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Another Republican Blunder
An often used argument for voting Republican —and to
us one of the best —is the benefit derived from a strong two
party system of government. It seemed to us that the
Republicans this year were at last making appreciable head
way with this argument, as least in North Carolina. That
was before the Dixiecrats.
Upon the formation of this splinter party, money poured
into the hands of the so-called States Righters, a great part
from oil interests —and the oil barons of Pennsylvania were
responsible for the nomination of Thomas Dewey this year'.
The G. O. P., at least the persons using the Republican party
to further their own fortunes, is seeking thus to divide the
enemy and conquer.
This aid to the Dixiecrats may prove expedient;
probably it will meet with some small measure of suc
cess. But the Republicans will lose in the long run, and
possibly they will lose on the short haul, too, as their
intentions are revealed.
This year there are certainly plenty of disgruntled Dem
ocrats who might conceivably be lured into the Republican
fold. If they can be talked into voting the Republican ticket
this year, they might continue to do so; but if they vote the
Dixiecrat ticket this year, the chances are ten to one that in
1952 they will be with the Democrats again. The Republi
cans simply are not playing the percentages properly.
This attempt to align the traditionally conservative
Southern Democrats against the Liberals of the north and
west cannot succeed, if for no reasons other than Southerners
are not so conservative as generally supposed, and for all
the love of magnolia blossoms and camellias, Southerners
can be and generally are very practical politicians. We are
not attempting to qualify as minor prophets, but we predict
the leaders of the G. O. P. will some day admit their present
strategical blunder.
Farmers' Day a Success
Farmers’ Day in Zebulon was a success, not beyond the
fondest dreams of the Chamber of Commerce, but nonethe
less good. Because a promising beginning was made, next
year’s day for the agricultural members of our community
should prove even more worthy of time and effort than this
year’s event.
Skillful and accomplished entrants participated in all
the contests, from the checker tournament and horseshoe
pitching event in the morning through the bicycle race and
fiddlers’ convention in the afternoon. The quality of the
competition this year points toward a fine day of recreation
in 1949.
Congressman Harold D. Cooley on this occasion made
one of the finest speeches of his career. Recently returned
from Europe, Mr. Cooley gave the people of our community
an insight into what may be expected in both agricultural
circles and foreign affairs next year.
All in all, it was quite a day. To Ralph Talton and all
the other Zebulon merchants who assisted him, we give a
hearty well done,’ and predict the continued success of
Farmers’ Day.
The Zebulon Record
Ferd Davis Editor
Barrie Davis Publisher
Subscription rate: $1.50 a year. Advertising rates on request.
Entered as second class matter June 26, 1925, at the post office
at Zebulon, North Carolina, under the act of March 3, 1879.
By Eula Nixon Greewood
TRUMAN SPEECH— Although
President Harry Truman’s visit to
Raleigh is still several days off,
his speech (around 10 pages in
length) is already here waiting for
him and by this time is probably
in the hands of the news service,
key press correspondents, and
some of the larger newspapers.
J. M. Broughton, Kerr Scott, and
Gov. Cherry can usually wade
through a typewritten page, av
erage sized and double-spaced, in
President Truman seems to read a
about two minutes. However,
little faster than these gentlemen,
ana likely will complete the writ
ten portion of his talk in 15 min
utes. Since his address will be con
cerned mainly with the farmer’s
prosperity, President Truman will
have a wonderful opportunity to
talk at random about his old days
on the farm. He will go out of his
During the first two Sundays of
October we have studied the Bible
as living literature, and as a col
lection of biographies. Next Sun
day we study the Bible as a book
of law.
In recent years it has been pop
ular for so-called “debunkers” to
deride biblical laws, and challenge
their soundness. They deride the
laws of Moses as “confusing.”
It is an easy matter for one so
inclined to become confused when
he studies the laws in the Bible;
it is easy to go off on a tangent, to
deal so completely in technicali
ties that the big picture, the entire
scene, is lost. But it is not possible
for us to take the Word, give it
the simple interpretation intended
by its writers, and still fail to see
the right way to live.
by Ruth Current
Children who carry their lunch
es to school and thus miss the noon
dinner at home, often the main
meal of the day, are in danger of
running short on foods they need
for health, growth and general well
being, nutritionists say. Green and
yellow vegetables, milk, and citrus
fruits and tomatoes are the three
groups of essential foods which
many children run short on.
The diet should be checked
against the diet recommended by
the National (Basic Seven) Food
Guide. Your home agent can sup
ply you with a food guide. A well
planned school lunch program will
aid in improving the nutrition of
Mrs. Vera B. Rhodes, our popu
lar Wakefield correspondent, was
in the shop earlier this week, and
as usual her favorite subject was
fishing. She was telling us that she
had done right well up at Moore’s
Pond, but that Robert Eddins, Sr.,
had what she considered a record
for these parts.
Mr. Eddins had used a line with
two hooks, the same type generally
used only for deep sea fishing, and
had caught a fish on each hook—
not just once, but three times in
one day! We agreed with Miss
Vera that Brother Eddins had set
a new record, at least for Little
River.
