SPECIAL TRADE
EDITION
VOLUME XVIII
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Other
By MRS. THEO. B- DAVIS
My daughter told me recently
of a small boy who had just moved
to Raleigh and who remarked
proudly, “I’m living in the city.'
It set me to remembering how
many things have come to me that
were not expected.
When automobiles first made
their uncertain progress along our
roads it did not occur to me that
we should ever own one; yet the
day came when I found myself rid
ing dubiously in a secondhand
Oakland as long as from here to
yonder and given to strange spells
r of stranger misbehavior. Yet it was
our own car and I took pains to
speak to all acquaintan es so as not
to be thought proud. I did not ex
pcct to own a radio—and some
times now I wish we didn’t! But
it is such a delight to the rest of
the family that living in the house
with one is only a minor trial and
may become a pleasure when I am
older.
An electric range was beyond
my hopes for the kitchen until the
day came when they had gone
down in price and fuel had gone
up until electricityj all things con
sidered, seemed the most practical
solution of our family problem.
And now I belong to a church
that has a Hammond organ! And
only one family in the church has
had anything to do with it except
*to feel appreciative of another’^
jperosity. It was given by Mr.
ohn Barrow, Sr. To me a piano
* can never sound half so well for
U church services as does an organ
and Mr. Barrow has done more for
my personal pleasure than he
realizes. Not to speak of hundreds
of others. It was almost amusing
to see how after church Sunday he
. stood off at one side with an ex
pression resembling more that of a
1 small boy caught in mischief than
a man' who has just made a most
generous donation to his church. It
had not occurred to me before that
Mr. Barrow may be somewhat shy.
At all times I am proud of my
Sunday school class, but sometimes
even more so than usual. It is
when trouble comes, especially to a
class member that their way of giv
ing service makes my soul rejoice.
I’ll put them against any organiza
tion that might be named for effi
ciency, thoughtfulness and sym
r pathy effectively proven. It makes
me feel better about my own fu
neral to realize that they'll know
just how to step in and do every
thing necessary—but Ido hope
I'll get my bureau drawers in ar
der before a Fidelis Senior has to
go through them looking for my
burial clothes.
tion, but there is some comfort in
knowing that the schools having 12
grades may not be so far ahead of
ours after all. Not once only, but
several times I have been told by
those in a position to know, tha'
¥ the extra year is spread out over
the other four of high school and
that there is grave danger of a
jfSpil acquiring the habit of loaf
ing on the job. Not long ago I
heard a mother worrying because
|*he had been told her son would
Ijht be kept half busy in the eighth
[l' de, the reason being a twelfth
addeu'a year or two ago. She
dreaded the very thought of what
it might mean for that boy not to
*be kept occupied all his time
« in school, and she had an idea that
extra-curricular activities may be
less important than a thorough
knowledge of the fundamentals.
Wcit Zrbulmt mrb
Declares Value
Os $97,000,000
Actually Exists
Hearing of the FPL Ver
sus CPL Co. Is Ad
journed
Raleigh The hearing on the or
der of the Federal Power Com
mission requiring the Carolina
Power and Light Company to
"show cause" why it should not
dispose of $24,000,000 of the book
value of its assets has been ad
journed until September 20 when
counsel for the commission will re
sume its cross-examination of com
pany witnesses in an endeavor to
refute the utility's claims that
$97,000,000 of value actually
exists.
As thehcaring was adjourned, A.
M. McCabe, company engineer in
charge of the reclassification' of
property, had been under severe
cross-examination for 29 days by
commission counsl, which sought to
break down his testimony wath re
gard to original construction costs.
Mr. McCabe has steadfastly con
tended that cost figures, determin
ed by him, are supported by value.
Norman B. Gray, examiner for
the Federal Power Commission,
who is hearing the case, admitted
into the record six weeks ago tes
timony of witnesses tending to
prove values as claimed ,by the
company to actually exist at th:
time the present Carolina Power
and Light Company was formed in
1926.
L. V. Sutton, president and
general manager, testified in the
tirst week of the haring, which
started July 21, that the creation of
the present Carolina Power and
Light company in 1926, when a
number of utilities were consolidat
ed, has proved “particularly valu
able tonational defense as well as
to our customers.”
