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A- f. JOHNSON, EilUr iW laugtr
THE COUNTY, THE BATE, THE U1T10H
LOCISBCKG, N. C, ? JILT H. lttL
VOLIMN L.
DEMPSEY KNOCKS OUT
CARPENTIER IN 4TH ROUND
RINGSIDE, July "2. ? Geor
m-s Canx-nti.-r finis!?"'1 flnt ""
liis face, his legs and arms out
stretched in the fourth round
at .Ti-rs<'v Pitv ?
? .lark Deoiptwv. the world's
<?<1 him out a few seconds after
the round opened, sending him
heavily to the canvas with a
short right hook to the chin.
The -actual time of fighting, in
Hhr fourth round was oneTrrin
ute and sixteen seconds.
Previous to the knockout Car
pentier w?te floored with a left
to the body and a right to the
chin. ?
Car|>entier took a count of
nine before springing to his
feet where the grim, detennin
ed JJempsey measured hi in with
a punch to the chin which end
nl the battle. Dempsev stood
> fallen Preach idet mr
j he count was finished and
u. :? tenderly picked up the
hh-t ! ns* dazed Frenchman and
drat-i-vd him to hi? corner.
Klrvl Koand
They were sent away at S:iS. Car
pentier landed a light left and clinch
ed. Carpentier landed a right.
They fought at close range In a
"TttTirtn Dempsev was shoit with a
leYt to the head.
l iupontiop missed a light ftm Con
nected with a left hook. Dempsev
punished him, -beating him unmerci
fully. ~ Carpentier was groggy and
I>!ee3ins at the nose. Deinpsey miss
ed a right swing but beat Carpentier
as they clinched. Carpentier fell
through the ropes trying To avoid a
punch. He__flegL-lnla_JDempiey w&en
he crawled back into ring and landed
several blows on the champion's body
of the round.
Second Round
? Carpentier miaaed ^wtth a teH~and
cltou-hed. Carpentier backed away
and Dempsey hooked him with a right
to the jaw.
Dempsey followed after him. beat
ing him around the head with rights.
Carpenter was short ?[ith a left hook
Hut he staggered the champion with
six rights and lefts to the jaw. Demp
sev staggered back and' split the
FrencEinan**- left eye witn a hook.
The cnt waa under the eye.
Carpentier mimed a right swing
Dempsey missed a right swing. They
exchanged body blows in the clinch
and the bell rang.
Third Baud
Carpentier ducked a left. Dempsejr
knocked htm into tha* ropes and hit
him with a short right. Carpentier
landed two upper cats to the body in
a clinch. As they clinched Dempsey
punished the invader In the body. Car
pentier nearly (ell down when he miss
ed a right swing. They missed lefts
to the head, and Dempsey punished
Carpentier viciously in the Jaw.
Dempsey land a left and right to
the head without a return. They ex
changed left hooka to the chin.
Carpentler's right swing was short
And Dempsey clubbed him on the paw
with left hooks in the clinch. Demp
sey battered Carpentier into a corner
with rights and lefts at the bell. The
l-ell saved Carpentier from a knock
on t.
Koartk Keand
Dempsey rushed Carpentier to the
ropes and a left to the body made him
wince. CarpentMr landed a right tp
the head and tried to hang on
Jack missed. Carpentier floored
Dempsey wins.
Pre'iailaaiies
In accordance with the New Jersey
boxing law no decision was rendered
by the referee at the end of the tlrst
preliminary between Johnny Curtln
and Mickey Delmont. featherweights,
but Curtln was generally conceded to
have outpointed Delmont.
The crowd was extraordinarily quiet
for a fight audience. During the first
bout there was hardly a sound bat
the rlang of the gong and the thud of
blows.
There wan a sigh as or%relief as the
I. diit ended. The crowd arose and
stretched after its first taster.
The second bout between Packy
OC.atti and Fran key Burns, bantam -
weights, followed Immediately
Begins To Hpriakle.
