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A. F.JOHNSON, BDITOR A^DTUNAUKK vol. xliii. . . ' V SUBSCRIPTION Sl.OQ PKB YRAh LOUISBURG, N. C.. FRIDAY FEBRUARY 21 1918 NUKBBB 2 HEW IDEA SUGGESTED HAVE court house and jail TOGETBER ' , \ All on tto Court Square? Pos ?lbly Qheaper Than Two Buildings? Sell Jail Property. A gentleman from this county, who lor some reason prefers not to write a letter for publication while discus ing the Question of a new court house and jail and the change of Bites, remarked "why ca^f the commissioners put up a building sufficiently lane and modern on the present court square to accom woilate (joth the court house and jail. " / He says "this can easily be done by having the jail in the top or the build ing or iiKllie basement. That the same amount or\ money that would be syent in the neW site and the two buildings could be y/ut into one and yet a m uch nicer arttf more convenient building, and at the same time save to the peo ple of the county the time honored spot which has so long bceu the court square and the tpwn the embarrass ment of having this square pass into the ownership of some private person, who could erect any kind of building or buildings he wished there." There is no question but that the. two build'ngs could be put into one with all nesessary accommodations and conveniences, and now since there is no hanging to be \done in the jail yard there is no special need of a yard. Many reasons may be offered why it would be "best to have the jail in the centre of town, among which Itovould be a great deal safer ?gainst jaii breaking ^whether it be oir the fourth flbor or in the basement. By having it in the csatre of the town there may be some incentive to more qloaely guard the cdnditioa of the jail inside. X By daing this, counting the basement, it would ae necessary to have five atones or its equiyaleat, and the same heating system could be ased foKboth. There is hardly any daubt but that tliis will b? the cheaper idta from a stand point af expense. This, gentleman all* suggested the proper grading and surveying the pres ent jail property aad selling it off in lets, which if properly dena will bring in quite a neat turn ta begin or to as sist m the building of the naw coart house and jail. . To Work Streets. Tke town authorities are te be coa gratulated apea the arrangement they have made to work the streets of the town. At an informal .meetiag of the board last week Sheriff W. H. Allen, who is chairman of the Rtfard of Koad Trast**s, made tke Board Of Town Comatissieaers a proposition that if the tows would bear the expense of board ing and guarding the shert time con victs the Road Trustees would let them " hi^ve these to relieve then of the strict work on Main and other streets pro vided for. This proposition including! the c tire use of the convicts furniHhed the town. The. Town Commissioners : *? very wisely accepted the proposition and have begun the work of putting the streets in order. Teachers Association The Franklin County Teachers' Asso ciation held its fifth session of the year at Louisbnrg February 8th with forty eight teachers i i attendance, Supt. K. B. White presiding, u usual. Below will lie found a summary ?f the written reports from various schools : SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT FUND. Pine Ridge. Contributed by Mr. W. H. Lucas S 2.09 Reyal. Oyster Supper and Bazaar 15.46 Biley. riox Party and Play 4S.50 Mitcbiner. Contributed by Pupils 1.15 Kearney. Oyster Supper , 7.80 Mountain. Box Party 12. ft* Sandy Creek. Be* Party 17.00 W hite Plains. -? Entertaiument 5.00 Cedar Rock. Part of Proceeds of En tertainment 1.40 Hickory Rock. Contributed 6.00 Entertainment Haves. Box Party 2S.65 | Reported February 8th * 142.60 '? January 11th ''266.42 " Deceaberlth 408.15! Total $ ?17.17 ItCI'ORT OK LIBRARIES/ AH the books belonging to the rural j libraries, which the librarians have ' been able to locate, have been stamped with thu name of the school. In the matter ef returning books now unac counted for tho borrowers of tho com munity can be of very great assistance j to the librarian. No. of Libra Volumes rian. Pine Ridge ?7 Eitgena Boone pilot 161 ' Preston Massey Bunn Alice Rogers New Hope 114 ? Sallie Allen , Rock Spring!) 