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VOLUME XVI.
THIS. THAT, &
THE OTHER
MRS. THEO. B. DAVIS
Years ago when women were in
the privacy of their homes some of
them began their day’s work wear
ing kimonos. A kimono is one of
the most shapeless garments ev
er made, and rare indeed was the
woman who could contrive to look
neat in one. And how anyone
could prepare a meal while wear
ing a kimono was always a mys
tery to me. But it was done, de
spite loose, baggy sleeves with a
strong tendency to drop into the
gravy or dangle into the sink. It
was a blessing when the things
went out of style.
After the kimono lost favor for
house wear, we had bungalow ap
rons, which were an improvement,
though some of them were dread
fully bungled. They were, at
least, short enough to walk in un
hindered, and took more kindly to
the washtub than had their pre
decessors. They seldom fitted ex
cept in spots, but we who valued
neatness and comfort were thank
ful for them.
Unless memory is at fault, the
Hoover apron succeeded the bun
galow apron. It was lapped over
and across in front and when one
side was soiled you could put it
under and lap the clean side over.
The trouble was that most of us
soiled the rest of it too much for
the clean front to look right when
the change was made. They
were tiresome to iron, but they
looked pretty well.
Now we have with us the house
coat, which is long, swirly, and
fitted. It is usually made of
print in cotton material and is
more attractive than any of its
predecessors. But I can’t see
how any one can work with speed
or comfort while wearing one that
reaches the ankles. Last week I
saw one housekeeper out shaking
rugs and the wind that blew dust
also swirled her house-coat about
her in away that would have
made me want to yell. Farther
down the street a young girl went
up the steps to her back porch,
carrying something on one hand
and lifting the skirt of her house
coat with the other hand. I wore
skirts to the ground years ago and
nobody can tell me anything about
how much in the way they are.
No, I can’t believe those house
coats were meant to wear while
at work.
A young matron told me re
cently that she prefers to wear
shorts and a shirt with anklets
for hose when doing her work.
That sounds practical and must be
fine for all young enough and
slender enough; but my family
would most probably depart en
masse if I ever started dressing
that way. And they shouldn’t be
blamed if they did. You see I am
not young, and am no longer slen
der. And anything uglier than a
stout woman in slacks, shorts or
pajama trousers has never crossed
my path.
Humans Are Queer
Years ago we giggled about
those who had artificial teeth;
THE FOUR COUNTY NEWSPAPER— WAKE, JOHNSTON. NASH AND FRANKLIN
ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1939
CHURCH NEWS
MISSION STUDY CLASS
A study class on Stewardship
was taught on Monday afternoon
at the Baptist church by the Rev.
R. H. Herring. The book used was
This World’s Goods, by John E.
Simpson, D. D., and its thought
was interestingly presented.
This was also the general quar
terly meeting of the circles of the
W. M. S., the Central Circle hav
ing the program for the day, and
serving refreshments in the inter
mission between class periods.
Attendance was good.
CLASS TO MEET
The Fidelis Matrons of the Bap
tist S. S. will meet on next Mon
day night with Mesdames Willis
Strickland and L. M. Massey host
esses, in the home of the latter. A
full attendance is specially de
sired.
COUNCIL MEETING
The Workers Council of the
Baptist S. S. met on Monday night
with a good attendance. Miss
Dorothy Tolar of Wakelon’s fac
ulty discussed the Duties or
Class Officers.
ZEBULON BAPTIST CHURCH
On the first day of October,
which is this coming Sunday, the
following services will be conduct
ed in our church:
9:4s—Sunday School.
11:00—Morning Worship. Ser
mon subject: “The Unique Place
of Jesus.’’
7:oo—Meeting of the Young
Feople.
7:3o—Evening Worship. Ser
mon subject: “What Do You Re
member’’?
G. J. GRIFFIN, Pastor.
METHODIST CHURCH
Services for Sunday, Oct. 1:
Church School—10:00.
Young People—6:4s.
Church service—7:3o.
Pastor’s subject: “Man With a
Case of Blues.”
The second Sunday in October
(Oct. 8) will be observed as
Church Loyalty Sunday. Our
main objective is to get the entire
membership present for this one
service. Begin to plan now to be
present on this occasion. The co
operation of every earnest soul is
needed to help make this service
a successful and helpful one.
BEN F. BOONE, Pastor.
but now we see so many dental
plates that there is very little or
no stigma attached to their wear
ing. Nature’s deficiencies added
to accidents, coupled with a great
ly increased attention to teeth,
have caused extractions, bridge
work, partial plates, and whole
plates, to be matters of course,
and no longer amusing.
Spectacles were never funny
much. For some strange reason
they have always been regarded
by some persons as being stylish,
and numerous incidents are known
which show that persons not need
ing glasses at all still desired to
wear them.
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Markets To
Reopen Soon
Although no date has been au
toritatively announced the consen
sus is that tobacco markets will
reopen about October 9. They
were closed on September 12 and
13. The Tobacco Association of
the United States met in Durham
Thursday to set a definite time
for the opening.
Wedding Assured
At Five Co. Fair
He who hesitates is said to be
lost; and they who hesitated too
long before deciding to marry at
the Five-County Fair have lost the
chance.
The committee in charge has
announced that a couple has been
promised the wedding and appur
tenances thereto. The names are
being withheld for the present
and may not be given out before
the ceremony; but it is allowable
to say that many in this commun
ity will be specially interested
when they are made known.
It is probable that Friday night
of fair week will eclipse in popu
lar concern any other night of the
series. All the world loves a lov
er, and a wedding is part of his
inalienable rights.
