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This, That &
The Other
By Mrs. Theo. B. Davis
Many are the pangs of regret we
feel or have felt on reading of the
destruction of some city or build
ing of historic interest. For in
stance: They tell us that Manda
lay has been reduced to a iieap of
rubbish with only the clock-tower j
standing. And I grieve for it as
for other places not seen by me
save with the mind’s eye. Yet, |
I suppose the dawn will still come j
up like thunder out o’ China 1
’crost the bay, and that the flying
fishes will continue to play. They j
will in Kipling’s poem, if nowhere!
else.
WPB says manufacturers of
sugar bowls and cream pitchers j
may resume production of these!
articles. Os all non-essential
items! Verily, the thoughts of ex
perts are passing strange. Most
any tiny container will do for
either sugar or cream now.
Here’s another item gleaned
from a daily: Any dress on sale
having a sleeve more than one and
one-half inches larger than the
armhole is black market goods.
And no fair to put in tucks or
shirring before measuring for that
inch and a half; it just mustn't
be there, if you are a law-abiding
lady.
On the other hand as well as
on the other arm if you make
your dress yourself, buying the
material by the yard, you may
have sleeves as big as your desire,!
your pocketbook and your yardage
agree upon. And please don’t ask
me wherein lies a great difference.
The three-year-old grandson,
who had not seen his father for
eighteen months until three weeks
ago, has gradually become accus
timed to him; but there are still
a few rough edges to be evened
off. Monday I heard him call his
father by the name hitherto used
solely for his grandfather, and
asked him about it. He pretended
he did not know the name of his
daddy (Ferd), and I asked: “Well,
what do we put on the letters we
write him when he’s gone?” And
Leary quickly replied, “Stamps.”
I fear we have been reading
too much about the problems
ahead of us when our soldiers
come home. We are told over and
over of how changed they will be,
of the care we must use not to
say or do the wrong thing, and of
how we are to ignore this injury
or that; what we must stress and
how; the patience we must have,
with the deep sympathetic under
standing essential to wholesome
readjustment. Since we have
been fortunate enough to have had
at home on leave the youngest
son from the European area and
later the next oldest from the Pa
cific, several friends have asked
me confidentiallv whether they
are much changed and if we or
they found difficulties in compan
ionship.
I am glad indeed to say the situ
ation seems to be greatly exagger
ated. Both boys seem consider
ably older; but they’d have aged
here in the same length of time.
Neither talks unduly of war nor
evades speaking of it. Sometimes
we ask questions: sometimes they
volunteer information or accounts
of experiences. They pay more at
tention to small things about the
home. Barrie said he had never
before realized how flowers
“dress up” a room. Ferd has found
that hot buttermilk biscuits and
fresh butter are “better than
cake.” (That knowledge may
have come in part from living nine
days on nothing but canned hash.)
4But I find great encouragement
for other parents in the fact that
both are so nearly what they were
before they studied war, and this
paragraph is for all who have sons
in service.
GEORGE HENRY EAUCETTE
The two-year-old son of Mr
and Mrs. Herman Faucette of
Route 1 died Sunday at Rex Hos
pital after a short illness of pneu
monia. Rev. W. C. Caudle con
ducted the burial service at Heph
zibah Church Monday afternoon
and burial followed in the church
cemetery.
Surviving with the p'arents is a
sister, Linda Mae Faucette.
APPRECIATION
The sons and daughters of the
late Mrs. Rena Young express
their thanks to all friends for
kindness to their mother during
her long illness and for sympathy
to them at the time of her death.
THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume 21. No. 41
Pinup Baby Given War Bonds
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THE WINNER —I.ittle 15-month-old Harolvn Cheryl Meyer of Trenton,
New Jersey, ofTicial pinup girl of the USS New Jersey, was made $3,200
richer in War Ronds through donations by the crew of the USS New Jersey
for use in obtaining her future education. Governor Walter E. Edge made
the presentation. The ehild’s father, an Army Air Corps pilot, is a prisoner
of war in Germany. He has never seen his little beauty queen. She is held
by her mother, Mrs. Harry C. Meyer.
