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/OLUME 2, NUMBER 22
PASTOR DAVIS
ENDORSED BY
CONGREGATION
Some Talk of Him
Resigning and His
Past Work
He Has Made Prog
ress Along all Lines
T« Church Work
It seems there has been for some
time complaint and criticism on the
part of a few members of the Bap
tist church of Zebulon of the ministry
of the pastor, Rev. T. B. Davis.
On last Sunday morning Mr. Davis
reviewed his work inside and outside
of the church. When h e resigned here
several years ago, the membership
was nearly 500, the Sunday school
had a fine attendance and the church
was giving liberally to all objects.
When he returned three years ago,
the membership had fallen to a little
over 300, the Sunday school had about
half its previous attendance and the
contributions had fallen off greatly.
During the present pastorate of Mr.
Davis, the church house, it is under
stood has been completed, the Sun
day school graded and greatly im
proved in every way, and the church
membership increased to about 440.
The women have one of the best mis
sionary societies, and the young peo
ple’s societies are organized.
After reviewing his three years’
work Sunday morning, Mr. Davis
asked for an expression from the
members present as to their approval
or disapproval of his ministry. He
retired from the meeting and a vote
was taken, after several members had
discussed the matter. One hundred
and thirteen endorsed wholly the
pastor’s work, while 10 did not.
Later, however, the whole congre
gation voted unanimously to stand by
the pastor.
While the editor does not always
get to church and support it as he
would like, yet he believes all Chris
tians should endorse any minister
who stands and Works for the things
the Bible teaches. Probably, in his
zeal, the pastor of the Baptist church
has gone ahead of many of his mem
bers. It is hardly proper for us to
to criticise him in his efforts for
good unless we have equally held up
the standard of the church and con
tributed to its support and success.
McAdoo Says Decisive
Victory Won by “Drys”
Los Angeles, Nov. 6.—Decisive vic
tries woere scored by the dry forces
over the anti-prohbition factions in
both the Republican and Democratic
parties in the California election. Wil
liam Gibbs McAdoo, a leader of pro
hibition proponents and twice a can
didate for the Democratic Presidential
* nomination, declared yesterday in an
analysis of Tuesday’s voting.
In addition to the defeat of the
attempt to repeal the state prohibi
tion enforcement act, McAdoo point
ed out that Justus Wardell, Demo
cratic candidate for Governor who
refused to stand on the dry platform
adopted by his party, was defeated
by approximately a half million votes
by C. C. Young, Republican and dry
candidate. On the other hand, John
B. Elliott, Democratic candidate for
United States Senator, who made his
campaign in support of prohibition,
ran more than 100,000 votes ahead of
Wardell.
“Senator Shortridge, understood to
be wet, although e'ected, ran more
than 150,000 votes behind Young,”
said McAdoo. “Elliott polled more
than 90 per cent Democratic registra
tion, while Young polled 60 per cent
and Shortridge only 50 per cent of
the Republican registration."
According to a Texfiß paper, a pis
tol duel was fought by Acx Shott and
John S. Nott, in which Nott was shot
and Shot was not. In other words,;
the shot Shott shot shot Nott.
General Andrews recently inspect-
I ed a captured moonshine still for the
first time. In keeping with the dig
nity of the inspector, it was one of
70,000 gallons capacity .according to
an enthusiastic reporter.
The Zebulon Record
REPRESENTING FOUR COUNTIES—WAKE JOHNSTON, NASH and FRANKLIN
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY SMALL TOWN COMMUNITY PAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA.
ELEVEN SCHOOL
CHILDREN DIE
FROM TORNADO
School Building De
molished With Sad
| Results
Twenty Were In lured
When the Building
Collansed
Brandywine, Md., Nov. 9.—Several
j houses were destroyed in Cedarville,
Md., and at least four persons severe
: ly injured by an apparent continua
j tion of the storm which this afternoon
| killed fifteen persons in La Plata. The
freak storm was reported to have cut
j a fifty-yard swath from La Plata to
( Cedarville, fourteen miles to the
northeast. Cedarville is four miles
from Brandywine. Communications in
this district were disrupted by the
storm. Cedarville has 75 inhabitants.
