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THE RECORD is Y<ur Paper—Are Yi u its Friend? • l ■ ■% •*. I VOLUME 1, NUMBER 52 YOUNG GIRL IS KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE On last Saturday evening about six o’clock, Butler Wiggins, well known colored carpenter, ran over and killed the fifteen year-old daugh ter of Mr. Raymond Perry between Pine Ridge and Spring Hope. The car in which the girl was riding stopped and just as she got out, that driven by Wiggins passed. Wiggins’ car struck her, and we suppose she was killed almost instantly. The tragedy is deplorable. It is not known wheth er it was the fault of the colored man or note He surrendered to Sheriff C. L. Johnson of Nash county, who carried him to Nashville and put him in the county jail. There was considerable feeling against the negro when the accident occurred and lynching was feared. The colored man is not sup posed to be wholly at fault and pub lic sentiment is disposed to wait the placing of the responsibility for the killing. A gentleman who lives near the V *ne of the unfortunate young wo man gives the following account of her death: A neighbor was passing Miss Perry and another girl who were walking on the highway beyond Pilot near their home to visit a neigh bor. Thinking they were perhaps go ing some distance, he stopped and invited them to ride. Coming to the home where they intended to stop, they asked to get out. The driver pulled to the side of the road and stopped. The girls got out on the right side of the car. Miss Perry started to cross the road behind the car and stooped just as she cleared the car to pull up her stocking. At that instant the car that Wiggins was driving struck her and knocked her flat on the pavement, bursting her j skull and mutilating her body in other ways. He threw on the brakes, but the car skidded for a hundred or more feet before stopping. So far as known the girl never even breathed after being struck. The gentleman said the car Wiggins was driving must have been travelling fifty miles an hour or more. He himself did not see the approaching car until it passed the side of his car. No blame seems to be attached to the colored man except his speeding past another car stopped on the highway, which is a dangerous thing to do. DROUGHT BROKEN • This is not the sort of news we do not know, but since we talked so ex ceedingly much about the dry weather, we feel that it is in order to at least mention the fact that Zebulon and the country around had a splendid rain Friday and Friday n'ght. Most of the farmers replanted and finished setting tobacco Saturday and Mon day. We trust everybody will say as many good things about the rain as he said about the drought, and that none will f-orget to thank “the Giver of every good and perfect gift.” j for these needful temperal “showers of blessings.” LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT EATS SOME “YARD BIRD” The Zebulon Fire Department held a chicken barbecue at the spring near Mr. Leon Pearce’s Mill on Little River last Wednesday night. We are sure they all had plenty to eat and a very nice time. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT Many friends of the contracting parties throughout the country and State will be interested in the fol lowing announcement: Mr. and Mrs. John Alfred Manning announce the engagement of their sister, Miss Margie Dixon, to Mr. John Richard Baker, of Spring Rope, North Carolina. The marriage to take place the latter part of June. ANNOUNCEMENT Rev. E. M. Hall, pastor of the Methodist church, Zebulon, left Wed nesday to attend the Summer School for Pastors at Duke University. On account of his absence there will not be any preaching services held here next Sunday. On the fourth Sunday ! morning the Lord’s Supper will be administered, and a children’s Day: program given in the evening. The zebulon Record REPRESENTING POUR COUNTIES—WAKE, JOHNSTON, NASH and FRANKLIN THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY SMALL TOWN COMMUNITY PAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA. COMMENCE MENT HELD AT ; WAKE FOREST t June 2-4 was the commencement oc . casion at Wake Forest. On Wednes r day morning the annual meeting of „ the Board of Trusted was held. Sev- eral new members of the faculty were r elected to succeed those resigning and j given leave of absence. At night the , baccalaureate sermon was preached r by Dr. William Russell Owens, of s Macon, Ga. j On Thursday morning a number of medals for scholarship and debate 1 were given. A fine portrait of Dr. W. L. Poteat, President of the col lege, was presented by Judge I. M. j Meekins of Elizabeth City, in behalf , of the Alumni. In this address Judge , reviewed the history of the college , for the last twenty years, the time 8 of Dr. Poteat’s presidency. In this period the college has more than doubled in students and much has , been added to buildings, general equip , ment and endowment. Dr. J. A. Campbeell, President of Buies Creek ; Junior College, accepted the portrait for the Trustees. Mr. Walter Lipman f editor of the New Yory World, de , livered the annual address which was , clear and forceful as his editorials are j in the World. At 2:30 o’clock the Senior class ex . ercises were held. The Alumni din j i ner was given at 6:30 o’clock at the , Wake Forest Hotel. This was fol lowed by the Alumni address by Hon. . L. P. Varser of Lumberton. The pre sentation of a protrait of Dean N. Y. , Gulley of the law school was made r by Hon. R. H. McNeal of Washington, ; D. C., and Hon R. C. Lawrence. Lum- I berton, N. C. Dr. Gulley is the most - successful law professor in the state 5 and one of the best lawyers. This ~ was followed by the Senior Reception, .j an occasion greatly enjoyed by stu [ dents and visitors. Friday morning was graduation . day proper. Four young men de . livered orations. President Poteat I conferred the degree of Master of , Arts on two young men; the degree , of Bachelor of Arts on forty-six; the . degree of Bachelor of Science on I fourteen, the degree of Bachlor of Arts in Medicine on eeight, the de > gree of Bachelor or Science in Med- I icine on ten, and that of Bachelor of . Laws on eighteen, making a i of ninety-six young men receiving de grees. The degree of Doctor of Law was conferred on Rev. J. A. Campbell of Buies Creek, and Mr. Walter Lip man of New York City. i Dr. Poteat delivered the baccau ■ laureate address on the subject of . Culture and Constraint. It was in : his usual clear and scholarly style ; and made a profound impression on i the audience. This closed what was ’ probably the best year’s work in the 1 history of the college. The law ■ school preparatory to the Supreme ' Court examination began on Monday, i this week, and the regular summer 1 school opens next Monday, June 14, ‘ A large attendance is expected. Sev ’ ! eral young men and women from > Zebulon will attend. COMMUNITY LIBRARY , The Community Library will be opened Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock in one of the rooms over the Zebulon Drug Co., and will be kept open from 4 to 5 every afternoon until further i announcement is made. This wonderful opportunity is be ing offered the community through the kindness of the School Board in lending us the school’s books, and the thoughtful provision of the Wo i man’s Club in paying for the libra- I rian. The State Library Commis ! sion is also lending us books. We hope that the community at large will avail itself of this splendid op- I portunity to read. MRS. F. E. BUNN, MRS. W. K. PHILLIPS, Committee. ! AT THE FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH The choir from Floods Chapel met | with the church in Zebulon on last Sunday, and though they were de layed on the way on account of car \ trouble, they arrived in time to do our church much kindness by their [much welcomed and efficient serviec and we hope them to come againg. * ZEBULON, N. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 11,1926 2ND PRIMARIES NECESSARY TO DECIDE JUDGE Leon Brassfield has been nominat ed for solicitor of the Seventh Judi cial District; J. Milton Mangum has been nominated as treasurer of Wake County; J. W. Broughton has beeif nominated as State Senator from Wake County; J. M. Brewer has been nominated as State Representative from Wake County; L. M. Waring has been nominated as coroner of Wake County; and Robert J. Conrad has been nominated as constable of Ral eigh Township, as the result of the Democratic primary held Saturday. Second primaries will be necessary to dec de the judgeship of the district, i contested by Thomas H. Calvert and W. C. Harris; the sheriff’s office i of the county, contested by D. Bryant I Harrison and Numa Turner; and to pick two other Representatives. The method of conducting the Representative primary is still clouded by a good majority. Thomas Creek more was second, Willis Smith third, Sherwood Upchurch fourth, and B. C. | Beckwith fith, all be ng rather closely bunched. The Brassfield-Evans race was the closest of the contests and was de cided by Bra.ssfiled’s Wake County majority being larger than Evans’ Franklin County majority. Brassfield was supported by W. B. Jones and other prominent Raleigh attorneys, and the comraeds who had fought side by side with him in France. The ex-service support was vvhloc-hearted