Volume VII. •Storm Does Great Damage The storm of last Sunday night did )ea t damage over a wide area, and a one of the worst in this section jr years The fury of the tornado l the same states that had so re ,ntly suffered from the same cause y,.(i to their loss of life and proper- Around Zebulon there was no lost* of [ e , but barns, stalls, garages and her outbuildings were in many cases r i-ked or damaged. \tv Raymond Pippin lost a tobacco , , his 1 barn. The tobacco ,was CiU n-'arly a mile away iicatteml ti"H the highway. The k fu-tiaee blown out and the ick scattered several yards around, e had a cow and mule in the large irn. The cow came out with a I hole hide but minus her horns. The I ulc was killed. Albert Joyner lost s pack house on his farm and Will jke lost a barn and bad considerable I mage done to other buildings. The I e Tink Medlin lives in had a large ee to blow across it Over near [lot a house was almost completely Istroyed. And reports say that con- Iderable damage was done to build- Igs all along the highway to Spring lope, mostly tobacco bams and other Ltlbuildings being damaged. Fecial session, JOHNSTON ASSOCIATION There will be a special session of le Johnston Baptist Association at Lima on April & in the Baptist lurch. The meeing will begin at [n o’clock and continue through the iternoon. This is expected to be the lost largely attended religious meet- L held in the county for some time, p business matters will be consider- I but the day will be spent in in- I rational addresses and discussions l 1 reports of the condition of the lurches. Each church in the Asso- Ltion is asked to send just as many embers as delegates to this meeting t possible. Among' the speakers will be Dr. L. L Barton of Wilmington, Dr. Chas. f Maddry and Rev. E. N. Johnson, jeo E. Lovell, Supt. of the Pythian rphans’ Home, Clayton, and model tor of the Association, will preside. Rev. Theo. B. Davis, clerk of the jssociation, will lead a conference on rhe Life and Work of Churches.” astors and delegates are asked to ime with full reports of the condi- Inn of their churches, and discuss [ells and remedies under the present i.ancial and spiritual depressions. VSSOCIATION AL M EETING [There will be a meeting of the Cen |l Association at Rolesville Baptist fiuich next Tuesday', April 4th. This a session extraordinary and is pbly important. Take your lunch Id go. Some of the speakers will be l 1.. E. Rarton, Dr. C E. Maddry, l. Ira S. Knight, and the Raleigh Istors. Special music and special nferences. Every church should nd a large delegation. IRTHOAY CELEBRATE [On last Saturday night a number I the friends of Mr. f M. Rhodes Ithei'ed at his home in honor of his Ith birthday. IString music was rendered by I'ssrs. W. A. Joyner, I). D. Cham |e, S. H. Hoyle and Mrs W. A. lyner. Several of Mr. Rhodes’ favor- I >ongs were sung. IMrs. Joyner led in asking riddles. 110 dancing by Mr. C A. Flowers a feature of the evening |fhe guests registered and wrote Bthday w ishes in a book to be kept y Mr. Rhodes. ■drs. Rhodes, assisted by her daugh w. Bettie Belle, served grape juice, Pies and candy. LEE MULLINS DIES |Lee Mullins, well-known in this ) imunity, died Sunday night at his c *nc ' i]e c asi of Pilot. : f- I 1 illness of two or more months. I I I's : a wife and seven cl Id .*n. The | ,ce ndui the "nday n ternoon bv Rev \. A. 1 ne - : ’ 1 ■ ‘ ne AN APPRECIATION We v to express our heartfelt ratitudo to all of our friends for he kindness shown us during the ill ess and at the death of our loved ne. C. R. GODFREY & FAMILY oLlje ik'tmUm j Join A Starting April Ist., and continuing until Sept. Ist., the Zebulon Record will con duct a Yard and Garden Contest, which will entitle the Zebulon winners o*l awards to enter the national contest. _ This campaign is staged by this newspaper at an expense tor the plans, tne litera ture, the window cards, the cartoons and newspaper illustrations. But if there is one thing above another we are proud of it is the young and growing town ot Zebulon and its fine country surrounding. Don’t you feel the same way about it. This is something that will attract national attention to our community, it we go at it right and keep at it. It will make a f r prettier town. Tourists will remark on our civic spirit and love of beauty. , , Local committees will have charge of the contest and choose judges to make de cisions and give awards. Beautiful large stvl engraved diplomas on parchment show ing the honor won will be awarded successful contestants who make a required grade, while gifts will be bestowed on those who re top evade winners. . Such big cities as Cincinnati,, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Chicago, St. Louis, etc., ha\e used this plan with such success that it has become a permanent proposition. In petting the campaign started or ic ording* to schedule and plans, the Recoicl will have a special representative here fe ’ several days arranging the production next week of the Yard and Garden issue, which was deferred from this week to make a btter presentation and to give our readers more ligdit on the subject. Many pictures will feature our issue next week. Local business men will now’ have something that ap peals to public interest here to get in back of and show the people of Zebulon that they too are interested in our civic beautifying. Wait, watch. Get ready to go, for le member, “You win if you lose.” Auto Wreck On Sundav Night Last Sunday night Misses Mary Elizabeth and Cabell Campen, Misses, Barbara and Dorothy Daniels and Mr. Charles Darnels were out riding,! when another driver ran into their car. wrecking both theirs and his own. No one was seriously hurt; but Miss Barbara Daniels suffered a very painful fracture of the nose. SEV BOTTOM DROPS 120 EFET BETWEEN SURVEYOR’S VISIT Washington.