QUICKENING OF
- RETAIL TRADE
Signs of Progress
in Nearly All Lines
of Industry
New business gains were less pro
ninced last week, although a per
pteble quickening of retail trade
,ok place. Unmistakenble signs of
(•ogress were present in nearly all
~nes of industry, bu the improvement
in some quarters was more deliberate
than thefinancial and business cen
ters, keyed up the usual autumn pitch
of optimism, had hoped for, a New
York dispatch s^ys.
Reports of the steel trade reviews
that the industry was engaged in
consol.dating its late summer grains
rather than speeding up its produc
ing activities were mildly disappoint
ing in view of the steady expansion
vhieh has recently taken place. The
general situation, however, was re
garded favorable and another ad
vance in pig iron prices indicated a
wider demand for these products, the
report continues.
In summarizing the general busi
ness situation, Dun’s review reported
that “demands in the aggregate were
notably large, but buyers, although
in some cases extending their for
ward commitments, continued to op
erate conservatively and avoid ex
cess’ve accumulations of goods.
In the financial district the main
tenance of this hand-to-mouth buy
ing in viitually all lines of trade
has come to be recognized as a more
or less permanent policy based upon
railroads demonstrations of ability to
effect quick deliveries. The trend
away from the old habits of placing
heavy forward orders has been ac
cepted as one of the Strongest fac
tors in the stability of business.
Evidence accumulated that pro
longation of the anthracite strike
eriously would affect the prosperity
f the hard coal carriers by reducing
heir operating revenues. On the
ther hand, business of the railroads
;hich tap the bituminous fields has
swollen rapidly in the past fortnight.
The southwestern roads, it was re
ported, were beginning to feel the
effects of the late summer drought
in this region, but so far as August
earnings were concerned they shared
in the general improvement.
Weakness of the cotton, grain and
sugar markets last week caused some
nervousness in these fields. Cotton
price broke sharply when the govern
ment unexpectedly increased its esti
mate of the 1925 yield and new low
levels for the year were established
in the grain and sugar markets.
The break in cotton apparently had
little effect on the textile industry
where manufacturing operations in
creased. * s
Substantial price reductions in
women’s wear fabrics for spring were
announced by the largest woolen
manufacturer and were reported to
have stimulated buying.
FLOWERS WILL PLEASE
STATE FAIR VISITORS
Thousands of blossoms from late
blooming varieties of flowers will
greet the visitors to the North Caro
lina State Fair this year. Despite
the drought E. V. Walborn, Manager
of the Fair, has kept his plant beds
green and growing during the sum
mer, and has made such plantings
that many beautiful varieties of
fail flowers will be in full bloom
during the week of October 12.
These will be found along the Floral
Hall and in front of the Woman't
Building.
Mr. Walborn cut off the growth
on his cannas this summer, and now
shoots now growing wall be in full
bloom at the time of the Fair. There
are nine different varieties of these
flowers. The zinnias are in large
beds about the front entrance grounds
of the Fair in every color. They are
of the giant double variety and one
of the first things to attract the at
tention of the visitor.
Fourteen varieties of gladiolas have
also been planted and are now hur
rying on towards bloom ng. Then
there are the beds in which will be
found dusty miller, salvia or scarlet
sage, ageratum and other flowers.
A back ground of castor beans has
been planted against the agricultural
building and with their unique, broad
leaves, these plants will also be of
interest to one seeking information
on the growing of shrubbery and
flowers.
Visitors to the Fair this year
will find also that the grounds about
the entrance and in front of Floral
Hall will not be so dusty this year.
A good stand of grass has at last
been secured end the entrance
grounds present more the appearance
of a weli kept park than of the regu
lation exhibit grounds.
?E;. ’ CPAN'F IN
ADVICE TO BOVS
Harold “R ml" Grange, twice chosen
>n Walter Camp’s All American foot
ball team and one of the greatest
open field runners, discusse; for the
benefit of high school boys and
)thers the game as he knows it in ar.
aiticle appearing in the October issue
>f the American Boy.