Between rounds there encircled the
ring a plump lad of some 180 pounds
with the benign features of a cherub
In white ducks. He bore aloft a nlgn
(Continued on Pape Right)
K*d Cr^s EMfrrfir; >ft4.
The local Red Cross Chapter k??j
earnestly tried lo meet al! the calls j
for assistance that hare come from
worthy sources, and during the past
yair a lemi sum haj Uigu stwm 111
helping the helpless sick in oar ttwa
Ty 'j
Recently there has come an anas
I uaiiy "h?Ty cattr aud we aif asking
every one who cam. to contribute to
a fund to be uafid.lo. r imnrtiuii* ^
sislahc* te a family in our towc
where nurses! and supplies of every
kind, are badly needed. We are us
ing this means to let you know ym
yam help. as fTpr?Mit
a desire to give something, and any
th.ng given through the Red Cross
Chapter will be used to the best ad
vantage in helping where it will do
most good. Contributions may be
sent to Mrs. \L S. Clifton. Treasurer,
or Mrs J. A. Turner. Chairman.
Frank listen Cenplete* Its Water
wtris Syvtest.
Franklinton. July 2- ? The people of
Franklin ton were glad to learn that
the water system which has been UB
der way for a number of months, has
at last been, completed ? All the ky
d rants in town have been tested and
the pie&Hiue found iorceful enough to
! throw water 70 feet in the air. A vol
; unteer fire company has been organ
1 ixed and in rase of fire the houses are
* positively sure to be saved from des
truction. A number or dwelling have
'already connected with the water line
LKI Jartrx
' The following is a list of Jurors
j drawn for the August term of Frank
ly ^npprinr ( Vmrl^
FIRST WEEK:
| Dunns ? O. B. Gay. Lonnie Pearce.
?J. K. Mhfte.T. E_ weathers, J L. J.
Pearce. F. S- Prarre
j Franklinton J. A. Brown.
I Hayesrille ? X. A Pernell.
{ Sandy Creek? C. G. Cash.
{ Gold _
! Cedar Rock? C C. Brewer, tt 2C
Colttns. J. W. Wheless.
j ? Cyptess Click Q. S. P? C
i Louis burg ? A. S- Moore. C W. Ed
: wards. J. W. Perdue. J. M. Young.
PFmvn yrrfc" -
I. Dunns ? J. L Allord. Zoilie Jote
| son. J. M. Furgurson.
Harris ? A L Vonny W T. Hiilnw
Franklinton? A. B. Wester. Jr.. B.
W. Home.
Hayesrille ? C. C. Dement
Sandy Creek ? S. H Dicker-son. J. K
I Jojroer.
Gold Mine ? W I. Harris.
Cedar Rock ? G. W. Bartholomew-.
W. W Boirden. G. Lcbuni. -
Cypress Creek ? L. F. Inscoe.
Louisburp ? J. E. Nelms. W JL
Freeman. O. D. Duke.
Paakin OHfT.
Sir. Editor: I am writing this tet
ter to iar? myself and too too. TV
| last time I was at Popes Bob and JtK
( 'on vers, two old "members of the
club, told me that if I didn't write
some more Pnnkin letters, that they
would hare me impeached and etact
another President, and >woald also
stop jour paper. So tow should ap
preciate this letter more than any I
hare written. Pnnkin Center is now
quite a lively summer resort- TV
boys hare their tents pitched am the
old Injun camping ground near the
Injun College, and are tiring lajm in
regular Injun fashion. They say they
are having a greasy nut time The
skeetera are also having a picnic, ami
say that fellow Raffs is the jKint
morsel they ever stack their Mils h
to But when they tackle Pete Par
ham and Maurice CUtta* they have to
go to the grind stone to ^arpm their
Mils The Honey Bottles are nMal
having n jolly time at Pnnkin Cina.i
bench. The water has been very law
and did not run over the dnsa far sense
time, nnd It got so sneet it ateaat
roped. Bnt the Mg rats cnne sad
washed It all away, so taint sml
now aa only the boys hnvn been h H.