—The greatest sudden sinking of any part of the earth s surface ever known was a drop of 120 feet, and and happened under the sea. The sudden “drop” was discovered he v sel of the TV S. coast and ge-, odetie urvey in the Suhi sea in the] Fhillim'ne Island. /, }, , Tl i shoal was found, about od halt a mile wide, t a depth of from eight to ten fa-. V ms. or 48 to 00 feet. Two years later the same shoal was ri'surveyed. and it wa« found that the J , ntr i ppvf had sunk to a depth of 120 fee* g eater than before, although , fp, f'v . ends renr Ined the same. Nn such subsidence ever has been recorded °n land, even at the opi-, reP ter of the severest The cause of it is unknown, but may have been an undersea earthquake. Zebufi A i.. (Aunty, N\ C., Friday, April L 1932 FLAWS IN CHIMNEYS The chimney should be carefully inspected for flaws. Sometimes there is leakage through the joint between the chimney and roof, caused by the chimney foundation’s setting, or, vice versa, by the chimney foundation’s not settling and the frame’s shrink age and settling. If the top of the chimney is not properly covered with a coping or chimney top, water may Tun down between the bricks and the flue lining to stain the wall surfaces below The connection between the roof an dthe masonry of the chimney should be flashed w r ith metal to turn the water away from the joint. Chim ney repairs, highly important as they ire, cost little. COUPLE CVHARGED WITH INFANTICIDE Asheville.—Mr. and Mrs. Morris Bn inks were cli&rg- 1 by a coroner’s i • here today with killing eight year-old Wi'lie Moe M hburn, daughter of Brook;' by his • ; t wTe, hv necrlect and cruelty. The jury heard a story of bow the f tber and stepmother “neglected and brutally beat” the child who died Wednesday afternoon. Medical examiners testified the body was covered with bruise- black welts and lacerations below her hips. The Brooks’ were held under f I .OOO bond each. ! COTTON EXPERIMENT TO BE CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER YEAR The cellulose cotton experiment j which has attracted nation-wide in iterest to the University of North [Carolina will be continued for an ' other year at least. The idea back of the experiments is to develop a new method of con verting the whole plant into cellulose, i Then the cotton would be sown l>ri>adcast and mowed like glass. MORE FOR LESS In the contract for 500 standard i ized schools bus bodies the State is I buying bodies containing about S4O more material at prices running about sl2 below the cost of equipment last | year,” stated A. S. Brower director i of the State Division of Purchase and Contract, “North Carolina anyway is getting it a -chool bus bodies at around two-thirds ‘he cost to other states.” ! more VOTES FOR NORTH CAROLINA N rth Ca> ' lina will be entitled to least 18 presidential electoral votes tin the 19:12 election, Attorney Gen !„ ,i Tver - O. Brummlt bold in a j ruling issued Wednesday. I Population increases which gave | the State its eleventh representative I under the recent Congressional re- I apportionment also entitled Nlorth (Carolina to n additional vote in the :Kb ■■<] ( .liege in 1982. he held. out trees, shrubs and flowers we will j provide every citizen with a healthier environment. We will also facili tate the removal of garbage and rub bish and promote the cleanliness and sanitation of streets and alleys." He mentioned the interest shown in the tree setting campnign now go ing on in Zebulon, and asked that the people, in front of whose homes trees have been set, see that they are kept well-watered for the next few months If they are neglected, unless there «a groat dal of rain, thy will surety I die. So water the trees every few dajf jlf they are cared for the first, yoar, | they will care for themselves erver j after. $6,000 for sl. < Chicago. An unemployed sjfitch j man’s liking for auctions has b/o light I him u small fortune and considerable worry. * A week ago WalteY Exed* ious bid iin for one dollar two battuS efl suit | cases, contents unseen, anil received | a bill of .- air. ■ A few days later he again visited ! Auctioneer George T. DuttYn, carry ling one of the suitcases. Inside it (was an old family album and neatly I folded between two pages of the book i was a government bond ot ancient j vintage, its coupons unclipped, with ia total face value of $5,876,60. j “I don’t know what to do,” Ekede j rious told Dutton, “I’m afraid somo ! one will think I stole the bond. I I don’t want to cash it because I might j get into trouble.’ Dutton advised Exederious he j legally possessed the bond. ! Dutton said the suitcase was ship ! ped from Evansville, in Lafayette county, and in January, 1981 NORTH CAROLINA COTTON MUCH BETTER GRADE IN 1981 Raleigh. Not only was North Car olina cotton of better grade and longer staple the past season than in the year preceding, hut there was also a noticeable decrease in the number of “gin-cut” and “two-sided” bales < Benbury Haywood, head classer of the North Carolina Cotton Growers Co-operative association, said that where last summer the association re worked 2,500 “gin cut” and “two-sid ed” bales for its members it will have considerably less of this, type to re -work this season. He attributed the decrease to use of better seed, the dry season and tho increased care the farmers are taking in ginnmg. EARNINGS REPORTS BY SOUTHERN ROADS The South' n Railway today re n 4 ted it- ret ope income for , Vi> $282,092 as compared with $842,491 in February. 1981. The Seaboard Air Line reported its et operate neomo wa: s2l '619, as ~,t ... a|- $112,271 in F-Truary a year ago. C. S MoMurray from the govern ment seed loan office has been locat ed in Raleigh and will have supervi sion and inspection of all loans made to farmer- in Wake county. f N umber 12 ies! cheJor Contest Hitclicior contest gentlemen from big cities ited the editor in • Terence n a circulation mpaign „ .j moi.- rondei . They ed to give an automobile tomobiles have gotten to be ion and ho cheap and Hank d Bill Chev are making ’em inn folk: seem to w int them, fellows all had good idea*, had the wrong idea of what away. This is thi age that s new stunts and new thrill*, ve ige, and wants Eve thing*, ye editor has an idea and we ig to put it up to o ir maiden as to whether it is not an im ent. on the pin - ’