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The Zebulon Record Published every Friday by 7HE RECORD PUBLISHING CO., Zebulon, N. C. G. W. Mitchell, Owner. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: f)ne Ye ir 11.50 Six Months .80 Throe Months . .50 Advertinir g, per inch, HO cents. Address a!l communications ti The Record Publishing Company, Zebulon, y. c., RECORD TELEPHONE NO. 27 • Entered as second-class m: il matter June 26, 192"*, at the Postoffice at Zebulon. North Carolina, under the Act of Mr. h 3, 1878. FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1928 “NOW AND THEN" When the United St: tex Congress odjo-!! i ■!. saw in the newspaper correspondence from Washington that “thp men who had been making laws for us to live by—and up to- -had about all gone to their respective homes to hu ! d their fences”—in other .•■.ids, they were out “campaigning for votes. When Congress was in session every farmer in the United States wanted some relief, and many delegates were sent to Washington for the purposes of asking Congress to give them re lief in away that would help them— financially. Did they get it? Yes, they got it whore the ‘‘chicken got the axe.” It is stated that some yf the good law-makers told a few of the committees who waited on the “good ar.d c ireful law-originators, that it was not an opportune time, but when the opportune time came, they would do all they could to help the farmer.” The “opportune” time will never come unless v. - e put the proper men in the Congressional halls that are in sympathy with the farmer. If a big corporation desires a law paused in the'r favor, they begin at home, and place in Congressional halls men who ; re in sympathy with their cane; ‘ben they send delega tions to Washington and these dele gate l ogin to “lobby” nrd “hutton thole” the Congressmen and Senators, and they get the relief they desire. Rut—h ’.v about the man who is called the back-b eie of the country? Does he get the relief lie needs? NO, not n hit of it. If he makes :* big crop, the prices pro so fixed that he gets nothing. We notice that the news paperl and magazines are filled with articles, lauding to the highest Sena tors and Congressmen since Congress has adjourned, and these magazines and newspaper artie'es (perhaps paid for by the Congressmen or .Senators to whom they refer) is oil for the purpose of making the people believe that the men who have beer, honored to_ these high positions have worked day and night to make laws for the poor old workmen who are back in “the sticks,” and to get the people to believing that their trusted ser- 1 vants had been faithful to every trust, that they may go to the polls in No vember and vote for them to go back to Washington, and have a good time, and work about three hours a day, while their constituents are at home laboring 12 hours, a day to try to make enough money to. pay for the ex-! tra taxes that have been imposed by their good servants who are entrust ed to he'p them out and give them relief. “You can fool some of the people part the time, but you can’t fool all of the people all of them time,” ■was said by a wise mm. “Mending the tend s b.v !c at home” is wha it is ceded. Yc~, some of th- good ro"vmts visit-- ‘he b'g church meetings ar.d go into the pulpits and preach sermons to the : r constituents, with the only aim of gett'ng their votes. They will “chuckle” the. babies under the chin, and say, John, that’s a fine bey, or girl, and then to the madam: “That child is a wonder ful child—just like its mother—all of these things belong to the politi cian; and when he is elected and goes back to his seat in Congress, pass him on the street or in Congressional halls and see what you get. It is always that they are so busy, they haven’t time to talk, but “I’ll see you some other time.” They are generally in a hurry to ge f to some theatre party or some other place of amusement, of like kind, and of having a good time. Only a lew of the faithful ones are on their job. Go to Washington and see for your self when Congress is in session. We would like for every voter to be able to investigate personally, and •see if this is not right. We have spent quite a bit of time in Wash ington. We have been there and seen things that is not a credit to our coun- ' try. Let the entire country vote for a clean government both home and at the Capital. i 'Why does a married woman paint? EVENTUALLY—WHY NOT NOW? ' Democratic political developments indicate that the movement to abolish the two-thirds rule in the nomination of candidates in national conventions has been blocked. Despite determined statements of Democratic leaders from the East and North that the system should be elim inated, word seeps out of Washington the the ‘‘solid South” is point blank jigainst the plan. The opposition has developed into such proportions, it is said, that the Democratic national committee, which had planned to meet next December to kill the rule, has decided to aban ' I • don its proposal for a change. In stead, the question probably will be J put up to the next convention. I The two-thirds rule should be killed by all means. It is contrary to all the true spirit of democracy. All (forward-looking Democrats should in sist lhat it be abolished. Unless a change comes, wc can expect another farcical nominating marathon. A .VIYRTYR FOR THE CAUSE OF RIGHT The entire nation has been shocked by the wanton killing of Don R. Mel