A DUTY AND A
PRIVILEGE I
VOLUME XVII.
This, That, &
the Other
By MRS. THEO. B- DAVIS
Nobody who hasn’t lived
through it can know the relief of
seeing young women assume com
munity responsibilities formerly
borne by those now growing old
There is at first a slight shock
when one realizes that the young
women are definitely grown-up
and that years have passed even
faster than had been realized. But
it is succeeded by a blessed relax
ation coupled with sincere wishes
for the success of their work.
Right now I’m speaking of the
Parent-Teacher Association here.
Doris Horton (Mrs. Eugene Priv
ette) has just served her term as
president of the Junior Woman’s
Club and has taken on the leader
ship of the P.-T. A. Doris said
it was hard for the committee to
find a president; that she knew
some one had to take the place;
that she also knew she didn’t know
all about the work, but was will
ing to learn. And those qualifi
cations are hard to beat, especial
ly when you add to them the facts
that Doris has a good mind and
knows how to use it. She’s the
youngest president the P.-T. A.
has had, but here’s predicting that
she’ll be among the very best.
The most inspiring story I’ve
read for some time is in the Sat
urday Evening Post for last week.
It tells of a settlement in Alas
ka established by families w’ho had
nothing but their determination to
make a living by working. They
didn’t have the feeling their gov
ernment ought to worry over them
even to the extent of creating jobs,
but just dug in and held on- Os
course they did not at first live in
style nor did they demand a work
ing week of forty hours; but they
accomplished wonders. Now' they
'•Hs a thriving little town that
I’d like to visit, mainly for the
purpose of meeting its citizenry
) '
Holmes is said to
hal% -emarked that if a man is
great, he makes others believe in
greatness. One could add that if
men are capable and industrious,
they make others believe in work
and thrift.
It may be remembered that the
Federal colonization project in
Alaska fell flat, although settlers
had substantial advances and
much help in building homes and
starting crops. Most of that
crowd decided they couldn’t stand
it—the weather, the work, the
worry and the wanting of what
they didn’t have. If we know we
must work out our own salvation,
we put up a fight we’d never be
equal to if we depended on others
to rescue us. And we thereby be
come different persons.
To those w'ho have spoken or
written me to *ay a kind word for
this column:
Your praise is appreciated more
than you could know. I do not
put such comments in the paper
because others might misjudge us,
if they do not agree. I hold no
illusions or delusions as to the
literary worth of w'hat is written,
trying only to speak with Record
readers of simple, everyday things
that concern us all. It has been
deeply gratifying to learn that so
many are interested in those
things, even as you and I.
“A WOOD VIOLET”
The Seniors of Corinth-Holder
High School will present their
play, “ A Wood Violet,” April 18.
The characters are: Frances Con
gleton, Sallie Rae Moody, Milton
Nowell, Jessie Ray Hinnant, Ruby
Edwards, Elbert Price, Barbara
N. Wilder, Theo Glover, Thur
man Batchelor, Nancy Parrish,
Costa Hocutt, Bennett Kemp,
Clarence Whitley, Eugene Bar
ham and Marie Fowler.
The proceeds will go to defray
expenses of the Senior Class and
the Mavis Projector as their gift
to the school-
The admission will be 15 and
25 c^nts.
«Itu’ ZiTutlmt tKcroru
Jaycee Convention
To Be April 18-19
The State Convention of Jay- [
cees will be held in Goldsboro
this week on Friday and Satur
day- Foremost among the speak
ers for the occasion are Ray Mil
lard, Organization Secretary of
the United States Junior Chamber
of Commerce, and Governor, J.
M. Broughton. Mr. Millard
speaks on Friday night and Mr.
Broughton on Saturday night.
Other features are a dance, a ban
quet, and presentation of awards
for the past year’s work.
From the Zebulon organization
Rom Moser and Elmo Bunn will
go as delegates. Others plan
ning to attend are Robert Daniel
Massey, Robert Ed Horton, I.eon
Thompson, Tom Scarborough,
'Robert Dawson-
Bethany
Misses Asiee and Frances
Jones of Raleigh spent Sunday in
our community and also attended
Easter services at our church.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pickerson
of Wake Forest were dinner guests
at the G. H- Cox’s Sunday.
Miss Margie Robertson of Balti
more, Md., spent the Easter holi
days with her mother, Mrs. E. T.
