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©be Zebulmt tßrrorii VOLUME IX. fflIS, THAT i AND THE OTHER! « ~ « By MRS. THEO. B. DAVIS \ FLATTERING COMPARISON When Miss Irene Pitts, of Wake lon’s faculty, remarked to me some days ago that I remind her of her grandmother, I wondered a bit. But then l heard her say later in the week that she was looking for a Blue-Backed Speller to take her grandmother, and that the lady wanted to go over it again because she used to know it so well, I felt flattered at being compared to her. For Miss Pitts’ grandmother is more than 92 years old and still mentally alert and interested in many things. MOTHER’S DAY Call me hard-hearted, unsenti mental, what you will, but there are times when I almost detest Mother’s Day. The special church service usually makes me feel like I’ve been smeared with honey and it is keenly embarrassing to sit and be one of those lauded, knowing that 1 deserve so little of the high flown tributes. And, if my children rallied around on Mother’s Day and didn’t keep it up during the other 364 days of the year, I should probably be rude to them that day. Though 1 don’t know—l might weep' and treasure its memories to warm the coldness of neglect. We mothers have a hard job and a long one; but we needn’t feel that merely being mothers sanctifies us; it’s not the title but the way we wear it that crowns or shames us. I shall remember my own moth er next Sunday; but I have written her at least once a week for more than twenty-five years, and shall be thankful if permitted to do so for twenty-five more. And I r.eed no special stamp saying “In mem ory and in honor of the mothers of America —Three Cents.” CONCERNING JOB Digging in the yard this week reminded me of a passage in Job: “When the dust groweth into hard ness and the clods cleave fast to gether”. That time was then and certainly is now’. However, there is comfort in realizing that ours is not the only generation that has toiled in the dust and the clods, dependent largely upo n the weather for our living as well as for our flowers. And it was God who spoke the words quoted; so we may be as sured that he knows. RAMPION Have you heard of ramp? When my husband asked me if I had ever eaten any I thought he was trying to be funny; for the only ramp I ever knew of was a part of a fortification. Os course I had heard of rampant, rampage, and ev*-n of ramping around, but they certainly could rot be eaten. He went on to tell me of rrmp that gtows wild i n the mountains of North Carolina and which folk 1 ? eat. He said it has an odor that lin gers for days longer than does that of onions and might be the thing for me to serve with my “parsley” it was—only it really is rampion. and poke-weed. I went to the dic- It is defined as a European per- THE FOUR-COUNTY NEWSPAPER—WAKE, JOHNSTON, NASH AND FRANKLIN. ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, ELEVENTH OF MAY, 1934 ... ■ —7 7 Are Local Fertilizer Prices Exhorbitant? Candidate Cooley Is To Be Here As advertised elsewhere in this paper, Mr. Harold Cooley of Nash ville, candidate for Congress from the Fourth District will speak at the Wakelon school auditorium next Hiursday evening. It is hoped all -he voters will hear him. Mr. Cooley, we are told is an un usually fine speaker, and outside the interest one might have in his Congressional aisprations, he no loubt will give a good evening’s en tertainment. Boy Ends Life Raleigh, May 10—Pryor S. Suggs 18 and of Raleigh, ended his life last night by shooting himself through his heart about 9:00 o’clock. lie left a note asking his family to forgive him and asked to he buried at Pleasant Grove church near Holly Springs. Hard study is supposed to have led to the deed. Insult Jailed Chicago—Samuel J. Insull has been jailed here. He was unable to urnish $200,000 bond required by the government. Grand Jury Rests In the shakeup stirred up by min isters of Raleigh by which four city and county officials resigned, the grand jury awaits further evi dence. Solicitor Little says no new evidence is found for further ac tion at this time. Severe Drought Severe drought has discouraged many farmers in the Mid-West. In lowa are sections where they are undecided as to whether to try to plant their crops at all. Church Services There will be preaching at the Methodist Church Sunday, morn ing and evening. Mother’s Day wil’ be observed and all should acknow ledged with grateful