VOL. VIII.—
IHIS, THAT
10 IDE OTHER
By MRS. THEO. B. DAVIS
The Country Gentleman says that:
scientists are trying to develop a;
breed of bees with longer tongues than:
bees now have. This is in order that
they may he of more service in polli
nation of certain plants. Let us hope
that while they are lengthening the
bees’ tongues the stings may be short
ened.
Was there ever an Easter Sunday
rainier than the last? It must have
helped to reconcile some to not having
as many new clothes as usual to wear
on that day. By the way, a very good
friend of mine always refuses to weai
anything new on Easter, even if she
has it. She either wears new garments
ahead of Easter, or waits later. Her
reason is that she is afraid she may
seem to he observing the day in a
wrong way.
.Much as I enjoyed the Music Fes
tival last week I couldn’t help notic
ing how much chewing gum must have
been in the auditorium. If only the
members of the glee club had been
using it. I’d have thought it was a
sort of nerve soother, perhaps. But
folks in no wise connected with thi
program were as busy chewing as any
of the rest.
Still, I heard a ladv say once upon
a time that she attended a school com
mencement where she felt sure she
was the only person in the house not
chewing gum; so Wakelon audiences
seem to he not different from many
others.
A neighbor boy about nine years
old once came over to our house and
asked to play on an organ which, at
the time. I was keeping for a friend
Without knowing a note, the chile
pedalled vigorously, pressing down
keys at random, and sang at the top
of his voice. At the close of the per
formance, he asked if I did not think
he had done well. I told him that 1
thought his playing and singing both
showed strength, but that if I hai
not heard the words, I could not have
told what he was trying to play
“Well.” he said, “I’ve got the words
all right, I can sing all right and pla v
all right. The only thing I lack now
is the tune.” And he went away elat
ed.
Sometimes I wonder if much of the
discord in our lives does not come he
cause we have only the words of liv
ing and have not learned the music.
I do not know who she was, where
she came from, nor where she wa;
going. There was something wrong
with the* car in which she was riding
it was stopepd for repairs right ii
front of our place, and she got ou'
and walked around while waiting. Shi
was young, nice looking, and seemed
much interested in the pool, the flow
ers and shrubs. She did not recognize
the plum trees and asked what they
were. On being told she wanted t<
know if they bloomed or what. Aftei
hearing that they both bloom and heai
fruit, she went up to one and looked
closely at the tiny green plums, not
larger than peas now, and said: “1
suppose that these are the seed on tht
trees now.”
Have you ever in your life seen
spiraeas as lovely as they have beer
this spring? Van Houttei is my favor
ite —-or has been up to now. But there
is a kind that looks like Bridal W reath
. gone Van Houttei that has recently
won my chief allegiance. The indivi
dual blossoms are very double, am'
grow in clusters. Mrs. Creech has it
and so has Mrs. Jethro Stell and prob
ably others. It is wonderful.
Mrs. Joe Tippett told me last week
that they have a cold frame in which
are growing tomato plants that will
probably he in bloom by the first of
May. And some folks around hen
have plenty of lettuce and radishes
I’d say they are lucky, if I didn’t
know that luck in growing vegetables
is like luck in many other things and
means a combination of sense and
work .
Will some one please explain to me
why, if beer is not intoxicating, deal
ers ' should be forbidden to sell it to
persons under eighteen? Having nev
er tasted it 1 must depend upon the
experiences of others as to its proper
ties —and upon observation.
But. as never before in my life, I
am afraid for my country.
“High Frequency”
Wakelon Tonight
You’ll always regret it if you don’t
gee that show at Wakelon tonight at
8. Besides “High Frequency,” a three
act comedy farce, there will he: Todd’s
orci.'-stra with that inimitable John
Perkins in a black-face tap that will
n a ,, you wonder if you can ever slop
laughing and last, but not b-a-t. Miss
Peggy Herring and Elizabeth Yates ;
0 f Dunn, will be there in a tap duet.
You can’t afford to miss this pro- 1
gram of over two hours of real. |
hearty, side-splitting laughter. Look
op th* Merry Makers’ ad on page
three- *
Slbr Zrbttlon jßgforxt
Robberv And
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Rank Breaking 1—
On Monday night Avon Privett's
filling station was entered. By
breaking out a small pane of glass
the thieves were able to unbolt the
lock to a side door. A quantity of
cakes, candy and cigarettes was
taken, but was hastily dropped
■ when night policemen Tharrington
gave chase. There are several sus
pects, however, no one has been
arrested. Tharrington said he be
: lieves the two were boys, but in
the darkness he could not be cer
, tain. He lost track of them after
chasing them about two blocks.
