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VOLUME 10
THIS, THAI
AND THE OTHER
By Mrs. THEO. B. DAVIS
When someone expresses his be
lief, as did Dr. Poteat last Friday,
that ‘ the nonentity of zero is some
what solidified when multiplied by
infinity” I am perfectly willing to
accept the statement without ques
tion. The statement itself over
comes me.
An address like Dr. Poteat’s
makes my mental muscles feel like
they have strained to climb high
hills of thought, struggling to keep
in sight and hearing distance of the
thinker.
And I am grateful that there are
those who are able to consider the
heavens and the firmament; to un
derstand the speech which day ut
tereth to day; to comprehend the
knowledge which night sheweth
unto night; and to translate it into
words that make ordinary folk like
me appreciate some portion of its
meaning and beauty.
I once heard the late Archibald
Johnson complain that something
or other was like “dropping from
the Holy Ghost to mullein tea.”
In like manner I descend from the
stars to home-made yeast. When
Mrs. Willie Bullock at the last
meeting of the Home Demonstra
tion club showed us the approved
method of making this yeast and
bread raised by it, I thought best
to wait till I had tried it myself.
Mrs. Bullock and Mrs. Carl Har
ris did it nicely, but I make it a
rule not to publish recipes that I
have not used.
The yeast is very good, makes a
smooth-textured loaf or rolls, and
will keep for several days in a cool
place. I used mine for three days
in succession, then took the last
cupful to “start” some more. And I
used it exactly as any bought
yeast cakes, making up the supper
rolls some time after dinner and
having them ready by a little after
six.
Here is the recipe: Boil eight
medium sized Irish potatoes until
done and mash them smooth. I peel
ed the potatoes, cut them into
pieces to boil and mashed them in
the water they were boiled in, add
ing enough more water to make a
quart. To this add one-half cup of
sugar, one level tablespoonful of
salt. When lukewarm stir in one
cake of yeast. Let the mixture
stand in covered jars for 24 hours
when it is ready to use. Do not
seal the jars. To make rolls take
1-2 cup scalded sweet milk
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons lard or butter.
Put the sugar, lard, salt and milk
into a bowl and when cool add one j
cupful of your yeast. Use flour |
enough to make a fairly stiff
dough. The potatoes cause it to
stay softer than if they were not
used. Knead the dough well and set
it to rise in a bowl covered by a
cloth. When it has doubled in sire
shape it into rolls, but do not knead
it down too much. Let it rise again
until light and bake as quickly as
possible without burning.
This method is easier and a bit
(Continued on bsck V***)
THE FOUR COUNTY NEWSPAPER—WAKE, JOHNSTON, NASH AND FRANKLIN
Corinth-Holder
Commencement
On next Sunday at 11 A. M. the
baccalaureate sermon will be
preached at Corinth - Holder High
School by Rev. D. F. Wadell of
Ahoskie.
There will be special music. The
glee club will give the Pilgrim’s
Chorus from Tannhauser.
J Graduation exercises will be held
on Friday, May 17, at 10:30 A. M.
The adress will be delivered b y
Lawyer Vernon Strickland. Diplo
mas will be presented to 24 seniors,
of whom Rosa Lee Glover is saluta
torian and Helen Parker valedicto
rian. Other graduates are Adelle
Andrews, Lois Atkinson, Erdine
Corbett, Loumet Creech, Esther
Davis, Magdalene Davis, Eula Har
dy, Inez Hinnant, Minnie Lee Hin
ton, Grettie Hocutt, Joe Murphey
Gertrude Hocutt, Ruby Narron,
Inez O’Neal, Anna Ruth Price, Lu
cile Smith, Claudie Atkinson, Ola
Dene Davis, Aline O’Neal, Neil
Chamblee, Dover Hinton, Maudie
O’Neal.
Class Day exercises take the
form of a play, “At the End of the
Rainbow,” and will be presented on
May 15 at 8:00 p. m.
Comemncement marshals are:
Willie Griswold Ralph Green, Wil
liam O’Neal, Chadwick Narron,
Virginia Lee Hinnant, Earseal Dri
ver, Katie Bunn.
