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Two THIS, THAT & THE OTHER (Continued from Page 1) ders; and, as Cappie proudly re marked: “These people have everything anybody else has, even to television.” Harker’s Island is now an in corporated settlement in addition to being a fisherman’s paradise. Mr. and Mrs. James Harker hase an excellent eating place on the eastern tip of the island. Our hosts would not have carried sup per, if they had known of this. As it was, we ate on the long porch of the Sound side of the restau rant and I\frs. Harker brought out hot hush puppies and French-fried potatoes as a supplement to the al ready bountiful meal we enjoyed. Near us fishermen who had cot tages on the island discussed their catches for the day, and I heard mention of a fish weighing fifty pounds. Theo made a sketchy survey of that end of the island and came back hot and bothered because no one seemed to have a garden. He was sure the soil was fertile and would respond to cultivation. Mr. Harker said it would; that he started early vegetables, but had no time for them after the summer season opened. But Theo insisted that the year-round Harker’s Is landers ought to garden. Mr. Har ker said: “Well, you see, fishing is in their blood. For many gene rations families here have depend ed on the sea for a living. They are fishermen and a fisherman is not a gardener.” We had confirmation of this viewpoint Friday when talking with Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wade of Morehead. Mrs. Wade loves her garden and finds it rests her when nervous or tired of housework to go out and cultivate her vegeta bles. Mr. Wade does not like veg etables and detests gardening. He was when younger a boatman and fisherman and prefers food that comes from the water. He also thinks gardening too long-drawn out a process to be tempting. “Why ” he said, “when a man goes out fishing, he knows by night whether he hag made any money that day, and exactly how much. With a garden or a crop he has to wait for weeks or months, and stay uneasy all the time for fear something will happen to what he is growing.” On Wednesday afternoon with Miss Edith Broadway instead of Mrs. Bell we drove to Swansboro. I had seen this town before, and in the middle it looked pretty much the same; but the edges were widely different and much more extended. Numerous new houses are being put up and some are being occupied before completion. A handsome new school building replaces the old one, which has been moved and will be convert ed into a teacherage. Swansboro has a fine bathing beach which was being used by marines and their wives f rom Cherry Point or LeJuene. For the first time I saw water ski-ing, as three young men took turns in the motor boat and on skis. It was beautiful to watch. There was a high tide and wind that blew pota to chips right off our supper plates and sent them sailing like tiny skiffs. The day before I had longed to go to Harker’s Island next year. That day I resolved to go to Swansboro. But when we returned to More head and to the cottage built by Frances Wade, who moved back there from Zebulon last year, I realized that no other place on the Atlantic can in my mind really compete with this one, which was my home for five years. Problem Gift The growing awareness of the recreational needs of the young people of this community and the increasing re sponsibility of the adults to provide suitable recreational facilities is seen by the action of the Board of Directors of the Zebulon Chamber of Commerce in voting to give the Zebulon Woman’s Club SIOO from the Chamber of Com merce treasury for exclusive use of the teenagers. The spirit of the gift is commendable, and we congratulate the Directors for recognizing a situation where they can be of service. The donation of SIOO for exclusive use of the Teen agers has posed a problem which defies solution, accord ing to Mrs. A. S. Hinton, president of the Woman’s Club. The world “exclusive,” inserted by the Chamber of Com merce, has given the women a headache trying to decide what use they can make of the SIOO that will not benefit any group except the Teenagers. When the ladies undertook to provide a place for good, clean recreation for the young folks, they found quickly that the club house was inadequate. The teenagers flock ed to the Saturday night affairs, and wholehearted accep tance of the Woman’s Club’s efforts has threatened to kill the program because of too much patronage. Realiz ing the necessity of more space, the woman set about to provide it. “We deeply appreciate the gift,” Mrs. Hinton said, “but what is needed worse for the teenagers is a bigger place to meet.” She said that the Woman’s Club plans to glass in the back porch to provide room for ping pong