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A. F. JOHNSON. EDITOR AND MANAGER IE COUNTY. THE 8T ATE, THE UNION ? t,. .1 ? . := LOUISBURG, N. C.. FRIDAY. J UN ?27^918. SUBSCRIPTION SI. 00 PER YEAR NUMBER 20 REVIVAL MEETING AT BAPTIST CHURCH Jfvangelist W. L. Walker and Prof. E. L. Wolslagel Asssiting Pastor. FIRST SERVICE SUNDAY MORN / ing. These Gentlemen aN Great >rkers and Have Done a Noble Work for the Cause , They Represent In the State. Great interest is felt in the approach ing evangelistic meetings at the Louls burg Baptist Church, which begins Sun day 11 a. m. and will aontinue indefi nitely. at least i or two weeks, and lon ger, if the interest in the meetings seem to justify it. Pastor Walter M. Gifmore was peculiarly fortunate in being able to secure Dr. W. L. Walker, of Char lotte, and l'rof. E. L. Wolslagel, of Belleview, Ohio, to assist him in theae meetings. Dr. Walker is an evangelist of wide experience, thoroughly sane DR. W. L. WALKER and safe in his methods. He is a Bibli cal scholar of pronounced ability, a very attractive speaker, anil a man of win ning personality. Mr. Wolslagel is endowed witn an un usually fine voice, and has achieved great success in training and directing chorus choirs for such meetings. These gentlemen have been yoke-fel Sws in the evangelistic work foranum |r of years, and hav* helji very suc 8s ful meetings in many of the leading PROF. E. L. WOLSLAGEL churches of the south. They have re cently held fruitful meetings in the First Baptist churches, of Wilson, Mt Airy and Hickory in this State. . All denominations and those not members of any church are cordially in vited to attend the meetings and coop erate in e%'ery possible way. Meetings daily at 8:30 a. m. and 8 p. m. -Supt- Joyner to County Boards. To the members of the county boards of education, who will enter upon the duties of their office July 7, Dr. J. Y. Joyner, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, today directed a strong letter, urging them to observe in their ?election of county superintendents on ly the public good. Dr. Joyner urges them to elect without fear without prejudice, political or sectarian, and to choose the best' man, whether he comes from the county in which the ofHce is held or not. For the first time in the history of the state women will serve as school committeemen, and Dr. Joyner urges the selection of men and women of in telligence and good business qualifica tions, who are known to be in favor of public education, as required by. law, and will take an active interest in the achools and have the courage to dis ? i^fergc their duties, especially In the of teachers, without fear or favor. No politics should eater into tlffe selection of committees. Or. Joyner calls the attention of ?ohool 'boards to the fact that the com pulsory Attendance law is effective thia year, and urges the boards to elect at tendant officers who are interested in ?ducatiao, who are in sympathy with compulsory attendance and who will be active sod tactful in tbe enforcement of th+ law. Attendance officers will be named for each township in a oonntjr. The attendance offlcrr will alto be cRargWwith taking M annual school ' ' ' i . census, and Dr. Joyner urges the cen ?ub taken on or before September 1." Dr. Joyner's letter refers to the six month's school law, and the $400,000.00 appropriated to equalize the terms. He thinks this fund will asBure a minimum term of live months the first year, the counties of course being required to make up for the balance. v A Romantic Wedding Monday morning at the residence of the bride's parents Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Leonard, who reside near this place at Mr. Webb's saw mill, Miss Ruth Leonard and Mr. L. S. Clark were joined to gether In tne bond of holy wedlock. Rev. W 'Iter M. Gilmore, of the Louisburg Baptist Church officia ting. The wedding was to have taken place last Thursday in Raleigh, after which the young couple had planned to take an extended bridal tour. But two weeks ago Miss Leonard was stricken with a very serious case of .appendicitis, which upset all plans, at least for the time being. But Mr. Clark was not to be thwarted easily, for too much was at stake. The time had come for him to return ty nis work. An indefinite postponement of an event which possibly meant untold felicity to both parties, did not look good. So the young lovers talked the matter over early in the morning and decided without consulting physician, parents or any body else, that they would be married at once at all ho ards. The marriage license and the minister