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The Nation's Responsibility
We have done our share of fuming over Federal ex
penditures, and we plan to do a great deal more not
that it does the slightest bit of good, but because it makes
us feel better to blow off steam occasionally. Now we are
riled because one of our pet projects is being by-passed.
National Guard units, such as Battery A here in Zebu
lon, are organized primarily for federal service, rather
than for the protection of the community or state in which
they are located. They are first to be called into active
service whenever a national emergency arises, and the Na
tional Guard is trained according to regulations °-et forth
by the Army.
It stands to reason, then, that the problem of hous
ing National Guard units should be solved by the Federal
government. If they are under Federal control, organized
and maintained for our national safety, local and state gov
ernments should not be required to finance the construction
and upkeep of the buildings which serve as armories.
It is our understanding that Battery A is considered
high on the list of units needing armories. We believe that
Wake County and the people of Zebulon will be generous
if they are asked to match a Federal appropriation in order
to have a narmory constructed for Battery A; but the ex
pense should be borne altogether by the Federal government.
Let's Go Scouting
Tonight at 7:30 Scoutmaster Gordon Temple will reg
ister boys of this community for membership in the Boy
Scouts of America. We hope that parents of boys 11 years
and older will urge them to join the scouts and participate
in the varied program of camping, handicraft, and char
acter training which is carried on by the organization.
There is no finer pledge that a young boy can take
than the Scout Oath, in which a Scout pledges to do his duty
to God and country, to help others, and to keep himself
mentally, physically, and morally fit.
From talking with members of the Boy Scout Committee
and with Scoutmaster Temple, we know that a lively and
enjoyable summer of activity is ahead for Boy Scouts in
Zebulon.
A Message of Cheer
In spite of laudable efforts by doctors and nurses,
hospitals are dreary and lonesome places in which to spend
time. The days and weeks drag by and friends seldom
find time to pay a visit or write a note of cheer. Any word
of the folks back home brightens the life of a patient and
increases chances for recovery.
With this in mind, we will mail the Zebulon Record free
to anyone from this community who is in a hospital for as
long as they are confined. If you know of anyone hospital
ized by sickness, notify us immediately and we will place
them on our mailing list.
One word of caution please be sure the address is
correct. A paper that is never delivered because of an incor
rect address can never be a word of cheer.
The Zebulon Record
Entered as second clr "S matter June 26, 1925, at the post office
at Zebulon North Carolina, under the act of March 3, 1879.
Ferd L. Davis Editor
Barrie S. Davis Publisher
Staff Writers: Mrs. Theo. B. Davis, Mrs. Ferd Davis, Mrs.
Janice Denton, Miss Bonita Bunn, Mrs. T. Y. Puryear, Mrs. Polly
Fuller, Mrs. Iris Temple.
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The Zebulon Record
Philip Bunn has a Farmall Cub
equipped with as sharp a pump
for spraying and irrigation as we
have seen. If you have a tractor,
it would pay you to run out to the
airport and look over his set-up.
•
We will not reveal the names of
the parties involved, but we will
say that it happened on a recent
trip to New York City.
When the driver of the car got
back to Zebulon, somebody re
marked that he had made mighty
good time.
“Os course I did,” declared the
driver. “The boys on the back seat
had a high-powered set of binoc
ulars and could spot a highway pa
trolman two miles away!”
•
Mr. Arthur Ferrell, the most not
ed Republican (and just about the
only Republican) in Little River
Township, startled folks at the
Zebulon Airport last Sunday by
spending a total of twenty cents of
his own money for Coca-Colas.
“I’ve seen a lot of folks spend
money foolishly,” Mr. Jessie Bunn
declared, “but I never expected to
see this!”
Graham Bunn stated that Mr.
Arthur must have thought that S.
We’re having to make the food
dollar stretch a little further at our
house now, what with nine more
little mouths to feed. The stretch
ing will not be excessive, however,
since the nine mouths belong to
tiny tropical fish, whose soulful
eyes captured our fancy in a Ral
eigh pet shop last Friday. Judy and
I went into the establishment
planning to buy a pair of gold fish,
and we came out with an aquari
um, nine small exotic fish, sand
for the bottom, plants, fish food,
and some little capsules which
were guaranteed to condition our
city water to the needs of tropical
minnows.
The aquarium was placed on the
kitchen table, filled with water,
and all the pretty green plants
were planted in the sand. Then
Judy went in the front room and
I went out to work on the yard un
til the water had warmed enough
for the delicate little characters to
stand it.
Luckily, Judy grew impatient,
and back to the kitchen she went
to check on the temperature of the
water.
“Barrie,” she screamed. “Come
in here!”
I feared one of the inch-long
guppies (we have two pairs of
them) had latched on to her fin
ger, so I dropped the shovel I had
been leaning on and bolted in the
By Ruth Current
Ironing Musts—Points to re
member: When ironing rayon
crepes or jerseys always iron with
the grain. Iron rayons on the
wrong side. Do touch-up jobs on
the right side using a pressing
cloth over the fabric. If you don’t,
you will have shine.
Avoid sprinkling—You will have
better results by ironing your ray
ons as soon as they have dried to
the right degree of dampness rath
er than waiting until they are
bone dry and then sprinkling.
