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, . . . J LOUI8BW2?' H. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1*17.
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THIRD ANNUAL FAIR OPENED TUESDAY
Opening Address by Hon. 0. Max Gardner, Lieu
tenant Governor of North Carolina.
BIG CROWDS, GOOD SHOWS, FINE
EXHIBITS
rarades Very Creditable?Bad Weath
er Interfered With School Children'?
Parade?Saturday H Day for Col
ored Peoftob
Although Tuesday was a cold
rainy day and only a small crowd
ventured out, the third annual (air
tor Franklin County was formally
opened by addresses from Hon. O.
Max Gardner, Lieutenant Governor
of North Carolina and Hon. Ben T.
Holden, President of the Fair Asso
ciation. The Midway Is full and at
tractive and the whip, ferrls wheel
and merry-go-round are attracting
many. The shows are of a gqod
quality and furnish much amuse
ment to all.
In the exhibit hall the most real
Interest la shown. Besides.the Indi
vidual exhibits there are a number of
s
community exhibits and fll are more
than creditable both to the communi
ty and thoBe who took part in mak
ing them up.
^ The live stock exhibit Is fine and
1 l.i the strongest evidence of what the
ptcple of Franklin County~are doing
to improve the agricultural condi
tions of the county.
The poultry exhibit is great and
contains some very fine birds.
Taking it all as a whole the fair
this year is a great success. The
cumber of exhibits, over former
fairs, steadily increases both In vol
rme and quality, and the people are
showing their appreciations by liber
ally patronizing It
Yesterday was Agricultural Day
and the parade and exhibits special
for the day were great and did much
credlti to the organization.
Today will be Fraternal Day, when
one thousand or more members of
different fraternal orders will Join in
a big parade. The day is expected
to be one of the biggest events of the
fair.
Saturday has been set aside as a
special day for colored people, at
which time the collored school chil
dren will parade.
Mr.' Thomas W. Ruffln, Chief Mar
shal and his clever assistants have
mode quite a success of the different
parades and have won the admira
tion of all who attended the fair.
Dr. A. H. Fleming, who has so suc
cessfully conducted the fairs as the"
Official Secretary, deserves much cre
dit for the success of the present fair.
Wl.en everything looked as If it
would be impossible to put on the
fair, this year he got especially busy
and succeeded ,ln getting the railroads
to consent to move the amusement
cimpanies, and It Is to his untiring
efforts the people owe their appreci
ation for the week of pleasure that
Is now going on in Louisburg.
Coroner's Inquest
Upon the finding of a dead baby In
the home ot John Green, colored, on
Thursday evening of last week, and
being unable to get any Information
as to why It was there a coroner's
Inquest was held to ascertain If any
foul play had been the Cause of the
death and to place the crime If pos
slto. After hearing all the evidence
available the Jury which was com
posed of Messrs. W. H. Mann, R. P.
Taylor, J. W. King, J. C .Tucker, J.
K. Southall and F. W. Hicks, the
Jury failed to And that the baby had
been killed.
later a warrant was secured by
oAcer Hudson for John Oren. his
wife and daughter, and a trial had on
Monday, which resulted In the par
ties being held under bond for an
Investigation before the graad Jury.
Sparing tka
Save the snake 1s the latest slogan,
or perhaps 1? an old ono plucked
cut of the scrap heap and burnished
up to meet new conditions. Save
the snakes, no-not to eat bnt that
they may eat the pests that affect
the farmer. <
An article In tho Scientific Ameri
can says that harmless snakes
?hould be protected and that most
makes are of the h ampera variety.
The United States Department ot
Agriculture calculate? that hundreds
ot milTlon dollars worth of cereals
aro destroyed by rodents in the ti
nned States every year. The article
In the Scientific American suggests
the wisdom of sparing the snakes" so
that they will reduce the ravages by
r< dents. The writer admonishes
farmers to encourage the preaenee~of
bull-snakes, king snaka, chicken
snake, garter snake, gophen snake,
black snake, and the blue racer. He
says they ar? the natural enemies of
ether peats.
Many . people think that the aver
sion to the snake is eo dew seated
that he will never be tolerated no
matter how useful he may be ai a
pest destroyer. On the other hand,
facta are tremendously effective as
argumenta and if a scientific study of
the snake and his habits showa that
the production of certain varieties
ought to be encouraged the prejudice
against the reptile will slowly fade,
hu- the. emphasis will be on the
word slowly.