Thieves attempted to rob the IXeb
ulon branch of the Page Trust Co.,
on two different occasions lately,
hut failed in both attempts. The
first attempt occurred last Friday
night. The lock to the front door
was removed, but the rogues were
evidently frightened away before
entrance could be made.
The second attempt was made
either Saturday or Sunday night,
i Evidently they had a skeleton key
this time, because no doors or win
dows were forced. One may imag
ine their disappointment when they
I found that the only “stealable” oh
i ject besides the typewriter was an
adding machine which was bolted
i] to a stand. Abundant evidence of
their search was seen. Almost ev
erything had been moved and dis
arranged. No clue as to the identi
ty of the person or persons has
been found. .
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Banquet Honoring
Dr. .J. F. Coltrane
I
The home ot Mr. and Mrs. Elmei
Finch was a scene of beauty Tuesday
I evening, when Mrs Finch and the
young peoples’ choir of the Methodist
Church gave a banquet for Dr. J, F
Coltrane, their Sunday School sviper
- intended
The living room, dining room an<
drawing room were beautifully decor
ated with dog-wood, wygelia, spiraea
white narcissus and Easter lilies.
» At seven o’clock the guests welt
ushered into the dining room and
| drawing room to find their places a’
attractive tables decorated with can
dles and spring flowers. A four course
dinner, consisting of grape fruit, cock
tail, cream chicken on toast, English
peas, cream potatoes, boiled ham, dev
iled eggs, candied yams, snap beans
pickle and rolls, pear and banana
salad, home-made cake and coffee, was
served. During the dinner a toast ts
I I)r. Coltrane for the choir was given
j by Mrs. Waylon D. Finch.
Throughout the evening a delightfu"
musical program was given by the
choir, with special numbers by Mrs
Elmer Finch and Douglas Finch and
Miss Grace Coltrane. of G. C. W„ wh<
was at home for the Easter holidays
At the close of the program a very
I interesting talk was given by Mr
Johnson. Then Dr. Coltrane, in a few
well chosen words, told how he ap
preciated the cooperation of the young
peoples’ choir and w r hat it meant to
him to have their support in the
church work.
The invited guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Johnson, Dr. and Mrs. Barbee
Dr. and Mrs. Coltrane, Miss Grace
Coltrane, Mrs. Waylon D. Finch and
Mr. El mer Finch.
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Sponsor Jig-Saw
Puzzle Contest j
■—
The Wakelon P. T. A. is sponsoring;
a jig-saw puzzle contest, which will be|
held at the Wakelon high school build
ing. Thursday, April 27th. at 8 p. m |
Mrs. A. V. Medlin and Mrs. F. E
Bunn will have charge of selling the
tables. Theise desiring to arrange ta
bles will call upon these ladies. Prizes
will he awarded the contest winners
The public is cordially invited to par
ticipate, as the preiceeds will go to the
P. T. A.
Announces For
Mayor Os Zebulon
It’s been right in the busy season of
my work, and I have not been able to
see or ask people to vote for me,or
either do any canvassing, but I’m run
ning for Tvlayor of Zebulon.
My platform is non-partisan, purely
democratic in principle and action
square and fair to each individual and
citizen, irrevocable.
There are some things to be worked
out in Zebulon, if we are to hold our
i prestige and our affluence as citizen
of a corporated town or city, and it is
my desire, if elected, to work in har
rr.qnv and unity to this end.
I will endeavor to carry out the or
ders which our aldermen pass and put
into effect, to serve the people of Zeb
ulon in an efficient and polite manner
also invite the outside people to oui
town and to create harmony and con
i fidence in our town folks.
I’ve been a resident of Zebulon 12
I years, and as you know me as a citi
zen, you will know me as an official
if I am elected as one.
j With my policies clearly stated, if
| you feel inclined to vote for me and
give me your support I will greatly
appreciate and serve you.
1 Myers Walter Page.
ZEBU LON, NORTH CAROLINA April 21, 1933
Fellow Citizens, Where
Do You Stand?
Two Things To Know To Vote Conscientiously And
Intelligently.—Let Every Citizen Vote Saturday
Once to every man and nation comes tlie moment to decide,
In the strife of Truth and Falsehood, for the good or evil side.
Some great cause, God's new Messiah, offering each the bloom or
blight,
Parts the goats upon the left hand and the sheep upon the right,
And the choice goes by forever ’twixt that darkness and that
light. —Lowell.
