IHE ZEBULONRECORD
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Zebulon, North Carolina
THEO. B. DAVIS, Editor
MRS. THEO. B. DAVIS, Associate Editor
Entered as second class mail matter June 26, 1925, at the
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A BIRTHDAY
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Fourteen years ago the Zebulon Record
was first published. It was established by Geo.
W. Mitchell, a pioneer in the newspaper busi
ness. After a few years he sold the plant and
paper to M. F. Grote, a Kentuckian. The Grotes
“carried on” in a fine way till Jan., 1932, when
the present management took over the business.
Not knowing a line gauge from a column rule
and almost as ignorant about all else in a mod
ern print shop, we have found it a difficult job.
Yet, as the associate editor once remarked, it is
the most fascinating work we have ever done
and a day passes more swiftly than a weaver’s
shuttle, as Job might say, when one deals with
printers’ ink and characters.
These fourteen years have been interest
ing to us and we hope we have through our col
umns added to the knowledge and pleasure of
our readers in away that has justified our ef
forts. We have tried to make the paper stand
publicly for the same things we stand for in our
private lives.
We wish with this first number of the fif
teenth volume to express our appreciation to
all those who have helped in making the Zebu
lon Record a better newspaper through their
sympathy, criticisms and subscriptions. We be
gin the first number of the 15th volume with
due appreciation for our friends and deep grati
tude to God for His help without which even life
itself would be barren and miserable.
PRACTICING ONE’S RELIGION
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A citizen of Zebulon who does not make
much pretension of being an ideal Christian,
asked the editor to mention the following facts:
On Wednesday afternoon almost every store in
town . is closed and it is next to impossible to
buy anything:, even food. He said that on Sun
day there was hardly a store in town where
food or anything else could not be purchased.
What he meajjt to say was on Wednesday after
noons the business places were closed for the
convenience of the owners; that on Sunday they
were open on tequest or otherwise for the sake
of the gain.
i When otue remembers that nearly every
ownei: of on the main street of Zebu
lon is a member of a church and does not hesi
tate to close his business on a week day, it does
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seem inconsistent if not worse for him to open
his place of business for trade on Sunday, a
day set apart for rest and worship by the Lord
himself. Our own opinion is that such living
may be good business religion, but not Christian
living. This is only one thing. There are even
worse ones, in which church members live little
if any different from the world around them.
If the way many church members live even here
in this community is Christian then the clear
teachings of the Bible are false anl the Lord
Himself knew less about what men need and
how they should live than the people themselves.
One man in speaking ahout what Jesus did
on Sunday mentioned healing. It is true that
he did “good on the Sabbath day,” but who
would ever believe that the Lord was living on
earth todjiy He would go to White Lake bathing,
pay to see a ball game in the school park, drive
to Norfolk for a Sunday trip, pay to see a Sun
day movie, and do other worldly and secular
things on the Lord’s day to the neglect of Sun-
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day School and worship. He might do it, but if
so, then he is quite different from the Christ
our Bible tells us about as to his character and
ministry.
GROUCH AND GRATITUDE
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A preacher was in the Record office a few
days ago and was telling us about an experience
he had a week or two ago. He said he was pass
ing through Zebulon when a man hailed him for
a ride. He picked the man up and as he went
along the fellow gave his opinion of Zebulon
and church members especially. He said he had
been living in the town several years and that
he did not believe there was a Christian in the
place. He said no one invited him to church
and intimated that the people were selfish and
mean and —well, most everything is wrong with
the folks living in this burg. The preacher asked
him what church he attended and he said none.
We do not know who this man was, but have
an idea. If he is the man we have in mind, our
opinion is that not only is he a grouch but he
lacks gratitude. To our own knowledge he has
been offered work, contributions of various
things have been made by the people to his fami
ly, and they have generally done all possible to
help the family to help themselves. This may
apply to more than one family, but we know it
fits one situation mighty well. Zebulon may be
selfish and mean. It is not what many of us
would like for it to be, but it is better than some
people say it is. As long as a man assumes the
attitude of this one and especially so long as he
advertises his neighbors as he did, we hardly
see how he could expect any assistance whatev
er from the community. He needs some self
respect and also a good dose of work to cure
him of his laziness and a very bad disposition
toward his neighbors.
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DRUNKENNESS AND RESPONSIBILITY
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A new trial was granted by the Supreme Court
of North Carolina to a man condemned to die.
The defense claimed that the murderer, being
drunk, was incapable of premeditating the
crime. The knowledge that liquor destroys rea
son and makes one more liable to commit crime
should magnify his responsibility instead of
minimizing it. Drinking is a crime within it
self and its effects are such that it makes every
man under its influence a potential criminal.
We have heard of numerous instances in
which a man became drunk for the purpose of
exciting his mind and raising his courage to the
point where he would commit the premeditated
crime. If we are to have liquor, then let’s make
a man responsible for all that attends its use
and consequences. In our opinion, when the
state takes this into consideration and enacts
laws that make drunkenness a crime and holds
a citizen responsible for all its attendant conse
quences, it will strike at the very tap root of
many of our worst crimes.
