Friday, May 18, 1951
MRS. THEO. B. DAVIS
This, That , & the Other
One day last week our grand
daughter’s half-grown kitten came
up to our place and became too
much interested in a pair of mock
ingbirds that have a nest a few
yards from the house. The kitten
started climbing a cherry tree,
hoping to catch one of the old
birds, which was perched on a
limb. I called her back, but with
a predatory gleam in her eye, she
ignored me completely. “All right,”
I said, “go ahead and learn your
lesson.” As I spoke one mocker
swooped by the intruder’s head,
seeming to aim for the eye. The
other bird dashed in giving a
sharp peck at the base of the kit
ten’s tail. It clung, terrified, to
the branch of the tree, and the
gleam in its eye had changed to
one of terror. Back and forth the
mockers went, pecking and snarl
ing, while the kitten made frantic
efforts to get down to earth. When
it did reach ground it ran off and
hid, refusing to come out until
mid-afternoon.
•
An article in the last Saturday
Evening Post praises clubwomen
in this country and gives statistics
that are interesting. It states that
of women belonging to civic clubs
three-fourths are church members
and more than one-half teach Sun
day School classes. The percentage
surprised me, but when I began
checking on the club here it ap
peared that the figures are most
pfobably correct. The writer of
the article, Jerome Ellison, be
lieves women’s civic clubs are a
great force for good—and so do I,
even if many of us do have a
striking resemblance to the cari
cature of us drawn by the late
Helen Hokinson.
•
Mr. Pittman Stell told me that
he helped unload the first streetcar
ever used in Raleigh, and that he
was one of the drivers of those
cars for some time. They were
pulled by mules through dust or
thick mud and the drivers wore
heavy boots for protection when
they reached the end of the line
and had to turn back. Instead of
turning the vehicle, the mules
were unhitched and taken around
and hitched to the other end of it,
as it was made to be drawn both
ways One day when Mr. Stell
went to do this changing the mules
got loose and ran away, running
from Peace Street to Shaw Uni
versity. Not long after that Mr.
Stell quit driving and went back
to school.
•
That spelling match which has
been announced as the feature of
Wakelon School’s last P-TA meet
ing for this spring may turn out
to be a lively affair. I hear that
one side is to be captained by R. H.
Bridgers, while Pastor Kermit
Combs will lead the opposing line.
So far as spelling is concerned,
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tity here; but he has a worthy
opponent, no matter how good he
may be, for I have heard Mr.
Bridgers spell, and he can give
many of us a run for the diction
ary. Win or lose, a spelling match
is filled with thrills; and Ido hope
a good crowd will attend Monday
night. No one is to be forced to
take part; but cheering sections
will be needed. If you miss it,
you’ll miss more than a word. If
you don’t stand up long, you can
relax and enjoy hearing and
watching others. If you stand up
longest, there will be a prize for
you—not an automobile or a grand
piano, but a prize, anyway. Prac
tice up on ectasy, embarrass, un
parallelled. and so on, remember
the ie and ei rule—and then forget
it all and just have a good time.
Hostess at Bridge
Mrs. Wallace Chamblee was
hostess to her bridge club
and guests Wednesday afternoon.
Beautiful arrangements or roses,
iris, and carnations decorated the
living room where two tables of
bridge were in play.
Upon arrival guests were served
strawberry pie a la mode with
coffee. Later in the afternoon iced
drinks were served.
At the conclusion of play high
score prize for club members was
presented Mrs. Ferd Davis, and
low to Mrs. Wallace Temple. High
prize for guests was presented Mrs.
Ralph Talton.
Playing were Mesdames Jester,
Ralph Talton, L. E. Long, R. H.
Brantley, Wallace Temple, H. C.
Wade, R. Vance Brown, and Ferd
Davis.
Card of Thanks
Please accept our sincere thanks
and deep appreciation for all the
kind deeds and sympathetic ex
pressions during the illness and
death of our father
The family of W. T. Bryant.
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The Zebulon Record
POSTPONED
The regular meeting of
the Junior Woman’s Club
has been postponed until
Tuesday, June 5. It was
scheduled to be held on
May 15.