A dispatch from La Plata, says: A
twisting wind struck suddenly out of
a sultry sky and shattered a school
house in which about 50 children were
studying.
Eleven perished in the ruins, and
two others died while being rushed
to Washington for treatment. At
least 20 more were injured, some
critically, and a negro man and wo
man were killed in their dwelling, one
of three caught in the narrow mile
long path of the storm.
Eleven of the torn little bodies lay
tonight in the town’s undertaking es
! tablishment or at their homes, while
two were still in the Washington hos
pitals which were reached too late.
La Plata, which has a population
of only 500. was dazed by the disas
ter. At 3 o’clock only a little rain was
falling and everything was calm. Two
minutes later the wind, driving a tor
rent of rain before it, descended up
on the village. Dr. G. C. Heath,
Maryland health department officer,
j whose office was across the street
| from the school, saw it twisted into
a mass of splinters, and closed his
eyes to shut out the horror. A mo
ment later John M. Burr, 11-year
old pupil, rushed, sobbing with terror
and pain from his injuries, to the
home,, nearby, of the Rev. W. S.
Heighan, Episcopal rector.
“Please tell everybody,” he cried,
“the whole school house has blown
away!”
The whole town soon was running
up the little knoll on which the school
house stood. Injured children lay in
the twisted wreckage, which was
strenwn over a wide circle. Other
children were running about dazed ,
and crying for help. Some had been j
carried by the wind several hundred ,
feet; others had fled, stumbling and
weeping.
PAGEANT ENTITLED “PARABLES
OF THE BIBLE”
On Sunday evening, November 14,
at 6:30 the B. Y. P. U. of Pearce’s
Baptist church, will give a pageant,
entitled “Parables of the Bible.” The
public is invited to come and worship
with us in the rendering of this special
program.
OPHORISM
Work and wait. Reward will fol
low in due season. Reach after the
things attainable. You will not be
cast down. Be of good courage, trust
in the Lord, all will be well. No one
of faint heart, can accomplish great,
things.
AT BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY
I
Sunday school opens ut 10:00 o’clock 1
as iusual. Classes with splendid;
teachers for every body.
At 11:00 o’clock worship, the pas-j
tor will speak on “Is Thine Heart!
Right? Then Give Me Thine Hand.” J
The sendee looks to a greater and |
finer work for the kingdom of God.
Let each member be present who can.
At 7:00 o’clock in the evening the
subject will be “Jesus Only.”
Miss Louise Frazier, of Wakelon j
faculty, will sing at the morning ser-!
vice, and the children will sing at the j
evening. Every one is invited and
will b e gladly welcomed to all these i
services.
ZEBULON, N. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12 1926
WAKELON SCHOOL NEWS
AND ESSAYS BY PUPILS
On last Friday morning, Mrs. Med
lin’s section of the first grade gave a
very interesting program in the
i chapel.
The program was opened with the
! song. “Good Morning to You,” which
J was fo*llow r ed by some recitations.
After these selections, canto a violin
song, and last, a dramatization of
i “The Three Little Kittens.”
These chapel programs have been
| very successful md w T e are looking
I forward to this week’s entertainment
! by Mrs. Bunn’s section of the seventh
. grade.
The children of the cigth grade
were asked in the English class to
write original stories using the title,
“Why the King was Angry!” The
best papers were selected for the
schools news in the Zebulon Record.
The teachers of Wakelon school that
attended the District meeting of the
North Carolina Teachers’ Association
that was held In Raleigh on Novem
ber sth and 6th, were Mrs. Bunn, Mrs.
Phillips, Mrs. Med'in, Mr. Johnson,
Miss Bundy and Miss Simpson.
While in Raleigh, Mrs. Bunn and
Mrs. Phillips were the guests of Mr.
i and Mrs. Moser at the Yarborough
Hotel.
Literary Society.
On account of the many interrup
tions at the beginning of the school
term, the four literary societies were
rather late in becoming organized for
the year. The first meetings w'ere
held last Wednesday afternoon. The
rolls were made, committees appoint
ed and business discussed.
