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THE RECORD is Your Paper—Are You its Friend? VOLUME 1. NO. 28. SMALL SCHOOLS NOW ON WANE One-Teacher Schools Fewer Than They Used to Be One-teacher schools throughout the Slate are slowly hut surely dying: hard, according: to the current issue of “State School Facts” which is published semi-monthly by the State Department of Public Instruction. The figures are for the white schools that have but one teacher. Since 1900. an average number of 158 one-teacher schools of the State have decreased every yea:*, or, in other words, a total decrease of nearly 3000 schools of this type have been closed. According to the fig ures, the year of 1924-1925, witnessed a reduction of 105 of these schools over the preceding term. The past school term witnessed a large decrease in the number of the preceding year. In 1924, a total number of 34 counties had less than ten one-teacher schools, while the previous year there were 30 counties had 25 or more schools of th s type for white children, while the previous year a total of seventeen counties were listed in this group. Four coun ties, last year, had more than 30 one-teacher ruraj white schools. The preceding schol year ha* a total of six counties in the group. The enrollment figures for the at tendance in one-teacher rural schools show that a total number of 49,150 white children of the State went to one teacher schools. They represent 12.9 per cent of the total white rural enrollment. However, a striking de crease is noted in the enrollment of previous years. Salaries paid teachers in the one teacher schools was $71.45. A total number of 1,458 teachers drew this sum for their labors in the small schools. Durham county leads the State with 123.33 paid its teachers in one-teacher schools, while Vance county was the lowest with $56. Lengths of the various rural terms range anywhere from 116 days in Davis county to 180 days in New Hanover county. However, the most of the counties have an average term ' of '2O days, the constitutional min in urn, for this type of school. ANNUAL CHRISTMAS ENTER TAINMENT AT M. E. CHURCH The annual Christmas entertain ment will be held at the Zebulon Methodist church on Wednesday eve ning at seven o’clock. The program will be as follows: . A pageant entitled “A Babe in the Manger” and chimes, readings, and other exercises by the Sunday school children. Everyone is cordially in vited. WOMAN S CLUB GIVES PRO GRAM AT CONVICT CAMP The Zebulon Woman’s Club ar ranged an interesting and enjoyable program for the convict camp near Zebulon last Sunday afternoon, con sisting of Christmas carols, a talk by Prof. E. H. Moser, and a treat of nuts and candy for each man in the camp. Five cars full of people were in the patry CHAMBER COMMERCE DINNER The annual Chamber of Commerce dinner this year will be held at the new Meredith College at Method on January 12, according to arrange ments which have recently been con cluded with Dr. Charles E. Brewer, president of the college. This affair will be the formal opening of the college. Ah the members of the Chamber and their wives wil be invited to at tend ’ r.e d.nner. The organizations have approximately 600 members, and this is expected to be the largest gathering for the annual affair in the history of the organization. MAYOR DANIELS COURT Tag Chavis, who has been a fami liar character on the streets of Zeb ulon since its incorporation was be fore Mayor Daniels this week on the same charge that has been wr tten on numerous warrants and he was taxed with the cost and sent out of town with the understanding that he stay ni exile the ballance of his life. Rena Craig and Mable Jones, two dusky dames were up for an affray which both wf-re very willing parti cipants. Bable was asked to pay the cost but was warned to keep out of Court. Rena did mt fare so well as it was proven she pertook too Jree.y of “joy water” and used some un printable language. She had been before the mayor twice before tor same offense. She too pa d the cos. but she was denied citizenship ior next six months. , Walter Horton, twelve year old boy raised bv Starling Yarboro, decided he would go out in the world and sh ft for himself was picked up on the street by Chief Dickens, and after a few hours in the Calaboose was re turned to Starling. , Chief D ckens and Policeman W <>od ruff are determined to bring the er rmg ones in to the fold and already their drag net is showing results. REPRESENTING FOUR COUNTIES—WAKE, JOHNSTON, NASH ami FRANKLIN TOBACCO TAX WILL BE STUDIED | Abernethy Opposed Amendment by Gar rett in Rouse A Washington dispatch says: Pas sage of an amendment to the non partison tax reduction bill levying a tax of 8 cents a pound on leaf tobacco under certain conditions was opposed in the House by Representative C. L. Abernethy. but the amendment which was backed by the ways and means committee, was adopted by an over- i whelming vote. The effect of the amendment, which J was presented by Representative Finis J. Garrett, Democratic floor leader, could not be determined. Mr. Abernethy opposed the amendment on i the grounds that no notice had been given and that no opportunity to be heard had been given Southern To bacco growers Mr. Garrett contends that the bil will