Person?Ay cock
At the home of the bride's moth
er, Mrs. M. H. Ayrock, on Nash St.
Miss Nole Maxlne Aycock and Mr.
William T. Person were united in
the holy bonds of wedlock Tuesday
morning at 8 o'clock, Rev. N. H. D.
Wilson, of the Methodist church, per
forming the ceremony, Immediately
alter which they motored to Rich
mond and other northern cities where
they will spend their honeymoon.
The parlor was very artistically
decorated. Mrs. A. R. Edwards
played the wedding march, playing
very softly Traumerl during the cer
emony. The bride, who is one of
Loulsburg's most beautiful young
women, wore a handsome rose taupe
suit with accessories to match,' and
carried a very handsome shower
bouquet
Mr. Person is one of Loulaburg's
coat prosperous young men, and it
is a source of regTet to his Loujs
burg friends tkat he will make his
future home in FarmvlUe, Va. Mrs
Person is a very popular young lady"
TEc many friends at the happy young
couple will wish them bon voyage.
Minstrel at Justice
The Justice High School will give"
a burnt-cork entertainment on the
evening of October 17. Much pleas
ure Is anticipated from It, as thef e
will be music and vaudeville features.
An eepectajjy interesting Item Is a
farce debate: "Resolved, That stealln'
chickens ain't no crime." Everybody
la Invited. The admission will be
twenty-five cents, proceeds for ben
efit of Justice High School.
"List of Letters
The following la a list of letters re
| n:alnlng in the Postofllce at LOuls
| bui'g, N. C., not called for Oct 12,1917.
Mr. W. A .Allen
Mr. Ralph Baker
Jim Blanton
Mr. A. L. Flamming
Mr. Luther Hagwood
Mr. Irrin Hale
Miss Bular Hlght
Mrs. Georgia McNeal
Mrs. Leatha Mantel
Mr. W. . Rearce
Mrs. John Perry
Harry Robinson'
Mr. W. B. Smith
Mra, Roaa Walker
Mr. Bam Weeks r-' -
Persons calling for any of the tWv?
I letters will. please state that they
| saw them advertised.
R. H. DAVIS, Pestmaatar
Planning Bi? Drive
The Federal Food Administration
under the direction of Mr. Herbert
Hoover Is planning a "big drive" |n
food conservation, for Ootober JO-IS,
and la accordance with their plane
the County Executive Committee ter
Franklin^ Coun ty met tn 8upt Beat's
ftffice Saturday and appointed a com
mittee for each of the schdbl districts
1st Franklin County.
| The plan of the campaign is as fol
" j>?
lews: Each of the district commlt
tiffc la provided with sufllclent pledg
es, home and window cards tor ev
ery home in their district, then on
Saturday, Oct 20, every housewife, or
tue ones who dispenses food in the
ccunty Is requested to be at the school
house In her district. ,
The District Committee win be pre
si ni at the school house with the
ctfcessafy pledge, home an<^ window
cards, and every woman present will
bi expected to sign the pledge cards,
wnlch Is only her promise to be eco
nomical in the use of Sour, meat, su
gar and dairy products, and Is no
binding pledge on her part to use
none of these .
The following week Oct. 22-28 the
c .nominees will visit every hotne In
the- County,, both white and colored
that was not represented at the school
house Saturday and get the lady of
the house to sign the pledge card.
All who sign the pledge cards will
be given a window card which enti
tles tbme to membership In the Fed
eral Food Administration.
Ail of us are not premitted to serve
In the campaign In France against
Oermany, bnt we can iprve la the'
campaign here against her, and the
v.indow cards hanging In our windows
Will be proof that we are doing our
bit back here to help the "boys" in
Frbnce, so let therq be no home in
the county, white or clrea with
out one of these cards in their win
dow showing ' that they have enlist
ed In the fight against German fight
ing lines.
because of the demand for the men
at front, And the Inability of the
women to do man's work'efficiently
In the fields and factories the supply
n; food for our Allies Is low, and the
denland for it urgent.
It Is only by economizing now that
vre can meet the demand, and unless
wo do meet It Oermany whlpe us.
The following letters from our Gov
ernor and others show how anxious
tr ey are that we realise the Impor
tance of tha food campaign, and do
all -hat w? can help. So let every
housewife In the county be at the
school house in her district Saturday,
Cofe, 20.
JOSEPH C. JONES >
Federal Food Administrator
For Franklin County
October 6, 1917.