appreciation their indebtedness to Mother whether living or in Heaven. Forest Fires Fires in the forests in the west ern part of the state did untold damage last w’eek. Thousands of acres were burned over and many homes were destroyed. Notice CHANGE IN MAIL SCHEDULES Effective Sunday May 13, 12:01: TRAIN NO. 2—Raleigh to Norfolk 8:40 was 8:05 a.m. TRAIN NO. I—Norfolk to Raleigh 5:38 w r as 5:18 p. m. tionary to find the word, and there ennial which is prized for its suc culent roots, which are eaten as a salad. I’ve learned somethin*. What have the farmers of North Carolina done that they should be! made to pay a PREMIUM of $5.00! Ito SB.OO per ton on mixed fertili | zers and other fertilizer materials ? Why should the price south of the .James River that runs through Virginia, just North of the prin cipal farming section of Virginia be so much more than it is on the north of this same river? It is a fact that the people of New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and north of the James River i» Virginia can buy 16 per cent Super Phosphate, thesame that we get here, for $lO per ton while our net price to the farmer is aproximately $17.50 per ton, a bonus over our neighbors of the James River of $7.50 per ton or a premiumof 75 per cent more than they have to pay. The Sul phate of Ammonia and Nitrate of Soda you can buy there for $31.00 per ton and here they are approxi mtaely $37.00 per ton or about $6 per to n bonus. The mixed fer tilizers are in line in like propor tions. In the case of Super Phos phate (Acid) much of this is mined in Florida and hauled right by our state by boat or through our state by rail to either Norfolk or Balti more and then shipped back to us at greatly increased prices. This Super Phosphate should be unload ed at a port within our state and sold to us possibly cheaper than it could be sold to those north of the, James River on account of its being ' a shorter haul. Ther must be something wrong with us in this stale that such a thing can exist. One thing that I have seen that gives me a hint of what it might be is the fact that in our NRA Fertilizer Code Zone on ly Representatives of the Commer cial Fertilizer interest are listed on that board, while in the Zone north of the James River one third of the representation in that Zone is done by the Cooperative Buying, Agency, an organization owned and operated for the farmers of that territory. If they can accomplish that great saving to themselves through such an organization why would it not be posible for us to do likewise through penalizing our own Cperative Buying Organi zation which is now beng put into operation to help us make these | large savings? North Carolina is one of the lar gest users of fertilizers of any state in the union and still wo are! penalized the limit by those tha 1 depend on us for their largest vol ume of business. goes t< prove that we cannot look to them for any relief other than what they might be forced to give. If the fertilizer mixers and distribu-: ters north of the James River can make a reasonable return on the fertilizer sold there at the prices which are greatly under those charged in this territory, what i profit we are paying on our fer tilizer that is sold south of the James River? 1 do not think that our local dealers are receiving any great per cent of this difference in price, but it does seem that the manufacturers are going the limit in demanding excessive profits. We have a Department of Agri-j culture in this state that should • • it seems to me, come in for some i just criticism for letting the far mers within their border be mulch ed in this way. The writer was in Baltimore and saw this fertilizer being sold at the prices previously, mentioned and also taw hundreds' Wakefield Club Is 1 In I*. M. Magazine Popular Mechanics, a magazine published in Chicago and priced at twenty-five cents the copy, carries in the June issue a picture of the Home Demonstration Clubhouse at Wakefield. Both an exterior and an interior view are used to help il lustrate an article on Building a Log Cabin, and eac h picture is clear and distinct. Wife Dynamited Raleigh, May 10.