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VOLUMN XLV. V'" ' _ LOUISBURG, N. O., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1917. * NUMBER 51
Til IKK REGIMENT ONLY FOB FA
TROL OF BORDER..
Order? Sending Second Regiment Al
so Cancelled bT Dimitowrt
Camp Stewart, El Paso, Texas, Jan.
30 ?Orders were received tills alter
noon suspending, previous orders tor
placing the Second and Third Regi
ments on border patrol duty, an hour
later came other orders announcing
that the Third only, which already lias
two companies on patrol, would go on
border patrol.
Assignment was made this after
noon of theiFlrst Battalion, Major
Bernard commanding, at the viaduct
?with Companies A and C stationed
there; Company B at Kernplace, Com
pany D at Las Cruces, New Mexico,
' Second Battalion, Major Chambers
commanding, with headquarters at
Anapra, and Company H, there, C0m-v
pany E at Norla, Company Q at Mas*
toddn and Company F at Canutlllo,
all in New Mexico. Third Battalion.
Major Phillips commanding, with
headquarters at cement plant an1!
Companies I and L, machine gun com'
pany there, Company K at' Smelter
and Company M at Courchesne Bridge.
Regimental headquarters will be at
(he cement plant. Captain Newell,
^pedlcal corps, recently detailed to
-camp hospital, was returned to the
Third and will be with the First Bat
tallon. Captain Fenner Is assigned
to the Second Battalon at Anapra, anu
.Major Winston to regimental head
quarters at the cement plant.
rirst 8ergeantA. C. Bernard, Thifd
Regiment Machine Gun Company, was
to-Xs;- promoted to Second Lieutenant
in that outfit, succeeding Lieutenant.
Charles Lumsden, of Raleigh, promo
ted to First Lieutenant.
W. B. Hunter, First Regiment Med
ical Corps, who was detailed to the
gnylnoorr. several weeks ago, was re
turned to his command todtoy and will
accompany the regiment home.
The 'Firtt will get away Thursday
night. alraoBt a .flfcj:' ahoa J of tlm?.
""The boys will be paid off ( Thursday
" -morning. ..
Tribute to Governor Blckett.
Raleigh, 1917
721 NortU Bloodworth St.
the FRANKLIN times, :
-Loulsburg, N. C. |
Dear Mr. Editor:- ?
Signs continue to multiply, allowing
the great popular esteem, the people
of North Carolina entertain for their
new Governor.
Everywhere the writer has been,
since the Inauguration, people, regard
-+SDS- of^ their former political alegl
ance have been almost extravagant,
In their praise of Governor Blckett.
His Inaugural speech will doubtlesi
stand out preeminently as the great
est deliverance, ever made by any man
In the States' history. It was the
soundest logic of real statesmanship?
delivered by a master of oratory and
eloquence. None but a profound
.mind and deep thinker, could hava
conceived the noble Ideals, that he ad
vanced for the benefit of his people.
No finer compliment could have
been paid the Governor?than the ala
crity with which the Legislature, set
about translating Ills recommenda
tions and suggestions Into law. It U
freely predicted around Raleigh that
a great many, if not all his Ideas wll
be legal realities before the close of
the present Legislature*
It Is a source ofvsimost fiendishly,
gleeful, pride to the writer, to uote
t(ie frantic efforts of some people to
get qn the Blckott Bandwagon, who
before his nomination, were yelling
like bloody murder for a oertaln oth
or candidate. Vour correspondent
can probably lay claim to having been
almost the original Blckett man. One
man to whom the writer had mention
ed Blckett about one hundred times,
the past eight years, said the ot'.ior
day, "Holloway I know you have been
a regular D Fool about your man
Blckett for a lone time, bat I am
going to tell you frankly that I had
no idea until I heard his Inaugural
- address that he was such a tremen
dous Giant of a man mentally."
