THE ZEBULON RECORD
MBMnEK NORTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION
Published Every Friday By
THE ItECORD PUBLISHING COMPANY
Zehuion, North Carolina
THEO. H. DAVIS. Editor
Entered as second class mall matter Jtfne 26. 1925. at the
Postoffice at Zebulon, ' ''na.
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NEW FEATISRES IN THE RECORD
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We have plans under way by which we hope
to make the Zebulon Record just as interesting
and as valuable to our readers—old and young
—as we possibly can with the limited means
available. Among these are:
The page devoted to rural life. We hope to
make this helpful to every member of the fam
ily.
As our readers have found, the serial story,
“Shining Palaces,” is an unusual one, carrying
the reader along with intense interest in each
diapter and leaves him impatiently waiting the
noKt installment.
Then, coming next week, we have three new
comics. They are: “Little Julius Sneezer,”
“Things That Never Happen,” and “Mr. 1 Know
ftt/’ You cannot afford to miss the smiles and
laughs these “funnies” will give you week by
week.
One feature will be “Our Country Corres
pondents.” We hope to secure a live, wide
awake correspondent in each of the fifteen or
Stventy communities in which the Record circu
lates to send in the community news each week.
induce them to do their best, we propose to
t,- ,e cash prizes to the best correspondents dur
ing the year. If there is some one in your com
munity who wishes to send in the news, let us
know and we will send you free stationery for
this purpose. Watch the Record next week for
announcement of prizes offered and the condi
tions governing them.
And if you will send in payment for your
subscription SI.OO the year—you will help us in
our aim and desire to make the Zebulon Record
the best small town newspaper in North Caro
lina.
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FOR ADULTS ONLY
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We saw an advertisement in a paper the
other day of a movie. It was stated in bold type
“Fqc adults only.” A show came to our town
last year. One tent had the statement in vivid
SEEN AND HEARD
Mrs. J. E. Mclntyre, wife of the
teacher of vocational agriculture
at Wakelon, said when asked about
the difference between this state
and Florida, where they lived be
fore coming here:
“One of the most enjoyable dif
ferences is that you don’t have to
watch out for cows all the time you
drive along the highway. They
roam loose in Florida. Another
thing that impresses me,” she con
tinued, “is how thickly settled the
country is; how well the farmers
look; and how attractive their
homes are.”
NOT MUCH HELP
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Ivan Bunn, busily measuring off
plantbed cloth in Whitley &
Scarboro’B, remarked that the ex
tra width of the cloth as made now
merely serves to give women more
leisure and more time to find
things to fuss about and worry
over. A woman who overheard, re
minded him that many women are
able to fuss while hard at work.
Jt? the one who doesn’t hate to
at .
THE ZEBULON RECORD, ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, J\N. 28,1938
sew together long strips of plant
bed cloth is good.
MAN’S DIET PREFERRED
In A. G. Kemps’ store Monday, a
black and white kitten was mew
ing pitifully and continuously.
Mr. Kemp explained that it had
just refused to touch some patent
prepared food he had offered it
from a newly opened can. He ad
ded, “It wants cheese and ham and
eggs.” That kitten has sense.
TO CHANGE NATIONALITY
(Overheard in the Record shop)
Linotypist: “There are times
when I don’t know what construc
tions are best for certain sentences.
The trouble is that I don’t know
English well enough.”
Compositor: “Well, I use Wool
ley and Scott for reference. And,
boy,. I’ll guarantee if you study
that little book faithfully, you'll
certainly become an Englishman.”
With limited exports of farm
products, it’s not hard to guess
what will happen to prices if we
have many more bumper crop
years like 1937.
letters that no children would be admitted. Any
man or woman in Zebulon may enter an ABC
Store. Children may not. Such things puts
one to wondering just why there are so many
things grown-ups may see, hear and otherwise
appropriate that children are denied. If such
things are worth-while, then rezson would say,
let the child have the benefit of such knowledge
while young so he may profit thereby for a
longer time.
We feel sure from both observation and ex
perience that there must be something wrong
with things of this nature if our children
may not have access to them without discrimina
tion. Our own opinion is that if it is right for
a father to buy liquor from an ABC store or go
to a show, then logically, morally and in every
other sense our children should not be denied
the right. Possibly were the truth admitted some
of us would agree that we have already “gone to
the devil” and don’t want our children to follow
in our footsteps.
