VOLUME IN
THIS, mill !
UNO THE OTHER
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By MRS. THKO. B. DAVIS
A‘very young lady of our town,
was pleading-with her- lather to bo
allowed to keep a-iu>ud4Nt'riipt pup
py that had strayed into her neigh
borhood. When he seemed hard to
persuade she said “Now,
Daddy, wouldn’t it make v\>s happy
to see me satisfied "
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1 am not- in any sense interpret
ing what follows; merely reporting.
Draw your ojvn conclusion.
On last Sunday just before din
ner our eat 'tfanie to the bark door,
stood up on (|er hind legs and beg
ged so hard to be let in that 1 open
ed the door for her and gave her
some milk in a pan. When I left the
kitchen for a few minutes she left
the milk and stole a piece "t chick
en from a platter on the table.
Finding her eating it »n my return,
I not only took what was left from
her and made her leave th.- house
but hastened her departure with the
broom, at the same time scolding
- S’
her.
We had*fimshed our dinner but
had not left the table wljet}, the cat
was heard again-*at' the'Moor. This
me she was mewing loudly, but
as not begging to come in. She
kept calling until nry husband re
marked that'something was surely
wrong outside and 1 went to inves
tigate. When 1 stepped outside the
i >o! she dropped a dead mouse at
my feet, and kept touching it with
1 er nose then looking up at me and
mewing. I had to decline it sever;
times befpre she picked it up and
went off.
Because of an unusual coinbina
tion of circumstances I did not go
to Sunday School and church last
Sunday morning, though I did go
in the afternoon. Thus it happened
that l was standing at the kitchen
window as a number of boys of
assorted sizes and ages were on
their way home at about 11:00 a.
in. As they reached the sidewalk at
uit- place, with one accord four ot
them rushed for the plum trees
vhere the fruit wore that deceitful
lush that comes some time before
ripeness.
From the window 1 spoke, great
v to their surprise:“Those plums
ne not ripe”. Faster than they
iad entered they left the yard,
went out and told them again that
he plums were still green. Some
if the crowd declared that they had
lot been near a tree; but one boy
xilitely explained his conduct by
issuring me that he really thought
hey were ripe, or he would not
,ave started to get them.
I am somewhat distressed over
he actions of a lady goldfinch in
nr yard. For several days I have
oticed her eating poppy seed. You
i’ow* what big nods of seed some
oppies have, with little openings
t the top. Well, this bird will sit
or ever so long on a poppy stalk
nd keep •l eaching her bill in for
lose seed . And they contain opi
m. 1 do believe that she is becom
lg what we used to vali a dope
end.
Today 1 watched her for a good
hile. Her husband came and
•rchid on another stalk So a tew
dilutes. He tried to remonstrate
itl her. Probably he told her how
nbecoming such conduct as.and
ie danger of her forming a habit
ie could not break. He may have
tiled that there was no real food
due in poppy seed and that the
-st was not nearly so well kept
s formerly.
It is likely that she told him
je did not really like the
uff. but that the children had
oriied her nearly to death and
rve- were in such a state she
. mply hail to have something to
liet them; that only a mother
iow- the burden on a mother's
j »art and strength and that if he
ouldn’t help lv*r he might at
ast be willing for her to get
ime relief: that the strain >f
atching that gray cat was enough
i give any bird nervous prostra
i on; that she still worried over his
new suit being prettier than hers,
sUrr Zrbitlmt rr o rft
Change In Local
Postage Rates
Restoration Os 2-(’ent Rate On |
Local First-Class Matter Fffgc.- j
five July 1, 15*33.
,
AMENDMENT TO THE POSTAL
LAWS AM) REGULATIONS
Office of the Postmaster General,
Washington, June IS), 1933.
Order No. 3722.
Section 509, Postal Laws and
Regulations, is amended to read as
follows, effective July 1, 1933:
509. On and after the thirtieth
day after the date of the enactment
of this act (Revenue Act of June 6.
