A. F. JOHNSON, EDITOR AND MANAGE*.
THE C0U1CTY, THE STATE, THE UNIok
SUBSCRIPTION >1.00 PER YEAH
-VOL. XLIII.
jOUISBUBO, N. C.. FRIDAY, .AUGUST 8. 1918.
NUMBER 26
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MKT IN REGULAR SESSION MON
DAY.
Tax Levy for 1918? State and
Pension 57 2-8 and 91-62,
County General 21 and 88,
Bridge 10 and 30.
The Board of County Commissioner*
met in regular session on last Monday
with all members present. After read
ing and approving the minutes of the
previous meeting the following busi
ness was transacted:
The following commissioners were
appointed to lay off a new road in Cy
press Creek township beginning at W.
D. Bowden's in Cedar Rook township
and extending to Seven Paths Academy
near A. F. Vieks: W. W. Hines, Mat
thew Svkes, W. F. Gay. \
It was ordered that a sufficient
amount of ten inch piping be allowed to
go across the road at Islington's Cross
roads.
An appropriation of $60 each was al
lowed the two fire companies of Louis
burg as an annual appropriation.
Ned Davis was allowed $15.00 for
damages to his horse in falling through
bridge in Ilayesville township.
The report Dr. J. E. Malone, Sup
erintendent of He&Uh w?s received and
ordered filed. \
It was ordered that W Stone be
allowed five joints of eighteen -inch pip
ing to go across road near Dr. Bobbitts.
Pulley Holden was allowed to go^to
the county home.
Report of E. N. Williams, i^ipsrin-.
tendent of County Home was received
and filed. He reports seven white and
fourteen colored inmates. Two deaths
since last report? one white and one
colored, lie also reports that Mrs.
Katherine Nixnrr 4hd the child, May
Agnes Egan, have been turned over to
the authorities of the State of New
Jersey.
It was ordetpd that the Board meet
at the County Home on August 15th,
1913 ? regular semi-annual meeting.
It was ordered that the Manager of
the Medical Depository, in order to
bring the proceeds from the sa!e of li
quor as near as possible to the cost of
maintaining the Depository sell the fol
lowing brands of liquor at prices as
follows: I. W. Harper $1 10 per quart,
I, W. Harper in pints 60 cents, Mascot
pints 40 cents, Melwood 40 cents pint,
brandy 50 cents per pint. These prices
shall apply to the month ot August,
' __r TAX LKYY.
The commissioners proceeded to levy
the taxes for 1913 as follows:
state. ' v
State and Pension tax for 1913 li>e
lived at 27 2-3 cents on |100 and 12
cents on each poll.
Common School fund 80 cents on >100
and SI. 50 on poll.
COUNTY TAXES
For General Purpose 21 cents on $100
and 38 cents on eacli poll.
Bridges 10 cents on $100 and 30 cents
on polls.
SPECIAL ROAD TAXES
Franklinton township? 35 cents on
$100 and $1.05 on polls.
Youngsville? 30 cents pn $100 and
00 cents on polls.
Louisburg? 25 cents on $100 and 75
cents on polls.
SPECIAL SCHOOL T^XES
Pine Ridge district? 30 cents on prop
erty and 90 cents on polls.
Pilot school? 20 cents on property
and 00 cents on polls.
Bunn School? 30 cents on property
and 90 cents on polls.
New Hope school? 20 cents on prop
erty and 60 fents on polls,
CtementS gchoot? 20 cejit* qn proper
ty and BO cents on polls. -
Moulton school? 20 cents on proper
ty and 60 cents on polls.
Ingleside school? 20 oents on proper
ty and 80 cents on polls
Cedar Rock -30 cents oh property and
W cents on polls.
Seven Paths? 15 cents" on property
and 45 cents on polls.
Justice? 80 cents on property and 90
cents on polls.
Mapleyille school? 20 cents on prop
erty and 60 cents on polls.
k < CRAPED SCHOOLS
Franklinton? 35 cents on property
and #1.06 on polls.