bat they will soon have tt inset agate
The Honey Bottles have had me em
the coals for not hnvtng thnt wire
dressing room rendy for them, nnd
I'm mighty sorry I ronld not bnv* I
rendy In time, bnt the troahie was I
could not Snd any wire tunise i anas h
Hog wire Is entirely too Ine. ss they
will need plenty of light snd air white
dressing 1 shall have to make a
special order for this wire. I want
some with twelve Inrh mesh, thin will
give them plenty of fresh sir sad
light, and jast as soon as It rrimi n I
will put It up I am making this or
der for Frank MrKinae i special ben
e?t as he sent me word by Jattee
Rowser that he had only one eye
Presiiliat
P. S Dr Progg says the people
should thank him for this rain, as It
took a lot of hollering to bring It
Pres.
One half the world dnenat know
how th^" other half Mivs Maine Mi
patch. /
T#?? < fKykfrx
The Boiird of Town Commissioners
mec in regular session on Friday
zught ail Bfmbm present The
j minute- of previous meeting were ap
! proved. *
j The report o t A. W Aision. Clerk
I and tax collector was received and
i ocdeted died
I The report of D C. High. Chief of
J Ptrflce was received and filed.
| A aoOoe to appoint a committee to
[took into rraiier erf allowing the Tex
jas Co. to erect an additional tank
? carried" Mayor Joyner appointed
-FOrd. Hicks and Willuiawn
j The Board instructed Mr -V S. Da
' vis to get in touch with State Board of
I Health and Gilbert c * rule and go
over bice prints and see what addi
\ liuml ?oj ie?s have to be made and
i make sarae and to ascertain whether
or not some new an <2 more economical
device approved by the State -Board
Health cag_ 3b? unfiled. report this
estimate of the cost of labor and ma
jtertal for the ccmstructJon of purifi
cation plant approved bv State Board
of Health
L poa ,n>oooc the following officers
vtre elected frw the ensuing two.y^ars
with salaries stated:
(X C Hill Superintendent of Light
and Water. Fire Chief and with po
lice authority. $175 per month.
W J. Shesarin engineer. $25 per
Harkins. engineer. $Co par
High. Chief of IVIke and -Saa-4
irtary Inspector. $1W per month,
r ? JVrry. Xight Police. $100 ptr
1 A_ W Alston. Clerk. $34 per wee?T
, After allowing a number of ac
counts the Board adjourned to its
Lake Xferktefr Destroyed.
r.ight broke the new dam at Lake
il ifkiaer oaesmt the lake to run off j
v j-hittr ?? trees large enough for
saw anil lor*; and doing a damage es
i2UM<r4 at five thousand dollars.
Tftt; pood which is owned by sto s j
hoI?iers was re-oognined as one of the '
beift aad most modem arranged pon.ls
in the c?aiy. hid been stocked witT'
' sin?- i or ashing within the past few
weeks The rai&s. in that vicinity have
teen described as ck>udbt>r*ts and erf
^t-.w rk daiu^e The water after S
of Cedar
Rock toanship was in the TIMES of
fice IbMrtay with a sample of cotton
?fcay aftenoDc on his farm, stating that
Bflriisg mmci twice in his fields
kiliimg spaces about twenty feet
Cml ' By (TwftiN la
FTMkl?T?L July 1^-Gr?l damage
to ci uf - property wa? done in the
!to*? aa< Mir bere by a clondbnrst
! bere tea night. Water was two feet
I dee* an J O. Green's garage, mack
daatage being done to tbe cars. New
! cc arret e pillars were washed from u
_ across SaiZy Kearney
i creek. gar ea4 of tbe structure being
I din in i to the grownd
1 TW dam to C &. Williams' large fisk
pond brake, and &any tsbermen in
tU> MtiM are ta distress At places
the water tu over tbe railroad, some
thing that ku sent happened before.
