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VOLUMN XLVI. ? - . LOUISBURG, N. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 9,1917. NUMBER 4
LET THE WORLD KNOW
THAT FRANKLIN COUNTY 18 THE
BEST PLACE TO LIVE.
That It's Citizens Are Enterprising,
Its Advantages Are Numerous And
It's Besonrces Plentiful.
Do we, as citizens, realize we can
do anything we set but to do provid
ed we pull together In the right spir
it? Do we realize the pungent and
vital fact that towns and cities are
merely collections of Individuals and
that the community cannot rise high-'
er than the average of Intelligence,
thrift and public enterprise manifes
ted by the citizens? Have we ever
stopped to dwell upon the now evident
fact that communities are made more
by men than by opportunity?
Chicago was not located for a grea'
<lty. It was originally a swamp.
The best location for Chicago where
?he could buy raw materials and sell
the finished products was at the sou
thern end of Lake Michigan. If one
were choosing a natural location for
a city, the conclusion would have Im
mediately been reached that Chicago
?was about fifty miles too far to the
north, and out of line for railroad fa
pintles running east and west.
But the men who ? were planning
a great city bad a vision. They were
governed by the spirit, "I WILL,"
which is Chicago's motto today.
They overcome natural barriers,
sv.ept away obstacles, they filled in
tho swamps and upon the foundations
?Of PLUCK, PERSEVERANCE, and
PUBLIC SPIRIT, they built the great
est metropolis In the United Stales
outside of New York.
Now, when you wish to Improve
your business you ADVERTISE?you
place the advantageous points of the
commodities you have to offer bsfore
? the public. The stme methods when
used in advertising a towk or county
?will naturally produce -similar re
sults. We here In Franklin countv
want new men, nOwTjlooUTnew ener
gy, new money, to aid In its develop
ment. We have a vast section prac
tically In a raw state awaiting the
magic touch that will transform it
into a Greater and more prosperous
county. However, more raw resour
ces do not spell wealth. Wealth com
es through the rlgimndTHtflal use or
resources. MEN and ENERGY and
MONEY are the Instruments of that
use. How shall we get these to aid
in our greater development? ADVER
TISE FOR THEM! That Is the beat.,
and most effective way?but AD VER
T1SING Is a big word of wide mean
ing. Just what does it mean? WHAT
IS ADVERTISING? It Is the publi
cation of the Truth?nothing else, n
is the TRUTH about Franklin Coun
ty. properly told, and properly adver
tised that will bring to pass Franklin
County's soundest and best develop
ment and that is just what THE
FRANKLIN TIMES proposes to do
to enlist the aid of those who are pro
ficient and thoroughly familiar with
our latent resources and possibilities, I
to tell Just what we have to offer the '
lnvester, homeaeeker and manufac- j
turer?all of which will be heralded,
in a special Industrial and Agricul
tural Edition of THE TIMES. AD- !
VERTISING WILL REVIVE, EN-1
LARGE, AND BUILD A COMMUNI- j
TY, as has been demonstrated right '
here In North Carolina during the past
teyr years. In order to facilitate >111?
proposed edition, the management has
secured the services of experienced
assistants to aid us In thla move for
a Bigger and Better County, who will
? call upon you within the next few
days and explain the proposition In
detail.
It la the desire of the management
that every citizen who Is Interested in
the future of his town and county
lend his Influence and support to this
? endeavor. ^
The good people here have faith in
Llat of Letter?.
The following It a Ust of letters r< ?
malnlng In tbe post office at Louls
burg, N. C., not called for March 9,
1817:. ? -f ?
MlsS-Fannie DrtIs, Mrs: Gertrude
Dunston, Miss Alter Doraey, Mr. N.
E. Joyner, Mr. L. W. Marks, Mr. '
Bam Singleton (2), Mr. Eddie Strick
Persons calling for any of the above
letters will please a tate that they saw
them adT?rtls?d.
R. H. CAVIS, P. M
their town and county. They believe
that it will grow much faster In the
next few years than it has In the past,
now that we have already, lnyeeted
lhrgely in public Improvements, and
are contemplating more that will in
themselves be the .best evldenc^that
we have faith in its greater growth
and expansion.
Let us all together look up our
many resources and ? advantages and
then let us tell the world of Franklin
County?one of the best counties to
be found anywhere.
Tuesday Afternoon Book Club.
Mrsr~J. A. Turner was hostess to
the Tuesday Afternoon Book Club,
February 23rd. The Club is study
ing South America this year and has
found it a most interesting yea:'?
work. In the absence of the presi
dent, Mrs. J. B. Yarborough, the
vice-president opened the meeting.
The minutes were read by the secre
tary Miss Williams and the business
given attention. After this the first
numher on the program, a paper on
"Current Events" was read by Mrs.