Robertson.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown of New
Bern spent the week-end with
their daughter, Mrs. Roy Peebles-
Mrs. R. S. Jones and daughter,
Florence of Oxford have return
ed home after a few weeks sta>
with Mrs. E. E. Williford.
Miss Blanche Horton of Raleigh
spent the week-end with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs- C. H Horton.
Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Perry of
Durham spent Easter at their
cabin at Perry’s Lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Vaughn of
Raleigh spent Sunday with Mrs.
Vaughn’s mother, Mrs- T. M. Wat
son.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Blalock
of Durham spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Robertson.
Mr. Clyde Weathers lost a fine
cow last week.
We are sorry to report Mr. Isa
ac Williford’s baby has penumon
ia-
Concert
The concert given here last
week by the singing class of the
Oxford Orphanage was enjoyed
by all privileged to hear the chil
dren. No band ever appears on the
local stage with better training
than that given this group. Fig
ures as to the collection are not
yet available.
HOT WEATHER
Summer is coming at a rush,
judging by temperatures this week
Monday’s reading was 91 degrees
at the Raleigh airport. Tuesday
'’ere was warmer than Monday.
Temperature reached 93 here.
Tender young plants and twigs
wilted under the heat, workers
sweated at their tasks. But, to
quote a street comment, “It’s not
hot enough yet'to make Mr. Ed
Pippin come out of his vest.”
Pre-School Clinic Proves
To Be Very Successful Here
Mrs. Ida Hall, county school
nurse, reports the pre-school cli
nic at Wakelon last week as one
of the best she ever knew of. With
56 children and 40 parents pre
sent, the clinic started off unus
ually well. It was found that there
were 6 “blue star” children, which
means they were in perfect phy
sical condition. Their pictures will
appear in a later issue of this pap
er-
Another unusual feature was
that so many parents had already
attended to defects of their child
ren. Thirty-six had been vacci
nated for diphtheria, 52 had been
vaccinated against small-pox, 6
had taken the anti-typhoid treat
Bible Class Hold
Commencement
The Schools of Wakelon, Cor
inth-llolder, and Glendale will
bold a joint Commencement Pro
gram of their Bible Clubs at the
Glendale School on Saturday,
April 26th, beginning at 4 P- M.
An interesting program is plan
ned, and all are invited. The pro
gram will begin with soft ball
games between teams of the
three clubs, followed by supper
spread pn the grounds of the
Glendale School. After supper the
Commencement Program will be
held in the Glendale Auditorium,
at which time all honors will be
given to members of the Clubs,
and a Bible Baseball game will
be held with the three clubs con
testing for the pennant. It is ex
pected that Rev. Ernest Arnold,
Secretary of the State Council of
Churches will be speaker of the
occasion. Mr. Arnold is very ac
tive in the movement for teach
ing the Bible in the Public
Schools. The principals of the
three Schools, Messrs. Moser, Cun
ningham, and Crawford will be
present for this event. Rev- C. F.
Allen is the teacher of these clubs,
and has for six years sponsored
! ,-ueh work in the schools of Wake
Johnston, Wilson, and Wayne
j Counties. During that time over
' 700 students have taken Bible
courses.
Selectees
LIST OF SELECTED MEN TO
BE INDUCTED AT FORT
BRAGG, N. C. APRIL 18, 1941
(COLORED)
Lundie Lee Edge, Raleigh Gran
ite Co. Wendell; Lonnie Hender
son, Wendell; James Edwards,
Route 1, Youngsville; Roscoe
Schaldmon, Route 1, Wendell;
Harvgy Edgerton, Route 5, Ral
eigh; Frazier Woodard, Route 2,
Wake Forest; James Odell Mayo,
Route 1, Wendell; Aubie Day,
Zebulon; Clement Godfrey Harris,
Method; Junius Flemming, Route
1, Knightdale.
. Tulip Festival
Washington’s, tulip festival be
gins Saturday and promises to
be more colorful than ever before.
As u.,ual Dutch costumes will be
featured and visitors will see true
Holland fashions with the glowing
beauty of tulips grown in Beau
fort County. Festivities last for
two days.
