North Carolina Newspapers

' OHM iw fib nil a ADYAHCB The Franklin Times . i WATCH PAFKK-8?b? U Before TUm A. F. JOHNSON, E41t?r ui luiftr \_ THE COUNTY, THx' STATE, THE UNION YOLUMH LIL SCBSCKiniO* IIN Ter T* LOUI8BURG, H. G, FKIDAY, OCTOBEB fc, nnnn ?e BIGGEST FAIR IN YEARS r czjr Wood School Wins Prize In Parade MIDWAY CLEAN AND ATTRACTIVE Exhibits of a High Order; Live Stock Department Great Credit; Secretary Fleming Well Pleased With Results; Wednesday Was School Day Ku Klux Parade Expected Tonight; Large Crowds At tending. Franklin County Fair Is the center of attraction in uouiaDurg this week and is adding much to the amusement of the large crowds that are attend ing. The (air opened without the usual formalities on Tuesday morning with one of the biggest and best midways that has been the pleasure of the of ficials and patrons In many years. There is no criticism ofr the usual dlr% tv or obscene shows, but on the other i. .id they are of a high order and i :.sing the most exacting. The 7. . .'an and Pollie Exposition shows w . eight rides and twenty-flve shoi .? >re furnishing the amusements. In ti. ,* floral hall can be found some of as nice exhibits as has been shown here or elsewhere. The agricultural exhibit although not as large as has been, is a credit to its exhibitors. There are many articles that show what can be done on the farms In Franklin County if a little more thought and preparation Is used. Possibly one of the most Interest ing exhibits is that of the curios booth in which Mr. Thos. B. Wilder ex hibits around Ave hundred articles ranging from ancient coins to an old english gun ten feet long. The flowers booth is especially at tractive to the many lovers of flow ers and is receiving Its share of at tention. It was unfortunate for a hungry person to pass along and view the pan try and canning booths with all the good-to-eats ready to serve and pre pared for keeps. Needless to say these struck the fancy of all visitors. The needlecraft and art booths were especially pretty and reflected great talent and skill, showing that In Franklin County the ladles could sew the garments that added to their beauty and then paint a beautiful pic ture of their subject. Both are arts that all should covet. The negro exhibit was a thing of much ctgdlt to our colored people showing that within their race there was to be found both talent and skill only wanting the proper development. True to their announcements the banks of Loulsburg and Frankllnton had on exhibit the Mechanical Cow, together with other exhibits of merit all of which were of much Interest to all. The live stock was the delight of many and was far in excess of any thing in former years. The quality and number showed the increase of better stock in the county. The Poul try exhibit was flne and attracted much attention from those Interested Id poultry raising. WpdnpfKjay was the school day at the fair and early In the day large numbers of vehicles arrived loaded with children from all parts of the county. Promptly at 11 o'clock the parade moved with fully a thousand or twelve hundred children in line with a large number of floats. The log cabin from Wood and the automo biles decorated with oedars and rocks from Cedar Bock attracted the atten tion of all. The parade reached from the Court Square to the Fair grounds or about six blocks. ' The children were glvon special prices for admis sion and these with their parents and friends swelled the crowd on the ground to around five thousand, mak ing possibly the biggest day of the fair. Wood school won the prise In the parade. Yesterday presented no special fea tures but good crowds attended and the day was one of profit and pleas-, ure to many. The next big event Is the Ku Klux parade that haa been promised for Friday night. Many are waiting an opportunity to see the long line of white robed Klansmen move through the streets, In their ghostly attire. Saturday Is the day set apart for the colored people and we learn that elaborate plans are being arranged for a big day on that occasion. Dr. A. H. Fleming, Secretary of the Franklin County Fair Associa tion Is more than well pleased with the saccen of this year's fair tn every way, especially so with the cloan and attractive performance given by the several shows and the spirit in which the people generally have turn ed out and patronized his efforts to give here at home one of the best Fairs to be seen anywhere. KKi'ORDF.B'S COURT Judge O. M. Beam disposed ot the following cases In Franklin County'* Recorder's Court Monday: State vs F. H. Cooke, false pre tense, called and failed, capias and continued . 