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VOLUME XII
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Now that spring is really here
and house cleaning should be well
under way, I realize anew how
foolish I am about some things.
And if I don’t get over it there’ll
not be much use in expecting
things to look better at our house
though they may be cleaner. I re
fer to my habit of keeping things
that are of little good if any.
You’ve heard of the pernicious
anemia. Dr. B. W. Spilman once
referred to a woman we knew as
being afflicted with pernicious in
dustry—meaning that she felt that
she simply must be busy every
minute—and I fear I have a case
of pernicious economy.
I can’t bear to throw anything
away if there’s even a chance that
it may come in handy some time.
I hate to put nice little glass jars
in the trash can or to flatten out
nice bright tin cans that have had
the tops smoothly cut out. I keep
magazines that I’m always hoping
to find time to go over again and
never do since the new ones are
here before I’m ready for them.
I have several pairs of old shoes
that I metn some day to take out
and decide definitely whether they
are worth mending and rubber
heeling. They are too far gone to
use as they are.
I have patterns that are out of
date, but they used to fit nicely
and I keep on taking them out of
the box and putting them back in
when I look for one I can use.
Some of them are 34’s and I’m
now a 38, but that doesn’t change
my saving habit.
I have boxes of Christmas cards
that I keep because of a queer feel
ing that it might seem unapprecia
tive to discard such pretty remem
brancets; scraps of wrapping tis
sue and cord that I’ll never use;
old hose that I’m always hoping
to find time to crochet into pillow
tops; illustrated booklets that have
lovely pictures that I’ll not find a
use for; a number of silk scarves
that ar e being saved to go into
the making of a quilt, but may
not; one kid glove the mate of
which is lost; and other equally
valuless articles that would be
thrown out if I had really good
sense, or used what I have-
And I'm not alone in my savings.
My husband has a peculiar venera
tion for anything that is bound in
to a volume and can’t bear to see
any kind of book destroyed. He al
so keeps nails of all sizes—some
crooked —,bolts, nuts, screws, wash
ers, hinges—some rusty—,and has
a mania for picking up and bring
ing in buttons of any kind he finds.
With the air of one bestowing a
gift he will hand me a dingy but
ton! its eyes filled with dirt or
with thread and at times with a
tag of cloth hanging to it Those
found never match any others I
have, but we keep them. And I
keep every one I cut off old gar
ments that have become rags. And
keys! We have the most keys that
unlock the least of any family I
ever knew of. Most of them are of
no use whatever, but we lay them
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THE FOUR COUNTY NEWSPAPER— WAKE, JOHNSTON, NASH AND FRANKLIN
Hodges Opens
Filling Station
The Puroil filling station in the
business district of Zebulon which
has been closed for sometime will
open about May first Henderson
Hodge will be in charge. In ad
dition to selling gas and oils he
will also give service in washing
and greasing. This is a fine location
for a gas station, but it seems thos e
who hav e tried it have not suc
ceeded in making a success of it.
Mr. Hodge has had considerable
experience in operating filling sta
tions and expects to give a service
that will appeal to the public.
Baby Week
From April 26th until May 4th
has been designated Baby Week
in th e United States. Many large
dailies have prepared special edi
tions with special articles relating
to many of the problems that con
front mothers in caring for babies.
Among diseases mentioned as
highly contagious for small child
ren are chicken-pox, which is much
like small-pox in appearance, but
has several crops of blisters, which
small-pox does not; German
measles, which starts like a cold
and is milder than measles; diph
theria, which is one of th e most
deadly diseases attacking children,
but which is preventable by in
jection of toxoid. Diphtheria may
sometimes appear as menbranous
croup. Spinal meningitis is another
infectious disease which is fatal in
many cases. Measles is in itself
not so dangerous as the complica
tions to which it often leads- In
all these diseases a physicians car e
is to be had, if possible, and the
sick child should be kept from con
tact with others.
Diseased tonsils and adenoids
are also menaces to proper growth
and development and may lead to
deafness.
