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A TIME FOR DECISION
This is no time for hysteria.
This is no time for apathy.
The democratic nations of the world are under siege.
That is why the United States, Britain, and France are
holding conferences of their foreign ministers in London
this week.
The moral and practical advantages of righteousness
and freedom are on the western nations’ side. But advan
tages don’t count unless they are used. Let us use them, let
us develop them.
Messrs. Acheson, Bevin, and Schuman can do what is
needed for peace and freedom at London if their peoples
do what is needed. The United States. Britain, and France
can be built into a dynamic core at the center of western
defense if their peoples show that they understand how
urgent is the necessity.
Os the three men at London, Mr. Acheson needs and
deserves the greatest support from the home front. This
is true partly because the State Department is suffering
from attacks which in a parliamentary system such as Brit
ain’s or France’s could be answered by a timely vote of
confidence, but which have no such adequate answer in
Washington. But it is also true because Mr. Acheson’s
responsibility for world leadership is greater than that of
his London colleagues simply because of American power.
Yet Mr. Acheson had to prepare for London with know
ledge that the European Recovery Program would be sub
jected to attack from Senator Taft and other legislators who
refuse to recognize any vital difference between foreign aid
and domestic spending. Mr. Acheson had to go to Europe,
backed up by a Senate vote on ERP which says that Ameri
cans may have what it takes to save freedom and prevent
war, but they are not prepared to give Europe’s survival a
priority over unusable beds for veterans’ hospitals or un
timely expenditures for improvements to American rivers
and harbors.
This really isn’t America talking. But it’s time the
real America began. It’s time for Americans and their
allies to be counting the strength in the free world position
and organizing these strengths against the threats against
that position. The strengths are not too little and we are
not yet too late.
At London the Big Three should determine how Ameri
can economic power can be deployed usefully throughout
the western community.
The relationship of America, Britain and France re
quires tightening.
A basis for using West German resources safely, for
keeping Germany as a member of the Western group in
stead of letting it drift to an uncertain neutrality, should
be found.
The risks which France must take in such an association
must be balanced by American and British guarantees.
British participation in a united Europe must be made eco
nomically safe.
The question of relieving Communist pressure on
French military resources in the Far East must be faced.
At the same time ways must be found to show Far Eastern
peoples that the West is not an obstacle to their natural
development.
The first requisite to success in such a challenging
program is the equipment of statesmen to deal with it. This
equipment consists mainly of the knowledge that the peoples
they represent are prepared for the decisions which must
be taken —decisions with no less compelling an objective
than survival itself. —Christian Science Monitor
HOW TO SAVE $70,000
If Congress wants to save $70,000, here is a suggestion:
Strike out the recent authorization for a $70,000 flood con
trol survey of the Milwaukee river.
First, there is already in existence a perfectly good,
detailed flood control survey of the Milwaukee River, with
recommendations, that has never been used. It was done in
1939, for $7,500. by state engineers with WPA help. Nothing
was done with it for the simple reason that the cost of carry
ing out the recommendations, then estimated at $1,000,000
at the least, was considered out of reason.
Secondly, there is in existence a 1942 report of the
division office of the army engineers (yes, the same engi
neers) which stated flatly: “The cost of providing total or
partial flood protection in the basin of the Milwaukee river
is not economically justified by the benefits to be reasonably
anticipated.”
We know that $70,000 isn't much in a $2,000,000,000
rivers and harbors bill . . . Probably we should be joyful to
see the Milwaukee area get more of that federal gravy.
Could be we’re disloyal or something like that.
