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The scientists are all excited
over the discovery of heavy water.
Why forty years ago I could have
told them that the spring under
the hill at our house was running
over with it.
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If you have never tried it you
may be interested to know that
dipping sprays of evergreen in a
solution of Epsom salts and letting
it dry will give a coating of what
looks exactly like heavy frost or
ice. Dissolve the salts in boiling
water using as much as the water
will take up—what is called a
saturate solution—and let it cool
before dipping your holly cedar or I
other greens. It is lovely in]
Christmas decoration.
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The Folk Music Institute at
Chapel Hill is planning a search
for old party games, ballads,
square dances, etc. and asks help
from all who are able to tell them
of these. For the play party games
figures as well as words and mu
sic of songs are desired.
The institute specially wants
figures for the old square dances
and wishes to get in touch with a
“Caller” who can call such figures
as Cross Balance, Grapevine Twist
and Bird in the Cage.
I hope they get the figures. The
old square dances as I saw them
35 years ago were beautiful,
though the ones I saw were danc
ed in another state.
I stopped attending them when
I realized that they were frowned
upon by the church, though not by
many Christians who thought a
square dance in a private home
was as harmless diversion as young
folks could find. Square dances
were attended by older folk in
plenty and the music was usually
made by the neighborhood boys
who played banjos and fiddles. And
the dancers really danced while
the Caller announced the figures
loudly enough to be heard above
the rhythmic slip-slap of dozens
of feet. Dances were divided into
three parts with rests between, and
a “set” meant the three parts.
Beginning with “balance all",
which meant that the men took po
sitions in front of their partners
and did fancy steps until they were
told to “swing your partner.” the
dance went on to more and more
intricate figures, many of which
were lovely to watch. The men
touched only hands and elbows of
the women and vied with each oth
er as to who could put the most
elaborate touches to keeping exact
time with the music.
When Mr. Billie Walker, the
neighborhood bachelor, stepped in
front of a girl and “danced to her,
by the time he had hopped one
way and skipped the other, had
crossed and uncrossed his small
feet in every direction, had kick
ed high a few times with delicate
vigor and had raised his hands to
take hers for the turn 'well, by
that time a girl certainly knew she
had been danced to.
As for the girls, the most flat
tering description of their dancing
in that day was “she could dance
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ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER FOURTEENTH, 1934
Brief News Items
General
TRIPLE ELECTROCUTION
Friday of last week a triple
electrocution at State Prison ex
acted the last earthly penalty for
the attempted robbery of the Tay
lorsville Bank in which resulted
the murder of the cashier.
Probably this was the first ex
ecution of so many in one family.
Bascom Green, his son Lester and
R. Ed Black, a son-in-law, were
those whose deaths satisfied the
law’s demands, Mike Stefanoff al
ready having been electrocuted for
participation in the same crime.
Capital Punishment
The electric chair at State Prison
is going to get some attention from
the coming Legislature. Dr. Chas.
A. Peterson, prominent Spruce
Pine physician and a Republican
member of the House from Mitch
ell County, is expected to intro
duce a bill to change the method
from the electric chair to death in
a lethal gas chamber. It is also
expected that efforts will be made
to give judges power to impose
life imprisonment sentences in
cases where the jury returns a
verdict of guilty of a capital of
fense but recommends mercy. That
would untie judges’ hands from the
mandatory death sentence and take
a great load off the governor and
his parole commission.
FEDERAL DRUG RAIDS
A nation wide raid on sellers of
narcotics was made by the federal
government of last week, resulting
in the arrest of 765 offenders and
the confiscation of quantities of
drugs. Many automobiles were al
so siezed. About one-fourth of the
number arestea are women.
Complaints have been received
by officers that the sellers of nar
cotics have been disposing of their
wares to school children as well as
to those already addicts. Federal
officers declare there is need for
new legislation concerning seizure
of contrabrand narcotics as they
hhse discovered cases they have no
legal right to touch.
400th ANNIVERSARY
Four hundred years ago last
Monday Martin Luther completed
his translation of the Bible. The
work was begun in 1521. With no
secretary, no typewriter, and with
many other duties, one does not
wonder that 13 years were requir
ed for the translation and its pub
lication.
The first edition of 3,000 copies
sold at what today would be SIO.OO
each.
METEOR SEEN
Although astronomers assert
that meteors are not rare, it is
most unusual for one to be seen
by as many as viewed the one
which fell in Pitt County last
Tuesday. The explosion was heard
as far off a Kinston and caused
many to think that the earth was
quaking.
One section of the meteor,
weighing about 12 1-2 ponds has
been found near Farmville, and it
is said that another piece struck
a tobacco barn nearby.
Some of Wakelon’s pupils were
among the number who saw the
meteor in the early p. m. Others
in Raleigh, Ft. Bragg, McCullers
and other points west of Greenville
have reported watching its pas
sage.
Farmers,
Attention!
VOTE TODAY!
Every farmer in Little River
Township should vote today with
out fail upon the question as to
whether the Bankhead Cotton Act
and the Kerr-Smith Tobacco Act
should be continued. The entire
township has only one voting place
which is Finch and Wade’s Insur
ance office.
Poll holders are C. S. Chamblee,
Carl Bunn, and Sam Davis.
The committee urges that every
farmer in this township show
enough gratitude for the help giv
en them through these Acts to
present himself at the polls and
register his approval and desire
for their continuance. Show to
wards government the co-opera
tion that has been showm farmers.
Vote for your own prosperity.
If you had by any chance for
gotten that this is voting day,
drop everything else and go to the
polls right now.
John C. Anderson, Co. Agt.
Oren D. Massey, Local .Cmt.