Rayon sharkskin—These crisp
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rayon. For good results iron while
noticeably damp. Iron slowly to
Seen and Heard
D. Stallings’ money had run out.
“Mr. Stallings has been buying
drinks for him for years,” Graham
explained, “because he couldn’t
bear the expression of pain on
Mr. Arthur’s face when he had to
spend a nickel.”
“Well, I thought Durwood had
been buying me those drinks so
he’d get to saw my timber,” Mr.
Ferrell countered, “and after I
started hauling those logs up to
Duke’s sawmill, I figured he
wouldn’t buy me any more. I
bought him a drink once, too, and
gave a dime for it. It was at a
church dinner.”
“That’s right,” Mr. Stallings
agreed. “And I was so impressed
that I bought you one and gave a
dollar for it. Any time you feel
a cause is good enough for you to
give a dime to it, I know it’s so
good that I’ve got to give a dol
lar.”
The talk then shifted to politics
and religion (as it always does
when Mr. Arthur gets to talking).
“Did you see where those two
elephants got loose out in Cali
fornia and cleaned up a whole
town of Democrats?” he asked.
“That’s the way we Republicans
are. Give me one more and
Speaking of Fishes
back door. There Judy stood
ankle deep in water and fuming.
“It leaks,” she said, pointing to
the aquarium. And she sure was
right. Every bit of the water was
on the floor.
After the floor had been mopped,
we filled the scrub bucket with
water and dumped the nine fish
in that. A couple of them flat
tened their noses trying to get out,
but finally they settled down.
Everything would be all right, we
thought, until we could exchange
our aquarium for something wa
tertight.
We were wrong.
Friday night Judy had gone vis
iting and Loomish Parrish was
helping me pass the time of night
by engaging in a canasta contest
(he won handily). I decided to
show him our new fishes. I led
him into the kitchen and snapped
on the light. There is no telling
whether it was the light or Loom
is that scared him, but one of
those little guppies jumped clear
over the side of the bucket, off
the table, and on the floor. I made
a wild grab and scooped him up
in my hand. When I dumped him
back into the water, he seemed
none the worse for the experience,
except maybe a little shaky.
But later in the evening I
checked on the fishes, and one
poor little wiggler was lying sort
Farm Home Hints
Watch the temperature of your ir
on or ironer carefully. Iron with
a WARM iron or ironer. (Rayon
setting.)
dry out the fabric as you iron.
Rayon jersey—rayon jerseys us
ually contain acetate rayon, so be
very careful that your iron doesn’t
get too hot. Iron lightly to avoid
pulling the garment out of shape.
Iron while slightly damp with a
WARM iron or ironer.
Rayon satins—iron heavier ray
on satins while noticeably damp.
Iron till the fabric is dry. Some
rayon satins need a cooler iron or
ironer than others—test tempera
tre on a seam.
To pre/ent ironing from drying
Tuesday, March 28,1950
clean up this whole township of
Democrats.”
“Those elephants were Republi
can, all right,” said Mr. Stallings.
“They didn’t have any idea where
they were going, and neither does
the Republican party.”
Mr. Arthur then resorted to
scripture.
“Well, I just want you fellows
to take down your Bibles and
look in Romans where it says that
there are publicans and sinners. I
did that, and decided I wouldn’t
be a sinner any longer now I’m
a Republican, just as the Bible
says.”
“You’re not a Republican,”
somebody declared. “You’re just
a mad Democrat.”
“Yes, I am a Republican,” Mr.
Arthur averred. “My long memory
would make me a Republican, if
nothing else. You know an ele
phant never forgets.”
Somebody allowed that the only
reason an elephant never forgets
is because it is too dumb to learn
anything to forget. Mr. Arthur
made a rejoinder, and so it went
on and on and will continue to
go on until the Republicans elect
another president (if they ever
do).
of dried out in the middle of the
kitchen floor. I dropped him into
the water again, and he wiggled
around, so I thought maybe he
was not too much hurt.
Next morning Judy checked the
fish, and the second little rascal
that had hopped out was pale
around the gills. Judy took him
out and gave him a salt bath,
which is what our book of instruc
tions advises for anything from
halitosis to lumbago. He did not
improve, and after taking his
pulse and finding it non-existent,
we tossed salt water, fish, and all
out the back door.
Saturday I had to journey to
Raleigh, so I exchanged the leaky
aquarium while I was there, and
when I returned home, we replant
ed all the vegetation and poured
the little fish in. There were now
five guppies, since one of the little
mama guppies has given birth to
a daughter. And we had two Mix
Moons, and a lonesome lady fish
whose mate had been the ore that
passed on earlier in the day. Also
in the aquarium is a 1 1-2 inch
long catfish whose duty it is to
clean up after all the other fishes.
Come on up and see them some
time. Just don’t pet them while
Lucky, our dachshound dog, is
around, because she gets terribly
jealous.
—Barrie Davis
out when you don’t complete as
much as you have sprinkled, I have
several suggestions fro you. Pur
chase a plastic pillow cover that
will allow ample room for a large
family’s ironing. You will find
that you will use less moisture for
your clothes if they are wrapped
in plastic and that they will not
dry out as much while wating to be
ironed.
When you have a few pieces
left over or pieces that are hard
to iron, place them in refrigerator.
They will not dry out and due to
the coldness they will be much
easier to iron.
To clean your iron use a very
fine steel wool or whiting.