1932, sec. 1001) and until July 1,
11*3.4, the rate of postage on all
mail matter of the first class (ex
cept postal cards and private mail
ing cards or post cards, and except
| other first-class matter on which
j the rate of postage under existing
! law is 1 cent for each ounce or
fraction thereof) shall be 1 cent for
each ounce or fraction thereof in
addition to the rate provided by ex
isting law: Provided, That such ad
j ditional rate shall nbt apply on or
I after July 1, 193?!. Jo first-class
j matter mailed for local delivery.
(Act of June 16,. 11*33, sec. 3 (a).
Public No. 73.) '
2. Upon all matter of the first
class * * postage shall he charg
ed Jt at ■ the rate of
(three) cents for each
ounce or fraction thereof; and drop
| letters shall be mailed at the rate
j of (two) ceqts,per ounce or
; fraction thereof, including delivery
* •>* ! 'Her currier offices, and one
I cent tor each ounce or fraction
I thereof where free delivery by ear
lier is not established (Art
of June If’. 1933. sec. 3 (a). Public,
No. 73.)
3. Postage on first-class matter
i deposited at a post office for local
delivery to patrons thereof but ru
-1 ral or star-route carriers and on
i that deposited by such patrons in
lui'al or star-route boxes for local
Did you ever see how small boys
react to a snake, especially one that
is seen when it's sorter dark? Well,
we had that pleasure last Sunday
afternoon.
It was necessary to turn on the
cut-off to the water pipe leading to
the Wakefield church baptistry for
the baptismal service that night.
Being too big for the hole leading
j under the church, the pastor asked
i two hoys to g<> under. One went in
i hut was soon out saying he could
' no’ get through that way. it was
itoo dark. Anil he was the smaller
hoy, too. The other went in, but
n came backing out. saying
there was a big snake in there.
With much persuasion and encour
agement the boys went in again
with a stick and ball bat.
Then the teal fun began. Nothing
I c mid he seen from without but we
! heard. The snake was lying close
I to the cool brick wall. One boy got
(the hat on its head, then the other
! rained blow upon blow on its body.
I With a try from which went out
1 all suggestion of fear and into
v liieh came the full 1 arzan-like
! call of victory each said, "I got
: him.”
It was a wonderful victory, too.
; But words fail to describe it- Ibe
j boys brought the snake —a long
• r.inci isin—out and it was dead!
George ’Lows:
“It’s Sho’ Hot!”
But it must be hot to weld' iron
ir steel, or even shoe mules. So no
matter how hot it gets, George says
! you’li find him at the old stand
soon and late to slap new shoes on
that mqle, mend that old plow, or
t!: pairs on anything that will
. "pass out” if something isn’t done,
' and done pretty quick for it.
See George Winstead, expert
r -e-shoer.
j and she had no idea of forming a
habit and could stop eating poppy
. ed :.ny day she pleased.
ZEBU LON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDA V, JINK 2:1. 19:13.
I delivery to other patrons of the
I same post office, including Chose
| served by rural or star-route carri-
I ers, shall be charged at the rate of
2 cents for each' ounCe or fraction
j thereof,
4. Letters, bills, statements, etc.,
prepared at a central office of a
concern rendering service at some
other place, presented for local de
livery at the post office of such
latter place, shall be accepted at
the 1-cent or 2-eent drop letter
rate, whichever is applicable for
local matter at the particular post
office. The stamps used in the pay
ment of postage on such matter or
others in lieu thereof should be pur
chased at the post office where the
matter is deposited for mailing.
(See par. 2, sec. 1719.)
Note.—A drop letter is one ad
dressed for delivery from the office
at which it is posted.
See section 516 as to rates of
postage <>n ship and steamboat let
ters; sec. 579 as to payment of
postage in money.
Paragraph 2, section 510. Postal
Laws and Regulations, is amended
to read as follows, effective July 1,
, 1933.
2. The postage on business reply
. cards when collected on delivery as
| provided in this section shall he 2
cents each, anil the postage on let
ters in business reply envelopes
shall be the regular first-class rate
I lus 1 cent additional for each let
ter. When such cards and envelopes
I are prepared for return by air mail,
I the regular air mail rate plus 1 cent
additional shall he collected on de
livrey. v
•Joseph C. O’Mahoney,
Acting Postmaster General.
