Volume XVIII.
This, That, and
the Other
By Mrs. Theo. B. Davis
I may, of course be mistaken,
but I believe that fewer persons
know the difference between the
spelling of mantel and mantle
than any other two words you
could pick out that sound alike.
A mantel is a shelf above a
fireplace and we set things on it —
the clock, vases, and such. We
used to put medicine bottles, let
ters, photographs, and everything
we wanted to keep out of the
children's reach up there, too, but
' nowadays we are more artistic,
l} And a mantle is what Elijah
had on when he was taken to
L heaven and which he let fall and
Elisha caught. It is a sort of cloak
01 wrap.
You'd be surprised to know
how many college trained per
sons don't know which of those
spellings to choose when writing,
not to speak of those of us who
have had fewer advantages. We
read of lighted candles on a man
tle or of wreaths of holly above
the mantle, until at times I feel
like going to the dictionary to re
inforce my memory.
t
“ the days of darkness
for they shall be many.”
That is part of what a Wise Man
said centuries ago. and it is going
tk . over and over in my mind daily.
For they are coming as surely as
F \ time endures. If ever I knew a
time when one should make ready
» for storm and stress ,it is now.
Work, save, prepare mind and
body for what is in store. I have
no special fear of depressions as
such; but the next one is going
to have roots, branches and rami
fications different from any we
have seen before. And I am afraid
not so much for myself who am
now elderly, as for the younger
generations who will be here to
fi struggle with it after lam gone.
ft v Ido not know whether the pres
* ent situation could have been
avoided as a whole; but I do
know if more economy had been
used in affairs governmental, we
should have had more in reserve
than we do have.
t Defense measures, priorities,
millions and billions of dollars
are hard for the average mind to
comprehend; but when translated
• into worry and want the meaning
will be made more nearly plain
Add to that sorrow and suffering
and you will have the cause of
t some of the days of darkness that
are coming.
Long ago in mythology there
was a princess prophetess who
foretold events and spoke truly,
but nobody believed her. About
* all Cassandra could do when the
» evils came to pass as she had
prophesied was to say I told you
so, but that did no good. They
doubted her next time.
Still, the Wise Man said, “If
a man live many years and re
joice in them all,’ before he spoke
. of the days of darkness. And it
♦ is good to remember ahat we
i usually rejoice some in every year
and probably shall keep on hav
r 'ing cause to rejoice.
If you can find time, do go
to the garden club meeting next
Tuesday afternoon at the club
house here. Those club members
L i will give you something worth re-
W membering. Their December meet
i mg is even more beautiful in
some ways than a flower show
ft They have their loveliest decora-
EM uons and most sparkling packages
j|ft, on display and you’ll feel repaid
' 'ft for going if you should not care
Sljv Zebulon Wivtorb
Christmas Is Just oAround the Corner
Zebulon Stores
will be ready
for you. All you
need they
1
have.
Watch next
weeks Zebulon
Record to learn
what to buy and
where to get it.
Christinas Sing
On Tap Here
On Sunday afternoon, Decem
ber 14, at 4:30, pupils of Wake
lon schools directed by Mrs. Rob
ert D. Massey will present the
annual concert of Christmas mu
sic. For years this has been a
special feature of the season in
this community and a mere notice
is sufficient to bring a large at
tendance. Tins year’s program will
feature many old favorites as well
as others not so well known. Fur
ther particulars will be given next
week.
Allan Pippin
Hurt In Wreck
Allan Pippin, salesman for
Zebulon Supply Wholesalers, was
hurt in a collision that demol
ished his car at Middlesex Tues
day afternoon. Fortunately his in
■
juries do not seem to be serious
and it is hoped he may be out
in a few days. In the other car
were four young people, all of
whom were hurt to some extent.
They are said to have entered the
highway from a side road.
Baptist Church
Services for Sunday, December
7:
Sunday school —9:4 5
Morning worship—ll:oo. Ser
mon topic: “But”
Young people meet —7:00.
For the evening service at 7:30
Mr. John McMillan will bring a
message appropriate for our regu
lar Mission Night program. Mr.
McMillan, a student at Wake
Forest, is the son of one of the
Baptist Missionaries to China. All
are invited to be present for this
service.
_ • *
Study Course
For Methodists
Mrs. C. E. Flowers announces
a Bible Study course to be taught
at the Methodist church on Fri
day, Dec. 5, beginning at 7:00 p.
m. Pastor Boone will take part a«
will other speakers from Wendell
and Zebulon. All interested are
cordially invited.
anything about the program. But
that, too, is always special in De
cember.
l\ ONLY 15 SHOPPING
DAYS TIU CHRISTMAS! jgf
Rotary Club Has
95th Perfect
Meeting Friday
The Rotary Club held its 95th
100 per cent consecutive meeting.