W. E. White, and proved one of un
usual Interest and enjoyment. Miss
Elisabeth Ayers next rendered a most
beautiful piano solo. Miss 8a!.ie
Thomas Williams read the paper of
the afternoon on "Music and Litera
ture of South America." Miss Wil
liams had heard some of South Amer
ica's great musicians which fact gavo
her reading a touch of singular en
joyment. Miss Lillian Fields gave in
her own attractive way a most de
lightful reading. This program pro
ved one of the most enjoyable the
club has had this winter, as each num
ber was in the hands of an. artist In
their several lines,
Delicious refreshments were serv
ed in four courses by Misses Beatrice
and Ma~y Turner and Miss Francos
Barrow. The Club members present
wore, Mesdames R. C. Beck, J. L.
Palmer, W. H. Furgurson, R. F.
Yarborough, T. W. Watson, K. P.
Hill, J. B. Yarborough, A. H. Flem
ing, W. E. White, J. R. Collie, W.
H. Yarborough, and Miss Williams.
Besides these Mrs. Turner had as her
guests. Misses Brlnson, Allen Under
wood, Ayers, Fields, Watklns and
Yelverton from the College, and Mes
dames N. H. D. Wilson, W. B. Mor
ton, E. F. Early, R. R. Harris, F.
H. Allen and A." W. Alston..
Town Commissioners.
The Board of Town Commissioners
met In regular session on last Fri
day night, with Commissioners Ford,
Allen, Wheless and Williamson and
Maypr Joyner present. After read
ing and approving the minutes of the
previous meeting business was dls
j poised of as follows:
Report of A. W. Alston, Clerk, was
| received and ordered filed. He re
ports collecting light rents $712.04;
I water rents 1339.52; Taxes $1,056.08.
| Report of D. C. High, Chief of Po
I lice, was received and filed. He<-rfe
I ports collecting costs $24.65; licen
ces pool rooms $20.00; restaurant
$5.00; markets $10.00; pressing clubs
I $12.50.
The report of the Committee as to
| allowing the Standard Oil Co., to put
In tanks on the W. Hal Mann prop
erty, was received. They reported
that they did not approve allowing
same to be done.
Upon motion W. J. Cooper was
unanimously elected a commissioner
I for the Town of Loulsburg to fill the
unexpired term of B. Q. Hicks, de
' ceased. Messrs. Williamson and
I Wheles were appointed by Mayor Joy
ner .to notify Mr. Cooper of the elec
tion. Mr. Cooper came forward, ac
cepted and took the required oath of
office.
| After allowing a number pf accounts
thft Board adjourned to its next reg
ular meeting.
?Mr. 8. W. Young informs us he
will open a garage and plumbing es
tablishment In the building on South
Malh street formerly occupied as a
stable by K. A. Perry. He will have
Mr. Jack Young as his assistant.
Watch for his announcement.
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?The river rose high enough the
past week to cover th? floor of the
temporary brige, but the bridge fail
ed to break loose as was expected by
a great many.
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?Why can't our business men get
together and Induce some one to start
a factory here?
WOODROW WILSON
President of the United States
PRAYS TO ALMIGHTY GOD THAT HE
MAY BE GIVEN WISDOM TO DO HIS DUTY
OBSERVING CROWDS AROUSEli
TO OUTBURSTS OF PATRI
OTIC FERVOR.
"America First" Emblazoned From
Countless Streamers; "We Are
American Citizens" Flares From
Banners Borne By Once Allen
Hands; Coarse of Chief Executive
From White House To Capitol
And Back Triumphant; Mrs. Wil
son And Mrs. Marshall Honored
With Husbands.
Washington, March 5.?WoodroW
Wilson with the major part of the
world at war and America poised on
Its verge consecrated his second in
auguration as President of the Uni
ted States today with a messago .of
hope for peace.
Standing in the shadows of the Na
tion's Capitol with his face turned
toward the Eastern war-seared skies,
the President renewed his oath of
allegiance to the Constitution pray
ing to Almighty God that he might
be given wisdom and prudence to do
his duty in the true spirit of the Am
erican people.
While trnmpet blare and martial
accutreinents rattled prophetically
about him, the President pictured the
deep wrongs the United States pa
tiently had borne In the conflict of
wrong or Injure in return.
Asserting that the tragedies of an
other continent had removed provin
cialism and made American citizens
of the world, and that the principles
of this republic should be applied to
a liberation of mankind, he resolutely
voiced a determination that America
standing "firm In armed neutrality
mnst demonstrate her claim to a
"minimum of right and freedom of
action" in world affairs. ?
