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This, That & I ne Other By Mrs. Theo. B. Davis Have you watched children playing recently? And if so, have you noted that with few excep tions they play war? Poor little things; many of them have no memories of peace and all they hear i s war. But there is some 'bmg deeply tragic in it. Some how I believe my three-year-old grandson’s father will make re adjustments more easily than will the child. Ferd can remember a time when we studied other things than fighting; peace will be all new to Leary, And it may be he will find it hard to substi tute other games for sh> oting Japs and Germans. It may be that soon I can relax and enjoy the weather. So far I’ve been too uneasy about the fruit crop to take much pleasure in sunshine and warm air. I have no confidence whatever in earlv spring and every pretty dav merely adds to my uneasiness. It's like being with a gay, attrac tive woman whom* you can’t de pend upon; you're afraid to be !ieve what she says or to trust her friendly gestures no matter how beautifully she may be behaving at the moment. Any day she may change her mind and give you the benefit—or the damage . . . Let those who will sing of the charms of spring. I'll admit the beauty while holding fast to my doubts and fears. We shall probably be asked soon to donate clothing for des titute people overseas. Let us re spond generously. My son, now in the Pilippines, wrote home that there is literally no cloth to be bought in the Islands. The Japa nese have taken everything and natives are unable to get clothes of any kind. Some four years ago the oldest son wrote us of a trip to several Philippine villages and made special comment on the hos pitality he found awaiting him. He said “Many are incredibly poor; but no matter how little they ma yhave, they never fail to find something to offer a guest, giving their best and finding pleasure in his accepting it.” We mav in turn find pleasure in sending clothing to them at such a time as this. A letter came this week from Mrs. Oris Horton of the Hephzi bah church. They are to have the Associational W. M. U. meeting on April 19 'and Mr*. HoHon r-iys they want the biggest crowd ever. She actually said she thought Zebulon should send at least twenty-five representatives, since we are so near. It is to be an all-day session with dinner on the grounds. But those Hephzibah women never worry over a little thing like cooking dinner for suen an occasion, arranging flowers for the church find all the rest of tlm work required to make every thing go off smoothly. And if twenty-five should go from here, the welcoming committee would smile as glad a greeting at the ivcentv-fiflh as at the first, and be able to turn to the next dele gation with the same cordiality. I haven’t seen the program, but am safe in saying the hostess church will be more than equal to every demand. The Johnnie Hilliard place is cn cleaned-up that their cow looks naked out in the back yard That mockingbird in the Norman Screws’ magnolia tree •dill daily morning fights with its reflection in the gable window of the Screws home i eed tacks to the front—and also to the hack —as more and more house wives use them for more and more purposes . . Wonder how manv families still have a pro portionate part of their sugar ra tion on hand. Or how many are the kind who prefer the feast and-famine style . • • . . Is it the pretty weather that ma ket up feel we are late with gardening, or are gardeners be hindhand with their planting! this curing? . . . Hid you ever see *-> r mv of those web-worms, ten or whatever name “Hi Sr thorn, as aro swarm ing over trees and hushes now. . . cottolTginning REPORT Census report thatt 115R1 baVeT Os cotton were Wgn e4 Wake to March 1. the crop of 1944 P r,or ... 