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VOLUME XIV.
This , That, and
The Other
MRB. THEO. B. DAVIS
A certain husband recently ask
ed his wife if she knew where his
hunting pants were. When she
told him they were on the floor of
the guest room he went expecting
to find them rumpled, perhaps,
but still trousers. Not so. They
had become part of a new rug.
From what I heard, it will be
some time before that rug looks
nice to that man.
Although I see the husband’s
side of it, I sympathize with the
wife; for I, too, am accumulating
old woolen garments to send off to
be made into a rug. Os course the
ones thus made cost about half as
much as you’d have to pay for all
new rugs; but this is not a time
when the half is greater than the
whole. I have two rugs that were
made of a threadbare drugget and
what old clothes we had at the
time; and they have been in con
stant use for eighteen years. They
are worn and feeble now, and at
times, when the floor has been
cleaned and polished, they threaten
to slip away from us altogether;
but you’d still recognize them as
rugs. I am letting my husband
infer that only wifely pride in his
appearance makes me contend that
some of his clothes look entirely
too shabby for his age and sta
tion; for I still lack pounds of
rags. He has not really agreed
yet, but he is weakening.
It is not often that I go to see
a moving picture. Not that they
are objectionable to me —unless
they are objectionable pictures—
but I stay busy and I love to read
when a few moments of leisure
can be arranged. However, the
family assisted with one accord in
making up my mind to go see
Charlie McCarthy, the ventrilo
quist’s dummy, and I am glad they
did.
It was the nine o’clock show that
I saw and the attendance was not
large. I am almost totally blind
in the dark, and going into a room
with so little light as the theater
had made me want to sit down as
quickly as I might. I could barely
make out the figure of the usher,
politely walking backward as he
asked in a low tone how far up
front I’d like to go. Seeing an
empty seat next an aisle, I said
that was all right. And it was,
for me. But next to me sat a
young man—a large young man—
and on his right was a person
whom I never had a glimpse of. I
didn’t mind that; I went to see
Charlie McCarthy. And I have
not the remotest idea who the man
was. But somehow he let me know
he didn’t have much patience with
my having taken that seat. He
turned his back on me as much as
his size and the seat’s arms allow
ed and whispered to whomever
was with him. I considered mov
ing, but thought that might be
worse than keeping still. He had
reason to feel aggrieved. What
young couple out to see a show
could enjoy the intrusion upon
their twosomeness of a tired, mid
dle-aged woman, especially when
there were plenty of vacant seats?
I felt like a caterpillar accidental-
THE FOUR COUNTY NEWSFAFER—WAKE, JOHNSTON, NASH AND .FRANKLIN
ZEBULON. NORTH CA ROLINA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11,1938.
CHURCH NOTES
Next Sunday is our preaching
day at 11 and 7:30. Church School
atlO a. m. We want 176 in S. S.
and then we want the folks to stay
for church and I shall try to tell
you how to make an investment.
Don’t drive forty miles away some
where to see a third cousin who is
threatened with a bad cold and then
say you were “visiting the sick”.
Come to church everybody.
J. W. BRADLEY.
Baptist Philatheas held their reg
ular monthly meeting on Monday
night i n the home of Mrs. T. M.
Conn, who also directed the pro
gram. Refreshments were enjoyed
during the social hour.
The Fidelis Matrons Class of the
Baptist church met for the business
of the month in the home of Mrs.
G. R. Massey on Monday night
with a good attendance. Mrs. L. M.
Massey was elected fellowship vice
president, succeeding Mrs. Yates
Newton, who has moved from Zebu
lon. A short program stressing
class motives and ideals was di
rected by Mrs. Theo. Davis. During
the social hour the hostess served
refreshments, assisted by Mrs. Don
aid Stallings. The next meeting will
be held with Mrs. Willa Barsh
burn hostess.