Suffrage—the right to vote —is both a privilege and a responsibili
ty. No one should shun or neglect it. From national down to local
affairs, every citizen should take a deep intelligent interest. And
when we say any citizen, we mean women as well as men. Whether
women wanted the right to vote or not. they have it and shrtuld
exercise it as conscientiously a> they do any other duty.
Whether one can vote or not, he should take a deep interest in
any election that affects his life, or his family’s life, in any vital
way. Even the country people around Zebulon should be interested
in the character of the governing body in our town, for they do
business here and their families are affected greatly by the social
and political life. Being vitally concerned in a business and moral
way in this community, the Record is much concerned as to the
results of the approaching municipal election.
There at'e only two principal considerations before the voters of
Zebulon. We believe the first and most important is the moral char
acter of the candidates. If a man in his personal life is profane, in
temperate or immoral, he will likely he that in his public life, or
countenance it in others. What kind of safe-guards do the fathers
and mothers of this town want for their families? What sort of
moral atmosphere do they propose for their children? If reports
be true, in the past the town has had officials who were guilty of
moral delinquency for which an ordinary citizen would have proba
bly been fined or imprisoned. If there is a man announced for office
ol' this character, to elect him is to invite and pave the way for
conditions to continue or even be worse than they are at present.
The election of such men would be the approval by the voters of a
government by their standards.
There are fifteen men and women who have announced them
selves as candidates for commissioners of Zebulon. They are well
known to the community. It is not necessary for any one to deal in
personalities to describe their character or qualifications. We believe
the voters can find among these fifteen enough “good and true”
citizens to fill the positions they seek. Personally, we hope the
citizens will elect the two women who are candidates. We believe
they have qualities such as are needed in our town board. And vve
believe the women of Zebulon, since they ai'e citizens, have a righ‘
to be represented in our town government.
The second matter the voters should consider is the business qual
ifications of the candidates. In times like the present, and with the
town affairs like they are, Zebulon should have the very best and
most conservative business men and women at the head of its munici
pal affairs. We need to retrench in every way possible. Wherever
possible, taxes should be cut. Provision should be made to cancel the
town’s bonded indebtedness just as rapidly as possible and no new
debts contracted. Probably the most difficult and trying times are yet
ahead of us in raising revenue and paying debts. Let’s put in our best
business people.
Among the three men running tor mayor and the fifteen people
running for the board, we believe the voters may select a set of
citizens who are clean in their private life, upright in their public
life, and will give us an administration that will make a community
environment in which we may raise Our children without fear from
example or precept of those in authority, and also a conservative, yet
progressive business government.
Elsewhere we give the list of candidates as will he printed on the
ballots. Look it over, then think over what you know about each
candidate. Go to the polls Saturday, vote your own convictions of who
and what you believe will be for the best interests of the moral and
business welfare of Zebulon. If each citizen will do this, we have rio
fear for the town’s future.
School Board
To Be Elected
A bill is to he introduced this week
by the Wake County representatives
to elect the members of the Wakelon
high school board. Since its beginning
the members have been appointed
Considerable complaint lias been made
by patrons living in the country be
cause they had no representation on
the hoard. Most of the members at
present live in Zebulon.
Petitions are being circujLted
throughout the school district, and ii
is said so far only about a half dozen
have failed to sign them. At least two
members are in favor of the change
It is reported that 00 per cent of thc
patrons favor electing the board.
According to the proposed bill, thi
board will consist of five members a>
ai present. At the first election th«
two receiving the highest number oi
votes will serve for a term of six
years, the next two four year, and the
fifth two years. No other changes, it
is understood, are proposed. By popu
lar vote seems to be the most satis
factory way to choose public servants
Mary had a little lamb.— Oh yeah?
Entertain At
Dinner And Bridge
Dr. and Mrs. Chas. E. Flowers en
tertained at dinner and bridge Thurs
day evening, from 7 until 11, honoring
the Wakelon dormitory teachers. The
rooms were quite lovely in the Eastei
colors of lavender, yellow and green
the only lights being the soft glow- of
the many green tapers in crystal and
silver holders. Each table was center
id with lovely Dutch irises and snai
dragons. Covers were laid for twenty
i uests who were directed to theii
plaies by means'of placards, where a
course dinner was served. Charles
Flowers, Jr., assisted with the serv
ing.
(overs were removed and spirited
bridge was enjoyed for the rest of thi
evening. Miss Cor ess a Eberhart and
Miss Cabell Campen were the winners
of prizes. ,
Those enjoying Dr. and Mrs. Flow
ers’ hospitality were: Misses Pitts
Price. Dunlap, Sheron, Alston, Buffa
loe, Palmer, Barber, Buchanan, I’res
lar. Hoggard, Winstead. White, Cam
pen and Eberhart, and Mesdames
Gregory, Bunn and Cook.
