This, That &
The Other
BY
Mrs. Thbo. B. Davis
It ha been interesting to see
how flo r sacks, and feed sacks
have increased in importance with
the growing scarcity of white
doth for household use. Most of
us know about.making tray cloths,
pillow cases, mattress covers,
quilt linings, everyday sheets,
aprons, towels, and other things
of them; but until this' week I
had not known of their being dyed
for dresses. When told that the
shirtwaist dress of deep violel
color worn by a friend had been
made from sacks, I was surprised
iind pleased. We needn’t worry
pi bout materials for housedresses,
not if we have feed sacks on hand.
On Tuesday morning of last
week I went to Wakelon School
to make a short talk to the Jour- i
nalism Club, a high school organi
zation. Mention has been made of .
the work this group is doing in I
getting out a school paper, but I
had not realized their numbers |
nor their good looks.
Honestly, when I stood before
them it was hard to keep from !
using that old hackneyed phrase.
“As I look into your bright faces |
—And they paid me the su
preme compliment of attention. It j
did me good to be with them for ;
a few minutes and I am glad of j
this opportunity to express pride I
in what they are doing and what!
they are trying to do in the fu- i
ture.
When I say that funerals are
comforting do not think I am a
sentimentalist or like to make any
show of grief. But the necessity
of planning those last rites, the
urgency of tasks that cannot wait,
the subconscious feeling that it is
being done for the dear one j
mourned, are to be preferred to
the dreadful sense of futility
known by those who receive tele
grams saying that a member of
the family has been killed in
action overseas In such cases
there seems literally nothing one
can do to lessen the intolerable
weight of griefs burden.
Last Saturday night, during
hours of wakefulness I thought of
Charles Whitley’s childhood . . .
of the first time I ever saw him,
when he came with his mother i
and Mrs. Eliza Stone to call on j
me. He was two and wore little j
yellow pants buttoned to a ruf- j
fled white dimity waist. He saw!
something under the porch and
thought he wanted it. so tried
crawling beneath the floor. I don’t
know whether the little suit was
ever the same again Later the
Whitleys became our nextdoor
neighbors. ... I saw in my mind
Mrs. Whitley, sitting with hands
clenched in her lap while out in
the grove Charles and my sons
climbed trees; I hear v d her say
resolutely, .“I will not call him
down. I am determined not to
confine him to only the things I
feel are safe ’’ . . . I remembered
Charles playing football with our
sons, Ferd and Barrie, and with
Earl Antone —all in service now— ;
and of their joy when they ac
quired a real football instead of
the oatmeal boxes they had been
using in nractice. . . I saw' Charles
again as he lamented with m 3
over my tulip bed having been
raided of all its blooms, and re
called hi< anxious look as he ask
ed “Mrs. Davis, do you suppose if
could have been Nancy who did
it?” Nancy, his sister, w-as two
then, and Charles was deeply re
lieved when I told him that
Nancy had never pulled my flow
ers. and that if she had. taken the
tulips she would have snapped
off the flowers only; while the
one who did get them had been
careful to take as long stems as
possible ... I remembered the
Sunday when Charles had a spec
ial part on the Mother’s Day pro
gram at our Sunday school . . .
the night when He won the de
claimer’s medal at Wakelon with
“I AM AN AMERICAN..” . . his
smiling greetings when he came
home from college or op leave af
ter entering service.
Last of all there came to mind
h's explaining to me about the
Pumle Heart awarded soldiers.
Looking at th e one sent us post
humously for our son he said.
“Why. Mrs. Davis, that means a
lot. You can be very proud of it.”
His parents will have one, too. But
pride, however well based, is a
sorry substitute for a son.
THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume 21. >'o. 22
With The Men In Service
Charles Whitley
Reported Killed
First Lieutenant Charles V.
Whitley. 22, only son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. V. Whitley of Zebulon,
has been officially reported killed
m action in Belgium, January 3,
1945. He was with the 517th Para
chute Infantry, having recently
received the promotion to First
Lieutenant.
Lt. Whitley was a graduate of 1
Wakelon High School in Zebulon; !
a graduate of VPI, Blacksburg,
Va., class of 1943. While at VPI I
he was a member of Scabbard and
Blade, honorary military fraterni
ty, the Bachelor Club, the Tar j
Heel Club, the Cotillion Club and
was Cadet Captain of his ROTC
company during his senior year.
