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THE ZEBULON RECORD, ZEBULON, NORTH CA ROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1938 THE ZEBULON RECORD i **>•->»«.- i North Caroiir.o /PRESS ASSOCIaUQS q - __4h Published Kvery Fridav P,y THE RECORD PUBLISHING (OMPAXV Zekilei. North Carolina THEO. B. DAVIS, Editor MRS, THEO. B. DAVIS, Associate Editor Entered as second class mail matter June 26, 1925, at the Postoffice at Zebulon, North Carolina. Subscription Rates: 1 Year SI.OO 6 Montns 60c, 3 Months 4uc. All subscriptions due and payable in advance Advertising Rates On Request Death notices as news, first publication free. Obituari, s tributes, cards of thanks, published at a minimum charge of 13c per column inch. TW O OF A KIND, BUT DIFFERENT The more I see and hear about folks and the more I know about animals, the less respect I have for folks and the higher opinion I have of animals. Take the world today and ’most every nation is manifesting a selfishness and mean ness that one notices seldom among animals. Whoever heard of any beast cooking its own kind alive as was done by the Philadelphia prison employees? And who ever heard of any species of animal taking the attitude against its kind as manifested in Germany today? Even in our own community we hear of occasional cases of man’s inhumanity to man that excels the cruelty and savagery of brute and beast. Some one has said “Man grows weaker but wiser.” We would say rather, wiser but wickeder. 0 NASTY, UGLY, AND .... Every year one hears about the show at the Zebulon fair with its obscene and undoubtedly immoral women. This year was no exception. The Boy Scouts were ticket takers for the mid way, but no one under 18 years of age was al lowed to collect tickets at one show. Some one said the law would not allow it. It seems that if the law did stand in the way, nothing else did. Outside the tent might be seen the shadow of a nude woman going through suggestive move ments. Inside could be seen, as one said, “the real thing, just as nature made it.” If it is unlawful for a boy to take up tickets at the door, surely there is a law against such shameless exposure of a woman for gain. We wonder why our town authorities will continue from year to year allowing such to be done day after day for a whole week. We have offcers — do they need to be told their duty? We favor a good fair and an entertaining midway, but when it comes to such shows as the one men tioned above, public sentiment should be such as to stop it as soon as it shows its disgraceful and wicked face. o HITLER! Starting as a paper hanger or painter, one must admit that Hitler has come a long way. He has accomplished almost as much in a decade in commanding and controlling the world as the Kaiser did in a half century and he has done it largely without bloodshed. He is the master bluffer among rulers. He knows both the value of the show of power and the weakness of de mocracies. It now appears that Hitler will master Eu rope without bloodshed. He will partition the continent among a few dictators, keeping the best for himself and assume then an overlord ship over the others. If war does come, there will be more devastation, cruelty and death in a year than resulted from the whole period of the world war. England and France will accom plish at a staggering cost of money and life what they might a few months ago have done without even bloodshed, simply by firmly and positively taking a determined stand against German aggression. They waited, they hesitat ed, they lost—unless they now take a deter mined stand against Hitler’s determined pur pose to destroy the little republic of Czechoslo vakia. The outlook is dark. In a day all Europe may flare into a burst of death that will roll around the world. The nations seem to have forgotten God and that they are by any manner of means their brother’s keeper. It appears we are destined for another flood of war. And then may come another ebb towards peace to be followed only after a few years inventing more awful engines and explosives of death and de struction, by another high tide of war. Only God can help, and men will not let Him. We may cry with the prophet of old, “Peace, peace,” but there is no peace. THE FAIR AND THE EXHIBITS While the quality was good, the number was relatively small of the farm products on ex hibit at the fair last week. Almost any good farm in this section might have provided as fine an exhibit if the best grown during the year had been saved for the fair. Zebulon might have a sure-enough fair, showing just what the farms; and gardens produce if the premium list was prepared early enough to let the farmers know what to contest for. Messrs. Gill and Privett have done a fine thing considering the disadvantages and handi caps they have labored under. For the 1939 fair they propose to get their premium book out ear ly. This will not only enable the farmers and others to know what they may prepare for, but will also give the merchants and other advertis ers the benefit of having their ads. in the hands of the people at a better time for advertising and also the publicity will continue for a much longer