Leon Thompson, town manager,
had the program. His subject being
“Town Manager.” Thompson
stated that he was well pleased
with the cooperation the town has
given him and he would like any
suggestions for the town in any
way in which to make it better.
He had for his speaker Mr. Pat
rick Healy, Jr., of Raleigh., Execu
tive Secretary for North Carolina,
League of Municipality.
Mr. Patrick stated that our
town government was more im
portant to us than the state or
national government. He said
towns who had managers found
it the most satisfactory way as
there would be someone to look
after the welfare and to keep in
shape, lights, water, sewage, taxes
paid, looking after vacant lots
and many other things too small
to mention. Town managers use
him for information bureau to
answer different problems that
come up.
P. F. Masey was a welcome
visitor.
Here’s a Late
Early Harvest
C. E. Stone of Wakefield
brought to the Record office Mon
day morning an Early Harvest
apple that had fallen from the'
tree on Sunday night. It was
small, but had the characteristic
color and shape of this early sum- j
No Garden Means Expense!
Farm people of Wake county
rob thefr pocketbooks, as well as
their health, when they fail to
grow a garden, says L. P. Watson,
Extension horticulturist of N. C.
State College. To prove his
point, the agricultural leader pre
sents the following facts and fig
ures. .
The 1940 census showed that
4,709 farms in this county had
a garden, but 546 farms in the
county did not have a garden.
The value of all the farm-gardens
in the country, as estimated to the
census-takers by the farm people
themselves .totaled $317,056. That
Zebulon, North Carolina, Friday, December 5,1941
Garden Club
to Meet Tuesday
The December meetings of the
garden club and the woman’s club
will be held on Dec. 16, Tues
day afternoon the former organi
zation having the program in
; charge. The Rev. John Wright of
Raleigh will speak.
' An exhibit of Christmas deco
-1 rations and arrangements is being
made ready and will be on dis
play at the clubhouse. Those not
able to attend the entire program
are invited to came later in the
day.
Hostesses will be Mesdames R.
H. Herring, J. K. Barrow, Z. N.
Culpepper and Allan Pippin.
Road Detours
The following roads are closed
temporarily: U. S. 1 be ween
Haiderson and Franklinton and
1 between Raleigh and Wake For
est. Detours for through passen
ger traffic have been posted over
N. C. 59 via Louisburg. N. C.
59 has an eight-ton gross load
limit. Through truck traffic should
detour ever U. S. 301 from
Petersburg or Fayetteville. Local
traffic can be maintained at slow
speed on the Henderson-Franklin
ton section, whereas on the Ra
leigh-Wake Forest stretch local
traffic can detour over a county
road, four miles of earth. The
road between Henderson and
Franklinton is scheduled to be
; opened about December 20th.
mer apple and was sound and
smooth. December first is the lat
est this section has known for
| such fruit.
is an average value per garden of
$67.
By multiplying the average
value per garden by the number
of farms without a garden, it can
be seen that the loss to the county
due to the failure of every farm
family to have a garden totaled
$36,582.
The State totals show that sl,-
868,940 was lost by North Caro
lina farm people because of a lack
of gardens. The census report
shows that 247,127 of the 278,-
j 276 farms in the State had a
garden, leaving 31,149 without a
i garden. The total value of all
Religious Order
Holds Meeting
In Wilson Nov. 29
Jehovah’s witnesses in eastern
North Carolina held an assembly
November 29 and 30 in the
court house at Wilson, and many
from Zebulon and vicinity attend
ed. Over eleven hundred were
present on Sunday afternoon to
hear an address by A. H. Mac
Millan of New York concerning
the Theocratic Government of Je
hovah God. He referred to num
erous Bible prophecies (Daniel 2:
44; Isaiah 9: 6,7; II Peter 3:
13; Rev. 21: 1, etc.), showing
, that in the immediate future
| Christ's Kingdom will be fully
established and then the peoples
on earth will live under an ever
lasting government of peace. He
gave Scrjptural evidence (Isa. 32:1;
Psa. 45: 16; Luke 13: 28; Dan.
12: 13, etc.) proving that Abra
ham, Isaac, Jacob, and the other
faithful men of old will soon ap
pear on earth and be the earthly
representatives of the Theocratic
Government. In conclusion he
stated that in lands under totali
tarian rule the Kingdom Message
has been suppressed, but that in
the two remaining strongholds of
freedom, the United States and
the British Isles, a wide witness
is being given to the name of
Jehovah and His Kingdom. The
assembly ended Sunday night with
a transcribed address by Judge
Rutherford entitled “Comfort All
That Mourn.”
How much better is it to get
wisdom than gold! and to get un
derstanding rather to be chosen
than silver! —Proverbs 16:16.
gardens in the State was sl4/
773,625, or an average value of
S6O per garden.
