ANNOUNCEMENT!
We axe pleased to announce to the people of Franklin
and adjoining Counties that we have foftned a copart
nership and have leased the Stokes Ware rooms on
Church Street next to the Farmers Creamery and will
conduct a general machine shop, automobile repairing
and electric and acetyline welding.
Our Mr. Hardwick is an experienced machinist and
auto man, and is especially equipped for all kinds of
electric and acetylene cutting and welding.
Our Mr. McFarland is also an expert machinist and
automobile man well known to auto users in this sec
tion. We will have efficient and capable help at all
times.
Call on us and let us take care of your machinery and
automobile troubles. Prompt delivery and reasonable
prices shall be our aim.
HARDWICK & McFARLAND
Machinists, Garage
Church Street Louisburg, N. C.
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Brown
Accessories To
Suit Men
Check over in your mind the beet dressers ,
in this locality and we believe that yon will
find that they bny almost everything they ,
wear here.
Our hats, caps, cravats and shirts repre- j
sent the very newest in men's wearing ap
parel?chosen from the lines of the best 1
makers.
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Choose one from our stock for winter wear '
and you will never be without one again.
We would be pleased to show yon our val- '
ues in suits and overcoats.
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JACK'S MEN SHOP
LOUISBURG, N. 0.
Near the Ford Garage
INow's the Time
here's the Place
TO BUY YOUR
SUITS ? TOPCOATS
OVERCOATS ? SHOES
SWEATERS ? HATS
DRY GOODS ? NOTIONS
At Prices Reasonable.
WE GUARANTEE TO PLEASE
Wright Clothing & Dry Goods Co.
BTJNN, North Carolina
OUR RALEIGH LETTER
Br M. I. Shlpnutu
Raleigh, February 4,?The Bailey
Brogden-Stacy announcement about
the senatorship, promised daily tor
a week and given to the press on
Thursday, furnished the political
headliner for the capital city press
during the week. The only curprlse
attaching to the final announcement
was in*%he nam* of tho candidate, and
this does not appear to bare been gen
eral. It bad for seyoral days been
txpectod here that Justice W. J. Brog
den, of the Supreme Court, would be
declined for financial reasons and
Joelah William Bailey immediately
announced his candidacy. Chief Jus
tice W. P. Stacy had previously elimi
nated himself and having promised
months ago that Senator Simmons
should have opposition there was
nothing else Mr. Bailey could do to
make good that promise.
Mr. Bailey is not unknown in the
political circles of the State. He get
Into the campaign for Senator Sim
mons in 1912 a little late, but did
yeoman service and was rewarded
with the United States Collectorship
of the Eastern North Carolina Dis
trict by the Senator serving through
the administrations of Wood row Wil
son. In 1924 Angus Wilton McLean
defeated Mr. Bailey for the Democrat
ic nomination for governor by a maj
ority of 48,624, with the aid of the
Simmons influence, it is said. Four
years later ho became leader of Al
fred B. Smith supporters for the pres
idential nomination and campaigned
I North Carolina for the New York ex
| ecutive after his nomination by the
Houston convention.
I This will be the first time since
Senator Simmons defefited both Gov
ernor Kltchin and Chief Justice Clark
in 1912 that he has had to face op
position in a Democratic primary.
His only offending is that he refused
to support the Democratic nominee
for the presidency in 1928. This is
only polittoftl iodiBorotipn with 1'
' I which he has been charged in thirty
years of distinguished service but bit
ter-enders decree that he must be
punished and the man he once gave
II precedence and power is out after his
scalp. The fight will be bitter and
party leaders shake their heads in
contemplation of the final result, for
11 regardless of the primary choice there,
may follow difficulties that the wiser:
heads will be powerless tot adjust.
Opposing candidates are expected
. to open headquarters soon with State
1 managers in charge. Both are likely
to conduct their campaigns from this
point Mr. Bailey will operate from
his law offices in the Wachovia Bank
' I building here, probably with C. L.
Shaping, who managed his campaign
for governor against Mr. McLean, in
charge. Thee. D. Warren, of New
borns, may direct the tight for his
good friend, the Senator.
Senator Simmons will be 76 years,
old on the 20th of this month. He>
has served the State as United States I
Senator since 1901, winning his first
nomination over Gen. Julian 8. Carr
by a majority of above 50,00 in 1900
and defeating his republican oppon
ent in the General Assembly of 1901.
