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THEO. B. DAVIS .... Editor
Entered as second-class mail matter June 26, 1925,
at the Postoffice at Z.tbulon, North Carolina, under
the Act of March 3, 1878.
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THE FOUR COUNTY FAIR
The Record wishes to express its approval of the
Way the Four County Fair has been conducted. We
have been to a great many fairs during nearly a
half century, and this is one of the best and clean
est we have ever seen. The exhibits are unusually
good, especially so when one considers the haste in
which the fair was put on and the unexpected de
mand for various kinds of produce and other things
required to make an attractive exhibition.
Mr. Roberts, the manager, ably assisted by-
Messrs. It. E. Pippin, Alonius Hinton and other men
not to mention a number of women who gave their
time unstintingly made the fair a success. They
are to be congratulated. The exhibition hall w-as at
tractively decorated, the booths were attractively
arranged and there was a great variety of exhibits.
The amusement features were good and entertain
ing. Os course the concessions, where chance games
were were as clean as such features of a fair can
be. Those operating these were courteous and well
behaved so far as we know. There are many things
to be said in favor of a fair in a community, espe
cially one where there is such paucity of entertain
ment during most of the year as we have in Zebu
lon. To be sure much money is carried aw-ay, but
so long as the people feel they have got their
Through Capital
KEYHOLES
By BESSIE HINTON SILVER
IVnny Wise—Hearing before the
State Advisory Budget Commis
sion in Raleigh revealed that much
of the legislative economy effected
at tlie last session is coming home
like the proverbial cat. Os course
there was a general demand for
higher salaries hut an impressive
item in budgets of most State in
stitutions was the increase for re
pairs. Behind all of them was a
story of leaking roofs, falling
plastering and damaged interiors
and exteriors of State buildings.
The next legislature is going to
have to dig up money to put State
buildings in shape or lose all the
pieces. Admitting that the last
Geneial Assembly had a tough
time, the next one has nothing to
which to look forward.
Prohibition —At least one promi
nent member of the State Senate
is of the opinion that the Federal
Government is trying to make pro
hibition so obnoxious for North
Carolina that the State will be
whipped in line with the repeal
policy of the Roosevelt administra
tion. This legislative leaders be
lieves that this is the idea behind
the drive against the stronger
beers.
Slight Blessing—Raleigh Cases
are taxed $65 annually for the
privilege of selling bottled beer
One proprietor states that he could
make about enough profit selling
THE ZEBULON RECORD, ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCT. 5, 1934
high-test beers to pay for the li
cense and trouble of handling the
stuff but adds that since the drive
against stuff more potent than 3.2
he has lost business at a rate that
will not earn him taxes. He indi
cated that he will not renew his
beer license next year. What that
will do to State revenue depends on
how many dealers are of the same
mind.
Hitting The Bumps—Governor
Ehringhaus long ago expressed the
opinion that “even being Governor
ain’t no bed of roses.” He is willing
to go stronger than that after his
experience with the textile strike
several perplexing capital punish
ment cases and matters of State
finance. A friend promised to drop
in and see the Governor “in be
tween times.” Mr. Ehringhaus re
plied, “Come anytime. There aren’t
any between times. I just go from
one agony to another.” Persons de
siring to occupy the red leather
chair in the southwest office of the
State Capitol will please note.
Missed His Cue —More than one
North Carolina politician and law
yer is laughing up his sleeve at
Attorney General Dennis G. Brum
mitt and his direct-action attack on
the proposed revised State consti
tution. While Mr. Brummitt was
making speeches against the meas
ure the Supreme Court ruled it
was unconstitutional to vote on the
basic law measure this November
because the present constitution
provides that all basic law amend
ments must be voted on at the first
“general election” following the
session of the Legislature submit
ting them. What the wise boys
money’s worth, no one will complain about that. It
is the one time of the year when the whole family
may go on a splurge and enjoy it together.
It is our hope that this fair will become an an
nual affair in Zebulon for the four counties that join
nearby. If it is known early in the year that the
fair is a certainty, then the farmers, clubs, schools
and others may hav'e ample time to prepare their
exhibits and we shall be able to have a Four County-
Fair that competes well or excels other small town
fairs in the State. We hope the organization will be
made permanent and that plans w-ill get under way
soon for a bigger and better Four County Fair in
1935.
COMMON HONESTY
It is impossible for one connected with a business
that prey’s upon his neighbor’s money and morals
to carry on such business honestly. A good church
member once told his Sunday School class that the
Volstead law was wrong, for it led a man who
otherwise would be honest to be dishonest. He him
self rather boasted that he was converted from a
barroom. He probably was speaking from self in
terest.
