THE ? FRANKLIN TIMES ? Ml ? -=?-? ? A. F* JOlilfSOX, Editor and Manager 0. J, HALE, Assistant Manager 0m Tear il.iO Eikrht Mouth* 1.00 Hh Mouth* 75 Mous MoaUut ..40 And the hats are beginning to fall in the ring. Buy a War Savings Stamp. It will make you feel more like a part oFthe government. You had better mind what you say or you will find that you are being classed out by some one. Maj,, Peterson is being tried in Ra leigh' this week_pn a charge of em bezzling the State out of $7,600. Among those we have heard spoken of for the House of Representativ Louisburg. While the government advocates raising chickens to assist in conserv ing the meat supply it does,not advo cate turning them out to tear' up a neighbor's war garden. . Its our ignorance, no doubt, but we can'tsee the sense in giving the names of the killed and wounded in France without their rank .and home address. Since there are more .than one person by the same name it is confusing and trying, especially to those parents and friends having relatives serving at the front. We think it would be much better for the department to not give out any public information along this line at all, rather than give it par. tially. The official reports show that the Western farmers are the largest buy-, ers of War Saving Certificates. There is no shrewder or independent class of people in the world than the tar- j mers of the West and^they are making i hay while the sun tffttnes by putting | their $2.00 wheat and $1.50 corn where | it will be the safest, will bear interest , and pay no taxes. The sales of War Savings Str. nips in North Carolina to March 1st. averaged only 35 cents! per capita, while in Nebraska the av-1 erage was $4.39. Our people will have 1 to act promptly if we are to get our.I share of this magniflcient*- investment. r The daylight Saving law pr.ssed by Congress becomes effective at 2 a. m. Sunday Morning. March 31. That means at this time all the clocks in the United States are to be run up one hour. The object is to get all work 3tarte'd one hour earlier, and stopped one. hour earlier, using daylight instead of part of nijht to perform the duties of life. Congress evidently has seen a great deal more than the average student of human nature to think that#just a little ma- i nipulation of the hands of ?. clock is going to make the people shake off the comforts of a good mornins nap and artee earlier than they have been especially when it i| suc'.i a burden* for 90 before tho midday meal. An> way we are. interested to see* ju?t how it U going 'to work out.. At ti.5* time when everything and* everybody sliould exert every effort toward, the- patriotic help of the gov ernment by conserving everything possible and tuning out the luxuries ? pleasures and unnecessary features of-life that we might m_ore_ strongly^ assist-our "loved ones who have gone forward to face the foe at the battle front in Franco.--4t 4s -deplorable to think that a community like ours can Qffpr encouragement to such past ?times and unnflfpmg'ipy' -pirtngnriia'^aa ? apaancliig schooL?Xfae one that has_ been organized, in Louisburg~ttre pisT we?k_flhould*?tf- for "rro~ ottier cc?use save the patriotic helping rhe-govern' ment. be discontinued and the money contributes. to some patriotic purpo ses and every individual interested therein should utilize the time ihey wot^Uhave glven^io it in producing something of Importance to the gov-_ ernmfnffcni ?111 jliir* ^ITh'TiiT mrrin Ing fo express diirepproval or dlssr.p. proval of dancing, we cannot feel that we are showing the nronpr appwia. |i6n lor our boy? who are dying on the fighting line for our protection, in any such merry making practice Kay nothing of withholding that much support from their daily comforts. TVOME* VRCKI) TO ENTER CAM-1 PAIGN To 'ftoowt Third Liberty Loan. Sale. County ( hairmcn o fWonionN Loan Committee Are Named By "MYs. Latham. Mrs. riarence A. Johnson, presi dent of the* State Federation of W(,m club president In the State a letter In which she OTges thorn to enlist active, ly In-the third Liberty Loan c ampaign which ' v III be inaugurated on April 6, the anniversary of our declaration of war against Germany. "In planning for the success of the Liberty Loan in North .Carolina." says - Mrs. Johnson, "the Central Liberty I^an Committee is depending greatly on the hearty cooperation of the wo men of the State, partilularly the , club women, who are ever ready to answer every call to loyal, patriotic service. It