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Volume XVIII.
This, That O’
the Other
By Mrs. Them B. Davis
We take it that the farm credit
situation has a blank outlook for
the new year. At any rate the !
F latest bulletin envelope received in
our office from headquarters con'
tamed only a sheet of blank white
paper —not one word or figure
on it. lam using it to type this j
column on.
An unusual sight of the holiday
season was two young students
from two different military schools.
One school, at least, forbids the
students in its uniform to bum
rides. So the two had swapped
uniforms and each cheerfully
thumbed his way —or their way.
They were having a great time
and neither felt he had dishon
ored his uniform —he didn't have
it on.
My youngest son came to me |
last week with a magazine article
that told how one may go quick
ly to sleep, no matter how wake
ful, if only the mind is set on
sleep. Barrie thought I need no
more lie awake for hours at
night.
** To begin with, the writer said,
you must relax completely. He
insisted that you concentrate on
I separate parts of the body for
' this, beginning, 1 suppose, with
j, the head. He claimed you can
feel the tenseness leaving your
muscles under this treatment and
that you wil "lie heavy" on th<
bed. By the time you get your
toes relaxed you are supposed to
slumbering.
He may be right; but did you
ever try to relax an ear? And
did you ever discover that once
you get'to wondering what is the
most relaxed position for arms
they don’t feel right no matter
what you do? Your shoulders
are either too high or too low for
the pillow, your hair bothers you,
your knees reject the calm still
ness required, and you find you
0 ire working so hard at relaxing
that you are completely wide
awake.
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Another method of going to
sleep is to breathe ten time deeply
with the eyes closed; then ten
times with the eyes open; then one
breath with open eyes and one
With them shut. This does help,
if you keep it up for a while.
But, if your mind persists in hop
ping all over the world as you
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**A cracked bell can never sound well”
JANUARY
S—Two governors Inaugu-
Jff n.' j in Louisiana. i 877.
9--First South American
postal congress meets at
Montevideo. 1911.
„- \ 10--Allied governments state
I ,>**?'■. • terms of peace, 1917.
► ilk 11—Francis Scott Key, author
f 5 Star Sp’ngled Bonner,
A-iL die*. 1640.
_ _ 12— Pennsylvania R. R. Hud
son River tunnel excava
Myir-i/jLr tion completed, 1908.
Plymouth grantea. 1629.
14—F.rst wireless tek-phone
message, New York to
' I London, 1923.
■ *■— in WKU Srnr*«
Farmers Are
Advised to
Buy Extra Parts
Farmers are being advised to
order repair parts for their trac
tors, plows, and other machines
at the earliest possible moment.
"There’s fin important reason,"
says D. S. Weaver, State College
agricultural engineer, “and it's
not the usual ‘Shop Early and
Avoid the Rush’ sort of appeal. ’
The Office of Production Man
agement is prepared to give farm
machinery manufacturers priority
on metals, BUT not until they
receive orders from their dealers,
BACKED UP BY BONA-FIDE
ORDERS FROM CONSUMERS.
Therefore, farmers must de
determine now what parts they
need to put their machines in good
order for the 1942 season. Then,
they must place their orders im
mediately for these parts.
The usual practice of waiting
until just /befoije a machine is
needed in the spring, and then
going to town for a repair part,
will not this year. There
won’t be any repair parts there,
unless the order is placed at once.
In the Food for Freedom pro
gram farmers must produce more
food with fewer men. Greatly
increased use of farm machinery
is indicated. To meet the demand
for new machines would require
the manufacture of 20 to 25 per
cent more tractors, plows, com
bines, etc., than were produced
in 1941. x
On he other hand, there is only
enough metal available for 75 to
SO percent as man yfarm ma
chines as were manufactured last
year, even with priorities on
metals. This shortage must be
made up by better use of all pres
ent machines.
