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PAGE TWO THEZEBULONRECORD --V j ” /North Carolina f Will AMOCIATIOW Published Every Friday By THE RECORD PUBLISHING COMPANY Zefcmloa. North CaroUa* THEO. B. DAVIS, Editor MEN. THEO. B. DAVIS, Attoelato Editor ■atorod as second class mall matter June 2d, I*2B, at the Postoffice at Zebulon, North Carolina. Subscription Rates: 1 Tear 21.00 * Months *oe, I Mouths 40c. All subscriptions due and payable la advance Advertising Rates On Request Death notices as news, first publication free. Obituaries tributes, cards of thanks, published at a minimum charge of 12c per column Inch. ELECTION DAY IN GRAHAM COUNTY Under the heading “Funny Incidents Dur ing the Election,” in the Graham County News we read these interesting, but not so funny facts about the election: The Associated Press in Charlotte called up asking the particulars concerning the killing of five men. Three State policemen were present to help keep the peace. A candidate decided to go in and help mark the ballots; a deputy escorted him out; the police took the deputy’s pistol and put him in jail. The sheriff arrived, ordered the police to release the deputy and return his pis tol, which they did. Boys and girls under age registered and their votes were challenged; one man quoted the law, another said they weren’t going by the law; flashing.his gun, another said they were; other guns appeared before what very near be came a tragedy passed without bloodshed. A thousand (presumably C. C. C. workers) who had sold out and voted absentee votes were hauled out of the county. So reads the funny incidents of election day in Graham county. The Graham County News, published by a woman, one who has sound opinions and strong convictions, says it “is opposed to voting dead peope, cats, dogs and cows, and to stealing elec tions. What this county needs is for people to get cleaned out on the inside; then they will want to do the right thing.” The News has already begun a campaign to clean things up and get ready to have “an hon est, honorable, upright election’’ next time. Fifty years ago this editor, as a small boy, was a specfator at elections in Robbinsville. At times things were pretty bad. Only real live folks voted in those days, much less the sort of human and other varmints the News accused as parading as bona fide citizens. Occasionally differences would arise and there would be a bit of cutting or shooting, but it appears things have gone from bad to worse among our native hills, and also in spots and blots all over our state. More power to your pen, Sister Hornbuckle! Shedding printer’s ink is far better in the long run than shedding human blood. Spread it on, thick and heavy. Presses are more powerful than pistols. oOo THAT WAKE FOREST ROAD! o A man said the other day that he believed the worst public road in North Carolina is the one from Zebulon to Wake Forest. Another said, considering the amount of travel on it, he did not doubt the other’s statement. This link in our highway system has long been considered by our state highway depart ment. So far nothing has been done about it. When the road to Selma was being built some preliminary work was done. A little later when a road was being considered from Spring Hope to Wake Forest, again, for a short time, atten tion was centered on this route. Markers were placed designating the road as No. 91, a tempo rary link that would soon become a permanent part of the state’s highway system. .Then in an unheralded way the road was graded and paved from Spring Hope to Wake Forest. We understand that although the attention of the highway commission has been called to the condition of this road and an insistent re quest has been made to have this road put in at least an average state for travel, nothing more definite has been promised than that it may be paved sometime in or soon after 1940. In the meantime travef shuns this road. Even that go ing from* Wilson and immediate points doubles back toward Spring Hope or goes around by Ra leigh. Other less important roads have been built, such as the old Pool road from Wendell to Raleigh, thus giving travel two roads where on ly one is needed except for local travel between the two places. Not only would people from Smithfield, Sel ma and Wilson and immediate points benefit greatly by paving this link, but all the travel from southeastern Carolina going to Oxford, Henderson and other towns near the Virginia line would be greatly benefited by its comple tion. This paper believes that if the people of this section, backed by other interested ones, would get behind the proposition, something very definite could be done. We understand that the Road Commission says there are no funds at present available for this road and the best that can be hoped is the next Federal ap proportion in 1940. Yet we read of the letting of new road projects almost every week by the Highway Commission. We believe a concerted effort' by Zebulon and this community would have great weight in helping to get this needed road before the road authorities. And in the meantime the need is getting worse till it will, as it was a year or two ago, be so nearl> impassable that school busses will be forced to detour or cease travel. Our