I
Third Assistant Postmaster
General,
Washington, June 19, 1933.
In connection with the order of
(Continued on page Two)
STATE’S DEBT
. The State’s gross debt, which
I now stands at the all-time high re
* cord of $182,404,000. will be reduc
d by principal payments of $2,600,-
000 on July 1 and will then stand
1 at $179,864,000. slightly below the
total of $180,411,371 on July 1.
1932.
On July 1. 1931, the gross debt
was $176,609,000; on July 1, 1930,
it was $176,164,600, anil on July 1
1929, it was $173,192,600.
The 1931 figure, composed en
tirely of bonds, represented the
| highest bonded debt to date but will
! he exceeded if the present deficit is
j funded before more bonds are retir
j ed. The totals prior to 1931 includ
ed notes issued in anticipation of
| bond issues for improvements and
1 ince 1931 the totals have included
[Kites issued on account ot the pres
ent deficit. A- ot July 1, 193.1, the
debt will consist of $167,634,000 in
bonds and $12,230,000 in notes.
On December 1, 1920, the total
state debt was $11,513,400. consist
ing of $7,601,000 in bonds and s•'!,-
912.400 in notes. —News and Ob
server.
Relief Funds Used
In Month of May
Raleigh, N. ('.. June 23 A total
of $1,043,666 was spent for relief
purposes throughout North Caro
lina during the month of May. ac
cording to statistics made public
today by ’he Governor’s Office of
Relief. This sum is approximately
$50,000 less, or about five per cent,
of the $1,091,835 spent during April
anil nearly 23 per cent less than the
$1,323,346 spent during March.
The total amount spent during
May in Wake County was $51,101;
in ~ohnston. $14,045; in Nash, $9,-
1840 and in Franklin, $4,535.
He didn’t look convinced, but he
flew off and she kept on eating. It
may have been all imagination, but
she didn’t seem nearly so alert as
gi !dfinches usually are.
Holloway’s Hits
By James H. Holloway
Owing to the' excessively hot
weather, this scribe played hookey
the past week and failed to erupt.
It’was so hot in Raleigh that both
saints and sinners were forcibly re
minded of that place the preachers
warn us to shun. The cool weather
of this week has been a welcome re
lief to people and animals but the)
crops suffered.
,
Congress ha- completed its \Cork
and adjourned. The President’s pro
gram was translated into the law
of the land. The promised new deal
is now a fact and as soon as the
mighty forces set in motion by the
President and the Democratic *'on
gress begin to function a great bus
iness revival will follow. No man in
all human history has achieved on
such a magnificent scale as Presi
dent Roosevelt has done in less
than four months time. Hs has re
stored confidence to the count 1
and the entire world and if he is
satisfied to resf on his oats without
further effort until the end of his
present term he has won a high
place among the immortals. Busi
ness has already begun to respond
favorably to the impulse it has been
given by the new laws and if the
upturn continues at the present
late, much of the remedial legisla
tion will never be used.'What we
j needed was courage and confidence
j when that is restored the people
1 will do the l’est.
Governor Ehringhaus has at last
j relieved the anxiety of a nuinbei
of the state’s hirelings by reap
pointing them. The predicted sin
prises failed to materialize as with
one exception all of the old office
holders were reappointed. Dr. No
ble. the new appointee, is practi
j cally unknown to the voters and
| just what his duties will be is still
! a matter of speculation. He is rat
i ed an efficiency expert and it is
i rumored that he will reorganize the
I revenue department and weed out
the great amount of deadwood in
that department. There are many
uneasy heads on capital hill as the
11 irones and loafers with which the
i various state departments have si
1 long been cluttered have no idea
i where the lightning will strike. It
[lt-. Noble succeeds in cleaning up
the mess he will earn many tinu s'
his salary no matter how large it
; may he.
