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THE RECORD is Y<tir Paper—Are Yiu its Friend? VCLUME 1, NUMBER 45 SPECIAL SCHOOL ELECTION CARRIES BY LARGE MAJORITY Five Hundred and Six ty-five Votes Cast for the Measure $50,000 for High School Buildings In the special school tax election Tuesday, the progressiveness of Wake county and especially Eastern Wake was manifested by the overwhelming majority by which the proposed tax was carried. Seven hundred, twenty nine citizens registered for the elec tion. Six hundred and fifty-seven of these actually voted —five hundred and sixty-five of these voted for the special tax and eighty-two against it. The tax had a majority of over four hundred over its opposition. This is just another case of where the peo ple, when brought to face the issue of whether they shall do the thing for the best interests of their children, will do it, even if it must be by some sacrifice. The election just carried assures the schools of: Pleasant Hill, Union Lev el and Wakelon of the following ben efits : 1. Equal equipment benefits are assured for the elementary grades at Pleasant Hill and Union Level with Wakelon. 2. The primary children in the first two schools will now have the benefit of the special class room and grounds equipment as provided at Wakelon which they do not have. 3. All high school pupils in Pleasant Hill and Union Level districts will have access to every advantage of a first-class high school without extra cost other than that of paying the same tax that is already in operation in ‘ the Wakelon school district. 4 Trucks will be provided for all child ren living too far away to walk, there by enabling them to get to school in less time, and returned home directly. This will assure the parents that their children will not loiter by the way, but come directly home, thus saving time for errands and evening’s work at home. 5. This election assures the h h school composing these dis tricts of a new and ample high school building at Wakelon to take care of their needs for years to come, and of keeping the high standard of Wake lon at the top as it should be. 6. This action of the people is in line with the general policy of our State school program of concentration, to cut ex penses and make for efficiency. We appreciate the growing senti ment against more taxes, and have no criticism to make of those who op posed the tax and voted against it. But we believe it will only be a very few years before they will be thor oughly convinced of the wisdom of the majority in this case. Money juidicously spent for roads, schools and churches is the best investment possible. Not only does it provide those things a community needs most, but it also increases the value of property and uplifts the general con dition of a people as nothing else can do. Pride in these things brings a pride in the less important things that make for better and happier liv ing in every way. MISS JAN. SIKES AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH Those who attended the services at the Baptist church last Sunday had the pleasure of hearing Miss Jan. Sikes, of the Senior class, Meredith College, sing two selections unusual ly well-rendered. Miss Sikes has a splendid voice of great volume and high pitch. Her very loudest notes carries with the same ease and vol ume as the lower. We personally know very little about music in its “technique” but we do know when we enjoy a song, and we enjoyed especi ally Miss Sikes’ singing. Those who attend the services next Sunday evening will have the pleas ure of hearing a local young man sing “The Old Rugged Cross.” He has a good voice and we are sure the people will be pleased to hear him and will be helped by the “Gospel in song” as he brings it to them. NEW SERIES OF STOCK The Zebulon Building and Loan As sociation has opened a new seri« of stock for the month of April. This institution has been and will be a great help to the people of Zeb ulon. Everyone in position should start a savings account vfith this in stitution as it would be a start for them to own a home. The Buliding * and Loan Association is in position to finance the building of homes for parties that are otherwise prepared for such building. See the officers at once and make the start to own a home. I HK lAJSV Lursr TVEAJUKD REPRESENTING FOUR COUNTIES—WAKE, JOHNSTON, NASH and FRANKLIN THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY SMALL TOWN COMMUNITY PAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA. Supper By Woman’s Club On Thursday evening the Woman’s Club gave a supper in the rooms back of the Citizens drug store for the benefit of the Wake County Deten tion Home. The club has assumed SSO of $360 asked by Mrs. Bickett from Zebulon and Wakefield commu nities. The club