Zi’bulmt Siprorii
VOLUME XIV.
This, That, and
The Other
MRS. TIIEO. B. DAVKS
Here’s a sentence I came across
the other day while reading proof:
“Drearily the eternal yawned in
the future.” I’ve said it over to
myself dozens of times and yet
haven't gotten it clear.
And last Monday was Labor
Day, they say! So far is concerns
me, they were one hundred per
cent correct. And that would hold
good for the other five days of the
week.
Years ago I read that if you put
a few marbles in the preserving i
kettle when making any of those
jams or butters that have to be so
thick they go gloog-gloog when
boiling, they—the marbles—would
keep the stuff from scorching and
you would not need to stand by ar.d
stir while it shoots hot, sticky dabs ■
at you. I tried it, but it didn’t work. I
The marbles seemed to hold some
of the jam down tighter than ever
and I had a time cleaning up the
mess. But I have learned something
that really does help lots. If you
will set the kettle of jam over the
lid of a lard bucket or an old lay
er cake tin, the space between the
botton of the kettle and the lid,
or tin, will do away with most of
the scorching and you can leave it
to cook and go on with your other
work. I don’t mean that you should
go down street or across to chat
with a neighbor, but you can shell
peas, wash dishes or peel potatoes
without having to be rushing to j
the stove every minute.
Os course you will put the cake
tin right side up, or the bucket lid
upside dow r n, if you try this. Otho 1 -
wise you’d have no air space to
prevent the scorching.
It is amusing to read what some
writers sav about tobacco. Sever
al times this summer I have noted.
the statement that farmers are
busy succoring their tobacco. That
means that they a.e relieving i'.- I
distress, giving it aid or supplies,
or helping it in some way. And I
hardly think that’s what was
meant. If they had said suckering
tobacco the farmers would have
been represented as pulling off
those side shoots that start at the
base of each leaf after the plant :
has been topped, and which has to
be done every week until the leaves
are saved. Os course *the farmer
may succor his tobacco by sucker- :
ing it.
When it comes to adjectives
about tobacco, it would seem there
are plenty that fit; but every now 1
and then some flowery writer '
speaks of the “luscious leaves”. 1
Even the beautiful booklet prepar- (
ed and sent out by the N. C. De- :
partmont of Conservation and De
velopment states that in the upper
coastal plain tobacco plants grow
“rank and luscious.”
Now, luscious, according to Web- :
ster’s New International Dictiona
ry, means primarily,” grateful to
taste or smell . . richly fragrant.”
And especially the word carries the
idea of sweetness.
Possibly, cured and made into
smokes or chews, tobacco might to
THE FOUR COUNTY NEWSPAPER—WAKE, JOHNSTON, NASH AND FRANKLIN
ZEBULON. NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER TENTH, 1937.
As a man, as a citizen, as a father, as a
church member I am troubled. 1 have known
intimately for a quarter of a century Zebulon
and its people. 1 have officiated at the baptism,
the marriage or the funeral of young and old, I
have tried to help lift the load of lives ready to
faint, I have encouraged those assaulted by temp
tation, I have shared with those in need. I have
tried to be a good citizen and neighbor.
But today I am troubled and discouraged.
Within one year and less Zebulon has lost more
than she had gained in twenty-five years. Beer
came in, the desecration of Sunday passed from
open filling stations all day long to baseball.
A theatre is now in business here on Sunday. Our
leaders either approve or expend their opposition
in disapproval to just talk. All these things are
bad, too bad, but they might be endured for a
time.
Now, we understand some of the leading
citizens of the town are exhausting every means
to have a liquo dore located in Zebulon. This
township voted dry. To those who drink, there
is a place f e miles east and another to the
west where, ey may gratify their appetite. The
man who c d r ids his money for liquor will never
who want;- n ABC store in this community, en
who want 1 an ABC store in thiscommunity, en
courages. drinker to throw his money away
and rob hi of business. The town will not get
one cent «of revenue from it. Otherwise, he de-
Wakelon Begins
School Year
Wakelon Schools opened on Wed-
I nesday of this week as did the oth- j
er elementary and high schools of
this county. Figures are not at
this time available as to the num
ber of pupils, but will be given la
ter. With a number of highly re
commended new teachers and with
many who already are identified j
with the work here, indications
are that this will be a highly suc
cessful year.
Ghost Submarine
Doing Damage
For some days an unknown sub
marine has attacked ships in the
Mediterranean Sea, damaging or |
sinking them. Russia has accused
Italy of being the country respon- <
sible for this piracy and has de- ,
manded payment for two Russian
ships sunk. Italy’s reply was a flat
rejection that may lead to a break
in diplomatic relations between (
thes countries. France and Great
Rritain are most anxious to avert i
trouble, but grave fears are felt
over the situation. The powers that j <
control the Mediterranean plan a 1
conference to discuss the steps that (
should be taken. 1
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Patronize our advertisers.
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some seem luscious; but I leave it
to all who ever saw it green and
sticky and smelly or wormy in the
field, to say whether at that time
it is luscious. It may be lush, which '
means full of juice or luxuriant.
When a descriptive adjective
doesn’t describe, what does it do?
A. B. C. All Boys Called
Prison Fortified
Against Breaks
Central Prison at Raleigh is to
! be made more nearly secure for
the prevention of escape by pris
oners. Old sheds and other wooden
buildings not in use will be torn
down; entrance gates wil be recon
structed; submachine guns and a
gas gun will be purchased as ad
| ditions to the arsenal already on
hand.
Author Wanted
At the time of the strike disor
ders in Gastonia eight years ago
Fred Beal was one of the northern
ers who came down to help organ
ize the mill workers. He was ar
rested after the death of police of
ficer Aderholt, was tried and sen
tenced to a prison term. Released
on bail, he with others fled to Rus
sia. Not finding communism in that
country what he had expected, lie
returned to the United States and
is still a fugitive from the law.