8tate vs Roy Baker, ocw, guilty, fined $50.00. State vs Roy Baker and A. J. Bry ant, Bel fa, nol pros. State vs Walter Cooper, upw, en ters plea of nolo contendere, Judgment suspended upon payment ot costs and giving a $200 bond to appear first Monday in January. State vs Roger Driver, disturbing public worship, guilty, fined $25 and costs . State vs Boat Jones, disposing ot mortgaged property, continued to Oc tober 22nd, 1923. State vs Roger Thorpe, assault and nuisance, guilty 60 days on roads. Ap peal. State vs Roger Thorpe, assault, guilty, four months on roads. Appeal. State vs Elijah Wright, ccw, guilty fined $50 and costs. State vs James Wright, George Dav is and Elijah Wright, nuisance, guilty as to George Davis, Judgment suspen ded upon payment of costs. Not guilty as to James and Elijah Wright. State vs Herbert Hayes, val, con* tinued to Monday, October 8th. State vs James Wright, ccw, guilty i months In Jail, to be hired to George Wright upon payment of costs. State vs Will Driver, vpl, guilty, 60 days on roads, execution not to Issue until Nov. 1st, upon giving a bond of $200.00. State vs Roger Thorpe, incest finds probable cause, to give bond ot $500. LOUISBURG LOSES TO OXFORD Louisburg lost its first game on Its home gridiorn to Oxford Tuesday af ternoon by the score of 25x0. Oxford scored two touchdowns in the flrBt halt but failed to score point on try. In the second half Oxford also scored two touchdowns and scored a point on the last one by a forward pass. Altho Oxford rolled up a large score, the Louisburg boys played a good 'game. It- was a plain case of exper i lence against Inexperience. Oxford | with Its six years of football against ; Louisburg with its six weeks. Louis burg met Oxford once before on Ox ford's home field and held them to two touchdowns. Michael of Oxford scored three of Oxfords touchdowns and Eaaon scored the other. Oxford gained much of their ground in the first half by line plunges, but very of ten they would shift to end runs and I forward passes. In the first quarter {Loulsburg kicked off. After that Ox ford kicked off both after touchdowns | and at the beginning of second half. I In the second half Oxford received a scare when on kicking off Mills Louls burg's left tackle, took the ball and smashed through Oxford's defense for a gain of fifteen yards. Wilson, right I'tackle for Louisburg played a good game breaking through the line and throwing Oxford for losses. Bledsoe on left guard also would break through the line and down Oxford. We could not say that any one player played any better than any other unless It was little Jlmmle Allen who substi tuted for King on right end. Jlmmle would down Oxford after It seemed as If they were off for a touchdown. Louisburg was penalized twice for off side playing. Murphy played quarter for Louisburg until the last quarter when Yarborough substituted, Whe less called signals after that. Both teams were handicapped by a newly worked field. The Whole team played unusually well. Hmlthwick, Cooper and Alston each made pretty tackles several times during the game. Al ston would cut down the interference leaving the man with the ball open to tackles. Williamson has had only about two weeks practice. Of Tar borough, Stovall and Ford, they had little time to "ahow their stuff." FV>r Coach Underwood sent them In dur ing the last few minutes ot play. The officials of the game were, Ref eree, Pearce of Wake Forest. Head linesman, Orlffln, formerly of Wake Forest. The scribe was unable to get the Oxford line up. LotiUhurg's line-up was as follows: Left End, Al ston, Right End King, Center Will iamson, Left Tackle Mills, Right Tackle Wilson, Left Guard Bledsoe, Right Oitard Bmlthwlck. Backs Elmore Cooper. Wheless, Qiinrterback Mur phy. Substitutes. Pearce for Smith wick. Taylor for Pearce, PeArce for Taylor, Allen for King, Ford for Al ston, Stovall for Elmore, Smlthwlck for Wilson, Yarborough for Murphy. Times. 