THE RECORD is I Y< ur Paper—Are j Yi u its Friend? VOLUME 2, NUMBER 8 Zebulon Will Have Three Tobacco Warehouses For Sale ol Tobacco at Auction The Center Brick, Farmers And The Wiggs Warehouses Messrs. Sanford, Cheatham, And Stephens Bros Are Proprietors *. Three tobacco warehouses at Zeb ulon for the sale of leaf tobacco at auction is scheduled and all arrange ments have been made for new buy eres and all of thee big companies will have buyers on this market. Tuesday evening a large crowd of enthusiastic business men of Zebulon' met at the Masonic Hall for the pur- ■ pose of meeting the new managers of | Zebulon’s tobacco warehouses. It was one of the most enthusiastic' meetings held in Zebulon in a long time. Some time ago it was rumored from other sources other than our town, that Zebulon would not have any to bacco market this season. If the par ties who circulated this report had been at this meeting they would have had another great big “think” coming. Yes, Zebulon will have the biggest and best tobacco market this season of any since the town was incorpo rated some twenty years ago; and, too, the warehouses will be under competent management and the farm er will sure be treated right, and the best prices paid for tobacco on any market in Eastern Carolina will be maintained on the Zebulon market. The men who will conduct the var ious warehouses are all experienced men, and they say that the farmer must have the best prices for his weed. The Center Brick will be in charge of Mr. R. M. Sanford, the veteran warehouseman. He will see to it that the farmer is treated right. Mr. San ford is no stranger to the farmers of our section, having been managing warehouses for over 12 years. The Farmers warehouse (the old Co-operative house) will be in charge of Mr. F. A. Cheatham, a man that knows the tobacco business from the planting to the manufacturer, and was the man that made the Youngsville market one of the best in the country. He built the Youngsville market in a few seasons from a two million pound market to a five million pound mark et, and he says that he did it by treating the farmer right, and he ad ded that the farmer had to be treated right. The Wiggs warehouse will be man aged by the Stephens Bros.—Messrs] R. B. Stephens and M. D. Stephens. The Stephens’ are men that know the tobacco game, and they say that they will see to it that the farmer gets the BEST for his weed. They are known as successful tobacco men and the farmer can count on being treated right at thei»Wgigs warehouse this season. The meeting called for Tuesday eve ning at 7 o’clock was postponed for about one and one-half hours to wait until the Masons had their regular monthly barbecue, and long before the hour for the tobacco men to assem ble, groups of men were on every hand talking about v.hat a good market Zebulon would have this season. >vl r. L. L. Massey was made chair man of the meeting, and opened up for business in a speech telling the new tobacco men that Zebulon wel comed them most heatily and assured them that they could count on the business men of Zebulon for any as trfstance they needed. He also got off a good joke at the expense of the veteran tobacco man, Mr. R. M. San ford. The tobacco warehousmen assured the meeting that there wou’d be com petent buyers on the market this year, and that all the old companies would have buyers here, as well as some new concerns, and they promised their crops. As a result it is agfUlS/lfcly hoped that all parents will be *andy to enter their children on the fining day. ZEBULON, N. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1926 GAME NOT LIKE IT USED TO BE Bunn, July 31. —Perhaps modern baseball has its thrills. Perhaps the game as it is played today is more interesting and more exciting than the game of 35 summers ago, but not so in the minds of “old timers” who were j fortunate enough to witness the rare ! exhibition of ‘baseball talent as dem onstrated at Seven Paths, near here, between the Seven Paths nine and the ! Gold Valley champions back in July, 1890. One of the fans who was present iat this famous game recalls, quite vividly, the whole affair as if only ' yesterday and gives the following ! version of it: ] The Gold Valley boys left home at early noon and walked eight I miles, barefooted, to play against i the Seven Paths team. The game i was scheduled to start at 1:30 and j