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VOLUMN XLV. LOUI8BURO, N. 0., FBIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1916.
NUMBER 25.
MARKET OPENS ON 23RD|
FOB THE 8ALK OF LKAFTOBACt'0
IS LOUI8BUEG.
Farmers Warehouse The Flrat One to
Announce Opening? To Be Kan l'u
der Same Management.
There has been an Interesting
change from the former plan In set
tlili! the opening d^y for the tobacco
warehouses In Loulsburg this seasoc
and should be carefully notod by the
?many farmers who will De pro-.ent at
the opening sale . The market this
'.year op?ns on Wednesday, August
'23rd, 1916, which Is a departure from
'the former plan, of opening on Thurs
?day. From the Information wo hare
been able to get so far all the ware
houses will be run atf heretofore, with
the possible exception of some change
In management of tha Riverside.
There will be a number * of strong
firms represented here this season and
we understand each one will be es
pecially anxious for the weed
We have not been able to Tart
ly the reports that tobacco will
? sell at a greatly advanced price
over last year, however, conditions
pclnt to such prices. Neither have
we been able to get the names of all
vthe buyers but have been Informed that
among the firms to be represented
here are the American Tobacco Co.,
The Export Leaf Tobacco Co.4 The
Imperial Tobacco Co., Dibbrell Bros.,
'J, P. Taylor & Co., R. J. Reynolds
"Tobacco Co. ,?
The warehousemen seem to be of
the opinion that tho activities on the
market this year will be a great deal
'shore Interesting than heretofore and
?every possible inducement will be
made to guarantee..^ tter service and
as high or higher prices than else
where. Bear In mind the date and
bring your tobacco to Loulsburg when
Teady..
The Farmers Warehouse Is the only
one that has announced Its opening
so far. This will be on the 23rd?
Wednesday. From their announce
ment, which will be found on anoth
er page, you will see. that Mr. R. -L.
Daniel, an experienced auctioneer
and tobacconist will do the selling
this year. Mr. Grover C. Harris,
who has been with this house for the
past ten years and whose ability is
recognized by all as the best, will
have charge of the books, and Mr.
M. H. Epps, a young mail of excep
tional ability In the warehouse busi
ness, and who was with them during
the season of 1914-15, will be assistant
bookkeeper. Mr. S. 8. MeadowB, who
has been connected with the Louis
burg market as warehouseman for
the. past twenty-five years and whose
, ability and knowledge or tobacco is
-recognized by all will have the man
agement of this house. The person
nel of this house wlH no doubt com
mend It to you. Read their advertise
ment in another column.
An Explanation.
Owing to the fact that our publica
tion of the receipts of the relief fund
last w?ek showed, a collection of
$85.00 and the report In the - News
Observer only gave credit for -355. 00
we feel that an explanation to the con
tributors is proper that no Improper
Impression may be entertained to
ward those whose efforts made this
amount -possible. We had hoped to
mall all in together immediately after
t?e paper came out. but on account
of having to wait for several checks
we did not get it off until Saturday.
In the meantime Mr. F. B. Mckinne,
who subscribed $15,00 for himself and
wife, $10.00 far Mr. and Mrs. D. F.
McKinne and $5.00 for Mr. H. L.
Candler, as he explained to us when
we went to" at a check to send, felt
that the need of the money was so
great that he had sent his donation lu
himself a day or do before. This do
nation, as you see amounted to $30.00
which added to the $55.00 made tho
correct total of $85.09. We regret
very much that Louisburg did not get
credit for all It donated.
A. .F. JOHNSON, Editor. .
Kits Sue Kelly's Itinerary .
Miss Sue Kelly of Hentlerson, wbo
for the past two or thiee years has
?dona very effective work In this coun
ty in the way of organising and stren
gthening Womens Missionary Socle
tlea, will begin a month's campaign
Sprtn* church." - ' ?" . . ?