15, 12. 15. 12. Buying the kitchen equipment for their club was the recent experience of the Blantyre Home Demonstration Club In '! ransylvanl.A County. The hrnie rpent accompanied the girls on their shopping tour And gave a lesson In how to select and buy oeodei mc terlali. . * TO GET FINES AND PENALTIES Consolidates Laurel School With High School Appoints J. 0. Sledge T mo tee fer ??? dar Rock School aid John B. Wil der Committeeman for Rock Sprteff* ?To Hare Accounts Audited ? To Get Children to Flat Bock School. The Board of Education met In reg ular session on Monday with all mem bers present. Atter reading and ap proving the minutes of the previous meeting business was disposed of as follows: After considering two long petitions from the Cedar Rofck School District, J. O. Sledge was appointed Trust?* to succeed himself. John B. Wilder was appointed '* Committeeman tor Rock Springs school to All the vacancy caused by the resignation of J. L. Byron. Upon petition of the people of Lau rel school district, which was ap proved by the school Board, the ele mentary school was consolidated with the 9&ndy Creek-Gold Mine High School, the consolidation to take place when the High School begins. The Board agreed to help In the transpor tation of all elementary children In the Laurel district that live over two and a half miles from the school. The Superintendent was Instructed to Mil the Laurel school property. The Mttchlner seiwpl house and site was sold to C. TrNlcholson for the sum of $101.00. \ The Superintendent was Instructed to sell the Concord colored school building. The Board Instructed Its Attorney to investigate from every source in the county all fines, forfeitures and penal ties and see that they are all turned over to the general county school I fund as the law directs. Supt. Best and Supt. E. C. Perry were Instructed to make some arrange ments for getting the children that reside In the Flat Rock district, that i live too far to walk, to school. I The Board agreed to pay Mrs. PrlT-s ' ett. of Pilot, the same price per aoi( j for her land that she gave for the I same when It was purchased fof that 'portion that It needs for school pur I poses. The Attorney was Instructed to arrange the deed and If Mrs. Privett I would not sign it to proceed to con demn the land. The Board employed Capt. H. W. Perry, to audit the school accounts for 1922-23. After allowing a number of ac counts the Board adjourned to Its next regular meeting. LIST OF JTTBOBS The following Is a list of Jurors for October term of Franklin Superior Court : First Week Dunns ? Edgar Johnson. T. E. Prl vett, James Upchurch, W. M. Lewie. Harris ? Elmore Horton, J. W. Poy thress, R. S. Hester, Youngsrllle ? J. G. Winston. Frankllnton ? H. S. Daniel. J. T. Johnson, J. H. Parham, R. A. Prultt, F. O. Morris. Hayesvllle ? John H. Lasslter, D. H. Dickie. Gold Mine ? W. S. Leonard. Cedar Rock ? J. 0. May. | Loulsburg ? W. E. Murphy. Second Week Dnnns ? B. F. Pearce, *R. M. Prlvett, J. L. Harris, J. B. Prlrett. Youngsvllle ? J. C. Nowell, R. W? Wiggins, W. H. Hlght, R. P. Pearce Frankllnton ? E. 8. McGhee, Thom as Morton. 8andy Creek ? O. B. West, E. N. Williams, J. R\ Tharrlngton. Gold Mine ? G. M. Raynor. Cypreess Creek ? W. B. Bowden. Loulsburg? V. C. Cooke, W. H. Per ry Jr., P. J. Brown. CKLKBBATE8 BIRTHDAY On Tuesday, Sept 25, 1923, Mr. O. W. Wester gave a delightful bar been* In honor of his son's. Forest. Stat birthday. The cue, cake* and plcklaa and lota of other apetlslng things wera ?erred on a large table at the sprlac under the huge oaks. Those who had the pleasure of being present were: Mr. Lit Westeer aad eons and daugh ter Miss Mabel. Mr. and Mrs. C. 1. Wester and daughter, Mrs. Mollia West. Mrs. H. D. Wester, Mlsaea Mhmle Lee and Elizabeth Wertar, Mesdames Arthur and Bennl* W outer, Mrs. Mary J. Tharrlngton and Mlaa Mamie Lou Breedlove of near I.ou1? burg, Mr. and Mrs. Staley Strickland, Mr. and Mra- Baker, Mr. H. G. Bread* love and son, Eugene, of Nashvtlla, Mr. Herman Tharrlngton, of Naah vllle, Mr. Frank Gupton. Mr. Q. W. Wester, Misses Mattle and Annie Lou Wester, Masters George, Willie. John nie, Howard and Junius Lee