and was probably the deciding factor in the campaign. Brassfield received a majority of approximately 300 in the rural pre cincts of Wake County and a ma jority of about 000 in Raleiglf. He j lost Frankl n County by approxi mately one thousand votes. In the sheriff’s race Numa Turner ran strong and lacked less than one hundred votes of having a clean-cut J majority over both Harrison and Joe j Saers. However, indications are that I Harrison will make a race in th e sec ond primary and with interest cen tered from the solicitorship race, the i present sheriff is conceded a chance to win. Judge Thomas H. Calvert trailed | W. C. Harris by about 400 votes in the district and he, too, will enter the second primary. FAMILY REUNION IN HONOR OF BIRTHDAY J On last Sunday morning four gen-1 erations gathered at the home of j Mr. Alonza Chamblee for a family \ i reunion in honor of the eightieth ; birthday of Mr. R. C. Hopkins. The j j occasion was planned rs a surprise l i’or Uncle Richard by his nieces and ! nephews, several of whom came from a considerable distance for the day. When dinner time came the crowd i seeming to consist chiefly of little j boys, gathered around a heavily laden \ table under the trees in the yard, and j Rev. Theo. B. Davis returned thanks, j Each family had brought a bountiful j basket of food, and the groans of! j the table were soon transferred to j j those of youngsters who were trying j to make room for one last piece of 1 chocolate cake. After dinner the elder folks dis cussed politices, the children played, and the babies slept. Mr. Hopkins was accused of being unusually quiet, and replied that he was waiting for the women to give him a chance. He thence chuckled. “You see,” said he, “that’s why I’ve never been married, j I waited for my girl to get quiet long i enough for me to propose, and she j never did!” , Those present were: Mrs. F. B. Lewis, formerly Mrs. K. D. Cham blee, and daughter, Camilla, of Ral eigh; Mr. and Mrsfl Alonza Cham blee and four children; Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Hester and daughter, Eula May, I of Wendell; Mr. and Mrs. Needham Fitts and two children; Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Chamblee and two children, of Greensboro; Mrs. N. E. Myers and three children, of Greensbore; Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Delbridge and Rev. and Mrs. T. B. Davis and five children. One farmer of Johnston county pro duced from 300 to 400 pounds more seed cotton on land planted to soy beans the previous year than he did where the cotton followed no such legume. JURY STANDS PAT IN THE LAST REPORT The Wake county grand jury is standing pat on its former recom | mendations but declars in its raoort Thursday that they “have been made without prejudice and solely for the betterment of conditions in the coun tya s we have found them.” No reference was made to its re port of May 7 which declared that it appeared there was “no lasting remedy” for the “unprecedented and serious conditions existing through out the county due to the traiffc in whiskey,” which it was declared was debauching young men, “unless the moral and law-abiding people of the ! county take a determined stand in j this vital issue and go to the polls land elect officers who will enforce the law without fear or favor.” Its last report after a service of five months was filed in Wake Su perior Court Thursday by Col. Al fred Williams, the foreman. The sole reference to its former reports is that “our recommendations from time to time have been made without pre judice and solely for the betterment of conditions in the county as we have found them.” It reports the institutions and de partments of the county in a “very satisfactory condition,” and says that “as far as we have been able to ascertain, the affairs of the coun y are economically administered.” It reports that needed improvements to the* Wake county courthouse will be made in August during the vacation season for Wake courts. “This week ends our tour of duty,” says the re port and thanks are extended to Judge Barnhill and to the various de partments of the county for co-opera tion. When Judge M. V. Barnhill eharg ed the grand jury in January, h j made specif c referenc* to its \ - sponsibility for enforcing the pro | hibition 1..w as well as other laws. He referred to the tendervy of foot: I citizens to become indifferent to lev. j enforcement anti told the grand jury j that it had a duty to perform. “Officers cannot enforce the law j | unless they have the support of pub- i ■ lie opinion,” said Judge Barnhill, “and it is the duty of all good citi zens to lend their co-operation to the enforcement