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VOLUME IX.
THIS, THAT
AND THE OTHER
By MRS. THEO. B. DAVIS
One of the smaller boys saw me
looking delightedly at a book which
I received for Christmas. He want
ed to know what it was and I told
him it was Roget’s Thesaurus. He
asked if that were not a kind of
history of prehistoric animals.
On Tuesday before Christmas, in
Raleigh, I was going up Fayette
ville street when I met three girls
walking abreast. Their arms were
interlocked and they were giggling
and talking in short breathless
sentences. One of them bumped
against me. “Ow,” she exclaimed,
then added quickly: “’Scuse me, old
lady.”
As I waited in front of Boylan-
Pearces’ to meet my friends I
watched the folks who passed. Most
of them were hurrying. som e look
ed flurried and worried, and all
were intent upon their own affairs.
Down the street together came
two women. One was rather young,
the other years older, with an ex
pression of serenity that was cu
riously comforting to me. The
younger woman was telling with
emphasis and gestures that when
she got home the day before Bob
had let Joan eat every bit of the
gelatine. Then, just as they were
opposite me, the older woman part
ed her placid lips and remarked,
“Well, I’ll be-dogged.”
Have you ever noticed at a wed
ding how much attention is given
the ushers who light the candles
just before the ceremony? Every
eye is upon them as they carefully
touch the tiny flame to one after
another of the tall white tapers.
Probably the bridegroom gets less
notice than they. And I am not sure
why we watch them so closely.
As the years pass I am becoming
more and more impressed with the
knowledge that most of us do not
count time by the calendar. In
stead we use some event that for
us marks the time when life for a
little while stopped and then start
ed again. I used to wonder why
mothers reckoned so many dates
by that of the birth of a child. Now
I know. And in addition to that I
count time from the year that
I was married; the year my father
died; the year that one son was
sick all summer; the year the
daughter married; the year our
home was burned. You, too, have
your separate record that you use
in marking time.
Calendars are necessary for pub
lic life and to keep history straight;
but they don’t mean much in our
private lives where we do not live
by years.
In the beginning of the New
Year, I wish to give expression of
my gratitude to those of our read
ers who have spoken kindly of this
column. Your words to me, whether
spoken or written have meant more
than you know, and 1 thank you for
them.
Fresh infertile eggs placed in
cold storage last spring by Ca
tawba County poultrymen wer*
•old at a net profit of six cents
a dozen this fall. I
ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY FIFTH, 1934.
Dr. Read’s Message!
To The Methodists
The the members of the church
it Zebulon and Methodist people
generally in Zebulon and the ad
jacent communities:
The pastor and his family are
deeply grateful and indebted for
the warmth and cordiality of the
welcome extended them upon their
arrival in Zebulon and since then.
At a most stimulating meeting
of the officials held last night at
.he parsonage a program of con
structive work was unanimously
agreed upon and with genuine en
thusiasm.
Two items of special interest are
mentionel here: (1) During Sunday
afternoon, January 7, committees
representing the church and the
pastor will visit each home and, as
nearly as possible to find them,
each member of the church and
other Methodists in the community
bearing Christian greetings and a
statement of the church’s program
and the earnest wish of the church
and the pastor for their hearty co
operation expressed in regular at
tendance upon the services of the
church and in loyal support of its
program of service for the year.
(2) On January 11, at 7:30 p. m.,
there will be held in the church a
social gathering of the members
and other Methodists in the com
munity for the purpose of friendly
greetings and fellowship. A suitable
brief program of interest will be
given and some light refreshments
served.
It is the hope of the pastor and
Official Board that every Methodist
in Zebulon and the outlying com
munities will be present for this
“get-together meeting.”
Our schedule of services are as
follows: Sunday School at 10:00 a.
m.; Preaching at 11:00 a. m. and
7:30 p. m. The public is cordially
invited.
C. L. READ.
Whitley-Bissett
On December 24, Miss Lizzie Bis
sett, of Bailey, was married to Mr.
Herman Whitley, of Zebulon, the
ceremony being performed in Tu
quay Springs by a former pastor
of the bride.
