She Zebulon IRrrurit
Volume XVII
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This, That, &
The Other
By MRS. THEO B. DAVIS
They have begun singing the
Christmas songs over the radio
again, and 1 am almost sorry. Not
because I dislike the songs; but
because I object to having them
made to bear the burden of some
body’s advertisement of patent
medicine. It sounds so irreverent
to go immediately from “Silent
Night” to the benefits derived
from using Dr. Doolittle’s nerve
tonic, or a remedy for dandruff,
and you realize keenly that the
singing was done for pay more
than for love of the words or mel
ody.
I do wish every community
could manage to come together
several times just before Christ
mas and sing, just for the reason
that they enjoy it. It would do
us good in several ways.
Few hymns are as lovely and
none lovelier than the old ones
written for this season. Every
one places “Silent Night” high on
the list of favorites; but I find
others equally as beautiful.
“Brightest and Best,” written
130 years ago, has two lines thai
always bring tears to my eyes:
“Cold on his cradle the dewdi-ops
are shining;
Low lies his head with the beasts
of the stall.”
“O Little Town of Bethlehem”
also has for me its best lines —
“Yet in thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting light;
The hopes and fears of all the
'* years
Are met in thee tonight.”
The old Portugese hymn,
“Adeste Fideles,” or, as we call
it, “O Come All Ye Faithful,” can
lift our souls with its triumphant
call, “O come, let us adore Him,
Christ, the Lord.”
The words of “It Came Upon
the Midnight Clear” are more to
me than its music, especially the
third stanza:
“0 ye, beneath life’s crushing
load,
Whose forms are bending low,
Who toil along the upward way
With painful steps and slow —
Look up; for glad and golden
hours
Come swiftly on the wing;
O rest beside the w-eary road,
And hear the angels sing.”
That hymn is ninety years old
and as new as its fresh discovery
by one who needs its message.
Os course there are many more
songs for Christmas; but if you’ll
sing for me the ones mentioned
and add that plaintive “We Three
„ Kings of Orient Are,” you need
not l 6v? t^er a,K)Ut the rest. I’ll be
satisfied- to take the same ones
over and oyer —without advertis
ing, please.
o
Until last week I had never
realized how much difference it
makes for a smile to go with a
good-moming; at any rate when
you know the speaker.
On the day we had such a
heavy fog I walked to the office,
and, as usual every one I met
spoke. But instead of calling out
or looking happy one after anoth
er said solemnly “Good morning,
Wakelon Loses
Pair of Games
Two Wakelon teams went down
in defeat last Friday night to
faster and more experienced op
ponents in the Wakelon gymnasi
um, 22-10 and 23-16.
The Wakelon boys had plenty of
undeveloped talent, and a good
zone defense, but were unable to
score on long shots. They were
shaky when near the basket.
Bass with 12 points and Wilder
with eight starred in the Spring
Hope attack. Jack Liles and
Wade David divided the Wakelon
scoring evenly between themselves.
Final score was 22-10.
Wakelon led at the end of the
opening quarter, 5-2, but Spring
Hope warmed up and passed the
Bulldogs during the second quar
ter leading at halftime, 12-8
Wakelon scored but two points the
remainder of the game.
The Wakelon girls were run rag
ged by three teams of Spring
Hope girls in the preliminary.
The sco-e was 23-16.
The score at halftime was 19-6.
During the final periods Spring
Hope scored but two points.
Wakelon scored ten of their points
during the final half.
Wakelon has two more games
scheduled before Christmas, states
Coach L. W. Alexander. They
play Corinth-Holder here on Fri
day of this week, and play at Bunn
on Tuesday, December 17.
Coach Alexander is confident
that with a little more practice
Wakelon will sport two excellent
teams. Miss Mamie Beam is
coach of the girls.
Town Sports
Colorful Lights
For the first time in years, if
not in the town’s history, Zebn
lon’s main business street has
lights strung across it for the
Christmas season. These with a
large Christmas tree design topped
with a star, placed on the water
tank, attest the interest of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce in
decorating for the holidays, and
the days immediately preceding.
Combined with the gaily trimmed
windows of business establish
ments, the effect is exhilarating.
