Zebulon Post Office To Be 2nd Class
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Volume XV.
This, That and
the Other
By MRS. THEO B. DAVIS
As a masterpiece of understate
ment I’d like to call attention to
the bulletin saying that bombing
by the RAF is “highly unpopular”
in Germany.
We do get some queer gifts at
our place. Last Friday James
Belvin gave my husband a baby
’possum. It is mostly black with
sad dark eyes and it has ti> b- fed
with a medicine dropper. It
weighs less than two ounces, and
has taken four droppers of modi
fied milk at a feeding. It will
reach out a tiny paw and hold the
dropper exactly as a hungry baby
holds a bottle. Evidently it thinks
Barrie is its mother, for it will curl
its tail tightly around his finger.
This morning, to my surprise, I
saw it washing itself like a kitten,
but the possum used a hind foot
instead of a front to scrub with.
Its housekeeping equipment is a
box and a price of an old dress
t) hide in.
Feeding is somewhat complicat
ed at our house. In addition to
the baby ’possum there are the
squirrels, Genevieve and Esmeral
da, which Staley Denton gave
Barrie, cage and all. They eat
nuts of all kinds and Genevieve is
also fond of ripe strawberries and
fullblown roses. Esmeralda is less
aestheic and does not go in for
fancy diet. Genevieve will take
a berry and hold it stem up until
she has nibbled off and tossed
away all the hull. Then she
daintily consumes the berry. But
one is enough.
I have to feed the last-donated
kitten, which begins calling me be
fore I am ready to arise. Her
name is Horace and her feelings
are hurt if she does not get a lot
of attention. I don’t mind feeding
her. but when she slithers around
my ankles I could shriek; it makes
my flesh crawl.
The Massey Hatchery biddies
got so tall they had to stand
stooped-over in the brooder, so
they are now in a little yard, fat
and sassy, but without the sense to
go in out of the rain or to roost.
So some one has to go out and put
them to bed each night, as well
as to see that feed and water are
plentiful.
Ferd bought a lot of biddies Mr.
Sexton auctioned off at the post
office and they have to be looked
after several times a day.
I can’t really be sorry the duck
that was another gift escaped from
its pen one night and has not been
found since.
Feeding the goldfish is simple.
We have only to toss in a handful
or two of “quick oats,” the kind
we cook for ourselves. But they
are very fond of worms of any
kind and we give them some when
there is time for the digging. Or
did you ever watch a goldfish eat
a caterpillar?, I gave ours a whole
nestful Theo got out of a tree.'
Their fur kept them from sinking
Henry Kirby Is
Rotary Speaker
Hoss Thompson Is The
Regular Rotary
Speaker
Zebulon Rotary continues to
hold its record of 100 per cent
meetings.
All members were present last
Friday. Kirby was the five min
ute speaker. He spoke on the
sugar proposition and who should
register explaining the questions
that wmuld.be asked.
Hoss Tompson had the pro
gram. His subject was the water
system of Zebulon and how water
is being used in other countries.
He told the Rotary that London,
England, used less water per per
son than any other large city and
that Chicago used more water per
person than any other city. Water
is used more in Italy to produce
powrnr than in any other country.
The reason is scarcity of coal. He
told of cities and towns that use
the gravity system, of which Ashe
ville is one. Hoss told of ancient
water systems which was very in
teresting. He explained the water
system of Zebulon. The water is
first pumped into the filter plant,
there alum is added to help puri
fy, then it is run into another
tank where lime is added to get
rid of the alum; then it runs into
another tank where clorine is add
ed to further help to clean and
purify. A sample is taken every
day to see that it meets all re
quirements.
Two Accidents
Injure Several
On last Friday evening a car
driven by Elizabeth Kannon col
lided near Wakelon school with
one from Creedmoor. No one in
the Kannon car was much hurt,
but occupants of the other car were
injured and both cars were dam
aged. Miss Kannon was making
the turn from the highway to the
school campus at the time of the
accident.
On Sunday night Mr. and Mrs.
A. D. Antone were hurt near Emit
when their car collided with one
driven by Frank Chamblee. The
Antones, Chamblee and two
young girls from Johnston County
were seriously injured. Whisker
Medlin, the fouth occupant of the
car, escaped practically unhurt.
The girls were taken to a hospital,
as was Chamblee. Mr. and Mrs.
Antone were confined 4o bed the
first part of the week. He was
suffering from pain in the chest,
where he was struck by the steer
ing wheel, and she suffered a
broken nose with minor cuts and
bruises. They were taken to the
hospital on Tuesday for X-rays.
A Mr. Joseph and son-in-law in
the Antone car were slightly hurt.
and the fish had a great time with
them.
We are all hoping no misfortune
befalls the brown thrasher which
is nesting less than three feet from
the comer of our house. We dread
the thought of another feeding Job.
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, May 8, 1942
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WHEN PERSHING HONORED MacARTHUR 23 YEARS AGO—
This picture, made on a blustery March day in Remagen, Rhenish
Prussia, shows the commander of the A. E. F. pinning the Dis
tinguished Service Medal on General Douglas MacArthur then com
manding the 84th Brigade, 42nd Division. The photo is from the
World War files of the U. S. Signal Corps.