? Louisburg? 45 cents on property and
$1.35 on polls.
After allowing a number of accounts
the Board adjourned to meet again on
August 16th at county home.
Camping Party.
The grove of Mr. John Allan, four
milea from town, pretentod ? Terr
pictarwque scene lut week. A atrang
?r mirht have suppoMd that be bad
?old out to a party of gjptltt. Tenta
wers spread every where and the sun
dry email bathing suits that daily flap
ped in the wind when not in use bore
evidence that something very unusual
had happened in that serene family/
A visitor who saw him looking alter
the comforts of his large famiiy&o^ht
when she saw the numerous demands
made upon him by his youthful guest
that he must verily have felt like the
"father of Zebudee's children" that
is if Zebudee was rich In heirs. " /?
His guests were Uesdames & Z.
Eaerton, W. E. White, Ivey Allen and
J. A. Turner and their cLildrvn ?nd
children's guests. One who had ex
pected to be a member of the, party
declined in disgust when he found that
they would camp within sight of elylll
sation, but Mr. Allen's good cheer And'
kind attentions and valuable assistance
of Messrs. T. K. Alien snd Joel Mc
Kenzie, who proved themselves ex
perienced chefs, compensated the iocs
and proved the wisdom of the location
of the camp. : {if. ?? s
The usual appetising camp viands
were supplemented with delicacies
provided by tile many guests who dined
orsupped with the party doting the
week, aa well as generous "sopplles
{rem Mr. Allen's dairy.
The party returned on Monday morn
ing in fine health and have about per
suaded their friends that camping is an
ideal way to spend vacation, provided
that the tents are pitched in the Alien
grove.
TOWN COMMISSIONERS
ItKT IN REGULAR SESSION FHI
- DAY NIGHT.
Board Taking Itive Busi
ness Methods Fbr. Transact
ing the Business of the Town.
The Board of Town Commissioners
met in regular session in the Mayor's
office on last Friday night with Messrs.
Ford, Newell. Hicks, "Williamson, Whe
less and the Mayor present. The min
utes of the last meeting was read and
approved.
The report ol Chief of Police J. C.
Tucker was received and ordered filed.
He reports $235.60 for June and $123.04
for July.
Keport of A. W. Alston, Clerk, was
received and ordered filed.
A motion by Hicks and seconded by
Wheless that J, g. Williams be refund^
funded $5.00 on rents for market house
for July was carried.
Williamson made a motion that the
salary of the Chief of Police be increas
ed from $40 to $50 per month. The
motion was seconded by Wheless and
was carried by a unanimous vote.
A motion by Newell and seconded by
Ford that the salary of A. W. Alston as
clerk be raised to $7S.OO per month was
deferred to the next meeting.
A motion as follows was made by
Newell and seconded by Wheless, car
ried by a unanimous vote. "That the
Mayor call a meeting of the Board as
soon as he returns from the encamp
ment and instruct the Treasurer to be
present with a full report of all the
funds he has on hand and where they
are, and that the Clerk be instructed to
keep a cash book and all the funds be
turned over to the Clerk and he to
turned them over to the Treasurer at
once, after being entered on cash book."
U pon motion it was ordered that the
salary of A. W. Alston and R. C. Beck
be paid weekly.
F. W. Wheless was appointed Mayor
pro-tem during the absencg of Mayor
Turner at encampment.
The Board ordered A. W. Alston to
collect all back taxes, Dy due process of
A motion prevailed instructing the
purchasing agent to buy the necessary
tools to make water taps and order five
corporation cocks.
The Board ordered that water and
sewerage be run to Dr. Ellis property
on Elm street at once.
After allowing a number of accounts
the Board adjourned subject to call as
per resoultion passed.
Lightning Strikes Residence
Although he was some time finding
oat the trouble Mr. J. J. Lancaster in
forms us that during the heavy storm
of Saturday two weeks ago the light
ning struck the southwestern front cor
ner of the W. B. Cooke residence on
Naslf street in which be lives and tore
off two or three pieces of weather
boarding, besides killing a large Tine
that had grown up on the porch. At
the time of the occurence several mem
ben of hia family felt the shock and
the electric lights were burnt out but
no other evidence of the trouble was
noticed until last Friday when the
above damage was tound.