were secured and in the hou?e before the parents had any inkling of what was soon to take plaee. All parental objections were soon dissipated, and the ceremony proceeded with due sol emnity. , Mrs. Clark is the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard, is a graduate of Sun nyside College of Dinwidaie, Vai and highly accomplished. Mr. Clark is a rising young railroad man ifa the employ of the Atlantic Coast Line, with headquarters at Rock Mount. Mr. Justice Gives Barbecue. Mr. Prank V\ . Justice gave a most delightful barbecue to a number of his friends at his beautiful home near Louisburg last Tuesday. Mr. Justice left nothing undone that could add to the pleasure and comfort of his guests, and everyone present enjoyed the treat immensely. Those present were Drs. R. F. Yar boro and C. H. Banks, Messrs. W. E. White. G. L Crowell, K. P. Hill, R. O. Bissett, Wm. Freeman, Jim Mitchiner, Will Mitchiner, G. C. Mitchiner, Mal colm McKinne, M. S. Clifton, J. P. Timberlake. Will Not Build. Since our last issue ,the Planters Warehouse Company haye perfected arrangements whereby they will occupy the Hart Warehouse on Main Street. With this change the company will withdraw their contracts that had al ready been let for the building of the large warehouse on- the south side of the river. The company is getting things in readiness for the coming sea son. Read their advertisement in this issue. Bunn 8, Justice 5. Bunn, N. B? June 21. Bunn knock ed Harris out of the box in the first in ning of today's contest, and went ih to win the game with a four run lead. Bootbe relieved Harris and did good pitching until the eighth. Floyd for Bonn held the Justice team at his mer cy throughout the contest. Arnold for Bunn featured with the stick and a tai lings for Justice. Score by Innings: R Justice 001 200 11 0-5 Bunn 4 0 0 100 08 *?8 Batteries: Bunn, Floyd and Hag wood; Justice, Harris, Boothe and Parrish. Struck but, by Floyd 0, by Boothe B. Umpire, Alford. Rey. R. L- Davis In Louisburg. At the Baptist church Sunday night Rev. R. L. Davis, of Raleigh, superin tendent of the North Carolina Anti-Sa loon League, spoke to the combined congregations of all the churches in fawn, showing the effects of the Webb Bill and the Search and Seizure Law Ml the enforcement of the present pro hibition law In this state. Mr. Davis asserted that, with the f' t proper kind of officer*, it is now easier to enforce the prohibition law than any other law on the Statute book*, since the Webb bill and search and seizure law have become operative. 7here is now no excuse for lax law enforcement. He was veiy sanguine in the prophecy that inside of fifteen years nation-wide prohibition would be writ teii in the Federal constitution The prohibition forces are already lined up with that object in view. Mr. Davis preached at the Methodist church Sunday morning. Wood-Jones. Mr. B. F. Wood together with a large number of friends left here early Wed nesday morning for Cedar Rock where be was happily married to Miss Lillian Jones in a beautiful and most impres sive ceremony by Rev. G. M. Duke. As a descriptive article has been prom ised the Tikes for our next issue we will suffice it to say that this was one of the most beautiful event* of its kind solemnized in the pretty little country Church at Cedar Rock In many yeais, arid the extreme popularity of the con tracting parties made it a most inter esting occasion for a large number. The bride Is one of the county s most accomplished young ladies and is the daughter of Mr. S. A. Jones one of Ce dar Rock's most substantial farmers. The groom is a very popular young man of this town and holds a responsi ble position with McKinne Bros. Co. They have hosts of friends who extend best wishes and congratulations. The bride and groom left on the northbound train for an extended hridal trip, taking in many of the northern cities. r THE MOVING^ PEOPLE THEIR MOVEMENTS IN AND OUT OF TOWN Those Who Have Visited Louis ' burg the Past Week ? Those Who Have Gone Elsewhere For Business or Pleasure. Mr. E. F. Thomas spent Monday in Raleigh. Miss Lula Massenburg spent Tues day in Raleigh. Mr. W. D. Egerton paid Elizabeth City a visit the past week. Jude C. M. Cooke spent several .days at home the past week. Mrs. A. W. Cooper, of Hilliardston, is visiting at Mr. L. P. Hicks. Miss Bessie Oast, of Kinston, is visiting Miss Eleanor Thomas. Miss Minnie Brickerel, of Weldon, is visiting.her sister Mrs. K. C. Beck. Mr. Guy I. Buell, of- Spring Hope, was a visitor to Louiaburg Tuesday. i. Mr. 