The Zebulon Record
Published every Friday by
THE RECORD PUBLISHING CO.,
Zebulon, N. C.
THEO. B. DAVIS Editor
MRS. THEO. B. DAVIS, Asso. Editor
Entered as second-class mail matter
June 26, 1925, at the Postoffice at
Eebulon. North Carolina, under the
Act of March 3, 1878.
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Editorial
PROHIBITION WORSE
THAN SALOONS!
There is no doubt that there are
sections of Chicago and other large
cities where the conditions are worse
than they were when saloons were
legalized. It is probable that even in
our own capital city there are spots
and places where more liquor is sold
or drunk than when the city ran its
own dispensary.
But, while all this is probably true,
then are hundreds and thousands of
people today who are sober, and
places which are dry that would have)
been quite different in pre-prohibition
days.
Our neighbor, the Courier-Journal
of Apex, takes a 40-hour period from
Raleigh’s police record, and make a
sweeping conclusion thatprohibition
is a failure. A circus or a political
convention, would bring conditions
abnormal in law violations, yet we
could not argue that a day would re-|
veal conditions through a period of!
365 days. Again, it is often not'
the fault of the law, but of the peo
ple themselves. No law will anto-'
matically enforce itself. The people,
are the law regardless of what is
written into statutes. Remembering
the conditions before our state went
“nutty” on prohibition, we are quite
sure that if more than 40 people were
arrested in as many hours in Raleigh,
then if the same zeal had been shown
by the officers of the law under sa
loon conditions, double or treble the
number of violators would have been
found.
Toe unreasonable and blind atti
tude of the liquor intersts and their
abettors is seen in their constant
claim that prohibition is a failure, I
and they would get rid of it the quick- 1
est possible way without offering a
single suggestion of a substitute that
would better present conditions. No,
they don’t want saloons, they don’t
. want prohibition; but they do want
beer and liquor. And many of them ;
are regularly violating the law to get !
it. One who will unscrupously violate j
a law no matter how loud he may
shout his respect for it. could not and
would not if possible give us anything
better. If conditions under prohibi
tion are even worse than in saloon
days, then why are they not satisfied ?
“Consistency, thou art a jewel!”
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GENTLEMEN, TAKE THE CASE
We are publishing in full an edi-j
torial from the Southern Tobacco
Journal of the 12th inst. that our
readers may see the other side of the
question. The editor again takes a
great deal of space to say just about
one thing: “Regardless of the money
made by the manufacturer there is
only two things that will bring the
price of leaf tobacco back. Better
quality and a quantity raised in com
parison with consumption.”
To be logical we must necessarily
have regard to this fact: The tobacco
buyers paid starvation prices for the
farmers’ b.g sorry tobacco crop and the
manufacturers sold it making a big
fat profit. Quantity and quality seem
to have played no part in realizing
big profits to the middle man, while
the producer lost on the same propo
sition. A man in a cellar on the dark
of the moon with his eyes shut can
see the difference. This was our chief
contention and we still so contend.
“Gentleman of the jury, take the
case.”
Here is the Journal’s editorial:
WHAT WE THINK
We accept the nomination. 1 hank
you.
We have just been complimented.
We have been striving for a long time
to become one of the best, it not the
best (in our line) tobacco trade jour
jnal.s Now the editor of the Zebulon
Record, Zebulon, X. C. comes forward
and informs us that we have achieved
success by calling us one of the
leading tobacco journals” published.
Again we thank you.
In a previous issue we called at
tention to an article in the Zebulon
Record which carried an impression
that the tobacco manufacturers were
responsible for the low price of leaf
'tobacco. We Jiave been trying to cor
iect that impression every time we
see or hear it and we answered the
'article. We expected a response and
we got it, over a column of it in fact.
