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VOLUME 10
fHIS, THAT
AND THE OTHER
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By MRS. THEO. B. DAVIS
One of the most amusing sights
afforded by the summer is the half
triumphant, half-pained, wholly
surprised demeanor of a frying
size chicken that has just swallow
ed a June-bug.
When I told the colored boy who
helps at the shop that some one—
or ones —stole nearly every plum
from the Red June tree while we
were gone to prayer-meeting last
Wednesday night he said he jus’
bet some of the folks goin’ to the
’vival meetin’ at the warehouse
stole them plums to eat while they
lissened at the preacher. Well
stranger things have happened.
One day recently I wanted to
give a friend a few plums and
could find nothing except an oat
meal box to put them in. I asked
her if she thought her social stand
ing would be imperilled by walking
down street carryin an oatmeal
box full of plums and she replied
that of all her worries her social
standing is the very least; that in
all her life it has not concerned
her, and that she is sorry fur those
who find it a problem.
After she left I was thinking of
her words and decided that there
are two classes who never worry
about social standing: Those whose
position is so secure that it needs
no bolstering and those who are so
low in the scale that they feel
there’s no use trying to rise. Be
tween the extremes, however, there
is a good bit of uncertainty, of
squirming and striving.
In some communities position de
pends upon money. Back where I
grew up it was based mainly upon
family. There are places where
requirement is learning. And there
are communities where the stand
ard is Christian living.
What would you say it is here?
Here’s an idea for an emergency
dessert that you may find conven
ient to serve some day when unox
pected company comes, or when
you are too busy to fix anything
more pretentious. I have never
seen it anywhere except on my own
table, where necessity had placed
it.
But two or three eggs till smooth
then add about one-half cup' of
thin cream, or a smaller quantity
of sweet milk. Dip soda crackers
in the mixture letting them remain
a few seconds, removing them to a
frying pan that has hot fat in it.
Frv until brown on one side before
turning them over to finish brown
ing. Serve with a jam or jelly that
is rather acid. To mv taste they
are much better than the jelly om
elette that is so beloved of cooking
school pxperts—and far easier to
make.
Within ten miles of Aukland. the
largest seaport in New Zealand,
there are no fewer than 89 volcano
craters. Aso San, a town of over
2.000 population in Japan, actually
lies in a volcanic crater with fire
blackened walla rising 800 feet.
THE FOUR-COUNTY NEWSPAPER —WAKE, JOHNSTON, NASH AND FRANKLIN.
ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY THE TWENTIETH, 1934
Farley Says
“Thank You”
Postmaster General and National
Chairman Farley has written let
ters to both Senators Bailey and
i Reynolds thanking them fcfr theii
i upport of President Roosevelt and
his recovery program. The North
Carolina senators have both voted
against the President in some in
stances, but in the main they have
loyally supported him.
Blalock Reunion
Is Very Unique
Nothing unusual about family re
inions this time of year, but there
vas something unusual about the
eunion of the children of the late
Hugh Blalock, which was held at
he home of Mrs, A. E. Adams in
Panther Branch Sunday.
There were nine children in the
family; all are living, the youngest
oeing now 63 years old, and all at
ended the reunion, together with
about 150 of their children, grand
hildren and other relatives.
New Tammany Ch’s
James J. Pooling, 41-year-old at
orney, has been elected Big Chief
if Tammany. His election entirely
liminates from control of Tamma
iy the group which has supported
John F. Curry. Tammany is trying
o regain its lost prestige, both in
>o]itical power and in the esteem
if New Yorkers.
Harwood Frying
For Law License
Former Judge John H. Harwood,
vho forfeited his law license when
erteneed to state prison for de
troying state records, is trying to
•ome back. He has applied for
emission to take the bar exami
nation in August. Harwood was
Uncharged from prison in Novem
ber, 1932, and cannot get his citi
enship restored until November
of this year, so it is hardly likely
hat he will be allowed to take the
xamination in August.
New City Account’t
Mayor George Iseley of Raleigh
announces the appoinment of Geo.