.It has been said by some Sage "that
no njan has ever really won the
hearts of his people until they begin
to name their Babies and Ilogs after
been christened Blckett and last week
the writer stepped of the train in the
little town of Gumborry in Tfortii
Hampton county add heard a woman
calling "Here Blckett, here.". The
wrfteiCVoiid*r*4 what on earth ' the
Governor of North Carolina was do
ing town in that little Ood-forsalcen
. ' Y: JB-'HT
place, bo he started out to Investigate
and found that an admiring constit
uent had lost purchased a very fine
Collie Pup, and named him Walter
seemed exceedingly proud of Ills
name, he seemed to especially resent
a little black cur dog name-1 "R.-gp"
that belonged to the same man. The
little black dog seemed to realize that
there was a difference and was con
ducting himself with as much humili
ty as an Office-Seeking Polltlcan who
had bet on the wrong candidate.
Franklin connty has covered Itself
with Immortality, by giving to the
State, what thousands believe, will
prove to be North Carolina's greatest
Governor. His administration of the
Office of Attorney General lifted that
office to the highest plain of any oth
er in the State, and it la going to be
a man's Job for his successor to main
tain the standard Mr. Blckett set.
Whea the final record of the Stat??'
notable? is Written, three names will
stand out high above all the rest,
Vance, Aycocke and Blckett and as
great, if not the grSBtest of all these,
?will be Blckett.
? Very truly yours,
JAMES H. HOLLOWAY.
Governor Blckett'? Program.
The new Governor pf North Caroli
na, the Hon. Thomas Walter Blckett,
made an Inaugural address a tew
days ago that should carry gladnesa
from one end of the grand old State
to the other. He said:
It there be a man (n North Car
olina who desires to drain a
swamp, trace- a hillside, a farm
er struggling to escap? crop lien's
deadly clutch, a tenant nunger
lng for hls^own vine and fig tree,
I want all such to know that the
Governor will count It an honor
lend a helping hand.
If {here be men or combinations
of <nen who want'to build factor
ies, harness our streams to redeem
sad waBte of waters, construct
railroads, form and maintain in
surance companies to stop the
drain of gold from the State, I
want these men to feel that the
State recognizes their wisdom
and worth and place3 no discount
on their patriotism.
That is what we call a real Gover
nor.' That Is a man who is going to
be of real comfort and benefit to his
people, and a satisfaction to himself.
There have been too many GoveVnors,
even here In Virginia, who wanted to
wait until morning to help the men
who were in the "crop lien's deadly
clutch," but Governor Blckett is not
built that way. ' . .
This country has suffered too long
from men who, once Induced into oU
flee, are careless as to the needs of
the people, and forgetful of the strug
gles of those who "hunger for their
own vine and flg tree." Every State
has had its people yearning to "re
deem sad waste of waters," but no
gubernatorial aid was offered, and no
assurance .pf official help was theirs,,
A new era, however, has dawned
for the "Old North State." No <'mii
nana" program now for her; no in
sidious procrastination' that steals
away the time; no desultory dealing
In vague futures, but. heaven be praln
ed, she now has a Governor ready to
"rise at midnight to lend a helpiug
hand."?Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch.
, Loulsburg Belief Association.
For fluite a while our people have
felt the need of some organized meth
od by which all sick and unfortunate
persons In the community may be
reached. Our able and conscientious
county physician has been especially
Interested in this work, and is In a
position to know better than any one
else the great need of it since he
comes In contact, almost dally, with
that class of unfortunates, and under
his leadership the "Loulsburg Relief
Association," has been organised- with
officers aa follows: Presdent, W. H,
Ruffln; Vice-President, B. Nash;
Secretary, Mrs. H. E. Williams; In
dividual Adviser, Dr. J. E. Malone;
Treaaurer, William Jackson; Associ
ate Workers, Mesdames, O. A. Cralle,
J. B. Yarborough, W. E. White, G.
W. Murphy. J. fl. Howell. H. C. Tay
lor. D. C. High. 8. T. Wilder, Mea
Srs. M. S. Davis and R. C. Beck.
This movement is entirely non-sec
supposed to interfere with any church
work. The aim of this association is
?to Investigate each case reported, and
glve only such aid aa it -deserves.
