This, That and
the Other
By Mrs. Theo. B. Davis
The Southside Mission Circle j
met with Mrs. K. P. Leonard Mon- !
day afternoon. After the program
Mrs. Leonard served refreshments,
and her beverage delighted me.
It was hot sassafras tea. I hadn't
had any since boiling the last of
the sassafras root my brother gave
me nearly three years ago, and it
was a treat. Some took milk and
sugar in their tea; I prefer it
plain and scalding hot. If coffee i
rationing goes too hard, let’s go
out and hunt a sassafras bush.
They don’t grow here as they do
where I came from; but maybe
they’ll last the war out. If not,
we can get yaupon from the coast
—but we’d have to find some one j
who knows how they parch it
down there. It’s not just dried and
used as it is. Postum seems plen- ,
tiful on the market, or we can j
make a reasonable facsimile there- j
of by roasting wheat very brown,
pouring on a little molasses andi
cooking it till it forms a hard mass
when cooled. Then you chip off
a hunk of it and boil in water like
old fashioned coffee-making. No
drip or percolating. I’ve men
tioned dried raspberry leaves for
tea. And if you want a hot drink
and have nothing better, try a cup
of hot water. Don’t put in milk
or sugar—that tastes like a sick
baby—but put in a whole clove
or two if you like. There’ll be
plenty to drink no matter how ra
tioned we are, if we put our minds
on substitutes.
Here is the best cookie recipe
we have tried for a long time.
Credit for it goes to Better Homes
and Gardens.
% cup shortening (butter, mar
garine, or lard and butter mixed)
1 cup brown sugar, 1 egg, Vz tea
spoon vanilla extract, x fz tea
spoon almond extract, 2 table
spoons water, IJ/4 cups flour (a
little more may be needed), Vz
teaspoon salt, Vz teaspoon soda,
1 cup quick oats, I/4 cup chopped
nuts (walnuts, pecans, or hickory
nuts), x /z cup chopped raisins.
Cream shortening and sugar; add
egg flavoring and water. Beat. Add
oatmeal, nuts, raisins; mix well.
Shape into roll, slice about J/4 inch
thick and bake in moderate oven
—375 degrees, if you have ther
mometer; if not, heat oven not
quite hot enough for biscuit.
These cookies are easier to man
age if you put the dough in the
refrigerator and chill it thorough
ly before slicing.
Last Saturday we had hambur
ger sandwiches for dinner. My
daughter brought out some of those
big round rolls made for such use
and helped cook the meat. She
patted it out in thin cakes to fit
the rolls and we fried them quick
ly without salt so they would not
“leak”. Salt and other season
ings were added when the meat
was put into the heated bread.
Several of the patted-out cakes of
raw meat were left. On Sunday
they were cold and stiff in the re
frigerator. I made dressing as if
for chicken and put a tablespoon
ful of it on one side of each patty,
then folded the c*her side over
like making fried pies. Next I
fried them a few minutes, then
put them in a casserole, covered
them and set them in a slow oven
to cook . hile we were gone to
church. Try this when you want
to fool the family into thinking
they are having meat for dinner.
Potatoes and cabbage slaw help
the deception.
THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XIX.
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The Zebulon Rotary Club heard
Irby Gill Friday evening on the
rationing situation. Irby stated that
rationing meant an allowance to
each person so that every one can
share alike. If there was not some
system a few would get control
of all available supplies and cause
the masses to want or pay high
prices.
Irby stated that rationing ; nec
essary especr’l} on the gas and
rubber situation and to cut down
on these two items. There was
a risk of lives hauling gas on boats ,
and we should be made to cut !
down on our mileage. As for the j
rubber problem, Japan now has
control over the countries who
have been furnishing about 93%
of our rubber. We must conserve
rubber.
Irby gave us a gloomy picture
on war conditions as regards an
early peace. He did not think it
would be won before 1944. Before
peace is restored we will be ra
tioned more and more. The Ameri
can people, Irby stated, have for
years been enjoying more pros
perity than any other country and
it will hurt to be rationed. Rev.
Mark Osborne joined the Rotarj
Club.
‘The following members were
absent: Prof. Moser, Dr. Massey
and William Cheaves, who has
been on the sick list for some time.
PVT. JOHNSEY P. ARNOLD
WRITES FROM TEXAS
A letter from Pvt. Johnsey P.
