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(Ehe Zebulon Sterorii THE FOUR COUNTT NEWSPAPER—WAKE, JOHNSTON, NASH AND FRANKLIN VOLUME XV. THIS, THAT, & THE OTHER MRS. THEO. a DAVIS I LEARNED ABOUT PREACHERS FROM THEM He was a young' ministerial stu dent who was helping in revival meetings in country churches dur ing the summer. I was one of the young women attending the meet ing regularly, and, naturally, we became acquainted. His conversa tion was interesting, and to some extent inspirational and emotional. After he went bade to college we “corresponded” for some months. One night the pastor whom he had aided was in our home and I mentioned the young preacher. At once our visitor’s expression chang ed to one of mingled dismay and re gret. “O, Miss Bessie,” he exclaim ed, “did he have up a flirtation with you, too?” He went on to say that in every on of his churches some girl was singled out by his helper for special attention, was asked to answer letters, and had been grad ually dropped. It had created for the regular pastor a situation he found embarrassing, and he seem ed much relieved on being assured that my affections were not involv ed to any extent. But it was far from flattering to realize I was one of five who had been made to feel very specially important and and attractive to one of so high a calling and handsome, too. There was much less of pleasure in waiting to that student after wards, and our letters were furth er apart. Certainly no real harm had been done, and we had written on a plane so high we both had to tiptoe to reach it; and I hope the years brought discretion to him in sofar as women were concerned. THE OTHER SIDE A young preacher friend of mine was helping in a meeting near enough our home for us to attend some of the services. One night I saw that something had gone wrong; my friend was intensely nervous, though it was not so ap parent to those who did not know him well, and he spoke with con straint and lack of ease all during the sermon. Right after dismis sion he came to me and asked who had taken me to church. Being told that I was with my brother, he re quested that he might go home with us and asked if I would ride with him. I not only rode with him, but drove the horse, mean while listening to a tale that sound ed strange and unreal to me. It might be said in partial ex planation that this young man was possessed of looks and manner that many girls found most attractive; my own friendship with him was wholly free of any romantic senti ments, so he felt more nearly free to discuss with me his relations to others. Here was his trouble: A girl, daughter in a home he had visited, had shown intense con cern during the meeting, had been present at all services and had ask ed a private interview to be advis ed about her soul. But when they were alone, he learned it was not her soul so much as her body that waa involved. She threw herself against his chest, locked her arms around his neck and told him she loved him. In this advanced day ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1939. CHURCH NEWS ZEBULON BAPTIST CHURCH G. J. Griffin, Pastor The following are the services to be conducted in our church, Sunday, July 2: 9:4s—Sunday School. 10:00 —Morning Worship. Ser mon: “Apostles of Love.” 7:3o—Young People’s Meetings. 8:00. Evening Worship. Sermon Transforming Rather Than Conforming.” METHODIST CHURCH During the past two months, we held revival services at the regular Sunday worship hours. These ser vices have done much toward bless ing our own spiritual lives. July is here. Our plan is to make this month a time of decision and harvest. It is hoped that many will decide in their hearts to become followers of Christ and join His church the church of your choice. Services for Sunday, July 2nd.: Church school 10:00 Young People 7:00 p.m. Worship service 8:00 p.m. Subject: The Surrendered Life. Ben F. Boone, Pastor. Study Course at W. M. S. General Meeting On Monday afternoon the circles of the Baptist W. M. S. met in quarterly session in the Baraca room of the church. In the absence of Mrs. A. N. Jones, president, the vice-president, Mrs. John Brrought on, directed the transaction of busi ness. Mrs. Theo. Davis led the study of Adventuring In Personal Service, this being the day’s pro gram. After an hour’s work a short intermis ion was featured by the serving of iced tea and crack ers by Misses Rebecca Horton and Mary Alice Conn whose mothers belong to the Southside Circle, hostess group fir the occasion. The study was cone uded after recess. VACATION SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT Parer ts