the two teams proceeded to do ter- I rific battle to see which should have ! honor of making the greatest pos- I sible score. For six ami one hal\ hours the battle raged. Ben Gay, who was on the mound for Seven Paths, was in great form, allowing only 102 hits but did not receive good backing from his team mates. Onnie Whitley did the hurling for Gold Valley. He allowed only 93 hits and had good support from his fellow players. Several feature plays were made by members of both teams. T, Denton, better knowm as “Slim” Denton (for he wore pants 28 inches in the waist and 51 inches long) made a spectacular catch in center field when he climbed a tree to rob Ben Wood of a long hit to the woods. Peter Denton, who held dowj> the second bag for Gold Valley, w*as great in the pinches, otherwise he I had 63 errors to his credit, j Crad Brantley made the greatest i hitting average, making 47 hits out !of 77 times at bat. Joe Sanders was 1 next, making 32 safeties out of 72 trips to the plate. A total of 54 home runs were made during the af ternoon. Umpire Nate Strickland’s deci sions were fair and above reproach. If a batter struck at a ball that did not go squarely over the plate he called it a ball and said he’d he con found if he called anything like that a strike, but that brought no protest from the opposing team. Tinker Denton came near causing a sensation when he hit for a double home run, making two trips around i the circuit. Umpire Strickland said ’twas fair. I Thus the game w’ent for the whole afternoon. Umpire Strickland said that only darknesss could stop such a wonderful game, which, he said, was the finest he had ever seen. But when the game was called at hte end of i the seventh inning, on account of | darkness, and the runs were counted by the light of the moon, it developed that Gold Valley had copped the laur- I eis by a score of 240 to 169. Nearly 500 fans said it was “jes wonderful!” IMPORTANT! NOTICE! The community library is being closed Friday, July 6. Let those who have hooks return them Friday af ternoon from 4 to 5. Books left at the Zebulon Drug Co., will be taken ; care of. The librarian reports that the books have been used freely, and ; by a large number of people, especial ly children. In behalf of the community the committee in charge desires to thank the Woman’s Club for this public ser vice, and the Mayor of our town for ] the free use of his building. Mrs. W. K. Phillips. Mrs. I-’. E. Bunn. WOMAN’S MISSIONARY SOCIETY TO MEET The Woman’s Missionary Society of Wakefield church, will meet with Mr. Ralf>h Lewis August 7, 3:30 p. m. WAKE COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION To Be Held At Va rina, N. C., August 26th And 27th A Pleasant Time For All Who Attend Convention Plans have been made for holding the annual Wake County Sunday School Convention at the Presbyterian church, Varina, N. C., on Thursday and Friday, August 26 and 27. Ar-] rangements for the convention are in the hands of Mr. R. E. Prince and Air Roy Carter, President and Secretary ; of the County Sunday School Conven tion. These officers have announced that j they have secured as outside speak- ! ers for the convention, Mr. D. W. Sims of Raleigh, General Superintendent of North Carolina Sunday Schiil Assn- j ciation; and Miss Daisy Magee, Ral eigh, Children’s Division Superinten dent North Carolina Sunday School Association. Besides these outside speakers, a number of prominent pas tors and Sunday school workers of the county will take part on the pro gram. The program for the convention will include addresses and discussions of various phases of modern Sunday school work, the object being to make it possible for workers in all depart ments of the Sunday school to get help from the convention. A request is being made to the Sunday school workers of the county to present to the convention any special Sunday school problem that should be dis cussed. Announcement is also made by the officers in charge of the convention j that, following a custom started three years ago, a pennant will be present ed to the Sunday school having in the ! convention the largest number of rep , resentatives, sixteen years of age and l over, according to the number of miles traveled. Any Sunday school in the county can compete for the pennant, except the Sunday school with which the convention is held and others with in one mile of the