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Mrs. Eger Massey is one of
those gardeners, who have a
“green.thumb,” which means that
she can stick almost any sprout
or twig in the ground and it will
take root and grow.
She has told me one of her se
crets: that right now is the best
time of the year for rooting cut
tings of shrubs; that when growth
is beginning afresh the roots form
quickly. “Why you could almsto
root a pine tree now,” she said.
Or, if you don’t care to root a
pine, get cuttings of your own
favorite shrubs and what your
neighbors will give you and go
to work togrow for yourself the
border or clumps you admire.
Beth Cramer, the pretty little
Floridian who recently visited the
R. H. Bridgers family, has pleas
ant manners and we enjoyed
meeting her; especially did we
enjoy her comments on flowers
and fruit. She had never before
seen daffodils, tulips, violets,
early iris, breath o’ spring, or
other early flowering plants that
need freezing to develop their
blossoms. She was entranced with
all she saw. Os course, she said,
in Florida they have hibiscus,
poincianas, poinsettias, bougain
villea, oleanders and such; but
not the lovely bulbs of this sec
tion.
Also they have grapefruit, or
anges, limes and some lemons,
kumquats, guavas mangoes, avo
cados, papayas; but Beth would
trade them for apples, peaches
and pears, which will not grow
at Fort Myers.
That girl ought to be a Tar
Heel.
If you put in many hours read
ing what others have written for
publication, you will note that
among the words most frequently
misused are those listed below.
Quite and quiet seem to mean
the same to numerous writers, but
still more put loose for lose or
born for borne. Principal for
principle is a common error and
is wrong one way as often as the
other.
You may read that the bride
was formally instead of formerly
Miss Blank; you may even see
a typed statement that a learned
teacher has a picture over his
mantle. Although you know
the typist meant mantel, you
have a mental picture of the
“professor” wearing a toga.
But if you’ll remember that
more than one guest should be
guests and that the past tense of
ask is asked, you may be forgiven
much.
This is in explanation to rela
tives of soldiers who may see in
this paper items concerning their
son, husband, brother or lriend,
and of which they may not have
known before seeing it in print.
Our Army has a department of
Public Relations which from time
to time sends to papers items of
interest concerning men in ser
vice. Editors are asked to publish
such news because Public Rela
tions thinks it will help the sol
diers’ morale by showing their
efforts are appreciated; and fam
ilies are supposed to like seeing in
home newspapers something spec
ial about their special soldier.
One reason why families some
times have not been told what s
printed is that censors may not
allow it to be mentioned at the
time they write. When situations
change Public Relations can send
news to papers.
Men are asked the names ot
capers published in their section
and copy is mailed from overseas
to these editors. Their names are
not even known to the senders,
that for this office coming either
to “Editor Zebulon Record or
cimply to “Zebulon Record.
We are always glad to use_ this
material, but if at any time there
is objection to our doing so, all
{hat is necessary is to let us know
We are merely asked by the G
ernment, not compelled, to pub-
The only time we print any
thing not sent us by Public Rela
tions is when a relative or special
friend gives us news for the pa
cer In each such case we have
authority to use the item.
No more thrilling story has
come from war areas than that
of the fighting done by Philippine
£.*ffiaf since the fail of Bataan.
With no heln at first, and later
with what Mac Arthur could hv
health afford and contrive to
fSSwh they kept up con-
THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume 21. No. 28
Chairman Talton
Drives Township
To Ist Quota-Top
According to returns filed as of
yesterday, Little River Township
is the first area to go over the top
in the current Red Cross Drive.
Below is given the final listing
by sub-divisions:
Special gifts $862.00
Business Employees
East Side 129.00
Business Employees
West Side 127.50
Wakelon school teachers 119.00
Booth Bank Bldg. 157.30 i
Booth Drug Store 115.53 !
