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VOLUME XIV.
This, That, and
The Other
MRS. THEO. B. DAVIS
With regard to that item in this
column recently about speaking
“to” an associational report, Rev.
A. A. Pippin suggested that it may
probably be better to continue
writing it that way; since so many
of the speakers fail lamentably to
speak “on” the subject being dis
cussed.
Well, we Baptists pride our
selves on being strong for truth.
Spring always reminds me of a
woman I used to know. She was
lovely to look at, had many en
dearing qualities, was at times
generous. But she was change
able, promised much more than
she performed, and was notorious
ly unreliable. Right now I’m de
bating mentally on how many seed
might be trusted to the mercies of
the weather.
Every year about this time the
kite-fever hits moy sons. They
don’t go to the doctor, but to my
bureau for pins, and to my bag of
scraps and washed flour and feed
bags for the remedy. Two of them
made a kite that failed to fly. They
boast that they have never yet
say the main thing is to have prop
er zalance between the body of one
and its tail. And they prefer pin
ning to pasting the paper on the
frame.
My father was a good man, but
he couldn’t make a kite, ands as a
child I never knew the thrill of
feeling the pull of one on a string.
Nor can I have much success in
flying them. The boys say I don’t
run at the right time. The young
est son has announced that he is
going to teach his grandmother to
make and fly kites while she is vis
iting us. She is nearly 78, and has
a crippled shoulder and a lame
knee from being hit ten years ago
by a hit-and-run driver of an auto
mobile; but if she takes a notion to
fly a kite, she”ll fly it. and I be
lieve she’s taking the notion.
Last week Barrie made a kite
of a piece of paper pinned on a
reed frame, the tail being a strip
off the edge of an old bedspread;
and that thing stayed in the air fif
teen hours, only coming down when
the string broke. I kept leaving my
work and going to the door to
sight up and watch it glide, twist,
and turn.
For low cost in proportion to
pleasure I know of nothing more
satisfactory than kites and can un
derstand why dignified Chinese
gentlemen will sit for hours watch
ing them. I wish we might have a
kite-flying contest here -with free
entries and prizes for both home
made and bought ones.
But it is only fair to state that
once the kite fever hits a boy noth
ing in the house is safe from him.
He gets a glint in his eye that
shows he is slightly, at least, off
the normal, and often fails to ask
for things: just takes them. Why,
a frend of mine told me that one
windv dav her son AN Dher hus
band made a kite while she mas
aw«v and took her silk slip for its
tail. Nor roold the understand why
she got made when she say it flap
ping around and cutting capers as
THE FOUR COUNTY NEWSFAFER—WAKE, JOHNSTON, NASH AND FRANKLIN
CLUB NOTES
WOMAN’S CLUB MEETS
The Woman’s Club held the
February meeting on Tuesday af
ternoon of this week.ln the absence
of the president,
and secretary, Mrs. Theo. Davis
presided and Mrs. R. E. Pippin
acted as secretary. Mrs. Fred
Page reported that a hundred dol
lars had been paid on the club debt
and all interest to date paid.
Mrs. G. S. Barbee, hostess for
the day, sewed refreshments and
a social hour was enjoyed.
Highway Work
Just across the highway from
the Baptist Church two immense
wheeled affairs are parked. They
seem to be living quarters for
workmen and against them lean
large signs saying: “Danger.
Highway Under Construction.”
We presume these trucks are to
jouse the employees who straighten
out the dangerous curve just be
yond the Philette Service Station
towards Wilson. The Mullins house
has been moved and it is under
stood that the Wall home will al
so be moved. The new roadway
will pass over where those homes
stand and will make it almost
straight.
E. H. Bunn
After a long period of ill health
E. H. Bunn died at his home at
Wakefield on Monday night of this
week. The burial service was held
on Wednesday afternoon at the
Wakefield Baptist church, conduct
ed by the pastor, Rev. Carl Ousley,
assisted by Rev. A. A. Pippin and
Rev. R. H. Herring.
Surviving are his W’ife, former
ly Miss Lucy Honeycutt, a daugh
ter, Miss Helen Bunn of Wilson,
two sons, James Bunn of Quanti
co, Va., and Harold, of Wakefield;
three brothers, B. C. Bunn and F.
E. Bunn of Zebulon, and J. W.
Bunn of Raleigh.
To the last Mr. Bunn retained
his deep interest in his church
and its work, though he was fre
quently too feeble to attend ser
vices. His influence was for good
and he will be missed in the com
munity.
