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A. F.JOHNSON, EDITOR AND MANAGER SUBSCRIPTION Si nr. ddd VOL. XLIII. LOUISBURG, H. C.. FRIDAY, AUGUST ~lfi4 1913. NUMBBH27 FRANKLIN'S TAXABLES VALUE OF PROPERTY ? REAL i AND PERSONAL. 4 - As Figured 0ut For the Year 1918 a Decided Increase ?ver Last Year. t0 the "?urea of ?>e Regis ter of Deeds, who, with his force, has counf ,tedth8t#X li8ts ,or 1913- the ceoHnn" t"able property, with the ex vain stock and corporation values. Is as followa: > truifaa Number polls 2380. 'and ^?278 *?'??*?? ' ?rt)VU'^e ?' "la"ufacturjng property out side of city, $22,670. . V,a'Uf of miue?l. timber ar.d quarry '?"ds, J 131,346. 4 y No. town lots .868, valued at $932,889. ^ ggregate value of real estate $3,483, Value of live stock. *632,232. Farming utensils, etc., $184,187. T 1? a"d warehouse fujroiture$8,935. Tools of mechanics $2,907. HousehoU and kitcheh furniture, musical instruments, etc., $206,198. $2.9^rar'e",nd scientiflc Instruments, Money on hand $152,278. Solvent credits, $516,667. and'!!0?01'"?9' P'ea3Ure ^ts, bicycles and motorcycles, $25,568. 765i?0d"' Ware8 *"d merchandi?e $261, Ieaf or manufactured, cotton seed or Iftit, $159,557. Turpentine, rosin and tar, brandy and whiskey, $2,325. Jewelry $26,787. Seines, nets and boats, $89. All other personal property $66,668 i * COLORED Number of polls 1,609. ^ acres of land 19,302 valued at Value of manufacturing property out side of city, ?500. y ^Number of to?-n lots 191, valued at ^Aggregate value ol real estate $290, Value of live stock $143,109. Farming utensils, etc., $28,986 Office and warehouse furniture^ $325 Tools of mechanics, $135. House', o|d and kitchen furniture, musical instruments, $32,327. ^Libraries and scientific instruments. Money on hand $5,765. Solvent credits $8,541. Automobiles, pleasure boats, bicycles and motorcycles $437. Goods, wares and merchandise $1,588. Tobacco, leaf or manufactured, cot ton, in seed or lint, $3,733. Jewelry $1,089. All other personal property $3 043 ? A/S^eSrate value of personal proper ty, $229,318. f?per Aggregate value of real and personal property, *519,873. SUMMARY Total amount real and per sonal property of whites, $5,631,788 Total amount real and per sonal property of colored, 519 879 Total, $6, 151,667 Just Fr-eight Rate Association Organized. Mr. Hubert Ramseur, of 1'ayetteville, was in Louisburg Wednesday in the in terest of the Just Freight Rate Associ ation, and succeeded in 'interesting our merchants sufficient that a Branch was organized here. A number of the busi ness men met in the court house and af ter hearing quite an interesting and in telligent talk from Mr. Rams?ur, an organization was proposed and Mr. P. A. Reavis was elected President, Mr. B. G. Hicks vice-President, and A. F. Johnson seoretary. A Finance Com mittee, composed of Messrs. F. B. Mc Kinne, A. W. Person and L, P. Hicks was appointed by the President. An Executive Committee was alio appoint ed bT the President, which Was com posed of Messrs. J. B. Perry, of Youngsville, B. W. Ballard, (3. L. Mc Ghee, Franklinton, J. H. Weathers, Bunn, O. S. Macon, Inglqside, T. H. Dickens, Dickens, D. F. McKinne, Louisburg. The meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the President The SoltHer Boys Return Company D Loiysbutg Rifles, which had been in (JM) at Camp Glenn, Morehead City.lfor eight day*> under command of Capfc J. A. Turner, Lieut*. 8. P. Boddie and U. J. Lancaster, ar rived home 011 Tuesday night at about IX o'clock, after having enjQjod One of the moat pleasant encampment*' in tlie history ot the Company. The Company was forty strong;, besides the commis sioned officers, and'Jpresented quite a good appearance in"the" line "of dnTT The boys all acquitted themselves well and deserve especial credit for their manlineog and attention. Ou the target Dractic Sergt. Merritt and Private Hagwood scored as marksmen with aplendid figures to their credit. The Company on its return was under the command of second Lieut. J.J. Lancas ter, owing to the fact that the Captain and 11 rat Lieutenant went to Wilming ton to attend the Aremen's tournament, who did himself credit from the ease and satisfaction with which he man aged his men. Louisburg's Company is composed of a number of_uood men and they are always ready at the call to arms. ? ' . ? Bunn Defeats Pine Ride in Ex tra Innincr Game. Bunn, N. C., August 2. ? Bunn de feated Pine Ridge today in a 10 inning bard fought game on the former's dia mond by the score of 10 to 9. Warce ?nd Alford were the opposing pitobers for the first 5 Innings. In the 6th' Will iams a left hander of renown fams went in to the rescue o( Pearce and to