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VOLUME I. NO. 5
Farmers Lose Heavily From Storm Thai Visited Southern Part of Franklin
Monday Evening’s Storm
Destroys Thousands of Dollars
Worth Cotton, Tobacco, Corn
MANY FARMERS LOSE
ALMOST THEIR ENTIRE
CROP OF TOBACCO
Territory Around
Pilot Suffered
Badly
Last Monday evening about 6
o'clock a dark, heavy looking
cloud was visible from Zebulon to
the north and northeast, and it
was plainly evident by those that
watched the cloud, that much
damage was being done.
it looked at one time as though
Zebulon would be in the cloud’s
patch, but about 6:110 or 7:30
o’clock the cloud seemed to split,
the heaviest part moving west,
while the other section moved
around to the east from here, and
during the time the wind blew in
i somewhat a gale, but the heavy
I roaring thunder and sharp
' streaks of lightning made ail feel
that uneasiness that comes over
one when such clouds are passing.
In this immediate section, there
was no serious damage done, but
many of our people felt aiv.ious
to hear from the section that was
thought to be in the path of the
storm.
A few' meagre reports were re
ceived in Zebulon Monday night,
but the extent of the damage
could not be ascertained.
Early Tuesday morning reports be
gan to t imc from the section most af
fected 1 y the storm.
Some farmers brought in tobacco
stalks about four or five feet high
witl} all the leaves broken, and other
wise damaged as to make the tobacco
practically worthless.
Many people from town drove out,
to see the extent of the damage in !
the section of Pilot and Pearce’s
Cross-Roads in Franklin county.
A reporter of The Zebulon Record,
accompanied by four or five friends,
drove thr >ugh the storm-ridden sec
tion Tuesday morning.
On Highway No. 90, leading from
Zebulon to Pilot, we did not see much
signs of the storm until we reached I
the county line of Franklin.
At the creek, where the lines of j
Wake and Franklin join, we began to I
see the work of the storm.
Near the Franklin county line at j
Mr. W. H. Ch-Uiib ee’s place the storm
got in some disastrous work. Here
cotton was stripped particially of its
leav.es, tobacco leaves were broken off
and damaged to the extent that it
looked as if there was little of it to
be saved.
At Mr. J. D. Alford’s farm, corn
was blowned dowm and the blades
stripped into small strings like a shoe
string. Cotton suffered greatly, so
much so that it looked sickening to be i
hold. Tobacco suffered worst of all
other crops. It looked as though the
crop was ruined.
On Jeff Massey’s place the three
crops—tobacco, cotton and corn suf
fered heavily.
Ed. and Ross Stallings were heavy
losers—tobacco being almost com
pletely ruined.
At Pilot we found a large number
of farmers, each one telling his own
story of the storm and the damage.
Some said that their tobacco fields i
were not worth a cent. While at Pilot j ,
we learned that Mr. W. J. Stallings ,
was one of the largest losers of that ’
section. It was told us that Mr. Stall- 1 (
ings would lose from the effects of the |
storm on his farm, including tenants,;
at least 80,000.
REPRESENTING FOUR COUNTIES—WAKE, JOHNSTON, NASH and FRANKLIN
Pearce’s Cross-Road
Section Much Dam
age Done
I Many other farmers around Pilot
j lost heavily. One good farmer said
: that his tobacco crop was completely
| lost—that he did not expect to save
j another leaf from his entire farm.
Mr. Garland Pearce, in addition to
losing heavily from the storm in cot
ton, tobacco and corn, lost his stables,
corn and feed barn, which was fired by
lightning. Mr. Pearce was also burn
ed about the neck in an attempt to
save his stock, it is said. The con
tents of th<* barn corn and fodder,
) and farm implements—was a com
plete loss.
There were many farmers in this
t immediate section that suffered from
he effects of the storm.
It was stated that just east of Pilot
that the storm was very severe.
It was said that the storm area
was about three miles wide and nine
miles in length.
The cotton fields in some places
looked as though the Army worm had
been through and stripped the leaves
from the stalks and limbs.
F rom Pilot we went to Pearce’s
Cross-Roads. We found many farms
on the way to Pearce’s almost com
pletely wrecked.
At Jack Privett’s place the damage
was very bad —the tobacco suffering
more than ocher crops. In this sec
tion we found a few places where the
damage was not so had.
Riley Privett’s farm suffered heav
ily—the tobacco being the crop that
i suffered most.
Perry Privett was a heavy loser —
1 his farm being hit hard —both tobacco
| and cotton; the corn, while it suffered
j greatly, will stage a come-back and
may produce a fair crop.
