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lower Show
Next Tuesday
The Garden i ailment of the
ebulon Wo mar’.- lub plans to put
n a Flower Show next Tuesday at
ie club house. Entries may be made
ot only by members of the club, but
y all others in the community who
re interested, and there is no charge,
rizes will be given, and it is hoped
lat many will cooperate in this, the
rst effort of this kind that has been
;ade by this department. If you have
specially good plant of any kind,
ike it for exhibition, if it should not
'in a prize. Mrs. C. 11. Chamblee,
nairman, hopes that this flower
how may stimulate greater interest
i the Yard and Garden contest. Even
’ you have no flowers, go look at
nose which others have grown, and
cte the arrangement. Cut flowers are
i be entered as well as plants.
Fire At Dunn
The town of Dunn had a disastrous
.re last Sunday. It started in the
norning and was thought to have
een extinguished, but broke out agaha
it night. It was in the business dis
rict and did $75,000 damage.
Hoarded Fortune
New York. —The statement that El
a* V. von E. Wendel, aged spinster,
ilone watched over a fortune of $75,-
>OO,OOO stored in eight safes in her
jloomy Fifth avenue homestead was
nade in Surrogate’s court today.
George Stanley Shirk, an executor
and legatee of her will, testified the
safes contained every deed, abstract
and title of the immense real estate
holdings accumulated by her family
for generations. Some of them held
back as far as 1840.
Others contained jewelry, although
accounts of the lives of the eccentr’c
Jamily contained no mention of a Wen
del ever being seen wearing jewels
ir. public.
Bank books in the safe accounted
for $5,000,000 in cash on deposit in aj
Manhattan bank and a small sum in j
i Westchester county institution.
Samuel Untermyer, trial counsel for
57 claimants of the Wendel estate, is
seeking to prove Miss Wendel lived in
Westchester county at the time of her
death so that their action can be tried
Chere._ He produced a letter written
by her to support the claim.
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GOOD FARMING I
Roy H. Thomas State Supervisor
of Agricultural Education, reports
that our section has two winners in
last year’s corn-growing contest.
These are Joe Tippett, who raised
334.4 bushels on 4 acres; and O. H.
Massey, who grew 300 bushels on 4 i
acres. Prizes for teh winners were
ionated by the Chilean Nitrate Edu
lational Bureau.
The Record is proud to publish this
news, and congratulates these pro
gressive farmers.
The state champion raised 481.9
jushels on 3 acres, and is an 18 year
>ld high school boy of Columbus
rounty—Arthur Marlowe. His corn
vas grown at a cost of 21 cents a
>ushel.
STRONG AND SWEET
A member of teh Mellon Institute
>f Industrial Research asserts that'
nixing sugar with lime and «and
nakes a mortar that will stand for
mer. even getting stronger with age.
Ie cl ims that the Roman walls, built
000 years ago, contain a mortar
aade with sugar in the mixture, and
hat It is 00 per cent stronger than
he ordinary kind. The proportion
f Mgar advised la 5 er 6 lbs. to 100
f Ume.
Love may be blind, but it oauaM/ i
to find an or* opener.
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Rotary Club
Officers Elected
At the regular luncheon meeting o;
the Zebulon Rotary club held at th«
Woman’s Hub building last Mondaj
night the following officers were elect
ed to steer the club in its activitie
during the next Rotary year whici
I begins July Ist. Albert Medlin, I’resi
I dent, Clarence Chamblee, Yice-l’resi
| dent and Charles Flowers, Secretary,
I Treasurer. A1 these fellows are know
by every one in the community an
ire outstanding Rotarians and citi
zens. We feel sure every member o
the club will follow these officer
whole heartedly and the Rotary Clu
will have splendid leadership to car
ry on the work as has planned forth
i community.
The officers for the past year wen
Foster Finch, President; Clarenc.
Chamblee, reelected; Sam Lee, Secy.-
Treas.
Hail Storm
Kills Stock
Lumberton. —Hail, the intensity of
which has never before been seen in
this section, fell in the eastern edge
of Robeson and in Columbus county,
the Globe Swamp and Boardman sec
: tions, late yesterday, Inocording to
reports brought to Lumberton today.
In some places, heavy wind accom
panied the hail. A heavy rain fell.
Hailsto es that would weigh half
a pound „aeh killed chickens, hogs,
and birds, tore holes in the tops of
houses and automobiles, smashed
windows, cleaned trees of their fruit
and riddled crops in this area. Some
•of the tobacco is said to be a total
j loss. Fourteen chickens were killed at
1 th* horn* of A. T. Phillips, in the
Globe Swamp community, and his
tobacco is almost a loss. Two hogs
of W. E. Graham were killed and 18
windows broken out. At Barnes
ville the R. R. Barnes store was par
tially unroofed by wind, though the
hail was not so severe there. Num
bers of outhouses lost their roofs,
and the ground was laden with tree
limbs, it was stated. —Greensboro
Daily News.