1149 2 19*5 as compared '"043 | bales for the crop of 1943. Bl mh §£3 jydNHbk {£jML Kat KgL t ,jt 'JmJfflCfjk. is H % y% r* Pf |BI O IK Hf Hi tli| Bj@ ®Hj HH|MggwJu iv &§ ■ Volume 21. No. 31 Red Cross Report FINAL REPORT Quota was §2200,00 Special Gifts $872.00 Business Employees East Side 133.50 Business Employees West Side 127.59 Wakelon School Teachers 119.00 Booth Bank Bldg. 157.90 Booth Drug Store 115.53 Brantley and Beck Employees 3.20 Zebulon Block Canvass 150.45 Wakefield Community 201.00 Glory Community 44 40 So. of Zeb. Community 83.15 Rosenberg Community 74.50 Mitchell's Mill Com. ~ 58.00 Hopkin’s Chapel Com. 122.80 Bethany Ch. Com 88.25 Zeb. M. E. Church 11.25 Zeb. Bapt. Church 75.75 Colored Community 218.08 Wakelon Theater Miss Sarah Eaton 111.98 Total §2768.30 Ralph Talton I RED CROSS SEWING Since next Monday is Eastc . ■ who have been meeting at the club house on Monday nights after the first Sunday will sew during the day at the hours that suit their convenience. Some 'plan to take lunch to the clubhouse and eat there. All who will are invited to share in this. each person bringing her own lunch. Announcement as to business meeting of the Davis Fidelis class will be made later. Masonic Meeting Masons ;*re 'requested to re member that next Tuesday night. April 3, is the date for the regu lar meeting. Same place, same hour as usual. L. G. Faulkner was called to Henderson by the death of his brother, Kenneth A. Faulkner, who was buried Wednesday. Here's News Os Boys & Girls In The Services An Air Service Command De pot, England—High praise from his commanding general opened 194,5 overseas for Cpl. Onnie M. Williams, of R. F. D. Rt. 2, Zeb ulon, N. C., son of Mr. Wiley H. Williams of Route 2, Zebulon. Serving in the signal mainte nance shops at this Air Service Command depot in England he and his fellow-soldiers installed more than 8,000 radios and radar sets in front-line aircraft, and made more than 90,000 modifi cations to existing radio equip ment. Commending them. Brigadier General Morris Berman of San Antonio declared: “Working for months without days off before D-Day; stepping up their output to meet the demands of airborne operations in Holland; sweating night and day to get planes into the air for every raid raid over Germany, these men have out done themselves in the thank less iob of backing the 1944 aeri al offensive against Germany.” A soldier since December 7, 1942, he has been overseas for 14 months. He was formerly em ployed by H. E. Stallings. Zebu lon. N. C., and attended Bunn High School. S-Sgt. and Mrs. J. R. Sawyer and little son were in Zebulon last week to spend a short time with friends here. Pvt. Harmon James arrived home unexpectedly last week on a two-weeks furlough. Pfc. Cleveland C. Hicks, Zebu lon, R. 2, is a member of the 432nd Antiaircraft Battalion, now in the Po Valley, Italy. This battalion landed in Africa in November. 1942, took part in the invasion of Sicily. Last fall they entered the Gothic Line providing overhead support for infantry and support Zebulon, N. (Friday, March 30, 194"> Church News i EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE The annua] sunrise service will be held at the town cemeterv. ' Easter Sunday morning at 6:50 o’clock. Special music will be brought by the Wakelon Glee Club, under the direction of Mrs. Robert D. Massey. All the church es of the community join in spon soring this service. In the event of rain, it will not be held. BAPTIST CHURCH Services for Easter Season: Thursday at B:oo—The Lord's Supper Sunday at 6:so—The Sunrise Service Sunday at 11:00 —Morning Wor ship. Sermon topic: “Triumph ant Life ” -1 MRS. TIPPETT TO SPEAK Mrs. Joe Tippett, who has traveled in the Far East and the Holy l and, will speak on coun tries visited next Sunday morn ing fpllowing Sunday School at Wakefield. Y. W. A. The Nowell Y. W. A. of Wake field Baptist Church met on Wed nesday night. Mareh 14, in the home of Mrs. Forrest Hendricks, with eleven members and oijo new member present. Mrs. Raleigh Sherron was in i charge of the program the topic , being “Footpaths to Peace.” Mrs. Wayne Collier led the de votional. Others on the program I included: “Godliness For Drama ' ! Syvon Eddins; “Generosity For Greed' Mrs. Herman Eddins; “Courage For Cunning” Mrs. Roy Gainev: “Conviction For Conven - tion” Mrs. Burdon Eddins; “Faith For Fear” Mrs. Torn Kimball; “A Challenge” Mrs. Raleigh Sherron. The meeting