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e THE FOUR COUNTY NEWSPAPER—WAKE, JOHNSTON, NASH AM) FRANKLIN
VOLUME XVI
THIS, THAT, &
THE OTHER
By MRS. THEO. B. DAVIS
When I speak of fans I don’t
mean those persons who go wild
over moving-pictures, baseball,
football or boxing. I refer to an
article designed for stirring air
and making it seem cooler. Years
ago we had “open and shut” fans
to go with our Sunday dresses.
They—the fans —were made of col
ored paper, cotton or linen cloth,
lace, or satin, and some had lace
or ostrich feathers for trimming.
There was one summer a fashion
of wearing the fan on a long string
of beads or a ribbon around the
neck. A distant cousin, who was
low in stature and who walked
with short, quick steps would hur
ry down the aisle of our church
with her fan on so long a ribbon
that it would whack against her
knees as she went to her seat. She
had an odd habit of keeping her
eyebrows raised and gave the ap
pearance of being much surprised
eat h time the fan hit her.
Fans like these were really more
in the nature of dress accessories
than for service. For that we used
palm leaf fans, large or small, or
stiff cardboard on the order of
those placed in public buildings
these days. Some of the older and
less stylish had turkey-wings dried
with the feathers wide-spread,
which were more efficient than
beautiful. But none of us knew
about electric fans and the idea of
being cooled by anv artificial
breeze except that created by your
own strength or that of a consid
erate beau would have seemed the
height of luxury.
I don’t mind not having had elec
tric fans for dress-up occasions.
There is something flattering and
a bit romantic about the gentle
breeze wafted your way by an ad
mirer, even though he himself
grows limp in the process; some
thing personal that has no connec
tion with wire cord and metal
blades and an outlet in a waL.
However, I feel sure the young
men of my day would have pre
ferred mechanical devices.
But when I remember the hours
that grew into days of fanning me
when I was a girl and had typhoid
fever, and how members of the
family and helpful friends grew
numb in the arms from waving
palm leaves, I do wish they might
have been able to plug in an elec
tric affair that would have left
them free to rest a while.
My scientific son claims that
fans are practically useless and
also unhealthy; that they do not
reduce temperature and the added
comfort they give is fictitious. But
he is young arid in love with text
books; and Mrs. Mary Kemp and
I don’t care what he says. We are
going to fan our way—or be
fanned —through each summer as
it comes.
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One of my amusing memories is
of a young girl who had a new’ silk
fan and a new beau at the same
time. She was sixteen, the beau
was about ten years older, strong
and gallant. He took her fan at
the church service to which he had
escorted her and worked with it so
hard and so long—all through the
Newly Remodeled Woman s Club
To Be Opened On Thursday Night
HOURS CHANGED FOR
LIBRARY
The Community Library at the
Clubhouse will be open every day
of the week except Saturday from
9-12 a. m., and from 2:30-5:30
p. m.
All children from nine to four
teen including members of the
Rainbow Club, are asked to come
to the Club house at ten o’clock
in the morning on Tuesday and
Thursday of each week. Features
of these mornings wdll be a story
hour and publicity work.
W. B. BUNN HELPS IN
CAPTURE
Once more the Georgia chain
gang comes into prominence here.
On Friday night, between one
and two o’clock, W. B. Bunn
went to the Philette station to re
lax in conversaion before trying
to sleep after a specially hard
day’s work—that extended well
into the night. He saw a man
passing on a bicycle, remembered
that Raleigh police had sent out
notice of a stolen w’heel, called
Policeman Hopkins and started in
pursuit. The cyclist proved to be
the thief waited, and also to be
an escaped convict—“a fugitive
from a Georgia chain gang.”
STUDENTS RETURN FROM
CAMP
Vocational students of Wake
lon, who went last w’eek on a
camping trip to While Lake re
turned with accounts of an en
joyable stay. With their new
teacher as supervisor the follow
ing boys went on the outing,
which is an annual affair: Harold
Pippin, Earl Antone, Donald Joy
ner, Frederick Bobbitt, Claudie
Duke, Allen Hood, Jack Hinton,
Wilbur Hales. The trip was made
in Rondal Phillips’ truck.
