LISTEN! IT IS NOT
TOO LATE
, VOLUME XIII. NUMBER 11.
1 This, That, 6*
the Other
By MRS. THEO. B- DAVIS
On last Sunday morning when
I* the seven year-old grandson, out
for a visit, paraded proudly be
fore me in his new outfit of green
* slack suit, new shoes and socks to
match the suit, I couldn’t resist a
bit of preaching. So I told him
he ought to be glad his father
makes enough money to pay for
* nice clothes; reminding Eric that
many small boys have to wear
whatever happens to be on hand
Sf Then 1 added that some boys are
so thoughtless that sometimes they
:A hurt others bj criticising their
f clothes.
B He listened quietly and replied,
“Yes, and, too, Jack’s Boy Scout
book says it is cowardly to tease-”
Hurrah for the scout book! May
it be even more widely read.
My son’s wife and I went to
see Colleen Moore’s doll house in
Raleigh last Saturday. It cost us
twenty-eight cents apiece, but I
don’t grudge the money- It was
the most exquisite thing I ever
saw. Each room was perfect, but
to me the kitchen and the chapel
* were most attractive. There’s no
use trying to tell about th e weep
ing willow tree that really weeps,
Cinderella’s silver coach and silver
horses, the roek-a bye baby’s ail
1 ver cradle in the tree-top, Santa’s
L silver sleigh and silver deer on
■ the roof ,the little chandelier in
the dining-room with its lights
about the size of match-heads—
and burning—the library with its
| many real books not imuch larger
than stamps, or the thousands of
* other fascinations exhibited. Only
thing I didn’t admire was a
framed picture of Mickey Moure
hanging in the art gallery with
tiny reproductions of master.
A pieces- But that was only my per
* sonal notion, and I shall always
enjoy the memory of that minia
ture castle.
Selma and I were just behind a
group who really meant to see
all of it. They reminded me of
the line about viewing life stead
ily and viewing it whole No 'mat
ter how often nor how pleadingly
the voice asked or urged us to
move along slowly, please, that
group paid no attention. Finally
one of them told me we might,
‘ pass, if we wanted to, saying they
had no intention of moving faster;
that they had come to see the
doll house and meant to see it.
When we departed they were still
living up to their intention
Last year I mentioned in this
column growing late pole beans
. and using many of them shelled.
From Raleigh came an unsigned
card a few days after the paper
for that week was 'mailed. The
writer of the card advised me to
plant Wren's Egg or Horticultural
beans “and have something really
good in shelled beans ” I kept the
card and last week bought the
seed beans at Wyatt’s in Raleigh,
as was suggested Those beans
a re round, large and speckled;
and, unless I am wrong, they are
the same kind we used to call Bi r d
Egg when I was a child. If so.
1 am more than ever delighted to
have them. Their complexion is
darker than I had remembered,
but the salesman assured me the
difference was caused by soil and
sun. Maybe so- Time will tell.
But those snaps are not going
to taste exactly right unless I
cook them in an iron pot with
home made meat, no matter
where they grow.
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BRIDGE
Mrs H. r. Wade entertained
members of her bridge club and
ht'd as special guests Mrs. John K.
Barrow, Jr. and Miss Catrina Gill
The living rooms were attactively
decorated with roses and larkspur
and when refreshments were
served an American Beauty Rose
was placed on each of the tables.
BASEBALL
Dallas Brantley pitched a one
hit game and struck out ten* bat
ters in a game at Ferrell’s; de
feating Flood’s Chapel 2-0.
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801 l Weevil
Danger Great
This Year
“Total preparedness” to control
the boll weevils is recommended to
cotton farmers by J. O- Rowell,
Extension entomologist of N- C.
State College. He reports that
large numbers of weevils surviv
ed the comparatively mild winter
of 19-10-41 and emerged from hi
bernation this spring.
1 here are indications that wee
vils will be more numerous this
year than during any recent year,
Rdwell says. The Bureau of En
tomology and plant (Quarantine
of the U. S. Department of Agri
culture keeps a fairly close check
on weevils through the use of hi
bernation traps.
Examining hibernation traps at
Florence, S. C, the Federal agen
cy found survival of weevils in
1940. At Tallulah, La., 81 percent
of the weevils placed in traps last
fall were alive this spring.
Where the cotton grower in
tends to follow a complete con
trol program, Rowell recommends
early or pre-square poisoning with
a liquid mixture which is applied
with mops. He urges, however,
that the first application of the
poison be delayed until weevils oc
cur in the field at the rate of 30
or more per acre, or one weevil
to 500 plants.
