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A. P. JOHNSON, EDITOR AND MANAGER
"VOL. XL1II. V '' ? :
THE COUNTY, $HE STATE, THE UNION
SUBSCRIPTION SI. 00 PER
L0U1SBDHG. N. C.. FRIDAY
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
met in court house Monday
Tax Ltgts of Different Townships
Received? Several Valuations
Chanced and Made More
Equal. 2^. J
The Board of Coijht^ Commissioners
met in the court bouse Monday as a
Hoard of Equalization as la provided by
law, with all member* present The
business was taken ftp as fellows:
The tax liats were received as fol
klaws j ? , ? ? - vi _ .
Dunns.
Harris. ?
Tranlclinton. ?
Gold Mine.
Cedar Rock.
Cypress Creek.
Hayesville.
Louisburg. ,
Dave Weldon and Ed. Alston were re
quired to list seven bales of cotton for
taxation in Hayeeville township ?
"Weldon 5 1-2 and Alston 1 1-2.
It was ordered that the valuation of
Leonard Bros, stock be increased from
*2,750 to $4,000.
It was ordered that the valuation of
the stock of W. \V. Webb be changed
as follows : Mules to $2,000, horses to
*300.
Mr. A. W. Perry, tax list taker for
Louisburg township, was ordered to
follow the instructions of the Corpora
tion Commission in regard to cotton
found in Louisburg the first of May and
not listed.
It was ordered that list takers be al
lowed five cents per name and 82.00 per
day for five days for taking- tax lists. 1
It was ordered that the account tor
license tax on the Medical Depository
on the part of the town of Louisburg
be not allowed, the Board being ad
vised by counsel that the town has no
authority to levy a tax on this institu
tion
It was ordered that B. G. Mitchell, of
Youngsyille township, be relieved of
taxes on $488.50 bank Stock ? amount
*4.86. "
It was ordered that ft. H. Griffin fc
relieved of taxes on personal property
in Cedar Rock township.
B. F. Cooke was appointed Registrar
of Vital Statistics for F ranklinton town
ship.
No othe- business of importance
coming before the Boaiid ^adjourned.
The Repair and Mtintenanoe of
Earth Roads \
If you look at tbe ordinary cVintry
road after a shower you will seeVniall
puddles along the wheel ruts and some
times larger pools. This water stay^jn
the road surtace because it cannot dnttn
away into the aide ditches. If you look
closely you will see side ditches which
have grown up with bashes and weeds
in many cases, and which are so tap
from the traveled part of the road that
the rain water does not drain into them.
That part of the roadway where the
wagons travel is called the traveled
way. To prevent water from standing;
on the traveled way the road should be
raised in the center and should slope
gently into broad shallow ditchesi It
is then said to have a crown. If it is
10 feet from the center of the road to
the side ditch, the surface at the side
ditch should be at least 10 inches lower
than it is at the center where the
horses travel. The road then has a 10
inch crown. The rain that falls on a
road properly crowned will run quickly
to tbe side and not soak into the sur
face or form pools. The side ditches
for surface water should run parallel to
the right of way, and should be open a;
??very low point so that the water can
run out of them into neighboring
t ' brooks or streams. If the ditches1
merely collect the water from thfl rood
surface and it cannot run away, large
pools will be formed along the roadside,
which will gradually soak into the soil
beneath the road and make it so soft,
that the wheels of wagons will cut
through the road surface and soon de
stroy it.
Sometimes water runs from land
along the road and forms a little stream
down the wheel tr?eks or in the middle
where the horaes/travel. When drive
ways into farm yards are built across
I the side ditches they frequently form
channels for water from the farm yard
to run into the road. The pipes under
driveways become filled with leaves or
rubbish and the water can no loager
run tfway. If the driveways that stop
the ditch water were rebuilt so that no
? pipe* were necessary and the ditch could
be left open, ssuch trouble from surface
water would be stopped.
Sometimes a m d tuns across few
ground or through a swamp where the
road cannot be drained by eide ditchc ?
alone, if the roads ware built Mfher
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like a railroad embankment aproep such
low land and roa^o with m 'crown; It
would be dry and hard. Sometime* a
road panes through what is called a oat.
