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VOLUHN LIV. LOUISBUBG, N. C., KBIDAY, APSIf, 10, 1925 (12 PAGES THIS WEEK) Nl'HBEB 9
?TAYESVILLE ROAD COM
MISSIONERS APPOINTED
is Composed of J. S. Wilson, J.
H. Goodson and H. P. ||
Mitchell
A. Itaglund and F. J. Beasley Ap
pointed to Succeed A. F. Johnson
And J. C. Tucker on Louisburg
Boad Board?Many Beports Becelr
ed and Mnch Bontlne Business
Transacted.
The Board of County Commlssion
ts met In regular session on Monday
vith all members present. After
eading and approving the minutes of
>revtous meetings business was dis
>osed of as follows:
L. O. Edwards, Jr., of Cypress Creek
ownshlp, was allowed a drawback
or poll tax for the year 1924, he be
ng only 20 years old at time of list*
ng.
J. W. Wilder, of Cypress Creek
cwnship was allowed drawback for
>oll tax, he being a non-resident.
?Report of E. C. Perry, Superlntend
int of public welfare, was received
ind filed, and the following recom
nendatlons adopted: That Lou Green
>r placed on outside pauper list al
13.00 per month, that Mitt Bartholo
new be stricken from outside pauper
ist she having moved to Nash county
I-at W. B. Leonard be stricken frorr
?> - ;ide pauper list, he being dead
,l:?t Callle Pearce be stricken frorr
:u - 'a pauper list, he having beer
re. c: v<l as drinking and making
K-lii:-) ithat Henry Young be strick
?d from outside pauper list, as hlr
people can take care of him.
The report of Louisburg Townshii
Road Commission was received and
filed; and the resignation of A. F
Johnson was received and accepted
0. A. Ragland was appointed to fil!
tho unexpired term of A. F. Johnson
P. J. Beasley was appointed townshii
Road Commissioner for Louisburg
township to succeed J. C. Tucker
whose term had expired.
Reports from the following town
ship road commissions wers received
and filed: Cedar Rock, Cypres!
Creek, Sandy Creek.
Report of John Hedgepeth, Super
intendent of County'Home, was re
vived and filed. He reports 9 white
tnd 16 colored Inmates.
A drawback was ordered against
school fund for $41.31, the cost of hole
.ng of election In Gold-Sand district
W. N. Bobbitt, of Cedar Rock town
ship, was allowed drawback for pol!
:ax for 1924 on account of physical
Usability.
Miss Daisy Caldwell, Home Demon
stration Agent, made her report
which was received and filed.
W. H. Creekmore was appointed
road Commissioner for Cypress Creel
township for a term of three years.
A delegation was before the Board
asking for a bridge at Collins Mill b<
repaired. Commissioner Dean wai
appointed to investigate the necessity
An order prevailed that the Coun
ty borrow five thousand dollars tc
lefray expenses in anticipation of th<
collection of the 1924 taxes.
Report of Dr. J. E. Malone, Count]
Health Officer, was received and filed
Report of Cole Savage, Farm Agen
was received and filed.
The usual formal order for the sail
of the Hayesvllle township road bondi
was ordered recorded upon the mln
utes.
J. S. Wilson, for three years; J. H
Ucodson, for two years; H. F. Mitch
ell for one year, were appointed Roa<
Commissioners for Hayesvllle town
shin.
The Board appointed the followlnj
listtakers:
J. P. Perry, Ounus.
J. B. Wilder, Harris.
<3. E. Winston, Youpgvv'.lle.
W. L. Pumpkins, Franklinton.
A. A. Medlin, Hayesvllle. .
W. P. Leonard. Sandy Creek.
J. W. Neal, Gold Mine.
S. H. Boone, Cedar Bock.
Alton Wilder, Cypress Creek.
W. H. Macon, Loulsburg.
Upon order the same rates of pa:
as last year was made for this year.
After allowing a number of ac
counts the Board adjourned to It
next regular meeting.
I1AND gives concert at maple
VILLE
The Loulsburg Band and Orchestri
gave their first concert at MaplerlUi
School Wednesday night before a ca
pnclty house. The audience wa
highly appreciative to Judge by thi
applause. Everybody seemed to havi
enjoyed the Band and Orchestra se
lections on the program which con
slated of Marches, Waltses, and othei
tunes.
The personnel of the Band and Or
chestra consists entirely of loca
men In the county and town. Twen
ty men In the Band and eight met
and one lady la the Orchestra.