Mr. Sutton said the consolida
tion, which is being attacked by
the commission, has not only made
it possible for his company to re
duce the cost of electricity for resi
dential purposes from an average
of eight and one-half cents per
kilowatt-hour to two and nine
tents cents per kilowatt-hour, but
that its facilities have been so ex
panded as a result of the creation
of the present company it has been
able to furnish large quantities of
power to defense concerns such as
the Carolina Aluminum Co., locat
'd outside company territory, and
to the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Wakelon School
Opens Tuesday
Wakelon schools opened on
Monday with prospects of a good
year. Faculty meetings prior to
the opening date had resulted in
perfecting plans to the extent that
class work could bgin promptly.
On the first day approximately
250 enrolled in the high school
and 500 in the elementary grade.-..
The department of vocational
agriculture will have no tea her
this week because of the late res
ignation of Stuart Black; but an
experienced man is expected to
take over this work next week and
the time lost can be made up.
The temperate art' the most
truly luxurious. By abstaining
from most things, it is surprising
how many times we enjoy.
Which fundamentals may be ac
quired in eleven years of eight
months terms, if the student is
worthy of the title. None of which
indicates that a twelfth grade
might not be a good thing.
ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 12, 1911
Local Church
News
Methodists
Those who desire to join the
church will be received this com
ing Sunday morning at the 11:00
o'clock service.
Let us keep alive in our church a
revival of spiritual living. Many
of our members never attend
church. Why not decide to make
a rfew beginning?
Services for Sunday, Sept. 14:
Church School 10:00.
Church Service 11:00.
Young People's Service 7:00.
Baptists
We welcome the teachers of
our public school; those who are
returning and those who are com
ing for their first time. We are
glad to have you in our communi
ty and inv<te you to share with us
jin our church services. Our sche
dule of services for Sunday, Sept.
14,is as follows:
10:45 D. S. T. Sunday School.
'12:00 D. S. T. Morning Wor
ship. Sermon topic: “Limiting
: God.
8:00 I). S. T- Evening Wor
ship. Message: “Preaching With
out Sermons.”
G. J. Griffin, Pastor.
Sunbeams
Mrs. Robert Phillips asks that
mothers of Sunbeams remind
them of the meeting at the Bap
tist church next Sunday morning.
This meeting was postponed from
last Sunday that the children
might enjoy the organ recital.
Class Meeting
The Senior Fidelis class of the
Baptist S. S. met on Monday night
in the home of Mrs. Robert Daw
son with Mrs. G. J. Griffin and
Mrs. R. H. Jenkins associate hos
tesses. Mrs. Allen Pippin led the
devotional and Mrs. Willard Gill
presided over the business session,
the chief item of which was the
election of officers. Mrs. Rodney
Murray is the new president:
Mrs. Allen Pippin membership
vice-president; Mrs. Robert Phil
lips, stewardship-; Mrs. J. C. Deb
nam, class ministries; Mrs. Ralph
Bunn, secretary-treasurer, with
Mrs. Claude Dunn assistant..
Group leaders are Mesdames Rigs
by Massey, Burnicc Perry, Ruric
Gill and Willard Gill.
A program of miscellany was
given by various members. The
hostesses served refreshments
Allen Speaks to Rotarians
The Rotary Club held its S4th
100 per cent meeting on Sepjem
her sth at the Boy Scout cabin.
Absent members will make up
their attendance. A fish supper
was served by acommittce consist
ing of Bob Sawyer, Bill Cheeves,
and Robert Daniel Massey, which
w’as delicious. A large number of
Rotary Annes were present, and
a number of other friends helped
mak it a fine occasion.
Charles Allen had charge of the
program and spoke on “Chance
or Choice” in relation to the Boy
Scout program. He stated that
Stuart D. Black
Gives Up Work
In School Here
Vocation Agriculture In
structor Takes New
Position
With this statement I am mak
ing known to the public my resig
nation as Vocational Agriculture
Teacher at Wakelon High School.
I want to say to the farmers of
the Zebulon Community that I
have sincerely enjoyed working
with them during the past year
My work in the community has
K en enjoyable, and I want to take
this method of stating my thanks
for the cooperation I have receiv
ed in my attempts at doing things.