1 Arnold to the editor says he en
joys getting the news from home
in THE ZEBULON RECORD. His
wife is with him now at Camp
Barkley, Texas. She was before
marriage Virginia Dare Clark,
I daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John A.
| Clark of Zebulon. Johnsey was
home on furlough the first of Oct
and Mrs. Arnold returned with
him. He enlisted in service in
May. He has two brothers also
in service, Pettigrew and Cecil.
Johnsey’s address is: Pvt. Johnsey
P. Arnold, Headquarter l ' Detach
! ment, 315 Med. Btn., Camp Bark
eley, Texas.
Lt. Hubert Watson is spending a
10-day furlough with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Watson. He
graduated from Officers Training
School at Fort Monmouth, N. J.,
and received his commission Nov.
16th.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Ferebee spent
the week end in Zebulon. Mr.
Ferebee is working in Norfolk
and Mrs. Ferebee is spending
sometime with her daughter, Mrs. i
Garland Godwin, who lives in
Newport News.
Mrs. Ferebee recently received a
letter from her son, Harold, who
is stationed on Midway Island. He
enclosed a picture of himself in
pants and shoes which is the uni
form of the day in hot countries.
Harold’s present address is: Har
old Royce Ferebee, CM2c, sth Na
val Constr. Bat., Co. C., Pit. No. 1,
Fleet Postmaster, San Francisco,
California.
If your Zebulon Record looks
different, it’s because a quoin
(used for locking type forms)
jumped out and mashed the
old heading for the paper
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, November 20, 1942
Pictured is Miss Doretha Par
rish, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.
D. Parrish of Zebulon, who won
the title of beauty queen at Wake
lon School in the recent beautv
contest. Miss Parrish, a senior,
polled over 40,000 votes.
CHURCH NEWS
BAPTIST CHURCH
Services at the Baptist Church,
Sunday, November 22 will be:
9:45 Sunday School
11:00 Morning Worship. Sermon
topic: “Thanksgiving and
Tragedy”
6:45 Young People meet
7:30 Evening Worship. Report
of Baptist State Convention
Note the change in time for
the evening service.
CHANGE IN SERVICE TIME
Beginning on Sunday, Nov. 22,
the Wakefield Baptist Church and
Sunday School will begin services
at 10:00 o’clock instead of 11:00
a.m.
NEW PASTOR HERE
The Rev. C. F. Vale, new pastor
of the local Methodist Church, fill
ed his pulpit for the first time on
Sunday night. He was by
many members of the Baptist
church as well as his own, Pastor
Griffin cancelling his own service
so that the two congregations
might worship together.
Those who have heard him con
sider Zebulon fortunate in having
1 Mr. Vale come and the welcome
extended him and his wife is
hearty and sincere.
Mrs. Vale is a member of the
faculty of Chowan College at Mur
freesboro and returned to her
work Monday afternoon. She will
teach until Christmas or until her
sucessor is secured.
MRS. JOHN K. BARROW, JR.,
HOSTESS
Mrs. John K. Barrow, Jr., was
hostess to her bridge club and had
as special guests Miss Mary Bar
ow and Mrs. Ted DaviS.
Upon arrival of the guests the
hostess served horns of plenty,
made from cake and filled with
ice cream topped with frozen
strawberries.
Winners of high score prizes
were Miss Mary Barrow and Mrs. j
L. M. Massey with low going to
Mrs. G. S. Barbee.
Those playing were: Mesdames
G. S. Barbee, John K. Barrow, Sr,
W. C. Campen, Wallace Chamblee,
Charles E. Flowers, Foster Finch,
Irby Gill, L. M. Massey, Fred Page, j
W. D. Spencer, 'tv,* and Mi«
Mary Barrow. |
LOCAL CHAIRMAN
URGES WOMEN TO
BUY WAR BONDS
Women at War:
Woman’s War Bond and Stamp
Week w T ill begin in America Nov.
22-28th. Seven days of the most
intensive bond selling this country
has witnessed since Pearl Harbor.
Women of America must neces
sarily play a part in National De
fense today, particularly because
the ladies of the land should bo.
and usually are, interested in fi
nancial affairs, both their own
and those of their country.
More than a million of our sons,
brothers or husbands are now
serving with Uncle Sam’s Armed
Forces. In many cases this has
meant hardships for families left
behind. In even more cases these
men had to resign their jobs and
redesign their lives. They have
be°n asked to make a tremendous
sacrifice to make our preparedness
effort successful. The sacrifices
they are making must be*duplicat
ed, if we are to make our Nation
invincible against all who would
threaten our liberties and freedom.