Message in Fish
While cleaning a fish bought
from Phillips Grocery Mrs. .Elvis
Phillips found inside it something
resembling a pearl with a message
asking the finder to notify the
company which bad sold the box
of fish. Mrs. Phillips wrote them
and is waiting to see the results,
if any.
ments. All < f this showws pro
gress in ideas of health.
Only 15 of the pre-school child
ren have had measles, leaving 41
to run the risk of missing school
from that disease. Nineteen have
bad whooping cough and 22 have
had chicken pox. As yet there is
no specific vaccine for measles,
but there is a serum that greatly
reduces the seriousness of whoop
ing cough.
Wakelon’s first graders for
1941 are off to a good start.
“Blue Star” children, one hundred
per cent all right, were Gayle
Privette, H. C. Wade, Jr., Rodney
Bell, Alton Temple, Clara Lee Ar
nold and Fannie Pearl Green,
ZEHULON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL IS, 1011
Local Church
News
Baptist Church
Services in our church for Sun
day, Apfil 20, will be: 9:45 Sun
day school.
11:00 Morning Worship The
pulpit at this hour will be sup
plied by Rev. Theo. B. Davis, while
the pastor delivers the baccalau
reate sermon to the graduating
class of the Cerro Gordo High
School.
7;00 Young Peoples’ meetings,
7:30 Evening Worship. Sermon
topic: “What Is Man?”
G. J. Griffin, pastor.
Dr- Carl M. Townsend, pastor
of Hayes Barton Baptist church,
Italeigh, will speak over WI’TF
next Sunday at 4:30 This will be
a part of the North Carolina Bap
tist Hour which began April (1
and is to continue through June.
Through error the meeting of
the W. M. U. of the Raleigh Bap
tist Association was announced
last week as meeting on April 10-
The correct date is April 17, the
place Salem church near Apex.
Methodist Church
I-iet’s go to church Sunday after
Easter—next Sunday. Remember
the time for services:
Church school —10:00.
Young people—6.4s.
Church service—7:3o.
Wakefield
10 A. M., Sunday School, Mr.
D. I). Chamblee, Superintendent.
7:30 P- M., Worship Service.
Sermon Topic, “God’s Messen
gers.” Special music will be ren
dered by the Young People’s
choir.
Thursday, 7:30 P. M , Prayer
Service and choir rehearsal.
Hephzibah
10 A. M., Sunday School, Mr T.
P. Baker, Superintendent.
11 A. M., Worship Service. Ser
mon topic, “Sharing With Christ.”
Wednesday, 7:30 P- M., Prayer
Service and Teachers’ Meeting.
Pine Ridge
2 P. M., Sunday School, Mr.
Robert Moody, Superintendent.
3 P. M., Worship Service. Ser
mon Topic, “The Forces that Met
at the Cross ” All residents of
the Pine Ridge community are
urged to be present at this ser
vice.
Egg Rolling
More than 53,000 children gath
ered at the White House grounds
on Easter Monday for the annual
egg rolling- Each child was ac
companied by one of more adults
—grown persons are not admitted
without a child—so there was a
record throng.
This peculiar custom, observed
for many years , results in the
trampling of the White House
lawns, the litter from thousands
of eggs broken in the sports, more
debris from lunches, and work, for
dozens of men who try to restore
order.
Those attending get a chance to
say they were there and may have
heard a word of greeting from the
president.
AN ARABIAN PROVERB
He who knows and knows not
that he knows is asleep. Awake
him.
He who knows not and knows
that he knows not is simple. Teach
him.
He who knows not and knows
not that he knows not is a fool.
Shun him-
He who knows and knows that
he knows is wise. Follow him un
to the end.
Zebulon Rotarians
Hold 63rd Meeting
Zebulon Rotarians held the 63rd I
consecutive hundml percent meet
ing. Albert Medlin was absent,
but we are reasonably certain he
will make up attendance Stuart
Black and Fred Woodcock were
absent too, but they had already
made up attendance.
Charles Allen had the program;
subject, the Resurrection of
Christ. He read the story in the
scripture, then had three scenes
acted by girls and boys. First
scene showed soldiers guarding
the grave of Christ. Second scene,
two women came and were met
by an Angel telling that Christ
had arisen and reminding them
that Christ had foretold this.
Third scene, followers of Christ
came and were met by the same
Angel telling them not to expect
to find the living with the dead.
