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A Pacific Coast paper states the
following: “Not so very long ag(
a group of women of this city go:
their heads together and the result
was an excellent swimming pool.’
It may be true; the editor ought
to know. But it has a queer sound
to me. And suppose those women
should someday need their head?
again!
Inexpert Gardening
I do hope other flower-lovers use
better judgment than I do. These
days when I go out in the yard
and see thousands of larkspur seed
lings volunteers mixed with
calliopsis, corn-flower and what-not
I simply do not have strength o J
character enough to pull up about
ninety-nine hundreths of them and
let the rest develop into really good
plants. I hate to kill the things
when they’ve had the determina
tion to live through the winter and
to they stay there until I realize
something must be done about it;
which is usually teo late for best
results. Expert gardeners are ruth
less about what shall and shall not
grow. Which' is one more count a
gaiust my way of doing.
Finish For Floors
Before 1 ever print any of those
Home Demonstration formulas in
this paper I want to try them out
It is not that I doubt the county
demonstrators; but they are ex
ports, and I want to be sure that
ordinary folks like me oau succeed
by follewing directions.
I have tried the finish for floors
that is given this week, and it real
ly works; it costs little and make. l
the floor look nearly like one that
has bee n stained light oak. Be sur<
to rub the floor hard, and some
floor wax helps the appearance, if
used sparingly.
The formula for floor wax is also
given.
Being urgently in need of some
ready cash, I have been looking ov
er some advertisements that pro
seas to be eager to supply mo. One
of these insists that I buy on* ol
their knitting-machines and knit
cocks of wool, also bought from
them. They offer to buy all sock?
that “come up to specifications.’’
But I know twe women who worked
with one of those machines for evei
•o long, and never were they able
to knit a pair that came up to speci
fications. They were left high and
dry with the knitter, the socks and
the rest of the wool they had
bought.
Another ad insists that I send
them a poem to be set to music
and promisee that I shall become
rich from the sale of the sheet
music. However, I know of several
who have answered such, and never
have 1 heard of verses being sub
mitted that were not declared to
have “the true lyrie ring.” All the
writer has to do is to pay at least
fifteen dollars on the cost of print
ing the words and music. Oae of
my friends paid the money and
never eould sell enough copies to
get back what she had spent. Still
It Is probably done sometimes.
The third beguiling ad want# me
t« grew mushrooms in the cellar
•r attle by * new odorless process
and it, toe, premises a market for
THE FOUR-COUNTY NEWSPAPER—WAKE, JOHNSTON, NASH AND FRANKLIN.
ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, APRIL THIRTEENTH, 1934.
Concert Sunday
On next Sunday, April 15, at
3:30 p. m., a concert will be given
n the auditorium at Wakeion.
There will be numbers by the band,
solos, and choruses by the glee
dub. There will be no admission
fee charged and the public is in
vited. The program will be directed
by Mr. Gerow.
Workers’ Council
Has Meeting
The Workers’ Council of the lo
cal Baptist Sunday School met on
Monday night in the home of the
pastor. Fourteen were present. Dr.
L. M. Massey conducted a discus
sion of the various points on the
Standard of Excellence to deter
mine the rating of the school. Mrs.
J. D. Horton read a well-prepared
paper stressing the importance of
the Sunday School’s co-operation in
church music and urging greatei
effort along this line.
At the close of the meeting Mrs.
Herring .assisted by Mrs. A. N.
Jones and Miss Cornelia Herring
served refreshments.
Policemen Injured
The elevator in Raleigh’s Munic
ipal building fell almost two stories
o n Monday night, injuring seven
police officers who were ab ard.
All sustained hurts to the legs
and ankles, but the full extent of
injuries could not be known at
once. The safety device which was
designed to stop the elevator from
falling is thought to have caught
before the bottom of the shaft was
reached, or the men might have
been more seriously hurt. Arthui
Broughton, formerly of Zebulon
had a foot fractured in the acci
dent.
Bank Robbery
The bank at Seaboard was rob
bed of nearly $2,000.00 on Monday
of this week and the robbers have
not been apprehended. They were
three white men in a car said to
have been stolen some time ago
from a doctor in Clinton. Only an
imperfect description of the
thieves could be secured, but all
are reported to be young.
