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This, That And The Other By Mrs. Theo B. Davis Talking with the oldest of my brothers via long distance tele phone, I mentioned something I meant to do after the war is ov er. Harvey chuckled and asked “Have you ever stopped to think that if we do one-half the things we say we are going to do after the war, we'll be about twice as busy as we are now?” I hadn’t but did since then, and I’m going to be a bit more careful in mak ing such statements. With reference to bathing-suits as previously discussed in this column. Mrs. Gregory Brantley, now of Fayetteville, told me about her suit. She came along later than the mohair and ribbed cot ton stocking era, and her suit was of heavy black taffeta silk witn matching hose and bathing shoes on the order of ballet slippers. I had some once. They had cork soles and laced back and forth here and yonder. Mrs. Brantley’s suit was such heavy silk it was almost water proof and when those full bloomers got full of water she couldn’t walk until she stretched the elastic at the knees and emptied the legs. Monday's papers told of the death of two persons in western North Carolina from bee stings. It’s queer how being stung affects different persons. One sting makes our second son look like nothing human. He swellls out of all rea son, gets sick and really scares me. The youngest son seldom gets stung, and if he does, it seems no worse than a mosquito bite. And when the youngest grandson collected about thirty stings at one time last fall I was afraid it would kill him, though I did not tell his » mother much of my fears. He re covered rapidly, but none of us want the experience repeated. And it is well to remember that bees can be very dangerous. Nor would I advise getting stung to find out whether you are among the fortunate whom it does not hurt much. You might not be. Did you notice that Governor Dewey stated in his speech of ac ceptance his dtermination to ap point in his cabinet “men and wo men”? It would seem that Madam Perkins will have a successor, un less the women are in other de partments than labor, and if the Republicans elect their candidate. Is there a vital difference ir the suntan acquired by lying almost nude in the sun and that gained by picking beans, digging potatoes pulling weeds or sweeping the yard? It all looks about the same, where you see it. Maybe the ones who are at work are too busy to get their tan the stylish way. One day last week as I came down to work Mrs. Maggie Creech joined me at the end of her front walk. Reaching the corner I said I was turning to the right instead of going down the highway. Mrs. Creech said she wanted to go that way, too, to look at the tobacco growing on the old Horton place. I asked if the crop were hers, and she said no, but that it is the only tobacco patch near her and she just liked to watch it grow. Together we admired the thrif ty plants rapidly nearing the top ping stage, two country women who will always be interested in farming operations no matter where we are, who does the work, or for whom it is done. No More Boarders Following the advice of her physician, Mrs. Julian Horton, now at Rex Hospital, has de cided not to take boarders af ter her return home. The Hor ton house will have rooms for rent, but meals must be se cured elsewhere. Mrs. Horton will be in the hospital for several weeks longer. Her daughter, Mrs. Wilbur Debnam, spends the days with her and Mrs. Don ald Stallings has been looking after the boarders. THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume 20. No. 46 Church News Rev. M. Hughes, pastor of the Youngsville Baptist Church, will preach at Wakefield next Sunday morning. The public is very cor dially invited to the service. Rev. M. M. Turner, who has been pastor at Wakefield for two years, has offered his resignation effective September Ist. He will go to Louisville, Ky., to take work in the Baptist Seminary. He has been pastor of Wakefield, Social Plain and Middlesex churches for sometime and has done a very fine work. The people as a whole regret his leaving. Roy L. Honeycutt The death of Roy L. Honeycutt of Raleigh on June 24 taker from tlje family the last of the three sons of the late Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Honeycutt of Wakefield. Born in Wakefield, he was 51 years old at the time of his death. He went to Raleigh before he was twenty and worked first with Sheriff Sears, later being