Governor Ehringhaus has quali
fied as the most accomplished keep
er of his own council who has evei
occupied the Governor’s mansion
From all reports no one on earth
had any advance knowledge of the
j Governor’s intention until after hi
’ made his announcements The news
writers indulged themselves in all
kinds of wild speculation hut none
! of them were successful in breaking
thiuugh the aVmor of silence of thi
man in the executive mansion. The
i present Governor is the least voca
tive of all his predecessors. He has
] never indulged in the pastime of
* so inanv public officials of sending
' up trial balloons to test the polity
I , al atmosphere, he makes his own
I decisions and accepts full response
i bility for what he does. There has
! been less buck passing since hi
j took charge than ever before. He
i has quietly but firmly assumed the
; cole of supreme boss and not even
Henry Burke has been able to turn
him from his purpose. This is prob
al.lv the cause of Burke’s departure
to new fields. No tears are being
S hed over his leaving and no re
grets will he entertained by any
rtate employee when he passes out
of the picture. His job has been a
very unpleasant one. made more so
by his utter lack of tact and cour
tesy. He has always seemed ti
gloi y in his personal unpopularity
His successor is a very different
type of man and it remains to be
seen just what his policy will he
H„ %v ;ii accomplish the same results
by firmness seasoned wfith courtesy
and politeness.
Carl Goerch has been flooding
the state with his new publication
tor the past four weeks and its re
ception has been indifferent. It is
so obviously a propaganda sheet
for certain vested interest and si
short on news value the people
Acreage Allotment
For Cotton Farmers
WN(>4 M i: V< UK \GF
VLI.OTMFNT E-OK STATE’S •
*. COTTON FARMERS
• >A ■
‘NoKtla Ctmdina’s share in the
minimum of IP million acres to he
retirpib from cotton production in
the South this season is 363.000
acres/ Dean I. O. Schaub of State
College, was-notified from Wash
ing this week. Before any farmer
may share in the rental and option
benefits offered, he must retire as
much as 25 percent of his individual
ai reage and not over 10 percent.
The plan of payment for the acre
age retired will be put into oper
ation when the Secretary of Agri
culture has received sufficient con
tracts to justify his declaring the
plan operative, Mr. Schaub said.
This means that North Caroli
na's 90,000' cotton farmers must
agree to plow up or otherwise com
pletely retire from production at
least 363,000 -acres of the cotton
now under cultivation. Before any
one farmer can share in the cash
rental payments and take advant
age, of 'an option on government
cottmi.for the-amount retired, he
must sign a contract to remove
from cultivation at least 25 p. ct. of
his own growing crop. He will not he
paid for retiring more than 40 per
cent. This is a .new ruling as pre
vious advices hail said.that 30 per
cent must be retired and a man
could plow up and he paid for all of
his crop if he so desired.
Mr. Schaub also called attention
to the fact that a cotton farmer
might take either one of two plans.
If lie elects to take a cash rental
and option, his rental payment will
he Smaller in the expectation that
he wil more than make u p the dit
terence on his option. If he does
not want an option, he will be paid
a larger cash rental. In other words
said the Dean, by not taking an
Option a grower w ill get more mon-
Strange Sentence
At High Point Wednesday four
boys were sentenced to spend 50
hours alone for five consecutive
nights in a cemetery where they
opened a grave. The first begins
his sentence tonight at 10:30, and
1 the others follow in turn.
1 Thev were found at an open
; Jb
grave with a rope, a poker and a
,sack. They had opened the grave,
[and claimed they only intended tak
ing pictures of the skeleton for
their order, the Friendly Order of
Galahads.
Beauty Show Is
To Be Staged
This is beauty year.
Chicago has had its World Fai l
Beauty Show.
Towns and cities throughout the
state, have also staged their inn'
viduai beauty shows—naming h eal
young ladies possessing rare
charms, outstanding personality
and perfect forms to he the queen
think very poorly of it. Ihe first
edition fairly reeked with cigarette
smoke and the whir of the powei
vmi nnies’ dynamos completely
drowned out all other features. It
may enjoy a large measure of suc
cess in the coming months but thi
start was made in the wrong at
mosphere to last long, ;f it has to
depend for existence ont he favor
able reception by the public.
