This, That &
The Other
By Mrs. Theo. B. Davis
It’s odd how you may be going
on pretty well and, all of a sudden,
something will come along and
change your mental attitude com
pletely.
One day last week I was busy as J
could be and getting lots done,
when my husband called me from
the kitchen to look at some Christ
mas cards that had come in the
morning mail. They were lovely
and I was enjoying seeing them
until we came to one addressed to
“Mr. ahd Mrs. Theo. B. Davis, care
of Theo. Davis Sons.” The idea
that some one thought we had be
come so out-of-date that our post
office force would have to locate
us through our sons aged me with
incredible swiftness. I felt myself
growing decrepit as that envelope
faced me. At last, tearing my
gaze from it, I tottered back to the
kitchen. But I haven’t felt the
same since that day.
In the days of my years there
may have been worse weather for
Christmas than was Tuesday of
this week; but, if so, I was young
er and, perhaps, more nearly im
pervious to conditions.
We went to my daughter’s in Ra
leigh for dinner. On the way
home, in the dimness of approach
ing night plus that of fog and rain,
I found myself growing tense as
Barrie drove. Finally, I asked him
if he thought he could manage if
I just went to sleep instead of
worrying, and thought he might.
Putting my head back against the
top of the seat and closing my
eyes helped; but, all at once, I
came erect to see a man standing
by one of those flares they use on
highways, waving his hand. There
had been a wreck. A car and a
light truck had collided. For a
minute I had the idiotic notion
that it was partly my fault for not
staying strictly on my job of ,/or
rying. We came on without learn
ing any details of who and what;
but that wreck was a sad ending
to any Christmas Day.
Have you ever heard of a cre
denza? I hadn’t until, going into
Zebulon Supply’s furniture de
partment recently, I saw what
looked to me like the top part of
an old-fashioned sideboard, except
it was brand, shining new. It had
corner shelves, a top shelf, and was
about waist high. Other details
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Service Items
Captain Dwight Debnam, USMC,
tells us that, corrtrary to what was
reported in last week’s Record, he
is still a member of Uncle Sam’s
fighting Marines. He has hopes,
however, of receiving his promo
tion to civilian in May.
Bainbridge, Md. Thaddeus
Edgar Hinnant, RDM 3-c, of Zeb
ulon, has been honorably discharg
ed from Naval service at the Sep
aration Center, Bainbridge, Md.
NEW YEAR ISSUE
•
This week’s Record is on
ly four pages so that our
force which has been over
worked for three years
may take it a little easier.
We appreciate the fact that
many advertisers and pat
rons are holding their ads
and news until next week.
Happy New Year. The
Record office will be open
New Year’s Day.
cA. Very Happy New Year to Our Readers
THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume 22. No. 16
Mrs. Thorne Is
Casualty Here
Mrs. Alice Thorne, 36, of Varina,
was killed Christmas afternoon
when an automobile in which she
was a passenger collided head-on
with a pick-up truck driven by M.
L. Davis of Cary. The accident oc
! curred on Highway 64 about two
miles west of Wendell.
Mrs. Thorne was riding in a car
with her husband, O. W. Thorne,
her two sons, Millard, 12, and Joe,
14, and Rufus A. Puryear of Kip
ling. Thorne, driver of the auto- I
mobile, was injured slightly and j
was taken to Mary Elizabeth Hos
pital for emergency treatment.
Millard and Joe were taken to Rex
Hospital, and the extent of their
injuries had not been determined
at last report. Puryear was not
hurt.
C. C. Hamilton, a passenger in
' Davis’ truck, received first-aid
treatment at Mary Elizabeth Hos
pital. Davis was not hurt.
Coroner Roy M. Banks said that
the two vehicles crashed head-on
c.n the highway, killing Mrs.
Thorne almost instantly. The
State Highway Patrol had not fin
ished its investigation at last re- j
ports.
J. E. David, 71,
Is Buried Tuesday
Funeral services for John Ed- ■
ward David of 3517 Neil Street
were held Tuesday afternoon from
the Zebulon Baptist Church. Bur
ial was in the Zebulon Cemetery.
The Rev. George J. Griffin, pastor
of the church, and the Rev. R. H.
Herring of Zebulon, retired minis
ter, officiated.
Mr. David, 71, died Sunday
shortly after noon at Rex Hospi
tal, following a long illness. For
the past three years he had made
his home with a daughter, Mrs.
W. E. Oliver.
Surviving are his wife; three
sons, H. T. David and J. E. David,
| Jr., both of Richmond, Va., and
j Cpl. Wade J. David of the U. S.
Naval Hospital at Oceanside, Cal.;
and three daughters, Mrs. W. E.
