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©he £ctminu Slrcarfi VOLUME XIV. — ■ I THIS, THAT, & THE OTHER MBS. THEO. B. DAVIS Dr. Barbee read the riot act to me Monday morning. He said I have talked and written about Black Mexican com until there is a real demand for it, gardeners standing around with mouths wa tering for ro’s’nears, and no Black Mexican to be had. Philip Massey has ordered three times and hasn’t yet had an order filled. And they all blame me. I’m as much dis appointed as the rest. But there’s still time to plant it. Let’s keep trying to get the seed. My youngest son wanted to know why all pictures of mothers used in the special Mother’s Day ads showed such elderly ladies. He thought they looked more like grandmothers. I told him the popular idea may be that a young woman doesn’t look motherly enough to be appealing. They want to make us appear old, and rather on the disconsolate side, so our relatives may be more easily in duced to buy gifts for us. Years ago my younger sister and I were playing one day when we found a clump of pokeweed, long sprays of ripe berries crown ing it. We sat down after gather ing a supply of the purple berries and stained first our toenails, then fancy borders around our feet. Next with renewed inspiration we made criss-cross lines over the tops of our feet and on up our legs to about where shoetops would have stopped. The effect delighted us and we strutted around until Mo ther called. s he wanted to send us to see how Grandma was, a walk of nearly two miles. And for some reason she did not like the pokeberry decorations. What she said plainly described how silly we had been and looked. We felt she had spoken truly and did our best with homemade soap to re move the stains. Some came off, but some didn’t, and we went consoling ourselves by thinking the red dust of the pathway would pretty well hide everything else by the time we reached Grandma’s. We knew that coloring our toe nails with pokeberries was foolish and childish. Still it may be adult and sophis ticated to use paint on one’s toe nails. Ori Monday afternoon of last w'eek I missed the train to Raleigh w-hen I had meant to board it here. Our clock was slow, and so was I. And there was the train, puffing smoke casually as it left Zebulon while my husband and I were just leaving our yard. ’ He yielded to my plea to hurry over to Wendell and got me there with a minute or two to wait. Seating myself on the shady side of the coach, I began to won der whether in my haste I had for gotten to bring the notes for the talk I was to try to make that night. I opened my traveling bag (to be entirely honest, it was my son’s bag; I don’t own one) and got out the Newberry edition of the Bible, which was supposed to have the notes stuck between its pages. To my intense relief they (Continued on back pagei THE FOLK COUNTY NEWSFAFEK—WAKE. JOHNSTON, NASH AND .FRANKLIN CHURCH NOTES The W. M. S. of the Wakefield Baptist Church met on Monday af ternoon, May 9th, with Mrs. D. S. Joyner. An interesting program was rendered on the topic: Ja pan —Yesterday, Today and To morrow. Thirteen members were present and Mrs. Mary Kemp was a wel come visitor. The next regular meeting will be held with Mrs. Richard Harris the second Monday in June. Af ter the meeting adjourned the hostess served delicious refresh ments. Mesdames W. S. Cheaves, C. M. Rhodes, and Willis Strickland were hostesses to ths members of the Fidelis Matrons class of the Bap tist church on Tuesday night in the Cheaves home. After the busi ness session, presided over by the president, Mrs. L. M. Massey, a social hour was enjoyed with games and a contest in which Mrs. V. T. Scroggins and Mrs. James Belvin were prize-winners. Delight ful refreshments were served. Rev. Ollin Owens of Wilson sup plied the pulpit of the Baptist church here on last Sunday morn ing. Mr. Owens is a ’3B graduate of the Southern Baptist Theologi cal Seminary, Louisville, Ky. Pas tor Herring was able to attend the service and to introduce the speak er, though still unable to preach. Mr. and Mrs. Pittman Stell were elected delegates to the Southern Baptist Convention, meeting this week in Richmond. The Northside Circle of the Baptist W. M. S. met