad Aggressor Guards
men, under the command of Lt.
Col. Howell J. Hatcher, al as Field
Marshal Von Doggy. It hasn’t rain
ed in weeks in this area, and the
territory surrounding Fort Mc-
Clellan is bone dry.
Choccolocco Corridor
The 30th’s was maneuvers arc
being carried on in beautiful
Choccolocco Corridor, located a
bout ten miles from Fort McClel
lan. However, the winding dirt
road through this mountain pass
WENDELL LEAF PRICES GOOD
Although official reports are not
yet available, if newspaper ac
counts of the average price paid
for tobacco on the Eastern Belt
Markets are accurate, the Wendell
Market is in a strong position.
The average price paid for to
bacco on the local market from the
opening day, Tuesday, August 21,
through Friday, August 24, was
$54.15 per hundred pounds.
This is several dollars higher
than the average for the Eastern
Belt reported in the daily newspa
pers which has ranged from around
$51.00 to $52.00 per hundred
pounds.
As on other markets, the sales
have been light owing to the early
opening of the market. Many far
mers are still busy in the fields
priming and at the barns curing
and grading.
has been reduced to a fine pow
der by passing army vehicles. Near
by trees and shrubbery are coat
ed by the fine reddish brown dust.
Began Last Monday
The maneuvers began on Mon
day, and since that time practi
cally the entire 30th Division has
been encamped in the hills sur
rounding McClellan and the city
of Anniston. The men are living
under actual field conditions,
sleeping in tents and eating food
prepared in camp and brought in
to the Corridor by trucks. Field
telephone lines, set up by the 30th
Signal Company of Asheville, run
precariously from tree to tree and
connect the advanced command
post with divisional headquarters
at Fort McClellan.
Battle action thus far has been
marked by defensive play on the
part of the 30th Division defend
ers. Strategic retreats were made
yesterday to more defensible po
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Through Friday 804,428 pounds
of tobacco had been sold on the
Wendell Market for a total price of
$434,654.24.
“Sales have been light here
since the market opened,” said E.
H. Moser, Sales Supervisor, “but
the price has remained steady
throughout the week, our average
of $54.15 being as good as any I
have heard about and better than
the average on many markets.”
Prices generally appear to be
lower than they were last year,
and many farmers have been heard
to express the opinion that the
increase in tobacco acreage of 14
per cent over last year is the main
cause of the lower average.
Tobacco in greater quantities is
expected to flow to markets next
week as farmers come nearer
completing their harvest.
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Bonds to Be Sold
At Zebulon Post
Office and Bank
“Make today your D day—buy
an extra bond for defense.” This
, slogan has been adopted for the
first Defense Bond Drive o's the
! present period of crisis.
The bond drive, which is de
signed to finance the tremendous
military effort necessary to keep
us out of war with Russia, will be
gin in Zebulon next Tuesday, Sep
tember 4
Bonds may be purchased from
either the Zebulon post office or
from the Zebulon branch of the
Peoples Bank & Trust Company,
Banker R. Vance Brown announc
ed yesterday.
“Buying these bonds will serve
two useful purposes,” he declared.
“The bond drive will keep Amer
ica so strong that Russia will hes
itate long before attacking us, and
present inflationary trends will be
curbed. I believe that Zebulon is
going to do its part to help the
boys now fighting in Korea.”
Local Sponsors Listed
Sponsoring publicity for the lo
cal bond drive are J. A. Kemp &
Son, Temple Market, Flowers’ Fish
Market, Wakelon Food Market,
Bunn Electric Company, Debnam
Hardware Company, Whitley and
Scarboro. Inc., Peoples Bank
Wakelon Drug Company, City
Market, Little River Ice Company,
Smitty’s Case, Zebulon Dry Clean
ers, Hales Farm Supply Company,
Massey Lumber Company, Theo.
Davis Sons.
Philips Market & Grocery, Ed
dins’ Shoe Shop, Kemp’s Grocery,
Tonkel - Silk Department Store,
Farmer’s Department Store, Bon
ita’s Beauty Box, Home Builders
Corporation, Whitley Furniture
Company.
Western Auto Associate Store,
American Plumbing & Electrical
Supply Co., Inc., Elite Beauty Sa
lon, Frank M. Kannon Department
Store. Antone’s Department Store,
C. L. Dunn’s Grocery, Zebulon Gin
Company, and Parrish Electric
Company.
James Burch Makes
Address to Rotarians
James S. Burch, statistics and
planning engineer for the State
Highway and Public Works Com
mission, addressed the Zebulon
Rotary Club last Friday night on
the genera] subject of Scouting,
and asked the Rotarians to give
their personal attention to the lo
cal Scout troop, which they spon
sor. Mr. Burch was introduced to
the club by Haywood Jones, Ro
tary Scout committee chairman.
Tonight Olin T. Broadway of
Henderson, district governor of
Rotary International, will make
his official governor’s visit to the
local club. Following the meeting
he will hold a business session
with President Howard Beck and
club directors.
Announce Births
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney McNabb
announce the birth of a son on
August 25 at Mary Elizabeth Hos
pital in Raleigh.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Kendall C.
Bedient of Albion, Mich., a daugh
ter, Laura Kent, Aug. 21. Mrs. Be
dient is the former Sarah Anne
Eaton of Zebulon.