V olume VII. Desperate Criminal Has Been Captured Early last Saturday morning Night Policeman Tharrington found a colored man sleeping in the Norfolk Southern depot here. He said his name was John Green. He had on overalls, but it was found that beneath the outer garment he wore stripes. He was placed in the town lockup. Later in the morning, it was found that he had made a bonfire of his State uni form. He was carried to Raleigh where it was found that his real name was Alfred Bass He was among the i-unbc who escaped from the prison drip near Stoke-dale a short time ago when the guard was blinded by a can of lye. Warden Honeycutt says hi is one of the meanest men in the penitentiary. BANK LOSS MADE GOOD South Boston, Va.—Faulkner and local drug concern handling school books in this town and county, lost a suit recently instituted against them for the sum of $4,200. This amount was due the school book con cern for books consigned to Faulk ner and Lawson. The money which was required kept as a separate ac count was deposited in the Planters and Merchants First National bank at the time of the failure of that insti tution. Mr. Lawson contended that he had followed the terms of the con tract to the letter and the loss was theirs and not his. The case was tried the circuit court of Halifax county, before Judge Needham Turnbull in The court gave a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for the full amount. No tice of appeal was given. LIGHT GOES OUT AS EASTM \N DIES Ever since a portrait of George Eastman, the “Kodak King,” was hung in the Eastman school of music at Rochester, N. Y., a light had been kept burning continuously over the picture. Monday noon th* school janitor noticed the light was out although a few minutes before it had been burn ing. He was at a telephone calling for a new bulb when news of Mr. East man's death reached the school. A. .1 MAXWELL. Candidate For Governor of North Carolina GIRL SLAIN BY SUITOR Miss Carrie Wrijrht of Raeford was shot and killed by hpr forty-vear-old suitor on Wednesday afternoon. A few minutes later the dead girl’s bro ther killed her murderer, shotin? him . i ith a shot pun. The brother sur e K'dered to the sheriff, but was al arewed to return home. TWO-H l' NPR EDTH SERVICE The Easter service in the Moravian cemetery at Winston-Salem will be the two hundredth service of the kind. Thousands annually journey to this, one of the old towns of our state, to see the processional, and bear the inprinpr. early Flo-ter morninir. MORE AVI» T.ESS (Ebv Irlmlmx jßerord THE STATi. CHAMPION STI DIM COHN I.ROWER FOR 1931 Arthur Marlowe of the Department of Vocational Agri-ulture, Tabor School, Columbus Connty, North Carolina, who. under the direction of hi.i teacher, M. L. Tatum, grew 481.0 bush Is on three acres By his unusual produc tion Arthur won a gold medal present d by the i ’ ;i, n Nitrate Educational Bu road and a silver trophy present d by T W. Wood and Sons. Standing left to right Roy 11. Thomas State Supervisor of Agricultural IMamlhm. \rtbar Marlowe -ml V 1. Tatum Acrirultural Teacher. Tabor. H ft Mrs. Williams Not Guiltv | Smithfield. —Immediately after So licitor Clawson L. Williams announc ed the close of the state’s evidence in the case of Mrs. Ivey Hinton Wil liams. indicted for killing her husband, Jesse J. Williams, prominent John ston county politician, on the night of June 20, 1931, attorneys for Mrs. Williams made a motion to non-suit the case, which was granted by Judge j W C, Harris, of Raleigh, trial judg.e Counsel for the defense also pointed out that since a special venire had been secured, and that a jury had been empanelled to try the case, Mrs. V. illiams was entitled to a directed verdict. Judge Harris, agreeing with the defense cjunsel, declared Mrs. Williams not guilty. I WORLD’S BIGGEST TOBACCO MARKET Greenville —Greenville holds the distinction of being the largest bright leaf tobacco market in the world. This fact was divulged in the official monthly report of the United Stater, Department of Agriculture, just is sued, and definitely sets aside any un certainty as to what market sold the most tobacco of all bright leaf belts during the season just closed. The government report, which is jihe official compilation of sales of the | various bright leaf markets, Greenville sales at 66,154,756 at a ! general average of $9.40 per hundred | pounds. Wilson, which in past years held the honor of the world’s largest mar- I ket, sold 65,937.030 pounds or 217,- [720 pounds less than Greenville. The Wilson average price was $9.06 per hundred pounds. Considerable in terest was centered about the gov ernment report throughout the belt in view of the fact that sales at Greenville and Wilson were so close it was impossible to determine the leader until the final government re had later been compiled. FIRE FOSS IN CAROLINA Raleigh. The total damage to build ings and contents by fire during Feb ruary in North G’aroina amounted to $565,442 from 225 fires. In Febru ary, 1931. 271 fires caused $374,848 worth of destruction. The detailed monthly report issued by Insurance Commissioner Dan C Roney today further revealed that 193 of last month’s blazes occurred in i towns, causing a loss of $199,777; the [ remaining 32 in rural districts, cost $65,665. Os the town fires 132 were dwel!