Mr. and Mrs. Whitley have taken
an apartment in the house occupied
by Charlie Rhodes and family.
Suffers Severe
Losses By Fire
George Duke, a prominent farm
er of this section, recently suffered
severe losses by fire, the origin of
which is unknown. While Mr. Duke
was at Sunday school his pack
house, stables and corn crib were
burned, with 115 bales of cotton, fib
barrels of com and three young
mules. His son, Irving Duke, was
painfully burned while trying to
lead the mules from the blazing
stables and has since been confined
to his bed.
Hog Has Double
Bladder
A. I). Brantley of Union Hone com
munity had a hog killing last P’i
day. There was nothing unusual
in that, but this particular nog had
more than belongs to an ordmary
hog. He had two well formed blad
ders. He weighed 330 pounds and
was normal in every other way.—
Correspondent.
Subscribers Safe
As announced in The Record
a number of times lately, it has
happened! It was with regret
that we had to discontinue
sending The Record to many
of our readers this week be
cause they had, altho frequent
ly reminded to do so, failed to
pay their subscriptions. If you
hear your neighbor lamenting
that he did not get his paper
this week, please remind him
for us that perhaps he had not
paid his subscription in one or
two years. Tell him if he will
bring or send us one of two
dollars—whatever he owes—
that the paper will arrive in
his mail box next week as usu
al. Unless they pay us, we shall
lose more than' SSOO on sub
scriptions for the last two
years. We expect to have a
special field man out after this
week who will solicit new sub
scriptions and also collect those
that are past due. It is abso
lutely necessary that our sub
scribers pay or we shall lose
considerable on The Record.
And, if the people don’t appre
ciate it enough to pay for it,
we cannot afford, nor do we
care to continue the publica
tion.
With 1934 The Record will
be sent to only bona fide*
(which means the cash) sub
scribers. All who will renew
within 30 days may still take
advantage of our special offer
of SI.OO a year.
Read our club announcement
in this paper.
Sewing Room For
Zebulon Proposed
Mrs. Walker, relief worker in
charge of employment of women
in Wake and Franklin Counties,
met with the Garden and Civics De
partment of the Woman’s Club on
Tuesday p. m., and discussed with
them plans for a sewing center in
Zebulon. It is thought that require
ments for this project can be met
without undue effort. The Woman’s
Club building ha 4 been offered for
use. While the members of the club
do not feel able to furnish th e fuel
that will be required to heat the
building, other organizations and
individuals are expected to cooper
ate in this, and it is hoped that
plans wll be perfected at an early
date.
Mrs. Walker stated that all wo
men employed must be recommend
ed by the case worker for this com
munity, but that they need not go
to Raleigh to file their names, as
this can be done here. Those who
do not actually need work should
not apply. Wages will be thirty
cents an rour for thirty hours a
week, or less. The sewing done will
be for the Red Cross or other relief
agencies and may or may not be
used here. It will be distributed
where the need seems greatest.
Mrs. Walker said that this work
does not in any way duplicate work
done by the P. T. A., which works
for the relief of destitute children.
This project is planned to give em
ployment to women. All who are
interested are asked to communi
cate with Mrs. R. H. Herring,
chairman of Welfare for the Wo
man’s Club.
Ambrose Cline of Lincoln County
reports harvesting 900 pounds of
common lespedeza seed an acre
from one field thig fall.
Enter 1934 On
Roller Skates
Having hooted out miniature golf
and Eugenie hats, the country has
been ripe for a new fad. The palm
of popular acclaim is placed upon
the sport of roller skating. In small
and large cities, from coast to
coast, adult men and women as well
as boys and girls of all sizes have
>een rolling about at a great rate
on eight little wheels.
Parks, playgrounds and side
walks have swarmed with enthusi
asts. Operators of commercial rinks
report a bonanza crop, and such
;ames as “snap the whip”, import
ed from the ice ponds, are return
ng to popularity. Fashion maga
zines have even seen fit to create
nodish costumes for the fair fe
male skaters.