The people of the community
have been very friendly and kind
to me while I have been in Zebu
lon, and I appreciate the opportuni
ties I have had to serve them.
I have enjoyed working with the
students at Wakelon who took vo
ational agriculture lam extend
ing to them my best wishes and I
hope that vocational agriculture
will mean a great deal to them.
I am resigning my position at
Wakelon to accept a position in
my home county, and I feel that
the opportunities for financial ad
vancement, as well as professional
advancement arc good there. lam
sorry that this opportunity came at
this late date, just before open
ing of the school. However, it
seems that the opportunities in life
come at crucial moments, and I
hope my situation will be under
stood by all interested people.
The Zeluilc ni community is an
excellent farming section, arid the
town itself is supported by the
farming people of the surrounding
area. Tobacco is the one money
crop of our section, and so long as
present prices prevail, it will be a
profitable crop. I would offer one
suggestion now, the same that I
have mentionc 1 many times dur
ing the last year, that we increase
livestock production in our section.
Milk is one of the grandest foods
available, and we do not have suf
ficient dairying to provide enough
milk. Beef cattle can provide a
good money income, if farmers
will adopt that type of farming.
S. D. BLACK.
Correction
Please note that in last week’s
Record the sentence stating that
the local board has been able to lo
cate certain registrants should
read that the board has been UN
ABLE to locate those men. The
error is regretted.
during the* social hour.
Mrs. James Creech and Mrs.
Henry Kirby, newcomers to £eb
ulon, were welcomed as visitors
you either had a chance or choice
organization, according to the in
terest shown hy the community.
The leadership was either of a
chance or choice kind, and the or
ganization was a failure or success
according to the quality of leader
ship. No organization could suc
ceed without equipment, and that
must he of a choice rather than a
chance kind. The equipment of
the Zebulon Scouts had been too
much of a chance kind until the
Rotary Club sponsored the build
ing of a Scout cabin. Now the
prospects were increasingly bright
for better equipment.
He paid tribute to the fine
G. C. Massey Solves Local
Case of Robbery with Ease;
Culprit Caught in 5 Hours
Prominent
Zebulon’s young men have come
to the front these past few years:
witness the cases of Robert Daniel
Massey, left, and Bob Sawyer,
right. Both on the near side ol
30, they play an important part in
the affairs of Zebulon and Wake
County.
Robert Massey is assistant
cashier of the Peoples Bank here,
Local Students
Return To Work
Returning to their studies this
fall from this community or enter
ing are: Charles Whitley to V’.
P. 1., Blacksburg, Va., as a junior;
Cornelia Herring to Meredith, a
senior; Clco Glover, Meredith,
freshman; Rebecca Horton, E. C.
T. C., freshman; Dorothy Hern
don Horton, W. C. U. N. C„
freshman; Wilbur Dcbnam, St.ite,
freshman; R. H. Brantley, Wake
Forest, freshman; Barry Davis,
Wake Forest, sophomore; Mary
Lois and Courtney Allen, Peace,
sophomore andfreshman; Eliza
beth Sexton, E. C. T. C., sopho
more; Margaret Phillips, Chris
tine Croom and Clara Belle
Groom, Miss Hardbarger’s School,
Raleigh; Virginia Bridgers, Capi
tol City Business College, Wash
ington, D. C.
Hospital Care
Mrs. G. S. Barbee has taken a
position as representative of the
Hospital Care Association, *lnc.,
of Durham. All interested in this
form of insurance arc asked to
confer with her concerning rates
and benefits.
work of Bob Sawyer, Bill Checves,
Robert Daniel Massey, Kcrmit
Corbett, Hoyle Bridgers, and the
many others who worked to make
the cabin a reality. A plea was
made for funds to finish the cabin
and the response was good. Final
ly the results of the boys’ work
was either chance or choice, the
speaker said, citing several inci
dents to illustrate this.
The Scout cabin was decorated
with samples of scoutcraft and a
picture given by Mrs. E. H. Mo
ser was hung above the fireplace
Among the needs to .finish the
cabin were cash, paint', bricks,
■screens, furnishings, hardware,
Young Men
president of the Zebulon Rotary
Club, and president of the W.ike
County Young Democrats Club.
Sawyer is proprietor of the City
Market, president of the Zebulon
Junior Chamber of Commerce,
| and a member of the Zebulon
Board of Commissioners.