- ■ PT’t-'iling a lows of *96 052. The folio-in l * oven Ores entailed loss aggt< gating $ ’20.500, over half •9, 1 n«j • 1 ' i-, - Point Furniture Zcbulon, Wake County, N. C., Friday, March 21, 1932. FIRE AT SMITHFIELD DAMAGE OVER $25,000 Smithfield. —The Banner Warehouse here was destroyed, a church and sev eral residences damaged and one per son was injured when fire of unde termined origin broke out in the ware house Sunday. Chief B I. Jones, of the Smithfield fire department, today said the damage was between $25,000 and $35,- 000. Mrs. Archie Strickland, a widow whose residence was fired by the burning warehouse, sustained a broken shoulder when a bureau fell on her. Captain H. L. Skinner, owner of the warehouse suffered a heart at tack when told of the fire. He had been in ill health some time. The attack was said to he not serious. The fire began in the rear of the warehouse and destroyed a quantity of cotton stored there, an automobile and a truck. Fire fighting apparatus from Selma was called and it with the Smith field department attempted to sub due the flames. In spite of their efforts, the Smith field Baptist church wa sdamaged by flames, as were three residences, a nearby business establishment and the Smithfield Fire Denartment. | Chief Jones today said the sur rounding buildings were not material ly damaged. THINGS TO PLANT NOW We could have green vegetables from our gardens a month earlier, if our planting had been done earlier. A great many vegetables will stand ordinary cold weather that most of us think a frost will kill. We have nice 'lettuce, onions, cabbage, and green I 1 peas growing in our garden now that jwere planted in the fall. | In addition to the above, you can plant asparagus, beets, cabbage, car rots, pepper, radish, mustard and tur nips now and have them much earlier. Also sow tomato seed in a box so as to have the plants ready to set as soon as the weather permits. CANDIDATE TOO RUSY TO LECTIONEER D. D. Chamblee who is a candidate for Wake county Treasurer says he is too busy these days trying to help the farmers get some of the govern ment loan with which to make crops; to even say a word for himself as the right man to be the next county treas urer. Mr. Chamblee has the eastern part of Wake county in charge in i aking out applications for loans, and kept bus all day long these days. The most business appearing place in Zebulon now is hi.- office in thp 1 ec ord building. He if vou want ■ money n< _ com*. ‘ * him. 1 hen, : when the primary come off in June, |if vou want one to take the l- , . . • TORNADOES BRING GREAT DESTRUCTION The areas hit by tornadoes in the South report t>> date more ti.an 330 dead and more than 1000 L’.iure >, i with tremendous loss of property. Alabama leads with 2.u deaths. I heii cme in order of numbers killed Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky and South Carolina. The Red Cross has taken immedi ate charge of relief work, and nation ally known relief experts are help ing direct local workers. Wake County Gold Mine W. G. Mangum, of Wake County, milks four to six dairy cows that sup ply milk for the family, skim-milk for pigs and poultry, manure for the soil, a m .rket for home-grown feeds, and cash income of $350 to S4OO a year from the sale of sour cream. His four pure bred sows supply the fam ily with meat and lard and bring in $l5O to S2OO a year profit from the sale of pigs and meat. He makes j a profit of $250 or more a year from I the sale of poultry and eggs. Like most of his neighbors. Mr. Mangum used to depend almost en tirely on cotton, but he realized sev eral years ago that one-crop farming did not furnish employment through out the year and that pay-day was generally very uncertain and always too far off. So he turned his atten tion to rows, hogs, and hens, and con verted a considerable portion of his cotton acreage to feed crops and im proved pasture Now his entire fam ily has something to da, at good pay, every day in the year. N C. COTTON CROP The government reports on cotton ginned in North Carolina in 1930 gives 800,582 bales ginned in 1930 and 771,- i 127 ginned last year. Cleveland coun ty ginned nearly twice as much as I state, with over 00,000 bales. John !any other county except one in the Iston was second with nearly 40,000 hales; Halifax was third with over 30,000 bales. Vo Flapdoodle (by Swash Buckler) Just heard a fellow say he’d always ' had an itch to write, and another say he’d always had the itch to draw, and j still another voice the tact that he d always itched to sing, hut be that as it may, I insist the greatest, universal ; itch is the athlete’s foot—And the j game isn’t “button, button, who’s got j the button?” anymore. The last line I has been changed to “Who’s making ! the buttons?’—Still, I’ve never seen |an efficiency expert so efficient that ho threw away the eraser in his pencil —I would send A1 Capone a copy of the “Prisoner’s Song, but it appears he isn’t going to need it—And the Chinese are paying “soldiers of for tune,” who can pilot fighting planes, one thousand semolions per month, script, hut who cares for script when he’s a dead hero? Yet. they’re sell ing colored spagetti now so one can serve spagetti to match one’s dining room Can you imagine reaching for the spagetti, only to find out it’s spi nach ? Oh, deah me, girls, girls—And while we’re on the subject of color schemes, don’t you think black j schnops and red schnozzles go well together?