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VOLUME 2, NUMBER 9
J. H. WILLIAMS
DIES AT BEACH
Taking Early Morn
ing Plunge In
The Surf
Heart Failure Was
Immediate Cause
Os His Death
Early Tuesday morning word came
to Zebulon that “Buddy” Williams, the
well known rural carrier, was drowned
at Fort Fisher at an early hour,
hour.
However, another report stated that
he with other parties, were just start
ing in the surf, and Mr. Williams had
not gone very far before his friends
noticed him in a peculiar position
floating on his face, and not even
moving a muscle. The friends at once
observed that something was wrong,
and reaching Mr. Williams they saw
he was unconscious. It is said that
they pulled the body from the water
and summoned help, and also secured
a doctor, but it is said that he had
died immediately after having heart
attack, and the real cause of his
death was heart failure.
Another story was to the effect that
he was standing on a pier and was
seized by heart attack and fell over
board. This story proved to be un
true.
It is stated that at an early hour
on Tuesday morning Mr. Williams,
accompanied by several other parties
were in the surf, and while Mr. Wil
liams seemed in the best spirits and
enjoying the mornnig bath, was seized
all at once by an attack of haart
trouble, and without a word of com
plaint fell face forward and began to
float, being perfectfully unconscious
and was dead before he was taken
from the water.
Mr. Williams was known as “Buddy”
Williams by all his acquaintances. His
initials were J. H. Williams, and he
leaves five brothers, two of them liv
ing in this city, and three sisters.
The funeral services were held from
the Baptist church Wednesday eve
ning, and was attended by the lragest
number of friends ever seen in Zeb
ulon. It was said that there were
three times more people present than
could get in the church.
The secret orders that took part
in the ceremony were, Masons, Shrin
ers, Juniors, and K. K. K’s.. The ser
vices were very impressive.
Those of the immediate family who
survive Mr. Williams are five broth
ers: Messrs Oscar, Sherwood Williams
of Zebulon; Bennie Williams, of Sal
isbury; Fred Williams of Raleigh;
Jerome Williams, of near Pilot and
three sisters: Mrs. Edward Moody,
Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Wiley Perry.
The entire town and community was
shocked when the news was spread
over the town that “Buddy” Williams
was dead near Fort Fisher.
Mr. Williams, with other friends
left Zebulon Sunday morning to spend
a few days on the Beach. He was in
the best of health, and no one thought
that he was suffering from anything
that would cause his death to come
so sudden.
Mr. Williams has carried mail in
this section for several years, and be
fore he came here he was carrier out
of Spring Hope. He was one of thq
most popular rural men anywhere in
the country, and was widely known
and loved and respected by all who
knew him.
He was about 52 years of age, and
was secretary of the Baptist Sunday
school of Zebulon; also a member of
the same church.
The body reached ZebUlon early
Wednesday morning, and was accom
panied by several friends, who went
to Rocky Mount Tuesday afternoon to
meet the corpse there, and accom
pany it to Zebulon. Among those
who met the body at Rocky Mount
were many Masons, which lodge Mr.
Williams was a member.
The funeral service of Mr. William*
was held from the Baptist church
Wednesday afternoon at three o’clock.
REPRESENTING FOUR COUNTIES—WAKE, JOHNSTON, NASH and FRANK IAN
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY SMALL TOWN COMMUNITY PAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA.
The largest congregation ever as
sembled in Zebulon at a funeral was
present. Probably not over half the
people got into the house. The ser
vices were conducted by the pastor,
Rev. Theo. B. Davis, assisted by Rev.
Mr. Hall, pastor of the Methodist
church. The Masonic order took
charge of the funeral service at the
church and concluded at the grave
with the very impressive burial rit
ual of masonry. The Ku Klux Klan,
after the benediction by Rev. S. W.
Oldham, of Wendell, came with two
floral designs and left them at the
grave.
