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VOLUMN XLVI. LOUISBURO, N. C., FRIDAY, JULY 20TH, 1917. NUMBER 23
lil'YS Ol'T P. S.% K. K. ALLEN.
'i'hc Candler-Crowell Co To Operate
Two .Store?.
One ot the largest and most inter
esting business changes that has been
brought about In Loulsburg during
the past few months came to light
Tuesday, when It was given out that
^Messrsv P. S. & K. K. Allen had sold
their large mercantile business on the
corner of Main afad Nash Streets, to
the Candler-Crowell Co. Mr. H. L.
Cnudler, of the Candler-Crowell Co.,
Informs us that tor the present he
Will continue to use the P. S. & K.
K. Allen stand In addition to his pres
ent location and expects to be In po
sition to give his many friends and
customers ?ome exceptional bargains.
Since the establishment ot the Can
dler-Crowell Co., here in 1910 it has
enjoyed a splndld buslnss as Is shown
by Its continued success under the
?Xpert management ot Mr. Candler,
who has become one ot Franklin's
most popular business men.
Karm Loan Association Receives Char
ter.
The members of Louisburg Farm
Loan Association will learn with much
pleasure that the Charter tor this as
sociation has been received by Secre
tary F. B. McKlunel It is a neat
piece of lithography and will be fram
ed for futyre ose. The splendid work
In the past few months in this organi
zation, done by Mr. F. B. McKlnne,
St" retary. Is a matter which deserves
as; eclal note and to htm Is due .the.
ereu!iif? securing the Charter as fefcrly
ui V.'e Wave. He Is making an excep
tional oTBoer find evei'y member of the
flrganlisttion *111 extend congratula
tions to him.
- jTar Sews !n Brief.
With Intense interest diverted for
d>u monSer: from the flglit^ng fronts,
slackening of ostlllttes. attention is fo
cused on the convening Thursday af
teryqm of the German Reichstag.
?plug session will be heard
tfce first unBances of the new Imper
ial ChancellB^^^ Michaelis, concern
% iiig hia stand war?utterances
r that naturally wiLLMuomentoua, inas
* much as they whether,
with the recentInjfiiMfil^he German
government. Germaky lg .-to continue
.?rim warfar^^vithcrat abatement, or
* ?Jkather the Whites for peace that
hnvraaen heard so^often in Germany,
end Especially In -thrK-Relchstal?, are
anythiiWjftt enjpty expressions.
A The pro&ble attitude of the Chan
t-olior a1i^d|(.'.Mt^run the gamot of
diverse speeXtii&C But as yet noth
ing has been evolved from this many
unofficial discussions of the man and
hia ideas and intentions on which any
thing like certainty can be bined..
Some writers express the belief that
t:.e npw Chancellor's leanings will be
?oward the peace views of the major
ity bloc in the Retclutag: others have
adviriced the opinion that his policy
will be that of the militaristic party,
r.nu there ar others who consider Ills
assumption of office merely a part of
a stop-gap program preliminary to the
formation of something in the nature
of a dictatorship.
After having tried Ineffectually to
overcome the French gains In the
.Verdun sector, between the eastern
edge f the Avcourt wood and hill 304,
the Germans have ceased their costly
enterprise and are now contenting
themselves with throwing sholls Into
the positions which General Petath's
men forcod them to evacuate. L.lk?
wlse, along the Chemln-Des-Drtmes
the violent infantry activity of the
early week has ceased, and artillery
duels Instead are taking place.
Tile British and the Germiuis con
tinue their violent artillery duels In
northern Belgium, and Field Marshal
Haig'n forces are keeping up their
harassing patrol raids on numerous*
sectors of the front. One of the mosj
successful of these enterprises waa
carried out east of Mnchy-Le-Prex, In
the Arras sector. In whleh the British
galued ground and took pi-lsoners.
On the Russian front, General Kor
nllolTs army In East Gallcla is stub
bornly holding back the reinforced
Anatro-Oerman armies, which at va
rious points are cndavorlng to wrest
from them the positions recently won
In the Halle* and Kalusi sectors. In
the latter region near the village of
Novica the enemy won a vantage
point from the Russians, but Immedi
ately afterwards In a counter-attack
, '\ .\
loal It again. The Germans are"vio
lently bombarding the Russians south
of Brzezany and near Hancs.