84 Beruice Baker Prospect "3 ^ ? Otis Ball Mitchiner M Bessie Beaf Laurel ,80 Mrs. Peroy Cooke 'Moulton 121 Mary Mosely Ingleside 98 Margie Macon Centreville ^9 Wood 70 . i , *" Sandy Creek 105 Lonle Nelma .lustise ' C?dar Rock 110 Vi Eula Dean White Level 52 Ann e Collie Seven Paths 114 Moselle Moore Mapleville Clyde Harris iT . ? - : Hickory Rock SO Pearce (Dunns) 120 Mountain 80 Kearney HO Royal 80 Pope* 80 SPECIAL MBBT1NG On/ January 18th the patrons and teachers ef the Riley school held > meeting for the purpose of discussing the general welfare of the school.' A similar meeting was held at the Wood school on January 94th when plans for the improvement of the school were discussed and a second meeting agreed upon. A Sunday School with an enrollment/ of fifty seven has been organized at the Itoyal School! A. Sunday School with an enrollment of forty two was organized at the Hickory Rock School on Jan. 2nd. Miss Annie Wilder lias organized a group of.twenty. three girls into sewing club which meets once each weok after school hours. -JfifP called the Domes tic Art Ciub of the Pilot School' On Jan. 17 and fob 7th the Reading Room of the Mapteville school was kept open by Mr. Beam. - On Jan. 23 Dr. Fleming- examined the teeth of all the pupils, Qn Jan. 31st a mother's meet ing was liclU*. The following report, covering a period of four weeks, shows that the school house at Bunn is indeed the so cial, religious, and education center of tho community. Public Meetings Reading room (open ' at night) . 12 Choir practice .... 4 Sunday School .4 Prayer meetings 4 Sunbeams . 4 Farmers Union 4 Divine Service , 1 Missionary Society 1 Toung Peoples Chris tian Union 1 Baracas Entertain Philatheas , 1 Friday Af terneon Ex ercises for Parents 4 tio^h\lM?hoM * ?rttarm*"t iwoeia .Yhool ho Jl ,tS n,Cet'n,re in the SCHOOL ATTENDANCE REPORTS J?n. 81 Feb. 7 ? ? ' \ m " S skoals. <8 Jj | - S ?" c S 3 ff 2 J ?? E a I 2 ? 2 ? si ?? > ? H ?< fe&8) i2? K ?Z*"" ? Burn. . . .. ? ,?4 ? 74 Mirth Rook ~"A. 'ZL P HOP- 77 ? ? I >?k Spr??, 5o *? ? ? Pn*?ct SO fc 32 26 oKv.l ? ? ? TharringtoR ? "* 54 26 PUtRoCc ? 24 4, i9l Mt. Olivet Mitchiner 27 1Q n oa Wirm V'"e ? ? 5 U W hi taker ' 53 38 66 48 WT % \l ? ? I?elesido ? Kearnev- 112 73 111 6? Mountain 40 27 g ? Alston Woidrvi"e 84 46 64 4S Sandv Creek g * g Pearc. (Gold Mine) 59 J u'atice lt 87 |? ? Rad&R Ir|0dk 108 68 10* 89 Red Bud gi *?> SemfpftlL*1 183 16 183 10X u'7?',lb! U4 63 104 80 MaplevUle 94 58 95 62 HtckorKoik 85 59 93 73 5 iyM r> . 40 34 40 SI Balance Rock 17 j| 17 23 ?T,h5 ?ef } session of the association will be held March 8th. The Legislature. Raleigh, Feb. 18.? Numerous rrleas urea of unusual interest have been passed by one body of the General As- < -sembly or given sleeping powders dur- 1 ing the p&ot week. Chief among these was the passag by the House of &. blind tiger search and seizure law, . with plenty of machinery to get the ! blind tifiers. This was introduced by Wcatherspoen of Scotland and now goes to the Senate, where it will likely pass without aendmments. The Geneial Assembly has set down on the propositions to c reate new coun ties. the really meritorious Aycock froject going by the boards in tha louse and the Jarvis county scheme, with Dunn as the county seat, dying in the Senate committee. The removal of the county seat of Jackson county from Webeter to Sylva, authorized by the House, now goes to the Senate, and j the New -Hanover- Brunswick squabble I ever a fiee outlet from Wilmington to the west is being adjusted satisfacto rily to both counties. The ceding to New Hauov?r of Eaiflea's Island by Brunswick county and the agreement by both counties to build bridges and roads will mean more for all that sec tion tkap any one matter now before the