Mr. Williams died in the surf at
Fort Fisher near Wilmington early
last Tuesday morning. We under
stand that he and Mrs. Alonias Hin
ton and her sister were in bathing
when threre large waves came close
together and the bathers were swept
out beyond their depth. Miss Davis
swam to the shore. Mrs. Hinton
could not swim and Mr. Williams ei
j ther pushed or told her to try to get
ito land. He immediately turned on
his back and seemed about to sink
when Mrs. Hinton caught hold of his
bath suit and clung to him until some
one on shore came with a rope by
which she got to land, still holding
to Mr. Williams. It is supposed when
he found that they were in deep water,
! and knowing Mrs. Hinton could not
swim, that the excitement brought on
, heart failure. A doctor arrived soon
' after his death, and pronounced it
heart failure.
Mr. Williams, who was popularly
well known to most people as “Buddy”
was 53 years old. He spent most of
his life in Johnson, Franklin, Nash
and Wake counties, having lived in
both Selma and Spring Hope for
some time. For several years he has
made Zebulon his home, being the
popular and efficient rural mair car
rier on route 8. He was a very ac
tive member of the Baptist church,
being a deacon and general secretary
of the Sunday school. He was also
an active member of several fraterni
ties, among them are the Junior Or
der, Odd Fellows, blue lodge masons
| of which he was past master in the
local lodge, Knights Templcr, Royal
• Arch and Lhrir.er.
“Buddy” Williams w r ill be greatly
missed in the community life of Zeb
ulon and the surrounding country. He
| took a great interest in the social,
l fraternal and church life of the com
! munity, and will be missed by both
; old and young. He leaves several
brothers and sisters to miss his love
and joval spirit, besides a host of
friends from miles around Zebulon.
The sympathy of the community goes
out to his family in his unexpected
death. A useful life has ended here,
MEMORIAL SERVICE AT
THE BAPTIST CHURCH
In the bulletin of the Baptist church
last Sunday morning were these very
prophetic words: “As we must all
face the end and meet God in judge
ment, should we not make ready to
surrender up our spirits to him un
afraid and joyfully? May we this
morning prayerfully worship ‘that I
may know mine end’ and be ready
when He shall call us to go perhaps
without a good bye.” On Tuesday
morning following, Mr. Williams,
faithful member of the church, was
taken without a good bye to any one
—friend or loved one.
At the twilight service at 7 o’clock
Sunday evening on the steps of the
church, the congregation will hold a
short memorial service for Mr. Wil
liams. The subject will be ‘“The
Christian’s Good bye and Good night.”
Dr. L. M. Massey is asked to speak
of him as a citizen and Mr. M. B.
Humphrey to spoak of him as a
Christian.
Pastor Davis wll! speak at the
morning worship on The Choice of
Moses. Since the Sunday school les
son studies for sometime have beep
very vitally related to the life and
work of Moses, tt is well that christ#
ians consider his reasons for choosirffe
Israel and God log time and eternity.
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There was an Increase of more than
12 per cent in Qpi number of local
and long disuittc* tails last year in
the state of Lonttlara.
ZEBULON, N. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 192«
ATTEND MEET
FARM LABOR
ASSOCIATION
Local Men Attend
Meeting Columbia
South Carolina
!
Farmers Are Saving
By Borrowing
Thru. Assn.
L. C. Liles, Vice-President and D.
D. Chamblee, Secretary-treasurer of
j the Zebulon National Farm Loan As
! sociation attended the meetings of
the 515 local associations of the Car
olinas, Georgia and Florida last week
held at the Columbia Federal Land
Bank for the purpose of discussing
the business of making long-term
farm loans. Howard C. Arnold, pres
ident of the bank, told the delegates
that farmers in these four states have
borrowed more than $77,000,000 from
these associations since the bank was
established nine years ago.
“This means that more than 33,000
farmers have bee nservod with first
mortgages running in most instances
for 33 years, at the lowest rate of
interest prevailing in the southeast.
Most borrowers have gotten their mon
ey at 5 1-2 per cent, the rate pre
vailing at present. Further, the fees
for inspection, searching of title and
other work incident to making a loan
are the lowest charged anywhere in
these four states.
“It has been conservatively esti
mated that borrowers are saving at
least 2 per cent, annually which means
a total of more than $1,500,000 each
year.