of the prohibition law as well as other laws.” It was a month ago that the grand jury brought in a report that “it is | evident that the rural districts are I suffering most due to the lack of I police protection,” and earnestly re | commended that an all time prohibi [ lion enforcement officer be prov ded j for by the sheriff and that he be a j man ‘“who be so depended on to en force the laws.” This report of May 7 went on to say that the grand jury had “given much time and investigation to this matter.” Owing to fact that Sheriff D. Bry i f.nt Harrison is the chief law en | forcement officer of the county, and | that the report referred specifically j to the county and not the city, the i grand jury on May 7 was considered las having specific reference to his i office. It had been rumored that the grand jury might soften its severe criticism of law enforcement in Wake county, but its farewell report in indicates that it is standing pat Though it is indicated that nothing personal was intended. BRIDGE PARTY Mrs. J. A. Strickland entertained at four tables of bridge Monday af ternoon in honor of her house guests, Miss Evelyn Butler, of Norfolk, Va. High score prize, a linen handkerchief, j was won by Catrina Gill. Miss But ler received thq guest of honor prize, a lovely combination set of dusting powder and bath salts. Refreshments were served, consist ing of ginger-ale salad, iced tea, pick les, olives, and sandwiches. Those playing were: Misses Hazel : and Aileen Chamblee, Catrina Gill,, Mary Elizabeth and Sophia Cabel Campen, F'annie Lou Wiggs, Lucia Flowers, Jacquelyn Strickland. Messrs Jack Harris, Will Wiggs, Jr., Donald j Chamblee, Billie Taylor and Sam Holt. Tom Tarheel says most successful farmers in his neighborhood have a , pride in their calling. PRICE: One Year, $1.50; Single Copies, sc. DR. LAWRENCE EDUCATOR FOUND DEAD Dr. Walter P. Lawrence, aged 68, identified with Elon College, the in stitution of the Christian denomina tion in the South for education of young men and young women since its foundation in 1890 until two month ago, died in High Point suddenly some j time Wednesday morning. He was j found dead in his bed at the home where he was rooming. Heart trouble it is supposed, caused his death. He had suffered several attacks of heart trouble in the past week and had consulted a physician before his death. Dr. Lawrence spent part of Tues day evening at the home of his ne phew, E. L. Auman. His nephew was concerned over his condition and went to his room that morning and found him dead. He leaves his widow, who was the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Graham, of Alamance county; a daughter, Miss Mary Graham Law rence, who is a student at Boston Conservatory, and a son, W. P. Law rence, Jr., a student at Elon College. Dr. Lawrence was a brother-in-law of Dr. C. H. Rowland, pastor of the F’irst Christian church in Greensboro, ttfe two having married sisters. F’uneral services will be conducted from the home at Elon College, Fri day, June 4 at 4 o’clock. Interment was made in Elon cemetery. Dr. Lawrence was born in Randolph county, the son of the late Rev. and Mrs. Jhon W. Lawrence. He entered with the first students when Elon College was opened. Upon gradua tion a few years later, he became assistant professor of English, later becoming head of the English depart neut, later dean of the college. He vas known to every student that hr.: ittended Elon College from the time of the foundation, thirty-eight years ago. Described by many who know him as a man of lovable character istics. He resigned his position at the college two months ago ar.fi accept 'd a position with the Carolina Casket I Company, of High Point. He had | not moved his family from Elon Col ege but retained his residence there, driving to and from High Point, where he roomed. WORK BEGUN ON NEW WAKELON SCHOOL BLDG. The Strickland Brothers, who were awarded the contract fov the erection of the New Wakelon school building have started the work in full force. Excavatio* was started l< r the foun dation of the building early f his week. There is quite a good deal of the building material an the grounds at this time and the other coming in. | They are prepared to carry c> the j work with rapidity and are going to ! do all in their power to have the i building completed and ready for u • by the time the next term of school opens next fall. SOME POINTERS ON TOBACCO CULTURE The cultivation of tobacco should begin just as soon as the plant begins to grow, usually about ten days or two weeks after transplanting. In dry weather, it is necessary for the plant to have a better root system than when the season is