Farmers May
Make Loan
Applications
Count) Agent Jno. C. Ander
son has received word that ar
rangements have been made for
receiving applications for Farm
Loans beginning Monday, Janu
ary 5.
R. P. Snell, in charge of the
applications ifi Wake County,
will be located in the County
Agent's Office, Old Rex Hospital
Building, Raleigh, to accept ap
plications for loans.
All farmers, either owners or
tenants, who have land to farm,
who own or have the use of
| equipment and workstock and
I arc unable to obtain loans on rea
sonable terms from other sources
will be eligible for Emergency
Crop and Seed Loans
Rate of interest will be 4 per
! cent and only for the period th-’
borrower has actual use of the
funds. Borrowers will be expected
to ccxipernte with the National
Defense Program and produce
sufficient food and feed for their
families and workstock, and com
ply with the Agricultural Con
S ( rvation Program and increase
acreage to soybeans, peanuts, etc.,
the production of eggs, milk and
pork.
Farmers interested in obtaining
these loans should file applications
early that there may be no delay
:n getting needed funds before
planting time.
Zebulon, North Carolina, Friday, January 9, 1942
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These two young men head
the Zebulon Rotary Club, which
held its 100th consecutive 100
per cent meeting last Friday
Oregon State and
Rain Stymie Swashie
I started the year all wrong.
On January Ist, 1941, I took
a ticket w'hich cost me $4.40 and
climbed in a car with Allen Den
ton and Claytie Abbernathy and
-ode through mist and heavy traffic
to Durham.
We arrived in Durham prompt
ly at 9:42 EST and complimented
ourselves on being early so that
we could see the Rose Bowl Pa
rade.
But there was no Parade . . .
there was only more mist.
So we drove on out to Duke
University and killed two hours
looking and looking . . . and look
ing.
We saw the Duke Chapel; and
we saw people drink liquor; we
saw their huge gymnasium; and
we saw people drink liquor; we
saw their million-acre campus;
and we saw people drink liquor.
We knew we were at the right
place; the crowd was a Rose Bowl
crowd.
Then the sticky mist began to
condense. It condensed on us; it
condensed around us; it condensed
above us. Some pessimists said
it was rain.
,1 went to the Rose Bowl Game.
After getting to Durham at
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Pictured are members of the
Zebulon Rotary Club which has
a record of 100 perfect attend
ance meetings. Members are,
left to right: sitting, Luther
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night. They are, left, President
R. D. Massey, and, right, secre
tary J. R. Sawyer.
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Baptists
Services at the Baptist Church*
Sunday, January 11:
9:45 —Sunday school.
11:00 Morning worship. Ser
mon topic: “More Than Bread. ’
At this time the Lord's Supper
will be observed.
7:00 —Young People.
7:3o—Evening worship. Mes
sage: “What Provokes Us?”
The Senior Fidclis Class of the
I Baptist S. S. met on Monday
night in the home of Mrs. Avon
I Pnvettc with Mesdamcs Claud
Pippin and Burnice Perry, asso
ciate hostesses. ,The study cour c e
was taught by Mrs. Ralph Bunn.
| After the business session a social
I I hour and refreshments were en-
I joyed.
Methodists
I I ,
I Services for Sunday, Jan. 11:
Church school —10:00.
Worship service—ll:oo.
Young People Service —6:45
Our first Quarterly Conference
will be held this coming Sunday
in the Wendell church at 7:30
p. m. All officials of the church
are urged to be present.
Long, Hoyle Bridgers, District
Governor “Tarvia” Jones, Rob
ert Massey, Bob Sawyer, Vance
Brown, and William Cheaves;
standing, Wilson Braswell, Judd
Robertson, Irby Gill, Luther
Rotary Reaches
Cherished Goal
Income Tax
Forms Ready
Forms for filing returns of in
come for 1941 have been sent to
persons who filed returns last
year. Failure to receive a form,
however, does not relieve a tax
payer of his obligation to file his
return and pay the tax on time —
on or before March 16 if the re
turn is made on the calendar-year
basis.
