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Published Every Friday By
THE RECORD PUBLISHING COMPANY
Zebulon, North Carolina
THEO. B. DAVIS, Editor
MRS. THEO. B. DAVIS, Associate Editor
Entered as second class matter June 26, 1925,
at the Postoffice at Zebulon, North Carolina.
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“SOZIALAUSGLEICHSABGABE”
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This word is just another mysterious, awful
thing coming out of Germany, only it is just an
other one of those unspeakable .Teuton words.
It means “a tax designated to bring about a so
cial balance or corn-promise.” It has direct ref
erence and application to the Jew in Germany.
The German Nazi considers it just as offensive
to make the Jew and German equal in taxation
as to rank them social equals. Hence the Jew
must pay an additional gross income tax of 15
per cent to compensate for their ‘‘social inferi
ority.” German logic, justice, and a lot of other
things coming out of Germany are quite reveal
ing as to how easily Nazism can change custom,
laws or anything else to suit the needs, wishes,
whims or what not of this most modern form of
government.
BEER POLICE ELIMINATE OUTLETS
When we hear with astonishment how gov
ernment is administered in Germany we should
not forget that even here in North Carolina we
have some eye-openers in the way of govern
mental administration. For instance, we read:
“Beer police eliminate 145 outlets.” To con
tinue: “118 outlets were closed by revocation
of license, 25 by refusal to license, 2 by surren
der of license.” The most interesting thing
about all these revocations of beer licenses in
North Carolina is that Edgar H. Bain, a church
man, is “chief of police” for the beer dispensers
in our state. His “force” is selected and paid
by the beer manufacturers and wholesalers.
They literally dictate law enforcement in our
state so far as it relates to beer. The law en
forcement forces have almost wholly turned
over this part of their duties to the administra
tion of the promoters of this evil.
We see little difference between Germans
leveling social inequalities by a gross tax on
Jews and North Carolina’s recognizing an or
ganization from which all the beer that flows
into this state comes, and saying who shall and
who shall not dispense wines and beer. Both
are equally inconsistent and destroy the funda
mental basis of government. W'e hope the pres
ent General Assembly will pass laws that will
absolutely divorce this self-appointed executive
of the law as it relates to sale of beer and wines.
Better still, we hope it will outlaw these evils
and clean the skirt of democracy of this black
smear and foul stench on a robe that should be
clean and spotless.
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OUR PRESIDENT
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The Democrats may have elected Mr.
Roosevelt president of the United States, but
he is our president. He may have been elected
by a party, but as president he represents all
parties. More than once has Mr. Roosevelt ad
vocated measures and supported policies that
many of us, even among democrats, did not
agree with or approve. No doubt there will be
other differences of opinion during the next
four years. Yet he is our president. He faces
the most trying and critical situation in our his
tory. Even should he have the loyal and undi
vided support of his countrymen, his task will
be almost superhuman. We may still differ
with him on many matters. However, this dif
ference should not in any way hinder or dis
courage any of his vital objectives to assure at
least the safety of our own people if not of
England. While this seems to be paramount at
this time, we hope the nation will remember
that it is at least a little more important to
trust in God than to keep our powder dry. Both
are essential to safety. However, our war cry
should not drown out the voice of God.
oOo
STATESMANSHIP
ROOSEVELT ANI) WILLKIE
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Probably most statesmen to begin with
were just politicians seeking office. But many
of them caught a vision of their country’s des
tiny and rose to give their best to realize it.
While Mr. Roosevelt occasionally shows marks
of the old man, yet when it comes to matters
that relate to the whole nation, he usually mea
sures up the highest of statesmanship. In the
appointment of Knox and Stimson to exceed
ingly responsible positions in his cabinet at a
time when it needed the best equipped men, our
president showed both good judgment and
statesman-like wisdom.
W'hen Mr. Willkie decided to go across and
see first hand just how true were the reports
that England was near its end, again Mr.
Roosevelt, forgetting that this man was his
late contender for the presidency, called him in
to conference and decided to utilize him in get
ting light on a complex situation abroad. No
doubt this successful captain of industry will
bring back with him practical information and
clear views of conditions abroad that will great
ly assist our president in deciding his future
course in international affairs, especially as
they relate to the present serious world situa
tion.