It is yet too early for many homes
to place their Christmas decora
tions; but, with the Garden Club
leading and other organizations
joining in sponsoring the move
ment, it is safe to say that by
this time next week the town will
offer much of interest and beauty
for beholders.
Mrs. Davis,” or only “Good morn
ing.” Actually I began to wonder
if some tragedy had taken place
down town and nobody had told
me. At last Worth Kemp spoke—
and grinned. It did me the most
good!
But later on, when looks of
gloom persisted I wondered wheth
er Worth meant to smile, or
whether the dampness had curled
his hair even tighter than ordi
narily, and thus pulled the cor
ners of his mouth up.
It was remarkable to see how
expressions changed when the fog
lifted . . . How do they stand it
in London when they don’t have
war, let alone now?
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, December 13, 1940
CHURCH
METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Geo. Griffin, pastor of the
Baptist church, has invited us to
worship with the congregation of
the Baptist church Sunday evening
at 7:30. A special feature for
this hour is a picture, “When Je
sus Was Born.” This will be in
teresting and helpful to all who
attend.
Services for Sunday, Dec. 15:
Church school, 10:00; Young
People, '6:45; church service at
7:30 in the Baptist church.
BAPTIST CHURCH
The following is our schedule
of services for Sunday:
9:4s—Sunday, school.
11:00 —Morning worship. Ser
mon topic: “Make Ready the
Way.”
7:oo—Young people’s meetings.
7:3o—Motion pictures in keep
ing with the Christmas season.
Title: “When Jesus Was Born ”
All are invited.
G. J. Griffin, Pastor.
WAKEFIELD BAPTIST
10 A. M., Sunday School, Mr.
I). D. Chamblee, superintendent.
7 P. M., Worship Service. Ser
mon Topic, “Love Never Faileth.”
The pastor hopes that many people
will be interested in hearing the
discussion of this topic. Some are
saying that love has failed. Can
Christians continue to say that
Love never fails? Let all who are
interested come together on the
Lord’s day to rethink the state
ment.
Wednesday, 7 P. M., Prayer-
Service.
HEPHIZIBAH BAPTIST
10 A. M., Sunday School, Mr.
T. P. Baker, Superintendent.
11 A. M., Worship Service. Ser
mon Topic, “Christ Has Come!”
2:30 P. M., Group 2 of the Rel
elgh B. T. U. Association will meet
at Hephzibah church.
Wednesday, 7 P. M„ Teachers’
Meeting and Prayer Service.
Voters Favor
Cotton Program
Cotton growers in this state
last week voted overwhelmingly
in favor of a continuation of the
control program. The ballots
showed that more than 90 per
cent of the voters favored con
trol.
The average number of pounds
of cotton per acre this fall from
North Carolina farmers is 425
pounds per acre, which is a note
worthy increase over that of pre
vious years. However, the state’s
average is behind that of the cot
ton section of the country as a
whole, 'this being 252.4 pour, is
per acre. It is estimated that
North Carolina’s cotton crop is
44 per cent greater than last year
while that for the entire country
is less, part of which is due to
the curtailment program.
North Carolina has in cultiva
tion for cotton 833,000 acres this
year.
M. B. Chamblee , Prominent
Citizen Os Zebulon Is Dead
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Prizes to Be
Awarded for
Decorations
That considerable interest is be
ing shown in the Christmas Decor
ative Lighting Contest now under
way in Zebulon is seen in the fact
that already many homes have
been entered with statements from
the residents that they intend to
try their best for the prizes being
offered for the best Christmas
decorations.
The civic clubs and our local
newspaper are sponsoring the
contest and will name the judges
to make the tour of the town when
the entries have been completed.
Homes and lawns will be viewed
Thursday, December 19. during
the evening hours starting at 8;00
and ending at 10:00 P. M. Prize
winners will be announced as soon
after as possible. Those in charge
assure that judging will be com
pleted and prizes distributed so
that they may be considered addi
tional Christmas gifts for the
winners.
From the interest already shown
w r e believe that Zebulon will ore
sent the most beautiful spectacle
ever seen here during the holi
day. Because of the simplicity of
the rules every home within Zeb
ulon is eligible in this event.
Prizes to be awarded will be
announced soon. They will be
well worthwhile, according to re
ports from the committee in
charge of this phase of the con
test.
