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VOLUME XV
THIS, THAT, &
THE OTHER
THE FOUR COUNTY NEWSPAPER—WAKE, JOHNSTON, NASH AND FRANKLIN
ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1938
CHURCH NEWS
BAPTIST CHURCH
v
allowing services are to be
in the Zebulon Baptist
inday, Dec. 18:
nday School,
orning Worship. Ser.
Christ Child Grown
lg People’s Groups,
ling Service. Sermon:
\bout the Manger.”
GRIFFIN, Pastor.
Gaddy of the North
nt Baptist church
lacedonia church near
the 11:00 o’clock ser
ay morning. Rev. A.
pastor of the Mace
, preached at the
Mount church.
>e the usual monthly
es at Union Hope
Sunday afternoon at
Preaching by the
i Remodelled
* improvement has
ately on the Union
five miles east of
> church was organ
over two years ago
members. The mem
s over 100. A new
put on the house of
changes that greatly
interior have been
loir stand has been
new pulpit rostrum
rches made on the
ayer—Baptist Church
I. U. oganizations of
■hurch will on Friday
?cial season of prayer
Missions with a spe-
Sessions will be held
a both afternoon and
an intermission for
will be served at the
members of all cir
lbers of the Y. W. A.
attend.
iide Circle of the Bap
met on Monday p. m.
tester Green hostess.
Circle met Monday
rs. R. H. Herring.
classes in the Adult
' the Baptist Sunday
nday night with the
*■ Riinerintendent,
NOTICE 1
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ANNUAL MUSICAL PROGRAM
The annual musical program
will be given at Wakelon Sunday
p.m.
“Why the Chimes Rang,” a
dramatization of the . story by
Raymond MacDonald Alden.
Main characters: Mother, Betty
Lee Winsteard; Pedro, Fredrick
Page; Little Brother, Wilbur Conn;
•Priest, Dayton Parrish; Carolers,
Junior Choir from 6th and 7th
grades; Cathedral Choir, High
School Mixed Chorus.
Sunday at 4 p.m. The public is
cordially invited. There is no ad
mission charge.
WHY THE CHIMES RANG
To be dramatized at Wakelon
Sunday, Dec. 18.
Once long ago and far away
Upon a hill so high,
There stood a large and lovely
church,
With tower to the sky;
And in the tower, Christmas
Chimes
Were hung—they only played
When some great gift on Christ
mas Eve
Was on the altar laid.
They had been silent many years—
Though gifts were brought,
none found
Responsiveness none great
. enough
To make the chimes resound.
Small Pedro lived quite far away—
But • with his brother, he
Set bravely out on Christmas Eve
The great church for to see.
They saw a woman in the snow—
Half-frozen, almost dead—
They stopped and looked from her
unto
’*e city just ahead.
—l’ll help her”, Pedro
• things twice for me —
y little silver piece
one else can see.”
ent in with the crowd
)th young and old—
poor—the small and
ill untold •
wrought an offering
reat golden crown
the chimes did not
■ laid it down.
had turned to go,
id piercing sweet, •
' out—for Pedro’s
esus’ feet.
—M. G. B.
CLUB COLUMN
GARDEN CLUB RECEIVES
The Garden Club held an in
formal reception on Tuesday after
noon in the club house, following
a meeting featured by an address
by Mr. Boone, new pastor of the
Methodist church here, and by so
los by John Mattox of Wendell,
with Mrs. M. C. Todd of Wendell
at the piano.
Christmas decorations exhibited
were beautiful and in variety. The
use of silvered leaves, sprays,
cones, and berries was emphasized,
ligustrum, ivy, pine, and other
evergreens being thus treated with
aluminum paint. The tea table was
lace-covered, bearing red tapers
flanking a centerpiece in silver.