served chicken sal ad, barbecue, ice cream and other refreshments. It is hoped that other local orga nizations and individuals will put on plans to raise the other S3OO for the support of the Home. The Zebulon Record will be glad to receive con tributions for this worthy cause, make acknowledgement of same in its col umns and .forward such gifts to Mrs. T. W. Bickett. Revs. Theo. B. Davis and A. A. Pippin, Mr. E. C Daniel, and Mesdames G B. Brantley, C. H. Chamblee and J. G. Kemp are the local committee to direct the subscrip tions and contributions. VIOLENT DEATHS TAKES HEAVY TOLL Wtih a total of 46 lives lost as a direct result of burns sustained in various ways, the March toll of vio lent deaths throughout North Caro lina showed a slight increase over the preceding month, according to statistics compiled by the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the State Board of Health. A slight decrease is noted in other forms of violent deaths for the month. The total number of lives lost from all causes of a violent na ture was 112. Lives lost as a result of burns during the first three months of the year now stand at 97. The number of lives snuffed out by the fire mon ster during February totaled only 28. Automobile accidents reaped the same number of lives in March as in February, th e reports showing that 21 lives were lost during each month. Homicides, with 10 during March, show a decrease over January and February, when 16 and 14 lives were snuffed out, respectively. A total of six lives were ground out as a result of speeding automo biles trying to dispute the grade crossings with locomotives. Only two lives w r ere lost through this cause during February. Deaths from accidents on railroads totaled five as against 15 during Ferbuary. Suicide decreased eight over the preceding month the figures reveal ingt hat six persons committed sui cide in March as against 14 in Feb ruary. Accidental gunshot wounds claimed four lives as against five in February, while gunshot wounds of doubtful nature took a toll of seven lives. ARRIVALS AT HOTEL CLAYTON Beverly Isaacs, Edith Outlaw, Dor othy Barrow, Melba Chamblee, Ann Kemp. Margarett Brown, all of Zeb ulon; W. G.Bradshaw, Roxboro; J. W. High, Petersburg, Va.; A. I. Wil liams, Greensboro; Frank Hart. Tar boro; L. C. Earley, Ahoskie; Mrs. T. C. Earley, Ahoskie; A. E. Thompson, Fairmont; N. C. Ferrell, Greensboro; J. R. Numan, Lumberton; N. C. Fer rell, Greensboro; H. L. Barnes, Nor folk, Va.; Henry Stanton, Raleigh; R. L. Coleman, Columbia, S. C.; J. G‘. Miller, Hickory: D. Y. Togleman, Greensboro; E. Wooten, Norfolk, Va.; J. C. Hardwick, Raleigh; W. F. Al ston, Warrenton; R. A. Jackson, Rox boro; L. W. Rogers, Raleigh; Miss Beasley, Zebulon; Miss Turnage, Zeb- 1 ulon; D. M. Martin, Atlant, Ga.; R. j W. Hodges, Washington; Guy Cooper,: Washington; John Y. Ellis, Greens- j boro; S. R. Bacon, Slencoe, Md.; W. D. Lee, Rocky Mount; R. A. Jackson, Gastonia; R. L. Isaacs," Raleigh. CHURCH MISSIONARY DAY Sunday at the Baptist church will be observed as Missionary Day. A special program is being prepared by Mrs. F. E. Bunn, president of the Woman’s Missionary Society, with the children in songs end recitations. The special topic wi'l be Missionary work in the South. The program will not only be interesting but helpful to an understanding of what the Baptist people are trying to do to evangelize the Indians, negroes and foreigners who live in the South The service will be held at the regular hour for the morning worship. The pastor will! preach a short sermon on Missions at the close of the program. We die when our faith dies. ZEBULON, N.C., FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1926. OPEN COLORED SCHOOL BUILDING The Colored People Well Pleased With New Building Barbecue Dinner Served, Prominent Speakers Present Last Thursday, the 15, was a ‘“red I letter day” for the colored people of ! Zebulon and Wakefield communities, along educational lines. The formal i opening of their new elementary ! school building was held on that day. ; Besides the large number of colored people from the community, there was several others from Raleigh and i Method. Among the colored visitors were Berry O’Kellev, the principal of the Berry O’Kelley high school at Method, and the State W T e!fare work er among the colored people. Quite a number of white people from Zeb ulon were also present. The exercises began with several songs by the school children. Talks of encouragement and commendation j were made by Rev. Theo. B. Davis and Dr. G. S. Barbee. Other inter esting talks were made by visiting colored men. The principal address was made by Prof. Newbold, head of the department of colored schools of the State Board of Education. Prof. John C. Lockhart introduced the speaker, after