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Chowan College May Be Moved i Rocky Mount, March 19. —Ts Rocky Mount raises $250,000 and a sufficient sum to provide annual revenues of $12,500 towards the upkeep of Cho wan College, a special committee from the board of trustees of the col lege and the Baptist State Board of Education will recommend that the institution be moved from Murfrees boro to this city. Such was the announcement made Friday afternoon following a lunch eon conference of the trustees com mittee, state board and special cham ber of commerce committee at which the entire college proposition was ' gone into in minute detail. With the announcement came an ' explanation that the figures named were not final, but that they repre sented the first tangible basis for negotiations. The members of both the trustees committee and Educa tion Board expressed themselves as being greatly pleased with Rocky Mount and as favoring the location of the college, and a grade institution for girls, here in the event it is to come. Crior to the luncheon conference, which was held at the Bland case, The trustees committee, headed by i J. H. Matthews, of Windsor, chairman 1 ! of the board, and the state board held j a preliminary meeting at the First! Bap'.i.st church where they discussed the proposition which was to be sub- 1 mitted to this city through the Cham- ( ber of Commerce committee which has been handling the local campaign for the college. At the luncheon conference, Mr. Mathews, as chairman of the board stated that the contemplated remov-, al of the college had not been given publicity as the authorities were not I seeking bids. He declared, however, j that in the event the location was changed the body was highly favor- ! able to Rocky Mount. As spokesman for the committee and Education Board, Dr. G. W. Pa- j schall, of Wake Forest, stressed the value of an A Grade college and de clared that in the event it was mov ed from Murfreesboro a sum suffi- HUDSON-BELK CO. 41 Belk Department Stores. 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SIJJB 42x36 Pillow Cases jg c 29c 48c Fine Rayon Bed Spreads for double beds, special price, each [ $3.95 New Cretonnes and Curtain Goods In Abundance Thousands of yards new styles in Cretonnes priced ..._. * 10c, 15c, 19c, 26c, 29c up. Curtain materials of every description. Every wanted kind, at sc, 10c, 15c, 19c, 25c up Burlap in green and other colors, priced yard _ 25c cient to replace the buildings would be required. He emphasized the need for a fifty-acre site and $250,000 for buildings. The State Board of Edu cation, he explained, will provide half of the revenue needed for the opera tion of the college, but a campaign to raise an endowment fund of $250,- 000 would be necessary. It was point ed out that any gifts or outside help, and the sum den wd from the sale of the Murfreesboro plant would go towards the amount. The result of the conference will be reported by the Chamber of Com merce committee, of which T. A. J Avera is chairman, to the directors !of the commercial organization, and the next step will be determined by that body. It was generally believ ed after the meeting that there would be further negotiations with the fig ures suggested as a mere starter. 1 Final action on the removal of the J college Murfreesboro would be left to ; a vote of the full membership of the ; trustees, but the recommendation of that body’s committee is expected to be accepted. OPERATOR SAVES LIFE OF DOCTOR, SHOT BY BANDITS When Miss Margaret Sullivan, a Lawrence (Mass.) telephone opera | tor, plugged in and said “Number, please?” on a recent evening, she did not realize that a man’s life de pended upon that switchboard signal and her speed in answering it. Dr. Beeley, a Lawrence physician, had been attacked by two bandits who | called at his office and demanded his money. When he failed to comply with their requests, one of the gun ! men shot him in the leg, severing a large artery. Despite a hemmorhage, ! the doctor dragged himself to the tel ephone where he was just able to lift the reciver off the hook. The telephone girl, however, did the rest. She called an ambulance and the police, and it was her speed in answering the signal that was the first factor in saving- Dr. Beely’s life. THE ZEBU LON RECORD. FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1926. aanunw jsrmisr. —— - - ——- - it hi i ii wfci MURDERER OF SIX HAD OTHERS ON BOOK OF DEATH Stockton, t’al fornia, Mar. 19—Not 11 th ■ persons listed for death by John M. Goins, of Stockton, were slain by him yesterday in the series of six. murders, which terminated with his suicide as he was being pursued