snatch victory out of apparent defeat, but Loyd went to the rescue of Alford and came out victorious. The game abound ed in errors, although some very pretty catches were madeby Wiggs and Stall ings in center, the latter nuking a loug run and capturing a line drive that seemed almost impossible. Score by innings: , R H E Pine Ridge 010 230 003 0?9 11 4 Bunn 022 130 001 l-l6l3 4 Batteries: Pine Ridge, Pearce, Will iams and S tailings; Bunn, Alford, Loyd Nowell and Porter. Umpire Alford. Delightful- Event Tlie most delightful event of the sea son occurred on Sacurday Aug. 9th., when Miss Mary Burt Harrison, in honor of her visiting girls Miss Grace Carter of Winston-Salem, Miss Maysie Cole of Carthage. Sallie Taylor, Jennie Alston apd Marina Williums gave a barbecue followed at night by a Moon light hav-ride. The most delightfully prepared barbecue was served in the yard of tier beautiful old home, Oakly. The exceeding hospitality ot the charm ing hostess giving a feeling of pleas ure and contentment to the guests is seldom if ever equaled. The moon, the large farm wagon, fast .teams and rough country roads added a zest and spicu to the enjoyment of the hay-ride which cannot be equaled in any other manner. Those present were: Misses Grace Carter, Wipston-Salem; Maysie Cole, Carthage; Sallie Taylor, Louisburg; Marjorie and Agnes Stuart, Bessie Lee and Val Alston, Epsom; MjMl'&ld Mattie Belle Alston; Marina Williams and Jennie Alston, Inez, and 'Boogie Williams. ? ? - Messrs. Hugh, Ballard, RobeWb and Junius Kgerton, Julian Alstonr Alert, N. C , Frank Egerton, Louisburg. N. C., Wm. Stuart, Epsom, Henry Boyd and N an Davis, E. F. Alston, Wm and Maurice Person, K. Thomp son. Firemen Leave for Wilmington Eight members of the Louisburg Fire Department left Monday for their an nual tournament at Wilmington. Quite a big time is in store for them. They will be joined at Wilmington by four other members who will go from More head where they have been attending encampment. Those in attendance are J. A. Harris, Dr. A. H. Fleming, O. Y. Yarboro, W. F. Beasley, J. L. Pal mer, B. N. Williamson, S. B. Nash, W. N. Fuller, J. A. Turner, J. E. Thomas, S. P. Boddie, J. J. Lancaster. The Riverside's Opening. The announcement of the opening of the Riverside Warehouse for the sale of leaf tobacco if made in this issue for August 28th, 1913. This well known house will be run this year by the pop ular youqg gentlemen, Messrs. E. S. Ford and B. N. Williamson, whose ef forts have been a great benefit to the Louisburg market. They inform us they expect to excel their former record in serving the tobacco growers and will spend every energy in making It to your interest to bring your tobacco to Louisburg. Read their advertisement in another column. Dinner Tuesday In Court. We are requested to state that the ladles of the Methodist church will give ? dinner on Tuesday, August 26th, 1818? coart-*eek? to which the entire public is invited. The proceeds will go to the improvements at the church. PREPARING TO MAKt ICE _i_ ARRANGEMENTS NOW BEING MADE. Timber is Being put on Lot ttf Build LarjE.e-i?tsras:e House? A Coal Schute to be ErectedJ Mr. P A. Reavfs informs us he is do ing a lot of grading on a lot just above the cotton vard of Mr. C..T. Stokes, for the purpose of building a large and com modious coal dumi> and that be is hav- { ing the timber put on the place for the erection of a Urge 40 x 80 storage house adjoining. , He says be intends forming this Into a stock company in the near future and incorporating it as the Loulsburg Coal and Ice Co., and will, during the winter, install a large and commodious ice plant. He is now considering a tey or til teen ton machine. This will be a much needed enterprise in Louisburg and the citizens of Louis burg should rally around Mr. Iieavis' progressive spirit with the intense en thusiasm that he deserves in this move ment The work on the buildings will begin within the next few weeks. Concerning Contribution?. During the past few weeks we have received several contributions accom panied by the request "do not print my name." Our columns are always open to any citizen in the county, who wishes to discuss any question of importance. This we feel is clearly understood by .everybody. But, there are several rules governing these contributions that MUST be complied with. First ? All ar ticles, even country correspondence, MUST have the name of thd writer ac company the manuscript. Second? All articles containing any criticisms or haying the least intimation of misdoings, or intended to correct any community evils, Mi'ST be signed and the name ap pear in print. Third ? Under no cir cumstapces will the