making some interest ing statements concerning the educa tional work among the colored people of Wake county. Prof. Newbold re viewed the progress of education of the colored people in North Carolina through the last quarter of a century in North Carolina. His address was very enlightening and showed that the white race had not been neglect ing the educational intrests of the colored race in its quickened interest in education. At the close of the exercises, a col lection was taken to help equip the building with electric lights, amount ing to about $25.00. Dinner was then served to all present. A special bar becue dinner was served in the do mestic science room for the white vis itors. Seldom have any of those pres ent enjoyed a barbecue better than that served. There was abundant evi dence that the fine cooks among the colored people in “ante bellum days” have their equals among these who live in our midst. The new school building just opened is one of the best in the State of its kind. It is of brick and has class rooms for all elementary grades, be sides an office, a large domestic science room, and a commodious au ditorium. It is steam heated. The white people of Zebulon rejoice with their colored friends in having such a splendid plant for the education of their children. We congratulate them as they enter on this better road to education and enlightenment. PLENTY OF CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSIONERS Three Wake commissioners are to be elected this year and from present indications there will be plenty of candidates. From the western dis trict are three candidates, E. J. By rum, Sam T. Bennett and George E. Upchurch. From the southern dis trict five candidates, W. C. Holder, 11. D. Rand, J. W. Blalock, J. Carl Rowland and L. Y. Ballentine. From the eastern district are: W. L. Wiggs, Eli Scarborough and Drewry Partin. These are not all but merely those that have so far thrown their hats in to the ring. DENTAL ASSOCIATION MET | Dr. J. F. Coltrane returned Thurs-! day night from Richmond, Va., where he attended a joint meeting of the North Carolina and Virginia Dental Associations. Three years ago the Virginia dentists met with the North Carolina dentists in a joint meeting at Pinehurst. This year the North Car olina met with the Virginians at Richmond. MISSIONARY SOCIETY TO MEET WITH MRS. FINCH The Woman’s Missionary Society of Wakefield Baptist church will meet Saturday evening, April 24, 3 o’clock, with Mrs. C. F. Finch. Every mem ber is urged to be present at this meeting. » MUSICAL RECITAL There will be an elementary music al recital given at the Wakelon high school building, Thursday, April 29, 1926, at 8 o’clock p. m. The public is cordially invited to attend this recital. “FORTUNATE CALAMITY” This play will be staged at Pearces’ j school this evening (Friday) at 8| o’clock. All who attend will enjoy i the play. The price of admission is i 10 and 25 cents. Don’t fail to see 1 this play, as it is full of laughs. ZEBULON TO GET ROAD NO. 91 Route Will Be On The Northern Side Os Railroad Middlesex, Bailey And Zeb ulon Will Be On The Direct Line At a meeting last Thursday of the Commissioners of the first, second | and fourth road districts, composed of I John Sprunt Hill, Frank C. Kulger and C. K. Wheatley, it was decided that the northern route through Zeb | ulon, and on to Middlesex and Bai | ley, would be the proper route for Road* 91. The matter as to the route of 91 J has been hanging f : re since last faP. i and manv Predictions were made by those who favored the southern route as well as those who favored the northern route. The Record has all along contended th»t the northern route would cost less to build it, and at the same time it would open up a country that would soon be populated as much or more than the old 91 route. By this 91 traversing this immediate section will in no way add any loss to the people along the old 91 route. The road will be up and the travel will be almost as it has heretofore been. The section through which Road 91 will run from Zebulon to Middlesex and on to Bailey will be more thick ly populated in a few years, and the highway will be of untold advantages to the entire section that it traverses. While there has been a great fight on in regard to Road 91, but The Record hopes that now it is all set tled, that each and every one will co operate in every way that will make for better every community that either road passes, and that in the course of time every one will be satisfied with the decision of the Commissioners. Road 91 will add a great deal to Zebulon, and what is good for Zeb ulon will, in measure, be good for the country in and around Zebulon. The following clipping was taken from the News and Observer of last Friday: Route 91 