Every mother of young children
should hav e at hand a reliable diet
list for proper feeding. Such a list
of foods may be secured from the
State board of health at no cost
and is of great service..
It is still judged nearer safe to
boil or pasteurize milk before giv
ing to children under two years of
age. And always milk should form
a large part of the diet of a young
child.
More and more are mothers
learning that in dressing babies
cleanliness and comfort ar e the
only essentials. Neither of these
calls for much outlay of money
but much of time and effort. This
no mother of of a healthy, good
humored baby counts as hard work.
Fiddler’s Contest
The P. T. A. of Mt. Pleasant is
sponsoring a Fiddlers’ Convention
Friday night, May 1, at 8:00
o’clock. The admission will be 5c
and 10c. The admittance ticket
entitles you to win a bed quilt
which will be given to some per
son present.
Prizes will be awarded to the
best musicians. If you play a mu
sical instrument, bring it along
and ente r the contest.
ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY FIRST, 1936.
Public Character
While still a young woman,
this week’s public character
has worked in Zebulon for more
years than the average among
those now employed here. Com
ing to this place as a schoolgirl,
she graduated at Wakelon and
held her first position with the
Zebulon Banking and Trust Co*
i She takes an active part in the
work of the Junior Woman’s
Club and in the social life of the
town.
Name—Marion Lavinia Whit,
lock.
Native of Union County, South
Carolina.
Domestic Status—Unmarried.
Church Affiliation—Methodist
Employment—ls bookkeeper
for Furniture Department of
Zebulon Supply Co. and for the
Zebulon Burial Association.
Came to Zebulon—ln 1923.
WAKELON
The 17th annual High School
Music Contest closed at Woman’s
Colege, Greensboro, last Friday
night after three day of competi
tion. Durham High School led in
the number of first places.
For Wakelon Mary Gray Pippin
was among the winners with an
alto solo, tying for second place
with an entrant from Chapel Hill.
Charles Winstead tied with Chand
ler Smith of Robersonville for first
plac e in solo for boys.
P. T. A.
The last meeting of the Wakelon
P. T. A. was featured by yearly
reports from all chairmen. These
showed that faithful and success
ful work has been done during the
year that is closing
Election and installation of of
ficers was held on this occasion.
Due to the resignation of the pres
ident, Mrs. John Broughton, Mrs.
Victoria Gill was elected in her
place. Irby Gill was re-elected as
vice-president as was Mrs. C. G.
Weathersby as secretary. Mrs. L.
M. Massey is the new treasurer.
Resolutions of respect to the
memory of H. K. Baker were unan
imously adopted.
Dr. B- J. Lawrence of Raleigh,
guest speaker, discussed Character
Building and was heard with in
terest and appreciation.
Wakelon Seniors Entertained
The senior class and members of
the faculty were delightfully en
tertained last Wednesday evening
by Innie Perry the president of
the class in the home of her sister
Mrs. Jack Mitchell. The class color
scheme of lavendar and silver wer e
used in the decorations which were
very beautiful with the elaborate
arrangements of flowers and can
dles. Music and games were enjoy
ed and there was also a contest af
ter which the winners wer e award,
ed prizes.
The hostess made a short talk
tc express the appreciation of her
mother and father for th e honor of
her election as class president.
Baskets and horns were present
ed as favors and refreshments
were then served in two courses
which consisted of potato salad,
ham and pimento sandwiches and
pickles, followed by ice-cream,
cake and punch.
PTA Study Course
The last meeting for the P. T. A.
Study Course will be held on next
Tuesday afternoon at the Meth
odist Church, beginning at 3:30.
The subject for consideration is
Achieving a Christian Atmosphere
in the Home. Mrs. C. L. Read will
lead the discussion and will be fol.
lowed by others.
Mrs. J. O. Newell, chairman of
literature for the study course, re
quests that all who have taken out
books, leaflets or other reading
matter return it on next Tuesday
at the meeting This is most im
portant as an accounting must be
made for all which has been fur
nished members.
