This, That &
The Other
BY
Mrs. Theo. B. Davis
The youngest grandson, nearly
three now, likes to gather up • ft"
eggs and is careful to lay them
down gently But one evening last
week his mother found he had
laid one apart from the others,
and it had a cracked shell. She
asked him how he broke it and
he said he hadn’t. She insisted
that he-did and he said, “Me
didn't b’ake it. My hand did ”
And Selma was fearful about his
morals, thinking he was trying to
shield himself.
After thd manner of grand
mothers I took his part
though he did not hear me. I told
Selma Leary is too young to
know words to explain every
thing: that he was doing his best,
but the egg slipped from his
hand or hit against the edge of
the nest and he, knowing his in
tentions, felt that only his hand
was to* be blamed.
Anyway, I feel that we grown
ups are so prone to try shiftin '
responsibility for failure or ac
cidents that we should be sym
pathetic with little ones who
seek refuge in evasion. We are
not born truthful but must
achieve that quality in character.
And to achieve means, according
to Noah Webster, to accomplish
something difficult.
For some time I have been
wondering whether newspapei
headlines have been at fault in
making so many believe the war
would be won in a short while.
Some had even been willing to
wager it would all be over before
this fall; but at present our gen
erals are saying it may be next
summer before Germany surren
ders. See if the dailies give that
message headlines as big as
those announcing some pincer
movement or bypassing an island
in the Pacific.
Newspapers just naturally love
to give readers the kind of read
ing that is enjoyable. Uninten
tionally they have played up the
bravery and resourcefulness of
our soldiers until we feel the Axis
powers must also realize there is
no use to keep on fighting. We
forget they don’t hear the -same
broadcasts we hear nor do they
read the same papers. Keep on
buying war bonds, sewing for the
Red Cross, saving wherever you
can; we are still a long way from
complete victory. Chances are
those elaborate V-Day programs
will be out of date before the time
comes when they may be used.
If I am wrong, no one will be
more delighted than I to have it
proven.
I used to think more other
wise honest people kept books
that were not theirs than offend
ed in any other way; but my mind
has changed. Now I think the
greatest number keep milk bottles.
All of us know, or should know,
that even the half-pint bottles
don't grow on trees, free for
nothing, but we don't let the.
bother us. We set the bottles
aside or put them on our pantry
shelves till we are almost asham
ed to return them. If milk should
be sent in fruit jars, the case is
even worse. Yet w r e are sure of
our uprightness.
The reason I know so much
about this is that in addition to
having suffered because of the
habit mentioned, I am now an of
fender. Please do not follow my
example.
This is a postscript, written
Wednesday, the day before
Thanksgiving, which, thanks to
our President, seems to have-be
come one of the movable feasts.
And housewives are hurrying
around, dashing to the groceries
and back, selecting what can be
afforded from what can be found
on sale. School wall keep tomor
row, many workers will proceed
with their daily tasks, and there
will be fewer family gatherings
than formerly. But the meaning
of Thanksgiving can abide with
us wherever we may be, and
with it the desire to share with
those less fortunate than our
selves.
No matter how deep our per
sonal sorrow. we should offer
thanks for preservation from per
ils and dangers known by mil
lions overseas; for bountiful
crops; for the fact that we are at
liberty to heed the call of the
Psalmist who pleads “Let every
thing that hath breath praise the
Lord.’’
THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume 21. No. 13
Buy at Least 'an Extra SIOO Bosk 1 Today!
£ JgL y ma f z
New Store To
Open Dec. 1
Hunter s 5c to SI.OO Store will
open in Zebulon or or about Dec.
Ist.
A store that Zebulon and its
community may be justly proud
of .this store will be the equiva
lent to the 5 and 10c stores in the
larger cities. There will be no
nc.d for persons in Zebulon and
cc ~nuiiity to wear out tires and
burn gas to . hop in other tow-ns
for 5c to SI.OO items, as this store
will carry a complete line of new
and seasonable merchandise at all
times.
Tins store comes to Zebulon
highly recommended and will em
ploy local sales ladies, and will do
all its banking and business trans
actions in Zebulon. All in all, it’s
a Zebulon and Zebulon communi
ty store. It is located next to Zebu
lon Drug Store. Watch windows
for specials that will be on sale
opening day, and for the exact
opening date.
