THE FRANKLIN TIMES
A. F. JOHNSON, Editor aod lutier
?TAR DROPS?
? Cotton sold for 24 1-4 cents a
pound yesterday.
? Froets have been reported on
Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.
This Week
FLEW INTO HISTORY.
PITY A SAD "ARISTOCRAT."
THE DAY'S BEST NEWS.
PERSHING AND GRATITUDE.
The flight around the world is
oyer, and six young Americans will
live iq history when everybody con
nected with this Presidential cam
paign is completely forgotten!
History will forever record, if 1 1
only in two lines, the dates and '
names connected with the first hu
man flight around the world.
Birds did it long ago, but they
are only birds. '
That the nation which invented ;
the flying machine should be the
first nation to send a flying ma- ;
'chine around the world Beems ap
propriate. More appropriate would,
be adequate flying machine defense
for this country. v
' Mr. Grenvilie L. Winthrop, pleas
antly described by the social re
porter as a "wealthy, retired
Danker, philanthropist and ARIS
TOCRAT," ia under the . cara of
two 'doctors. / HIb two - daughters J
cloned, one with a chauffeur, the ' |
other with a young electrician. '
For a "retired aristocrat" to re
ceive such a blow is painful, but in
his sorrow there is warning and
comfort for other wealthy, retired
American artistocrats.
One of the daughters was thirty
oma years of age; she and her sister,
'.wvnty-foor, had been kept se
e.' tided.
Beware how you keep daughters
too secluded, especially after thirty,
and MORE especially if they are
rich in tfeeir own right, as arc
these two young women!
That's the warning.
The comfort Is this: The Win
throp family, to which the "re
tired aristocrat* belong, may find
Dr.
The day's most important news
for the future ages is this.
3aly, senior f
i Unive
can manu
water
r? how nat
4 LtVatfoW says
ira ?ugir oVit of
carbon dioxide.
That's how nature manufactory it
in plants, through the green leaves.
It is a deop process, first making
formaldehyde of the carbon diox
.'testes
ultra
our,
l
an imiUtepUnts on'
Manufacturing sugar
and protein from carbon dioxide in
tty air, and the water in the ground,
one food problem will be solved.
However, don't be in a hurry to
sell your Cuban sugar plantation.
It will make you rich for many a
day.
' Distinguished gentlemen gave a
dtnlier to General Pershing in New
York. It was a nice dinner. Gen
eral Pershing*! share must have
cost Bixty cents ifi the market and
bine dollars delivered on the table.
As a dinner, it was a success.
[But as a reward for a general that
Commanded three million American "
soldiers in the big war, after serv
ing faithfully for many years be
fore that, it was not much. General
Pershing is how retired on a salary
big enough to get him a small flat
In a cheap qoirter.
do ft . dUfaraatly. '
Government ' made '
e^a^ Earl, and
co witty iant rich
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LOllKBl'Htt HHiH SCHOOL
I)EPAKT*EST
PIRPOSE OF THE SCHOOL DEPT.
At present there Is no communi
cation between the townspeople anil
the school, except the monthly re
ports of grades. We want to get In
touch with the public. Show them what
we're doing; what we're accomplish
ing at school. Not only do we want to
Interest the townspeople, but also the
country people. By means of this
school section, we can show the coun
ty schools what is going on at Louis,
burg High School.
This department will be composed
of selections contributed by members
of each class; short stories, original
poetry, etc; also all the athletic news.
It will be well worth r;hlle to read
the school department; which, we
hope, will not only show you what
your children are doing, but also In
terest you in the school \jork.
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LOriSBllMJ TAKES OPENEK
ON HOME GROUNDS, S8 0
Loulsburg Highs swamped Caiy
here last Friday, Loulsburg show-id
her old time form, Cary played a good
game but couldn't stand the slaugh'.er
of the Louisburg backs, Buck Beck
and Harvey Bartholomew line plungos
and Bartholomew's end runs was the
feature of the game. While Mohn and
Williamson did their share as well.
The Loulsburg line opened a hole
that you could drive a v.-agon through.
The quarterback for Cary played a
nico game. Louisburg men fought
from start to finish.
Cary decided to kick and Bartholo
mew received it and carried it to the
forty yaid line. From there Louls
burg marched for a touchdown with
Robert Christopher Beck carrying It
over for Loulsburg's first touchdown
of the- season. After that Loulsburg
proceeded to pile up the score.
-. Heck led the sApring 'with three
touchdowns and one extra point. Bar.
tholomew came next with two touch
downs and one extra point. Ford made
one touchdown and Jimmy Allen had
bad |uck trying (or the extra point
when he missed the kick :>n Inch.