tables and other games in all kinds of weather, but no funds can be found. “And we do not see how we can use the SIOO to help with this project,” she said, “because it is possible for some group other than the teenagers to use the back porch.” The women have a point. There are many young peo ple who prefer games to dancing, and who like games with more activity than hearts or a sparkling game of Old Maid. For them a closed-in back porch at the Club house would mean much, giving room for them no matter what the weather Mrs. Eugene Privett, famous for her generosity in g : ving her time and work for young people, expressed the sentiments of the club members when she said that it might be better for organizations to supervise the spending of gift money themselves rather than give it under conditions where are difficult to administer. What it boils down to is that the women are providing a program which fills the club house to overflowing with young people and they are making an effort to gain more space at the smallest expense to the community. The prime need for the teenage recreation program is not equipment—it is space. HOPKINS CHAPEL Many of our community went to Raleigh Sunday to the Capital City Singing Convention. Hopkins Choir is planning to at tend the Tri-County vocal that is to be held at Flat Rock Baptist Church Sunday afternoon begin ning at 1:30. Everyone in invited. The young people’s Sunday School Class, taught by Betty Gay, is to have a picnic Saturday af ternoon at Pullen’s Park. Every one will meet at Hopkins Cross Roads at four o’clock so that those who drive cars can share rides. The R. A. group met Monday night at the church with their counselor, Rev. Fred Crisp. At the next meeting, the date of which will be announced later, election of officers will be held. Each member of the R. A. boys is urged to plan to attend the next meeting. There are many boys in this community who are miss ing a great deal in fun, fellowship, and learning by not joining the R. A. Mr. L. A. Perry remains sick. Mr. and Mrs. Drexel Rhodes and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rhodes went to Skyline Drive, Luray Caverns, and Natural Bridge last weekend. The Zebulon Record Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nevilles of Durham spent Sunday at the Way lon Perrys. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Pippin went to Washington, D. C., last weekend. Mrs. Lena Pulley of Rolesville visited Mr. and Mrs. Graham Finch Monday. Mrs. Annie Finch has been more feeble than usual lately. The Board of Deacons nominat ed and the church has elected the following to serve on the commit tee for our Centennial celebration and Homecoming Day to be held the last Sunday in September: Chairman, Rev. Fred Crisp; Mr. W. I. Hopkins, Mr. C. J. Morris, Mrs. Ruth Gay, Mrs. Mary Fran ces Martin, and Mrs. Iris Tem ple. Horton Reunion The Lela B. Horton family held its reunion Sunday, July 22, eat ing food and watermelon in pic nic style in the Horton garden here. Present were Mrs. Horton, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Horton and Bennie, Jr., and John Thomas Hor ton of Washington, D. C., and Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Horton and Mar jorie Page Horton of Raleigh. Calling during the afternoon were Mr. and Mrs. John Carlton of Spartanburg, S. C., and Mrs. Hattie Calton Smith of Raleigh. ZEBULON PERSONAL ITEMS Ruth Temple is in Raleigh at tending the 4-H Short Course be ing held at State College this week. Mrs. Annie Harris Brown re turned to Raleigh today after vis iting several days with Miss Ma toka Pace and Mrs. Annie Jones of Wakefield. Mrs. Harold Pippin and Mary Jo Pace are visiting the P. P. Paces in Ahoskie for a few days. Emma Ruth Pace has accepted a position with the U. C. C. in Raleigh. She began work with the Commission Monday. Mrs. Lester Green is visiting her sister, Mrs. Irving Cherry at Stokes. Mrs. Edith Freeze and Frank are spending the remainder of this week and next week in Sylva. Mrs. K. P. Leonard is a patient in Rex Hospital. Miss Artelia Bailey is a patient in Rex Hospital. The Ralph Bunns and Joe Woods have returned from several days at White Lake where they were the guests of Odis Duncan of Smithfield at his cottage. Miss Nancy Whitley is visit ing Miss Jeannette Lambertson in Rich Square. Miss Mary Lacy Palmer has re turned from her annual vacation. Dr. and Mrs. L. M. Massey and Carolyn are in Washington, D. C. Miss Frankie Hall is visiting Mrs. Percy Stott in Burlington. Miss Ethel Rosenstein returned to her home in Bridgeport, Conn., Saturday after being a houseguest of the Fred Pages. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Campen have returned from Nags Head where they visited Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Mitchell at their summer home. Mrs. J. H. Greenough and son, Jack, returned home Monday after spending several days with her mother, Mrs. O. B. Spivey. The children of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Davis of Rolesville have been visiting in Zebulon this week while their parents are in the mountains. Ronnie has been the guests of the Judd Robertsons while Mary John and Sandra vis ited the Ben Thomases. Douglas Finch was home last week on his vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Blanton of Fayetteville spent last weekend with her parents, the C. M. Wat sons. Wilber Conn of Camp Rucker, Ala., spent the past weekend with his mother, Mrs. T. M. Conn. Mrs. Julia Collins of Wendell spent Thursday with her sister, Mrs. C. M. Watson. Mrs. H. C. Wade and Vaughan spent Monday in Rich Square. Wednesday guests of the H. C. Wades were her nephew Mr. James L. Spivey, his wife and two sons, Jimmy and Jerry of Long Beach, Cal., and her brother, J. R. Vaughan of Rich Square. Mrs. H. S. Poole, sister-in-law of Mrs. C. E. Flowers and Mrs. Joe Poole of Arlington, Va., are house guests of the Flowers. Dr. Arnold H. Perry, Asso. Prof, of Education at Carolina is a del egate to the conference on educa tion being held now in Paris, France. He is a nephew of Mrs. Charles Flowers. Capt. Carlton R. Adams, nephew of Mrs. Charles Flowers, is in charge of an English Naval School Training Center for three months. Ralph House and family have returned to Cincinnati, Ohio, af ter a two-day visit with his par ents, the A. R. Houses of Zebu lon. They visited Selma, Ala., and Jacksonville, Fla., before com ing to Zebulon. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. House of Dunedin, Fla., have returned home after a week’s vacation with Mr. House’s brother, A. R. House of Zebulon. j Friday, July 27, 1951 Major Ferd Davis will accom pany General John Hall Manning j on an inspection trip to Fort Mc- Clellan, Alabama, tomorrow and Sunday. They will fly back to Raleigh Sunday, after checking fi nal arangements for the 30th Div ision’s summer encampment. Capt. Thomas House, his wife and baby, Ginger, spent Saturday with his uncle, A. R. House. Capt. House will leave Washington, D, C., in August for an overseas as signment in France, Germany, and | England. Sam House, his wife and daugh ters, Martha and Joanne, of Wil son, visited with the A. R. Houses Tuesday evening. Susie Gray Jen kins Evans of Rocky Mount vis ited with Mrs. House on Wednes day evening. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wall have returned from the mountains of Western North Carolina and are moving this week into their new home on Wakefield Street. Mrs. Eugene Privette has com pleted her course at WCUNC for the summer. Mrs. W. W. Carr, Mrs. M. M. Gunter, and Miss June Gunter of Norfolk, Va., spent the weekend 1 with Miss Gunter’s aunt, Mrs. O. B. Spivey. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Temple, a son, Robert Lee, Jr., Sunday, July 15, 1951, at 8:00 a. m., in a hospital in Mullins, S. C. John M. Temple of the U. S. Navy is visiting his mother, Mrs. Mamie H. Temple. He has been ■ stationed in the South Pacific. He has 25 days leave and will report to San Francisco, Calif., for further assignment August 5. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Alford have returned to Chicago after a brief visit with the Alfords and Tem ples. Cpl. Royce Hood returned to Ft. Jackson, S. C., Sunday afternoon after spending two weeks at home during his mother’s illness. Mrs. Morris Hood is improving but still confined to her room. Mrs. Mary Alice Gay returned to Raleigh Saturday afternoon af ter spending two weeks’ vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Hood. Mrs. Gay is working in the First Citizen’s Bank in Ral eigh. Classified SALESMAN WANTED: To sell Shur-Stop Fire Extinguishers for tobacco barn protection and general farm use. Fully proven in actual use on numerous fires in this locality. Write Box 1429, Wilson, N. c. J24,27p. WANTED: Two waitresses at Har m’s Case, Harker’s Island be tween Beaufort and Cape Look out. Room, meals, $lB per week. Ideal for summer on shore fac ing ocean. See Theo. B. Davis for further particulars. tsp. TARPLEY’S BEST FEEDS: In trade for Eggs and Grain. We pay 60 C cash and 65c in trade for large or medium eggs. They must be Fresh and Clean. If you use our laying mash you will get top egg production. Our Mill price will save you money on your livestock and poultry needs. We can also trade you flour, corn meal and groceries for eggs and grain. For Complete Milling Service come to Tarpley’s Mill, BOM’S BEJOTJ BOX Hair Styling Bonita Bunn, Owner Mrs. Sidney Holmes, Asst. Phone 4851 Zebulon, N. C.
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