At Pearce’s Cross-Roads—or in that
immediate section, the damage was
not as bad as it was farther east.
Henry Baker’s place suffered very
: badly.
j G. B. Mullen, Bill Carlisle and W.
I M. Bunn, all suffered heavily from
j the storm.
Many other farmers in the storm
I section were heavy losers.
On the road from Pearce’s Cross-
Roads on toward Zebulon were many
farms that showed the effects of the
wind and hail.
At C. W. Perry’s large plantation, |
the storm hit hard in many places,
tearing the tobacco leaves from the
stalks, and the cotton was also dam
aged, as well as th" corn.
Tommy Baker was hard hit, being
a loser in tobacco, corn and cotton.
We visited a cotton field about one 1
mile from the main road from j
Pearce’s Cross-Roads to Zebulon. This 1
farm is cultivated by Messrs. Massey, j
Here we found the leaves beaten off (
the cotton stalks.
In all places that we noticed in the *
cotton fields, it seemed that very few :
of the cotton forms (squares) were |
torn from the limbs. This being the !
case, it is hoped that the cotton will
stage a come-back, and that a fairly j
good yield will be harvested.
Many of the farmers seemed to
think that their entire tobacco erdp
was lost. We hope not. It may be
possible that some will be saved, j
which, within the next four or five i
days, the exact extent of damage may
be ascertained.
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ZEBULON, N. C., FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1925
Dr. E. C. Daniel Sworn in i
|
as Mayor of Tov/n of Zebulon
Was Sworn Into Of
fice Last Week.
Other Changes
At the last regular meeting of the
j town council, Dr. E. C. Daniel, pro
prietor of the Zebulon Drug Co., was
i sworn in as Mayor of Zebulon.
When tl election last spring was
i held Dr. Daniel was elected to the
position of mayor, hut was not sworn
| in until b st week.
j Mayor Daniel is a capable man and
we pr diet that his administration
will be a progressive one.
The office of mayor of any town or
city is a responsible one, there being
much responsibility attacked to the
position. Dr. Daniel is a progressive
citizen :nd has the welfare of the
town at heart. We are sure that lie
will use his every effort to make
Zebulon a good town to live in and a
good t nvn for home-seekers to come
to and make their future home.
Already the new mayor is making
improvements in many ways, and his
efforts will no doubt meet the ap
proval of the town commissioners, as
GOVERNOR McLEAN AND HIS
PROGRAM OF ECONOMY MADE HIT
Delivers Address Be
fore Textile Men
of the State
A special from Charlotte: Governor
A. W. McLean and his executive bud
g'd system and program of economy
made a distinct and decided hit with
the textile men of the State during
the convention of the Cotton Manu
facturers’ Association.of North Caro
lina, according t > mill men of Char
lotte and this section who have just
returned from Asheville where the
meeting was held. Governor McLean
evinced quite a degree of interest in
the well being of the textile industry
and his straight-forward discussion of
a busness government for the State
truck a responsive chord.
No one would accuse the Governor
of having a purely selfish interest,
and yet the fact that the State of
North Carolina has collected 8600,000
less from the cotton mills this year
than it did last year not only shows
how dependent the State is upon in
dustry but it indicates also something
| of the magnitude of the textile indus- j
try in particular in North Carolina. \
Secretary-Treasurer Hunter Marshall,
Jr., of the manufacturers’ association
sized the situaton up well in these
words:
“An outstanding result of the meet
ing at Asheville is a keener apprecia
tion of the necessity for a full and
sympathetic understanding between
the business interests of the State and
the state government itself, embrac
ing its several departments and divi- j
sions. Certainly no group of our cit
! izenship is more interested in the de-!
t velopment and progress of North
Carolina but the members of our as
sociation are in absolute accord with
Governor McLean in his idea that no
wild or loose expenditures of money
is going to promote prog’-ess but that j
on the other hand a business-like and
FINE PEACHES
When a person receive a nice basket ;
of peaches from a friend it is appre- J
dated. L ist -Monday morning Mr. W.
H. McGuire came to our office and
presented us with a nice lot of
peaches—the fines'; we ha\_ seen this
season. We appreciate such a nice j
gift, and we thank Mr. McGuire ever |
so much.
well as the people at large, and they
will lend a helping hand in every way j
for the advancement and growth of |
our town.
The office of mayor carries the posi
tion of town court judge, and the law- i
breakers of the town will be sure to !
have justice melted out to them in a ,
fair and impartial way.
The administration of the retiring :
mayor, Mr. J. K. Barrow, has been a .
progressive one. Mr. Barrow is man
liked by all, and his efforts for the
advancement of Zebulon will be a i
monument to him for all time to
come.
