Senate Seems to
Be Satisfied With
Liquor Situation
The North Carolina senate is ap
parently satisfied with the present
status of liquor sales in this state.
The house of representatives pass
ed a bill submitting the question of
legalized liquor control to a vote
of the people, and the senate killed
that bill by a majority of one vote.
Then the house passed a bill pro
viding for strict enforcement of the
present laws, and the senate also
killed that.
The only conclusion that can
be drawn from that set of facts is
that the senators are satisfied with
present arangements which may
be tersely summarized in the hack
neyed phrase that ‘ the dries have
their law, and the wets have their
liquor.”
It is a matter of common knowl
edge that liquor of any quality ana
any quantity desired is easily pro
curable around Raleigh and most
other towns and cities in the state.
Enforcement of the laws against it
is impossible with existing machin
ery, due largely to the fact that
public sympathy is with the violat
ors rather than with enforcement
officials.
There are many members of the
legislature who do not drink, who
are sincere “dries” personally and
politically. There are others who
do not drink, but who are disgus 1 -
ed with the status quo and want to
try some better scheme of control.
There are some who do enjoy a
drink and who voted for the Day
bill and then later for the enforce
ment act. But there is still another
group who are personally wet but
who for political reasons voted dry
and then voted against enforce
ment. That group is motivated by
a philosophy difficult to understand.
Senate Votes to
Pay Two Billions
In Soldier Bonus
The United States Senate Tues
day, by a vote of 55 to 33 passed
the Patman bill authorizing imme
diate payment in currency of the
soldier bonus. The plan will require
a currency issue of a little more
than two billion dollars.
This is the same bill that was
passed some weeks ago by the low
er house and now needs only the
President’s signature to make it a
law. It was thought some time ago
that President Roosevelt would cer
tainly veto the measure, but late
reports are that he may sign it. If
he does veto it there is little pros
pect of the congress overriding the
veto.
Senator Bailey voted against the
bill. Senator Reynolds was not in
Washington at the time. He rs t in
the Virgin Islands investigating
some matters for the senate. Sen
ator Bailey has consistently voted
against all measures which would
increase the public debt, which he
believes has already reached the
danger point.
Tick Procter Is
At Large Again
“Tick” Procter, alleged head of
a gang of thieves which operated
over eastern North Carolina, escap
ed from a crew of workmen at
Caledonia farm this week. He was
serving a fifteen year sentence.
Commander Os
U. C. V. Dies
General Charles A. DeSaussure,
commander in chief of the United
Confederate Veterans, died at his
home in Memphis, Tenn., Friday.
THE ZEBULON RECORD, ZEBULON, NORTH CA ROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY THE TENTH, 1935.
Vick Babies
Burn To Death
A startling tragedy occurred
Saturday afternoon about 2:00
when Randall 4 and Cleon 2, infant
sons of Mr. and Mrs. W. Reid Vick
were burned to death in a farm
outhouse. At the time of the fire,
Mr. Vick was off plowing and Mrs.
Vick, who before marriage was
Miss Avis Braswell, daughter of
Will Braswell, was in the house
about 200 yards distant from th
combination feedroom, storehouse
and stables.
First to discover the flames was
Moses Lamm, a neighbor plowing
nearby. He called an alarm but by
the time he reached the conflagra
tion, an iron planter just inside
the door was too hot to touch. It
is sa ; d the children made no out
ry. Besides the two babies that
perished in the flames along with
heir pet puppies, Vick also lost all
his meat, corn and several bales of
cotton, 10 bags cotton seed meal,
and about 1-2 ton fertilizer belong
to Lelon Morgan. Nothing was
covered with insurance.
It is believed that the children
playing with puppies on some bales
of hay, dropped a match into the
hay, and ran from the igniting
shelter into the storeroom where
they were trapped. One body is
said to have been found within 8
feet of the door. Both were recov
ered, charred practically beyond
recognition, wrapped in sheets and
carried to Wilson to be prepared
for burial. Randall is the same child
that recently fractured his skull
when he fell from the door of a
car onto the highway.
Enter The Marines
United States Marine Corps,
Southern Recruiting Division
Dear Editor:
During the next thirty days high
schools in territory covered by your
publication will close for the pres
ent school year.
