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PAGE TWO THE ZEBULON RECORD l""" S' North Carolina v*o>\ ASSOC I ATldffTj ' Published Every Friday By THE RECORD PI'RUSHISO COMPART Zabaloa. North Carolina THEO. 11. HAVIH, Editor Entered a« second class mall matter Juna 2«, 1925. at th® Postoffice at Zebulon, North Carolina. Subscription Rates: 1 Tear |I.OO 6 Months SOc, I Months 40c. All subscriptions due and payable in advance Advertising Rates On Request Death notlcee as news, first publication free. Obituaries tributes, cards of thanks, published at a minimum charge of 13c per column inch. CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS * o As has been their custom for several years, the Garden Club of Zebulon is offering prizes for the most attractive decorations for the Christmas season. We understand that the priz es will be given for both exterior and interior decorating, which allows more latitude than usual. e It is hoped that many will take part in this e project, which has become one of the most beau tiful features of the holidays. Travelers along the highway are impressed, favorably or other wise by the appearance of the homes they pass; and nothing equals greenery and gaily colored lights to stimulate the Christmas spirit and ex press more Hospitality to the stranger who may not be within our gates, but is within our town, though merely passing through. Let’s try to do a bit of decorating. The lights will be the only necessary expense, as pruning of shrubbery and judicious selections from the woods will provide all else needed. oOo CHRISTMAS TIME AND TIDE o As Christmas draws nearer the tide of get ting and giving rises higher and higher. ’Most everybody answers to the name “Jimmie.” We used to hear much about a “sane Fourth.” Per haps in the minds of overworked mothers and moneyless fathers a sane Christmas, one that leaves out the material side of giving is longed for more than a sane Fourth or any other day. Yet, we have known parents in the past whose uppermost thoughts seemed to be to spend just as much as this tendency is seen among the young. Would not a Christmas like the first one, a quiet, cold winter night, stars shining overhead, most of the people asleep, the occasional call of a lamb in the dark and the answer of the mother sheep—everything suggesting peace and safety, would that not be a wonderful Christmas? How different it would be from a big man stuffed with pillows, with a grotesque false face, tooting a tin horn, streets filled with shouting, noisy people, people arguing and discussing how to spend the last dime, the roar of fireworks and racing automobiles—what a difference must all this be to that first Christmas eve when the an gels sang and shepherds listened. The spirit of Christmas should carry the spirit of the Christ. The knowledge of God’s gift should stir our hearts to the most unselfish giv ing with no hope of return save the peace of God that fills the soul of the one who fully un derstands and appreciates the meaning of Christmas. Unless our gifts this Christmas spring from love and are, offered in the unselfish way the Christ came, there will be no real Christmas though one may be weighted down with the world’s costliest treasures and deafened by the sounds of all the world’s music and noise. Un less I hear the angels’ song and experience the peace of God and have good will to all men, then I shall have no Christmas. Only 19 Shopping Days Before Christmas' BIG CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EDITION o Next week the Zebulon Record will cover the whole Zebulon shopping district. It will be chock full of Christmas bargains of every sort—furniture, hardware, gro ceries, Christmas goods and novelties of all kinds. There is no need for anybody to go elsewhere to do his Christinas shopping. He can do it right here at home, get what he wants, and actually, save money. Wait and watch for the big Christmas i hopping edition of the Zebulon Record next week. . 000 AFTER THANKSGIVING, WHAT? o We recall a story read years ago of a boy who, when his father brought home a whole box of meat, said, “Let’s ask a blessing for this meat now before we open it. Then we won’t have to bother about it any more”! We wonder if that is not about the way it is with most folks. They (a few of them) go to church on Thanks giving morning, “go through the motions” of expressing their gratitude, drop in a piece of silver (not a dollar), go home and eat a dinner that makes them miserable all the rest of the day —and so a year of Thanksgiving is ended. We are told that "think” and “thank” are words coming from the same word—ancestor— in our language. One who truly thinks on the blessings that are constantly being supplied to him from “the giver of every good and perfect gift” will be led to realize his obligation to ex press his thanks for these blessings. Blessings are like the breath of life, both come constantly or life ceases. If there is occasion for thanks giving on one day, there is reason for it every day. If there is a constant need of receiving, there is equally a constant reason, or better, need for giving an expression from our hearts for the blessings of God constantly come to us from His love and bounty. And this particular gratitude is primarily to God and not man. Thanksgiving is not an occasion. It is an attitude of heart that is constant in the life of a thankful man to his Creator and Provider. oOo A JEW’S ESTIMATE OF THE CHURCH o With so-called Christian nations like Ger many and Italy and that heathen people, the Japanese, persecuting Jews to death, it is re freshing to the rest of the world to read one Jew’s estimate of the Church. This is what one great intellect and fine character, a Jew, Albert Einstein, says about the Church: “Being a lover of freedom, when the revo lution came in