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VOLUME 1, NUMBER 50
Solicitor W. Evans
Speak ! In Zehulon
On last Saturday afternoon at
3:30 o’clock, Solicitor W. F. Evans
addressed the people of Little River
township in the town hall of Zebulon,
on his candidacy for Solicitor. All
the seats were filled and many stood
in the rear and around the walls.
Many farmers were present to hear
the Solicitor give an “account of his
stewardship,” as he expressed it. He
spoke more than an hour showing how
he had fulfilled all pre-election prom
ises and asked the people to reelect
him on his record.
He said down in the bottom of
every man’s heart there was a desire
to see the right prevail no matter
how bad he might be. He has during
the last three years met single
handed and won over some of the best
criminal lawyers in Wake county,
even when as many as six and seven
appeared against him.
Among other things he said, in sub
stance, "I stand before you with cam
paign pledges fulfilled and executed
Four years ago I received your or
ders to do my duty, and I return to
you today to ask you to endorse what
I have done, what you told me to do
when you elected me. I promised
vigorous law enforcement, and no man
need complain now because he got
what he was promised. The very
fact that in some places in this dis
trict I have offended the criminal
and lawless elements ought to be a
mighty good reason for the decent
people to get together and oppose
them. I think that most of you, my
fellow citizens, believe I ought to be
given a second term on my record.
“Up to a few weeks ago no one
heard of any opposition to my re
nomination. There had been no volun
tary, popular uproar against me on
the part of the people, but the op
position to me was hatched in the
Buck Jones incubator, in a back of
fice in the city of Raleigh. It is not
an expression of popular feeling, but
a manufactured, synthetic, spurious
opposition put out by a political ma
chine.”
“I have been quoted as having said
that Mr. Brassfield told me that he
did not intend to run. That was an
error. I have never in my life dis
cussed the subject with him. But
what I did say was that I had en
tirely reliable information that up to
just a few days before he announced
his candidacy, he did not intend to
run, that he said he did not think I
could be beaten. But the new wiz
ard of the Jones machine who came
from down in my old home laid down
before him certain resources not here
tofore apparent, certain combinations
that could be made, and finally per
suaded Mr. Brassfield to make the
race.’
“I am not here to do any thing
detrimental to my opponents personal
character. I think he is a very decent
sort of fellow, entirely too decent for
the job the Jones’ machine has as
signed to him. He is not running for
the office, but is being run. What
ever the personal traits bf character,
it is the things for which he stands
that counts. He cannot escape the
hands of his following; he cannot de
ceive and play traitor to the interests
that are backing him in his campaign.
For three years I have given the dis
trict law enforcement of undoubted
vigor. I say that it should continue;
Mr. Brassfield says by the very act
of his opposition, that it should not.
The issue is clear. Every voter ought
to find his or her place in the con
flict of the two opposing ideas. You
never know when you will need a;
State’s attorney to come toyour pro
tection with the arm of the law just
as that poor Anglo-Saxon woman did
from the brute who was convicted
and sentenced to the electric chair,
in Raleigh a few weeks ago.
“They say my law enforcement
costs too much. I spent several hun
dred dollars in rooting out the whis
key business at Apex sometime ago,
and now Apex is a clean town. I j
had a house packed to hear me there
the other night. I convicted a prom- !
inent sportsman and politician in Ral- \
eigh sometime ago and he put $1250 j
into the school funds and has a two- j
years’ suspended judgement against
him. I put a great deal more into the
schol funds than my salary is. I am
The Zebulon Record
REPRESENTING FOUR COUNTIES—WAKE, JOHNSTON, NASH and FRANKLIN
IS3 LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY SMALL TOWN COMMUNITY PAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA.
A LETTER TO THE WOMEN
OF ZEBULON AND WAKEFIELD
As I have not had a list of those
contributing so generously to our De
l tention Home, I am asking the Editor
of your paper to let me express my
appreciation of your kindness, and to
tell you what our Detention Home is
1 and what we hope it will do.
To each of you, to the members of
I the Woman’s Club and to each indi
vidual, who has helped, we send our
j heartfelt thanks and sincere appre
ciation, both for your material help
and for your sympathy and interest
| which means more than you know. He
who is the “Help of the helpless”
| will not be unmindful of ( your thought
for His little ones.
