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VOLUME XVI.
BOOST ZEBULON - TRADE- AT- HOME
ZEBULON- AN IDEAL PLACE IN
WHICH TO MAKE YOUR HOME
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In Location, Conveniences, and
Community Life, Zcbulon
Offers Unusual Induce
ments
Probably no other small town
in North Carolina is more favor
able situated than Zebulon. Being
half-way between Raleigh anti
Rocky Mount and Wilson and in
one of the best agricultural sec
tions of the state gives it a fav
orable location for both trade and
travel. Surrounding the town is one
of the best farming section in the
state.
We do not know another town in
North Carolina that has better
highway connections with all parts
of the state than Zebulon. On the
east we have three paved highways
—one leading to Wilson, Williara
ston, Greenville, Washington and
all Eastern Carolina; two leading
to Rocky Mount, Weldon, Rich
mond and the North; one into Sel
ma and Smithfield and all points
South into Florida; on the West we
have a very wide road to Wendell
and from there on into Raleigh
two good paved roads, giving Zeb
ulon the best connection with
Raleigh, Durham, Greensboro,
Charlotte and Western North Car
olina. Within the present year a
paved road will be completed to
Wake Forest, making connections
with roads to Durham. Oxford,
Henderson and Southern Virginia.
Construction on this link is now be
ing done. Plans are under way to
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THIS, THAT, AND THE OTHER
By MRS. THEO. B. DAVIS
A good many times when some
one mentioned the rough weather
we’ve had recently I have replied
that it is easier for me to endure
than are July and August here.
Whoever hears me say that looks
a bit as if conversing with a luna
tic.
Os course, if I had to be at work
outdoors, or if I had no way of
keeping warm, cold weather would
be a hardship. But as matters arc,
I find it so much easier to keep
warm in winter than cool in sum
mer—and I don’t have to fight
flies in January.
It is interesting to note the dif
ferent reactions to cold in one
family. Our oldest son has a hor
ror of icy days, thinks bare trees
a dreary sight, and is miserable
much of the time in winter. The
youngest dashes out into any kind
of weather, wears as few clothes
as we let him, very seldom says
anything about being chilly. In a
room so hot I almost stifle my hus
band can sit absorbed in reading or
writing, while wearing heavy un
derwear, and wool suit with vest
Eric says it has something to do
with metabolism—or that metabo
lism has something to do with it,
I’m not sure which. I mean with
women’s wearing fewer clothes in
winter than men do.
THE FOUR COUNTY NEWSPAPER—WAKE, JOHNSTON, NASH AND FRANKLIN
ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1940
AT CHURCHES
THE METHODIST CHURCH
Schedule of services for Sunday,
Jan. 28:
Church School —10:00
Church Service —11:00
Young People—6:4s
Ben. F. Boone, Minister
BAPTIST CHURCH
Services to be held in the Zebu
lon Baptist Church Sunday, Jan.
28, are as follows:
9:45 —Sunday School.
11:00—Morning Worship Service
Sermon Subject: “Is God With
Us?”
7:00 P. M.—Young People’s
Meeting.
7:30 —Evening Worship. Sermon
Subject: “The Sin of Judas.”
G. J. Griffin, Pastor.
The Southside Circle of the Bap
tist W. M. S. met on Monday af
ternoon in the home of Mrs. B.
C. Bunn. The devotional was led by
Mrs. C. S. Chamblee. Mrs. K. P.
Leonard directed a program on Re
demption, the month’s topic. As
, sisting her were Mesdames Har
old Eddins, Lorenzo Bunn, Clifton
Horton, C. M. Watson and S. A.
Horton. Refreshments were served
; during the social hour. Eleven were
present.
The pastor, Theo B. Davis, will
preach at Union Hope church next
Sunday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock.
And for a study in expressions,
let me recommend watching the
faces of those you meet on the
street in bitter cold weather. Some
look almost desperate; some de
featedly resigned; a few look alive
and alert and full of energy. More
metabolism, do you suppose?
A Raleigh daily last week quot
ed J. Wilbur Bunn as saying it
was almost cold enough for “pulse
warmers.” Where I grew up we
called those things “wristlets.”
They were knitted of wool yarn
in rib stitch, were about four inch
es long, looked like the top of a
home-knit sock, and were worn to
keep the cold wind from blowing
up the wearer’s arms. They show
ed below his coat-sleeves. Several
pairs were required by those who
desired neatness, and knitting
them gave a little girl opportunity
to provide Christmas gifts for
father, grandfather, or uncles. I’ve
seen them in white or gay colors,
but my father liked best those of
brown or gray wool. They were
the easiest things in the house to
lose in the wash.
My youngest son has for some
months reported sports from
school and town for this paper and
for the News and Observer. He has
faithfully typed pages of reading
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Locals To Play
Double Header
Wakelon teams will play the
girls and boys teams of Methodist
Orphanage here on Friday night.
Play begins at 7:15. Last week’s
games with these teams were won
by Wakelon, girls 25-14; boys. 30-
14.
The Big home game of the sea
son will be next week’s double
header with Wendell, here.
Doings of Local
Rotary Club
The Rev. B. F. Boone had the
program, but on account of sick
ness in his wife’s family, he could
not be present. The Rev. G. J.
Griffin of the Baptist Church took
Mr. Boone’s place. His subject was
various kinds of religion today. It
was a very interesting program.
Something new and something that
we know so little about—what the
othsr fellow believes away from
us. He defined the various religions
and creeds and the lands where
they predominate and approximate
ly the number of people who are
followers of each faith or belief.
He stated that it was a dry sub
ject, but it was an interesting one
to the rest of us. Many questions
were asked him on the subject.
There were about six members
absent and their places did look
lonesome.
