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The rebuilding of historic Calvary Episcopal church at Fletcher, N. C„
which was burned three years ago, will be virtually completed with the
SSOO first prize of the Purol-Pep Drive Safely Crusade contest for June.
John E. Schley (top right), Asheville insurance man and senior warden
at the church, who won the prize, is seen as he received the SSOO check
from Wiley L. Moore, of Atlanta, president of the Pure Oil Company of
the Carolinas. A few minutes later, Mr. Schley presented the check to
A. L. Montfort-Bebb, of Fletcher, chairman of the building committee of
the church, to be applied on the rebuilding of the church, which was
originally built in 1859. Calvary church is one of the most historic
churches in North Carolina. It was rebuilt at a cost of about $26,000.
Mr. Schley’s contribution furnished $.500 of the last SI,OOO needed for
completion of the structure, which is seen in the lower picture as it
appears today. '
Behind The Scenes
in
American Business
By John Craddock
.» '» . Am A
New York, July 25—BUSINESS
—No let up appeared last Aveek in
the slow but persistent march to
ward recovery AA’hich was signaliz
ed a month ago by a dramatic up
swing in prices of corporate stocks
and commodities. Shoe retailers,
along with other dealers in con
sumer goods, reported a distinct
improvement in sales. With shoe
prices generally lower than last
year, shoe merchants are making
every effort to duplicate this year
the 1927 sales volume of nearly
three pairs for each person in the
U. S. From Detroit came word that
July sales of new automobiles may
be better than the June total of
188,000 cars. Meanwhile, it is re
ported that used car dealers are
meeting with success in reducing
the number of second hand cars
on the market. News from both
the steel and electric power indus
tries is encouraging. Steel mills are
operating at 20 per cent of ca
pacity, the highest rate thus far
in 1938, and power production last
week was the highest since Janu
ary 29.
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WASHINGTON The U. S.
Treasury, it was disclosed last week
will ask Congress to remove future
federal, state and municipal bonds
from the tax exempt class, to ex
tend the income tax to federal em
ployee* and to permit states to
tax federal bonds and incomes of
federal employees within their
borders. Most businessmen consid
er this a worthy aim.
Taxation of government bonds
should help businessmen to raise
capital. Suppose a retired business
man has $10,000,000 to invest. If he
puts it in government bonds at 3
per cent his annual return would be
$300,000 upon which no tax would
be levied under present laws. In
order to give him this much net re
turn, private business would have
to offer him at least 10 per cent on
his money, or $1,000,000 a year. Be
cause after he’d finished paying
the approximately $675,000 federal
and state income tax on the $1,000,-
THE ZEBULON RECORD, ZEBU DON, NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, JULY 29,1938
j his actual income would be whittled
!to 8325,000. Obviously men of
wealth at present are not anxious
to risk their money in private busi
j ness when in many instances they
can get the same net return by in
vesting in relatively safe govern
ment bonds.
* * *
THINGS TO WATCH FOR—
Combination comb and brush, so
that the hair can be combed and
brushed in one motion . . . Rubber
flower pot; when the earth cakes
around the plant, it can be broken
up by merely squeezing the pot. .
Paper bag within the cloth bag
of a vacuum cleaner; dirt collects
directly in the paper bag, which is
removed bodily and discarded with
out exposing contents. . . Photo
graphic paper that can be develop
ed into a picture merely by ex
posing it to steam.
I* * *
RETAIL SURVEY Business
men large and small read with in
terest this week a survey publish
ed by Standard Statistics, Inc.,
which discusses the current status
of federal and state legislation as
it affects multiple retail outlets.
Particular interest centers around
th conclusion of the survey that
time is running against the propon
ents of punitive taxation calculated
to run the chain stores out of ex
istence.
‘‘Farmers have no sympathy
with those who would cripple the
chains,” the survey says, “because
they are important customers of
large rural organizations and are
against anything that would tend
to raise prices in these outlets.
More important, the farmer knows
that the chains perform highly use
ful functions in taking surplus of
farm products off the market. Con
sumers and organized labor are
also opposed to anything that tends
to raise retail prices.”
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MEN;S CLOTHING Clothing
merchants, looking for higher wool
prices, are losing no time now stock
ing up on men’s suits, overcoats
and winter underwear, making due
allowance of course for the possi
bility of a somewhat lower sales
volume this fall and winter than
last year. In the last month alone
raw wool tops have risen from 75
cents to 82% cents. Supplying Mr.
John Doe with his new fall suit is
a complicated business. Companies
that make cloth started designing
patterns a year ago. The cloth was
woven in their mills last fall, sold
to manufacturers mostly located
1 eastern seaboard cities. They in
turn began cutting and sewing the
; suits last winter. Right now sales
' men for these manufacturers are
on the road in all. parts of the
country selling 10 suits here, a
; hundred suits there, depending on
j the needs of retail merchants.