Other tables bore arrangements in
the traditional red and green or the
modern blue. The piano was banked
in green with blue tapers in grad
uated heights. A white mantel gar
landed with ivy held figurines of
the madonna and child and sing
ing cherubim, modeled from a salt
and starch preparation. A gift
table showed differently wrapped
packages from tailored style to
very elaborate, all attractive. A
i table which drew much admiring
comments held candies of many
kinds, mints in Christmas colors,
each candy being displayed as for
serving. Garlands at windows and
door had silvered bglls entwined
with greenery. Christmas trees,
artificial and evergreen, twinkled
with tinsel and with lights.
Russian tea was served with
cakes and mints to the large num
ber of callers. In addition to those
from Zebulon there were guests
from Wendell, Spring Hope, and
other places.
At night members of the Colored
Women’s Garden Club came to see
the decorations that suggestions
might be passed on.
The meeting of the Garden Club
this week wAs the largest yet held
in attendance. More than seventy
were present for the session, and
many others called to view the
exhibits after the meeting.
Building Bums
Monday Night
An alarm of fire on Monday af
ternoon in Zebulon meant only that
a pile of burning rubbish had got
ten beyond bounds and no special
damage was done. However, a
second alarm at night caused those
who heard to rush to the small
building in the side yard of Hotel
Clayton, where flames were roar
ing. The house was occupied by
Bob Sawyer of the local Stedman
Store; Kenneth Kennedy of Zebu
lon Drug Co.; J, W. Narron of
Carolina Power and Light force
here. The three, who merely
roomed in the burned house, lost
their furniture and practically all
their clothing. It is not known
how the fire started, and it is un
derstood that none of the men had
been in since about five o'clock.
•The fire was discovered about nine
o’clock. Work of the firemen and
the fact that Hotel Clayton is a
brick building prevented spreading
of the flames.
Decorate Now
For Christmas
The community Christmas tree
was lighted for the first time Mon
day evening. Standing in the va
cant lot across from Zebulon Drug
Store, the tall cedar glows with
, vari-colored bulbs and in tha top
is a large star of white lights.
Small trees have appeared in win
dows of homes and business hous
es, others are being decorated on
lawns. On the night of Dec. 23
! judges will decide which of those
entering the contests shall be
awarded prizes. Not all who deco
rate are trying to win; a number
of them have not entered. All
who wish to contest in decorations
should notify Mrs. F. D. Finch by
Dec. 19. And all who will do so
can help to make the town more
beautiful at Christmas by the use
of evergreens, even should lights
not be available.
However, care should be used in
cutting the evergreens, that there
be little damage done to trees.
GOLDEN WEDDINGS
On Saturday evening Mr. and
Mrs. John D. Finch will celebrate
the fiftieth anniversary of their
marriage. Such occasions are
never frequent in any community.
About nine years ago Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. Flowers had such a celebra
tion. A few years later Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Chamblee invited
friends to rejoice with them after
fifty years of wedded life.
Prior to the receptions mentioned
above the A. J. Hunts were sur
prised by friends who gathered to
celebrate this couple’s golden
wedding anniversary.
The editor will be glad to have
the names of any others in this
section who have been married so
long.
SHORT DOCKET AT COURT
There was a short docket at
Recorder’s Court on Wednesday
of last week, only three cases being
tried. There will be another ses
sion of the court next week, after
which the proceeding for the two
courts will be published.
APPRECIATION
Mrs. H. C. Wade, chairman of
ways and means for the Wom
an’s Club, desires to express ap
preciation for all cooperation in
purchasing Wakelon Theatre tick
ets this week for Tuesday's per
formances, the club receiving a
percentage of the proceeds. The
amount thus raised goes to reduce
the debt on the clubhouse.
Tobacco Control
Defeated On Sat.
•
Not all farmers in this section
went to the polls last Saturday to
vote for or against crop control.
The defeat of this measure was
received with emotion varying ac
cording to private opinion. In most
instances of expressed opinion the
idea held seemed to be that con
trol may be the best measure, but
the methods used were in many
cases unsatisfactory, if not abso
lutely unfair to the small farmer.
North Carolina’s vote against
control is said to have been a great
surprise to the administration,
which had counted on this state
to save the day for control.
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