Voted Best Canines of 1944
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These are the best four dogs of 194-4, in ihe opinion of *
dog judges polled by the Gaines IJog Research Center, N< tv A ork City.
female lloxer El M endic of Rockland (ic/t j, sho\wi nith her onner,
Airs. Philip Crystal of Harrison, N. Y., was voted first place.
Second, third and fourth places respectively were accorded to Flornell
Rarebit of Twin Ponds (center, lop), male Vi cl*-h Terrier owned by Mrs.
Edward P. All cr, of Great Neck, L. I.; Hetherington Model Phythm,
female W ire Foxterrier owned by Mr. and .Mrs. I. I:. C.arruthers, (,len
dale. Ohio ((fimrn at rifiht with her htinrller , J. Terhnne); and Dictator
v. Clenhugc!, a male Doberman Pinscher (center, bottom) owned by
Alarine Capt. and Mrs. Rob Adamson, Arlington, A a.
Union Hope
Preacher Tommy Steele will be
at our church Sunday night, June
10th, for the purpose of organiz
ing a young people's meeting. Ev
eryone is invited to attend.
Parents of Vaiden Strickland
have received word of his receiv
ing a ribbon and the bronze star
for serving in the European The
ater of Operation. He is now a
M. P. in the heart of Germany.
Pvt. Hubert Whitley is home on
a 30-day furlough from Georgia.
He is to report back to Camp But
ner.
Bennie Whitley of the Merchant
Marines was home last week end.
He has recently returned from
France and is expecting to make
another voyage in a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. George Edwards
and daughter of near Spring Hope
were visitors in the home of Mrs.
Proctor Driver and Mr. S. V.
Brantley last Sunday.
Ray Brantley, son of Mrs. Olie
Brantley, celebrated his sth birth
day last Saturday with a party.
Fifteen of his friends and play
mates were present. The refresh
ments served were candy, cakes
and milkshakes.
Mrs. Sallie Denton is on the sick
list this week end and is in the
care of Dr. Barbee of Zebulon.
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, June 8,1945
Be Sure To Have
Dogs Vaccinated
The three veterinarians of Ra
leigh and Wake County have been
appointed rabies inspectors. Dis
pensary points and dates for the
vaccination of dogs have been ar
ranged throughout the county in
communities most convenient to
the largest number of people.
It is hoped that dog owners will
take advantage of this opportunity
provided for vaccination of dogs in
compliance with the law passed by
the General Assembly of 1941,
which provides that any dog own
er who has his dog vaccinated and
who receives a receipt for same
from the veterinarian may present
that receipt at the time he pays
his taxes and the amount paid for
vaccination of dog will be deduct
ed from the total amount of his
taxes. In other words, the county
has provided the method and
means of vaccination of dogs with
out cost to owners.
I realize that there is a large
number of dogs in Wake County
with no one responsible for their
care or disposition, which are
classified as stray dogs. The num
ber of this type of dog, if rabies
were to become prevalent
throughout the county, would per-
Church News
BAPTIST CHURCH
Schedule of services for Sunday,
June 10:
10:00 Sunday School.
11:00 Morning Worship. Sermon
topic: “Christian Recreation.”
7:15 Training Union.
8:00 Evening Worship. Message:
“What Are They Among So
Many?”
MEMORIAL SERVICE AT
HALES CHAPEL
There will be a memorial ser- j
vice at Hales Chapel for men in j
the armed forces Sunday, June 10,;
at 12 o’clock. The public is invited;
to come and worship with us, es
pecially the relatives of our boys, j
Sunday night our revival meet- j
ing will begin. Our pastor, Rev. j
H. E. Cherry, will do the preach
ing and Mr. Benny Morton from j
Raleigh will have charge of the
singing. Services at night only at
8:30 o’clock.. Come out and let’s
have an old time revival.