The line up was as follows for
Louisburg, the Cary' lice up Is not
known: '. f
Loulsburg 38 - Gary 0
Allen, Left end .?????'
Beasley, Left tackle
Bledsoef .Left guard
Johnson, Center
Taylor, Right guard
Wilson, Right tackle
King, Right end
Williamson, Quarter
Beck, Right halt
Mohn, Left half
Bartholomew, Full back
Substitutes; Ford for Beck, Beck
for Ford, Allen for Beck, Ford for
Bartholomew.
Officials; Referee, Ford, Carolina;
Umpire, Massenburg, Carolina; Head
linesman, Bicket, Wake Forest.
The schedule for the rest of the
season is as follows;
October 3, Selma at Selma; October
10, Tarboro here; October 17, Raleigh
at Raleigh; October 20 Enfield here;
October 24 Tarboro at Tarboro; Oc
tober 31, Hendercon here; November
7, Championship series; November 7,
Championship series; >$pvember 21,
Selma here.
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MISS MEHIT ABLE'S GAME
(By Olivia McKinne)
1.
M'iss Mehltable Martin sat looking
out the small paned window at two
figures coming slowly along the
street. They were evidently oblivious
to all but themselves. Miss Mehltable
laid her knitting down in her lap and
pushed her spectacles up oft her long
thin pointed nose to her high, narrow
forehead from which hair that was
slightly gray was drawn tightly back
and pulled into a smp.ll wad at the
back of her head. Ha. ears were close
to her head but the tops turned to the
front Just enough to give the effect
of trying to catch every sound that
came anywhere near them. Her small
mouth, with thin, pale lips was turned
down contemptuously as she looked,
and knitting her brow pushed up her
glasses, and stared at them intently
antll they had almost reached the front
gate. But presently her attention was
wrested by something which was al
most as Interesting to her as the
young coupl? passing. This time the
object of her attention was a fat, Jolly
looking little man, wadllng along and
looking at her house.
"Homph." she muttered to herself,
wonder what old Hezekiah's doing
coming by here llftt ttm'o of day.
Well," a slight smile touched her face,
"there's one thing sure and certain,
he needn't be looking at Mehltable
Martin's house, 'cause as I've remark
ed before, she ain't a' hankering after
no man yet." She resumed her knitting
saying, "Why, I'm still In my prime!
My father always said he didn't want
his daughter to marry before she was
old enough to know what she was
getting Into."
At the sound of footsteps on the
narrow gravel walk outside she got
up and slowly walked to the window.
With slow, deliberate movements she
pulled the old lace curtains back and
peered out at Hesekteh.
"I just thought I'd come and see it
there was anything I could do for
you Mehltable. You know It's power
ful hot tor a party little thing like
yaxr to have to draw water and cut
wood." He sidled over to the steps
Mid sat <town, still griania*. "It'*
mighty cool out here In the shade,
Mehltable. Wont you coma out and
sit With met"
"Nb I won't! And what's more you
know as well aa I do that I have that
llttU Murphy boy to do my chore* for
me every morning. Tou're Just wasting
time mooning around and a'grlnnlng
like an Idiot Tott'4 do ma mora' good
to leave so I could do my work." Wlth
this final remark ehe pulled the cur- |
tain acroaa the window with a Jerk
and started to the kitchen. But_then.
htr heart .tpftenlng a little she ontji;
ed the front door and aaldr^'Wonidn t
you like to taste some of my new Jam,
Ht>zeklah?" * ? ?
"That. I tfould " Hezekiah rose wit*
alacrltvand followed her to the great
old-fashioned kitchen where she took
a Jar off the neatly covered shelve*
and opened It. Then she went to th?
bread box and took out a fresh loaf
of homemade bread. Next she got ?
knife and laid them all on the spotless
oil cloth covered table before Heze
kiah. ,
"Here you are," she said. I made
thft Jam by Jan; Moore's recipe.^ I
hope you'll like." He cut a sllc^jpC
bread and and spread It with Jam ,Jn
silence. Then he bit a plug out Ofjt
and smacked his lips apprecUtJtJOV
"You know Mehltable." he said, JSKk
gerlng his knife nervously, '1w
Jam's nearly as good as you we
sweet." He glanced up at that to Me
how this remark was received. .
"Hezekiah Henley, you know
can have some more Jam without
ing that! What makes you act so s^
anyway?" Jiw
"Well, I don't know," said HezeklaBt
"I-I-I Just thought you wouldn't mlna
if I said It." He was plainly embar^
rassed. His face wr.s crimson. He
squirmed in his chair.
"Now you mind that you're .!
next time before you make a dx
out of yourself. Have some more Ja
"Well It is powerful good. I beiifW_
I will take some more." --/?
