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VOLUME XIII
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Wakelon begins another year’s
work on next Monday and most of
us will keep school time until next
commencement. By that I mean
our plans and activities will be
adjusted to the school program
and we shall try to have no meet
ings that conflict with any school
dates.
We shall buy books or adjust
ourselves to the new rental sys
tem and shall probably find some
thing to complain about in either
or both. We shall compare the new
teachers with their predecessors,
our opinions being consciously or
unconsciously influenced by more
things than we realize.
We shall be PTAing and watching
for report cards and acting like all
the other parents who are concern
ed with the development of chil
dren.
We are accustomed to speak of
a child’s beginning to learn when
he starts to school and are prone
to forget that if he has not al
ready learned a great deal before
he is six, there’s little use trying
to educate him. This was impressed
upon me during the summer by
our two grandsons, aged two and
one-half and four and one half.
During one month those young
sters probably learned more than
they will in the same time in any
school they may attend. I give a
partial list of what amazed them
most.
They saw tadpoles in various
stages of transition into toads and
lik- d them best when all the legs
had come and the tail had not
wholly disappeared.
They learned that a humming
bird can “go into reverse” while
flying—something none of our
other birds can do.
They pondered long over the mi
racle performed''when a cow eats
grass and dairy feed and turns it
into milk which is ‘‘squeezed out
of her”. For that matter, it is still
a miracle to me.
They marvelled at the orderly
growth of peas in a pod and the
way the pod is attached to the
vine. And they learned that some
vegetables grow in the ground and
must b e “scratched out” or pulled
up.
They saw for the first time to-1
bacco being cured —cooked, as they I
called it —and compared it with the i
green leaves in the fields, gaining
some slight idea of the work in
volved in the process.
The youngest watched with shiv
ering astonishment the nailing of
a shoe to the hoof of a mule, hard
ly believing his own eyes.
They saw with deep interest the
colored persons on our street* and j
at first held the idea that all the
coloring was done in our print
shop.(This belief was strengthened
by their own appearance after be
ing allowed to spend some time in
the shop.) ,
They saw a Hoover cart, which
is a vehicle particularly southern
in origin, and were disappointed
because they could not ride in it.
THE FOUR COUNTY NEWSPAPER—WAKE, JOHNSTON, NASH AND FRANKLIN
ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER FOURTH, 1936
CLUB COLUMN
P. T. A. MEETING DEFERRED
Because of the confusion inci
dent to the opening of school,
the Parent- Teacher meeting for
September will be held on the
night of the third Tuesday in the
month instead of the regular date.
A full attendance is hoped for aC
the date set.
Mrs. Victoria Gill, I’res.
The next meeting of the Junior
Woman’s Club will be held on the
third Thursday in September, the
17th.
o
Members of the Woman’s, Club
are hereby reminded that the dis
trict federation of clubs will meet
with the local organization in Oc
tober. Plans must be made for this
at the first meeting of the dub
this fall.
Recorder’s Court
Cases listed below were dispos
ed of in Recorder’s Court here on
Wednesday of this week, Judge
Rhodes presiding, Philip Massey,
clerk.
Clifford Richardson, charged
with driving a car while under the
influence of whiskey, was found
guilty. A sentence of 60 days on
the roads was suspended on pay
ment of a fine of $50.00 and costs.
He is also forbidden to drive a car
for one year.
The case of the State vs. B. C.
Bunn and Lessi e Green was nol
prossed.
Allan Rhodes, charged with sim
ple assault, was found guilty. A
sentence of .‘SO days on the roads
ua> suspended on payment of $5.00
fine and cost.
Bit Williams, colored, was found
not guilty of attempted assault.
Major Mack, colored, was found
guilty of exceeding the speed lim
it, and was sentenced to 30 days
on the roads. Suspended on pay
ment of SIO.OO fine and promise of
good behavior for one year.
