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COLUMN- XL VI. 10CISBCRG, N. C., FBI KAY, AUGUST 17th, 1917. NUMBEB 27
115 HELD FOR SERVICE
LESS THAN 17 PER CENT PHTSI
('ALLY DEFECTIVE..
Fifteen (ailed to Respond t? Call, 45
Filed No Exemption and 51 Helld
A(ter Hearing of Claims.
Franklin County has shown a won
erful health record in the recent ex
aminations for the selective draft
when it was learned that less than 17
per cent of the 342 men called were
cxcused on physical deficiency. Of
the total number called 15 failed to
answer the summons and 45 claimed
no exemptions. There were 19 who
failed to respond or' were, in the ser
vice which made a total of 64 auto
matically drafted into service. Af
ter hearing the petitions and claims
for exemption 51 were held not ex
empted bringing the total up to 115.?
The meeting of the Board for re
ceiving the claims was held in the
court house on Monday the first part
of which was public. Chairman Ruf
fin made a most beautiful, patriotic
and sympathetic talk which receive'd
much commendation from his hearers.
He explained what the government ex
pected of the Board and what was ex
pected of the men, also what the men
called might look for at their hands.
He was followed by Dr. J. E. Ma
lone, who also made a very patriotic
rnd explanatory address. In behalf
r.f the Board we commend the large
number who were present for the or
derly and manly way in which the
business was disposed Of. In no meet
ing coujd there have been less con
fusion andexpression of unpleasant
feelings than was shown here on Mon
day, and in fact all through the sev
cial meetings of the Board. Every
body responding in the nicest and
most pleasant attitude.
The report of the Board on those
held and those exempted follows:
List of Persons Exempted or Dischar
ged from (lie Service of the
l"nited States
Local Board for the Conty of Frank
lin, State of North Carolina. Louis
burg, hereby certif,' ?fDistrict Board
of Eastern District of .".'on..
the following list of names of lit.io .4
and their addresses who have been
duly and legally called by said Local
Board, exempted or discharged with
in the meaning of the Rules anld Reg
ulations prescribed by the . President
under the Act of Congress approved
May 18. 191".:
4 854 Ernest Hadloy, Louicburg,
R 6.
2-' 509 Matthew Edwards, Gupton
25 945 Thomas C. James, Hen
derson R 6.
:* 541 Frnn't Foster. T.ouisburg
]: 5
;:5 784 O.'cnr liagv jod. Louisburg
R 1.
37 755 Wait- Hampton Hight You
ngsvllle.
49 692 Willis Gupton Castalla R1
51 1986 Eddie Williams Pough's
Hill.
70 . 433 John West Denton, Wood.
7? '1331 Tom mi?; Pleasants, Spring
Hope R 2.
84 1536 Bennie L. Rowland, Kit
trell R 1.
SS 1236 Osar Thomas Moses Snring
Hope R 2.
lOfi 46 Eddie Craven Arnold,
Wakefield.
121 721 Eddie Fuller Gupton Alert
R 1.
1::6 280 Alfred Thomas Cope,
Spring Hope R 2.
131 966 John Jenkins Youngsvllle
, R 1.
138 874, Victor -Hubert Harris, Al
ert R 1.
143 298 Georgo G. Coley, Wood.
145 1769 Orion Tingcn, Youngsvllle
R. F. D.
152 343 Walter Raleigh Cheefej
Spring Hopo R 2.
153 2008 Erwing Williamson, Frank
ltnton.
160 1531 Jerry Myre Porry. Frank
linton
162 452 George Davis, Loulsburg
R 6.
164 1843 David Luther Wells, Louis
burg.
168 1470 Raymond Matthe-v Pinnell
Alert R 1
169 645 Norman Grean Lcuisburg
R 3.
185 882 George Ernest Hayes,
Krauklintot.
186 ^77 J a.ms-V. U Tipton, Wood.
ISO 1211 Peyton Randolph Mitchell,
Youngsvllle.
198 1276 Joe Beckwith Nowell, Lou
isburg R L.
1791 Walter Calvin VlcK, Spring
Hope R 2.