The IBtcthrf lake, a pond corerlag
over a kaadred acre*. was alao brok
en by the floods
A W I Mil w til IL T. Br Clrn
By ?!???? ri?k. v
; Ob Tkar>*>r air* Jalr ike l?h. a
?.!??? kt Ikr V?ai'? rlib At rifkt
? " ~ ~ " ??ti 1 1 1 of tkr
W and SSe. after
will be aoM. r>>> 1
He knM I rat to ten the reader* !
?: I fee PVAMXIX TlXBS IIM tow I
dak ia anta? aad hi
h tfee teat few mtkv We .
the I
ia tfee nanmttr reta atrk. |
tw ctnh Ukw * ?!*!? ttwir to take j
ii?n i a?d rm aW to [
to iWm We feel (Ut oor Home
DtwuiniM acevt I Mm Pa aline
Setilk ? 4> s?i iff*. W* of credit for i
* kit ik? dak ? darn* a* <Uk> or- 1
rauiei ?<. Oar < lur? n>?-r4c Thar* j
?fca v after iW foartk Sanfl*r in ?arh '
bmM VcaM ?* clad to hare mem
Wr* <4 < 1*K? to come and see '
aftAt ai'iiavAia f*1 n>Miafi we hare. :
?K>r* ifc* aeit liaae 1 write I will be
a Me to tell ?W reader* ?be exact t
iMMni i4 monn <mr ctmh has rained
an tbe la* few month*
ZKLMK HOIJniS. Sw>
o4 Woman's (lob |
Oa*rai! W<*^d arfrijes teaching the
rtrivoam <*ed*w>ce to law and order,
mill ifcrc take fMtcradaat# maraes
n Omthi iHlahcma or We*t Yincto
k* Ow?iiDe, S C. Piedmont
ABANDON CEDAR
BOCK ROAD
AS?> STATE TO TAKE HALIFAX
_ ROAD.
M4?in*. Ttmrt CnulttN T*ka
Af^nl Birfn >ifcu< t? trHgi
?wi S?ih (ml WB4?f Aab
Tkat V?tf bf nw??<.
Tie Board of County Commission
er* B" ?? refiUr malon Mocaaj
with all ncBtoa pi nssnt except Tim
bering The meeting ?.?*
prgX?<- >1 HH Mr Tetgm, af
SiTi the minutes of the previous
roeeti: r were rfopfl and business
dimicimI as follows :
On motion of llndaoei and seconded
b y duller that Mr. Edward Dement be
Instructed to pay Connty Plumbing
tax as others.
Commissioner Wilder requested that
his vote on the question of the Ap
proprlition tor the Ooehet Train of
Youcsrille be chanced fiurn the af
firatUir to the negative.
On motion it was ordered that all
the accounts be allowed which has
been checked and audited bjr the
County Auditor.
Ob motion Herbert McGhee wai
ppntly reUeied of poll ua ? be
an in ra lid.
lepon of J. J. liuldeu. Super
it of rnniitT Home, was re
and Sled- He reports S white
r colored inmates.
The report of Miss Pauline Smith.
. How Demonstration Agent, was re
cetind and M. "
On motion of Hudson and seconded
by Wilder, the Commissioners took
'matt a delegation In the Courthouse
' to Mar the dtacnsnkm of chimin the
Iron* from Lotlsbnrg to Nnahvflle. fc
the ^ooisburg to Centerrtlle road fat
M.
healing the road question la
art nam. wherein, a petitioa
about SOO names was presented
r that the road M not changed
ol tewing ran elation. ? Fullei
' (Cpnded by W. C. Wilder wv
by a ran call as follows: Aye
.-.JMISiCi fib.
OT a IK Tgg < ounty as ttHio?'d! I ?'
abandon the road from Louisburg tc
I County Hn? n?ar -Casta tiaaira In lieu
thereof to for construction Lh*
road from Lou is burg to Centerviile:
an?i that the State Highway Comiuis
sa:d road from Centerviile to Wood
and on to the t ounty line, so as tc
conn act with a road to nalifax."
