REPORT REVEALS
BIG APRIL LOSS
With 299 fires causing loss of
$1,066,330 during the past month,
figures compiled by the North Caro
lina Insurance Department reveal
that the Apr ; l loss was the heaviest
ever to occur in the history of de
partment. The April report further |
reveals that the loss last month was
the heaviest experienced thus far
this year and the r.’ond to hue
1, of more than a million laliars (
since the great New Bern conflagra-1
tion in 1923.
Moreover, it was the first April
ever to run up such a total. Losses
in Apr.l, 1925, were $437,000, and
the loss in April, 1924, amounted to
$554,000.
Andrew Joyner, statistician of the
Insurance Department, stated that
the only other million dollar month
since 1923 was last December, when
the losses aggregated $1,339,854.
The tremendous total is due, Mr.
Wade pointed out, in analyzing the I
detailed report, to losses in fires in |
buildings “occupied or *m; naged by
supposed ‘big business’ men and offi-1
cials.” Os the more than a million
dollar loss, $934,137 was done by 31
fires, and of these 31 fires, the loss,
in four fires alone —one in Raleigh, j
one in Greensboro, and two in Char- I
lotte—aggregated $508,297, or more
than half the aggregate loss, and
greater than any total loss in prev
ious Aprils.
The average loss of these 31 larger
fires of over $5,000 loss each was
$30,100, while the average loss of
the other 208 fires was $l3O.
The four big losses to which Mr.
Wade referred were: State Hospital
at Raleigh, $310,000; Dixie Fire In
surance Building at Greensboro,
$102,297; Western Newspaper Union
building at Charlotte, $114,000; and
a tire factory at Charlotte, $42,000.
Other heavy losses of the month:
Business block at NasJjyjlle, $45,-
600; business block tit VWtIUi, $40,-
000; lumber plant in Craven county,
$35,000; hotel at Oxford, $30,000;
dumber and box factory at Elizabeth
town, $25,000; dwelling, barn and
livestock in Beaufort county, $20,-
000; ice factory at Oriental, $17,000*
rooming house at Burlington,
lumber plant at Bowden, $15,000;
school building at Durham, $14,400;
store at New Bern, $11,500; dwelling
at Salisbury, $11,500, and building on
State convict farm at Caledonia,
SIO,OOO.
The loss in towns, the report
shows, amounted to $917,775, with
260 fires; the rural fires, number
ing 39, caused a damage of $138,-
555.
Towns having no fires and there
fore placed on the Insurance Depart
ment’s honor roll for April are:
Raeford, Mooresville, Clinton, Pine
tops, Selma, Granite Falls and Gra
ham.
FOUND NOT GUILTY IN
CHARGE OF ATTEMPT
Durham, May 28.—Bruce Suitt, 20
was found not guilty of a charge of
attempted criminal assault upon a
female, but was fined SSO and costs,
with prayer for judgement, cintinued
for 12 months, on a charge of prosti
tution, the prosecutrix, an attractive
15-year-old girl, Margaret Jackson,
in recorder’s court last Friday. Fred
Neal, tried on a similar charge, with
the same prosecuting witness, was
taxed with the costs for simple as-
sault.
The grirl told of the several auto
mobile trips she made with Suitt
and later with Neal, after she had
been induced by. two married men
and a girl to spend two nights at
a house between Raeligh and Dur
ham. The married men have not
been arrested. She denied improper
relations with other persons than the
two defendants.
GIRL OF SIXTEEN RECEIVES
MEDAL FOR FLAG CREED
Kate Robinson, 16 year old Lin
cblinton girl, has won first place in
the American Legion’s contest among
school children of North Carolina for
an inspirational and vigorously pa
trotic flag creed, according to infor
mation received in Raleigh from Frank
Clay Cross, director of the National
Americanism Commission of the Le
gion.
Second place in the state was won ,
by Rosaland Lee Trent, 15 years old.
of Leaksville. Third honors went to
Delor.es E. Swain, of Greensboro.
Kate Robinson, winner of first place
will receive a silver medal, presented
by the legion. A bronze medal is
given for second place and a certifi
cate of merit for third.
The creed winning first place in
the state is now being considered
in national competition with the
■winners in all sections of the coun
try. To the winner of first place in
the national competition will be given
a cash reward of $750. Awards of
SSOO and $250, respectively, will go
to winners of second third places. The
money in each case is to be used as
a scholarship to assist the winner in
continuing his education in some
standard college or university.