adjourned with the singing of the hymn “Foot stens of Jesus.” During the social hour the hos tess served ice cream and cak?. ing troops in the Migano sector. Portland, Oregon, March 16, 1945 —Promotion of Jack 11. Shannahan to the grade of Ser geant was announced here today by Headquarters Portland Army Air Base. Sgt. Shannahan entered the Army January 29, 1943 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Before en tering the Army Sgt. Shannahan resided at Rt. 2, Zebulon, N. C. with his wife. He attended High School at Wake Forest, N. C. With The U. S. Army Tranpor tation Corps in England:—As a member of the 392nd Port Battal ion Corporal Willie T. Harris, of Rt. No. 1, Zebulon, North Caro- j lina, has been overseas 3 1-2 years. His unit arrived in Iceland in August 1941, and it has since served in Scotland, southern Eng land and France. D-day, the unit set a record by loading a ship in two hours and thirty-one minutes. The cargo in cluded 20 30-ton cranes, 196 ful ly loaded vehicles, rations, gaso line and water in addition to per sonnel. In August, the unit was assign ed to unloading ships in ports on the Cherbourg Peninsula. Until November, when they moved to their present assignment at a large port in the Normandy Pe ninsula, the men worked twelve hours a day, seven days a w<jek. ""■5 Pfc. Miley J. Denton has been in the Pacific theater of war for a year last February. Recently he sent his mother. Mrs. Sallie Den ton of Middlesex, Route 2, a com mendation which he had received from his commanding officer, Ma jor General W. H. Hill. The com mendation was for action of Pfc. Denton’s participation in the Ley - te campaign, when his Division, the “IJed Arroy” went through the mountains to Ormoc Valley | Cemetery Cleanup The town commissioners of , Zebulon are having the cemetery grounds cleaned this week, but , are not doing anything to the nlcts where there are graves. They ask every one who owns a plot in the cemetery to have it cleaned up nicely on Friday or Saturday of this week, so our cemetery will be presentable to friends and relatives of our dead who may visit the spot on Eas ter Sunday. These ma ybe only dead folks lying there, but they are some one's loved ones. We all have a pride in seeing that the place where our relatives lie does not look like a brier and I weed patch, but planted in flow ers and shrubbery, making the resting place of our own show | that we have not forgotten and still want to do something for their sakes in the eyes of those who pass by our cemetery. So. it is hoped that every one ( who owns a pi t or has a loved i ( ne buried here will see that their graves are cleaned of all weeds and briers, with flowers decorat ing the graves on Easter morn- I ing. Easter Monday Is Holiday Here A custom of long standing will ! be observed by many people in and around Zebulon ne v t Monday which is Easter Monday. If the day is as beautiful as we are having, some will go fishing, oth ers visiting, and others just sit. or stand or walk. Most of the stores will be closed. The four grocery stores which advertise closing on Wednesday afternoon during the summer will be closed Monday. \ But just for next week they will : be open on Wednesday afternoon as usual. Mrs. Dwight Tant, our Pilot correspondent is now spending a few weeks in Columbia. S. C., ' with her husband who is station ed at nearby Fort Jackson. and annihilated the Imperial Jap anese Division, thus shortening the Leyte Campaign. Each man in the “Red Arrow” Division d d a good part in this action, merit ing the compliments of the cor mander. With The 12th Armored Divis ion of The Seventh Army in France:—Tec. 5 Robert L. Moss, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Moss of Route No. 1. Zebulon, has been awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge. This badge is awarded for sat isfactory of duty in ground com bat against the enemy, and en titles the soldier to $lO per month additional pay. The local soldier is a member of the 12th Armored Division, commanded by Major General Roderick R. Allen, and has been overseas three months. ’His unit is one of