ICisa Kelly has ? steraoptloon with
-which she will Illustrate her address
? " ' . . \ .
en with many beautiful and suggestive
pictures . - All who attend her meet
ings will be amply repaid. She is
doing this work under the auspices
and direction of the Woman's Mission
ary Union and the executive commit
tee of the Tar River Association. Thf>
following Is her itinerary, the moer
ings being at night in each instance:
Aug . 5th, Rock Spring Church .
Aug. 6th, Bunn.
Aug. 8th, Poplar Springs.
Aug. 10th, Pilot/
Aug. 12th, Social Plain*.
Aug. 13th, Samaria.
Aug. 15th, Pear qb Ami.
Aug. IT, Mt. Olive.
Aug. 19th, Epliefps.
Aug. 20th, Peach Tree.
Aug. 22nd, Philadelphia.
Aug. 24th, Castalia.
Aug. 26th, Cypress Chapel.
Aug. 27th, Midway.
Aug. 29th, Mkple Springs.
Aug. 31st, Cedar Rock.
Sept. 2nd, Red Bud. .
Sept. 3rd, Mt. Hebron.
Sept. 4th, Wood. , 1
Sept. 6th, Fishing Creek.
Sept. 7th, Turkey Branch. ?
Sept. 8th, Bear Swamp.
Sept. 9th, Quankle. * I
Sept. 10th, Bethlehem.
Gen. (Urania to Betire and Boa for
President.
Laredo, Texas, July 3?.-rVenustla
no Carranza la to retire as first chief
of the de facto government of Mexico
at an early date and will be succeed
ed by Gen. Pablo Gonzales, according
to Information given out by Mexican
administrative circles In Neuvo La
redo tonight.
General Carranza will enter the
lipid as^ a presidential candidate at
the forthcoming general elections, It
wrj said today, apparently confirming
recent unofficial advices from Mexico
City, which Intimated that the first
chief would seek elevation to the pres
idency at .the putit of the voters .
The conferdhce of Mexican gener
als with Carranza soon to be held in
Mexico City according to ttiese advic
es will arrange for the call for gen
eral elections and for the retirement
of the first chief. This conference
was said to have been summoned to
prevent possible friction In military
circles over the transfer of the pow
er.
While no date has been set for the
conference several hlg^ officers of the
de facto government military forces
have left the border within the last
few days with the announced intention
of proceeding to Mexico City to con
ier with General Carranza and It Is
believed In Neuvo Laredo that the ac-.
cession of General Gonzales to the ad
mlntstrativc power will not be delayed
long.
Discharged from Service .
The following men have been dis
charged from service at Camp Glenn
under the War Departments "depen
dent family" ordeis, and will return
home this week: ?
Artificer John A". Rlggan, Co. C..
third Infantry; Musician G. E. Wil
son, Co. Ov, thtra" infantry ; Private
Preston A. Wood, Co. t>., third Infan
try; Private William El. Collier, Qo.
D., third Infantry; Private Benjamin
S. Alford, Co. D., third infantry;
Private William B. Foster, sanitary
troops third nf nntry ; Private Henry
r mrlrgrgnn Pn n Milril Intowtry;
Private Prank L." Lambeth, sanitary
troops third infantry ; Private James
8~ Strickland. Ce. J)., third infantry;
Private Shirley Downey, Co. D., third
infantry; Private James K. Brewer,
Co. D., third Infantry; Private Rob
ert H. Jones, Co. D., third Infantry;
Private Benjamin C. Barnes, Co. C..
third Infantry; Private Bddie R. Lew
Is, Co. O., second Infantry; Private
Llnyear Woolard. Co. G., second In
fantry.
Boggy Turned Over by Automobile
Reports wer? received here to the ef
fet that on Sunday while on their way
from Mapleville' to Louisburg the
'buggy occupied by Mr. Hall Perry,
Mrs. J. H. Unell and Miss Ger%
trude Boone was struck by an auto
mobile driven by Miss Ovle Alford
with several others from Bunn, while
near the homestead ot Mrs. W. Wf
Boons, turning the buggy over throw
ing the occupant* Into a ditch . Luck
ily no on* received nay Injuries of any
conggqaahee... ?