- The Raleigh commissioners an
still at loggerheads and one sensa
tion follows another with almost
daily regularity. Commissioner Ed
Barton is the stoim center hot hi
keeps ptowinn' : " ; ‘h his plan
anil he is apparently sincerely try
ing to accomplish things that an
helpful to the city. His nxposuri
' of the loose methods in which the
j finances ot the city hav been han
i died i s commendable and some re
' forms " ill so" w K " -vP-'. H,
is on the right track if he will only
• follow through, \
ey immediately but will not ’pijifif’
as much as if houses thf frtmlsrtb
tion of rental and option;’Payments
will be made on a production basis,
the Dean explained,' ami ’hefkire
rental payments will be made the
acreage contracted for must be in
spected by the local committee be
fore and after removal of the crop.
Options on Government cotton
will he offered in the same amount
as the production destroyed by any
farmer. The option is at six cents
a opund with the farmer to take
whatever profit may accrue to him
and to have no obligation in case
of the price going below six cents
a pound.
With the option, rental payments
will be six dollars per acre for land
that produces 100 to 124 pounds an
acre; seven dollars per acre for
land that produces 125 to 149
pounds an acre; eight dollars per
acre for land that produces 150 to
174 pounds per acre; $lO per acre
for land that produces 225 to 271
poupnds. and sl2 per acre for land
that produces 275 pounds an acre
and over.
For the man that desjres to take
tlie straight cash rental only, the
rate of payment is as follows: sev
en dollars per acre, for land that
produces 100 to 124 popunds an
acre; nine dollars per acre for land
that produces 125 to 149 pounds an
acre; sll per acre for land that
produces 150 to 174 pounds an acre;
sl4 per acre tor land that produces
175 to 224 pounds an acre; sl7 per
acre for land that produces 225 to
274 pounds an acre and s2l* for land
that produces 275 pounds and over.
' North Carolina cotton growers
[will he paid at these rates for retir
ing 363,000 acres only. Mr. Schaub
said. The rates are liberal, he be
lieves, anil growers are urged to
give careful study to the two plans
by the time the canvass for reduc
tion begins next week.
ANGE-LAND
On Monday evening at eight
o’clock, in the home of Rev. Then.
B. Davis, officiating minister. Rom
ulus Ange and Miss Maude Land
were married. Only the necessary
witnesses were present and the cou
ple left immediately for a short
trip.
Mrs. Ange is the daughter of Mr
:uul Mrs. W. 11. Land, of Elm 1 ity
formerly of Zebulon, and has many
frienrls here .
Mr. Ange is a member of the 1
1 S. Marine Corps. Norfolk. Prior ti
his enlistment he lived in Wendell
of tho hour. All these events have
been successful anil have had their
■ertain amount of interest and com
ment.
/ Now comes along the greatest
event of all time —the Atlantic City-
Pageant of Beauty.—After a lapse
ot live years- the coast shore city
is again to name a “Miss America"
-and who can tell -it might he
.some fair daughter of Wendell or
Zebulon to be accorded that grand
opportunity.
This year Atlantic City is only
going to recognize state winners.
Inter-city winners will have to com
pete with other winners from all
parts of their state, vieing for the
honor of “Miss North Carolina"
and if fortunate to be so elected,
to be acoriled a grand trip to At
lantic City.
T<> elect Miss Wendell and Miss
Zebulon, the pageant committee ha
nlready selected seven contestants,
and these winners will compete
with other winners which will be
selected at the Star Warehouse
Wednesday evening June 28.
The following young ladies have
already been selected: Misses
Elaine Strickland, Zebulon; Emily
Hunt. V\ Videll; Roberts,
; Wendell; Marian Nowell, Wendell;
Lila Cahonr. Zebulon; Mary Cock
rell, Zebulon a: d Kathleen Nowell
Wendell.