the newest on the front of Lieut. General Alexander M. Patch’s American Seventh Army • Lt. William L. Greene is now with a reconnaissance group of the XVth AAF in Italy. THREE BATTLE STARS With the Vllth Army, France. —Sgt. Osborne L. Sykes, husband of Mrs. Thelma I earce Sykes of Route 2, Zebulon has been award ed three battle stars' for engage ments with the enemy. He is n an engineer combat battalion serving in General Patton’s Army. Sykes entered .service m 1942 and has been overseas 10 months. Mrs. Sykes with her two little daughters has been making her home wit hher father, W. M. Pearce, since the death of Mrs. Pearce in December. Chief Petty Officer Edward S. Pearce, who recently completed the Gyro Compass Course at the Naval Training School, New York has been transferred to the Re >1.30 Per Year. Payable In Advance F. A. Todd To Address Group Os the many problems that are to be met by farmers, none has proven more baffling than treat ment of blue j.mold on tobacco pi ntbeds. Scientists have worked long hours combining and testing chemicals to kill this fungus, but no specific has yet been found. However, much has been done in the line of prevention and those concerned should know all possible about this phase of pro tection for plants Furne.y A. Todd of State Col lege’s staff of research workers will be at the Hephzibah Com munity Center on Tuesday night, April 3, at 8:00 o’clock to ex p'ain the latest methods of pre vention of blue mold, using lan ’ern slides in illustration and showing how to mix chemicals for sprays used. | The public is invited to and it is hoped every tobacco grower in this section will be present and learn what has been done and what he may do to pro tect his plantbeds from blue mold. HEPHZIBAH W. M. S. The Hephzibah W. M. S. met on Friday, March 23. in the Com munity Center Building with an unusually good attendance. A service of much interest was | conducted for men and women in our country’s service. Mrs. T. N. Pitts of Wendell gave the program from Royal Service. Her discussion was brief but interesting. Mrs. Oris Horton presided over a business session when plans were made for the entertainment ' of the Associational W. M. U. on April 19. The hostesses, Mmes. Joe Buchanan, P. N. Tunstall, B. G. Haswell, Lalie Liles. Everetta Ledford, Charlie Marshburn and William Marshburn, served i chicken salad, pickles, saltinos ; and iced tea. This society has 95 active mem bers. The goal is 100 in a month more. ceiving Station, Newport News, Va. He visited his family here during the weekend. Cpl. Douglas Alford, son of Mr, and Mrs. M. S. Alford of Zebu lon Rt. One, is now with the Medical Corps in France, He is stationed in a General Hospital and says he expects to see quite a few local boys. During his four months overseas he has served with the Medical Corps in the British Isle, France, Belgium, and Luxemburg. COMMUNITY RECORD Os all in this community, proba bly no family has so many mem bers in service as that of Mr and Mrs. Preston Chamblee o Route 2. Six sons are with th» armed forces. Neil was mentionee in Ernie Pyle’s book, “Here If Your War,” Sgt. Preston B Chamblee. Jr., entered service n March, 1942, and went overseas in July, 1942. He is serving with an Army medical detachment in New Guinea, Cpl. Joyner Brant ley Chamblee is serving with the Army in Germany. He entered service in January, 1943, and went overseas in September, 1944. M-Sgt. Neil P. Chamblee enlist ed in the Army in October, 1940, and went overseas in June, 1942. He was first stationed in England and participated in the invasions of North Africa, Sicily, Sardinia and Italy. He recently returned t-» Ihe States from Italy. Philip E. Chamblee, Y 2-C USNR, enlist ed in the naval reserve in Octo ber, 1942, and is now stationed at the Navy recruiting station at Raleigh. Ray Chamblee, S 2-C, USNR, entered the Navy in Sep tember, 1944, and is now receiv ing training at Bainbridge, Md. Davis Chamblee, S 2-C, USNR, is receiving training at an ordnance school at Norman, Akla. He en tered the Navy in November, 1944.
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