Brantley and Beck
Employees 3.20
Zebulon Block Canvas 76.45
Wakefield Community 200.00
Glory Community 33.90 |
So. Zeb. Community 78.15
Rosenberg Com. 66.50 j
Mitchell’s Mill Com. 58.00
Hopkin’s Chapel Com. 92.06
Bethany Church Com. No Report
Zebulon M. E. Church 11.25
Zebulon Bap. Church 75.75
Colored Community No Report
Total $2206.19
Ralph Talton
Mason's Meet
Motivate Move
On Tuesday evening this week
the local Masonic lodge had a
special meeting to which they in
vited the Whitestone, or Wakefield
lodge. Supper was served in
abundance by Mayor Privette and
Allen Young. About 100 guests
were served. There were a few
invited guests, among them Dis
trict Deputy Grand Master O. B.
Shulenberger.
The special purpose of the j
meeting was to consider the
merging of the Zebulon and White
stone lodges. Expressions were
called for from Master C. E.
Flowers and every one present
seemed to favor the union. A
committee was appointed to pre
pare a resolution to present to
both lodges for their considera
tion. Should this union be es- ]
feoted the result would be a
lodge of over 100 members, mak- |
ing one of the best rural lodges ;
in the State. The movement was J
initiated by Dr. C. E. Flowers I
who said he had been working |
to this end for 25 years. The con
sensus of opinion seemed to be j
there would be no opposition to j
the proposal, but that most of if j
not all the members of both I
lodges would enthusiastically 1
support it.
SENIOR PLAY
I
Seniors of Rolesville Hign
School will present a play, “The
Old Crab.” on Thursday night, j
March 8. in the school auditor- j
ium. The public is invited.
i
Hospital Service Approved
The Hospital Service Plan
Commission of the American Hos
pital Association announced to- *
day that Hospital Saving Asso
ciation of N. C., Inc. has for the
sixth consecutive year been giv- j
en the approval certificate of this j
organization.
The award was given on the
basis of six high standards: non
profit organization, emphasis on
community welfare, hospital
sponsorship, economic soundness,
administrative efficiency, and
significant achievement.
Hospital Saving Association of
N. C.. Inc., of Chapel Hill, North
Carolina is the largest plan
(Blue Cross) south of Baltimore
and St. Louis and seventeenth in
the United States—now protect
in'? over 240.000 North Carolin
ians.
the promise that Mac Arthu*-
would return and appreciation for*!
what had been done for them bv i
the United States: and. while I !
®ome became friendlv toward the
Japanese, manv kept up the strug- 1
cle. Now again a people with their
own government, they will do
their part for world freedom.
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, March 9,1945
Wakelon Cagers
Have Good Week
I
The Wakelon High School var
sity defeated the boys from Wen
dell High 17 to 12 in a hotly con
tested game on the local court
Friday night. Each team had won
a game from the other in earlier
contests. Two games preceded the
feature contest. In the opening
game the Wendell Jr. varsity
edged out the Wakelon Jrs. 19 to
14 and in the second game the
Zebulon girls’ Town Team de
feated the Wakelon School sextet
22 to 13.
The Wendell varsity put up a
j tight defense and led at the halg.
j In the second half, with Greene,
Fowler and Richards leading the
! attack, the Wakelon team pulled
| ahead. B. Duke scored a field goal
and a foul shot when only thir
! ty seconds remained in the game
I to clinch the game for his team.
M. Duke and Finch played a fine
floor game. Richards, Wootton,
and Swanson led for Wendell.
In the Junior varsity game
Winston with 8, Joseph with 4,
and Underhill with 4 points led
the Wendell attack. Croom, Tip
pett, and Debnam were best for
Wakelon.
Kemp, Privette, and Parker led
the Zebulon Town Girls’ attack.
Martin played a good defensive
game. For the School sextet
Lewis, Gill, and Massey led the
offense. Driver and Kemp led on
! defense.
The Wakelon High School bas
ketball teams closed their season
by winning two out of three
against Corinth-Holder. High
School. The varsity boys won 21
to 17 and the girls nosed out the
visiting sextet 15 to 14. The Cor
inth-Holder Junior 'team won a
15 to 14 decision over the Wake
lon Juniors in the opening game.