This was General MacArthur’s second decoration. He was awarded
the Distinguished Service Cross for gallantry in action in March,
1918. He also wears the Silver Star Medal with six oak leaf clusters.
A hill is pending in Congress to award him t* Medal of Honor.
Wakelon Has Final
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Exercises for 1942
The series of events leading to
graduation exercises at Wakelon
Tuesday morning brought the us
ual interested crowds, eager to see
relatives and friends receive re
wards for studying and awards
for excellence.
Class night on Friday of last
week was given in “Cinderella”
style. This occasion sees all sen
ior girls in long dresses and spec
ializes in attractive settings.
The sermon on Sunday night
was by Pastor B .F. Boone of the
Methodist Church with special
music by the glee club. Mr.
Boone gave pertinent and practi
“The discontent'd man (intis no easy
chair ” —Franklin
MAY
7—Hitler arid Mussolini ox-
JQgwta change friendship
j# pledge, 1938.
#l Ist American Legion
convention, St. Louis,
1919.
,/A, t-Columbu* sails on fourth
jTJ*jL
Id—Germany invade* low
countries. 1940.
-r— ll —American Bible Society
organized, 1816.
Hh 12—First observance Nation
al Hospital Day, 1921.
4ir-.ll—i Colony at Jamestown,
Va, settled, 1607,
WmV tmvtm
cal advice and encouragement to
the graduates and also paid high
tribute to Supt. Moser as the high
est type of Christian gentleman.
Tuesday morning brought Prof.
George A. Carver from Wake For
est to make the address, which
was considered as among the best
heard here on similar occasions.
Dr. Carver was for some time a
missionary in China under the
Southern Baptist Board.
Announcements and awards
were made by Supt. Moser who
spoke briefly to the seniors.
The annual picnic was not held
this year, though patrons and
friends who found it more con
venient to bring dinner did so.
Tuesday night the commence
ment exercises were closed with
the presentation- of the Senior
Play, “Wild Ginger.” Elsie Priv
ette, the heroine, did splendid
work as “Ginger,” while Ervin
Joye as her miserly father played
his part well.
Others in the cast were Dave
Finch. Henry Massey, Fred Bob
bitt. G. C. Brannon, Marshall
Keith, Edna Phillips, Alease
White, Nannie Gordon and Doris
Kimball.
GRADUATES
Below is given a list of this
year’s graduates from Wakelon
high school. Because of the addi
tion of a twelfth grade there were
no grammar school graduates, the
plan being to put the new grade
between the elementary and high
schools.
The class motto is “United we
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Number 40
Local Post Office
Made 2nd Class
Biggest Little Town Is
Now Slightly
Larger
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A former citizen of Zebulon de
lights in calling it “the biggest
little town on earth.” We admit
that in many, possibly most, re
spects, Zebulon is not to be classed
with Wilson, Rocky Mount and
Raleigh, but it is some town just
the same.
There are many straws pointing
to it as a mighty good place in
which to live. Besides its fine
highway system reachmg North,
East, South and West, one of the
best farming sections in Central
Carolina, and other advantages •
space will not permit mentioning,
there is this new evidence that
Zebulon is on the map in a perma
nent way: On July first the Zeb
ulon post office will be advanced
to second class rating. While the
post master will receive little ad
vance in salary, the clerks will be
put on a 40-hour week basis and
an additional clerk will be sup
plied. The office hours will be
from 8:00 o’clock in the morning
till 6:00 o'clock in the evening.
The mail schedules will remain as
they are at present.
In order for a post office to
have second class rating it must
sell over SB,OOO in postage a year.
The annual requirement is nearer
$9,000 business since it must be
enough to make a 15 per cent mar
gin at any time during the year.
The local express office is said
to do more business than all oth
ers between Wilson and Raleigh.
And the mail coming into Zebulon
four times each day, exclusive of
three rural routes makes a small
truck load often' as it is carried to
the station.
Every once in awhile our peo
ple wake up to the realization that
our town is worthy of our best
efforts to tell others how good it
is and what a fine place it is to
make one’s home.
Baptist Church
Services to be held Sunday, May
10 ,are as follows:
9:4s—Sunday School
11:00—Morning Worship. Ser
mon topic: “God’s Unit of So
ciety.”
7:3o—Young People’s Meeting.
8:00 Mission Night. This pro
gram will be in charge of Mrs.
Annie Jones, president of the W
M. S.
Methodist Church
Mother’s Day—this coming Sun
day.
Church school—10:00.
Mother’s Day service—ll:oo.
Young People’s service—7:ls.
If you are a mother, come and
attend a Mother’s Day service. If
you have a mother living come and
bring her to this service. If your
mother has crossed over to the
! other side come and attend a
church service in her memory. If
you attend a Mother’s Day service,
you will pay a tribute to all moth
ers. We will have a red or white
| rose for every one who attends.