$37,000,000 forCrop
Loans Available
Good news for the farmers was
contained in the recent disclosure
that the President had raised the
$30,000,000 crop loan fund to
$37,000,000. These loans, which are
now available, are limited to bor
rower's immediate needs and, in all
cases, to S2OO per person. Interest
will be charged at 5 1-2 per cent
and the loan will constitute a
first lien on the crop financed by
it..
The loan regulations contain two
features which all farmers should
heed, regardless of whether or not
they are borrowers. Applicants
must plant a garden for home use.
Although the soundness of this is
widely recognized, there are still
far too many farmers who buy for
cash what they could grow at
home.
Along the same lines these re
gulations suggest that American
made supplies be used. Just as
when a farmer has a home garden
he keeps his money at home, when
he buys goods mad e in America
he keeps money circulating at
home where it can do him further
good. All farm equipment and fer
tilizer the farmer needs is now
made in America, and much of it is
made right in the South. In sug
gesting that these domestic mater
ials be used, Uncle Sam is point
ing out a sound economic princi
pal.
Zebulon Drug
Co.’s “Pizen”
Have you read that long list and
hard to spell or pronounce which
the Zebulon Drug Co., has in its
ad in this issue of the Record?
Well, those insecticides are harder
on the bugs, flies, mites, worms and
‘most every other “varmint” in the
insect world than they are on you
to spell or pronounce.
These little enemies are just get.
ting started. In a few weeks there
will be millions unless people be
gin nov%, to fight them. Dr. Daniel
has something that will knock out
any of these annual pests and sells
it reasonably. Better go ‘round and
see about somethig to kill those
chicken mites, or potato bugs-
Bananas, once thought wholly
unfit for baby’s food, have been
found easy of digestion when well
ripened and mashed. Don’t let the
baby swallow them in chunks.
NUMBER 43.
SEEN & HEARD
A youngster enjoyed the
behavior of the driver of a car
bearing a New York license plate
when said driver caught sight of
that on-and-off light where Aren
dall street crosses the highway.
He said the driver would stop when
the light flashed on and then when
it went off he couldn’t get started
before the red was on again; the
stopping and starting continuing
for some time ere the car got past
the crossing.
Getting His Money’s Worth
J. M.Whitley said he heard a
farmer from Eastern Carolina say
at the tobacco meeting in Raleigh
last week, “Here I’ve paid out $4.00
just to come up her e and find out
how big a d fool I am”.
Each and Itch
We heard a salesman say to a
colored woman a few days ago:
“Wait a minute, I want to give you
something for nothing and it’s not
the each either.” “The what?” she
asked. “The each either”, he re
plied. “It’s hot and I do not want
the itch,’’ was her answer.
One Good Thing About Pool
A citizen remarked on the street
the other day that he was not “so
hot” about pool, but there was one
good thing about having pool rooms
in Zebulon—when one wanted to
find an officer, he knew where to
go.
Drinking as She Went
We saw a certain good looking
young matron of Zebulon th e other
day hastening along the street with
a bottle turned up drinking as she
went. And she seemed to be having
a good time.
He Wants To Know
A certain citizen asked us the
other day why it was that men who
had been found guilty in the local
court of drunken driving were still
driving their cars. He said he knew
one man found guilty a short time
ago so drunk that he said he did
not believe he could drive his car
home.
Bunn High School
Commencement
The annual commencement of
Bunn High School begins with the
baccalaureate sermon on Sunday
afternoon, May 3, at 3:30 o’clock
Rev. John Barclay of the Wilson
Christian Church will deliver the
sermon.
The music recital will be given
on Monday evening at 8:00 o’clock.
The Senior Class will present
Class Day Exercises on Wednes
day evening, May 6, at 8:00 o’cloek.
The entertainment will take the
form of a play entitled “The
Search for Truth.” based on Greek
mythology.
Commencement will close with
Graduation Exercises on Thursday
evening, May 7, at 8:00 o'clock.
Hon. Lloyd Griffin, Secretary of
the State School Commission, will
deliver th e address.