The Detention Home, which is lo
cated at the old County Home is
not an orphanage, nor a permanent
home for the children sent there. It
is a temporary home for children un
der sixteen years of age. These chil
dren are sent there by the Judge of
the Juvenile Court, until they can
be returned to their homes, if those
homes have become fit for them, sent
to some institution or placed in foster
homes.
These children are not all delin
quent children. In many cases, in
most cases it is the parents who are
delinquent and should be on proba
tion.
It is our earnest wish that we may
as far as possible remove the handi
caps from these children, and give
them a chance to become honest,
Christian men and women.
In His name who said “Inasmuch
as you do it unto one of these l’ttle
ones, Ye have done it unto me.”
Your affectionate friend,
FANNY YARBOROUGH BICKETT.
PICNIC SUPPER
There was a picnic supper given
on the lawn at the home of C. M.
Rhodes, Tuesday night, May 24, in
honor of the Hawiian string band
of State College. Honor guests were
five graduates of State College as
follows: Messrs E. E. Hood, W. J.
Furgeson W. C. Creary, C. G. Good
man, W. A. Hayse. Others present
jwere: Mr. E. 11. Hood and famdy,
j Mr. T. Y. Pi’rvear and family, mr.
j H. H. Hood and family, Mr. 11. E
Whitaker and family, Mr W. M.
Hood and family, Mr. F. V. Hood and
j family, Mrs. Martha Phillips and C.
| M. Rhodes and family, tnere being 44
: in all to enjoy the occasion.
| The table was beautifully de.’orat
j ed with Toses furnished by a iriend,
: Mrs. E. A. Rhodes.
The supper consisted of chicken
stew, barbecue, fried chicken, fresh
fish, weiners, ham and eggs, sand
wiches and cakes of various kinds,
' pickles and custard, ice tea and lem
onade, of which every one did their
full duty to.
After supper was over all gathered
on the porch and yard to hear the
music. Several selections were
1 played of which every one enjoyed
very much. The guest departed de
claring they had a full evening, and ;
would like to come back again soon.
A Friend..
Our greatest joy comes from doing
good. We can gain all kinds of honor
in this world and wear badges of real I
distinction, but there is nothing that
will do our own soul the good that
some little deed of kindness will.
As we grow older and see a little
more of this big world we wonder
why more folks haven’t discovered ■
this only recipe for gilt-edge happi- |
ness.—The American Tyler-Keystone. I
not in th's for the money. I can make
a great deal more than I get in pri
vate practice. I understand that that
gambler says he will spend $5,000 to
defeat me and money is being spent.
But I am not going to be defeated.
You people of Little River township |
gave me a big majority the last |
time and you are going to do it again, j
I stand on my record. I carried out
my promises. I have too much bull- j
dog in me to be run out. I don’t want
to be Solicitor always, but I do want j
to be elected this time.”
ZEBULON, N. C„ FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1926.
ROAD COMPLETED
The Gillette Construction Company
have completed the section of high
way No. 90, between Zebulon and
Pilot and hav e moved their equip
ment to Bryson City in the Western
part of the State. They also carried
the “honor” convicts of the State
with them.
Within a week No. 90 will be open
ed all the way from Wendell to Rocky
Mount, and will be hard surfaced the
whole distance.
AT THE METHODIST
CHURCH SUNDAY
The Cradle-Roll Department of the
Zebulon Method st Sunday School will
have special exercises next Sunday
morning at ten o’clock in charge of
the superintendent, Mi’s. W. C. Cam
pen. Mothers having members o{
this department are urged to be pres
ent. All newly enrolled babises will
receive a certificate of membership.
A conference of officers and teach •
ers of the Sunday school will be held
at eleven o’clock.
Kiwanis Banquet Last Friday
Night Was A Grand Success
There was “pulled off” on last Fri
day evening in the Center Brick ware
house what our oldest citizens tell
us was the biggest affair of its kind
ever held in Zebulon. The occasion
was a get-together meeting of the
business men of the town and the
farmers from the country around.