Late reports from Perograd are to
Lhe effect that the disorders have
b<en quelled. In Tuesday's fighting
In the streets ol Petrograd, six per
sons were killed and 238 wounded.
The weekly British admlrallty sta
tement shows that last week 14 Brit
ish Bhlps, of more than 1,800 tons,
lour of under 1,600 tons and eight
fishing vessels, were nunk by subma
rines or mines?a slight increase In
tonnage over the previous week.
Recovers Stolen Anto.
Mr. Edward H. Gontt, of Neuse,
was In Loulsburg Monday to identify
nn automobile alleged to have been
stolen from him by Fran* Flicks, col
ored, on Friday mornl.ig of last week.*
He was accompanied by Mr. ?.
Leonard, also of Neuse. Both the
Youngsrllle Items.
Mr. R. H. Stell, of Washington, K.
C , Is spending some time with Ills
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. N. Stell.
-Miss Lillian Winston returned Mon
day from Elizabeth City, where she
has been visiting friends.
Mrs. J. W. Woodllef and daughter,
Miss Irene, are visiting Mrs. Wood
lief's father at Stem this week.
J. L. Brown Is at Moore's pond fish
ing today.
Misses Lizzie Underwood and Qer
trude Winston left Thursday for
Gvcensboro Normal where they "will
attend the Summer School.
Mrs. J. H. Tlmberlake and Mrs.
I>. H. Winston are visiting Mrs. C.
E. Reltzel, at High Point, this week.
Dr. and Mrs. Claude V. Timber
lake left Monday for' Norfolk, Va.
Misses Priselila and Iantha Plttman,
of Loulsburg, are visiting Mrs. J. L.
tastlc" were tn the majority; then a
lovely trip to "The Falls on Roanoke
Klver Sunday P. M:, and ending up
with an old-time serenade of "ye olden
songs" Sunday night. Those enjoy
ing such a genuine good time were:
M'sacs Frances Seasons, LulaP.
Thome. Hattle Mae Lassiter. /Helen
House, Messrs. Charles House, Harry
House, Harry L. Candler and Hugh
House.
Hed Cross Society at Work.
Regularly on Wednesday of each
week the Red Cross Society meeU at
the Graded School building to carry
on Its Relief work for the Soldier?.
The women are faithful 1*1 this
work and are gaining splendid re
sults.
At the last meeting it was encourag
ing to see how the Relief Box was fill
ing up. Apart from the rolls, ban
dages and pads the need of Comfort
ATTENTION!
\
Every person who is liable to be called for service in eith
er branch of the Military servi ce or for amy other reason ex
pects to leave home had better call on Mr. J. M. Allen,
Chairman of the Board of Elections, and register under the
absentee voters law, so that he can vote by mail in any elec
tion held hereafter in Franklin County Attend to this be
fore you leave. , .
tar and the drlvfer were taken into
custody by Gonatable U. W. Hudson
and Chi^f of Potece I). ?"!. Iltg'a on
last Friday moiyiliig uea- Ingleside
and were held for tlio ONVM^atttinM
officer frdm Vance -oup
Tas taken from In fcont of lue muce
Hotel In HenderBon. Micks war tak
en to Henderson ifcraduy for triaj by
the Chief o( P?Uee of that plane.
ifMpH? Hntculc.
Mr. Elijah' garrfi->ft Cettlrevll'.e,
committed suldide on Monday horning
by shooting himself la the mouth with
a pistol, according to Information
feachlng here. The dood was com
mitted in the grove near iiJ?itioma anq
no cause lor His act has heefoatffaed
litre. The deceased was 64 yearFttW
and leave? a number of relatives enr
friend?. The fuqeral services wore
held fremj ?iie home Tuesday after
?>?11 and ttu> lntevmeit made 111 the
family burying ground near by.
Mis? Eva hebnam Dead.
The home of Mr. J. B. Debcam, on
South Main street, was made sad on
last Sunday nl^ht at 7 o'clock when
death claimed his 13 year old daugh
ter, Era, after a brief Illness.. The
funeral services were held from the
home on Monday afternoon, conduct
ed by Rev. Walter M. Gllmore, after
which the remains Tore laid to rest
in Oaklawn cemetery.