Relief
The question of state contribu
tion to the federal relief program
may not bother the General As
sembly quite as much as antici
pated. The federal government is
going to insist that the several
states kick in on caring for those
without employment but does not
specify that state governments
must do all the chipping in. It is
entirely probable that the matter
may be settled on a county basis
with each local unit kicking in its
share. In that event the state
would not have to raise so much
in taxes for relief. Many counties
having few persons on relief rolls
might favor county rather than
state relief taxes. At least that’s
what some people having reputa
tions for seeing beyond their noses
believe.
Auto Tags
Efforts are going to be made in
the General Assembly to reduce
the price of state automobile li
cense tags instead of diverting
highway money to other purposes.
The motorists will like that but
not the politicians who want to col
lect from the uncomplaining car
owner and spend the money else
where to avoid other more unpopu
lar taxes. The highway department
is also going to need several mil
lions to repair roads and put them
back in the condition they were
two years ago when the Legisla
ture put legal limits on how much
of the motorists’ money could be
spent for the purpose for which
it was collected.
FIRST SNOW OF SEASON
Zebulon’s first snow for this sea
son fell on Friday night, beginning
at about 6:30. Most of it dissolved
as it fell, though enough remained
on tops of houses and cars to bear
witness on Saturday morning that
winter had really come. On Satur
day flakes began falling shortly
after eight o’clock in the morning
and continued to drift down until
towards the middle of the after
noon not enough remained on the
ground to make a show.
| CHURCH NEWS
BAPTIST
The regular preaching services
will be held at the usual hours at
the Baptist Church next Sunday
morning and evening.
The W. M. S. of the Baptist
Church met on Monday p. m. Mrs.
A. N. Jones directed the program
on Christmas Around the World.
Mrs. P. N. Massey led the devo
tional. Others taking part were
Mesdamcs C. 11. Chamblee, C. V.
Whitiey and Theo. Dlavis. Mrs.
Herring announced final plans for
the day of prayer on Thursday.
METHODIST
Pastor Read spoke words of in
spiration and encouragement to his
congregation last Sunday and a
goodly number pledged themselves
to greater efforts during the com
ing year.
The Missionary Society of the
M. E. Church met on Monday p.
m. Mrs. A. R. House directed a
carefully arranged program on the
day’s topic.
A White Christmas with appro
priate program will be celebrated
at the Methodist Church on Fri
day night of next week. The pub
lic is invited.
Christmas Cantata
There will be a Christmas Con
tata given in the Wakelon Audi
torium, Sunday, December 16, at
four o’clock. The Cantata is calledl
“The Wondrous Story”. It is di
vided into six parts; the first, “The
Shepherds”; the second, “The An
gel Choir;” the third, “ The Wise
Men;” the fourth, “The Manger;”
the fifth, “Into the town of Beth
lehem;” the last, “Christmas
Dawn.” This part will be given by
the High School Glee Club. Pre
ceding this will be a chorus by the
elementary children, who will sing
Christmas Carols. There will be a
pageant of the Christmas Story in
connection with the Cantata.
Dorothy Winstead
Jesse Freeman Is
Killed In Wreck
Personal friends and friends of
Mrs. Freeman’s family in this
section deeply regret the accident
which cost the life of Jesse Free
man on last Sunday p. m. Mr.
Freeman was killed in an auto
wreck caused by a driver said to
be intoxicated and who caused the
wreck of another car as well as
Mr. Freeman’s. Mrs. Freeman was
Miss Lena Bunn, of Zebulon. An
infant daughter also survives, be
sides the parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Freeman of Reidsville, a
sister and three brothers.
P,U
There will be an old-fashioned
spelling-match in the auditorium of
Wakelon School, beginning at 8:00
on the night of Wednesday, Dec.
19. Admission will be ten cents and
the proceeds will go to the Parent-
Teacher Association. The public
is invited to come and spell or lis
ten.
YEFLABDOODLE
BY THE
SWASHBUSKER
Did you see the News and Ob
edition of the Duke Endow-ment,
or the Duke Endowment edition of
the N and O? It’s the same differ
ence.
Duke did all the things that I
was going to do.
He just beat me to it by a few
years.
And poor little Doris, having to
barely exist on twenty-eight mil
lion for the rest of her life.
She can do it though, I know,
because I've lived all my life on a
little less than that.
About twenty-seven million nine
hundred ninety-nine thousand, nine
hundred dollars less.
It wouldn’t do for me to have
that much. Mathematicians say
a man couldn’t count to a million
in a day.
No wonder. Most folks don’t ev
en know how to count to half-mil
lion.
It would be fun to try to count
a million dollars though.
But then it’s Doris we’re inter
ested in, not her millions.
At least she will never marry
for money.
Like my wife did.
But then— what’s a few million
between friends? A paltry sum.
Heh! Heh! Loan me ninety-five
cents, Mr. Poole, I don’t want to
break a dollar.
What?
No, just lend me the ninety-five,
I already have the sales tax.
And the local prodigy who asked
his mother “When is Christmas?”
“Just around the corner, dear.”
“Aw, Mama, don’t give me any
of that prosperity talk, I wanna
know when Christmas is.”
I must be in my second child
hood again (or still in my first).
It’s just as hard as it ever was to
get to bed and get up next morn
ing.
SCHOOLS CLOSE
Because of an epidemic of meas
les schools in Oxford have closed
until Dec. 31. The exception is the
school at the Masonic Orphanage
which is not affected.
EDDINS-MANNING
On Saturday night of last week
Miss Martha Manning of Middle
sex was married to Mrs. Herman
Eddins of Wakefield. The cere
mony was performed at Middlesex
by Rev. Cal Ousley, pastor of the
bridegroom. Mr. and Mrs. Eddins
are living at Wakefield.
Much display, little merit.
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