Peculiar Interest and significance,
in the light of his rebuke last night
to Senators who prevented passage of
the armed neutrality bill, were at
tached to the President's assertion
Even more Interest and. concern were
aroused when he added:
"We^rBay even be drawn on, by cir
cumstances, not by our own purpose
or deeire, to a cme active assertion
of, our rights as we see them and
more Immediate association wltA the
will alter our thought or our purpose.
We desire neither conquest nor ad
vantage. We wish nothing that sen
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be bad only at the cost of another peo
ple. We have always professed un
selfish purpose and we covet the op
portunlty to prove that, our prnfeq
Blons are sincere."
County Commissioners.
The Board of County Commlsslon
eis met in regular session on Mon
day with Commissioners Alston, Win
ston and Stokes present. After read
ing and approving the minutes of the
previous meeting business was dispo -
ed of as follows.
The bond of E. H. Evans, Consta
ble for Franklinton township, was re
ceived and accepted. He was given
the usual oath of office.
Montgomery Smith was relieved of
Graded School tax in Frankllntori dis
trict?not being in same.
J. A. Brown was relieved of Grad
ed School tax in Franklinton district
?not being in same.
. Mr. Michell was allowe piping for
road in Hayesville township.
The contract for publishing the An
nual Statement and the delinquent
tax list for Franklin County was a
warded the FRANKLIN TIMES.
Messrs. M. C. Gupton, R. T. Thar
rlngton, W. H. Tharrington, Booker
West, and June Harris were appoint
ed a Hoard of Road Trustees for Sun
dy Creek township.
A resolution regarding the road
election and sale of Bonds for Toad
construction In Sandy Creek township
was passed.
After allowing a number of ac
counts the Board adjourned to Its
next regular meeting.
Oraduatlng Recital.
The following announcement has
been made by Louisburg Female Col
lege:
Department of Expression
Graduating Recital
Miss Olivia Hobgood
i Reader
^ Assisted by
Miss Mary Bradley, Voice
Miss Martha Dixon, Piano
Monday Evening. March the twelfth,
Nineteen hundred and seventeen
. ' at eight o'clock
Poll?*? Chapel.
Louisburg, North Carolina
Woman's Club Heetn.
A most Helpful pa well as delightful
meeting ot, the Woman's Club was
held at the home of Mre. W. E. White
March 2nd. The subject for the af-.
ternoon was Public Health, and was
In charge of Mrs. White,-who is the
efficient chairman of the health de
partment . , |
The secretary, Mrs. T. W. Watson,
read most interesting minutes of the
last meeting, also a communication
to Mre. J. A. Turner, president of the
Woman's Club, from Hon. E. W. Pou
saying several hundred packages of
flower seed would be sent the club
for distribution among the members, j
Mrs. H. C. Taylor, chairman of the
committee to select plants for court
square, stated they were ready for
shipment and would soon be put out. !
Mrs. Cralle, Mrs. Hill, and Mrs. Tur
ner were named as a committee to
go before the county commissioners,
March 5th, and ask for an increase in
the county's appropriation for the,
canning club work. The club Intend?
to give more study and help to this
great work than they have, and hopo
to see It placed on even a larger scale
in the county. The health committee
is going to co-operate with the coun
ty health officer, In trying to havs
some much needed sanitary features
tor our town Installed,
The first week in Aflftl wifl be
"clean-up-week," as Is our regular
custom each year. A special article
on this Important health measure wlil
appear later in the TIMES.
The Club Is going to have what they
will term a "White Sale," the 30th cf
March. A need has arisen In the
club for a charity fund to meet the
many necessary calls made upon it
for help. The day of March 30fh is
to be known in this town and commu
nity as "Charity Day," coming as it
does at such a suitable time just a
week before the Easter observance of
the crucifixion and resurrection of
our Lord. Our hearts should espec
ially go out at this season to those
less fortunate than we have been and
the thought of "Charity Day" should
be one that appeals to . all of ua.
There is to be a bazaar with all kind-"
of useful and beautiful gifts for Eas
ter remembrances, many of them ail
In white, hence the name "White Sale."
A committee will serve an appetizing
dinner and in the afternoon something
especially to please the children is
being arranged. Plans for the even~
the older folks, young folks and chil
dren will be thought of In the arran
gements and something all will en ?
joy may be expected. Don't forget
the day. The place will be publish
ed later.
After the business was concluded
the program of four splendid papers
was given, viz: "Public Health,"
read by Mrs. White; "Sanitation",
Mrs. M. C. Pleasants; "The Home
Makers Responsibility," Mrs. J. A.
Turner; "Health and the House," Mrs.
J. L. Palmer. We were pleased to
have as guests Mrs. Annie Hazelton
Delavan and Mrs. C. W. Harmon
from Chicago, who made most Inter
esting talks on "Health," and "Moth
ers Problems."
