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VOLUME XVI.
P.-T. A. Study
Group Meets
Is your home developing the
best personality of the child ?
What part does the school play
in developing the personality ?
Everyone who is interested in
the youth of today is invited to
meet with the P. T. A. Study
group Thursday night, November
16 at 7:30 in the Home Econom
ics Department. Mrs. Lyda
Bridges will speak. The subject
is “Mary, Mary Quite Contrary.”
After the discussion the Wake-1
field Baptist Church will serve
refreshments.
Who Are They?
The poet and the peasant, and
Dock. Readers may agree or dis
agree with this column in this
paper. The editor does not write
it and assumes no responsibility
for opinions expressed therein.
Other columns of the Record are
open free for comment, criticism
or refutation. B*t sure to sign
your name to be filed with you
contribution, as is “Dock’s”;
though not to be used unless you
are willing.
CLASS MEETING
Mesdames Allan Pippin and W.
B. Bunn were hostesses to the
Fidelis Matrons of the Baptist
Sunday School on Monday night
at the Pippin home. Mrs. Myr
celle Riggsbee led the devotional.
An unusually good attendance
planned activities for the next
two months, as there will be no
regular business session in De
cember. A Christmas party will
feature the holiday season. In the
social hour following discussion
of duties of class officers re
freshments were served.
THIS, THAT, AND THE OTHER
When our shop phone rang last
Friday evening I hurried to ans
wer, closing the door of my tiny
office to shut out the noise of
the big press, the Kluge, both
linotypes and a folder, all of
which were going full tilt. Lis-1
tening carefully, I recognized the
plaintive tones of Lula May, who
goes to our house in the after
noon and cooks supper.
She said, “You wanted slaw
for supper, didn’t you?”
“Yes,” ‘‘l replied.
“Well,” she went on, “I always
puts my knees in slaw when I
makes it, and—” In horrified sur
prise I interrupted with “You
always do WHAT?” “I always
likes to put my knees in slaw.
I’ve put in vinegar and salt and a
little sugar, and I thought there
was a jar of my knees here, but
—” By this time I had realized
what she meant was the stuff
I call may-on-nays and interrupt
ed again to say I’d take some
when we went home.
The slaw tasted all right.
You may be surprised at the
following quotation’s having been
taken from Liberty—and sup-'
DIRECTOR
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DR. J. HENRY HIGHSMITH
Director of Instructional Service,
State Department of Public In
struction, Raleigh, and President
of the North Carolina Education
Association.
P.-T. A. Meets
On Tuesday
“School Education for the Use
of Leisure Time” will be the sub
ject for discussion at the P. T.
A. meeting Tuesday night, 7:30,
November 14. Rev. George Grif
fin will be the speaker. Frederick
Page will give a reading .
The parents and friends of the
school are urged to attend.
RESEARCH
The new regional laboratories
set up by the U. S. Department
of Agriculture will have as their
main purpose the search for wider
uses for farm crops, paticularly
the surplus crops.
By MRS. THEO. B. DAVIS
posedly it was spoken by a talk
ing horse: “If you want to make
the world better you got to stop
trying to improve people’s minds
and start improving their dispo
sitions.”
That’s horse sense, anyway.
And in Ladies’ Home Journal
for December Gladys Taber says,
‘‘l don’t believe in saving things
for some future that may not
come. Things laid away and saved
so often are never used by any
one. ... You can’t possibly es
timate the future. . . . The only
heritage we can be sure of pass
ing on is a lovely memory.” And
for that reason Mrs. Taber
pleads for charm and gracious
ness in everyday living.
More good sense. But I rise
to remark that there are many
situations in many homes that
make charm and graciousness
difficult of achievement.
Honesty makes me admit that
one of my big faults has always
been saving best things for most
special occasions. The owner of
the articles thus kept may derive
(Continued on back page)
THE FOUR COUNTY NEWSPAPER— WAKE. JOHNSTON . NASH AND FRANKLIN
ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1939
AT CHURCHES
(ZEBULON BAPTIST CHURCH
You are invited to worship
with us Sunday, November 12 at.
any or all of the following ser
vices:
9:45 —Sunday School
11:00—Morning Worship. Ser
mon subject: “The Basis of 1
Peace.”
7:oo—Young Peoples’ Meet
ings.
7:30 —Evening Worship. Ser
mon subject: “We Will Do Thee
Good.”
G. J. Griffin, Pstor
WAKEFIELD CLASS MEETS
The young married ladies’ class
of Wakefield church met October
27th, with Mrs. Glenn Joyner.
The program was “The Great
Commission ond Enlistment.” Af
ter the program officers and a
teacher were elected.
After adjournment a social
hour was enjoyed. Bingo was
played, Mrs. Charles Mitchell
winning the prize. Bobbing for
apples was enjoyed by all. Then
every body was carried to the
fish pond. Catching Hallowe’en
favors. At this time Mrs. Kress
Allen was presented with a mis
cellaneous shower.
The hostess served fruit punch,
candle stick salad, saltines and
mints, carrying out the Hallowe
’en idea.