EXPRESSION OF THANKS
W. A. Bass and Family of
Raleigh and E. R. Bunn and
family of Zebulon express deep
appreciation .of all kindness
shown and sympathy expressed
at the time of their recent be
reavement.
Wheat
The domestic wheat supply for
the 1940-41 season now seems like
ly to total about one billion bush
els, about the same as for the cur
rent marketing season ending
June 30.
sermon—that the fragile fan
couldn’t stand the strain and wore
out. The girl was divided between
pride in her conquest and dismay
at what was happening to her
property, but decided that of the
two she preferred losing the fan.
Anyway, the young man, once he
saw what he had done, bought her
another. Yes, they got married.
ZEBULON. N. C., FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1940
WOMANS CLUB TO HAVE
Housewarming
The newly remodeled Woman’.-
Clubhouse will be open to in
spection on Thusday night ol
next week from 8:00 o’clock till
10:00. At this time the general
public is invited to attend an in
formal reception at the club
where officers and members of
the organization will welcome
them.
Enlarged plans are underway
for the club. The present inade
quate library is to be enlarged, a
closer relation with other local
civic organizations will he
sought, increased facilities for so
cial functions will be provided.
The ‘club recently gave to the
Boy Scouts a site for the hut
which they will begin at early
date to build. This is in line with
the organization’s deep interest
in all good things that concern
Zebulon.
At present donations are great
ly needed for the cookjng and
serving of meals and for addi
tional furniture. It is hoped that
the house-warming may provide
a shower of useful articles from
those who are willing to help in
this work. While any gift will be
appreciated, persons desiring to
give something specially wanted
may receive suggestions by con
ferring with the house commit
tee: Mesdames J. F. Coltrane, E.
C. Daniel and C. V. Whitley.
OBITUARY
NOTICES
ROSCOE M. SANFORD
The death of Roscoe M. San
ford, of Rocky Mount on Satur
day of last week was a shock to
his friends in Zebulon where he
lived for thirteen years before go
ing to Rocky Mount in 1929. He
died of a heart attack in the
warehouse w’here he worked.
Burial was on Monday in Rocky
Mount after services conducted
by Dr. J. W. Kincheloe of the
First Baptist church.
Surviving is the wife, formerly
Miss Lottie Gratvitt of Virgilina,
Va., one sister, Mrs. Eugene
Cousins of Lynchburg, Va., a
brother C. G. Sanford of Sten.,
two nephews, J. W. Sanford of
Rocky Mount and Thomas San
ford of Wilson.
MRS. JESSE TEMPLE
Mrs. Ruby Wiggs Temple died
in Mary Elizabeth Hospital on
Thursday morning after an ill
ness of two weeks. She was the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pearlie
Wiggs of Pilot. She was married
to Jesse Temple eight years ago.
Surviving are the husband; an in
fant son; two sisters, Nadine and
Alva Lee Wiggs; four brothers,
Caleb Wiggs of the U. S. Navy,
J. B. Wiggs of the U. S. Army,
Joseph and Thomas Wiggs of
Pilot.
YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE
PICNIC
The Young People’s Sunday
school class of Lees’ Chapel had
a picnic supper at Pullens’ Park
Fourth of July. The class invit
ed the superintendent of the S. S.
Those present were: J. N. Stal
lings, Rachel, Ed. Douglas and
Oris Stallings, Jr., Marie, Naomi,
Louis, Driver, Pet, Pearl, Ruth,
Elton, and Howard Price, Wilbur
Creech, Vernon Ellis, Perry Clay
Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Steby
Liggions, Virginia Liggions, and
Eloise Lewis and Herbert Richer
son.
ZEBULON LOSES AND
WINS
W. L. Pet.
Selma 19 9 .679
Bailey 18 H -621
Lucama H L 3 *458
Fremont 12 13 .444
Zebulon H 17 *B9u
Goldsboro 8 22 .214
Zebulon —Bailey and Zebulor.
broke even in a doubleheadei
here today. Bailey won the first
game, 10-3, on a seven-run up
rising in the seventh inning. Zebu
lon won the seven-inning night
cap, 3-2, on Ray Hardee’s homer
in the sixth.