Hard work and the ability to take
■•riti -isms and suggestions—attri
butes easily applicable to other ac
tivities of high school, college and
’ater years&is advice of “Red"
Grange to the young aspirant for
tridiron glory.
“I carry ice through the summer,”
writes Grange in explanation of his
suggestion to keep fit. “That’s good
for two reasons.. It gives me a lot
of walking, which hardens up my
legs and strengthens my arms, shoul
ders and back with the lifting it en
tails.
“Another good thing for a chap
to do is to keep himself acclimated
to the feel of the ball. Right through
the summer I throw a ball around
and develop my passing. I do a lit
tle running on a track every day.
The Illinois half-back cautions
youngsters on high school teams to
“take it easy.” There’s never any
hing gained by working your head
iff the first few times of practice.
“Tackle hard,” he advises. “The
hard tackier is not so likely to get
hurt as the slow tackier. Also, obvi
.usly, you will have a better chance
>f stopping the man if you go into
him with a lot of force. At the
;ame time you must be sure that you
ire not going to be headed so fast
n one direction that the man with
he ball can swerve and get past you.
“Every backfield man should be a
;ure fire tackle; he also should be
trong in other ways, though he
hould be fast, surefooted, quick on
his feet. He must be able to start
:ke a shot from a gun, to block
veil, to help form interference as
fficicntly as he carries the ba'l. Get
low and start fast.”
The “pivot,” the football trick
which Grange has perfected, to the
discomfiture of opposing lines and
defensive back fields, is stressed as
of first importance to backfield men.
“It is a good deal like the basket
ball pivot,” he explains, consisting of
a rapid whirling and change of di
rection. You’ll find that often if
you’re tackled in the line or in the
open field, a twisting pivot will shake
the tackier off, turn you out of his
arms and permit you to go on for
more yardage.”
Grange stresses the importance of
going into the game to win. “Don’t
let anybody tell you you’re licked
before the game commences. My ex
perience is that the team that goes
into any game knowing the funda
mentals of football and believing
that it has a good chance of win
ning, is best prepared.”
>; V \ 'J I * |
HEALTH BOARD
HITS SINCLAIR
“There are jurists so engrossed
with a conscientious consideration of
the statutes of the state that they
forget there are some wrongs which
statutes cannot cure,” states an ar
ticle from the bureau of health edu
cation of the state board of health,
written in answer to charges made
against the work of the board -by
Judge N. A. Sinclair, in h s charge
to the Warren county grand jury
recently.
The article is entitled: “Health
Primarily a Matter of Education and
Not Primarly a Matter of Legisla
tion.”
Judge Sinclair tojd the juriors that
ve live in a d.rty state, in spite of
he fact that we are spending half
million dollars a year to keep it
clean.
“If conditions still are not what
hey should be,’ the article states,
‘it is because they have not yet been
enough ‘tons of literature’ sent out
lor have the newspapers clamored
long enough.”
The article declares that public
health is a matter of education and
not of law enforcement.
“Public laws reflect the will of
the people,” it is stated, “Public
health reflects the lives of the peo
ple. If people are educated to want
better laws they will have them. If
people are educated to want better
lealth they can have better health.
As people learn that sanitation and
clean living promote health and
longevity, they will be clean and san
;ary, even in ra.lroad trains, not to
ivoid punishment but to secure the
ilea sure of good health and long j
life. ‘The proof of the pudding is in j
he eating thereof.’ The proof of the
.ontention in this title is in the re- j
suits today.”
The art cle hits directly at Sinclair
when it says “There are jurists so \
ibessed with the idea that laws are
a panacea for all ills that they con- !
fidently declare, on all occasions when :
chings go wrong “indict them.’ ”
TUB ZEBULON RECOUP, I’RIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1(125
FIVE MILLION
DQLLA RCOLLEGE
In Memory of Great
Commoner, W. J.