Their next concert will be at Hick
cry Rock school Friday, April 10th.
. Philadelphia boys caused damage ol
$47 and were sentenoed to 4f spank'
lugs, each. Sparring the fine and ap
plying the rod Js one way of rednetni
the crop of boy bandits.
A. F. JOHNSON RE
ELECTED CHAIRMAN
E. L. Best Re-Elected Superin
tendent of Schools
In the He-organization of Tbe New
Hoard of Kducatlon?E. H. Malone
Re-elected Attorney?Old llourd
fomple.es Business and Adjourns.
The Board of Education met In reg
ular session on Monday with A. F.
Johnson, T. H. Dickens, John C. Win
ston, J. B. Jones and W. A. Mullen
present. The minutes of last meet
ing were read and approved.
The Chairmar and Secretary were
Instructed to execute a deed for a
part of the New Hope site to R. B.
Davis, trustee, upon receipt of deed
to the Board of Education from R. B.
Davis, trustee. The Board agreed <o I
give the colored Pilot school one-half
the old Pilot school building if they
would take down the old building and
properly care for the timber until it
was sold.
The Board agreed to appropriate
one hundred dollars to the summer
school at Shaw University for hold
ing a summer school for the colored
teachers in Franklin County. The
Secretary was instructed to contract
with W. P. Hayman for the construc
tion of the Lettuce Hall school build
ing.
The following resolution was sug
gested and adopted by the Board and
ordered to become a .part of the inin-.
utes.- ?
Resolved: 1. That the Board Is
mindful of the pleasure and satisfac
tion in having two men like J. B.
Jones and John C. Winston as mem
bers, Mr. Jones for two years and Mr.
Winston for 26 years.
2. That the Board hereby express
es to them its appreciation for their
co-operative spirit and conscientious
efforts in behalf of the educational
policies of the County and its sincere
regret in losing them as members of
the Board.
8. That in retiring as members of
the Board of Education, that each of
them will always have the best wish
es of the educational authorities and
should always feel a deep satisfaction
of having performed a duty well.
There being no further business,
the old Board adjourned sine die.
Immediately afterwards, A. F. John
sen, T. H. Dickens, W. A. Mullen, E.
L. Green and J. H. Joyner having ta
ken the oath of office as members of
the Franklin County Board of Edu
cation met for the purpose of organi
zation and attending to whatever new
business that might come before
them. A. F. Johnson was elected
Chairman of the Board for the ensu
ing two years, E. L. Best was elected
Superintendent of Schools, and E H.
Malone was eleced attorney to the
Board.
The report of the Welfare Officer
was received and ordered filed.
There being no further business
the Board adjourned to meet ? again
the first Monday in May.
AT THE METHODIST CHURCH
We shall receive a fine class of
children into the church next Sunday
at the eleven o'clock hour. We trust
all the parents, officers and teachers
of our Sunday school will be present
to welcome these young lives into the
church. I should like to see all the
young children who joined the church
last year at this service. They could
be present to give the right hand of
fellowship to these children. May I
ask the entire church to help the
pastor make this great service not
only for the children but for the
community. The children gave us a
fine program last Sunday night In the
interest of the Sunday school.
Rev. A. S. Barnes is urging all the
Methodist churches of the N. C. Con
ference to raise the orphanage assess
ment Easter Sunday-up-to-date we
have raised only a small amount of
the $250.00 which we are asked to
contribute. You dear friends, of
orphan children, please make out a
generous check, and put It In the en
velope which will be furnished you
this week for next Sunday.
Let me thank you In advance for the
offering.
Next Sunday night
Our excellent choir gave us fine
music last Sunday which everybody
enjoyed.
Neit Sunday night they will present
tlielr Easter Cantata, "Calvary." We
know the Church and Community will
grehtly enjoy this special musical
service. Welcome. .
0, W. Dowd, Pastor.
WOMAN'S CLUB TO MEET
The Woman's Club will hold Its reg
ular meeting at tho club rooms Fri
day afternoon .-April 10th, at 4 o'clock.
Hp. O, T. Yarboro, Sec.
COMB TO PROSPECT
Come to the Blaster program a(
Fioepeot church. Sunday night April
12th. 1925, at ? o'clock. Everybody le
invited.
Progress gained at the
simplicity is a etep backward.
