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POLITICAL POT BEGINS TO BOIL
FRANKLIN MAJ HAVE IN
TERESTING Campaign
If Rumors Are Tr^p the Sher
iff's Office May Be Bone of
Contention?Legislative and
Commissioners Tickets Shar
ing Rumors Notoriety. ?
What h an heretofore constituted Just
a smouldering mass In Franklin Coun
ty politics too"k better iorm tho past
?week and has begun to. blaze th? way
tor thp 1920 campaign. If Madam ru-'
mor. or more particular, street gossip
Is to be given credit for knowing any
thing about the present status of
Franklin County politics then the poli
ticians. would-be office holders and
their friends may look forward to
quite a lively time this summer. From
present Indications the Sheriff's office
?will be the "centre of attraction" again
with-the legislative honors coming in
for a close second. The Commission
ers ticket will be a plum that will pro
duce some "tall reaching."
Although early In the game things
are taking shape. There are at least
some genuine contests already on, and
from what Madam Rumor says the
* worst has to come" yet In the way of
-ral interest. For- instance Sheriff
V *vy A. Kearney, who has made one
cf best Sheriff's Franklin has ever
ha-1 and against whom there seem? to
he r.o real, complaint, has given It out
to his friends that he will be a candt
"datc to succeed himself. Mr. Ed. D.
Parrlsh, who was a candidate for
sheriff four years ago and again two
yen rs .ago. was in town Monday and.
stated to a TIMES man that he was In
the race tor H tier HI, ana mat ne was
counting on Sheriff Kearney's support
as ho had withdrawn before for his
hi )>efU. This however is a matter-be
iv.een t hem and the public Will look
upon the outcome with interest. In
aiU'itioh to these It has "been suggest
o'! that Bpsslblx JIr- H. Allen, who
served the Countv as sheriff stfvacal
terms. with much credit, will enter the
race again, and the name of Mr. W.
t?. Fuller, of Wood, a member of the
present Board of County Commission
ers has been suggested very strongly
for the office. Of course each of these
gentlemen have their friends and sup-1
porters who will take pleasure in go-1
Ing to battle In their nehal f. And its |
also a certainty that each of the nura- ,
her are antang Franklin's best and
most efficient citizens who would do
credit to both themselves and the coun
ty. But the thing that has caused the
greatest stir in the whole situation war
the Information the past week that
Maj. Samuel P. Boddie would be a
candidate'. The TIMES man called on
Maj. Eoddic but could not get the in
formation confirmed at this time, how
ever It is a dead certainty ihat with
his personal popularity comhlncd with
his record in the service of his country
in France when he received a wound
In the taking of the Hln-denburg line,
that came near causing his death, and
which has taken from him some of his
physical possibilities tor a successful
business career, will make the race in
teresting against the field should he,
decide to throw his hat in the ring. (
The office of Register of Deeds is not,
attracting much-attontion at,
possibly duS to the fact that this Is
Mr. S. C. Holden's first term and so
many of OHr voters believe i? giving
it is not too" tate for opposition to de
velop and It will be an-easy matter for
some one to pitch his hat In, if for no
other reason than to create a little
more interest.
The Clerk's office, of cburse, does
not figure Into politics this year ex
cept in so far^the occupants desire
to assist frlBrtds in some other capac
ity. j) - '
The "fioard of. Commissioners comes
In for a share in the Interest, in so lar
as the street gossip in concerned. Ru
TTOr has It th'af Mr.".T. D. Alston has
given out the Information that he feels
he has served the County long enough
and will not be acandirtate for renom
lnatlon. This has not been confirmed
by Mr. Alston however. One or pos
sibly two other varanofes has been
hlntP.1 nt hut nothing lias come out
where tliey can be polHtefl to. To this"
add the possibility of Mr. Fuller en
tering the race for Sheriff and there
will remain three vacancies, if the j
above speculations are true. This
will necessitate the selection of three ;
more new Commissioners. Where the
members of the old Board have done a
wonderful work for Franklin County
and have proven the wisdom of the vo
twr? for electing them by their busi
ness like administration and without
meaning to register a complaint, there
is a strong seLtlment of rotation in
office and the selection of young pro
gressive business men who have been
a success themselves and are willing
to apply their personal business ideas
to the County's?affairs. Foremost
among those we have heard suggested
for one of thefce vacancies is Mr. J. A.
