PREVENT DISEASE; DRAIN
STAGNANT WATER
VOLUME XVIII.
This, That, <S*
- the Other
By MRS. THEO. B- DAVIS
Did I ever advise that tomatoes
be canned as quickly as possible
after being taken fro mthe vines?
If so, forget.it, if you paid any at
tention at the time. I’ve learned
better—by experience. Tomatoes
can spoil quicker than anything
in the garden, and with me it
is far better to pick them at least
a day before canning. Spread
them them on a table, not letting
them crowd each other, and in 24
hours you will be able to detect
spots and defects that you might
have missed the day before. The
sound ones will not hurt at all by
. waiting. Sun scald is bad for to
p rnatoes and makes decay set in
fast; water spots form in a few
hours sometimes. None of this is
worth putting into a can, but it
frequently fails to show up at the
time the gathering is done.
It does not take the goldenrod
to tell us that autumn is on her
way. We have felt her cool,
sweet breath on our faces as she
whispered in the night of her com
ing. Weather prophets foretell
a an early fall, which will be all
» right with many of us.
f This has not, according to the
► thermometer, bc«n the hottest
summer on record; but it has been
one of the hardest to endure and
keep at work.
The three - year -old grand
daughter was industriously scrub
bing her knees with a small brush
H dipped in soapy water and was at
the same time talking what is
usually called a blue streak. She
wanted to know if there is a “meh
go-wound” in Zebulon and if I
would not like to see her ride on
one. Being told there is not one
here, she said, “We’ll have to get
a week-end.”
Wj Stupidly ! asked, “A what?”
Patiently she repeated, “A
week-end. They're what you go
off on. Then we can go where is
a meh-go-wound.”
Since her father and mother
fwere off on a week-end trip, it
'was easy to understand her defi
nition.
We had an argument of kinds
at our home Sunday afternoon.
The head of the family has very
| strong convictions against buying
anything whatever on that day,
and usually I agree. But last
Sunday when we went to eat a
sandwich supper there was not
enough bread. I had thought to
plan for it, but Saturday night’s
supper took more than had been
expected; and dinner the next day
likewise left fewer biscuits than I
had expected. There were more
of us than usual and I just didn’t
pleasure appetites right.
Anyway, when the sandwiches
threatened to run short I consid
ered the matter and decided that
it would be as little harm to send
Barrie down to “Matthews” and
buy a loaf as to heat the stove
and bake the bread myself. The
* trut'o is I hoped he might get off
and back without being seen by
t*his father, but it was not so to be.
LJgTheo insisted and persisted until
we had to confess —and then listen
to reproof. Probably the fact that
I held our youngest grandson in
my arms as I explained made my
husband more lenient. But, mere
ly as a matter of record, remem
ber he knew nothing about that
loaf of bread until after it was
fought and in our kitchen.
Electricity Use
Increases
7orth noting is the fact that
more electric current has been
used since daylight saving time
has been observed in this section.
Carolina Power and Light Co. of
fers no explanation beyond the
statement. It might be partly be
cause many who formerly cooked
breakfast by sunlight now must
use artificial light, earjy rising
not giving the sun time to shine
on cooks.
£hr Zrbitlnn Svmtrb
Rotary Club Has
89th Meeting
With All Present
The Rotary club held its 89th
hundred per cent consecutive
meeting on August 15, 1941, pro
viding that Albert Medlin, Judd
Robertson, Vaiden Whitley and
Wilson Braswell make up their at
tendance by the next meeting.
Vance Brown and Irby Gill are
to divide all the members between
them to sell government defense
bonds. Charles Allen is the cap
tain of the two groups. His is an
essential undertaking at this time,
for us to do our part on the gov
ernment defense program.
Luther Long had the program
and his subject being the “Indis
pensable Farmer”. He had for his
speaker, Professor E. C. Cunning
ham of Corinth Holder school. Mr.
Cunningham not bejng a farmer,
he talked on observation. He
stated that farmers as a rule are
not keeping their buildings repair
ed and in attractive condition. '
They should use more paint to J
cover the unsightly buildings and
pay more attention toward beauti
fying their homes. He spoke of
how the weeds and grass took
possession of the farm gardens
He told that he had noticed so
it any of the farm vegetables were
going to waste, and also the fruit.
It was very hard for the farmers
to do anything about it because
e ery member of the household
was trying to save their crops. As
s( on as the tobacco is all harvest
ed, then the family starts prepar
ing it for market. He stated how
he enjoyed hearing and seeing the
people sing and it showed the
spirit that they had while they
worked. Prof. Cunningham was
very interesting and he told many
jokes. He has spoken to the
Rotary Club many times in the
past in which every member en
joys. Mr. M. C. Todd of Wendell
was a welcome visitor.