Ovqr 6,000 women marched in the
Boston preparedness #arads~ , _ '
FLIES AND INFANTILE PARALYSIS
TkrBnt Wfcr to Keep Them TW
Spreading the Disease.
"Infantile paralysis Is 'catching' "
advises the -State Board ot Health "and
although full details of how It 1*
spread are not fully known we know
that it may be contracted hy mean* ot
secretions from the nose, throat and
mouth and from bowel discharges- It
every case of the disease were detect
ed at once and properly cared for, tho
disease would soon stop but in -the
case of some Individuals the iHstfim
is not recognlz^ at once and In mu
not at all. These are the oases that
are 'particularly dangerous.
With open toilets and other possi
ble sfurces of infection from this and
other diseases the possibility of grarg
danger from the ordinary housefly la
forcefully brought to our attention.
The first essential in fighting the
fly la to screen him out not with ex
tension or other Ul fitting screens but
close fitting screens or mosquito net
ting tacked over the entire outside of
the window. Nor will screening the
down stairs ot a few Tooms answer.
Every door and window up stairs and
down Bhould be screened. The resi
dual few that succeed In breaking
through these outer trenches may then
be readily swatted.
Around grocery stores where flies
re abundant fly traps work very suc
cessfully.
Of course the ideal condition would
be the thorough removal of all manuro
and other breeding material at least'
twice a week In order to prevent fu
ture generations of flies but since itf
practice this is, not always done,
thoiough screening, Is to be recom
mended as the best single agency
against the fly danger.
Death of Mrs Alice Boone.
Mrs. Alice Uazell Boone, Widow of
the late Sheriff W. M. Boone,
early Sunday morning in. Rex Hospi
tal, Raleigh, following an operattttfi
on Friday afternoon. Her remains
were brought hero through the coun
try by auto-hearse Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Boone has been in poor health
for several months. ' About 18 months
ag o she had a very serious operation
Since then her health has been im
proving, and it was thought that she
.was sufficiently strong to undergo a
second operation. She was 60 years
ow-. ? u;.
Mrs. Boone was a derout member of
the Mfcple Springs church, where she
lived until moving to this city a few
years ago, and wM%most estimable
lady. She was quiet? unassuming, a
keeper of home. A host of friends,
as well as relatives, grieve over her
untimely departure .
Immediate relatives surviving her
are, three daughters Misses Aileen,
Florine, and Gertrude Boone, one
brother, W. E. Uzzell, and one twin
sister, Mw?. O. H. Harris, all of
Loulsburg. .
The funeral services were held at
Maple Springs Baptist church and
were conducted by Revs. Geo. M.
Duke and W. M. Gllmore, on Mon
day afternoon in the presence of a
large number of friends and relatives.
After the services her body was quiet
ly laid to rest beside her husband in
the church 6emetejy. The pall bear
ers were Messrs. Wm, H. Ruffln. G.
M. Beam; C. P. Harris, H. K7 Coolce.
B. T. Holden, M.S. Clifton.
'The floral tribute was profuse and
beautiful.
FlUa Vacancies.
At a meeting of -the Trustees held
on^frlday Miss Lillian E. Fields, of
I.aGrange, was elected to fill the
chair of - Expression in Loulsburg
College made vacant by the resigna
tion of Miss Elba Henntnger, of Stat
esvllle, who has directed that depart
ment here for several years. Mis?
Fields has had several years of ex
perience. She la at present taking
special work In Boston.
Miss Ruth Galther, of Harmony,
near Statesvllle, has been elected to
take the place of Miss t^anralne Joy
ner as director of piano. Miss Oal
ther comet Hlgtily recommended also,
having taught the past year at Tren
ton.
' Qrer ? rhkt. nn >n? corner is
a regular sand bagger.