“I am glad to say that farm land
in these states is again beginning to
sell. We have sold about 100 farms
Rnd still have some for sale on very
easy terms —20 per cent down, 60 per
cent carried on a long-term federal
land bank loan at 5 1-2 per cent, and
a second mortgage at the same low
rate of interest. A tenant or other
farmer can buy these farms on these
terms, operate them and pay for them
more cheaply than he can rent. The
farms are almost all located in Geor
gia and South Carolina, but vve have
a few in Florida and North Carolina.”
RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY
NORTH CAROLINIANS, INC.
The following resolution North Car
olinians, Inc., passed in the interest of
North Carolina’s progress, F. M. Tate
is president, with headquarters at
Greensboro. Resolutions follow:
Whereas, —North Carolina through
the vision and energy of her own
citizens has made phenominal prog
ress during the past few years, and
“Whereas, —The State of North Car
olina has spent millions of dollars to
perfect a system of good roads and
unexcelled schools in accelerating its
program of progress and is attracting
serious attention of other states, and j
“Whereas, —This investment of
North Carolina capital in the develop
ment of North Carolina has created
attractions of interest to worth-while
people and should he capitalized by
making Nationally known the advan
tages and opportunities to be found
in this State, to investors, manufac
turers and scientific farmers, and
“Whereas, —The plans and purposes
of North Carolinians, Incorporated,!
are to publicize North Carolina j
through a well directed National ad- j
vertising campaigns to sell North:
Carolina to the world, and
“Whereas, —North Carolinians, In
corporated, is essentially a North Car
olina Forward Movement, projected by
North Carolinians from the border
of Tennessee to the Atlantic Ocean,
w ithout regard to locality or sectional |
favor, therefore
“Be It Resolved—that, North Caro
lina’s representative business men be
invited to lend their endorsement to |
the movement inaugurated by North
Carolinians, Incorporated, to the end
that our State’s combined resources j
may, through National advertising, be
brought to the favorable attention of
interested home-seekers, producers
and investors.”
J. H. SANDERS
DIED SUNDAY
Middlesex, August 9. —Several hun
j dred relatives and friends gathered at
j the cemetery near Middlesex to pay
their last respects to Mr. John Her
bert Sanders, who died in Richmond
Sunday afternoon.
The funeral being one of the largest
ever held in Middlesex and all respect
paid to Mr. Sanders possible. The
funeral being conducted by the Ma
sonic Older which our beloved Bro
ther was master and one of its most
beloved. Just as the burial was al
most over twelve members of The
Knights of The Ku Klux Klan paid
their respects to their brother Klans
man by visiting the grave, leaving an
American flag which the emblem of
the order was beautifully placed. A
beautiful wreath was left on the left
side of the grave by the visiting
Klansmen in which there last words
placed in their token was “Only a
Klansman Heart Possesses a Klans
man Soul.”
The entire community has their
greatest sympathy for the family and
are willing to help carry the burden
of sorrow.
Active pall bearers were Shriners of
which the deceased was an active
member.
EXPECTING MILLION
BALES OF COTTON
While less than a month and a
half ago North Carolina’s cotton crop
appeared to fall nothing short of com
plete failure, indications now are that
with a 70 per cent condition report
for August, the State will produce
more than a million bales. This pre
diction is based on a study of the
fields of 1,000 of the state’s farmers
made by the Crop Reporting Service
of the United States Department of
Agriculture.
Despite a ragged stand, the rains
of lattor July came just as the crop
was beginning to bloom, points out
the Crop Reporting Service, and since
that time the plants have done more
growing and blooming. In the main
the cultivation has been good and the
plants themselves have been able to
utalize a maximum of the artificial
plant food supplied them in the form
of fertilizer.
This year’s crop will be apprecia
tively later than those of other sea
sons, points out the service. Despite
the good rains of the past :t() days
the crop had already suffered such a
setback that it has been impossible
j for the crop to register a complete
| recovery. It was estimated that the
| first grown boll would be made on an
| average date yesterday, while the
| first boil will not open before Septem
j her 1.