In his dealings with the law-break- |
ers, he was f ir and impartial and
I dealt with all a like. ,
At the last regular meeting of the
j board, Mr. J. K. Barrow, resigned t.s
a member of the board, to which posi
] lion he was elected at the regular
election last spring.
Dr. ('. E. Blowers has been promi-i
I
" nliy mentioned as a member of the
board to fill the vacancy caused by i
, the resignation of Mr. Barrow.
If Dr. Flowers is elected as a mem
ber of the board it will be another
slop forward for our town, as Dr.
Flowers will he a great addition along
health lir.es to our city. It is hoped
he will be chosen as one of the board.
ecoao'-'tK-al admiustration of the al-
I fairs of the State will win the confi- j
| dene? and respect of the country, and
I will stimulate the real progress of the ;
' Slate by relieving ndividuals and busi- j
! ness enterprises in the State of undue '<
burdens of taxation.”
The textile men adopted resolutions
"X,. re.-sing disappointment over the
refusal of the Federal Reserve Board
at Washington to act upon the recom- j
mer.dation of the directors of the j
j Fifth District at Richmond to estab
-1 lit h : branch bank in the Carolinas.
The resolution commending Govern
or McLean and his “economy pro- 1
;;ram" was as follows:
“Whereas, vve believe that the ex
ecutive budget system and tin- other
measures enacted at the last, session
of the general assembly, having I‘or
their object the inauguration of better
; business methods in the conduct of
the State’s affairs, hould be heartily
supported by every taxptyer who is
interested in better business methods
in government.
“Whereas, Governor McLean honor
ed us with his presence and in a most
interesting and constructive address
j not only asked for our cooperation
and sympathy in carrying out his pro- ,
i gram, but also our personal and act
, ive service if called upon by him.
“Therefore, be it resolved, that we,
the Cotton Manufacturers’ associa
tion of the State of North Carolina, do '
most earnestly commend the efforts |
tnat are being made to install busi- j
ness methods in the administration of |
the affairs of the state, counties, the |
municipalities and the other taxing l
districts of the State of North Caro- j
lina and, vve do particularly commend
the marked ability and gr eat diligence I
I of Gov. A. W. McLean in his efforts j I
along these lines, and vve congratulate ! c
1 the people of the State of North Car-j
I olina that at this trying time in its
industrial life, which must have such j J
great influence in its future progress,!
that it has such a man as its chief fi
executive, and that we pledge to Gov
ernor McLean our individual sympa
thy and support.”
ilmportant Meeting ,
■ !p
; There will be a meeting of all the ’.V
citizens of the town of Zebulon and jri
community, who are interested in the j
j No. 91 Highway coming to Zebulon, jei
it 9:30 a. m., Monday at the Towp P'
11 11. _ li
i Every body invited to come to this a:
j meeting. el
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Dr. J. Y. Joyner Asks
To Be Allowed To
Resign Ills Position
Leader of Tobacco
Association Offers
Services With
out Pay
(Special to The Record)
Raleigh, N. C„ July 14.—Dr. J. Y.
Joyner, former superintendent of
schools in Nor.h Carolina, foremost
leader in building up this state’s pub
lic school system and later the leading
figure in the movement of tobacco
farmers to organize file orderly mar
keting of their crops, this week ten
dered hi- resignation as an employee
of the Tobr.cc;) Growers Co-operative
Association, of which he was at one
time president, of whose organiza
tion committee he was chairman and
for the success of which he has labor
ed unceasingly for the past four
years, much of the time without pay.
“With my resignation, 1 tender to
you and through you to the associa
tion, my services without compensa
tion for till the time that I can pos
sibly spare from the supervision of
my farming interests. Command me
a the future as freely as heretofore,
fer any service that I can render any
where,” declared Dr. Joyner in re
signing his post as an official of the
Tobacco Growers’ Co-operative Asso
ciation, which he was largley instru
mental in founding.
Explaining his reasons for wishing
to serve the association without pay,
Dr. Joyner stated in his letter of
resignation: “I believe that I can ren
der more effective service by resign
ing, and thereby freeing myself of (he
accusation or supicion of any other
motive in advocating co-operative I
marketing but an honest desire to 1
promote a c ause which I sincerely be- j
lieve to be the only hope for the pros- J
perity and economic emancipation of {
our farmers through organization for I
the protection of the prices of their j
products by orderly and intelligent
marketing.
