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The Zebulon Record Published every Friday by THE P.ECOKD PUBLISHING CO., Zebulon, N. C. THEO. B. DAVIS Editor Entered as second-class mail matter June 26, 192'i, at the Postoffice at Zebul on, North Carolina, under the Act of March 3, 1878. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: One Year 51.50 Six Months .80 Hireo Months .50 Our Weekly Sermon FINDING MYSEI.F laird, it is (rood for us to be here.— Matthew 17:4. Along- a pathway that leads to Florida’s “Singing Tower” is a tab let bearing this inscription: “I come here to find myself. It is so easy to get lost in the world.” Along the pathway of life stands the Church. It asks you to come in to find yourself—your better self. It is so easy to get lost in the world— lost in materialism, lost in doubt and unbelief, lost in selfishness and pride and lust. The Church would help you to find your way back to God and faith and hop<—to find your true self. -Selected. It appears from press reports that Gov. Gardner made a most happy choice when he appointed John P. Stedman to succeed the late Nathan O’Berry as State Treasurer. The $36,396,817 net earnings of Reynolds’ Tobacco Co. last year is no surprise to us. We merely wonder why it isn’t more. President Williams of the Reynolds Tobacco Co. reports “strong and ex tremely liquid financial position.” We suppose that refers to chewing to bacco. We are not the only folks having trouble. The entire French cabinet has resigned. Or is that good luck ? We are too far off to know. Headlines in an exchange say, “Peo ple Are Urged to Keep Feet on Ground.” That’s about all some of us have to keep them on. Under the depression so evident al most everywhere the R. J. Reynolds’ Tobacco Co. piled up a $36,000,000 ’ profit the past year. You say, how did ■ they do it? 1 ] The Democratic party owes John I J. Raskob three-quarters of a million dollars. We wonder how much more will be necessary to own it. Dr. Cadman .« ys, the chief difficul ty of the church today is that men, in side' and out of the church do not take sin seriously. After thinking this statement over, what do the rest of us say ? Men and boys and women smoke. A prominent doctor friend of ours once said, when asked which he would choose, supper or his cigar, replied, “My cigar.” The landlord, the tenant, merchant, clerk, and most <»f all the rest either chew or smoke and we pay the biggest plenty for our smokes. That is why Reynold makes big profits. Our money does it. Wonder if Mr. Carl Goerch knows that holes in collard leaves will grow up, if not too large, and if the ribs of the leaf are not broken. We have even seen instances of where the col lard had economically used one patch for two leaves which had holes over lapping. And, wouldn’t it be great if the knee and seat of ones trousers could do for themselves what the common collard does for itself! Early Spring. Dahlias blooming in Raleigh, cher ries ripening in Kinston—now Erwin comes forward with large ripe pears on the farm of George O’Quinn. We liave heard peaches are blooming in Georgia, but await first reports of spring in Florida! A DIFFERENCE “They say” the rich are indolent, perspire, sigh, eat food, have dinner in the evening and live in residences; the poor are lazy, sweat, gape, eat rations, have supper at night and live in houses. Classify yourself. CHURCH ATTENDANCE | It was our privilege to worship at the local Methodist church on last Sunday evening. There was a good congregation, but largely composed !of grown-ups. A week before, we at-, I tended services at the Baptist church I and while there was a good Sunday I night crowd of the older people pres ent. there were very few of the y<,unger ones.. It is as important for I the young people of our community j to attend services on Sunday evenings i as for the older ones. We also noticed a number of the I members of the other congregation j present. This is as it should be. | Church attendance is not a matter of I attending any particular church, but i a Christian should attend divine wor ! ship because it is a duty he owes to others as an example and to God as an act of worship. So if there is no service at one’s particular church, and there is one at some other church, he should if possible, attend worship ! there. Since the churches of Zebulon have alternate Sunday worship, each church should be filled at every ser vice by the more than 500 church members in our