—A blast from three sticks of dyanmite which of ficers said connected to an electric ■ switch in an automoble shed ex ploded last night under Mrs. Lon Upchurch, young wife of New Hill garage keeper, has sent her to Rex hospital with little chance to recov er. Her husband is in jail for inves tigaton. Indcationsare that he knows more about the suposed ac cident than anyone else. They have been married only 13 months. Eight In Death Row Raleigh—There are eight men on “death row” in the state prison ' here. One has been granted a re prieve till June 22. Three have fil ed appeals to the Supreme Court. Memorial Day Thursday, May 10, was Confed erate Memorial Day. In hundreds of southern towns and villages pro grams were given and veterans’ graves were decorated with flowers The U. D. C. organizations took the lead in thus remembering those who fought for “The Lost Cause”. Patronize Adsters of tons being loaded on trucks, cars and boats, to be distributed in various sections of the terirtory north of the Janies River, but could not buy one pound < f this fertilizer for himself, even though it will take several tons for the farm, owing to the fact that it would have to go intoterritory 1 south of the James River. They had letters there on file giving them instructions as to what ter ritory not to ship into, and they could not sell or ship into this ter ritory without violating their Code agreement. When a fellow is penal ized as much as 75 per cent on such an agricultural necessity as fertilizer because of the fact that he lives on the wrong side of a riv , er there is something wrong some | where. I am asking you is this fair and reasonable. It is for you to decide There are ways that this can be remedied but it will not be done un til we bring it about for ourselves. Will we do it? Jf not, who is to blame for this but ourselves? i It is possibly too late to d<» much about it for this fertilizer season hut we should have our eyes and ears open for finding some way to avoid a repetition of this happen-* ing to us another season, arid if we try hard enough away can b< found to prevent it. Here is look , ing with you for that way. R. E. Pippin NUMBER 46 YE ELAPDOODLE ... By The Swashbuckler Another embarrassing incident relative to the Austin occurred in Raleigh last week. It so happens that there is a short circuit within the steering post that has not been corrected. Whenever the wheel is turned to a certain angle, the horn beeps in a most surprising manner. Such was the case on the above mention ed occasion. 1 was (raveling down Fayette ville Street when a stop light in tercepted my forward propulsion to the extent that friction upon the brake drums caused forward mo tion to be practically impossible. So, after coming to a stop, 1 ac cidently touched the horn button: BEEEIM Os course I glanced around and as usual there was a policeman staring at me. “Wise guy,” thought he. “The same to you,” thought I. At that moment a truck swung around the comer and in the excitement the horn was beeped again. (More looks from the burly brute). “Ah there’s a vacant spot, I’ll move into it and get out of his sight,” surmised I. But 10, I turned the treacherous wheel too far and BEEEP! “Saaay! you!” cried the copper, “Where do you think you are, home or some other dirty place?” “Ye<? sir,” I answered in my most platonic man ner. At last the stop light changed and seeing niy chance, I ducked around the corner, BEEEEP! (My face is still red from what that policeman told me. He wasn’t mad, —just telling me. Two For Five Cents Each Another Day Dream Is Done Little Lucy Dr. Newell's beauti ful little nightmare, took the place of her older sister, Lib, over the week end. If you doubt her ability to entertain, just look at the long faces of our young men-about-town who are missing her. C’m over ag’n sometime, Lucy. Who’s Dumb Fruit Itasket Turn Over Last week a sign in front of the State Theatre, Raleigh, stated, “It Happened One Night All next week” Two Ksfpn On Toast Is Zit Sooo What’s this I hear about a young lady of our town who is seen in the company of a married man. ’S so, s’ help me. What's ver racket keed ’’ Your Deal Not bragging about my eyesight, but I did see two young people in the old stamping grounds last week. Once again the school grounds are becoming the place for rendez vous. How does Orip Daugherty stand being awdy from his lovin’ MF. She seems to be forgetting him with the aid of the opposite sex. A in’) I Ms-n you worn* plac<- tw-for*-' Clo*w Them Swinging Ifcwir®' All you people who laughed when my wife left Tuesday must have red faces now that she’s back. She onlv went down to Hertford to see her sister-in-law.
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