This is a place where the earth has been
dug out so that the road can go , over a
hill without being too steep. The water
which always (lows quietly under the
ground on hill sides Is known as ground
water. In road cuts such water some
times makes the road very muddy, and
the road then needs what road builder!
call underdrainage: A good kipd of un
derdrainage is a trench to go along un
der the side drain and about S feet deep
and a foot and a hall wide. In this
trench a pipe is laid near the bottom
and covered with looee stonea no bigger
than an egg. When the trench Is com
pletely filled with loose stones the
ground water. Instead of soaking into
the roadway, will stop among the
stones and flow down the hill through
the pipe. '
To keep a road smooth and crowned
the beet method is to drag It with a
road drag. A road drag H made easily
with two halves of a log which lias
been split The log should be about 6
or 8 inches in thickness and about 6 or 8
feet long. The two halvea ' of the log
are set 3 feet apart with the smooth
faces forward and upright. They are
then fastened together with braces set
in hole* bored through the log. A pair
of hones may be used to drag the road
ahd are hitched to a chain fastened to
the front half of the log The road
drag should move forward so that it
1 slants across the road m Koch a way
that a small amount of earth -will slide
past the smooth face of thJ log toward
the ccnter of the road, tbl& forming
the crown. The edges at the log* wilj
smooth out the ruts. The be t way to
drag is to begin at the side ditch and
go up one side of the road, and then
down the other. In the next trip the
drag should be started a little nearer
the center and the last trip over v the
road the drag may work oihse to the
center itself. Small ridges of earth
will be thrown in the horse track and
smeared by the round side of the log
smoothly oyer the road. The'smearing
of the earth by the drag is called "pud
dling, " and it tends to make the sur
face of the road smooth and water
tight after the sun comes opt. The
road is always dragged after it has
rained and not when it is dry. A good,
strong pair of horses .with a well-built
drag can drag about 8 or ? mile* of
road in a 'lay, and it is the best way to
maintain good roads. In evdfy county
soma farmer along each 4 mile* of road
should own a drag and dra# the road
when it tains. He would sMriya find
the road in good condition when he goes
to market. *,:i;
Owing to the fact that many rural
schools were closed at theltime when
the prize maintenance essaVwas an
nounced by Director Loft*- Waller
Page of the OSce of Publft (toads, it
has been decided to extend the limit
for receiving the essays to ?itober 15,
1918. In addition to the gold medal
giyen as tirat prize, two * ailve^ medals
will be given as second and third priies.
If a child who has submi tted one essay
previous to the issue of this notice
should care to try again, he is at liberty
to do so, but he must be a pupil of a
rural school. There is some misunder
standing in regard to the subject of the
eBsay. The idea is to set the children
thinking how to better their earth
roads with the material they have at
hand.
Judge Cooke Renders Decision.
As was stated Judge C. M. Cooke
rendered his decision in the case of
Alex and Jim Hams vs The Board of
Road Trustees of Youngsyilie township,
wherein the plaintiffs endeavored to
collect damages on account of the loca
tion given the good roadB across their
property, on Monday morning. Ho dis
eased the injunction proceedings and
that the suit for damage^
should be brought in proper form and
be placed upon the Superior Court dock
et for trial by a jury. The road in
question is the one leading from Youngs
ville to Louisburg, coming into the
Louisburg and Frmnklinton road at Mr.
Joe Strickland's. All of this road
practically has been worked except the
portion aeroas this land and we learn
that another survey has been made that
will move the road entirely away from
the land in question. The same report
says the last survey can be built a great
deal cheaper and will answer practical
ly the same purpose. If this la true it
occurs to us It would be the duty of the
Trustees to use this last survey.
' Died.
On last Saturday night the death
Anffal'Visited the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. 3. Wins teed and took therefrom
their darling babe. The remains were
laid (o rest on Sunday afternoon at' the
White family burial grounds. "Budded
on earth to bloom in Heaven. "
JOINT S. S. EXCURSION
TO RUN * FROM LOUISBURG
JULY 25TH.
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To Raleigh, Under the Anspl
oep of the Methodist and
Baptist Sunday Schools.