Quite a large number of friends at
tended the services and extend deepest
sympathy to the bereaved family.
If* Cream Sapper at Cedar Rock Acad.
emj-K
On Saturday evening, July 21st,
there wlll^ba givn at Cedar Rock
Rock Academy an ice creaai supper,
the proceeds to go for the benefit of
Cedar Ro?k School.
Come one and all and see what there
Is in store fbr you.
IHrctors Meeting.
The Board of Directors of the First
National Bank held their regular se
mi-annual meeting in their Banking
House on Main street on July 3rd.
Aiter hearing the reports from the offi
cers they declared a semi-annual divi
dend of 4 pr cent to be payable on
July 16th. The reports showed splen
did business and a good outlook I.ir
the future.
Brown this week.
Tli? YoungsvlUe Gradec School
Trustees met Monday and elected
Pcf. J. J. Fine, of Wilmington. Sup.
tendent to succeed Prof. \V. L.
jer, who resigned to' take up
Other teachers elected
v. ere:"*^llsw^flo33le Noble, of Polk
ton. Gertrude wltoston, I?Uzle Under
v.cod and Burma^brry.
The following ofl&rs or YrfllnSe
ville Lodge- No. 377A. P. & A/Mf
wore Installed tor ensuins year:
W.T. Moss, E. Jeffreys,
S. W.; W. C. Perry, J. W.; n. G.
Mitchell, S. D.; W. L. Eddin.-Jr, J.
p.j. X,. E. Wln?tonv,Sec-y-: J. W.
Woodllef, Treas.; J. E. Winston. Ty
ler f J. R. Pearcpr Chaplain. Afte?
the installation of Officers the por
' itralts of following Past Masters
were presented to the Lodge; J. W.
wikidlief, T. L. Moss, J. It. Pearce,
Jcnios Cooke and B. G. Mitchell.
Rev. G. M. Duke then delivered a
most eloquent and touching address
on the Masonic work, after which re
freshments were served. -SS"
Machinery <jf the YoungsvlUe Hos
iery Mills In how being Installed. Mr.
J. W. Emory, 61 Durham, who has re
cently located hef? is Manager of the
new concern. Mr. Ktaory is work
ing hard to get the mill In 6Vri?r to be
gin operations by the 1st of August:
The mill when complete will opei*?te
forty machines, and will run day and
night. Mr. G. M. Perry. Sec'y. says
he Is in receipt of a sufficient number
of inquiries to assure a profitable dis
position of the output of the mill for
a great wli'ile.
?Mayor Winston is busy working out
details for the electric light system
here. The Bonds have been sold, and
the power line from Wake Forest is
being surveyed. Contract for material
and fixtures has been given to Western
Electric Co.
Miss Helen House Has a Hon I "Honse
Party.'*
Perhaps one of the most delightful
week-end house parties of the season,
was the one enjoyed by a number of
fi lends during last week at Tlielma,
N. C.
Boglnnl^e with a reception, and an
all-round rood time Friday nlgbt; a
visit to "Alrlle" and the old historic
home of "Thorne** on Saturday morn
ing; to Panacea Springs Saturday
right, where music and the "light fan
bags Is being stressed. There Is con
siderable expense attached to these
bags and filling them and with con
st int demand for material for band
ages etc. there Is always a need for
money. Any donation toward the
Comfort bags will be greatly appre
ciated, either in money or something
from the Regulation list as given be
low:
Khakl-colored sewing cotton, num
ber 30.
Whit? sewing cotton, number 30.
White darning cotton.
Needles, number 5.
Darning needle. *\
Needle case.
'Buttons, khakl-colored and white,
JVedium size, in bags 3'1 times 8''.
Large thimble.
Blunt-pointed scissors.
Cake of soap."
.Safety pins, medium size.
Common pins.
Small comb. t
Tooth brush. ?' '
Tooth paste. .
Small round mirror.
Handkerchiefs.
tejid pencil. i
Wrlting pad, envelopes and post
cards.
Playing cards. ?. '!T\r
Pocket knife^ ( :
?Uhoe laces, tan. v
?In comfort bugs made for the Navy,
sewing cotton, buttons and shoe laces
should
dnfaf black.
"V^LNt of Le
> followlnj: is a
Letters.