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SENATOR BAILEY’S STEWARDSHIP
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Because of certain developments at the
time the editor of this newspaper did not sup
port Senator Bailey in his first campaign for
the U. S. Senate. Since that time, however, we
have followed his course in Congress with a
great deal of interest. One thing we have ad
mired in him has been his independence in
thought and action. On the whole we approve
of his stewardship to the people. His statement
is published elsewhere in the Record. Read it
and we believe our readers will find that his
stand on party platform and principles actually
harmonizes better than that of the President
himself, if they take the time to check the two
records. Although we have not agreed with the
Senator in a number of matters of public con
cern, we are frank to say his course meets our
approval far better than most representatives
in Congress. If North Carolina had another
Bailey in the Senat# it would be top-notch in
ability of a superior sort making our state
stand out much above the average state at
Washington.
Senator Bailey’s Report
On Stewardship
The session of Congress, which
began in the form of a special ses
sion November 15, 1937, having
ended, it may be of interest to sub
mit a record of my votes on im
portant measures.
I supported the following mea
sures:
1. The Commodity Credit Act.
2. The Farm Loan Act providing
the rate of four per cent interest,
and sustained the President’s veto
of the three and one-half per cent.
The President informed the Con
gress that the lower rate would
cost the Treasury several millions
of dollars.
3. The Agricutural Appropria
tions Act carrying about a billion
dollars, including the $500,000,000
for Soil Conservation and Domes
tic Allotment, and $550,000,000 for
Farm Tenancy, and $14,000,000 for
forest roads and trails.
4. The Aviation Act creating the
Civil Air Authority.
5. The new Bankruptcy Act.
6. The Independent Offices
Act. carrying $329,000,000 for So
cial Security Board; $40,000,000
for the Tennessee Valley Authori
ty; $548,000,000 for the Veterans
Administration; $41,000,000 for
Rural Electrificaton.
7. The New Civilian Conserva
’ tion Corps Act.
8. The Pure Food, Drug and Cos
metics Act.
9. The Flood Control Act,
which also included the prevention
of water pollution.
10. The Housing Act.
11. The Maritime Act.
12. The New Construction Fi
nance Recovery Loan Act.
13. The World War Veterans
Act, and the Pension Act for vet
erans of the Spai ish-Amerioan
War.
14. The New Revenue Act.
In addition to these, I support
ed all the Departmental Bills ac
cording to the President’s Budget
recommendations, and also voted
to confirm all appointments recom
mended by the President, to the
number of several thousand, ex
cept one.
I did not support the following
acts:
1. The Agricultural Adjustment
Act, because I am opposed to the
principle of compulsory control.
2. The Appropriations for Re
lief, because I thought they were
too large, I am willing to make
generous provision for the unem
ployed, but this provision must be
consistent with the capacity of the
country to raise the money. I am
not in favor of pump priming be
cause I think it a failure. I think
the balancing o fthe budget would
do far more to stimulate business
than any amount of borrowed mon
ey to be paid by our children, if
paid at all. Moreover, I cannot fa
vor the present policy of paying
WPA workers over $60.00 a month
in New York and other States, and
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paying them only $31.00 a month
in North Carolina.
3. I voted against the Wage and
Hour Bill.
4. The Special Provision of a
billion dollar addition to the Navy.
I voted for the regular Navy ap
propriation carrying $550,000,000.
5. The Anti-Lynching Bill.
6. The Reorganization of the
Government.
The foregoing is set forth as my
record in the special session and
the regular session for the infor
mation of the people of North Car
olina. It will show a very large
preponderance of affrmative votes
and will surprise those who have
been misled by disposition to em
phasize my negative votes. In all
matters, I may faithfully say that
I voted conscientiously in the ex
ercise of the best judgment of
which I am capable, after investi
gating the facts and the needs and
taking everything into considera
tion.
I may close with one statement
jin the nature of a parable. On the
day the President was inaugurated
the second time, there was a young
man in a building here who went
up to the top of the building to
look down upon the Inaugural Pa
rade. There was a parapet wall on
the roof. He leaned over it and
did not come to a stop until he hit
the ground six stories below\ He
was killed. He leaped without
looking. I have tried to look ahead
and see the implications of bills
laid down before us.
The Congress appropriated be
tween twelve and thirteen billion
dollars. Taxes will be not more
than six billion dollars. This means
we will add, in the course of the
coming year, about six bilion dol
lars to a National debt which now
amounts to thirty-seven billion dol
lars, and the per capita public
debt of the American people, all
told, is likely to be somewhere
around $500.00 for each man., wo
man and child. It is my judgment
that this implies a great burden
upon workers and farmers and up
on the children who are to come af
ter us. I am for economy, re
trenchment and a balanced budget.
I have never known a government
or a man to succeed by continual
ly running into debt.
I know it is easy for a Govern
ment to contract debt, but I know
it is just as hard for a government
to pay its debts as it is for a man
to pay his, for the truth is they
are paid by men. This is not new
doctrine. Thomas Jefferson
warned us that public expenditures
and high debts were burdens, first
of all, upon labor, meaning labor
on farms, labor in industries and
all other labor. I think common
sense will tell our people this is
true. We are in full sight of the
end of borrowing money to spend,
and we ought to prepare for it.
JOSIAH W. BAILEY.