Child Loses Fingers
Troy Baker, Jr., of Franklin
County, suffered the loss of three
fingers recently in a peculiar man
ner. The child, nearly six years
old, was playing on the woodpile
where an older cousin was chop
ping wood. Troy fell and threw
out his hands to save himself. The
axe was descending just at that in
stant and severed a finger from
one hand and two from the other
hand. Fortunately the stubs have
healed with no infection.
Schools have had to close in
some sections because of an epi
demic of measles. There are many
cases in Raleigh and the nearby
small towns. The school at Er
win has been closed.
it balanced the kite.
As I said. I’d love for us to have
a kite-flyino- tournament but
cather un vour garments and hide
them before ,r o”r sons really get
to work on the idea.
ZEBULON. NORTH CA ROLINA, FRIDAY, FEB. 18,1938.
NEWS BRIEFS
WORLD’S BIGGEST NAVY
Russia plans to build the big
gest navy in the world and is busy
rushing plans to this end. She
will build her own ships.
I)R. GRAYSON DIES
Dr. Cary T. Grayson, physician
to three presidents and head of
the American Red Cross, died
Tuesday in Washington. He had
been ill for some time. He was 59
years old and was a native of Vir
ginia.
FARMERS TO MEET IN
RALEIGH
A big meeting of farmers is
planned in Raleigh Friday. They
come from Virginia and N. C. and
w’ill have a great mass meeting in
the city auditorium. -The meeting
is to acquaint the farmers with
the new cotton and tobacco legis
lation and to discuss peanut con
trol plans. Farmers are to vote
on a lint quota within 30 days af
ter the president signs the meas
ure. Tobacco growers are to have
45 days before voting on a tobac
co acreage.
FORT MACON PARK
Although the road from Atlan
tic Beach was closed most of last
summer, more than 10,000 people
registered at Fort Macon. A good
paved road reaches the fort now
from all parts of the state and
thousands more people are expect
ed to visit the old fort during the
present year. It has been re
stored to its former beauty if not
strength and is now a state park
under state management.
PARK TO BE COMPLETED
A bill has been signed by the
president through wdiich sufficient
land will be purchased in Tennes
see to complete the Great Smoky
Mountain Park. Congress appro
priated $743,000 to buy 26,015
acres of land. Work is being
pushed on sections of the skyline
road and by summer tourists may
travel along a hard surfaced road
on top of the world!
SENTIMENT OR SAVING
The custom of the bride’s wear
ing for her own wedding the dress
worn by her mother on a like oc
casion is often noted. An en
largement of this idea was shown
in Prestonburg, Ky., last week
when A. T. Tackett was married
wearing the pants that had been
worn by his father at his wedding
36 years ago.
MRS. FLOWERS’ FATHER DEAD
Mrs. S. G. Flowers was called to
Elm City by the death on Sunday
morning of her father, John L.
Bailey. Mr. Baiely was 87 years
aid and had been in failing health
for some time. Funeral services
were held on Monday afternoon.
Surviving besides Mrs. Flowers
are another daughter, Mrs. E. G.
Cothran of Raleigh; three sons,
Karl 8., Roger M., and John L.
Bailey, Jr., all of Elm City.
Mr. Bailey was a retired mer
chant. He had served five terms in
the legislature, representing Wil
son County.
CHURCH NOTES
The Northside circlue of the Bap
tist W. M. A. met on Monday after
noon in the home of Mrs, Theo. B.
Davvis with Mrs. A. N. Jones di
recting the program. Others taking
part were Mesdames Pittman Stell,
J. A. Kemp, R. H. Herring.
The Central Circle of the Baptist
W. M. S. met on Monday night
with Mrs. Z. N. Culpepper hostess.
Wakefield Philatheas Meet
The Philathea Class of Wake
field Church met on Feb. 9 in the
home of Mrs. Claud Baker with
22 present.
Taking part on the program on
The Home were Mrs. Early Green,
Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Alvin Baker,
Mrs. Percy Pace, Mrs. T. C. Pippin,
Mrs. A. S. Bridges and Mrs. Wiley
Perry.
The hostess served chicken salad
with pickles, saltines, and grace
juice. The next meeting will be
with Mrs. Kimball and Mrs. Bul
lock on March 9.
WAKEFIELD W. M. S.