The Methodist,. *nd Baptist Sunday
Schools, of Louisburg will run a joint
excursion to Bloomsbury Park on Fri
day, July 25th, 1918, leaving Louisburg
at 8 o'clock In the morning and arriving'
in Raleigh at 9:46. The train leading
Raleigh on the return will leave the
Union Station at 6:80 o'clock making
it* arrival in Louisburg about 8 o'clock.
The committee baa arranged that -all
children under Ave years old when ac
companied by an older person, will go
free, children twelve ' years old and
younger will nay half fare and adulta
or those over tvelye years old will pay
11.00 for the round trip. The train for
this occasion will be a special and will
De provided with a sufficient number
of cars to easily accommodate the
crowds that go. All other Sunday
Schools will be invited and a big day
will be the result of the visit to our Cap
itol City. All persons or at least one
in each family will be expected
to carry a basket well filled with ed
ibles that a large dinner mar be spread
upon the beautiful lawn and add to the
day's pleasure. More complete details
will be announced by the committees
which are composed as follows: Bap
tist, Messrs. J. B. Fulghum and W. B.
Tucker; Methodist, Messrs. J. L. Pal
mer and P. A. Reayis. These gentle
men inform us they will leave nothing
undone that will add pleasure to the oc
casion. This will be an excellent op
portunity for the people of Louisburg
and community tospendadayattheCap
ital at the small price of $1 for the round
trip. The tickets will be put on sale
next Thursday, and it is expected to
have a full supply at the several drug
stores. Provide yourself with a ticket
in advance.
Nine Members To Attend
The One Hundred Thousand Club
members of The Missouri State Life
Insurance Company of St. Louis, will
meet this year on the 17, 18, and 19th
inat. at Mackinac Island, Mich..
The "Marlon Rich Agencies which
consists of North and South Carolina,
will have nine members to attend,
namely, Robert Noma, of Newberry,
S. C., L. A. Manning, Jr., of Latta,
S. C., Marion Rich, A. J. McElveen,
and G. P. Williams, of Columbia, S, C.,
R. C. Steveson, of Winnsboro, S. C., ?.
M. M. Chisolm, of Estill, S. C. and W.
D. Egerton, of Louiaburg, N. C.
Others members of the party are
Mrs. Marion Rich', and daughter, Mrs.
A. 8. McElvpen, and Miss Bertha
Habeni^ht, of Columbia, S. C , Misa
Lucile Adams, also of Columbia, and
Mrs. M. M. Chisolm. of Estill. S. C. I
The party left Monday, July 14th,
over the C. N. & L. Railroad going via
Atlanta, Nashville, St. Louis and Chi
cago, returning via Niagara, Buffalo,
New York City and Norfolk.
The many friends of Mr. Egeiton in
this county will be pleased to learn
that this trip has been given him by
the company as a token of gratitude
and appreciation for the large amount
of work he has done for them in this
section.
Children's Dav.
The children's day exercises, that
were held at Corinth Baptist church on
last Sunday, were a great success. The
monyng hour was given over en
tirely to tba exercises of the children,
which.was an hour of real enjoyment.
The one hundred or more children who
participated in the exercise* did their
parts well and gave evidence of the
splendid and careful trmiaing they had
so generously received at the hands of
Mrs. R. D. Pinnell and Mrs. Burlah
Shearin, to whom much of the credit for
the success of the occasion is due. It
would be a difficult task to attempt to
point oat the superiorityof either piece
or performer, however, the little tots
deserve distinction in the fact that thev
were so young and their parts so well
played.
In the afternoon the main feature
was the addreis of Rev. W. D. Har
rington. He made a splendid talk on
the subject of "Sunday school." cover
ing its several branches and Its impor
tance. Bis address was highly compli
mented and. will po doubt be of great
bensflt to the Sunday sobool work in
that section.
There was prese* ?*?. thing be
tween MOO and 150* MUie-it being
one of (he largest crovjff^Qtt had ever
gathered at this pretty little oountry
church. ?? '? , \ '
FRANKLIN COUNTY ROADS
THE BEST THEY HAVE SEEN
WITHOUT EXCEPTION.
