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THE FOUR-COUNTY NEWSPAPER—WAKE, JOHNSTON, NASH AND FRANKLIN.
VOLUME 10 ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST SEVENTEENTH, 1934 NUMBER 8
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AND THE OTHER
By MRS. THEO. B DAVIS
I really had not meant to bring
home any flowers from Hertford,
but my daughter had some vinca
different from any I had, and she
wanted me to have some of her
spice pinks, some oxalis and some
seedling verbenas that have not
bloomed and which she wanted to
hear from later. Then Mrs. Willi
ford at Hotel Hertford gave me
cuttings of a double white petunia
and Miss Kate Blanchard, who has
for years taught music at Louis
burg College, brought me some
Japanese iris and some cuttings of
Banksia rose. Mrs. Jesse Lane
brought a lovely scarlet begonia
and some ivy, so almost before I
knew it there was a whole basket
ful of flowers to begin life in an
other part of the state.
It is wonderful how generous
most flower-lovers are with their
treasures, and how a garden can
grow r into a place of memories.
One thing I’ve learned this sum
mer is that long twigs from weep
ing-willows are fine for tying dah
lias to stakes or for fastening
vines to a post or trellis. The wil
lows are so pliant they may be
bent in any direction and look bet
ter than the kind of cloth strings I
usually find about the house and
use to tie the plants. Twig: from
other willows would probably
serve, but they are much shorter
and not so easy to weave together.
The funniest thing I’ve heard re
cently was a remark made by lit
tle Nancy Whitley when she heard
that our daughter and her three
small sons would travel by boat
from Norfolk to Baltimore on their
way to Pennsylvania. “Why,” said
Nancy, “how in the world can
Crystal paddle with all those chil
dren in the boat?”
Another amusing remark was
that made by a small boy to his
mother. He was trying to describe
a beautiful Maltese cat he had
seen, but did not understand the
name of the breed and said it was
a “Model T Cat.”
The fact that I know practically
nothing of the whys and where
fores of making up a paper may
explain my not understanding the
News and Observer’s putting the
Deaths and Funerals column in the
Sports Section.
No matter how often I see them
nor who wears them, fall clothes
in August look queer to me.
The first time I saw heavy
wraps worn in this month was one
Sunday about eighteen years ago
when Lorna Bell and a girl friend
who was visiting her came into the
Methodist church wearing those
heavy, wooly coats that looked like
sweaters needing a shearing. The
rest of us were nearly melting but
Lorna and her friend were quite
cool and stylish, in their autumn
coats and under their autumn hats.
I remember, too, how F. E. Bunn
turned to me and whispered: "Os
Tobacco Topnotch
The good prices at which the
Georgia and border belt markets
-pined are holding up well. The
prices are much above last season’s
and are steady. If these prices
ontinue till the market of this
section opens, farmers may expect
m average far above last year’s
prices. There is great encourage
ment and hopefulness on the part
of every one, for the best market
a vears.
The Wendell market opens next
Thursday, Aug. 23. The indication
now are that this market will have
a big break. The warehouses will
be ready for all that comes—plen
ty of floor space, a good set of buy
ers the best auctioneers and amply
floor force to handle the tobacco
DEATHS
J. E. GILL DEAD .
J. E. Gill, for years a prominent
business man of Zebulon, died last
Saturday in a Rocky Mount hos
pital. Although he had been in poor
health for some time hd had gone
io Rocky Mount on business and
suffered a stroke as he left his car
dying before any member of his
family could make the trip from
Ztfculon after being notified of his
condition.
Burial services were conducted
from the home on Gannon Avenus
on Monday afternoon. The pastor
Rev. R. H. Herring, was assisted
by a former pastor, Theo. B. Davis.
Burial was in the Zebulon ceme
fery.
Surviving are the Widow, wh<
was formerly Miss Victoria Gill
one daughter, Miss Catrina; six
sons, Irby, Willard Ruric, Dabney,
S. P. and J. E. Jr.; a sister, Mrs.
Burbon Richardson, of Fuquay
Springs; two brothers, S. Z. Gill,
of Zebulon, and E. B. Gill, of
Greenville, S. C., and five grand
children.