No doubt many of the graduates
will appreciate the information
contained in the enclosed article in
order that they may obtain an as
sured income as a member of a fine
military organization.
The Marine Corps offers high
school graduates an opportunity to
further their education and gain
useful experience through travel
and association.
If you have the space aval lab 1 e.
publish the inclosed item in
order that those who have the re
quired qualifications may avail
themselves of this opportunity.
Thanking you in advance for this
favor, I am, Vary truly yours,
LOUIS E. FAGAN,
Major U. S. Marine Corps.
Examination of 50 applicants
for entrance in the Marine Corps
will be held at the Marine Corps
Headquarters Post Office Building.
Savannah, Ga., during the month
of May.
The Marine Corps accepts only
young men who are graduates of
high school or have equivalent or
higher education at other schools,
and who are not less than 66 inch
es tall, and who are over 18 years
of age. If under 21 years old con
sent of parents is required.
The Savannah office considers
applicants from Virginia, North
and South Carolina, Florida and
South Georgia, and is the ouly of
fice where applicants in these
States are examined. Applications
will be mailed upon request.
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FARM NOTES
(T. H. LeCroy)
The Federal rural housing pro
gram, farm credit loans for produc
tion and purchase of land, rural
electrification, and farm rehabili
tation which are being pushed by
various agencies of the Federal
government under the “New Deal”
program really aim at improving
the most important phases of
American life. Improvements in
farm life and conditions will herald
a return to a prosperity equal to
any period in American history.
The cycle of production and con
sumption is better typified in agri
culture than in any other phase
of employment. A balance in pro
duction and consumption can be
more quickly reached if the farmer
reaches a proper stage of ability
to buy manufactured products. So,
in spite of intense criticism of
“New Deal” farm policies by var
ious groups, these policies should
get the support and only construc
tive criticism from friends of the
farmer and of a country where
there will be equal privilege for
all to make a living.
Bermuda, or “wire grass,” may
be destroyed by planting cowpeas
thickly so as to shade the land
during June, July and August.
I
Dust your garden as soon as
leaf eating insects appear with a
mixture of Arsenate of Lead or
Magnesium Arsenate using one
part of the above to four to six
parts of lime or flour.
If sweet potatoes were not
trated for rots before bedding, the
plants may be treated with cor
rosive sublimate in same manner
that seed are treated. This treat
ment of plants should give some
control.
Flies may be controlled better
by destroying breeding places in
stables, around hog pens, toilets,
manure piles or other decaying
matter by hauling out into the
field and broadcasting. A poison
mixture of one teaspoonful of for
maldehyde to one cup full of
sweetened sweet milk and placed
in saucers with a piece of rag or
sponge placed in the material for
a wick will prove a good poison
bait if kept fresh where flies are
RIDE THE RAIL BUS
The Latest Streamline Equipment
SPEED SAFETY COMFORT
EXTRA DAILY SERVICE
With Change of Schedule Beginning April 7th
LOW ONE-WAY FARES AT 1 1-2 CENTS PER MILE
No. 2 Rail Bus Rail Bus No. 1
Lv 7:30 AM 3:35 PM Raleigh Ar 10:50 AM 6:20 PM
Ar 8:19 AM 4:13 PM Wendell Ar 10:12 AM 5:36 PM
Ar 8:31 AM 4:21 PM Zebulon Ar 10:04 AM 5:25 PM
Ar 9:35 AM 5:04 PM Wilson Ar 9:20 AM 4:32 PM
Ar 10:56 AM 6:02 PM Greenville Ar 8:24 AM 3:17 AM
Ar 11:50 AM 6:45 PM Washington Lv 7:45 AM 2:23 PM
Train No. 31 will leave Jones Street, Raleigh, for Charlotte and
Intermediate Stations 9:30 AM Week Days only.
Convenient Schedule To and From Intermodiato Stationa
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Legislature May
Quit Next Week
The above heading is the same
one we have used for the past two
or three weeks. It's still as good
as new. A few days ago prospects
were bright for sine die adjourn
ment today or tomorrow. It is still
possible for the assembly to get
through tomorrow night but it is
very unlikely. However, the middle
of next week ought to seen the
end of the session.
After adjournment a brief re
sume of its work will be given. It
would be foolish to undertake that
now. The boys are apt ao undo a
number of jobs yet.