The flag creed written by Kate
Robinson, winner of first place in
this states, is entitled “A Patriot’s
Flag Creed.” The lines follows:
i“I believe in the Flag all-glorious,
Emblem of unity and peace;
And in the country for which it
stands.
“May I ever be guided toward the
right ✓
By the memory of Columbia’s val- (
annt sons
Who gladly gave their all for the
Stars and Stripes.
“I promise to guard with pride and
serve with love
This blest symbol of truth and lib- j
erty.” I
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STATE M E N T
FRANKLIN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY
Condition December 31, 1925, As'Shown By Statement Filed
Amount of Capital paid in cash $ 300,000.00
Amount Ledger Assets Aug. 21-25th previous year, $980,620.8°:
Increase paid-up Capital, S Total, $ 980,620.88
Income —From Policyholders, $47,24J.22;
Miscellaneous, $16,665.90; Total, $ 63,913.12
Disbursements—To Policyholders, $7.62;
Miscellaneous, $18,627.60 Total, S 18,635.22
Fire Risks—'Written or renewed during year, $20,961,838,
In force, $17,803,438.00
All Other Risks Written or renewed during year, $4,340,795
assets'"
Value of Real Estate ... $
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate $
Loans on other than first liert . . . $
Loans secured by pledge of Bonds, Stocks, or other collateral $
Value of Bonds and Stocks $ 920,509.63
Cash in Company’s Office $
Deposited in Trust Companies and Banks not on interest $
Deposited in Trust Companies and Banks on interest $ 48,115.34
Agents’ balances, representing business written subsequent
to October l, 1929 5 57,243.81,
Agents’ balances, representing business written prior to
October 1, 1925 - S
Bills receivable, taken for fire risks $
Bills receivable, taken for other risks 1 $
Interest and Rents due and accured $ 11,949.06
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All other Assets, as detailed 111 statement ... M $ 4,235.37
Total . - $ 1,042,083.21
(Less Assets not admitted $
Total admitted Assets $ 1,042,083.21
LIABILITIES
Net amount of unpaid losses and claims $ 3,215.88
Unearned premiums - - $ 42,080.42
Ledger liabilities - $
Salar.es, rents, expenses, bills, accounts, fees, etc.,
due or accured $ 200.00
Estimated amount payable for Federal, State, county
and municipal taxes due or accured $ 900.00
Contingent commissions, or other charges due or accured $ 150.00
Reinsurance and return premiums due other companies $
All other liabilities, as detailed in statement $ 175,150.00
Total amount of all Liabilities except Capital $ 221,696.30
Capital actually paid up in cash ... $300,000.00
Surplus over all liabilities $520,386.91
Surplus as regards Policyholders $ 820,386.91
Total Liabilities $ 1,042,083.21
BUSINESS IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING 1925
Fire Risk: written $ ...; Premiums received, $
All other Risks written $ ; Premiums received, $
Losses incurred—Fire $ ; Paid $
Losses inc irred—All other . $.... ; Paid, $
Presid :nt, H. A. Smith, Secretary, S. T. Maxwell & H. M. Zweig
Treasurer F. B. Seymore.
Home Office 123 William St., New York City -
Attorney for service: STACEY W. WADE, Insurance Commissioner, Raleigh,
N. C.
Manager f( r North Carolina Home Office.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
(Seal) INSURANCE DEPARTMENT,
Raleigh, March 6, 1926
I STACY W. WADE, Insurance Commissioner, do hereby certify that the
above is a rue and correct abstract of the statement of the Franklin Na
tional Insurance Company, of New York City, filed with this Department,
showing the condition of said Company, on the 31st day of December, 1925.
Witness ny hand and official seal, "the day and year above written.
STACY W. WADE,
Insurance Commissioner.
A. G. Kemp
Zebulon, N. C.
Garden Seed, Onion Sets, Seed Corn,
Navy and Soy Beans, Peas, Millet, Rape
Sudan Grass.
Cotton Seed, Cleveland, Rook Ice
Cream Freezers, Fishing Poles, Hooks,
Lines, Fertilizer horns, Harvest Hats.
