THE RECORD is Your Paper—Are You its Friend? VOLUME I. NO. If) BIG FIRE LAST FRIDAY AT GILL’S LUMBER PLANT The Extent of Loss is About $12,000, It Is Stated By Some Raleiffh Fire Department Called And Responded Quickly Last Friday morning about 3:00 o’clock the fire alarm was sounded, and from the four corners of our town the inhabitants rushed onward to the scenes of the fire. When the alarm was first given, one coui'l hardly tell where the fire was located, but it was not long- be fore the light from the burning lum ber in the western part of town was seen. The location of the tire was at J. E. Gill’s lumber plant. There were gre: t pi'es of lumber stored on tb.‘ yard, and ir is said that the loss is something in the neighborhood of ss.ooo. The Zebulon fire department re sponded promptly to the call, and did all they could to extinguish the flames, but as they were handicapped by the host continually brusting, it was evident that they could not cope with the fire, which was making headway at a rapid rate. Seeing the need of good ho o, the fire department dispatched a m I" Wendell and obtained hose; but u ings did not look good, the fire gaining all the time. It was decided to call for help from Rale gh, and the call was put for Ral eigh department to come at once. A company from Raleigh made the run in 23 minutes—a record run. When the Raleigh company arrived they did good work and saved a number of large piles of lumber that was in im minent danger. Raleigh has responded to 'calls from Zebulon before and in each case they have responded immediately and the people of Zebulon appreciate each and every effort made by the Ral eigh firemen to help them in such emergency, and extends thanks. Mr. Gill had some insurance on the lumber, but the exact amount \ye did not learn. STATE HAD 1,102 VIOLENT DEATHS LAST YEAR Rate Still Being: Maintained This Year—Auto Ac eidents Top List An average of three persons a day died by violence in North Carolina during the year 1924, according to figures made pubi c by the State Board of Health, while to date during (he present year the average is main tained. The total number of deaths by violence in 1924 was 1,192, while for the first seven months of 1925 the total is 637. The average number of deaths by violence per day in North Carolina during 1924 was 3.01. This year the average is only 3.00. Deaths from burns was the chief cause of violent deaths during 1924, while to date in 1925 automobile acci dents are the chief cause. The least number of deaths among the causes listed is for accidents involving auto mobile and train. In 1924 there were 299 homicides in the State, one for every work ng day during the year. During the first seven months of this year there have been 139 homicides. During 1924 the following causes of death by violence and the number of deaths were listed by the State Board of Health: burns, 343; automobile ac cidents, 319; accidental drowning, 119; railroad accidents, 89; automobile and ra lroad accidents, 18; homicides, 299; and lightning, 15. The corresponding figures for the first seven months of 1925 are: burns, 170; automobile accidents, 176; acci dental drownings, 69; railroad acci dents, 58; automobile and railroad ac cidents, 6; homicides, 139 ;and light ning, 19. A C ANNING FACTORY AN!) C REAMERY I OK ZEIfULON A canning factory and creamery is now being agitated in Zebu'on. Mr. Farmer, if you are interested in this movement, come to see The Record m?.n, and let us talk it over. Let’s discuss the matter, and put the wheel in motion, and let'er roll. i Experts Approve Road Loan Bonds Bond Attorneys Hold As sumption of Garner and Cary Obligations Illegal Resolutions calling an election of the people to pass on the proposed $1,300,000 Wake county bond issue to be loaned to the State Highway Commission for paving Wake county highways, have ,been approved by Reed, Dougherty, and Hoyt, New York bond attorneys, and the resolu tions will be passed by the board of county commissioners at a sped >1 meeting on the 11th. The approval of the resolution and the legality of the proposed issue was given over long distance telephone, Saturday, by the New York attorney to Percy J. Olive, county attorney. The bond attorneys, however, d : d not approve a proposal that »he coun ty a sume the bond obligations of the Garner Highway Diffrict and the Western Wake Highway District in curred n the paving of the highways from Raleigh to Garner and from Ral eigh to Cary. The Western Wake Highway Dis rict bonds amount to around SIOO,OOO and the Garner bonds to $40,000. The proposal tha.t the county as ume these obligations was made at a meeting of county commissioners /hen the $1,300,000 