'J. J. Barrow, returned Friday from a business trip to Greensboro. Mrs. J. L. Johnston, of Littleton, is visiting her sister, Mr. J. B. Fulghum. Miss Margaret Hicks, left Monday for a visit to friends at Elizebeth City. Mr. Benjamine Sumner, spent sev eral davs with his people at Rocky Mount. Mr. F. N. Egerton left the past week for a several days visit to Seven Springs. Mrs. . 1'. H. Mangum and children, of Wake Forest, visited hfir people hero this week. Mr. C. D. Egerton returned the past week from Eastern Carolina where he has been on business. , Hon. T. W. Bickett returned to Ral eigh Monday morning after having spent Sunday at home. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. McKinne left Tuesday for an extended visit through Western North Carolina. Mrs. W. H. Furgerson, left yes terday to visit her aunt Mrs. J. C. Smith, at Bessimer City. Mrs. H. M. Barrow and daughters, Misses J alia and Adelaide, of Norfolk, spent Sunday with relatives in town. ? Mr. Ben F. Wood and bride paosed through town Wednesday en route to Washington City and other northern cities. Misses Carrie and Lula SutherHn, who have been visiting Mlsa Bessie Vfilliams, have returned to their home a'. Suther Hn, Va. ? " - Mr. H. L. Candler left Wednesday for Long Beach, California, where h? will spend about a month visiting his people. Mydamea Marmaduke Hkwkins, of Rldgeway, and Edward Alston, 0 if Hen derson, are visitors at Hon, T. W. Blcketts. i Miss Elisabeth Alston left Saturday y* ?>!,. ? ? for Jackson Spring, where she wilt be the guest of Mines Mary and Em ma Wilder. , Mrs. W. P. Lambertson, Mr. and Mrf. <i. L Crowcll and Uiss Leona Lambertson left Wednesday for Green ville, Tenn. Mr. W. M. Person returned the past week from Charlotte uhare he atten ded the funeral of his mother Mrs. Joe Person. Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Hicks aqd Miss Maude Hicks left Wednesday for a trip to Asbeville and other places of interest in Western North Carolina. Entertainment at Royal. On Friday night June 27th, the young people of Royal will give an en tertainment for the benefit of the school and community. Admission 26, 15 and 10 cents. They Will present several short plays, "Seeing the Elephant," a fine temper ance play; "Stick to Your Word," a comedy full of fun; "Jumbo Jum," whose comicalities are very amusing; "Why we never married, " one of the best of pieces. There are also two beautiful drills and thrilling music. Boys Drug Co Mr. Henry O. Mitchell, who recently received license as a registered phar macist, informs us that Mr. William B. Barrow, son of Franklin county's Clerk of the Superior Court, and himself have purchased the Star Drug Co. Ine., ot Star, N. C. They expect to take hold within the next few days. These young nftn are deserving and painstaking and have many friends in Louisburg and Franklin county who will learn with much interest their venture into the business world and and wish for them much success. Overlooked. ? In our write up of the proceeding of the laying of th#corner stone the edi tion inadvertently overlooked the name of Col. W. hr McGliee, who rode in line with Adjutant General Young and oth ers, Col. Mcfihee has been and is now one of the strongest advocates of the erection of a confederate monument in Franklin county and we offtr to him and his many.iriends, of which number the editor of the Times is glad to be numbered, our apologies for the omis sion. Capture Moonshine Outfit. Deputy Collector R. J. Lewis and Deputy Marshall C. G. Ilamlet captured and destroyed a moonshine outfit near Pocomoke in Franklin, county last Fri day, which consisted of one 75-gallon copper still, cap and worm, sixteen fer menters, 1, 000 gallons of beer, five sacks of meal, jugs, buckets and measures. The plant was a new one, and had prob ably been in operation only a short time. One mc n was found at the still, but he made good his escape after a wind. burning chase by the revenue of ficers. ? News-Observer. ? Heavy Wind and Rain During the past week heavy wind and rain storms have visited many section of the county among which were Cedar Rock, Bunn, and Frank linton The roads and groves in the vicinity of Cedar Rock suffered heavy damage ? the storms was said to be the worst that has ever visited that section in the recollection of its oldest citizens. At Franklintort it is reported that the tops of some chimneys were blown away. Considerable blow over and washout wad the experence at Ujinn. However we have heard of no deaths or casualties to human or animal life. There seems to have been more storms following in such close proximi ty to each other than can be recalled in