It was an impressive scene, all
actors in costume. This was the
most unusual program we have
ever had, and one to be long re
membered-
Rolesville
Mr. and Mrs. George Cox of
Fort Bragg have been spending
some time with Mrs. Cox’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs- C. A. Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Jordan
spent Easter with Mrs Jordan’s
parents at Richfield.
Miss Edith Earl Williams,
third grade teacher at Rolesville
school, spent Easter with her par
ents near Pilot.
Mr. and Mrs- James Pearce of
Raleigh visited friends and rela
tives here Easter.
The Junior and Senior banquet
of the Rolesville High School was
held in the school library April
11. Junior class colors are rain
bow, the library being a thing of
beauty with spring flowers. Iler
ma Ray Watkins, junior class
president, presided. Everybody
declared this the best banquet
yet.
Miss Essie Bowling of Raleigh
was here for the week end.
Misses Francis Averette, Mo
zelle and Myrtle Rogers of E- C.
T. C., spent Easter with their
parents.
We are sorry to report a num
ber of sick people and hope they
will soon be out again.
You are cordially invited to at
tend church Sunday. S. S. at 10
o’clock; preaching, 11 o’clock;
B. T U., 7 o’clock; preaching, 8
o’clock. Prayer service Wednes
day at 8 o’clock.
Write the vision to make it
plain upon tables, that he may
run that readeth it.—Hab. 2:2.
Closed (or Easter
Most of Zebulon’s business
houses closed for Easter Monday.
Exceptions were the Drug Store,
Bank, Post Office and Print Shop.
The day was ideal for fishing,
loafing, or for picnics, and many
enjoyed it. Classes met as usual
at Wakelon, however-
There are now fewer sharecrop
pers in the United States than at
any time during the past two
decades.
Zebulon Boy Scouts Get
Honors At Raleigh Meet
At the Court of Honor Meet
ing held in Raleigh on April 6th,
several Scouts of Troop No. 40
Zebulon, received certificates as
Second Class Scouts.
They are Robert Denton, James
Debnam, and Jimmy Reardon.
Members of the Scout Troop Com
mittee of the Rotary Club attend
ed a Scouters Supper at the Mec
ca Case in Raleigh. Among them
were Robert D. Massey, Bob Saw
yer, and Wesley Liles. On Tues
day night about twenty men and
boys representing the Scouts, the
Rotary Club. and other civic
minded citizens of Zebulon, had a
.» gga votes, rer the ten ?
Spring Concert
Wakelon, 8:00 p-m., April 22
Jesu, Word of God Incarnate,
Mozart.
Now Let Every Tongue Adore
Thee, Bach.
Mixed choxus: Drink To Me On
ly With Thine Eyes, Old English.
Billy Green, bass: Where Lies
The Land, Malin; We Sail The
Ocean Blue (Pinafore) Sullivan.
Boys Glee Club: A Brown Bird
Singing, Wood.
hmma Jean Pace, saprano: All,
Glory, Laud and Honor, Teschner-
Cain-
Mixed chorus; Passing By, Pur
cell.
Charles Carroll, tenor: I Heard
You Go By, Wood-Gain; The
tears At The Spring, Cain.
Girls Glee Club: Clouds,
Charles-
Ira Joynex-, Baritone: Minka,
Russian; To Thee O Coiyitry,
Eichberg.
Mixed chorus.
No admission, public cordially
invited.
Pleasant Hill
Little Miss Virginia Puryear has
red measles. Others on the sick
list are improving.
T. Y. Puryear, Jr., spent last
Friday night at Chalybeate
Springs with his uncle, Rufus
Puryear.
Misses Velma and Shirley
Starnes and Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Starnes of Durham were visitors
at Mr. J F. Starnes Sunday.
Mrs. E. W. Hood returned home
from Climax Sunday.
Visitors at Mi-. T. Y. Puryear’s
Sunday were Mr. O- W. Thorne
and family of Mitchell’s Mill, Mr.
A. O. Puryear and family of Roles
ville, Mr. L. H. Williford and
family of Bethany and Mi-. C. D
Puryear and famliy.
Tragedy
Richard Kearney, seven-year
old son of Staley Kearney of near
Wake Forest, was killed Monday
afternoon when a school bus he
had just left backed over him. The
driver is said not to have known
the child had run behind the bus,
which had moved only a few feet.