will route by Zebulon, Middlesex and Bailey, over what is known as the Northern route in stead of following the proposed Sou thern route which is similar to the present 91, it was decided at a con ference between John Spruant Hill, commissioner of the Fourth district; Frank C. Kugler, commissioner of the First District, and C. K. Wheatley, I commissioner of the Second District, i A public hearing was recently held by the commissioners to hear both sides of the question. The Northern route costs materially less to build and will serve a larger number of the population of that section. PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION MEETS The Wakelon Parent-Teacher As sociation held a very inteerstnig and well-atttened meeting on Thursday night of last week, Mrs. W. K. Phil lips, presiding. The reports from the various committees showed that the work of the association was going along splendidly. A report of the treasurer showed a balance of $23.20 on hand, with all outstanding debts paid. The seventh grade won the at tendance picture for the grammar school, while the 9th and Bth A tied for it in the high school. Those .present were given quite a treat in the excellent address deliv ered by Major William Morgan, from the International Correspondency School. His subject was "The Con servation of Our Most Valuable Pro duct, the Child.” He placed much emphasis on de veloping the child physically, men tally and morally as well as saving the enormous number who every year fail out of school and are lost in the maze of the industrial world. The progra malso contained several at tractive musical numbers. After a short business meeting, in which of ficers for the coming year were elec ted, refreshments were served. T The subscription price of the Re cord is $1.50 per year. PRICE: One Year, $1.50; Single Copies, sc. CLEAN-UP WEEK IN TOWN OF ZEBULON A GREA T ONE Wakelon School Closing Exercises The recitation, declamation, and de bating contest on Friday night of this week marks the beginning of our high school closing exercises. The second program will he a piano re- [ cital on Thursday night of next week. I Friday night, April 30, will be class | night. The sermon will be preached , •it the high school Sunady morning, May 2nd, by Dr. W. E. Ahernethy, pastor of the First Baptist church of Leaksville, N. C. On Monday night May 4, there will be a piano recital.: The address will be delivered on Wed nesday morning, May 5, by Dr. A. C. Reid, of the faculty of Wake For est College. Following the address, dinner will be served on the grounds. Princess Chrysanthemum, an- op- j eratta, will be given on Wednesday j night, May 5, which will ring down j the curtain on the session of 1925-26. DRIVE STARTED FOR BIRTHPLACE FI ND The campaign to raise $50,000 in North Carolina, this State’s quota for the proposed Woodrow Wilson Birth place Memorial, officially began Mon day and will continue through April 30. A. T. Allen, chairman of the cam paign, has named county chairman over the State, who went to work Monday, Mr. Allen says, to raise the various quotas assigned to the 100 counties in the State. Mr. Allen hopes that the entire amount will be raised by not later than April 30. Some county chairmen were at work last week. Rowan county, for example, has reported to Mr. Allen that sllO of that county’s quota of SSOO was collected in cash Saturday night. And other counties had al ready made a start the last of last week. Mr. Allen says. It is proposed to restore the house at Staunton, Va., in which Mr. Wil son was born, and the chapel .near by, in which his fater preached, also to erect an auditorium. HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION NEW TAR HEEL RECORD More miles of state highways are under construction now than ever be fore in North Carolina, and according to present indications a larger milea ge will be completed by the State Highway Commission this year than any previous year it has been an nounced by Frank Page, chairman of the State Highway Commission. This applies to both paved and dirt roads. At present 520 miles of pave ment are under construction, and 120 miles of the lower type of road way. This will be increased by 70 miles of pavement, for which con tracts will be let May 4. This will bring the total mileage of pavement under contract or construction at the middle of the year to 572 miles. On April 1 there were 2,450 miles of pavement in the State highway system, bringing the grand total un der construction and contract by June 1 to 3,022 miles. PROHIBITION DRIVE OPENS AT LOUISVILLE Louisville, K.v., April 18.