by officers. This was indicated when Alvin Mat thews, former Stockton newspaper re porter, said that he saw a small book in which Gpins had written a number of names, including that of Matthews and that Goins had stated “these are to be settled with.” Matthews said he was told that his name was on the list because he had written a story about a court case that went against Goins. “But I only did my duty as a re porter,” Matthews said. “All right, we’ll scratch you off” Goins replied. Then he drew a pen cil through Matthews’ name. The names of Captain Smith and Officer McHugh, of the Stockton force, also were in the book, Matthews said. • Della Podesta, Goins’ sister-in-law, was said to have been marked for death also. The funerals of Mrs. Florence Po desta Goins, wife of Goins, and her sister, Minnie Podesta Clark, of Stockton, the first ones to fall be fore the madman’s gun, are to be held Monday, as there are those of Alexander Marengo, 60, vineyardist of Galt, his wife, Mrs. Matilda Mar engo, their daughter, Mrs. Mary Du tra, and Mrs. George McNoble, wife of the former district attorney of San Joaquin county. It was determined Friday by a coroner’s jury that Goins ended his own life by sending a bullet into his head as he drove along a highway near Placerville closely pursued by two officers in another car. Tartar March IP.—Hon. William A. 1T- - 1 . IT hway Commissioner for hi f> <\ -:rd i; • f!h I -H | - " Fa * -n r • died ! mot -■ his home in • Ta! W hen he a* <e he com p d of a p-i'n in his chest and v. - wh h M . Hart; b- oi ■' 1 m " hi l sank to the floor. ! I 1 J M. B • w- s summoned, hut •he • > Mr. H hid pass-j ed s\>-;H ■ a -'h \ due to heart j failure. SOME ADVICE TO POTATO GROWERS (By The Co-operative Crop Report ing Service, It deigh, N. C.) The following is quoted from “The Agricultural Situation,” released by the United States Department of Ag riculture about February Ist. It is supplied herewith for the benefit of the potato, growers in North Caro lina, and is recommended to the press ; of the State in areas where potatoes j are of commercial importance. “Growers of early potatoes who can ; market their product by the first of j June need have little fear of over- 1 production this season, but growers j in the intermediate and late potato I states will need to keep a close watch on the acreage being planted in com peting sections because many growers who made unusual profits from the 1925 crop seem to be unduly opti mistic regarding the returns to be expected this season. If the total of acreage of potatoes in the United States is not increased over the very low acreage harvested in 1925 it is probable that good profits would again be secured. If the acreage is increased 7 per cent it would equal the acreage harvested in 1924 when, on account of abnormally high yield many more potatoes were grown than could be marketed. If the acreage is increased by 10 per cent and a yield of 110 bushels per acre is se cured, the production would be 377 million bushels, which is about the average production in the United States during the last ten years. If the acreage is increased as much as twenty per cent as it was following the sho*t crop of 1925 a yield of 110 ! bushel per acre would give a crop of i 411,000,000, which is the equivalent !of 3.55 bushels per capita. During the last 15 years such a crop has, in nearly every case, reduced returns in potatoes sufficiently below those from competing crops to cause a reduction in the acreage of potatoes planted he following year. i “Conditions are so abnormal this j spring that, outside of the very early states, no individual farmer can af ford to plant a greatly increased acre age of potatoes without taking into consideration the acreage being plant ied by others. Farmers w"ho find that [ many of their neighbors are planning | to put in a very largely increased acreage of potatoes should at least | be cautious about doing the same, I for the response of growers in one’s J own community to an abnormal price situation is often a fairly good in dication of what is happening else where. On March 19 the Department of Agriculture will issue a report on the acreage of potatoes and other crops which farmers then intend to plant but in the case of potatoes the changes after that date may need to be considered this season. “There is room for a considerable difference of opinion regarding just what acreage of potatoes should be planted because there is evidence that the quantity of marketable potatoes produced per acre is increasing and the per capita consumption, may be declining somewhat. The •-.overpro duction from the crop of 1924 re sulted primarily from the