Clams to be accountant for the
r-ity of Raleigh, effective August 1
ucceeding W. R. Price, who be
comes cashier of the tax depart
ment. C, G. Stone, acting cashier,
goes to the tax collection division,
and J.B. Williamson is retired from
the pay roll.
Mr. Adams has been for a year
or moro connected with the State
I,oral Government Commission. Be
fore that he was a public account
ant at Charlotte and ran against
Baxter Durham for State Auditor
in 1932. He is said to be one of
the best municipal acountants in
the state. His salary' will be S3OO
a month.
The ox slaughtered ot Sassari, ni
Sorisinia, apparently had suffered
no ill effects from the three inch
iron spietaoinshrdlu cmfwyp vbgk
found In ita heart.
| DEATHS |
MRS. G. C. COLLINS
Her personal friends and friends
of the family in this section were
deeply grieved to learn of the death
on Monday of Mrs. G. C. Collins, of
Nashville. Mrs. Collins was former
ly Miss Lola Greene, of Wakefield,
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Willie Green. Her final illness was
sudden and short. She was buried
at Nashville on Wednesday of this
week, leaving besides her immedi
ate family, her mother, sisters and
brother a host of relatives and
friends who realize that their loss
maens her eternal gain.
MRS. MARY E. DAVIS
Mrs. Mary E. Davis, of Zebulon
widow of the late John D. Davis,
died on Sunday night after an ill
vices w r ere conducted from the
ness of some weeks. Funeral ser
home on Tuesday afternoon by her
pastor, Rev. C. L. Read, with burial
in the Maplewood Cemetery
Durham. Surviving are her children
woh are: Paul D. Davis, and Mrs.
Harvey Bryan, of Durham; Robert
V. Davis, of Louisville, Ky.; Mrs.
M. Mcßae Faison, Mrs. A. S. Hin
ton and Miss Mildred Davis, of Zeb
ulon; Mrs. E. L. Daughtridge, of
Kinston; and seven grandchildren.
Faithful to her church, active in
the civic life of town and communi
ty, Mrs. Davis was a leader who
did not yield to discouragement.
She had served as president in the
Woman’s Club, and had held office
Association. At the time of her
in the Parent-Teacher Association.
At the time of her death she was
chairman of the Department of
Civics in the Woman’s Club.
While in Seven Springs in hope
of bettering the condition of her
health Mrs. Davis was stricken
with paralysis. She was brought to
Zebulon to the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. Faison, where she died a
little more than a week later.
Church News
There was no preaching ser
vice in Zebulon Sunday. Pastor
Read was at his post of duty in
Wendell and Pastor Herring was
sick and unable to preach at the
Baptist church.
The Young People’s Department
with Miss Dorothy Jones, Supt.,
had charge of the opening exercis
es at the Baptist S. S. last Sunday.
Taking part were Misses Geraldine
Jones, Olivo and Margaret Lewis,
Mary Barrow and Russell and Geo.
Henry Temple and Wiley Brough
ton. Each number was well pre
sented and of interest.
The Intermediate Department
will have charge of tV* opening ex
ercises on next Sunday.
The main feature of the Work
ers’ Council at the Baptist church
nn Monday night was a round table
discussion of the value of visiting
absentee members of classes and
the best methods of doing thb
After tae meeting Mesdames
IW(*v Lewis, C. M. Watson and
Julian Horton served iced lemon
ade and cookies.
The Northside and Central Cir
cles of the Baptist W. M. S. will
Midsummer Heat
The whole country has been suf-
Jfering extreme heat during the past
! week. Local thermometers regis
i tered close to all time rcords and
< in the arid southwest temperature
■ of well above 100 degrees has pre
[ vailed.
Japs Cutting Out
I U. S. Cigarettes
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• Another excuse for the tobacco
companies not to pay a good price
for this year’s tobacco crop may be
found in reports of reduced consump
lion of American cigarettes in Ja
pan. The Japs have been encour
aging the production of Virginia
type tobacco over there and the
home manufacture of cigarettes.