many vears, and where the damage to crops has not been general it has been exceedingly heavy 'in many sec tions. The Cultivation Of Corn. Successful corn culture depends as much upon the "know how" as does success in any other business. Of course, a deep, humus- filled soil is the first consideration, bat fnuch depends upon the cultivates given the corn after it is up. t*he fanner who under stands aad practices the best princi ples of com growing, who knows the root system, the - movements of soil moisture and the uses of soil mulches, will make a good corn crop In spite <jt adverse ?se?om? of rainfall and drought. The one who doe* not under stand these thiaga attrbutes his fail ures to the wet weather, the dry weather, the hot weather, the oold weather, or something else the effect* of which he should be abla to obviate. In the Farm Demonstration Work last "THE VALUE OF A WbMAIT An ; Illustrated Lecture at Methodist Church by _ Rev. A. D. Wilcox. season some big crops of corn were made where no rain fell from the time the corn was planted till it was mature. Yet the yield of com in this country are more dependent upon rainfall during the growing season than upon any one thing else. This should not b?. But let us see that we understand what proper cultivation does. Every good farmer knows that cultivation is to save the moisture, to destroy germinating weed seeds, to liberate plant food and to warm and aerate the soil. If the first two are accomplish ed the others are too. The successful farmer never allows hi* soil to become crusted over because he knows that it is then losing moisture. To prevent crusting also destroy weeds and grass seed that may be coming up ' in the soil. So we see that all that is neces sary is to cultivate often enough to keep the soil loose on top. One of the Experiment stations has found that during very dry hot weather a single corn stalk will take from the soil and evaporate as much as ten pints of water in a day. It requires about 300 pounds of water to produce one pound of dry matter. So we learn that corn is p. crop that requires immense amount of moisture. Yet, throughout this section, we have sufficient rain fall every year to produce two or three corn crops on all our land. The wise farmer is he who has learned how to catch the rainfall and keep it in the soil until it is needed. As to depth yf cultivation, wfe must remember that corn belongs to the. grass family and therefore has a tine, fibrous, extensive root system. By the time corn is a foot high the roots may be lapping between the rows. The roots grow outward f hrough the soil from two to four times as fast as the stalk grow upward. To destroy ! these roots in cultivatiag is to cut off the feeding powers of the corn. It very often happens that the soil needs a rather deep stirring while the corn is small and before the roots get out far. If this is the case, it should be given, but care must be taken not to cultivate deeplv later. The Indiana Experiment Station has shown that corn cultivated about two inches deep yielded 42.36 bushels; that cultivated three inches deep yielded 42.56 bushels; while that cultivated four inches deep yielded only 37.92 bushels. Another station found that shallow cultivation yielded 81.8 bushels per acre, but deep cultivation gave only 74.1 bushels. As to the number of times to cul tivate corn, this will depend upon con ditions. The thing to keep in mind is to keep a mulch on the surface un til the corn has fully tasseled. In many cases it will pay to cultivate until some of the "silks" begin to turn btown. It is a critical time with corn when it is maturing the grain" It should not be neglected then. C. R. Hudson, Raleigh, N. C. Banks to Close. We are requested to state that the banks in Louisburcr will close on Friday, July 4th, 1013, to observe holiday. Those having business with these insti tutions will bear this in mind. Hail Storm Hits Bearpond A severe wind and hail storm struck the Bearpond section of the county Sunday afternoon and did con siderable damage to the crops. Hail stqnes fell thick and the older people of that community say that '^t was the worst storm they ever saw.? Gold Leaf. Lbt of Letters Remaining in the post office at Louis burp: uncalled for, week ending June 27: Paul Ayscue, Aggie Beay, Foster Booth, H. W. Caldwell, William Jones, A. M. Leonard, Eva McKnight. R. J. Reynold*, Archie Trader, D. C. Wil liams, Mary Callaar. Persona calling for the above letters will plnase sav they saw them adver tised. M. W. YabboRough, P. M. Franklin County Union. The next meeting of the county or ganization