convention church. TWILIGHT SERVICE AT BAPTIST CHURCH During the hot Sunday evenings the services are held on the church steps, beginning at 7 o’clock and lasting for thirty minutes* The people may keep cool and comfortable and many have expressed their enjoyment of the ! services. Pastor Davis preaches only ' fifteen minutes ar.d the songs are so familiar that all can sing them. Larg er congregations are hearing him at these twilight services than usually attend church on hot summer even ! irigs. The music is led by Mr. Willie Bryant. On next Sunday evening the pastor will preach on The Peace of God. Go out to this service if you want a helpful, yet not tiresome half hour’s worship. On Sunday morning the pastor will ! preach the last of the series sermons :on The Prayers of Jesus. The sub ject will be “The Prayer Commend ing His Spirit to God.” This week Mr. Davis is holding a meeting at Cen- I tral Baptist church near Wendell. Good congregations are hearing him and much interest is being manifested. MASONS HOLD BARBEL". . : EAST Tuesday evening the Masons of Zeb ulon met i:i their hall to enjoy their i ogular monthly barbecue dinner. There were a few invited guests, and the occasion was enjoyed by all pres ent. These barbecue dinners are a reg ular event each month, and is one h:w is helpful to every Mason, and i those that are special guests enjoy ! these events to the fuPest. A h rge crowd was present and the “cue” was of the very best. S NINE POUNjJ GIRL Born, to Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Massey. Tuesday evening, a nine-pound baby girl. Mother and little girl are doing nicely. PRICE: One Year, $1.50; Single Copies, sc. BIG FIGHT ON THE STREET SATURDAY P. M. Bus Driver And Citi-j zens Engaged In The Affray Have Free-For-All Fight Over Blocked Street The whole business section of Zeb ulon was thrown into great excite ment last Saturday afternoon when the bus from Raleigh to Rocky Mount j arrived in the town and stopped just off of Arendell street on Horton street ] which blocked the street so that other j cars could not puss, and as a citizen j of the tow'll wanted to pass, it is said he requested the bus driver to ‘hock up,” but he did not, but instead, be gan attending to some routine work on top of ilie bus. It is said that when the bus driver! came down from the top of the bus , “words” began to flow from two or i three parties, and soon a “fist-to-fi.-T” ; battle was on in great shape. Soon the bus driver and another party were rolling over on the ground. They , were parted by some citizens, i It is said that one passenger on the ; bus came out to help the driver and he, too, was mixed up in the melee. ] The Chief of Police was soon on the scene, and with the assistance of ! other citizens the parties in the fist to-cuff were parted, but not un j til the “red, red” blood of some of i the participants were flowing freely. ] It'is said that after quiet had been j restored, that the bus driver remark- j ed: “This car is for Rocky Mount,] and its a man that is driving it. All aboard.” * TO HELP FARMERS OF THE SOUTH EAST Atlanta, Ga., August 4.—Recogniz ing an opportunity to aid in the rapid agricultural advancement of the southeastern states, the Sears-Roe- I buck Agricultural Foundation has es tablished a branch at Atlanta, Ga., which will render a helpful and con structive service for farmers and their families of this territory, according I to an announcement made by Samuel R. Guard, director of the Foundation. “The southeast, although one of ! the oldest farming sections of the ! country, has taken marvelous strides ; in placing agriculture on a perman ently profitable basis during the past, few years,” declared Mr. Guard. “We have established our Atlanta office so j that we may co-operate with the con-. structure agricultural forces of Geor gia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee, in ; the solving of farm problems peculiar ; to this section.” Radio broadcasting will be utilized to a large extent in the farm service work of the Foundation. An arrange ment has been concluded with the At j lanta Journal Station WSB whereby i the Foundation will broadcast daily the state of the farm markets. Quo tations on cotton, corn, lfve stock, peaches, watermelons, peanuts, to bacco, poultry, butter, eggs and other money crops of the southeast will be furnished several times each