NO COLOR LINE
I
The Methodist Episcopal church,
1 North, in their general conference at
' Atlantic City last week, voted never
' to meet in a city where the color line
1 was drawn against delegates in ho
tels, restaurants and public places,
l and went on record as favoring strict
I j racial equality.
I I Since this was the question that di
vided Northern and Southern Metho
' dists 88 years ago, it is feared by
many that the resolution adopted for
-1 ever bars the way to a reunion of
these great bodies. Others feel that
it may result in the organization of
a conference for negroes.
1 Means Again
Gaston Means, formerly of Concord, J
is again conspicuous. This time it is
in connection with the Lindbergh kid
naping case. He is said to have
claimed to Mrs. E. B. McLean, wealthy
Washington woman, that for SIOO,OOO
he could restore ..he baby to its par
ents. Mr. McLean says she has paid
him this amount in addition to thous
ands for expenses. When the child
was not brought as promised, she had
Means arrested and he is now in jail,
bail not having been provided. He
asserts that he turned the money over j
to a person he thought to be the proper
one to receive it. Efforts to locate it
have been fruitless. And the kidnap
ing is as much a mystery as ever.
BUSINESS AS USUAL
WITH THESE MEN,
We hope Record readers will pay (
! special attention to our Business Di
rectory this week. It shows the,
names of men and business firms that,
have enough confidence in you and in,
us to keep right on working and also
to keep telling you who they are and
what they do. When you have money
to spead. do mot forget them.
i
#irls at William and Mary Col
lege oar. not have date* unless they
are over 80. In their studies, of j
coarse. Girls oyer 80 get few dates.'
Zebulon. W<:
.oimer Editor, Mr. Grote.
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A. L. FLETCHER
CANDIDATE FOR THE DEMO
CRATIC NOMINATION FOR COM
MISSIONER OF LABOR IN THE
PRIMARIES OF 1932
Born and reared in Ashe County.
Son of Rev. J. F. and Louisa Barker
Fletcher. Graduated at Wake Forest
College, 1907. Studied Law at Wake
Forest and University of North Caro
lina. Admitted to bar in 1907. City
editor and editor of various newspa
pers, 1907 to 1915, including Raleigh
Times, Rockingham Post, Durham
Sun, and Lexington Dispatch. Prac
ticed law in Raleigh, 1915 and 1916.
Mexican border service with the Na
tional Guard, 1916 1917. Served as
Captain in the 113th Field Artillery,
30th Division, A. E. F., 1917 to 1919.
Attorney for ncome Tax Division of
Office of Collector of Internal Reve
nue, Hon. Josiah W. Bailey, 1919-
1921. Succeeded Mr. Frank W. Han
cock, Sr., as Chief of the Income Tax
Division in 1920. Resigned to eater
service of the State Insurance De
partment when Hon. Stacey W. Wade
13, 1932
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oart,...cjit Historian of the Legion
since 1921. Author, “History of the!
North Carolina Department of the!
American Legion, 1919-1929,” and of
the “History of the 113th Field Ar- j
tillery.” Commander Raleigh Post,
No. 1, of the American Legion, 1930-
1931. Charter member and past
president, Raleigh Lions Club, Direc
tor Raleigh Y. M. C. A. Active in the
North Carolina National Guard since
1916 and now Major in the Ordnance
Department, State Staff, N. C. N. G.
He has been an active worker in the
ranks of the Democratic Party since
boyhood.
FROM $25 TO $75 IN HEDJAZi
MAY BUY SLAVE GIRLS CHEAP.
Jerusalem—Anyone can buy a
slave girl at prices ranging from $25 >
to $75 in the Kingdom of Hedjaz,
is the report made by Maj. Fenton
Fletcher, a British soldier-painter of
note, who after a two years’ resi
dence in Jedda, is now on his way to
Europe.
Major Fletcher states that the
pirate boats raid the east coast
o* Africa, seize black girls between
the ages of 12 and 15. and carry them '
to Jedda, where in the public market
plaee, they are sold to the highest
bidders. Major Fletcher estimates !
that especially on Tuesdays there are
many aa 3,000 black girls offered
for calm tn the Jedda bazaars.
Sparks of genius have nothing In j
common with lovetnaMng.
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FRANK G. GRIST
Candidate for U. S. Senate
N. C. News in Brief
City—Elizabeth City
suined operations,
gs.—New Red Springs
led i > public recently.
Local telephone corn
toll circuit from this
rh Point.
Young Mercantile Co.,
arters in Greenville, open
•e here.
—lnterior of Old Fort
located on Main Street,
etely remodeled,
tperations of Drexel Fur
to be doubled when new
a- under construction, is
alls—One-mile stretch of
s—Rhodhiss road to be
nent treatment within
hs.
Large shipment of hogs
ichmond recently.
