COTTON GROWERS, GET
YOUR EQUITIES
VOLUME XVII.
This, That, 6*
the Other
By MRS. THEO. B- DAVIS
From Mrs. Roosevelt's “My
Day : ‘You have no idea how
ingenious you can be when you
are shopping for things you want
and they are not forthcoming . . .
If you can t find a ready made
cover for the ironing board, you
can buy canton flannel and sheet'
ing and make it.”
Quite true. Or, if you happen
not to have the money for shop
ping, you can take a badly worn
bed spread or an old blanket and
a clean feed sack and make the
ironing-board cover.
| ; You might be surprised, your
self, Mrs. Roosevelt.
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My grandsons are owners of a
horned toad sent from Texas by
their other grandmother. She sent
two toads but one tunneled out
from under the box they were in
and may be roaming around Ra
leigh yet. If so, anyone seeing it
may think he is looking at a baby
dragon. Horned toads really be
long to the lizard family, I am
told.
f The trouble about this one is
his food. He will not eat anything
that is not moving when he catches
it. The boys complain that it is
so hard merely to stun flies so
that they will still walk when of
fered to the toad. Last Thursday
they said “Tex” had eaten only
eight or ten flies in five days.
“Mother will kill cm too dead,
* Eric lamented.
| My daughter says the toad sits
for hours in his pan of water,
swelling out like a sponge If the
water is taken away, he shrinks
and shrivels as he dries out. She
also claims he will turn his head
one-sided, stare at her for a while
wand then give her a wicked wink.
jP Horned toads are interesting
pets but they have their limitations
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One of the most amusing things
I've known of recently was the
way the old Newfoundland dog
at the Clifton Pippin home acted
during the final rush of rehearsal,
decorating, and otherwise dashing
round geting everything ready for
Mary Grey to marry her Elmo
in the properly romantic setting.
When 1 went up Thursday aft
moon to begin work on the yard
where Clifton had already fixed the
background so firmly that even
he storm on Friday didn t flutter
t, the old dog was out in the
front yard. Whe nl went back
mat night for the rehearsal of the
ocessional the dog had gone
back as far as the driveway in
front of the porch. Next morning
he was hidden in the shrubbery
that surrounds the porch; but by
ten o’clock he had gone farther
back and had lain down at the
side of the house, near the poo!
lust before noon 1 saw him walk
sadly to the steps at the back porch
and lie down.
Late in the afternoon I saw the
old dog midway the back yard.
And when I took the remnants
of unused flowers from the front
yard to discard them, last thing
Nforc coming home for supper
that worried beast had gone to
the garage door from which plat
h lifted a grizzled head to look
despairingly at me. I tried to so
a few words of comfort and ch- r.
but fie lowered his head in dis
gusted resignation and closed hi.-,
■ yes.
I'd wager that by the time the
wedding and reception were over
that dog was way down in th<
pasture.’
The ways of humans must seem
strange past understanding to what
we call the lower animals.
TIME TO SEED LAWNS
Except for the mountain section,
the best results arc usually se
cured by seeding grass in the early
fall John H Harris, extension
landscape specialist of N. C.
State College, says even in the
mountains, at elevations of less
than 2,500 feet, the best time t<>
S l -d a lawn is in the early fall,
by seeding in the fall, the grass
will generally become well estab
lished before winter, and in the
spring will have a good start on
She lebttlntt IKrrnrii
75 Wake County
Residents Have
Licenses Taken
Camden County Has No
License Revocation
In Half Year
Seventy-five Wake county mo
torists had their drivers’ licenses
revoked during the first six months
of this year, the highway safety
division reported this week.
The 75 revocations in this coun
ty were a part of the record 3,866
made in the state. Total revoca
tions since passage of the Uniform
Drivers License Act in 1935 now
number 35,524. For the first six
months in 1940, 112 licenses were
revoked in Wake c Hinty.
Drunken driving, of course, was
the chief basis for the revocations,
3,115 being for this cause. An
other 233 Tar Hey I drivers lost
their driving privilege because of
i convictions tor “driving under the
influence” in other states.
Guilford county led the state in
revocations the first half of this
year. Only one small county, Cam
den, reported no license revocations
the first six months of 1941.
So far this year there is an in
crease of 40 per cent above the
same period last year.
Watts to Be Here
Rev. L W. Watts, chaplain at
the State Prison in Raleigh, will
teach the Alford Bible class of the
Zebulon Baptist church next Sun
day morning. The Baraea class
will be guests of the Bible class
at that time.
Mr. Watts spoke week before
last to the Zebulon Junior Cham
ber of Commerce, and his message,
which concerned prison recreation
and regeneration, was well re
ceived The public is invited to
hear him next Sunday.