community. It was our first opportunity to hear Bro. Johnson. He has a pleasing de livery, and is easy to listen to. Then, too, his sermon was not long. He de livered an earnest message on trust ing God. We may be a poor judge of a Gospel sermon, but our opinion is that Mr. Johnson is a good preacher, and that the Methodist church and Zebulon are to be congratulated on having him a< a citizen and minister. THE WOMAN! Sometime ago Murphy, N. C. pass ed a town ordinance against women of questionable character being j found on its streets. Two women were arrested, tried and sentenced to jail. Judge Stacey ruled the ordinance in valid. Without questioning the wisdom of! such municipal legislation, it was j grossly partial and unjust, in that it I undertook to punish the wayward Magdalenes while there is little ques tion but that if the absaloms had been included in the law, the town jail should hardly have held the boys. Let us keep our moral standards where they are for women, but don t make our wayward sister the goat. A man is the stronger and usually the aggressor. And any law’, every law, should be impartial in its enactment and operation. RECIPROCITY I The above is a big word, but crack-- ed uj), it simply means helping one another. We made a canvas of the grocery stores of Zebulon and found a great many of staple articles of food that could be raised in this sec tion. Beef, pork, butter, eggs, beans, fruit and other things are shipped and sold to the local trade. Some merchants tell us that their customers prefer many articles made elsewhere to the local products; in fact, there is no demand whatever fori such as canned goods. Those who buy should remember that what they can use of home grown products is helping every community interest. Let the merchant and producer co-operate in creating a demand for home prod ucts. As an illustration in a different field, w r e are proposing as far as pos sible to exchange advertising space with the local business men for what ever they carry to supply our needs. Let’s cany this policy to every de partment and interest in town and country. MRS. MCKEE LT. GOVERNOR We understand that Mrs. E. L. Mc- Kee, of Sylva, is debating with her self whether to cast her Princess Eu genia, oi whatever the ladies wear on their heads nowadays, into the ring for Lieutenant Governor. We knew M rs. McKee years ago as a little school girl. Her father was a leader in the community of Hillsboro, which was named for him. We have fol lowed Mrs. McKee’s life in the Wo men’s Federation work, and later in Statecraft with interest. She may have said some foolish things and done some unwise ones, but if so they did not happen to get into print. In the last General Assembly she spoke with brevity and her convictions w’ith emphasis. Few things go well without a wo man’s influence. North Carolina could make far greater blunders than put ting a woman in the governor’s offi cial family, .and we believe the people could find no woman to fill the place lieutenant governor better than Mrs. McKee. RIVERS OVERFLOW The Cape Fear, the Neuse and the R*>anoke rivers are all overflowing their bank in the eastern part of the! state, as they carry to the sea the surplus water from recent rains. THE RECORD, Zebulon, Wake County, X. C.. READERS’ FORUM ZEBULON—IB YEARS AGO Eighteen years ago this month I came to Zebulon for the first time. Mr. Davis had come on ahead and had rented for our home the house on Gannon Ave., now occupied by Mrs. Culpepper. It belonged then to Mr. Alford and, while too small for ones needs, was the only house avail able in town. Coming to Raleigh with the three older children, from a visit to my peo ple, we were met by the husband and father of the family, who had a great treat in store for us. We were not to come to Zebulon on the train, but would come out in a car, driven by Abner Baker—now known as “Chief” It did mean a thrill for us, and added ■ a sort of importance to our arrival. This arrival was, however, observed by only two persons—Mrs. Seba Hales and her tiny daughter, Christine, who lived next door to the house we had rented. Mr. and Mrs. Fuller were our neighbors on the other side. Our first callers from the membership of the church were Mr. A. J. Hunt and Mr. E. C. Daniel. Mr. Daniel was then living in the house that has since been remodeled into the Woman’s club house. Mr. Hunt was then, as until I his death, an outstanding member of the Baptist church. When we