connected with the department of tax collections, which position he held as long as he was able to work. Funeral service and burial were in Raleigh. He is survived by his wife, the former Margaret Rose of Prince ton; a son, Roy L. Honeycutt of Wilson; one grandson; four sis ters: Mrs. Ed Bunn of Zebulon, Mrs. Donie Honeycutt of Raleigh, Mrs. H. C. Mitchell of Wakefield and Mrs. H. C. Winston of Penn sylvania. Quiet Fourth With stores, post office and bank closed Tuesday, this July Fourth was one of the quiet est days Zebulon has seen. Naturally, fireworks were out if ever they have been con sidered essential here. Picnic crowds passed along the high way, but did not stop in town. And for once no one was heard to hope the day would stay clear. Ration Calendar Canning Sugar: Sugar Stamp No. 40 good for five pounds of canning sugar until February 28, 1945. Apply to local boards for supplemental rations. Fuel Oil: Period four and five feel oil coupons good through Sep tember 30. During October unus ed coupons may be exchanged at rationing boards for new 1944-45 heating season coupons. Gasoline: A-10 coupons now valid and will expire August 8. Meats and Fats: Red A-8 through W-8 (Book 4) now valid at 10 points each, for use with tokens. Good indefinitely. XB, Y 8 and Z 8 become good July 2. Processed Foods: Blue A8 through V 8 (Book 4) now valid at 10 points each, for use with to kens. Good indefinitely. WB, XB, YB, ZB, and A5 become good July Ist. Rent Control: All persons rent ing, or offering for rent, any liv ing quarters whatsoever, must register each dwelling unit with rent control office in their rent control area. In counties not un der rent control, persons who feel that they are being overcharged for rents may submit complaints to OPA on complaint forms which are available at the local War Price and Rationing Board. Shoes: Airplane Stamp No. 1 and No. 2 (Book 3) valid indefi nitely. * Rationing rules now require that every car owner write his license number and state in advance on all gasoline coupons in his pos session. Zebulon, N. C., Friday, July 7, 1944 No Priority. On Egg-size M. B. Lewis, who lives near old Earpsboro, brought in a Leghorn egg Thursday of un usual size. It measured six and three-quarter inches in circumference the narrow way and eight the long way. It weighed a quarter of a pound. D. D. Not Always Doctor Os Divinity Os 110 automobile drivers li censes revoked in June of this year 85 were for drunken driving, the abbreviation for which is DD on the Highway Safety Division’s Notices sent out to papers. Five lost licenses because of reckless driving; one for manslaughter; seven for larceny of automobiles; two for hit-and-run driving. The remainder were found guilty of unlawful transportation or of driving when licenses were al ready revoked or suspended. N. C. Schools Leading Nation Allison James, Executive Man ager, War Finance Committee, Greensboro, very proudly an nounced this morning according to figures received today from the U. S. Treasury Department, War Finance Division, Education Sec tion, Washington, that North Car olina has exceeded all states in the union in the Buy-a-Plane campaign conducted by public schools for the period January 1 through Juno 15th, 1944, in the sale of war savings stamps and bonds for the purchase of planes during this campaign. The North Carolina Schools, su perintendents, principals, teachers and pupils purchased for the arm ed forces in the Buy-a-Plane Campaign: 211 Trainer Planes at $15,000.00 each. 15 Mustangs, P-51, at $75,000.00 each. 8 Douglas’, C-47, at $110,000.00 each. 3 Mitchells, B-25, at $175,000.00 each. 2 Liberators, B-24, at $300,000.00 each. 1 Flying Fortress, B-17, at $450,- 000.00 each. 240 planes, costing total of $6,- 745,000.00. The State of California was sec ond with $4,890,000.00. The State of Pennsylvania was third with $4,595,000.00. The State of Texas was fourth with $3,705,000.00. The State of Michigan was fifth with $3,350,000.00. Mr. James also stated that not included in the above figures re leased from Washington, that for ty (40) more planes, costing sl,- 780,000.00, or, a grand total of 280 planes, have been contributed to our armed forces by North Caroli na Schools. He also stated that during the 1943-44 * school year, the total amount of equipment purchased by schools, including the Buy-a- Plane Campaign, amounted to $15,041,238.00. The miscellaneous equipment consisted of Farmous Jeeps, Am phibian Jeeps, Flying Grasshop per Jeep Planes, Life Floats, Field Ambulances, Water Tank Trucks, Landing Barges, Motor Scooters, Motorcycles, Parachutes, Army and Navy Surgical Beds, Bombs, Bayonets, Machine Guns and oth er pieces. I v HIS NAME WAS .