Forms may be obtained upon
request, written or personal, from
the offices of collectors and from
deputy collectors of internal rev
enue in the larger cities and towns.
A person should file his re
turn cn Form 1040, unless his
gross income for 1941 does not
exceed $3,000 and consists wholly
of salary, wages, or other com
pensation for personal services,
dividends, interest, rent, annui
ties, or royalties, in which event
he may elect to file it on Form
1040A, a simplified form on which
the tax may be readily ascertained
by reference to a table contained
in the form.
The return must be filed with
the collector of internal revenue
for the district in which the tax
payer has his legal residence O’*
! principal place of business on or
before midnight of March 16,
1942. The tax may he paid in
full at the time of filing the re
turn or in four equal install
ments, due on or before March 16,
June 15, September 15, and De
cember 15.
In making out your income tax
return read carefully the instruc
tions that accompany the form.
If you need more information, it
may be obtained at the office of
the collector of internal revenue,
deputy collector, or an internal
revenue agent in charge.
Remember that single persons
or married persons living together
who have aggregate earnings of
as much as $28.85 a week for
the year, are required to file re
turns.
Massey, Leon Thompson, Dur
ward Chamblee, Vadin Whitley,
Henry Kirby, Barkton Antone,
Early Moser, Ferd Davis, and
John Sumner. (Photo by Bill
Hatch.)
Number 24
100th Perfect
Meeting Held
Setting a mark unequalled in its
district, the Zebulon Rotary Club
held its 100th consecutive 100 per
cent meeting last Friday night at
the Woman’s Club.
Chief speaker for the occasion
was Glen Hawfield of Raleigh, N.
C. Director of Adult Education,
who was introduced by E. H. Mos
er. Mr. Hawfield spoke on the why
and wherefore of the American
nation.
Following the banquet, prepared
by the ladies of the Methodist
Church, President R. D. Massey
recognized Mr. and Mrs. Hawfield,
President and Mrs. Id. B. Jones of
the Wake Forest Rotary Club,
President and Mrs. Phil Whitley
oi the Wendell club, District Gov
ernor and Mrs. "Tarvia” Jones of
Mebane, and former governor John
Park, publisher of The Raleigh
Times.
Rotary-anns, who accompanied
their husbands, were recognized al
so, with other local visitors. There
after the program was turned over
to R. V. Brown.
He first introduced Mrs. Luther
Massey and Miss Jocelyn House,
the Rotary swetheart. Mrs. Massey
sang,."Trees", "Roses of Picardy",
and “Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life"
accompanied at the piano by Miss
House.
Mr. Moser then introduced Mr.
Hawfield, who paid tribute to the
fine record of the local club before
beginning his remarks on the Am
erican democracy.
A note of humor was struck
when Leon Thompson, president
of another civic organization, the
Diaper Club, presented a member
ship emblem to red-faced, embar
assed Ferd Davis.
Business Change
On last Saturday night the lo
cation of the Zebulon Grocery
was changed from the west side
of Arrendall Street to the build
ing just across on the east side
of the street. Moving began af
ter the main portion of trade was
over Saturday night and the store
opened for business early Monday
morning. Pulley Bros, and help
ers had worked irt a hurry.
Clarence Kemp has opened a
grocery store in the building last
occupied by Hocutt Grocery Go.
He will carry a full line of staple
1 groceries for cash trade, also
handling fertilizers. Mr. Kemp
plans to cater especially to farm
ers, but invites all to visit his
place of business.
Unknown Army
In case any reader should feel
this paper is ignoring the boys who
arc'•being drafted for service in
the U. S. Army this explanation
is made:
In war every item of informa
tion is kept from the enemy, if
possible. Even so small a paper
a$ this might furnish news that
would aid another nation in over
coming us. For this reason lists
of soldiers are no longer puo
lished when they leave for camp
or for the front.