The supper was prepared by the ladies
of the Woman’s Club assisted ably by
Prof. P. H. Massey and other men of
the town.
About 6:30 o’clock the guests be
gan to assemble in front of the build
ing. Probably sixty members of the
Kiwanis of the Raleigh Club were
present. Among these, of
State Everett, Dr. Peacock, of Shaw
University, and Shaub of State Col
lege, Post Master Duncan and many
other prominent men of the capital
city. Dr. “Dilly” Horton was also
down to refresh his mind with old
land marks so as not to completely
forget his knowledge of our progres
sive young town. One hundred and
I fifty of the business men and farm
| ers of Zebulon and its environs were
! out to do justice to the occasion. As
the man not acquainted with our peo
ple looked over the more than two
hundred guests, we are sure he could
not tell the merchant from the farm
j er or even the Raleigh business man
j from the Zebulon one. Not on’vwere
numbers present, but the counting
numbers were there to grace the
occasion.
About 7:30 the guests filed into the
long bountifully ladened tables that
filled one side of the warehouse. And
such a banquet! We were again im
pressed with the fact that Zebulon
has about the best cooks to be found
anywhere. Chicken barbecue, cream
ed potatoes, salad, tomatoes, rolls and
corn bread, pickels, coffee, wafers
and ice cream were all recognized
and enjoyed by the writer and every
body else. Perhaps there were other
good things that he did not recognize
in the variety and abundance. And
i while it may not have been served
to “the queen’s taste,” (we fully be
lieve it was) There is no doubt but
that it was served to a man’s notion.
The women of Zebulon are to be con
gratulated on the splendid waj in
i which they carried out so elaborate j
an affair without any difficulty.
Souvenirs of the occasion had been j
provided by business concerns of j
Zebulon and Raleigh. Among these
we recall caps from White’s Ice
Cream Co., pencils from the Maxwell
i House Coffee Co., matches, key rings,
and cigarettes from other firms. Zeb
ulon merchants furnished much of
the table ware for the occasion; also
the chairs were generally loaned by
our furniture dealers.
A piano had been loaned for the
occasion. Near the end of the meal,
with Post Master Duncan as toast
master, the assembly was entertained I
for nearly two hours with all sorts
of good things. Mayor E. C. Daniel
was introduced, and he stated that ;
speaking was not his business, but j
that Mr. L. L. Massey, who is a good 1
speaker, wouid give the address of 1
welcome. Mr. Massey reviewed the !
history of Zebulon from the time it 1
ZEBULON
Central, N. C., has a young town
under 20 years, located on two State
highways with good roads leading in
from all parts of the State with a
population of more than 2,000 —with
more than 35 business enterprises—
with one of the State's best cotton
and tobacco markets.
With good churches and a high
school, this town offers great pos
sib.lities to business enterprises, man
ufacturing plants and home seekers.
We have 5 miles of paved streets,
lights, water and all city convenience.
Property at its worth, not what it
will be worth ten years hence.
We invite you to invest your money
and grow with the town.
TO SPEAK AT LOIISBURT
Solicitor W. F. Evans will speak
in Louisburg, Satuulay p. m. at 3:30
o’clock in the Court House. A 15
piece boys brass band from the Golds
boro orphanage will furnish music’
for the occasion. The public is cor
dially invited. Mr. Evans is one of
the best speakers in the State.
consisted of a heavily timbered for
est of pine about twenty years ago,
to the present. Few towns in the
State have seen a more rapid yet
healthy growth. With Wakefield a
mile away and Wendell miles
distant, Zebulon was handicapped, yet
she has outstripped Wakefield and
today is running Wendeli a neck to
neck race.
Mr. Sherwood Brockwell in his
characteristic way gave the response.
Following these addresses, were
several musical numbers. To racy
music by Miss Maxine Robertson, the
ftroduocr rtf “Rose Time," a play to
be given in the interests of the Wo
man’s Club at Wakelon, May 28, in
troduced some of the leading char
acters. She invited the banqueters
to attend the performance and enjoy
themselves and help the ladies at
the same time. The Zebulon quar
tette (more properly the Wakefield
quartette) gave two or three enjoy
able numbers. They were followed by
the Kiwanis quartette who were great
jly enjoyed. A lady from Raleigh,
whose name we forget sang three be
autiful songs which were greatly en
joyed by all present.
