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(Ebe 2cbulmt fßrcorii Volume XV. This, That and the Other By MRS. THEO B. DAVIS Well, I have cooked and eaten some stalks of pokeweed. I took off the leaves and boiled the stalks, pouring off the water twice. When tender the stalks were seasoned with salt, pepper and butter and tasted surprising ly like asparagus. There was also a spinach flavor. If I had not known it was poke it would have been better eating, and no one in the family would help eat it. The scent while boiling is enough to prejudice you against poke, but at that it is little worse than snaps when they first start cooking. In addition to the flower show set for Thursday of next week the garden club here has a project that will take some years to develop, but that will bring Zebulon into the floral spotlight, if it succeeds. The idea is to specialize on Bank sia roses those climbers with whole bouquets of tiny sulphur yellow double blossoms set along stems. They have no thorns, so will never become a nuisance; are free from blight, and are rare, be ing offered in very few catalogs and then at a price that would put them in the luxury class. But Zebulon does not plan to buy. The few Banksias already here are direct descendants of a large one at Hertford, cuttings from which were given me by Miss Kate Blanchard when my daughter lived in that town. I divided with Mrs. J. A. Cawthorne and, as us ual, hers did better than mine. She has an enormous bush and has rooted a number from it already. Both she and I will give cuttings to those who want to have them. The roses are blooming now and right after they fnish is a good time for rooting. Directions are the same as for shrubs —but be sure to understand the name Banksia. Not a Raleigh printer has got it right this spring, though several times we have read about the beauty of this rose—and there are not very many in Raleigh. The Banksia is not everbloom ing, but the season is as long as dogwood, iris or tulips and other towns go in for them to a great extent. And the foliage of the Banksh is beautiful with flowers that need more green. Look at that mass of bloom in the side yard at the rear of the Cawthorne home, and, if you want to see a smaller one, look in the yard at the west side of our place; then, if you are willing to help with the project, get in touch with Mrs. R .D. Massey of the garden club. You will not have to spent a cent; but you will have to water your cuttings this sum mer. I honestly believe that this plan, if carried out, will make Zebulon known all over the state among flower lovers and will attract ad miring notice from all who pass through. More important than these will be the beauty to be enjoyed by all who live here. ZEBULON BOY IN AUSTRALIA Horace Gay, son of F. B. Gay, Zebulon, Route 3, was drafted in to army service April 4, 1941. A cablegram has just been received from him saying he had arrived safely in Australia a week ago. ! L : ~ ,• ; ■ > 4 CHIEF OF STAFF Gen George C. Marshall, Chief of the General Staff, Army of the United States. Hoss Thompson Talks to Rotary Miss Ida Howell of CP&L Tells Need of Foods William Cheaves and Hoyle Bridgers were absent but they know that they must make up at tendance. Hoss Thompson spoke five min utes on what was expected of each citizen on the blackout. Hoss told j who wrnuld be stationed at various places. John Sumner had the program with Miss Ida Howell as speaker. She is employed with Carolina Power and Light Co. She spoke on dieting and said that almost 80 percent of our ills are caused by not eating balanced foods. She outlined proper foods for a day. Milk and butter should especially be used in quantity. Raw vege tables are what all need. She stated that it has been learned that improper eating will cause one’s hair to turn grey and grey hair has been known to be changed from grey to its original color. The U. S. government has become alarmed at the average personal condition and is trying to correct this by proper foods. Sugar Rationing Causes Worries Housewives who forgot to lay in a supply of sugar for the next week must drink their coffee bit- I ter and do without desserts. For rationing is beginning, and began with stoppage of sales for a week. On Tuesday of this week Wake lon teachers were busy register ing dealers. Registration of fam ilies is to come later with all its complications. It will be hard to know what is best in some cases. Will visitors take their sugar with them or deplete their hosts’ sup plies? How about maids or other helpers in the home? But the question of greatest im port is what about hoarding. It is too much to expect that every per son in the country will be wholly honest and not try to secure more than his share of sugar. How long the rationing may last is unknown. But, after all, it is a minor problem compared with many that must be faced today. I Zebulon, N. C., Friday, May 1, 1942 ® : > Ji&xv KEEPS THE FAITH Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Commander of United Nations Armies in the Southwest Pacific, is regarded as the outstanding military leader of anti-Axis forces. Baptist Church Services for Sunday, May 3: 9:4s—Sunday School. 