lett, youthful crusading editor of The !C; nton (0.) Daily News. Officials and citizens agree that the murder was a thrust at the very vital* of law and order. Like a captain leading his forces in ( battle, Mr. Meleltt has fale’n a myr tyr to a system which in too many places in this country is getting a strangle hold upon government. V’ice runs rampant in hundreds of cities and towns in America. Nearly every day we read that public officials, who charged with the enforcement of all laws, have been arrested and exposed for grafting or laxity in office. Corruption in public office should not be tolerated. Don Mellett, a born fighter, stood alone for weeks in his batt’e to rid the city of C..nton of thieving office-holders, rumrunners, drug peddlers, gamblers and gunmen. A brave and courageous editor, shot down, the victim of cowards who were afraid to fight him fairly. Now—too late to save Don Mellett’s life—Canton rises in indignation. Can ton realizes more forcibly now what M dlett was fighting for and whey he was fighting. T he Mellett murder is strong proof th-1 good citizens, in all cities, should i rally to the active support of news- | paper editors and officials who have ! the courage to defy the powers of evil. Crusading editors usually have the mere approval of the better ele (r.ient of their communities, but not much active, virile, efficient encourag ment and assistance. Indifference on the part of the citizenry only serves to help the vice rings. Some people believe in religious lib erty only for themselves, not for the fellow that holds a divergent view. Some believe in burning everybody’s witches but their own. Some are hap py only when they succeed in pass ing a law that makes others miser able. But the only legitimate pur pose of civil law is to declare and to guarantee rights. The trouble is that when we stop to think we lose our audience. Just because a girl’s married hain’t no sign she hasn’t loved an’ lost. All Straw Hats Reduced X\> ; Xro- r ' : 4-4 -ro-. V.» V* c still have a fine selection from which to choose ONE TABLE OF HATS TO GO*T AA Your Choice tpl.vv ALL DRESS VOILES REDUCED IQ 7Q A% and Q„ 5. G. FLOWERS & COMPANY DEPARTMENT STORE Zebulon, N. C. I STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND EAT LIGHTLY This month and next are the most dangerous in the entire year for those ‘ who cram their stomach to capacity ! with the many tempting things now j easily obtainable for the dinner table. Ask any doctor about it and he will tell you that July and August are trie two months when thousands of j people dig their graves with a knife 1 and fork. He will give you the same ; advice we are giving you—only he may charge you for it—and that is to eat lightly, stay out of the sun and don’t keep your stomach chilled j with ire water. This advice is hard to take, we’ll admit, when we are . right in the season of the best “eats” to be had during the entire year. But the man who heeds it now for the j next, few weeks will live to. eat an other day. So be among the wise ones, and watch your knife and fork cl<- ely as long as the dangerous hot days are here.- Ex. BEATING THEM TO IT In these days of ‘super-regulation” of business and industry, it is inter esting to note that private enterprise is quite often “beating the regulators to it,” when it comes to giving the public service. , In its endeavor to render the best of service to its subscribers, the Ches ipeake & Potomac Telephone Com pany does not wait for complaints, j but sends its subscribers a card ask ing for information as to any unsat-1 isfactory conditions. This card is a masterpiece of cour teous and intelligent consideration of | the customer’s side of telephone ser vice. It is a model that could be used by any business which was interested in seeing that its patrons had no cause for complaint. FACTS, THE BASIS OF INTELLIGENT OPI NI ON It is the goal of each of us, no mat ter what our politics, to arrive at in telligent opinions on all affairs that :oncern us, and many more besides. We try to consider all the facts in j each case, we'gh them, and finally j come to some sort of conclusion. We j do attempt to judge wisely, and, in our own minds, arrive as nearly as possible 1 1 the truth, that greatest of all human ideals. Our circle of concern has material ly widened in the last few years larg ely due to the Great War subsequent activities in international affairs. Our j newsn: pros devote much more space' to world probien ard D reign events, j and Americans, collectively as well as individually, are coming to know more j about their countries and other people. We are forming opinions on these matters. When we try to form conclusions on problems in international field, w w are frequently at a less for basic .facts to guide us. This condition occasions much of the interest in the plans for the Wal ter Hines Page School of International Relations that is to be founded at Johns Hopkins University. This pio neer agency for studying world as-; fairs will have one object—find the ! facts, the accurate, impartial facts j and make them available so that the sound opinions may be formed. CENOI. FLY DESTROYER SUDS ENT rar OF rUES IN A FEW MINUTES Fight flies with CENOL FLY DESTROYER. Wipe out a whole army of them in a few minutes. Simply spray the room and the flies fall dead. CENOL FLY DE STROYER is quick, sure, safe to use. Pleasing odor. 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