Small oarda (or use of sabscrlbers baa
rs;
been printed, having on one aide the
names of the months of the year, on
the other the Association pledge with
name of subscriber, date and amount
to be paid. Each payment will bo
credited on this card and money may
be handed to any one of the commit
tee. It Is not expected that any one
should give a large amount, but if
each person will contribute a little, the
supply will equal the demand.
Mr? E. L. Best,.our efficient Svjpt.
of Public Instruction, has offered with
his splendid corps of teachers to co?
operate In this work, which will mean
that the workers, will be kept In touch
with the entire county, thereby ena
bling them to make provision for all
with Incurable diseases, those needing
hospital treatment, or medical atten
tion, and in such cases of poverty
where its own community cannot copo
with it, and will be rendered. There
will be a monthly statement, showing
amount collected and disbursement,
published in the FRANKLIN TIME8,
so that every one can see what Is be
ing done with their money. Of course
names will be omitted, yet' a record
will be kept of every case, subject to
inspection by those desiring to know
the workings of the association. Any
one wishing to become a subscriber,
can get a card from any member of
the committee. All contributions will
be gratefully received. This Is not
only a duty but should be a privilege
and pleasure to every citizen In
Franklin County to further and sup
port a cause so worthy.
Young People's Missionary Society.
The Young Peoples Missionary So
ciety met on Tuesday evening, JanuT
ary 30th, at the home of Mrs. E. L.
Best. The meeting was called to or
der by the President, Miss Kate High,
who also led the devotional exercises.
Papers were read by Mrs. M. C.
Pleasants, Miasea Hodgle Alston, Hue
Alston and Louise Thomas.
Miss Sallle Taylor, "who has Just re
turned from Wilmington, as a dele
gate from the Society was present,
and read her report, after which a
hot chocolate course was served by
the hostess.
Among those present were Mesdames
M. C. Pleasants, E. H. Malone, E.
L. Best, and Misses Eleanor Thomas,
Lydla Inscoe, Lonle Meadows, Sallie
Taylor, Sue Alston, Hodgle Alston,
Addle Young and Louise Thomas.
There was also present as a new mem
ber, Miss Annie Wilder.
No other business to be brought be
fore the Society adjournment was ta
ken to the next regular meeting to
be held with Mrs. E. L. Best.
Recording Sec'y.
Mrs. Mary A. Perdue.
After three months Illness, Mrs.
Mary A. Perdue died Saturday morn
ing at 10 o'clock at the home of her
son, John W. Weaver, in this city.
Mrs. Perdue was a native of Warren
county, but for the past twenty-eevea
years she has lived in Franklin. She
was 74-year8 old, and a devout mem
ber of the Methodist church.
The funeral services were conduo
ted Sunday afternoon at the residence
by Rev. N. H. D. Wilson and Rev.
Walter M. Gilmore, and the interment
was made at Oaklawn cemetery in tha
presence of a large company of
friends. ;?
Two sons by her first marriage.
Joht^ W. Weaver, of this city, and
Jfcs. R. leaver, of Oxford, O., are
the only Immediate relatives who sur
vive her.
Ante Accident.
Mr. M: A. Hush t on, a representa
tive of the Goodyear Tire Co., witli
headquarters at Charlotte, was the
victim of an automobile accident about
two and one-half miles from town on
the FrankllOton road Wednesday
morning. He was driving a Ford
runabout belonging to his company,
and the steering gear gave way causi
ng the car to tarn over. Mr. Ru.ih
ton received several bad bruises and
pretty badly damaged. He was
brought back to Loulsburg wher*
medical aid was given him and his
car was taken to a local garge for
rgpairs.
T> Bafld Brleli Parage. ^
Mr. G. W. gord Is having the old
?table lot on the corner of Spring and
Naah streets cleared off preparatory
to bulldlut a lane two mory lirluk
building to be used as an automobile
garage. The work on the building Is
When completed It will add much to
the appearance of that part of town-.