Mrs. G. C. Lewis
Dies On Friday
Mrs. C. G. Lewis died last Fri
day following a long illness.
Funeral services were held at
Lee’s Chapel Baptist church con
ducted by the Rev. A. D. Parrish
of Zebulon and the Rev. Mr. Stan
cil of Rocky Mount. Burial was
in the church cemetery beside her
son.
She is survived by her husband
and six children, Arthur Lewis of
Wendell; Mrs. A. E. Denton of
Smithfield; Mrs. J. D. Driver of
Middlesex; Roy Lewis of Newport
News, Va., and Leonard and
Franklin Lewis of Zebulon. Sur
viving also are a brother, L. Lewis
of Bailey; a sister, Mrs. J. O. Dud
ley of Rocky Mount; 19 grand
children and three great-grand
children.
Takes New
Step In Cutting
Use Os Gas
Co-ordinator Ickes states that
because more gasoline has been
used since his curfew order than
before that time more drastic steps
for control are contemplated. New
England states sold more than 12
per cent increase under night
closing. Southern states reported
a gair of less than 4 per cent and
Middle Atlantic states had a gain
of over 8 per cent. Rationing
cards have been suggested, but
the trouble with them would be
the difficulty in deciding who
should have priority and why. It
would also necessitate dealing al
most exclusively with one filling
station and would put the burden
of decision on operators of those
places.
INCREASES Since pork
prices have been on the upgrade,
Wilson County farmers are in'
creasing their breeding herds as
ZEBULON, N. C„ FRIDAY, AUGUST 22,1911-
Town Hall for Zebulon
Oiir new town board first voted to work over the back room of the fire
station for an office for the town manager. After spending several hundred
dollars, what would they have? A small room insufficiently lighted and venti
lated on worse than an alley. It could not possibly be more than temporary.
Now we understand that two rooms on the ground floor, beneath the
Masonic hall have been secured for temporary offices. But, they at most, are
only temporary.
We have done some investigation and made a few inquiries for our per
sonal information which we pass on for the benefit of our officials and fellow
towns people;
1. The N. Y. A. will make all blue prints and specifications for a town
hall free. They will make an estimated cost of the building.
2. They will examine the material available and let us know the exact
cost to the town of other necessary material to construct the building. W'e un
derstand that the town can supply as little as 15 per cent of the total cost of the
building.
3. —They will supervise all the work, furnish all necessary skilled and
unskilled labor, tear down all structures containing material to be used, clean old
brick, do all excavating and hauling.
Now, look at the other side—what we have belonging to the town that
could be used:
1-—The town owns an ideal lot for a town hall on the corner opposite
the city market.
2. —The old warehouse back of the depot has a lot of brick and lumber
that could be used. There is also another old brick building back of Alford’s
Store with a lot of good brick. Then the old light plant has half enough ma
terial to build the hall. A single wall will enclose filtration plant, so all the
rest of the building could be removed. In it are almost enough steel beams,
windows, rolling doors, sheeting and brick to build the hall.
So, with a minimum amount expended, Zebulon has the opportunity to
build an adequate and much needed town hall. It will provide for police and
town offices, court room, fire truck and storage. Never before nor again will
such an opportunity be given to us to get a great community need filled at such
small outlay. We believe our mayor and board should exhaust every possible
means to this end before turning this offer of the NYA down.
We invite every citizen of Zebulon to give expression to his opinion in
next week’s Record, about whether he approves our commissioners going ahead
with this project if at all possible.
We believe they should do it.
Rocky Mount
Has “Good war
The Rocky Mount tobacco mar
ket “The Dependable Tobacco
Market” continues to promote the
feeling of good will towards all
and herewith expresses it’s ap
preciation to all for the loyalty,
the support and friendship dis
played towards the market, the
city and people.
It is only natural that a per
son should want to visit in a city
that is outstanding in a section be
cause there are so many more
things to do and see. Rocky
Mount is such a- well rounded
place that every phase of agricul
tural, industrial and social life is
to be found there. The fact that :
“The Dependable Tobacco Mar
ket” is in Rocky Mount immedi
ately brings to mind that when i
tobacco is sold in Rocky Mount ;
an opportunity is also afforded to »
see a city of railroads, passenger :
transport airlines, bus terminals,
etc., and a city with the finest of <
stores, shops, with a great stock 1
of up-to-date goods, buildings air 1
conditioned for your comfort and <
theaters to bring you the very :
latest in entertainment.
In considering a place to sell
your tobacco you may look tow-
ards the world’s largest tobacco .
market in Lexington, Kentucky, (
or the world’s smallest but if you
really want to become acquainted (
with a real market arrange to .
visit the Rocky Mount tobacco
market and do so early enough to .
<
get the full benefit of what a
really grand market has to offer.