I Three of these societies will have
initiation of new members on Thurs
day afternoon of this week, but the
fourth one will have its first program.
It is hoped that the members of
each society will take this part of
th e school work seriously, and make
these organization a valuable phase
of the school life.
Why The King Was Angry
The king who had always been
noted for hie good disposition, former
ly, was now pacing his luxuriant room
in speechless rage, because his only
son had disgraced him. This rather |
flippant and frivolous young man had
dishonored his father beyond for-!
giveness, so the king thought. His
son had been on a stag-hunt with a
party of his friends. On the way home
they began joking and laughing. The
prince jestingly said something con
cerning his father’s quaint habits.
Thin, then, was the cause of thu king’s
fury.
On the following morning, the king
went up to his heif’s room to tell him
again of the disgrace that he htd
caused him. Without knocking, he
entered. He saw that the prince was
fingering a pistol, with a malicious
smile playing around the corners of
his mouth. When he saw his father,
the young man immediately thrust the
pistol into its holster. A guilty flush
was on his face. The king understood ,
it all. His son was going to murder |
him! He was so angry, that he turn-i
BARACA-PHILATHEA UNION 1
The County Baraca and Philathea 1
Union meet at Centerville Sunday,!
November 7th. The regular Sundav
school work was carried and all visi
tors were Invited to some class. De
votional was conducted by Rev. T. M.
May, reading the 19th Psalm. Prayer,!
song.
Judges wti-fe appointed for report .
Inly eleven classe reported. Thu
:n; • -«t number for sometime.
.-v. Jrovrn, of Wake Forest, was,
the main speaker of the afternoon, j
IP mad..' a wonderful talk, speaking
mainly to Baraccas and Philatheas.
The Bunn Baraca class and the
White Level Philateha classes were!
the banner winners. It was decided to
have three banners for the coming,
meeting for the Junior classes.
Program committees were appoint
ed as follows: Mrs. Henry Dickens
and Mr. George Cook, Louisburg: Mr.
C. H. Stallings, Spring Hope, R. F. D.; J
Mrs. J. I. Mitchener, Franklintcn;
Mrs. A. A. Shearin, Centerville.
The next meeting will he at Maple
Springs, th e first Sunday in May.
W. P. HAYMAN, President.
HATTIE PERRY, Secretary
od on his heel and withdrew from the
room, and sought his own apartment.
Early in the evening the ruler call
ed his son to him. He came reluctant
ly. The sovereign asked for an ex
planation of his behavior of the morn
ng. The prince decided to confess
to his father the truth, although it
I would he hard to do so. With his
;hin set determinedly, he to’d of his,
plan, which was to commit suicide,
because he regretted having caused
his father so much humiliation and
pain. For the king's part, he readily
forgave his son. He was really an
gry with himself for taking so much
for granted and also for allowing his
anger to get the best of him.
K. W.
Another view of why the king
was angry:
Steadily the king paced the floor,
the hr rdwood floor on which lay beau
tiful spatterened rugs. What did he
care for all this finery? The very
existence of these caused his anger to
increase. His face was an ugly pic
ture of rage. Then with a sudden
ness his fury burst into speech.
“The impudent rascal,” cried tho
king. “How dare my son disgrace
me so shamefully ? He has betrayed
me. I, who thought 1 had trained
him so carefully for this one position,
must suffer bitterly for his actions.
Where is he now ? Why did I allow
those hunters near my boy? I should
have known it would not be for the
best!”
At that instant off in the woods
j with the hunters the prince was very
| joyful. He had gone to his post of
! duty and had worked well, but all this
his father did not know. How could
, he know that the war had ceased and
, there was no further need for a cap
tain? Just now the prince was cele
i brating the victory.
His father thinking that his only
son had shirked his duty, could in no
way contral hi* anger. What would
his kingdom say? He was eternally
'disgraced. His son had joyfully gone
off with a band of hunters and by so
doing had skirked his duty of captain.
“I suppose he is just waiting for
me to die that he may become heir
jto the throne. Well, I guess I am
about as stubborn as he,” he decided.