The Poet and Peasant
By DOCK
“I see by the Zebulon Record,”
said the Peasant, “that plans are
being formed to take in a consid
erable pai’t of the outskirts of the
town so that those people on the
edge of town will have to pay for
the operation of the town govern
ment.”
“Yes,” said the Poet, “an act
providing for an election was pass
ed in the last legislature.”
“Well,” said the Peasant, “I
think that will be a fine thing, but
just how far and in what direction
does the proposed incorporation
extend ?”
“The only thing I know is the
description in the paper. You can
see that for yourself.”
“I have read that description,”
said the Peasant, “and I don’t un
derstand it very well, but it does
seem to be out of line somewhere.
There is places where there will be
only about 500 feet taken in and
other places where there will be
over 3000 feet. There is some
thing wrong here. If there is go
ing to be an extension, and grant
ing that there should be, certainly
all should share alike. The ex
tension should at least follow a
given course and be consistent. If
the line is to go 3000 feet one way
it certainly should go 3000 the oth
er. What should be done -would
be to come down here to the post
office and take a radius of a defi
nite distance and make a survey,
using the center of the street at
this point as a center and take in
all the property that touches this
circle, then everyone would be in
cluded and no one slighted. There
would be no hard feelings and ev
eryone Would be treated alike.
There are rumors going around
that the last survey was made to
Duke Building
Has New Wiring
Not only does the postoffice
have new wiring, but the rest of
the Duke Building adjacent to
the part rented by Uncle Sam also
is being brought up to date inso
far as electric wires are concern
ed. When the building was first
made ready for occupancy the lo
cal paper was quartered elsewhere
and no thought was given to
power lines, which had to be in
stalled at a much later date.
Wear on the lines used and im
provements in wiring have made
it necessary to have all the work
done over; and this week A. D.
Privette has begun doing what is
needed to give all tenants the ad
vantage of the latest and best in
fixtures.
Os course the Record shop, sel
dom without some noise and con
fusion, is even more than usually
noisy while the work is in prog
ress. And ther4 may be some
slight delays because of the neces
sity of cutting off all current
while some installation is under
way; but to the best of our abil
ity, work will go on as usual un
til the wiring job is done. And
after that we have an idea it will
go on much better.
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian
corporal during the World War.
leave out property belonging to
town officials. Whether or not this
is true I don’t know, but I do know
that if it is true it is wrong. The
public office holder owes the aver
age citizen as much consideration
as he does himself.”
“What do you think will be the
outcome of the election ? asked the
Poet.
“I think,” said the Peasant,
“that the outsiders have a very
slim chance of defeating it. That
there are more voters on the in
side than there are on the outside.
I also think that if the survey as
originally proposed had been fol
lowed that there would not have
been any trouble in getting the
proposed extension through.”
‘‘Then,” said the Poet, “you
would say that an enlarged Zebu
lon would be the best for all part
ies concerned.”
“I would say,” said the Peasant,
“That if the thing was handled as
it should be, yes, providing every
one would share and share alike,
but if there is any property left
out that should be taken in, then I
say it should not happen. The
town is in debt and these people
are indirectly receiving benefits
and should be asked to contribute
toward paying for these benefits,
also a fire truck is needed and that
badly. The present contraption is
more of a liability in case of a
fire than an asset. But I do not
think that the map of the town
should be made to look like a
hammer, with a handle 3,000 feet
long and 300 feet wide, when it
could just as easily be made a
square or circle. Let the Zebulon
of 100 years from now be planned
now or let it stay as it is.”
Masons To Have
Important Meets
During the next week Rev. J.
W. Patton will lecture each even
ing at the Zebulon Masonic Lodge
on Masonry. The master of the
lodge urges every member to at
tend these lectures. Mr. Patton
is one of the best known Masons
in the state and has been lectur
ing in the state for a great many
years. He will be present on
Monday night for the first lec
ture and will lecture each night
following through the week.
The lectures will be at 7:30 each
evening. On Tuesday evening the
regular convocation will be held
at 7:00 o’clock. Supper will be
served at 6:30. Mr. Patton will
also lecture to any Masons who
wish him to do so during the day.
We are asked to urge all Masons
to be present, not only members
of the local lodge, but of other
lodges in this section.
Farmers Tobacco
Meet At Wakelon
There will be an important
meeting of the farmers of this
section at Wakelon School Tues
day night at 7:30 o’clock to con
sider and hear discussed the to
bacco situation. An election is
soon to be called to vote on crop
control and every farmer ought to
be interested in knowing how to
vote. To do this it is necessary
to learn all possible about world
crop conditions.
Mr. Flake Shaw of Guilford
county, a member of the State A.
A. A. Committee, will be present
and address the farmers on crop
control. He is a large farmer and
grows tobacco and has made a
careful study of the question now
before the farmers. Not only
farmers are requested to attend
this important meeting, but the
business men of Zebulon and the
surrounding section are asked to
be present. It is hoped that every
farmer in this community will at
tend this meeting next Tuesday
night at 7:30 o’clock.
Young Men Hurt
In Accident
Francis Wall and Louis Watson
were painfully injured on last
Friday night at about eleven
o’clock. They were coming into
Zebulon on the dirt road west of
town, Wall driving the car in
which they rode. They were al
most in collision with a loaded
wagon before they saw it. Wall
turned sharply to the right, going
partly into a ditch and proceeded
until a ditch across the field
stopped the car. Watson was
thrown into the windshield and
suffered gashes on his face and
head. He was carried to a hos
pital for treatment, but was
brought home Sunday. He is
still confined to bed.
Wall was hurt by the steering
wheel, which broke; and it was
feared that he was seriously in
jured; but his recovery is now
thought sure. Both will be in for
some time yet.
The car was practically torn up.
The accident occurred almost in
front of the Boswell home.
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