Prizes will be awarded for the
best entries in the following clas
sifications:
Homes and Lawns:
1— General appearance of large
homes as seen from the outside.
2 General appearance of small
homes as seen from the outside.
3 Doorway feature.
4 Window feature.
5 Outside decorations.
The following table of values in.
judging the contest will be used.
2 Originality, 20%.
I—General effect, 50%.
3 Ingenuity in utilizing sur
roundings, 20%.
4 Conformity to Christmas
spirit, 10%.
Rotary Club
The Zebulon Rotary Club held
its 45th consecutive 100 per cent
meeting last Friday, all members
being present.
Fred Woodcock had the pro
gram. He said he thought the
Rotary Club should not overlook
the Thanksgiving service as we
had so much to be thankful for.
He had a special Thanksgiving
song, the Rotary song.
Rev. G. .f. Griffin was the
speaker. His subject was “The
True Spirit of Thanksgiving.” He
stated it wasn’t something tan
gible but existed in our minds
like our love for family or friends.
We express this love in gratitude
to God.
The ladies served a suitable
Thanksgiving supper of turkey,
chanberry sauce, and pumpkin
pie. Sari Studdert has left the
Rotary Club, returning to Nor
folk, Va.
After a week’s illness Millard
Brown Chamblee died at his home
in Zebulon on Tuesday evening at
half-past six o’clock. He was 61
years old.
The funeral service will be on
Thursday at 10:30 a. m. in the
Zebulon Baptist Church, with the
pastor, the Rev. G. J. Griffin, and
a former pastor, the Rev. R. H.
Herring, officiating. Burial will be
in Montlawn Cemetery, Raleigh.
Survivors are the wife, formerly
Miss Bessie Griffin; two sons, M.
Wallace and Frederick F. Charn
j bleof three daughters: Mrs. John
Liles, Sanford; Mrs. Burke Mc-
Connell, Greensboro; Mrs. Paul
Wright, Raleigh; a sister, Mrs
Mabel White, Mebane; and five
grandchildren.
Active pall-bearers will be M
J. Sexton, C. V. W’hitley, A. R.
House, E. C. Daniel, all of Zebu
lon, and J. Wilbur Bunn of Ra
leigh. Honorary pallbearers will
be members of the county board of
edcuation; county commissioners;
Avon I’rivette, J. K. Barrow, F. E.
Bunn, F. D. Finch, Pittman Stell,
all of Zebulon; Judge W. C. Har
ris, Hunter Ellington, Leon Brass
field, and W. B. Jones, all of Ra
leigh; Joe Rasberry of Farmville.
Mr. Chamblee was the son of
the late Dr. M. C. Chamblee and
Henrietta Brown Chamblee of
Wakefield. His entire life was
spent in Wakefield and Zebulon.
He was deeply concerned with the
progress and development of the
community and held positions of
trust and honor, in addition to
being a successful merchant and
farmer. For 20 years he was a
member of the county board of
education.
E. C. DANIEL, JR., GOES
TO CENTRAL EUROPE
AS CORRESPONDENT
E. C. Daniel, Jr., for some time
with the Associated Press, has
been sent to Europe as special
correspondent. He sailed a few
days ago for Lisbon, Portugal,
from which place he will go to
Berne, Switzerland, where he will
be stationed. His going gives Zeb
ulon a more personal interest in
dispatches from the continent.
Parent-Teacher
Wakelon’s Parent-Teacher As
sociation met in regular session
on Tuesday night. In the absence
of the president Mrs. Oris Horton
presided, and also led in a short
devotional service.
Directed by Mrs. Robert D.
Massey the school glee club gave
five numbers which they will re
peat at Sunday’s program. The
singing won commendation from
those present. Miss Jocelyn House
was accompanist.
Supt. Moser presented the Rev.
G. .J. Griffin who spoke on “Old.
But Ever New,” a Christmas mes
sage impressively given.
In the final count by the mem
bership committee, of which Mrs.
W. L. Simpson is chairman, it
was found that the Blues led by
Mrs. Robert Phillips had slightly
outdistanced the Reds under Mrs.
Oris Horton. More than fifty new
. members were enrolled while the
contest was on, and at present
there are nearly 200 in all.
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