209 1132 Willie Marson Wellos May
Frankllnton.
210 440 James Mad Davla, C&stalia
R 1.
214 1054 Nathaniel Kelly Louigburg
215 841 Eddio Harris. Maplevillo
R 1.
226 1314 Charlie Cloe Pearce, Louis
309
burg.
233 923 Joe Inscoe Louisburg R -1
235 341 William Erlon Currin Yo
"UngBvillo R 1.
240 353 Vlnston Perry Cooke, Lou
lsburg R 2.
*-43 1675 Edward Shaw Louisburg!
240 1657 Redding Spivey, Louisburg
R 1>
250 1873 J. Henry Williams, Hen
derson R 6.
2i"ii 488 Walter Egerton Louisburg
25? 1067 Nalton Lewis Louisburg
R 1.
262- 679 Dolphin Gupton, Wood.
264 11 Deniis Alston Louisburg.
2!-0 1625 Matthew Pheliz Strlok.
land Louisburg
292 1665 Bud Ray Zebulon.
296 717 Martin Conel Gupton Wood
297 1057 Willie Kearney, Franklin
ton R 2.
2?!i 1256 Garrette McKnight. (Fran
kllnton) or Bluefield, W.
Va.
301 199 John Franklin Bell, Youn
gsville R. F. D.
302 388 Jas. Wm. Dlckerson You
ngsville R 1.
304 1716 Junius Alfred . Telfare,
Frankllnton.
1"30 Wlllla Green Tharr^ngton.
326 1866 Jlmmle B. WinBton, Fran
kllnton .
SS4 1639 Walter Edward Stange,
Louisburg R 6.
339 700 Willie Gill, Louisburg.
2 458 George Satrfj-.; Debnam
Louisburg H (,l
17 837 Frank Fo3I Hicks Alert
R 1. ' * ? I*
61 1014 Lee Joyner, Lo^Usburg.
41 1369 Onnie Lee PeStce, Youngs
vlile R 3.
43 373 Morris Dunn, Louisburg
R 1.
48 1891 Tolly H. Weldon, Hender
son R 6. ,
279 1557 William Green Roe, Louis
burg.
5S 1324 Charles Taylor Perry, Lou
isburg.
C9 604 Herman Frazler Louisburg
?1 1763 Andrew Tant Louisburg
R. F. D.
64 1066 James E. Lewis Kittrell
R 1.
20 676 Charlie Henry Green Lou
isburg R 4.
26 1913 Alfred Sidney Wilson
Frankllnton R 1.
82 126- Lucius Brotlle Frankllnton
6 1878 Edgar Williams Youngs
ville.
68 1178 Biggie Morgan Spring
Hope R 3.
09 514 Rhonald Clyde Edwards
Louisburg R 6.
71 1329 Willie Prlvett Youngsville
<7 1685' Nathaniel Solomon Louis
burg R 6.
-.6 1016 Johnnie Jones Louisburg.
>9 1282 John Edward Nelms Lou
! tirg. ? -
87 1779 Mose Thomas Frankllnton
R. F. D.
90 432 Flersham Denton Castalia
R. F. D.
91 18 Jim A. Ayscue Kittrell
R 1. .
99 1146 Ellas Murphy Louisburg
, R 4.
100 1103 Ed LancaMer. Kittrell R,
P. D.
98 1322 Lewis Washington Par
rish Louisburg.
Ill 1636 James Silver. Bunn.
119 772 Jamr Edgar Hc'T Maple
vlle R l.
1-3 .Ml SidtiL/ Ho r t on L^uisburt
R 1.
128 972 Percy Milton Johnson
Louisburg.
1J0 757 Bonnie Harris. Mapleville
H 1 .
131 868 Sidney House Castalia.
134 379 Ben Dunston Henderson
R 1.
140 1300 Addison Pearce Wakefield
142 1887 Mansfield Wilson Spring
Hope.
147 1148 Jessie Forrest May Castal.
ia R 1.
2?j1 ?"?o Boyd Louisburg R 3.