CRANKY OR CRAZY
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A few years ago a certain preacher made
the headlines for weeks by letting a rattlesnake
fasten its fangs in his hand. Few people believed
his proclaimed faith could possibly affect the
poison of the serpent under the conditions
which he himself laid down. Over in Tennessee
another minister is showing the same cranky or
crazy mental attitude towards food.
It is true that man does not live by bread
alone, but certainly so long as he lives in the
flesh he must sustain life through this physical
means. If the teachings of Christ as to immor
tality are not enough to convince men of eternal
life, then nothing a mortal may do can convince
the world of the fact.
What the Reverend Mr. Noe is doing has no
Scriptural basis, there is no need today beyond
what God has revealed in many ways for any
test or example such as he offers to prove his
affirmed purpose. In our opinion one of two
things will certainly happen and that not far
distant—he must eat or he will die. And the
world will go on, either believing or denying the
immortality of man as it has been doing for
more than two thousand years.
If men will not believe the teachings of
Moses, the prophets, Christ and the apostles,
then, as Jesus affirmed in the story of the rich
man, “though one rose from the dead they
would not believe.”
P. S. The above was written a week ago.
News reports now say the minister is eating and
is expected to fully recover. The public has
gained nothing by his experience, and we
doubt his having gained anything physically, in
tellectually or spiritually.
REV. J. E. CARTER
QUITS MINISTRY
Rev. J. E. Carter, young Baptist
minister of Johnston County, has
asked Corinth Church, which or
dained him, to accept the surrender
of hs license to preach. A letter
which he wrote to the church is self
explanatory, and is given herewith
in full:
Jan. 15, 1938
To the Moderator, Clerk, Board of
Deacons, and Members of Cor
inth church:
Because of my inability in speech
lack of educational knowledge, and
loss of memory, I deem it advisable
to give up my license as a Gospel
Minister. Haying been inactive for
some time, and knowing that I can
be of the amount of service in the
capacity I have without this title,
I ask this church in conference to
make null and void my license which
was granted on November 18, 1933.
Therefore be it resolved: First
that because of the reasons men
tioned I withdraw from the duties
of a minister, and so remove myself
as any hindrance I might become.
Second, that because of those
who would criticize and question as
to why I so do, a copy of this reao-
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IN MEMORY OF MRS. SAR
F. MITCHELL
“Death loves a shining m
was never more forcibly illustr
than when it laid its “icy hand
dear “Ma" Mitchell, Jan.
1938.
Her death was not unexpe
as she had been in bad health
several years. All that lo
hands could do was done for
Only a sigh, and then a hush,
ing which the listeners’ p
throbbed in their ears, as
waited for one more breath
never came. Her eyes had c
to all earthly visions, to gaz'
on the face of Jesus.
Her funeral was conduct
Wakefield church in the pr<
of a large assembly of frienc
relatives.
The services were conduct
her pastor and former pastoi
E. H. Davis, and assisted b;
A. A. Pippin of Wakefield an
Carl Oosley of Wendell.
“Ma” Mitchell had b<
faithful member of Zebulon
church for years.
She will be greatly missec
remains were laid to rest in
field cemetery by the side
husband. “Ma” was 81 y»
age.
She leaves 9 chldren, 54
children and 9 great-grande
to mourn their loss.
She Is Not Dead But Sle
She is sleeping, sweetly s
In a new-made grave to
We are weeping, sadly wee]
For our loved one, passe
Why should we weep w
weary one rests?
In tho bosom of Jesus i
In the beautiful mansions ]
for the blest?
For death is only a dre:
A GRANDDAUG
lution be copied on the m
this church for reference.
Third, that a copy be se
Biblical Recorder, Zebuloi
The Gold Leaf Farmer, j
papers that would seem •
for publication.
"Respectfully submitte
brother in Christian Ser
(Signed) J. E. Ci
DEBATE UNLIMI
By a majority vote the
ate killed a proposal tc
debate on the Anti-lyn
This may indicate that t
fail to pass the Senate.