garages and filling stations are losing the trade that would come through Zebulon if this outlet to the north was opened. Then, too, considerable trade from the communi ty north goes elsewhere because there are good roads leading to other trading centers. Our people ought to do something about this long deferred matter of deep concern to our business life. oOo CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AGAIN o A short time ago the Record quoted a fine editorial from the Smithfield Herald. A few days ago we received a communication from one who signed himself “Real Justice,” postmarked “Norfolk, Va.” While as a rule we do not publish communications not signed with the writer’s name, we are making an exception in this case and publishing the article. “If a life sentence really meant a life in prison that might be the solution, but with the governor having power to reduce the sentence to so many years and then grant a parole, the life sentence does not keep the criminals in check. How about Luke Lea and all those North Carolina bankers Ehringhaus let out? Some states have no capital punishment, but the governors have no pardoning power in connec tion with a life sentence.” “There is too much sympathy for the crimi nal and none for the injured. There are too many lawyers who for the sake of the Almighty Dollar will delay the law by every possible means and help free criminals.” In the state prison at Raleigh there are 18 men waiting the day of execution. Probably every one will die as the law has decreed. The state says they are fit only to die. They reached the place where nothing they could do for soci ety or country would compensate for their crime. So the state goes back to the day of Hamurabi and Moses and says “a life for a life.’’ There is no grace and death only will satisfy. We agree to a great extent with “Real Justice.” The pardoning power should be taken away from the governor and only where new evidence is revealed that establishes innocence should the state be allowed todntervene between prison and liberty. We believe it is wrong to take hu man life either in war or peace. But till the race is gripped and held by the spirit of the Prince of Peace, the butcheries of war by na tions and capital punishment by the State will continue according to the justice of man. THE ZEBULON RECORD SKNMEARD Wallace Temple looking so sad and forlorn one wondered what tragedy had befallen. It was only that his glasses were broken and he had to wait, headachey and bare-eyed, until Mrs. Temple could rush to Raleigh for the repair job. . . . A housekeeper in a store tele phoning directions to.her cook, and the grocer advising in an under ‘‘You are telling her too many things at once. She’ll forget some. Hang up now and call her again later.” . . . A mocking bird at the E. P. Denton home has formed the habit of starting the guineas onthe place off on their days’ chattel® . by rousing them extra early m® - ings imitating the guinea call B|g| enough to excite the fowls I make them leave their roosts.®"i The editor of this paper has jflH red apples on his Early H® tree. And they are big enoufl eat. ... fl BUY FURNITURE FOR CHRI^^H When you have a joy®' ing a tingling all heart till it reaches out and makes you ’most love everybody, that’s a forerunner of Christmas. It is then you want to do something nice for everybody, especially those who live w T ith you under the same roof. There is no better time in all the year than right now for you to go to the ebulon Su; ply Company and gratify this feeling by buying that comfy rocker, or possibly furnish ings for a whole room. You’ve planned it so many times. Why do it now and let the whole fan® enjoy it for the rest of your liv® They have a variety of furni® for every home at a price to ® any one’s ability to pay. ®' Christmas furniture.—adv. fl ■ PRUNING APPLE TRH The pruning of both younHjjjjjj old trees is an essential P®Sl of orchard management. tice influences the size ar®, at which young trees bea® and also governs the pruning necessary in later HHH For bearing and mature 888 pruning permits better p®H tion of spray materials-, HHH sunlight and free circulatflHH air. Instructions for pruninß||il| the young and old trees in Extension Circular “Pruning The Apple Treeß|f||§ copies may be had free onflßfl cation to the Agricultural at State College. If you feel down in the di®fll| And that the world is filleSHH Brace up and sing “UncIeHIHBJ song, “Wonderful Words of Lifeflg®® FORD Has now battery, new 1 ' ’ V'' Jdv, \ piston rings, and Will take $5.00 REWAk^H^^H 1/ost. billfold; has leather, -tennled letter® - car and driver’s $5.00 Theo. B. Davis zebulon, n. c. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25 1938 Tuesday’s heat was almost op pressive, with a threat of storm. No one seems to remember such November weather, and no one seems to be specially enjoying it this time. It is too unnatural to those accustomed to flhe changing seasons. * New one-piece telephones are being manufactured in mass pro duction in India to replace the old two-piece office models. Here's a top-flight tire . . . with center-traction grip . . . Goodyear Supertwist cord in every ply .. . 12%
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