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Stlje Zebulmx 2Rernri) Volume XV. This, That and the Other By MRS. THEO B. DAVIS In one of those moods of self examination that come to us all at intervals I tried to decide why there are times when I dread the thought of company for meals. See if my honest confession parallels your own state of mind. J In the first place, it is not the extra cooking that floors me. By the time you cook for six, one or two more don’t make so much dif derence. Nor is it always what is to be cooked. When I began probing into my sub-conscious I was planning to serve a guest the very same meal the family had enjoyed a few days earlier, except they had no dessert fried chick en, fried apples, corn, tomatoes, butterbeans, hot biscuit good enough for anybody any time, and none of it beyond the capability of an average cook. Why, then, should company be any extra bother at all? Here’s the reason; or here are the reasons: Inviting guests ahead of time always makes me self-conscious. I can take unexpected company with complete nonchalance, and am able to explain with no embarrassment that they are welcome to help eat what has been cooked; or I offer to cook eggs in just a minute unless they prefer eight-minute eggs. If they arrive just as we fin ish a meal I can concoct some strange sandwiches that are at least better than hunger. You see, they take me by surprise, and I’m not supposed to be ready for them. But let me know that I should have everything cleaned-up and the table nicely arranged, and I’m liable to get quivery. All summer the family meals are eaten in what we call the break fast-room, which began life as a back porch. The table is cov ered with linoleum in shades of blue that look cool. Spilled milk or fruit stains mean nothing in its life. The dishes are odds and ends from different sets. What we po litely call the silver is much less than that save for a few pieces. The glasses are what remain un broken from six sets and are per fectly satisfactory, except that my husband detests being given the amber one with pears embossed around its rim. Napkins are of paper or of toweling or made from the corners of womout tablecloths. Flowers are there, if time allows. Serving means, passing things to each other, going for bread or milk or cracking more ice. All of which is the easiest way and comfortable, but by no means likely to make on a visitor an impression of what we term gracious living. It’s getting out the silence cloth, the table cloth (maybe pressing it), the whole set of glasses, the Sun day napkins, the best dishes, knives and forks, and working over a centerpiece; the striving to appear cool and collected, regardless; the knowledge that after dinner all those dishes must be washed, sort ed out and put away that gets you down. For no matter how inex pensive they are, if you have a family of any size and don’t save something for occasional use only, pretty soon the set will not be complete. XContinued on page 4) I Bethany Resident Buried Tuesday Wayland Upchurch, prominent citizen of the Bethany community, died Monday and was buried at Bethany church Tuesday after noon. The burial service was con ducted by Rev. A. D. Parrish, pas tor of the church, assisted by Rev. Lucius Evans, a former pastor. Mr. Upchurch was 75 years old and an active member of the Beth any church, and was active in community affairs. At one time he was a resident of Zebulon. A host of friends and neighbors will miss him and sympathize with his fam ily in their sorow. Zebulon Suffers Heavy Heat Wave With the thermometer scaling new heights, Zebulon citizens suf fered the hottest weather of the summer last week, and as this week began, there was no prospect of relief. Temperatures of over a hundred were recorded in the shade at sev eral stores, and reports from the surrounding communities told of 110 degree heat. Crops are cooking in the sun, and the few drops of rain which fell Monday night hardly dampen ed the ground. Methodist Church Services for Sunday, July 26: Church School 10:00 Worship Service 11:00 Young People 7:15 Pvt. Charlie Curtis School Gradaute Private Charles H. Curtis, son of P. G. Curtis, Route 1, Zebulon, was graduated recently from the Chanute Field school of the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command. While at Chanute Field he has been undergoing training in var ious technical operations vital to the maintenance of the country’s fighting planes. Ten per cent of your income fin War Bonds will help to build the planes and tanks that will insure defeat of Hit ler and his Axis partners. ALMANAC! nothing “Fame sometimes has created something •if nothing”—l homo* Fuller fk IULY 23 Bunker Kill monument completed, 1842. 