Little Dare County on the
coast reported the highest value
per garden, $153, but there are
only 55 farms in the county.
Forty-six of them had a garden.
The Extension horticulturist
says that the vegetables which can
be grown in a half-acre garden
would cost the farm housewife
$225 if bought at retail prices.
One-tenth of an acre will pro
duce an abundance of vegetables
for one person. A family of five,
therefore, would need half an
1 acre for garden crops.
Do your
Christmas
Shopping early
so you will not
be disappointed.
Trade at home
and save time
and money.
Be loyal to the
home town.
Aged Pilot Lady
Dies Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie
Watkins Williams, widow of Jo
seph F. Williams, who died Thurs
day night at her home in the Pilot
section, were conducted Saturday
afternoon at 2 o’clock from the
Pilot Baptist Church.
Mrs. Williams, who was 76
years of age, is survived by the
following children: B. C. Wil
liams, Mrs. Charlie Privette, S.
F. Williams and L. J. Williams,
all of this section; Vernon and
Vance Williams of Raleigh; Mrs.
B. C. Ray of Spring Hope, Route
One; Mrs. Milton Pearce of near
Pilot, and Mrs. W. M. Stallings
of Zebulon, Route Two.
Christmas
Contest On
The ban on use of electricity
having been lifted, the Zebulon
Garden Club again offers prizes
for the most striking effects in
outdoor decoration for Christmas.
Features to be considered are
1 — Front door
2 Outside appearance of large
house
3 Outside appearance of small
house
4 Window scene viewed from
outside
5 Outdoor feature
6 Tree
The judging date will be an
nounced later.
Bottoms Better
W. D. Bottoms, brother of
Mrs. D. D. Chamblee, seriously
hurt in a car wreck some time
ago, 4nas recovered sufficiently to
be carried from the hospital to
his home near Mt. Pleasant. For a
while his living was very doubt
fnl and his improvement seems
almost miraculous.
Ordain Deacons
At Wakefield church on Thurs
day night of last week Clarence
Hinton, Claude Baker, Harold
Greene and Douglas Pace were
ordained as deacons, Rev. R. H.
Flerring assisting Pastor Whitted
inthe service.
The church has called Mr.
Whitted as regular pastor for next
year.
SOUTHERN
WILDLIFE
SNIPE THAT SNIPE!
This may never make you a
million dollars but it s interesting
to know. The U. S. Bureau of
Standards has declared the ciga
ret to be a greater forest menace
than the cigar! Research has es
tablished that a discarded cigaret
will burn for 8 1-2 to 12 minutes,
while a discarded cigar will go
out in from 2.3 to 5.17 minutes.
NEW TYPE DEER FENCE
A new type "deer proof’’
fence, composed of five electrified
wires suspended three feet apart
horizontally on cross bars three
feet above the ground, is now be
ing tried out. Io clear tins fence
it is necessary for deer to leap
more than fitecn feet, while it is
impossible tor them to crawl under
without being shocked. Conserva
tion officers watching the experi
ment report that it has been suc
cessful tlius far, but deer are
Often stopped temporarily by new
devices and later find ways to de
feat their purpose.
POISON FISH
*
In Philippine Islands water
there are several species of fish
whose flesh contains poisons. A
number of mysterious deaths were
solved when it was found that
they were the direct result of eat
ing poison flesh of fish. These
strange fish do not bite you.
Neither do they sting—yet their
flesh contains poisons similar to
the deadliest of mushroom pois
ons.
THERE’S SOMETHING
NEW ALL RIGHT
Sometimes you think there is
nothing more new that can be
told about the funny things hap
pening afield to sportsmen. But
it seems there's always a new one.
This takes our cake. A Virginia
game warden came across a hun
ter with a squirrel in his pocket
recently and quite naturally asked
the man for a peek at his license.
“Oh, I don’t need a license, ’
replied the hunter as he stroked
the bushy tail of his vanquished
game. “The squirrel season isn t
open in this county.”
FUR BEARERS VALUABLE
Many of the common fur bear
ers play an important and highly
useful role in preying upon in
jurious insects and rodent pests.
The weasel, for example, is bene
ficial in destroying large numbers
of mice and rabbits which dam
age gardens, orchards and prop
erty. The skunk is helpful in its
destruction of white grub, wire
worms, grasshoppers and mice.
Methodist
Notice
Services for Sunday, Dec. 7:
Church school —10:00
Young people—6:4s
Church service—7:3o
Subject—“ Pure Religion.”
Strike Averted
By Railways
The long heralded railway strike
has been averted. The workers
will receive a $300,000,000 in
crease in pay. The strike was to
begin Dec. 7, and would have de
moralized the country’s business
had it lasted for any length of
time. The poor old railroads have
had a hard road since the world
war with increase of wages and
competition from motor traffic.
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