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£*\ LOOKING
Tl'J AHEAD
V GEORGE S. BENSON
Bnlk President-- Hard,na CeiUjc
Jt/m, l n Searcy Arkansas
Russia
Since the beginning of 1945 I saw
a mid-Victorian rig, a horse and bug
gy, pass an automobile on a graded
road. It was not a race. The car
was not running. The motorist was
out changing a tire. The driver of
the rig sat up straight and pressed
his horse for a bit of extra speed
going by, which was funny. The car
owner made the change and drove
Into town far ahead of the buggy.
Between 1928 and 1938 the United
States, the world’s outstanding in
dustrial nation of all time, had an
industrial depression. Meanwhile the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
was moving forward; not rapidly,
but at an increasing rate. In those
years it was being transformed from
an agricultural to an industrial na
tion, a stage through which America
had passed, half a century before.
A Wind-Broken Nag
Russia was driving a horse named
“Central Planning.’’ The rig marie
an interesting dash for improve
ment; not very fast however, nor
very spectacular. Claims made for
the animal’s speed were funny; cer
tainly not all true. Living condi
tions in Russia were not as high as
those in America in the pit of our
depression; never have been before
nor since. It was a splurge, better
than Russia had before, but far be
low American achievement.
There is nothing new about Cen
tral Planning. It’s as old as horse
drawn equipment. Kings, tyrants
and dictators have always used the
idea. Some have done better with
It than others, depending on the
ruler. Russia’s recent rulers have
been anything but stupid. Their
military leadership has the world
agog. Russia has made a marvel
ous fight, using American equipment
extensively.
For National Safety
You would think that Russia, liv
ing next door to an armed desper
ado for 25 years could have ade
quately prepared for war. No; Cen
tral Planning couldn’t do it. It took
a raid on Pearl Harbor to wake
America from a sweet dream of
peace, but America went into action
with Pr.vate Enterprise and. in four
years, armed the United Nations
for victory. This demonstrates which
system is better for national safety.
But war is never America’s main
objective. We are a peace-loving
people and want to work and pros
per and live well. Some say that
America, in view of Russia’s
achievem''*'*'’ ought to junk Free
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Enterprise and adopt Central Plan
ning. Knowing that Russia’s achieve
ments have never compared to our
own, the suggestion is preposterous.
Let’s examine the figures of an ex
pert for a moment;
Development Compared
Leopold Schwarzchild, in his re
cent book called “Primer of the
Coming World,” shows some index
figures to make a fair comparison
of industrial gains in similar peri
ods—Russia, while at her best in
1928-38, and America in a similar
period. Here are three for a sample:
U.S.S.R. U.S.A.
Coal Mining 599 1,332
Railroad Building 38 918
Automobiles 129 2,068
The Russian government is an
autocracy. One political party con
trols everything, including newspa
pers and radio, but not more than
2% of the people belong to it . . .
the uppur class. Kick up a rumpus
about it if you want to go to the
salt mines and serve your country
for insufficient board and clothes.
The system overcomes unemploy
ment, but wages are only one-sixth
of wages in America and the stand
ard of living only one-sixth as high.
I am in favor of keeping Private
Enterprise here.
To the People
of this Community
Remember the Kid in Upper
Four? He thinks about you, his
home folks, even under the
murderous fire of enemy ma
chine gun
/ZT waiTN pers. The
kid came
rffiir.n.'i ple -fai"e : r
in Heaven,
take care of
Mom and Dad and my brother
and sister and all the folks at
home. Thanks for the food and
water we have in this shell hole.
Take care of my buddies. Take
care of me. Amen.”
In this case the kid’s name
was Private Ken Miller of
Greensburg, Kan., veteran of
Iwo Jima. Private Miller won’t
mind if you substitute the name
of your boy for his as the boy
who prayed in a foxhole for the
home folks. The link between
foxhole and home is never broken
unless you break it here your
self. Your fighting sons look to
you in the 7th War Loan to dem
onstrate that you are helping
them in one of the most direct
ways open to you. the acquisition
of the most War Bonds you have
ever bought in any War Loan.
* THE EDITOR
Church announcement of a
chicken dinner: “Come in for a
Wing and a Prayer.”
The Zebulon Record
| OLD CAROLINA RECORDS
TELL AMAZING STORY
Dig a dollar bill, or maybe a
five spot, out of your pocket and
take a good look at it. Then read
j this story and weep. It’s from an
! old ledger sheet, yellow and brit
tle with age, that was recently un
earthed in the Seaboard Railway’s
i station at Thelma, N. C. The
: prize entry is as follows:
GASTON HOTEL
Gaston. North Carolina
March 31, 1840
To Raleigh and Gaston Railroad
Company, Dr.:
Captain, Engineer, Train
hand breakfast and
dinner for each $ .75
Extra Engineer & Fireman—
breakfast for each 25
Total . SI.OO
Petersburg Railroad Company.