CONVICTED OF ILLEGAL USE OF
V. 8. MAILS
Makers of Sargol Said to Hare Had
An Income of Over $1,200 a Day
Auburn, N. Y., Jan. 29.?Wyiey B?
Jones and Herbert E. Woodward, wjio
composed the Sargol Company, manu
facturers of a medicine which It was
claimed prould put flesh on thin peo
ple were convicted of illegally using
the mails by a jury In the United Sta
tes court tonight." Their trial lasted
12 weeks. More than 200 witnesses
were examined. The evidence show
ed that in 36 months the defendants
had received an Income of more than
$1,200 a day, - Upon the verdict, it
was said, rests the prosecution by the
government of a number of alleged
frauds of a similar kind.
Home Demonstration Work.
The following report of the Home.
Demonstration Work for Franklin
County, under the supervision of Miss
Pauline Smith, was handed us the
paBt week and we reproduce it with
pleasure. By Closely reading same
you will learn many interesting facts
concerning one of the greatest works
t h st has been undertaken in the cou t
ty in a century. This report only
covers a period cf five months, dur
ing which time Miss Smith was as
slated by four of her pupils. The
report follows:
1. ' No. of girls and women enroll
1 ed 122
2. No. of girls and women report
ing 96
3. ? No. of girls making demonstra
tions in cooking of club pro
4 ducts :.s
4. No. of girls carrying on bread de
?I monstrations 30
6.S No. of girls making towels under
a; agent's instruction 14
TgT~Kor~ot eiilb-_uiaklng caps under
agents Instruction 13
7. No. of girls making dresses under
Agents instruction 13
8. No, of girls making aprons un
der agents instruction .... '. I IS
9. No. of cans put up by mem
bers 18,404 qts.
(This does not Include cans
put up by the 26 members
who did.not report.)
10. Average cost of production, per
1-10 acre /. $(.o9
11. Average cost of canning per 1-10
acre $16.05
12. Av. profit from 1-10 acre. ?$21.64
13. No. of demonstrations made by
agent as follows:
a. Flreless cookers 11
b. Iceless refrigerators 6
c. Floor finishes 7
d. Fly traps 3
e. Miscellaneous 10
Total 37
14. Total attendance of women at the
above .... 333
15. Demonstrations made by women
in homes under agent's instruc
tion as follows:
a. Bread making .... SO
b. Vegetable cooking IS
c. Meat cooking 41
Total, 13?
16. No. of household conveniences
made at homes aafollows:
a. Flreless cookers 21
b. Iceless refrigerators 8
c. Flytraps ... 850
d. Screens 75
e. -Ironing boards 6
f. Wheeled trays .. .. 3
g. Water systems 3
,h. Floor mops 8
1. Sanitary closet .... 1
J. Floors finished 7
. Total 382
17. No. Of women with pure bred
(owls 1
18. No. ot assistants ?
19. No. of days worked from Jan.
191*r to Nov. 1916 .... i*7
20. No. of miles traveled by agent
1688
21. No. of conferences held .... 124
22. No. In attendance 208
[23. >'6. of "meetings WW ...... 134
24. No. la attendance 894
25. No. of bulletins sent ....?1502
26. No. of letters written 682
27. No. of girls partly defraying ex
penses In school ........ .... 9
28. Total value <jf club products
?. ta AC7 !lt
? ? ? ? II?. ???? ???? ?? fU|VUl ? u"
l i nin uors nOT. inrtutie repot i
of the 26 members, who did
r. not report.)
- -The Jusllim Canning Club, wl^ch
has been the banner club for two
years, load In number of cans, quality
of product? and profit. Almost event,
member, of the Woman's Club here,
has a hundred or more cans filled with
corn, tomatoes, potatoes, butter beans,
peas, string beans, squash and soup
mixture. This Li due to the splen
did work of Mrs. Sarah Stallings, lo
cal supervisor. . '?
The White Level Club was a close
second for county honors. The mem
bers made a higher average In stand
ard weight than any other club. Mi&s
Lettle Leonard had supervision of the
work.
