©he Zrlmluu 2li*rnrii VOLUME XIV. KILLER OF THREE is ORDERED REED UNDERDID BO! Leon Smith of near Hia who was driving the car that s*. and killed three pedestrians Clayton Saturday night, wa.~ dered held under a SI,OOO boi. ter a hearing before a core jury Monday afternoon. 3 he accident occurred almo. posite the Bertex Mill on the eign road west of Clayton. Ihi Johnny Hamm, lb, Clayton, James. Blizzard, Jr., 13, Da , Va., died instantly when stru t, e car, which was attempti puss a truck driven by Robert thorne of Raleigh. Miss Lauri liams, 19, of Clayton, Biiz aunt, was taken to Rex Ho where she succumbed M night. Smith asserts that he di< see the three young people almost on them. He swen ed s ly to the left, leaving the roa crashed into a power pole thn a 2,300-volt electric line aeros highway which halted traffic poiarily. Evidence at the inquest was Dieting as some said the p« triads, were on the shoulder o) road while Cawthorne declare saw them walking well on the ed portion of the highway. MOSQUITO-PROOFING HE With a new solution recently fected and Called “Pyrenthrum directors of the Virginia Dare ebration on Roanoke Island away with the troublesome mo tos during the evening portioi the celebration. It is estimated 5000 persons were kept mosi. free each night for an approxi cost of $3.50. In dilution the Pyrenthrum, v is sprayed in a fine mist dir to grass, grounds, trees, shrubs anything else, is harmless to water fowl and plant life. It i so harmless to humans unless t internally. It has a pleasant and can be used during the c< of an evening at meetings in the first spraying gives out. Erwin Defe* To Take Erwin Gets B*7 Win; Fuller ( Three Hits as Angier Be: Clayton TOBACCO STATE LEAGI W. L. Erwin 12 7 Wakelon 11 7 Angier » 8 11 Clayton 5 11 Erwin, July 11.—Erwin's, Birds went back on top in To State League standings with & victory over Wakelon today. L dropped Wakelon a half-game of the Birds, in second place. The Red Birds got off to a lead behind steady hurling by J key O’Quinn, but the veteran THE FOUR COUNTY NEWSPAPER— WAKE, JOHNSTON, NASH AND FRANKLIN ZEBULON. NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY SIXTEENTH, 1937. Wakelon Teachers Named By Prof. Moser cn mj DELUGED’ Wakelon School, Zebulon, North Carolina, has completed the facul ty for the year 1937-38: '. H. Mosi r, Pi-in., Neil Hartly, 'h School English Mrs. J. C. Wil , High S hool Math and Latin; s Esther Lee Cox, High School tli.'h and French; Miss Mary y Palmer, Home Economics; ss Mary Glazener, High School story; Dewey Hinston, High iiool Science; D. R Renter, Agri- Iture; N. 11 Pepper, History and i/ficai Education; Miss Grace ue, Commeicial; Giammar Grades: Seventh Grade: Mrs. F. E. Bunn, s. Wallace C hamblee. th grade: M s Ena Dell An on and Mi's. Rayo Seiner, ifth grade: Mrs. J- C. Greg- • and Miss Annie Lou Alston, ourth grade: Mrs. E. 11. Moser - Josephi e Dunlap and Miss Lee Sitton. ii 1 grade: Mis. Jessie Spencer Miss Clarice Fowler, olid grade: Miss. Ruby Stell i Mrs. Preston Smith, tst grade: Mrs. Mildred Daw-1 and Mrs. Eva Page, ss Lois King, Public School I and Mr-. G. S. Barbee, piano, hool opens September 8- E. 11. Moser. ILL NO TRACE IE MISS MART ?sday and Wednesday sixty s from the U. S. S. Lexing canned the South Pacific in antic “last chance search for sign of Amelia Earhart and J. Noonan, lost 12 days off nail Howland Island. navy has spent more time loney in search of these two than it ever has on any other l. g the two days the planes ed 57,000 .square miles of vater in the two days they out. The second days being m and clear that they could l from a height of 500 feet. lEONS HEADS DISTRICTS BAR iwyers meeting in Lillington in Fourth District Bar Associa meeting on Monday, elected . Wellons of Smithfield as their president and re-elected D. H. id of Goldsboro as district coun r on the State Bar Council, le annual meeting of the dis bar, with Harnett County law as hosts, was well attended an invitation from Chatham for the 1938 convention was pted, the exact date to be set • ep hearing them speak of va cations, Keep wondering what they can mean, i I am all out of patience although it may sound quite green, SKnust be confessed a vacation Hjomething I never have seen. WET LEADER HELD DN DRUNK CHARGE Richard B. Telfair, leader among Raleigh