Sr. Joseph C. Jones,,
Food Administrator for Franklin Co..
Loulsburg, N. C.
Dear Sir: """
I am deeply Interested in the move
ment throughout the United States
for food conservation. North Caro
lina must not fall to fall In line, with
energy and enthusiasm, In this great
and altogether necessary work. I am
delighted to know that the^campaign
in Franklin County is going to be ac
tive and comprehensive, and I urge
the^"people of dear old Franklin to
follow as closelly as posslbe the sug
gestions made by the Food Adminis
trator of the Nation, the State and
the County, from time to time.
Thanking you for your patriotic In
terest In this work, I beg to remain
Very truly yours,
?t. W. BICKETT.
Loulsburg, N. C., Oct. 10, 1917.
Mr. Joseph C. Jones,
Loulsburg, N. C.
Dear Sir:
I congratulate you "upon your ap
pointment, as Food Administrator for
the County of Franklin, as I earnest
ly believe, that this 1* a position, In
which you can do a great service for
your Country. With organized forc
ea all over tha County, and with pro
per Instruction to the house-wives,
untold benefit will be derived, not-on
ly for the present, but for time to
come. I am heartily with yon In this
movement, because I believe It Is a
very necessary movement-to help IM
Government In carrying on the ?if
with Germany, by saving ?11 product*
so that we will have something to
spar* to send to the front for our
soldier boys. Then the lessons I?
s aria K by this movement will benefit
future generations after the war la
over. It la absolutely necessary now
aa the feedlng of our troopv after
drafting Into service, is as Important
as to equip then} with the necessary
. equipment for war. Islfeeerely trust
that every house-wife In this County
vrlll rally to your by meet***
with yonr Committers in the sevaqU
Townships and pledging their loyal
ty to their Country and to oar soldier
bora at the front.
With highest regards, I am
Your friend,
J. J. BARROW. '
Prices High But Sales Light
On account-of the bad weather the
past week the sales of tobacco here
were light, but the older experienced
tobacco men state that, the prfces
here never been higher. It now
seems that all grades are enjoying
the Increased prices "and the fanners
are reaping the benefits. y
WBEBE NEG BO SELECTED ARM V
MEN WILL TRAIN
North Carolina Troops Will do To
Camp Grant, Illinois
Washington,Oct. 9.?Negro selected
men from Alabama, Tennessee, Mis
sissippi,, North Carolina, Oklahoma
anil Florida will be trained in North
era camps, and those from Louisiana
at Camp Pike, Little Rock, Ark., it
was announced la a memorandum
from the Adjutant General to the
Provost Marshal General made public
tciJght. Negroes from other South
ern 8tates will be trained In their .re
spective States.
Asslgnmen ts ofSouthern drafted
negroes to camps outside their own
States were announced as follows:
Tennessee to Camp Meade. Mary
land; Mississippi to Camp Funston,
Kansas; North Carolina, to Camp
Grant, Illinois; Oklahoma, to Camp
Sherman, Ohio; Florida, to Camp Dlx,
New Jersey; and Louisiana, to Camp
Pike, Arkansas.
Georgia negroes will be trained at
Camp Gordon, Ark.; negroes at Camp
Flke, S. C., at Camp Jackson, Ken;
tucky. at Camp Zaohary Taylor, Texas
at Camp Travis, and Virginia at
Camp Lee.
Bunn High School Notes
We have added five more names
to our rapidly growing list In the
high school.
Miss Bettle Williams Tayloe spent
| the wqek end In Middlesex
Miss Grace Parker len for her
home near Ahoakle Sunday on busi
?ceee. ??{? \ '
Curtis Weathqrs of Wake Forest
College attended the Community Fair
on last Friday.
Mr. Ed. and Miss Laura Strickland
of near Wilson spent Sunday with
i-iss Zelma Holland.
r Miss Oma White spent .Saturday
and Sunday at Justice.
Mr. Forest Wigga left Monday for
Raleigh to attend & business college
Messrs. Stephen Sykes and Charlie
Wilder spent Sunday in Richmond.
Mr. Jermie Tant of Spring Hope
spent Sunday in our midst.
Plans are being made for a garage
for Bunn.
Miss Faber Gay spent Sunday with
Edna Seymore.
Mr. Peyton Sykes has a new Ford.
The school plck?d the Betterment
cotton Monday morning.
Mr. G. Medley returned from Rocky
Mount last week. He reports a good
time at the Fair.