Wester. All leaving wishing him many more happy birthdays. A cooperative shipment of 6.M0 pounds of crimson olover seed has Just been distributed In Caswell Caun ty by the farm agent. Orders for 1,^ 000 pounds of vetch seed and two ton* of lime has been given the Conn-: ty Agent In Lee County. prPTicp APPPAPBIA ftiLr t/oiL AriitvriwA* TION TO FAIR 'Draws Jury For October Term | Replaces Penalty For Sot Pnylag TaiM on Time ? Receives * Nib i ber of Reports ? Other Ro?tl?e. The Board of County Commission ers met In regular session on Monday with all members present. After ap proving minutes ot previous meeting business was disposed ot M follows: Nick Wood was stricken from out side pauper list ? he being able to work. The following were placed on Out side pauper list at amounts opposite their names: Roena McKnlgbt $3.00; Allen Cooper $5.00; Isaac Perry $2.00; Mary Portls $2.00. Report of Supt. E. C. Perry. Pub lic Welfare, was received and filed. Upon motion the County adopted section 81 of 1923 Machinery Act, add ing penalty for not paying taxes. Report of Miss Addle Bordeaux, Home Demonstration Agent, was re ceived and filed. Report ot Dr. J. E. Malone, Coun ty Health Officer, was received and filed. H^ reports county home in good condition. Reports of Cypress Criek and San dy Creelt township road trustee were received and filed. Upon motion the Board agreed to loan the school fund Its credit for a loan to pay the teachers salaries un til the taxes are collected. Mrs. J. E. House and Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Collins were allowed $7.50 per month each from the Mothers Aid fund. Upon motion the Board refused to allow an appropriation of $500.00 for jthe Franklin County Fair. j Supt. J. J. Holden. of the County jHome, submitted his report which j was received and filed. He reports 11 white and 11 colored Inmates. With the assistance of the Sheriff the Board drew a Jury for the October term of. Franklin Superior Court. PLOWING KP COTTON STALKS I)E iPRIYES WEEVIL OF FALL FOOD [ Raleigh, October 2. ? The reward for ripping up or plowing under the gTeen cotton stalks immediately af ter picking cotton and before the plants are killed by frost is an in creased cotton crop next year, be lieves W. Bruce Mabee who does ex tension work In boll weevil control tor the State College and Department of Agriculture. Mr. Mabee has Just returned to Raleigh from his field headquarters at Dunn, N. C. where he worked with the planters In that sec tion this year. His observations, there fore, are based on considerable ex perlnece with the weevils out in the fields. "There are two reasons for plow in* under the cotton stalks", says Mr. Mabee. "The first of these Is that the practice destroys a large number of young and Immature weevils to he found now In the young bolls and squares still remaining on the stalks. Were these weevils permitted to ma ture and feed they would better with stand the winter than the other gene ration. "The second reason is that plowing tinder the stalks removes the weevils food thus making a longer period from the time of their last square meal in the fall until their first meal In the spring. Many of the Insects therefore die during the winter." Mr. Babee stresses the point that thla protective measure la only effect tv? when the stalks are plowed un der before they die naturally and tfeat It* effectiveness Is In proportion to the length of time the stalks are plowed under before frost. In a recent letter addressed to the cotton growers of eta tern Carolina. Mr. Mabee urges the grower! to pick oat their cotton and turn nnder the stalks. College workers point out that this practise also offers an opportunity to MHr some fall crops for Improving the ?oil and for small grain. 1MPL0TS AUDITOR - - ? 'y??e | Mr. J. A. Hogdes has been employ ed to audit the Cqnnty accounts by the County Commissioners, according to Information received at the court house yesterday. This audit Is to be made at once, so we learn, and all ac | counts be closed by the last of No vember a* that Is the end of the Com missioners year. Mr. Hodges. no doubt, will make them a fine man tor , this position as he has a fine know- 1 i ledge of the art of bookkeeping. | KATESVILLK ITEMS Miss 9. M. Rimer, R. N., returned heme from Bi'.Umore Tuesday, whore she haf. be n for three months speu IttihrlAg on 'Vreasos of children. MV. and Mrs. Lie Strickland onJ Utttte daughter returned to town Tu<-? day, having sj.cnt a couple of weeks at Mr. Joe Strickland's near town. Ken >? tho \lme fo get th* wlnt?r garden started. Head lettuce, onion He** cai'^ots, beets turnlns. rsdish, crUlige, collards, ca'.i.