benefit the tobacco growers. The amendment, which is a new section of a bill, reads as follows: “Upon all unmanuafetured loaf to hatco produced in the United States and hereafter sold or removed for sale, to the consumer, there shall be levied, collected and paid a tax of 8 cents per pound to be paid by the person so selling or removing such leaf tobacco. This subdivision shall j not apply to leaf tobacco sold or re- j moved for sale to the consumer by (1) a fanner or grower of tobacco. (2) a tobacco grower’s co-operative association as defined in sub-division (f) of section 3360 of the Revised Statutes as amended.” Mr. Abernethy stated that he did not know the effect of the bill, but that he protested so as to put the tobacco growers on notice. He de clared that while he had not studied the amendment, he doubted whether it is beneficial to the tobacco growers. He declared that he did not approve the putting of a tax on tobacco where a tax does not now exist in a tax reduction bill. Representative Doughton, member of the ways and means committee, which adopted the Garrett amend ment a sa committee amendment, was not in the city today and could not be reached Mr. Abernethy stated that he does not believe Mr. Doughton has seen the amendment. Following the passage of the amen ment, Mr. Abernethy conferred ■with Senator F. M. Simmons on the sub ject and they will make a study of the effect of the amendment in order that it may be vigorously opposed in the Senate of the amendment is harmful to the tobacco interests of North Carolina. OUR NEW CHIEF PRAISED Among the many nice things said about our new' chief the following was taken from the Roanoke News pub lished at Weldon by Mr. J. S. Sledge a former Commissioner of the city of Weldon: “Mr. S. M. Dickens, who was Chief here many years and afterwards the chief at Nashville has been elected Chief at Zebulon. He made Weldon one of the best i nthe history of the town and the authorities of Zebulon will find him one of the finest.” RAILROAD DIRECTORS HOLD MEETING HERE The hoard of directors of the At lantic and North Carolina Railroad met at Governor McLean’s office on Thursday* and transacted routine busi ness, mainly, the Governor announced after the meeting. The regular quarterly dividend of $1.75 per share was declared, and the board voted to declare an additional dividend oi 50 cents per share, if certain securities held by that body can be sold at an advantageous price. The securities consist of bonds of the railroad and of the State held by the road. It also confirmed an arrangement with the Norfolk and Southern Rail road whereby the board shares title for the new union station in Kinstori with the former concern. WHITE MAN ARRESTED ON SERIOUS CHARGE Magistrate J. Mike Whitley bound Mr. Lee Woo'd a forty year old far mer over to Recorders court under a warrant sworn out by the father of Martha Brewer, a twelve year old girl charging him with criminal as salut. The families of both parties live about 2 miles South of Zebulon. The evidence was very slim but | probable cause was found and Squire Whitley required a two hunderd dol lar bond for his appearence at the Recorders Court wh ch convenes here the first Saturday in January which is the second day of the month. BAI’TISI CHRIS! M \S SERVICE CALLED OFF The speci-l Christmas service at the Baptist church for Christmas night has been filled off owing to the lim ited time for preparation and al>" .nclcifient weather conditions. ZEBULON, N. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1925 p— — I—— 11l -nammJ , , , M , ~ ■» 1 TJ & "[7IIPPPTS. I WF.ETeve eternal! Wondrous night! g f Aglow with songs and candlelight; 1 Aglow with dreams and mystic spells jj | jj Os Santa Claus and Christmas bells! | |s|SgSj§||jJ LET my dreams of Youth run free! jgtgji V m S Glad Christmas eves,come back to me! %r yjjfjf - | JJHJFjrjI Change me to child! Let me once more | ** Go nightie-clad to Dream lands door. Kln I (0b —WILLIAM HERSCHELL , X Spoils the Christmas “Kokh” Deputy sheriff B. H. Richardson had a presentment a few days ago that some one Northeast of Zebulon was making “kotch’ for Christmas. However, on Tuesday night, De cember 15, he visited the section in which he thought had the “be°r” in preparation for the making of the def led stuff. He continued his visit to the same section until December 22.. As some of his deputy friends were busy at this time the Sheriff decided to break in his son, who is a junior deputy, on these raids, and the junior /deputy proved a good “buddy” for “Dad.” They arrived at the aforesaid place in due time to capture, and found two barrels of beer, but it was thought the law-breakers had been “tipped off.” However, the beer wua poured out, which consisted of 1.. the damage that could he o ne at that time. 1 Deputy Richardson desires that all good people in Little River Township, either man or woman, furnish him with any information of anyone vio lating the prohibition law. and he is ready to perform his duty as guar dun of the law. — NOTICE TO QUR SUBSCRIBERS For t.he past five weeks we h".ve been putting on our subscription list thousands of new names. If for any reason you fail to get the paper, or the address is wrong, notify us a once, and we will make any correction necessary. We are here <« ic-ve. WAKEFIELD MISSFO! 