JDie Ctrmm?s>ior>er-s returned tc
their room and' took up business as
follows:
Report of Dr J E. Maione. Super
int'.r.deat of Health, was. received and
filed it ie reports County Home and
Ijeil in good condition
On motion of Wilder and seconded
| Hudson that the salary ,?f trie Janitor
to TFTe^Coarthouse Ke raised from $25
to $ ?5 per month *
On motion of Fuller seconded by
Huisoa the Sheriff was instructed to
ex:ead the taxes for another 30 days
to those who had paid 50 per cent of
their taxes.
On motion of Puller and seconded
by Hi
an appropriation was
rra: led the Battery B Field Artillery
o# vmisbnn: Said voucher not to be
presented to the Treasurer within 30
days.
The return of the road Bond election
of Saady Creek township were receiv
ed as follow*; Registered ?$S. For
W Vgainst S?
On motion of Fuller and seconded
by wilder, that Rer J. H. Harper be
in st -acted to more his machinery and
n*"-fial to Sandy Creek bridge and
fini-h said bridge which has been un"
der >~oB9tnKik>n
With the assistance of the Sheriff
the Board drew the jury for the An
I rv-i term of Franklin Superior Court.
The following notice of appeal sign
ed sy Joe. T lascoe. G S. Harp. G. B
H >talHaxa. of Cedar Rock township,
frp-n the decision of the Commission
er? in the matter of the change of the
Stare Highway was presented the
Pwl
l^whWnc. V Jnly 4th. 1521
To the Board of County Commission
ers for Franklin County* We the com
ir iT*ee appointed by the Mass meet
inr held in the Court house in U>uis
burc. X. C this day. hereby appeal to
th* >tate Highway Commissioner frott
th* ?ctioe taken by yoer Board in the
n:?"?r of diaeontinuing or abandon
Inr the road from Ixmisbnrg X. C to
Pa- *Ua and substituting therefor the
nv.l from l^ouisburg. X, r to Center
ed' * f*leese keep the record in this
muter in order so that ume can be
tak -n ep with the Commissioner The
l*]*-k to yoer B**ard is requested to
f?o?:f? the OmmiiSKfipr c?f {ftfs appeal !
in f aak that be se* a day for the
b? iag of this appeal, and that the,
t?uk ic be notified as re<ju:red by law**!
x'lar allowing a number of ac- |
its the Board adjoumrd to meet
ic 1 *n on next Monday
r^aece can not control both birth
i Gerauin? -Greenville. S C *>ie<l
?s? nl_
The School Extension sum on a
new years work with the nrst of July.
Om of the b% things for each com
munity to work tor is attendance.
Bach community wants to make an
census. If the people ooopreate this
w|D be aaay to 40. A short attrac
stnfiDS and community music will
help a treat deal toward community
attendance The tallowing commu
nities made an average attendance
tail yw mm BP pi itmm uie sUmo-t
New Hope. Ml Grove. Cedar Rock.
Seren Paths. Sandy Creek and Buztn;
During thr month~nT~~Tnnf^tlir pio
1>W la tha cnmmnnifj ? ^^Tf
heard splendid talks hy-tnree men
from the N. C Agricultural Experi
ment Station. The Experiment Sta
tion with ir?> Rrtqaioa Departments
is at the service ol the farmers of
[the state. Franklin? county should
have its share. Read what the Agron
omy Division has done in Community
Results of the community cotton im
provement work.
The community cotton improvement
work has been conducted tn S8 coun
ties of 2? cotton growing counties.
These counties are distributed throu
gtout the Coastal Plain section and on
the South extends as far West as Lin
coln county.
Taking all of the community work
since 1514 only two tailed to secure ?
variety of cotton higher in yield and
better in quality than the
generally ? grown ta the
The~average increase in all
ties, due to the introduction of im
proved cotton seed has amounted to
I2S.9? per acre.
Since this work was begun in 1914
by the Division of Agronomy of N*. C.