A number of our people attended
the Community Fair at Seven Paths
on last Thursday.
Bernlce Baker spent the weik end
with Eugenia Seymore.
One of the most Important days
that has happened in the history of
Bunn w*s Friday, Oct 5, at 10.30. The
school children assembled in front
of Mr. D. T. HolUngsworth's. The
band headed the parade, then the mar
shal? and last the school children
They marched to the school building
where Hon. R. B. White of W(pke For
est delivered an Inspiring address
which was enjoyed by all..
Afterwards the exhibit rooms were
opened. To My they were line would
net give them justice. Plana for the
Community Pair being made only 3
week* beforehand, these exhibits
showed Bnnn high school and com
munity could do something. Flower*
canned products, farm products, nee
dlework, domestic science and differ
ent other things being on exhibit
Everything good to eat Imaginable
was sold by the Betterment
In the afternoon a basket ball game
was played between Wakelon and
Bnnn. Forest Wiggs was referee. In
the first half of the game Bunn came
out ahead, at the end of the last half
the score was 11 to 11. They decided
to play off the tie, which resulted in
s
a score of 13 to 12 In favor of-Bunn.
Band selections by the band from
Fran kiln ton were rendered during
the day. Thus ended one the
best and brightest days in the hiMory
of Bunn.
Don't forget prayer meeting at the
churoh every Sunday night at 7.16.
Mr. Jlmmle White will conduct the
?efvlces for Sunday night .
MJss Belle Wright of Justice (aid
Funn a flying trip Sunday afternoon.
Miss Martha Richardson of near
New Hope spent Sunday with Miss
Lee Atkins. ,
Mrs. Sam Nash of Loulsburg was
in our midst Sunday.
Mr. Brooks Williams baa accepted
a position with Beddingfleld Bros.
Fro? the I)osgh Boys at Camp Sevier
The unmistakable touch of Fall is
la the air, which calls for the Instal
lation of the little conical sheet iron
stores used' In the tents during the
wihter months; the full uniform mi
nus only the shoes -and in rare cases
the legglns are taking the place of
pajamas in the absence in many cases
of sufficient blankets. This will has
ten too the flooring and walling the
tents. Electric lights have by now
teen Installed throughout the Camp
and the contractors are now busy
putting In the apparatus for hot water
In the bath houses and filling the
Oiien space In the mess halls -with
windows. When these improvements
are completed our Camp should be
fairly comfortable. This Camp Is
Quite a contrast to the "frolic" we
bsd on the border. When the bug
lors march the length of the camp
at 6.15 A. M. bllowing "You're In the
army now. and not behind the plow,
Sergt. H. C. Kearney and Bugler R
0. Jeffreys say they "get mad." They
say they are fully aware of the fact
auil don't like to )>e reminded fit
It so often at this houj- of tue night.
For over two weeks now It has been
rumored here that instead of filling
| the" Guard ranks with select men,
that regiments would be consolidat
ed and that two regiments from New
Vork now stationed at Spartansburg,
S. C? would be sent here to merge
with the 119th and 120th. The sen
ior ranking officers of the regiment
tnus formed and surplus officers as
signed to the National army. Proba
bly before this Is published this ques
tion will be solved, but It has caused
a stir here. Moustaches are becom
ing quite popular among the "Sam
mies" here. Corporal R. B. Conway
hts quite a. healthy growth. The
Charlie Chaplin style seems to ? be |
most in evidence, for as Dick explains
Charlie is always in favor with the
ladles and this one of his is expected
to Increase his popularity. The boys
are still maintaining their excellent
record. Not a man has tagen a
drink of Intoxicants since leaving
home and with the'exception of two
or threte seem perfectly consented,
but always Impatiently waiting for
the mall boy. When he arrives It
U quite pathetic at times to see some
receive half dozen letter; and some
rone- at all. I have as a tent mate
the best fellow in the world. Harvy
has one girl who Bends two boxes a
week of the best candy I ever ate.
Of course I always help him eat It.
Tae grub is still par excellent We
have regular biscuits twice a week
The grub is well cooked and always
on time too. Furman and Wake Pur
est colleges, the representative Bap
tist colleges of North and, South
Carolina played an Interesting gamo
of foot ball in Oreenvllle Saturday.
Of course "F Co. was there In full
force and rooted for - our neighbor
with a big root. The score resulted
7 to 6 in Furman'e favor. Besides
my other duties I am athletic officer
of the Company. The Company Is
hard at work practicing "the tug of
war,"the centerpeed race," the relay
r.tce, in which the whole Company
tnkee part, and wrestling and boxing
for Individuals. This Is all compulso
ry ?nd t squires on? boor each day.
