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f' VOLUME XV 11.
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This, That, &•
the Other
By MRS. THEO. B- DAVIS
“Your Apparel Reveals Your
Interior"
Above is the headline of an ar
tide seen last week in a religious
magazine. At first glance it was
startling, to say the least. I worn,
dered if away had been found to
make X-ray cloth. But reflection
* brought the consoling thought that
■ interiors probably will not look
■ much, if any, worse than the ex
leriors so frequently and fully re
vealed’by what is worn or not
»■ worn.
E • And, anyway, the writer of the
W article had in mir.d the idea that a
lady would wear only garments
modest and concealing. The inter
ior mentioned was mental and
spiritual.
lie was a slender little boy wear
ing a long red cape as he stood at
the door of the post office- I ask
ed him why he had it. Looking at
me solemnly he said simply, “Sup
erman.’’ And I felt abashed a<*ui
way on my colored-supple-
Tj ment reading, remembering that
my own grandsons some time ago
came out here with capes and told
me the reason.
(Printed on a postal that came a
few days ago was an offer to save
I us at least one hundred dollars a
week. I was e..thralled and hurried
to read how. They who offered
I ( were most optimistic, for they plan
a ned to save us that amount by sell
ing us a new way to open letters
0! They gave an impressive word pic
ture of big executives wasting
time by opening letters the old way
and were pained to the soul by such
extravagance. It made me feel im
. portant even to be on the mailii g 1
W list of those who can thir.k in terms
i of such saving, and I beg to be ex
cused if still skeptical We are
opening mail as usual—but we
don’t throw’ the torn-off parts on
the post office floor.
lr. an argument as to the pro
t nunciation of “bouquet” the dic
tionary was consulted and we found j
that while Funk and Wagnall’s,
published in 1913, is willing for you
to say either boo kay or boe-kay,
boo, preferred, the new Merriam
-1 Webster gives only one pronuncia
ti.i —and that has the first three
letters of the word more like foot
than lojt. So none of us was right.
On Monday I went out to the
flower beds at the front of our
house and bt-gar to weed them; or
rather, grass them. These beds
have been dug out and the sides
lined with old corrugated metal or
1i roofing to keep grass and moles
out. I noticed some queer-looking
humped up places at the edge of
the beds. Examination showed
that these were r asses of wire
g-rus' r ots, matted and twisted,
' here the;- had tri *d to go through
the metal. There was very little
dirt, just those tough roots- I dig
nnd pulled till exhausted, but fear
only enough was taken out to give
the rest a better chance to grow.
Mrs M. F. farter told .)«■ about
tVi ir garden It ’ad r 'o* been < til
tivated for years before they
1 ught fh-‘ place r-t'd v.-a f u 1
• < f wire g’ass. Her father, Mr.
John Pearce, plowed the garder
baek and forth, they chopped and
dug. and carried away th -ee truck
I’ loads of those roots And the gar
en is the finest the Carters ever
had.
So it seems that even wire g*- a « R
car’t stand against enough de
termination and strength.
Attention is called to the card
in this paper stating that Mrs. R.
H. Jenkins »i 1 take orders for
cakes and bake them herself.
With a’l the improvement of re
cent ’ ears in bakery products, there
is still a big difference between a
g od home made cake and a “store
() i,ught” one. Mrs. Jenkins already
has the reputation of being a fine
cook, and those who order from her
will not be disappointed.
Bebxilnn WLvt&rp
Rotary Club
Holds Meet
The Zebulon Rotary Clujj held
its 70th etc secutive 100 per cent
meeting May 30, except that Pro
lessor Moser was absent but had
already made up his attendance and
Irby Gill had to be out of town.
Irby had the program and had
Vaden Whitley pi. ch hit for him.
Vaden spoke on “Directing Our
Energy”, how it could be used for
the benefit of humanity in so many
ways or used for the destruction
of humanity.
Why do men follow i.T.onstrous
leaders who direct energy in des
troying mankind instead of bene
fitting it. Vaden said that we
should read a. d study magazines
that are available lor all and keep
up with the change of time and
conditions.
Vaden called on Roy Fergueson
from Raleigh, who said the fan vers
of North Caroli a are not growing
enough foed stuff for themselves
and their stock; that there is only
about one third enough milk pro
duced and that we do not raise
enough vegetables, pork or beef.