Anglers. Anglers
Cne of the sea's rarest and odd
j est fish is the deep-sea angler. The
| largest males are 1 to 2 inches
long; the largest females, about 3
feet. Displaying a monogamous
tendency almost incredible, the
male attaches himself by a little
fringe of flesh to his mate's body
and proceeds to grow there, be
coming entirely parasitic. The fe
male has a mouth almost a foot
wide, over which dangles a long
growth with a beautiful, tassel
like affair at the end. This natural
fish lure has a light in its tip.
furthermore, to make it doubly
attractive. Quietly confident that
things will come her way, the
female just lies on the sea floor
with her mouth open, dangling
her luminescent lure. As the
smaller fish swim toward the lure,
she swishes it out of the way, and
that’s that. The female is fed di
rectly; the male, through his now
tightly grown alimentary canal, bo
ng fed indirectly.
Pq"' j O’tenes
Q What is a IJ. S Defense
'livings Bond?
A This bond is proof that you
have loaned money to the l !nit 1
"• ,t s ‘Tov,-rnment for national J-'
sense. Your bond bears interest at
rate of 2 9 per cent a year, if
held to maturity (ten years)
Q Why should I buy Defens
Bonds?
A Because money talks: To die
t itors it speaks defiance. To friends
of freedom, it says, “Here’s my
! : md!"
NCTE: To purchase Defens'
Bonds and Stamps, go to the
1 nearest post office or bank, or
w'rite for information to the
Treasurer of the United States.
Naples Mixed
It has been announced that
names of registrants who were en
rolled July 1 will be mixed with
ihose of earlier date. This was de
cided to be preferable to making
different groups. A national draft
lottery will be held in Washington
I late this month to determine se
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Pictured is John W Sumner,
new resident manager of The
Carolina Power and Light Com
pany. Mr. Sumner comes to Zeh
ulon with a reputation as a trouble
shooter.
Selected Men
Are Given Here
List of selected men to be in
ducted into the U. S. army July
15, 1941 (colored):
V 102-A Alston Williams,
Route 2, Wake Forest, N. C.;
120 Lumas Edward Harris, Zebu
lon, N. C.; 182 William Henry
Lunsford, Route 1, Raleigh, N. C.;
322 Mack Amos Brock, Zebulon,
N. C ; 327 James Henry Wright,
Route 1, Wendell, N. C.; 340
Landon Lee Dunston, Method, N.
C.; 415 Purvis Pretty, Zebulon, N
C.; 450 Henry Oberby, Route 2,
Wake Forest, N. C.; 476 Moses
Bledsoe, Route 1, Raleigh, N G.;
496 Carol Lonie Harris, Method,
N C.; 516 Robert Merritt, Route
5 Raleigh, N. C.; 529 Esque Jones,
Route 2, Wake Forest, N. C.; 553
Robert Jeffreys, Route 3, Zebulon,
N. C.; 568 John Lee Smith,
Knightdale, N. C.; 572 Alfred
Lesley Rogers, Knightsdale, N. C
N. C. Coal Mine
Reopens In June
Plans are underway for the re
sumption of coal mining at the
mouth of the mine of the former
Carolina Coal Company, at Coal
Glen, in Chatham County, about
eight miles north of Sanford.
Coal Products, Inc., of Sanford,
recently chartered by the Secre
tary of State with Southern Pines
interests, including H. B. Chat
field and H. N. Butler as incor
porators, have acquired property
m the Deep River coal fields, and
-dan to begin work in the near
future.
The company has engaged the
firm of Robinson and Robinson,
mining engineers of Charleston,
W. Va , to take charge of the
nterprise.
It is understixid that electric
power will be used in hoisting
coal out of the mine, instead ot
the former methods of using a
steam hoist, chain belt, anil con
vors Another improvement will
b the cleaning of coal by machine
in the mines and at the tipple
h fore loading, instead of by
former methods by hand.
The company will install mod
rn machinery, with the latest
f ty devices to overcome the
hazards 6f dust and gas. Local
Thor will be employed, and the
ompany hopes to reach an out
■nit of several hundred tons a day
The jninc of the Carolina Coal
July-August Garden Work Calendar Given
There's much work to he done
on the fall garden, and in the
home orchard, during July and
August.