Jud Robertson and Albert Med
lin, two of the smallest boys in
the club so to speak, were given
the job to divide the members
equally between them and put on a
contest to see which side could
have the best attendance. By this
method, we hope to have a bet
ter average at our meetings or
someone will have to pay the price.
JUNIOR PLAY ENJOYED
Those attending the junior play
given at Wakelon last Friday
night enjoyed the acting done by
members of the class. Largely be
cause of the weather the attend
ance was by no means what it
should have been. Stars in the
acts were ably supported by those
taking character parts. It would
be hard to discriminate in making
decisions as to the bpst perform
ance, but those of Courtney Allen
and J. W. Carroll, were perhaps,
most amusing to the audience. The
entertainment reflected credit on
both the pupils and coaches.
COME TO SUNDAY SCHOOL
“Come to Sunday School,” is the
invitation that the Alford Bible
Class of the Baptist church issues
every Sunday, especially to young
men between the ages of 18 and
35. Wc had nineteen present last
Sunday and if you had hern thero
we would have had 20. How about
making it twenty this Sunday?
Bob Dawson.
See Jane Withers in "Pack Up
Your Troubles.” Wakelon Theatre.
Tuesday, Jan. 30. Sponsored by
Junior Woman’s Club.
ZEBULON - A GOOD PLACE IN
WHICH TO BUY AND SELL
CLUB NEWS
JUNIOR WOMANS CLUB
The Junior Woman’s Club met
on Thursday night, Jan. 18, with
Mesdames J. R. Alford and W, A.
Allman in charge of the program.
Mrs. R. H. Herring spoke on The
American Home and was heard
with interest.
It was decided that the club
sponsor “Pack Up Your Troubles,”
starring Jane Withers at Wakelon
Theatre. This picture will be shown
only on Jan. 30, and the club will
get a percentage of tickets sold,
not on admissions at the door. Pat
ronage is requested as funds se
cured will be used for civic pur
poses.
Hostesses for the meeting were
Mesdames Robert Jenkins and
Russel Temple and Miss Marion
Wtitlock.
MORE BAD WEATHER
The long-continued spell of bad
weather has this week grown
worse instead of abating. On
Tuesday snow fell, adding to dis
comfort already caused by cold.
From points all over this state and
practically over the entire country
come reports of low temperatures,
below zero in northern and north
western states. Many deaths have
been caused by freezing or by ac
cidents connected with the cold. In
this section the mercury in ther
mometers has gone lower than at
any time during the past four
years.
THE POET AND THE PEASANT
By DOCK
“Say,” said the Peasant, "aren’t
you oneof those fellows who lived
on the outside and now live on the
inside?”
“What in the world are you
talking about?” said the Poet.
“I’m talking about that election
they had and enlarged the corpo
rate limits of Zebulon,” said the
Peasant.
“Sure.” said the Poet, "and I
can’t say that I feel any different
since becoming a citizen of the
town.”
“Can you notice any difference?”
asked the Peasant.
“Nope,” said the Poet, “I can’t.”
“That’s it,” said the Peasant,
“you folks who have been brought
in are entitled to the same con
veniences as those who were form
erly in. Now I know that new
sewerage lines can't be laid and
other additional expenses taken
care of in a day. No one expects
all of this to be done right away.
We know that such as that takes
time, but I do think that some
thing ought to be done to give
those who were out and are now
in some fire protection. In short
Zebulon NEEDS a fire engine and
that terribly bad. Suppose, for in
stance, a house at the furtherest
end of the city limits, about 3-4 of
a mile were to catch fire. The
nearest hydrant to one of these
streets is over a city block. Our
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Few Towns In North Carolina
Are Better Located For Busi
ness Than Zebulon, In Every
Way
This week’s Record is emphasiz
ing Zebulon as a good place to
trade. It has all the advantages
found in the usual small town and
many special considerations for
trades people. It is accessible to
all the people living within 10 or
15 miles. No farmer has to travel
far from his home to reach a
hard-surfaced road leading into
Zebulon. We have tried to be so
sociable and friendly that we might
be known as “the friendly town.’
Our stores are filled with such
articles as every class of people
need. We have a dozen or more
grocery stores some of the best
to be found in any town. Zebulon
has one of the biggest furniture
stores in Eastern Carolina. Custo
mers come from our largest towns
and cities to purchase furniture in
this store. We have a mill-work
plant that will turn out quickly
doors, windows, lumber or other
material needed in a wood or brick
home. We have three large
stores that carry a full line of
home and farm supplies; a hard
ware store carrying a full stock;
four dry goods stores, a number of
general stores; two dry cleaning
establishments; two barber shops;
three beauty parlors. We also have
a wood and iron repair shop, a
fertilizer plant, four garages, three
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fire truck is nothing more than
a means of transportation, when it
starts, for men and hose. We are
paying our volunteer firemen gome
over a hundred dollars a year to
fight fire for us. That they do
as best they can with the tools
they have, but what chance would
they have against a fire at the end
of the city limits on the Raleigh
highway? How much force do you
think they would have on the hose
after they did get them laid?”
‘That’s something to think
about,” said the Poet. “What would
a new truck with a,say 750 gallons
capacity, cost the town and how
could they buy one?”
“The truck, with a three hundred
gallon reserve tank and two chemi
cal tanks, large enough to handle
the average fire, would cost ap
proximately $7500.00 and the pres
ent equipment could be traded in
for something like $500.00,” said
the Peasant.
“$7000.00 is a lot of money,” said
the Poet. “Where in the world do
you think this money would come
from ?”
“That I don’t know,” said the
Peasant, "because I have never
seen a financial statement of the
conditions of the town’s finances,
but this I do know, that if the
spending of the $7000.00 would
save only one human life It would
be well spent.”
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