-/ andrnrioir* Kconis may all be planted now. CO-OPS TO OPEN TUESDAY Prices Advancing On Open Floors Sales Light Bat Xarh Satisfaction Prevail* ? Lonlsbnnr Winning Fav or With Tobacco Grower*. Each day the Loulsburg Tobacco Market Is gaining favor among the tobacco growers of Franklin and ad joining counties. The farmers who jiave patronized the Loulsburg mar ket since the opening on Tuesday of last week have been well pleased and expressed the greatest satisfaction. Although the Bales have been light due to the tact that the weather has been pretty and the farmers are busy picking out cotton and not stripping tobacco the prices have been good. They have shown a decided advance and the demand Is strong. The Co-operative Warehouse will open next Tuesday, October 9th, mak ing three warehouses for Loulsburg. Prom the Information received here frota other markets where the Co-ops have already opened the advances are creating the greatest satisfaction among the members, and It is expect ed that the same conditions will ex ist here next week. Get your tobacco ready and bring it on to Loulsburg, where the ware housemen and merchants are co-op erating to make everything to your advantage. FLOWERS AT FAIR Raleigh. Sept. 29. ? Flowers of many varieties will be exhibited at the North Carolna State Fair by the flo rists of the State during the week of October 15-20. but one of themost Interesting exhibits will be the one that Mrs. Edith Vanderbllt. president of the State Fair, has provided in the way of natural flowers. Mrs. Vanderbilt is strong for flow ers and her estate at Baltimore has a world of them, but when she took charge of the State Fair two years ago the grounds were barren of any thing that even smacked of beauty. Today it is very different. Zennias of all grades and varieties have been planted around Floral Hall, the cen tral building at the State Fair grounds and they have been pruned down with a view to having them in full bloom when the fair comes on. They will provide a wealth of color. There Is a world of dahlias, too. which will be blooming at fair time in all their myriad colors while in front of the buildings will be flower beds with the stately cannas in bright red and yellow to furnish a mellow setting for the scarlet sage and "the unique dusty miller, which is used to produce the white to offset the bright er colors. In planting these flowers a color scheme has been observed with a view to showing how flowers can be used to make beautiful premises, so that those visiting the fair can learn some thin?_about how to make their home yards attractive. At least that is the idea of Mrs. Vanderbilt, who wants to see North Carolina a place of beauty as well of enterprise and Industry. ANOTHER VOTE FOR LIME AND CLOVE k Straw. N. C. October 2.? Another I vote for lime and clover to Improve the soils of Carolina has been cast. This time It is by that grand old man of the mountains, A. Q. Hendren. who for about twelve years has worked in Wilkes County for the extension di vision of the State College and Depart ment of Agriculture. Mr. Rendren has always been an ardent advocate of soil improvement and during the en tire time that he has served in this county, he has preached the ralue of lime and legumes as active agents in helping In this work. Coming to town recently from a trip over the County, Mr. Hendren reports, "I have nc> on* splendid demon stration this week of what ltme and clover will do for poor, red clay land. W. E. Fletcher of Purlear Post Of flce has a very poor upland farm. One of his Qelds lies "along a main road of the County and was very, very poor. I suppose this soil would aver age about five or six bushels of corn per acre. Two years ago, however, Mr. Fletcher became Interested In the use of lime and clover. He bought four tons of ground limestone and used it on the four