For farmers in the eastern part
of the state, the horticulturist*;
recommend that a second crop of
potatoes be planted in July. Good
varieties are Lookout Mountain
and Cobbler. Also suggested is the
setting out of cabbage plants from
August 1 to 10. Plant sweet corn,
lima beans, summer spinach, Swiss
l hard and tomatoes between July
ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLINA, JULY 11, 1941
Carolina Power
Builds New Line
For Defense Aid
110 KiloV Transmission
Line to Run to
Harnett
The first of the five high ten
sion lines the Carolina Power and
Light Company is building in its
program of expansion so as to
render further aid in the national
defense plans is nearing comple
tion and is expected to be placed
into service not later than July 6,
L. V. Sutton, president and gen
| oral manager, announced today.
This new line extends from the
company's 110 KV substation be
tween Dunn and Erwin to its
Cape Fear steam electric generat
ing plant in Chatham -county,
where the capacity of the plant
is being increased from 44,000 to
| 124,000 horsepower.
Not only will the new 110 KV
j line relieve other high-powered
lines of the company, but will also
provide more capacity for Fort
Bragg, Raleigh, and other sections
in the Raleigh load area, it was
said. It will also provide an addi
tional safeguard against failures
on other 110 KV lines in event of
trouble on the lines bringing
power from the company's hydro
electric plants at Blewett and Til
lery.
Mr. Sutton said work is prog
rcssing satisfactorily at the Cape
Fear plant and that every effort is
being made to install the two new
generating units as soon as possi
ble.
Extending for a distance of 28
3 4 miles, the Dunn-Cape Fear
line has a total of 229 structures.
Each of the poles, which average
between 50 and 55 feet, is of na
tive timber heavily creosoted, as
there is an average of about eight
pounds of creosote to each cubic
foot.
Work isalso progressing satis
factorily, it was said, on the Selma-
Goldsboro-Wilson 110 KV line,
and also on the Florence to
Greeleyville, the Hartsville to
Chesterfield, and the Cheraw to
Chesterfield lines in South Caro
lina.
Heavy ’Pains Fall
In East Carolina
Continued rain in this section
has kept the ground wet and gives
grass time to make much headway
before it can be uprooted from
crops. But other communities have
had much worse to contend with.
On last Saturday Kenly, Golds
boro, and adjacent neighborhoods
had a veritable cloudburst. Rain
fell to the depth of a little more
than three and six-tenths inches.
Driving through it, was practically
impossible. Windshield wipers
could do little but “stir up” the
quantity of water thrown on the
glass and sight was fix) much
dimmed for safety even could the
road ahead have been visible.
Raleigh reported heavy rain on
Sunday also.
Company has not been operated
•n eight or ten years. The com
pany was placed in receivership
several years ago, and at the re
< iver’s sale the property was pur-
N-tsed hy the late ex-Senator N
B Dial of South Carolina for the
bondholders
1> and August H. Sow celery
i d in July for plants to be set
out in August Sow turnip seed,
and turnip salad, in August.
For the western half of the state,
*1 v- horticulturists recommend:
Sow celery seed in July for trans
planting in August. Sow seed of
Chinese cabbage in July and let
tuce seed in August. Thin plants
of each to 12 inches apart. Plant
snap beans, beets, carrots, collards,
sweet corn, Swiss chard, tomatoes,
kale, turnips and turnip salad in
July or August. Plant a second
Rotary Club to Meet Junior
Chamber of Commerce Next
Wednesday In Softball Bout
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Shown above is part of the new I 10,600 volt line the Caro
lina Power and Light Company is building from its substation
between Dunn and Erwin to the Cape Fear steam generating
plant in Chatham county. The line, one ol five the company is
building in North and South Carolina, is part of the company’s
program of expansion to aid in the national defense program.
CHURCH NOTES
Baptist Church
Services for Sunday, July 13:
9:45 Sunday school.
11 :00 Morning worship. Sermon
topic: “Christ Crucified"
The Lord's supper will be ob
served at this service.
6:45 Meeting of Young people.
Vesper Services
7.T5 Insted of the eight o'clock
worship service we are to have
a vesper service on th elawn just
north of the church. The hour is
seven-fifteen. In cast’ of rain we
will meet in the church. All are
invited to these vespers which will
he held during the remaining Sun
days in July.
Sr. Fidelis Class
Meets on Monday
The Senior Fidclis Class of the
Baptist S. S met on Monday night
in the home of Mrs. W. S Chcevcs
with Mesdames G K.Corbett and
M E. Carter associate hostesses
Mrs. Avon Privette led the devo
tional and Mrs. Willard Gill pre
sided over the business session
Pollyannas for the past three
months were revealed and new
names were drawn.
During the social hour the hos
tesses served an iced drmg with
potato chips and decorateed cakes
crop of Irish potatoes in July
Suggested work in the home or
chard during the July-August per
iod is as follows: Remove old
fruiting canes of raspberries dew
berries and blackberries, nurn
them. If the leafspot disease is
present, spray the new canes with
Bordeaux mixture.