We have no quarrel with the editor
of the Record. We believe him to he
he a sensible man, but believe that
he has the wrong impression of the
cause of low tobacco leaf prices. We
do not believe that the manufacturer
is responsible for the low prices and
we shall take issue with anyone, any
where. who says so. Ihe Record edi
tor gives in "his answer to our edi
torial a brief description of his pa
per. which directly gives the reason
for our answer to his article. He
states that his paper is a “village
I publication, circulated among rural
| people and published primarily for
their benefit.” His paper is circulated
among tobacco growers and we an
swered bis article simply because we
wanted those tobacco growers to have
; some facts concerning the mahufae
! hirers’ side of the question. Some
! growers are too prone to accept the
j statement of anyone, especially the
editor of their paper, that the manu
facturer is the cause of all their
, troubles and unless someone, some
where, trys to correct that wrong im
pression it will make tlv ir minds even
more sour on those who are actually
trying to help instead of retard.
We are also called a magazine rep
THE RECORD. Zohulon. Wake County. N. C.. May 27. 1932
1 resenting the tobacco interests. That
is true. But it is not true in the sense
' that this editor means it. We rep
resent the tobacco itnerests which
includes every person connected direct
ly or indirectly with the industry,
from grower to consumer. We have’
a farm page in our paper in which I
we try to put over interesting andj
important information to the grower |
for his benefit, as well as to give him j
news items from other tobacco een
| ters that might help him. It is our
sole aim to be of some aid and bene
fit to the entire tobacco industry. ,
The Record editor states that he
! scans our paper every week. Again
' v e thank him. But he is wrong when
'he says that he never sees an adver
tisement in our paper directly in the i
interests of the tobacco grower. Every «
advertisement pertaining to tobacco
that we carry in The Southern Tobac- 1
po Journal is an advertisement for the e
tobacco grower. If it were not for i
the buyer of his leaf, the warehouse- i
men, the leaf dealers, the manufac- i
turer and the consumer, he would not «
have a market, and therefore he could 1
not raise tobacco. t
The more tobacco is consumed, th"
THOSE WHO
KNOW HIM SAY:
VOTE for D.D.Chamdlee
for County Treasurer
We, the supporters of I). D. Chamblee of Zebulon, N. ( ~ are urging
the voters of Wake County to cast their ballots for him in the pri
mary of June 4th., for the ofiice ol County Treasurer.
I). D. Chamblee was born and reared in the eastern section of Wake
where he now resides. He is 45 years old, the son of W. H. Cham
blee, ex county commissioner and Wake county’s first farm demon
stration agent. He has served as secretary and treasurer of the
' Zebulon Farm Loan Association for more than twelve years. This
; W ork has proven his ability for handling county funds and has fa
' miliarized him with property values and safe investment. He is a
! member of the Wake County Tax Relief Association and supports
all measures designed for tax relief.
I He is a member of Wakefield Baptist church, where he now holds
the offices of deacon and Sunday School Supt. He is also an active
member of the Junior Order. His neighbors have the utmost confi
dence in his integrity and ability.
opportunity of sending a citizen to hold an office in the courthouse,
i There is no record that Little River Township has ever had the
’ We think now is the time for this townshp to be represented and we
are insisting that D. D. Chamblee be the representative.
I Mr. Chamblee believes that every possible means should he useij
to lift the burden of taxes from the common people. He believes that
I every dollar collected to run Wake County’s government should be
secured beyond possible loss, when placed in a bank, or otherwise in
-1 vested. If elected, and we believe he will be, be is pledging his every
■ talent, both in official and private life, to the interests of his fellow
citizens in the county of Wake.
Use your best judgment in considering all candidates for all of
-1 fices, and on June 4, cast your vote for D. D. Chamblee for County
1 Treasurer, and we feel assured that you will be pleased with his elec
tion, which will mean an official you can like and trust, and one who
will most faithfully serve your interests as a citizen in the capacity of
Wake County Treasurer.
; CITIZENS of WAKE COUNTY
(This advertisement is contributed and paid for by friends 'and sup-
I porters of D. I). Chamblee for Wake County Treasurer.)