Times or any mem ber of its be responsible, in whole or In parfr for any views or assertions made by a contributor. Fourth? Under no circumstances will a controversy wi?h auy degree of personality be al lowed. Should we unintentionally al low an article of this kind we will allow the one attacked to answer and no fur ther articles will be published. We hope all of our contributors, and especially those who want to criticise others without signing their names to their articles, will remember that these Eu'es will be strictly adhered to. Shocked While Using Telephone During the rain on Monday after noon, which was accompanied by a slight electrical storm, Mr. J. R. Bunn, of Howell-Bunn-Hudson, received quite a heavy shock while using: the tele phone. Mr. Bunn saVs that he was in the front of the Btorey?d hearing the telephone ring hg to answer it, and just as he picked it up and took down the receiver he received the shock which knocked him about six feet and rendered him senseless for some thing less than a minute. Evidently lightning struck the wire just as he started to answer the call. He soon re covered and was all rieht again the next dav. Louisburg Baptist Church. The pastor, Walter M. Gilmore, will conduct public worship Sunday 11 a. m. and 8:15 p. m. Subject Sunday morn ing, "Be Kind;" at night, "Troubles." The pastor will preach ill the after nood at Harris' Chsjgct: " ? Sunday school fTTfc a. m. ; IVey Allen, Superintendent. B. Y. P. U. Monday 8:15 p. m. Marshall Hudson will lead. A Pretty Catoh Mr. W. M. Person informed us this week of the fact that he and Mr. Har rod Frazier had quite a successful fish ing frolic at Moore's pond on last Fri day. Mr. Frazier catching thirteen chub that would average about a pound and a half apiece and he catching about twenty-live pounds of perch. Honsewlves Convention The North Carolina Housewives' Con vention will be held at the High School building In the city of Raleigh, August 26, 27, 28. This Convention is for the purpose of bringing the women of the State to gether to discuss question* of helpful ness to each other. Mrs. Julian Heath, of New York,*founder of the Hotue wives' League of America, will attend this Convention and will speak on "The Power of the Organiied Housewife" and on other subjects in wnich the women of the State are very much interested. Miss Kmily G. Bossong^ of New York, will lecture and give demonstrations in cooking, etc. Lessons in bread making, and demonstiatiomi In .cookery and tax cannjnK. will be features of tbe CoBr Vention. The womeu-et the community and frcnaall parts of tbe State are In cited to fear theae women discuss and tell how {o lower the high cost of living. The following premiums are offered : For the largest number of women and girls, over ten years old, living on one farm in Wake County, attending the Convention, $5.00 in gold. For the greatest number of women and girls, over ten years old, from any county, living on one farm,, attending the Convention, $5.00 in gold. For ttie largest number of women and girls over ten years from the country, coming to tbe Convention in one con veyance, wagon or other vehicle. Sev eral families may be represented, ?5.00 in gold. For tbe best school lunch, exhibited at tbe Convention by woman over eigh teen years old, living on a farm, one year's subscription to American Moth erhood. For best loaf of bread baked and ex hibited by girl under eighteen years of age, one year's subscription to Tbe Woman's Magazine. Full particulars as to school lunches and bread will be s?nt on request. PHOGRAM i August 20.? 10 A. M. to 2 P. M. Address of Welcome ? Maj. W. A. Graham, Commissioner of Agriculture. The Object of the Convention? Mrs. Charles McKimmon, Chairman House wives' Convention. The Power of the Organized House wife ? Mrs. Julian Heath, N. Y., Foun der Housewives' League of America. Talk: Appetizing Ways of Cooking Meats, with Demonstration ? Miss Em ily Boeson?. of New York. Talk on Kitcheu and Household Con veniences. Demonstration Fireless Cooker. Discnssion. At'GUBT 27.? 10 A. M. TO 2 P. M. Talk? T. B. Parker, Director Farm ers' Institutes. Lesson Jn Bread Making? Mrs. Mc Kimmon. Talk on Batter Breads, with Demon stration of Queen of Muffins ? Miss Bos song. The For otten Market Basket? Mrs. Heath. How I Made my Crop- -Tomato Club Girl. *" Demonstration of Canning in Tin for the Market? Alamance Team of Toma to Club Girls. Talk and Demonstration of Soups ? Miss llossong. August 28.? 10 A. M. TO 2. P. M. Second Lesson in Bread Making? Mrs. McKimmon. Talk ? Dr. D. H. Hill, President A. & M. College. Talk on Salads: Demonstration? Miss Bossing. Cooperation of Women from Town and Country ? Mrs. Julian Heath. The Care of the Child? Raleigh Phy- j siclan . . Fireless Cooker Demonstration. Discussion. I Tests on Standard Grades of Cotton. (by U.