11:00 Morning worship. Ser mon topic: “Like a Tree.” No evening services because of the exercises at the High School. Methodist Services for Sunday: Church school—10:00. Worship service—ll:oo. Young people service—7:ls. A special service has been plan i ned for the 11:00 hour this com ing Sunday morning. You are in vited to be present and to help make this service a great success. Registration Monday’s registration of men be tween the ages of 45 and 65 years added 1874 names to the list in the area of the Draft Board located here. Zebulon’s own registration was 401. Special helpers for the day were Mesdames C. V. Whitley, C. G. Weathersby, F. D. Finch, R. H. Brantley, Wilson Braswell, E. C. Daniel, Irby Gill, Eugene Privette, W. A. Allman, and R. A. Wicker; Misses Christine Perry, Geneva ISeawell, Margaret Watson and Elizabeth Broughton; C. S. Cham | blee, Z. N. Culpepper, W. S. 1 Cheeves, R. D. Massey and Ferd 1 Davis. Local Blackout Is Successful Manager Thompson Is proud of the way Zebulon citizens co-oper ated in the blackout of last week. His reports from wardens indi cate that within one minute every light in homes was out with few exceptions; that in five minutes the blackout was complete. One or more householders had forgot ten and had gone away leaving lights on. In the business district lights were off instantly save that at one station a piece of equipment gave off A glow at first; and a chicken brooder had its bulbs on until it was noticed. Traffic was easily managed, though at the edge of town cars 1 were lined up for some distance when the all clear signal was giv en. j i 2 * / /pi DEFENDER OF THE PHIL IPPINES Lieut. Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright, successor of Gen. MacArthur in command of United States troops in the Philippines. Local Men Meet In Ball Battles Everything Even Between Local Clubs After Two Games The season for baseball has be gun here. Not with organization and uniforms, not with paid ad mission and league membership, but a sort of spontaneous coming together for fun and exercise. On Monday the C. P. & L. team defeated another, whose members are not overly anxious to be pub licly named until they get better with bat and ball and at running. But the number two team bear* the name of the only paper pub lished in this town. The score of Monday’s game was 15-6, with Pitcher Hadley leading the CP&L team. Sheriff G. C. Massey pitched for the pa per-police outfit. j Tuesday the number two teamj I did better, beating the Light com- j pany by a score of 24-8. Sherifi Massey again pitched, with Town Manager Thompson serving in a relief role. Hadley and John j Sumner did the honors for the j light men. There will be another game next Monday. Jr. Club Holds Meet In Store The Zebulon Junior Woman’s Club held its regular monthly meeting with Mrs. Norman Screws, president, presiding. The meet ing was held at the furniture de partment of the Zebulon Supply Co., since the program was on furniture. Mrs. Screws w r as in charge of the program and con ducted a tour of the entire store, several rooms having been ar ranged with appropriate furnish ings. The club had charge of the an nual roll call for the Red Cross and Mrs. Robert D. Massey, chairman, reported a very successful drive. Other reports were made by chair men of various committees. Mrs. Ferd Davis told of plans to plant trees this week. The next meeting will’ close the club year and the annual custom of a barbecue will again be carried out. Number 39 Flower Show to Be Held May 7 Mrs. Charles Flowers Is Chairman of the Committee The Garden Club makes the fol lowing announcements concerning the flower show to be held here in the woman’s clubhouse on Thursday, May 7. Those interest ed are asked to save this column for reference. On Wednesday morning the committee will meet at the club house to make preparation. Chair man of arrangement is Mrs. C. E. Flowers. She will be assisted by Mesdames J. K. Barrow, Jr., H. C. Wade and Ferd Davis. Mrs. A. N. Jones with assistants will have charge of roses and specimen roses. Mrs. Z. N. Culpepper will look after climbing roses. Miniature arrangements Mrs. Rigsby Massey. Containers to be not more than two inches tall. Iris —Mrs. Foster Finch, Mrs. A. R. House. Pansies —Mrs. J. K. Barrow, Sr. Sweetpeas—Mrs. F. L. Page Snapdragon—Mrs. Lela Horton Peonies—Mrs. R. D. Massey Mixed Flowers Mrs. H. C. Wade Arrangements of one variety Mrs. J. F. Coltrane Potted Plants —Mrs. J. G. Kemp Blooming Shrubs Mrs. A. V. Medlin Features Mrs. Wallace Cham blee: Victorian, Colonial, Modern istic, Chinese, Philippine Islands, Outdoor Livingroom. Each to have flower arrangements in accord with feature. Tables—Mrs. C. G. Weathersby. Arrangements in antique con tainers—Mrs. B. F. Boone. In this entry no container must be less than 50 years old. Victory Garden—Mrs. R. H. Her ] ring f Arrangements by Children— 1) Kindergarten; 2) Up to 4th grade j —Mrs. Eugene Privette NOTE: Specimen roses must be exhibited in milk bottles or Co ca-Cola bottles, not in vase or fan j cy container. Judges will be from out of j town. ! All entries must be in place by noon on Thursday. For adult winners first and sec ond prizes be ribbons. Defense stamps will be given for both children’s groups and for best feature. A sweepstakes prize will lie given for the feature .or ar rangement deemed outstanding by the judges. The show will be open to mem bers of the colored garden club from 5:30 till 6:30. No entries may be removed be fore 6:30. It is much preferred that entries be grown by the exhibitor. Ar rangements for features may be secured from any one interested. Examinations The class in First Aid has fin ished the course 35 strong and ex ams were given on Wednesday night. Much appreciation has been expressed for the teaching done rty Mr. Ball, who directed the course. The class for Negroes is being taught by Mr. Kirby of Wakelon’s faculty.
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