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A- F. JOHNSON, EdlUr u4 IiU(ct
THE COUNTY, THE STATE. THE UNION
TOLmx_L.
SUBSCBIPTION tlM Per
EIGHT PACES THIS WEEK
L0U1SBCBG, X. C? K BID AY, MABCH 25, 1881.
MAYOK JOYNEK BEFORE BOOK
CLl'B.
I .Uv,on,-iovlttttlon of the Edwin Ful- |
_^J^D<>ok Club Mayor Joyncr address- 1
VLt -ladles tjt Louib- !
p"r* at a meeting of the Club held at
the home of Mr. P. N. Egerton. as
the guests 0{ Mrg w UtlderhH+^on
Thursday. iviarch mth io?1 nn ?,f j
Achievements and the plans of the
future for Louisburg" wherein he In i
?tnuouuclng himself a candidate for
the. office of Ma/or for Loulsburg In
the coming primary, pointed with
woe la the many achievements the
h a?1 u c'cq ^"{0 he 1 y * lea<i?r
^way -of Uie he h^^lo
U *?"?le<:te<l to the pos!~
tion of Mayor.
After havtiHf given a report_on the
financial standing of the town includ
ing statistics that were convincing,
he pointed to the new electrical ma
chinery that is bringing about a rev
olution over the old system and com
ixared its quality -with the statement
that the same style and system ot en
gines are being used by Uncle Sam in
some of his biggest fighting ships.
he then pointed with pride to the
paved strceta that have added so
much to the comfort and convenience
of the people cf Loulsburg and added
so. much attraction for visitors show
ing that today would cost . approxi
mately fifty per_cent more than they
did When constructed. His next ac
complishment was the new system
o. accounting adopted by the town
several months ago, which has brou
fht both peace and understanding out
< 1 chaos, and is second to no system
he United States today. In addi
U ' .t?-t-h!s. thc. P?llce force has been
coj) to whose efforts safety on the
street^ of Loulsburg max be restored
In speaking of his plans for the fu
ture he wants Loulsburg to lead, stat
inj-that Loulsburg was head and sh
ouldwa-ahove- many lowna with much
larger population than ours. "I
should like to sen rlwinir back yards.
TifUrr farilitiftu fr,,- Honing lira play
giounds for the children in some cen
trally located point, a Woman's Club
house, and a monument ror our brave
soldier boys. those manly fellows.
"? no kept tlie bloodthirsty Huns from
violating our shores and our sacred
firesides.
to enter an appeal for our boTys and
Kirls wherein he said "there is one
- M.jiiirr .?t_ inipnrUncc I would
ti-.lk with you, and this sentiment bred
by every day observation is to me a
-Wmat-im^rlnn. mn(tfr jf f.|r)||
zatton is to improve rather than go
backward with the passing years. I
refer ot course to the every dav con
duct of our boys and girls,? If' these
hoys and girls are to make good clu
izens they must have the proper coa
ching and environment. There are
some that do not require it, please
God,? but Oh! there are so many more
who do. Too long these children on
the threshold of manhood or woman
hood are permitted to be elective in
habits at home and at schoolj_ The
responsibilities of Citizenship should
be impressed upon them at home and
in the school room Just as soon as
they are capable of ^understanding the
first principles of Government and
organization. If this Is exacted pro
perly and with lucid explanation it is
then easier for these boys and girls
to understand later the reason for
laws and requirements of civil au
thorities. Judges and prison author
ities assert that mostly men and wo
men who have gone wrong have done
so because of lack of training when
young In the fundamentals of human
society; of failure In explanation that
'?he Church, the sUte and the school
all are created for the benefit of what
might be termed their "Institutional
sense." Therefore, let us start these
young people on the right path, ever
reminding them that It Is more Im
portant to give to the mind propor
training and Ideas than to concern
themsMtes so much about the appear
ance and drees or undress of the body.