A Delegation Fpcm Goldsboro
Pays Louisburg; a VlsUvB|K
Barbecue Dinner Give; ^h*m.
A delegation from Goldsboro com
posed of Capt. S. O' Berry, Msasrs. G.
C. Royall P. K. Borden, John Mr
Grantham, <?. A. Norwood, John Bar
den, B. H. Griffin, K. B. Borden, Jr.,
Edwin. Borden, J udge W. B. Allen
and T. II. Norwood? the first six
named beinsr the Board of Trus
teea, Visited Louisburg an Wad needs j
morning in the interat of Good Boadi.
The township in Wayne oounty in
which Goldsboro is located, baa recent
ly voted a bond issue of 1100,000 to
build good roads and these gentlemen
have been out on a tour of a number of
the counties in the state that have the
godd road systems for several days ac
quainting themselves with the work
and gathering all the In formation possi
ble. They arrived in Louisburg Wed
nesday morning about ten o'clock and
in company with Messrs. W. H. Ruffin.
P. B. McKinne and T. 8. Wilder went
oat over several of our roads and to see
the roads m actual process of building.
They were all unanimous in the de
claration that Louisburg, Franklinton
and Toungsyille townships had the on
ly real roads they had found and that
the work they witnessed in Louisburg
township in the course of building was
the only practical system they hsd seen
in use. This will be a little more com
plimentary when it is remembered that
Franklin wss the sixteenth county these
gentlemen had visited. Capt. O' Berry
advanced the statement that he had
seen lots of good roads including the
high priced macadam roads of New
England, but for service considering
the cost he had seen none to excell the
Franklin county roads. They were es
pecially well pleased with their visit to
Louisburg expressing themselves as
having learned much about the systems
they wish to employ.
After the party had returned from a
ride over the roads aronnd Louisburg
Mr. D.~ F. McKinne entertained the
party together with a number of local
friends with a most enjoyable barbecue
dinner. The cue was prepared at the
Louisburg Hotel and was served on the
north porch. It was especially fine and
was greatly enjoyed, and the genial
hospitality of our worthy townsman,
Mr. David F. McKinne was not only
greatly appreciated by all who attended
but was highly commended by the visi
tors who asserted their visit to Louis
burg being so profitable and enjoyable
would long be remembered by then.
The local guests were Hon. T. W. Bick
ett, Messrm R- N. Egerton, T. B. Wfl
der, W. H. Allen, W. H. Ruffin, J. A
Turner, F. B. McKinne, K. P. Hill,
Judge C. M. Cooke, G. L. growell, H.
B. AUsbrook, A. F. Johnson.
WALKER- WOLSLAGKL
MEETINGS CLOSE
Many New Members Added?
Influence of Meeting Very
Salutary.
The Walker- Wolslagel meetings,
which have been attracting such wide
spread attention for the pattt two weeks,
came to a close Sunday night. Record
breaking crowds attended the three ser
vices Sunday. The evangelists express
ed themselves as highly gratified with
the splendid cooperation thev had re
ceived from all denominations, and for
the many thoughtful courtesies that
had been shown them. Louisburg has
an enviable reputation for knowing how
to treat her guests, and her reputation
will not suffer at the hands of these
gentlemen.
The results of the meetings have been
very satisfactory. As a direcc result,
twenty-eight new members have been
added to the Baptist church, and others
are expected to follow. Quite a num
ber' of those converted will perhaps
unite with other churches.
Mew and higher standards of living
have been set up, and the influence of
the meeting baa been very salutary on
the social, moral and religious Hfe of
the community.
Perhaps no two men ever more com
pletely oaptured the hearts of our peo
ple in ao abort a time as did evangelists
Walker and Wolalagel. who carry with
the* the highest esteem and good will j
of a ho?t of friends from all the
ohanJ^Mi t tiS ' f '
Pr. jWaUter's ?ermon> were all clear,
out and pointed, mid deliveMd-is such a
winsome way that he mad* Christianity
mire attractive than the ordinary man !
Ogaftb it. '
Perhaps no man has ever ao delighted
a Louisburg audience with his service
of song as did Prof. Woislagel. It was
a rare treat to hear him. The music
was a very attractive feature of the
meetings.