and friends of the pupils in the Vacation School at the Bap tist church are invited to attend the commencer.ient exercises on Friday aftemoo l, June 30, at four o’clock. Besides a short program there will be exhibits arranged to display work done during the school and a social hoar is being planned to follow dismi: sion. THE RAIN CAME One of the hardest rains of the year fell here late Wednesday af ternoon, greatly refreshing the crops and gardens. The dried and crusty soil was covered with a veritable sheet of water. Light ning struck several times, but no special damage has been reported. such procedure may be almost le gitimatized; I don’t know; but 35 years ago it was shocking, horri fying, if not plain scandalous. It was the first time I ever heard such a story, and coupled with the decla ration that the one telling it was man as well as a minister, it made me realize something not known be fore about the trials of young preachers, and that the fault may not all be on one side when com plications arise. COTTON BLOOMS The first cotton blossom seen this year by the office force was brought in by Thurman Murray of the Zebulon Supply Store on Wednesday morning. It grew in the field of J. A. Murray about one and one-half miles east of Zebulon. The blossom was al ready pink when brought in. The second bloom brought in was received shortly before noon on Wednesday. It came from the field of Arthur Perry, Zebulon, R. 1 and had bloomed on Tues day, being almost red when seen. The third bloom came in about an hour after the second one. It was brought in by L. H. Drivr Zebulon, R. 1 also. Driver li es on the farm of L. R. Temples. On Wednesday afternoon blos soms were brought in by Alton Alford, R. 1, W. D. Finch, Zebu lon, and R. I. Hagwood of R. 1, on the J. E. Carter farm. A red blossom and a white one were brought in Thursday by Ernest T. High, colored. Others were brought Thurs day by F. P. Hales of R. 1. Leonard Lewis reported blos soms that opened Tuesday. Leybum Perry brought in a cotton blossom Thursday. The Poet and Peasant By DOCK “Well,” said the Peasant I see that someone has been busy cutting the weeds and grass on the side walks since last week, but I also see that the merchants continue to litter the sidewalks with merchan dise.” “Can’t you find anything else to talk about?” asked the Poet. ‘ Yep, reckon I can,” said the Peasant, “but all of my life I have hated to see things literally piled where they don’t belong and I am sure that merchandise belongs in the store and not on the sidewalk.” “As usual, you are right,” said the Poet, “but after all the mer chants don’t put their stuff in front of other people’s businesses and if they feel that it will increase busi ness it would seem to me that that is their business.” “I know that it pays to advertise but when your advertising is at the expense of cleanliness and comfort such advertising is not only ex pensive but useless.” said the Peas ant. “Did you come to town last Sat urday?” asked the Poet. “I always come to Zebulon on Saturday,” said the Peasant and do my trading. For quite a while now though I have been worried.” “What in the world are you wor rying about?” asked the Poet. “Well in spite of the fact that it is against the law to loiter around the streets and gang up, thereby blocking the traffic on the sidewalk folks don’t seem to be satisfied with blocking just a little bit of the side walk on Saturday, they block it all and our policemen are such fine fellows that they will not make the people move on. Now unless I am terrbily mistaken there is an or dinance making it against the law for folks to do this. I think our policemen might use some diplom acy and make the folks move on Rotarians Have Good Program In the absence of Paul Cashwell, Vance Drown, vice-president, acted as president. Vaden Whitley, Paul Cashwell, Edison Mann and Albert Medlin were absent. Dr. Smith of Wendell was a visitor. Dr. Smith is with us so often we feel as if he were one of our members. Vance Brown had the program. He had promised us a special fea ture that was coming from New Jersey, but it failed to show up in time. Vance was not to be out done. He called for a three minute talk from each person, asking for an expression on what the Rotary Club can do and improve itself. There were some splendid expres sions given showing that the mem bers were interested in doing some thing worth while for their fellow men. On closing, Vance invited al) vis itors to go to the show at his ex pense as they had been disappoint ed. Next Friday the club will meet in Bailey. Professor Moser and Dr. Massey will have charge of the