THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXVII. Number 76.
THIS, THAT &
THE OTHER
Mrs. Theo. B. Davis
Going downstairs to our base
ment one day last week, I was sur
prised to see a dead mockingbird
on the floor. Even more surpris
ing was the fact that its feet were
fastened together. Some gluey mix
ture was on them and several
long hairs tangled in it were wound
around the bird’s slender legs. It
must have tried to perch on the
chimney ledge, and most proba
bly fell when unable to balance.
We don’t mind doing without one
mocker, but are sorry it went in
such an unusual way.
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Our way of freezing summer
squash may not be in line with
directions given by experts, but it
works well., The small, tender
squash are cut into pieces and
simmered in very little water till
tender enough to be mashed. Af
ter mashing and draining off all
liquid possible the mushy mass
is packed into trays used for freez
ing ice and are placed in the freez
ing compartment of the refrigera
tor until solid. Then they are wrap
ped in foil first, next in waxed
paper, and are then laid like brick
in the deep freeze. Easy and quick,
and the squash tastes exactly as
good as when fresh.
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On Tuesday afternoon I read
that on the planet Mars all vege
tation is blue, and that this is
caused by the intensity of the sun’s
rays there. If the weather we are
having keeps on much longer, I’d
not be too much surprised to see
our vegetation turn blue, too. Any
way, it will not stay green.
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Let official thermometers say
what they will, it was more than
one hundred and twenty-one de
grees hot in our back yard Tues
day morning. It would haVe been
even hotter than that, but the
mercurv had to stop when it reach
ed the closed top of its tube. Os
course that was in the sun, but
so were numerous persons who
had to work.
A reader of this column last
week asked me why I caught rain
water for shampooing my hair.
Because, my dears, I was brought
up to believe that rain water is
the best possible fluid for such a
job. It has no mineral or chemi
cal content outside what it takes
to make pure water, not having
touched earth since being distilled.
It works up a most delightfully
soft and cleaning lather of suds,
which rinses off easily, leaving the
hair glistening clean.
It is best to wait till the roof
has been washed free of dust be
fore setting out containers for wa
ter. I used to have rain barrels
and catch enough to do a large
part of the washing of best clothes,
since it requires less soap and will
hurt delicate colors less than city
water or well water. And I have
known of rain water being caught
and bottled for use in batteries of
cars.
But at present I catch it only for
washing my hair, and not too often
for that.
Couple Honored
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Bunn enter
tained at a chicken barbecue sup
per Saturday on their lawn hon
oring Miss Bettie Lou Bunn and
Cpl. Robert R. Blackley, who will
be married June 29.
The bridal couple-elect were
presented a gift of crystal by the
hosts.
Those present were the honorees
and the relatives.
CKY YOU
LU
Tbe Trawlers Safety Scmei
Lucky you—you were careless but those in your
path were not
Another State Record Is
Set by Local Guard Unit
One hundred percent attendance
for the second month in succession
was achieved in June by Battery
A, according to Admin’ - ' rative As
sistant Kenneth Hopki.i The lo
cal Guard unit was the first in
North Carolina to record perfect
attendance for a month, reaching
the goal in May. They received
several commendations for the
work.
First Sergeant Sidney Holmes
said the morale of the men was
the highest he had ever seen, as
they prepared for two weeks at
Ft. McClellan, Ala., in July.
Battery A will meet on Tues
day night, July 1, to check and
load all battery equipment on the
Zebulon Personal Items
Bobby Gill is a patient in Rex
Hospital, suffering from a recur
rence of the circulatory trouble
he had last summer.
Mrs. Joe Tippett went Monday
to a Raleigh hospital for a minor
operation.
Wayne Cross of Creedmoor is
spending this week here with his
aunt, Mrs. G. R. Massey.
Mr. and Mrs. Sexton of Rocky
Mount visited their daughter, Mrs.
Carlton Mitchell, and family in the
Baptist parsonage Sunday, also at
tending the morning church ser
vice in the Baptist Church here.
Atty. and Mrs. / R. House re
turned Tuesday afternoon from
their trip through the mountains
of North Carolina, Tennessee, and
Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia and West
Virginia. They visited their daugh
ter, Mrs. Spencer Turrentine at
Bell Buckle, Tenn., and son, Ralph
D. House of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Dr. E. M. Medlin of Aberdeen
visited his sister, Mrs. Ed Rich
ardson, Sunday.
Miss Maggie Dean visited her
sister, Mrs. Ruric Gill, this week.
Mrs. E. L. Tant, the former Miss
Pauline Kannon, and Miss Alma
Kannon have returned from
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, June 27, 1952
trucks for the trip to Ft. McClel
lan, Ala., where the Guardsmen
will spend two weeks at summer
camp. The loading will begin at
7 p.m., according to First Serge
ant Sidney Holmes.
The motor convoy, under the
command of Lt. George Hinds,
will leave Zebulcn at 5 a. m.,
Thursday morning. The pre-camp
mess detachment will leave on
Wednesday, and the advance de
tachment will leave by train at
noon Thursday.
The main body of troops leaves
Raleigh by train soon after din
ner Sunday, July 6. They will ar
rive at Ft. McClellan at 7 a. m.
Monday.