Wide World Photo 0
Settling the controversy as to the who la the tailed member ot President
i Coolldge'e cabinet Secretary ot Labor James J. Darls measures Attorney
; General John Garibaldi'Sargent against Curtis Wilbur, Secretary ot Nary and
I finds that they both measure six feet, tow.
BUNN HIGH SCHOOL WINS ORDERS TOWN PRIMARY
At Wake Forest College Satur
day
Earl Richardson Captures Honors?
Wins Race Over Five Others?Reg
ular Annual State.wlde Contests?
Hamilton Hobgood Wins In Prelim
inaries.
For several years there has been
held a state-wlde'lnterscholastlc de
clamation contest and tournament at
Wake Forest College. These contests
are restricted to the high schools of
this state. The contest for this year
was held last Friday and Saturday.
Bunn was represented in both con
tests, the representative of each won
r-.cognitlon. Hamilton Hobgood. a
member of the Freshman class, won
out in the preliminaries, sessions
held to determine the best ten
speakers of all the contestants. He
v cn over representatives from Spring
Hope, Duke, Raleigh and four other
prominent high schools of the state.
Hamilton's subject/was: "The Mak
ers of the Flag." Earl Richardson a
member of the Sophomore class, won
llrst prize in the mile race. Earl was
led by five other boys all during the1
race except on the last fifty yardb.1
On this short distance he sprinted by
them all and came out ahead about
fifteen yards. This p -overt to be tin
most thrilling race of the whole day
The prize for this victory was a gold
medal. The time of the rate was one
minute seven and two-fifths seconds.
The school commencement will be
divided Into three main divisions, ac
cording to grades: First, second, third
and fourth; fifth, sixth and seventh;
and the eighth, ninth tenth and elev
enth. The first group will present
their division of the exercises on
Friday night, April 10. One week af
ter, the second will present their ex
trcisns. April 17. The high school,
or third group, will give their divis
ion on Wedresday, Thursday and Fri
day night, April 22, 23 and 1-4. All at
ihese exercises will begin not lrter
than eight o'clock.
RECORDER'S COURT
Tho following cases were disposed
oI (n Recorder's Court on last Monday
Cy Judge Q. M. Beam:
Skate vs Edgar Perry, ccw, and vpl, i
capias. |
State vs John U Bartholomew, ]
wreckless driving, guilty, Judgment {
suspended upon payment of $10 to W.
F. Wester and costs.
Stats vs Jos Whltaker, distilling,
continued for two weeks.
State vs Soney B. Perry, vpl, not
guilty.
State vs D. P. Wooten, adw, guilty,
judgment suspended upon payment of
costs.
Stats vs D. P. Wooten, ccw, guilty,
fined $100 and costs.
8tate vs Allen Bumpass, ccw. guil
ty, II montha on roads, upon payment
o* a line ot $100 and costs judgment
not to issue until further order* of
thl* Court
State nLK. Oupton, Tucker et ale.
the injury to personal property not
having been paid as ordered In this
case, on motion of Solicitor capias
Nb one ever discovered gold In other
people's tracks.
To Be Held on April 25th
1225
Election To He Held on Tuesday,
JlayT/.h?Order . Purchase of Num
ber- For Residences?Splendid Re
i.orls 3ece!vcd.
The Town Coinmissionei': met in
reeular session on Friday night with
jiiayor L. L. Joynev and Commission
'er? Howell. Leonard, Dav's, Ferry
and Splvcjr present. The minutes of
the previous meeting were read and
approved and busices3, transacted as
follows:
Report of Chief of Police B. H.
Meadows was received and accepted.
Kc reports collecting as follows:
Costs, $45; licenses $62.50; fines $20.
? Report of Theo Hasseli, Clerk, was
received. He reports receipts $6,
308.28.'
Upon motion of Davis, Thro Hasseli
Clerk, and O. C. Hill, Superintendent
were instructed to order numbers for
r?idences and have same put up
On motion Commissioners Spivey
end Perry were appointed a commit
tee to consult with the town attorney
as to what steps could be taken to
prevent the running at large of dogs,
and to protect the community against
r ihies, and report to the Board at its
next meeting. '
| Upon motion B. B. Perry was ap
po nted registrar and R. H. Davis ana
R. F. Bunn were appointed poll hold
jets to hold the town primary on Sat
urday, April 25th, and also for the
election to be held on Tuesday, May
| f.tli, 1925.
! After allowing a number of ac
counts the Board adjourned to its
inext regular meeting.