But we still think. . that here is a good place to save
$70,000. After all. the word economy is still in the langu
age. —Milwaukee Journal
The Zebulon Record
Mrs. Theo. B. Davis
Every year I think the limit has
been reached in advertising gifts
for ‘Mother on her day;” and
each time the record has been
broken by the following year’s
ads. One fairly new gift we are
urged to buy Mother is a smoking
set. Evidently the lady has chang
ed her habits to some extent. And
if the dear soul wears the extreme
ly high-heeled pumps another en
thusiastic writer begs us to give
her, and is not slow and careful,
she’s going to fall and break her
neck, no matter how many strands
of Mother’s Day genuine simulated
pearls encircle it. She may take
off her finery, even to the “lus
cious nylon slip” that simply must
be among her gifts, (and will some
one please tell me what sort of
slip could be luscious?), and get
busy with the numerous house
hold appliances that are to be hers
if the advertisers have their way;
or she may be the victim of the
article that insisted on precious
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Dawson
have returned from a trip to Jack
sonville and Wilmington.
Mrs. Hardin Hinton has returned
home from Rex Hospital following
an operation.
Mrs. Charles Curtis i a seriously
ill in Rex Hospital.
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Fisher spent
Friday night with Dr. Fisher’s
sister, Mrs. W. D. Finch, enroute
to Duke University to be initiated
into ODK as an outstanding alum
nus.
Fred Ellington, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Ellington had his tonsils
out Tuesday morning at Rex Hos
pital.
Mrs. L. E. Long has returned
from Tucker Sanatarium in Rich
mond, Va. She suffered a broken
arm in a fall Saturday night, prior
to her return on Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Bowden and
son Bobby, and Miss Maxine Med
lin of Raleigh were dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Farmer Wed
nesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Peoples and
Frank are spending this week in
Louisburg.
Mrs. Russell Temple and daugh
ter, Mary Russell, of Raleigh spent
Wednesday night with Mr. and
Mrs. Wallace Temple.
Mr. and Mrs. Dighton Fiddner
were called to Pine Bluff early
Wednesday morning at the death
of Mr. Fiddner’s grandmother.
They returned Thursday night.
Mrs. A. C. Temple danced in a
talent contest at Smithfield Sat
urday night.
Little Charlotte Scarboro has
been sick with abscessed teeth
but is improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Talton at
tended a dinner in honor of her
Golden Text: “I will heal their
backsliding, I will love them free
ly.”—Hosea 14:4. Scripture lesson:
Hosea 11:1-4, 8-11; 14:4-9.
Next Sunday, May 14. we study
the second of two lessons on Ho
sea. the great forgiver and be
liever. This prophet more nearly
approached the Christian spirit in
practice, perhaps, than any other
of the ancient Jews.
Hosea points out in the scrip
ture lesson that God loves Isrgel
dearly, that He is reluctant to pun
ish his children, and that He will
This. That and the Other
Social and Personal Items
Sunday School Lesson
Mother’s having breakfast in bed
on her special day. Anyway, if she
has a few grains of sense, some
sensibility and several children,
she is liable to be fairly well
mixed in her emotions next Sun
day.
Personally, I feel that if one
wears a white flower for the mo
ther who is dead, it should be just
that —a flower, and not a bunch
of them. A big corsage looks like
taking advantage of the occasion.
Os course those who can use red
flowers have the joyful right to
wear as many as they please.
Preachers will have my sympa
thy next Sunday. They don’t want
to ignore Mother’s Day, nor do
they want to go sticky sweet over
it. Steering the right course is
difficult. It was a fine idea to
ask for donations for charity cases
in our hospitals on this date
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Although I have seen decora
tion applied to many articles, un
til last week I had never looked
father’s 80th birthday in Four
Oaks last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Johnson
of Raleigh and Mr. and Mrs. W.
O. Driver spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. C. T. Williams, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Hepler
and Connie, spent the weekend in
Staley. N. C., where her parents
celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary. Most of the commun
ity attended. An outdoor dinner
was held on the grounds.
Mrs. Ben Mercer, Jr. of Wilson
spent Wednesday and Thursday
with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Beck.
Robin Anne Brantley will re
turn to her home in Charlotte to
day after spending several days
with her grandmother, Mrs. R. H.
Brantley.
Rev. and Mrs. E. M. Hall of
Raleigh were dinner guests of Dr.
and Mrs. J. F. Coltrane Sunday.