Honey Bees
And Baseball
I nion Hope play I'd their first hall
game of the season last Saturday
afternoon. The game was almost
too ragged to report, but not being
in it. we do not feel embarrassed
te say the score was 13 to 1 in fa
; vo- of Pilot.
It seems the game was not so in
teresting to l veil Murray. As it
was about to begin. I veil went to
move a swarm of bees w hich he
had sitting near the corner of the
ball ground, so they would not he
in contact with the players. As he
picked up the gum. thr> bees
swarmed in his face and all about
his neck, and by chance some got
into his clothing.
It was a hot time for Brother
Murray for awhile. Before they
could be gotten off him he was
, stung very severely. It was only a
few minutes till he was looking
Very fleshy in the face and about
his neck, lie was taken to Zebulon
to a doctor who gave him some
ammonia to apply to the stings.
To get even with the bees. I’vell
gave orders for a fire to he made
which was done at once and the
bees were burned.
I nion Hope Correspondent.
Honors Sister
At Bridge Party
Lovely in every detail was the
! bridge party given recently by Mrs
| AL Mcßae Faison at her home here as
ja compliment to her sister. Miss Jus
tine Davis, of Kinston, whose mar
riage on March 4th at Bennettsvillo
S. C., to Mr. E. L. Daughtridge, Jr.
of Tarboro, was announced during the
evening.
The home, which was thrown en
suite to accomodate six tables of con
tract bridge, was artistically decorat
ed with lovely garden flowers with
tulips in shades of red predominating
Bowls of poppies, roses, verbena
wygelia and other seasonal flowers
added charm to the home and made a
lovely setting for the game.
After a number of spirited progres
sions of contract bridge, scores were
totalled and Mrs. S. A. Lee, holder oi
high, was presented a lovely boudioi
lamp. To the honoree the hostess pre
sented a vanity dresser set of Irish
I ' ace -
Much excitement was caused when
refreshment plates were brought in
Each carried a miniature silver bride’s
head with “Moon-Justine, March 4
1933” attached. As favors guests wei’i
presented miniature old-fashioned
nosegays. The bride’s plate carried a
shoulder corsage ol vari-colored
sweetpeas. The hostess was assisted in
serving by her daughter. Miss Hilda
Faison. A delicious chicken salad
course with hot coffee was served.
Those attending were Mrs. Daught
lidge, Mrs. Lee, Mrs. John D. Davis
| mother of the honoree, Mrs. Long
j Mrs. A. S. Hinton, Mlrs. R. H. Brant
; ley, Mrs. J. F. Coltrane, Mrs. C. V
| Whitley, Mrs. Foster D. Finch, Mrs
H .G. Wade, Mrs. E. H. Moser, Mrs
W. C. Campen, Mlrs. Irby Gill, Mrs
Avon Privett, Mrs. Charles E. I 1 low
ers. Mrs. G. S. Barbee, Mrs. L. M
| Massey, Mrs. A. V. Medlin and Miss
Mlarion Whitlock of Zebulon; Mrs. J
Harvey Bryan and Mrs. Paul I). Da
vis, of Durham; Mrs. M. Luthey Gift
of High Point; Miss Mildred DaVis, of
Knoxville, Tenn., and Mrs. Thomas
Nelson and Miss Mary Nelson, of Ra
leigh.
Primary Election
Here Saturday
Around election time we hear many
bad things and a few good things
about each candidate seeking office
But in our case each voter has been
personally acquainted with each can
didate for a long while, so on next
Saturday, the 22nd, come out and vote
for your choice candidate tor mayoi
and five commissioners. I am a candi
date for mayor of Zebulon, and it
elected I pledge mv best efforts to
make Zebulon a better and more pros
perous town in which to live. Give us
a good mayor and five good commis
sioners and your cooperation wi
can accmplish some good for all. Yout
support will he highly appreciated.
R. 11. Bridgers.
Buy Cooperative I
Fertilizer Now
The last mixing of the Farmers
Cooperative tobacco fertilizer will hi
Monday or Tuesday of next week
Farmers wanting to get this special
brand tobacco fertilizer at a special
low price will have to place their or
ders with 0. I). Massey at the Zebu
lon Community Hatchery, hy Monday
Seventy-five tons were mixed last
week and the farmers were well pleas
ed with it. This is your last chance
Mr. Farmer, com? on in and get the
best food for your tobacco at the best
low price.
