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very greatly fear
i button's coming off your clothe?,
and I must fix it, dear.”
t’s just the same with father—he’s
no better I'm afraid,
always want him to admire im
portant things I’ve made.
~ * * —* - -V>«n> Kim
Pearl Buck, daughter of mis
sionaries to China, has written bi
ographies of her parents, called re
spectively Fighting Angel and The
Exile. A son gave them to his
father and me for Christmas and
I have not for a long time enjoyed
books so much.
Please don’t think I mean that
these biographies picture the mis
sionaries as perfect beings. Far
from it; and therein lies their
charm, aside from the fact that
they are splendidly written. An
drew and Carie were dissimilar in
many ways but are not most
married couples? And it is wonder
ful to see how God can use faulty
humans to help the world toward
Divine perfection. I prefer to read
of a few mistakes and failures, if
only for the comfort of my own
u'eak soul.
You needn’t fear that in these
books sex will often “rear its ugly
head”. When it appears it is treat
ed as an episode, not an epoch.
And if, like one reviewer, you feel
that the daughter regarded her
father with a shade less respect
than is considered orthodox, re
member that she wrote as a mature
woman picturing an extraordinary
character rather than as a daugh
ter idealizing a parent. It must
be confessed, however, that her
childish memories helped color the
canvas. At any rate, read thesj
books, if you have the chance.
'THE FOUR COUNTY NEWSPAPER—WAKE, JOHNSTON, NASH AND FRANKLIN
Church News
At the morning service at the
Baptist church here on last Sunday
Pastor Herring announced that at
the close of the present pastoral
be will retire. This decision
as made known at this time in
Milder that the church may better
to heake plans for the future,
night Mr. Herring is now in his tenth
V. \sar in this pastorate and the
Fredlurch has gone forward under his
His statement was a
Tmmplete surprise to many of his
hekUuarers, who realize that his place
will be hard to fill.
The Missionary Societies of the
Mehtodist and Baptist churches will
meet on next Monday afternoon
for the regular monthly programs.
There will be preaching at the
Methodist church next Sunday
morning at 11:00 o’clock. The top
ic: Our Constant Helper. At the
7 o’clock services I am beginning
a series of sermons on the ‘‘Apos
tles’ Creed". Get all of them. Sun
day School at 10:00. All are invited,
ed.
J. W. Bradley
P T A Meeting
The Parent-Teacher Association
of Wakelon School will meet in
the auditorium on next Tuesday
night at 7:30. All members are ex
pected to attend, if possible, and
all others interested are invited.
All room representatives are
asked to meet on Tuesday night
thirty minutes before the time set
for the Parent-Teacher Associa
tion to convene.
Mrs. C. S. Chamblee
Although for years her health
had been poor, this community was
shocked by the death of Mrs. Sey
mour Chamblee on Friday night
in Duke Hospital, where she had
been taken for treatment.
Funeral services were held from
the home in Zebulon on Sunday p.
m. w r ith Rev. R. H. Herring in
charge, assisted by Revs. ,J. W.
Bradley and Theo. B. Davis. Burial
was in the local cemetery.
Surviving Mrs. Chamblee are her
husband; four children, Whitley
Chamblee and Misses Jannie, Elsie
and Athene Chamblee; two sisters,
Mrs. C. R. Stott and Mrs. R. S.
Penny, both of Raleigh, and four
brothers, John, Vick, Justus and
Walter Whitley, all of Wendell,
Route 1.
Active pallbearers were F. P.
1 Medlin, A. R. House, W. C. Cam
oen, M. J. Sexton, M. B. < hamblee,
ind W. D. Finch. Honorary pall
earers were H. C. Wade, F. D.