The W. M. S. of the Wakefield
Baptist Church met with Mrs. Joe
T. Knott on Monday afternoon,
February 14fch, with the new presi
dent, Mrs. Percy Pace, presiding.
Prayer by Mrs. H. H. Hood.
After the business part of the
meeting was finished, the meeting
was turned over to Mrs. Oris Hor
ton, who had been invited by the
hostess to take charge of the pro
gram. In her graceful and enter
taining manner, she recognized
members of the Hephzibah Church
missionary society, and a few other
visitors, introducing them as speak
ers for the afternoon. The follow
ing program was rendered:
1— Devotional —Mesdames J. L.
Anderson, Dewey Martin and Amos
Dean.
Songs by Miss Norma Liles and
Mrs. Worth Hinton.
2 Homeland 50 years Ago
Mrs. Oris Horton and Mrs. Neal.
3 Jubilee—Mrs. E. V. Richard
son.
4 Sentence Prayers.
6—Home Mission Beginnings
Mrs. William Poole.
6 The Homeland Today—Mrs.
Worth Hinton.
7 Duet (vocal) —Mrs. Percy
Pace and Mrs. Clifton Pippin.
8— Home Missions Savng the
Homeland —Mrs. John Broughton.
9 Reaping with Joy—Mrs. Wal
ter Marshbum.
This program was rendered in
the most sincere and sacred man
ner.
Last but not least on the program
was a talk on “The Garden of
Love,” by Mrs. Jodie Wells of Wen
dell. The thoughts that she so im
pressively gave will long be remem
bered by all who heard her.
The meeting was turned into so
cial hour when Mrs. Oris Horton
gave the origin of Valentine, fol
lowing it with games and contests
suggestive of Valentine. The hos
tess serving a delicious salad plate
with added valentine favors and
decorations.
There were about 30 people pres
ent and everyone declared it to be
the best meeting ever, as well as
the hospitality of the hostess.
The March meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. Alvin Bridges.
All ladies of the church are invit
ed.
NUMBER 33
NEWS
OF THE
WEEK
NEW NIAGARA BRIDGE
Niagara Falls, N. Y.—As soon
as the ice gorge is removed from
the Niagara River, work will be
started on a new bridge to replace
the Falls View' structure destroy
ed a fortnight ago by an unprece
dented ice jam. The new bridge
will cost $1,500,000 and will spring
from abutments high enough in
the cliffs to escape future de
struction by movement of ice floes.
LEGIONNAIRES FIGHT
GERMANS
Buffalo, N. Y.—A German-Am
erican meeting being addressed by
G. Wilhelm Kunze, German Bund
leader, ended in a riot when Amer
ican Legionnaires scattered thru
out the audience objected to some
of the speaker’s remarks.
JAPS ADVANCE IN. CHINA
Hangkow, China.—Despite re
sistance from Chinese troops, Jap
anese army units advanced 90
miles in North China, bringing
them within 40 miles of Cheng-
Chow, an important railroad junc
tion in Northern Honan.
WILD LIFE CONFERENCE
BEGINS
Baltimore, Md. — Delegates rep
resenting 36,000 clubs and other
organizations devoted to the con
servation of wild life, are in ses
sion here for the third North
American Wild Life Conference, at
which leaders in conservation
work will describe the progress
made in protecting game and
song birds and animals since the
last national conference.
STALIN PREDICTS WA R
Moscow, U.S.S.R.—Josef Stalin,
Russian dictator, has reaffirmed
his belief in the doctrine of world
revolution, and in a prepared
statement calls for the mobiliza
tion of the working classes of all
nations to guard against any “sur
prise attack by the bourgeois.”
FIRE AT SCHOOL FOR DEAF
Fire on Monday afternoon de
stroyed the high school building at
the North Carolina School for the
Deaf, at Morganton. It is thought
that defective wiring was the
cause. The building was 38 years
old. Fortunately classes were over
for the day .and the flames were
kept from other nearby houses.
The loss is estimated at around
$75,000.
STATE’S MAY LIMIT SIZE OF
TRUCKS
The Supreme Court has decided
that a state has the right to limit
the width and weight of trucks
used on her highw'avs. South Caro
lina w-ants none wider than 90 inch
es nor weighing more than 20.000
pounds to traverse her roads Flori
da fruit growers claim that this
will work a great hardship on them
because of the loss in making such
small shipments. It is said that
most m9tor trucks used in inter
state hauls are larger than the
size specified.