GENERAL NEWS
MILLION DOLLAR INDEMNITY
Washington, D. C.—Although no
punitive sum is demanded, Japan
will be asked to pay actual damag
es ranging from $1,000,000 to sl,-
500,000 for the sinking of the U.
S. gunboat Panay by Jap bombers
last December in the Yangtze River
north of Shanghai. This reparation
includes the value of all property
destrowed plus reimbursement for
the personal injuries suffered by
officers and crew of the craft.
COCKATOO, NOT COCKATRICE
It has been surprising to note
how many papers state that the
Fai.banks youth claims to have
killed his employer, Good, in a
quarrel over a cockatrice.
According to the new Merriam-
Webster Dictionary a cockatoo is
a crested bird of the parrot fam
ily; while a cockatrice (pronounc
ed cok-a-tiis) is a “fabulous ser
pent with deadly glance, said to be
hatched by a reptile from a cock’s
egg.” One of the things you may
read about, but seldom see. And
one may be sure nobody has been
killed for mistreating a cocka
trice.
CIVILIZATION’S TRIUMVIRATE
Nice, France —Wars and rumors
of war were weighed in a few
words by former Efitish Premier
David Lloyd George, who is cele
brating his golden wedding anni
versary on the Riviera while he
puts the finishing touches to his
“History of the Peace Treaties”.
The great war leader of Britain
said, “The future of human liberty
for many generations depends on
what the United States, Great
Dritiain and France do, and wheth
er or not they do it together. If
France were invaded by an auto
cratic power there is not a party in
England that would not rally to her
side immediately, without even a
division of the House of Commons
in the lobbies.”
ARMY WANTS MORE
Washington, D. C. Claiming
that the allocation of more than
half a billion dollars to the naval
program seriously cramps the ex
pansion of the land defense of the
government, Army supporters are
urging an increase of $25,000,000
to the present budget of $247,060,-
318.
HAWAII FEELS EARTHQUAKE
Honolulu, H. I. —Characterized as
the “worst earthquake in eleven
years,” temblors shook this island
group so violently that moving pic
ture theatres were emptied and
many residents forsook their homes.
The little damage that was done
was attributed to an unusual ac
tivity on the part of Mauna Loa,
the volcano which provides one of
Hawaii's principal attractions for
tourists.
MARITIME LABOR SCORED
Washington, D. C.—ln what may
be his final report to Congress,
Maritime Commissioner Kennedy,
newly appointed Ambassador to
Great Britian, warns of. ‘‘chaotic
labor conditions” in our merchantile
marine, “signalized by demands of
crews and slipshod performance of
duties”, e points out that opera
tions in 1937 were “adversely af
fected by prolonged strikes in the
shipping industry.”
FERRELLS SCHOOL P.-T. A.
The Parent-Teachers Association
of Ferrells School held the January
meeting on Tuesday night of this
week. The discussion centered
around the planting of shrubbery
recently bought for the school
THE ZEBULON RECORD, ZEBULON, NORTH CA ROLINA, FRIDAY, JAN. 28. 1938
grounds and the opening of the
lunch room, which had been oper
ated less than two weeks. Detailed
reports showed that the lunches
fill a need in the school, for child
ren of all classes. Worthy of com
ment and of imitation is the ex
changing of milk and produce for
hot food at the noon hour. The
room was open to inspection after
the meeting adjourned and was
most attractive with its equipment
and its decoration of blooming
potted plants.
Miss Manning of the faculty sang
a solo with Mrs. Finch accompany
ing at the piano. J. H. Bunn, prin
cipal, presided in the absence of
the president.
Mrs. Theo. B-. Davis gave a short
talk on Poetry for Everyday Living.
E. C. Stock Show
Rocky Mount
Rocky Mount, N. C., Jan. 2*. —
The Rocky Mount Chamber of
Commerce made announcement of
the first annual Eastern Carolina
j Fat Stock Show and Auction Sale
to be held in Rocky Mount on April
7th and Bth in the Mangum Tobac
co Warehouse. The show is spon
sored by the Livestock Committte
of the Local Chamber of Com
merce. Co-Chairmen of the com
mittee are J. C. Powell and J. S.
Suggs, County Agents of Edge
combe and Nash Counties respect
ively. Assisting the co-chairmen
are H. W. Taylor and L. I. Case
of the Extension Service of N. C.
State College, V. W. Lewis, Gener
al Livestock Agent of the A. C. L.
Railroad Company and Paul L.
Fletcher o fthe N. C. Department
of Agriculture. Also included on
the commitee are livestock author
ities of the city and surrounding
counties.
Rules and regulations of the
show are now in the hands of the
county agents and may be had by
anyone wishing information on
the show.