The discovery that instead of 3.2 per cent beer
being sold in North Carolina the alcoholic content
has been found to be as high as 7 per cent. This
does not surprise the dry folks. It was to be expect
ed if that crowd got half a chance. Those who were
selling it admitted that they knew it was above the
legal percentage. Os course they knew. As a rule
a man who will even make it possible for his fellow
man to put the bottle to his lips, is not only dishon
est but he will steal, does steal something more val
uable than money. He not only steals, but in many
instances kills.
No business operated at the expense of one’s fel
lowman and to his physical and moral hurt can
possibly be honest no matter what argument the
operator may advance in defense of his transac
tions.
SEEN AND HEARD
ABLE AND INDUSTRIOUS
Miss Cornelia Herring, daughter of Rev. and
Mrs. R. H. Herring, is not quite thirteen years old,
but she has crocheted a beautiful bedspread which
is large enough to hang over the sides of a full
sized bed and almost touch the floor. She says she
did the work in two vacations, finishing the spread
on Saturday before school opened this year, and
not working on it when she had lessons to prepare.
Mrs. Henry Baker taught Cornelia to make the
first piece for the spread giving it an added value
for the owner.
If any other girl younger than Cornelia, or as
young, has crocheted a bedspread, the Record will
be glad to be told of it.
want to know is why the Attorney
General, counsel for the State,
d.dn’t remember that the repeal
election last November was a “gen
eral election” before the Supreme
Court reminded him of that fact.
It would have been a master polit
ical stroke if he had and would
have saved him many speeches.
Not Much Hope—ls your road is
going to the bad you may as well
become resigned to mud-holes and
bumps, according to some opinion
in Raleigh. Everybody and his
brother is figuring on getting some
of the taxes paid by motorists
when the General Assembly meets.
The anti-sales taxers want some to
pay general expenses. School
teachers and other State employes
would like to have about $3,000,000
for salary increases and county
commissioners want a million or so
to help pay county debts. If they l
all get what they want the high- ,
ways will have to go hang as some
folk think they have been doingl
for the past twm years.
Praise vs. Criticism—While la- ]
>or leaders were attempting to hold ; ,
Governor Ehringhaus’ foot to the :
fire for calling out troops in the
recent textile strike the Chief Ex- 1
ecutive was receiving much praise j
from other quarters. He has been j
highly commended for the manner ,
in which he handled the situation
and what many people consider his .
apparent determination to remain <
impartial and use troops solely to j
maintain law and order. \
Bailey Threat? —Political mouse
smellers around Raleigh think they 1
see a potential eastern Senatorial <
candidate in Representative Bay-!
lid Clark of the Seventh Congres
sional District, these days. During
the recent unsuccessful flurry for
abrogation of the Bankhead com
pulsory cotton control law Senator
Josiah W. Bailey held his place at
the head of the opposition table
while Congressman Clark came out
four-square for retention of the
act. Capital City political wise
acres applied their yardsticks to
Mr. Clark ar.d measured him as
Senatorial timber. They whisper
that somebody is grooming Repre
sentative Clark for a real race
Your guess is as good as their’s
at this stage of the game.
Talking Absut I! sey—Raleigh
partisans of both men no longer
express any doubt that Clyde Hoey
and Congressman R. L. Doughton
ch irman of the powerful House
Ways and Means Committee, btoh
intend to run for Governor next
time ir spite of heat and high wa
ters. Gone is the talk that these
two Democratic stalwarts will not
oppose one another for the high
est honor that can be paid a cit
izen by the electorate. Around the
Capitol these days the bets ae no
longer on whether either of the
tw T o men will run but on w-hich will
win. Use your own judgment.
Boys Get The Money—A promi
nent member of the past tw-o ses
sions of the State Senate who took
a leading part in taxation meas
ures but who is not returning to
the next session, wondered aloud
where the next General Assembly
will find the money to meet the
needs of the State. He foresees
need of about $2.500,000 for in
crease in public school teachers’
salaries in addition to boosts in ap
propriations for State Institutions.
The only oslution presenting it
self to this veteran legislator w-as
limination of exemptions from the
general .sales tax. Having been
through the mill, this ex-solon re
frained from seeking reelection
and expressed satisfaction that he
will not be burdened with filling
the State’s coffers next January—
until.
Some Compensation—One of the
strongest advocates of the selected
commodities or so-called “luxury
tax” in the past two sessions of
the legislature waxed confidential
and expressed the belief that if the
bill had become law it would have
resulted in the tobacco companies
I leaving North Carolina in the near
future. He even admitted. “I would
have felt ‘kinder’ bad about that.”
i He added that he felt the luxury
j tax fight made the path of the
I general sales tax smoother and
I said that since North Carolina has
, become “socialistic” he thinks every
! man should he made to pay his
share of the freight. Which just
1 goes to prove that you can’t al
ways tell what a man is thinking
by the w-ords he speaks.
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