Oliver of Raleigh, Mrs. Sam Moore
of Richmond, and Mrs. Ramsey J.
Maxwell of Washington.
Last Rites Held
for Mrs. Hopkins
Funeral services for Mrs, Flor
ence Alice Hopkins, 19, were held
from the Bethany Baptist Church
Saturday afternoon, conducted by
the Rev. Douglas Branch, pastor
l of the Scotland Neck Baptist
Church, assisted by the Rev. Mr.
Atkins of Raleigh, pastor of Hop
kins Chapel, and the Rev. P. C.
Wiggs of Fountain. Burial was in
Hopkins Chapel cemetery.
Mrs. Hopkins died Thursday af
ternoon at the Wake County Sana
torium, Raleigh, after a long ill
ness.
Surviving are her husband, Wil
liam Henry Hopkins; a daughter,
Donna Jean Hopkins of the home;
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Zebulon, N. (\, Friday, Dec. 28, 1945
Pictured are three breeds of dogs recently recognized for
the first time by the American Kennel Club: top, coonhound;
lower left, Basenji; lower right, Weimaraner. People around
Zebulon could tell the AKC a few things about coonhounds!
CHURCH
NEWS
METHODIST CHURCH
Services for December 30:
Sunday School 10 A. M.
Preaching Service 11 A. M. Ser
mon topic: “How Shall We View
the Future?”
Charles E. Vale, Pastor.
BAPTIST CHURCH
Services for Sunday:
10:00 Sunday School
11:00 Morning Worship. Ser
mon topic: “The Power to Be
come”.
6:45 Training Union
7:30 Evening Service. College
Student Night Program. Mr.
w BBiff
OUR BEST WISHES TO ALL
Zebulon Gives 9
Radios to Butner
Zebulon and Wake County gave
36 radios valued at $735, maga
zine subscriptions valued at more
than $194, and more than 600
Christmas packages to soldiers at
the Camp Butner General Hospital
through the Wake County Red
Cross chapter.
Zebulon citizens donated money
for the purchase of 10 of the ra
dios, Raleigh citizens purchased
23, and Wendell citizens purchas
ed three.
Each of the 600 gifts for the hos
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Charles Horton will have charge
of this service, and the other col
lege students from this church will
participate.
$1.50 Per Year, In Advance
Ralph Talton Is
Local Speaker
The Zebulon Rotary Club held
another of its 100 per cent meet
ings last Friday night when they
met at Tipplon to hear Ralph Tal
ton discuss electrical appliances
available for the home.
The Rotarians voted an expres
sion of thanks to the ladies who
served the delicious meal on De
cember 7. It took some time for
President George Griffin to silence
the members, who were loud in
their praises of the meal and the
program.
A committee was appointed to
find out whatever they could about
some place for the club to meet.
The members hope the search will
end in success.
Ralph amazed the club when he
told of the many electrical de
vices which will make hopsekeep
ing a pleasure for the wives in the
community. Electric stoves, re
frigerators, washers, and lights are
but the beginning the benefits
that may be derived from electric
ity.
The Carolina Power and Light
Company, states Ralph, will ex
tend its lines to cover all the farm
homes in the community. This will
aid greatly in raising the standard
of living for farm families.
One of the items of business at
the last Rotary Club meeting was
a unanimous vote of thanks to be
extended to Rotary Anns Vivian
Massey, Myrtle Moser, Rhoda Gill
and Elizabeth Griffin for the ex
cellent Christmas meal and enter
tainment they gave the club at
their previous meeting.
Buster Brown Is
Suicide Saturday
Albert A. Brown, better known
in this community as "Buster”,
killed himself by taking poison
last Saturday afternoon. He had
been employed by the Little River
Ice Co., but was laid off that day.
When found, a short distance back
of his home, he was unconscious.
As quickly as possible he was car
ried to a Wilson hospital, but ex
pired very soon after reaching the
hospital.
He leaves a wife and a 2-year
old child, and came from Middle
sex to Zebulon some time ago. The
cause of his deed is not known.
The funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. C. E. Vale, local Meth
odist pastor. Burial was in the
Zebulon cemetery.
Mrs. Mildred Ley
Dies In Baltimore
Mrs. Mildred Brantley Loy died
Monday morning in a Baltimore
hospital of lobar pneumonia. She
was the youngest daughter of Mrs.
Christopher Brantley of Zebulon,
who survives her.
The following sisters and broth
ers also survive: Gfegory 8., of
Fayetteville; Sherwood erf Ra
leigh; Lecton and Linwood «f
Zebulon; Odell M. and Jessie of
Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Hennas
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