FAIR WILL BEGIN MONDAY
This, That &
The Other
By Mrs. Theo. B. Davis
Whenever, during the wet spell
just passing. I’d begin to feel sor
ry for myself, I’d remember the
farmers with tons of hay rotting
in the fields, and with tobacco,
ready for market, molding in the
barn or packroom.
And I’d realize that mildew on
my best shoes and the smell of
my feather pillows was not
enough even to think about in
such a time.
We are partly in and partly out
of the new shop; but more nearly
in than out. The sons never did
get any help in putting up the big
press. But they did get a “hoist"
from Ruric Gill and that enabled
them to lift the thousands of
pounds that had to be moved into
place so exactly that bolts could
secure them. They wanted every
one else out of the building; and
they worked by incantation, in
spiration and desperation. But
they did the job. After we found
that the machinist who had been
engaged for the work was not ev
en in the United States, Ted and
Barrie knew what was ahead of
them.
We printed our paper and one
for Franklinton merchants last
week, though both were late.
Although boogie-woogie music
has been mentioned in my hearing,
until two weeks ago I did not
know that sort of playing really
had its own sheet music. I thought
each player trusted to his own
ideas and feelings about each se
lection. Not so.
When my son’s wife placed a
book of boogie-woogie on the pi
ano and suggested that I try it, it
looked simple enough to attempt.
The left hand had mainly c-g, c-a,
c-b flat, up and down and back
again, occasionally changing to
f-c, f-d, f-e flat. The right hand
had some sharps and grace notes,
but I thought they might be over
come. Ethel said the notes sound
ed right, but something dampened
her enthusiasm, though she tried
to be polite. Barrie said my trou
ble was that I played boogie
woogie as if it were hymns.
Next time I tried, the other son’s
wife was audience. She has
known me longer than Ted’s wife
has and didn’t mind laughing. At
least, she seemed not to mind.
After laughing until too weak to
stand, she got down on all fours
and kept on ... It is discourag
ing. Hereafter I shall confine my
self strictly to hymns and Carry
Me Back to Ole Virginny and let
the moderns have boogie-woogie.
The stuff is not pretty, anyway.
We had a new pie the other
day. Because it was made out of
just what we had on hand and I
didn’t know how it would taste;
and because, too, it was based on
butterscotch, I called it scutter
botch. Scutter, according to Noah
Webster, means about the same
thing as botch. Here’s the recipe,
arid it is worth trying. One-half
cupful sour cream is to be beaten
with two eggs and two rounded
tablespoonfuls of plain flour. Add
one cupful King’s sirup. Flavor
with vanilla. Bake in one crust
in a slow oven.
Variations: Instead of cream,
use evaporated milk, and if you
have it, a small piece of butter or
margarine. Pick out the biggest
egg in the dozen and use only one
THE ZEBULON RECORD
V olume 22. No. 3
In Service
James (n) Harrell, Chief Water
tender, USN, age 29, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Harrell of
Zebulon, has just completed two
years of active duty aboard one
of the Atlantic Fleet’s sub-busting
destroyer escorts. Watertender
Harrell wears the American, Af
rican-European and Asiatic-Pacif
ic Theatre ribbons and also the
Good Conduct and American De
fense ribbons.
Chief Watertender Harrell is
married to the former Virginia
Byler of 1257 11th Street, San
Diego, Calif. They have two chil
dren ,ages 9 and 5.
Harrell has a brother, Tech. Sgt.
Elmer Earl Harrell, in the'Army.
Before entering the Navy Chief
Watertender Harrell was engaged
in farming. He attended Wakelon
High School.
Os interest here is the awarding
of the Silver Star to Hubert Whit
ley of Raleigh. Mrs. Hubert Whit
ley is the former Alma Doris
Jones of Zebulon and Wakefield,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Jones.
Chief Petty Officer Edward S.
Pearce, of the U. S. Navy, has re
turned to Philadelphia after visit
ing his wife and children here and
his father, Mr. Furney Pearce of
Zebulon, Route 3.