This school is completing a good
year’s work under the direction of
Supt. Keller. Among the extra-cur
ricular activities is the publication
of a school paper, The CO-HO-PA.
The May issue consisted of seven
mimeographed pages covering all
phases of school life, Lois Atkinson
was editor in chief.
W. L. Poteat Delivers Fine Address
Friday morning of last week
marked the last day of Wakelon’s
commencement.
On the rostrum, beautiful with
itfc great baskets of white syringa,
snowballs, and iris, with many pot
ted ferns banked at each side, the
members of the senior class took
their places, marching in while the
congregation sang, ‘ Lead On O
King Eternal”. With them were the
class mascots, Jean Jones and Bob
by Bridgers. After this, “All Hail
the Power of Jesus’ Name” was
sung, followed by one stanza of
“Carolina.” The invocation was de
livered by Pastor Read of the Meth
odist Church.
Ferd Davis, president of the clas,
spoke a few words of welcome and
introduced Dr. W. L. Poteat, pres
ident of Wake Forest College. A
selected chorus sang two selections,
“Can Ye Sew Cushions” and “The
Sea Hath Its Pearls,” with Miss
BuffaJoe at the piano. Dr. Poteat
honored the class by giving a brand
new address. He spoke on the Beau
ties of Nature in the skies and
earth and urged that youth take
both eyes when they start out to
observe the works of Nature's God.
For, he declared, He who made all
things is more beautiful than any
part of His creation.
It was scholarly, profound fault
less in diction, worshipful in spirit,
leaving with the hearers thought*
on which they may ponder for years
ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1935
Sunday is
MOTHERS
DAY !
BABY CONTEST
After weeks of sustained activi
ty, at times feverish, the Baby
’apularity Contest closed last night
too late for the Record to obtain
the final figures for publication
this week. A full account will ap
pear next week.
At the time of going to press
the five leaders in the contest were
Bobbie Gill, Hazel Herring, Charles
Allan Weathersby, Billie Pippin
and Irwin Howard Shorr, in the
order named. The silver cup will
be presented to the winner at the
Tom Thumb Wedding on May 17.
Next on the calendar for the
very young contingent is the Tom
Thumb Wedding sceduled for May
17 at Wakelon. All the characters
have not yet been selected, but it
will be a double affair with two
brides, two bridegrooms and atten
dants galore. The young—very
young brides to be are Laura
James Sexton and Julia Pippin;
bridegrooms, S. G. Flowers, Jr.
and Ruric Gill, Jr.
All taking part are asked to be
at Wakelon Friday at 4:00 p. m.
Admission to the wedding will be
10 and 25 cents.
Lorraine Bridgers gave a piano
solo, “Lily of the Valley”, at the
close of Dr. Poteat’s address.
Diplomas were awarded to the
fifty seniors whose names were
listed in last week’s Record. Edna
Earle Sexton, Martha Bailey Flow
ers, Ferd Davis and Aldona Bran
nan were announced to be leaders
of the class.
Miss Flowers has received a schol
arship from Brenau College for her
work in the classroom.
Edna Earle Sexton, Lucy Frances
Massey, George Henry Temple and
Ferd Davis were awarded society
medals for triangular debating.
James Alford was given the society
debater’s medal, Gertrude Carter
the medal for reading and Hilliard
Denton that for declamation. Zyba
Massey and Mildred Phillips were
given prizes by the P. T. A. for
representing Wakelon in the state
music contest. Donald Pippin won
the medal offered by Mrs. Barbee
for progress in music during the
year.
Juanita Rhodes won special men
tion for having completed her en
tire school course without having
once been absent or tardy. Other
prizes were given to some of the
graduates by parents in token of
appreciation of work done. A large
box of carnations expressed the in
terest of R. L. Isaacs in the class
as a whole.
The singing of America and the
Seventh Grade
Commencement
Near to the eleventh grade in in
terest at Wakelon is the seventh.
And the crowd that gathers to see
the elementary pupils graduate
compares most favorably in num
bers with that coming to see the
diplomas given to those finishing
high school.
Taught this year by Mrs. F. E.
Bunn and Miss Webb, 81 pupils
passed the required tests and will
enter high school next fall. The
program follows with a list of the
graduates.