-S. Government) During the coming year a series of tests on tjje Standard Grades of Cotton, Government Classification, will be made at the TextileJDepartnient of the A. & M. College, West Raleigh, N. C., which will be o f the utmost importance to the Cotton Buyer, Cotton Manufacturer and Farmer. These tests will be made by the Ag ricultural Technologist and his Experts, in co-opeiation with the above Textile Department to determine the various types and amount of waste in each of the live full grades of cotton on each of the varioai machines used in the manu lacture of cotton yarns. The A. A M. College Textile Depart ment which is a fully equiped Textile School has been selected by the U. S. Government because of its excellent equipment and facilities for making the tests. To still further increase the fa cilities for this work, the Falea & Jenks Machine Co., Pawtucket, R. I., have placed in the School one of their latest Spinning Frames. The Southern Novel ty Co., Hartsville. S. C.. have also do nated the Paper Tubes which will be used for the roving. Other experiments have been made during the past year for the Govern ment to demonstrate how a small amount of a poor grade of cotton when mixed with a. good grade of cotton at the Gin will affect the cotton In all its processes of manufacture. These tests on the machinery in the above school are of special value to the textile stu dents of that institution as well as to the general cotton industry of the Country. ? . . ? m moving people jheir movements in and OUT OF TOWN I Those Who Have Visited Louis burg the Past Week? Those Who Haw Gone Elsewhere Mr. E. Jones Macon spent Sunday at Linden. Mr,- Osmond Hale went to Henderson Monday. Mr. and Mrs. K. P. Hill, are it At lantic City. Mr. Charlie Clarke returned Tuesday from a trip to Virginia. Miss Eugenia Clarke, of Raleigh, is visiting Miss Julia Barrow. Mr. C. C. Hudson left Monday for a pleasure trip to New York. Mr. W. H. Yarborough, Jr.. paid Charlotte a visit the past week. Mfs. B. 11. Meadows left Monday to spend a week at Panacea Springs. Miss Sallie Williams returned theT>**t week from a trip to New York City. * Miss Una Mave Hayes left the past week for a visit to friends in Littleton. Miss Lillian High and Mr. C. W. High haye returned home from Ocean View. Mr. A. J. Williams, of the TimbS force, rfpent Sunday with his family^ in Greensboro. Mr. W. B. Cooke and family, of En field, are visiting friends and relatives in Louisburg. Mr. B. A. Sumner, who has been vis iting his people at Rocky Mount, has returned home. Miss Pearl Roberson, who haB been visiting at Mr. J. W. Weavers, return ed to her home at Henderson Monday. Messrs. E. S. Ford, B. N. William son, . B T. Holden, "Norwood Tucker and' J. W. Mann went to Raleigh Mon day. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mann, after spending Bome time in Nashville visit ing friends and ielatives have returned home. Mrs. W. M. Gilmore and son, Walter, returned home Wednesday, after an ex tended trip through Western North Carolina. Misses Mamie Perkinson, of Rocky Mount, and Gertrude Knott, of Din widdie, Va., are visitors at the home of Mr. E. L. Harris. . Dr. E. M. Perry returned home Fri day from Baltimore where he had been to take Mrs. ? . ? . Strange, of Maple ville, for treatment. Among those who left Tuesday for an outing at Atlantic City were, Mr. J. W. Hollingsworth, wife and daughters, Marion and Noma, Mr. W. J. Cooper, wife and daughter, Beulah Lee. Messrs. H. C. Taylor and S. G, Foster. Mayor, G. W. Spencer, of Sanford, Fla. formerly a Franklin eounty man, arrived in Louisburg, Monday to yisit friends and relatives. He has been away from this County twenty six years and this is his first visit since leaving. He is a relative of the late J. K. Spencer. An Explanation. Mr. Editor:? If you will allow me space in your valuable Daper, I will make a statement in regard to the man agement of convicts in Louisburg township. I understand that a great many people in this county believe that Mr Vaughan (Supt. of roads) whipped a convict and he died that night. Now I know this is false. I worked said convict two weeks pre vious to his death and I know Mr. Vaughan did not strike him or see him in those two weekM. The men are well fed and clothed and treated human, worked hard and whipped little. I have worked with Mr. Vaughan every day for 20 months on road and I am satisfied that he is the right man and in the right place. I make this state ment to vindicate Mr. Vaughan of