is generally felt tjbat the ^ coming campaign will require a great deal of hard work and individual ef fort, but the realization of this fact ' illy makes us more determined to "ceed in placing the number of t oads in North Carolina that we are expected to take "Governor Bickett has said: 'I have AbtaKamlc faith in the Courage, the devotion and the superficial spirit of the women of North Carolina. To see their duty is to do It.' Surely every wqnian will feel it her duty, first, to make every possible effort and sacri fice so that ihe can make a personal investment ii&Liberty Bonds, and. sec ond, to use every effort to persuade others to invest in them." Mrs. R. H. Latham of Winston Sa lem, the State Chairman of the Wo man's Liberty Loan Committee, is ra pidly organizing the several counties of the state. Before the campaign is under way there wilt be a woman's Liberty Loan committee tn; every one of the hundred counties in North Car olina. So far th? following appoint ments have been announced*: Almance, Miss Augusta Freeman Burlington; Anson, Mrs. J. A. Hardl. son, Wadesboro; Beaufort, Miss Llda Rodman. Washington; Bertie, Mrs. C. J. Sawyer, Windsor; Buncombe, Mrs. Reuben Robertson. Asheville; Cabar rus, Mrs. Cameron McRae, Concord; Caswell. Mrs. S. W. G. Perry, Yancey ville; Cherokee. Mrs. F. P. Cover. An drews; Chowan. Mrs H. M. S. Cason, Edenton; Craven, Mrs. J. T. Hollister, New Bern; Duplin, Mrs. H. F. Peirce, Warsaw; Edgecombe. Mrs. James Pen der, Tarboro; Franklin. Mrs. M. B. Yarborough. Louisburg, Gaston. Mrs Iredell, Miss C. Henkel, Statesville; Jackson, Mrs. E. L. McKee, Sylva; Lee, Miss Judith Ross, Sanford; Lin coln, Miss May C. Merritt, Lincoln, ton; Madison. Miss Roberta Rogers, Marshall; Martin, Mrs. J. G. Staton, Williamston; Moore. Mrs. J. R. Page. Aberdeen; New Hanover, Mrs. M. L. Stover. Wilmington; Northampton, Mrs. Henry Holloman, Rich Square; i Pasquotank. Miss M, Hollowell, Eliza beth City; Pender. Miss Eva Logan, Burgaw; Person. Mrs. J. A. Long. Roxboro: Pitt. Mrs. Kate Beckwith. Greenville: Roberson, Mrs. L. T. Townsend. Lumberton; Rockingham, Mrs. W. R. Walker, Spray; Wake. Forest and Wake Forest College. Mrs. W. T. Carstarphen. Wake Forest; Wake (City of Raleigh) Mrs. J. Rufus Hunter. Raleigh; Wake, (outside of Raleigh and Wake Forest) Mrs. John A. Park, Raleigh; Warren, Mrs. Kate P. Arrington, Warrenton; Wilkes, Mrs. R. B. Pharr, Willfesboro; Yancey, Mrs. T. t". Chesbrough, Burnsville. ? At a recent conference in -Raleigh It was decided that during the third Lib* ertv* Loan campaign, the men a#nd wo men's committees would work" in co operation with each other, but a close record is to be kept of the exact part the women take, both in the selling of i he bonds and in the actual amounts purchased by women. The number of bonds sold by women the number of bonds purchased bx women, the a. mountof bonds sold by women and the amount of bonds purchased by women is to be tabulated by all of tne wom en's committees, and this information forwarded to Mrs. W. G. McAdoo at Washington, who is the national head of the Women's Liberty Loan Commit tee. 3LRTER CONCRETE SHIP IS LAI N". CHED Aihuntairrs Claimed For This Char* ucter of "Vessel in Meeting War's Demand?. A Pacific Port, March *16.?The lar gest concrete ship in the world was launched here today, if the vessel stands all ?he tests the builder.* hope *7p Tt?r~!ieip to solve theira. '-Tr.s need, for ships. Every step of construction iia-? been watched by the government. The vessel is 320 feet betweon perpendiculars._45>,6 feet wide and 30 feet deep, and *"tien load ed will draw 24 feet of water,. Her digplarrmant will be 7.900 tons "and she wjll have a carrying capacity of 5.000 tons and make ten or twelve knots an hour with triple expansion engines furnishing 1,760 horsepower. She is ten times larger than any con dyle boat now on record try. Advantages claimed for the neU j v<_j3?l arc -that?imrn^oU noniilruftiyin. does not-lntcrfere with sto<4 construc- j t ion - plen nrof con ere ie can be had;" ( Concrete vessels can be built for the . present cost of wooden vessels: con. j crete Vessels of 11,500 tons can be launched within 9*0 days after work J starts; while the \ cost of the plant! is a3 $2S,000 to 1500,000 "compared j with a steel shipyard. *'When iheJttrst iieel vessels were Tiuilt people said they'd not float, or if they did they would be too heavy to be serviceable.