Bryan
Establishment of a university at
Dayton, Tenn., where scientific
, courses will be in complete harmony
j with a litcra 1 interpretation of the
. Bible, is the aim of the Bryan Mem
orial University Association, officials
has announced in revealing plans for
a $5,000,000 drive which was got
i under way October 1.
F. E. Robinson, of Dayton, presi
dent of the association, announced
the appointment -of Malcolm Lock
hart, of Atlanta, as director of the
campaign for funds. Mr. Robinson,
who is chairman of the Rhea Coun
ty Board of Education, is also pro
prietor of Robinson’s drug store, a
Main Street establishment that at
j traded world-wide attention as the
birthplace of the Scopes evolution
case.
“ ‘Fifty thousand Fundamentalists
for the faith of our fathers’ will be
the campaign slogan,” said Mr. Lock
hart, explaining that th e funds will
be sought only from those who “do
not believe in evolution.” Empha
sizing this attitude of the association,
he subscription blanks prepared for
use by the solicitors recite that the
•.übscript on is given “as evidence of
Christianity as interpreted by Wil
iam Jennings Bryan.”
Explaining the relation of the Day
-011 association to the Bryan memo
rial Association recently organized at
Wash ngton, Mr. Lockhart said that
he two organizations are working
entirely independently.
“The Washington association will
nemoralize William Jennings Bryan,
the man, without reference to any
particular phase of his life work,”
sa d Mr. Lockhart, “while the Day
ton association will build a memorial
to Mr. Bryan’s fundamentalism.”
SEND your friend who is tar away
the Record. They will appreciate
it. Only $1.50 per year.
i 1
j DR. J. C. MANN I
Dr. J. C. Mann, the well known
Eye-sight Specialist, will be at his
office in the building with Dr.
Barbee and Dr. Flowers, in Zebu
lon, N. C., every second Tuesday
in each month. Glasses fitted that
are correct. Headaches relieved
when caused by eye strain. Chil- !
dren and young people's eyes
given expert attention.
His next visit here will be
OCTOBER 13, 1925
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DMAMON DEACONS MUST
I)KEEN D CHAMPIONSHIP
By defeating Carolina Saturday
Wake Forest climbed to a place of
dominance over the entire State foot
ball scene. Wake Forest has made
out a prima facie case for State
championship honors, but State and
Davidson and Duke are all ready to
tear down the monarch and usurp
the throne.
Wake Forest has made a good
start, but beating Carolina is a good
long way from beating all Carolina
teams. The assumption that Wake
Forest has nailed the flag to its
mast is pretty good dope, but there
is nothing absolute about it. State
and Duke and Davidson are going
to demand proof. If Carolina has
the second best eleven in the State,
then Wake Forest - is sitting pretty.
But nobody has the right to say that
Carolina will come in second best.
The blow ia Chapel Hill Saturday
was a hard one, but worse licks may
be in store for Carolina before the
season ends.
Duke, State and Davidson have all
shown some good stuff. - Davidson
won easily from the Elon team a
week ago, and the Wildcats beat Wof
ford. Duke showed good scoring
ability against Guilford. State un
covered a genuine triple threat man
in the Richmond game Friday in
young Jack McDowall. All three of j
these teams look better than last
year.
In general, North Carolina elevens
look better than they have been in
several years, and there is going to |
be considerable fighting before Wake J
Forest or any other eleven wears the j
championship crown in serenity, j
Wake Forest ought to win the honors,
but only after three good, hard scraps.
Next Saturday Wake Forest meets
the first foe in Davidson at Charlotte.
Davidson opened the Carolina season
a week ago by defeating Elon, 34 to
0. Friday Elon held the recently
famous King eleven to a fi to 0 vic
tory. Saturday Davidson defeated
Wofford, 7 to 0. On the preceding!
Saturday Wofferd held V. M. I. to
a 9 to 0 victory. The Demon Dea- j
cons ought io win from the Presby
terans, but they will not win easily.