Myer ? How do yo? know?
Oyer ? I bought a 25-pound sack of
hlijrecar tb? other day.
BUBAL FBEE DELIVEBT
Vea?nres of Beforn Introduced and
(Ireat Improvements and
Extensions Maae.
On the 17th of October 1900, there
Sled tn the city of Lexington a man
who had made hla mark In public lite
and left the Impress of his personality
fcpou the records of his time. William
Xj Wilson was the Idol of his party In
West Virginia and a great and com
manding figure la the arena of nation
al life. The people ot his dtftrict de
lighted to do him honor, as successive1
lections (o Congress rewarded the
plendld fight he made for tariff re
form by a seat in hi* cabinet, the po ?
sltlon ot Postmaster General.
i When the body of this distinguished
jnan waa laid to rest at his home !n
?jpharles Town, ex-Preeldent Cleveland
paid him the distinguished' honor ot
."attending in person the tuneral cere,
monies at hla grave. At the close of
a most touching and Impressive ad
dress by the paator, who dwelt upon
his many engaging personal sualltlnes
his public and private virtue, the tears
coursed down the cheeks of Mr. Cleve
land, a deep and silent tribute to the
man he loved and whose loss he so
greatly deplored.
The Beginning ot Band Delivery and
Its Progress.
, William L. Wilson was the father of
rural delivery, whose benefits no one
tan fully describe, for It is without
Question the most popular administra
tive measure of the Qorerdment. For
years there had been a growing dis
content among farmers and the peppie
'In the smaller toftns at the postal ad
vantages afforded the cities and the
more populous communities. They felt
themselves deprived of the opportuni
ties and benefits which others enjoyed,
and the desire for recognition was out
spoken and Insistent and fould no
longer be denied. On june,9, 1896, the
sum of )40,000 was made available,
dnd on October 1, 1896, the first et
perfmental rural delivery was put In
to operation in Jefferson County, West
Virginia. Service was established on
three routes simultaneously, one from
Charles Town, one from U villa, an 1
one from Halltown.
At the close of business June SO,
1915, there were In operation from
1 8 ,8 1 3 post > offices throughout the
country 43,877 rural routes. Up to
and Including June 30, 1915, 26.US0
post offices were discontinued on ac
count of the establishment' of rural
delivery, representing a saving to the
postal service of $1,613,000 per annum
and also a saving of $3,482,000 on ac
count of the discontinuance of star
route service. The period of greatest
activity In the rural service was from
I960 to 1905, the appropriations run
ning from $450,000 in 1900 to $21,116.
000 in 1905.
Steps Taken to Extend and ImproYe
the Service.
This administration has recognized
the value of the postal service to the
people to a greater extent withiti the
past three years than tor any similar
period during the last decade. Mali
facilities have been established and
extended on mail routes in more than
ten thousand localities, giving service
to approximately 2,500,000 patrons
heretofore denied this benefit. Six
hundred and fifty-eight thousand fam
ilies were added to the list from April
WIS, to April 19lS. The elimination
of useless and wasteful methods have
made" It possible to do tills end also
pay out 14,000,000 more to employees
at an actual increased cost of less
than $1,500,000 per annum.
For twenty years there had been no
readjustment of a vast amount of ru
ral service. It was allowed to re
main exactly as experimentally es
tablished. Consequently all sorts of
special privilege had crept In and was
found existing, such a a double dally
service to favored localities, unneces
sary retrace* to one family and nor.
to all, duplication of travel by two or
more carriers over a single highway ,
only one of whom performed service
thereon, and many other similar forms
of waste and extravagance. There was
also neglect shown as to th? value of
thq work performed by the carriers.
They were paid solely upon the miles
of road covered, regardless of the
character thereof, the equipment nec
essary, the amount of mail carried or
the hoars of service rendered. This
was as unjust and discriminatory In
the payments made as it was in the
distribution of mail facilities.. Both
needed re&edy and the remedy was
1 ' ' ?
