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Page Two The Zebulon Record Advertising rates furnished on request. Member NCPA and APA $1.50 year in advance Entered as 2nd Class matter, June 26, 1925, at the Post Office, Zebu lon, N. C. (Our guest editor this week is the Rev. C. E. Vale, pastor of Wendell aud Zebulon Methodist Churches.) ON THE ROAD TO FASCISM? By C. E. Vale Is it happening here? Are we, a so-called Christian democracy on the way to barbarous fascism/ How does it happen that Italy which nurtured early, Christian ity also nurtured fascism, and Germany which opened the door to the protestant revival alSv) opened the door to the revival of brutal tyranny called Nazism' The answers point a pertinent warning for America. In these countries— (l) Religion was largely a form and not a mrce. Whenever repeti tion of liturgy is used to take the place of an inner spirit of good ness anything can and usually does happen. Religion loses its meaning and it is either forsaken or perverted to serve baser ends (2) Education became the de stroyer rather than the enlightner of their peace. Especially in Ger many, critical analysis of all things led its people away from constructive understanding of anything save the materials of war—their own destroyer. Educa tion became the handmaid of op pression and the ally of the basic bestiality found deep jn most men. (3) Social organization without a social conscience led to destruc tive dictatorship. Laws, govern ment and its controls without u genuine desire for public good be came agents of gigantic evil. But we know that freedom uncon trolled for the public good also leads to disrupted society and bedlam. (4) Inventions without moral insi: at into their correct use be came the destructive weapons of war. (5) Power in the hands of a few led by no desire for good save their own and no god but themselves inevitably degenerat ed into the destructive chaos we now see. What is needed is a rebirth of a reawakened conscience growing from a reawakened spiritual inter p-etation of life and reliance upon God. A return to the church would mean the return of our prodigal civilization to safety a way from jts road to ruin. NEW DIVORCE REMEDY Disturbed over the rising di vorce rate a Baptist preacher in California, Rev. Cecil Osborne, has announced that couples com ing to him to be married must “sign o nthe dotted line” or else . , , Before performing the cere mony he requires the interested parties to sign there four stipu lations: (1) To pray regularly, (2) to attend church of choice faithfully (3) to seek the will >f God (4) to jointly air differences before a clergyman, before going to a lawyer or a court. If all ministers made such de mands before performing a mar riage ceremony, we wonder how many would back down. Now, if lawyers would try some plan to back the preacher up, we suspect that would mean more to hold the bond than the pre-marriage agreement. For the sake of the fee, we doubt if many lawyers would do other than encourage meditated divorces. -We suspect ministers and-lawyers are nr re to blame for divorces than all else outside the parties themselves. W-* know of a few recent instances where ministers have married more or less prominent couples that had no Scriptural grounds whatever for divorce or marriage. Such clergymen most assuredly are accountable tv their God for such violations of their sacred duties. BIGGER TURKEY FLOCK The swelling gobble of turkeys this spring is the loudest in his tory, forecasting a sixth more drumsticks than last year. The flock of 35 million will produce some 515 million lbs. of meat, the War Food Administra tion estimated. G. I.’s will eat about 4 lbs. each; civilians, 3. 