exceptional yield of 127 bushels per acre. The acreage that year was relatively low and if the yield had not exceded all prevlols records the crop could have been marketed -without difficulty. The unusually high price being paid for the crop of 1925 resulted from a 7 per cent reduction in acreage, com bined with a reduction of 18 per cent in the yield per acre. The 1925 yield per acre was 103.8 bushels, or 3 bush els per acre above the average yield during the previous ten years. The securing of this yield, notwithstand ing the generally unfavorable weath er conditions, supports other evidence indicating that, on account of im provements in the quality of potatoes grown fro seed purposes, the yild of potatoes in the United States is now likely to average close to 110 bushels per acre, although the average yield during the past ten years has been only 100.8.” WOMAN TAKING LEAF FROM HUSBAND’S BUSINESS BOOK When a woman visits her husband’s office she often may learn a val uable lesson in home economics. On almost every desk there is a telephone. A desk telephone for the individual worker saves time, saves walking and promotes greater effici ency, very likely has but one tele phone in his home and the weary housewife has to climb the stairs or descend them several times a day to answer or to make necessary calls. The women, however, are learning from the men, and extension tele phones are being added to American homes to a greater extent now than ever before. We read somewhere recently that a lot of bacteria—we don’t remember (just how many, bat it's a very, very great number—can live on a dollar bill. Yea, but how long? STRENGTH OF GAB INDUS! RY RECOGNIZED American gas companies increased their stock sales last year, 32 per cent over the sales of 1924; they in creased the number of their security buyers 85 per cent i bove the sales of 1924. Their sales of ranges, space and water heaters, reached nearly to 2,0Q0,000 pieces during the year 1925; and they have more than 10,000,000 l customers, and serve an estimated ; population of 52,000,000. Fewer suits are filed every year for new rates for gps delivery; with the spread of customer ownership, and a better understanding of the problems that must be solved in making rates, the public favors giv ing gas as well as other utilities a fair chance for life and better ser-. vice. In 1908, 118,000,000,000 cubic feet of manufactured gas was sold in this country; last year, with the HEXAGONAL I : TWIN SHINGLES * BIRD’S Hexagonal Twin Shingles are self spacing and self-aligning. When laid they form a “ hexagon ” and produce a wide double butt effect which gives the impression of thick ness, weight and durability as well as excellent shadow lines. These asphalt shingles are laid with the greatest of ease, accuracy and speed which reduces the cost of application, i They give absolute waterproof, fire-safe protection to the t roof. Slate surfaced in red, green or blue-black. Hexagonal Twin Shingles are made by Bird &. Son, inc. (Est. 1795), manufacturers of Neponset Twin Shingles, j Shingle Design Roofing, Art-Craft Roofing, Paroid Roof ing, Neponset Black Building Paper and Neponset Board. There’s a Bird product for every sort of building ! We are headquarters for Bird's roofings, building papers and wall board. MASSEY BROTHERS Zebulon, N. C. i S MAKE EVERY HOME A HOME SWEET HOME KEEP OUT everything but PURE AIR Screens guard family’* health, by keeping out flies and insects, even germ laden dust and dangerous moisture clings to this strong, finely spun barrier. Then think of the comfort!. Throw open the doors and windows day or night and let the cool fresh air circulate through every room. Screen in your home and make it a healthy— comfortable—enjoyable place to live in! ■ Steel or copper wire screens ready made—made to your order or the wire in rolls. Buy now. GOOD HARDWARE Os All Kinds * \ Massey Bros. figures still not accurately made up, 1 the total approached 500,000,000,000. I Securities based on an industry r \ that touches so many people and that l is growing faster every day, of ne-J(| cessity, must be good. Consoling a bereaved widow, the j parson said: “The body is only an empty shell —the nut has gone to i heaven.” Carefully compiled statistics show that the drug habit has not increased since prohibition, but has probably decreased. That is not unlikely. Al coholics and drug addicts have al ways been a different class. Not a few of the evils often as- ~ cribed to alcohol more justly belong to drugs. Criminals, for example, are drug addicts rather than drunkards. \ Dope gives them the nerve to run l abnormal risks.
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