“He needn’t expect me to command j
ohat army ahd allow some one to kill
me just to please his youthful whims.”
Then he laughed. It was an ugly
laugh, but it made him feel all the
better for it.
Late in the afternoon the prince
returned from his celebration quite
satisfied. “Hurrah! Hurrah!” He
shouted, “Routed at last!” From his
room the king heard his son and came
out to hear the news.
“Did you not know that the war has
ended and we have the victory?” ask
ed the surprised prince. “Has no one
reported the victory to you?’
With a cry of surprise the father
humbly begged his son’s pardon and
promised never to make such a mis
take again. J. H.
CELEBRATED FIFTEENTH
BIRTHDAY
Miss Eva Daniel entertained a few
friends last Saturday night, which was
her fifteenth birthday? The crowji
gathered at 7 and disparted at
11, which every onej cnjojxd.
gs mes and contests were On and Miss
Evelyn Price won first pr . After
the games, all .were invit’d to the
dining room which was filled with
flowers and Hallowe’en decorations.
There cake, hot chocolate, candy, pea
nuts and fruits were served. After
ward there was snusic and singing,
which both the young and old people
enjoyed.
Miss Daniel received many useful
gifts. After viewing the gifts, the
time came for all to say good-night.
It was a very happy occasion, all
wishing Miss Daniel many returns of
the birthday.
Among those present were Misses
Mary and Senora Pearce, Evelyn
Price, Mattie and Mildred Chamblee,
Mary Horton Strickland, Margaret
Liles, William and Mabel Lee, Aliene
and Lucy Phelps, Neva Horton and
Lenard Woodriflf, Mr. and Mrs. L.
Chamblee, and Mrs. J. W. Pearce.
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WM. M. JARDINE
SPEAKS ON GOOD
ROADS AT MEET
Annual Meeting of
American Ass’n of
Highway Officials
Meeting Held Pine
hurst and Largely
j Attended
Speaking at Pinehurst Tuesday bo
ore the annual meeting of the Ameri
xn Association of State Highway of
ieials William M. Jardine, Secretary
if Agriculture in the President’s cab
pat, reviewed the progress of the
lation in motor vehicle traffic for
he past ten years. lie told of the
relation of Federal aid roads legisla
tion and its administration under the
Department of Agriculture. Mr. J;.r
line declared that in the future there
nuss still be a greater improvement
| in XjMCSPiaintenance of all roads and
Federal aid roads.
“The decade just passed h<.s been
marked by greater improvement of
the roads of the United States and 4
’arger increase in highway transpor
tation than any other in the history
of the icuntry. As, from our present
condition, we look back upon the way
we have come in these ten years the
progress seems truly remarkable.
Coincidentally this same period covers
the span of the Federal aid roads leg
islation and its administration under
the Department of Agriculture.
“As we entered the decade in 1916
there were less than two and a half
million motor vehicles in the entire
country, and less than 73,000 of these
! were registered as motor trucks. To
day the trucks alone are more numer
ous than all motor vehicles at that
time, and the total has doubled and
twice redoubled in the ten year period.
“In 1916 there were approximately
277,000 miles of surfaced roads in the
entire country, only a small percent
age of which were of the types now
regarded as adequate for motor vehi
cle traffic. Today the mileage of sur
faced roads is nearly if not quite twice
as great as it was 10 years ago and
more than 100,000 miles are improved
with types of surface more satisfac
tory for service than water-bound
macadam—a record of progress the
more remarkable if it is remembered
that during this same ten-year period
it has been necessary to reconstruct
a very large part of the mileage prev
iously constructed.
