North Carolina Newspapers

VOLUME IN THIS, mill ! UNO THE OTHER *■ > i , , 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 " *' ■***«■s£ 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) .