The best stands are found in
i the northeastern areas of the State,
while the poorest conditions exist
along the South Carolina border,
extending up into Cumberland County.
The stands here are ver ypoor and the
development of the plant is weak and
small, says the report of the Crop
Reporting Service. Although John
ston county usually has one of the
best conditions in the State, continues
the report, this year it is not nearly
up to par, and the crop from Wake
county northward is very poor.
Rather than the boll weevil, it is
expected tliat the weather is the
controlling factor in the cotton crop
this year. The boll weevil does not ap
pear now to offer sufficient signs for
undue alarm. The effects ( f 'he cot
ton hopper, or flea is very limited, and
will probably not menace appreciable
areas of the State. Continued rains,
says the report, will reduce the pro
duction, while dry weather for a lim
ited time will mean a crop of more
than a million bales.
North Carolina has 2,057,000
in cotton this year, it is estimated by
the United States Department of Ag
riculture.
American girls who marry titles are
sometimes disappointed to find that
they got less than they bargained for.
But Bebe Daniels, film star, became
engaged to Charlie Paddock, famed
American sprinter, only to learn la- j
ter that he is a real knight, the order J
of knighthood having been conferred
upon him by the kir.g of Montenegro
in Paris in 1919.
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ZEBULON TO HAVE BEST
TOBACCO MARKET
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ATTENDED TOBACCO
SALES OPENING IN
SOUTH CAROLINA
Mr. R. M. Sanford has just returned 1
from some of the opening tobacco
| sales in South Carolina. Mr. San
ford is proprietor of the Center Brick j
warehouse in Zebulon and every year
he makes visits to the markets in I
South Carolina on the opening days, i
Mr. Sanford, in speaking of his visit |
to the markets in South Carolina said |
in part:
‘“I visited Mullins, Florence, Tom- !
monsville and Lama on the opening ]
day of the tobacco market in South j
Carolina. I was well pleased with
the prices paid for the tobacco on |
all the markets, which was approxi
mately 20 cents per pound average.
Some of the tobacco was of a very
poor grade, but it sold well. I see
no reason why the smokers should |
not sell well this season.
“While in Florence I met with rep
resentatives of all the old line com
panies, and was assured that Zebulon
would have a good set of buyers this
season.” He said that all the buy
ers for the Zebulon market this sea
son were new men, except one, and
this particular one is well known and
is liked here by all the farmers.
Mr. Sanford was well pleased with
the South Carolina opening, and said
that this State would open with high
prices, and that Zebulon would give
good prices this season.
BARACA’S OF BAPTIST CHURCH
The Zebulon Baptist Baraca Class
has doubled its attendance. Mr. Bar
row, our new president is very en
thusiastic about the growth and de
velopment of the class and is work
ing hard to reach every young man
who should be in the class.
Last Sunday our attendance was 34.
Let every one work hard to try to get
at least forty next Sunday. We are
going to have a picnic some time next
week. Be sure to come next Sunday
and learn more about what we are
doing.
Mr. Albert Medlin, vice-president,
is offering a valuable prize to the one
who will suggest the best slogan for
the class. Be present promptly next
Sunday with the slogan you wish to
offer and help to show the officers
we appreciate the interest they are
taking in the class.
Mr. Wilbur Bunn in addressing the
class last Sunday suggested that we
were aiming too low in trying to reach
50, he said we ought to have 75. Mr.
Bunn’s talk was very inspiring. He
is coming back again in September.
Let us show him when he comes back j
that 50 was merely a temporary goal.
As our president said a few Sun
days ago, “We have one of the best
teachers in Eastern North Carolina.”
We owe it to ourselves and our Sun
day school and church to he present
j every Sunday morning if pc ;>ible.
We are glad to see every committee
and every officer working hard to
build up the class.