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IT’S NO JOKE
o
Does the following, taken from the Fu
quay Springs Independent, remind our readers
of their own experiences in financial matters, as
they relate to towns, government regulations,
and business generally? The writer perhaps
meant to provoke a smile on the face of the
moneyless man, but he spoke a mouthfull just
the same. Read it, smile, and then meditate
thereon.
* The Letter of a Business Man In Answer
to His Creditors
Dear Friends:
In reply to your request to send a check, I
wish to inform you that the present condition
of my bank account makes it almost impossible.
My shattered financial condition is due to Fed
eral laws, State laws, county laws, city laws,
corporation laws, liquor laws, mother-in-laws,
brother-in-laws, sister-in-laws, and outlaws.
Through these laws I am compelled to pay
a business tax, head tax, amusement tax, school
tax, gas tax, light tax, water tax, sales tax, car
pet tax, income tax, food tax, furniture tax,
and excise tax. I am required to get a business
license, truck license, not to mention a mar
riage license and dog license.
I am also required to contribute to every
society and organization which the genius of
man is capable of bringing to life, to women’s
relief, the unemployment relief and the gold
diggers’ relief. Also to every hospital and char
itable institution in the city, including the Red
Cross, the Black Cross, the Purple Cross, and
the double cross.
For my own safety 1 am required to carry
life insurance, property insurance, liability in
surance, accident insurance, business insurance,
earthquake insurance, tornado insurance, and
fire insurance.
My business is so governed that it is no
easy matter for me to find out who owns it. I
am inspected, expected, suspected, and disre
spected; examined, re-examined, informed,
required, summoned, fined, commanded and
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compelled, until I provide an
inexhaustible supply of money
for every known need, desire or
hope of the human race.
Simply because I refuse to
donate to something or other, I
am boycotted, talked about, lied
about, held up and held down,
and robbed until 1 am almost
ruined.
I can tell you honestly that
except for the miracle that hap
pened, I could not enclose this
check. The wolf that comes to
many doors nowadays just had
pups in my kitchen. I sold
them and here is the money.
Yours faithfully,
A Man Trying to Get Along.
—The Independent.
RATES LOWERED
More than 13,000 lof the 20,000
customers on ‘rural lines served
by the Carolina Poyer and Light
Company in North and South Car
olina will, effective January 25,
have their monthly bills for elec
tric service lowered as result <of
the company’s action in reducing’
its minimum charge for electricity
from $3.00 to $2.00 a month. The
remaining rural customers billed
on the $3.00 minimum are using
service in excess of the minimum
charge and consequently will not
be affected directly.
With the minimum charge re
duced one-third, company officials
believe that prospective customers
living along rural lines will find
in the reduction an added incen
tive to electrify their homes and
farms.
In announcing the reduction of
ficials estimated that annual sav
ings to rural customers benefit
Niorth Carolina customers to the
extent of $83,300 and South Car
olina customers $26,000.
For several years the Carolina
Power and Light Company has
promoted what is known as the
coordinated dealer—company sales
plan in the merchandising of elec
trical appliances for the Rome,
® i ,BRAHAM LINCOLN SAID
'THIS COUNTRY, WITH ITS
INSTITUTIONS, BELONGS TO
THE PEOPLE WHO INHABIT IT.*
[Devotion to democratic ideals has made u.s.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1941
the farm, and for marcantile and
manufacturing establishments.
Last year more than $7,000,000
worth of electrical appliances
were sold in the territory served
by the Carolina company and of
this the independent dealers sold
more than 90 per cent of the
total.
Ever since the dealer-company
sales plan was put into operation,
constant effort has been put forth
by dealers and the company to
give rural residents the lull bene
fits <of electricity. Sales reports
indicate that more, and labor as
well as money-saving appliances,
are being placed in u,se on the
farm and in the farm home.
Nearly 40,000,000 passengers
used the Grand Central Terminal
in New York City last year, an
increase of 1,500,000 over the
year before.
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How modern Greek women, like
the celebrated women warriors of
their ancient legends, know nei
ther fear nlod mercy when in bat
tle. A timely article by a cele
brated world-traveler in the Feb
ruary 2nd issue of
The American Weekly
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“When I was a boy of 14, my fa
ther was so ignorant I could hard
ly stand to have the old man
around. But when I got to be 21,
I was astonished at how much the
old man had learned in seven
years.”—Mark Twain.