*' said W. Leslie j f'nniyn preaidant th> coaw wlrfehH built the boat.?"Now ' they say the j same thing about concrete. But all the | engineers we hftve tafrpn' over this boat, includtog many who said it was an impossible undertaking, now agree that it is a success." The floor of the vessel is about 4% inches thick; the side four inches with a great steel shoe down the bow Imbeded in the concrete arc 540 tons of st.eel, a continuous basket work of welded steol mesh r.ml hundreds of Heavy iron bars also welded together. * . A 'tvat ?rttgfct wont i -fkwVing reeling on the botrom beams constitute the double bottom of the vessel. No pro 1 "" theory being that the vessel will tra I vel without ballast, riding safe'y with her heavy bottom. Six concrete bulk heads divide the vessel. The main deck Is wood laid with concrete string ers: the shelter deck Is concrete. The [dead weight Is put at C00 tons more than t ha? of a steel vessel of like cap acity. The vessel will burn oil vuslng 160 barrels a day end her reir.for^ed concrete tank will carry thirty days* supply. This boat will have to stani her tests like any other vessel, said the builder today. I expect we .Will send her to the Orient, and when she gets back we will know all about het. At present there are no Insurance quota tions covering concrete vessels: it's all as new to everyone .el^g as it is to us. as we had to design nni <11 Pi I mjjJ have It rolled as we needed It. "Besides the low first cost, we will save 75 per cent of our lumber on later boats hy reusing it. Two other vessels of 7.500 tons each will be started as soon as we get this one out of the waj. In these we will use forms built In sections and bolted. When we strip tfrem from the con crete they will come off a section at a time. "A concrete boat will last?I don't know how* long. We know that con crete gets bottef the jlrtt nine years of Its life and after thai Id last a long lime. The life of a a?eol boat ordinarily ts 26 yearsr LISflT COTB; DRIVE KXfENDED ONI- WEEK County Chitrmen Ask For Another Week to Thousand Dollar Club Members. Cleveland Reports Full Quota 10o Members Winston Salem. March 11.?For the reason that the Thousand Dollar Club Campaign got a running start lait ?week that would not allow It to stop this week and for the further reason that County Chairman requested that they be given another week to work this feature of the War Savings Cam paign State Headquarters here has decided to continue tills work until Chairman and organization in the State. - - v The Limit Club appeal met with a liberal response generally through, out the State, and It is believed that another week given to this work Will bring many counties up to their full quota. Shelby and Cleveland County with Hon. O. Max Gardner, Chairman, went beyond her quota five members, or $5,000 last week. Buncombe tele, graphed State Headquarters that she could be counted on for her quota of two hundred members. Other counties reporting the num ber of members secured in the War Savings Limit Club last week: Forsyth 172, Wake79, Edgecombe and Wilson 54. Catawba 50, Pitt 40. Franklin 39, Pamlico 29, Davidson 27.Harnett 25, Randolph 17 and Johnson 10. The Thousand Dollar Club proposl* Lion interests many farmers. writes one chairman to State Headquarters. He says that many farmers are being neglected on the War Savings Stamp plan of Investing their money, and that many would be glad to loan the Government their money ff thte facts and advantages are made known to them. Farmers will surprise you more than any other class of people,, he says. They will often, take a thousand dollars in War Savings Stamps when you think they couldn't take a hun< dred. It pays you to pay them your respects ?s regards this proposition Furthermore, he says, farmers are more patriotic than you sometimes think. This war is weighing heavy on their hearts and they are ^willing to do their part in bringing it to an end TO THE JTBLiC TEACHERS OF FRANKLIN The Public Health and School Law say that I am to wriULto each parent whose child I find defective from the I Teachers Health card to bring said j child to my office in Loui3burg for a more thorough examination, bat to save trouble and expense in taking a^hand and horse from the farm work II will come to the schools if they will send for us and bring us back home or I can set an automobile come to three schools the same day ami they *can each p.i>v?a ,str.a!l sum Tor same f and let r.o know the day that vill suit, them be^t. Any three schools within I a fev.