In the swine department there
are three classes with a total
prize money of $375.00. In the
Beef Cattle department there are
seven classes with total prize
money of $405.00. Other depart
ments o fthe show include judg
ing contest and showmanship
classes for 4-H Clubs and Voca
tional Agricultural Students. The
total prize money for the show
will range over $925.00 in cash and
many valuable ribbons and prizes.
For those who wish to sell their
stock an auction sale will be con
ducted without charge to the ex
hibitors. A complete set of buy
ers will be on hand to offer the
top market prices.
A large interest has already
been shown in the show and indi
cations now point to many ex
hibitors and visitors for the first
annual show.
Anyone wishing information
may address their county agent or
direct to the Chamber of Com
merce, Rocky Mount, N. C.
COLD WAVE WIDESPREAD
The recent cold wave extended
over the entire United States, this
section being less hit than were
many others. The northwestern
part of the country—Minnesota,
the Dakotas and adjacent states,
had lowest temperatures. The
snow that fell in the north changed
to rain farther south and many
rivers are flooded. Excessively
high winds, at times approaching
the velocity of gales prevailed
along the Atlantic coast, damag
ing shipping to some extent, and
wrecking buildings in scattered
sections. Airlines have canceled
dates for several scheduled trips
across the continent.
Tobacco growers in southeastern
North Carolina have begun the pre
paration of their plant beds and
will go the limit in acreage, report
county agents.
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SINGS FOR A SOUSA . . . Pretty Cobina Wright, waters off British Colo-
New York debutante, warbles her best blues note nial, this Nassau visitor
for John Phillip Sousa 111, grandson of late “march in marine blue ribbed g|jjf
king,” to earn job with his dance orchestra at jersey highlighted with
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WAKELON TEAMS WIN
Wakelon basketball teams won
three games over Wendell players
last week at Wendell. Two games
were played by the boys, the oth
er by the girls. Boys’ scores wefe
15-14; 11-10. Girls scored 24-12.
FREE PRESS
Deal Carl Ackerman of Colum
bia University, has made an ex
ceptionally interesting may, show
ing how censorship of the press
has spread throughout the world.
In practically all of the Far East
freedom of the press is unknown—
the U. S. S. R., China, Japan, Tur
key, Arabia, Egypt and other
countries rigidly control their
periodicals, and in India, Belgian
Congo and French West Africa,
there is some measure of govern
ment control.
In Europe a truly free press is
enjoyed only by inhabitants of
England, France, Sweden, Norway
and Finland.
On this continent, the press is
completely free in the United
States, Mexico, Canada (except
for the province of Quebec) and
part of South America.
A SPENDTHRIFT PROGRAM
The nation’s tax bill is advancing
steadily to new highs as the na
tional income drops.
The United States Supreme
Court has just held that the United
States government can loan money
to municipalities to build municipal
electric plants to compete with pri
vate plants, and also that the gov-
ernment can give donations to mu
nicipalities for the same purpose,
which need never be paid back, as
it is doing through the Public
Works Administration.
In an interview in the Portland
Oregonian, United States Senator
McNaiy, in commenting on the
Tennessee Valley Authority, says:
“For more than six months I have
endeavored to receive information
from the TVA in vain. No one,
apparently, knows how much gov
ernment money has been spent
there. Some estimate $200,000,000,
I have run across some figures
that are interesting. For instance,
these figu-es say that $170,000 000
of government money has been
spent in TVA. Os this sum, $1 ’-8 -
000,000 has been charged off to
flood control and navigation—nl
though navigation is a joke An
other $8,000,000 has been charged
to fertilizer plant, and almost $3,-
000,000 to experiments, and so on.
Os the $170,000,000, only $10,000,-
000 is allocated to electricity.
Think of a project essentially for
hydro-electric power in
$170,000,000 has been expended
and only SIO,OOO 000 charged to
generating elect- icity. and the ra*e
schedule based on this compara
tively insignificant amount.”
These things are done and are
being done at a time when Con
gress professes that it is trying
to economize and encourage pri
vate industrial activity. Public
money is poured into publicly own
ed power nlants which d ,v do
taxes, absorb the tsxnaver-’ re
sources and dunlicate exisMng
power facilities.
In an eastern county in this
state a man has turned loose on
his farm jungle fowl. They are
about the size of bantam chickens,
were raised in captivity by a ban
tam stepmother, and have been
freed in the hope that they will
breed wild. They are of the fowls
thought to be ancestors of the
modern chicken.
Upon the jury Elmer sat;
But now they don’t know where
he’s at.
Why should he hear speeches thru
On where best values are for you ?
The verdrct he already knows,
And swiftly to that place he goes.
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