LIGHTNING WON’T HIT
MAN WHEN HE’S DOWN
“Lightening is a gentleman and
observes the rules of the Marquis j
of Queensbury—it won’t strike a man !
when he’s down,” according to elec- ’
trical engineers who have experimen- |'
ted with man-made lightning. c
The possibilities are that a man '
standing directly under a storm 1
cloud would be struck fifteen times in
one hundred strokes, while a man 1
flat on the ground would be struck
only once in a hundred strokes, they
say.
Two million volts of electricity ’
having characteristics of lightning I
have been made by the engineers, for 1
experimental purposes. Lightning
has a voltage of 100,000,000 or about '
one million times the voltage of a
(house lighting circuit. A bolt of light- 1
n:zg represents enough energy to
drive an automobile five miles or to j *
operate a toaster for one day, the ex- i'
periments have disclosed.
There was an increase of more than j
6 per cent in the number of local and 1
long distance calls made last year in j ?
the state of South Carolina. ' I
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Zebulon To Make Ef
fort To Surpass
All Years t i
Business Men Behind
| The Market With
Solid Front
“Zebulon will have the best tobacco
! market the town has ever had,” was
the remark of one of Zebulon’s busi
ness men Tuesday.
“The business men of the town are
back of the warehousmen and they
' are going to see that the market is
' well advertised and that the townspeo
ple will show the farmers that they
will do everything they can to help
get good prices on this market.
“We have been promised the best
buyers, and we have a good auctioneer
—one that will stay with a pile of
tobacco until it brings its full value.
“Mr. F. A. Cheatham, one of the
best tobacco men in North Carolina,
he will have charge of the farm>-
ers warehouse. Mr. Cheatham will do
his part. Every person in the Yopngs
ville tobacco district that grows to
bacco knows Mr. Cheatham, and’ yotx
will find the Franklin tobacco farm
ers coming to Zebulon from the
Youngsville section by the scores. For
they know that Mr. Cheatham will see
that they get the besfc prices obtain
able.”
“Then, again, every one in this sec
tion knows R. M. Sanford. He is a
man that works hard for his farmer
friends. He knows every tobacco
farmer wrthin fifty miles of Zebulon,
and every one that has sold tobacco at
a warehouse where Mr. Sanford is in
charge, knows that he will do the
BEST for them. Mr. Sanford never
gets tired of working. He goes from
early morning to late at night, and
he believes in talking “tobacco.” He
loves the work and he has his whole
heart in the business. His past years
in the business stands out as a monu
ment to him.
The Stephen Bros.—R. B. and M.
D. Stephens, are men that can be de
pended on. When they tell you they
tell you they will do a thing, they
will go the limit to fulfill their prom
ise. They have promised to make the
Wiggs warehouse one of the best sell
j big houses in Eastern Carolina. These
men are men of experience in the t<>-
; bacco business and they have a rop
ui.ai.ioii that is env.eii t>> uoaeco men
all over North Carolina. The farmer
that carries his tobacco to the Wiggs
warehouse this year will be pleased
and will return home satisfied.
The above was given out by one of
Zebulon s best business men, and he
knows all of these tobacco men. He
knows the farmers also, end he be
lieves that the farmer who sells on
the Zebulon market this season will
he better pleased than any year since
Zebulon had a tobacco market.
STRICK LAND REUNION
At their home near Emit, Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Strickland celebrated their
birthday most happily with a hed
of friends and relatives, who came ear
ly and stayed late to enjoy the oc
casion with them. The crowd ran
well over the fortieth mark. A splen
did dinner was served out in the grove
in picnic style. The table was loaded
with the best eatables to be found in
the country. Ice cream and sherbit
was served in the afternoon. The
youngsters especially enjoyed the
games that were selected.
Those present with families at the
happy gathering were as followers:
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Strickland, Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Strickland, Mir. and
Mrs. J. O. Hinton, Mr. and Mrs. W.
G. Hinton, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jjinon,
Mrs. D. E. Wilder, Mr. and ilj--- J.
Penny, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lewlfe, and
Mrs. E. 11. Narron, Mrs. M. E. NJurnn,
Miss Mary N. Bailey, Mr. and Mrs.
Bennet Strickland, Miss Golia John
son, Mrs. Sarah Bell and little Miss
Rudeene Bell.