Hie once more Bpread a slice of br?4a
liberally and took a bite. ?
"Jane Moore has a good recipe ?jl
right," he said.
"Yes, and that girl of hers has a
good recipe for getting In trpjiblkj
too!" snapped Miss Mehltable. "WPjfij
I'd rather have a daughter of ml*#!
turn out an old maid than go gatn
vantin' around like Mandy does with
Joe. Why they do say they're planning
to get married at Christmas time, and
them Just still children. Oh. it ain't
right! I don't know what Jane is
thinking of I don't. I always have
heard my father say he didn't want
a girl of his to marry so young that
she didn't know what she was doing."
She wagged her head desparingly.
I don't know what the young folks
are coming to. Why. I would no Moire'
think, of marrying than I would <n
flying."
"No, Mehltable. I agree with you.
Folks shouldn't' marry too young.
"Well. I guess I'll be going now:
The Jam was real good."
He walked to the door and Btood on
the threshold hesitatingly, as If try
ing to say something, but finding htm
self unable to, he said, "good by" an4
waddled out Into the sunshine.
2
It was a lovely afternoon about jfe
week later. As usual Miss Mehltable
was sitting on the front porch wach
Ing for any little stray piece of gos
sip to pass on. Sh? looked up the
wide, elm boarded street to see what
was happening. And something surely
was happening! Miss Mehltable read
Justed her spectacles the better to
see She peered around the post of
the porch, and finally, finding even
that unsatisfactory, she got up and
walked to the steps.
"Well of all things!" cried Miss Me
hltable.
Up the street came Hezekiah Hen
ley. He wasn't waddling, this time
either. No siree! He was strutting'.
On his head was a little derby hat
set so far back on the side of hi-?
head that it looked as if It was in dan
ger of falling off any minute. He had
on a black and white checked suit,
red socks, a red necktie and black
shoes. But what -was more astonishing
than that was the person by his side
She was a young flapper. Abont every
three steps she woJld do a dance
step. The curled enjjs of her bobbed
hair showed underiteath the brim ?>f
her picture hat. Her dress was of the
same material as her\hat, bright pink
She had on flesh coldred, open work
stockings, and things that were sup
posed to be slippers, ?ut were more
like sandals.
They were both singing "You've Got
to See Mamma Every Night" to the
tops of their voices.
~ "What in the world! Is It Hezekiah
Henley? Yes, it is! He must have lost
his mind! Why if my father could
see me cutting capers like that he'd
be sure to turn over in his grave."
The couple was rapidly nearing the
house but Hezekiah had not so much
as glanced at It. Miss Mehltable,
though Shocked almost beyond reason,
felt a sharp little pang of Jealousy
strike her. However she stood her
ground until they reached fler front
gate, till Hezekiah was looking In any
direction but toward her and si she
turned and marched into the house,
stepping high and with her no? > up.
She mardjied straight through to
the kitchen, where she busied her
self for the next half hour In looking
at her cook book, which had been
handed down from her grandmother.
I^nd like so many of the old cook-books
contained recipes to tempt anyone's
(appetite. Finally she shut the book
with a bang and started supper.
Just then the little chore boy came
in with an armful of wood.
"Is there anything else, mam?" he
Inquired.
"Let me see. Yea Tommy, one more
thing. Walt Just a minute."
She left the room and returned
with pen and ink, and ? rteet of
paper. She went to the cook book,
looked at some things in It, and wrote
j something on the paper.
"Hare now. Go down and l?t Mr.
Moore to fill out this order."
with a qutek "yaa mam" Tommy
vanished and) Miss Mehltable went
back to her work.
"Well, I guess 111 get him once and
fo*. all this time." she muttered to
herself. "Want *p old fool I have been
to let ?uch a chance slip by. why
Hezekiah'* a real nice, sociable kind
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of man when you once know him real |
well. I never dreamed before that he
could be stylish like he was this after
noon. Never mind! If it's possible I'll
get him now!"
So she had made up her mind! Let
us hope that she would not lose in
her little game.
3
"Miss Mehitable! Miss Mehltable!
Where are you?"
"I'm making up the bed. What do
you want Tommy?"
"Set down so you won't fall, mam."
Tommy was bounding up the steps
two at a time.
"Mr. Hezekiah Ilenlev was thrown
out of Si Perkln's two horse wagon
this morning and It broke his leg and
cut his head."
"Tommy, what are you talking
about? Hezekiah's broke his leg?"
"Yes'm. And he's suffering terrible,
mam. Dr. Phillips is over there nowi
settln' It.
"Well I dreamed last night that
something wast gonna happen to He
zekiah. but I thought It waB something
else."