Guests of Mrs. Lela Horton at
dinner Sunday were her nephew,
Herman Bunch of Albemarle,
with his wife and little daugh
ter; and another nephew Sea
man W. C. Bunch, radioman, who
has been in service 23 months, i
and who is also from Albemarle.
Womanless Wed'n
Is Howling Success
The womanless wedding staged
at Wakelon last Friday night
was one of the most popular en
tertainments ever featured here
Directed by a committee from the
P. T. A. the cast included local
talent from town and community
providing an evening of hilarity
for all who attended. Space for
bids mention of all actors or de
scription of costumes, but it may
be said that the high spot of the
performance was when the cere
mony Lad been performed and the
“bride,” Chief of Police Hopkins,
caught in his arms the groom,
Willard Gill, and bore ‘her’’.
triumphantly down the aisle.
The committee extends thanks
to all who co-operated .in this
successful effort to add to the
funds of the Parent-Teacher As
sociation.
After taxes were deducted
more than $140.00 was left of re
ceipts from admissions and an
auction of cakes.
NOTICE
All persons having relatives or
friends buried in the church cem
etery at Hephzibah, are asked to
come on Tuesday afternoon, Nov.
28, as early as possible to finish
cleaning the cemetery.
Mrs. T. Y. Puryear.
Zebulon, N. (~ Friday, November 21. 1944 $1.50 Per Year, Payable In Advance
With The Men
in Service
Camp Lejuene, N. C. —Marine
Corporal Alfred Denton, son > f
Mrs. M. Jane Denton, Zebulon,
N. C. graduated recently from a
tw 7 o weeks Chemical Warfare
class.
This course covers the theory
and application of Chemical War
fare military aspects included De
contamination, Chemical Tactics,
Individual and Collective Pro
t e e t i on. Weather. Chemical
Agents, /Military Chemistry and
Chemical Material. All these sub
jects given in 108 hours of in
struction qualify him to assume
the duties of Unit Chemical War
fare No—Commissioned Officer at
the station to which he is assign
ed.
To the People
of this Community
“Sad little personal belongings
are strewn all over those bitter
sands.” Thus wrote Ernie Pyle
from a beachhead in Normandv.
tMore than 2,-
000 bundles of
these belongings,
carefully collect
ed and packed by
the armed forces,
are sent monthly
from a Kansas
City depot to
homes through
out America.
That’s the cur
rent price of vic
tory over ene
mies who forced this war upon
you. These “souvenirs” are en
veloped with heartaches and
drenched with tears.
How long this tragic depot
stays in business is up to you.
Every second prolongs the
slaughter. Every extra SIOO War
Bond in the Sixth War Loan
helps to shorten the fighting. Can
you do less than to lend your
money for speedy victory?
THE EDITOR.
Memorial services will be held
at the Pilot Baptist Church Nov.
26, 1944 at 3 o’clock for Kenneth
Tant and J. B. Wiggs both of
whom were killed in France.
An Eighth AAF Bomber Sta
tion, England.—Capt. Allen H
Green, son of Mr. and Mrs. Early
H. Green of Zebulon, N. C., is a
member of a bombardment group
Hurry And Mail
Those Christmas
Packages How!
There are now less than two
weeks left to meet the December
1 deadline set by the government 1
for sending all Christmas holi
day gift packages.
Cooperation of Ihe public in
meeting the December 1 deadline
is absolutely essential if over
burdened transportation facilities
are to be able to handle the tre
mendous volume of 1944 gift
sending, the OI)T official declar
ed.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Perry of
Durham announce the birth of a
son, Lowery, Jr., on Nov. 7, at
Rex Hospital. Mrs. Perry is the
former Miss Adelaide Strickland
of Wendell.
which, with its division, has been
cited by President Roosevelt for
bombing attacks on targets in
Germany last January 11.
This is the second Presidential
Citation that Captain Green, nav
igator of a B-17 Flying Fortress,
has received, the other having
been for the famous Ploesti oil i
field bombing in August, 1943. He |
graduated from Wakelon High
School in 1935, from State Col
lege in 1939, and played proses- (
sional baseball at Williamston, N.
C„ before entering the Army Air,
Forces.
A-C Dave Finch is home on 15-
days leave, having completed an
other phase of his training, and
is with his parents, the F. D
Finches.