103 355 John Henry Cash Louis
burg R 3.
165 530 John Edwards Jr. Louis
burg R 1.
lf.O 981 Zollle Brine Johnson Wake
field.
18i 749 Wylie Lee Hawkns* Kill
trell ff-i.
191 ?25 George Ellis Wakefield R.
F. D.
;17 Davis Pettigrew Prlvett
Wakefield.
,88 1868 Newman B. Williams Hen*
derson R ? -
10 783 Arthur
Loui.bur* k l'M '
66 420 Jlmmle fcynn naati&AHt,
52 SfO _Osmond JackfTofiW hA
Louisburg. "
** SZ5 ?ll'? GuPton f'asuSla-At>.
47 775 John Cade Hayes LoSls,
burg. i i' r
06 870 David Malvln Hamlett
_ Waad. u,*
WSJ. H. RUFFIN",
list of Persons
vice of the
Exempted or B
Local Board for
Franklin, State of !%rth
Louisburg, hereby certifies to Dia
I'onrd Khefern District of North
llna, the lolloving list of the namoa
and addresses of persons who h;ivo
A. S. JOYNER.
-J* > X'T"
been duly and legally called for the
military service of the United States,
and who have not been exempted or
discharged:
1 258 Hubert Cannady, Frank
lnton R 3.
11 813 Emmet Wiggins Louisburg
R 1.
14 1117 Buddie Montague Frank
linton.
16 1748 Johnnie Thomas Louisburg
S6 1732 Herbert Enoch Thnfring
ton Alert R 1.
42 616 John Harvey Faulk Spring
Hope. R 2.
45 1266 William Henry Strother
Louisburg R 1.
50 600 James Robert Gupton
Youngsville R 1.
53 1539 Calvin Rose Louisburg
R l.k
61 1763 Andrew Tant Louisburg R.
F. D.
f'5 924 James Irva Inscoe Louis
, burg R 4.
74 1031 ?lmju Vann Kearney Rld
dUjfck, Pa.
SO 1323 John'Raymond Perry Lou
isburg.
35 1922 Lawrence Lionel Wilder
Frankllnton.
89 2011 Henry Williams Franklln
ton.
94 1484 William Pegram Frank
linton.
96 1751 John Thomas Louisburg
B 1.
103 1651 Richard Skinner, Jr. Lou
burg.
109 "1099 Herbert Clarence Layton
Castalia R 2.
133 332 Herbert Cates Louisburg.]
116 1294 John W, Odom Louisburg
R 4.
143 1354 Elwood N. Pearce Youngs
. ville.
154 1613 Odlce Sykes Spring Hope
R 2.
156 726 Ira Holden Louisburg R 5.
15'J ^J3 Horton Johnson Hender
son R 4.
166 809 Ollie Htartsfield Bunn.
167 1114 John Henry Mangum
Frankllnton.
171 620 David L. Foster Hender
son R 6.
1*4 1611 Watley Stainback Hender
son.
177 1432 Frank Perry, Wood
179 2047 Chas. Thomas, Marbor
ough-Blenneim Hotel, At
lantic City, N. J. ?'
1S& 1509 Lewis Perry Louisburg.
193 1574 Claude Mack Rawlins*
Wood.
100 1956 Sam A Williams Wood
201 792Walter Hester Zebulon.
205 54 Pies Bridges Alford, Bunri
20S 549 Auburn Fowler Franklin
ton.
217 1022 Wade Hampton King
Franklinton.
221 623 John K. Foster Hender
son R 6
231 493 Percy Eaton Frankllnton
R. F. D.
232 1358 William Person Pearce
Youngsville.
234 1305 James Plummer Louisbur?
248 1217 Charles Mitchell Spring
Hop& R 2.
253 704 Stociry .Gudwick Franklin
$*1112:
256 1709 ,-jjHtmes Alfred Sandllng
VfcYanklinton R 3.
201 2012 Claude W. Young Jpouis
burg R 5.
-63 ?05 J idle Balance Hnron
ukeflr'*,. * .