A CONVENTION CALLED
IN accordandance with the
GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION.
For the Purpose of Nominating a
Candidate for the Special Ses
sion of the General Assembly.
Pursuant to the p'an of organization
of the Demooratic party, and after con
sultation witii members of the County
Executive Committee of Franklin coun
ty, a Convention is hereby called to
meet in Louisburg, N. C., Thursday,
Aug. 28th, 1918, at 1 o'clock, p. m., for
the purpose of nominating a candidate
to represent Franklin County In a Spec
ial Session of the General Assembly
called by the Governor.
Under the plan of organization, Sec
tion 28; Should any person desiring to
become a candidate and demanding a
primary, must file written notice, to
gether with a cash deposit sufficient to
cover the cost of holding said primary
na per said section mentioned above.
Said notioe and deposit must be Sled
wich the Chsirman of the Executive
Committee of Franklin County on or
before noon of Monday, Aug. 11, 1913.
It is agreed by the Executive Com
mittee that the same delegates attend
ing the County Convention which nom
inated county officers in May, 1912,
shall compose the delegation for this
Convention. Alt vacancies in the town
ship delegations caused by death or re
moval, shall be filled by the Chairman
of the Executive Committee of such
township.
The following are the names of the
Township Chairmen and the number of
delegates each township is entitled to:
Dur.n? S. B. Muilin, Chairman, 8
Harris ? D. E. Harris " 8
Voungsnlle? J. B. Perry " 9
Franklinton ? R. B. White " 13
Hayesville? R. I,. Stokes " 3
Sandy Creek? E. M. Gupton " 7
Gold Mine ? W.D.U|Jchurch " 6
Cedar Rock? J. O. Wilson " 12
Cypress Creek ? J. A. Boon " 3
Louisburg? W. E. Tucker " 15
84
J. R. CoLLtE, Ch'mri
Franklin CountvEx. Committee.
West Virginia legislators Sentenced.
Webster Springs, W. Va., Aug. 4.?
Sentences were imposed upon five mem
bers of the West Virginia Legislature
late today by Judge O'Brien in the Su
perior Court. They were convicted of
bribery in connection with the election
of a United States Senator early In the
year. The sentences follow :
Delegates S. U. G. Rhodes, Rath
Duff and H. F. Ashbury, six years each
in the penitentiary; State Senator B.
A. Smith, five years and six months and
Delegate Davie Hill, five years.
In addition the five are disqualified
for life from holding any public office
or office of trust.
Mr. Parham To Represent Lejgitt
and Myers.
Through an oversight in giving the
list of buyers of tobacco for the Louis
burg market for the coming season we
failed to mention one of the most pop
ular buyers on the market and a man
whose judment of tobacco is equal to
the best. Mr. S. J. Parham, will rep
resent the Leggitt & Myers Tobacco
Co., this year on the local, market and
informs us he will work under Bplendid
buying conditions.
To Open Hardware Store.
Mr. B. N. Allsbrook, who has for a
number of years had charge of the
hardware department of McKinne
Bros. Co., has severed his connection
with this firm and informs ua he has
leased the T. T. Terrell old stand and
will put in a complete line of hardware
about September 1st. Mr. Allsbrook
is a young business man of exceptional
ability and has a thorough knowledge
of the hardware lines. He will no
doubt receive a good portion of this
class of the county's trade.
Farmers Warehouse to Open
Aug- 28.
In another column will be found the
announcement of the opening sale of
the Farmers Warehouse, which will
take place on Thursday, August 28th,
1913. This house, as is well known, la
under the direct management of Louis'
burg's pioneer warehousemen, Messrs.
