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Saffst For Sav/hgs
loUISWM,
NktiCmum
For Plant Beds
In addition to my regular line
of Gas, Oil, Tires and
SECOND HAND FORDS
I now have
Plant Bed Guano
and will have Guano and Soda
all through the season.
FRED'S FILLING STATION
F. B. LEONARD, Proprietor
SERVICE IS OUR WATCHWORD
< Keep Onr Bueinese Up and We Will
L ? Keep Pricee Down.
OUR RALEIGR LETTER ?
? By JL L. S
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Raleigh, Jan. 16.?The second week
of the new year brought no outstand
ing developments In the capital city
either* political or otherwise, except
the aunouiicement from Washington
that Johnson J. Hayes ran the gaunt
let of the United States Senate and
is now a full fledged judge of the
Federal Court of the Middle District
of North Carolina and that fi. L.
Gavin becomes District Attorney by
the same route, along with the con
firmation of J. J. Jenkins as United
States Marshall. The opposition to
Judge Hayes, the only pne of the
three on wLlch a fight was made,
fell down completely and the trio of
^waiting republicans passed muster by
a unanimous vote in the Senate. Tho.
mas J. Harkins, of Ashevllle, was also
confirmed as attorney for the tar west
ern district of the State, leaving
Frank Liuney in the role of a states
man cut of a job.
News reaching Raleigh from out In
the State indicates that at least a
Uw members of the last Legislature
would not mind coming hack next
time Judge Francis D. Winston, who
has represented the county of Eknie
off and on in the House of Represents,
lives since 1899 and served four
years as Lieutenant Governor, lets It
be known that he will be a candidate
to succeed himself as the "veteran
barrister from Windsor," while 3e,
nator Lloyd J. Lawrence, of Hertford
county, is in the notion to come back
from the First Senatorial District.
The Commissioner of Labor and Print
Frank Grist, Is the only State
official who has announced his candL
dacy for re-election, but all other In.
cumbents are expected to make an
effort to retain thglr positions for
another four years. ? .
The Commissioner of Pardons, Ed
win B. Bridges, says he will have had
quite enough of the wories of that
position at the end of the McLean
administration and acordlng to pre.
sent indications ip likely to step down
and out leaving the field clear for the
recognition or seine good Gardner
man. Mr. Bridges has been delving
into the records of State departments
t0. the extent of suggesting the ap.
pointment of an efficiency expert to
make a survey of salary lists for the
Salary and Wage Commission with a
view to a reduction of the personnel
in the interest of economy. Hs finds
an increase of 173 employees last
year over that of 1924 and In the mat.
ter of compensation for the same per
lod around $17,000. At a recent meet
ing of the Salarv and Wage Commla
Jalon It uas decided to reduce the per.
Sonne] of departments wherever pos.
sible without serious injury to admin.
Ukratlon operations and the deaapL
tation process may soon be put Into
practice "whether or no." New de
partments and commissions have add
?d-a big -sum to the State's-payroll
the past few years.
In the operation of the State's pri.
son "Barms last year Superintendent
George Ross Pou has demonstrated
his ability as a successful "man of
the hoe," reporting profits realised
from the various crops grown on the
Caledonia and Oary estates valued at
?64,151.80 worth in cash $350,009. The
Caledonia farm yielded profits estL
mated at $35,72(180, while the profits
from the Cary farm are placed on the
new high level of $17,431. The cr?ms
consisted of cotton, corn, peanuts,
wheat, peas, potatoes, oats, sorghum,
alfalfa and garden truck, wltha suf
ficiency of corn, sorghum and pota.
toes to supply all other State
for the year. 800 hogs, enough meat
to feed the prisoners, were killed
during the year and 1,600 balsa of
cotton go to the money side of the
itS8"' W,tb only two Pardons and
167 paroles last year the prison po
pulation is not likely to diminish to
any noticeable extent, for every month
shows an increase In admlseioas at
the Central Prison for assignments
to various camps over the State. 1
186 applications for clemency ware
received during 1927 but only a little
more than 200 were given favorable
consideration by the Governor. Elgh.
teen paroles were revoked and there
were five electrocutions during the
Tonight William A. Graham, North
Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture
and president of the National As so.
elation of Commissioners and Seers'
fy1?1 Agriculture, will experience
the high distinction of having an ad
dress he Is to deliver at Columbia,
Missouri, broadcaster: over Station
WOS through Jeff r o.t City. The Com
mlssloner is wcl .. ?;ed with the facte
and figures ou icultural conditions
In his ho c where the value of
all cropi steeds 1>26 by Ave and
threc-r.oarter million dollars ,the to
tal value of 23 of them being $333,.
400,469, the cotton crop alone having
an estimated value of $120,744,006. To.
o*cco, $120,000,000; corn $48 790 MO*
winter wheat $7,493,600; oats,' $4,127,1
600; sweet potatoes, $8,116,800; Irish
potatoes $11,062,000, and hay $16410
000. A rather nice "dish" to ig be
fore radio audiences throughout tho
country along with the many "firsts"
to which North Carolina unhesitating
ly lays claim. ^
Wiihin the period of $wenty4o?r
hours during the week a total of L
122 caass of contagious diseases the
largest number recorded In any one
day within the past four years, wars
rt*d V~SUt* Board of Health
and exactly 1,004 were cases of mess
.?t^e number t0T being 83481
.11^*.^^ T*. number of csass of
JM (Usessea of communicative ehar
actor last year Is given as 72,488, with
fh**? whooptugcough. taking
?*_ jy? by Kood majorities. The State
Board to scheduled to most hmTw
?lect ' Pedant "
en cooed Doctor Way, deceased.
?{ Automobile IAo
euse qyrean have been busy tho pas
founding npt delinquents am
?cores wore given the choice of pay
heavy fines or procuring ???