MRS. SERENA PACE DEAD
Mrs. Serena Massey Pace died
last Saturday night in the home of
her nephew, Ormond Massey, at
Wakefield, where she had for years
resided. The funeral service was
conducted on Sunday afternoon by
Rev. R. H. Herring, of Zebulon,
followed by interment in the Mas
sey cemetery at Wakefield. Mrs
Face was 85 years old and hr# been
foi more than 60 years a membei
oi Wakefield Baptist Church, being
the oldest of its members.
She leaves four children: Mrs.
J. G. Hunter, Raleigh; Mrs. Mary
Parrish, Wendell; Sam Pace, Wen
dell; Bob Pace, Pine Ridge.
Pallbearers at the funeral were
all nephews of 4the deceased and
all brothers: Ormond H., Merritt
L., G. Riggsby, Oren Dr. Lu
ther M., and Dewey W. Massey.
The entire state is becoming
“rural electrification conscious."
Groups of farmers from numerous
communities are communicating
with D. S. Weaver at State College
in regard to electrifying their
homes. •
course they are not in their right
minds, but do you suppose there’s
any danger of their becoming vio
lent?”
I wonder if Lorna remembers
that green coat.
Important Meeting
Os Cotton Farmers
Cotton farmers of W’ake County
and particularly those who have
been connected with the Cotton Co
operative Association are being
called upon to attend a meeting of
much more than ordinary interest
at Raleigh on Friday afternoon of j
next week, Aug. 24.
The meeting has been called by j
L: Bruce Gunter of Fuquay Springs
who is the director of the Cotton
Association from the Fifth Dis
trict composed of the counties of
Wake, Franklin and Warren. He is
also vice-president of the Associa
tion.
The Cotton Cooperative Associa
tion has recently had a change of
management and all cotton farm
ers w ill be interested to know more
about it. Mr. Gunter has been very
closely identified with these chang
es and he will give an interesting
account of what has been done and
also what members may expect of
the cotton association under its
iew management.
M. G. Mann, of Raleigh who has
been made general manager of the
Cotton Association, will attend the
meeting and will explain the plan
of operation for the handling and
-,ale of this year’s crop of cotton.
Mi. Mann is the manager of the
Farmer’s Cooperative Exchange
which has recently been organized
and he will explain how- farmer
■nay save money on the purchase
of their supplies by patronizing
this new organization.
Both Mr. Gunter and Mr. Mann
are very interesting speakers and
they have a matter to discuss
which is of vital importance to
every farmer in Wake County. The
meeting should be attended by ar
overflow crowd. It will be held in
the Court Room at 2:30 in the af
ternoon unless otherwise arranged.
Ladies are invited and requested to
attend.
Similar meetings will be held in
Louisburg, Aug. 22 and in Warren
ton, Aug. 23, at the same hour.
Finch and Privette
Purchase Houses
F. D. Finch has lately purchased
the residence next to Dr. Baibee
on Gannon Ave. and is having ex
tensive repairs made on it. When
completed the house will be in
keeping with the other beautiful
residences on this street.
Avon Privette has purchased the
house occupied by Rev. A. D. Par
rish, diagonally across from hi
gaiage and f mg station and has
made considerable repairs on the
h< use. He has built a modern porch
to the front which makes a very
attractive residence of it. We are
glad to see those improvements on
property in Zebulon and hope oth
ers may be able to paint and make
needed repairs on their reside | es
this fall.
Blood tracks revealed that after
Raphael Peyrefiche 64-year-old
Farmer, at Rousselet, France, had
blown off part of his face with a
shotgun, he crawled 45 feet for
new ammunition and blasted his
brains.
Puerto Rico has a population of
450 persons to the square mile, j
Continental United States has only
4- persona to the square mile.
School Days
Announcement has been mad<
from Raleigh that schools in Wake
County will open on Sept. 10
which is Monday. It is to be hoped
that Wakelon pupils may report
that day ready for the best year’s
work in the school’s history. Spe-
I c:al announcements with regard to
! the opening will be made by Supt.
j Moser.
Way land Richard
son Here on Visit
Wayland Richardson w r ho for
• mietinie was linotype operator
i'-r the Recoid Publishing Co. is
une on a visit. He is in the U. S.
.avy, being assigned to the Was
oiith, torpedo boat destroyer. Way
i nd took a special course in a gov
rnment training school for this
particular branch of the service
.Since enlisting he has visited all
tiie coastal line up to Alaska. He
leaves again in a short time foi
lie Pacific coast where he wil
-I < nd several months maneuvering
We are glad to see Wayland ant
..re glad to know that he likes th'
navy and seems to be making good
I iri it in every way.