acres, sowing ??'iiea! In October and planting red c!. ? r seed over the wheat the next Mu:rh. His stand was not so very good but he let It stay as It was un til the past winter. He then turned under the second crop of clover and worked the field in corn this summer. It is astonishing to see this corn as compared to that on the othei: land right by the side of it. This demon stration Is In a section where there has been very little lime used before and I bellve It will show some of our people the need for using lime and le gumes. A farmer of Perquimans County re ports a profit of $100 from hi* bogs this year as a result of a feeding de monstration which he conducted in cooperation with County Agent h. W. Anderson. OO-OPS WIN AGAIN CONTRACT BINDS Open m More Markets October Ml tm Old Belt of Virginia am* W?*torw North Carolina. (3. D. Frissell) Members of the Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association were presen ted by two courts of Eastern North Carolina. last week from selling tkeir tobacco on the auction markets when Judge J. Lloyd Horton at OrMBIflRa and Judge Frank Daniels at 3adth field issued restraining orders pre venting eight members of the market lng association from delivering their tobacco outside of their own associa tion. __ These rulings mti& It clear that the marketing association of 92,000 tobacco farmers will continue Its pol icy and power to protect its" contract and punish those who break their agreement. Old Belt co-ops are eagerly await ing the opening of 55 more warehous es of the association next Tuesday.* October 9, in Virginia and Western North Carolina when the advances to be paid this' year by their organisa tion will be posted at every receiving point. The high advances paid by the as sociation In the face of falling prices on the auction floors of Eastern North Carolina and the South Carolina belt, have resulted in a big gain In mem bership. More than ten thousand new members have joined the asso ciation during the past twelve months and 92,000 have now- signed the five year contract. North Carolina leads with over 44,000 tobacco co-ops. Vir ginia has 37,000 and South Carolina over 10,000 members. The tobacco association which has already made a big gain in the amount of tobacco delivered by its members in South Carolina and Eastern North Carolina compared with receipts a year ago, is expected to gain a ma jority of the Old Belt crop as was the case in Virginia last year. Although twenty markets of the as. sociation close in South Carolina and border counties this week, the larger cooperative centers of the South Car olina Belt will continue to operate for some weeks to come. Virginia co-ops are celebrating the beginning of their second season mar keting with meetings In every ware house of the association which opens next Tuesday when John R. Hutches on. Virginia Director of Extension, Oliver J. Sands, Executive Manager of the association, T. C. Watkins, Di rector of Warehouses and nearly every elected director from the Btato will meet with the members in their warehouses at 23 towns. AMONG THE VISITORS sosra YOC KNOW AND 90MK TOD DO NOT n*ow. Personal Items About Folks And Their Friends Who Travel Her* And There. Mr. T. B. Wilder, of Aberdeen, is a visitor to Louisburg. * ? Ex-Shearilt Sears, of Raleigh, waa a visitor to Louisburg Wednesday. ? ? Mr. T. A. Person, of Greenville, was a visitor to Louisburg^ his week. Mr. W. Dalton Leonard returned Monday from a visit his people at Salisbury. ? ? Mrs. H. H. Dail, of Cambridge. Md., Is visiting her father, Mr. W. E. Tucker. ? * Messrs. H. H. B. Mask and B. T. l>eppard, of Raleigh, were la Louis burg Wednesday. ? ? Mrs. M. J. Connalley, of BiaatMone. Va., Is visiting her Mrs. E. F. Thomas. ? * Messrs. J. C. Anthony iM'i Plummer, of Henderson, were"V to Louisburg Wednesday, * * ? ^JL Mr and Mrs. C. L. Blankenshln Wt Saturday to spend Snnday at hia mm at Rrookneal, Va., returning in for the sales Monday. ? ? Mr. Oeo. W. Conway, visiting relatives In is his first visit to his he left about His many old ttm? delighted to see him Ing so well. ? Messrs. W. H. Malone, J. E. Blckett went to where the two latter the case of State fore the case where ced to be burglary. Corn and good way fields