When you deliver your tobacco :
to any warehouseman in Rocky )
Mount you immediately form a :
co-partnership with that ware- 1
houseman. Since he becomes per- 1
sonally responsible for your to- 1
bacco when it gets into his house J
naturally he has a very large in- >
terest at stake. Since he has this :
large interest at stake is it un- <
reasonable to assume that he i
must do his level best to keep you 1
completely satisfied? Had such a «
thought been in your mind? And '■
too you may search the world over i
and never find warehousemen <
(Continued on Page Three)
Economic
Highlights
National and International Prob
lems Inseparable from Local
Welfare
Germany and Russia
In wars, as in horse races, the
long shot occasionally upsets the
dope and comes through for a
win. Some of the experts are
now cautiously hazarding the
guess that this may prove true of
the Russians.
When the German-Russian war
began, the bulk of the military
authorities reluctantly agreed that
Hitler was probably right when
he said that it would be over in
six weeks. Those six weeks and
more have now passed, and the
Russians, instead of retreating in
confusion, are said to be planning
gigantic counter-attacks. The
Germans have not taken any
areas of major importance. The
«
Red air force, which, according to
German claims, was almost total
ly destroyed in the early days of
the fighting, is still very much in
evidence and is giving excellent
support to the Soviet land forces.
The Red mechanized equipment,
which was supposed to be second
rate, has, according to some re
porters w'ho have seen it in ac
tion, actually proven equal and
even superior to the German.
Most important of all, th* morale
of the Russian people—military
and civilian alike—seems to have
proven far more staunch than
anyone expected.
Germany has not lost to Rus
sia. It would not come as any
great surprise if Hitler’s forces
yet succeeded in taking Moscow,
Leningrad and other key cities.
But these would be hollow vic
tories unless, at the same time,
Hitler was able to destroy Russian
military power. So long as sub
stantial Red armies remain in
existence and fighting, Hitler will
not be safe no matter how much
Russian territory he succeeds in
conquering. On top of that, Rus
sian civilians have shown an al
most suicidal fervor in destroying
areas which have been evacuated,
(Continued on Page Two)
Wilson Market
Enlists Experts
Wilson’s eleven huge tobacco
warehouses will have staffs of ex
perienced tobacco experts employ
ed by the warehouse operators to
assist in the efficient handling of
! the millions of pounds of the
‘ golden weed when the Wilson
1 market opens on Tuesday morn
-1 ing, August 26th.
‘ Last season the Wilson market
sold 24 per cent of all tobacco
sold in Eastern Carolina and the
, Wilson market paid its customers
during the 1940 season $1.41 per
hundred pounds more than the
average paid all tobacco farmers
in North Carolina. Wilson not
only leads the Eastern Belt in
pounds sold but also leads all of
the 76 Bright Leaf tobacco mar
kets covering six states in pounds
sold and average price. Last sea
son the Wilson market’s average
was $2.35 above that of the South
Carolina border belt average.
Therefore, the Wilson warehouse
men urge the Eastern Carolina to
bacco farmers to hold their tobac
co until Tuesday, August 26th.
and sell it on the Wilson market
where for the past three consecu- i
tive years it has led all Eastern ;
Carolina markets in pounds sold
and average price. In order to i
handle this vast quantity of to
bacco, warehousemen employ
large staffs of experienced and ef
ficient men to see that the grow- j
ers’ interest is looked after.
In appreciation of the loyal
support of the market’s patrons
who brought it to the top, ware
housemen and company officials
have put forth every effort to em
ploy the most capable and out
standing men, and company offi
cials have put forth every effort
to employ the most capable and
outstanding men throughout the
country to make this year’s sell
ing season an unusually success
ful one for all parties concerned,
the farmers, warehousemen and
. factory men.
The tobacconists in Wilson full
well realize that for the past sev
eral years that the farmer has
; had a struggle to make ends meet
and live with ordinary comforts.
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Wakelon Schools
To Have Opening
September 9
By E. H. Moser
Wakelon schools will open Sep
tember the ninth. So far as I
know book rent will be the same
as last year, $2.40 a pupil in the
high school. Book rent should be
paid on the opening day of school.
Elementary book fees will be
the same as last year. This also
should be paid on the first day of
school.
All children six years of age on
or before the first day of October
are entitled to enter school this
year. It is necessary to enter be
ginners as early in the school year
as possible.
We are not allowed by law to
accept children who are* not six
years old by October the first.
Teachers for the year are as
follows:
E. If. Moser, principal, teaches
English eleven.
Mayme Beam, English.
Dorothy Brake, history and
English; librarian.
Stuart Black, agriculture.
Mary Lacy Palmer, home eco
nomics.
C. O Armstrong, social sciencp.
L. W. Alexander, science.
Henry Kirby, science and math.
Louise Hocutt, math.
Bridget Palmer, Latin and
French.
Jeannette Peterson, business.