legislature it is declared. The* Senate committee, haying agreed to report favorably the Kellum resolution to investlgate^the sale and dismemberment of the Atlantis & Yad kin railroad, will Report this week, tho House already naving passed it Friends of the resolution think it will result in greatly aiding Wilmington and Greens boro and may .cause some of the men whb lost fortunes in building this road to get a little something back. The road wan sold for aboat half wbat it ?oat. Dr. Kemp Plummer Battle hu been thanked for t>is history of the Unlvor ilty and Col. Aahley Horn of Clay ton has been thanked for donatlhg 110, tWO te erect a monument te the Karth Carolina Women of the Con federacy. \ The Senate lias finally killed all di vorce legislation, defeating the House bills. . The House has passed a bill to pena lize telegraph companies $50 for failure to deliver messages promptly. Djellinger of Gaston has got his bill through the House to re^nlate tonds ot employes. Whether the State farm will be sold will be determined by a committee te report back in 1913, Senator Evans be ing back of this resolution. It is pro posed to put the convicts to work on the public roads. The House, resolution condemning an editorial m Charity., and "Children for referring to the members ot the House as ''moral mollycoddles" and declaring that they pos-essed no more foresight than a drove of mules was qbout the gingerest action taken so far this ses sion. ? - The passage by the House of a cot ton tare bill, providing that the weight of the tare when not amounting to over six per cent of the weight of the bale shall not be deducted is expected to?jjKro relief to the farmers. This will not apply to round bales ^ and bales weighing less than J(0 pounds. Ginners will be required to place as many as 30 pounds of bagging and ties on each bale. To- take- earo of tbe deficit until a readjustment of the taxation scheme is mad'- a bond issue of (600,000 is pro posed, this to be known as a short term' loan. The State fish commission bill has been killed, and fishermen in Eastern Carolina may destroy small fish as of yore until there arc no fish to destroy, according to friends of strict regula tion of tbe industry. It is proposed to ascertaia who buys pistols by a bill that passed the Senate requiring the dealer to kaep the name of persons buying firearms. The corporation commission will have the assistance of a freight tariff expert, the legislature having provid ed 16,0(0 for this purpose. The General Assembly* this week en tered on the home stretch. The forty first day was entered on today. There ie some talk of adjouraing in time to allow the members to attend the inaug uration of Governor Wilson. The Senate has concurred in the Uouse amendment cutting down the amount building and lean companies may borrow te M per cent of their as sets. Mr. Turner's bill increasing* tbe membership of the Board of Education of Franklin county has passed both Bouses. His bill relative te damping sewage in streams has received an un favorable report from the Hoase com mittee on health. The bill to incor porate the towa of Buna, franklin coanty, has received a favorable com mittee report. The bill to amcud the road laws of Louisburg township, has: passed the House. Co. D. Louisburg, to Escort Goveril(r. Company 1), of Louisburg, Third regiment, North Carolina national guard, has been detailed as an escort to Governor Locke Craig in the inaug uration of Presi()erit Woodrow WilBon. This company is 'commanded by Cap- 1 tail J. A. Turner, the popular repre sentative from Franklin in the Gen eral Assembly.? Raleigh Daily Times. We are requested to state that all members of Co. I*., Louisburg Rifles are ordered to Meet in their armory in Louisburg on Moaday, February 14th, mi, at 2 o'clock p. mM to com plete arrangements for the trip to Washington to attend the inaugura tion. Louisbursr Baptist Cnrck. Public worship Sunday 11 A., M. and 7:10 P M. conducted by the pastor, who will preach in the Morning