City.—Adylett Bros,
ad Mill now in operation.
*—Four-foot channel in
iver completed.
itesvile-Salisbury Coach
ew bus station at inter
juth Main Street and
iue.
-J. B. Slack, county farm
d two carloads hogs from
unty during recent week, i
iekboro—Refinishing work
om of Hotel Wilkes com-
Belk’s ter open department
about May 1.
-Ne ( | McMillan opened mo
lding department at Hicker
tric Co.
/ —Edwina Clark of * Nash
nn., opened Candler’s Beauty
Airy—New Carolina Service
South Main Street, held sor
ing recently.
ity.—Chatham Bank reopen
siness.
d Neck Okay Motor Co.,
local business, opened as
M Ford dealers for this city.
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Doroihaleen Hales
Wins Scholarship
Miss Dorothaleen Dales, 16 years
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Seba
Hales of Raleigh, formerly of Zebulon
who graduated from Hugh Morson
high school last Friday, won a schol
arship to Peace Institute for her
scholastic work for the past two and
! one-half years. This honor was an
nounced by C. E. Wessinger, princi
pal, at the graduating exercises last
Friday evening.
Cabell Campen
Music Graduate
We appreciate the following an
nouncement:
The Department of Spoken English
and Dramatic Art
of Greensboro College
presents
Miss Cabell Himpon
Tn Recital
on Thursday evening, the twelfth of
May
at eight-thirty o’clock
Odell Memorial Auditorium
We are proud of tho record made
|by our young people in college, and
the Campen girls have been no ex
.ceptlon to those who stir our pride In
| the success they have made in their
.college careers. The Record congratu
lates Miss Cabell.
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Cars Collide
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j On M< iu.ay, a. Rev. A. A. Pippin
' *•*' nig wits and Mrs. F. C.
• ,u ‘' oi d i no I , an church, his car
|'i < with that ot I a.ik Spruill,
■ oi ioekj Mt. just at the intersec
n oi Gannon and Church streets.
'•"lh i art veoived a goner i shak
;**if U P> and Mr. Pippin's car was
damaged consider, lily. Each car was
■ criven away under its own power.
Minister Honored
Tn High Point last Sunday a new
church, Hilliard Memorial, w.is dedi
cated. This church is named in honor
of Rev. .J. M. Hilliard, for 61 years a
Baptist preacher, and who ha labored
for years in High Point.
Mr. Hilliard is well known in this
ection and his friends are glad this
honor has come to him while lie is yet
Lying.
Memorial Day
Confederate Memorial Day was ob
served in many places in North Caro
lina on May 10. But few veterans at
tended some. Raleigh and Kinston
reporting one each. Addresses were
made and graves were decorated—■
and it needs not to be said that
though fewer veterans attended than
ever before, there were more graves
to be decorated. Few yet live who
fought 70 years ago.
Akron Over Raleigh
The naval dirigible Akron passed
over Raleigh Sunday. It is one of the
largest airships afloat. It was on a
cruise across the continent to Cali
fornia. In Texas it ran into a atorm
an<] the ship signalled at San Angelo
for 500 men to stand ready to assist
in anchoring it if necessary.
French President
Assassinated
The assassination last week of
Paul Doumer, president of France,
was perhaps, the greatest tragedy of
the week. Doumer was shot by Paul
Gorgulov, a Russian, who is believed
to be linked with bolshevist forces.
He declared that he hoped to embroil
France and Russia in war. He is held
by ailenists to be sane.
Doumer was a man who had risen
Irom the laboring class to the position
which he held. More than 80 years
old, and still vigorous he was loved
by the people whom he served.
Russia has officially expressed deep
regret for the murder.
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ITALY BESTOWS GIFT
liOMES ON WORKERS
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Rome.—Each year hereafter six of
j Rome' most meritorious poor fami
lies will receive free homes from the
i government.
he practice was started this year
by initiative of Premier Musolini
Brand new houses, modest but em
bodying all modern facilities, were
presented to half a dozen families on
Rome's 2,685th birthday anniversary.
Any father who has lived in Rome
ior 10 years and has three children
| born in four years is eligible to enter
j the contests, providing he earns the
family living by modest and honor
able labor.
Os tfie six families awarded the
prizes this year one was of 11 chil
dren, one of nine, three of seven and
one of six. One of the fathers was
a street car conductor, another a
common laborer, yet another a teach
er of drawing.
The greater the number of chil
dren the more chance the family
has of winning the prize. A medi
cal examination of all members of
the family is part of the proceed
ings in sifting the applicants.
Rome’s birthdy falls on April
21 and on that day every year the
houses will be turned over to the
winning applicants.
The government has suggested that
persons or concerns in a position to
do so, foil -.v its example, in order
tc benefit, a larger number of the
deserving needy.
A man may have a grip on Hi
pocket book and yet have no inten
tion of traveling.
Some men are too latefleetaal ta
b« intelligent.