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| MRS. THEO. B. DAVIS |
I read with interest a statement
made by Miss I‘erkins, Secretary |
of Labor, in a speech at the Dem- j
ocratic National Convention last
week. She said that thousands of
women, voting for Franklin Roose
velt next November, will do so
with a choke in their throats caus*
ed by a thought of his wife.
And whichever way you regard
the First Lady, that statement
stands.
Here’s some information I have'
just heard and hasten to pass on:
When you feel a wavo of air hot
ter than the other atmosphere
strike your face it is the soul of a
dead person passing. This was said
to have been definitely proven by
the experience of a woman who
died and stayed dead for several
hours and who, upon coming back
to life, remembered her experienc
es as a soul freed from the body.
She declared that she passed her
aunt and the aunt was almost
struck down by the encounter. The
corpse —for a while must have
been one of those strong souls we
sometimes hear mentioned.
Mesdames A. N. Jones and Pitt
man Stell informed me that they
have for years made dumplings
the way 1 told about last week.
Now, why didn’t they help me out
by telling me? I wish we might
all use this paper as a sort of dis
cussion center and send in any
items that may make work easier
or quicker for other housekeepers.
Please help me in this.
I’ve read two books lately. One
is quite new “World With a
Fence” — and the other was writ
ten fifteen years ago—“Of Human
Bondage.” The first is by Marian
Sims of Charlotte and is entertain
ing and generally quite true to
life. The second is by Somerset
Maugham and is of English people
so I can’t know whether it is like
wise a faithful picture of living
over there. The books are quite
different save in one particular.
Both treat relations between the
sexes in a manner shocking to one
of my age and opinions.
When I read of young women
expectantly lifting their lips for
the kiss of the man they met only
a few hours previously I want to
blush, if they don’t. When I am
told for several introspective pages
of the unbearable physical yearn
ing of one half a couple for the
other half I wish they might leave
a little to my imagination. When I
find that the noble-minded heroine
freely “gave herself” to the hero
minus any marriage ceremony, and
read on further to find that she
continued on her serene course
with the “same calm purity in her
untroubled gaze,” I wonder wheth
er I, they, or all of us are crazy.
It may be literature, but it is not
decency. And some day we must
realize it Sin painted as sin is not
alluring; disguised as the sacred
duty of self-expression it makes
the writer responsible for the in
fluence it exerts. Am I wrong?
THE FOUR COUNTY NEWSPAPER—WAKE, JOHNSTON, NASH AND FRANKLIN
ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY THIRD, 1936.
Unusual Heat
From the first of this week the
heat has been more oppressive than
usual at this date. On Sunday a
tornado did great damage at War
remton, demolishing 2 warehouses
and badly damaging other build
ings.
Charlotte reported a temperature*
of 101 on Monday, the hottest for
4G years. Asheville has had the t
hottest day since records have boon
kept.
Wind anti hail have caused great
loss in the eastern part of the
state. Belhaven had a cyclono which
blew off the roofs of six dwelings
demolished one and killed a Negro
child.
Wilson and Nash farmers suffer
ed the destruction of much of thoir
tobacco crops.
Hail was said to have fallen at
Rolesville Wednesday ruining somo
fields of tobacco.
Tom Chamblee
Commended
Thei Baltimore News Post of
June 5 carried an article telling of
the robbery of a filling station in
Baltimore. Tom Chamblee, son of
Mrs. Ruth Chamblee of Zebulon, is
an attendant at this station. He
said that soon after midnight a
man who had remained for several
hours, engaging in casual talk, sud
denly made as if presenting a pis
tol and demanded the money re
ceived that night. Upon securing
the money ho left and Chamblee
followed, persuading a passing
motorist to assist him in the chase.
They overtook the thief and Cham
blee was struggling with him when
policemen came to his aid and made
the arrest. Chamblee was commend
ed for his action, though the “pis
tol” proved to be an automobile
j wrench. The stolen money was re
!covered.