Mrs. T. H. Sledge of the Cedar
Rock club reported an almost "flyles9
community," fly traps and screens
having been put in the majority of
homes.
Mrs. B. R. Moore, supervisor of
the Seven Paths Canning Club did ex
cellent work among the young folks
in sewing classes and basketry clubs.
Marriage Licenses.
Register of Deeds Yarborough is
sued marriage licenses to the follow
ing couples during the month of Jan
uary:
WHITE?J. C. Myrlck and Ida."
S. Egerton, C. M. Howard and Mar
garet H. Hicks, Fi' her Stone and Sal
lie Hayes, Joe Inscoe and Annie Dav
is, Henry B. Waters and Cora A. Gup
ton, D. B. WeSTBr and Lena M. Ham.
let, F. M. Parrluh and Irene P?el,
James Marshall at-d Eva Clay.
COLORED?Horace Rodwell and
Peggie Long, Willie Perry and WIT?
Hart, Russell Arrlngton and Sav v
nah Carroll, Henry Young and Mary
Harris, Buck Hurton and Mag Dui.
! ton, Jlmmle Deb iam and Lottie 'I h
ardson, Nathaniel Kearney and Lucy
Brodie, John Evans and Carrie L.
Portls, Henry Daniel and Mamie' Wat
son, Dock Alston and Leila Perry,
Sam Davis and Letha Davis, Joe Black
and Mary Green, Early Johnson and
Cenle Johnson, Frank White and Al
ice Bynum, Blllie Alston and Letha
Houtherland. Green Person and Llllie
Kearney, Benjamin Button and Addtfo
Bell, Johnnie Cooke and Joseph nc
Williamson, Jno. Cooke and .Laven ji j
Brodie, Turner Driver and Isabella
High, Edward McGhee and Alma Gay
Pearce, Alford Coppedge and Mandy
Leonard, Joe Wilder and Clyde E.
Perry, Genie Pulley and Fesie An-*
Wiggins. Jack Hawkins and Mrs. Nan
cy Egerton.
Woman's Institute.
Franklin county should take advan
tage of tlie Woman's Institute that
will be held on the following dates:
Frankllnton, Feb. 9th; Royal, Feb.
12th, and Justice Feb. 13th. The
Home Demonstration Department will
be in charge of Miss Grace Schaffer,
assistant to Mrs. Jane S. McKimmon.
Before accepting this position Miss
Scheaffer was whole time Home De
monstration Agent in Guilford coun
ty.
This work In Franklin county is
under the supervision of Miss Paul
ine Smith. It Is needless to speak of
e value and good It has- been. Many
; iris not over 15 years of age k-.
more about canning than our moth
ers did at 50 years of age. This Is
the best financial Investment that the
County has ever made, as for dollars
and cents are concerned, as will he
seen from Miss Smith's last report.
The people who are Interested, and
c ertainly all should be, hope that our
Commissioners will continue and push
forward this work which means?so
much to our girls In the County.
Fiddler's Convention.
There will be an old time Fiddler's
Convention, Box Party and a Valen
tine Drawing at CentervUle Academy
on the night of Feb. 14th, 1917. Am
brosia and other refreshments will be
sold. Admission ten and fifteen cents
The proceedB to go for beneflt ' of
church and Sunday school. A spec
ial invitation Is extended to the mu
sicians, also prizes awarded to best
musclan. Everybody Come for there
Is a great treat in store for you all.
Maplevllle News.
At the beginning of the year,' the
Sunday school of Maple Springs
church was reorganised^ Mr. Wes
ley Strange, who for more than fifteen
years haB been the Superintendent, de
clined re-election and the following
officers were elected: Superintend
ent, Mr. J. A. Wheles8; Assistant Su
perintendent, Mr. Robert Perry; Sec*
fetary, Mr. Clyde Harris, Jr.; Assist'
ant Secretary, Mr. Frank Perry; Or
yanlat Mra. W. E. Uzzeli: AsBi8tant
Organist, Miss Bessie Strange; libra-,
rians, Misses Annie Harris and Annie
Bert Qupton. ______
On last Sunday morning, Rev. G.