This was a timely talk.
Ti e folio i g wire welcome visi
tors from the Raleigh Rotary. Ted
J hnson who has a record ol 15
years of 100 per cent attendair.ee;
Roy Fergueson and Dale Scarbor
ough. The visitors from Wendell
were Ed Boyette a d Duke Elling
ton.
Trailer Camp
At Wilmington
Various methods have been pro
posed for housing workers whose
jobs may be only temporary, but
who are entitled to comfort while
they are in a community. .Probably
none excels that of Wilmington
where a trailer camp has been a* - -
ranged and equipped with plumb
ing and garbage disposal facilities.
Trailers may not be as roomy as
apartxents, but they do assure
those living in them a measure of
privacy which is seldom theirs in
cramped quarters. An outdoor
court is pleasant no matter how
many rooms or porches a house
has. And the fact that one is in a
measure independent of landlords
has a strong tendency to keep rents
fiom rising beyond reason.
Governor Broughton
Praises Milk Production
In North Carolina
Governor Broughton, in an offi
cial proclamation, designated June
as “Dairy Month” in North Caroli
na, terming milk and dairy pro
ducts the most valuable and eco
nomical portion of the diet of the
average family.
ihe Governor was joined in his
appeal for support of “Dairy
Month” by Comissioner of Agricul
ture W. Kerr Scott, who also cited
the nutritional value of milk a ,|( l
ether dairy products and empha
sized the need for support of the
livestock industry in the interest of
balanced agriculture.
.lor. 1 ! Carolina’s per capita con
sumption of milk is said to be less
than half a pint per person.
Carbine Power 6* Light
Wins riughes Trophy
l.altUN. 4 Th * Caro
line Power aiul Light Company has
won the national George A. Hughes
Ora d Award of a large silver tro
phy and S6OO in cash in recognition,
with the assistance of the electrical
dealers in tiie territory it serves,
o having made the most distil
guished contribution to the market
f>r the develop r ent of electric
ranges in the entire United States
duri g 1940, L. V'. Sutton, president
and general manager, announced
today.
Mr. Hughes, donor of the prize,
who is know. , throughout the elec
tricl industry as “the father of the
electric range’’, whicn he first de
veloped in 1910, made the presen
T. B. Davis, Jr., NYA Supervisor at Ft. Bragg, is shown
(center) instructing time-keeper Howard McDonald, Dunn,
in new timekeeping procedure as NYA Secretary Helene But
ler, Dunn, takes notes for the files. Lower left inset shows
Lt. Ira VV- E. Lawrence, Ft. Bragg Postal Officer, giving
instructions to one of the NYA youths who are learning filinj
and general clerical work in the Army Directory service
which handles an average of 2500 letters a dry plus 500 to
1500 locator cards. Upper right: Mavis liar-t i. Margar
NYA Work Progresses at Ft. Bragg
Dr. Vann Feted
By Aides
On Friday afternoon at Tarpley’s
Mill, the members of the office
S force of Local Board No. 3 of Zeb
ulon, entertained at a chickeir. bar
becue, honoring Dr- H. M. Vann,
who recently resigned.
Dr. Vann has been a member of
this board since it was begun and
is resigning because be is moving
to Winston-Salem, N. He is a
member of the faculty of the Wake
Forest College Medical Depart
ment.
Those enjoying the outing were:
R. L Mattox, Clerk; Mrs. Thomas
Scarborough and Miss Elizabeth
Broughton, stenographers; A. C.
Dawson, W. H. Rhodes of Wendell,
Dr. II M. Vann, and Dr. G. S Bar
bee.
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FIRE AT PEARCE,S
Fire recently destroyed a large
store hou-e at Pearces belonging
t Mis. E. O. Pearce.
ion in ii-iffjL attended by electric i
.tiiity men Irom ah part- o. the
atio.o. in iluglns is chahman oi
t;.e board f i.irect r-; of the Hot
poh t Company, which this year
prdu.ed its one-millionth electric
range.
‘On behalf of our carnpany, my
self, Mr. Vecker and Mr. Isiey, I
'..ant to give fell recognitir* to our
associated electrical dealers and
members of our sales force .or the
splendid job they did last year”,
said Mr. Sutton before leaving for
Hi. ffalo.