proposition was first formally presented to them. I* .vas firs; proposed that the assutnp li m of these obligations by the county be made a part of the highway loan bond issue, but this was declared il legal by Charles Ross, assistant attor ney general in charge of State High way Commission affairs, and J. W. Bailey, chairman of the Raleigh Cham ber of Commerce road committee. The bond attorneys declared that bonds for the assumption of obliga tions roads ready built could not be legally issued. \SSI MRS DUTIES WITH STATE WELFARE BOARD Miss Mamie C; mp, of Rutherford county, assumed her duties with the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare Monday. She will do county organization work, and has spent the past six weeks in New York at the New York School of Social Work. Miss Camp was formerly superin tendent of Public Welfare in Harnett county, where her work was very fa vorably commented upon. She has had extensive experience in organization work, and the board considers itself fortunate in securing Miss Camp. ORMOND GIVEN LARGEST FUNERAL IN HISTORY OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY The tremendous interest in the homicide of last Saturday wherein W. B. Cole, wealthy textile manufacturer of Rockingham, N. C., shot and killed W. W. Ormond, ex-serviceman and on of a Methodist minister, as he sat quietly in his Ford roadster, unarmed, was manifested at Rockingham Mon day afternoon by the attendance at the funer; 1 of the slain man. The funeral was held at 4 o’clock from the Methodist church, of which his father, Rev. L. A. Ormond had been pastor for four years. The stores and places of business of the city were closed for an hour from four to five o’clock during the time of the funeral out of respect to the deceased young man and his porents. Scores of friends from adjacent towns, among them President E. C. Brooks, of State College, were at the services. The service was extremely simple. Two of the pallbearers were “Bud dies” of the dead young man who had served in h's company in France when he was gassed. The casket was covered by a huge United States flag. The altar was banked with scores of wreaths and designs, from American Legion posts, local church societies, and others, as well as from first cousins and more distant relatives of Mr, Cole. WAKE FOREST HAS VERY ACTIVE YEAR A total enrollment of 1,944 pupils for the 12 months marks the close of ihe most active year in the history of Wake Forest College. The close of 11,r summer school, now in session give, 'he college her fiftieth consecu tive week, barring Christmas holidays, in which some kind of courses were offered. The closing of the regular •(•s /on in June was followed imme diately by the school for ministers •hi h lasted till the first summer school opened. With only one day as an interim between the two summer schools students staying for both ses : ions hardly knew that there was a break in the work. REPRESENTING FOUR COUNTIES—WAKE, JOHNSTON, NASH and FRANKLIN ZEBULON, N. FRIDAY, AUGUST 21,1925 NEW BUYERS ON THE TOBACCO MARKET HERE All Old Line Companies To Be Represented—Ware housemen Ready The Record announces to the public iin general that there will be many i changes made in the tobacco market here in Zebulon this season. Mr. R. M. Sanford says that new buyers representing the Imperial To bacco Company, and the American To bacco Company; also the R. J. Rey nolds Tobacco Company, and a good many Independent companies that were r.ot represented here last year, 1 will be on the market this season. As a whole tk : market will bo rep resented by all the Old Line comp; n i s re ! the Independent companies, Mr. Sanford stated. The warehouses are in a better pnsi 't on than ever to take care oi the tobacco farmers’ needs. Come to Zebulon with your first load an 1 you will bring all tb • iv.-t i here when you got ready to m: rket it. Many improvements have been made on this market this sea on .that has not been attempted since 1919 j all of them for the benefit of the i farmer. Zebulon is looking forward to hav ing the best tobacco, market since I 1919. PREPARING FOR BIG OPENING J. A. Wells and R. M. Sanford, the Center Brick warehousemen, are pre ; paring for a big opening on Septem ber the 2nd, and they want all their | triends to come with a big load on that date. N. C. STATE FAIR OCTOBER 12TH List of the Races For Each Day and Amount of Purses Offered Lovers of thoroughbred horses will be rdawn to the North Carolina State Fair this year to witness the races ! w hich have been arranged for the week, states general manager, E V. Walborn. The State Fair is a member of the North Carolina Grand Circuit and will feature