Thurs. P. M., May 2.
Chorus 6th & 7th grades
Salutatory Margaret Philips
Class History
Dwite Dehnam
Class Poem Annie Pearl Liles
Chorus On Wings of Song
Awarding of Writing diplomas and
progress buttons Miss Barber
Phophecy Eunice Whitfield
Awarding of Certificates
Mr. Moser
Valedictory Mildred Phillips
Class Song.
Class Roll
Mary White Ayscue
Edna Earl Alford
Thelma Brannon
Clifton Croom
Louise Duke
Booner Ferrell, Jr.
Ailene Fuller
Alma Doris Jones
Ailene Jones
Needham Earl Horton
Rella Hinton
Robert Lee Kimball
Maude King
Talmadge Gay
Hilton Gay
Dwite Debnam
(Continued on Page 3)
benediction by Rev. A. A. Pippin
brought the morning’s program to
a close.
An abundant picnic dinner was
spread on the long table in the
grove on the campus. In the after
noon the school team defeated that
of the Raleigh Catholic Orphanage
7-6.
At 8:15 in the evening a crowd
that taxed the capacity of the au
ditorium enjoyed the senior play,
‘Page Asa Bunker.” Taking parts
were Mary Frances Cockrell, Elaine
Robertson, J. E. David George
Henry Temple, William Hoyle, Ed
na Earle Sexton, Lorraine Bridgers,
F'-td Davis, Thurman Eatman. Grip
Daugherty. Lucy Frances Massey
was stage manager. Coached by
Miss Cabell Cam pen the actors
went through their lines with such
ease and naturalness that it hard
ly seemed they were acting.
Between acts Elizabeth Pearce
did some very effective tap dancing
with Mrs. H. C. Wade, her teacher,
at the piano and Sexton Johnson
sang, as did a chorus of boys, Miss
Buffaloe accompanying at the pi
ano. Supt. Moser made brief an
nouncement of proposed improve
ments for next year’s school work.
The marshals for commencement
deserve special mention with praise
for their courtesy and efficient ser
vice. Innie Perry and Richard
Hoyle were chief marshals, assist
ed by Frankie Hall, Eunice Outlaw,
Mary Iva Gay and Iredell Gay.
YEFAPOOLE
Zebulon is at last riled up over
the chain-letter affair. Maybe I
should say “het up” instead of ril
ed. Business in the postoffice has
picked up and every time I see a
friend start toward me with a queer
look in his eye, I run.
Personally I think that the fel
low who started the Dime chain
letter pulled a dirty one on Huey
P. Long. Huey had the plan up his
sleeve for his presidential platform.
That was the way he had planned
for everybody to get their first
thousand of the five thousand he
promises.
Seems that a fellow by the
name of Ponzi had a little scheme
like that (somewhatly) and he
just finished a siesta of twenty or
so years with Uncle Sam.
Ponzi’s scheme was for Ponzi.
You people who mail chain letters
are bigger saps than Ponzi, you
risk your necks for people you don’t
even know.
o—o —o
Fifty per cent of the chain let
ters are begun with four fictitious
names and one bonafide name at
the top. The person starting the
chain merely send out several of
the letters and the first three or
four names are alias himself. By
the time his first three names are
cleared and he has Reaped 'the
shower of dimes get-rich-quickers
have sent him, the Government has
stepped in and put a stop to the
affair.
o—o —o
In the first place, there aren’t
enough dimes in the world to car
ry out the scheme. So far as that
goes, there isn’t enough money to
do all the letters claim.
Now everyone who has mailed a
chain letter may be rich and from
the letters too, and I may be the
one who’s the fool—but I haven’t
mailed any diems yet. I dunno—
To those of you who mail them
“just for fun” think of the post
masters all over the country who
have to work overtime getting
them distributed. It may render
more postage so the government
can hire more men to handle the
mails, but it doesn’t cut down the
deficit any.
On of the local maidens tickled
me recently when she described
seersucker dresses. “Why”, she
said, “After they're laundered once
or twice they sag and bulge in the
most important places at the most
important times.” Clever?
•
I am told that Douglas Finch and
his lady friend chewed five and a
half packs of gum at one chaw.
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