Mrs. F. E. Bunn and Mrs. Wal
lace Chamblee, seventh grade.
Ena Dell Anderson and Nannie
Wheeless, sixth grade.
Annie Lou Alston and Mrs.
Helen Gregory, fifth grade.
Virginia Bullock and Mary E.
Thompson, fourth grade.
Mary Barrow and Vernon
Bachelor, third grade.
Neal Hardison and Ruby Stell,
second grade.
Mrs. Fred Page and Mrs. Lois
Moore Wall, first grade.
Mrs. Robert Daniel Massey,
public school music.
Joslyn House, piano.
Bond Quiz
Q. —Why should Americans buy
defense bonds and stamps now?
A.—Among the reasons are:
(1) It is the quickest way in
which every citizen can both
serve his country and conserve
his earnings, and (2) the purchase
of the bonds and stamps helps not
only to finance national defense
but also to prevent high prices
and increased cost of living.
Q. —Can I pledge a defense bond
as collateral for a bank loan?
A.—No. Bonds are registered
and not transferable. They are
payable only to the persons named
on the bond.
Note —To buy defense bonds
and stamps, go to the nearest post
office, bank, or savings and loan
association; or write to the treas
urer of the United States, Wash
ington, D. C., for a mail-order
form.
Tobacco
Jamboree
The Rocky Mount Tobacco Jam
boree will be held again this year
the night of August 25th at nine
o’clock P. M. and last until two
A. M. Daylight Saving Time, in
the Easley Warehouse No. one.
This jamboree and broadcast is
the same we have put on each
year the night before the opening
of the market and a large group
of bands from Eastern Carolina
is expected to take part.
There will be many prizes of
high class merchandise given
away, and coupons and numbers
will be distributed as you enter
the warehouse.
This jamboree is absolutely
free to all and the Rocky Mount
Tobacco Market invites all, and if
floor space permits there will be
free dancing too.
If you are unable to personally
attend the jamboree you may join
in by tuning in to Radio Station
PREVENT DISEASE; DRAIN
STAGNANT WATER
NUMBER 5
Local Church
News
Methodist
Services for Sunday, Aug. 24:
Church school at 10 a. m.
Church service at 11 a. m.
Young People at 7 p. m.
Southside Circle
The Southside Circle of the Bap
tist W. M. S. met Monday with
Mrs. Robert Phillips. Mrs. F. E.
Bunn gave the program. Cooling
refreshments were enjoyed during
the social hour. It was decided
to hold the annual picnic at Tipp
lon on Friday after the fourth
Sunday in this month.
Philathea Picnic
The Philathea Class of the Ze
bulon Baptist Sunday School en
tertained its members at a picnic
in the grove at Tipplon’s. Each
member contributed to the meal.
Those present were Mesdames
J. G. Kemp, A. N. Jones, E. C.
Daniel, C. M. Watson, W. N. Pitts,
John D. Horton, W. O. Glover,
Cleve Chamblee, C. B. Eddins, A.
C. Dawson, C. E. Croom, Zollie
Culpeper, Fred Hales, R. H. Her
ring, J. W. Cameron, R. G. Lewis
and M. T. Debnam.
Local Citizens
In St. Louis
Daphne Johnson, Gladys Raper,
Mrs. Bonnie Johnson, W. S.
Johnson, A. V. Raper and Donald
Raper attended the Theocratic
Convention of Jehovah’s witnesses
held at St. Louis. Mo., August 6-
10. Upwards of 115,000 attended
the convention and 3,707 persons
were immersed. On August 9th,
J. F. Rutherford addressed the
convention on the subject “Com
fort those that mourn”, and on
August 10th his address was en
titled “Children of the King”.
Both addresses were broadcast to
large radio audiences and were
also electrically transcribed for
the benefit of the many thousand
unable to attend.
Tax Situation
Grows Worse
Congress has again demonstrat
ed that a considerable and influ
ential bloc of its members are dead
set against levying direct taxes
against persons in the lower in
come brackets.
That happened when President
Roosevelt requested a number of
changes in the new tax bill, one
of them being to lower income tax
exemptions to $750 for single per
sons and $1,500 for married per
sons. The House Ways and Means
Committee promptly turned this
proposal down by a decisive ma
jority. That really is something,
when you remember that the
President’s prestige was never
greater.
Practically every economist of
note is in complete accord with
the President’s views, when it
comes to lowering exemptions.
One purpose of heavy taxation is
to reduce consumer purchasing
power, as a means of combating
price inflation. The bulk of the
increased p ari hasing power re
sulting from war spending is go
ing into the pockets of the labor
ing group. Yet it is these groups
which will be most favored if our
present tax policy is continued,
even as the middle-income, white
collar groups will take the worst
financial beating.
There is going to be a big battle
on this tax bill in the Senate,
where the President’s suggestions
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