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E. W. BULLOCK, Manager
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
GENERAL REPAIRING
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THE ZEBULON RECORD FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1926
STATE WILL PROBABLY
APPEAL HAYES DECISION
The State of North Carolina prob
ably will appeal from the decision
of Chief Justice Joseph M. Pros
qauer, of the New York Supreme
court, by which Thomas Hayes, and
Raymond Anderson last Saturday won
their fight against being extradicted
from New York returned to
North Carolina to answer to indict
ments against them in this State.
They were indicted, following the
failure of the Fisheries Products
| Company, of New York and Wil
! mington, in which farmers and fish-
I ermen and other small investors in
! and South Carolina lost ap
proximately $2,000,000.
That the State will probably ap
peal from Justice Proskauer’s ruling
was the announcement of Governor
McLean Saturday, although the Gov
[ ernor said that no definite decision
' had been reached.
It is probable the appeal will be
only on the decision as to Hayes as
1 he 'Late of North Carolina whs uo,
able to show that Anderton was in
the State at the times menioned in
the bills of indictment found by a
Brunswick county grand jury.
FOR SALE—THREE TOBACCO
trucks, on wheels; 1200 or 1500
hard brick; for sls per M.; 3,000
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A. Flowers, Zebulon, N. C. 6-4-tp.
SELL OR SWAP—LARGE TOUR
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SALE OF REAL ESTATE
Under and by virtue of the power
of sole contained in a certain Bond
For Title, executed by The Zebulon
C ompany, a corporation existing un
der and by virtue of the laws of the
State of North Carolina, with its
principal office in the Cty of Ral
eigh, to J. T. Richard on. of date Oc
tober 2, 1916, default having been
made in the payment of the money,
according to the terms thereof, the
said Zebulon Company will offer for
sale, and sell, at public auction, at
the Court House door of Wake Coun
ty, Raleigh, North Carolina, at twelve
o’clock M., on Monday, May 31, 1926,
to the highest bidder, or bidders, for
cash the following described real es
tate:
Lot No. 5, in Block No. 12, Zebulon,
North Carolina, according to a map
made of the Zebulon Company prop
erty, which map is recorded in Book
of Maps 1885, at Page No. 68, Reg
ister of Deeds Office of Wake countv.
This April 26, 1926.
The Zebulon Company.
By BANKS ARENDELL,
Attorney
Raleigh, N. C. 4-23-4tc
SALE OF REAL ESTATE
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in a certa n Bond
For Title, executed by The Zebulon
Company, a corporation existing un
dre and by virtue of the laws of the
State of North Carolina, with its
principal office in the City of Ral
eigh, to A. H. Wiggins, of date Feb
ruary 4, 1911, default having been
made in the payment of the money,!
according to the terms thereof, the!
nnid Zebulon Company will offer for
sale, and soli, at public auction, at
the Court House door of Wake coun-|
ty, Raleigh, North Carolina, at twelve
o’clock M., on Monday, May 31, 1926,'
to the highest bidder, or bidders fori
cash, the following described real es
tate:
Lots No. 7 and No. 8, In Block No.
14, Zebulon, North Carolina, accord
ing to « map made of the Zebulon
Company property, which map is re
corded in Book of Maps 1885, at Page
No. 68, Register of Deeds Office of
Wake county.
This April 20, 1926.
The Zebulon Company,
By BANKS ARENDELL,
Attorney
Raleigh, N. C. ' 4-23-4tc
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD
PASSENGER SCHEDULE
Effective, May 2, 1926.
Lv. 5:48 A.M.—Raleigh, Charlotte,
Fayettville and in
termediate points,
Sleeper to Raleigh.
Lv. 11:48 A.M—Raleigh and interme
diate points.
Lv. 7:27 P.M.—Raleigh and interme
diate points.
Lv. 10:48 P.M.—Norfolk, New Bern,
Beaufort, Goldsboro,
Oriental and inter
mediate points,
Sleeper to Norfolk,
and Marsden to New
Bern.
Lv. 7:22 A.M.—Norfolk, New Bern,
Beaufort, Goldsboro,
intermediate points,
Parlor car Marsden
to Norfolk.
Lv. 4:02 P.M.—Washington and inter
mediate points.
For information and reservations
call on,
C. M. KAVANAUGH, Agent,
Zebulon, N. C.
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