Meeting the carping attacks of op
ponents of co-operative marketing
who have sought to ascribe his recent
effort;; fer co-operative marketing to
mercenary motives, the veteran h
■r of the tobacco assocition in North
Carolina has the following to say:
“Opponents of co-operative market
ing whose low ideals and. selfishness i
prevent them from appreciating or
from ascribing to others any higher
ideals or motives than th- ir own mer
cenary ones, have carried on a cease
less campaign to discredit me and j
Firemen Elect To Speak to the •*
Officers and Have Tobacco Farmers
. Chicken Barbecue Saturday Evening
The firemen of the Zebulon Fire
Department enjoyed a chicken barbe
:ue at Lee’s Mill Tuesday evening. A
rood crowd .was present and all en
oyed themselves.
The following compose the rest of
ire department:
W. 1). Evans, Chief.
B. W. Brantley, Assistant Chief.
C. E. Parker, Captain.
G. C. Massey, Fire Police.
J. ’V. Mitchell, Secretary.
The following compare the rest of
he company: A. 1). Privett, R. M.
Tivett, E. I). Pace, I. F. Bunn, If. C. 1
lorris, C. S Tippett and J. F. Wood-1
uff.
The men, composing the fire-fight- :
rs of our town ,are men to be de-!
ended on to do all they can to save j
fe and property when a fire occurs,:
rid the town should appreciate every '
ffort put forth by these brave men. j
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) other paid employees of the associa
tion and to destroy our influence by
impugning our motives and alleging
that '.vp were mere hirelings, paid ex
; orbiiant salaries to talk and work for
the association,
“\- p: Mont o' the North Carolina
( Tobacco Or- wers’ Co-operative Asso
ciation and later as chairman of the
organization committee, it was niy
pleasure and privilege to give without
reward or the hope of reward the
‘largest part of mv time and service
for two years or mare to the work of
| organizing the Tobacco Growers’ Co
operative Assoc: .tion, refusing to ac
; cept therof' r an offered . ' ; y. When
asked, after the completion of the or
ganization, to acc. pt employment in
the Tobacco Growers’ Co-operative
Association for my entire time at a
saler: . it was, as you and others- with
whom I talked k: >•.<., a source of deep
iegret, to me that, on account of the
j very condition.* that I, as. a f rmer,
was - i delivering to aid my fellow
fa nr ers to ran: dy through co-opera
tive marketing, I .v s uni financially
able to eantim’ ■ to give my entire
time and service without compensa
tion to the work.”
In a parting message to associates
; and fellow mo h.. a of the Tobacco
j Growers’ (.'( .per save Association,
i Dr. Joynei said:
“In this fight for economic freedom
j and economic jintie*’ f r our farmers,
we are now star,.bag at the Marne.
Arrayed against uu are powerful
forces, strongly entrenched, perfectly
organized, powerfully financed, deter
mined in their ... n intern t to destroy
us this year if they cam Farmers of
I the Carolines a ;d Virginia, if you bv
I men, join me ia v lr.tevvoluntary
| sacrifice and service may be found
I necessary in thi. crisis to win thy vic*-
i tory. Let us recruit i.ur ranks, in
! crease our deliveries, and standing iti
I unbroken columns with locked shields,
I swear “They shall not puss.”
M. O. Wilson, s< r tary (f the- To
> bacco Growers’ Co-operative Associa-
I ; ion, when asked t'r’s v. >k about the
!' c • t: a ,f D;-. -7 declared:
i “Dr. Joynei- has been a crusader in th«*
i greatest far me ’ move-inert of his
generation and in retiring from ac
tual daily participation in the fight
(or i'v progress -r. 1 -.5 . 1 nment, has
fur'h' • tendered •■ ■ h of his services
as can be spared from hi ; other du
ties. No man c >uki have done more."
. Secret r.v Wilson .-fates th. it he had
| already arranged a schedule of work
and engagements fer Dr. Joyner*
, ilich he .vas asking him to carry
. through the middle of August and is
in hopes that he • ill co.—cnt to re
main in bin present position until
; September 1.
S. D. FEISSELL.
B i lion. Wiley G. Pearson, of Louis
-1 burg, N. C., will address the farmers
i of this section at one of the ware
-; houses in Zebu! a, Saturday evening
at 3:30 o’clock, on .he subject: “The
f Crucifixion of the Farmers.”
Mr. Pearson is well known to many
of our people in this section, and his
j talk will be of much benefit to our
, people. Everybody is invited, both
J ladies and gentlemen. We ‘failed to
| learn what warehouse the speaking
' j will be held in, but it is save to say
that or.e of the large ones will be
jused.
APPRECIATIVE GIFT
Monday evening friend M. D. Lowe
j surprised us with a large basket of \
! vegetable ~ w hich we appreciate very
much. We thank, you, for remember-''*
i ing us, Mr. Lowe. A