3 lbs. (3.1 lbs. last year.) Most civalians won’t get theirs until the Army, which has just commandeered all turkeys raised in 21 states, buys up its require ments. his means turkey dinners wait until hanksgiving. CO-OP BIG BUSINESS The 10,300 farmer cooperatives scattere dacross the country did a $5 billion business in 1944 a 62 per cent increase over the record established in 1943 said Farm Credit Administration. Marketing Cc-ops handling dairy products, grain, livestock, fruits and vegetables, wool and other products did about 80 per cent of the total business. Those purchasing and distributing feed, fertilizer, gasoline, farm imple ments and other supplies account ed for the rest. Parties Honor Mrs. Carsey Tippett Mrs. Carsey L. Tippett, cf Wendell, the .former Miss Fran ces Grey Henderson, was enter tained at a lovely bridge party and a table of rummy Thursday evening by Mrs. J. P. Batten and Mrs. J. T. Allen in the home of Mrs. Batten. Mrs. Tippett and her mother, Mrs. J. J. Henderson, were pre sented corsages of roses. The house was decorated throughout with roses and peonies. The high score prize for bridge was given to Mrs. W. C. Nowell, an d the bridge bingo prize was won by Mrs. Tippett. The high score prize for rummy went to Mrs. H. T. Moody. Mrs. Tippett was presented a gift of two love ly floral prints . The hostesses, assisted by Mi s Rachel Raybon, served delicious home-made ice cream, bridal cakes and nuts to the following guets: Mrs. Tippett, honoree, Mrs. J. J. Henderson, mother of the bride, Mrs.' Berdon Eddins of Zebulon, sister of the bridegroom, Mesdames O. C. Mullen, W. C. Land, M. M. Veasey, J. B. Bili soly, W. M. Strickland, W. W. White. J. H. Sanders, E. R. Sykes. L. C. Ledford, W. C. Nowell, F. L. Dew, H. T. Moody, and Misses Geraldine Jones, Rachel Raybon and Jeannette Kannon. Mrs. H. T. Moody and Mrs, F. L. Dew honored Mrs. Carsey L. Tippett, the former Miss Fran ces Grey Henderson of Wendell, at a luncheon on Wednesday of last week in the home of Mrs. Dew. The dining room table was cov ered with a white linen cloth and centered with an arrangement of snapdragons, peonies, roses and mock orange blossom,s .carrying out a green and white color scheme. The bride’s place was marked by a miniature bride an.l bridegroom and a gift of linen from the hostesses. The living room in which appointed tables were arranged was beautifully decorated with pink and white roses. A two course luncheon was served to the following guests: Mrs. Tippett, honoree Mrs. J. J. Henderson, mother of the bride, Mrs. Berdon Eddins of Zebulon, Mesdames J. P. Batten, W. C. Land, R. P Baugh, W. B. Brant ley. C. R. Rogers, O. C. Mullen, E. R. Sykes, C. L. Edwards, D. T. Bailey, R. H. Johnson, R. R Ihrie. W. F. Farmer, M. R. Creech and Misses Geraldine Jones and Jeannette Kannon, and little Miss Margaret Dew. BIRTHDAYS CELEBRATED Mary Sue Todd of Wendell and Jeannette Mae Horton of Zebulon celebrated their birthdays togeth er on April 13 at the Community Center near Hephzibah Church The rooms of the spacious build ing were decorated \#ith roses, snowballs and other flowers, a color scheme *of red. white and blue being observed also in crepe paper streamers and rosettes and in the many candles used. Mary Alice Jones and Mattie Scarboro greeted guests. Games were directed by Mesdames Oris Horton, Charlie Scarboro, Joe Knott. Amos Dean, Goldie Mar tin, T. U. Martin. Special games introduced boys and girls to each other. A wishing well and sca venger hunt were features of en tertainment. The diningroom table was cen tered with the decorated, five tiered birthday cake. Ice cream and cake, and red cups filled with The Zebulon Record nuts were served on plates bear ing tiny flags and rosebuds. Approximately 90 guests were present from Wendell and Zebu lon. They brought useful and attractive gifts. Goodbyes were said to Mes dames Charlie Scarboro and Oris Horton. Home Burned J. W. Carroll, who lived near the R. M. Richardson place, lost his home and contents by fire on Friday of last week. Only one bed and the radio were saved. Mrs. Carroll and two small chil dren were in the house when it was found