Charlotte where they bought fall
merchandise, including suits and
dresses.
Bryant-Baker
Mr. and Mrs. Levin Abner Ba
ker request the honour of your
presence at the marriage of their
daughter, Mary Kathryn, to A-2c
Charles Wadell Bryant, United
States Air Force, on Sunday after
noon, the sixth of July, at five
o’clock, at the Wakefield Baptist
Church.
The public is invited.
FIRST BLOOMS
Leonard Hart, colored
farmer of Zebulon, brought
in the season’s first cotton
bloom early Thursday morn
ing. He grew it on the Whit
ley farm just east of Zebulon.
A year’s subscription to the
Zebulon Record was award
ed him.
The second bloom was
brought in later yesterday
morning by Lille Mae Mor
gan of Route 1, Zebulon.
by Dick Shaw
Town Board to Purchase
Corbett Site for Armory ;
Final Inspection Is Set
The Mayor and Board of Commissioners yesterday completed
arrangements with Zeb Corbett to purchase four acreas of land one
block south of the railroad on Arendell Avenue as a site for the
p r oposed National Guard armory. Payment will be made and the deed
transferring title to the land completed on Saturday immediately
following approval of the site by a representative of the Adjutant
General’s Department from Raleigh.
Relatively Small Vote
Seen in Second Voting
In State on June 28
A very small vote is expected
Saturday for the second Democrat
ic Primary, when the polls will
be opened to decide run-offs in
several contests throughout North
Carolina. The lack of local inter
est is attributed to the fact that
only a single contest is listed on
the ballot for Little River.
Opposing each other for the posi
tion of Associate Justice of the
orth Carolina Supreme Court are
R. Hunt Parker and William H.
Bobbitt.
Both on Bench
John Parker has served 19 years
and Judge Bobbitt 14 years as a
Superior Court Judge.
Little River Township, with pre
cincts at Mitchell’s Mill and Zebu
lon, gave strong support to incum
bent Itimous Valentine, who ran
third in the first primary ballot
ing.
Work on Wakefield
Church Progressing
Work on the new Wakefield
Baptist Church is progressing at
a rapid pace, according to Oren
Massey, building committee chair
man. Members and friends of the
church are meeting each Saturday
to excavate for the footing and
foundation.
Education Section
The educational department,
containing all the Sunday School
class rooms will be constructed
first so that the church will have
a place to meet while the old
wooden building is being tom
down and a modern brick sanc
tuary erected in its place.
The new structure will be di
rectly behind the present build
ing.
SEEN AND HEARD
New Definition Given for Money;
Top Spelling Not Always Essential
What’s money? Just something
that brushes against your fingers
on its way to Washington.
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D. D. Chamblee reported to us
that some people talk straight from
the shoulder, but the wise man’s
contribution comes from higher
up. •
After considerable study, our de
partment of research reports there
are approximately two sextillion
molecules in a drop of water, give
or take a couple of dozen. That’s
two followed by 21 zeros.
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No need for a news report on
the weather. Everyone can tell
without trying that it is the hot
test June on record.
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I am frequently amazed at the
inability of high school graduates
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers.
Captain John R. Shelden, who
has been to Zebulon to survey sev
eral other armory sites, is expected
earl;, Saturday morning, according
to Mayor Worth Hinton.
The lots which the town expects
to purchase front 255 fleet on
Arendell Avenue. They will ex
tend from the street about 650 feet
to a pasture.
Grading Question
The only question which must be
answered before final purchase
is made is whether excessive
grading will be necessary. The lots
are located on the side of a hill.
The town has agreed to limited
grading, and Captain Shelden will
advise town officials of the amount
of earth which must be moved to
gain approval of the site for an
armory.
Utilities Required
To secure a National Guard
armory, expected to cost nearly
$125,000, the Town of Zebulon
must provide a suitable site with
water and sewer connections with
in five feet of the building.
It is expected that five armories
will be constructed in North Caro
lina during the coming year. The
Zebulon National Guard unit is
fifth on the list of those in the
State to receive armories.
Masonic Meeting
The regular communication of
the Zebulon Masonic Lodge will
be held in July on the first Tues
day, but no supper will be served,
according to William Bunn.
The Ladies Night, to be held at
Lake Wendell on Wednesday night,
July 9, at 6:30 will replace the reg
ular supper meeting.
KEMP SERVICES
Funeral services for Mrs.
Mary Kemp, 91, will be held
from her home in Wakefield
at 5 o’clock this afternoon.*
Mrs. Kemp was the widow of
the late J. A. Kemp.
to spell. No whiz at spelling my
self, I still am superior to nearly
every graduate. But I am put into
my place when I recollect that
most of the well-to-do men do
not spell worth a hoot. Could it be
that we, who can’t make money,
are trying to compensate for our
empty billfolds by over-emphasiz
ing the necessity of spelling? You
can buy groceries and clothes with
money, but correctly spelled words
don’t always make good reading.
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Which do you think is smarter—
the dog or the cat? It probably de
pends on whether you prefer dogs
or cats. One research report rates
the intelligence of animals as
follows: 1, chimpanzee; 2, orang
utang 3, elephant; 4, gorilla; 5,
dog; 6, beaver; 7, horse; 9, sea
lion; 9, bear; and 10, cat