* * *
HEADLINES IN NEW YORK—
I General Electric Co. sales in first
'half are §131,000,000, off 33 per
‘ cent from a year ago. . . . Willys
' Overland reduces prices up to $26
on 11*38 models. . . Libby-Owens
! Ford Glass Co. re-employs 1,400
workers; President John D. Riggers
: sees improved fall prospects for
'glass industry. . . . Argentina to
sell $25,000,000 bond issue in U. S.
industrial stocks in Japan dr pped
21 per cent in value in .ast two
months. . . British Parliament for
! first time in years seriously con
' siders resumption of payment on
| w ar debt to U. S. . . 32,084,565 net
: ome of National Biscuit Co. for
2nd quarter is slight gain over
first quarter. . . FHA forecasts
. big est residential building year
j since 1929. . . Refiners’ gasoline
j stocks cut as heavy demand con
tinues. . .
COLORED NEWS
COLORED CHURCH NEWS
Although the church is burned
the singing contest will be at the
school building Sunday, July 31.
Everybody that wants to hear
some real singing come, both
white and colored. Program be
gins at two o’clock. The choir and
quartette that raises the most
money will be given a cash prize.
So come to the community singing
at the Zebulon high school.
MRS. J. A. GRESHAM,
Program Committee.
Mr. Vanston O’Neal died at his
home on Whitley Street Saturday,
July 28, after being in bad
health for a long time. He had
been considered seriously ill for
some time, so death was not un
expected.
BASEBALL
DURHAM
(GOLDEN BELT BALL TEAM)
-AT
ZEBULON
Thursday, July 28
3:30 P. M.
ERWIN at ZEBULON
Saturday, July 30, 4 p.m.
| He was born in Johnston county
' and moved to Zebulon more than
120 years ago. He was loved by
! all who knew him.
He leaves his wife, three daugh
ters, one son, and one brother, nine
grandchildren and a host of friends
and relatives.
Funeral service was in the
Wakefield Baptist Church with ■
Rev. A. A. Morrisey in charge J
Music was by the church choir.
A resolution was read from the
Zebulon Baptist church. Inter
ment was in the family burial j
ground in Johnston county withi
Mr. C. L. Lightner in charge.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of Vanston O’Neal
wishes to thank all friends for!
their kindness and sympathy or, j
his death and for the use of cars |
and for flowers. j
The Family,
MRS. ORA WATSON,
ELIZA WATSON
KENLY O’NEAL,
MARY O’NEAL.
COLORED BAPTIST
CHURCH BURNS
About three-thirty Thursday
morning the fire alarm was sound
ed. The colored B'aptist church was
on fire. The fire force quickly re
sponded. but it was found that the
hose would not reach from the j
nearest hydrant to the fire. Un
der the circumstances little could
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be done and the building was a to
tal loss. When discovered, the fire
was at the front of the church in
or near the main entrance. It
quickly climbed the belfry and
spread towards the main part of
the building.
Seymore Chamblee had a pack
house just a few yards east of the
church and this was soon in flames.
Jesse Mitchell had tw'o bams of to
bacco in it. One was saved. It is
understood that Mr. Chamblee had
SI,OOO insurance on the church to
protect himself on a claim he held
against the church membership for
lumber furnished a number of
years ago. The loss is estimated
from $4,000 to $5,000.
It is not known how the fire
originated. Gossip is that some j
one was seen sitting on the steps t
*of the church not long before the
fire. .It is not supposed to have
been incendiarism, but probably
was accidentally set on fiie by
some one carelessly' throw ing a
lighted cigarette stub.
It is understood that the mem
bers of the church expect to make
plans to rebuild just as soon as
I possible. Since there are few mem
j hers having any property, it will
be a difficult task for them. Their
white neighbors are expected to
give them assistance and no doubt
j w’ill do so.
“EATS FREE’’
Down in Dublin, Ga., the pastor
i of the Methodist church had a sur
prising increase in his usual con
! gregation. He read his church no
| tice again and found instead of
I “Seats free”, it read “Eats free.”
| Not the first time folks went to
hea a preacher for the loaves and
fishes.
FRUIT JARS
Quarts, 75c; 1-2 Gal., $1.00;
Jelly Glasses, 50c; Twine, 25c;
Thermometers, 25c; Kerosene,
10c; Tobacco Sticks, splits.
A. G. KEMP—ZEBULON, N. C.
PAUKOIimsF
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Mar of "HIUTOP HOUSU 1U V
Super Suds (for washing
dishes) 2 for 19c
Octagon Soap 1 for 19c
Concentrated Super Suds
(for clothes) 2 for 19c
Octagon Powder 3 for 14c
Octagon Toilet Soap 3 for 14c
Octagon Granulated 2 for 19c
Octagon Chips 2 for 19c
Octagon Cleanser 2 for 9c
Crystal White Toilet
Soap 3 for 14c
Klex Soap 2 for 9c
Stedman Stores
ZEBULON, N. C.