twelve races during the week of October 12. Four stake races of SI,OOO each closed May 1, with an entry Ist of eighty-five of be very best horses racing this year, jn< t of which come from North Caro lina. The first races will be he'd on Tuesday, October 13, and will be th< 2:16 pace, for which a purse of SI,OOO is offered, and the 2:10 pace and 2:23 t.r )t with purses of S4OO each. On We* nesday, the 14th, will he the 2:20 trot with a SI,OOO purse and the 2:16 tr*■ v and 2:15 pace with purses : of S4OO each. Thursday afternoon, the 15th, will be* hc)d the 2:11 pace with the larger amount of money offered, and the free-for-all pace and the 2:12 trot with S4OO purses. The 2:14 trot will j be held on Friday afternoon, the 16th, and will also be for the purse of s'l,ooo, ; i.d the* 2:20 pace and 2:11* j trot for S4OO each. A total offering for the week’s races of $7,200, the l greatest amount of money ever bg-1 fore offered within the State for a week’s racing program. These races will all be run on the ! three-heat plan, under the National Trotting Association rules and every j he; t will be a race. The North Caro- j lina State Fair is also a member of 1 the North Carolina Short Ship Cir cuit, thereby receiving entries from both circuits, which, in addition to the : eighty-five already received guaran-1 tees a big field of horses. In addition to the racing, the Fair this year has provided for elaborate free acts which will be given at the grandstand on the race track. An effort will be made to provide patrons of the fair with a greater diversity of clean attractions than ever befo*-". The Johnny J. Jones Carnival, with number of new attractions, will be the entertainment-row feature again thi.*- year. According to Mr. Walborn, the *. x’ljbi' - also give indications of being of better quality and variety this year and will be able to compete success fully for attention with the attractions provided. William A. Phelor, 63, widely known baseball writer and sports authority, died at a hospital in Cincinnati Wed nesday. He was born in Chicago. TOWN OFFICERS MAKE SOME GOOD HAULS Forgery, Fighting and Slashing With Razor Given Attention The city authorities are determined to make the law-breakers “look small” if they continue their pace in various kind of lawlessness. Zebulon will not tolerate loafing around. What is wanted in this town is law and order, and as the darkies call it “wooffing” around. It is work or get out. Tin officers have been somewhat : nsy of late an.! have rounded up several of the “kind that tlunk th *\ , :.n “get by” ;aid Tool some one. ; att.relay right James Hinton ind Alfoi Lewi had some diffi< ulty r the i 1 .red lh ; u;.e viiiii audi: ...a at Zebulon, a four-te- eh. r com tii.y .- bo dbi.u.o villi auditoriuu a Wendell, adding two classrooms to -iwaiii ,School at Fuquay Spring*, . building a lltrec-te u-h:*r eotnmu : - sclioolhou-u.* in Panther Branch T* wriship. Two For*! trucks were purchase.!, I *-.■ Tor JvVlv Snr ngs, school di.-rtric.. 'in.l one for Olive Chapel school d. - j trie'.., and-an International truck for h ; Mount ' ernon school distrief. Following the meeting, the board , -.'isite.d Gary, looking ovei several ife: ft r a location for a negro scho 1 ; house. 10 IMPROVE "V: APPARATUS Towr* of ZebuloD. Purchases; 1,000 Feet, of Best Hose Obtainable. Immediately following (lie dcs-truc ■j live fire at Gill’: lumber plant ;.t th* . -dgi* <>f town last week, at which time he city of Wendell, assisted by of fering use of fire hose as well as be city of Rale gh, who willingly rush'd ' i one of her Ame-icari La France Pumpers in charge of Fir- Chief Louis ’Ticks, to I be scene of the* conflagra tion, Fire Chief W. D. Eva -, in com pany with .Mayor E. C. Daniel and i-’ty councilmcn of Zebulon made ii irried survey of cond tion of their "re apparatus and fire hose and gmi * -al equipment. Lack of sufTici -. amount of fire hose to reach this fir I ampoivd Hu* work of fit-men in :.v; •ng this !>?•; : which .inio-.inicd to ;• ( r ; bout SB,OOO. but was cove: -d by Insurance. The though' of pn vidb.g Zebu 1 >■ with the best of re-fighting <—u ;- ’■'lent, to meet ;u:v future emergency, fi- been f'H-erno . in tiie mind • <*T Mayor lv. C. I>:■: i- i m-l .-.11 memb".