d; y. It; is expected that by this means the | farmer of the southeast will know as j much about the price of his products jas the buyer. The Foundation w ill also broadcast weather reports and | ugricuiiuial news, as well as enter ! tainment of a high order. The At lanta Little Symphonoy Orchestra, Enrico Leide, director, has been en gaged for the opening, and will be assisted by Louise Hunter, Metropoli tan Grand Opera Star. Sam Pickard, chief of radio service j for the United States Department of i Agriculture, will inaugurate the mar kets and feature radio service for southeastern farmers on Monday eve-! ning, Augur* 2nd. George C. Bigger will have chaig of the Sears-lioebuck Agricultural Foundation at Atlanta. Mr. Biggar directed the farm and i arket radio r; dio pro -rams from the Four.dation’- station WLS in Chicago, ami later was in charge of girnllar work of the Foundation at Dallas, Texas. In ad- THE RECORD Will Print Your Community News GUN MEN ARE IN THE SADDLE Unless More Attention Is Paid To Law Enforce ment Anarchy Will Reign Supreme. COURTS TOO LENIENT Lawyers To Blame For De fending Self Confessed And Notorious Criminals. We Might Profit By Eng land's Example. Killing Over There Without Pro vocation Is Suicide. The assassination of Editor Dan Mellett nf tii- Canton, Ohio Daily j News by under-world 1 hing.i recently, I emphasi; c s the determination of gun j men and bandits in this country to break d v. n and destroy every bar tier to a free hand in the perpetra tion of crime. The courts of the country will have to become aroused *.it . r' iii[C . d n a ing with i these assassians according to the ] enormity of their offenses or in a . few ye. rs this element v d run rough sji'>d over the country and an ] archy will supplant law and order in every hart of the United States. That these notorious things, law i breakers and enemies of society should ; be defended by lawyers who are con -1 sidered reputable members of the 1 bar is a disgrace to the profession, since it gives encouragement to these men to continue their careers of ciime in total disregard of law and without fear of its penalty. Banditry has already reached the point in this country where human j life is unsafe on the thoroughfares of our large cities which are the scenes J almost daily of gun battles between thugs and policemen in which inno cent people are shot down. There is too much leniency shown to these people by the courts. If a crim inal can rr.ke up enough nu ney to employ a good lawyer, he knows his chances are more than even to es cape the penalty of the law and he proceeds with his criminal operations with this idea ever in mind. | The lawyer who deliberately de fends a self-confessed and notorious criminal becomes himself an enemy of society. There can be no question of this because he seeks to defeat the ends of justice when he attempts to protect a man of this character from the penalty of the law. Wo should learn a lesson from the English method of dealing with indi viduals who wantonly take human life. They pay the penalty with their own in every instance. In other words, 1 the man who shoots down his fellow man in England without due provo cation simply commits suiedie. All 1 the wealth of Croecus and all the lawyers in creation will not save him. The result in that human life is pro tected over there against gun men i and assassan sand law observance is ] the rule rather than the exception. FARMERS CONVENTION HELD AT STATE COLLEGE Tnose attending the Farmers and Farm Women’s Convention at State College last week were as followers: Mr. and Mrs. C. 11. Chamblee, Mr. , ..nd Mrs. W. A. Joyner, !\lr. and Mrs. jtC. Ai. Rhodes, Mr. Willie Ferrell and Josephine, Mrs. Elma Finch, Mrs. Wayland Finch, Mr. E. \V. Hood, Mr. E. E. Hood, Miss Else Rhodes, Air. AI. I). Hood, AI THE FREE WII.I CHURCH If the Lord will, on Ku: lay. \'i trust the 15th, at the hour of 8 in Uv af j ternoon, there will he given at the Free Will Baptist church in Zebulon, i a brief lecture in connection Lib »’ blackboard explanation, on the Origin 'of Man; gainst Modernism and Alon keyisrn. You are invit I. Co,go and brii g that child. dition to the radio programs from WSB at Atlanta, Air. Bigger states that the Agricultural Foundation will conduct farm research, interpret farm economic trends, maintain a staff of ■ expert farm advisors und qgnduct demonstrations.