Frank W. Mullen, gunner’s mate,
first class, Route 2, Zebulon, sailed
aboard the submarine USS SAIL
FISH on a war patrol during
which she sank three ships and
damaged another ,to win the Pres
idential Unit Citation.
The SAILFISH defied an escort
of destroyers and cruisers and a
mountainous sea kicked up by a
typhoon to sink a 22,500-ton Jap
anese aircraft carrier of the Ka
suga-class after a 10-hour battle.
A few days later she sank a
5,800-ton cargo ship and damaged
a 7,000-tonner. She was forced
to take evasive action to avoid
depth charges from an escort ves
sel.
About a week later the SAIL
FISH sighted six heavily loaded
freighters escorted by two de
stroyers and a patrol boat. With
her torpedoes running low, she
picked out a 7,300-tonner and
scored two hits to sink her.
The SAILFISH, the former USS
SQUALUS, which sank in 240
feet of water off Portsmouth, N.
H., during diving exercises in
May, 1939, is now at the Navy
Yard, Philadelphia, Penna, await
ing decommissioning.
BIRTH
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ihrie, Jr.,
announce the birth of a son, Geo.
Pou, Tuesday, Sept. 18, at their
home. Weight 9 1 /* pounds.
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for a small pie or pick out the
two smallest. Add pecans and
call it pecan pie instead of scut
ter botch.
Zebulon, N. (~ Friday, September 21,1945
That Storm
No trains ran here on Monday
and Tuesday. Word came on
Tuesday that parts of the track
were under live feet of water.
Tire Norfolk-Southern is not
ecjuipped with amphibious engines
and cars, so was forced to discon
tinue operations until the waters
receded.
Lack of mail temporarily light
ened work in the post office; but
Mr. Sexton and his helpers will
have it all to do later. Mail car
riers had smaller loads but worse
going, roads being badly washed,
slippery and rough.
Zebulon and vicinity escaped
damage from the hurricane, ex
cept for excessive rain. Winds
were not high, the storm having
blown itself out before reaching
this section.
All streams in this section have
overflowed their banks. Privet re’s
mill on Little River is water
soaked. Roads are impassable or
dangerous. Traffic on the high
way from Zebulon to Rocky Mount
has been forbidden.
No trains have run this week
and on Wednesday all mail that
reaches here is brought in by mo
tor mail from Raleigh or Wilson.
CHURCH
NEWS
BAPTIST
Services for Sunday, Sept. 23:
10:00 Sunday School.
11:00 Morning Worship. Sermon
topic: “The Aim of the Soul’’.
7:15 Training Union
8:00 Evening Worship. Sermon
topic: “What We Owe the
Church”.
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W. M. S. MEETS
The Dora Pitts W. M. S. met
Monday afternoon with Mrs. Gra
ham Fowler hostess. Those pres
ent listened with interest to an
explanation of the proposed uni
fied church burget as presented
by Pastor Griffin. Mrs. S. A.
Horton presided over the business
session and appointed a commit
tee to arrange a schedule of meet
ings for next year. Mrs. Theo B.
Davis, program leader, spoke of
the work women have done in the
W. M. U. of the Southern Baptist
Convention.
The hostess, assisted by Miss
Macy Chamblee and Doris Fowler,
served refreshments and a social
hour was enjoyed after adjourn
ment.
LEGION TO MEET
The American Legion, Cedric
Harris Post, will meet on Monday
night, September 24th, at 8:30.
The scheduled meeting for the
Post Monday night was rained out.
All World War II veterans are
cordially invited to be present.
Local Firms Bring
Record Joy When
They Say It With
Advertisements
The RECORD appreciates the
many expressions of goodwill that
have come its way during the time
of building and moving to new
quarters. Especially appreciated
were the visits of Mr. Beck and
Ralph Talton, who, in behalf of
their firms, Beck Veneer Company
and Carolina Power and Light
Company, asked for a half-page
each of space in the paper that
they might publicly speak good
wishes. They did not wait to be
asked, but requested permission
to advertise.