Mr. E. H. Moser made an interest
ing talk on Greenville, Tenn. He
I was especially v impressed, he said,
j with the fact that the merchants of
the town provided a good market for
j everything the farmers brought in to j
sell. Mr. M. S. Chamblee made a
' very original speech on Zebulon and ;
Zeb Vance, giving some interesting ;
i stories and remarks on Zeb. Dr. Jeter
next introduced the cb : ef speaker of j
i the evening, Prof. I. O. Shayb of
| State Col’ege. Dr. Shaub spoke or ;
the relation of the town and country j
especially showing how etch is de-j
pendent on *hc other. He said the j
business men of Zebulon, Raleigh and :
other towns nearby ought to realize
the need of getting into closer touch
with the farmers. They must learn i
to co-operate and by doing so, will be
able to mutually help one another, j
His address was very practical.
The last feature of the occasion
was a contest between three Raleigh
men and three Zebulon men in an
swering certain impromptu questions.
The prize was to be a garden plow.
The judges decided for reason best
known to themselves that none of j
them deserved the prize and awarded I
it to “Red” Cox who had earlier in j
the evening entertained the audience
with very vivaciously dancing the
Charleston. The prize for the most,
merited speech was awarded to Mr.
M. S. Chamblee. It was a box of
candy, and he was required to share
with the ladies present. Mr. McDon- j
aid of Raleigh, awarded the prizes.
By the number present we hope he j
had at least the box to carry home j
to show his wife that he got lir.it
prize.
The program closed with a short
address from Secretary of State Ever
ette in which he eulogized North Car-:
olina’s past, present and future. He [
is a very charming and eloquent
speaker and his warm thrilling words:
were a very fitting conclusion to a
very happy and auspicious occasion.
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j CELEBRATES 60TH BIRTHDAY
Mr. S. T. Barham, of Wake Forest
I route 2, celebrated his 60th birthday
j Sunday, May 23. Mr. Barham is the
I father of 7 children and has 20 grand
children whidh were all present to
! help him enjoy his birthday. There
j was a large table spread out in the
j big oak grove loaded with good eats, I
! such as, fried chicken, barbecue, boiled
] ham, pies, cakes, pickles and sand
' wiches of different varieties.
The birthday cake holding 60 can
dles of various colors formed the cen
ter piece, and on either end of the
! table were baskets filled with spring
flowers. Grace was said by Rev Mr.
j Shoe, of Wake Forest College, after
which the party did justice to many
good things. The afternoon was spent
making pictures, and different con
versation, which were interesting to
all. There were present besides Mr.
and Mrs. Barham, their 7 children,
whom are all married, and their chil
dren as follows: Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Williams, and family, Mr. and Mrs.
W. E. Wall and family, of Rolesville,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coley, of Wen
dell, Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Barham and
family, of Rolesville, Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Young, of Rolesville, Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Ethridge, of Raleigh,
Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Barham, of Role-.-
villc. Other relatives present were:
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Perry, of Roles
ville, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Walters, of
Wendell, Mrs. J. C. Mitchell, of Bur
lington, Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Stell,
of Rolesville, Mr. Harold Stell, also
of Rolesville.
Mr. Barham received many useful
presents, which were greatly appre
ciated by him. Abount 6 p. m. the
crowd dismissed themselves to go to
their homes in various directions, de
claring the most delightful time they
ever spent.
BIG “NITE!”
“Rosetime” to be given by the Wo
man's Club, Friday, May 28.
At last! Just what you’ve been
waiting for, a good snappy play that
j will delight both young and old. Full
jof fun! pep! romance! sentiment !
music! In fact everyth ng entertain
! ing.
See how as small town girl be
' comes a famous movie star. The piece
! she has to pay for that fame and how
| she is finally saved from a most crit
ical situation by her home town sweet
heart, who she left three years pre
vious for the movies—most intriguing,
most alluring— the plat to “Rose-
I time” played by a cast of unusual
' ability and talent. The Misses So
phia Carnpen, Davis, Chamblee, Id:.