24 Cadillac makes aettle- ment at site oi Detroit. W Mich.. 1701. jS >25 —Serb) a replies to Austrt an ultimatum, 1914. / \ 26—William Jennings Bryan & “ *} dies suddenly at Dayton, V'£[ Tenn.. 1925. M. 27—Congress passes act re ...Uj quiring letter earners to wear uniforms, 1888. fN 21—Robespierre executed in France, 1794. - _ 29—Air mail line. New York and San Francisco, , opened. 1920. »n kiw Zebulon, N. C., Friday, .July 24, 1942 Record Holding 3 and 1-2 Game Lead in Softball ■ .STANDINGS: w 1 pet. Record 14 9 .607 CP&L 9 11 .450 Grocers 2 3 .400 Jaycees 0 2 .000 The Record softball team took a two and a half game lead last Wednesday when they, outlasted the lightmen to win by a 9-8 score. Each team made 9 hits, with Ferd Davis getting 2 for 3, and Leonard Lewis, Elton Pearce, Ed Kitchings, and Alvin Ray getting 2 for 4. Leonard Lewis hit a long home run for the papermen, and Ed Kit chings hit a 3-run homer in the 6th for the Carolina Power team.' Willard Gill and Leonard Lewis saved the game several times for the papermen by making ‘impossi ble’ stops. Old Reliable Elton Pearce performed as usual afield for the powermen, robbing several| men of hits. Paper pitcher G. C. Massey weakened near the close of the game, and allowed 3 runs in each of the last two innings. However, he held the lightmen to less runs than his team made which is what pays off. A strong part in the outcome of the game was played by the fact that the lightmen stole only 3 bases on Catcher Davis; the papermen . stole 19 bases. Record: ah r h B. Paviß c 4 2 1 Massey p 3 2 1 1,. Lewis 31) 4 ] 2 F. I>ewis cf 4 2 1 Kemp rs 3 0 0 Hopkins rs 1 0 0 F. Davis scf 3 1 2 W. Gill ss 3 x x Griswold lb 3 0 1 A. Pippin If 3 0 0 h GiU 2b 2 0 0 Blackley 2b 1 0 0 Totals 34 9 9 4'l’Al,: ah r h Pay 21) 4 2 2 F. Pippin If 4 0 0 E. Pearce scf 4 2 2 Kitchings lb 4 1 2 IK-nton c 4 0 1 Wicker rs 4 1 Hoyle 3b 3 0 1 i Temple ss 2 1 0 Brantley p •> 1 <, L. Pearce cf 2 0 oj Totals 33 8 9 Score by innings: r h e Record llO 230 2 9 9 1 i CP&L OlO 103 3 8 9 2 The Record paper team made it four in a row over Carolina Power and Light Company softballers Monday when they took a 9-6 win. Frank and Leonard Lewis were the big guns for the papermen, each getting 3 for 4. Griswold hit a home run for the papermen. The powermen scored their runs on three home runs, making their six hits count for as many runs. Temple, Ray, and Deans each hit homers. Allen Pippin got 2 for 3 for the Record, missing a home run be cause he missed second base, and had to go back to tag it. g p «“ ab r h Parker 3b 3 x 1 Temple ss . 3 9 9 na> 2b ;;;; 3 \ \ W‘<**r cf 3 (> n Pearce scf 3 j j p ;!;! 3 1 nt <»n c 3 0 0 Cheaves lb 3 0 0 Potter rs 2 0 0 F Pippin If 2 0 0 1 Totals 28 ~6 Record: ab r h B. Davis c 4 2 2 i Massey p 4 0 1 | F. Lewis 2b 4 1 3 f L. Lewis 3b 4 1 Gill ss 4 x 2 Griswold lb 3 x F. Davis cf 3 1 Hopkfns rs 3 q 1 A. Pippin If 3 2 2 Totals 32 9 10 Action speaks louder than words when you buy war stamps. Cadet Ferd Davis Is Rotary Speaker The Zebulon Rotary continued to hold 100 percent meetings last Friday night. A few members w'ere absent but they will make up their attendance in some other club. j Ferd Davis, on furlough from the Air Corps, gave us a history of Peru, since one of the Rotary officials is from Peru. Before Ferd began his talk he gave each of the members a map of Peru which he had drawn so we could follow him. j Ferd must have spent a good bit of time on his talk because it covered the different races, relig ion, society, mineral wealth, agri cultural products, climate, govern ment, and the large industrial war being financed by American cap talists. One of the most difficult engineering feats was the building of the crooked road through the mountains. Because of the crook- j ed road a narrow gauge railroad was the only type which could be built and used. There are a goood many differ ent races. Principal among these are the Indian, Japanese, German, and cross breeds. There is a disputed area in Equador which Peru claims. It ! will cost plenty of money to build a railroad across the mountains from Peru. To go there from Peru one has to take a boat and go up . through the Panama Canal and down to the Amazon river, then up the river hundreds of miles and yet there is only a mountain range between Peru and the dis