' Home production and manufacture
I have steadily increased, while im
portal ions from America have fall
en off during the past few years.
TB Hospital?
County and city officials are try
ing to find some way to build the
tubercular wards at th e county
home, as planned during the CWA
(ra. The county has the land, th<
city has given the material, and
CWA was to furnish the labor. The
project was approved but was not
reached before CWA expired. It is
hoped to get FERA interested in
carrying on th proposal. There will
be 20 beds m an annex to the pres
ent county home building.
Finds Mule In Bed
A farmer at Newberry, S. C.,
lost a mule colt. After looking all
over the place and failing to find
the colt, he decided to go to bed—
and found the colt. The young mule
had climbed into bed ami gone to
sleep.
Negro Saved
From Mob Sun.
Courageous action on part of two
Nash county officers prevented a
lynching Sunday. Booker Watson
17-year-old negro shot and killed
ill. T. Williams, well known farmer
of the county line section near Bai
ley. Williams’ neighbors were
highly incensed, formed a mob and
started after the negro. Officers
captured him and rushed him to
Nashville, and a few hours later to
State prison at Raleigh for safe
keeping.
meet on next Monday p. m.
Regular preaching service at the
Methodist church on next Sunday
mom ini?. At night there will be
a special program by the children
of the church. Missions will be the
topic. Directors are Mrs. Wayland
Finch and Mrs. Sexton. The public
is invited.
On the fifth Sunday in this
month there will be an all day ser
vice at the Methodist Church with
a basket dinner on the grounds
This will be a day of special inter
est to young people. Watch next
week's paper for announcement of
the program.
YE FLAPDOODLE
By The
Swashbuckler
I’m dedicating this week’s issue
o all the good Scotchmen of our
city.
II -oi, Mon
Sandy McShorr wanted to know
why I didn’t stop being foolish
enough to write something about
his once in a lufftime sale.
Hot Mon
Sandy McFarr of the CP&L cer
ainly did have the gentlemen of
the city fooled to the nth degree.
It appears that McFarr would
leave the Drug Store supposedly
for home and bed. —But instead, —
hit out for one of the many beau
tiful young ladies’ homes in and
••bout Zebulon. He probably would
till be pulling the sheep’s clothing
< ve r the boys’ eyes were it not for
the fact that one of the gang cotch
°d him one night as he was return
ing.
McPharr, I hereby knight thee
“Great Lover Number 249,172,834.
Hoot Poppa
Who, By the way, is the young
gentleman who wouldn’t go to
camp for fear someone else would
date his girl. Don’t give you r gal’s
dates away, lad. Hoot-cha!
Hoot Momma
Gat Mcßailey was in town last
week and said he had noted my
question in the Record relative to
station WEED (Rocky Mount).
McGat said he hadn’t had WEED
on his radio, but he certainly had
G R A S S on his farm!
Hoot Owl
Allan McCawthorne often relates
how well his McAustin saves gas.
He was relating to Owen McMedlin
last Wednesday how he’d run out
of gas after burning five McGal
lons on a three-hundred-mile trip.
“All I had to do,’’ continued he,
“was to drive on the leaning side
of the road and the vapors in the
tank drifted down into the cobra
tor enough for me to come on in.”
Hoot Stuff
The McCharlotte Observer brings
to light a new trimming to the old
news joke in the following form:
It appears that a young man had
been employed by one of the lead
ing dailies as cub reporter. He had
been given many, many instructions
among which was the old, old, one
“If a dog bites a man, that isn’t
news, but if a man bites a dog,
that, being quite out of the ordi
nary, is news.” Taking in all that
the city editor told him, the lad
went forth in search of news.
Along toward the last hours be
fore the great drily was to go to
press, the youngster camp in and
sat wearily down to his typewrit
ten Weary though he was, he be
gan to peck out his first “scoon.”
Some of the older reporters becom
ing quite curious as to what the
kid’s story might be, crept up be
hind him and peeping over his
shoulder read these head lineu:
“DOG SPRAYS HYDRANT”
NUMBER 4