Death of
Charles Driver
The death of Chas. Driver, Zebu
lon, R. 2, oceured at his homo on
Tuesday. The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. A. A. Pippin at
the home Tuesday afternoon. Bur
ial was in the family cemotery.
Mr. Driver was 6.3 years old and
leaves a wife four sons and two
daughters to grieve his departure.
He was a member of Samaria
Baptist Church.
State Salaries To
Be Increased
Collections in the general fund
account for the state have been so
good during the first half of this
year the budget bureau feels justi
fied in announcing a five per cent
increase in state salaries, effective
July 1.
There is a substantial surplus in
the state treasur yat the close of
the fiscal year June 30.
Incidentally ,the deficit in the
federal treasury is less than had
been expected, but it will be a long
time before there is any surplus
there.
Public Character
While Zebulon has only one
railroad, the town could well
use a number of such men as
he who looks after the interests
of the Norfolk-Southern here.
The appearance of the station
attests his love of order and
beauty. He belongs to the Ro
ta ’•y Club.
( Nan*—Henry Edison Mann.
Native of Newport, Carteret
Cou*U>
DomestiJuSt&tus—Married Miss
Vera June 14, 1916.
( hurt’ll A.wViation—Primitive
Baptist.
Business—KKd'way transporta
tion.
Has been in this business 22 vr.s
t ame to IZebulon in 1932. Trans
ferred from-Aailey.
Twelve Page
Picture Section
Next Week
Readers of the Zebulon Record
like our State Farmer Section, all
rotogravure monthly agricultural
magazine supplement! Many of
them have assured us of this fact
And, best of all, asert most of
them, are the scores of pictures
which our State Farmer Section
always presents.
Answering the demand for still
more pictures, The Zebulon Record
in its July State Farmer Section
is going them one better next week
by presenting an especially ex
tensive display of photographic re
productions featuring North Car
olina.
For instance, under the heading
‘‘Camera Cruising in Carolina”,
you’ll find pictures of the Frank
linton high school freshman class
caponizing a cockerel; students at
Arigier high school; A. I. Cobh,
vocational teacher, Cobb memorial
high, Ruffin, as he displays part
of his flock of prize barred rocks
and other interesting scenes.
In another pictorial feature is a
portrait of the state sponsor in
the Rhododendron Festival at Ash
ejt'illo, the beautiful Miss Alice
Dunlap of Albemarle. An airplane
view shows the state college stad
ium where more than 4,000 farmers
and farm women will gather July
27 to 31 for farm and home work.
Eveiry dairyman will thoroughly
enjoy a profusely illustrated fea
ture on milking cows in the parlor.
One “shot” shows the milking par
lor of John W. Berryhill near Char
lotte.
Ellada Home youngsters, near
Asheville, whose interest in mak
ing farming a vocation is heigh
tened by the maintainance of an
outstanding herd /of pfare bred
Guernsey cows are pictured in an
other illustrated feature article.
But why reveal only a few of
the outstanding features which
ular subscribers to the Record will
find in our State Farmer Section
next week? There’ll be plenty of
them for every member of the farm
family—the kind of pictures and
features every reader will enjoy.
On the other hand, it’s only
fair to our women readers that
they be advised in advance that
complete instructions will be pro
vided for them on how to crochet
a smart “straw’ hat for themselves
Church Column
On next Sunday the Quarterly
Conference for the local charge
wftl be held in she Methodist
church at Wendell. Pastor Read
desires that all who can attend
from Zebulon be present.
The Circle of the , Meithodist
church met on Monday p. m. in
the home of Mrs. J. F. Coltrane.
The Study Course which began
on Monday night at the Baptist
church has been well attended.
Conducted by Albert Simms of
Raleigh and Wake Forest College,
who teaches the chosen book, Out
line of Bible History, there is
much of interest in each session.
On the first night 27 persons were
present for study, the Intermediate I
Department having most represen
tatives.
A fuller report of the work done
will be given at the close of the
course.
The Northside Circle of theßap
tist W. M. S. met on Monday p.m.
with Mrs. R. H. Herring. The days
study was The Biblical Recorder.