- , . coupe |, and ii cm- though* . t/«-.; their American L '.France mot* 1 driven hose and chemical fire tru k -as equipped with a supply of Eu tvl:a tire hose sufficient to handle ; :r, Ctualion which might | resent itseif. However this was an unusuel e ndi i tion and required the laying of extra long 1 nes of hose to reach the h.v from the nearest hydrants, and had it not been for assistance rendered by Wend !1 and the Raleigh Pumper iv •iponding to call for help in ret- rd time, it is h rd to estimate what the damage would have amounted to, be fore the fire could have been extin i guished. Realizing that fire hose is the ha ok - J bone of their fire department and that it is false economy to purchase a i cheap art do, which plays such an irn portr.nt part in protecting the town | against fir* loss, the Town Couned, with M-y. r K. G. Daniel, presiding, (awarded a contract for fire hose to the ; Eureka Fire Hose Manufacturing Co., represented by H. G. Cleveland, o'' Raleigh, for 1,000 feet of their well known R«d Cross Brand. Upon investigation, for the protec tion of the tax-payers, it was le; rued (that 95 per cent of the representative cities, not alone in the South, but < :<■<■ -lie entire United State-, specify Lu , i-ka tire hose in their purchase, for ; fire departments. Like American in France fire apparatus, they have b ith been assoc, a ted together in fighting fire and have been considered the standard of perfection forth- pa 50 years. No doubt ail feel that money spent for fire protection i: well spent, end has proven itself to be the means ot giving the towns a greater return o; ' the invertin'nt than any other im- j I provetnent, which could in Me. An order was also placed for two fire hose nozzles of the most mod* i *• ype, also other supplies. iJiSA'I II Oi MRS. A. M. BARNES MA. M. R: • ,o r n* U- S : r.t, Mb -I S."-.d- y. 11l ’- f’lii-rnl was | r< •* ed at Salem church by Eider J. T. < j **»- ■ 4* I*. M l ' ‘ ” 11 1 TP E RE( ORD H’ill Print Your ( emmu-ffty News .* • 1 , 1 1 " • MERCHANTS JOIN EAST’N CHAMBER 0 F COMMERCE Zebulon Business Men Af filiate Themselves With Eastern Chamber —- Mr. L. RI. Gould Elected on Board of Directors of Eastern Body 1 -s* Thurrday evening at the Zeb olvn I [•■•tel banquet wav held by a ■v ( i the progressive business men ; if the town. ■* ’ii, pt’-o*. ■of this banquet v. •.-. to : c ! bus ' • t la. n together A;- the ■ ry .• of i 1 ining and affiliating with Hie I •. :( rn Chamber of Commere* . There w-re a few nut-of-toWH men he- ,'. . ’•><■!:•:• Micm i'll'. G. V->u* • . of 9 h'i !d, <' »• oT the directors of the '.*•’ n Gi.amher. Mr. Your.g acted i . Mr.*!, men - f tin* meeting. S" r; P irtle t, « f the 1 n !i*rn Cat i- . Cl mber, outlined tl an of the Eastern < ai.-i ni Giai viber. 1' ocat ion v ;ts pron te : by iff. 71. 1* issoy, ai-d the w.-leome ■ d . s was • do by Mr. 1.. M. Giutd. llio following L. M. G uild. N. B. fMncb -i’d Co., (’. M. K-ivan- ugh, M : r..«*!le M* to. < •., Marsey Bros., S. I G. Fk'.oi-s {; JI. G. Chamblee & i Son, !.. M. 7bi y, Z*. i• »i fi-.pply Co., A.eii Privet i, SiianitiUrger -.in Go., G mt. . Bivu fi-y, Phil-Eit Filling Station. Others '.-.ill lie se . cu: ;i . mc-nber.-; lat on, it is the belief < ! the •• pres mt. m ii . mm! up of *-• me of the •lost p:. spa. us ::r I ::: >st progressive -c if busiiic- i" iiii'i; of any town in i.-:.- *ern (ki I:: -, and treir wi i ling oesto affiliate v. Ith an organization !• a ’M “pu'tii.’ is*stem G r -ir)lina ii; '.” be-speaks * lie kind of enthusiasm n evidence ' i our hustling town. L. ’. Gould v.-aa elected by tlm new :n<'Ti ers a a r.:e r:b- r of the board *’-i' diieytor of the Eastern ( rolina < 1 ’.mb' r o Go: i * rce ar t wilt be the !oe:i| .-j • ks. r.a;: *• no ’ g soctfi- rial < rgarnzat *.:i. Any on, that b>s not a'rcr.tly join j“d th : organiz; t i ■ -r.e th t will 1 l>e <•• in'* st i i .b bulon and com ur v ,b laid st Mr. L. M. CJoufil j at once. FACTS A B OIJ T I IRTHCA UNA ' ’.‘op- -1 M's in '■:>:>!—Less Thaiti Homicides ■ i ( 'ii *■ '.. - but; d more bli p t 4 he crime wave of n.it ■ - ' iriu.g tl past year, 299 d d 1 ’ . ’Ui'i.s ...»:» i*>r effenshre. Now murder aril autor.i ffi’c accidents each * * r !< sits a g eater mnual toll of human life than ti ,cs this ,rre prevalent and o', . tied d ease. f ■ ■ Thu cec. rd--. sfi.-rw more than double Hie nunr.hej' of negro victims among •he homicide, as compared with the whit*st. The distribution is 94 white, 201 negro, and 1 I .lib i. T’ * ho* iejdcs are divided into four elassificnt ' ns. Os the tot;!, 235 were •-■lied with f.rea■. 47 by knives or : her piercing instruments, 6 were M'k * ki'.'id do;* !y f ’llov.i.ig birth, ■ *nd 11 v.« re lulled ly other means. OUK IED COT! ON SHOWS LEGS WEEVIL IILIGHT f t i* sti,ted tl-.-rt c4‘ a fields in Robeson i unty - re >i maged by wee vil.* l'ii.an 17 per c*uit to 25 par cent- ; here calcium ~,s s. dus‘ ng has been d -ne properly, ar.tl 25 per cent to 70 per cent, where du.- ting l- m been !''t off, accord ng to Franklin Slier ex ten , rwi *v, ker oi ht:.'.'. i .'tv-u ’ o? A.",'multure, who .M i t itfed - Led Spring • ard * ...