Skaters have spilled over in the
streets, ch< A sing t«he well-paved
arterial highways which seem as
.veil adapted to the sport as the
irenas. This has led to trouble, and
accidents have increased seriously.
The sport has not only become a
lew peril to pedestrians, but is a
onstantly increasing hazard to mo
orists.
According to a survey of the sit
jation made by the National Bu
•eau of Casualty and Surety Un
ierwriters, accidents due to roller
kating are from two to five times
more frequent now than a year ago.
In New York City the mishaps are
nearly double; in St. Louis there
have bo n 5 tiroes as many; Balti
more reports a 233 per cent in
crease; Detroit recorded 122 acci
lents in a few months. Fatalities
iiave occurred in nearly every one
>f the cities surveyed.
Although they were caught un
prepared by the rapid spread of the
craze, many cities are attempting
to cope with the problems by for
bidding skaters to use main streets
and thoroughfares. Some are barri
cading infrequently used streets in
residential districts and creating
“play streets” for skaters. These
are being supervised by the police
of by squads of unemployed mer
Curfew hours are rigidly enforced.
Adaptable sections of parks and
playgrounds are also in use as
rinks. School authorities are coop
erating by discouraging children
from skating to and from school.
Winter will doubtless put a crimp
in the sport \>r the next few
months, but since roller skating is
and excellent and economical exer
cise, it may in the spring become
even more popular. Authorities
should he on guard.
Departmental Meet
The Garden Department of the
Woman’s Club met on Tuesday p.
m. at the home of Mrs. E. C. Dan
iel.
After a short business session,
Mrs. F. D. Finch, chairman, turned
the meeting over to Mrs. C. V.
Whitley, who was in charge of the
lay’s program. Mrs. Whitley read
a paper on preparation of soil for
loses, their planting and cultiva
tion. She was followed by Mrs. T
B. Davis, who read directions for
pruning and spraying rose bushes
and a list of varieties suitable for
this section. A general discussion
followed.
Mrs. Daniel served refreshments
at the close of the meeting and a
social hour was enjoyed.
Mrs. Walker, of Raleigh, was a
visitor.
NUMBER 28.
YE FLAPDOODLE
By The
Swashbuckler
Some ofthe best jokes of 1932
were also the shortest. The follow
ing few bid for a page in your 1933
scrap book.
What the castor oil said to the
weiner: “Git along little doggie.”
And — “Who was that ladle I
seen you with the other night?”
“That wasn’t no ladle, that was
my knife.”
Not to mention “Do you ap
prove of clubs for women?”
“Yes, when they become too un
reasonable.”
Miss Mary Elizabeth Holder’s
“Scrappy”, of New Bern, brought
the above two.
The relief workers who wrote in
to headquarters in Washington ask
ing for more leaves; they had rak
ed the ones they had until they
were worn out!
While we are on amusing jokes,
it would be a crime to leave Huey
Long out.
A professor in New York Uni
versity recently is said to have ar
rived at the conclusion that if chil
dren never know fear, they will
never be afraid. Kind of a “No
rain, no get wet affair.” The only
difference between the two state
ments is that he was paid for his.
May I arise to ask what Sprite
Barbee was doing crawling in his
upstairs window one night during
the Christmas holidays?
Taps, blown so beautifully each
night by a young gentleman of our
town sound lovely, But—here’s
hoping he doesn’t start reveille!
The people in Mecklenburg coun
ty are opely rebelling against being
“pulled” for not having 1934 license
plates. Maybe they’re right. After
all, they have only had the same
length of time everyone else who
has them has had.
Did someone recall a touch of
the war of the “Regulators” and
decide to tell, show and remon
strate with an eastern governor?
If you are one who believes in
efficiency experts, then now is cer
tainly the time to do your Christ
mas shopping".
We have a new postmaster now,
hut, as one infant told his mother,
“He ain’t much good, because we
still get our mail at the same time
we did before the change.”
The had to keep Whitley Cham
blee in the postoffice because they
were afraid to let him get too far
away from his padded cell.
A etaoin and shrdlu New Year 2 U.