The folloWIn? is a list of letters re
maining in tha Postofflce at Louis
burg, N. C. , Dot calld for July
20th, 1917:
Mr. Jarok Anderson (2). Srpt. W.
J. Bennett, Mr. Willie Dev.:,.
Qeorge Ellis, Mr. Joe Harris, ;>lr. .
rnt Hall. Mr. Daniel Harris, Demo".
Hayes, J. Ellis Jaynes (2), Mr. Buel
Lacu?t, Shed Mills. Mr. W. H. Parrlsli
MIsb Eleanor Parrish, Miss Lea Per
ry, Annie Pierce, Willie A. Sawyer.
Mr. Thomas Smith.
Persons calling for any of the
? t.ve letters will please state that
they saw them advertised.
H. H. DAVIS, P. M.
Mr. V. L.. Herman and family left
Friday for a visit to relatives in Hick
ory and other western points. They
made the trip by automobile.
Three Killed Two Injured.
As the result of stopping an auto>
mobile on the Seaboard Air Line track
near Method on Wednesday three
persons were killed and two Injured.
The dead are E. B. Elam, H. K. Har
ris, Raleigh, Miss Alice Harris, For^"
estville. The injured were Miss Eliz
abeth Harris, of Raleigh, and Miss Le
na Luther, of Fayetteville.
The Kaiser.
The German Kaiser should have
known,
That the inhumane seed he's sown,
Would surely fall among the stone,
And show to the world he played the
bone.
His little sheet steel crocoefte,
Raised the dlpkens for a while,
But now they're almost out of style,
And Blllie's face has lost its'smile.
He swore he'd semi his deadly flyer,
And set gay Paris on flre,
But failed to work this crooked wire,
Sc we must say he's a liar.
-Wilson kept up watchful waiting,
While Bill stuck right to bitter bating,
T/ntll things became so grating,
I Uncle Sam commenced inflating.
Now he's held his warriors meeting,
Sent little Willie a different greeting.
From those he's been defeating,
And now he'll have to take nis beat
ing.
Tne men we now have in training.
With plenty of true blue yet remain
ing.
Will take up arms go out braining,
And paint things red with German
staining.
* . ? i ^ w
None on earth can beat them gunning.
Or in science, craft or cunning,
And if Bill don't do some good home
running,
They'll have his hide off stretched out
sunning.
His little Keil iacubator,
Hatching the cigar alligator,
To all the world can be no greater.
Than a very small potato.
VILLAGE BLACKSMITH.
Popes Items.
wsfflt has be?n a long time since
you have heard from us. The heavy
rtlns and the grass have almost got
ten our crops, so we had not the time
to write.
The revival services will be held at
Topes commenelng on the 5th Sunday
in this month, by Re'v. Mr. Green.
Rev. Green Is a fine preacher and
a'.l will be well paid to come out and
liear.hlro, -..*?*
Miss Zelma Holmes is visiting her
trother this week, in Ktttrell.
Miss Rosa Pergerson spent Satur
day and Sunday w(fh Miss Adner
Richardson, of Rileya.
Mr. J. W.. Suit and vw Evans has
a new automobile.' Automobiles are
trcre plentiful about Popes than ox
carts were 50 years ago.
Mr. W. A. Fuller bought a phaeton
last week. He says a car is too com
mon for him. i
We were sorry to hear of the sad
death of Mr. Len Winston Who was a
member of Popes church and had
many friends here.
Mrs. Margaret Womack, of Raleigh,
spfnt Sunday with Mrs. R. L. Con
ycrs.?? ?ji' ? V
6. H. p.
How to Bnlld fh* PeW.
About throe weeks ago the ObSffrvdr.
published details of a potato pen
constructed by a man in Kansas City
ftom which he had been securing mar
velous raults in pot&to production I
T"> article attracted uncommon In- j
...cits in all parts of North Carolina
1 In South Carolina as well, and the
? .. ry " was beslegd for further In
structions as to the building and ar
rangement of th pen. It devloped
tiiat years ago a Haywood County doc
tor, who afterward became State Au
ditor, was growing potatoes from a
ten of the, same construction, appar
ently, as that adopted by the Kansas
City grower. The Observer's readers,
however, were not i\ble to figure out
the exact principles of the potato pen
and the demands for furher nlighten
mnt became so Insistent that we wrote
Tlie Kansas City Star to investigate
this method of potato growing and to
Hf AND ABOUT TOWN.