Service, sat bmfcdi of im
duced as a direct result of^the com
munity cotton variety tests. More
than 311 bushels have been mtroduc
.ed through publicity and furnishing in
formation to growers in sections sot
Ire presented^ by the community tests.
I In all of the Communities where im
rn.i.l >??vi
| there has been further spread to ad
joining tocilitis: ? ft- mould be safe
, to say that the improved strain of cot
[ton have been established on more
ZT oi
j improved cotton seed, eighteen frow
'ers hare be*~i established m the se
-4?ction of their see-d e^ch year These
growers Are located in nine counties
i and are to be usee as ?>urces of good
i seed in different sectwu? of the state.
1 The results of this wcri are includ
i *H1 in Cirvata: I?>v ? PreTiared by Dt
. vision "7>T Ak:uw. Agriculture in
tension Service.. State College Station
Raleigh.
The people of the communities are
urged to hear Dr Foe talk on "Co-op
It rati ve Market. " in L^ouisburg Satur
day July >th. at 11 o'clock. This As
sociation is the big opportunity for
the farmers of the South.
Schedule
Friday. July Sth ? Buns, f Mr Park
er,) . . .
Saturday. July Mh ? lugleslue
Monday. July 11th ? l*opes.
Tuesday. July lith ? New Hope
Wednesday. July 13th ?
Thursday. July 14th ? Mt_ Grov*.
Friday. July l*th ? Wood.
'br r. Plate l.lav*. Wlndaw.
In attempting to tarn an automobile
around to park it on the right side of
Court street MomBy ergot. Mr W G.
Kiddle ran backwards into the east
front plate -glass window of Mr Fred
A. Riff* s jewelry store smashing it in
many piece? and wrecking the wood
work. Mr Riddle says that the clutch
caught after putting it m reverse and
he could not stop the car He was
required to appear before Vayor Joy
ner Tuesday wbo after bearing the ev- |
idence required him to pay a fine of !
$19 W and repair the damages
Wamaa IBM ij Light a lac.
Darinrnke heavy rtom on Sunday
afternoon Annse Thomas, colored, was
killed by ligbtaiag. at tne botne of
George Raffia o#ar tbe Southern lim
its of the town A Mj w*s sk afire |
also but extinguished
| One of the bkwI dHichirt]) fvwts in
I t'i*n tills week ?*? llw "ft? U*>rHher"
?*cial of tkuraber$ aM rrtond* of
rKe RftptM Jwrfe. *terfc took place
1 ' the Nwmd; of The caiTrh on Wed
it. at A rcx^tr riuraber
?ere pr?eot and IhorDvcbrr enjoyed
the spIeiMftkl repuui. t>roTMe by the
ladies a f?itnre of *hJ? was a ere<at 1
dish of brhnn jCfpaml ny Mr Will
Allen After mpper a dellitat^l hoar |
of swial inlerr?nse - mtersperse*' |
*ith mn*k-al sele^'iesis *a.? had af
ter which the (cne*is dispersed ratin*
the Affair one of the cwfl cnjo..*able I
and a.skinic that ynoCher sorb he held !
in the near fntnre |
* I r?lehw?rt I ha racier. ~
The above is the ?>m!nt sahject of
l>r W K Harrell. at the Umwharr
rharrh aeit S?rd*r In the
ereninc be will preach on "An En
trancing view ~ All are tnrlted to at
tend
CHANGE STATE UK*
NAY IN FRANKLIN
H FATOB ?r "
TTl.I.K
r-r? on Monday night previous
had voted tour to one in rsrorT
don' nit the Nashville road tro?
hiirw-?o "?? u ? Tmir
?ad substituting therefor the road
; from Louisburg to Centrevflle. m|t la
the Court room at 2 o'clock b
I a fge number of :itizens ga
protest or protect the action of
Board. Although not ajivurfiaji' ^
the purpoae the objeet ox the meeting
| tad been scattered broadcast and ful
*y three hundred people gathered In
the Court room to look on or take j>art
in the meeting.