167 My i.elson opivey MaplcViHo
K 1.
r?9 v12?7 James Elmo Xeal Frank
? y linton R 3.
2T0 1142 George^Moore Louisburg
c R 4. f
27* 664 William Sherrod Gay Bunn
277 1722 John Hjmry Than^npii;n
Franklinton R 1. ; ,
2S1 1112 Tony Morgan Louisbursr
Rl.
284 1355 -Archie B&ldy Pearce You
ngsville.
2'.?3 154 Henry Jack Brewer Louis
burg R
i'95 51 Billy Alston, Wood.
299 1073 Ben Lee Youngsville.
303 1423 Redden Perry Louisburg
Fogg Louisburg R 4.
RoNsrt Lee Hicks Elberon
XTJJc. , ^
Ili'Denton WaiTofleld R lV
William Jam as." Smith Al
ert N. C. r <
Ix>renza Brodla^aplevllle
r iT
1195 rtTefa^a,JbIoKnigh|(V Kittrcll
' - ^
>3ff Jack Yarboro Spriuf
?mt?ope R 2. 4'
vJi Charles Andrew Cliffon
Maplevllle R 1.
_ -486 James Edlor
CoPE
(tal fa
Louls
Porry
Evans Louis
White Youn
slle Egerton
Henry Thomas
hrg.
Davis Jr. Maple
TR 1.
Klcoffer Richards Vou
8ville R 1.
'Jlyses Po*k Loutsburfr.
Alex White Frankllnton.
NTINUBD ON FlFT;H Page]
Lonlsburg Baptist Church.
Beginning Sunday at IX A. M. andl
S: 15 P. M., special evangelistic ser
vices will be held at the Baptist
church this week. The pastor will
he assisted by Dr. Weston Bruner, for
many years the dean of the evangelis
tic stafT of the Home Board, but tor
the past few months the popular pas
tor of the Raleigh Baptist Tabernacle.
Dr. Bruner Is a man of very pleas
ing address, and preaches the Gospel
with great simplicity and power. He
' *?.'.'j, lilli
Dr Weston Brnner.
has a remarkably winsome personali
ty and he won many friends while en
gaged in his meeting here a year ago.
It Is possible that Dr. Bruner will
not arrive till Monday, owing to other
engagements. The meetings will be
held dally at 8:30 in the morning and
8:15 at night. The night service will
te preceded by a half hour's song ser
vice, which will be a most attractive
feature of the meeting. Junior and
senior choruses will be organized,
iiud all the singing folks In town are
cordially Invited to join one or the
clher of these choruses. Mrs. Flem
ing, Mrs. Edwards and others will do
the solo work. Everybody In all the
surrounding country as well as in
t!ie town is Invited to come and join
in the work and enjoy the feast of
pood things that will be spread bo
fore you. ?
ANOTHER CALL.
The Local Exemption Board
for the Selective Draft made an
other call of 100 men yesterday.
This list will appear in an extra
form of the FRANKLIN TIMES
Saturday. All who fail to get
a copy can get one at this office
as long as the supply,lasts.
Bed Cross Socletj at Work.
More than forty ladles and misses
were at work on Red Cross Supplies
at the Graded School Wednesday mor
ning.
It Is encouraging to have this spirit
of enthusiasm prevail among the
workers, yett^here is great need of
r-.o'e vcukc rs," ninny .nore, thai the
j t.uks vhicU the Re?' Cross organiza
| tionT.as set its heart upon, may be ac
I ."ontplished.
With full realization of the serious
mission of the {ted ^oss, with the
knowledge of "{he gMftt responsibility
the government Is urging, there will
no doubt'be a harder response and
many others* will gladly take up this
work for our Bolder boys.
Thoi urgent need for knitted gar
ments ds presenting another work for
our wt^aeh to do r.
"fills Wecenk call from headquarters
at gives many of our wo
men^an yportunity to serve, who
could ngit have served elsewhere.
There afrethosewtao knit, let them knit
?"y^Pre aro those who do not knit,
let nem learn!
?very woman and child now may
li^e a part at home or In the work
room.