NUMBER 14
IE FLAPGOODLE
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3 hat certainly was a good joke o“
me- last week. ! thought that some
one was after me when I -aw the ti
of a shot gun appear around the coi
ner of the RECORD office. Conse
quently. when word reached me that
my fears were falsely based, 1 vva
dovvn a- far as Hertford and stii
hitting fm the tall timber. Better tc
be that far ahead, than behind
Those poems Alls. Davis published
in her column last week were indeei!
touching. Now personally. I have no
thing against poets in general. But
those teachers who are encouraging
their pupils to write the stuff should
be shot at sunrise tomorrow evening
In this too narrow opinion, all nuts
aren’t poets, but all poets are nuts!
Os course my being off my P’s and
Q’s when it comes to the dark gray
matter doesn’t make mo a poet, not
at all, \vh%- look at the poor fellow
who eccupys the cell next to mine
why Whitley is a perfectly harmles
maniae, and never has the slightest
inclination toward poetry. To be s
mail clerk is his greatest ambitioi
(especially after the r.ew postmaste
goes in next fall) Friends, 1 wan’
to thank you for the splendid way it:
which you are supporting me as can
didate for mayor of our fail- city—-
Why dozens of my friends have ir.
formed me that they are working so
me in every possible way. Fair ot
foul. Now I appreciate this gieat sup
port, especially the fair part, but the
foul part, that isn’t so good. I’m afraid
it isn’t on the level. I want to get e
lected to this office fairly and square
ly. So if you all must have foul means
in getting me into office, I’d rathe,
you’d keep it dark, a dark horse
mind you, I am not soliciting your
vote, no sir, I’m not that kind, but I
would appreciate it if. when you go
up to the polls on the morrow, that
you restrain from voting tor me. If
everyone will .just do that, 1 11 win
this election bv a sweeping majority
that is. if all the janitors of the town
refuse to vote for me. So, if I get
into office, 1 promise that I shall put
every man back on his feet. Every
body within the city limits will be on
their feet, even those who have auto
mobiles now will he on their leet. All
the men will be on their feet. The wo
men will be on their feet, th» children
will be on their feet, everyone ex
cept the old Swashbuckler, and he’ll
probably be on his ear. My cohorts
were worried about the fact that 1
did not live in town, that has been
fixed up o. k. now though, I slept on
the floor of the printing office a couple
of nights so that makes me a city
resident —Soon’s I’m elected mayot
I’ll move outside the city limits again
so I’ll not have to pay the town tax
You people don’t know how lucky
you are having a genetal assembly
like the one you have now. They cer
tainly know fire when they see it. I
am constantly wondering if they don’t
think that the big corporations ot out
state aren’t some form of fire. They
treat them as untouchables so far as
making them bear their share of the
taxes, etc. and etc. You all remember
the old fashioned grab bag. Well, out
present legislature is not unlike that
You put your hand in and wonder
what you’re going to get out. (We
put our legislators in and are wonder
ing what and when they're going to
get out) The only trouble is, that
when you put your hand in, it’s like
ly to got itseif bit. Take this laftt
time we put our hand in the bag, a
big animal labeled “sales tax” glomed
on to us. Good old legislature, weren’t
they good to us to reverse the great
wheels of their politics long enough
to give us the sales tax. Our pals!*s)
!-@:$?! Mark my words, fellow suf
ferers, when the assembly comes to
an end sometime next fall, they will
give us the empty sack. Yes sir, we’l
be left holding the bag! I’m still
wondering if Barkton Antone is run
ning around right now trying to get
dates for his Wilson friends. When last
seen, he seemed to he having some lit
tle difficulty with the matter at hand
- Someone (possibly a disgruntled
depositor) made an attack on the
Rage Trust Company a few nights
ago in a puny attempt at robbery
Maybe the robbers had heard that
the bank was to pay out twenty per
cent when it opened, and wanted to
get the other eighty per annum. At
any rate they were foiled in their at
tempt, mainly because they neglected
to get the combination from the cash
ier. The vaults opened at nine o’clock
Monday morning automatically. Next
time you burglars come to burgle
bring along a nice detective story tc
read while you wait, or better still
wait until nine to come around
I shall see you at the school building
I tonight. They said if I’d disguise my
elf beyond recognition, I could get in
free. I have my costume doped out
I'm getting me a pillow and a blanket
and am going as a legislator.
Notice To Our
Correspondents
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soever will be published in the Zebu
lon Record.
Please sign news, announcements
or anything else sent in for publica
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Your name will not be published un
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