Lt. Whitley continued his mili
tary training at Fort Benning, Ga.,
where he received his commis
sion on July 26, 1943. After vol
unteering for the Paratroopers, he !
received his boots and wings Sept.
3. 1943. He was stationed at Ft
Benning and Camp Mackall be-!
fore going overseas in May, j
1944. He w r as in front-line action:
in Italy and for three months ini
Southern France before going to
Belgium.
Lt. Whitley is survived by his
parents and one sister, Miss Nan
cy Whitley, all of Zebulon.
15th AAF IN ITALY—M-Sgt. I
Neil P. Chamblee. of Zebulon. N.
C.. has served overseas more than
30 months with his P-38 Lighning
fighter group.
He is armanent section chief in
one of the group’s squadrons, Sgt.
Chamblee has been with the group
since before it came overseas in
June. 1942, and has-been through(
the Algerian-Mnrrooan, Tunisian,)
Sicilian and Italian campaigns, thej
Air Battle Over Europe, land- i
ings in Southern France, and ope-:
rations over the Balkans and
Greece.
For outstanding missions during
these operations, his group has
been cited three times receiving
Distinguished Unit Citations for
missions over Foggia and Averse
in Italy, and Ploesti, Rumania.
His group has flown more than
1,200 missions, the most recent of
them in support of 15th AAF
Irate operations over the Bal
kans, Northern Italy. Austria,
France and Germany. The fight
er planes have operated primarily
as escort for the heavy bombers,
and also have flown long-range,
low-level bombing and strafing
missions.
His group has a great many
“firsts” to its credit, among them
the first enemy plane shot down
over the North Atlantic by an
American pilot, the first ship
sunk by an American fighter
olane. ; nd the first fighter group
to fly 1,000 missions in the thea
ter. It Ts the oldest fighter group
in the AAF and its commanding
officer. Col. Arthur C Agan, was
among the first American offi
cers to go overseas after Pearl
Harbor.
Sgt. Chamblee is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. P. B. Chamblee of Zeb
ulon. N. C.
C. Wayne Collier, husband of
the former Marv Iva Gay of
Zebulon, is with a night patrol
which recently underwent an un
usual experience in Northern
Italy. They have two small daugh
ters. Mrs. Collier with the chil
dren is with her parents, the B.
E. Gays, for the duration. Before
entering service eight months ago
Collier, a graduate of Wake Forest
College, taught school at Stokes i
and Polkville.
The account of action was fur
nished by Public Relations.
The patrol, from the 338th Reg
iment. Rsth (Custer Division of
the Fifth Army, was sent to raid
a house occupied by Nazis
When the Yanks neared the
house, a maehinegun oDened up
without sign or warning. Soon,
another maehinegun started fir
ing from their lpft and the Dough
bovs were caught in crossfire m
a bare field.
The nearest cover was behind a
cliff 150 yards away.
“I was a member of the ad
vance detail and we had proceed-
Zebulon, N. Friday, January 26, 1915
ed to within 15 yards of the house
when the maehinegun opened up,”
Collier said. There was rifle fire,
too, because I could hear them
slamming their bolts.”
The patrol then decided l >
makg a run for it and headed for
the cliff, which was a 75-foot
j drop. The Yanks reached the cliff
and travelled hand over hand be
hind its protective cover as they
watched tracer bullets go over
their heads and heard mortar
shells explode in the dfaw below
They travelled 200 yards' in this
manner, found a path through a
minefield and finally reached the
trail which led them to their com
pany command post.
15th AAF In ITALY—It is rap
idly becoming the prime ambition
of 2nd Lt. James C. Gregory, Zeb
ulon, North Carolina, to go over
Belchhammer, Germany just one
time with all four engines turn
ing over.
Lt. Gregory, 15th Air Force p'-
lot, has been over this tough tar
get twice and each trip was made
with engines out. Gregory was
.lust turning lor his first run on
the important oil refinery center
when two engines quit cold and
he went over a poor last in the
formation. The flak was heavy
but it didn’t get that all-import
ant third engine. It did hit the
fuel lines and gasoline was gush
ing from the bomb bay as the
Liberator staggered off the target
for home. For three hours tha
crew alternately sweated out the
two engines and the swiftly van
ishing fuel supply until Gregory
righted a friendly fighter field and
brought the crippled bomber down
for a tricky landing on a short
runway.
The second trip wasn't much :
better. This time an engine quit |
well before target time and Greg- j
ory had a good view, through the
heavy flak, of the damage others
, had done as he dropped his bombs.