Saying it with flowers is fine,
indeed; but for a newspaper,
saying it with advertising is far
more practical and helps to pay
the bills.
Other firms have indicated a
| purpose to follow the example of
i these two. There’s no limit to the
;number of such expressions we
I could welcome.
BUY BONDS
Although the war is said to be
over, there is still a great need of
funds to pay debts incurred and
for transactions to come. The
loyal citizen will still invest as
much as he can in bonds. The
letter from which the following
quotation is taken emphasizes the
present necessity.
Dear Sir:
This is to advise you of the
bond sales for Wake County for
the month of August, our quota
being $415,527.00. our sales $381,-
573.75. We consider this an ex
cellent report due to the fact that
the war ended during this period
and we fell only a little short of
our quota.
Our quota for the month of
September is the same as August,
$415,527.00, and we would like
very much to reach it.
Yours very truly,
I. M. Bailey, Chairman,
Wake Co. War Fin. Com.
Raleigh ,N. C.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
On Saturday afternoon, Sept.
15th, from 4 to 6 o’clock, Huey
Bragg Allen entertained at Jiisj
home a group of friends and rel- j
atives. After games were played
they marched to the dining room
where they were served ice cream
and cake, and he opened gifts.
Those attending the party were:
Marshall, Jr., and Lenda Jones,
June Driver, Shirley and Janet
Upchurch, Gene Richardson and
Billy Alford Warren, J. O. Allen,;
Jr., all of Zebulon; Jennie Long,
Carolyn Jane and Mickey Hinton,
Billy Perry, Billy Bunn, Ketrina
Adijo, Bobby and Mary Bailey, of
Zebulon R. F. D.; Sue Strickland
and Clarice Lewis of Middlesex.
$1.50 Per Year, In Advance
Privette To
Stage Big Fair
Here Sept. 24
Eugene Privete, local young man
who has for several years produced
the Five County Fair, is again
bringing to Zebulon one of the
largest and best midway attrac
tions in the United States.
Since being honorably discharg
ed from the Army recently, Eugene
has ben every effort to produce
for the local vicinity, the best agri
cultural fair possible. He has
spared no expense to bring to all
the people of these Five Counties
the most enjoyment and the big
gest premium list that can be had.
On the inside pages of this is
sue you will find a complete list of
premiums and rules of the show,
as well as a full page advertise
ment telling about the midway at
tractions.
Crop Insurance
Recognizing all-risk Federal
! crop insurance as a means of guar-
I anteeing stability in the economic
; life of North Carolina farm peo
ple, Governor R. Gregg Cherry
expressed interest in the sales
campaign on the winter wheat
crop.
The Governor stated that, “for
many years, just about every kind
of business except farming has
been able to insure itself against
loss or damage from all uncon
trollable causes, and now, through
Federal crop insurance, Tar Heel
farmers can protect their invest
ment and be sure of a return from
their year’s work. Anything that
protects the investment of the
farmer protects the business and
welfare of the entire State.”
“I hope that every wheat farmer
in the State will investigate and
understand his opportunity to pro
tect himself against financial in
security,” the Governor stated.
The Federal Crop Insurance of
fers every North Carolina wheat
farmer landlord, tenant, and
sharecropper alike —a choice of
coverage of 50 or 75 per cent of
his normal farm yield and protects
the crop against unavoidable haz
ards such as winterkill, excessive
rains, drought, hail, wind, fire, in
sects and diseases. This protection
is assured from the time of seeding
until the wheat crop is harvested.
Applications for Federal insur
ance on the winter wheat crop
may be obtained at County AAA
offices or from local crop insur
ance sales agents. The sales cam
paign ends September 29th.
A. B. Sandidge was in Zebulon
last Friday looking after the ad
vertising paper *Frankl inton mer
chants are putting out for the fall
months.
Mrs. J. M. Coleman of Black
stone, Va., visited her parents, the
J. K. Barrows, last week