Lewis, Massey, and Winstead
i led the Wakelon girls’ offense
Horton and Driver were best on
defense. For Corinth-Holder,
Boyette and Hinton were the of
-1 fensive leaders. Wilder and Ea
son and Boykin played well on
defense.
In the varsity boys’ game,
Richards, B. Duke, and Fowler
led the attack. Finch, Hopkins,
and M. Duke played a good de
j sense game. Price and Boyette
were the best offensive players
i for Corinth-Holder. Stancil and
J R. Narron played a good floor
game.
Congleton, Nowell, Wilder and
Bunn led the Corinth-Holder Ju
niors to victory. Croom, Bunn,
Tippett and Pace were best for
the Wakelon Junior squad.
Line-ups:
Wakelon Boys
Pos. Pts.
Richards F 8
Greene F
Duke, B. F 6
Fowler C 6
Finch G 1
Duke, M. G
Hopkins G
Corinth-Holder Boys
Pos. Pts
j Price F 9
i Narron F
Hinnant F
Nowell F
, Congleton G
Boyette G 6
Stancil G
Narron, R. G 2
Wakelon Girls
Pos. Pts.
Massey F 5
Gill F 1
Winstead F 5
Lewis F 4
Horton G
Fddins G
Driver G
Corinth-Holder Girls
Pos. Pts
O’Neal F 2
Ellis F
Boyette F 7
Hinton F 5
Narron G
Wilder G
Eason <5
Boykin G
Wakelon Juniors
Pos. Pts
Croom F 4
Bunn F 3
Massey F
Tippett C 2
Hinton G
Pace G 4
Frazier G 1
Debnam G
In Service
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Camp Lee, Va., March 3.
Francis B. Wall, whose wife, Ly
dae, lives at Raleigh. N. C., and
parents, Mr. and Mrs. M .M. Wall,
live at Zebulon, N. C., has com
pleted 13 weeks of training in the
Non-Commissioned Officers Ad
ministration and Supply Course
at the Quartermaster School here
today.
Objective of the course is to
train selected personnel as key
non-commissioned officers for ad
ministration and supply duty with
quartermaster units in the Zone
of the Interior and the various
Theaters of Ooerations.
Ferd Davis has been promoted
to the rank of Major in the Pa
cific war area. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Davis.
Elmer Beddingfield, fireman
second class USN, formerlj of
Zeublon Route 2, is at Pearl Har
bor. His parents are Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Beddingfield of Route 2.
and his wife is the former Vivian
Parker, daughter of Mrs. C. E.
Parker of Zebulon.
The citation below has been
I sept to Mrs. Sidney Holmes here:
BRONZE STAR AWARDED—
Master Sergeant Sidney F.
Holmes, 20408660, 113th Field Ar
tillery, United States Army, is
awarded the Bronze Star for mer
itorious achievement and service
from 15 June 1944 to 15 August
1944 in France. Sergeant Holmes’
performance of duty has been ex
ceptionally meritorious. Despite
the many problems presented by
combat operations, his service has
been outstanding and his duties
have been discharged in a man
ner which brings credit to Ser
geant Holmes and his unit. His
efficiency and devotion to duty
have been an inspiring example
to his associates and have been
contributing factors in the com
bat achievements of his organi
zation. Entered military service
from North Carolina
L. S. Hobbs
Major General—U. S. Army
Commanding
Staff Sgt. Graham Pearce, son
of Mr. M. G. Pearce of Zebulon.
returned home last Saturday
night for a sixty day furlough.
He served overseas about two
and one half years and partici
pated in the invasion of Southern
France. He was wounded twice,
first on D Day and again Sept.
6th. Spent four months in an
Freland hospital and was then
sent back to the states to a hos
nital in California. Was kent
♦here until able to make the trip
home. His condition is as well as
could be expected.
Pvt. John B. Young has been
reported as wounded in action in
the European war area. His wife
is Mrs. Clida W. Young, Zebulon.