Carolina goes next Saturday to
Columbia to meet the University of
South Carolina. The Gamecocks have
a better team this year than last
year, according to reports, and last
year South Carolina beat the Tar
Heels 10 to 7. North Carolina is
going to have hard work keeping the
South Carolinans from repeating the
beating.
State and Duke are scheduled to
clash at Durham next Saturday.
From ths distance State seems to
have a slight edge on the Methodist |
eleven. Both teams look better than |
last year. State defeated Richmond j
here Friday, 20 to 0. Saturday 7 Duke I
opened against Guilford with a 33 j
to 0 victory. Richmond had more j
opposition to offer than the Quakers. |
Next Saturday Elon and Guilford j
stage their annual clash for cellar j
honors, and Elon looks like a win
ner. Elon lost to Davidson, 34 to 0,
and Guilford lost to Duke, 33 to 0. j
The one point margin in the com
parative scores means nothing. The
Fighting Christians have an edge,
although a slight one, and they ought
to win.
PEACH SURVEY
A nation-wide survey of the peach
industry is being made by the U. S.
Department of Agriculture. Sched
ules have been mailed to the com
mercial peach growers. The object
of this survey is to afford informa
tion to the peach growers concerning ,
the varieties, number and age of 1
trees, etc., so that they may have (
some definite data as to the compe
tition, markets, exceptions of prices
and the basic information that is
needed to make their venture a suc
cess. We request the enthusiastic
co-operation of all growers in North
Carolina having an orchard of any
considerable size. In case you have
not received a schedule, write to Mr.
Frank Parker, Raleigh, and request
one. In order that ths survey may
be most useful, t must be complete.
Miss Kathryn Edwards
The Well-Known Toilet
Goods Specialist
Will Give You a Free Massage at Your Home
By Appointment
Careful attention to your skin will insure the at
tractiveness and personal charm that every
woman craves.
To Neglect Your Skin Is to Forfeit Its Beauty
We have engaged Miss Kathryn Edwards, the well
known Toilet Goods Specialist, for the week of
OCTOBER STH
To Give Free Massages and Helpful Ideas as to the
Use of Toilet Goods.
This is an Exceptional Opportunity for One
Week Only.
Stop into the store, write or phone us. We’ll do the
rest. Understand Miss Edwards’ Massage
and Advice are Free.
Miss Kathryn Edwards will also be glad to talk to
any W Oman’s Club in Zebulon Free of Charge.
Zebulon Drug Co.
ZEBULON, N. C.
A. G. KEMP
SEED Rye, Clover, Vetch, Turnip,
Rape
SHOES, DRY GOODS, TRUNKS,
Hats, Caps, Underwear, Hosiery.
Canned Goods, Cheese, Crackers, Cakes
Milk Cow
Chamblee’s Stables
EGGS WANTED
FARMERS—
Sell jour Tobacco in Zebulon for
«n: hiCH COLLAR, and buy
your DRY GOODS, CLOTHING,
SHOES, HATS and READY-TO
- EAR at
Ackerman Dollar Store
For the Low Dollar.
SELMA BOYS SOON
TO PLAY SPRING HOPE
Frank Armstrong’s Selma High
School, football team are practicing
daily for their first tilt of the sea
son with “Red” Lassiter’s Spring
Hope team here next Friday. Many
new faces will be seen with the Sel
ma team this year. Among them
are “Pee Wee” Hughes, Gold Borden,
Hugh Wellons and Clarence Stanly.
Among the old players who will be
back are Shuler, Suggs, Talton, Oli
ver, Debnam, Ausley, Griswold, Ray,
Strickland, Driver, and Ward. From
present indicatiins, the team looks
better than it has since football was
introduced in the school. Armstrong
is a coach of rare ability and the
boys have confidence in him. Noth
ing is known of the Spring Hope
team here, but Armstrong is leaving
no stone unturned in having the boys
in tip top shape for the opening
game.
LOST—Near school building on road
to Wakefield, August 20, plate num
ber D-3GB, off automobile. Finder
return to Zebulon Record office.