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(Elje BrtmUm iß^rord THE FOUR COUNTY NEWSPAPER—WAKE, JOHNSTON, NASH AND FRANKLIN VOLUME XV. THIS, THAT, & THE OTHER » HA VIS ZEBULON, NORTH CA ROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,1938 Heavy Rains With more rain falling on Mon day morning than fell during the entire month of August, fields and toads were badly washed, mud was and slippery, and many were ars that got stuck. One youth ting that he needed help to is Ford unearthed, said he have felt worse about it had e others gone into the same hat day. The day was not ut there was a touch of the air with the extreme . In other nearby sections s rains were heavier than 's; but here the reverse "i lore rain on Monday night ;day gave an amount more rage for the entire month, end is not yet, as clouds heavy with little prospect skies. ip Bunn Is Promoted promotion of Phillip R. oin assistant manager to r of the Charlotte District sorth Carolina Employment constituted a feature ar -1 The Charlotte News on her 18. Mr. Bunn holds the ion of being the youngest - manager of the largest dis >f the North Carolina Em ent Service. son of Mr. J. G. Bunn, he is known in this community, graduated from Wakelon School in 11)28. He later at i Wake Forest College, grad ' in 11)32. Upon leaving col ie entered government service ipervisor and statistical as t, in the office of the Recon ion Finance Corporation in , r h. ce that time he has worked ;sively as statistician and ister for the Federal Emer- Relief Administration, stat n and supervisor for the Works Administration, stat l for the Emergency Relief istration, and field super )r the Works Progress Ad tion, all in Raleigh. He en ■ State Employment Serv eensboro in March 1936, statistician, and was ‘d to assistant dis- iq.q 7f Spruill Speaks To Rotarians Frank S. Spruill, president of the Peoples Bank and Trust Co., of Rocky Mount, spoke to the Zeb ulon Rotary Club at their regular meeting last Friday night. He spoke on the varied activities of a trust department and stressed its value in the capacity of execu tor. Among other business discussed was the possibility of erecting Ro tary signs of welcome to Zebu lon similar to those at Wendell. The usual weekly meeting will be held on Friday night of this week. Club News The first meeting of the Wom ans Club for the fall was held on Tuesday afternoon with Mesdames E. C. Daniel and C. V. Whitley hostesses at the clubhouse. After short opening exercises the club had the pleasure of lis tening to Mrs. Homer Mask of Raleigh, president of the Bth dis trict of federated clubs, as she presented plans and suggestions for the year’s work. Her discus sion was informal, practical, and pleasing. She asked that the club as a major project study Peace, making the week of November llth a period of intensive consid eration of this problem; that mem bers arouse all possible interest in the preservation of peace. As a part of this project local problems should be studied, the speaker declared, with the aim of solving them. No physical nor moral need should be neglected, and the club should be the servant of the community. Mrs. Mask pledged her aid in helping through the year. Mrs. Crevassf*, chairman of the I Ways and Means Dept, of the Ra leigh club, spoke briefly of some plans in her work. Mrs. F. L. Page, treasurer, re ported that another payment has been made on the debt on the club house, and stated that notice has been received that the remainder of the debt must be paid by July of next year. Mrs. F. D. Finch reported for the Garden club; Mrs. A. V. Jones gave an account of library work done during the sVnmefr-; Mrsl Herring spoke for the Welfare department, asking that health safety be stressed on its pro- Mrs. Mclntire told of work th the girl scouts, this be of the movements spon the club. les C. E. Flowers and vette were made a corn make plans for the cir .ibrary, and Mrs. Flowers at all who wish to join hments were served at the the meeting. RDEN CLUB MEETS 'irst meeting of the Zebulon i Club for the fall season eld on Tuesday afternoon at o’clock in the home of Mrs. Coltrane with Mesdames >ng and Daniel associate •sses. irden club members were •ted by their new president .. Foster Finch, attractive 1938-39 yearbooks re distributed by Mrs. C. V. - (Continued On Page Three) Church News BAPTIST CHURCH The following services will be conducted at the Zebulon Baptist Church Sunday, September 25: 9:45 Sunday School Promo tion Day Exercises. 