of the Farmers Union o t Franklin County will be held in Louis burg on Thursday, July 3rd, 1918. All locals are requested to send delegates, aad all members of the farmers Cnien present are invited to attend. T, q. Suspoa, Sec'y. A GREAT LESSON TAUGHT Also We See Ourselves as Oth ers See Us, and We Look Es pecially good. Last Tuesday night at the Methodist church^ was the time find the occasion looked fotward to with much interest by the people of Louisburg. It was the occasion of the illustrated lecture by, Rev. A. D. Wilcox, upon the sub ject, "The Yalue of a Woman." To say it wasTIne don't express it. It was everything more. The depth of its teach ing was clearly a problem, and present ed lessons that should be long remem bered by all whose privilege It is to see it. Besides being a wonderful plea for assistance in helping in the erection of the addition to Louisburg Female Col lege in particular and the education of our daughters in general it was about the strongest biblical lesson the writer ever witnessed, and the enthusiasm with which its first presentation here and its presentations elsewhere were received stamps the approval df success to the wonderful genious of the pastor in whose charge this work is placed and by whose efforts the lecture is being giyen. Rev. A. D. Wilcox. The church with alt the Sunday. School rooms thrown open was largely f.lied and the lecture was opened with prayer by Rev. W. M. Gilmore, of the Baptist Church. The lights having been adjusted a few general but pretty views were thrown upon the canvass while the pastor was making a few explanatory remarks to get the audience acclimated, and ready to receive the treat that was 011 its way. Mr. Wilcox annuunced that he had di vided his lecture into live parts respec tively. Women of ill fame. Christian Women, Women who had become great mothers, Women ot work, and Women of today. He strongly contrasted the influence of the women of ill fame, showing how tbev had not only wecked nations, homes and individuals, but had been a barrier to all that was good, moral, or christlike and that which made life worth living, with the chris* tian women whose influence could be easily traced to all things that per tained to the wellfare of republics, peo ple and moral christian conditions the world over. He presented scenes of foreign countries showing how the wo men toil and earn a livelihood by the sweat of their brow, and many scenes proving the value of a good christian mother in a home and the influence of such a mother on her children. All through the scenes he kept the interests of his hearers at the greatest tension with his interesting bits of history and explanations of each and every individ ual picture. The last division of his lecture dealt with scenes in Louisburg and those in particular touching the in terests of the College. This was the time we saw ourselves ss others will and have seen us. With proper apolo gies for the vanity herein contained we could not believe we looked bo good. The scenes were excellent, but in earn est did not exaggerate in the least the suiroundings we enjoy. ? Those of the college and che history thereof were greatly enhanced by the presence of so many beautiful young ladies who came from far ahd near to be instructed in this old historic college, which has won an enviable reputation in the field of education. The picture of the late M. S. Davis, who for thirteen years so ad mirably filled the position of President of this noble institution, brought pleas ant memories to many in the audience. During the presentation of the local stones a view of the court square was shown and the spot pointed out where the first Confederate flag was raised which was followed by the picture of the designer of the flag, Ur. O. R. Smith, who only a short while ago pass ed to the great beyond, and then the picture of the flag itself. We do not feel that it is necessary to offer an apology for this description of the lecture on Tuesday night as all those who witnessed it realized that real justice could not be done it in sev eral volumes ? even if at all. It was a success in .every application of tha word, still it ia impossible to imagine a limit to its educational possibilities. It wks a forcible example of where you saw what vou had heard. After com pleting the lecture an offering to asetit- , in defraying the expenses of the lecture was taken which netted quite a Mat sum. Rev. Mr. Wiloox and his assistant Mr. -D. P. Smith wick lea Wednesday morning to All several engige meets. In all dates have been mad* for a con* piste fix weeks coarse.