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Eight UNCLE FEKirS ALMANAC Brooklyn Bridge, Crosley Car Sales % Are Similar Deals Twenty years ago today Mrs. Jane Hagwood, age 69, came into the Record office to report that she had just cut her third new tooth since she became 62 years old. Mrs. Hagwood said that she hoped to cut a full third set be fore she reached 75. Sixty-three years ago today Prince George of Wales was cre ated Duke of York, Earl of Intfff ness, and Baron Killarney. Per sonally I would have thought that a prince outranked a duke, an earl, and a baron to start with; but then I used to think that a presi dent had more authority than a secretary of state. That was before Mr. Dulles started bossing Mr. Eisenhower around, of course. Three years ago tonight the Zeb ulon entry in the Carolina Soft ball League won one and tied one. The local team met Raleigh on the Wakelon diamond, and Charlie Harrell pitched a 4-2 victory in the opener. In the nightcap, Zebu lon and Raleigh tied after six in nings (called on account of rain— it used to rain around here, any how) with the score 9-9. Zebulon’s leading hitters were Harrell, Har old Denton, Wiggins, and Alford. Billy Crocker, the ex-football player who now makes his living giving tickets for overtime parking in the city of Raleigh, caught for Zebulon. He went hitless, but got six walks. The Brooklyn Bridge was open ed 72 years ago today. It was and is an engineering masterpiece. Said bridge is popularly supposed to have been sold to gullible yo kels enough times to equal at least its cost of $15,000,000. Nobody ever tried to sell the Brooklyn Bridge to me, or even to sell me a gold brick. However, my father once sold me a Crosley automobile, which puts me in the same class as purchasers of bricks and bridges. Seventeen years ago today sev eral of our young ladies were home from college, etc. Meryl Massey came home from Louisburg Col lege, where she had received a certificate in business administra tion. Vivian Joyner returned home from a stay at Mary Elizabeth Hos pital. Mrs. Wiley Broughton came to Zebulon from Wilson where she had just received her nursing cer tificate. The State of Massachusetts passed a minimum wage law for children working in factories 43 years ago today. The good people of that New England state thought that every child ought to get at least 4 cents an hour if he had to work a 72-hour week over a loom or spinning machine. Yessir, they really believe in progress up north, and always have! Other anniversaries today: This is the 180th anniversary of John Hancock’s election as president of the Continental Congress (Mr. Hancock could sign his name in stead of making his mark, and he is chiefly remembered for this achievement). Today is the 93rd anniversary of Stonewall Jackson’s victory over the Yankees at Win chester, Va., and today is also the second anniversary of my planting a rose garden at the corner of Sy camore &nd Liberty Streets in the Town of Zebulon. (I set out twelve bushes. Eleven died in 1953, and the other died in 1954. There’s nothing like having a green thumb.) U. S. plant breeders still find many useful plants in other coun tries. For use in breeding improved cereal crops along, nearly 12,000 plants have been introduced from abroad since 1948. That Well-Known Telephone Man Has Been Fired from Directory Cover Job After 16 years, “The Spirit of Communication” will be missing from the front cover of Southern Bell telephone directories in Ral eigh, early in July. Edwin A. Clement, Southern Bell District Manager, said today the final date ) for making changes in the new directory will be May 25, 1955. A new cover has been designed picturing all illustration of a young woman using long distance facilities, he added. The new cover began appearing on all Southern Bell directories early last fall and will appear in the future until it is used on all directories published by the com pany. In Raeigh the new cover will be used for the first time when the next issue of the directory is published. The back cover of the direc tory also will be changed to show an outline map of the United States with the nine states served by Southern Bell prominently dis played, and a young woman using long distance. Both bafck and front . Master-Guide Power Steering Jf" J • lets you park up to 75% easier m J t I 0 You ease your Ford into roras lower price ■■ *0 =£*s m • // ing systems, Master-Guide m leaves you with a natural • ~~ °f steering ... yet ■■ _ ' e -r'Ov assists you the moment M t _ m • you need extra "muscle" ISIS I/OIL buu • Swift Sure Power Brakes let • you stop upto\i easier M v You travel more relaxed g g g ** W e \ .. ... arrive more refreshed. g “g g W e v. Jy And Ford's suspended LfU5 LUUihJS i : sfrisf— • Power-Lift Windows let driver Because Ford is priced hundreds of dollars below \ regulate ail 4 windows And there's a separate other fine cars, you can have conveniences like • n,r indi?dud ch pa«!. n n d g« , t convenience. From the Fordomatic, power steering, power brakes, * driver, ,*at you can 7 * 07 r 7 * fcjVTj each window |ust as you • i . /> . , • want it with a touch on power windows or a 4-way power front seat . th. control. with the money you save !