At the conclusion of his present term
he will have completed one ot the.
longest terms ever served In that,1
body by any one. In 1924 the Sena
tor defeated his republican opponent
in the State by a majority exceeding
100.000. In 1928 he announced that,
he could not give conscientious sup- j
port to the candidacy of Governor
Smith for the presidency, took the
stump against him and lost the sup
port of many loyal Smith adherents. !
Herbert Hoover carried the State by '
more than 63,000 majority, and 65,000
voters calling themselves Democrats
are said to have exported him. Sen
ator Simmons says he did not vote
for either Hoover or Smith, but it is
charged that he aided and abettad in
the election of the former. The Sen
ator is at present ranking Democrat
ic member of the Senate finance com
mittee which handles tariff legisla
tion and has played an important
part in tho controversy over the pend
ing tariff bill.
At a meeting of the Judicial Con
ference, created by the General As
sembly of 1925 held here during the
week, a complete revision of the Jury
system was recommended. This in
cluded the method of selecting Jurors,
number of challenges allowed and
such other provisions as sre neces
sary to work out the most needed of
reforms," together with a suggestion
for an increase In the number of judi
clal districts and Superior Court
judges. Chief Justice W .P. Stacy
presided over the conference and
Judge W. J. Adams served as chair
man of the committee from which
the recomendations for Judicial re
forms came. The General Assembly
of 1931 will be asked to enact the
suggestions into law. The Confer
ence would also have the next Gen
eral Assembly provide for the- regu
lation of practice In Superior Courts
by rules made by the Supreme Court
An intimation that Capt Nathan
Cherry, North Carolina's popular and
efficient State Treasurer may not
stand for election this year brings
into discussion in this connection the
names of A. 82 Folts, former 8tate
Senator from Gaston and former
Senator P. H. Williams, of Elizabeth
City, who served under Governor
McLean as assistant director of Jie
budget Captain Cherry, who Is
seventy-four years old. Is not enam
ored of holding public office, It is
said, and has not fully decided wheth
er he will go into the primary next
June. He can have the nomination
"hands down" if he wants It
Maybe Allen J. Maxwell, State Rev
onue Commissioner, may yet land on
the Inter-State Commissioner, elnca
the Hoover appointee from Tenneeeee
has declined the "tendor." However
the North Carolina man is not bank
ing on It and goes right along with
State tax collections The first half
of the fiscal year shows collections
approximately tl.6M.000 ahead of the
coi responding period last year, the
biggest source of Income being the
tax on gasoline on which a tax of five
cents per gallon Is required, and the
amount roceived so for being $6,936,
185.96. Increased levies Ore sold to
have brought over two million more
dollars to the State last year, pay
ments by public utilities advancing
from $176, 457.59, paid In the ftrst six
months of the fiscal year 1928-29, to
$668,462.20 at this time. The State's
total revenue collections since July
1, 1929, are $14,488,059.89 as compared
v-ilh $12,844,887.01 the corresponding
period in 1928.
Gilliam Grissom, United Statos Col
lector of Internal Eevenuo, has also
been taking In big numbers. Total
revenue turned in through his office
since July 1, when the fiscal year be
gan, was In excess of $134,118,432.48,
the figures for the last day of 1929
not having been added. In Decem
ber, 1929, $21,142,972.89, with the last
day's revonue not Included, was paid
into the United States Treasury from
this State, as against $19,623,906.43,
showing an increase of a million and
a half dollars for a single month. 80
per cent of the State's total Internal
revenue is said to come from tobac
co In various forms. While federal
taxes are on the increase. It appears
that 'State collections are declining
right along In certain rospocts, not
withstanding conditions with respect
to sources of taxation resultant from
tho operation of automobiles and mo
tor trucks.
It is announced that the State's At
torney General will assist Solicitor
Carpenter in the prosecution of de
fendants charged with the slaying of
Mrs. Ella May Wiggins while return
ing from a meeting of labor unionists
in Gastonia last summer. It is
thought well for State authorities to
go the limit in the effort to appre
hend the offender in tho now famous
case. So far, in all the cases involv- j
?ng the .strike troubles at Gastonia';
and Marion, only representatives of
the strikers have been convicted. Jt
lot of folks feel that it is about time ]
some of the gun-men on the other |
tide were saddled with a part of theji
troubles between capital and labor
\ hen both parties to the controver
sies must reasonably be Involved.
After a spirited controversy over
the question between contending law
yers. Wako Clerk of the Superior
Court named The Raleigh Banking
and Trust Company as administrator
of the Daniel Allen estate.