“Pre-square poison treatment
should be started just a s soon as
squares begin to form,” the Ex
tension specialist said- "This is
usually when the plants are five
to six inches high, and before the
squares are large enough for the
weevils to puncture When the
squares have developed to a size
large enough for the w’eevils to
feed on and lay eggs in, pre-square
poison applications should cease.”
Rowell says pre-square poison
ing alone should not be relied upon
to entirely control boll weevils.
May weevils reach the field after
the pre-square poisoning period has
passed. Post-square dusting with
calcium arsenate is necessary to
control late weevils.
Rocky Mount
to Aid Fanner
The plight of our farmers is
often talked about today- Rocky
Mount is much concerned and of
fers new plan to aid them-
Ed. Johnston, Sr., Sales Supervi
sor, reports that the Rocky
M unt Tobacco Market has made
changes in its selling system that
should be of great value to all
tobacco growers-
Lunch hour has been changed
and will now be from 12:00 to 1
P. M. Under this new hour system
each warehouse firm in Rocky
Mount will be guaranteed at least
three hours selling time each day.
All changes in sets of buyers
from one warehouse to another
will take place during the lunch
hour.
In the past, and during time
of heavy sales, Rocky Mount went
into blocks which lasted for many
days. Farmers bringing their to
bacco to market could never defi
nitely know just when their tobae
co would be sold. Now, under the
new system warehousemen will be
able to tell their customers, with
in a few minutes, when their to
baceo will actually be reached by
the buyers.
Garden Group Meets
with Ccltranes
Members of the Zebulon Gar
den Club hold their last meet
ing cf the club year at .a picnic,
suftper being the meal served.
This year the place selected was
the attractive back yard of the
J. F Coltrane home, where shaJfe
trees, vines, shrubs and Dowers
beautified the large space effec
tively screened by tall hedges. A
good blaze in the outdoor fire
place was welcome for Thurs
day’s chill was penetrating. On
a long table supper was placed.
NYA on Job at Fort Bragg
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Top: Captain Louis A. Lubow of Durham, North Carolina,
Post Ordnance Shop Officer, is shown inspecting the work
of Gilbert Moore of Erwin at the machine lathe at Ft. Bragg,
world's largest artillery base. NYA has 22."> youths at Ft.
Bragg learning trades and doing their parts in helping the de
fense program.
Bottom: Joseph Penny, Erwin, left; J. M. Norris, Erwin,
center, NYA project youths, are shown above with Sgt.
R. M Hughes, chief baker at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, as
Sgt Hughes inspects newly baked bread. 27,<KM> pounds of
bread are baked daily in the eight ovens of the Post. Baking
shifts are operated 21 hours a day.
CHURCH NOTES
Baptist
Services in our church for Sun
day, June 15, will be as follows:
9:45 Sunday School
11:00 Morning Worship. Sermon
topic: “What Must I Do?”
7:30 Young People’s Groups.
8:00 Evening Service Mes
sage: “Dare To Be A Daniel”
The young people’s choir will
sing at this time.
G. J Griffin
McGuire Begins
Lawsuit
F. H. McGuire has begun legal
proceedings to contest the will of
his wife, the late Mrs- Ollie
Chamblee McGuire, who left the
bulk of her estate to her niece,
Miss Marion Chamblee. Notice of
suit was sent Miss Chamblee in
Washington, D. C., where she was
working, and she came here, be
ing administratrix of the estate-
Legal notice wa g to run four
weeks in The Union Her&ld, week
ly paper published in Raleigh.
plates being filled beforehand,
the menu being up to the usual
high standard of this organiza
tion.
Husbands of members and
other invited guests enjoyed the
occasion with the Garden Club.
In a short talk the president,
Mrs- H. C. Wade, expressed
thanks for co-operation <fliring
the year. Theo. B. Davis spoke
in appreciation of the hospital
ity extended visitors.
ZEBULON, N. C„ FRIDAY. JUNE 13, 1941
Methodist
Services for Sunday, June 15:
Church school —10:00.
Young people—7:oo.
Worship service—B:oo
- “Doors we Close Against
God.”
“Father’s Day” is next Sunday.
Let’s go to church in memory
and in honor of our fathers.
Sr. Fidelis Class
The Senior Fidelis Class of the
Baptist S. S- imet on Monday
night of last week wih Mrs. J.