Uwnsa plates. A
was experienced by tho
, ktohS*'^.kandrw,e ?f
lL? TSr * m0r* convenient IM
lr?U?. Itself. RtCKt
.JSC 'J**1* * ^Ulnt.off in the
tlon. bltaTen W C*r r6?ta""^
ww eee? 40461 u again* 66485
c? ?l th* new
leu 9 m illV j.ff, were Chevro
?.W Bulcke, 2.799
undXMOrLZS^1*^' 1,M# Dodge#
...W. ?.**? .7By*? c??" ?>?
Craumer recently declared'thaf the
tZ JZZZy** tt* omSSonot ^
the Uvea mis <U*r***r<1 of drivers for
S S^SgSg "S13"
attributes nlncrfv ai?k* _. Judge
"?17iT.j? nTrSi * Percent of the
ss:2jf?j^^2P?
tft 77 rih.?k. W . attention
g-"4^ automobile during one
toouth leat summer. Lee, boo^
to Ieseen the dangers of highway traf
He. thinks Judge Cranmer wd he"
^rMd Jurt" "errwher.
!?_g.? * bottojn of charges against
speed demons on the highways of ths
commonwealth.
. Jh8rJ>e?*rt,nWlt of Conservation
and Development has compiled fla
"r.?8 ?^0w1nr toe development of the
. L? irt??'tc'' 01 tte State that
ww highly Interesting, estimating that
? ?um aggregating between ten .nd
^ 7? i ?" dolUr* will be expend
.! pre,e9t tn North
Carolina on the construction of plants
and the purchase of mining equipment
The Department la also aiding the
Federal Government in taking the
biennial census of manufacturer!
having made available a list of 4,200
of the Qtate to whom
questtonalree are being sent for the
collection of data to be used in State
and Federal computations. Fred W.
CoU, special agent and expert of the.
Federal Bureau of Census, is to assist
in the work down here. A similar!
arrangement was made with the Cen '
sua Bureau in the collection of data!
on North Carolina industries by the"
Department! of Later and Printing,
some years ago and the information
appeared In the Industrial directory
issued by the department, this part
,?ii sctivltlea having lately been
transferred to the Dep. rtment of con.
serration and Development which, al
so, functions In a large measure for
the Geological Survey.
'Bound About the Capital
*1" said that the State has sbhn.
dosed the light to debar Dr. Robert
o. Carroll from the practice of medi
cine and that the Ashevllle physi
cian. who is owner of Highland
pltal lLiI?, wlll be able to continue
bis practloe unmolested by legal au
thorttias .although his hospital may
* required to free Itself from
the charges of Immoral practices by
TIPflAnte iin/toa aV ^ ? ? m K
_? a ?? MHsniif practices Dy
patients under the care of Doctor Car
roll.
Attorneys ror the widow of former
Judge GeorgeH . Brown have filed
? ? w? ? uore uieu
tppllcation with the Supreme Court
?uiiv1!'h,*hat ln toe will case which
JtPPr?Ted ?* dunlml by Chief
ie C^urt*0*7 0n 016 r*-conTenln? ?f
^ around
span the Tar River at
Washington, contract for the construe
tlon to be awarded by the State High
way Commission on January 28
The state Forestry Service ' has
Y"1*1 farmers planning the burning
fnvt??i!f50Jl^U 01 r*uUUon? requir
ing that notice to adjoining landown
?,T*U w?d that violations will
J^ w with prosecutions,
TheStata Board of Dental Examln.
era faced a small clsas of applicants
for license to practice dentistry dur
ing the week, there being only <dght
men, four of whom were colored .
The New York Title and Mortgage
report#d ssaeta of
$60,264,000, hat established North
Carolina headquarters ln Raleigh.
ivA?iLl?dreY'..IUleilth w" ">cnt_
ly elected president of the General
?'5SVS?iE??" v?""nu'
t.3fV7*y*mc 11 notod between More
City and Beaufort since the com
pletion of the $760,000 bridge a few
moqths ago.
Federal Judge Meekins is holding
court ln New York City on special
assignment, but spends every Satur.
dsy In hie Raleigh oBce for the mine
action of general business. ? "*
A new union depot and a new State
Felr are the objects sought by oanltai
city enthusiasts and It Is proposed
to pres. these matte? toa ?2??E
ful conclusion.
With property valued at $$J$1.000
the^SUte^ leads the South in work
?f_V ?? ?.,4- onranlustlpns Accord,
ing to J, Wilson Smith, Charlotte, sec
retary of the 8tate Association, who
spoke to a booster meeting of the or.
ganisation her* a few days ago.
State Insurance Commissioned Dan
C. Boney counsels against dealing
with unlicensed oempegies attempting
to do business Id the State by mal
or otherwise, pointing out that his
department has no Jurisdiction over
sssisisss001 *nforc# cou#c
K * to huvs a new $000,000
hotel corner Dawson and Hamtt
streets naar the Union station bbfors
the end of the present year.
The Governor would expedite the
bearing of the Newsome ease before
the Supreme Court so that the Wayne
county rapist might meet his fate
without further dtUv
The problem of the right of Mgroer
to ride la public service busaas wltl
the whites Ja troubling the State Con
o ration Oomailualoa which may eooi
be forced to take a definite poetttor
In the matter.
Governor McLean and State 'Trees,
urer a a Lacy ware ln Nsw York re
candy to sign the $$,600,000 in bondi
on which the syndicate headed by thi
First National Bank of New York lata
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Repair Work and New Work
Solicted.
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?- Prices Reasonable
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Jewelry Store, Court Street, Louieburg, N. C.
G. A. EZZELL, Manager
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or farming operations for 1928 and the question
of a more helpful Banlring connection comes up,
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