puted territory. Ferd said that after the war a railroad will be built across these mountains and then there will be opened up to settlers one of the richest farm lands in the world. Ferd certainly gave us something interesting and something new. Very few of the Rotarians knew much about Peru. There were no visitors. —D. D. Chamblee Air Raid Drill Is Held on Friday Cooperation in the air-raid drill given in Zebulon last Thursday I was 100 percent, according to the ; air-raid wardens’ reports made to the headquarters at the Town Of fice. Within one minute after the siren blew the streets were clear of pedestrians and traffic. The only car seen was that of Deputy- Sheriff G. C. Massey, who was patrolling the streets. Planes were expected before the raid began and wardens were pre pared to report size and types of any bombs dropped, but for some reason the plans for planes were dropped at the last minute. Ordinary papefboard, laminated with cellophane, is being tested as a substitute for tin plate in cans. BATTING Player team po*. ab r li prt. F. Lewis Record 2b .... 20 11 10 .500 Rav CP&L 2b 21 11 10 .476 Kltching* CP&L rs .... 41 18 19 .463 TC. Pearce CP&L scf ... 59 24 24 .407 L. Ix-wis Record 3b .... 69 28 28 .406 Deans, CP&L p 48 16 19 .396 W. Gill Record 2b 33 11 13 .394 F. Pippin CP&L If 53 23 19 .859 B. Davis Record c 57 23 20 .351 F. Davis Record If .... 43 19 15 .349 R. Temple CP&L 2b ... 46 12 16 .348 R Temple CJ-&L ss . ... 46 12 16 .348 Number 51 Economic Highlights Some of the most thoughtful Washington observers have been much troubled lately by the power and aggressiveness displayed by certain pressure groups which are hard at work grinding their axes in the capital. Theoretically, the nation is now unified, with all citizens determined to do their ut most to help win the war. In actuality, a good many citizens seem more concerned with how they can use the war to serve their own ends, and how they can avoid as much personal sacrifice and in convenience as possible. Labor in a number of basic in dustries is demanding substantial wage increases, despite the obvi ous fact that higher pay for work ers must result in higher costs and higher prices all along the line 1 —thus putting into effect an in flationary spiral that in the long run would hit labor as hard and perhaps harder than any other group. The heads of some of the big farm organizations, despite their patriotic speeches, are fighting tooth and nail for more and bigger subsidies —and they are implaca bly resisting any and all attempts to place workable ceilings on farm prices. If these groups win out— and they have tremendous influ ence in a Congress which is large ly made up of men from agricul tural areas—still another infla tionary spiral will be well under way. Incidents have been unearthed where certain business interests put their wishes ahead of the needs of the nation. However, it is generally true that the record of industry in this war has been ex cellent. Furthermore, industry of all kinds is regulated and controll : ed to the hilt by the government— which is not true of either labor or agriculture. Taxpayer groups are also ex tremely active in Washington, and all of them, with a few honorable exceptions, seem to be trying to figure out ways and means to make the other fellow pay for the war. They are all for sacrifice— -1 so long as someone else does the bulk of the sacrificing. The blackest picture of all, in the view of many writers, is found on Capitol Hill itself. Next No vember, all of the members of the House and a third of the members of the Senate will be up for re election. There are, of course, congressmen who are not swayed by political considerations—who are doing their best, and who re fuse to play old-fashioned politics as-usual in attempts to make cer tain of holding their jobs. Unfor tunately for the nation, there are a good many congressmen, in both parties, who seem to be thinking almost exclusively in terms of votes. They don’t want to step on the toes of their constituents. They don’t want to awaken them to the unpleasant realities that to tail war involves. They don’t want to vote for bills which will make their constituents have to go with out things. They are, in short, seeking to please all groups and all interests—and that means that they are doing their best to either dodge difficult issues, or to strad dle the fence. Some of the election campaigns now taking place are, in the view (Continued on page 3)
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