period. The fair was good, but with a little more and earlier preparation we believe it may be one of the best small town fairs in the state. BO YOU WANT THE ZEBULON RECORD? The question above does not refer to any special issue of the paper, but is an honest in quiry as to whether you believe it is worth our while to keep trying to publish a newspaper for this town and community. Nearly seven years ago when the present editor took over the business of the Record Pub lishing Company there was very little printing done in the shop except the weekly copies of the RECORD. Through the years we have added equipment as fast as we could meet the install ments on it; have increased the working force in proportion to the expansion; and have un failingly tried to pay wages as high as could be afforded. Work has come to us with greater volume annually until last year we printed associational minutes for one-third of the associations in this state and some in another state. We also print four college papers. And we are glad that Zebu lon is the town where all this is done. At the same time we are trying to publish a creditable paper for the town and community. This requires much work; and if we did not run the plant ourselves we should probably not be able to keep the RECORD going; for often the actual cost of getting out the paper exceeds all that it brings in. By the time we pay collectors for making their rounds there is barely enough left to meet the costs of labor and paper in printing; but a larger circulation means more advertising, which brings in money. We are doing our best under present cir cumstances to send you a fair coverage of gen eral news with all phases of local happenings. Do you want this continued? Or would you be as well or better satisfied to have no news paper in Zebulon? The choice is to be largely yours. We are not begging you to subscribe in order that we may live. If the advantages are not mutual, if you do not * get a dollar’s worth in fifty-two weeks, let us know. If you feel that the paper is a vital part of the community life, help us make it better. Mr. and Mrs. De Haven are starting this week to look after renewals and new subscriptions for the RECORD. They are experienced in the work, and will canvass the entire local territory in which the paper circulates. With their car they can bring in whatever poultry, produce or other things that may be “traded” for subscrip tions. We ask for them a courteous hearing and wish to remind you that cooperating with them means working with us. SEEN AND HEARD AT THE FAIR GIRL SCOUT The Girl Scouts had a restful looking booth at the fair last week, and it was used for that very pur pose. They had a r.umEjer of chairs and other comforts. Occupjing them were girls taking cate Bj babies while the motr.ers •'took B| the fair, or the mothers themselß were resting with their childrß T hat was a very thoughtful thß the Girl Scouts did, but it is B keeping with their purpose of seß ice. ■ A GOOD (?) EXAMPLE! A man was seen to win twicß succession at one of the rat ganfl Then he walked-away. As he pan some one remarked, “You’ve B your luck haven’t you?” witfi broad grin on his face he repßj “You know I've passed here B or four times tonight and B§ won every time.” Just theißSj small boy said, ‘‘Daddy give Mm nickel." Without a change cfl pression he handed the fiveß old the nickel. Then the littflß l'»\v said, as he turned towaß “rat holes”: ‘I want to tB With a quick change of expß the father said: “No, herß on.” And they passed on Bjß| the observer wondering wflß boy thought and how thtB 1 tT Hfl POOR BUSINESS FOR I LING I After playing his garU with his decoy for ten ofl minutes without a sucker I a man was heard to safl ain’t no gamblers in I see that now.’’ The tr<H he had an old game thH had learned too well to to play it again. Now caught him a rat he nSi invented something newH get rich quick were the only profitablfl| writer has ever seen. KEEP FOE RIINIHj There is nothing an enemy < n the run whHH him started. have been made in autorfllg dent prevention this greater cooperation nnHjjjgj to prevent death and ever before. ft ,ha c ; 'become genHH knowledged that in nd(fl|| ucating the public on sfl3| ures, it is equally inH|| build roads, mobiles in such a mtH||| make accidents more possible. In studying the metflH rlit ions which tend to Ig dents, in spite of a ity, the question of r<H[ from the car is now rfiff§| ticular attention. It HH F>arent that in recent tical vision for the drHg| as occupants of the cHf impaired by the crazcHH lined effect. HH According to ens, a member of A utomot ive KnginccrHH motorist has a useful vision which eighteenth of that of fl||| ing; and while cars aHH percent faster than tMH years ago, the drivcflgi has been reduced .'!H pHHj No wonder “vision” side of an automobile for a checking up in tHS prevention drive. Wgß glass, which is automobiles, there seenH[ good reason for desiHj with less visibility. Gißl bility will help keep H I motor accidents) on thH Patronize our advertiH The other night a local boy, wTio S goes by the name of Vernon Ellis, Hales.
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