Lt Wilbur Debnam has written
relatives here that because of a
flak wound in his arm Jie is un
able to flv his plane: but he hopes
to be back in action in due time
Sgt. Walter H. Murrav and Mrs
Murrav ‘moved here last week
from Raleigh so that Mrs. Murrav
mav he with her parents. Mr
and Mrs. W. D. Evans, while he
is in service.
Edward S. Pei-ret Chief Petty
—Continued on page 2
Corinth-Holder Juniors
* Pos. Pts
Congleton F 4
Price F
Nowell F 5
Wilder F 2
Bunn C 4
Price Q
Ward G
81.50 Per Year, Payable In Advance
Church News
BAPTIST CHURCH
10:00 Sunday School
11:00 Morning Worship. Ser
mon: “The,Color Line”
.7:15 Training Union
8:00 Evening Worship. Sermon:
“The Invitation Refused”
Y. M. L. CLASS
I The Young Married Ladies Class
I of the Wakefield Baptist Church
; IT >et at the home of Mrs. Tom
Kimball on Friday night Feb. 23
with ten members and one new
member Mrs. Douglas Bobbitt.
Mrs. Kimball had charge of the
1 program, the subject: Love and
Prayer. Mrs. Wayne Collier gave
the devotional. Oothers taking
part on the program were: Mrs.
Herman Eddins, Mrs. Harold
Greene and Mrs. W. Raleigh Sher
ron. Two poems were read: He
Leadeth Me, by Mrs. Tom Kim
ball and My Prayer by Mrs. C.
B. Pace.
During the social hour contests
and bingo were played with priz
es awarded to the winners.
A delicious salad with coffee,
nuts, cakes and heart shaped
candy was served by the hostess.
Homecoming
At Wakefield
Wakefield Baptist Church is
planning for a Home-Coming next
Sunday- morning, March 11, and
afternoon. Dr. L. L. Carpenter,
editor of the Biblical Recorder
will preach before the noon hour;
there will be special music and
! other features. Dr. L. M. Massey
| will discuss the advantages of a
parsonage belonging to a church
or field of churches and gifts for
a parsonage at Wakefield will be
taken up.
At one o’clock a picnic dinner
will be served with the added en
joyment of reunion with old
! friends.
Dr. Carl Townsend, pastor of
Hayes Barton Church, Raleigh,
will preach at 2:30 in the after
noon. At this service the Rev
Bruce Hartsel will be soloist.
The Rev. R. L. Hughes is pas
tor at Wakefield and joins the
congregation in hoping that all
former members will return Sun
day and attend both services.
P. T. A. To Meet
All parents of Wakelon pupils
are invited to visit the school on
T uesday, March 13. at any hour
of the day. Those who are pres
e, t at the lunch hour may eat in
the school cafeteria, if desired.
The Parent-Teachdr Associa
tion will meet in the Home Eco
nomics Building at 4:00 p. m. on
1 uesday.
BTRTHDAY PARTY
Dalton Rov Pearce, sop of Mr.
and Mrs Ivon Pearce of R 2,
celebrated h : s 9th birthday Sun
day evening with a party.
His Sunbeam leader entertain
ed the children with games and
®on"s. Refreshments of grapejuice
and cake w’ere served to 26
guests. All the children sang
Happv Birthday to Dalton, then
he onened his gifts a nd thanked
every one.
SPRING TATI S
That’s right. This i® the name
of a new insect that attacks plant
beds down in Eastern Carolina
The seientific name is collembnla.
Thev are called spring tails be
cause of little appendages like
♦ niiq whieb thev use ! n jumping,
not having any legs. Some of
them do not even have eves. Thev
blufsh in color arid about the
c’>e of a oin head. Thev come so
thick that thev make a blanket
ceveral inches thirh. so State en
*molo»ist. Dr D. L. Wrav savs.
The” ere found in w'ood®, ditchos.
mtirtviolec ond even field®. So far
no damage ha® been done bv
them hut those farmers are scar
ed Unless some thing verv unu
sual hannens tobacco farmers ex
oeof another vear of good prices.
Os course if fbe soring tail® hap
pen to chew or ®mnke or the war
comes to an end. it will just be
too bad for tobacco prices.