Mitchlner, of Frankllnton .township.
Among others suggested are Messrs. J.
C. BOwden, of Justice, and^T#\J.' Young,
of Harris township, and Will Mitchl
ner, of Frankllnton. Either of these
gentlemen will make fine officials and
so long as the list runs along in this
class the "dear people** need not be
afraid of the future.
The question that ranks with the se
lecticfti of Sheriff, no doubt is that of
the Legislative ticket. Franklin Cou
nty is entitled to name a Senator this
year, therefore it has two vacancies to
AH. It has been suggested that Rep
resentative W, H. Macon will probab
ly enter the race for re-nomlnation,
8nd Ex-Senator W. M. Person, o* the
Nev/s-QbBerver red vest fame, but who
rendered-.valuablo assistance in some
of the 1917 Senate's best measures, and
who was daddy of the Blue Book bill,
is open in his campaign and feels sure
he will return. Mr.Terson, In his opin
ion, has circumstances' favorable to
wards him In his campaign which he
states is against the revaluation act
and, in fatt. almost -everything?the
last legislature did. The names of
Mr. Clyde P. Harris and Dr. S. C.
Ford are being pressed forrrard as op
position to Mr. Person." or for cKmH
dates for nomination _?o the Senate,
j Mr. Harris is one of Franklin County's
, most substantial and successful farm
! <Ts 1n .whom tho public?has shown
"nrxaili confidence. He is-president-of
the Farmers & Merchcants Bank.'of
Louisburg, and a member of the Farm
' ers Union. Mr, Harris has the quali
fications nccessarv to make a most de
sirable Representative In the Senate.
I Dr. Ford is the son of Mr. G. W. Ford;
I but for the past ten or twelve years has
j been located in Frankltnton.'where he
! has won the distinctioif of being one
of the most public spirited men in the
county. He ha* served the town of
| Frankllnton as Mayor for several suc
cessive terms and was the instigator
' of the move for water and sewerage
for that town. Dr. Ford bas a broad
knowledge of (he people of the County
and their needs and has sufficient cou
rage to stand out for his convictions,
ar>d is the man the county needs at
this time Is the claims of fits' many
friends. Also the names of Mr, F.
B. McKinne, Cashier of the First *Na
tlonal Bank, of Louisburp, and Rev. J.
F. Mitdhiner. of Frankllnton township
have been' suggested for tne Senate.
Mr. McKinne, besides uelng Identified
with the financial Interests of the
County is also representative of the
progressive farming interests of the
County. Ho is in touch with the needs
of the County and takes great Interest
in the development of public interests.
Hev, Ml*, iaitciilner, a Baptist preach
er, of a wide reputation, is a man of
successful business, and Is so identifi
er client representative. Of no less
Importance is tho selection of a Rep
resentative. And where this has not
been discussed as much as the other
places, possibly because of the lack of
real activity, there has Seen a num
ber of excellent men suggested for the
place, either of whom would make ex
cellent members of North Carolina's
General Assembly from Franklin Coun
ty. Among them we rec*n rha n.m
*s of Messfs. R. E. TlmberlaWe and C.
C. Winston, of YoungaviUe. W. Ai
Mullen, Bunn. J. O. Pernell., Frank
llnton, G. C. Mltchingr, Mftchlners, F.
W. Justice, Harris, T. H. Dickens.
Dickens, E. J.. Cheatham, Franklln
ton, T. W. Ruffiit. Loulsburg, G. M.