V. Cox hostess, assisted by Mes
dames Graham Conn and J. C
Debnam, associates. After a
short business session, presided
over by Mrs. Willard Gj 11 mem
bers of the class read favorite
poems, with comments as to rea
sons for the selection. During
ihe social hour cooling refresh
ments were served.
Wake Electric
Co-oi Expands
W ike Electric Membership Cor
poration is interested jn building
electric lines to rural homes in
Wake, Franklin, Durham, Gran
ville, Vance, Johnson and Nash
counties
-146 miles of line has already
been constructed serving 322 'mem
bers. 232 miles of line is now be
ing constructed to serve 515 more
members.
Farmers living in any of the
above mentioned counties who are
interested in having lights in their
homes are urged to call at the
CO-OP office in Wake Forest or
write to J. L. Shearon, project
superintendenet at their earliest
convenience.
Dr. Massey Is
Made Member
School Group
I)r. L. M. Massey has been ap.
pointed by Governor Broughton to
a place on State School Commis
sion to serve for two years. Dr-
Massey succeeds Jule B. Warren
who recently resigned, and will
represent the Fourth District. He
will serve with Elbert Peele, Wil
liamston; A Me L. Graham,
Clinton; Henry Dwire, Duke Uni
versity; Junn A Oates, Fayette
ville; B. B. Dougherty, Boone;
Ralph H Ramsey, Brevard;
Jomes S. Boyce, Warrenton;
Walter C. Sanders, Monroe; Lee
B. Weathers, Shelby; Dr Julian
S. Miller, Charlotte and Egbert
L. Davis, Winston-Salem.
Town Board
lakes Office
On Monday night the new
town board of Zebulon met and
were sworn in. Avon Privette
was again installed as mayor.
Members of the board are: Philip
Massey, Worth Hinton, Bob Saw
yer, A. V Medlin and Norman
Screws,
Since some changes are
planned in the town’s affairs all
employed officials were continued
for the present, but as soon as
the new board familiarizes them
selves \vith the town’s affairs
they propose to make certain
practical changes in the present
setup. It is understood that the
managerial plan of government
is to be tried out and perhaps
certain changes in the present
water supply will be made
Church Building
Improved
Members of Union Hope Church
near Zebulon are at work under
pinning their house of worship and
-■making other improvemerts. Con
crete blocks for the work are be
ig 'mixed and moulded on the
grounds. Concrete steps have
been built at the front of the
church with a landing at the top-
When plans are brought to com
pletion the building will be both
atractive and comfortable.
Negro Commits
Suicide
O T. Ivey of Zebulon, a Negro
hardly middle aged, killed himself
on Saturday night, using a bor
rowed shotgun for the deed, and
going into woods south of town
to fire the fatal shot. He leaves
his wife and six children. No
reason is known for the act, ex
cept that he recently came back
from Baltimore, was out of work
and is said to have worried con
siderably over it
Health Official Gives Data
On Vaccination
The Wake County Health De
partment is again announcing
! dates and places where people (may
go to be vaccinated against ty
phoid fever and where they may
: lake their infants and young chii
i dren and have them immunized
1 against diphtheria. This annual
campaign began Monday, June* 9,
to continue through Saturday,
July 8. Dispensaries will be held
throughout the county at points
most accessible to the largest
number of people-
Both typhoid fever and diph
theria are preventable diseases. It
is apparent to all of us that we
do not have as many cases or
deaths from either of these dis
eases as we once had. W’e all know
or should know, that imxnuniza.
tion against these diseases is
brought about by the inoculation
of persons with typhoid vaccine or
diphtheria toxojd. This yearly re-
NYA Plan Op en
to Wake Co. Boys
Rotarians Hold
71st Perfect
Meeting
Zebulon Rotarians held the
seventy-first one hundred per
cent meeting on June 6. Vance
Brown, Albert Medlin, Williaim
| Cheeves and Chas- Allen were ab
i sent, but some of them had al
i ready made up attendance.
Robert Daniel Massey directed
an unusually good program. Chas.
S. Stapleton of Goldsboro, Rotary
president, was speaker. He is rec
reation supervisor of Wayne
County and spoke on the art of
swimming, giving a description of
a contest last year between swim
mer-! of this country and of
South America in which the nor
thern contestants won. He showed
moving pictures of champion
swimmers in the water, thus illus
trating different imethods. Pictures
were also shown of swimming
practice on the boat as Mr.