to be burning. She suffered from the effects of the smoke and excitement and is now in Duke Hospital. There are in the family six children, ranging age from two to sixteen years. Their clothes were all burned except what they were wearing. Barbecue Dinner On Sunday .April 22nd at the home of R. C. Watkins, on Zebu lon Route 3, a barbecue dinner was given in honor of Mr. Wat kins who was celebrating his 70 birthday. Those present were his children: N. R. Watkins of Man chester; H. C. Watkins, cf Ral eigh; Mrs. Roscoe Perry, of Wen dell: E. H. Watkins, of Zebulon; BOYS’ BASKETBALL TEAM OF 1944-45 Front row, left to right: E. G. Richards, Elmo F.nch, Mitchell Duke, .Rimes Robert Fowler, Bobby Duke, Baxter Hopkins, Hilliard Greene. Second row, leit to right: Bobby Pace, James Debnam, Ben Massey, Wilber Conn. Manager, Bobby Philips, J. B. Croom, Fred Bunn. Third row, left to right: Mr. R. M. Bunn, Assistant Coach, William Wood. Buck Massey, Allen Hinton, Rex Tippett, Ned Frazier, Charles Pace, Mr. R. F. Lowry, Coach and. Principal. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TEAM OF 1944-45 Front row, left to right: Camilla Driver, Georgia Eddins, Margaret Horton, Hilda Lewis, Carolyn Massey, Hilda Winstead. Back row. left to right: Miss Rachel Bright, Assistant Coach Emma Vic Gill, Penina Bunn, Peggy Perry, Allyne Starnes, Willa Dean Edwards, Mary Kemp, Miss Lowny Olive, Coach. D. E. Watkins, Henderson; Mrs. Lawrence Godwin, Clayton; and their families. Two sisters Mrs. Hattie Horne of Zebulon; Mrs. Minnie Adams of Wendell. Fou" brothers, Jim, Frank, Charlie and Arthur Watkins of Zebulon. Oth ers present were Mrs. A. W. Wat kins, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Jones and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Watkins and daughter, John Fow ler, Lowell Watkins, Hildred Duke. Hersey Horne, of Zebulon; Mrs. J. B. Edwards, W. T. Under wood. Mrs. Macon Bailey and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Beck of Wake Forest, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Fuller and daughter of Durham; Mrs. Elton Martin and son of Dunn. Mrs. J. E. Edwards of Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. George Hanna of Henderson; Dr. and Mrs. R. R. Weathers of Knight dale; Rev. T. D. Sutton of Gibson ville; Mr. A. V. Watson of Ral eigh; M. L. Pulley of Youngsville; Bruce Watkins and Miss Phylie Richardson of Neuse. Knightdale Seniors Entertained Mrs. James Sledge and Mrs. Bunn entertained the “44-45” Se niors of Knightdale, Friday night at the Hephzibah Community Center, in honor of Frances Bunn one of the seniors and a niece of Mrs. Sledge. Decorations carried out a blue and white olass color scheme. Games and contests were play ed, followed by several games of Friday, May 4, 1945 bingo, with prizes being awarded the winners. Punch was served with potato chips, wafers and cakes to about fifty guests. . .. CLASS MEETING Mrs. Irving Privette. Mrs. Tal Yancey, Mrs. Harvey Hocutt and Mrs. Kenneth Hinnant were hos tesses to the Baker Biole Class Wednesday at the Community Center. Mrs. Kenneth Hinnant gave the devotional. Mrs. Harvey Hocutt gave another beautiful talk from the book, “In His Steps.” Contests were then enjoyed by all with winners receiving prizes. The hostesses served strawber ry short cake with whipped cream and coffee. Mrs. Morris Hood had as guests Saturday afternoon Lt. Col. Edward Hood and Mrs. Hood, their small daughter, Ann, and Mrs. -E. W. Hood. Lt. Col. Hood has recently returned from Bel gium. Postwar Europe: Trouble, trou ble, toil and rubble. Science .at war: Scientists in Washington tell generate planning invasions where to find buried gravel beds, unknown to the na tives, needed to build runways. “Jim Crow” rules are not made by color alone. Though few will admit it, the discrimination is al so economic and hits the poor re gardless of color.
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