Rayijor, Wood. These are among
Franfclin's best men, who are known
Hiiffiflently. well?to our readn?
wo need not recount' their quallflca
tions.
? Wit'i tho several questions that will
? . ' . 1
be before the people and with the gen
tlemen from whom the public #111'
have opportunity to select Its next oi?
ficlals the coming campaign promises
to be both Interesting and amusing1.
Not of any lei Interest Is the office'
of township Constable In Loulsburf
township. The present encumbebW
Mr. Jjg? Thomas, betDg opposed by
Mr. ~ff,Sfown, a returned soldier.j
Mr. Ttiomas h an filled this {position J
Mr Brown would do as well. Just
where the attraction Is to make
place of bo much political interest,
must at least be known to the aspir
ants. ? *
AMONG THE MOVM8*
Dr. A. H. Fleming moved the flr$?
of the week from his former residence
on Church street to the Judge Cooke
place on Main Street. Mr. C. C. Hud
son will move into the house vacated
by Dr ._ Fleming. Mr. Allen Hanift.
has bought the Finlator cottage and
will move in as soon as Mr. Hudson
moves out, while Mr. Kobt. Layton
will take the house from which Mr.
Harris Is to move.
A GREAT MAN HAS FALLEN W
., ? ISRAEL.
Mr. Editor:?At the request of all
the ex-slaves of Freeman's township, I
will write a few words of the kind
deeds shown them by Judge Charles
M. Cooke. With all the honors con
ferred on him they always address him
as "Marse Charlie". They counted
him as -thetr best friend. He ~ gave
ther church site known as New Liberty
Baptist church. And when we wanted
a cemetery to bury the dead and the
piece of land in that day was $25.00
-per acre, we had the money all col
lected, we went to his office and hand
\ cd it to him, he returnea all of it back
j iiui fli 60 unii fluid "ian<* liiL* ullmr iiiifl
j put In the mission box of the church."
j He knew all o! his former slaves and
jcarod and* provided for them.as -long
, ao thoy lived.?He?always?adJieased
j them in^tlje original tongue "Aunt and
>\ Uncle." If it had been left to us he
j would have been laid to rest on the
| road s id e i n fro n t of the old Cooke
j land mark, the home place, near the
j original\rock beside the roarl and not
far from old Flat Rock, his first church
j where he was taught, and the great
I principal of right moldea m lito heart.
| He loved all the people and In all of
j his just dealings be gave the" urder
i dog achance, the Negro. T am a Ne
gro and can not tise high strung words
fll3 others about "Marse Charles", but
j vre are saying these few words to let
' you know which side we $re on.
f"Fleecy locks and dark complexion
? Does not alter nature claims,
j Skins may differ, but affection
? Dwell in white and black the same." "
ISAAC W. HOLDEN.
MR. J. L. DORSEY DEAD.
Mr. J. L. Dorsey, who suffered a
stroke of .paralysis on Tuesday of last
week died as a result of Its efTects^on
Thursday night about eight o'clock at
his home on South Main Street. He
was 62 years old and leaves a wife and
one daughter, Mrs. W. B. Joyner. Mr.
Dorsey was" a good man and a neigh
bor liked by all. His wtnalns were
laid to rest at Oaklawn c^lnetery on
Saturday afternoon In the presence of
a good number of friends and relatives,
the services being eondueted by Rev.
G. F. Smith, pastor of the Methodist
Church. The pall bearers were Geo.
Holder, T. V. Cooke. W. C. Holmes.
^aihanClarke, J. J. Place, J. S. Place.
Wllhl.il iinunmmmmmmmm
MOVED TO If ASH STRF.F.T.
Information received last week that
Mr. and Mrft". Russel Harris had re
turned to the country to live proves to
have been a mistake. They have mov
ed from the Saunders ? residence on
Main Street to that recently vacated
by Mr. M. F. Honck on Nash Street.