As Chairman of this splendid
organization of Zebulon and as it
is impossible to talk with you in
dividually, I am using this me
dium, with the cooperation of the
ZEBULON RECORD to bring you
this message. So far we have
been asked to make very few
sacrifices. Surely we must justi
fy our good fortune in having se
cure warm homes, plenty to eat,
and wear, and now we are asked
to cut down just 10 per cent of
our living cost and help our Treas
ury Department in safeguarding
our financial front and providing
for our future security, both as
individuals and as a Nation. No
nation which squanders and wastes
its energy and resources can last
long. You, as mothers and house
wives, realize that fact perhaps
I better than any other Americans.
These War Savings Bonds and
Stamps are safe and sound invest
ments and the return offered by
the Treasury is so liberal that you
should not be begged into invest
ing your dollars and cents to help
win this War.
I realize that many of you oper
ate on limited household budgets.
Perhaps sometime you find it dif
ficult to make both ends meet as
it is. The Treasury Department
fully realizes that many of our
people could not afford to pay
$18.75 all at one time for even the
smallest War Saving Bond. The
answer to this problem is the Post
al Saving or War Stamp. Here is
a convenient way of saving money
in small amounts. The Stamps
themselves pay no interest, but
when ypu have accumulated $18.75
worth of Stamps, turn this amount
in and receive a Bond which will
earn money for you.
I cannot make this talk too long,
so I will stop by saying, I know
that you women of Zebulon and
community will not fail in this
job of buying Bonds and Stamps
any more than our men in our
Armed Forces will fail in theirs.
I thank you.
Mrs. Charles Flowers
Chairman of Woman’s War
Saving Staff of Zebulon and
Community.
~w
The family of N. L. Horton gave
him a birthday dinner Sunday
v: <? brothers and their wives
as guests.
Number 16
NOTICE IS GIVEN TO
DRAFT DODGERS
If there is ony one, or even any
person in or around Zebulon th.it
is the type this brave soldier is
talking about, I think it would be
a good thing for him to read this
in the ZEBULON RECORD, for
iit would give him something to
work on his conscience.
—Mrs. N. C. Kemp
“TO ALL DRAFT DODGERS”
I’m writing this short letter
j And every word is true.
| Don’t turn away, draft dodgers,
For it’s addressed to you.
You feel at ease and in no danger,
J Back in the old home town.
You cooked up some pitiful story,
So the draft board wrnuld turn you
down.
You never think of real men
Who leave there day by day,
Y6u just think of the girl friend
You will get while they are away.
You sit at home and read your
paper,
Jump up and yell, Sure we’ll win!
(Continued on page 3)
BRIDGE CLUBS MEET
Members of the Couples’ Club
were entertained recently when
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Temple were
hosts at their apartment in Zebu
lon. Fall flowers were used as
decorations in the living room
where two tables of contract were
in play.
Following several progressions,
high score prizes were awarded
Mrs. Leon Thompson and Eugene
Privette. Each received defense
stamps.
Those making up the tables in
addition to the hosts, were Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Privette, Mr. and
Mrs. John K. Barrow, Jr., Mr. and
Mrs. Leon Thompson, and Miss
Ruby Dawson.
Cheeseburgers with pickles, ol
ives and coffee were served.
FRIENDLY NINE CLUB
Mrs. Wallace Chamblee delight
fully entertained the Friendly
Nine Bridge Club Friday night at
her home.
At the conclusion of the bridge
games winner of high and low
score prizes were Mrs. H. C. Wade
and Mrs. Wallace Temple, respec
tively.
The hostess served a dessert
course with coffee to Mesdames
Wade, Temple, Norman Screws,
Raleigh Alford, Carter Studdert,
Russel Temple, Robert Dawson,
and Miss Ruby Dawson.
Lt. William Hoyle, who recently
finished his course and received
his commission in Engineering at
Ft. Belvoir, Va., and Richard
Hoyle who finished his course at
the University of N. C. last week,
were home for the week-end with
their mother, Mrs. S. H. Hoyle.
has left for Fort Knox,
Ky., where he is now stationed,
and Richard for Kansas City, Kan
sas, to finish his pre-flight course
in the Naval School.
Lt. T. C. Pippin, Jr., and Mrs.
Pippin arrived on Monday from
California to visit his parents, Mrs.
Pippin’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.
G. Flowers ,and other relatives in
this section. They will be here on
ly about a week before going to
Texas, Mr. Pippin having been
transferred.