I Dr.:
Captain, Engineer, Fireman.
Mail Clerk, Trainhand
dinner, supper and break
fast for each and two
lodgings SI.BB
! Extra Engineer supper,
lodging and breakfast 38
Total $2.26
Grand Total $3.26
We hate to rub it in, gentle
reader, but that $3.26 covered 24
* robust meals and three lodgings!
And rationing didn't mean a thing
in those golden days.
ANNOUNCE BIRTH
Pvt. and Mrs. H. V. Andrews,
Jr., of Zebulon announce the birth
of a son, Henry Vinton 111, on May
13 at Rex Hospital. Mrs. Andrews
!is the former Miss Melba Parker
of Zebulon.
j IRBY D. GILL
Attorney and Counselor at Law
PHONE 2281
ATHLETES FOOT GERM
HOW TO KIM, IT FOR 85c
Requires a strong penetrating mo
bile liquid. Alcohol is good. REACHES
MORE GERMS FASTER. He sur«
your treatment contains at least 80
per cent. (See label.) We suggest
Te-01. It contains 80 per cent. Tt
PENETRATES. Feel it take hold.
Most druggists now have it. A small
supply just arrived at Zebulon Drug
Company. j
May 4-11-18-25
I on farm 7e/ephone expansion j
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The number of Southern Bell-operated farm telephones in
Dixie was increased by more than four times from 1935 to 1942
when war interrupted our rural telephone expansion program.
Since 1942, vast amounts of communication equipment have
been and are still being manufactured for shipment to our fight
ing men, and we cannot resume our farm telephone expansion
until after manpower and material again become available.
In the meantime, we are furthering our efforts to provide in
creased and improved post-war farm telephone service through
our research work and experience gained in new methods of
construction, transmission and new developments in the art of
communication.
Southern Bell’s post-war rural development program is part
of the Bell System’s one hundred million dollar program to
extend and improve farm telephone service of the future. And
every reasonable and practicable step is being taken to advance
this program as rapidly as possible.
I Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company (fAI
INCORPORATED
WOODWORK
GENERAL REPAIRING
1 Lawn Chairs, Porch or Yard
1 Swings, Ice Boxes, Tobacco
Trucks. Window’ Screens, Desks,
Chairs and Tables Repaired.
1 Wagon Wheels Rebuilt and
Wagon Ties Shrunk. Truck and
Trailer Bodies.
I Also Dress Lumber
I WILBUR HALES
Old Debnam Plant
Opposite J. L. Stell Cleaners
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Little River Ice Co.
Quality and Service
PHONE 2871
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I)R. J. F. COLTRANE
DENTIST
Office Phone: 3921
! Office Hours: 9-12:30 A. M.
1:30-5 P. M.
Geo Sprite Barbee
Physician and Surgeon
Office Hours: Telephones:
9-10 a.m. Res. 2781
Office Phone 3921
Margaret’s Beauty Shop
Upstairs Over Zebulon Drug Store
Qualified Operators
Phone 2131
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RUSSELL’S PLACE
REST REFRESHMENTS
RECREATION
Lunches, Barbecue, Hot Dogs,
Chicken
Open ’til Midnight
j on Wendell Highway
I
Friday, May 25, 1945
Elite Beauty Salon
Mrs. Nellie Kemp, Owner & Mgr.
Up-to-date Styles
Qualified Operators
i PHONE 3721
! STANDARD SERVICE
STATION
■ Gas - Oris - Washing - Greasing
We Service All Cars
“Buck” Phillips Zebulon, N. C.
At Highway Crossing
J. M. Chevrolet Co.
Chevrolets Oldsmobiles
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TARPLEY’S MILL
The Best in Water Ground
CORN MEAL
Whole Wheat Flour, Feed Grind
ing. Milk Cows, Bred Heifers and
Beef Cattle for Sale or Trade. I
Buy Corn. Wheat and Cotton Seed
Meal.
I need a good hand to work at
mill white or colored. Regular
work, good pay.
J. W. TARPLEY
AT TARPLEY’S MILL
M-3-10-17 R-GLF-Pd.
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MARTIN’S CAFE
THE PLACE TO EAT
Sandwiches Lunches
Drinks of All Kinds
Hot Coffee 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
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