One'of the biggest State Institutions
is the Highway Commission with an
Income of $16,654,000 daring the past
flocal year ending June SO. Of this
amount $500,000, or thereabouts, went
Into the sinking fund and $1,500,000
toward paying bonds due, $5,859,000
for interest, $5,000,000 for mainten
ance of the State system, administra
tion and equalisation fund and $4,741,
000 for construction work. The State
system of roads nqw totals 8,808.6
miles, of which around 5,200 are hard
suyfaced. 1,077.93 miles of various
types of roads were constructed last
year. The Road Oommibtoo of the)
lower house of Congress has recom
mended that the Fede-al apportion
ment of funds be raised from $75,000,
000 to $125,000,000, which if carried
through, would give to North Caro
lina $2,800,000. This added to the
State's income would enable the
Commission to "take on" more roads
to the system under authority given
it by 1929 General Assembly. A ma
jority of tho mileage authorised has
already been taken In.
The operation of the State High
way patrol Is said to be reducing the
death rate In North Carolina from
automobile accidents, a noticeable
decrease being noticed since the first
of July. 295 persons were killed
during the first six months of the
year, but during the past six months
tbe percentage of decrease Is said to
have been cut down to five. The
Highway Patrol is right now looking
for drivers using 1929 llcenso plates.
Literally thousands ct motorists who
pi4rchased licenses last year have not
come up to the Captain's office and
planked down the cash for a new set
Still the law Is said to be "no re
apector of persons."
Raleigh It to be favorod on Janu
ary IStb with the presence of David
Lawrence, editor of the United- States
Daily, and noted Journalist and
speaker from Washington, D. C., who
Is to addreso a luncheon meeting at
the 8ir Walter Hotel of members of
the Chamber of Commerce and clvlo
clubs are expocted to participate In
according to the distinguished guost
a cordial welcome.
Distressing conditions are reported
from a number of eastern counties
where crop failures, floods and un
employment ' hare brought actual
want to hundreds of families. To old
in the alleviation of the situation
Governor Gardner has taken steps
for the enlargement and making more
effective the work of the State's char
itable and welfare agencies. The
Governor plans to call on local com
mittees to aid relief organisation In
giving material relief to the needy.
A State-wide committee on relief may
be constituted. Tho need Is urgent
for actual want Is talking abroad In
the land.
MBS. W. B. HICKS DAED
TO BEST AT FLAT BOCK
Youngsrllle, Jan. 2.?Funeral ser
vices were held by Reve. J. Clyde
Yates and A. A. Pippin at Flat Bap
tlet church Franklin eoutaty January
2, and 2 p.m. for Mrs. W. R, Hicks.
Mrs. Hicks had been 111 for one
month and her death was not unex
pected. She was 70 years old. She
is survived by her husband, W. R.
Hicks; three daughters. Mrs. J. H.
Cyrus, Mrs. B. P. Holden, Mrs. G. D.
Pearce all of Youngsyille, an only
son, R. J. Hicks of Forest City.
Pall bearers were R. H. and H. G.
Jones of Katesyllle; Dean W. Jones,
of Raleigh; M. C. Hicks, of Norlina;
Vaseer Perry, of Frankllnton, Baby
Holden of Youngsrllle. '
Twenty-eight dairymen of Alamance
County have organized a herd im
provement association and will em
ploy a whole time expert tester.
New Year Arrivals
GARDEN PEAS
Landreths Extra Early, Champion of Bngland,
Laxtoni&n, Telephone, Excelsior, Alaska.
Early Egyptian Beet, Early Blood Turnip Beet.
Earliana, Acme, Brimmer, Early Stone, Pondorosa,
Mar globe, Beefsteak.
Ful-O-Pep Feeds, Dr. Hess Stock & Poultry Tonic.
Salt Brick, Poultry Supplies, Plant Bed Cloth.
Merit and Quality has built the reputation and
demand for OUR FRESH GROUND COFFEE
25c pound ? 3 pounds for 70c
L. P. HICKS
ON THE BUST OOENBE LOUISBUEQ, N. 0.
Use the Old Reliable
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, /tMakes The Most ( *5
Deuc/ous Bread v
f and Pastries y j
TRY YOUR SKILL WITH
FLOUR THAT WILL'
IELP YOU SUCCEED
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And Proven ?
In A Million Ovens
The following guarantee
by the mill U printed on
every sack:
"We guarantee every
aack of Zephyr Flour to ?
give satisfaction, If it
does not, return half of
the sack to your Grocer
and get all your money
back."
LOUISBURG GROCERY CO
MUI DUttlbotor. to M.rch.ot. for Fr.okUo ?d Adjofatf., Coontlo, '