C ARD OF THANKS.
| I-wfsi to extend my most sincere
thanks and. appvivi ?irons for Hie mit-j
ny klml de#4'' J words of sympathy J
of our many friends and neighbors in
the recent illness and death of my
motfiSr. Mrs. C^G- Gill. They will
be Ion* remembered. W. P. GILL.
o?
Wo, wte wimply can ?
forget our great and good friend Ca- j
ranza. It Is shout [Ime for him to
tfflir lnnii ? mln ??1 ;?-JLj
TAXES AND
OTHER RECEIPTS
TMffiTHEB WITH DISBCBSEIIENTS.
T0> BE PUBLISHED. \
f ?
Beports Jiecelred- Salary of
le Jndge Fixe??Meeting at
ity Home?Inventory Amounts
?M78 8?~
L statement rtaowlng t Tig taxes and
ilpts collected tor Franklin Coun
i#18 was ordered published by
i Bqfd ot County Commies loners at
rtf regular meeting oh Monday. All
were present and other bust
transacted as follows alter
; the minutes ot the previous
Kearney, Sher
was received and ordered filed.
The report of the Loulsburg Towa
?Mp Road Trustees was received and
?rtered filed.
% The report of Miss Pauline Smith
?s received.
8upt. J. C. Jonei roade a report on
the work of his office which was re
ceived. It made quite a desirable
fhowlng.
f "Hie salary of the Juvenile Judge was
toed at $83.33 per month.
Sltvle Neal was stricken from out
ride pauper list?being dead.
K The report of the'Sandy Creek Road
Trustees was received and filed.
J. W. Mitchatl was relieved of poll
on AMBuulof Ills physical condi
RJeport of Supt. J.' J. Holden, of
tke Cojinty Home was received and
filed,/ He reports 4 white women, 5
white men, 3 colored women and 5 col
ored men at the Home.
Upon order $5.00 a day was allowed
tjunial ffifcurft 0T pftVdonai property 77
i;Etch Commissioner was ?eequested
t# confer with the County Supervisor
ta^^fpqjfrtoeat eta list
taR'bi fur tMUir t6Whship?, andeacft
list taker was required to work under
the supervision and controll of the
County Supervisor. :
| It was Qld.-rerl thnf .1 aim.
! ning the taxe> and receipts collected
for Franklin County in WIS together
! with disbursements thereof be publish
I cd in the Franklin Timrs for four
I weeks as prepared by Mr. Ben. T.
IJolden, County Attorney.
After allowing a number of accounts
j the Board adjourned to their next reg
itfar meeting.
i On January 8tii, 1920, the Board met
I at the County Home, as required, for
i the purpose of investigation and in
ventory. They foun<rthe Inmates sat
I isfed and well car^l for. Upon inven
I tory they found stock, implements and
! supplies to the-amount of $6.078.81.
In the list of supplies Is Sound shred
ded feed, peas, pea nay. cotton Bced,
cotton seed meal and hulls", corn, fod
der, meat, molasses, lard, sweet pota
toes. ' - ? w ?
>EW BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
FOR LOriSRrRG
Possibly an innovation for this sec
tion of the country will be the new gro
cery store which is to be opened here
soon. The personnel of this new bus
ines8 is to be Messrs^. Malcolm McKin
ne, H. L. Candler and J. Cade Hayes,
who Informs tfie TIMES man, they
propo8e_?o show the peojJle of Loui*
burg and vicinity that tne High Cost
of "Eating" can be reduced, and ma
terially reduced.
The stvlo of this
just what the name Implies; that the
customer totes his goods and saves the
various extra expense incurred by all
merchants" who make deliveries, and
will be under the management of Mr.
J. Cadq Hayes. '
In this U-Tote-Em Grocery, the cus
tomer waits on himself, every article
is marked in plain figures and will be
sold at a loWer price. The fact ts*;'
nnly one man operates this store nie.vi
also a large saving in overhead ex
pense wtitctr will also show In JT)UF
saving on purchases.