Graham Flowers limited th<
Zebs to four hits in the first game
while his Bailey teammates were
combing Hardee for 12 hits. Al
though Hardee was generous w’itn
hits, he fanned 10; Flowers fan •
’ ned four.
Catcher Brooks led Bailey’s at
tack in each game. He hit three
for five in the first game, and
two for four in the second.
Buck Poole hit a two-run hom
er for Zebulon in the first game.
No Zebulon player made more
than one hit in either game.
First game: R -
Zebulon 020 000 001— 3 4 8
Bailey ... 100 200 700-10 12 1
Flowers and Brooks; Hardee and
Parrish.
Second game: R - E -
Bailey 100 010 o—2 5 2
Zebulon 200 001 x 3 7
W ESTER A RRESTED
A young man whose name is
said to be Ned Wester of Spring
Hope was arrested in Zebulon on
Friday of last week, with
forgery. He had presented checks
signed with the names of A. G.
Kemp, L. T. Britt and R. B. Whit
ley. Both Debnam’s Hardware
Store and Bunn’s Wholesale Co.
had let him have goods and taken
checks, giving money in change.
Making a similar attempt in Baer’s
Store on Friday, he was refused,
and went to .Zebulon Supply Store,
where he asked Mrs. Screws to
cash a check. Mrs. W. B. Bunn
notified the police that he was in
town and the arrest was made in
Zebulon Supply Store.
Wester is a young man, appar
ently not much over twenty years
old.
ROTARIANS HEAR DISTRICT
GOVERNOR
Zebulon held its twenty-third
consecutive hundred percent
meeting on Friday evening July 5.
Fred Woodcock had the pro
gram. Miss Grace Coltrane, ac
companied at the piano by Miss
Jocelyn House, sang several
selections. The speaker of the
evening was Carter Harrow, Dis
trict Governor of Rotary Inter
national. In his remarks, he
stated that the Zebulon Rotary
Club did not need his service. The
hundred percent meetings are
evidence enough that the club is
functioning all light. He highly
praised the interest being shown
and wished other clubs to do*
likewise. He stated that in the
present chaotic condition of the
world people are looking for
leaders to inspire them and keep
them in courage. No time in his
tory of Rotary has the world
needed their spirit of trying to
serve others more than at this
time.
It was an inspiring address
coming when things look so blue
as one thinks of the European
situation. Lonnie Knott and Fred
Pearce were welcomed from the
Wendell Club, also Larry White
head of San Antonio, Texas.
CHURCH
METHODIST CHURCH
Those who desire to join the
church on profession of faith,
please be present Sunday morn
ing at the 11 o’clock service.
Services for Sunday, July 14:
10:00 —Church School.
11:00—Church Service.
7:oo—Young People.
WAKEFIELD
The Wakefield Sunday School
had 200 present Sunday morning
July 7. We hope this will con
tinue. We have a live and wide
awake S. S.
10:00 a. m. —Sunday School.
Preach 2nd and 4th Sunday.
BAPTIST CHURCH
The Rev. Lee Pridgen, at pre
sent of Wake Forest, spoke at
both services at the Baptist
church last Sunday. Mr. Pridgen
is a preacher of experience and
delivered his messages with deep
earnestness, pleasing his hearers
at morning and night.
The Rev. Clarence Hobgood of
Oxford will supply the pulpit or.
next Sunday at both services.
REV. E. H. DAVIS 80 YEARS
OLD
The Franklin Times for July 5
carried a picture of the Rev. E. H.
Davis, former pastor of the Zeb
ulon Methodist church, with an
account of the celebration of his
eightieth birthday on July 3
Among the guests were more
than one hundred friends from
various charges formerly served
by the minister, Mr. Davis en
tered the North Carolina Annual
Conference 54 years ago. He re
tired from the active pastorate
some years ago, but stiil teaches
two Sunday School classes and
frequently preaches.
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