The meeting waa callea to order by
Chairman Joyner and Mr. Ben T. Hol
den was asked to state the object
which waa to "hear the citizens of
; franklin County on the Question of
! abandoning the Nashville road and to
accept the Halifax project.
rvimnilsslaner Hudsnn iiiubl ?
stated that he made it a part of his
platnwTa.mil Winnie riprasent 0?
| people in all parts of ih? connly anil
'*ill stands on that platrorm. He waa
open la his endorsement of the N'ash
*Ule rand an the gnxinus that the
road was selected aad made a part of
the law providing the state highway,
it was accepted by tile Board of Com
I misaioners on the "flrst Monday In
May alter 11 had been: ikibum] ill ? ffie
Courthouse, because it is a natural
| highway and divides the County about
, half and supplies one of the most pro
gressive sections in the County, and
lis a road over which a laige percent
at the cuuubmto of Jlie-eotmty^a
'transported. He stated he did not enj
, ilnnit* The anion ul ih<- nonr<| on
[Monday night before and reques3d
'that the matter be postponed. H^elt
t like the matter had been setuunn fa
vor of the Nashville road, r
1 Qglrni.m Jujner uiok. exception to
^ Bjrt^ment of Com. Hudson that {ha
i wanting Hnttdny lisfaf wa "cut Md
drted." denying that he had made any
; as reemeii 1 whatever. SuOStaTSTlie
.thought was in the interest of the
people and reaffirmed his position as
being willing to do what the majority
of the people want done, that he re
fused to sigli the resolution and re
?luecnni .Mr Holdon lo notu'y th? peo
ple of meeting.
Mr. Hudson then ?tai.er? that he
meant nothing personal, but said that
he asked for the vote to be deferred
land it was not granted.
! Commissioner Fuller explained the
hasty action of the Commissioners by
stating that the Nashville road had
i been on the map for State highway
; maintenance several years but
never been maintained. He read a
. "'P.v of ? letter of June 23rd. from the
< ommission refusing to accept the
Cedar Rock road. Therefore the Com
missioners decided to take the Hali
fax road.
Mr. S. C. Holden read a petition ask
ing that the Nashville road be contin
ued. signed by about three hundred
citizens. '
( Capt. P G. Alston requested his
name to be erased from the petition
stating that he did not understand the
question.
Mr. Gray R. King, of Nashville, but
a tax payer in Franklin, made the
main argument for the people of Ce
dar Rock. At the beginning he read
a petition from a Mass meeting ask
ing that the Nashville road be contin
ued. He pointed out that traditional
ly this has always been a highway,
through by Fr&nklinton. I?uisburg.
Casta lia. Rocky Mount. Tarboro and
on east. He argued that it was the
right road tor the State highway as it
carried three times the traffic of the
cither roads, and that it waa the only
road to Nashville, a county seat, ex -
?-ept by Oetonring many utiles out of
the way. He contended that the road
had been legally flxeo and read the
law to substantiate his argument, aad
laid stress upon the provision giving
authority to change a road, "except
wh*re B disconnects COUiity seats."
Mr Kings argument wa? clear and
convincing
j \Tr. & A. Newell followed fthOWln?
|n?any advantages of the Nashville road
iover the Halifax road and appealed in
'the interest of the publ;c thai the road
he not abandoned for ?ny other road
Mr J O Sledge made quite an later
fstrat talk showing how much Cedar
Rock was interested in its npigbfcor
icg township by having tnconvettleri
red itself to provide six thousand dol
lars to assist in giving tnem a good
road in the Federal Aid project that
was not worth much to Cedar Rock,
and stated that his neighbors did not.
feel that Sandy Creek and Gold Mice
was show ing them any nppdfc iatioa
by trying to get the llttfe State aid
they would hav*? in the highway. |Kr*-:
Sledge called for a rising vote whftMl
resalted unanimously favorable toC*
dar Rock with the exception of
vote He also stated that there ate
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