Meadows and Harris.- - Their success In
this branch of business is sufficient to
say thev have been the friends of the
tobacco grower, as people seldom trade
where they do not feel ther art receiv
ing the propei' considerations. They
have always shown a moat earnest in
terest In the sales made open their
floor* and fou are assured, If poaaible,
even better service this year. Read
their advertisement.
PROVISION FOR CROPS
DETERMINES TO TAKE TIKB
' BY FORELOCK.
Twenty-Five to Fifty Million
Dollars of Government Funds
To be Deposited in National
Banks of South and West at
Once.
Washington D. C., July 31.? Twen
ty-five to fifty million dollars of govern
ment funds.will be deposited in the na
tional banks of the South and West at
once by Sect eta ry McAdoo to facilitate
the movement of crops. Federal, state
and municipal bonds and some commer
cial paper will be accepted an security
for the money, upon which the banks
will pay two per cent interest.
The motive of Secretary McAdoo in
establishing this new policy is to an
ticipate the money stringency in the
late rammer and fall, which invariably
accompanies the marketing and move
ment of crops, especially when the crops
are unusnally large, as the harvest is
now beginning forecast. He intends to
take time by the forelock and prevent
or minimize the usual tightness of
money.
In a statement ro^jy the Secretary
made the significant answer that gov
ernment bond3 would be accepted at
par as secority for the new deposits
and that the additional money would
be placed only with banks which have
taken out at least forty per cent of their
authorized circulation.
WIIX ACCEPT TWO'S AT PAR. -
United States two per cents bonds,
serving as security for most of the nat
ional bank circulation, have been de
pressed recently to new low market re
cords, droppiug to 95 3-4 during the
past few days. The Secretary's will
ingness to accept these bonds at par as
security for the twenty-five to fifty,
millions of promised deposits and the
inducement to the national banks to
increase their circulation up to the for
ty per cent limit is expected to help in
restoring the parity of the depressed
2's by crea'ing a new market for them.
For the first time in history, the Gov
ernment will accept prime commercial
paper as security for deposits. This
privilege will be granted, announced
the Secretary, in order to make these
special deposits available to the banks
on securities readily within their reach.
"The commercial paper submitted,"
added Mr. McAdoo, "shall first be pass
ed upon and approved by the clearing
house committees of the cities in which
the banks offering such paper may be
located. All commercial paper and
bonds must finally be passed upon and
accepted by the Secretary."
COMMERCIAL PA#ER AT 63 PER CENT
Approved commercial paper will be
accepted as security for the deposits at
05 per cent of its face value, and high
class state, municipal and other bonds,
exclusive of government bonds, at 75
per cent of their market value.
The additional deposits will be placed
with the national banks in the two or
three principal cities in each of the
states where harvesting now is In prog
ress, and where the demand for money
for moving the crops most convenient
ly can be met. The Secretary said it
would be practicable to scatter the de
posits among the smaller cities, espec
ialv In View of the character of securi
ties necessary.
The banks will be required to return
the money to the public treasury when
the crops have been moved. The present
suggestion, Mr. McAdoo said, is that
fifteen per cent be repaid in December,
thirty per cent in January, thirty per
centin February and twenty-five per
cent in March next.
action bight at oncb.
"Steps are now being taken to carry
out the plan," added the Secretary,
"so that the funds may be promptly
available for the movement of crops."
Names of banks to receive the depos
its and other details of the arrangement
will be announced later.
This new policy is the antithesis of
that adopted by former Secretary of the
Treasury MacVbagh, who a year ago
Reclined to make government deposits
to relieve the tight money market on
the ground that the moderate surplus
of Federal funds at that time should be
held as a reaerve to be utilized at some
possible critical stage.
With the net balance in the general
hind today amounting to nearly $132,
000,000, Secretary McAdoo has token
the stand that the Government should
anticipate the situation by placing de
posits where and at the time they are
needed.
ALMOST OOOBL* DEPOSITS.
If the full 160,000,00b is deposited
this itep will temporarily almost double
the Govetomenfi deposits with th<
banks which now bold *68,000,000 ol
Federal funds.