Mr. T. E. Blount
Moving Here
i .
Mr. T. E. Blount who has been
nanager of the Whitley and Lewis
Furniture Co.’s store in Spring
ilope, has accepted a position as
Manager of the Zebulon Supply
Co.’s furniture department. Mr.
Blount is an experienced salesman
and the business life of Zebulon
is to be congratulated in having
im connected with the business
life of the community.
Mr. Blount expects to bring his
sillily to Zebulon sometime soon.
He will likely occupy the residence
T O. It. Cockerell who has become
lanager of the John R. Baker
tore in Bailey. Mr. Blount, besides
Mrs. Blount has a son, Tom, Jr.,
rid -i daughter, Sadie Lee, both of
whom are grown. Many of our peo
.]( already knew Mr. Blount, sine?
io was frequently in this commun
ty on funeral occasions conducted
/ the Zebulon Supply Co. We ar.
-h'd to welcome this family to oui
(immunity life.
Cannon’s Case
Rates High
In the County Board of Health’s
report for July, Cannon’s case in
Z'-bulon had third highest rating
in the county, making a grade of
94. Carolina Pines led with 96
while Carolina Pines Club House
Raleigh, came second with a score
of 94.5.
Zebulon is proud of the fact that
it has an eating place kept so san
itary that it comes near the top
of the list in Wake county.
Hobby’s Meat Market, Cary, led
he county with a rating of 95;
Steadman Stores Co., Zebulon
e.nne second at 93; while Hocutt
and Baker scored third in the coun
ty at 93. So, we may also be proud
of our sanitary meat markets.
•There are 80 National cemeteries
in the United States.
YEFLARDOODLE
BY THE
SWISHBUSKER
The glorious “cutie campaign”
went over with a zoom with si#-
enty three people voting., R#ults
weie:
Cutest gal in Zebulon, Dorothy
Barrow.
2nd Cutest gal, Edna Earle Sex
ton.
Naturally everyone thought it
vas flukey, but that, for once,
wasn’t Flapdoodle. To you -»/enty
tnree people who were kind enough
to take the trouble to fiill out the
blank Thank you!
To you v.ho did not, PRooey!
That bespectacled Brantley lad,
son of the traveling drug sales
man, R. H., E*q., came riding up
n front of the Record office last
Tuesday morning on his trusty
bike and coming to a romantic
stop, cast a glance toward the sev
eral relief workers enroute to the
a w-pasture where they work each
nay.
[ “M-m-m-m-m! commented young
R. H. “What’s that, a Democratic
(invention?” ‘No,” he reflected,
‘You couldn’t get that many Dem
ciats together in one place with
iut a scrap.”
1 Page Huey Long.
, The gentleman who, in an ine
, iiiated state was trying to find his
.-/ay out of this “so-an-so” town,
.s he so aptly named it without so
much as a glance at a sign board,
•eiatinly did his best- to fight his
-Radow down at George Lane’s
rliing station yesterday. The best
hat could be made out was, that
he was trying to go to Durham by
flocky Mount. At any rate, when
last seen, he was headed toward
Raleigh, straightening out curves
lere, and putting them in there.
Zebulon is really going to get
■er cannery and some five hundred
head of beef. In my opinion, that’s
a lot of bull.
Went down to the beach last
Sunday, and is my face red. Senor
Sol did his worst on my nose, and
Vou can take that at its face value.
Curtis Todd of Wendell certainly
stems to be beating a gentleman
(of Uncle’s Navy) at the old. old
game of love. At any rate, he is
certainly seeing a lot of a certain
little lady in this heah village.
You never can tell who is going
to fizz next. Why it isn’t so long
ago that a certain gel was that
uway about a Wake Forest lad.
Today, fickle thing, she’s head-over
about our old friend the “lightning
rod.” You remember the one Lib
Cook was so cr-a-a-a-a-zy about?
Well, him.
Prof, and Mrs. B. H. Johnson of
I.umberton are spending a short
time at Mrs. Johnson’s father’s.
Pii man Stell. Their little daughter
Louise, who accompany them, will
spend several days with her grand
parents.
A complete mammoth skull 7
feet 2 inches in length, and weigh
ing 1,000 pounds, has been un
earthed near Yorktown Texas.