This, That &
The Other
By Mrs. Thee 3. Davis
A December magazine, in con
nection with house plans, speaks
of many woman’s preference for
larger kitchens, despite the great
er efficiency of a smaller room
planned so that nearly everything
may be reached without moving
more than a few steps in any
direction. The writer said some
housekeepers like an attractive
place to work, though it may
mean more effort. Therefore,
newest designs have an eye to the
woman who wants space.
For my part, when it comes to
being homelike, the finest electric
range ever made is ’way behind
an old-fashioned stove for wood
or coal, with the emphasis on
wood. And on the woodbox. I've
never understood how sons can
be trained without the help of
stovewood. Filling a woodbox has
several definite values for a boy
too young to ejo much else. It
gives him a special task to be
done regularly; it teaches the
worth of co-operation in the
home; it gives a perfect illustra
tion of the law of cause and effect
And far from the least of the
woodbox’s services is its use as
a seat .when finally it has been
filled to the top and the filler
takes his ease, probably with a
sandwich or apple in hand, and
becomes confidential while wait
ing for supper. Many a mother
has thus been given an insight
into her son’s mind and heart she
could never have gained other
wise. The boy is in a warm
corner, with the satisfactory emo
tional state that comes of having
done well what he had to do.
The mother, busy with cooking,
has a chance to turn her face
away when some statement
arouses concern or amusement, so
that no untoward facial expres
sion may dampen the child’s in
terest as he talks of his owm in
timate affairs. Kicking his heels
against the side of the box helps,
too, as does the fact that a bread
crust or an apple core may be
disposed of by sticking it down
between pieces of wood instead
of having to get up and walk to
the scrap bucket.
Modern methods are wonderful;
but Ido sympathize with any
woman who has a son and no
woodbox.
The General Federation of
Women’s Clubs is putting on a
project which should be of help
in providing recreation and social
contacts for younger girls. This
is to be done by organizing their
own clubs with adequate help in
leadership and with proper chap
eronage, but with the girls them
selves taking much of the respon
sibility. Requirements for mem
bership are those that may be met
by any well-behaved girl.
The idea back of the movement j
is to provide entertainment and
information outside of school or:
church that will tie up with both
these and the home. Juvenile de
linquency has been discussed by
almost every civic or religious or" j
. ganization and this movement
constitutes a part of the answer
given by women’s clubs all over
the nation.
Zebulon’s junior women have
undertaken the work here. The
clubhouse i§ available. Older wo- j
men will help when and where
needed and it is hoped that every
young girl in the community may
be enrolled.
Years ago I heard a preacher
say, “There’s one thing in this
church ain’t here that ought to
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THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume 22. No. 13
BIG SHIP BRINGING MEN HOME .
Pictured is the USS North Carolina, which along with the USS Yorktown is bringing
high-point service men back to the States, some to Zebulon. The North Carolina is one of
the most powerful battleships afloat, and has been in many engagements with the Japanese.
C. V. Whitley Locates Timber
He Plans to Sell to Local Users
CHURCH
NEWS
r
BAPTIST CHURCH
Schedule of services for Dec. 9:
10:00 Sunday School
11:00 Morning Worship. Ser
mon: “About The Bible”.
6:45 Training Union.
7:30 Evening Service. A review
of the book, “From Victory Unto
Victory. This is a part of the
Week of Prayer for Foreign Mis
sions program.
Bible Readings for the Week:
Thursday, Dec. 6, Romans 8.
Friday, Dec. 7, Matthew 7.
Saturday, Dec. 8. Psalm 91.
Sunday, Dec. 9. Galatians 6.
Monday, Dec. 10, Colossians 3.
Tuesday, Dec. 11, Ephesians 4.
Wed., Dec. 12. Philippians 3.
Thurs., Dec. 13, 1 Corinthians 3.
METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday School 10 a.m.
Preaching service 11 a.m. Ser
mon title: “Is Our Heart In Our
Religion?”
The reality of religion is often
tested by the intensity and sincer
ity of our feelings regarding it. Is
this a true test of our religion?
Charles E. Vale, Pastor.
SPIRITUAL GROUP
The Spiritual Life Group of the
Methodist Church, led by Mrs. C.
E. Flowers, complied the follow
ing programs for the year on Fa
mous Women of the Bible: Deli
lah and Ruth, by Mrs. Marcus
Bunn; Sarah, by Mrs. C. E. Vale;
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P-TA Meeting
The December meeting of
the Wakelon Parent-Teach
er Association will be held
next Tuesday night, Dec. 11,
at 8 p.m., in the High School
Auditorium.
Ail members are urged to
attend and visitors are in
vited.
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, December 7,1945
Sale Announced
At Town Meet
Bv RALPH TALTON
On Friday evening, November 30
at 7:45 p. m. the second Town Hall
Meeting was held in the Carolina
Power and Light Company office
here in Zebulon. The minutes of
the previous meeting were read
| and Chairman Ferd Davis made a
! few remarks concerning the con
tinued purpose of these meetings.