these cruel reports. (Signed) D. C. Hiqh. A Convention Called. Pursuant to the plan ot organization of the Democratic party, and after con sultation with members of the County Executive Committee of Franklin coun ty, a Convention is hereby called to -meet in Louisburg, N. C., Thursday, Auk. 28th. 1913, at 1 o'clock, p. m., for the purpose of nominating a candidate to represent Franklin County in a Spec ial Session of the General Assembly called by the Governor. It is agreed by the Executive Com mittee that the same delegates attend ing the County Convention which nomi nated county officers in May, 1012, shall compose the delegation for this Conven tion. All vacancies in the township delegations caused by death orremoTal, shall be filled by the Chairman of the Executive Committee of suoh township. The following are the names otfthe Township Chairmen and the number of delegates each township ia entitled to Dunn? S. B. Mullin, Ch'inn. . ' Harris? D. E. Harris, - Youngsville? J. B. Perry. Franklinton ? R. B. White, Uayeaville? R. L. Stokes, Sandv Creek ? E. M. Gupton, Gold Mine? W. D. Upchurch, Cedar Rock ? J. O. Wilson, Cypress Creek? J. A. Boon, Louisbujg ? W. E. Tucker, * CI 84 R. Collie, Ch'mn Franklin County Ex. Committee. WINTER COVER CROPS. Ten Thousand Farmers Wanted to Form a Cover Crop Club. The Farmers' Cooperative Demon stration Work is asking for the names and addresses of all farmers whom it can induce to join a Cover Crop Club. It wants the names of farmers who have never grown a cover crop and of those who will increase their acreage of this crop. There are no fees or dues attached to the work. All that is asked in return for the assistance rendered is that the farmer give a report of the crop. In counties where there iB a Demonstration Agent, application should be made to him. In other coun ties names should be sent to the State Agent at Raleigh. Be sure to state the number of acres you propose to add and the kind of crop or crops which you wish to grow. Instructions will be sent to all who apply for them. VALUE OP COVER CROPS. A few of the valuable features of a cover crop may be named as follows: t." It prevents loss of soil fertility by washing. Lands that lie bare during the winter may lose more plant food by leaching than is used by the crop that grows there during the summer. 2. It furnishes grazing to stock St a time when food of all kinds is scarce. It also produces health and vigor in ani mals and keeps up a good flow of milk of dairy cows. Any successful system of livestock production is largely ? de pendent upon winter as well as summer grazing. 3. If we ever establish an enduring and prosperous agriculture in the State we shall have to get humus (vegetable or organic matter) into our soils. Growing a winter caver crop is one of the -vJays of doing this. All farmed lands should grow at least two crops per year, ? a sale crop and a soil-improve ment crop whether this is left on the land or first fed to stock and then re turned there. A decline in soil fertility is not always due to a lack of nitrogen, potash or phosphoric acid. It is often due to the absence of humus. There are ten or twelve plants that are suitable for winter growing in North Carolina. One or more of them is adapted to the various soil types and sections of the State. We shall be pleased to enroll all farmers who will help carry foAvard this important move ment. Cordially yours, C. R. Hudson, State Agent, Demonstration Work. 0 Tempora ! 0 Mores ! Some public school teachers in this county are carefully nursing unpaid scnool vouchers. Some of the employees of Louisburg have had to discount their town orders in order to get their money. O tempora ! O mores ! homines intel legunt, mulieres vident; hi tamen vl vunt '. Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall 1)? also reap ! ^Sometime ago, at a Council of the Powers, a Polypotent Princeling at tempted to terrify our Representative in the Legislature by pointing out my political grave I This, then, must be a voice from the tomb. To the Fan Section. The North Carolina Department of Agriculture will have a limited number of samples of material for the inocula tion of Crimson clover, Burr clover, Red clover. Vetch and Alfalfa for distribu tion this fall. ? V Any one in this section of the State who expects to sow any one of these crops this fall for "the first time should send in his application at once for enough of this material to inoculate seed for an acre. There is no charge Tor the material, btft each man is re quired to report results. Applications must reach us at least a month before seed are to be sown. J. L. Burgess, Agropomlst. William W. Boddie.