cm j- "Financing the Kingdom," (a^specul collection will be taken) and at night ?n "Angels und Hornets." Sunday School at 9:45 A. M. B. Y. P. U, Mon day 7:30 P. M. Advice to Farmers. Professor Massey. in a recent issue, says: "The way to know what your soil needs is to experiment with differ ent plant foods separtely, and in vari ous combinations, on plots for several years." Of course, this is true if the experi ments are properly performed; but Harrow often wonders when he reads suck advice, how many farmers have ; the knowledge, patience, and habits of] accuracy to conduct useful tertili/.er ' experiments. Most of the experiments j conduced by farmers are worse, than plain guesses. To conduct fertilizer1! experiments ;r a manner to make them worth anything, requires carefully planned detail carried out. on a iar ? number of plot?, with "various c nations , for several years." Wh.n these experiments have been planned, 'arid earned out on a sufficient number of plois, anil for several years, how about the a -curacy in weighing an I reco?d;rg fertilizers, arid, in weighing yields and measuring the land? To use one kind of fertiliser this year, and another next, on a piece of lane!, on a piece of land, or to use on ; kind of fertilizer or one field or crop and anothdr field or crop the same year, or to guess at the amounts of fertilizers, the area of and the yields made, is more likely to mislead than correctly direct any farmer in the intelligent u&e of his fertilizers.? The Progressive farmer. THE MOVING- PEOPLE THEIR MOVEMENTS IN AND OUT OF TOWN Those Who Have Visited Louis burg: the Past Week? Those Who Have Gone Elsewhere For Buslitess or Pleasure. Representative J. A. Turner spent Sunday at home. ? Miss Annie Dorsey spent Saturday and Sunday in Henderson. .Rey*. -W' M. (.iilmore returned the past week from' a visit to Atlanta. Mr. Aron Dietz left Wednesday for Baltimore. Mrs B. R. Lacy, of Raleigh, is visit ing her daughter, Mrs. R. Y. McAden. Mr. W. M. Person visited Raleigh and Henderson the past weak. Messrs E. M, Hale and E. F. Thom as spent Monday jh Raleigh. Mr. J. R. Bunn left Wednesday for ! Baltimore in the interest of the iirm. Mrs. E. S. Foster accompanied her daughter, Miss Lucy, to Rex Hospital last week. Miss Mary Arrln^ton attended the Social Welfare Conference at Raleigh the past week. Miss Mabel Adams, of. Linden, visit ed her sister at Louisbunr Female Col lege the past week. Mr. C K. Cooke came home from Washington D. C. to attend the funeral of bis aunt. Mr. W. B. Cooke and little sons, ef Enfield, came- over Monday to attend the funeral of his aunt. Dr. E. M. Perry and bride returned hotne Monday after quite an extended bridal tour. Mrs. W M. Gilmore, and so*. Walter, who have been yisitiag . at Dunn, re turned home Tuesday. Mr. A. C. Zollicoffer, #f Henderson, was in Louieburg Monday to attend the selling of some land near Kittrell. Mr. W. R. Beach representiag the Biblical Recorder, of Raleigh, was a visiter te Leaisburg the past week. Messrs P. 8. Allen and J * D. Hines left Wednesday for the aorthern mar kets to purchase tke spring stock fer P. S. ft K. K Allen. *fss Annie Laurie Macon, who has I completed the prescribed course as a trained nurse at Nashville, Tenn., ar rived home the past week to spend same time with her people. Mr. R. Y. McAden and wife and Miss Agnes Lacy and Mr. W. D Egerton went over to Raleigh Monday te wit ness the rendition ef the "Spring Maid." Messrs D. V. McKinne and wife r> B. McKinae and wife and G. L. Crowell and wife and Mr. H. L. handler went oyer to Goldsboro the past week to attend the funeral servi ces of Miss Jessie Brothers who died there l^ft Monday. Miss Helen Cooke Dead. Miss Helen Cooke who lived about three^viles east of Louisburg, anil an aunt of^pur townsman Mr: C. K. Cooke, d:ed at her home on Monday morning after quit* a long illness. She was 86 years old and was lo*ed by a host^fjT friends. 