SPECIAL NOTICE
Next Tuesday, June 12, has been
decided on as the day to clean the
Davis Fidelis Class room at the
Baptist Church. Members are
asked to come to the church as
soon as possible after 2 o’clock in
the afternoon, bringing cloths for
cleaning floor and windows.
UNIION CHAPEL HOMECOM
ING DAY
Homecoming Day will be ob
served at Union Chapel next Sun
day. There will be a sermon at
the morning service by a guest
preacher. At night Rev. H. E.
I Cherry will preach. It is hoped
that all present and former mem
| bers and pastors who can do so
! will attend.
Dinner will be served on the
grounds as the noon intermission.
In the afternoon choirs from five
churches will take part in a ser
vice of song.
Mrs. A. S. Draughon heads the
! committee on preparation, assist
ing Pastor Robinson.
MEMORIAL SERVICE
A special service will be con-!
ducted by Pastor Vale at the Meth
odist Church here Sunday morn
ing at 11: 00 o’clock in memory of*
Pfc. Joseph Ronald Pearce, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Turner Pearce, j
who was killed in combat on Lu- |
zon Island on April 27. Pfc.
Pearce entered service in 1943.
Zebulon First
In Bond Drive
To Dr. L. M. Massey and his
helpers goes much credit for the
honor of Zebulon’s being the first
community to go over the top and ;
beyond with the Seventh War
Loan. This is a tribute to good
business sense plus patriotism.
Saturday's Storm
This community had only a
flick of the tail of a cyclone that
ravaged sections of Johnston and
Nash Counties last Saturday. Com
ing late in the afternoon, the
storm did more than $500,000
damage in Smithfield, Selm»
Princeton, Pine Level, Bentonville,
and Meadows townships. The
Spring Hope section was also
heavily hit by a storm about the
same time. Field crops were bad
ly injured, trees were blown down.!
buildings wrecked, telephone and
telegraph lines put out of use.!
Hail accompanying the wind and
rain added to the loss sustained. \
Selma citizens state that it was
the worst storm for 50 years.
haps justify the establishment of
quarantine of all dogs, and dogs
running at large would be picked
up by the law enforcement offic
ers.
A. C. Bulla, Health Officer.
Fred Page, Jr., USN, has com
pleted boot training and is now
on leave from Bainbridge, Md.
$1.50 Per Year, In Advance
In Service
r
Robert Ennis Gordon of the Na
vy spent 9 day swith his parents,
the W. O. Gordons recently.
SGT. RIGGSBEE LIBERATED
FROM NAZIS
Sgt. Walter W. Riggsbee, Jr.,
has been released from a Ger>-
man prison camp, according to a
message received by his moth
er, Mrs. Nola Riggsbee, of Bur
lington, N. C. Sgt. Riggsbee is
the nephew of Mrs. John W.
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Pearce of Zebulon. He was re
ported missing in action in Sep
tember, 1943, and soon after
wards his mother received a
message that he was a prisoner
of the Germans. The message
received the 24th day of May
was the first since January 23rd.
No details of his release were
given, other than he was a little
sick, but expects to be home
soon. The soldier left Durham
in the fall of 1941, when the
Durham Machine Gun Co. was
mustered into the federal ser
vice. He was transferred to Co.
“D”, 179th Infantry, Fifth Divi
sion, and was serving with that
outfit when he was captured at
Salerno. “I got back to my own
lines today, and it’s just like a
dream,” Sgt. Riggsbee wrote,
adding that he planned to do
much eating.
His mother, Mrs. Nola O’Neal
Riggsbee, formerly of Zebulon,
now lives at 618 Webb Ave.,
Burlington, N. C.
John Wallace Pearce, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pearce of
Zebulon, is now recovering from
wounds received on Iwo Jima
April 9th. Sgt. Pearce was
blinded for nine days and
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