Both are members of the Ro
tary Club and the Junior Cham
ber of Commerce.
Theron L. Moore
Victim Os Wreck
Seldom has Zebulon been
more shocked than when the mes
sage came on Thursday night of
last week telling of the automobile
accident that took the lives of
three m en,one of them Theron L.
Moore of this town.
The accident occurred on the
Durham highway about ten miles
from Roxboro. Mr. Mi Hire, a
salesman for the Frick Co., of
Goldsboro, dealers in machinery,
was on a collection trip and had
left home that morning.
Others in the wreck were Paul
Copley of Rougemont, driver of the
second car, and his companion,
Cleve Andrews of Helena. Both
were killed.
There is no living witness, the
first to know of the tragedy being
Rex Saverywho came upon the
scene about 9:30 and notified au
thorities. Mr. Moore was identi
fied by papers found. Mayor Priv
et t took Mrs. Moore to the scene
at once.
Mr. Moore's Mother, Mrs. Hen
dershott of Saluda came to Zebulon
on Friday. On Saturday morning
they left with the body for Ann
Arbor, Mich., the deceased being a
native of that place. The two
young sons, Theron, Jr., and Wen
dell, remained here with friends.
Mr. Mixire was a graduate of
Yale and since coming to Zebulon
has made many friends. His repu
tatioMat both Roxboro and Mayo,
Va., former homes, was excellent.
His wife, formerly of Texas, has
also identified herself with com
munity interests, and the sympathy
felt for the family is deep and
sincere.
Job Taken
Ronald I. Johnston, former in
structor of science at Wakelon
High School, has accepted a posi
tion as instructor of chemistry in
Hornell* N. Y. For the past two
years Mr. Johnston has taught in
SPECIAL TRADE
EDITION
NUMBER 8.
Joe R. High
Case Principal
Rondall Phillips Recov'ers
$75.00 of SIOO.OO
Stolen
Deputy G. C Massey is receiv
ing much commendation for his
quick and efficient handling of a
case of robbery last week.
When Phillips Grocery was
opened on Friday morning it was
found that approximately SIOO
had been taken from the cash
drawer since the store was closed
Thursday night. Investigation
showed that the thief had climbed
i ladder to the roof, breaking he
skylight with a hammer and com
ing to the floor below by means of
the refrigerator. The hammer
was left behind. It was found o
have been borrowed from Bird
Foster who said he lent it to Joe
Raleigh High, son of Ernest High,
about 19 years old, but with some
petty crimes already to his dis
credit. High had left town but
was traced t,> Raleigh, the trip
there having been made by hitch
hiking from Talton’s Store. From
Raleigh a Strop taxi for $5 took
him to Durham where he bought a
ticket for Baltimore.
However, t the fugitive failed to
reach the Maryland city. A call
to Richmond gave police a descrip
tion of him and the hour of his
probable arrival. He was met at
the station and arrested with about
$75.00 of his ill gotten wealth.
The arrest was made at 11 :30, just
five hours after the robbery was
discovered.
Deputy Massey was assisted by
Mr. Whitley of the city and
county bureau of identification
who helped with fingerprints found
on the hammer.
P.-T. A. Meeting
The first meeting of the Wake
lon Parent Teacher Association
will meet tonight (Thursday) at
8:00 o’clock. Daylight Saving
Time (7:00 o’clock Standard
Time). This will be the first
meeting of the school year and as
many parents ag'possibly can are
asked to be present and welcome
the new teachers as well as those
who have taught at Wakelon be
fore.
Pin Found
Mrs. Dew'ey Massey reports
finding at the Woman’s Club af
ter the tea on last Thursday a gold
pin, circular in shape. It is en
graved “L. A. to B R. T.—1889”
and below is “Twenty years.” In
the center are clasped hands.
Mrs. Massey is keeping the pin,
which she is anxious to restore to
its owner.
Notice
Mrs. J B Outlaw, who has for
years forwarded subscriptions to
Royal Service for members of the
Baptist Missionary Society, wishes
to notify them that the October
issue is the last they will receive
without renewal. All desiring to re
new will please send the money to
Mrs Outlaw, as she, is not able to
go from her home to see them. The