Further announcement wlll"T)e made
as soon as this storo is ready for bus
iness.
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Soviet Russia met our departed reels
with open arms, they say. And dou
btleaa h v thin time the, dear denar ted i
are mourning their open pockets.
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THE PltKEBTS COMING .. .. / i
TO LOUISKCBf p
The popular Plckert Stock Co. will
be at the Opera House all njixt week.
Playing all Jitgh class, latest New
York play successes, and run 4 big acts
of Vaudeville between the acts of play
coualstlng of Music (Saxophone, Cor
neU, ettrj Singing and Dancing, Ven
triloquism, and Comedy Acta. A car
load i6f special scenery and baggage.
The Pickerts are not strangers here
having played here In past y^etra, and
are with out- doubt the Sest known
company playing the 8outh andplay all
the larger cities^ They have only a
couple weeks open to fill in at smaller
Miss Lillian Plckert and Ralph Cham
bers will be seen In the leading roles J
and also little Buddie Rowley, the 6
year old child actor Is.conceded to fie
the cleverest child" performer of his j
age on the American stage. ,If youj
are looking for clean, high class en
tertainment don't miss the Plckert's.
Plays and Vaudeville changed each
night. The opening play Is "Which
One Shall I Marry." a play that, every
young woman and man will be Inter
ested In. Prlcos are 76c and 65c down
stairs. Gallery 36c.
WOOD NEWS.
Dr. Beam, the Wood physician, had
a right serlouB accident wnen he turn
ed his Ford Sedan over Just beyond
Laurel. He got out unhurt and the
car was "slightly Injured.
? We were glad to see a new grocery
store opened up by Mr. O. M. Raynor.
J. H. Gupton acting as manager. And
a new garage opened up T>y the same
man. Guss Wester Is the mechanic
and general manager. Both are sit
uated on Gillis Street near Wood Drug
Storei T
ed from Ahoskle and Aulander, where
he preached Sunday.
Misses Irene and Pearl Gupton spent
^Sunday at tbelr hopicn in Wood.
Mr. Gupton iflnr
self with a Ford roadster. . He is lear
ning very fast to operate it.
' Tint ?r. Ikt.Vn the lamn?-Lpfovit lan.
| says loday.she might he a little better.
Mrs. C. J. Sutton-has r>een serious
[ly ill but has improved greatly. -We*
jl ope she will soon be out.
i Our town was glad to receive Mr.
I Muiriford anil family. He has accept-^
| ed a job with the Greenleaf-Johnson
(Lumber Co., which was formerly oc
j cupicd by MrrVr Cr Brownrwho has
-i gone to Norfolk, Va. to take a business
course. We hope for him all amounts
| of success.
There was a very sad accident hap
pened on the Argo Mine this afternoon
at 4 o'clock when Mr. Sam Coley's ox
fell into a pit and the people were un
able to rescue him H
Mount Hebron Church received a
new pastor, Rev. McGregor, of Castal- i
la. last Sunday.
It this escapes the waste basket
Wood will show up again.
Best wishes. SUN FLOWERS.
MR. II. W. PERRY TAX ASSESSOR.
Sncroeds Mr. T. W. Watson Who Re
slfrns To Look After Private Busi
ness.
Beginning February 1st, Mr. Hugh
W. Perry, who has been Assistant
sition as County Assessor for Franklih
County to succeed Mr.
ate business. Mr. Watson
mado a most satisfactory and effic
ient officjal, finding much property
the* had been lost from the tax books
and filling this Important place with
the greatest of harmony among all.
Mr. Perry being familiar with the |
' work as it had progressed In the coun
|ty, will no doubt, make a splendid of
ficial and continue the work with equal |
harmony.
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THREE DEATHS IN ROANOKE
Roanoke, Va., Feb.^T,?Three more)
persons died here today from influen
za and additional cases of the disease |
have brought the total to 1,829.