(
Wednesday evening June 28 at
1h Star Warehouse, at Wendell
under !oc:;l_ sp: nsorship of Messrs
(Continued on Page Four)
NUMBER I.
1 H FLAPDOODLE
By Th
sw XSHHK KI.KK
A
f)t all weather predictions. 90
per cent an said to Pie correct.
I hat being the case, most of the
Make-county farmers are
the weather man to predict contin
ual showers for the next cirtjtple
•>t weeks.... When Paul Robertson’s''
was robbed last Friday night, the
thieves secured some twenty-five
in cash and a preacher’s check.
Ihe next morning the sheriff was
called anil he recommended blood
hounds for trailing purposes. Hear
ing the suggestion one of the by
standers commented. “What do he
want with blood-hounds? There ain*
no blood around.” Ethiopians,
according to one of our local gen
iuses, are members of a popular
college fraternity, # The Ethiopian
Society. I suppose that Utopia is
probably a very popular society
j too A,iul the surprise of the
I week comes from Private Fite, 3rd
Asst. Co. Mechanic, formerly of
FTiiladelphia, now of Schofield Bat
racks. Honolulu, Oahu, T. H. Mr.
Fite has sold to the “House of
Swashie” all patent rights. These
patent rights were purchased by my
special agent at Schofield for th't
quite resonable price of two cigai
ettes. Now for the invention: Mr.
Fite (pronounced Fite) puts “bone
meal phosphate" and ground glass
on the lawn to kill worms. The bone
meal phosphate” lures the worms
to the surface and when their heads
break the surface, "Snick-up!” Mr.
Fite demonstrates the action by hit
ting one palm a glancing blow with
the other, and it appears that this
logical formula will, and does do
the work satisfactorily. This for
j mula niav he used by anyone, pro
vided the “House -of Swashie” is
given full credit.. You can purchase
I the ingredients of this wonderful
discovery at any drug store selling
“hone meal phosphate” and ground
glass. The case of Mr. Fite only
goes to prove that genuine gen
iuses can be found in all climates.
However I think that this genius
was made, nut horn. Probably the
heat had something to do with it—
—l am also informed hv my Ha
* 4
yvaiian correspondent tliat there
are no poisonous snakes on the Is
lands. My correspondent further in
forms me that this is probably due
to the fact that the snakes and
I other reptiles would kill themselves
in trying to cross some of the car.-
| yons and gorges. J. B. Wilder,
j educationalist extraordinaire, of
' Louisburg. bursts into print with
an alliterative bit. the best I’ve
run into this week. “Old Big Black
Bug’s Blood.” Yes, I too thought if
sounded easy. Try it; and please
1 reserve yur next-door neighbor a
,'cell too. The infantile pai’alv-
] sizing ot the week comes from Bar
rie Davis who inquired of his moth
• er as v. bet her she wished him to
| put chipped ice in the chickens' wa
ter. I know it's been hot, but I
1 wish to question also whether it
ha.- been that hot. -Miss Marioti
Whitlock wishes it he made public
that I was seen with my hair comb
ed last week. If this absurd state
ment is true. 1 assume no respon
sibility whatsoever. Due to the
heat, some of my violinistic nature
has been curbed by one of the local
barbers. Be it hereby under
stood that a beauty contest is under
I weigh in the Old No’th State. 1
was planning to enter, but there is
no place for pansies in the show.
After all. -ome pansies are beauti
ful things. I'll take another look,
yes. Lady Godiva. Where’s the
horse? Thi- show is another proof
of that old theory that figures don’t
lie especially in bathing suits. The
reason the young entrants of as!
beauty contests are forbidden more
than a bathing suit is, that the
judges have to have some means
by which to “figure” out the win
ner. (>ne can’t choose * a winner in
these affairs by mere sight, fig
ures are necessary. W not
change Huey Long’s name to
"Gluey”, he’s always sticking a
round. And you people who
think it’s dry here don’t have the
slightest conception of what real
dry weather is. Had a letter from
a friend in Kansas the other day in
which he stated that the weather
{Cont-mtwiNX! Mge Two) .