On Monday afternoon of next
week the Northside Circle of the
Baptist W. M. S. will meet in the
home of Mrs. Theo. B. Davis. Mem
bers will please note the change of
date. The hour is 3:30.
The Central Circle of the W. M.
S. of the Baptist Church will meet
with Mrs. Z. N. Culpepper on Mon
day evening, Feb. 14, at 7:30. Mrs.
A. S. Hinton, leader. All members
are urged to be present.
0. M. Marshburn
Head Fert. Plant
0. M. Marshburn, former Zeb
ulon man, who has been living in
Rocky Mount for a number of
years, has been elected vice-presi
dent of the Home Chemical and
Fertilizer Co., of Zebulon. He is at
present manager of the business
and will probably continue as its
head. Mr. Marshburn has for
many years been connected with
the manufacture and sale of high
grade fertilizers and comes to the
local plant with an experience that
assures its continued success. He
is also a practicing attorney.
The Home Chemical and Fertil
izer Co. was established in Zebu
lon only a few years ago and has
been very successful. From a
mixing plant it has added an up
to-date cotton gin and is prepared
to gin all the cotton grown in this
section as well as supply every
crop need in high grade fertilizer.
ly left on a lettuce leaf that is
served for salad—harmless, but
certainly out of place.
After whispering for some time,
the couple evidently thought they’d
move since I wouldn’t, and they
took seats down about the middle
of the row we were on, the young
man again curving his arm around
the top of the seat on the side
away from me. I took special
pains not to glance in that direc
tion when leaving.
NEWS
OF THK
WEEK
Townsend Conviction Upheld
Washington, D. C.—The U. S.
Court of Appeals upheld the con
viction of Dr. Francis E. Town
send, champion of the old age pen
sion scheme, who was charged with
contempt for refusing to answer
queries put to him by a House of
Representatives investigating com
mittee. His sentence is deferred.
Tiremaker Dies
Miami Beach, Fla. —Harvey S.
Firestone, pioneer manufacturer of
automobile tires and lifelong friend
of Henry Ford, is dead at his Win
ter home in this resort.
“Snow White” Censored
London, England.—Official cen
sorship restricts the showing of
“Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs” to audiences under 16
years of age, unless accompanied
by parents. It is said that this
first full-length animated cartoon
film was suitable for adults only,
because certain scenes would
frighten children.
San Francisco Sees Whale Hunt
San Francisco, Cal. —An old
barnacle-covered gray-back whale
has caused such havoc among the
ighter crafts in the Bay that Coast
Guard cutters have been instructed
to harpoon him and beach the car
cass. The whale is described as 60
feet long and is apparently trapped
in the Bay’s shoal waters, where
he has threatened destruction of
tugs, lighters and pleasure boats.
Washington, D. C.—Deans of
publicly controlled colleges earn a
typical salary range of from $3,125
to $6,626, while professors ranged
from $2,606 to $4,676, according
to Office of Education figures just
made public. These are known as
“median” figures, referring to the
point “above or below which half
of the salaries fall.”
“Specs” Girls In Contest.
New York City.—Just to prove
that wearing spectacles was no de
terrent in the matter of beauty,
nearly a hundred young women,
wearing “specs” submitted them
selves to a jury and were rated a
high average in pulchritude. Mrs.
Vera Parks, 23-year-old wife of an
airline pilot, won the first prize of
an airplane trip to Hollywood and
a screen test.
Soldiers Lose Luxuries.
Tientsin, China. —Shell-fire or
no shell-fire, the 16th U. S. Infan
try is not cheering over orders to
return to Ft. Lewis, Wash. For
26 years, this U. S. unit has served
in China stations, and every enlist
ed man has had his own personal
servant, who served as a rickshaw
boy, batman and general handy
man at from $2 to $3 per month.
Aguinaldo Sees Independence
Manila, P. I.—Even admitting
that the Philippine Islands may
face a foreign invasion after re
ceiving their freedom from United
States authority, the veteran rebel
leader Aguinaldo, who led the na
tive revolt following the Spanish-
American War, still demands com
plete independence of the islands,
and will shortly visit Washington
to advance his dream of a Filipino
Republic.