-
applied, and who ahull say that Injus
tice was done to f.nybody? ?
Measures of Reform Introduced
The Introduction of any measure so
nearly allied to the people and whose
growth has been so surprisingly rapid
m\ist naturally bo attended with mora
or less Imperfection, which only prac
tical inquiry into operation could ful -
ly disclose. If this practical Inquiry,
carefully made, developed Irregulari
ties 'which needed correction and the
application of the lust and^iTqiiltablo
rules of proper administration, tem
porarily Inconvenienced some and per
haps gave rise to criticism In others,
It was but an Incident to all reforma
tory processes and could be expected
to disappear when the wider benefits
sought and the greater advantages to
be obtained made the object and the
purpose clear and justified the wis
dom of the action token. For Instance
lf> by the change of conveyance and
the rearrangement of routes, more
and better service could be given,
should it not be done? Whenever and
wherever such changes have been made
Jt has been found possible to extend
service to additional patrons hereto,
fore denied this accommodation ? from
600 to 1,000 in number. Surely the
slight delay it might occasion to one
or several patrons should meet with
little or no objection when it was
shown that this had been the means
of obliging many others with at least
a single delivery who previously had
none whatever .
In the nature of things, the great
desire of the people to obtain a ben
efit which ita Government could pro
Vide and the willingness of the Gov
ernment to give it and give it rapidly,
conditions would develop which de
manded both attention and conaldcr
tlon. If, therefore, it became evid.nt
in operation that by careful inquiry
more could be accomplished than wa.,
being rendered, it was clearly the du
ty of those in control tolnvestlgate
conditions with a view to possible bet
terment. "The greatest good to the
greatest number" must ever be the
motto of wise and successful adminis
tration and officials can only hope to
win public approval when such motto
governs their administrative acts.
The Pollc/ and Purposrf of the De
partment
It has been the policy and the pur
pose of tliis administration to ma lit) of
the rural delivery and its partner in
public benefit, the parcel post, all that
its most sanguine projectors hoped tg
Accomplish. The Postmaster Gener
al is deeply interested in both, and
has used to the utmost the great pow
ers of his office end his pergonal in
fluence as well to promote In erery
possible "way these two great factors
in our national life. He wants the
man away from the greateradvantag
es of commercial opportunity to- have
an equal chance with his more favor
ed brother In tKe cities, and gain for
his industry, whatever It may be, the
fullest measure of benefit that govern
ment can bestow. To this end the
energies of tire Department have been
directed, the wisest counsels sought,
and the greatest personal attention
given . As Important postal centers
provide an easy market for the pro
ducts of the farm and the rate of pos
tage is reduced by the extension of lo-,
cal zones, motor delivery was estab
lished, whereby exchange was stimu
lated between producer nnrt rnnsnmp
and both alike benefited. Delivery
zones from these important Senters
will be, and have been, doubled; still
others established, and the families
tributary to these centers thus ena
bled to take full advantages of this
enlarged opportunity to market the
products of their industry to the best
advantage .
The administration expects to great
ly widen and still further improve
this public benefit and advantage until
all sections and all localities where
rural service con be made operative
shall have these conveniences afford
ed them and have them' generously
maintained. Petit tons for service art
no longer necessary. The recom
mendation of the postmaster brings
an Inspector who goes over the ground
and It service can be made at all ef
fective, It will at once be given. No
consfderatons of administrative econ
omy, no mere saving of money by mis
erly method* or parsimonious process,
Is to stand ik the wiy t>t any benefit^
which the rural delivery can give or
wise public policy can sanation . The
common people, upon wtoonl the bur
dens test and upon whose toll the na
.( Continued en Page Four)
THf MOVING PEOPLE.
SOKE TOP KNOW, SOME TOP DO
NOT KNOW.
lu; on Bnslneis, Many on Fhuin,*
Others to be Going, Bnt All Going or
Coming.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A; Riff left Sat
urday for New York.
