THE ZEBULON RECORD, ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 12,1938 COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENCE PLEASANT HILL Mr. and Mrs. Delma Whitaker, Helen Catlett and Armstead Hen derson went to Hickory and Ashe ville Saturday. We are sorry Mrs. Addie Whit aker is sick. We are also sorry to hear Mrs. Bennie Weathers’ mother, Mrs. Emma Scarboro is real sick at Mr. Bennie Weathers’. Miss Shirley Starnes and her sister of Durham spent the week end at Carolina Beach. Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Richardson, Jr., of Zebulon spent Sunday at Mrs. H. G. Hood’s. Mr. I. B. Rich ardson and children were visitors there in the afternoon. Mrs. E. W. Hood, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hodge and Mrs. H. E. Whit aker were visitors at F. S. Hood’s near Zebulon Thursday. Mrs. T. Y. Puryear, Mrs. O. W. Thorne and Mrs. L. H. Williford of Bethany called a short while at Mr. Mack Pate’s of Union Chapel Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Bertie Carter and children, Mrs. Pressie Wood and Mr. Mil lard Jeffrys went to White Lake Sunday. Mrs. A. O. Puryear spent Sat urday night with her mother, Mrs. Almus Weathers. Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Flowers and children of Rocky Mount spent a short while at O. W. Thorne's Sun day afternoon. Mrs. Charlie Jones of Knightdale visited her mother, Mrs. H. H. Hood, Saturday. Mrs. L. L. Browning and little son, Lee, Mr. Worth Johnson, Miss Viola Richardson of Raleigh spent Friday with iMrs. T. Y. Puryear. PILOT Miss Cherry Pearce of Raleigh spent the week end at home with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Pearce. Mr. and Mrs. Alton Pearce of Norfolk, Va., spent this week end with Mr. and Mrs. Gus Pearce. Mrs. Bert Richardson of Fay etteville spent Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Rona Cone. Miss Roberta Brantley of Wake Forest was at home this week end. Mr. and Mrs. Mac Hudson re turned to their home in Washing ton, D. C., Monday after spending their vacation with Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Brantley. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Jones of Ra leigh spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Jones. Miss Lola Alford spent last week in Bunn visiting Mrs. Jerome Brantley. Rev. Bunn of Fuquay visited in the community last Tuesday and was here Sunday for the Mission ary Union meeting. Mrs. Hester Brantley organized a Sunbeam group at the church Saturday afternoon. Several fanners said tobacco in Clarkton last week. Mr. J. M. Stallings left Tuesday to attend the State Convention of County Commissioners in Ashe ville. Mr. George Pearce of Raleigh was at home this week end. The Fourth district Missionary- Union met here Sunday afternoon. We have a new member of the ball club—Raymond Murray, of Spring Hope, catcher. We defeated Warren ton Satur day afternoon here. The schedule for this week has not been completed. Wilkes farmers report excellent yields of oats and wheat, fine to bacco and the best corn crop in years; but cool nights and abund ant rainfall has caused the cotton to be small and grassy. THREE INGREDIENTS OF TOMORROW There are three basic factors which always haye prevailed over the centuries and which will con tinue to operate: Human nature. Human needs and cravings and aspirations. Human ingenuity. These three factors control life, in every nation and city and ham let. We build great industries upon them, and support little corner delicatessen stores. We buy and sell, run great railroads and pub lish newspapers, till the ground and rear cities, worship God and wage wars. All existence revolves around these “human constants,” to borrow a happy term from Andre Marois. They are the only windows through which we can see into the future. Through them enough light filters to guide the man who will study his times and use all his talents and ability, and every ounce of his imagination and ingenuity, to discover how to min ister to the wants and needs of his fellow passengers on the voyage we call life.—Selected. E CONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS Happenings That Affect the Din ner Pails, Dividend Checks and Tax Bills of Every Individual. National and International Prob lems Insepa-able from Local Welfare. More talk is going the rounds concerning the possibility of Mr. Roosevelt running for a third term. A considerable part of the talk is based upon unfounded rumor—but there is a leavening of hard fact that points to a number of interest ing conclusions. There are various obvious bar riers to any president’s third-term ambitions. In the first place, the strain of the White House usually is a man-killer—as the fact that we have never had more than two ex presidents living at one time indi cates. However, in the case of Mr. Roosevelt, this is not as important as in the case of most of his prede cessors—no president since his distant cousin Theodore has seem ed to thrive so well on the colossal labors that fall upon the Chief Ex ecutive. In the second place, the ‘‘no third-term” tradition is still held by millions of voters. Various polls, such as those conducted pe riodically by Fortune, show that the majority of the people, includ ing those favorable to the New Deal and the President, are gener ally opposed to more than eight years of office for any president. In the third place—and this is especially true today—a president who is known to be seeking a third term cannot help but meet stiff op position within his party ranks. Many senators, governors, govern ment officials and others envisage themselves in the role of national leader. They seek the mantle of greatness. And while they will not, for the most part, openly op pose an incumbent’s third-term ambitions, they will usually pull all the strings they can, privately, to make it impossible. Looking at the other side of the picture, there are valid reasons to indicate that Mr. Roosevelt has an excellent chance to run again for his office—whether he seeks it or is drafted by his party. The New Deal is very largely a personal thing—and the dominant person ality is Mr. Roosevelt. He has his satellites and official followers, of course, but none of them loom large enough in the public ey to be first rate presidential candidates. All the talk centers around Mr. Roose velt. He gets the blame and the praise for everything the govern ment does. No man in his party stands out, for example, as Hoover did when Coolidge was President. His cabinet seems to contain no one, with the possible exception of Secretary Hull, whose advancing years practically preclude his can didacy, who could be counted upon as a dependable vote-winning stan dard bearer for the Democratic party. Governor McNutt has the per sonality, many believe, and he ap parently the nomination— but it is also believed Mr. Roose velt opposes him. There is talk about Postmaster-General Farley— but Mr. Farley, so far as is known, has no economic or social philoso phy. It is generally thought that he would work as hard for a con servative president as he does for Mr. Roosevelt. Mr. Farley’s domi nant characteristic is loyalty, to whoever is head of the party he belongs to. Most important of all is this question: Does the President want a third-term ? He hasn’t said yes. Mrs. Perkins recently made head lines when she recounted how she had asked the President the ques tion—and said that he looked thoughtfully out of the window, smiled, and gave no answer. And he hasn’t said no. There is a sound reason for this, even if he doesn’t seek the nomination. If he declared himself out of it, the par ty would fairly seethe with efforts of Democrats to put themselves forward. By saying nothing, he keeps his party control—and at the same time keps his underlings on tenterhooks. It is a reasonable supposition, held by the best-informed com mentators, that the President has n’t yet made up his mind. The question of precedent doesn’t wor ry him —as he often says, he has shattered more precedents than any president, and he prides himself on it. And there seems to be no problem of physical capacity—his health and energy always astound White House attaches. Thus, the view is growing that it all depends upon conditions two years from now—that if the time seems ripe, Mr. Roosevelt will run again, and that if it doesn’t, he will retire and dictate the choice of his successor for the nomination. The business outlook continues to improve. As one business maga zine puts it, “Prospects of a busi ness revival were never better.” The lift in the stock market has LESS THAN (J-) A DAY BRINGS YOU A WHOLE YEAR OF GOOD READINOI THE ZEBULON RECORD AffP POPULAR MECHANICS AtAOAEINE {ErgmUr Prm for Out Year— s*. jo) YOU