DEAR FOLKS:
I have no platform and I will tell you why—l served fourteen
years the citizens of Raleigh as a member of the Board of Aldermen
and you cannot find me man who will say that I ever voted against
the interests of the people. I have served two sessions in the Legis
lature and am running again—you cannot find one man who can
truthfully say that I voted against the interests of the people in
either of these sessions. That last session was the longest ever held
in North Carolina, had more problems before it and I believe accom
plished more than any previous session. I voted for, supported and
worked for the McLean Biil. If we hadn't parsed this bill I don’t
believe that there would have been a school running in North Caro
lina four months this term. I voted and worked for th'e State to
take over the roads under criticism and against lots of opposition.
If we hadn’t passed this bill there would not have been a road
worked in Wake County today. As it now is we have the best road
system of any state in the Union. I also worked and voted for the
County Finance Act. This I think is the best piece of legislation
that was ever put over; it prohibits municipalities, counties, an#
townships from issuing bonds without being checked by an impartial
state board as to whether they are necessary and whether the issuing
body can pay them, and then permits their issuance only by a vote
of the people.
As I stated. I have no platform, as I mvself or no other person
in North Carolina knows what the conditions are going to he next
January and if he does he ought to he drawing a salary of $25,000,-
000 year and not bothering himself about running for office with
a chance of getting defeated for six hundred dollars. If I make
I would like to see each of you in person but this is impo s siMe ♦
So I am sending you this message - Sherwood ♦
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more is bought. But it ik not true
that the more is bought, the more
money is paid for it so long as the
grower insists in raising too much.
Regardless of the money made by the
manufacturer there is only two things
that will bring the price of leaf to-
Ibaceo back: Better quality and a quan-
I tity raised in comparison with con
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sumption.
If there is an overproduction of to
bacco the price will certainly recede,
■just as has been proven in various
other products which have been over
produced. And regardless of the
[quantity raised the quality must be
good or the price won’t. That is true,
all arguments to the contrary, and if
the growers will this year do tbdse
two things our statement will be prov
en.
We are not trying to “make a moun
tain out of a mole hill” as the worthy
editor of the Record states. He brought
up some points that need answering,
not alone for the growers and others
interested in tobacco industry in his
section, but in every section where
tobacco is produced, sold or manufac
tured.
Rogers (toss Roads
Mr. Jim Coley was given a birth
> day dinner Sunda by his wife and sis
, ters The dinner was served picnic
- style, with the usual delicious things
- t « ’ eat, and was thoroughly enjoyed
-by all. As a very pleasant surprise,
Mr Coley was presented with a birth.
-! dav c ake with candles and many use
ful gifts. Those enjoying the occa
i sion were Mrs. B. J. Coley and Dr.
- J. H. Ilirie, of Wendell; Mr. and Mrs.
* G. M. Todd and daughter, and Mr.
> Ji m Belvin of Edgenmnt; Misses Lyda
, Mae and Jane Pearl Faison of Eagle
: R OC k; Mi. and Mrs. Spruill Pulley,
« Rolesville; Mr. and Mrs. Horace Peh
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you vote for me I will be very thankful,
Faithfully yours, ♦
J. Sherwood Upchurch X
P. S.:
There are a hundred and seventy two different questionnaires that
have been sent out so far, since I announced myself as a candidate
for the House of Representatives. (NOW) If I could answer one-half
of these questions half-way right I would not be running for the
House —instead 1 would be your next the I nited States,
as I would exceed all former Presidents so far as brains are concerned. ▲
ry and children of Mitchell’s Mill;
1 Mrs. Bill Rrinkley and Mr. and Mr«.
Garland Fogleman of Northside.
Miss Lyda Mae Faison has returned
home after a ten days visit to h< i
uncle, Mr. J’im Coley.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Palmer of Wen
dell were visitors; at the omhe of thei:
, sister, Mrs. Jim Coley.
Miss Louise Baker spent Sunday
afternoon with Miss Nellie Hawkins.
Miss Lila Lee spent several days
last week with her sister, Mrs. Paul
Horton.
Mrs. E. V. Rhodes and Mrs. C. C.
Strickland called Monday afternoon
to see Mrs. Paul Horton and little
baby.