The trophy, a massive silver col
umn surmounted by ar. eagle, will
be displayed throughout the year
_jn the power corr.fpany’B offices in
ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLIN \, .11 NE 6. 1911
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Youngsters Assist Army
In Varied I asks
By O’NEIL DOWNE
On the Fort Bragg NYA pro
ject are 225 boys and girls whose
ages range from 17 to 24, all vi
tally interested in becoming bet
ter fitted for earning a livelihood
and at the same time doing their
part in helping in the defense
; program. They come in five buses
; from nine counties in North Car
olina
The 225 youths are divided into
two groups of approximately 112
each and these two shifts alter- j
nate, each shift working eighty
hours per month. No trainee is j
allowed to work more than 80
hours during any one pay period.
In this way, NYA trains twice as
many in the efficient Army man. :
j ner, as if the shifts were com j
bined into one. In return for the
| youth’s services, the Army sum-I
ishcs trained supervisors to in. |
truct them in typing, filing, cler
i al work, baking, (machinist ap
p.entieeships, mechanical cours.
es, ordnance repair, book-keeping
j and accounting, hospital dietetics,
i an. is. aping and general nursery
vnrk, stenography and printing as
•11 as telephone and telegraph
operators.
Dynamo of the whole project is
S pi i vis r T. B. Davis, Jr., who
working in dose co-operation with
apc.iin lr L. Boyd, Assistant Ad
utant of the enlisted personnel,
iesigriates the Army Unit to
hich each NYA assignee is to re
po t for specialized training. This
si lection is not haphazard, but a
ighly technical analysis of appar
ent aptitudes and attitudes, likes
•uni dislikes of the youth. They are
sent only to those suupervisors for
raining in work which they like.
If it is found that some youth has
been wrongly assigned, or is not j
satisfied, he is transferred to some
ther asMgnmena that will better
fit him for earning a living.
In a secretarial post is loucy G.
Franklin who is receiving training
ette Stephens and Lucille McNeill, all of Raeford, are shown
operating (he main post telephone switchboard. NYA girls
operate all tekrho e switchboards on Ihe post during the day.
Lowe - ri.ghi: Rachel Ivey, front, and Marie McKenzie, rear,
are pictured operating two of the four teletypes on the Post.
These girls had never seen a teletype two months ago. Today
these are two of the four g.ris who operate all teletypes on
the Ft. Bragg reservation. Rachel is from Coates, Route 1,
and Marie is from Raeford.
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Br'gadier General John A. Crane
and Captain Elbert B Anderson of
me l.'ith Field Artillery Brigade.
.■She works rom 8 until 4:30 and J
lakes dictat: m at around 80 words
per minute. By the time that she |
nas built hi r dictation and typing
speeds to tae point that she will
oe able to compete with people
privately e npioyed in secretarial
positions, she will probaby have no
trouble securing a position
through he • local N. C. State Em
] ployment Service which offers its
j services to all NYA trainees. This
i is also true of Helen Flowers who
| is receiving the same type train
jmg under Brigadier General
Claude M. Thiele and Major Frank
J Cunningham.
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All Post teletypes are operated ,
1 during the day by NYA youths ,
; who are receiving training in the
I operation of these machines. Two
who are efficiently operating tele- t
types are Marie McKensie of Rae
(ord and Rachel Ivey of Coats Kl. j
there are four girls in the tele
type school receiving the excellent
Army instruction and all are en
tnusiastic over their chances in
this field.
In the telephone operators’
> hool are twelve girls who are re
ceiving exceptional training in ev
ery type of telephone communica
i-ion. 'i his school was conceived by
• aptam Moody who with Lieuten
am, Thomas S. Bond, Signal Sup
ply Officer and Supervisor Ted B.
Davis ironed out the ki«ks in the
L.mgh spot.-. There is little doubt
m trie girls’ minds as to their pos
sible employment when they have
irtishi-d the course.
Probably the biggest single NY
A unit on the post under Army
,upervision is the Army Directory
! - i rvice which handles an average
l of more than 2500 pieces of mail
iaily. This unit now has over
twenty on each shift, under the
postal officer on the main post and
ten on each shift in newly built
biiaiMyhiiUiiiiL.