Stapleton and his team went to
South America, and of various
scenes in that continent. He men
tioned differences in custqms and
manners of this country and
southern nations, one being that,
upon conviction of an accident a
drunken driver in South America,
has his licese reevoked for life- A
fatal accident means a life sen
tence to prison. Lawyers Ihere are
permitted to plead only by writ
ten petition.
Welcome visitors from the
Raleigh club were Claude Gaddy,
Supt. City Schools; Dr Henry
Highsimith.
Wendell Sees
Pistol Fray
I
It seems Wendell had quite an
exciting affair early Tuesday
morning when most folks were
getting their beauty sleep. Police
man Wall rounded the corner at
Britt’s grocery store and found j
Waddell Richardson busy load
ing groceries on a car. Waddell
ran,. Turning toward the open
store door the officer received a
volley of lead from within.
Drawing his gun he returned the
fire, “Pete” Honeycutt from
within shouted: “Don’t kill me. I
give up.” “Then throw your gun
out,” the officer said, which
“Pete” did. Holding his man.
Wall called- Sheriff Massey in
Zebulon. Richardson was arrested
' later at home in bed. Both men
were carried to the Wake county
jail. Each has been in trouble
I before and has a record.
duction in the number of cases and
deaths is an indication that the
people of our county are becoming
more and more aware of the im
portance of taking advantage of
these two preventive measures-
We advocate the one-dose meth
od typhoid vaccination; that is,
those persons who have had three
inoculations within the last three
yars to have one inoculation
every year rather than three in
oculations every three years.
At the present time, we hear,
and rightly* so ,a great deal about
“National Defense.” Here ie an
opportunity to further the pro
gram of defense against disease in
your own home and in your own
commuity by makig it impossible
for these preventable diseases to
make their appearance among us,
by the establishment of a higher
degree of immunity against them.
A C. BULLA
TO IXJNATE TO THE
BOY SCOUT HUT
NUMBER 47
Center to Be
at Durham
—
Youths who are rejected by Se
lective Service Boards due to phy
sical defects and others below par
physically will now have a chance
to improve their condition
Durham is to have a new Na
tional Youth Administration Cen
ter, to open June 16, the first of
its type in the United States. It
will provide opportunities for
young men between 16 and 24
years in work experience related
training and supervised recreation.
Emphasis is to Ik- laid on peparu
tion for private employment in de
fense industries.
Applications may be made
through local NYA offices.
Each applicant accepted is to re
ceive sl2 a month in cash with an
allowance of $23 for board and
living quarters. Medical and den
tal service will also be provided.
Those selected will came from
two groups- One includes men
from 21 24 years of age who have
been rejected for military service
because of physical defects. The
other group takes those between
16 24 who have been found below
par. However, no one permanent
ly crippled or suffering from in
cuable or contagious disease will
be employed at the Durham Center
-I’he cost of the new unit will be
more than $94,000, 0 f which Dur
ham County is to provide $22,560.
Those enrolled will stay from three
to six months.
Co-operating with the NYA in
the movement are the U- S. Army,
the State Board of Health, the
I Schools of Medicine of Duke Uni
versity, Wake Forest College and
University of N. C. and the Rocke
feller Foundation. Duke Hospital
will care for cases requiring facil
ities beyond the scope of the cen
ter.
Skills, health and the cultural
side of life will all be stressed
and social activities will be pro
vided.
Auto Blitzkrieg
Hits Gas Tanks
Tuesday a Sydney Harris who
operates a filling station on the
Wak'' Forest-Zebulon highway
about three 'miles north of Zebulon
came into town on a run. Com
ing around the corner at Avon
Privette’s place at the junction
of the highways, he barely missed
the corner of the building (the
place where two young men lost
their lives racing sometime ago.)
Th first thing he struck was a
gas tank. The second was also
a gas tank and the third was
another gas tank. All are said to
have been pretty well demolished.
His car was overturned. He got
a cut on the head and minor
bruises, which Dr. Barbee gave
first aid.
Defense Bonds
On Sale Here
We wish to call the attention
of the public to the notice run
in this issue of the Zebulon
Record by the People’s Bank and
Trust Co. relative to government
bonds. As a patriotic service the
bank is giving this publicity and
also assisting in the sale of gov
ernment bonds without profit or
remuneration.
At present there is no better
investment than government
bonds. They are non--taxable and
may be bought singly from $25
to SI,OOO. If you have a few
dollars t*t invest that will within
10 years bring a good profit, go
in and talk the matter over with
Mr. Brown at the Peoples’ Bank
and Trust Co.’s office.
North Carolina farmers this
year expect to harvest the larg
est wheat acreage since 1938.