AX UXEXPECTED MARRIAUE IX
LOriSBlRC 8UXDAT X1RHT
Just before services at the Episco
pal church Sunday night, two young
men came to the church Inquiring tor
an Episcopal minister to perform a
marriage ceremony for a lady who
wanted the ceremony performed by
an Episcopal minister and was on the
way from Klnston with the groom-to
ho and would be met by friends from
Raleigh and Klnston here, at about
it o'clock.. Just at this time .there is
no resident Episcopal minister In
Loulaburg, bnt Rev. Morrison Bethea
of Raleigh happened to be fllliug an
appointment that nivht and he was
asked to perform the ceremony and
consented and offered to meet them
either at the church or the residence
of Mr. Wm. H. Ruffln where he was
a guest. And at about 9:45 the wed
ding party arrived equipped with a
li< enee which Mr. S. C. H .lden had
Issued. The bride was a very pretty
ultractlve gtrl, aged 18, Elisabeth,
daughter of Mr. Thos. L. and Mrs,
Fatty Smith, of Washington County,
N. C., while the groom was Mr. Hen
ry Lewie Horton. aged 19. son of Mr.
J. M. Horton, of Washington County:
and they were married with the full
Kplscopal ceremony at the residence
of Mr. Ruffln. Those in the bridal
party bad brought the bride a beauti
ful bridal boquet and their names and
residences were aa follows: Mr. A.
L. Monroe, of Raleigh. Mr. & S. New
some. of Raleigh. Mr. 'J. L. McDonald,
of Raleigh. Mr L. O. Horton. brother
of the groom, of Washington County,
SCHOOL NIGHT ?
ENTHUSIASTIC
Louisburg Kiwanis Club En
joys Luncheon
William Mills Will Yarlioronsrh, Ben
Holrten, Malcolm McKinno, Arthur
Flemlnsr Anionic Speaker*?Way land
Watson Made Excellent Chairman
?Clnh ftet* Eiithusiastlcally Behind
School?Fine Music.
The meeting' of the Louisburg Ki
wanis Cluh on, Friday night was en
thusiastically school in interest. The
program for the evening was arrang
ed in the interest of the coming elec
tion for the Louisburg Graded School
and was in charge of Wayland Wat.
son. William Mills gave a very ex
haustive explanation of the financial
condition of the school affairs and
made it plain that the school would
have to get more money or reduce the
term. In addition he gave many ex
cellent reasons why the school should
[continue by discussing at length a
questionaire that covered the entire
[field. (We are publishing the ques
tionaire in another column.)
Qualifying himself as competent to
speak in behalf of education by say
ing that from 65% to 75% of his earn
ing had gone for education W. H.
\arborough spoke very flatteringly of
the school and said he was proud of
his part in putting up the new build
ing. He wanted it engraved on his
tombstone that he had a part in pro.
viding a good school for the boys and
girls of Louisburg. He discussed the
law as applied to the school provid
ing the funds for the building and
providing the special taxes and made
it clear how the money would have to
be paid back. His argument was
convincing.
Malcolm McKinne, In apologizing to
the children of this district for oppos
ing the school question a few yeare
ago stated that he had realized that
the wisdom of the few was superior
to the idea of the many. In speaking
of our duty to the community and es
pecially to the children who are en
tirely dependent'upon us for a fair
chance in life he said that our lives
will be a failure unless we leave the
world better than we found it.
Fisher Beasley. the first boy to
graduate from the Louisbnrg Graded
School spoke very feelingly of the
memories of the school, and made the
assertion that no one could afford to
live in Louisburg with only a six
months school.
A motion that the club get whole
heartedly behind this election in the
interest of the school was carried by
a rising vote, with only one against.
Arthur Fleming was delighted at
(lie outcome and that we had such an
organization to bring such important
matters before.
Ben Holden spoke very complimen
tary of the fine work done by William
Mills as Superintendent and took the
position that we pannot allow such a
great work to suffer any lack of in.
tcrest. He suggested as a further
guarantee of the election carrying
that the President appoint a commit
tee to arrange with the management
of the Winner Theatre for a five min
ute speech each night and provide a
speaker. The motion carried.
Bruce Berkeley introduced Messrs.
Clapton, King and Wheless, who with
himself, Harry Johnson and Mrs.
Eerkeley composed the Jazz band that
furnished music for the evening.
Edward Best was the Director in
charge of the program for April and
aiso presided in the absence of Presi
dent Arthur Mohn.
The meeting was largely attended
and much enjoyed.