good. For the first working, while the plants are still small, a three-tooth harrow may be used, anti, as the plants grow, use the sweep and turn-plow. These will help to add soil as needed to keep the plants taking new roots. At each plowing, open the middle. This will take more plowing, but even if it is a dry season, the tobacco will grow better and if it is an extremely wet season, draining the rows in this way will be the means of saving the crop ; from driwning. Tobacco should be cultivated every ten days, if possible, to get the best results and the last 1 cultivation should come a few days be- j fore topping and the soil placed well j up around the stalks. The prospects for a good crop of early Irish potatoes in some parts of j eastern Carolina are bright, accord ing to county agent reports. The dry, cool spring has held back the crop somewhat but growers are now beginning to ship. THE RECORD Will Print Your Community News COLLEGE TO COLLECT FARM RELICS Raleigh, N. C., June B.—To aid in preserving the agricultural history of North Carolina, the school of Ag riculture at State College has plans under way now to collect agricultural relies and curiosities in an agricul tural museum. This museum will be operated for the benefit of farmers of the State and students taking the agriclutural courses. According to Dean Scahub, the va rious departments of the School now have quite a collection of interesting material. These range from the va rious geological specimens in the soils department on through the va rious farm implements and machinery of the agricultural engineering depart ment. Some central location will be obtained in one of the college build ings to house and mount these speci mens so that they might be observed and studied by all visitors to the institution. One of the first contributions to this proposed museum is an ancient cotton planter used in Chowan county, according to authentic records, back in 1868. This planter has attracted much attention on the campus and was donated by M. W. Smith of Tyner. The machine is a one-horse affair, home-made throughout. The seed container is an old oak keg, bolted between the two sides beams with holes for the seed to be dropped as the keg is revolved. A small wooden plow is used for opening the furrow in front, while a smooth oaken roller covers the seed and f rms the soil. Dean Schaub states that other farmers who have 1 'me interesting agricultural curiosity or relic on the place which they may wish pre erved far future generations are invited to take up the matter with the College authorities. The Seh< I of Auricul ar-' is anxious 'o make the museum it present at ve of the farming prog ess of the State. PLEASANT AFTERNOON FOR FIRST YEAR JUNIORS The first year juniors of the Bap tist Sunday school enjoyed quite a pleasant afternoon at the home Mrs. W. U. Fitts, during the last week in May. Mrs. Pitts is teacher of the first year junior boys and invited the girls of the corresponding class to meet with them.. They assembled prompt ly at 3 p. m. From then until six there was not a dull moment. The first thing on the program was a devotional exercise consisting of songs, consecrat'd memory work from the Bible and a contest on the Ten Commandments. This? was followed by games that appealed to nine year ••Id children. The children, then formed in line and marched out where a May pole had been arranged with pnk and white streamers, while a cluster of vines and daisies at the top. The children h: d had no experience in winding a May pole, but they wound it very beautifully. The hostess served fruit jello cook ies and pickles at five o’clock. For the remainder of the afternoon was spent in such outdoor gi nes as they chose. Those participating were M-sses Fannie Chamblee, Clara David, Isabel Pulley, Jane Cawthorne, aid Mary Louise Robertson. Masters, Foster Pearce, Cress Allen, Robert Edward Horton, George Henry Temples and Aubery Earley. Each child is looking forward for next year when she may en tertain them again. FIRE DESTROYS FOWLER HOME The home of Mr. and Mrs. John Fowler, about half-way between Kolesv.lle and Zebulon was totally de stroyed by fire on Thursday morning of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Fowler, with all the children, left for a fish ing trip to Robertson's Pond. Be fore they had been gone an hour, a colored man living near saw that the house was blazing. Ringing the bell he then broke in a window, and tried to save some of the furniture, but he was unsuccessful, save for one or two pieces of bed room furnishings. In about an hour from the time the fire was discovered the entire house, with its contents, was in ashes.