Fifty-three persons are 111 with pneu |
monia. /
The local health department an
nounced tonight thp,t in addition to the
from Influenza ^ince January 22, nine
persons have died from .pneumonia
wMrh followed influcnga. 7?
MOVING PEOPLE
SOME IOC KJfOW AHD SOME YOU
DO HOT ENOW.
Pergonal Itekns About Folks Aid
Their Friends Wlio Tr??l Here
And' There.
Mr. J. Cade Hayes left yesterday
tor Richmond.
Mr. Clayton High, ot Raleigh, spent
Sunday with his parents.
Mrs. ]. L, Collier has returned trom
a visit to her mother In Spring Hope.
Miss Elizabeth Allen was at home
from Trinity College for the week end.
Miss Tom Ogburn returned home
Wednesday from a visit to relatives 1?
Richmond. ^
Mr. J. J. Lancaster returned home
Tuesday from a business trip to Sa
vannah, Ga. x
Mr. and Mrs. ?. ?. Brlnkley, of
Durham, are visiting her mother, Mrs'.
E. C. Allen.
Mr. G. A. Cralle has returned after
a two week'8 visit to hia brother is
Blackstone, Va.
Miss Louise Thomas, of Raleigh
spent the werk end with relatives 'it
and near Louisburg.
Miss Alice Winston, of Raleigh,, vis
ited Miss Virginia Jones at her horn?
near town the past week.
Mrs. A. M. Hall and "Mrs. Julia P
Scott, are on the Northern Markets
buying the Spring stock for the Allei
Bros.
Lieut. "Hunter Harris returned Pri
day, after visit tohis parents^tO-hii
station in the rpgnT^r army Hrt-?anri
j_Grant,. JIUnola.
I Miss Dorsett, of the
Faculty, wg
the illness nf hnr nintrnv aim umiu u.ifTu
ing fron> pneumonia.
Mr. H. L."Candler returned the pas
"week fftfm the Northern Markets
where he purchased the Spring stocl
for the Caridler-Crowell Co.
Mrs. R. W. Ogburn and son Bcr
] Ogburn, loft yesterday for La Cross
j Ya.r to attend the funeral of her sor
who died in New Jersey Wednesday.
Miss Hodgie Williams pent the weefc
end with relatives in town, on her wa>
home from Washington City?- where
she has been working in the Liberty
Loan Department of the government.
Rev. J. M. Ormond, of Elizabeth
City, is conducting a#series of meet
ings at the college this week. A spir
it of deep Interest is manifested by the
girls and much good is expected , to
result from the services.
Mrs. K. K. Allen attended the wed
ding of her niece, Miss Marie Stam
baugh, which took pi tee Jan. 31st, in
Baltimore. Mrs. Allen will bo away
several weeks visiting rrlends and
relatives.
Mrs. N." B. Allsbrook left Friday to
meet Mr. Allsbrook In Greensboro.
If fcer father's condition continues to
improve she will accompany Mi*. Alls
im
Mr. Presley Webb left Feb. 2nd en
j route for Singapore, on tbe Malay
Peninsula, where he will be In charge
of a branch of the Standard Oil Com
pany. Mr. Webb was once a Louis
burp: buy and Uufl^*.en on a Tlslt to his
sisters. Mrs. W. P. Neal and Mrs. J.
B. YarborouRh.
JENKINS WIIA BE NAMED AS
WEPfKLICAN liAMUltATH
Ashevtlle, Feb. 4.?Announcement
was made here tonight that two of the
three Republican candidates for the
congressional nomxmtlon In this dis
trict had withdrawn J. Harking,
local attorney and Browoiow Jackson,
real estate man of Hendersonvllle, lea
ving L. I-. Jenkins, millionaire bank
er and cotton mill owner of this city.
the nomination. The dis
trict convention will bo nein hi Heu
dersonvllle,. near here, Saturday, ireo^
ruary 7, at 2 o'.locV. . .