on Monday p. m. with Mrs. Victoria Gill host ess and Mrs. R. R. Creech direct ing the program. The Central Circle met Monday night with Mrs. Philip Massey hostess and Mrs. Graham Conn in charge of the program. Library Open During Summer The Library, sponsored by the Woman’s Club will be opened at the Club house Wednesday, May 18th. It will be open from 9to 12 and from 3 to 6 daily except Saturday. I hope everybody will feel free to use his library and if the books you want are not avail able, you may leave your request and I’ll try to get them for you. MRS. ANDREW JONES. Young Wendell Man Killed On Tuesday afternoon at the Rolesville rock quarry a steam shovel fell on Glenwood Dorman, 26 year-old man of Wendell and crushed him to death. His w y ife and one child, father and mother sur vive. He was killed almost instant ly . PLYMOUTH ROCK GOES COMMUNIST Plymouth, Mass.—For the time in two years, Plymouth Rock, reputed landing place of the Pil grims, has been smeared by vand als with brilliant red paint. All at tempts by local authorities to lo cate the perpetrators have failed. | ZEBULON. NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 13,1938 Recorder’s Court The last Recorder’s Court was a long drawn out affair, lasting till it was too late for the clerk to go fishing or the judge to visit around. It was also too late to be published in the Record. Oliver Brock and his beloved had some sort of difference that led to a small imitation of Japs and Chinks up and at it. It seems Oliver came out on top and so came to court charged with as sault. He admitted the charge, prayed for deferred sentence till (Continued on back page) Prizes Awarded At Wakelon j Among the other interesting happenings at the Wakelon com mencement exercises was the awarding of prizes for school ex cellences. Dorothy Mizelle won the medal given by Mrs. Barbee for that student excelling in music. In reading, Virginia Bridgers won won the medal and Viola Hopkins received honorable mention. In the declamation contest it was a close race between Bobbie Alford and R. H. B'. antley, Jr. Bobbie won. Lillian Wells and Hilton Gay joined in forensic battle with ! Janette Massey and Cecil Alford. Taking the affirmative of the sub- I ject, Lillian and Hilton won the argument. Lillian received the medal for the best debate. I)r. Bryan’s Address Dr. D. B. Bryan, dean of Wake Forest College, delivered the ad- I dress to a capacity audience. Dr. Bryan reviewed the progress and , change of things generally and es pecially education. He spoke of the great difference today between our school system and a few years ago. The local school board has little to do with the responsibilities of running the schools, he said, but as a school board member, he confessed he liked it. He empha sized the opportunity given by the state to every child to obtain an education and also emphasized the development of character with mental training. The address was well received. The Dinner. The big community dinner spread under the trees on the school grounds has become an in stitution on commencement day. This year the crowd was larger and the dinner better, no doubt, than usual. In the afternoon the alumni covering a quarter of a cen tury gathered in the auditorium to narrate and review the inci dents and events of the passing years. A game of base ball was played between Wakelon and Mil brook schools, Millbrook being the winner. The Play. Commencement closed with the Senior Play at night. The play, entitled “Aunt Cindy Cleans Up” was given by ten or twelve seniors. Those attending say that the play was well acted and very amusing. The End. The past year added another to the many successful years of Wakelon High flchool. On Thurs day most of the teachers living away from Zebulon went home, the boys and girls began tasks at home and on the farm, while Mr. Moser began thinking and plan ning for another year’s work. CLUBCOLUMN The Woman’s Club will hold the May meeting on next Tuesday af ternoon, May 17, with Mrs. Theo. Davis directing a program on poetry. Mesdames R. H. Bridgers and M. T. Debnam will be hostess es. PIRIZE WINNERS IN FLOWER SHOW Roses: Mesdames T. B. Davis, F. D. Finch,Fannie Jones, C. V. Whitley, C. G. Weathersby, Jethro