June Selectees
Announced
List of selected men to be in
ducted in the Army June 14, 1941:
Archie Rayford Corbett, R 2, Zeb
ulon; William Battle Johnson, Rl,
| W.i.ili-ll; Oliver Dee Bailey, Rl,
Xeuse; William Haython Horton,
R 2. Wendell; Carl Hampton Davis,
; Wendell; .Edward Holt Wash
a ton, I;2, Wake Forest; William
Henry Knott, Rl, Wendell; Dod
-1 ridge emus Bowling, R 2. Wake
’orest; Civile Horace May, R 3,
Zcbulon; Arvin Bland Wilson, R 3,
Wake Forest.
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Tax .otice
.[ I/on ird James, Wake County
Tax Co']-etor states that all prop
ertv with unpaid taxe- for 1940
will be advertised in crunty news
papers, commencing June 12, 1941.
i'e <(.-t of publi ation and other
' os's v ill be add' d to all unpaid
taxes after that date. Citizens may
ave this extra expense by paying
) ast due taxes bet re that date.
Ferrell’s Defeats
Union Hope, 13-1
On Tuesday afternoon Dorsey
Strickland pitched a two-hit game
baseball for Ferrell’s against
Union Hop . Ferrells won by 13 to
1. Le elt g batters for Ferrells
wire Dallas and Alvin Brantley
with three hits each. Woodrow
Drive -of Fort Bragg pitched for
the 1 sing team.
Bible School
The eommencemet t exercises of
the Bible School held for two weeks
at th.- Baptist church, took place
Sunday night with a large crowd
present. Arranged by departments
after the processional, each division
held the close attention of all pres
ent. A junior choir in white vest
ments added to the interest of the
TO DONATE TO THE
BOY SCOUT HUT
Local Church
News
Baptist
Our services f. r Sunday, June 8:
9.4 ) Su-.day School
11:00 Morning Worship. Sermon
topic: “The Patience of God”
7:30 Young People’s Groups
- JU Mission Night. All organi
ations of W M. S. air.d Men’s
Croup 11 et >vitn the exception of
.he Sunbeams who meet at the
eleven o’clock hour.
G. J. Griffin
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Methodist
tT-i : .- for Sunday, June 8:
Church School 10:00
Chudch School Day Program 11:00
j Young People 7:00
The morning service will feature
the work done in the Bible School
and there will be no sermon. Pas
tor Boone is spending this week at
I ~k<> University attending the Pas
tv's School. Mrs. Boone is also
in attendance there-
Wakefield
10 A M., Sunday School, Mr. D. D.
< ham Idee, Superintendent.
1 A.M., Worship service aind Va
cation Bible School commence
ment. The parents of the boys
and girls who have been attend
ing the Bible School will be ain
xious to see this program illus
trating the work of the school.
Hephzibah
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10 A.M., Sunday School, Mr- T. P.
Baker, Superintendent.
8 ; P.M., Worship Service. Sermon
Topic, “The Rewards of Righte
ousness.”
The Vacation Bible School will be
gin on Monday, June 9, with
classes each afternoon, Monday
through Friday, at 2:30 All chil
dren of the ages 4 16 are urged
to attend.
Card of Thanks
We take this opportunity to
thank our many friends and neigh
bors for their kindness during the
illne- - and death of orr dearest
i other and grandmother, Mrs. W.
P. Robertson. Again we say thank
you and your kindness will never
be forgotten.
Children and Grandchildren
Appreciation
The family of the late Mrs. Bur
tis lir Carter desire to express their
appreciation of kindness of friends
during her illness and at the time
f her death.
Bertis B. Carter
Mr. and Mrs. Huel Carter
More Weather
week has gone on record as
one of unusual heat for the season.
There’s nothing to be gained by
talking about it, unless it makes
us more proud of having endured it
while keeping on with business as
usual. Wednesday’s temperature.of
99 was truly something to be glad
to have done with but there inr.ay
be worse in store. The summer is
young yet. Recent rains have
helped crops considerably.
Over
A a finale. Pastor Griffin show
ed loving pictures of the school,
running the film twice that all
might have a better chance to rec
ognize pupils in the different
groups.
With ar enrollment of 125 and an
average attendance of 100, the
school was probably the best yet
i held here.
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