* . ji . I NShHr*... i , HESS? / * ... r •■>&*.:jg Ks wnwii ' Sas&if . ■ mMBHHHMiIi?A ,i lli HI r fi| Army Signal Carya Phata An Army doctor with the Fifth Army in Italy looks at the dog tags of a dead American soldier so that his beloved back home may know that gave his life for his country. All your country is asking you to do is to give your dollars to back up the men who are fighting for you by buying War '><»nds. * U. S. Traatnry Dtyarlmanl With Those In Service Thomas L. Liles of the Marine Corps, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mat thew B. Liles of Zebulon has been promoted to the rank of corporal at the Marine Station at Cherry Point. He enlisted in April, 1943, and at present is on ground de fense duty with a Marine aircraft wing. Lt. James Marshall Alford, son of Mrs. Susie Alford of Zebulon, has been promoted from second to first lieutenant in the Army Air Corps at Clovis Army Air Field in Clovis, New Mexico. S.-Sgt. and Mrs. Vasser A. Ed dins announce the birth of a son, Vasser Arrendell, Jr., at Rex Hos pital on July Ist. Mrs. Eddins is the former Miss Francis Frady of Wendell. Lt. Margaret W, Lester, ANC, has recently been transferred from Camp Mackall, N. C., to Camp Ellis, 111. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Williams of Zebulon. Curtis Ulmer, USMC, of Tam pa, Fla., now stationed at Cherry Point, spent the weekend here in the homes off Mrs. S. A. Horton and the P. F. Masseys. Needham Earl Horton, USN, Norfolk, was injured recently in a plane crash in which his pilot suffered a broken back. Horton was thrown clear of the plane and was able to get the pilot free of the wreckage. Roy A. Watson, Jr., AR2c, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy A. Watson, of Bailey is with Admiral Nimitz’s naval fleet somewhere in the Pa cific. He had his training at Great Lakes Naval Training Station and is a graduate of Wendell High School. He has been on active duty 21 months and is an Avia tion Radioman second class. La. Junta Army Air Field., Col. —Willard O. Davis, son of Mr. L. T. Davis, Route 1, Zebulon, North Carolina, has been awarded the silver wings of a pilot at this ad vanced two-engine pilot school of Ihfe AAF Training Command. He was graduated as a Flight Of ficer after completing the final phase of flight training as an Av iation Cadet aftd is qualified now for specialized combat training. He is a garduate of Corinth- Holder High School. La Junta Army Air Field, func tioning under the Western Flying Tarining Command, is located in southeastern Colorado, four miles from the city of La Junta. Student fliers who have completed basic $1.50 Per Year, Payable In Advance training are given advanced fly ing instruction here in the AT-24, a slightly modified Mitchell bomb er. First Lieutenant John T. Har per of Charlotte, N. C., who re ceived his primary training at Embry-Riddle with Class 43-1, has been wounded in action and is now in a hospital in Italy, ac cording to a letter received by Mr, and Mrs. W. D. Burdine. Lt. Har i&E,; *b^hhhh| m • • * ''T’xj law m Hwl fe iJm , ’ jjSSjjnii .Hf • MS '*!BW , h‘JHa |" per was stationed at the local airfield last summer. From here he went to the basic training school at Malden, Mo. He receiv ed his wings and was commission ed a 2nd Lieutenant at the Blythe ville Army Air Base. He was promoted to the rank of Ist Lieutenant before leaving the States about three months ago. Lt. Harper was stationed in North Africa for a short time be fore going to Italy and was pilot of a Liberator bomber. Lt. Harper’s letter follows in part: “We have really put in the long hours and missions over Austria, France, Germany, and the Bal kans. “I am now in the hospital with a broken neck and back wounds, and am getting along pretty good except for the hot cast. Our group has done very well but hit heavy, and I’ve lost lots of close friends. I’m telling you it’s really tough. Doubt if I’ll fly a B-24 any more. If they let me fly at all, it will be a light plane. The hospital is the equivalent to our Waiter-Reed very good doctors and treatment. I understand most of the training schools are closed. Hope that’s a (Continued on Page 4)
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