DIED
Pittsboro. N. C.?Saturday, March
14, 1926. Almighty God in His Infinite
Wisdom, saw fit to take from our
midst the sweet spirit of William Wel
lons Rlggsbee, sixteen-month old son
of Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Rlggsbee. of
Pittsboro, N. C. After having suffer
ed only a few days with bronchial
pneumonia, he quietly fell asleep to
awake in the Paradise of God.
The funeral services were held iu
the M. E. Church here, conducted by
the Rev C. M. Lance and interment
rtade in the church yard. The sin
core sympathy of the entire commun
ity goes out to the bereaved parents.
He <> not dead, baa only entered into
life!
Why should we grieve that he has
gone away?
The soul we loVed as dearly as our
own
Has only Journeyed to eternal day.
Mrs. Rlggsbee will be remembered
by Franklin County people as Miss
Irene Sledge. The bereaved parents
have the sympathy of their many
friends In Franklin.
and n lady friend of the brldo>
Immediately after the ceremony the
happy couple left for n destination not
announced. None at the party were
known In Louleburg or had ever been
here before.
AMONG THE VISITORS
SOME YOU KNOW AND SOME TOO
DO NOT SNOW.
Personal Items About Folks AM
Their Friends Who Travel Hero
And There.
Mr. Theo Hassell vi3lted William
si on Tuesday.
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Farm Agent Cole Savage went to
Italeigh Wednesday.
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Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Cheek, of Akron
Ohio, spent last Thursday with Mrs.
1.. W. Parrish.
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Mrs. Ira Williams and children, of
Philadelphia, Pa., are visiting rela
tives in and near Louisburg.
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Mrs. Lola Medlin and son, W. T.
Medlin, of Durham, spent the week
end with her sister, Mrs. W. H. Hol
mes.
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Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Perry, Mrs. B.
X. Williamsoi, Mrs. E. W. Furgursoo
and Mrs. E H. Meadows went to Ral
eigh Wednesday.
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Mr. A. Tenkel returned Friday from
a trip to the Northern Markets, where
he purchased his Spring stock, which
is arriving daily.
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Messrs. E. H. Malonc and A. F.
Johnson left Wednesday to attend a
meeting of Farm Land Bank repre
sentatives in Coldmbia, S. C,
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Representative James S. Massen
rurg and Miss Fannie Lillian Masben
I burg returned from Wake Forest,
where they spent the week-end with
friends.
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Miss Mollie Strickland returned Fri
day from Winston-Salem, where she
attended the Woman's State Mission,
t ry Convention as delegate from the
Louisburg Baptist church.
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\fr. and Mrs. C. C. Collins. Misses
Annie Willis Boddie, Lucy Clifton Bod
die and Mildred Scott and Mr. E. F.
GrifTin went to Henderson Saturday
right to see "Little Jesse James."
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MR. JOH> C. W1MST0M
John C. Winston, who retired
from ] the Board of Education of
Franklin County on last Monday af
ter a continued and uninterrupted
s. rvice of'twentv-six years. He first
became a member on April 10th, 1899
and since that time has served with
such men as J. H. Uxzell. L. N. Will
isms, Geo. S. Baker, H. D. Egerton.
Dick Foster, T. H. Dickens. A. W.
Ferry. C. R. Sandliug. E. L. Green, W.
A. Mullen, J. B. Jones and A. F. John
son. Under him served the following
Superintendents. B. S. Mitchell. R.
B. White, W. W. Boddie and E. L. Best.
At the time of his first qualification
the school fund amounted to $10499.
48 the value of school property was
$5,100.00, the school censns was 8,098,
the average length of school term was
86 days and the number of teachers
was 91. At his retiring the school
fund amounted to $157,640.62. the val
ue of school property was $450,000.00,
the average length of school term was
138 days and the number of teachers
165.
It is an honor that he deeply appre
ciates. and justly sb. to be identified
with a record so fall of achievement
and so full of value to the children of
the county.
Having had four years experience
as a member of the Board of Connty
Commissioners before becoming a
member of the Board of Education ha
has been a public servant tor thirty
years. Franklin County la prond of
him and the valuable service he has
rendered.
CARD OF THAMES
We want to thank oar
neighbors far theirklndnt
the recent Illness of oar 1
father. We also want to
aursa, Hra. Galloway and Dr. tent tsr
their special attention. We teel It
waa through their efforts that he in
ca the road to recovery.
Mrs. L. R. OottreU m*