.... Editor
Publisher
The Zebulon Record
Sunday School Lesson
Raleigh Roundup
way to be “folksy.” You may ex
pect him to throw a few bouquets
in the direction of Farmer Kerr
Scott, too, with particular atten
ton given to Scott’s plans for a
rural road improvement program.
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THE LAST TIME —Raleigh is
seldom blessed with Presidential
visits. In fact, North Carolina has
not become known as an import
ant place for Presidents or aspir
ants to the Presidency to do any
campaigning. The reason is simple.
The Democrats have taken this
position: “We have North Caro
lina, so let’s spread our thunder
elsewhere.” The Republicans have
said:: “Oh, what’s the use!” The
big share of the credit for getting
Truman here this time must go to
News and Observer Editor Jona
than Daniels, who has accompan
ied the President on many of his
recent campaign trips and helped
Today through our complicated
system of man-made laws we have
come to the point that occasionally
if we obey one law, it is necessary
for us to break another. Not so
with the divine law! The inspired
man who wrote the Pentateuch
and the gifted scholars who gave
us our English translations have
clearly pointed the way to salva
tion, the way that will work as
well for modem man as for the
men of antiquity. Moral principles
discussed in the Bible have not
changed; indeed, they cannot.
The Pentateuch of Moses, the
five books of law, are specific.
They are the most practical religi
ous work of any religion, in that
they go into detail about matters
that cqncern all. We must pay our
bills when due, we must not steal,
Farm Home Hints
school children.
Your electric iron will last long
er and give better service if you
will take care of it. Here are a
few basic care suggestions:
1. Keep the bottom of the iron
clean. When barely warm, wipe
off with a damp cloth. If neces
sary, use soapsuds or a mild scour
ing powder. If starch sticks, while
iron is still warm rub it lightly
over waxed paper. Never im
merse an iron in water.
2. Avoid ironing over buttons,
hpoks, zippers or other hart ob
jects. Make sure zippers are clos
ed before you iron a garment. Pre
serve the smooth ironing surface
the manufacturer has provided.
Seen and Heard
We don’t remember just where
we read the following, or who told
it to us, but it sounds like some
thing Vance Brown might have
told; so we’ll lay the blame on
him.
Two Zebulon men were discuss
ing another local citizen, and re
marked upon his gift of gab.
“Yes sir,” said one, “he is the
fastest-talking man I ever saw.”
“Well, he ought to be,” said the
other. “His father was a tobacco
auctioneer, and his mother was a
woman.”
Haywood Jones. Pat Farmer,
and Ed Hales collaborate to pub
Friday, October 15, 1948
him with his speeches. States’
Rights Presidential Candidate
Strom Thurmond must also be
given some of the credit.
So, the President will be here on
October 19. The last time a Presi
dent spoke in Raleigh was when
Theodore Roosevelt appeared here
on October 19, 1905.
Speaking on behalf of the N. C.
Literary and Historical Associa
tion he presented to 31-year-old
John Charles McNeill the Patter
son Memorial Cup in the chamber
of the State Senate. Two years
later this young Scotland County
genius died. He left some beauti
ful lines dedicated to “October”:
“The thought of old, dear things
is in thine eyes, O, month of
memories!”
HIGHWAY HEAD The new
Highway Commission chairman is
to be George Coble of Lexington.
we shall aid the poor, we must not
gossip, we shall love the Lord.
Could any directive be more ex
plicit?
The beauty and power of the
Christian faith is revealed to us
quite as much in sections of the
Old Testament as in the New Test
ament; for Christ, in all his teach
ings, told us nothing that conflicts
with the laws of Moses. The Son of
Man enlarged upon the laws, in
terpreted them for us, and deepen
ed the concept of love as a guiding
factor in our lives.
Perhaps we find it impossible to
keep the laws of Mosses—even
Moses broke them on occasion. But
as a guide to better living, we
shall do well to take a stern view
of our shortcomings, and resolve
to try to live by the Bible.
3. Avoid dropping the iron.
4. Be sure the iron is perfectly
cold before you put it away.
5. Take especially good care of
the cord. Never wind a cord
around a hot iron. Avoid kinking,
knotting, ironing over the cord or
rubbing cord on edge of board.
Replace cord when worn. To dis
connect from outlet, remove by
grasping the plug itself, rather
than by pulling the cord.
6. Always connect iron to con
venience outlet, never to a light
socket. If iron has detachable
cord, attach plug to iron first, then
connect to convenience outlet. The
reverse often causes deterioration
of the terminals.
lish a mimeographed news sheet
for the Rotary Club each week. Os
late they have been taking a bit of
ragging about their published
football predictions. Week before
last, for instance, they picked
Duke over Tennessee, William and
Mary over Wake Forest, Carolina
over Georgia, and State over
Clemson—for an average of 25
per cent.
Last week, however, they hit
their stride. They scored 100 per
cent by picking Carolina over
Wake Forest, State over Davidson,
Duke over Navy, and—get this—
Cleveland to win the World Series
in exactly six games.