went to put the two older children in school—the boy had never been —we found Mrs. Helen Whitley was teaching fourth grade while Miss Mary Kilpatrick had the beginners. Others who now live in or near Zebu lon and were then Wakelon teachers •are Supt. and Mrs. Moser, Mrs. House, | Mrs. John Broughton and Mrs. F. E. Bunn. The methodist pastor, Mr. Perry, soon became one of our valued friends. As our acquaintance widened, we learned that Mrs. Colti'ane and Mrs. Barbee were almost brides, both hav ing been very recently married. There were few automobiles in or around Zebulon. Mr. Jeff Whitley had one, but all the doctors drove horses harnessed to top buggies. Dr. Mc- Dowell drove a white horse, but Drs. Strickland and Barbee had bays. (Dr. McDowell’s office was then at Wake field.) Dr. Bell at Wakefield had one of the first automobiles —as they were called then —in the community. The Kemps rode to church in a surry drawn by a pair of big bays. Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Broughton drove a small bay named Dan. Mr. and Mrs. Wheless, the Bunns, the Chamblees, Mr. John Broughton and some of the Hortons drove- to town or church. A great many walked. There were no electric lights in Zebulon then. The church was lighted by some sort of acetylene plant that had to have air pumped in. If this were not done in time the lights grew dim, accompanied by a sort of moan ing whistle. Mr. Davis must have sometimes preached longer than the janitor had expected; for a number of times his sermon at night was con cluded duet fashion with this doleful sound. Os the business houses here eight een years ago, some still remain. The Zebulon Drug Co. was on the oppo site side of the street and farther south than now. Satisky’s Store had a good trade. The Zebulon Supply Store was operating on a large scale. Temple’s Market was furnishing meats. J. H. Bunn was as busy in his store then as now. Mr. Fuller ran the hardware store. The hoisery mill ran a large store in the building of Paul Brantley’s that burned sometime ago. Looking back eighteen years, I re call few families who have continu ously occupied the same houses they lived in at that time in our town. Mr. W. L. Wiggs, Mrs. A. J. Hunt, Mr. J. K. Barrow, Mr. John Finch, Mr. John Robertson and Mr. William Horton do. Mr. John Bunn does, also, unless he lives in the new part of his house. Mi. John Horton occupies the same house on a different site, and Mrs. Creech has another house on the same site of the one destroyed by fire Os the young men now in town who were here in 1914 I recall just now only Wallace Temples, who was then running around in blue striped rom pers with elastic at the knees, and Paul Bunn, who was already in school. Just 18 years ago! What changes can take place in so short a time. The I old people then—we remember them — are gone; the middle-aged, old now; the young, are the middle-aged; and, the streets are full of children who , will soon take our places. Change and j chance! We cannot prevent change perhaps it gives us our chance to make better places for the coming generation. Mrs. Theo. B. Davis. President Hoover’s grandson, Her ' bert Hoover, the third, is very sick in Pasadena, California. JANUARY 15, 1932 GENERAL NEWS IN BRIEF 1 TWO WOMEN’S MEETINGS Two important meetings that claim the attention of women are the mid winter meeting of the board of direc tors of the General Federation of Wo men’s clubs, held in Washington, Jan uary 13-16, and the national confer ence on the cause and cure of war also held in Washington, January 18- 21. The Federation representatives from North Carolina will be Mrs. J. M. Hobgood of Farmville and Mrs. Palmer Jerman of Raleigh. The conference for the cause and cure Os war will be represented by Mrs. Charles Tillett and Mrs. Reverdy J. Miller, of Charlotte, and Mrs. Reu hen Robertson, of Asheville. OPERATES ON SELF Dr. Evan O. Kane, 70-year-old phy sician of Kane, Pa., who astonished the medical world by performing his own appendicitis operation 11 years ago, is recovering from his second op-1 elation on himself. The operation, for intestinal hernia, reefuired an hour and three-quarters, during which time the aged surgeon was apparently nerveless. We understand the opera tions were made possible by the ma nipulation of mirrors and the assist ance of nurses. Roosevelt To Philiipines. President Hoover has promoted I Gov. Theodore Roosevelt, of Porto) Rico to be governor general of thej