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Volume XIX.
STATE WIDE BLACKOUT
This, That and
the Other
By MRS. THEO B. DAVIS
When I visited my cousin, Mrs.
Conner, in Virginia last month I
met one of the three women who
teach agriculture in the United
States. Her first names are An
nie Laurie and I don’t remember
the surname; but she is from
Blacksburg and is most feminine
in appearance; is small, dainty and
young, and was dressed in em
broidered pink muslin.
I have a new way of cheering
myself when things look blue. I
go over in my mind a list of the
hatefullest men I ever knew and
thank the Lord I’m not married to
them. My lifted spirits are not
much lowered by realizing thut
most probably they would also
give thanks, if the matter were
called to their attention.
My daughter says if she had to
start out selling something to
make her living, she thinks she
would choose to sell that Red Top
Cleaner made up by J. A. Caw
thorne and sold by Zebulon Sup
ply and other stores here. She
uses it in preference to any other
for regular cleaning and especially
for paint, and could make a good
sales talk because of her enthusi
asm for Red Top.
Last week’s paper carried a
news item stating that “Mr. and
Mrs have resigned
the pastorate at ” That’s
different from the way it was
when I was a pastor’s wife. Then
he resigned and I had to try to be
resigned. Again the old order
changeth, giving place to new.
Though it may be the reporter
wrote it according to his own idea.
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In an ad of winter coats I read
of some “with the spiritual uplift
of fur.” Fur may give an uplift
to the spirits of many, but so long
as the popular definition of spirit
ual is related to the soul or to
higher principles of life, the ad
jective seems misused when ap
plied to style.
During the first World War we
adopted for ordinary use so many
military or supposedly military
terms that many tired of hearing
them applied to insignificant
things. We had our zero hours, i
our No Man’s Land, in the trench- j
es, and we went over the top on
every occasion. Somehow it made
us feel a bit as if we were lined
up with the fighters, even though
we confined those expressions to j
cur own home living. And it j
sounded impressive and as if we
were familiar with things soldier- j
iy.
At present there are not the
same terms. The times have
changed and war has changed
them. But, if I hear many 1
more speakers say “a war-torn
world,” I am liable to scream.
That the world is really war-torn
is horribly and terribly true; but
I hate the way we pick up a
phrase and use it casually and
glibly. We lose the deep signifi
cance and our minds and hearts
become dulled to tragedy.
Durward Chamblee had the pro
gram, his subject being the his
tory of bees and their importance
to man. Durward stated that pos
sibly bees appeared on earth
soon as plant life began to bloom;
that they were here possibly mil'
lions of years before man appear
ed.
Bees and their numerous family
connections have done more to
prepare for the existence of man
than any other living creature,
since without them organic lite
could not exist.
Durward stated that flowers
were the first advertisers and that
man borrowed the present system
of advertising from them. The
many colors we see in flowers
were not made especially to please
the eyes of man but to attract
bees to pollenize them. Bees never
gather nectar from one species t f
plant and deposit it in the cell of
some other plant nectar.
Rev. T. B. Davis spoke on the
importance of bees to man. He
told very interesting things aboui
the bees and the bumblebees, their
living in their hives or the place
they call home, how useful they
are, and how they gather nectar
and pollen.
Bees and plant life are so close
ly connected that one depends on
the other for their existence. Lit
tle does the average person know
of this dependence on bees, es
pecially the bumblebee.
Robert Daniel Massey is leaving
us to work in a bank in Whitakers.
Robert has a record of 200 con
secutive meetings. The Rotary
loses a good member who worked
hard to help keep the Rotary go
ing — D. D. CHAMBLEf.
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With the Boys
In the Service
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CAMP WOLTERS, ■ TEXAS
Pvt. Robert Batchelor, 21, son of
Mr. Mack Thomas Batchelor of
Zebulon, N. C., Route 2, has ar
rived at this infantry replacement
training center to begin basic
training as an infantryman in the
Army of the United States. He
has been assigned to duty with a
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Robert D. Massey
Gets Promotion
Robert Daniel Massey, for some
time assistant cashier in the bank
here has been made cashier of the
Whitakers branch of the Peoples
Bank and Trust Co., and began
his duties at the new place on
Wednesday. His promotion to a
position of greater responsibility
with the same firm attests the
value of his service. Mr. Massey
has been prominently identified
with church and civic organiza
tions here, as has his wife, and
both will be greatly missed. Mrs.
Massey has not yet gone to Whit
akers, but will remain here until
satisfactory residential arrange
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Zebulon, N. C., Friday, September 25,1942
CHURCH NEWS
Baptists
PASTOR’S FATHER DIES
A message received here Satur
day called pastor G. J. Griffin and
Mrs. Griffin to Pittsboro because
of the critical illness of their fa
ther, George Griffin. On Sunday
a message came saying Mr. Grif
fin, Sr., had died. He is survived
by three sons. The pulpit at the
Baptist church was supplied by
Rev. R. H. Herring at the morning
worship hour and there was no
service at night. The pastor and
wife returned to Zebulon Wednes
day.
WAKEFIELD REVIVAL
The revival services at Wake
field church are well attended and
at each a deepening interest is be
ing shown. The meeting will con
tinue through next Sunday nigh*
at which time further announce
ment will be made. Pastor Turner
and Rev. C. H. Norris, who is do
ing the preaching, will be guided
by what seems best as to the time
| of closing.
Methodists
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Sunday services:
Church school 10.00
. Worship service 12:00
Youth fellowship service .... 7:15
i These are days when everybody
should attend chrrch. Come for
! church school and church servic
es Sunday.