8he leaves a number of rela tives who hare the sympathy of this community in their bereavement. JSer remains "were laid to rest in the bury ing ground at Mr. Ben Freeman's, where others of her family are at rest, and the funeral was conducted by Rev. A. D. Wilcox. Quite a large number attended the fuaeral and the floral tribute was beautiful. According to announcement about fifty of Louisburg's business men met I in tire court house on Monday night to hear from the plan of advertising the |^wn suggested by Rev. A. D Wilcox, i financial agent of the College. The 1 meeting was called to order and Capt. ! P. G. Alston chosen as chairman and Mi. Malcolm. McKinne made secretary. Rfcv. Mr. Wilcox then presented to the people his plan which was considered a valuable one and was a9 follows: He will have to make about a ten or twelve weeks campaign in the interest of the College work this spring and proposes doing this by means of illustrated lec tures. lie has an excellent apparatus on hand for- his other vwork and he wants the people of Louisburg to pay the expense of having about twenty flve films made of same of the best plates of interest, in town that will show the towns progress. iven ess and advantages. - His estimate of the en tire expense was about $225.90. Several interesting and patriotic dis cussions were made and a subscription opened, which resulted as follows: Mayor Holden, B. G. Hicks and A. F. Johnson were appointed a commit tee to take the subscriptions and make a canvass of the A >wn lot more. I Mr. F. B. McKinne, who is secretary I to the Board of Trustees stated that Mass Meeting: B. T. Smithwick First National Hank F. N. Egerton Candler-Crowell Co. E.J. Macon M. S. Clifton Capt. P. I*. Alston R. Z. F.gorton ? P. A. Reavis^. B. G. Hicks W. E. White T. W. Watson Franklin Times 25.00 10.00 10.00 5.601 S.00. 10.00 25.00 25.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 11.00 5.00 the coBtrret for a 9it.tno.oo bulhliun. exclusive of light, plumbiag and heat ing, had bean let to Mr. N. Underwood, of Durham, who U under contract te hare umi coapleted in time for the next aeaaien. Thia ia am exceptional opportunity, for L??iaburg t* get some excellent adrertiaine and eur people should be eager ta puah it through to a big aac- ; Blue and Gray to Meet at Gettysbu*. Washington Van. 22. ? Secretary at war Stimson. today, approved plans for what probably will be the greatest re union of war veterans in the history of the world. The lands provide for the shelter and subsistence of the surviving soldiers, Union and Confederate, who took part in the battle of Gettysburg, at the encampment to be hold on the battletield next July, in celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of the battle. CongredB has appropriated $150,000 for the encampment, the state of Penn ey lvia 250,000, aud the states, North and South, that had troops in the great battle, are expected to furnish funds sufficient to transport ihe veter ans to and from the battlefield. fifty four, thousand tent?. * with a capacity of from 00,000 to 70,000 sol1-, diers will be shipped from various army depots to Gettysburg. The camp "will be modern in all its details and will be a great improvement on what the sol diers experienced in the Civil war. It will spread over 275 acres of ground and will be temporarily occupied by about 100,000 persons. In addition to the tents, thfc War partment will provide 200 kitchens, a complete divisions field hospital, ' It is estimated that at least 1,600 cooks will be required to* prepare the meals for the army of veterans. Contracts will be let for the building of wells and reservoirs. ' Missionary Lectures Next Tuesday night Rev. A. D. Wil cox will five his first illustrated lec ture at the Methodist church. This lecture will deaj with the Drag*n Em pire of China- ' There will lie more than ofce hundred views. Alse two il lustrated songs, one of which will be a sole by lliss Pearl Brinsoa. The eeeend lecture will be given on Friday eight, February Mth. The theme of this lecture will be "At the Gates.'1 It is a study of woman's