Just as Secretary McAdoo was an
nouncinK bis plan, Senator Tillman, ol
South Carolina, was iuuing a statement
declaring that unless Congress acted
quickly to provide an emergency cur
rency the cotton planters of the South
would lose a hundred million dollars
through inability to get money to move
their crops.
Board of Education.
The Board of Education for Franklin
County met in regular session on last
Monday with all members present.
The chief matters before the Board
of. Education at this meeting
were the appointment of attendance of
ficers in each township as provided by
the new compulsory school law and ol
committees for the special tax districts.
A list of attendance officers is given
below. I
Supt. White reported that in the ex
amination ot the treasurers books il
appeared that $2600.00 due to the school
fund from taxes of the proceeding yeai
had never been actually turned over to
the treasurer so as to be available foi
school purposes.
The money had been paid in bnt it
was credited to the general county
fund. In the year of Sheriff Boone's
death there was necessarily some con
tusion ana it appeared at the time ol
settlement that while all moneys were
accounted for the general county fund
had received too much and the school
fund too little. The Commissioners
made the settlement with the under
standing that the school fund should be
paid this money out of the general
county fund as soon as collected.
Mr. White stated that no blame could
be attached to any Of the officers but in
view of the closeness with which school
expenditures are figured it was embar
rassing not to have this money available
to pay the necessary school expenses.
A -conference was had with the County
Commissioners and the necessary steps
taken to adjust the matter.
The attendance officers for the town
ships are as follows :
Dunns. Thomas Williams; Harris, 3.
B. King; Young&ville, S. E. I'earce;
rranklinton, E. H. . ?vans; Hayesville,
R. G. Winn; Sandy Creek, E. M. Gup
ton; Gold Miii?, J. H Wood; Cedar
Rock, S. II. Boone; Cypress Cieek, W.
K. Gay; Louisburg, J. L,. Palmer.
Motorcycle Collides With Hay
Ride.
What might have been a more serious
accident occurred on Thursday night of
last week when a motorcycle being rid
den by Messrs. E. A. Rogers and Shir
ley Downey, ran into a wagon party
who was off on a hay ride at the curve
in the road just beyond Mr. E. A.
Kemrs. Both parties were coming to
town and it being dark and passing a
curve they were together before the
distance was detected and although
Mr. Rogers applied all the brakes pos
sible the machine struck the side of the
wagon. The mules became frightened
but were held under control and no
damage was done sa^e Mr. Downey get
ting a sprained ankle. Those in the
party on the hay ride, who had been
enjoying the evening in a stroll oyer
the good roads in this and Franklinton
townships, were Mioses Elizabeth Al
ston, Ruth Webb, Thelma Sims and
Mrs. Sims, Messrs. Preston Clarke,
Belvin Cox, Claude Collins, Cheatham
Alston.
Once With Lttuisburg- j
The many friends of Mr. Harry
Hedgepeth in this vicinity will rejoice
at his success in the baseball world and
also at tile fact that ho once played
ball for Louisburg and won an enviable
reputation at the beginning of his ca
reer. One day last week he was bought
by Washington City, American League
from the Petersburg team of the Vir
ginia League for the neat sum of $3000.
It will be remembered that he is the
one who in the pitchers box, took the
deciding game in the series between
Franklinton and Louisburg at Raleigh <
in 1810. Quite a number of our people
will recall the games of that season
with much pleasure.
Seas Many Changes.
Mr. T. L. Ayescue, who was a visitor
to Louisburg Saturday far the first
time m twenty years or the second time
in forty rears remarked to manv of h's
friends th&t he could see many changes
inthe town for the better. Mr. Ayes
cue live* in Hayesville township, about
three mileafiom Ingleside and iB a man
who stiya at home and attends to his
ownaffain a* will be seen above. On
this occaaioo he was summoned to at
tend a trial as a witness. We were
glad to see him hare and hope he will
not wait so long next time to call.