I The flak accomplished only minor ,
damage but an hour later anoth- :
er engine gave up and once more !
Gregory fought to keep altitude
wdh only two engines. This time
the gac supply was amole and the
Carolina pilot brought the heavy
bomber all the way home where
he made a perfect landing witn
two dead engines.
Lt. Gregory, the son of Mrs.
Helen S Gregory, Zebulon. enter
ed the Air Force after his second
year ai North Carolina Slate. He
won his pilot's wings at Turner i
Field, Georgia, and several months
ago came to Italy to fly combat
with Co. John P. Tomhave’s Lib
erator Group. He has flown nine
missions, and wear the Ai r j
Medal.
Capt. Dwite Debnam has report
ed at Yorktown. Va.. after leave
snon< with relatives here. His
wife, the former Gloria Massey,
went to Yorktov/n with him.
Sgt. Charles Winstead arrived
last week on furlough after a per
iod of service with the XV Air
Force in TtaW His friend. Set.
Marvin Post of Florence. S. C.
i s+ooned over a night and day in
Zebulon.
Pvt. B. Aaron' Lucas snent a fur
lough at home en rente from
Camp Planding Fla., to Ft. Meade.'
Md. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. D. R. Lucas.
Fldred Rountree. f7SN came
Sundav for a few Have clay with
his wife and habv daughter at the
Oren Massey home.
PPOMOTtoN
Howard K. McDev?tt. formerly
of .Walnut, has been promoted to
captain in the Alaskan Division,
ATC. AAF. He entered service
as a private in 1941. leaving his
studies at WCTC. Cullowhee He
was assigned to the ATC. Jan. .
1944 and served in Montana until
transferred to Alaska. The chief
work of the Alaskan Division!*;
ferrying U. S. lend-lea.se combat
aircraft to the Russia" Air Force
via the Yukon in Canada and
Alaska Cant. McDevit t is with
the Administration Dept, of this
force.
Capt. McDevitt’s wife, the for
mer Gertrude Carter, and their
baby son. Steven Jeffreys are
here with Mrs. McDevitt’s moth
er, Mrs. Urtrice Carter.
Basketball
Last Friday night Wakelon
played its first games on the
home court in about three years,
meeting the Bunn teams in a
double header return game. It
was evident from the beginning
that the Bunn girls were winning
since 13 out of their 18 points
vcre scored in the first half of
. the game. They showed unusual
skill on free throw-shots, making ;
8 points that way. However, their
coach said the score here. (18-41
was their lowest this year. They
had defeated another opponent I
j last week 33-30.
In the boys’ game the scoring!
was more uniform throughout, t
but the Wakelon quint was unable ,
to do as well in the second half
on .the game as in the first. The 1
final score was 34-16.
The Wakelon line up in these
names is similar to that in games j
olaved previously at Bunn and
Middlesex.
Girls
C-F Massey
F Winstead
F Lewis
C-G Driver'
G F.ddirs j
G Horton:
Boys
C-F Fowler
F Richard--'
F Greene
M-G Duke
G Hopkins
Substitutes: Gill for Winstead
Winstead for Massey.
Bobby Duke for Finch: Hinton
for Bunn; Croom for Massey.
Tn "imps plaved at Bunn on
December 2ft end Middlesex .Tan.
1” the scores were also in favor
of our opponents as follows:
Girls
Wakelon 5
ftunn 23
Wakelon 5
Middlesex 23
Bops
Wakelon 21
rtonn 36
ICnl-nlor)
1 Middlesex 2ft
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Baptist Hour
Speaker
Dr. Louie D. Newton, Baptist
Hour speaker for next Sunday,
February 4th. will have Dr. J. H.
Rushbrooke of London, Fnglandfi
as his guest in the broadcast, as
announced by the Radio Commit
tee S. B. C., S. F. Lowe, Director,
Atlanta. Georgia.
Dr. Rushbrooke is President of
the Baptist World Alliance, and
his five minute message comes
from London, England, via short
wave.
This broadcast is heard in
NORTH CAROLINA over Radio i
Stations WBIG, Greensboro; WP
TF, Raleigh; WS.TS. Winston-
Salem, and WWNC, Asheville, .8:-
30 A. M. FWT. Sundays.
CHURCH NEWS
BAPTIST CHURCH
10: Oft Sunday School
11:00 Morning Worship. Ser
mon: “Is It Up To Us?”