* Visit the children In their work
room at the graded school on Wednes
day and gain inspiration from them,
who have learned to knit 9o quickly
and so efficiently and are so enthusi
astic!
Because of the urgent dematld for
supplies the ladies, as many as can
have decided to work two days In tho i
week and next week the school build- j
ing will be open Wednesday and j
Thursday mornings to all who wish to
keep in this work.'
Last week a committee from our
Red Cross society met with our color
ed people, at their request, to explain
the work of the orer and the require
ments for membership. They were
much Interested and expressed a de
sire to begin work at once, elected
their officers and proposed raising Of- i
t7 dollars, If pprsibl^ for tbe comfort^
bags.
There is need forlmmediate help
with the comfort bags.
Again wo present this need and if
there are any who will make contri
bution, in money or artcles, please ad
vise Mrs. A. W. Neal or Mrs. E. H.
Malone.
Pope Benedict Suggests Peace
Plan.
Washington, Aug.-14.?The
peaco proposals of the pope as
outlined here today contain the
following suggestions:
Reduction of all armaments.
Settlement of international
disputes by arbitration.
Freedom of the seas.
Return to Germany of all her
colonies.
Restoration of territory cap
tured by central powers.
Peaceful settlement of Alsace
Lorraine and Poland controver
sies.
Immediate exchange of diplo
matic communications looking
toward peace.
Avoidance of retaliatory eco
nomic struggle after the war.
Kotel Franklin Changed Ilunds.
On last Frijay afternoon tho man
agement of Hotel Franklin passed to
Kr8. H. H. Ogburn, a lady of 6ight
yeprs experience In the hotel business,
fiom Lawreneevllle, Va. Mrs. Og
burn, after having leased the property
and family arrived on Friday evening
and took charge. She has successful
ly conducted hotels In Lawreneevllle
ana LaCross, Va., and Is well and fa
voiably known by the traveling pub
lic. We wish her much success here.
The Ice l'lant Repaired.
Mr. P. A. Reavls, owner of the
I.ouisburg Coal and Ice Co., informs
us that he has just had a lot of needed
Topairs made to his plant and is now
making le? again, and in keeping with
his former method has put the price
of ice back to the old figures. He
says the plant is in better shape now
than ever before and ho does not con
template any further trouble this sea
son.
The many people in Louisburg who
I use ice will learn of the above with
| niuch satisfaction.
Pageant Postponed.
The Pageant, which was o have been
given on the sixteenth of this month,
lias been postponed prMl September,
"be public will be notlfl ;1 of the ex
act date a llttlo later but v:o a"e glad
te s: at o it ^i 1 he pivea listic/ tha
Clret'.lon o? Ml"* Hennise- ol' V
College, a fact whK'h we feal atire
bespeak for it a big audience, and
h!j success.
Call by Nnml>ers.
The local exchange of the Home
Telephone and Telegraph Co., has dis
tributed to all of Its subscribers new
directories, which are gotten up in
neat and handy form. They also re
quest that each subscriber shall call
bv number instead of name as 'the
service can be handled so much quick
er and more, satisfactory to both the
operator anld the subscriber. For
instance "with several hundred num
bers one could hardily memorize the
names with their numbers, but could
easily give any numbor called for. If
the operator should fail to remember
tiie number of the party called for
bv name, she would have to look it up
in a dlrec^y. which would mean a
delay. Therefore all subscribers are
requested to call by number.
Farmers Union Bally.
We wish to again call attention to I
the Union Rally and Basket Picnic to |
be held at Maplevllle Academy, Aug.
'.4th, 1917.
We are endeavoring to make thfc a j
big day for the farmers of Franklin |
and we want them every one to como
No matter whether you are a mem
ber of the Union or not we want you
to come and you will find a hearty
welcome.
P.emcmber that Dr. Clarence Poe,
one of the biggest Agriculture men of
the South, and W. R. Dixon, of Wil
fon, will make the addresses.
Come and bring your wtvoe, and I
sweethearts for the ladies are heart- |
i!v tnvlte-1 to attend.