—Swords i of the white ribboned hosts of pro-. hibition were unsheathed in Louis- | ville last Sunday under the auspices | of the Anti-Saloon league of Ken tucky in a meeting resulting from ac tivities of wet propaganists through out the country. Prohibition speeches from pulpits of Louisville churches and a mass meeting in the afternoon was the program for the first day of a two day law enforcement rally said to have been the largest ever held in Louisville. A war cry of “Wage the Battle” was sounded at the mafcs meeting by Governor William J. Fields, who came from Frankfort for the occa sion, and “world wide prohibition” was said by F. Scott Mcßride, gen eral superintendent, to be the ul timate goal of the anti-saloon lea gue of America. Teetotaler office-holder who will enforce the laws, a program of edu cation throughout the country, mo bilization of men, women and money to combat the efforts of the wets were declared by Mr. Mcßride to be the "needs of the hour.” In discussing his assigned sub ject of Kentucky with prohibtion Governor Fields said a contrast ex ists in conditions as they were before the Volstead act, and as they are to day. In campaigning through 114 of 120 counties of Kentucky in 1924 : he declared, he saw only one intoxi cated man.* A workman can take 3 cents’ worth of steel, make it into watch springs and collect hundreds of dollars. That’s skill. wfo Print Your ' Community News Townspeople Co-oper ate With Town Officials This Will Add Beauty and Health to City This week has been a great week in Zebulon as clean-up week. The Mayor’s proclamation calling on every citizen to clean up, and with the assistance of the Chief of Police with his street force, as well as the various organizations of the town — including the Woman’s Club, Parent- Teacher Association, and the civic organization, as well as the co-oper ation of all citizens, the town makes a better appearance, and will add much to its beauty, as well as to the health of our little city. The call for clean-up week has been responded to by one and all, and the work done shows the proper spirit by our citizens, as each one knows that a clean town means a healthy town. It will take another week or more to complete the work of cleaning all the back lots of the old discarded autos, as well as othot rubbish that has been accummulating for a long time. Getting rid of all this refuse, and cleaning up places that was an eyesore to the stranger as well as to our home people, will make for our town a name that will be patron Lzed by other tqwns and cities, which will help in health and happiness a hundred fold for every one concerned. The people of our town are to be commended for the part they have taken in clean-up week. We should remember that what we have done is only a part that we should have taken for the health and happiness of our neighbor and friend. We are proud j of Zebulon and the Zebulon spirit of I cleaning up our town. This is pride every one should tahe, and we should not wait to be called on to do what is our duty. Twice each year the clean-up campaign should be put on, and put on m earnest. The season for the mosquito and the fly is coming on, and it is our duty to do all we can to eradicate these two pest—the most deadly pest in the human soul. Everyone should be ready to try to kill out the fly and mosquito, thereby saving in many ways from sickness and death. Let everyone keep clean premises and help to build for our town a reputation for the healthiest town in the state. MARRIED WHILE SITTING IN FORD ON STREET Quite a unique marriage occurred in Zebulon last Monday evening. Mr. Hunter P. Barnes and Miss Agnes Wall, of Clayton, N. C., Route 2, decided to get married afid came to town, and the car stopped in front of Kilpatrick’s Furniture store, and while the couple were seated in the car, Rev A. A. Pippin, of Wakefield, said the words that made them both as one. The Record wishes them bon voyage in their married life. ILLNESS OF MRS. GUPTON W e are sorry to learn of the seri ous illness of Mrs. Gupton of Wake field. Some time ago she had an attack of paralysis, but recovered from it. Last week she had a sec ond stroke and has been dangerously sick since that time. W’e hope for her a speedy recovery. Mrs. Gupton is the mother of Mrs. J. K. Barrow, of Zebulon, and Mrs. Starkey Hoyle, of Wakefield. GOD’S GREATEST GIFT I estimate the fight of the govern ing faculty to be God’s greatest gift to the Anglo-Saxon and in the con stitution of the Unite'd States, with its diversion of powers, is limita tions upon the governing departments and its sublime reservations in the interests of individual liberty, I see the highest achievement of that most rare faculty. I have no argument to make, here or anywhere, against territorial ex pansion, bqf. I do not, as some do, look to expansion as the safest or more attractive avenue of national development.—Benjaman Harrison.
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