Tommy giggled. "You most usually
dream of the folks you think of most,
don't you Miss Mehitable?" he asked
and then was off down the stairs to
chop the wood.
"If I could lay my hands on that
boy," said Miss Mehitable, neverthe
less she allowed a grim smile to cross
her face.
At three that afternoon Miss Me
hitable was ringing the doorbell to
the little house where old Hezekiah
lived. She had on her best Bhawl and
had even allowed herself to soften the
severe lines of her garb by pinning
a amall rose at the neck of her old
fashloned dress. In her hand she car
ried a plate, covered with a napkin,
from which came delicious whiffs of
something good to eat.
A step was heard Inside and the
door swung open with a squeak. A
little negro boy stood In the door
way. K T
"Mr Hezekiah seen you comln' an'
he said as how I must let you in to
to see him," he announced,
"Are y?u quite sure he can see
visitors?" asked Miss Mehitable.
"Yas'in." responded the child.
HAI1 right then. IH go In for a few
notnates," and Miss Mehitable entered
a heme that she, had never thought
to enter.
?She only stayed a few minutes and
r.be waa glad she didn't stay longer
when she started out, for who should
sh? Me coming but the flapper with
whom Heseklah had been walking the
day before. And In her hand also wae
a dish.
Miss Mehitable passed her at the
gate with an unusually Icy and dlgnll
fled bow. The more she saw this little
stambllng block the more she wanted
to get her out of the way.
And then Miss Mehitable had an
idea! She had often heard the say
ing that to win a man fill him up ?
feed him. And this was what she adopt
ed for her plan of battle. She would
feed Hezekiah! The very thing!
She hurried home to start some
thing else to carry him.
And so it happeed that every day
she and the flapper met at Hezekiah's
home and passed each other with
haughty hostility in both their bear
ing and their wtances at one another.
*
Hezekiah was in his rolling chair
sitting on the porch to his little home
when Miss Mehitable came up with a
tray in her hand. She stopped in the
' yard and picked some roses and laid
them on the tray beside the covered
dish.
"Good evening. Hezekiah," she
greeted him, "how are you doing now?
better I hope."
"Yes. The doctor says I can walk
day after tomorrow with my crutches.
You know it will be Flag Day, the 14th
of June and I'm going to celebrate."
In his voice was almost a childish
dtiighl at once more beitig on his
feet.
"My! My! Won't that be nice? I
knew you'd get well soon. Here's some
cake I thought you'd like. It's the re
cipe of one of the kinds used at ray
mother's wedding dinner."
' Thank you, Mehitable. I don't know
what I would have done without tiie
snacks you brought me along. You
know that young fly-away can't boil
an egg! She brought me some kind of
mixture that ought to have boiled
egg in It, and she put the egg in raw,
and couldn't even tell that there was
something wrong! Why I'd as leave
eat the scraps with the chickens as
to eat her cooking. Everything she
brings she says 'It didn't turn out
just exactly like it ought to have,
but I'll do it right next time." I'd
think to myselt when she put that
bluft up, no and it never will turn
out right either."
He paused and looked oat at the
sunset meditatively. Then suddenly he
burst out, "As Abraham Lincoln said,
give me a womah that can cook or
give me nohe."
"Why Hezekiah! Abraham Lincoln
didn't say that, he chopped down the
cherry tree," corrected Misa Mehit
able.
'"Well, no matter who said It, them's
my sentiments, aqd I'll stick to 'em."
He paused. "Olve me a woman that can
cook or give me none," he repeat* d
Impressively "Dont that sound
?peechy Mehitable? Be sure the preach
er quotes me as saying tftat at ay
funeral."
Hiss Mehitable sot with him ?Mil
the moon was high In the hewfi,
and they talked together In low |Mh.
Later, as ?he was leaving, he 1*14.
"Tee, honey, that's what we'll do. "the
first time I walk will be by Lobes
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grin's Wedding March, and it'll cele
brate Flag Day, too."
NOTICE OF SALE OF AUTOMOBILE
UNDER MECHANICS LEIN
Dr. J. B. Davis will t: ke notice thc.t
under and by virtue of section 2017 of
the Revisal of 1915 of North Carolina
and the lein thereby given to mechan
ics for repairs on personal property,
the undersigned will on Monday Nov.
3. 1924 in front of the courthouse in
Louisburg, N. C? at about the hour of
noon, offer for sale to the highest bid
der for cash that Buick five passenger
touring car 1921 model placed by him
for repairs with the undersigned and
that sale will be made to pay the re
pairs thereon made.
This October 2nd, 1924.
10-S-5t , ALLEN MACHINE CO.
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