Both of the Evangelists left early
Monday morning. Dr. Walker, after
spending a short while with friends in
Wilson. Asheville and Charlotte, W|il
preach Sunday at the 1st Baptist church
of Rome, Ga. This is one of the best
churches in Georgia, mod' its has design
ing eyes on Dr. Walker to become its
pastor. He will go to W^^tsville
Beach next weak, and will perhaps join
our military boys the first of August at
Morehead City. " V
Prof. Woislagel is spending bis vaca
tion with his family in AshevlUe.
Doctor Ferrell Promoted
The State Board of Health loses a
good man this week. Dr. John A. Fer
rell, for three years director of the
State-wide campaign against hook
worm disease in North Carolina, has
made so good in his work here that the
Rockefeller Sanitary Commission at
Washington has offered him a much
larger field there.
Under Dr. Ferrell's direction the
hookworm work of the Rockefeller
Sanitary Commission and the State
Board of Health has advanced more
rapidly in this State than in any other
State in the South. Free examinations
and free treatment wherever infection
has been found, have been provided in
eighty-five counties of the State, and
more than one-ninth of all the people
in the State have been examined for
this disease. All this work halt been
dfcne without charge to^e persons ex
amined and treated, the ^inds for car
rying on the work being provided by
the State Board of Healtli,%[ie Rocke
feller Sanitary Commission;^ and the
boards of county commissioners of the
different counties in which the work has
been prosecuted.
Dr. Ferrell goes to assist Dr. Wick
liffe Rose, Administrative Secretary of
the Rockefeller Commission, who has
been in charge of the work of the Com
mission in this country for the eradica
tion of hookworm disease. Dr. Rose
will now devote hiB time largely to or
ganizing the various undertakings of
the Foundation in foreign countries for
the promotion of health.
The hookworm work in North Caro
lina will be carried on under Dr. C. L.
Pridgeu, of Kins ton, who was the first
assistant selected when the work of
eradication of the hookworm disease in
this State was began by Dr. Ferrell
more than three years ago.
5 Gets Arm Broken
While rising the little pony of David
McKinne, on Church street on last Fri
day, Warren Holiingsworth fell from
the saddle and fractured the bone in
the elbow of his right arm. It seems
that he, together with several other lit
tle childien, were playing with the
pony ? riding him by turns ? ana it must
have been they did not have the saddle
on properly. Doctors Yarborough and
Newell were called in and the arm was
soon bound up in good shape. He is
now getting on nicely.
Not Yet Too Late.
As will be seen from their page ad
vertisement in' this issue Messrs. Mc~
Kinne Bras, tell you that although
your crop seems behind and that you
will hardly make a full crop it is not
yet too late to give It the necessary at
tention to cause a full harvest. Their
plan which includes the uae of Cerealite
is an exceptionally good one and your
attention is directed to what they have
to say. Look up their advertisement,
read it and be profited thereby.
Narrow Escape.
Mr. B. H. Hale, local manager for
the te'ephone company here, while at
tempting to repair a line about one-half
mil* beWjv J ustice on Tuesday evening,
received a^. heavy electric shock which
rendered htm senseless for a time, it
seems that after having gone over the
line and pat it in shape he was return
ing: and met a storm and after having
stopped long enough for the storm to
cease started again on his return where
he soon found a tree on the lines. He
got out the buggy. -began straightening
them opt and when he picked up a
through line from Rocky Mount he re
ceived the shock. Alter sufficiently re
covering which was stipe time after
wards, he oompleUd the job and
turned home. Owing tot the fact that
when he went back to fit the wires two
or three hours afterwards they wet*
stilt fall of current he is led to believe
there arart have been some contact be
tween the telephone line and the elec
tric current in Rocky Mount.
THE MOVING PE^LE
THEIR movements in^Ind
OUT OF TOWN jp|
Those Who Hans-Visited Louis
burg; the Past Week-^&ose
Who Have Gone Elsewhere
Mr. T. T. Terrell returned Monday
from a trip to Baltimore.
Mr. R. 6. Allen paid Richmond a
business visit this week. < .