CLUB COLUMN
The February meeting of the
Woman’s Club will be held on next
Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 16, at
3:30. Miss Glazener will speak on
The World Today. Mesdames Bunn
and Barbee will be hostesses. All
members of the reading circle who
have not paid for their books are
requested to do so at soon as pos
sible that the whole amount may
be sent in at one time.
The Junior Woman’s Club held
its liar monthly business meet
ing Thursday night at the club
house. The club decided to sponsor
a bridge tournament early in
March. The date will be announced
later. Plans for the tournament
were discussed. Some other busi
ness matters were discussed briefly.
The members exchanged books in
the circulating library. Hostesses
were Martha Glazener and Lois
King.
GARDNER TO BE BIG
BUSINESS BOSS
What Landis is to - baseball,
Hayes to the movies, former Gov
ernor Max Gardner is destined to
be to the stock market if late re
ports are true. Gardner stands
well with big business and the
government. Naturally just about
the biggest salary paid umpires
would be expected for such ser
vice.
RIVERS FLOODED
Floods caused by heavy rains
md melting ice have caused serious
trouble and loss in the north cen
tral states. Michigan, Illinois, Wis
consin, and New York have report
d heaviest damage, with towns and
villages largely under water, and
families driven from their homes.
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NUMBER 32
NEWSBRIEFS
RECTOR KILLED
St. Simonds Island, Ga,—As Dr.
Chas. H. Lee sat preparing a ser
mon here Saturday night a bullet
from the dark pierced his brain,
killing instantly. Two shots were
fired, the first believed to be the
backfire from an automobile. He
was a cousin of Gen. Robt. E.
Lee. No motive could be found
for the crime.
CONGRESSMAN TO RESIGN
Wm. B. Umstead, Congressman,
will retire at the end of his pres
ent encumbency. State Senator
Hill of Durham and former Lieut.-
Governor Graham are both promi
nently mentioned as candidates to
succeed Representative Umstead.
Mr. Umstead is a brother to Mrs.
W. F. Long, who was formerly
Miss Lucile Umstead, popular
music teacher at Wakelon.
HOOVER TO BELGIUM
Ex-President Hoover has been
invited after a score of years by
the Belgian government and a
number of universities to return
to that country. During the
World War he was food admini
strator for ravaged Belgium. He
rendered a great service to that
country and later filled a similar
position in America which largely
led to his election to the presiden
cy of the United States.
KING GEORGE TO VISIT
FRANCE
King George of England plans
to visit France at an early date.
This will be his first visit off Eng
lish soil since his coronation. No
other European countries are quite
so much alike in government as
these two. They are closest po
litically.
GEHRIG WON’T “PLAY BALL"
Lou Gehrig, frst baseman of the
New York Yankees is holding out
for a $40,000 salary. Joe DiMag
gio is also holding out for the
same amount. Owner Jake Rup
pert offers DiMaggio $25,000 and
Gehrig $36,000 and says he will
not pay either one cent more.
NEW STATE BUILDING ANNEX
Bids were opened this week in
Raleigh for an annex of five sto
ries to the State Revenue building.
An appropriation of $60,000 was
made for this purpose. The bids
total a little less.
FORTUNE IN LEG
Philip lellina, aged 63, of Penn
sylvania had a wooden leg and was
on the list of needy who were given
relief payments. Last week he
hanged himself and those who
found his body also found that
more than $4,400 was hidden in
his wooden leg.
FIRESTONE DEAD
Harvey S. Firestone, founder of
the great rubber corporation that
bears his name, died at Miami
Beach, Fla., on Monday of this
week. Death came as he slept. He
was 69 years old. His wife, five
sons, and a daughter survive. The
funeral was to be held at Akron,
Ohio, later in the week.