The first field meet Is ordered for
Oct. 14th. Will tel) yon more about
this next week. We will try next
week to give yon a rough account of
trench warfare, how an advance is
nade, etc. if you care for it. We have
a full day's work every day before as.
Corporal Sid High has Just written
hie drl.that in Texaa he used to stag
"1 hate to see the evening sun go
down" but now ITI? "I hate to see
the morning sun come up." The
Company now *7 men here. L*
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THE MO
SOME TOV JEN*
HOT
Many on ButteM*, lu; n 1
Others to to Going, But J
; Coming.
Mr. E. 8. Ford spent
Raleigh.
Mr. Ben T. Holden visited
tlilfc week.
Messrs. W. H. Allen and W. H. '
borough visited Newton the
week on business. ,
Messrs. Cheatham Alston and h
Wilson are home on a furlough (
Camp Sevier, Greenville, 8. C.
Miss Elisabeth M. Jones of
Raleigh, N. C., Is visiting at the !
of Mrs. W. E. Uzzell near thts <
Mrs. J T. Bolt and Mrs. C.
son, ot Wilson's Mills, are
at the home of Mr. B . N. Willi?
Mrs. Willis .Dixon and
Mies Pearl, of Snow Hlli, N. C/,,
ltod at the home of the Edltorjhe ]
week.
Lieut. G. A. Ricks and wife and 1
John GiiUln, of Greenville, S. C.,
visiting friends and relatives in *$>4
near toifn.
Rev. W. M. Gllmore and Mr. Ivy
Allen are attending a meetlnfc of the
Tar River Association In Warren
county this weak.
Mr.J. 8. Lancaster and son, John,
of Newton are on a visit-to friends
aud relative* here. His many friends
aro glad to see him looking so welj.
Attend' Funeral of Morrison Wilcox
Mrs. I. Allen, Mlsa Elizabeth Allan,
Rev. F. 8. Love, Mrs. D. F. McKlnne,
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. McKlnne attended
the funeral of little Morrison Wilcox
lu Qoldsboro the past week. The Bar
vices were conducted by Rev. Mr.
-Hurley s.nd Rev. F. 8. Love.
Catches Robber
Constable R. W. Hudson arrested
and locked up Tom Farrer, colored,
on Thursday of last week under a
warrant charging him with robbing
Mr. A1 Layton of $150.00. Mr. Lay
ton had been to Henderson to sell
some tobacco and on his return he
was robbed. The ofllcers recovered
$57.80 of the amount It Is said Far
rer admits his guilt but says he was
a i; Us ted in the crime by John Yar
boro.
Prosperity
The dealera still sell rations high, ?
Yet we see prosperity. ? , __
For now we have the pork and bean.
We do not have to spend long green.
The farmer brings his golden weed.
Too high to save a plant for seed,
The crier In foreign langnage spiels.
Begging buyers for silver wheels.
T'iree cheers for our little Bank,
The pumping station at Its tank
Shows no sign'of running dry,
But always keeps a full supply.
The socks from Banner Hosiery Mill,
For those now routing Kaiser Bill,
The seamlless toe and perfect fit
Shows that they know how to knit.
The drayman struck a streak of luck
In buying a Smith form-a-truck,
Hitching, a Henry Nancy Hanks
That gives the horse laugh when be
cranki. *_
When old Nance decides to go s
The drayman's smile begins to' show.
With advanced spark and throttle
wide
She will take two tons to ride.
We stumble through the darkest
nights *
To yap about electric lights,
Only to hear the leaders say
The tax was spoilt for right or way.
We are tired of the same old tune,
The service from the silver moon
Is efficient and sublime,
If It was running on full time.
?Village Blacksmith
cias King, Percy Pleasants, - Qeorge 4
Luckller, O. F. Shearln hare been
transferred to Supply Company and
Jake McLawhorn has deserted. Am
article is this morning's News reaf
firms our belief of an early departure
for France by stating that the ab
sence of the heavy guns for the artil
lery, and the machine guns together
with other signs pointed that way.
.The filling of the ranks with eon
scripted then doesnt signify that they'
will be trained here, for M per oent
of the men in Prance were recruits
80 days prior to their departure. Will
try to write again next week.
Yours, etc.
E. M Edwards.