—Al Smith says all he needs to write an article is a shoe shine and a cigar. Guess I’m doomed as a writ er; I don’t smoke, and neither have I the shoe shineing gear—After read ing what O. O. Mclntyre had to say about George Washington in a late “Cosmopolitan,” I’m inclined to won der if there’s a Santa Claus—Which reminds me that Ossie Fied, a fellow sufferer, thinks an atheist is someone who doesn’t believe in Sandy Claws— And then there was the gel who want ed to meet a sailor so she could be- I come acquainted with the hieber *vpcs of s<>n life George B. Shaw v’a right when he said, “It isn’t pyfvMne who van say the “Ancient Mir T«r’ through without a stop.” - . 1 xr- -R»lev t.h’ las’ Yard and Garden Contest 1 Stop! Look!! Listen!!! No, the best thing to do is to wait ti.! the next issue of the Record and I i ~d all about it for yourself. lhis will be one contest in which “you win if you lose.” And you will I win more than you lose. Sui'e, there' will be prizes for winners, but this| will be one contest in which every child or grown person can win and profit greatly thereby. This contest will add real estate value to your property; it will develop greater community loyalty; increase pride in home ownership and make a more beautiful town in which . > live. Mayor Massey and the leading nan and women of Zebulon approve this yard and garden contest. The com mittee in charge is composed of mem ber' *Ynm the b'.'jil clubs end other organizations. It is composed of j the Woman’s club, Mesdamos C 11.1 Chamblee and John Norwood; the Ro tarians, Prof. E. H. Moser; the P.-T. Association, members to be named, Wakefield Home Demonstration club.j j Mrs. B. B. VBullock. This committee assures success if the community cooperates. They will meet soon and decide the date of opening, rules governing the neces sary committees and judges to “carry on” and complete the work. The next issue of the Record, April 1, will be a double number full of in formation governing the contest, ar ticles and pictures showing how to improve the externals of your home with the least expense, so as to stir your pride and win the admiration of others. Though April 1 is known as “fool’s day” let’s enroll in this con test on that day and make it for our selves, and community, a wise man’s day. Would you like to send a copy of this valuable number of the Record on beautifying the home grounds to friends and relatives elsewhere? If so, then send us their names ri^ht, away and we shall be glad to mail them copies with no cost to you or them. “You win if you lose.” i , TOT TRIES TO SMOKE Greenup, Ky.—Little George Gor don, aged two years, tried his first “cigarette” here a day or two ago with almost fatal results. Lighting a | piece of paper at the open grate he attempted to light his “smoke” w n [his clothing ignited. He was badly j burned before the flames could he ex tinguished. STATE TEACHERS MEET Charlotte.—Over the opposition of a group headed by Dr Robert H. Wright, of East Carolina Teachers college, the North Carolina Education : association today adopted a resolu tion recording it as favoring abolition of the present board of education and the board of equalization and the creation of a new education hoard to he appointed by the governor. Dr. Wright spoke warmly in opposition to (the proposal but when the matter was put to a vote his faction was over whelmed. Would Amend Constitution The proposal was submitted by a special committee headed by R. H. Latham, of Winston-Salem. It would require amendment of the state con stitution. At present the state board of edu-- cation is composed ex-officio of governor, lieutenant governor, secre tary of state, treasurer, auditor, superintendent of public instruction and the attorney general The count of the ballots cast dur ing yesterday w*as announced at the closing session. Harry P. Harding, superintendent of Charlotte schools, was elected vice president over M. B. Dry, superintendent of the Carey schools. JPLANTS DAMAGED ReV-.ft'-- from Goldsbor Kinston ■tel SLuth Carolin av that tobace * plan'/ v.'cvi great I r c'9 .-n.it We : 1 in I quirwi <>f the fame's a v "vd Yehulon j . iv\ cpwrt j Number 41. J. L. Stell’s Plant \ Destroyed By Fire The dry cleaning plant of J. L. Stell light fin last Sunday night about 111:30 o’clock from some unknown j cau.-.e. The building was nea he cen ter "f tile business district, surround j ell by shope and warehouses. It was | of wood and joined on one si le to the | Farmer's warehouse and on the other to Pittman Stell’s Barrel! and Co operage shop. The warehouse is of brick and that only saved it. The flames spread from the dry cleaning plant to the barrel factor., and in spite of every effort on th ■ part of he loeal fire department b e in pi tion to serve the 7.llb! ic in the same cour iteous and satisfactory way as in the past. i J. C. It. EHRINf For Governor of U. S. GOVERNMh SEED p Though the maximum I