Gaboon, Mrs. Wallace Chamblee and
the Messrs Myron Horton, Prof. P.
H. Massey, Wallace Temples, Marvin
Winstead, William Collie, Jr., Channie
Whitley.
Every one likes to see a pretty
chorus girl and “Rosetime” is full
of them. Mr. Ziegfield dosen’t «.now
what he’s missing by not coming to
Zebulon for we are sure .that if he!
saw the winsome Misses Hazel Weath-|
ersby, Lucia Flowers, Justine Davis,
Ermah Dawson, Fanny Lou Wiggs,"
Biddie Carnpen, Marion. Whitlock, Mrs<
Foster Finch doing 1 Some of the.
beautiful snappy “Rosetime” dance.l
all so gorgeously costumed that when'
Mr. Zeigfield left town Zebulord
would be minus eight of her
ing young ladies.
We can't tell you just what you’rtl
missing if you don’t see “Rosetime,’l
so be right on time at the Wakelor
high school auditorium, Friday, May!
28, at 8:15 p. m. and see for your
self. |
“Rosetime” is being presented b>
the Woman’s Club of this city for“
th e purpose of raising money to builcij”
a community Building.
Here’s your opportunity to spend* 1
one night of good wholesome fun a
also help build the so much need(<
community building in your city. m
Come and bring the others. Miss
“Rosetime” and you miss half your
life —see it and live happily forevei'.
Tickets on sale, 36c, 50c,
seats 75 cents.
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No, this in not a secret society, not
• it anything that cofrts you anything
to join. And it is not for the older
people, either. If you work in it, it
j is just because you love to do it, even
!on a hot June day. I). V. B S. means
: Daily Vacation Bible School. You
say school! Yes, that’s it. But you
do not have to have books to study.
! The teacher is the only one who has
a book and she has to do the study
ing for everybody! Now isn’t that
fine?
How would you young people in
Zebulon l.ke to go to a school when*
you would'not have to study, but just
| learn because everything was so in
teresting that you would find it fun
goin gto school? If the boys and
girls of Zebulon want to go to a
school like this, then watch the an
nouncement in the Record. You who
attend the Baptist Sunday school lis
ten for the time when you are to en
roll. You all meet, that is all thq
hoys and girls betwen the ages of
five and fifteen, at the church some
afternoon and register. You may
! bring all the noise making things you
| can find along with you. After every
body has given his name, then all will
j parade. Probably ears will be at the
church waiting to carry you on a
l ride to Wendell or elsewhere.
On Monday morning all will gather
at the church about nine o’clock whero
the Principal of the school, who in
this case will probably be Mrs. V/. K.
Phillips, wil meet you with a full num
ber of teachers. Then what a fine
time all will have! For three hours
everyday for perhaps three weeks
all will meet everymorning. There
will be Bible stories, sword drills,
good music, playing stories, games
at cesu, salute the flag, and mail
ing things every day. There will bo
no tuition charges; it wil be free to
everybody, even the pencils, note
books, crayola and everything else.
And then every Friday afternoon ther
will be another automobile ride, a
picnic or some other en joyable thing.
So watch the Record next week,
you who do not attend the Baptist
Sunday school. Just so you are large
enough to walk to the church and
| not old enough to get married, then
you are the young people who are
wanted. Stick a pin in your self right
now and let it keep you from forget
j ting. Who ever heard of a school in
hot weather that was a sure-enough
goodness vacation? Well, that is
just what this school is going to be.
If you don t go to Sunday school,
start next Sunday. Then no matter
what school you attend, you can en
roll in this Daily Vacation Bible
School. Just think, a school where
you enjoy every bit of it and every
I bit of it helps you to kknow more
and be a better boy or girl. That is
just what this school is going to be,
and we want every boy and girl in
Zebulon and around Zebulon who can
possibly do so to be present on the
day of enrollment, go with us on the
Big Parade, and then stay with us
in everything 'til the commencement
on the last day, when our fathers and
mothers, big brothers and sisters and
everybody else w.ll be present to hear
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