William M. Underhill had been
chargecTby his wife with abandon
ment and non-support of his fami..
ly. The couple appeared in court
together and stated that matters
had been satisfactorily adjusted.
Judge "Rhodes continued the case
Wntil March, 1037, when a further
report will be made.
New Store Opens
E. Baer and Sons have finished
their new store on Main Street
and new goods are being received
daily and placed on their shelves.
They have the most beautiful store
in Zebulon, many say. They will
carry a full line of up-to-date
men’s and women’s ready-to-wear,
dry goods and notions.
Os course children who live in
the country learn all these things
without effort, which is one of their
advantages over city children.
And, also of course, such know
ledge can never take the place of
that gained from textbooks; yet I 1
hold that it is a most valuable rap
plement.
Public Character
Important not only in Zebu
lon, but in all this section of
the state, is the Carolina Pow
er and Light Co., which has a
branch office in Zebulon. Im
portant also is the choosing of
inen to represent the company
here, since their conduct has
much weight in making friends
or the opposite for C. P. & L.
Company.
The subject of this sketch is
a valued employee and citizen
of the town.
Name—Jesse William Narron...
Native of Bailey, Nash County-
Domestic status— Unmarried.
Business—Cashier for this dis
trict for C. P. & L. Co.
Has been with this company—
Six years.
Has been in Zebulon—Nearly
four years.
Wakelon School
Opens Monday
When Wakelon opens on next
Monday the teachers whose names
are given below will begin their
work for the year. Supt. Moser
urges that all students be present
•on the first day of school in order
that regular schedules of work
may begin at once and no time "be
lost.
E. 11. Moser—English, Math.
Mrs. .1. C. Wilson—Math., Latin.
Miss Mary Lacy Palmer— Home
Economics.
Mrs. Valentine—English.
Miss Esther Lee Cox French,
English.
W. A. Wheless—Science.
Miss Christine McFayuen—His
tory.
Nathan H. Pepper—History, So
ciology.
D. R. Senter—Agriculture.
Miss Grace Blue—Commercial.
7th Grade Mrs. F. E. Bunn,
Miss Velma Webb.
6th Grade— Miss Dorothy Bar
row, Mrs,. D. R. Senter.
sth Grade—Mrs. Helen Gregory,
Mrs. Wallace Chatnblee, Miss
Annie Lou Alston.
4th Grade Mrs. E. 11. Moser,
Miss Josephine Dunlap.
3rd Grade—Mrs. W. D. Spencer,
Miss Beth Kemp.
2nd Grade Miss Ruby Stell,
Miss Myrtle Price.
Ist Grade—Mrs. F. L. Page, Mrs
Robert Dawson.
Public School Music—Miss Lou
ise White.
Piano—Mrs. G. S. Barbee.
Lightning Strikes
Whitley Home
Lightning struck the J. M. Whit
ley home on Thursday night of last
| week between ten and eleven o’-
| dock. Mr. and Mrs* Raleigh Alford
| occupy an upstairs apartment at
this home and it was in their kitch
en that the damage was done. A
cord was burned out and the win
dow shade and curtain were burned
before Mr. Alford extinguished
the fire. The alarm was not given
since the blaze was discovered so
soon after it started.
Come to the Harvest Festival
October 6,6, 7,8, 9, 10th, 1936.
Church News
Revival Closes aTlJracedoiua
The revival meeting at Macedon
ia Baptist Chun h in the Roanoke
Association near 'Nashville closed
August the 31s.t, with thirty four
aiiditions to the church the Church
witnessing one of the best revivals
in its history.
Rev. A. D. Parrish of Zebulon
who is pastor did the preaching.
Baptizing will be Sunday Septem..
ber the 13th, at 10, o’clock at the
old Strickland Mill near Taylors
Cross Roads.