The Central Circle met with Mrs.
F. E. Bunn.
Two Fires In Town
On Sunday morning the fire a*
larm sounded because ofthe begin
ning of a blaze in a storage house
in the 4th ward. This belongs to
Bernice Bunn. Littledamage was
done, two colored men having the
flames practically under control
by the time the alarm was given
and the firemen had time to arrive
On Monday night the fire siren
wailed again, this time the cause
being at the ice plant. Aagain the
fire was extinguished before much
damage was done-except to nerv< s
of citizens.
First Cotton Bloom
On Saturday of last week Clar
ence Pearce, letter carrier, brought
into the Record office the first cot
ton bloom for this season from his
section. It was found on Friday in
the field ofj. H. Beddingfield on
Route 1 from Zebulon.
The hat isn’t really a “straw”, but
is made from crepe paper at a cost
of only 15 cents. Other style sug
gestions for Summer wear, recipes
for some delightful sandvn hps,
how the Wakefield Home Demon
stration Club built its own club
house, are among the other worth
while features to be found in the
big, two-page women’s section.
You’ll certainly enjoy Pete Get
tys' column of homey farm philos
ophy, Dick Wood’s outdoor life
article and other regular features
to be found on page 4of our State
Farmer Section.
Baseball Sat.
WAKELON. vs. SPRING HOPE
At Wakelon—4:oo P. M.
At Spring Hope>—10:00 A.M.
ADMISSION 15c and 10a
TOMATO PLANTS
STONE AND PONDEROSA
25 Centa Per Hundred
CALL THE RECORD OFFICE
NUMBER 52
SEEN & HEARD
SAMPLING
We carried a bucket of Red June
plums down town the other day
and asked a merchant to sell them
for us. Half jokingly we asked him
not to let people eat them all. He
replied, “I’ll do the best I can not
to. But you know I am sure they
have eaten at least a peek of thoes
peaches there. And they don’t take
specked ones nor small, but pick
out the largest and ripest they can
find. It reminds us of seeing a
big policeman in the city one time
who selected one of the largest
■ bananas on the bunch and without
even a “thank you” went on his
way.
I TWINS
Have you seen those twins of
| Henderson Hodge’s? They are a
bout 2 years old and as much alike
as two pea.s. They live in Raleigh
and are the children of his daugh
ter, Mrs. Bessie Mims. Their names
are Boots and Joe.
ONE DULL DAY
Did you come to town last Sat
urday? We have never seen so few
automobiles in town on Saturday
since their day came. The continu
jed rains started the weeds and
I grass so the farmers had to plow
all day long. Some men who al
ways come to Zebulon on Saturday
afternoons to sit and gossip plow
ed till dusk that day. And had you
noticed how tobacco has grown
within the last week or two? When
the Lord and the farmer both work
we need fear little about having
pretty fair crops.
Bees—Off Again, On Again
Readers remember perhaps our
story of a few weeks ago of the
swarm of bees that “squatted” in
an empty stand on our premises.
Well, they left in a few days. Tues
day morning of this week another
swarm came early in the day and
entered the empty stand. This was
a largo swarm and Italian mixed.
Any one having lost a swarm may
hav e these by identifying them as
his. They are nice, sociable, indus
trious bees and are good neighbors
if you let them alone. They attend
strictly to their own business.
New Store To Open
The store next to F. P. Medlin’s
which has been empty for sometime
has been purchased by Mr. E. Baer
He is having the building remodel
ed completely, making it modem
in every respect. About Aug. 15 ha
and his sons, trading as E. Baer
and Sons, will open a complete dry
goods store. They will carry a full
line of men’s and ladies’ ready-to
wear, dry goods, shoes, hats and
notions.
Wa are glad to welcome these
progressive business men to Zebu
lon. While we have a number of
good dry goods stores already we
fael that Mr. Baer will add to the
town’s inducement as a good place
to t rade.
There are plenty of acquaintan
ces in the world, but few real
friends.—Chinese Proverb.