Phillipine Islands. He succeeds Dwight F. Davis. Gov. Roosevelt has been gov ernor of Porto Rico for some time. His new position is the highest co lonial office of our government. BAPTIST BOND CAMPAIGN In a meeting of the General Board of the Baptist denomination, with a large number of pastors present, in Raleigh, last Friday it was decided to ask all Baptist churches in the state to make a special offering to the I debts of the Convention sometime during February. A campaign will also be put on to sell $124,000 of refunding bonds. These will be sold to apply on debts already made, no additional debt will be incurred. These bonds are in SSO. $75, arid SIOO denominations and run till 1938. They pay interest at 6 per cent semi-annually. They are also taxable, but may offset loans obtained for their purchase. They are con sidered the third safest kind of invest . I ment by bankers; U. S. bonds coming first, and big corporations such as the Standawd Oil Co., second; Bapt’st bonds, third. DAWES TO RESIGN Chas. G. Dawes, ambassador to England, announces that he will re sign and return to his banking busi ness in Chicago. He is a prominent | Republican, and in 1928 he was a po tential candidate for President. His sudden resignation has started con jecture as to the significance of his sudden announcement in view of this 1 eing a Presidential year. Campbell’s Birthday Present. Dr. J. A. Campbell, president of Campbell College, celebrated his iOth. birthday yesterday. Hundreds of for mer students gathered to do honor to their beloved friend. The day was given to addresses by prominent edu cators and churchmen. To commemorate the occasion, a campaign was put on to raise “$70,- 000 for 70 years.” According to the last reports, this goal will be realized. Dr. Campbell is one of the State’s most outstanding educators and. Christian statesmen. DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION Cox of Ohio and Davis of New York took themselves out of the run ning for President, hut A1 Smith is still in the race. The Democratic National Committee selected Chicago as the place of the next convention. It contributed $200,000 for the favor. STREET CARS DISPLACED Motor buses have replaced street cars on Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh. It is believed the busses will displace street cars over the whole city. 9 PAROLED Governor Gardner granted pardons to nine people on Monday. One of them was a negress sent up for 30 years, who had served 15 years. She was sentenced for second degree murder. NEGRO 122 YEARS OLD i Jack Armstrong, an ex-slave who died in Sampson county last week,' claimed to be 122 years old.He re-j membered many things occurring dur-l ing the Civil and Mexican Wars, and even as far back as Andrew Jackson's! administration. BASKET BALL Duke University defeated Wake Forest in the opening game of a se ries of five by the score of 23-16. A UTOISTS TO BE \ BREST ED E. B. Jeffreys of the Highway Com mission announces that he will arrest every motorist not having a license. Such persons arrested are subject to a fine of from $lO to SSO, or 30 days imprisonment. WADE FOR STATE OFFICE Stacey Wade, former State Insur ance Commissioner announces that he will be a candidate for Secretary of State. DRY CONVENTION The Headquarters Committee of the North Carolina Anti-Saloon League has called a Convention of all friends! iof the dry cause to meet in the West! Market Street Methodist church,! Greensboro, on Thursday night, Jan. 21-22. The future plans and programs of the League will be discussed and recommendations made. Particularly will the meeting discuss and decide on the stand the League will take in reference to the present “wet and dry ' situation. The convention’s deliberations will continue through Friday. Dr. J. M. Parrott, State Health Officer. Mrs. W. B. Lindsay, Pres, of the N. C. W. C. T. U. Dr. A. J. Barton, noted | temperance worker, Dr. F. Scott Me-, Bride, Gen. Supt. Anti-Saloon League, and a number of other outstanding! foes of the liquor evil, will address the convention. Rev. C. A. Upchurch, N. C. Supt. of the League is arranging for a great gathering of prohibition sup porters. Every one who believes in the cause is invited by Mr. Upchurch to attend. It is hoped this may be the greatest convention of the kind ever held in the state. 