Mrs. O. L. Aycocke left Friday tor
Norfolk, Va..io visit her people .
Mr. J. R. Bunn spent Sunday and
Monday with Ma family 1a Apex.
Mr. T. W. Watson has returned
from a business trip tQ Man York.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W? Hudson left
Saturday for a week's outing at Ocean
View, Va. '
Messrs. JS. S. Ford and C.. B.
Clarke left Monday on a business trip
to Mt. OUre.
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Pleasants re
turned Monday from a vacation trip
to Ocracoke Island.
Miss Marion Holllngsworth return
ed the past week from a visit to
friends in Ralegh.
Mr. K. P. Hill, who has been on a
trip to Philadelphia and Atlantic City,
returned home Tuesday.
Mf . Frank Roth left Monday for
Baltimore to purchase the fall stock
of goods for I. J. Deltz Co.
Mr. C. C. Hudson left Tuesday for
Baltimore, where hi will purchase the
tall stock of goods for his store.
Dr. Fred M. Hodges and wife, of
Richmond, Va., visited his brother,
Mr. J. A. Hodges the past week.
Mr. Oeo. Spence, a prominent attor
ney, of Elizabeth City, was in Louis
burg Friday on professional business.
Misses Sallle Louise Macon and
Lonle and Susie Meadows left this
week to attend a house party at Ax
tell.
Messrs. J. S. Strickland, W. B.
Collier, B. S. Alford and Shirley
Downey, returned home from Camp
Olenn. on Tuesday after having re
ceived their discharges from Co. D.
* Mr. J. W. Harris, carrier for R.
F. D, No. 1, returned the past week
from Summltt, N. J., where he has
been spending his vacation. While
away the patrons of Ills route was
served by Mr. F. M. Fuller, his as
sistant.
Sheriff W. H. Allen and daughter,
Miss Mattie, Mrs. E. F. Early and
daughter, Miss Ruth, and Miss Mollle
Strickland went to Raleigh Tuesday
to meet Mr <. W. H. Allen, who has.
I been on avisit to her brother, Mr. T.
| B. Wilder, at Aberdeen. ' r->
Marriage Licenses.
Licenses were Issued to the follow
ing couples during the month of July,
by Register of Deeds Yarborough.
WHITE ? F. B. Stem and Mary A.
Timberlake, Buck Moseiey and Anna
Ayescue, Robert Jones Smith and Sa
rch Faulkner.
COLORED ? Lonnle Brodie and An
otp Teasley, Otha Giles and Henrietta
Hodge. Presley Clifton and Sarah
Johnson, Mason Williams and Fannie
Davis, Ned Davis and Levlna Hlggs,
Nick Marshall and Bessie Harris,
Leslie Green and Pinkie Leonard.
Loulsburg Baptist Church. -
Divine Worship Sunday 11 A. M.
and 8:15 P. M. Sunday School 9:45
A- M. "A Real Christian" wHI be
the theme of the mnrnlny "
night the pastor will preach the sec
ond sermon In the series On, "Things
That Make a Man," the special theme
being "Purity." Everybody Is cordi
ally invited. ' : ? "
Goes to Apex. - "
Mr. S. M. Crocker, who has been
the operator of the machinery for the
Star Theatre here for some time,
left this week for Apex, where he has
taken a like position. He will be
succeeded here by Mr. John McDow
ell, of Raleigh. , ;.
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The Methodist Church.
Services aext Sunday at 11 A. M.
and 8:15 P. M. Morning sermon by
the pastor. Evening sermon by R?/.
Kondo, of Japan. Mr. Kondo la a
singer as well as a preacher, he will
sing a solo at this service. All In
vited.
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Belief Fund.
Since our last Issue the following
donations have beetf reodtrcd for the
Weetenl North "Carolina Flood Re
lief frond: ? ___
If. 8. IferVitt <?>- * ? 00
Methodist Church 5.60
l. B. Scot ?Bk . ;)><y tm