Pfc. Ollie Joe Driver, USMC,
has been returned to this coun
try for reassignment after over
seas service and has been grant
ed a 30-day furlough.
Flight Officer Willard O. Da
vis of Route 1, now in England,
has completed an orientation
course prior to entering actual
combat over Europe.
Tech. Sgt. Leslie A Pearce, son
of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Pearce, is
home on furlough from Esler j
Field, Alexander, La., where he is |
a member of the Third Air]
Force. He was formerly an em-;
ploye of Carolina Power and Light
Company here.
Pfc. Allard Brantley USMC cf
the Union Hope community, back
from service in the South Paci
fic area, was in Zebulon Thurs
day of last week.
Craven Parrish has returned
to Fort Meade, Md., after a three
days leave spent here with his
parents, the A. D. Parrishes.
El wood Parker is now overseas
serving as Navy projectionist, his
work in theaters here having
shortened his period of training
foi this assignment.
Church News
BAPTIST CHURCH
10:00 Sunday School
11:00 Morning Worship Topic:
“Freedom to Worship”
15:45 Training Union
7:30 Evening Worship. Topic
"The Bible”
W. M. S.
The Dora Pitts W M. S. of the
Baptist church met Monday after
noon with Mrs. K. P. Leonard
hostess. Mrs. S. A. Horton led
the devotional and Mrs. Theo
Davis led a discussion cf condi
tions and* opportunities in South
America.
It was decided that this group
will hold the December meeting
on Monday after the first Sunday,
holding two sessions, one to be a
part of the Week of Prayer for
Foreign Missions.
After the business meeting the
hostess served refreshments, be
ing assisted by her son, Patrick.
Ration Calendar
Canning Sugar: Sugar Stamp
No. 40 good for five pounds of
canning sugar until February 28,
19"). Apply to local board for
noolemontal rations.
Fuel Oil: Period 4 and 5 cou
pons now valid and will remain
valid throughoutt the heating
year. Period 1 coupons for next
season now valid.
Gasoline: A-13 coupons good
for four gallons each through De
cember 21.
Meats & Fats: Red A-8 thru
P 5 (Book 4) now 7 valid at 10
points each for use with tokens.
Good indefinitely.
Processed Foods. Blue A8
through W 5 (Book 4) now valid
at 10 points each.
Rent Control: All persons rent
ing, or offering for rent, any liv
ing Quarters whatsoever must
register each dwelling unit witn
vent control office in their rent
ai\a. Persons who feel that they
are being overcharged for rents
may submit complaints to OPA.
Complaint forms are available at
the local War Price and Rationing
Board if your area does not have
,» rent control office.
Shoes: Airplane Stamps Nos. 1,
2, and 3 valid indefinitely
Sugar: Sugar Stamps Nos. 30
through 34 good for five pounds
of sugar each. Good indefinitely.
Rationing rules now require
that every car owner write his
license number and State on all
gasoline coupons in his possession.
Pleasant Hill News
Mrs. E. W. Hood returned home
from Boonville last week after
several months’ stay with Mrs. E
E. Hood.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Williford
and children were visitors at Mr.
E. E. Willifords of Bethany Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Puryear
called at Mr. Joe Moody’s las 4
Thursday.
The ladies Missionary Society
of Hephzibah met last Friday at
the club house at Edgemont, with
a goodly number. Mrs. Whisten
hunt of Selma was the main
speaker.
Sunday School every Sunday at
10:00 o’clock. Church services 2nd
ancj 4th Sundays at 11:00 and Ist.
and 3rd. Sunday nights at 7:30.
Everyone is invited to come.
Mr. Rayford Corbett is spend
ing a few' days with his sister
Mrs. F. V. Hood after an opera
tion at Duke Hospital and a stay
of several weeks.
Mr. T. E. Puryear and children
of Mitchell’s Mill, Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Carter, Mrs. D. A. Gav of
Raleigh, Mrs. E. W. Hood, ‘ Mr.
ar.d Mrs. T. Y. Puryear, Jr., of
Archer Lodge, Mr. C. D. Puryear
and family and Mr. and Mrs. L.
H. Williford and Roy Allen of
Wendell called at Mr. T. Y. Yur
year’s Sunday.
Mrs. R. H. Herring is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. M. B. Sho
walter. and her granddaughter,
Elizabeth Herring Showalter, in
Washington, D. C.