The September issue of The Ameri
can Mercury carries an article by
Beal under the title, “I Was A
Communist Martyr.” The publish
ing of this article led to renewed
efforts to aprehend the author. At
the time of his trial and sentence
one of the lawyers who prosecuted
the case was Clyde Hoey, now gov
ernor of North Carolina. Gov. Hoey
says the state will cooperate in ef
forts to bring Beal back to serve
his sentence.
P. T. A.
The Parent Teacher Association
will meet next Tuesday, Sept. 14.
Mrs. Alvin Bridgers is president
this year. As usual there will be a
social after the meeting.
rives the same benefit if it he spent in Wendell
The only possible way an ABC store will help
this community will be to enable the drinker to
find his dram more convenient. And every oth
er person in the town will lose just as much as
if the money spent for drink was destroyed or
thrown away beyond recovery.
There are weak men in our community. We
should try to safe-guard them against drink.
There are boys and girls, too —my boys and
yours, perhaps. Do you want that boy to go by
that respectable looking place where he may see
the “leading citizens’’ going in and out day by
day. He cannot buy it. but that good citizen (?)
out of the goodness of his heart may give your
boy just a taste.
Fellow citizens, if you have a child of your
own flesh, take that boy or girl into a room
alone, get down on your knees with him and ask
God what you ought to do about an ABC
store in Zebulon. Then if God does not tell you—
a father, a citizen, perhaps a church member
what you ought to do, you tell God what you are
going to do about getting or opposing a liquor
store in Zebulon, yes, tell Him out good and loud
so that boy may hear what you have to say.
My friends and neighbors, if you are oppos
ed to the intrenching of more strongholds of
evil in this community, write or go to see the
Co’.r. )1 Board in Raleigh and protest with all
your soul against it for the sake of your children
and mine. So help you, God.
Asst. Secy. Resigns
Announcement was made on
Tuesday of the resignation of Ed
vard F. McGrady, Assistant Secre
tary of Labor. For some time it
has appeared that the assistant to
Madame Perkins, the Secretary of
Labor, did not see eye to eye with
1 her and predictions were made that
he would vacate his post. He is to
become director of labor relations
for the Radio Corporation of Am
; erica.
Fewer? Good!
Although 428 persons met vio
• lent deaths during the last week
end, the number was less than
half the estimate by the; National
Safety Council, the figures being
based upon the number of deaths
during similar weekends in prev
ious years.
Wendell Avg. 25c
With an average of over 525 per
hundred pounds, the Wendell to
bacco market started last Monday
the second full week’s sales for the
present season with one of the very
highest averages achieved so far by
any market in any belt in the State
this year.
In exact figures Monday’s sales
of 133,760 pounds sold for an aver
age price of $25.38. This price rep
resents an increase of about $2 per
hundred for all grades over the
prevailing price one ago this
same day.
Not only have many farmers
from Wake and adjoining counties
been coming here but farmers from
Virginia and throughout most of
Eastern Carolina have also made
one or more trips to the Wendell
market this season.
Garden Club To
Meet Tuesday
The Garden Club of Zebulon will
meet on next Tuesday afternoon
at 3:30 in the home of Mrs. C. V.
Whitley with Mrs. C. E. Flowers
as joint hostess. The speaker of the
day is Mrs. Perrin Gower of Ral
eigh. who will discuss Fall Plant
ing of Bulbs for Spring: Bloom. All
members are urged to be present
at this, the first meeting of the
new club year, and others interest
ed are invited to join.
INMEMORIAM
THIS is our tribute to the mem
i ory of John I). Horton, late Com
missioner of the town of Zebulon,
North Carolina, and esteemed
j friend.
THE loss of the late John D.
Horton, of the town of Zebulon,
North Carolina, grieves each of us
far more than our ability to ex
press. He was a man of sterling
character and his heart filled
with the milk of human kindness,
ever ready to serve his communi
ty in all things for the good of its
people, and true to the traditions
upon which this great Common
wealth and Nation was founded.
It would be well to let the minutes
of this meeting tell the story of
the life of this esteemed friend
and patriot, if it were in our gift
to do so. He has passed into the
i great beyond, but the life ho led
will servo as a great example to
all of us, and create a desire in us
to emulate him in his high ideals
during tho remainder of our lives.
He was a devoted husband and
loving father and was at all times
I ready and willing to work and
make the necessary sacrifice to
give to his family everything for
t heir needed good, to encourage and
inspire them to go on and on to
higher and better things in life.
The value of his influence, counsel
and advice, to his family and
friends can not adequately be es
timated or appraised.
He was kind and sympathetic
with his friends and ever ready to
lend them a helping hand in the
time of need.
WITHOUT his untiring efforts
this town and community would be
a far less desirable place to live,
and we who survive him will en
joy the benefits of his life time
fight for the enrichment and bet
terment of mankind, while he is
with his Maker in heaven, who
prompted and motivated his every
act and noble deed.
TO his wife, and family, we ex
tend our kindest wishes, express
our heart felt sympathy, and of
fer to them at all times our ser
vices in any way they may have
occasion to use us.
M. WALLACE CHAMBLEE,
Mayor,
AVON PRIVETTE,
JESSE KILPATRICK,
F. D. FINCH,
W. B. BUNN,
Commissioners.
A. R. HOUSE, Attorney.
R. VANCE BROWN, Clerk.
Chatham County farmers have
just purchased two registered
Guernsey cows, a Guernsey heifer
calf, A Guernsey bull calf, and
two registered Jersey cows as a
part of their livestock improvement
program.
number to