PERSONAL ITEMS
The Bob Sawyers have moved
into their new home on Church
Street.
Claude Lee Dunn returned from
the hospital Thursday following
an appendectomy.
Betsy Alford celebrated her
seventh birthday with a party
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Irby Gill is sick with in
testinal flu.
Miss Olive Winstead left Thurs
day for Ransomville, but will re
turn Sunday to be with her sister,
Mrs. Robert Dawson.
Mrs. Ruric Gill, Jr., is working
in Raleigh for Dr. Royster Cham
blee.
Allen Hinton is home this week
from Norfolk, Va., with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Hinton.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Long and
Mrs. Ruric Gill, Jr., visited Mr.
Long’s mother in Kannapolis last
weekend.
Mrs. Lela Horton had all her
children with her on Mother’s
Day: Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin N.
Horton and sons of Washington,
D. C., Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Horton
and daughter of Raleigh, and Miss
Lila Horton of Raleigh.
Mrs. M. B. Chamblee is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. John Liles, in
Sanford.
Mrs. Julian Horton is visiting
relatives in Charlotte.
For Your Plumbing
If you need another bathroom,
or your house suffers from
leaky pipes, be sure to call
A. O. Puryear
Phone Wendell 5446
Mr. Pittman Stell, Mr. and Mrs.
Jethro Sell, and Mrs. Theo. Davis
attended the funeral service for
J. L. Dizor in Raleigh Tuesday
afternoon. He was the oldest of
the sons of the late Mr. and Mrs.
D. M. Dizor of Zebulon.
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Perry and
boys, Sonny and Jimmy, visited
Mr. and Mrs. Raeford Henry in
Dunn and Mr. and Mrs. Russell
Perry in Smithfield Sunday.
Cpl. Jimmy Hargrove of the
marines visited the W. A. Perrys
over the weekend. Cpl. Hargrove
is now stationed at Paris Island,
S. C.
Mrs. A. R. House had as dinner
guests Tuesday evening honoring
her daughter, Mrs. S. E. Turren
tine of Bell Buckle, Tenn. the fol
lowing teachers from the Blind
School where Mrs. Turrentine
taught for six years: Misses Mary
Davis, Ida Pearl Eatmon, Frances
Massey, and Annie Laura Melvin.
Entertains Club
Mrs. E. C. Daniel delightfully
entertained her Wednesday After
noon Club at her home. Lovely
roses decorated the rooms where
two tables of bridge were in play.
The club members present were
Mesdames J. F. Coltrane, John
Horton, E. H. Moser, C. V. Whitley,
John Kemp, and A. R. House.
Mrs. L. M. Massey and Mrs. Spen
cer Turrentine were special guests.
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Mrs . Vernon Powers
Is Luncheon Hostess
Mrs. Vernon C. Powers enter
tained at a bridge luncheon in her
home on Selma Road in Wendell
on Saturday complimenting Nash
ville friends.
Bridge score winners were Mrs.
J. L. Hinton, Mrs. John McNair,
both of Nashville, Mrs. Phil Whit
ley and Mrs. Walter Scaiboro both
of Wendell, and Mrs. Charles E.
Flowers of Zebulon.
Other guests included Mrs. Hu
bert May, Mrs. Edward Warren
both of Nashville, and Mrs. J.
Harold Griffin of Wendell.
Coca-Cola Party
Mrs. Herb Appenzeller enter
tained at a Coca Cola party Wed
nesday morning in honor of her
sister-in-law, Mrs. C. E. Sharpe,
of Belleville, N. J., and her neph
ew, Donnie Sharpe.
Present were Mrs. Riggsbee
Massey, Mrs. Thurman Murray,
Mrs. Harry Patton, Jimmy and
Fredda, Mrs. Ferd Davis, Ann and
Susan, Mrs. Harold Sauls and
Jennifer, Mrs. Ben Thomas and
Ben David, Mrs. Armstrong Can
nady and Drew, Mrs. Frank Mas
sey, and Mrs. Barrie Davis.
Delicious refreshments of ice
cream, cookies, nuts, potato chips,
and Coca Colas were served by
the hostess.
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