“Ten years ago there were only five
states in which there was as much
as a single improved transtate high
way. They were Massachusetts, Con
necticut, New York, New Jersey, and
Maryland » 11 Eastern and
all of that small group in which the
movement for better highways had
been begun in the nineties. Today 25
states have improved highways con
tinuous from border to border in at
least on# direction and 16 of these
have completed such transstate in two
directions. *
“In 1916 there were 16 states in
which there was no State highway
department that could be recognized
as competent to administer the con
struction of Federal-aid mads, and
they had no semblance of a plan for
the development of a State system of
highways. Even in these states in
*hich the recently created state agen
cy was endeavoring to introduce
scientific and business-like methods of
lighway improvement there was only
a few in which a connected sta.„
highway system had yet been clearly
•onceived. Today there is in every
state a definitely designated state
highway system to the improvement
of which the state governments are
ipplying their resources. * * * ”
THOSE ON THE SIC K LIST
Mr. Wilder, our popular barber, has
been confined to his home for a few
days with rheumatism.
The infant son of Mr. C. E. Parker
has been quite sick this week.
The child of Mr. Temples, next to
the Free-Will Baptist church, has
diptheria, it is reported. His home
was quarantined Wednesday.
Mrs. and Mrs. M. F. Grote, of Mil
ledgeville, Ga., are visiting in the city.
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MAX GARDNER
GUEST BANQUET
AT CHARLOTTE
■~. J.
Charlotte Chamber
Honors the Next
Governor of N. C.
Speaks of the Prog
ress This State Is
Now Making
In an address at Charlotte Tuesday
night at a banquet given in his honor
by the Charlotte chamber of com
merce, Hon. O. Max Gardner, of Shel
by, after speaking of the material
progress of North Carolina, said that
the spiritual and cultural life of the
State had kept pace with the material
advance.
"I have no sympathy,” Mr. Gardnc#
added, “with any school of thought ad
' vancing the theory that North Carolina
is wholly materialistic and money
nad. Public health, public welfare,
public education, public morals, cul
ural progress, broad benevolence and
unstinted charity have followed close
■y in the wake of the golden stream
of weafth that has poured into North
Carolina. We know too pathetically
well that poverty-stririren state will
invertably be ignorant^Backward and
unprogressive, and we know, too, that
North Carolina never got far on the
road to cultural progress until we had
made enough money to light the fires
of education and generate the machin
ery of self-help.
“If I know anything of the feeling
of this commonwealth, the dominat
ing thought of our State is that we
will not stand still and we will not
recede, and that the path of the pro
gram of progress in North Carolina
is as the dawning light that shineth
more and more united the perfect
day.
Leaders in commerce, finance, in
dustry and the professions paid trib
ute to Mr. Gardner by their presence
and telegrams of regret at their in
ability to attend came from Senators-
Overman and Simmons and Governor
McLean.
Among the prominent person the
event broughit together were Joh*
G. Dawson, chairman es the Demo
cratic executive committee of North
Carolina, and Johnson J. Hayes, re-
I cent Republican candidate for the
United States Senate, who joined in
extending their felicitations to Mr.
Gardner.
There were mony other prominent
business men and politicians present.
GOOD PRICES AT CENTER
BRICK WAREHOUSE
R. M. Sanford, proprietor of Cen
ter Brick Warehouse, is making hiu
ory at his warehouse. This week he
has had good breaks all the week, and
every one selling tobacco at Center
Brick is going home well pleased.
One morning this here were several
loads of tobacco from near Wilson.
Mr. Sanford had a broad smile on
his face when the boys drove in. He
:new them, and he told them that
.vhen they went home, they would
load up and come back again. He
saw that these parties received a
good price, and they were satisfied.
Mr. Sanford is a tobacco man of much
■xperience, and he can tell by the
time he looks over a pile of tobacco
what it is worth, and he just makes
the buyers com e to “taw.” He has
made some of the best sales at his
warehouse tb;s season that can’t be
beat anyw He is on the job all
the time, and he gets the business, too.
One morning this ' several loads
were seen goin-’ to Center Brick be
_ «r r
fore the dawn of light came. They
are coming in all the morning until
the sales are about ready.
If one wants to get the proper
price for his tobacco, all he has to
do is put on the Center Brick floors,
and the rest will be done R. M. San
ford.
MILL MEET WITH MISS RUBY
JOYNER
The Wakefield Fidelas Class will
meet with Miss Ruby Joyner on Fri
day evening, November 12th. AH
members urged to be present. Bu-i
--ness of importance on hand.