11:00 Morning Worship. Ser mon: The Worth Os A Life. 7:30 Evening Service. Installa tion Service for the Newly Elected Sunday School officers. G. J. Griffin, Pastor. Circle Sponsors Program Circle No. 2 of the Methodist church will sponsor a program by WPTF Radio players on the eve ning of Tuesday, Sept. 27, in the auditorium at Wakelon. “The Town Constable” will be presented by John and Ferd Rae with a new company of players. Real enter tainment is promised, with clean fun and heart interest. The public is invited. Be present at 8:00 p.m. Admission 15c and 25c. Important Meeting of Baptist Leaders The missionary Baptist churches of the Johnston Association will assemble in a special meeting, pre liminary to the annual associa tioral meeting, at Pisgah Baptist church in Johnston County on Fri day evening, September 23, at six . o’clock. Pisgah Church is provid ing free lunch for all representa tives. One hundred and fifty or more of the leaders of the several churches of the Association will attend this meeting. M. O. Alexander, General Mis sionary of the Baptist State Con vention, will be present and speak to this group. Because of the absence of Pas tor Ousley who was engaged in revival services elsewhere, the pul j pit of the Baptist church at Wake ! field was supplied by Mr. Moore, a ministerial student at Wake Forest college. At the Baptist church here on Wednesday night a business con ference was held. Committees were appointed for various departments of the work and plans were dis cussed to be perfected at a later date. Pastor Griffin presided over the deliberations. The Rev. R. H. Herring preach ed on last Sunday at the Wilson Mills church in the Johnston As sociation. Playground Notice Because of an Institute which they must attend next week, Mrs. Hunter Bell announces that she and Mrs. Carneal will be absent from the playground on Wednes day, Thur-day, and Friday. There will be no kindergarten during the week. CHILDREN’S DAY • Thursday of this week will he CHILDREN’S DAY at the Zeb ulon Fair. The management an nounces a new date because of the rain on Tuesday which de layed the erection of amuse ment concessions and also the 1 opening of the fair. 1 A Roosevelt by any other name 1 would smell as sweet except in 1 Georgia, Maryland, and S. C. < To Hold Rural Carrier Exam The United States Civil Serv ice Commission has announced an examination to fill the position of rural carrier at Zebulon, N. C. The examination will be held at Raleigh, N. C. Receipt of applications will close on Oct. 7, 1938. The date of examination will be stated on admission cards mailed to applicants after the close of re ceipt of applications, and will be about 15 days after that date. The salary of a rural carrier on a stan dard route of 30 miles served daily except Sunday is sl k ’Boo per annum, with an additional S2O per mile per annum for each mile or major fraction thereof in excess of 30 miles. Certain allowances are also made for the maintenance of equipment. The examintion will be open only to citizens who are actually domiciled in the territory of the post office where the vac ancy exists, who have been actual . l- v domiciled there for six months I ncxt preceding the closing date for receipt of applications, and who meet the other requirements . set forth in Form 1977. Both men and women, if qualified, may enter this examination, but appointing ' officers have the legal right to specify the sex desired in request . "ig certification of eligibles. Form I 1!)77 and application blanks can be I obtained from the vacancy office mentioned above or from the United States Civil Service Com mission at Washington, D. C. Ap plications must be on file with the Commission at Washington,*D. f ~ prior to the close of business on the date specified above. At the examination, applicants must furnish unmounted photographs of themselves taken within two years. | Robertson Attends Atlanta Meeting Z. J. Robertson, manager of the J. M. Chevrolet Co., left on Thurs day afternoon of last week for At lanta, Ga. Mr. Robertson repre sented the Chevrolet dealers of the Charlotte zone, consisting of North Carolina and South Carolina, at a council meeting of dealers and factory officials. 1 o be chosen for this trip was quite an honor; and the Zebulon man was the fortunate one among more than 200 dealers in his ter ritory. There were only 213 rep resentatives at the council, men from the different territories hav ing been chosen because of the sum ss attained in their business with and for Chevrolets. Zebulon shares in the honor; for the choosing of a local dealer reflects credit upon the town and community that supports so suc cessful a business venture. Wm. E. Holler, vice-president and sales manager of the Chevro let Motor Co., presented Mr. Rob ertson a beautiful ebony and brass placque inscribed as follows: "In appreciation of your wise counsel and contributions made to the Chevrolet Wholesale and Re tail Organizations in their Co-op erative Planning of products and policies to the end that Chevrolet customers may be better served.” NUMBER 12
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