Visitors in the Coltrane home dur
ing the afternoon were his nephew
and wife. Dr. and Mrs. J. Fred
Merritt of Greensboro.
Mrs. A. B. Knott of Wendell,
daughter of Mr. Clarence Strick
land is ill in Duke Hospital.
Mr. Elwood Mintz was carried
to Veterans’ Hospital in Fayette
ville early Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Ed Hales and daughter are
visiting her relatives in Ayden this
we^k.
Mr. W. A. Adcock, father of
Mrs. M. D. Hood, is seriously ill
at his home in Wendell.
Mrs. Vera Rhodes was a supper
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Hood
Sunday night.
Miss Jewel Hood, who has made
her home in California for the past
year, will come in August for a
visit with her parents, the Morris
Hoods.
forgive those sinners who repent.
The humble and contrite sinner.
Hosea declares, will have God’s
grace revealed to him.
Hosea in his dealings with the
Lord learned that man must act
toward his fellow's as God acts
toward man, insofar as forgive
ness is concerned. This prophet,
in losing his wife to another, w r as
humiliated in probably the great
est way man can be hurt: but
he w r as not full of pride, and he
forgave his wife.
He suggests that all men, includ-
Friday, May 12, 1950
upon a prettied-up fly-swatter.
Son Barrie and his wife brought
me one they had bought from a
lady, and it has a fancy border
of wool in gray, black, red and
white, the same wool being used
to cover the handle and make a
rosette. I’ve no idea how long that
much work took; and am sure the
padding of wool will help keep the
swatter from making scratches on
furniture; but so far have not felt
like marring the appearance of my
gift. I think it will be used only
to swat my Sunday flies.
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The first mock-orange sprays
I cut this spring were put at once
into water, but the blossoms
withered right away. Then I re
membered that this shrub has hard
weed and slender boughs, and
needs to have the stems beaten
with a hammer until crushed, be
fore going into water. Mashing
enables the stems to take up water
and the flowers to last for days.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Watson
of Fayetteville announce the birth
of a daughter, Kathleen Marie, at
Highsmith Hospital on May 10.
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Mrs. Charles Hawkins was host
ess to the Bridgettes at her home
here Wednesday night. Her liv
ing room was beautifully decorat
ed with arrangements of roses and
pansies.
After several progressions high
score prize was awarded Mrs.
Frank Coiner, floating to Mrs.
Bert Peoples, and low to Mrs.
Aaron Lowry. Mrs. Durwood
Stallings, guest, was remembered
with a gift.
The hostess served delicious re
freshments of punch, brownies,
pickle, and angel tips.
Playing were Mesdames Thur
man Murray, Bert Peoples, Frank
Coiner, C. L. Matheny, Harry Pat
ton, Aaron Lowry, Francis Wade,
and Mrs. Durwood Stallings.
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Mrs. Helen Gregory was hostess
to the Wednesday Afternoon Club
at the home of Mrs. Ben Thomas
this week. Beautiful arrangements
of snapdragons, roses and larkspur
decorated the living room where
two tables of bridge were in paly.
Winner of high score award was
Mrs. Irby Gill, and low Mrs. L. M.
Massey.
Delicious refreshments of frozen
salad, open faced sandwiches,
pickle and coffee were served by
the hostess.
Present were Mesdames Irby
Gill, L. M. Massey, Foster Finch,
F. L. Page, Wallace Chamblee.
Charles Flowers, J. K. Barrow', and
Miss Mary Lacy Palmer.
Mrs. Thomas was presented a
gift by the hostess.
ing the Christians or pseuda-Chris
tians of this day, may come
closer to their God by practicing
this forgiveness. Hosea does not
suggest that transgressions, wheth
er by nations or individuals, go •
unpunished: but he does declare
that punishment is not an end
w'ithin itself.
His message is. then, one of in
tolerance for sin but of tolerance
for the hapless one committing
that sin: a message of mercy and
hope rather than one of revenge
and despair.