THE MOVING PEOPLE
THEIR MOVEMENTS in and
OUT OF TOWN
Those Who Have Visited LouIb
burgr the Past Week? Those
Who Have Gone Elsewhere
Mr. Ivey Allen is visiting at Ridge
way. ^
Mr. W. E. White spent Monday in
Raleigh.
Miss Mary Belle Macon is visiting
friends at Kinaton.
Mr. B. A. Sumner, left Sunday for
Rocky Mount..
Mr. E. S. Green returned from Bal
timore the pas s week.
fcMr. W.'C. High visited Ocean View,
Va., the past week.
Miss Agnes Lacy, of Raleigh, spent
Sunday with Miss Eleanor Cooke.
Supt. W. R. Mills is on a visit to his
people in Rocky Mount, Vs.
Mrs, R. C. Beck and children left Fri
day to Visit her people at Halifax.
Mr. M. S. Clifton and family left
Tuesday fer Tarboro to visit her people.
Theodore Fogleman and E. F. Thorn
as visited Raleigh Monday.
Mr. G. B. Cooper, of Raleigh, visited
his people in Louisburg Sunday.
Miss Gussie Adams, of Cary, is visit
ing her uncle, Mr. P. A. Reavis.
Mrs. Dr. J. E. Brothers of Goldsboro,
is visiting at Mr. F. B. McKinne.
Mrs. W. H. ltuffin, is -visiting her
brother, Mr. R. S. White at Raleigh.
Mr. R. J. Young and wife, of Ral
eigh, are visiting her people near town.
Miss Clyde Hocutt, of Garner, is vis
iting liei' sister, Mrs. W. P. Tomlinson.
Mrs Lucy Perkinson, of Warien
county, is visiting at Mr. J. If. Hollo
way's.
Mrs. lien W. Brown and children, of
Spring Hope, are visiting Mrs. Caddie
Strickland.
Mr. and Mrs. R* G. Allen left yester
day for a two week's vacation to the
coast of Maine.
Mr. Boyd Meadows, oT Mt. Olive,
who has been visiting his brothers here,
returned home Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Coyna, of Rich
mond, are visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. F. Yates.
SBMisa Marie Starke, of Oxford, and
Miss Janie Rowland, of MiddlebuTg, are
visiting at Mr. John W. Kings.
Presiding Elder J, H. Hall, was a vis
itor to Louisburg Sunday conducting
the services at the Methodist Church.
Mr. Cecil D. Brothers, who has recent
ly returned from Mexico, is on a visit
to Louisburg, guest of the Messrs. Mc
Kinne.
Among those who took in the excur
sion to Norfolk Tuesday were Capt. P.
G. Alston, !. L. Palmer, James B.
King.
Mrs. J. 0. May, and two little
daughters returned from Baltimore
Wednesday where she has been for the
past week purchasing her fall stock,
which will be more complete than here
tofore.
Miss Pattie Aycocke, who has been
attending a house party at Wilmington,
returned home the past week, she was
accompanied by Miss Hortense Weid
man, who will visit her for quite a
while.
Marriage Licenses
Register of Deeds Yarborough issued
marriage^licenses to the following cou
ples during the month of July:
White ? Plummer Wilson and Minnie
Harris, H. M. Crawley and Nellie
Sledge, Tabiaff Kearney and Maude
Strother.
ColorEI'? Jimmie Harris and Anna
Webb, Fred Hall and Amy Spivey,
Robert Faison and Flora Forsythe,
Jacn Richardson and Mary Richardson.
Mr. Alexander to Speak.
The public is cordially invited to hear
Dr. H. Q. Alexander, the President of
the N. C. Farmers Union, In the Court
House next Friday morning at 11 o'clock
August 15, 1913. Rev. G. M. Duke
will also (peak. After the speaking by
Dr. Alexander and Mr. Duke, there will
be m business meeting of the Union in
their new warehouse at which only the
members will be present.
J. B. FutOHUu, Sec'y.
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Kllllmr Dogs.
Chief of Police J. 0. Tucker informs
us he lulled are dogs on iaat Friday,
one of which was run mad and the oth
er four had been asaociatinf with the
one with the rabies.