'RY MEETING The Wakefield Church ■ I hold its Missionary meeting wi i. As. 0. 1 S. Brantley, December 2 ;*25, . 2p. m. A full attend' . u I • as matters of interest f a coin ing year are to be disco , MRS. 1). Id. I H i. 5 PRICE: One Y r ear, $1.50; Single Copies, sc. Wyatt Children to Have Happy Xmas With the : r father sentenced to <■ r ht months in State’s Prison and aspects of a slim Christmas star ' them in the face, the seven clild ' i of Jesse H. Wvatt, former cup , ts detectives, will be able to have t as good a Christmas as any 'cr family through the act of the cigh poi". force and others, who contri'" •• i more than $35.0" Wyatt fund. / "cr*-liny t :h police, Wvatt, wh> convicted .:.id sentenced for the of Ste non S. H<dt, spent prac iiy all ci h’s money in the long iwhi'ii c .ilntlnajUm last week it. former d. ettte* bring entenced. lower u have been attach * , sti • t ‘ pi- of i Pennsylvania THE IfEfTttfD Will Print Your j ( cm'•Hinify News \ __ ~ « ; j NEWBERRY GETS ; YEAR SENTENCE ; Raymond Evans a Problem in the Court Monday in Wake Superior Court i sentences on defendants totaling i tweefy-two month, were imposed. Ed New In rry, who was sent over ! from the C :ty Court and whose case had been'continued after he had I been found guilty of stealing an au ! tomobile here about a month ago, i was sentenced to serve twelve months ; on the county roads. L. M. Merritt’s sentence was re | duced from eight to six months on a i charge of possessing materials for j the manufacture of li ;uor. Beer, and i meal, and other ingredients were also found in a tobacco barn on Merritt's farm. Merritt denied possession of j the property, but the fact that he had ! formerly ben connected with a liquor ! affair added to the evidence of his j guilt. Raymond Evans, a lad giving his age r.s eighteen years, although he j looked considerably younger, proved | a problem of the court. The boy had been found guilty of stealing j $24 here recently. He stated that he had run away from a boys’ school in Illinois after having previously stated that he was from Alabama. I Communications with Illinois au thorities stated that the boy had been accused of petty larceny in that State. Judge Midyette imnosed a four months’ sentence in the Suite prison ! hut the sentence will be terminated! 1 whenever the boys’ fatht r comes for j hint. The father was notified of the ! lad’s plight. John Alston was found not guilty of housebreaking and larceny. He was charged with entering E. C. Har ris’ barber shop and stealing prop erty valued at SSO. Joe Allen pleaded guilty of pos sess ng liquor. He paid the cost and a tw’o year sentence was suspen i ded. Willie Jenkins drew a suspended sentence upo npayment of the costs |on a prostitution charge. The cause had been appealed from the City Court. Albert Joonson pleaded guilt*' of possessing liquor. He paid the costs ami an eight months sentence was suspended. James and Charlie Harris wore found not gn.tly of steal ng tobacco* from W. S. Lane. RADIO KEEPS BOYS BUSY Rufus Rothrock, a boy of Bensonr Polytechnic school, Portland, Oregon,, ha smade a radio that “works” no j larger than a silver dollar. With it jhe gets al the local stations. He is ! now making an electric motor the j size of a finger tip, as another step" j in his preparation for electrical en j gineering. The radio has kept thousands of : boys out of he pol’ce courts and the i jails, by giving them something in ! treresting to do. A few tools, a roll of wire and < handful of sp’-’ngs and screws, would change the course of many a boy mis Christmas time. Al most every norm%l American bay is interested in mechanical contrivances and should be encouraged along these lines. Radio offers gnat incentive for their creative ideas. STOLEN CAR FOUND The Ford roadster belonging to Mr. Algy Raynor was stolen from the back y: rd of Mr. A. C. Dawson’s some time after midnight last Tues day night. Every effort was mad? to ’locate it. Some bird hunters at Nash villc found a Ford in the woods near that place and knowing it had been stolen found that it belonged to Mr. Raynor, who went to Nashville Tues day and brought it back here. With the exception of two bursted tires the car is in good shape. BUT SOME SAY SO The man who blows out the gas in a city hotel is a genius compared to the business man who says it does not pay to advertise. A real success ful business man would he insulted if told such a thing because he is spending his hard earned dollars for this very thing and he knows it pays. A REQUEST Subscribers you will do us a great favor if you vill mention this paper to our advert ers. Read every ad o' our paper and you will sooj find hat it wjll pay you i bund re • fold ior the little *ime it take; you to. .ad these messages to you. TVAKELON SCHOOL TAKES TWO WEEKS HOLIDAY Walslon ~jh;>ol began it. holiday (-.son hist Friday, and for two '.reeks .-•« faculty and pupils will eniov the iiiaay season. The school has ntd! .ic of .he most prosperous sessions its existence. There are over six uncired pupils in aite-deive. There re over twenty mco.b of ‘he fac :y. she Record v. nor. f-c ail — ■ a iilty and ou; a •. ry Ch 'at-
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