Germany 1 looked to the Univer sities to defend it, knowing that they had al ways boasted of their devotion to the cause of truth; but, no, the universities immediately were silenced. Then I looked to the great edi tors of the newspapers whose flaming editorials in days gone by had proclaimed their love of freedom; but they, like the universities, were silenced in a few short weeks. Then I looked to the individual writers, who, as literary guides of Germany, had written much and often concern ing the place of freedom in modern life; but they, too, were mute. Only the Church stood squarely across the path of Hitler’s campaign for suppressing truth. I never had any special interest in the Church before, but now I feel a great affection and admiration because the Church alone has had the courage and persist ence to stand for intellectual truth and moral freedom. I am forced to confess that what I once despised I now praise unreservedly.” This is exactly in line with Ludwig Lewisohn’s contention made upon an Asheville platform that modern dictators well know that religion alone gives men courage to defy them. Hence the undying hatred of the new Caesars for the things of the spirit. THE ZEBULON RECORD COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENCE PLEASANT HILL We are sorry Mrs. Jasper Oakley is sick and hope she will soon be better. Miss Ruby Funkhouser spent Thanksgiving with Miss Lillian Pace. Mr. ami Mrs. Carey Robertson of Knightdale, Mr. and Mrs. Math eny of Rolesville, Mr. George Rob ertson of Bethany, spent Thanks giving with Mrs. Joe Knott. Miss Ester V. Hood spent the week end w’ith Miss Lois Williams of Knightdale. Mrs. T. Y. Puryear spent Mon day with her daughter Mrs. L. H., Williford of Bethany. 1 Mrs. J. M. Thome of ZebuloiJ Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Flowers arn children and little Rochelle aim eurtis Dean were visitors at * W. Thorne’s last Thursday eveniifl Mr. and Mrs. Ennis Puryear* near Rolesville and Mrs. A. ®§ Thorne were visitors at T. Y. isl year’s last Thursday. ■ Mr. and Mrs. L. 11. Williforß Bethany announce the birth KB son Nov. 25. Kmj& Mr. and Mrs. ' David Dw||| 'p<‘iit Monday at Mr. Ki.-hard HBB lins near Pearces ,\b nday. HH| Quite a number of ]“'up]AH| killing hogs this week. HBHj We have quite a bit of (hat fell Saturday in this At this date it is Tuesday. HBHj Mrs. A. <). Puryear spent HHh day with Mrs. 1.. 11. WillifoHHj Bethany. Mr. Harvey Hood spent the HHH end with his sister, Mrs. t'H| Jones of Knightdale. BHH Mr. Jasper Oakley the marriage of his son aH»H Oakley to Mrs. Ruth Mitchel, HHj of Portsmouth, Virginia. fIHH Mr. Jasper Oakley cclchratecHHj birthday Thanksgiving. He cnjHH a dinner of Brunswick stew, baHHj cue, sandwiches, slaw, cakes, [BbS pickles and all it takes for a piflM dinner. Those present were Mr. HHj Mrs. J. S. Mitchel, Mr. and James Mitchel, Mr. and Mrs. \*|| liam Jones, Misses Jerry, ManHß Nikita, Vadia Richards, Miss Price, Miss Martha Shirley, ’BE and Mrs. Arthur Oakley, Mr. aflj Mrs. C. D. Pace, Mr. and Mrs. /B| ley Wilson, Miss Ruby Mr. Leycester Mitchel, Miss mH| toka Pace, Mr. Warren Pace, Clifford Richards, Mr. Edd MaH sey, Mrs. W. P. Robertson, Mr. arfl Mrs. Crosoe Denton, Mr. and MrH H. H. Rhodes, Mr. Irvin PrivettH Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Horton anl family, Mrs. E. C. Fowler anl daughter Sally, Mrs. Mary Kcml and Mr. Jasper Oakley and family* PILOT Guess it was too bad for our pastor to come out Sunday after noon. The Rev. William Cone con ducted the services for us . Thanksgiving brought us our first snow and in a big way. Miss Wilma Phillips attended the football game Saturday at Durham. Miss Janice Lewis was at home for Thanksgiving. Miss Cherry Pearce, of Raleigh, spent the week-end at home. Mr. and Mrs. Mack Hudson, of Washington, D. C., visited Mrs. Hudson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Brantley, last week-end. Mr. Cebe Jones, of Raleigh, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Jones. All of our school teachers went home for Thanksgiving and en joyed the stay. There will be a miscellaneous shower at Mrs. Troy Bunn’s for Mrs. Aubrey Bullock Saturday night, December 3. It is hog killing time over here. The weather is cold enough for the meat to keep in good shape, if it will only hold out. Miss Mozelle Ray was at home FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1938 this week-end. Miss Darnell Philips spent the week-end with her parents. Mr. Wallace returned from Flor. ida Sunday night and has been with his brother for Thanksgiving. WAKE X ROADS It seems to be winter time now. Cold weather and snow. Hope the weather will soon be better again. Miss r.va l.’nth Hi. r ris. of n,. a r on rats” to the dogs. Well there was a lot of talk, possibly some cussing:, but that ended the dog epidemic for that particular church. CONTRIBUTOR. WILL TAXES BE LESS? I* rom N. I. News Service Tlie Administration will press plans before Congress for a con tinuance of the present aids to ag riculture, the unemployed, the needy, and the rest of the existing programs. It will press plans for greater centralization of authority in the Washington government. It will seek more revenues from the undivided profits tax, and as high as 19 per cent on incomes over $25,000. It will seek to raise all income taxes and extend this ope ration to lower incomes—slighting no one. White all this is going on some of the starry-eyed youngsters around Washington are trying to make the American public believe that taxation will be lower and the next budget balanced. They never paid many taxes, and the budget is a sort of football to them. But there isn’t a lead pencil, or a business adding machine in the world that they could manipu late to prove that taxes will be less.
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