Murder - Suicide
Richard Perkinson, son of Char
lotte Story Perkinson, well known
writer, of Raleigh, was shot and
killed Monday afternoon by W. L.
Collins, of Raleigh, who then kill
ed himself. Coroner Waring said no
inquest was necessary. Collins is
said to have objected to his daugh
ter's receivng attention from
young Perkinson.
all that I can raise. They don’t *ve n
mention specifications.
I’ve never known any one to fail
to grow mushrooms, if they fol
lowed directions—-but I’ve never
seen anyone who followed them
Back where I came from a mush
room was an act of providence and
not a vegetable. And something
tells me I had better not try rais
ing them. Some of us are bom to
stay poor and unknown anyway.
And we all need to beware ol
advertisements from unknown
sources, If they utfer too mueh.
Desperate Escaped
Convict Captured
In scouting around Saturday
night G. C. Massey, Policeman
Thavrington and Anton Pearce
found four men sitting in a Ply
mouth coupe in front of Hopkins
store, Hopkins Cross Roads, drink
ing liquor from a quart fruit jar.
The men, on seeing the officers,
pulled off hurriedly towards Wake
field with the officers in pursuit.
When near the colored church the
coupe overturned, and three of the
occupants were captured.
John Baker, an escaped convict,
evaded capture. The others were
young men from the Wake Forest
section. The officers sighted Baker
early Sunday morning near Heph
zibah church and chased him down
with their car. He was returned to
the penitentiary where he is serv
ing a five-year sentence for high
way robbery. The car the men had
was one stolen from L. L. Glass
cock, Greensboro.
POST SCRIPTS
No. 1.
After going to press, we re
member that the reason why
this issue of the Record is
printed in green has not been
given. “There’s a reason.”
This is spring time and that
means live things turn green.
The Record modestly lays
claim to being a live country
newspaper, hence and there
fore our greenness at present
claims justification.
No. 2.
Next week we expect to get
out our heralded original poe
try edition. Send in your po
em at once. Just as you write
it, we’ll publish it, whether you
find a word to rhyme with “big
bad wolf” or not.
No. 3.
Commencing with the next is
sue of the Record, with the help
of the professional and business
nion, the clubs and everybody
else, will put on a Clean-up—
Paint-up Plant-up Fix
up Campaign to last for SO
days. We shall have special
articles and pictures on every
general phase of cleanliness
and beautification of the home
and home grounds. This cam
paign will incur both work and
expense to the Record, but this
paper stands for everything
that uplifts our town and
community.
No. 4.
That everybody may share
with us the many good things
in our columns for the next 30
days and on through the year,
we will send the Record the
balance of 1934 to everyone
bringing or sending us fifty
cents. Who will be the first?
All subscribers will have their
names published and get the
Record nine months for 50
cents.
Costner Sentenced
Isaac Costner has been sentenc-i
ed by a Charlotte jury to 30 years
in prison because of his part in
robbing a mail truck of $105,000
last November. Others implicated
in the robbery ar« being held for
trial.
Jansen At Wakeion
Carl Jansen, noted lecturer,
spoke at Wakeion on Tuesday
holding the interest of both teach
ers and pupils. In addition to hi
lecture which was mainly on Nor
way. he gave a scene from Mac
beth.
Junior Woman’s
Club Organized
On last Friday night, April 6th.
the young women of Zebulon, met
at the home of Misses Cabell and
Elizabeth Campen for the purpost
of organizing a Junior Woman’?
Club.
Mrs. Ferrell, a member of the
Raleigh Junior Woman’s Club
gave us a very interesting talk or
the purpose of the club and how t>
carry" on the work.
At the meeting the following of
ficers were elected:
Mrs. Norma n Screws Sponsoi
Mary Elizabeth Campen Pres
Marian Whitlock V.-Pres.
Dorothy Jones Secretary
Beth Kemp —Treasurer
Ruby Dawson Press Reporter
We invite all young women whe
have finished high school to joir
our club and let us go forward
in helping make Zebulon a bette
place in which to live. Our next
meeting will be held at the Club
House, on Thursday night, Apri’
20th, at 8:00 o’clock.