LEE CHAPEL YOUNG PEOPLE
GIVE PARTY
The Young People’s Class of
Lees Chapel Church gave Louis
Franklin Driver, one of them
members, a farewell party Mon
day night at his home. He was
inducted in the Army Wednesday.
Sept. 16. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Dewey Driver.
Among those to attend the pal
ly were: Rachel Lee. Naomi Dri
ver, Eloise Lewis, Wilma Ruth
Price. Pearl Price. Ruby Stallings,
Tilda Allen, Virginia Liggins. Jar
mon Finch. Oris and Edward
Stallings, Wilbur anc J. D. Driver,
Elton Price, Dan and Bill Hilliard,
Howard and Mallie Liles, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Kemp.
Rachel Lee, Eloise Lewis and
Naomi Driver were in charge of
the party.
Refreshments of lemonade and
sweet cakes were served by Jac
queline Driver.
Wakelon Aggie
Course Os Study
J. E. LAMM, Voc. Agri. Teacher
The enterprises selected for
study this year are those most im
portant in this time of war. Some
are directly connected with the
war effort, others are indirectly
connected, yet very important. It
may be impossible to follow this
course of study directly as some
special war efforts may come up
to take the p’ices of some of the
enterprises planned.
The following is a list of the
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IS SCHEDULED
Keep Off Streets,
Rumors And Phones
Warn The Officials
The first attempt of a statewide
blackout will be tried on Tues
day, September 29th, between 7
p.m. and midnight. The exact time
of the blackout is not known and
will not be known before hand.
There are many things that each
family must do in order to make
the blackout a complete success.
Much has been said about the ac
tual degree of preparedness of
civilian defense organizations and
many doubts expressed as to ef
ficiency claimed. The practice
blackouts held previously have
been hailed as 98 per cent to 100
per cent perfect, but in many in
stances violations have been kept
quiet. This time should give a
frank status of our preparedness
and our deficiencies.
What You Must Know and Do
Know your air raid warning.
The signal for an air raid is a ris
ing and falling sound of the siren
with a five second pause between
each fluctuation. This signal ’asts
for twd minutes.
Get off the streets- —Most of the
danger in bombing is from shrap
nel from high explosive bombs.
Shrapnel has a velocity of several
times that of a rifle bullet and ex
tends for a radius of several hun
dred feet. Get inside a building
and avoid flying material.
“Don’t use phone for unneces
sary calls.” When the warning
sounds, don’t make any telephone
! calls unless it is to report the lo
cation of bombs or fires. Then
make it brief. Don’t call the
Town Hall, Mayor’s Office or
your neighbor because it is abso
lutely necessary that the wires be
left open.
Don’t pass on rumors of any
kind.” Verify all statements that
you hear before passing the infor
mation on to your neighbor. It’s
better to be silent than help the
enemy in starting false rumors.
“Believe in Your Defense Or
ganizations.” If an air raid does
occur, keep your peace-of-mind
and believe in those that have
been designated to provide civili
an defense. They know your
needs and will give competent aid
as quickly as possible.
“People in Rural Areas.” Peo
ple living in rural areas and iso
lated spots should cooperate by
cutting out all lights. One light
may guide a bomber to a large
city or camp. Civilian Defense is
successful only if everyone coop
erates 100 per cent.
What to Do In An Air Raid
1. KEEP COOL
Above all, keep cool. Don’t lose
your head.
Do not crowd the streets; avoid
chaos, prevent disorders and hav
oc.
You can fool the enemy. It is
easy. If planes come over stay
where you are. Don’t phone un
necessarily. The chance you will
be hit is small. It is part of the
risk we must take to win this war.
Until an alarm, go about your
usual business and recreation in
the ordinary way.
Number 8
Think twice before you do any
thing. Don’t believe rumors—
spreading false rumors is part of
the enemy’s technique. Don’t let
him take you in.
Know your air-raid warning.
In general, it is short blasts or ris
ing and falling pitch, on whistles
or horns. The “all clear” is a
steady tone for 2 minutes. (This
is subject to change.)
Await official information be
fore taking any action. When the
Air Raid Warden comes to your
home, do what he tells you. He is
for your protection. He is your
friend.
He will help you do your part
to whip the enemy.
We can do it. We will do it, if
we stay calm and cool and strong
and alert.
2. STAY HOME
The safest place in an air raid
is at home.
If you are way from home, get
under cover in the nearest shelter.
Avoid crowded places. Stay off
the streets.
The enemy wants you to run
out into the streets, create a mob,
start a panic. Don’t do it!
If incendiary bombs fall, play a
spray from a garden hose (never
a splash or stream) of water on
the bomb. Switch to a stream to
put out any fire started by the
bomb. Switch back to a spray for
the bomb. The bomb will burn
for about 15 minutes if left alone,
only about 2 minutes under a fine
water spray. A jet splash, stream
or bucket of water will make it
explode.
If you have a soda-and-acid ex
tinguisher (the kind you turn up
side down), use it with your fin
ger over the nozzle to make a
spray. Don’t use the chemical
kind (small cylinders of liquid)
on bombs. It is all right for or
dinary fires.
But above all. keep cool, stay
home.
Choose one member of the fam
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Ellen Murray Is
Accident Victim
Ellen Murray, small daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Murray, was
taken to Rex Hospital Tuesday
night after being hit by a car
driven by D. C. Pearce, rural mail
carrier.
The child is said to have cross
ed the street ahead of the car and
to have turned suddenly to re
trace her steps. Mr. Pearce took
her and her mother to the hospi
tal. It is not thought that her
injuries were serious, but at this
time nothing definite has been
heard.
Eye-witnesses stated that Mr.
Pearce did all he could to avoid
hitting the child, and was not
going faster than 15 miles an hour.
Mr. Murray is employed at Phil
lips Grocery here.