'inch, N. C. Kemp, C. V. W’hitley,
. D Eddins, E. C. Daniel, G. C.
assey, Jr., Dr. Charles E. Flow’ers
T„ Robertson Dr. J. O. New f ell,
R. Temples, J. D. Horton, I)r.
S. Barbee, H. E. Mann, Dr. J. F.
ltrane, E. H. Moser, J. G. Kemp,
C. Medlin, I). C. Pearce, Dr. L.
Massey, J. K. Barrow, A. S.
'ton, S. G. Flowers, R. D. Gill
M. W. Chamblee.
ZEBULON, NORTH CA ROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY EIGHTH, 1937
Public Character
It is said that most of the
successful business men of Ral
eigh were born elsewhere and
went to Raleigh as young men.
This is true of many communi
ties. but we believe Zebulon is
an exception. Most of the busi
ness of this town is carried n
by native born men may of them
young men. It speaks well of
any town to know that its ap
peal is so great that the young
men see a future for the place
and a successful career in its
business opportunities for them
selves. Such a man is our pub
lic character this week.
Name: Willis Milton Strick
land.
Bom near Wakefield, April
28, 1890.
Domestic status: Married Miss
Mamie W. Temple. May 21, 1911.
Mrs. Strickland was also reared
in the Zebulon community. They
have two children, Willis W. and
Sallie Modena, both grown.
Church affiliation: Baptist.
Business: General Contract
ing. Mr. Strickland began the
carpenter trade when 18 years
old. He and his twin brother,
Clarence, have been in the con
tracting business for a number
of years and have built a num
ber of school buildings over the
Eastern section of this state.
Most of the local school build
ings were constructed by them
as well as a number of residen
ces and other buildings in Zeb
ulon.
Recorder’s Court
The monthly ot joy rid
ers, fighters, tresspassers and var
ious other jollv law breakers was
held Wednedav in the town court
room. Tinv-s mus* be better from
the indications of people’s desire
to celebra e the happy new year.
Leroy Jenkins made an assault
on some one with a deadly weapon
and the court said go to the
roads for three months or pay a
fine of SSO and cos's. He paid the
costs. Judge Rhodes also thought
it wise to put a string to his penal
ty hy telling Leroy he must be good
for fwo years or else.
Zeb High’s wife said he had not
furnished her enough food nor any
clothes and demanded before the
court that he do it. But the court
decided that Zeb had done enough
tc get by and let him off.
Buster Foster seems to have had
a liking for Bennie Mann’s daugh
ter, but Bennie had no love for him,
so ordered him to stay away from
Bennie’s home except when he was
there. Bennie came home one day,
Duster was there and made a hasty
exit through a window. Bennie
took the matter to court, but that
seat of legal wisdom said Bennie
had not been quite explicit enough
to make out a case of tresspass. So
Buster was excused this time.
Rupert Medlin a young white man
jrm Warrenton, ran into John
awthorne’s porch and the local
ifficei'n hailed h;m into 'Ourt forpaid for speeding costs of $11.25.
Club Column
IMPORTANT MEETING
An Important meeting of the
Garden Department of the Wo
man's Club will be held on next
Tuesday afternoon in the home of
Mrs. C. V’. Whitley, the program
beginning at 3:30. It is hoped
that every member will be pre
sent.
MRS. SQUIRES ADDRESSES
STUDY CLASS
Mrs. R. M. Squires of Wake
Forest was the guest speaker at
the meeting of the P. T. A. study
Class on Tuesday afternoon of
this week. Her subject: “Shoes
and Ships and Sealing-Wax and
Cabbages and Kings” was devel
oped along lines of child training
and was a source of helpful in
formation and inspiration to her
hearers. It is regretted that the
exceedingly bad weather kept
away some who would otherwise
hove heard this brilliant address.
The Baptist church at Wakefield
was the place of meeting with wo
men of the church as hostesses.
Card of Thanks
We want to thank each and ev
ery one for their kindness shown
us during the illness and death
of our wife and mother.
M. S. Chamblee and Children. |
leckless driving. He submitted and'
paid a fine of $25.00 and costs. W.