The Ihostesses served deliciou.
refreshments at the conclusion of
the meeting.
Dr. Cone Dead
Mrs. J. B. Outlaw recevied a
telegram Thursday that her neph
ew, Dr. Percy Cone, of Williams
ton, N. C., died Wednesday in a
Richmond hospital. He will he buri
ed in Williamston this afternoon
at 2:00 o’clock.
Wakeion Wins
In ih* state music achievement
contest, which took place last Fri
oay at Chapel Hill, Catherine
Cooke and Cornelia Herring won
first and second places, Cornelia
tying with Peggy Gray of Forsyth
County.
Wakeion held first place i n this
contest last year, the winners be
ing Margaret Bunn and Cornelia
Herring.
This year’s awards are: For
Wakeion School $25.00 in money
and 25 Victrola records in a carry
ing case; these being given by the
State Federation of Women’s j
Clubs, and presented by Mrs. La
tham, state president. Individual
awards: To Catherine Cooke, ten
dollai's, presented by Mrs. Hobgood*
former state president of Women’s
Clubs, in memory of her mother; j
to Cornelia Herring, five Victrola
records.
Preparation for this contest was
made in Miss Buffalo*’! Public
School music class.
Long, ton of W>g I»ng.
was taken suddenly ill last Satur
day afternoon and hurried to the
hospital. He was believed to have
appendicitis, hut when put on the
operating table it was found that
his stomach had burst. This was
caused by ulcers inside. The doctor j
removed a part of the stomach and
sewed up the opening. It is thought
ha has a good chanoa of recovery.
YE FLAPDOODLE
By Ttie
Swashbuckler
I know that after Mr. Goerch’s
explanation in last week’s “State”
I owe him some kind of an apology.
As much as I hate to admit that
I’m ever wrong, I don’t mind apol
ogizing. Mr. Goerch, kindly do
me the favor of acceptance of my
quite feeble efforts at pushing an
apology through the needie-eye of
my worthless pen.
Th e park at Edgemont seems to
be THE place to park. At any rate
several cars have been seen turn
ing in the drive, to emei-ge several
hours later in a breathless state of
haste. Sometimes though, they are
caught short. Such wag the ease
last Saturday night when 8. P.
Gill another R'mtleman and two
ladies were uexpectedly made the
center of attraction of a one spot
light show. When the lights flash
ed over the slight rise of ground
that is present before reaching the
park proper, four sets of amazed,
popped eyes appeared above the
glassless rims of two doors. A
second flash of light revealed an
apparentely empty car for spying
orbs. I vow, Thurston himself with
tho capable aid of his daughter,
could have done no better.
I see by the papers (apologiee to
Mr. Rogers) that my old cohort,
pal, buddy, and class mate, E. C.
Daniels, Jr,, of Z *bulon, Chapel Hill.
Dunn and Raeligh respectively, had
an article in the News and O. Sun
day. The article spread to a full
column in length, in which case, £
read each and every line. As one
home-towner to another, it's worth
reading. Read it.
Mr. Gee7.il, of the Popeye cooaic
■(trip, would probably say, “Did you
asking me?” But I say, “Who was
the lady Sprite Barbee was seen
ridin’ ’round last Sunday afternoon
in his limousine?” Nifty looker,
Sprite. And they tell me they raise
gals, like unto her, in Wendell. M-
M-M-M Is zit soooo ?
Quoting from the current Issue
of “Slag” (present and past pub
lication of the student body of Win
! gate Junior College) that old, old
■ joke concerning the mugwump.
I wvuld not waste space with it
now, but my feliow fourth-estater
Rambler, of the Gilded I/?af Agri
culturist, mentioned it in his well
penned column last week. He stat
ed that he did not know the where
fore, nor the why of the word. It
is for his benefit that I now oepy
from the College students.
What kind of bird is that?
That’s a ’mugwump’.
Why do they call it a mugwump?
Because it sits on a fence with
it’s mug on one side, and it# wurap
on the other.
Sam Lee’s wife give* him a fin
ger-wave east Sand ay sight! Eh
Screws ?
NUMBER 42.