The regular preaching services
will be held at the Baptist church
here next Sunday. Pastor Herring
expects to be able to fill his pulpit
New Market
And Grocery
On or about the first of October
a new market and grocery store
will be opened in the Bridgers
building being completed next door
to Wallace Temple’s market. This
building, when completed will be
one of the prettiest and most con
venient in Zebulon. We understand
that a full line of choice staple
groceries and the very best assort
ment of fresh meats of all sorts
will be carried.
See Shorr’s
Window Display
•Have you seen that nice coolera
tor in the window at Stanley
Shorr’s? He also has a range and
a one-horse wagon. Somebody is
going to have cold milk and cool
vegetables, a nice range on which
to cook, or a good one-horse farm
wagon on which to ride. Stanley
says come around and let him tell
you how to get one.
Massey Home
Nears Completion
One of the “show places” of
Zebulon will be the Merritt Massey
home nearing completion on the
highway in the western part of
town. It is one of the best arrang
ed and compactly built residences
in Zebulon. It is a frame building,
storm-sheeted, covered with build
ers’ paper, metal lathed and three
coats of stucco applied over all.
The inside is ceiled with sheetrock
and finished over with plaster. Mr.
Massey will install his own sewer
age and water systems.
Ennis Perry
Jaw Broke
On last Sunday nght near coun
ty Line Ennis Perry and John
Cleveland Perry got into an argu
ment. Things began to warm up.
Perhaps Ennis’ tongue was glibber
than John’s, so John felt constrain
ed to use a more effective method.
Catching up a stone he let fly and
flew. Ennis is nursing a swollen
face and a broken lower jaw as a
reminder that though he
won, he yet lost, in the finals.
In running around the town I
see quite a bit that would strike
few people other than myself as
funny. The other night for instance
when the night chief came to stop
me from beating my wife and just
as he was more or less preparing
to breajt in the door, I came trium
phantly forth holding the ring
leader of a rat clan by the tail.
The Chief thought I had murder
ed everyone in the house, includ
ing the children.
But speaking of children reminds
me of one fun-loving D. D. Cham
blee who is always talking about
his children, which are mere imag
inings of his brain and with whom
he has lots of fun (excepting one
instance which follows):
As everyone knows, (I say ev
eryone, because probably no other
real estate and insurance man in
this section is so widely known by
rural folk) I). D. has not a single
child to bless his home.
D. D. had a habit, when he and
Dr. J. O. Newell had offices to
gether, of coming in bright and
early in the morning with a tale
of the tricks, mischief, and illness
es of the various children, calling
each by name.
One fine morning the Dr. asked
Mr. Chamblee, “How are you feel
ing this morning, D. D.7”
“Oh,” replied our hero, ‘‘l had
a bad night. Dick had the croup;
Tom stuck a nail in his foot yes
terday; Jimmie had the colic and
the baby didn’t sleep a wink all
night. In fact, I was up with them
and didn’t get hut about an hour’s
sleep myself.”
“That’s too bad,” commented the
doctor, and seemingly closed the
incident for the time being.
I). I). had to go to Wilson Coun
ty that day for the Fedral Land
Bank and soon after his departure,
Mrs. Chamblee called to know if
he had left, stating that there was
a man there to see him on some
important business.
The Doctor, in his inimitable
way answered that I). D. had gone
but that he would be glad to take
any message, e tc. After the busi
ness, talk had ended, the Doctor,
as anyone interested in somebody’s
welfare asked in his most serious
tone how the children were.
“What children?” asked Mrs.
Chamblee.
“Why your children,” solemnly
answered the medico.
“My children?,” gasped the oth
er end of the line.
“Yessum,” continued the M. D.,
“D. D. was telling me about Tom
sticking a nail in his foot, and Dick
haying the croup, and Jimmie hav
ing the colic and the baby not
catching a wink all night. I cer
tainly am sorry to hear about it.
From what D. D. says, yon all have
certainly had a hard time with
those kids this year, and I’m gen
uinely sorry to hear they’re still
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