* • 4- Way Power Seat gives exact , seat adjustment A wngf. mov., th. Hr —HMBj : [f.'lii 1%. Y < \ | * Based upon a comparison of manufacturers’ Mfg^g suggested list or factory delivered prices V You can profit from the experience of of the Thunderbird. Rich Luxury * 0T au^°ma^ic driving at its best thousands of former medium-priced- Lounge interiors offer you the last word • Now ' for extra-fast speed car buyers who have made the switch in interior decor. You’ll be far ahead in • |f'" er * tart *' i ust P r *** to Ford. For one thing, you can enjoy go, too, with Ford s reassuring • ij& J board and you flash eway as they do Ford’s many truly fine- Trigger-Torque power. And wherever • JJ in "low." Fordomatic auto car features and, with the money you you go, on boulevard or back road, * I" a,iea,,y . shift * you into save, buy the fine-car power conven- Ford’s exclusive Angle-Poised ride * •"♦•™« dl ‘ > te g*or then to iences of your choice. smooths the way. . tor | ever i$ set as - Driv . » Whichever of Ford’s 16 tnodels you Try Ford and you’ll agree .. . you • prefer, you get the years-ahead styling can pay more but you can’t buy better! • r V ■ 77 . VACATION IDEA .. . VISIT FORD ROTUNDA I • Showplace of the Auto Industry ★ Dearborn, Michigan Ford THE NEW BEST SELLERI SELLS MORE BECAUSE IT’S WORTH MOREI GREAT TV, FORD THEATRE, WNAO TV, THURSDAYS, 7:00 P. M. The Zebulon Record covers will call attention to the classified section (Yellow Pages) of “Where To Buy It” information. Millions of telephone users are familiar will the “Spirit of Com munication” emblem. This illustration was taken from an actual work of art —a large bronze statute, known as the Gen ius of Electricity, which portrays the power of electricity and its speed as a messenger. This statue was placed on top of the American Telephone and Telegraph Com pany’s headquarters building in New York City in 1916. Until 1930 it served only as a landmark on New York’s skyline. Then it began to appear on tele phone directory covers all over the Bell System. The directory people had given it the nickname, “Spirit of Communication.” By the late 1930’5, all Bell companies had adopted this emblem as part of their standard directory cover. But “Elec,” as he is sometimes called, has been an emblem of the spirit of the communications in dustry for just about half the life of the telephone. Why is he giving YOUR LOCAL FORD DEALER up his familiar position on the front of the telephone directory? Southern Bell answers it this way: It’s to make way for telephone service messages that make that service more useful to everyone by keeping subscribers informed of current conditions. For instance, all during World War II and for a long period thereafter, military communications requirements were unusually heavy in relation to the number of long distance cir cuits available. And this despite the fact that more and more cir cuits were being added. This con dition restricted civilian usage of long distance. Delays in calls and such legislation as the excise tax law only recently reduced from 25 to 10 percent on most long dis tance calls tended to discourage such usage. This is no longer the case. The addition of much coaxial cable and radio relay facilities to the long distance network have enabled Southern Bell to provide ample circuits. New dialing equipment, which rapidly is being expanded, enables operators to dial direct to Tuesday, May 24, 1955 many points, resulting in faster service and in ability to handle more calls. Improved operating procedures make the service more efficient. Reduced taxes make the cost low er. The new directory cover design will indicate there is no longer a need to limit long distance calls, will inform the public of their ad vantages and encourage their use. Thus “Elec” continues an historic role on his lofty perch atop the New York skyline, while his more familiar spot on telephone direc tories is used for up-to-date infor mation on the service he exempli fies. WAKELON THEATRE - ZEBULON Monday-Friday: 3:30-7:15-9:00 TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY Victor Mature Susan Ball Chief Crazy Horse THURSDAY-FRIDAY Marlon Brondo Karl Malden On The Wafer Front %
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