M. Duke, in behalf of the Sunday
school, presented Mr. Strange with a
handsome sliver-headed cane, as a
testimonial of the esteem and love "
which the members have lor him and
a fitting rcognitlon of his faithful ser
vice as superintendent tor the past fif
teen years.
Rev. G. M. Duke filled his regular
appointments at Maple Springs, Sat
urday and Sunday and preached with
his usual power and clearness.
Superintendent Best spent Thuts
day and Friday nights with his fath
er. While home he visited Maple
vllle, White Level and Hickory Rock
schools.
Miss Lola Jackson spent Sunday
night and Monday at the home of Mrs.
W. E. Uzzell.
The community Is glad to welcome
the family of Mr. E. H. Griffin to
Maplevllle. Mr. Griffin la occupying
the residence In front of the Academy.
Solomon Woodlief, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Woodlief, has been on the
sick list for some time but it Is a plea
sure to note that he Is now much Im
proved.
Mr. Hal B. Perry visited in Frank
llnton Wednesday.
Mrs. W. E. Uzzell, Mrs. C. P.
Harris, Miss Camilla Yarborough and
Mr. John Harris attended the Pade
rewski concert in Raleigh.
Mrs. J. M. Coleman, of Macon, is
"visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
C. P. Harris.
Miss Roxle Harris, of Meredith Col
lege, spent the week-end of the twen
tieth ultimo with her parents.
Mrs. J. B. Yarborough supplied as
teacher at the Academy the twenty
third ultimo for her daughter, who
was'in Raleigh on account the Pade
rewskl concert.
Mr. W. E. Uzzell has opened a store
in the building formerly occupied by
the late J. H. Uzzell. He Is carry
ing a line of groceries and expects to
In the near future.
Misses Fannie and Lura Lee Macon
spent the week-end with relatives in
Wake Forest.
Miss Mable Duke, of Loulsburg Col
lege, spent the week-end with her
grandfather, Rev. G. M. Duke.
While returning Friday evening
from attendance upon a basket ball
game played between Justice and Ma
plevllle at the former Bchool and Just
as they turned their horse from the
Justice Acadwny avenue into the pub
lic rdad, Misses Camilla Yarborough,
Lucy Sledge and Annie Harris were
thrown from their buggy into the
road. The buggy was overturned,
breaking the shaft and the top and
Inflicting a slight scratch upon tho
right hind leg of the horsd^?The la
dies, however, escaped from any in
juries save temporary frights and co
lorless faces.
The Book Club met Thursday even
ing with Mr3. Joe Perry. A varied
program on James Whltcomb R,llev
was rendered and delightful refresh
ments were served.
Mrs. A. W. Perry has been serlous
ly sick for the past week.
At a recent meeting of the "city fa
thers," Mr. W. E. Uzzell was unani
mously elected Mayor of Maplevllle.
List of Letters.
The following Is a list of letters re
maining In tlie Post Office at Louls
liurg, K7C., not called for Feb. 2nd,
Miss L.. B. Alston, J. C. , Baker.
Miss Maggie Denton, Mrs. McLesslo
Davis, Mrs. Elnan Dickens, Ben. 0111,
Mrs. Mary C. Jones, Ada Johnson,
Mrs. Fannie M. Perry, Mies Eula Lee
Rice, Mrs. Eliza Scott, Miss Ruth
Thomas, Miss Amelia Thomas, Mis?
Mary Williams,
Persons calling for any of the above
letters will ptease state that they saw
them adverttsed.
R. H. DAVIS, P. M.
Tea Room.
We are requested to state that the
M. E. Phllathea will have their "Tea
Room" open all next week across the
street from the Hotel, and will appre
clate the patronage or every ciilien
In the county.
Medical Society to Meet.
A meeting of the Franklin County
Medical Society will be held at the
office of Dr. R. F. Yarborough In
YARBOROtJGH, Pre?.
Herriei* M-atli'a?Ff; , ?
Morning PrayeV and sermon at U
A. M. Evening Prayer and sermon