T. J. HARRIS, Pres.
J. C. JONES, Secy.
THE MOVING PEOPLE.
SOME YOU KNOW, SOME YOU DO
NOT KNOW.
Many on Business, Many on Pleasure,
Others to be Going, But All Going or
Coming.
Mr. D. P. McKllnne left Tuesday
for a visit to Ashevllle.
Mr. H. L. Candler returned Wed
nesday from a trip to Ashevllle.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Allen returned
Monday from a visit to Astievllle.
Mr. Bruce Shearln of the TIMES
force vslted Raleigh last week;
Mr. J. B. Jones, of Scotland Keen,
s visiting Mr. J. H. Wheeler near
Maplevllle.
Miss Linwood Alford, of Averton,
lifts been visiting Miss Ruth Gattls
the past week.
Miss Minnie Brickell, -who haa been
visiting her parents In Weldon, re
turned home Sunday.
Mrs. E. F. Thomas, who has been.
| visiting relatives in and near Black
stone, Va., returned home Sunday.
Messrs. J. E. Wall apd F. Honey
cutt, of Apex and W. J.Veeie of Ral
eigh, were visitors to Louisburg Mon
day.
Mr. and Mrs. W." W. Webb and
children, Elizabeth and William spent
the week-end with her people in South
Hill, Va.
Messrs. L. T. Vaughan, of Nash
ville, J. E. Yarboro of Rocky Mount,
were In Louisburg Tuesday on legal
business.
Miss Rosalind Ragsdale, who has
been^visiting relatives in Franklin
county, left Sunday for her home in
Newlands^
Mr. L. Kline left the past week for
New York and other Northern Cities
to purchase the fall stock for L.
Kline and Co.
Mrs. F. A. Roth left Monday for
Baltimore, Philadelphia and other
loints to purchase the fall stock for
I. J. Deitz Co.
Mrs. W. M. Freeman and sister,
Miss Grace Harris left Wednesday for
Xewlands. Miss Harris will take
charge of the Domestic Science de
partment of the local Graded Schools
of that place.
Editor A. F. Johnson and children
and Miss Louise Thomas spent Sunday
with his people in Rocky Mount. Lit
tle Misses Adelaide, Elizabeth and Sa~
die remained over to visit relatives
there for a while.
TREACHER TO GET HEARING FRI
DAY.
Pot. H. F. Wolfe Still *n Wnke Jail
1'nder lion?! of
Wq\ . H.- I*. WoLY. ?:li rr.nklln
1 "fl'.-nty KclIy;to preacher w:.o was
j '?'?V in Raleigh Sunday for utteran
ce* h ii church in Mitchell's Mills,
whlc % ?* -'XMYling to Federal charges,
are baa&tu ~^dor the espionage act,
wiil be given "hearing before United
Scates CommfStlcrrT John Nichols
Friday. In the uieuav/Mte, tho prea
cher, who admits hio tierrnim extrao
tlon and strong pro-C\,.man senti
ments, is under bond of $500. This
he has been unable to give and his
fi lends have not felt called upon to
give It.
Yesterday the preacher! who is a
middle aged man of stocky build and
re^lish gray hair, flatly denied that he
matte any statement which could be
cor.strued as treasonable. He talked
religion, Including prophecies and the
rnilleniura to newspaper men but
would say little nearer to the point
at issue."
To Deputy Marshal Sturdivant the
prisoner was surely and sullen after
his arrest. Asked as to his nationality,
no declared he was an American and
h?a mother and father wero American,
but he mado it plafh that his ances
try was German andl ho was very
proud of ltv Although the Federal au
thorities will say mothlng about the
charges until more witnesses are sum
moned, It Is said that Wolfe's araigw
rnent of the administration !n compari
son with tho German government andl
the comparison of Pres. Wilson and
the Kaiser are the things which are
resportiiblo for his arrest. None of
taose who have talked to the preacher
j regard him as a verjp dangerous man.
According to the stories which have
j come to Raleigh, the preacher had de-^
llvered his farewell sermon Sunday
and was propared to retrrn to hi* na
tivo State, Ohio.?News-Observer.