Thise present were: Jethro Stell,
F. E. Bunn, Oliver Glover, Vaden
Whitley, Theo. Davis, Sr., Raleigh
C. V. Whitley announced at
the Friday night session of
the Zebulon Town Meeting
that he had procured a stand
of timber amounting to 200,
000 feet. He said that milling
would begin soon, and that
he would sell the luml>er only
to persons who would use it
within the corporate limits of
Zebulon.
Alford, R. H. Bridgers, Wallace
Chamblee, Vance Brown, Fred
Page, George Griffin, Barrie Davis,
Ferd Davis, E. C. Daniel, Dr. L. M.
Massey, Ralph W. Talton and Irby
Gill.
Chairman Davis called for re
ports from the following commit
tees: Vance Brown, chairman of
the Commtitee on Available Real
Estate, reported that there were no
houses or apartments available in
Zebulon and also reported that up
to the present time only one lot
had been reported to him as being
available for sale. Mr. Brown plans
to check local lots available and
present a complete list at the next
meeting. This list will be kept at
a central place along with a town
map which would be prepared to
show saleable lots.
Oliver Glover, chairman of the
Building Materials Committee re
ported that building material is
more difficult to obtain, and the
situation may grow worse unless
arar.gements can be made for sup
plying the timber and other neces- i
sary items locally. Various plans to
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ELVA JANE (OX
BADLY BURNED
HERE SUNDAY
Elva Jane, young daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. “Link” Cox, was
painfully burned last Sunday
morning when she hit the leg of
a laundry heater and it turned
over. On the stove were a kettle
of water, a pot of coffee and a
pan of sausage.
When the upset occurred, Mr.
Cox rushed to put the stove out
side the house, as flames were
threatening a serious fire.
Elva Jane had presence of mind
enough to climb into the sink and
turn the cold water on herself.
She was wearing only her pa
jamas when the accidenl took
place, and both legs and one side
were burned. She is said to be
resting as comfortably as could
be expected.
When pruning fruit trees, cut
ting the underside of the limb first
will insure that it will fall free
apd you will also get a good,
clean cut.
Fanners in This Section
Assured of Belter Living
Ed Ellington spoke to the Zebu
lon Rotary Club on Friday night,
November 30, when they met at
Tipplon for their regular weekly
meeting.
His subject, “Means of Aiding
the Farmer,” was covered by a dis
cussion of three “tions”, diversifi
cation, mechanization, and cooper
: ation.
The farmer, said Ed, must grow
more than one crop. It is no good
when he buys his vegetables and
meat from the store. These things
should be grown on the farm in
place of some of the cotton and to
bacco now grown.
New farm machinery, such as
tractors, cotton pickers, etc., will
not take away any farm jobs, but
$1.50 Per Year, In Advance
USS Yorktown
Bringing Local
Sailors to U. S.
Furman K. Barnes, BM2-c,
USNR, husband of Mrs. Barbara
E. Barnes of Zebulon, is on his
wa yhome aboarci the USS York
town.
William J. Bullock, Coxwain.
USNR, is also aboard the York
town. He is the husband of Mrs
Laura M. Bullock of Zebulon.
The two Zebulon men are among
4,200 high-point navy men whom
the “Magic Carpet”, the Navy’s
name for its high speed transport
service for returning servicemen,
is bringing back to the States
aboard the Yorktown.
The USS Yorktown one of
more than 250 carriers, battleships,
cruisers, and attack transports in
the Navy’s famed “Magic Carpet”
fleet left Guam November 17,
an dis scheduled to arrive in San
Francisco, about December 1.
| Passengers will go directly to the
I Separation Center nearest their
homes to complete the formalities
,of obtaining their discharges be
fore returning to civilian life.
Increased Interest
Shown in Scouts
The Zebulon Boy Scouts met in
their cabin Monday night at 7:00
for their regular weekly meeting
Asst. Scout Master James Debnam
was in charge.
Plans were made to attend the
Court of Honor to be held in Ral
eigh next Monday night, Decem
ber 10. Scouts who plan to go
are to contact James Debnam so
that sufficient transportation may
be provided.
Several of the Scouts passed
tests for Merit Badges and expect
to go before the Court of Honor.
Scouts present at the meeting
were: Flying Eagle Patrol: Asst.
Patrol Leader S. G. Flowers, Bob
Vance Brown, Tommy Temple,
and Robert Kitchins; Pine Tree
Patrol: Patrol Leader Roderick
Horton, Billy Brantley, and Jack
Terry.
Continued on Page Eight
will raise the farmers’ standard of
living. The' sooner our farms are
mechanized, the bettei it will be
for Southern agriculture.
Most important of any of the
three “tions”, Ed continued, is co
operation. Labor has its closely
knit unions, which, by strikes, has
accomplished everything they have
tried. But the farmer, a highly in
dividualistic person, is not so easy
to organize. He has been used to
depending on himself alone in the
past, and it will be hard to change.
But until the farmers cooperate in
forming and supporting organiza
tions for the farmers, they will re
ceive only what the manufactur
ers want to pay for his produce.
Seven visitors from Louisburg
were welcome guests.