Stell, C. E. Flowers. Iris: Mesdames W. C. Campen, C. G. Weathersby, C. E. Flowers. Peonies: Mesdames A. G. Ray, and Billy Chamblee. Pansies: Mrs. J. K. Barrow. Poppies: Mrs. Fannie Jones. Annuals: Mrs. F. H. McGuire. Perennials: Mrs. W. C. Campen. Scotch Broom: Mrs. A. A. Pippin. Daisies: Mrs. C. E. Flowers. Syringa: Mrs. Jethro Stell. Dianthus, pink: Mrs. F. D. Finch. Verbena: Mrs. Stell. Miniature Arrangement: Mrs. C. E. Flowers. Bubble Bowl: Mrs. C. E. Flowers. Arrangement in White: Mrs. C. V. Whitley. Fernery: Mrs. C. G. Weathersby. Tables: Mesdames E. C. Daniels, F. D. Finch. Outdoor Living Room: Mesdames W. C. Campen, H. C. Wade. Niche: Mrs. C. G. Weathersby. Pan garden: Dave Finch. Bird Box: Charles Hinton. Arrangement by School Child: Mrs. Wallace Chamblee’s grade. Sweepstake: Mrs. C. G. Weathersby. Prizes Were donated by the fol lowing business firms and individ uals: Antone’s Dept. Store, Baer’s Dept. Store, Shorr’s Dept. Store, Debnam Hardware Store, Home Fertilizer and Chemical Co., Mas sey Bros., Temple Market, Stell’s Pressing Club, Carolina Power and Light Co., Standard Service Co., W. B. Bunn, Little River Ice Co., W. C. CBrqpen, Stedman Store, Texaco Service Station, Wakelon Theatre, J. A. Kemp & Son, J. M. Chevrolet Co., Armour Fertilizer Co., per F. D. Finch, M. B. Cham blee & Son, Philip Massey, City Market, Zebulon Record, Zebulon Drug Co., Zebulon Supply Co., C. M. Watson, City Case, Zebulon Dry Cleaners, Hocutt Grocery, Mes dames F. H. McGuire, C. E. Flow ers, F. E. Bunn, W. C. Campen. A drug store in Austin, Texas, recently sponsored a top-spinning contest with prizes for the most expert twirlers. Needless to say the youngsters enjoyed the fun— and the store sold 300 tops during i the contest. NUMBER 45 NEWS OF THE WEEK PRESIDENT RETURNS Washington, D. C.—President Roosevelt landed at Charleston, S. C., after an eight-day cruise in the Carribean Sea on the cruiser Phil adelphia. His first conferences upon reaching the White House were with Vice President Gamer, Senate Leader Barkley, Speaker Bankhead and House Leader Ray bum. Later he discussed develop ments during his absence with Secretary of State Hull and Secre tary of the Treasury Morgenthau. CITIZENS BACK HAGUE Jersey City, N. J.—Two Con gressmen, with a weather eye to publicity, packed up the speeches they declared they would deliver in this city and returned to Wash>- ington, when 20,000 citizens in a mass demonstration solidly backed up Mayor Hague in his determina tion to bar all agitators and spell binders from speech-making in Je-sey City. Huge banners bore the slogan, “Other Cities Have Their Strikes and Riots. Jersey City Has None!” LEAGUE WEIGHS ETHIOPIAN PLEA Geneva, Switzerland. Haile Selassie is expected to appear in person before the League of Na tions Council in connection with the efforts of Lord Halifax, British Foreign Minister, to clear the way for Great Britain’s formal recognition of Italy’s conquest of Ethiopia. TAX BILL THIS WEEK Washington, D. C. —Efforts to speed up the $5,330,000,000 Tax Bill and the $4,500,000,000 Recov ery and Relief Bill will be made by Congress leaders this week. Members are frankly impatient for an early adjournment, and the chances are that any opposition will be quickly over-ridden by Ad ministration forces. TOO MUCH REALISM Chattanooga, Tenn.—During a sermon on the evils of war, the Rev. Herbert Morgan held aloft a bayonet with the cry, ‘‘This sword, like the Gospel, is two-edged”. Just then he tripped on a rug and the weapon passed through his leg, necessitating his removal to a hos pital. UNDER HOUSING REVEALED Washington, D. C.—On the basis of a nation-wide survey by the U. S. Public Health Service, it is es timated that 3,000,000 urban fami liese live in fewer rooms than there are members of the family. It Was found that in New York City a fifth of the households checked had more than one person per room. JAPS FACE SACRIFICES Tokyo, Japan—Calling on the Japanese people to prepare for “extreme personal financial sacri fices”, Foreign Minister Koki Hi rota in discussing the Sino-Japa nese War declared that ‘‘no opti mistic view of the future was war ranted.”
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