Coroner Banks is reported to have
said the driver, Horace Wall, 18,
could not be blamed.
NORTH CAROLINA ALONE
IN EASTER HOLIDAY
North Carolina is listed as the
only state observing Easter Mon
day as a legal holiday, but that
does not prevent its being wide
ly enjoyed. Many argue that Eas
ter should be equally as important
as Christmas, if not more so, but
other states do not see it that way.
Down
The United States exported
foodstuffs valued at $15,949,000
during February of this year,
representing a decrease of 50 per
cent from the same month of last
yea.r
log raising at the Sout Hut, and
raised the walls of this hut in
about two hours- Plans are now
on foot to complete the job, and
the interest and support of all
are asked. The new Scout Com
mittee of the Rotary Club that
has this matter in charge consists
of: Robert Daniel Massey, chair
man; Bob Sawyer, Secretary;
Wesley Liles, Hoyle Bridgers, Fos
ter Finch, Kermit Corbett. On
Monda ynight, April 14th, Bob
Sawyer had charge of the Scout
meeting and presented certificates
to twelve hovs.
TO DONATE TO THE
HOY SCOUT HUT
• NUMBER 39
Jr. Chamber -
Abandons City
Mgr. Petition
The ZeUulon Junior Chamber of
Commerce wishes to make a pub- "
lie announcement that, as is gen
erally known in the town by now,
the petition circulated among tnw
citizens of the town for the adop
tion of a City Manager plan of
government has been dropped, not
because of lack of support, but be
cause of legal technicality no
special election can be held with
in two months of the regular
election. The Junior Chamber of
Commerce, having contacted the
citizens of Zebulon while circulat
ing this petition, believe that the I
majority of the voters of the
town favor the City Manager
form of government for Zebulon.
The failure of the petition does
not mean that this form of gov
ernment cannot be secured in the
near future. The Town Board
under the present charter is em
powered to hire a City Manager
with the same powers that would
be granted by an election.
The Town Board could also call
an election without the necessity
of a petition at any time they see
fit on the adoption of Plan D. ~ * .]
We wish to state emphatically
that in working toward the adop
tion of the City Manager plan of
government for the Town of Zeb
ulon, the Junior Chamber of Com
merce is not supporting in any
way any individual for City Man
ager, Mayor, or ( Commissioner.
Our sole purpose in working for
an election was —and still is—to
give the people of Zebulon an op- '
portunity to express themselves
on the issue-
In the coming election the votes'
ers of the town will have an op
portunity to nominate and elect
town officials who favor the City
Manager plan. With the election >
of such a Board, it will be simple |
and efficient to put the City Man
ager plan into operation.
Rom F. Moser, Chairman,
Governmental Affairs Com
mittee, Zebulon Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
Joint Meeting
of Clubs Held
r
A joint meeting of the Woman’s
Club and the Junior Club on
Tuesday night drew a good at
tendance. Mrs. Eugene Privette, .
president of the junior organiza- (
tion, was in the chair.
Mrs. G. J. Griffin, director of
the program, made introductory
remarks concerning the “Primer
for Americans-,” topic for the ev
ening, and presented the speak- i
ers. Mrs. Theo- Davis discussed ij
woman’s part in American lifjlJ
with reference- to the home aisjfl
industry. C. V. Whitley
on the American way of govern- ,
ment and was followed by E. H.
Moser who contrasted democra
cy with totalitarian policies ase’j
exemplified in Germany and Italy. ’!
The choral class, directed by
Mrs- L. M. Massey with
Jocelyn House at the piano,
“Marie Antoinette’s Song,”
which C. F. Allen gave the closp
talk on the tasks ahead in thf 1
country with especial referenclfcl
to Zebulon.
Short business sessions wer*jp
held, the groups dividing for than
time.
Mesdames Leon Thompson and
John Barrow, Jr., Misses Jocelyn! 1
House and Mary Barrow, hostess- 4
es, served refreshments during ’
the enjoyable social hour.
Storm Hits , {
—1
First news of damage reported j
from storms this season comes
from Wakefield-
Lightning last week struck a %
barn owned by E. H. Greene- In f
the barn were 252 bales of hay be- I
longing to his sen Harold Greene. §
Both building and contents were a (
total loss. The fire was just back |
of the Hubert Eddins home and it j
was for a while feared that it J
might spread, but no further dam/.7t
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