Spray peach trees with wet sul
phur to control brown rot. Spray
apple trees with Bordeaux mixture
to control the rot diseases. Spray
grapevines with the same material
i to prevent fruit from rotting.
Methodists
Services for Sunday, July 13:
Church school 10:00.
Church service 11 :00.
Topic: “Windows We See
Through.”
Young people—7:oo.
We shall be very happy to have
Miss Grace Coltrane of New York
City to be our soloist at the morn
ing service.
Hopkins Chapei
The W M S. of Hopkins Chapel
church will meet at the home of
Mis S. A. Bunn Saturday, [uly
19. All members are urged to be
present.
Mrs. J. G. Bunn
Hales Chapel
Revival services are in progress
at Hales Chapel this week. Pastor
H. (1 Upchurch being assisted by
Rev. Otha Hilliard ol Mamers.
Service hours are 2:30 and 8:00
p. m
Pearce Church
Pastor Paul Childers announces
the beginning of revival services at
Pearce church near Zebulon on
July 13. The meeting will continu
through July 19 with Rev. J
Clyde Yates of Kannapolis assist
ing. The hour is 7:4“> p. m.
The public is invited.
Ferrell’s Wins
Dallas Brantley pitched victory
for Ferrell's to defeat Bull Head
12 to 11 in a Manning game
played on the loser ground.
Woodrow Driver hit a home run
for Ferrell's
Alvin Brantley
COTTON (.ROWERS, GET
YOUR EQUITIES
NUMBER 51
Game Will Be
For the Benefit
of Scout Hut
Two Ministers Expected
to Star in Rig
(iame
By FERI) DAVIS
Zebulon matrons and children
will have an opportunity to see
just what wonderful athletes their
husbands and fathers really are
when the Zebulon Junior Cham
ber of Commerce meets the Rotary
Club at 3:30 p. m. on the Wake-
Up High School diamond on Wed.,
July 16.
The purpose of the softball
game at which no one person in
Zebulon can he said to excel -
is to raise money for the Boy Scout
hut being built next to the water
plant. The troop needs a little
more money for the enterprise,
•md Scoutmaster Allen expects the
softball game to raise the necessary
funds.
Admission to the game will be
ten cents at the gate, hut Leon
Ts lompson has devised an ingen
ious method of saving money for
the fans: he has had coupons
printed which will admit a fan
with payment of only a dime.
These valuable coupons will be
distributed absolutely free.
Leaders on the Rotary Club
team are expected to be Bob Saw
yer and Robert Massey, both mem
bers of the Jaycees also. However,
“You’ll have to let us play with
the Rotary Club team, fellows,”
one of them plead at the last
Jaycee meeting. “Those fellows are
j so decrepit.”
The Rev. George Griffin is ex
pected to star for the Jaycees,
along with Robert Ed Horton and
Ed Hales. “We expect to spot the
Rotarians at least twelve runs, if
we play a nine inning game,”
Robert Ed said.
Well get twelve runs, all
! right,” a Rotarian countered, “but
nobody will have to spot us any
thing We'll bat the Jaycees right
out of the park in the first in
ning.”
Considering the prowess of the
two teams, there is some doubt in
various quarters that anybody will
bat anybody else right out of the
park in any inning, It cannot be
denied, however, that neither team
has a pitcher worth a cuss.
Dunn and Bradstreet in listing
g<x)d investments for July carried
this softball game at the top of
the list “The investment of the
tenth part of a dollar in this game,”
their official bulletin stated, “will
bring the greatest dividends both
to customer and promoter” not
to mention the worthiness of the
cause.
Besides, it isn’t every day that
one can sec such a remarkable con
glomeration of players. 1 myself
Ail! play left field forth [.lycees,
and I can say without blushing
that I will be the best leftfielder
in the game with the exception of
Hoyle Bridgers who plays left field
I for the Rotarians. *
Robert Ed Horton will pitch
for the Jaycees, and is expected to
go the distance. He is practicing
throwing rocks at highway signs
every day, and is taking a special
10-day Charles Atlas course in
developing the forearm.
Banker Brown is the Rotary
Club's hurler, and vows he will
pitch the entire game. He is left
handed, hut is expected to pitch
the last three innings with his
right arm. He denied that he has
purchased a case of Sloan's liniment
for use after the game.
The Rev. Charles Allen will
play short center field for the
Rotarians He would have played
outfield, but doubt was expressed
that he could make it from the
outfield to home plate for nine
innings. The game was cut to
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