and county advocates for legalized liquor stores in the recent successful Wake County campaign, was arrested on North Blount St. in Raleigh and charred were lodged against him for drunken driving. State Highway Patrolman W. C. Carter arrested Telfair and also his companion, C. E. (Bunny) Newsom. Telfair, the officer said, was opera ing the ear. Newsom v. as charged with drunkeness and disordeily conduct. CPL SETS UP NEW DEPARTMENT Creation of a new Agricultural and Industrial Development De partment within the Carolina Pow er and Light Company was an nounced this week by S. P. Vecker who is the company’s general sales manager. The department was. set up to further development of natural resources in the various territories served by the company’s lines. Mr. A. L. Monroe has been de signated as head of the depart ment. The Company has for years co operated with agricultural, com-j mercial and industrial bodies and civic organizations, but no depart ment had been sVt aside for that purpose alone. | The lowest daily rate in history' is now in effect for travel on the Seaboard Railway —a cent and a half per mile. Flea beetle attacks in Forsyth County have slackened and tobac co has improved considerably, ac cording to R W. Pou, county farm agent. Patronize our advertisers. First Tobacco Exposition Will Be Held In Wilson By George L. Wainwright The first annual North Carolina Tobacco Exposition and Festival will be staged at Wilson on August 19th and 20th. As outlined in the plans for the two day affair, the first day’s program will include many activi ties for the most part of which those participating will be awarded attractive prizes. A window judg ing contest, band concert .tobacco exhibit and street dance will fea ture the opening. The second day will include the selection of a King and Queen, street parade, awarding of prizes, coronation ceremonies ,and corona tion ball. Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace has been invited to, forfarß HOME WEEK Addresses by prominent me and women will be a feature of the i Farm and Home Week program to be held a( State College, August ! 2-0. Among the speakers announced 1 by John W. Goodman, assistant di -1 rector oi the State College exten : si on service, are; Harry L Brown, assistant Seere j tary of Agriculture, and Governor ( lyde R. Iloey, Thursday evening. Congressmans Harold D. Cooley, Tuesday. J. B. Hutson, assistant director °* the Agricultural Adjustment Ad ministration, and Louis It. Bean, economic advisor to the AAA. Wed nesday. t\ .W. Fitzpatrick, manager of the Quail Roost dairy farm; O. E. Pollock, hay specialist of the U. S. Department of Agriculture: and Hugh Mcßae, who has built up an outstanding dairy near Wilmington —Wednesday. Perkins Coville, of the U. S. For est Service, Thursday- The Rev. L. P. Burney, ruial minister near Charlotte, Tuesday. Congressman Marvin Jones, chairman of 'the House committee on agriculture, has been invited to speak during the week. Speakers on the special program for women will include: Mrs. Bess Rosa, of the Women’s College of the University of North Carolina; Miss Rice of Louisville, Ky.; Miss Louise Weaver, Franklin County home agent. M iss. Willie N. Hunter, extension clothing specialist at State College; Hugh Roberts, of Atlanta; Dr. Jane S. MeKimmon, assistant director of the State College extension service; L. R. Harrill, 4-H club leader at the college; Miss Barbara Van Heulen, of Washington; Miss Marjorie Beal of the State Library Commission; and Miss Rose EHwood Bryan, Dur ham county home agent. “Dere goes dat slattenly Mandy Jackson wid her ten pickaninnies. She sho’ do look repugnant.” “Land sakes! Again?” come to Wilson on these days and speak to the thousands expected to attend. The Honorable Clyde R. Hoey, Governor of North Carolina will be extended an invitation to be present, as will several other prom inent persons, including Congress man John H. Kerr and other Con gressmen and Senators from this area. The Exposition and Festival will be under the supervision of the Executive Committee that will have complete charge of the vast a mount of detail arrangements that are planned to make the event one of the most outstanding affairs in the state during the year 1937. NUMBER 3

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