Many on Business, Many on Pl^Esnre,
Others to be Colng, But All Going or
Coming.
Messrs. W. H. and T. Wv Ruffln,
W. H. Yarborough, and Ben T.
en went to Raleigh on Monday.
Mrs. J. S. Barrow, of Greensboro, is
on a visit to her son, Mr. J. J. Bar
row.
Miss Mary Jones, who has been vis
iting Miss Eleanor Thomas, returned
to her home at Henderson Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Thomas re
turned Tuesday from a visit to Vir
ginia. .
Mrs. G. R. McGrady, of Raleigh, is
on a visit to her people here.
Miss Mildred Shearln is vtsltlng
f i lends In Raleigh this week.
Mrs. Daisy Sims and daughter, Miss
Thelma, and son, Lynn, are visiting
her brother, Mr. W. W. Webb.
Mrs. E. M. Perry and little daugh
ter, Ethel, returned the past week
f:om a trip to Hendersonvllle.
Miss Louise Thomas returned Wed
nesday from a trip to Black Mountain.
Messrs. J. A. Turner, J. L. Pal
mer, W. E. White, Jr., and E. W.
Furgurson, delegates, F. B. McKlnne,
lay delegate. Rev. N. H. D. Wilson
and Rev. F. S. Love returned the
past week from Clayton, where they
attended the Raleigh District Confer
ence held at Elizabeth 'church in the
Four Oaks circuit.
ssnd us "workable plans" of the pen.
The Information department of that
paper took the matter in hand and
Las supplied the desired information.
The Star writer describes it as "a new,
or at least unknown method of rais
ins potatoes, but according to many
Katsas City persons who have tried
it, a large amount of potatoes can be
grown if the pen is properly construe
ted. It will be remembered that the
cfalms for the pen which The Obes^
ver had described was a production of
forty-two bushels, the pen being 8x6x8.
Fotato growers who may want to ex
periment with the pen method?-and\v6
have cause to know that they aro le
gion?are forthwith given the benefit
of the experience of the most success
ful experimenters in Kansas City, wHo
advise:
Plan a potato pen six times eight let
on the inside ground measurement and
six feet high. If desired the lengtr. of
the pen may be any multiple of eijlrt
feet. Tliis plat select.-d is to be mut/e
into one large potato hill, 'lie sktes
supported by a loosely constructed J
pen, built like the old rail fence, of
2x4 or any similar sized timber, firm
ly supported by posts. Rich earth, or
earlli and manure, must be at hand
Sufficiently to fill the pen to tlie top.
Lay off the plat of ground and di
vide by five equally spaced l?ngthwf3e
I'nes and seven crosswise lfftee,
placing a potato eye at eael iuV
tion of th lines on thg Surface
ground. Cover these with six lhSI!
of earth; mark as before and agafn
place potato seed. Cover these with
another six javlKJi of earth and'repeat
the operation until twelve layers
KSJTS placed, tho pen having'been ^iuiU
as the earth was piled up.
,As the pen rises, insert in the cen
ter of the side, three above the
ground, a pice of timber thre^ Ujt
long and about the diameter of the~
arm, leaving an end protruding so that
J it ipay be loosened and withdrawn,
j In dry weather this to be taken out
1 and -the moisture of the center of the
| hed determined by inserting the arm
? id the hole. ... '^7*^
j The" top layer of eariit should be
sloped gently toward the center as
that the mound will absorb and not
shed rain, tut care should be tahen
that mud be prevented from forming
on the top and baking Into a crust
When the earth Is dry the mound
should be sprinkled on feotli top and
sides.
The potato vines will grow both U>
[the top and Bides of the pen. "Tiling
lng through the crevices at the side
and concealing the Umbers. Loo?e
straw or leaves may be piled nt>,
against the side of the pen to prevent
tbo earth from running out of the In
terstices . When the potatoes are ma
tt'! ed, the pen may be torn down and
the potatoes rolled out of their thin
covering of earth with a rake, thus
preventing cutting them as rrequently
happens when they are dag from hllli.
? Charlotte Observer.