1 - BANK ROBBED Three unmasked white men robbed the bank of Magnolia of $14,300 on Tuesday after slugging the assistant cashier into unconsciousness and lock, ing him in a vault. j A customer entered after the rob- j hers left, found the hank empty, and spread the alarm. Bank officials are using every possible effort to cap ture the bandits. HUGE PROFITS The R. J. Reynolds’ Tobacco Com pany for 1931 show an increase of more than $2,000,000 over 1930. Net earnings, after the deduction of taxes, j deplet|ition and all charges, were j reported as $36,000,000. This is equiv-j : lent to $3.63 per share on the $lO,- 000,000- shares of common and class I! common stock outstanding. The business on which this profit was made was from tobacco bought! at much higher prices than the pres-1 ent price. When 1931 tobacco is man-1 ufactui'ed and put on the market, the 1 profits will be materially greater. BANK CLOSES The Bank of L'ttleton closed Tues day. It had no bills payable, and had resources of over $288,000. The di rectors decided to clos" it in view of poor collections. LEE SHORTAGE The latest check of the shortage of Ed Hugh Lee, former city tax col lector, Raleigh, shows a defiicit of $92,000. The auditors are still work ing on his books and say the shortage may reach SIOO,OOO. The city thinks Lee's and former mayor Cul breth’s bonds will cover all losses, since they total SIOO,OOO. for the four years involved. REVIVAL K. K. K. News reports are that Dr. H. W. Evans, Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, is trying to revive that organization. An effort is being made to unite the White Band and Es skave with it. The latter two wel come Jews and Catholics into their membership. It costs $lO to affiliate, but where is the $10.00? HOLMES RESIGNS Oliver Wendell Holmes, Justice of the United States Supreme Court, has handed his resignation to Presi dent Hoover, saying he must bow to the inevitable, referring to his age and failing health. He is 90 years old. He rendered his last court opinion last ! Monday. Along with Judge Branderis, [ he was considered a “liberal,” render ing his opinions in the most favorable i way for sane, safe and constructive j laws. Give not from the top of your purse, hut from the bottom of your I heart. SLOT MACHINE LAW The sheriff of New Hanover county in which Wilmington is situated is making a vigorous campaign against illegal slot machines. 82 machines were reported as operated illegally. Judge Harris called attention to the State law which provides that any slot machine or similar device which does not give identical return to each person who operates it is illegal. Place your order for Baby Chicks now from well selected breeds. Rocks and Reds, 11c each; 200 or more, 10c each. Leghorns and heavy mixed breeds, 9c each; 200 or more. 8c each. Custom hatching, 27c per dozen, full tray, or will hatch Rocks and Reds for 47 percent of the hatch; Leg horns and mixed breeds for 50 percent of the hatch. Zebulon Community Hatchery OREN D. MASSEY, Mgr. Zebulon, N. C. CHAS. H7RHODES BARBER SHOP Haircuts—2s Cents Shaves —15c; Shines —5c Next to Carolina Power & Light Co. ; Dr. J. F. Coltrane DENTIST « Robertson BuUdine Office Hours: 9-12:30 —1:30-5 i■ ■ i ! Dr. C. E. Flow ers | J Physician and Surgeon | Office’ Hrs: 8:30—10 a.m.. I—3p.m. ’ j Phones; Office No. 76; Res. No. 91 Back of Citizen Drug Store | Dr. L. M. Massey DENTIST | PHONE NO. 82 | Dffire in New Zebulon Drug Co. j Budding. I H*»u--<: 0 v M. to . P M. ! £*£*£* boo 666 Liquid or Tablets used internally and 666 Salve externally, make a own. plete and effective treatment for Colds. $5,000 in Cash Prizes Ask Your Druggist for Particulars jpy 'JC?- '"jjfc ;# pi. 3 mhe!s big help to BOWELS What a joy to have the bowel* move like clockwork, every day! It’s easy, » you mind these simple rules of a famous old doctor: 1. Drink a big tumblerful of water before breakfast, and several times a day. 2. Get plenty of outdoor exercise with out unduly fatiguing yourself. 3. Try for a bowel movement at exactly the same hour every day. Everyone’s bowels need help at times; hut the thing to use is Dr. Caldwel s Syrup Pepsin. You'll get a thoroug cleaning-out, and it won C.!p ave f , m’.lv insides weak and waten. 1 his fanu doctor’s prescription is just fresh la* tive herbs, pure pepsin, and other he i ingredients that couldn t hurt a j But how it wakes up those lazy bowel** How good vou eel with your system n«J of all that poisonous waste matter. Da W. B. Cald*velL'S SYRUP PEPSIN A Doctor's Family Laxative
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