* milev^of eac!i other can m?.ke i .the arrangement. -Yours truly, J. E. MALONE. School Examiner WANTED?Two or three famished j reg to announc e my can didacy for nomination, in the coming Democratic Primaries, for the House of Representatives. In making this, announcement. I desire to state that., at such a crucial period in the affairs of our Nation. I feel that all personal political ambitions ?Hon 1<1 ha ? dary and subordinated to our work for our Nation?1 welfare, and I would say further that it shall be my aim and desire to avfod.as far as possible, all personal?and partlMan "bitterness in the coming campaign, having enter, ei the lists, however., I shrill make every honest effort, not Inconsistent Iwitli my feelings, abovo expressed, to procure the -nomination which I seek and shall appreciate the loyal support of my friends, upon whom I must depend. I EDWIN II. MALONE. 13 22 tp. TO THE PEOPLE OF FRANKLIN fOOTY I I am a -candidate for the office of ri"rk of the Superior Court of Frank i lin County, for the coming term, sub ?jliM' J I ID!! 1)1 I IIP? III llllll i.l'l [primary to be hold in June IfilH. I ideslre to thank my friends for their hearty Support in the pas', and ."or ?lie |kind assurances and expressions of j interest manifested by numerous ? frionds recently. My rim*? has been ?and will be occupied largely in th' I work of the War Savings Stamps ?oi ? some time but T hop** and intend to i see most of the people of t he County I before the Primaries arc held. If no minated I intend to use my bent ei; .deavor to conduct the duties of the office ir> an efficient manner as 1m pos sible, and as. in the pest will use my best effort to accomodate-and help ;iii who have business with the office, .and In any other way I can. Thanking all who?have supported rne in the p-ts.r and soliciting the support of all !>%em . o-absorbed into the blood. When J?.a poison reaches the delicate brain tissues It causes conges-, Uon and that dull, throbbing? sick. | enlng headache. ^Cascarets Immediately cleanse the stomach, remove the soar, undigested tood and foul gases, take the excess bile frtjta the liver and carry out all the constipated waste matter and poi sons in the bowels. A Cascaret tonight will surely straighten you out by morning. They work while you sleep?a 10-cent bos from your druggist means your head clear stomach sweet, breath right pV r.vv ?.,H v?..r ? regular for months. SWEET POTATO PLANTINGS J jl aiji in position to take your order lor sweet potato plantings at reason able prices. If you need more than you have see me at once. Prices will depend upon the number of plantings wanted by the farmers of Franklin county. C. H. STANTON, "Farm Demonstration Agent, Louis-, burg, N. C. 3 22 It. | FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER To the Voters of Franklin County: On account of the fact that Mr. J. H. Ballentine, our present commissioner from this section, will not be a can didate to succeed himself on the Board and feeling that our section is entit led to representation on the Board, I herewith announce myself a candi date for the nomination for the office of County Commissioner subject to the action of the Democratic primary in June .and will appreciate the votes of all who feel that they can support me. J. M. SYKES. 3 22 tp. - NOTICE $4rth Carolina In Superior Court. Franklin County. Lena M. Jones vs SerTlce by Publication. | James W. Jones. The defendant above named will I take notice that an action entitled as | above has been commenced in the Su perior Court of Franklin county for absolute divorce; and the -said de.. fepdant will further take notice that he is required to appear at the term Of the Superior Court of said county tc? be held on the tenth Monday-after tlje first Monday in March, it being me 13 day of May, 1918, at the Court hiuse of #said county in Louisburg, M C. and answer or demurrer to the Qtmplaint in said action, or the plain tiff will apply to the Court for the ra*| lief demanded in said Complaint. This 16th dav of March, 1918. J. L. PALMER. Dep. & S. C. 3 22 4t. _ ' ? FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS . I take this method of informing friends throughout the county Vr.ii '> will be a candidate for"re-nomi**ati"r. for Register of DecJs before ti o De mocratic primary in June. I wl&h to express my hejVrt-fclt appreciation oi 'lie loyal and generous support you have giten-mo-4?-?lH?-past.