Mrs. W. R. Bullock
Class Reporter
HARVEST DAY
AT CORINTH CHURCH
Corinth Baptist Church in John
ston Countty ’will have Harvest Day
on Nov. 15. An all-day program
is being arranged, featured by a
morning session and dinner on
the grounds. Farm products, ex
cept cotton and tobacco, will be
sold, the proceeds going to the
church.
The public is cordially invit
ed to attend for all day or for a
part of the time.
PHILATHEAS MEET
The Philathea Class of the
Baptist S. S. met on Monday
night in the home of Mrs. J. M.
Whitley. Mrs. A. N. Jones led in
devotional service after which
Mrs. R. H. Herring spoke on
“When We Pray,” giving a mes
sage of comfort and inspiration.
Following this the duties of
class officers were discussed and
reports were heard.
The hostess served refresh
ments at the close of the proceed
ings.
Mrs. E. C. Daniel will have the
December meeting of the class.
p WEEKS UNTIL
hCHRISTIMS
PRESIDENT
ALBERT H. BEST, JR.
Principal, Hope Valley School,
RFD 1, Durham; and President
of the North Central District
Teachers Association of The
North Carolina Education Asso
ciation.
Working For
Uncle Sam
It is a little difficult to realize
that nearly 950 thousand persons
are employed in the executive
branch of the United States Gov
ernment. It keeps on going on
and up, as shown by the U. S.
Civil Service reports which indi
cate an increase in one recent
month of 4,758 persons. The pay
roll for that month was $141,670,-
976, which was nearly three mil
lion dollars more than in July.
In the breakdown the number
of employes in the District of
Columbia total 124,610, or about
one out of every 5 of the entire
(Continued on back page)
THE POET AND THE PEASANT
By DOCK
“There certainly was a large
crowd of people in Zebulon Satur
day,” said the Poet.
“Yep,” said the Peasant, “and
I was one of them. I’ll bet that
there was at least a thousand folks
who braved the rain to attend the
drawing, and quite a few of them
lived right here in Zebulon. It
makes us country folks feel good
when the townsfolk rub elbows
with us. Makes us feel that we
are appreciated.”
“You are appreciated,” said the
Poet. ‘‘There isn’t anything that
we enjoy more than seeing a large
group of people from the sur
rounding countryside on our
streets. We are proud to have
you call us neighbor.”
“Now that certainly is nice,”
said the Peasant. “I’ll tell you
something else that was nice, and
it happened in Zebulon last Sat
urday. There was a large numb
er of cars and the traffic was
heavy on main street, but I don’t
believe that I have ever seen it
any better taken care of. That
preacher, Mr. Allen, and his boy
scouts did a might fine job of
Wakelon Wins
Over Apex, 13-0
The Wakelon Bulldogs added
another scalp to their belts yes
terday as they trampled an Apex
eleven, 13-0.
This game kept the slate clean
for the locals in games on their
own field. Other victims that
went down undefr the Wakelon
players are Raleigh and Smith
field. Smithfield was completely
at the will of Wakelon, making
only 2 first downs to Wakelon’s
15. Wakelon won that gteme,
14-0.
The first Wakelon score came
in the third period when a sus
tained drive carried the ball deep
into Apex territory. Willard Mor
ris made the touchdown on an
end run.
The other score came in the
third quarter when Forest (Baby)
Mitchell raced 70 yards to score.
On a line push Morris shoved
the ball over for the extra point-
The Wakelon defense was ex
cellent. Apex could only mark up
one first down. This came in the
first half. Wlakelon could only
mark up two first downs in the
first half, but came back strong
in the second half for 14 first
downs.
The Apex team fell back on
passing attack when line plays
failed. However, Wakelon’s backs
were too much for them and in
tercepted two of their passes, and
allowed them to complete abso
lutely none.
Wakelon drew the only pen
alty. This was a five yard off
sides one.
Wakelon tackles Norlina next
week there. From the way things
look now, this promises to be
another Bulldog 'win.
Better light promotes better
sight.
helping the local authorities dur
ing the rush. I understand that
the scouts also helped with gath
ering the tickets.”
“Yes,” said the Poet, “I wond
ered if I was the only person that
appreciated the efforts of the boy
scouts under the leadership of
Mr. Allen. I am mighty glad that
you mentioned it. They really
should be commended.”
“You know what,” said the
Peasant, “the folks as well as the
scouts are to be commended on
the excellent manner in which they
obeyed the requests of the boys.
Mr. Allen said that there wasn’t
a single person that seemed to
resent the scouts’ efforts. That
is mighty fine, I think.”
“I’ll be looking for you and
about three thousand other people
at the drawing tomorrow,” said
the Poet. ‘‘s4s is, after all, a lot
of money. Be sure and be here
by four o’clock. The local mer
chants and the Junior Chamber of
Commerce' will be glad that you
came. And you know that all of
the townspeople will be glad to see
you. Bring what you have to sell
and buy what you need to buy.”
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