Mrs. White served delicious re
freshments, after which the club ad
journed to hold the next regular meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Turner m
April, at which time the delegates to
the Annual Federation meeting will
be elected.
A call meeting of the entire mem
bership is made for this (Friday) af
ternoon, March 9th at four o'clock at
Mrs. Turners to arrange committees
and discus other features of the
"White Sale." Let all who are Inter
ested attend.
Debate.
An Interesting debate was held Sat
urday afternoon in the Sixth Grade,
of the Louisburg Graded School, be
tween the boys and the girls. The
query was resolved, "That the Rail
road la more beneficial and more im
portant than the Steamboat." The
affirmative was upheld by the boys,
while the girls upheld the negative.
The contest was fine throughout and
It was after much consideration that
the Judges decided In favor of the af
firmative, with Frank Winston Shear
In as the best debator.
?It is a pleasure to announce that
the Singing Class from the Oxford
Orphanage is to visit our people: Too
much credit cannot be given to tl
work of the Orphanage, as shown In
the splendid training of the children,
where each little performer acts hla
or her part in a most Interest'lg and,
thrilling way. Friday March 23rd.
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THE MOVING PEOPLE.
SOKE TOC KNOW, SOME TOP DO
NOT KNOW.
Many on Business, Many on Pleasure,
Others to be Going, Ant All Going or
Coming. . ' V
Mrs. M. C. Pleasants is visiting
her people In Wilson.
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Mr. W. H. Tarborough visited Ral
l eigh the past week.
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Miss Louise Thomas visited friends
| In Henderson the past week.
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Miss Hodgle Williams returned
| Tuesday from a visit to Richmond.
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Messrs. J. A. Turner and J. E.
I Thomas visited Raleigh the past week.
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Mr. Jas. E. King, of Hopewell, Va .
I was a visitor to Lovllsburg the past
| week.
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Mr. J. L. Palmer attended the fo
Ineral of Mrs. Scoggln In Warrenton
Monday.
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Mrs. E. H. Hale returned the past
I week from a visit to her husband at
| Sanatoria.
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Sen. W. M. Person and Rep. S.
A. Newell reurned home from Ral
eigh Wednesday.
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Mr. J. R. Collie returned Wednes
day from Washington City to spend,
several days at home.
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Sheriff H. A. Kerney went to Ral- ,
eigh Wednesday to take "Cuff" Cat
lett to the State Hospital.
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Mrs. Julia Scott returned home the
past week from Baltimore, where she
purchased her Spring stock of milit
ary. . - , ? . ?
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Supt. W. R. Mills returned the
past week from Kansas City, Mo ,
where he attended a meeting of Sup
erintendents.
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Mr. B. T. Holden returned home
Wednesday after attending the Inau
guration of President Wilson at Wash
ington on Monday.
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Mr. L. E. Scoggln and family left
Saturday for Warrenton to attend the
funeral of his mother who died at
her home there on Saturday evening.
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Mr. H. L. Candler returned Mon
day from the Northern Markets, where
he purchased the Spring and Sum
mer stock for the Candler-Croweil
Co.
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Miss Pauline Frlzell, of Baltimore.
Md., arrived In Louisburg Wednes
day, and will have charge of the Mil
linery department of P. S. & K. K.
Allen's Department Store.
A Circle For Lonlsbnrer.
Mrs. C. W. Harmon and Mrs. An
nie Hazelton Delavan, field secretar
ies, are here to Interest the mothers
of Louisburg in the work of a league,
which has for Its object helping par
ents train their children physically,
morally and Intellectually, laylcrr
special emphasis, on training for so
cial purity. It provides for their wol
faro by means of systematic educa
tional and advisory work in the ac
quirement of definite knowledge and
broader culture relating especially to
childhood and Its needs.
The Child Conservative League is
a national organization. Incorporated
under the laws of the District of Co
lumbia, and by co-operation with or
ganized womanhood, the League seeks
to do those practical things through
enforcement of laws designed to bet
ter the condition of men. The presi
dent of the League la Dr. Wlnfle'.d
Scott Hall, the eminent authority on -
Sex Hygiene and Social Purity. On
Its advisory board are many famoui
men and women, among wltom are
Jndge Ben Lindsay, President David
Starr Jordan, President O. Stanley
Hall, Luther Burbank, Edwin Mark
ham, poet and social reformer, re
ward Devlne of the Rnaaell Sage
Foundation, New York, President
Falrchlld of the National Educational
Association, Mrs. Percy V. Penny
barker, former president general fed
eration ot Roman's Clubs.
Much Interest la being shoifa by the
ladles of Louisburg in this good wo.'*,
and It Is hoped that a splendid circle
of the League may be organised a?n.