-l- have en^ deavored to make you an efficient and courteous officer and I trufct that I Ifay again receive ? your suffrage 'lliODkinj vqu In rjvtinrc I am ? ? Respectfully. JXO. B. YARROROUGH, S IS tp. ? ? = K FOR SOI.CITOR I hereby announce myself a can didate for the office of Solicitor of the Seventh Judicial% "District, subject to the action of the Democratic Primary lor said District. 3 ltf. S. A. Mk WELL. SALE OF TAXI'ABLE REAL ESTATE Under and by virtue of the power conferred upon mo in a certain deed of trust executed to m'e by J. P. Hill and duly recorded In the .office of the Register of Deeds for Franklin Coun ty in Book 210. page 81, default having been made in the payment of the noto secured therein, and at the request of the holdor of said note, T will, on Mon day the 15th day of April, 1918. at the hour of twelve o'clock, noon, sell at public auction at the court house door *n Louisburg, N. C. to the highest, bid. fler for cash. First a half undivided | interest- An three tracts or parcels of | land, situate in 'Franklin county.1 Those three several tracts of Ip.nd which werp described and conveyed In a certain deed executed by Mrs. Kate liadger Moore to Kemp P. Hill by deed recorded in tho office of the Register | of Deeds for Franklin County. North Carolina, in Iiook 184, page III. and subsequently conveyed by-said Kepi p P. Hill by deed recorded in samo office in Book 199. pago 545 to which deeds refernce Is hereby made for a full de scription of said lands. I Second. AIL tho timber and ease Iments-'conveyed. amf described in thr? deed executed hy S. C. Cannady to J j P. Hill which Is recorded in the same I office in Book ?11. page 128, and all Ithe timber and easements describ |od In the deed oxecuted by Miss Meta Cannady to J. P. Hill recorded In same ofTfce In Book 211, page 122, to which deeds reference is hereby expressly had for a full description of said tim ber and easements.' This the* 13th day of March, 1918. W. H. YARB0ROUGH, Trustee. 3 15 5t. REI'OliT OF CONDITION OF THE F1BST NATIONAL BANK At Loulsburg In the 9tate of North Carolina, at the close of Baal. ness on March 4, 191&. . . *-? .? ~ ~ ^ ? , r _ '' BCSOUBCES Loan? and discounts $331,900.83 Overdrafts, secured, $6,368.04; unsecured, $2,378.36..., 8,746,40 U. S.vBonds deposited to secure circulation (par value).. BO,000.00 Liberty Loan Bonds, 3 1-2 per ct. and 4 per ct., unpledged 18,450.00 Securities other than U. S. Bonds (not Including stocks) owned unpledged 8,778.42 Stock of Federal Reserve Bank 1,800.00 Value of Banking House '. 25,000.00 Furniture and Fixtures 6,000.00 Lawful Reserve with Federal Reserve Bank 17.yC9.36 Cash in vault and net amounts due from national banks 47,257.16 Net amounts due from banks, bankers, and trust companies other than included In Items 13, 14, and 15 27.6W.27 Checks on other banks in the same city or town as re? porting bank (other than Item 17) - 4,069.15 ??wwmi i*. II. mm ni.. i .IUU,UJI) .H 1 Chocks on banks located outside of city or town o( reporting bank and other cash ltoms 20,017.94 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from U. S. Treasurer i . 2,000.00 Total .' ?570,088.63 - ? LIABILITIES - Capital Stock paldl in $50,000.00 Surplus fundi 10,000.00 Undivided profits ..$6,543.36 Less current expenses, interest, audi taxes paldl $2,117.75 4,425.61 Circulating notes outstanding 48,000.00 Individual deposits subject to check" 221,720.81 Cashier's checks outstanding 6,622.51 Total of demand deposits (other than bank de posits) subject to Resefve, Items 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39. 40, snd 41 $222,343.32 Certificates of deposits (other than for money borrowed 79,423.36 Other time deposits 155,896.24 Total o ftime denosits subject to Reserve, Items 42, 43, 44 and 45 $235,3*9.60 ? ,? Total ; $570,088.53 State of North Carolina, County of Franklin, ss: I, F. B. McKinne, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledlge an belief. - F. B. McKINNE. Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 20 day of March 1918. S. H. NASH, Notary- Public.. CORRECT?ATTEST: MALCOLM, McKINNE. S. S. MEADOWS, Wm. H. RUFFIN, 2?Ed JJfc Directors. Just Received Iless Toulliy Paii-ace-a Hess Stock Tonic "Hess DrnDisinfeefcaat - Hess Vermin Killer Hess Healing Powder Hess Healing Salve Hess Worm Powder Hess Croup Remejly Purina Poultry Feeds Purina Stock Feed Purina Cow Feed (Special) Crushed Oyster Shells Poultry Fountains Medicated Salt Brick Rat -Exterminator O'lf ? """1 ?*,'lxL,"t L. P. HICKS On The Corner Louisburg, N. C.