program. The Rotarians are proud of their signs on the highway. when they start to ganging up.” “You are exactly right,” said the Poet, “but how can you expect folks not to block the sidewalks when a ha.lf of the sidewalk is taken up with what ought to be inside the stores. These bags of flour and feeds along with sundry other things make mighty good seats and I notice that the folks use them.” “They are going to continue to use them as long as the merchants put them out there,” said the Peas ant. I started in one place of busi ness Saturday and there were so many folks sitting on things that the merchant had placed in and near his door that I could hardly get in. Was tempted to go some where else.” “Give us a little time,” said the Peasant. “I have heard that two of the best merchants in Zebulan have already agreed with us and that is a lot. I think that the rest of the business men will realize the same thing and will do something about it right aw’ay.” “I shore do hope so,” said the Peasant. “Oh yeah, I heard that a certain young lady was in Raleigh the other day and was asked some questions, two I believe, by the broadcast man known as the man on the street. He first asked her her name and she told him it was— then he asked where she was from and she told him Zebulon. He said Zebulon was a mighty nice little, and didn’t she think so. She re plied “it an’t so hot”. Now what do you think of that?” “My vocubalary is very limited but I believe that I could and would say a whole lot if I were to say all that I think, but to make it short if I were this young lady I would move,” said the Poet. “She is getting more out of Zebulon than she is putting in it. She is a parasite she -r- well let it go at that she should be ashamed.” I Jr. C. of C. Meet Well Attended A well representative group of young men were present at the reg ular meeting of the Junior Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night. The committee on by-laws and consti tution made their report which was adopted. In this report, all per sons from 18 to 40 are eligible to membership and all over 40 are in vited to become honorary members. After the reading and adoption of the by-laws and constitution the idea was presented of whether or not the organization would spon sor a project in which an automo bile would be given away during fair week. A counter proposition was offered the organization that there be a big day each month un til the middle of December at which time a large cash prize would be given away. There would be three cash prizes given every two weeks and a grand prize in December of four or five hundred dollars. Neither of these plans have been decided on as yet, but one or the other will be definitely decided on in the very near future and the advertising material distributed. After electing five new members of the board of directors and ap pointing a project committee to work out the above project, the meeting was adjourned to meet in the Woman’s Club building, July II at 8:45. Hales Are In Fatal Accident On Sunday night as they were returning to their home in Raleigh after a fishing trip to Marshall berg, Mr. and Mrs. Seba Hales, their daughter, Mrs. W. C. Walker, with Mrs. Walker’s two children, Peggy and Fay, were drowned at Gloucester, near Beaufort. W. C. Walker, who was driving the car in which they rode, mistook the lights of a dock for those of a bridge, and not knowing he had left the highway, drove off into 14 feet of water. He with his son, Win ton, and Miss Dorthaleen Hales, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hales, were saved by Kenneth Bates, Aubrey Bates, and Oliver Chadwick. Miss Hales and the Walker boy were taken to the Morehead City Hospital and later were brought to Rex Hospital in Raleigh for treatment. Mr. Walker was able to stay on the scene of the tragedy and watch the search for the bodies of his wife, children and parents-in-law. The body of the youngest child was the last to be recovered, and all were brought to Raleigh. Burial services for the five were held in Raleigh from the Central Methodist Church on Wed nesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Hales were orig inally from this section, the latter being the daughter of Mrs. George Temple, who now makes her home with her son, L. R. Temple in Zeb ulon. The family lived in Zebu lon for some years, but just prior to moving to Raleigh, lived on a farm near town. The youngest daughter of the Hales family is Mrs. Carl Perry of Raleigh. Many from this community at tended the service in Raleigh on Wednesday. NUMBBER 52
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