H. Galloway, another young fellow
who was with Medlin was fined $5
and costs for disorderly conduct. |
Worth Hinton paid around $13.00
for assoult and battery and Bark- (
ton Antone paid $ll.OO for assault
as the result of a business defer
ence between the young men lately.
The Barnett and Locklear fami
lies up Hopkins Chapel way had a
familv dis erence that seems to
have come to blows. Each side
swore out warrants for each other
till three on a side were recorded
when the matter was aired in court
Judge Rhodes, after trying to find
>ut what it was all about, told G,
S. Locklear to pay the costs and he
turned the others loose.
Ivan Montague, Jr., was caught I
operating an automobile without
a driver’s license. But before the j
matter came to trial, he purchased
a license and the judge turned him
loose on payment of the costs
which amounted to 514.75. Tito li-!
cense cost him only SI.OO. Perhaps |
Ivan has learned the old adage!
“Never put off till tomorrow what i
one should do today.”
Benn Perry was charged with as
sault on a female which happened
to be his wife. The case was nol
pressed which means Ben beat the
court if he didn’t his wife.
Millard Murray was charged with
the possession of whiskey. He for
got perhaps that although the state
may keep an 1 sell liquor he can’t.
Anyway, he plead guilty and had
. to pay $5.00 and costs. .
I William Artzs, a man from up
No’th was trying out North Caro
lina’s good roads. In making the
j curve ut Bob Strickland’s place at
Rosenburg, he ran into Bob’s car.
Result: Neither he nor Bob had
any car afted it was all ovqr. He
By Wsr iB
THE
SWASH
BUCKLER MtmKm
Comes to mine ears the voice of
a young Wendellite who isn’t a gen
tleman and the news of a Zehulon
ite who is a lady.
It seems that the Zebulonite has
gone to school away from here and
found a new love, leaving the Wen
dellfule holding the bag which is
indeed tough, I’ll admit.
However, the Wendell friend is
taking his spite out in the very un
sportsmanlike manner of telling in
colorful words vulgarities concern
ing our fair citizen. Neither is of
any relation to me, but if she was,
I’d ride him out of town on a pole
and tar and feather him, and, if he
was I’d be tempted to murder him
in cold blood.
The catty talking women do (and
men too) about other people is
bad enough, but when a low-brow'ed
nothing begins to run down a girl’s
standing in any community with
vulgar, slimy talk, that is in my
opinion the lowest form of amoeba
yet to be discovered. Not only does
it reflect on him but also on his
parents and the way they have
tried to raise him. Lad, if I were
in your shoes, T’d pull in my ears
before someone trims them off.
Remember, the gel has a brother
who can make you think you’ve
run into a flying buzz saw, and
he might get wind of your blubber
ing.
Oh well, maybe you'll run out of
oats before long.
I was looking in on a vaudeville
recently and remembered once I,
too, had aspirations toward the
stage. I can remember how my first
grade teacher agged me out onto
the stage And how the audience
egged me off.
Ah me, such possibilities spoiled
by early training.
But just to show you that every
thing turns out for the best, after
i two years on the legitimate stage
I put on black-face make up and
won the state championship as an
African-dodger.
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1 Since that time I have never used
j burnt cork to display my talents.
Mainly. I suppose, because I am
| more or less photophilous, although
I am not a photOspectroheliograph
er nor am I greatly interested in
phototherapeutics, however, m y
wife once suffered a slight case of
phthisipneumonia but the medicos
through their knowledge of pulmo
| nia and nyretology soon arrived at
and cleared up the pyretogenesis,
after which she recovered rapidly.
Cost me S2BOO to learn that, but
it was worth it!
Well, as Ben Be.nie says, I hope
you aren’t troubled with Literary
1 Indigestion this week.
Sincerely,
The Swashbuckler.
Php., Ma Ma, DD, & F.
NUMBER 27