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I <Eljc 2rbafnn ißmn*D This, That and the Other By MRS. THEO B. DAVIS It has little to do with etiquette, but, if the information is correct, I do have something in common with Emily Post, authority on po lite behavior. That something is a leaky roof. I’ve read that Mrs. Post’s house roof has a leak that no one has ever been able to stop and that she finally had a sink and drain-pipe installed under it to carry off the water. We can’t have a sink put under ours, but I do wish something effective could be done. The leak is right by my bed in that little extension at the back of the house. Sometimes a hard rain will not cause one drop tc seep through and again a light rain will make big puddlies. It comes through at several places in a line across the alcove and means endless worry and mop ping. We have inspected, cement painted, tar-painted and then wiped up more leakage when the next rain came. Usually it drips and at night I have to lie and lis ten to it; when a new drip starts I have to hop out of bed and get another cake tin or wash basin or something of that kind and locate the leak, which always drips on me before I can definitely know where to set the pan. Sunday night there was one leak that dripped exactly four times to one drop from another. Their rhythm nearly put me to sleep before one more started with an emphatic plop and again I hurried for a pan to set under it. The whole per formance exasperated me; then I felt utterly ashamed of such chil dishnes at a time like this. What sort of soldier would I make, if that’s the best I can do? It’s just as well I’m too old to be either a WAAC or a WAVE, since both will probably have to meet worse things than small leaks in roofs. The scrap campaign seems to be going well in this section, and one of the best things about it is that it gives children an opportunity to help. Nothing has pleased me more in acounts read than the story of the three little Negro boys who were pushing a thous and-gallon tank along a road by bumping it with their shoulders, and those they met thought the tank was merely rolling. The small pushers were not tall enough to show above the tank. Wakelon children are trying to see which room can get the most No body here can give an elevator or a cannon as relatives of Hayes Barton schoolchildren did in Ral eigh. but we can do a great deal. I am hoping not one bit of useless metal will be left when the drive is over. This week’s Saturday Evening Post has a story I wish every draft board in the country might read. It is “Drafted for Service” and was written by Margaret Wey mouth Jackson, whom I regard as a clear thinker. Boards with stiff backbones will find in the story j justification for their actions, j while weak-kneed ones may find something to help them in making decisions . Volume XIX. r 1 -- iwo Weeks from Junk,to Ships for Victory A CHURCH CALENDAR ----------- Baptists Services for Sunday, October 18: 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Morning worship. Sermon topic: “Barnabas Gives Encouragement” 7:15 Young People’s meeting 8:00 Evening worship. Message: “How to Study the Bible” In a short business conference following the worship service at the Baptist church last Sunday the following committees w r ere ap pointed to direct preparation for the meeting of the Raleigh Asso ciation here on October 29. It will be necessary for delegates to be served both dinner and supper that day, since the Association convenes on that day only instead of on two days, as formerly. Food—Mesdames J. G. Kemp, E. C. Daniel, R. H. Herring. Building and Grounds—W. N. Pitts, Pittman Stell, Robert Edi Horton, W. S. Cheaves, Mrs. Philip Massey, assisted by Philathea and Senior Fidelis Classes. WAKEFIELD CLASS MEETING The Young Married Ladies’ Class of Wakefield met in regular session with Mrs. Harold Green last Friday night with 11 members present. Mrs. Edison Wood gave the scripture. Mrs. Roy Joyner was in charge of the program. During the social hour refresh n><?nts were served. INVITATION To the younger married women and all unmarried women above Zebulon, N. C„ Friday, October 16,1942 Whereto Take Your Scrap At the time of this paper’s go ing to press scrap iron collected in and near Zebulon amounted to 50,000 pounds with much more to come. In case there should be some who have no way of delivery the names given below should be not ed. They will act as receivers un til the scrap can be sent for. Some have already agreed to help in this way and Town Manager Thompson feels sure the others will co-operate. The receivers are: O. B. G3y, W. R. Bobbitt, Walter A. Perry, W. N. Pitts, F. D. Gay, Hubert Eddins, W. I. Hopkins, J. B. Croom, Forrest Broughton, Sam Davis. twenty-four years of age in this j community: If you are not already a mem ber of some Sunday School class, the Senior Fidelis Class of the Baptist Sunday School invites you to join them in study and activi ties. You will receive a hearty welcome and your co-operation will be appreciated. Meet us next ' Sunday morning. Mrs. G. R. Massey, Class President Methodists The attendance last Sunday was better than usual. We are urging men, women, young people and children to be present Sunday for church school and church service. Sunday services: Church school 10:00 Youth Fellowship 7:15 Worship service 8:00 1 Zebulon Rotarians celebrated their 138th hundred per cent meet ! ing Friday night. Rotary Govern or Hal Orr was present and -want ed to know how this club has j made such an outstanding record, being far ahead of any other in the district. Members replied that no one wanted to be the first ab sent. Orr told interesting things Ro tarians are doing in towns in the war area now and of what they plan to do when the fighting is over. They expect to be of valu able assistance in rebuilding friendship and bolstering morale. The Governor complimented the local club for the spirit shown in ! collecting scrap iron and selling war bonds. Several thousand pounds of scrap and several hun dreds of dollars worth of bonds were reported since last meeting. A-C Ferd Davis was welcomed as an active member, though nov' in service. Roy Clark of Wendell •was a welcome visitor. RECEIVES PHONE CALL FROM HAWAII Wilma Ruth Price, of Zebulon, Route one, received a phone call on Sunday, October 11th, from her boy friend, Sgt. Charlie L. Driver, who is stationed at Ft. 1 Shatter, Oahu, Hawaii. The con versation lasted for several min- j utes and both he and his girlfriend were really thrilled at hearing each other’s voice again. Sgt.! Driver is the son of Mr. and Mrs. i W. O. Driver of Zebulon, Route 2. He has been with the armed forces in Hawaii for almost two vears. —Contributed Number 11 / % With the Boys In the Service l * Charlie Scarboro, Jr., of the U. S. Navy was home f»r three days last week, this being his first visit to relatives here in three years. He was on twelve days leave, his ship being for the present at Los Angeles. ★★★ KEMP PROMOTED Hilliard Kemp, of Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Kemp, has bjsen promoted to Private First Class in the Air Corps. He is now stationed at an Air Base in Eglin Field Fla, Pfc. Kemp has been in the Air Corps two months. ★ ★★ DAVIS TRANSFERRED Cadet Ferd Davis of the Army Air Corps left Wednesday night to report to Coral Gables, Fla., after a 10 day leave. He complet ed his pre-flight work at Monroe, La., and was a Cadet Lieutenant while there. Wakelon Scrap Drive Gaining Wakelon School has a large and rapidly growing scrap pile which consists t f approximately seven tons of metal. Several more tons have been spotted but have not yet been hauled in. The entire school is participat ing in the scrap drive. The pub licity and lecord keeping in con nection with the drive are being carried out by the students in the eighth grade Citizenship Class. On a single da;' there have been as many as 170 students contribut ing. There has been a daily aver age of nea ly 100 contributions ranging from one pound to six thousand pounds. A great deal of scrap has been collected but there is still a great deal more at large in the school district. Ai y junk that is tpo large for the children to carry to the school will be sent for if the school is notified about it. If in dividuals have sold junk to deal ers but would like to give the ; school crec it for their poundage they may do so by sending in a statement of the number of pounds signed by the dealer. Wakelon is participating in the county-wide scrap collection con test, first prize for which is a hundred dollar war bond. . Garden Club The October meeting of the Garden Club was held last week I with Mrs. W. C. Campen hostess. Mrs. Ferd Dams presided. Cor i nelia Herring gave an interesting I talk on the progres of civilization as evidenced by art of different . nations. SOW WINTERGRASS In co-operation with other gar den clubs all over the state the Zebulon Garden Club asks that all property owners of the com munity sow wintergrass on their lawns. October is the best time for this work, which is a part of the beautification project which is being stresed as specially im portant now. For details see Mrs. H. C. Wade.
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