work among women immigrants in New York aad San Francisco. There is no fixed admission charged, hut a silyer ?tiering will be taken at the doer. Sladge-Woadlief. X^tev. John W. Sledge and Miss Lenora Woodlief were united in marri age at Kittrell at the home of the bride on the morning of the 18th instant, Rev.. E R. Nelson, the pastor of the bride, officiating. The groom is a well known Baptist pastor of Franklin county and the bride is a comely and excellent daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Woodlief, of Kittrell. Visitors from a distance were Prof. Tho?. Sledge. Mrs. Olfte Sledge and Mr. Fuller, son, daughter-in-law and nephew respectfully of the ?roorn, all _ef Franklin county. These together with the bride ana rroom immediately after tke ceremony boarded the Sea beard early merning train for l>ouie hurg, thence they were driven to the home oi the groom. Death of Little Earl Rowland. The death angel has again visited Cedar Rock, this time coming to the home of Mt N. C. Rowland, and tak ing from their happy circle, their little son Earl. Earl was born Oct. -1st 1900, and died Feb. 14th 1913. He was a bright little boy seven years ot age, and Was the pride of hi9 parents, kaud the idol of his brother Clarence. He was taken suddenly ill Thursday morn ing, and it was hoped bv his many friends that it was nothing serious. But later on his father found his condition critical, and ca1 led in tnree phvsicans j and neigKboTing friends. These did j what they could, but in spite of all of their efforts to releive him of his suffer* | ings, the death angel came, like a thief | j in the night, ami bore his soul away to I him that gave it. The mission of his little life seemed short, but the music | of his presence called forth in the heart of his loved ones will never cease. His life was one of purity and innocence, and tf'nugh the wounded hearts are bleeding yet how comforting it is ?'? kn^w tnat Earle has returned to ? his God. From the flower garden of time an, angel has plucked one of uarih fair est, brightest, rarest flowc-i.s, but the Master saw it ar.d wanted ?t t j adorti Heayen. It is sad to think that >uch a young life should bo taK??n from this world, vet we would not call it back if we could. For we can look down into the future years which migt\t have been his. and all along the pathway may be seen thorns, which might haye piereed hia weary feet, or up above will aopear the lowering clouds of sorrow, which would have over shadowed his life and again the dark places of tempatation into sin, the stain of which cannot mar the loviness and beauty of bis' life made perfect in Heaven's heme, watched by angels, growing in God's own home he is safo for eternity. In many hours ot darkness when the heart is overflowing, with sorrows own story, his form, though unsfeeu, will lovingly bend over' t^e drooping life, and whisper softly tf God's message A Box Party. The will be a "box party" at Moun tain School HoOse, Friday Bight, Feb. W. A nice time in-general is in store for all who come. - The public is cor dially iorited. -of mercy and lover and W bl? Ivtl' ones (Cain the golden shore whore n? sturmy billows roll. Earl will welcome them Into hia home-God's borne. Majr his bereaved parent* and bro ther aee in this dark cloud God's smile ef love and realize that what they d* not understand now. He will tea ah them to understand seme day, and la "is mercv He will prepare a Blessed Day of Reunion "Just on the other side he waits And you may kear hia call Inside of Heaven's Wolden Gate, Its pearls and jasper walls. What thoueh the way be rough and ? dark, - Oh! fear no wind or tide, Your darling waits your own Life Boat, Just on the other side." U. C. L. Democratic Executive Committee H?ets The Democratic Executive Commit ?tee of Franklin county met in the Treasurers, office on Moaday with tlie following townships represented! Dunns, Harris and Havesville by proxy, Frank iinton, Sandy Creek, Gold Mine, Ce dar Itoclij,, Cypress Creek and