Miaa Lessie Pugh.'of Morria^lle. lis
visiting STMF. 8. 0. Holden's. Vjjv
Mrs. E. E. better, of Polkton^^ vis
iting her people in Louiaburg. !?\T
Mr. B. G. Hicks and family Waited
hia people in Warrenton this weik.
Mr. Wilson Green, of Sumter. S. C.,
la visiting his people in Louiabur*.
Mr. Malcolm McKinne returned yes
terday from a yisit to Princeton;')
Dr. J. O. Newell, of Nashville^ was
a visitor to Louiaburg this weeKv
Mr. Charles T. Perry and wife left
Saturday for Norfolk to visit their peo
ple.
?Mr. 0. H. Wiggins, of Raleigh. ft
visiting hia brother, Mr. J. R. Wii
gins.
Mr. J. K. Bunn and wife left Satur
day for Norfolk, where they will spend
several days.
Mrs. Minnie Williams, of Baltimore,
is visiting at the home of Dr. A. H.
Fleming.
Mr. R. L. Sykes, of Durham, is visit
ing his sister, Mrs. C. G. Chappell,
near town.
Mrs. D. C. Scott, of Kingstree, S. C.,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Lieut.
W. W. Boddie.
? The many friends here of Mr. J. I.
Gillis, of Norfolk, were glad to see him
on our streets Tuesday.
Mr. J. A. Coppedge, of Greensboro,
arrived in Louisbur* Monday to visit
friends and relatves. ? -
Mr. E. M. Hale left Saturday for *
New York, where he will take a course
hi lynotype operation.
Mr. S. G. Boddie and , family, of
Rocky Mount, were visitors to his peo
ple here this week.
Messrs. R. S. McCoin and G. M.
Harris, of Henderson, were visitors to
Louisbut-g Wednesday.
Miss Grace L. Coyna, of Richmond,
18 visiting her grand-parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. F. Yates near town.
Mrs. Dora Jackson, who haa been
visiting friend and relatives at South
Hillj^Va., has returned home.
Or. A. H. Fleming left yesterday for
Old Point, Va., to attend a meeting of
the National Dental Association. v
Mr. and Mrs. IV . H. Pleasants and
Miss Sallie Alston left Monday fair
Ocean View to spend several daya. ??
Mr. Ira W. Williams, of the Phila
delphia Evening Timea, yisited his peo
ple here and near here the past week.
Mr. E. S. Green, accompanied by Dp.
H. A. Newell left Monday for Balti
more where he will undergo treatment.
Miaa Lizzie Lee Aycock, who has b 2 eh
visiting her sister in Maryland, ip ft
visitor to friends and relatives in Louis
burg,
Mrs. T. B. Wheeler and little daugt^
tera, of Scotland Neck, are visiting her
brother, Mr. J. P. Timberlake near
town.
Mis. J. Person and daughter, Miss
Abiah, left Wednesday for Kinston,
; where they will visit her daughter,
Mrs. Nicholson^
Messrs. F. X. Egerton, President of
the Farmers & Merchants Bank, F. B.
McKinne, Cashier of the First National
[ Bank, and R. G. Allen, Cashier of the
Farmers National Bank, returned from
Asheville this week where they attend
ed the meeting of the State Bankers
Association. They all report a most
enjoyable and profitable meeting.
L City Water
The following is a report on the anal
ysis of the city water of Loaisburg
handed us by Superintendent K. C
Beck on Tuesday. The report was
made on Saturday:
Sediment, slight. Color, platinum
cobalt at&ndard, 0. Turbidity, silica
standard, slight. Odor, cold, 0. Odor,
hot; ft, Alkalinity, (in terms of Cal
cium oarbonate), acid. Alum, pressor
Chlorine, 4. Nitrogen as Nitrataa,
0.14. jntroflran as Nitrites, 0. FM?
Ammonia, .038. Albuminoid Ammoaia.
.088. Totai wnaber of baetaria at BV
C. psro.e. IS. ' Total number of baoCa
ria am- 0? per o& e. 18. Total mm
bar of aeid-prodoring bacteria, 0. Cola* m
bacilli in lO a. c., 8. Colon bacilUi la X
'?? C., Oi. .