6:45 Training Union
7:30 Evening Worship. Sermon:
“The Pure In Heart.”
HEPHZIBAH W. M. S.
The W. M. S. of Hephzibah I
Church met Jan. 19th at Com
munity Center with 40 members j
present.
An unusually good program
was given by Mrs. Henry K. Ba
ker on “A Century of W. M U. (
Work." Rev. Caudle urged that we
do our best this Centennial year.
Mrs. Caudle gave many Scrip
tures with explanations of a good j
year’s work for Christ in W. M
U. Mrs. Oris E. Horton presided
over the business meeting, and
appointed all committees for the
year. Mrs. Theron Martin was
elected vice president and Mrs.
Theodric Martin was elected sec
retary and treasurer.
Hot doughnuts, nuts and coffee
were served by Mesdames Amos
i Dean, Theodric Martin, Buck
Todd, Charlie . Scarboro, Berry
Horton and Irvin Privette
J -50 Per Year, Payable In Advance
Onion Hope
Most people in this community
■" e busy w g tobacco beds,
while a few have already done so.
We : i v d quite a few peo
ple moving out of our section for
the j<ast i ion! i vh le new •■, gh
bors are moving in..
On the sick list this week: Mrs.
Sarah Strickland, Mrs. Polko
i ce, and Mr. Peter Brantley.
They are under the doctor’s care.
e e m e . u .- v ith bi d eolds
due to unchanging weather condi
| tions.
Pvt. Floyd Strickland of Fort
| Bragg spent last week end at
| home.
Pvt. Charles Cone, who was sta
tioned at Camp Blanding, Fla., was
home for five clays last week. He
was to return to Fort Meade, Md.,
! for fui t her training.
Pvt. Herrnon Williams from
Camp. Blanding, Fla., was also
at home last week on a short fur
lough.
Misses Nell Thorne and Clarice
Brantle yoi Bailey were visitors of
i Miss Marion Cleo Brantley last
j Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Trevathern
were visitors in the home of Mr.
md Mrs. L. C. Strickland last Sat
- urday night.
Miss Pauline Whitley had a
birthday last Sunday. She was 28
years old.
Messrs. Daniel and Alvin Brant
lev, sons of Mr. E. D. Brantley,
are on a religious tour in the west
ern part of the state.
Pillot News
There was u largo attendance at
church Sunday. Mr. Pegram
brought a splendid message.
Those on our sick list are: Mrs.
J. D. Stallings, who has been ill
with a cold, and Mr. and Mrs. S.
A. Glover. Mrs. Glover just re
turned from a W : lson hospital.
Seaman 2-c Malcolm (Bill 1 )
Jones of Norfolk, Va., is spending
a few’ days at home w-ith his wife
and son. His wife is the former
Alice Ray Bunn of this commun
ity.
Lt. and Mrs. William Brooks an
nounce the birth of a son, Michael
Orien. on Jan. 6, at Rex Hospital.
vt ßrooks is the former Merle
Lewis of Pilot. Lt. Brooks is now
stationed in Colorado.
Mrs. Dwight Tant and young
son. Steve, visited Mrs. Wannie
Carroll in Wakefield Sunday.
t’pl. Edward Driver is spending
a thirteen day furlough at home.
Cpl. Driver is stationed in Califor
nia.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Ray an
nounce the birth of son January
15th.
i Mrs. O. D. Stallings and Mrs. O.
D. Stallings, Jr., visited the B. W.
Novi Is Sunday.
Wayne Ray of this community
was inducted into the Army on
January 20. Before entering the
service he was employed at the H.
E. Stallings store. His wife, the
former Hazel Oakley, and two
children live here.
More Basketball
The climax of the home basket
ball schedule will come Friday
night when the Wakelon High
School teams meet Wendell in the
i local gymnasium. In a previous
game the Wendell girls defeated
the Wakelon girls, while the
Wakelon boys edged out the Wen
dell boys in a tight game. The
girls' game begins at 7:30.
Probable starting line-ups:
Girls Boys
F Lewis F Greene
F Winstead F Richards
CF Massey C Fowler
G Horton G Finch
G Fddins G Hopkins
j G Driver
Tobacco plant beds that receiv
ed chemical treatment to control
: w eeds should not be reworked be
fore seeding. Rake the seed into
the bed gently and do not other
j wise disturb it.
- - -
; Cull laying flocks closely and
: sell all poor layers to increase the
r meat supply now, is a suggestion
j from the Extension poultry spec
ialists at State College,