Louisburg. The meeting <was properly organized by ihe selection of E. Jtf. Gupton. tempo rary Chairman, and A. F. Johnson, temporary Secretary, After the elec tion of Mr. Gupton as temporary Chair man,-. Mr. E. N. Williams was selected to represent Sandy Creek t?wnship. The object of the meeting was to re- ' cimmend the appointment of magis- ' | tratea for the various townships which was attended to. This being finished Mr. Upchurch from Gold mine offered a motion to protest' against the bill now pending to increase the member-, ship of the Board of Education to ive members and to recommend the ap- - pi^ntment of Mr. A. W. Perry, Sr., to succeed himself on the Board. The motion received a ??con<l and after suf ficient discussioa was carried without a I deseenting vete. I No other business coming before the committee it adjourned. / fto?d Roads. The following: letter will explain it self. We will appreciate an answer from asyor all of our readers and will publish Bime. Let us haye your an swer: Washington, D. C., Feb. 1, 191S. My Dear Sir: I am vet y anxious to obtain for the benefit of he joint committee, an in telligent expression of public opinion on tne basic questions involved in the granting of federal aid in road im provement. II ? occurs to me jo* might like to cooperate in this matter to the extofct of stimulating the pub lic to an expression of their views. If this suggestion strikes you favorably* will yo* kindly advise me as early as practicable as to the pul?1ic opinion i? yonr section of the country on the foK lowing questions: -1. Should the government m ko aj> propriations in aid of public roads? 2. On what roads should the firai government appropriation, if made* be expended) ; (a) all roads; (b) post roads (r. f. d. and star routes) ; (c) main travelled market roads; (c% main highway# connecting"- important citi s and towns in State; (e) trunk line, interstate highways connecting State capitals and large cities? * 3. Should the government appro priation be expended on construction, on maintenance, on 'general improve ment, or en any or all of these, or should the allotment by the govern ment bo unconditional, or paid ss a re ward after local authorities having con structed or maintained a highway in good condition? 4. What proportion of cost of con struction, improvement, or mainte nance should be borne by national gov ernment, state, county, road district^ and abutting property owners,' re spectfully, or what amounts shoald be allotted to the States on an uncon ditional plan, or what amounts per mile should be paid as rewards? 5. Should the federal appropnotion be apportioned among the States on bases of population, area, mileage of roads, mileage of rural and star routes, taxable valuation, or a combi nation of these? 6. Should the supervision of con struction or maintenance of govern ment a ded roads be by the federal government, the State and local au thorities, or jointly? \ Kindly let me know in what manned you submit these questions to the peo ple of your community, and how soon you can probably report thg concensus of opinion. Yours truly, JONATHAN LiOURNE, Jr., . Chairman. Seven Pathes Notes Miss Louise llollingsworth. who spent Friday and Saturday at her home in Spring Hope, returned Sunday to renew h^r duties as tcacher her*. Mr. M. R. Sykcs and his newly wed ded wile have just returned from a vis it to his father, S. S. Sykes, in Nash county. We arc glad to report that Mr. Joe Green, who has been recently stricken with pneumonia is doing nicely. Prof. W<- L. Wink lev. the Superin tendent ot . the. Gracled Schools of Spring Hope, will make an address at the gchool house here on Friday Feb ruary 2lst. We hope" give him ft" large audience. All are cordially- in vited. There will be an entertainment at the school on Friday night the 21st, in memory of tieorge* Washington. AH come. K. A. P?. Box Party. There will be a box party at Laurel school on Wednesday night, February 2fit.U, for benefit 6f school. Tbe publte is cordially invited.