You do not, you cannot appreciate the
feelings of men about these things
St. Paul said "Brethren, these things
ought not to be." Try to turn th?m
e.way from present day tendencies,
the boys from what they are pleased
to call being "sporty," the girls from
thinking too mucli of their dress and
attractiveness. Let us get back In
some degree to the habits and cus
toms of our ancestors a ad nee If civ
ilization Is not benefitted thereby.
The law say* that In order to have
It's protection one must come Into
Court with clean hands; therefore. If
you really wish to Improve conditions
for which men are now responsible
nnd take your rlghtrul part In his de
liberations then teach the youth to
conduct themselves so that having
reached maturity they may dennntl
the confidence and respect of all men
II nil show themselves to he rightfully
(onsldered an asset rather than a lia
bility." T
Impressing the ladles that now III
was as much their duty to take a per
sonal Interest In public matters as It
was that of the men the Mayor clos
ed his remarks with a pretty tribute
to our new voters.
Mr. nnd Mrs. ? . ? . Held, of Mich
igan, were visitors to Loulsburg the
PrsI week. Mr. Reld was a former
Frnnklln County boy leaving here 67
years ago.
h mebai, services laboely at
TENEh.
The funeral fervlces of the late
J. A. White whose remains arrived
ot last week, were heTcT from htsDoy
hood home, now the home of Mr. W.
H . Ruffln on Friday morning at 11
o'clock and was Largely attended.
Tin "H-in T"?nrtuvlml tiy T?|-y
Mr. White. pastor of the Presbyterian
church, of Henderson, and his re
marks were worthy ana consoling.
Several beautiful selections were ren
dered by a-choiT Tfftring tho services.
The remains were then taken to Oak
lawn cemetery where Jthey "were laid
-to rest by loving hands in prcs
encp of__a large number~of friends of
the family who gatlrereti-to-bem' tog
timony of the esteem of .the deceased.
The floral tribute was profuse and
beautiful speaking a message of love
that could find utterance in no other
wry. Several songs sweetly Bang by
a choir gave an additional touch of
love. The pallbearers were L. L.
Joyner, E. H. Malone, F. H. Allen.
M. S. Clifton, J. B. Yarborough. W.
H. T'urgurson.
Mr. ? . ? . Carl pressor, represent
ing the Southern Railway, accompa
nied the remains to I^uisburg and
remained until after the funeral.
Among the relatives from out of town
who were in attendance at the funeral
were Mr. J. R. Williams, of New
York City, Mrs. Thomas White and
daughters, of Oxford. Mr. and Mrs.
H. D. White and Mr. R. S. White
of Raleigh, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bern
jhardt, of Salisbury.
AMONG THE VISITORS
Sir. and Mrs. W. El tag BeniTtey tIb
iled Raleigh Sunday.
Mr. S. C. Foster visited Norfolk
the past week on business.
I Dr. J. E. Malone paid Norfolk a
l business visit the past week.
?
i Mr.'W. F. Davis, of Richmond, \a..
'.visited Loulsburg Wednesday.
' Ml WillijMN >????] I.f Phnrlfttta yj
ited his mother the past week.
S. LuiuluL ifl mi a vioU to
his former home in Maryland.
?j ? Mr.~ and Mim. J-. S. Howoll vioitod
? Raleigh and Durham Wednesday.
I
| ^Irs. N. B. AUsbrook, of Mebane7
visited her parents here this week.
Mr. R. Y. ^lcAden, of Henderson,
was a visitor to Louisburg Tuesday.
j Mrs. E. S. Simpson, of Raleigh,
is a visitor to friends in Louisburg.
Mrs. G. R. 'McGrady, of Raleigh
visited her parents. Mr. and Mrs. ?).
|C. High, the past week.
Mr. F. B. McKtnne, Mr^. D. F.
McKinne and Mr. B. H. Meadows
visited Raleigh Tuesday.
| Supt. E. L. Best attended a meet
jing of County Superintendents held
at Greensboro (he past week.
I r>
Mr< and. Mrs. W. E. Bartholomew
I spent the week-end with Mr. and
i Mrs. J. A. Corbitt at 8elma.
Mrs. T. W. Rufrin and little dau
ghter. Mary I^eona, are on a visit to
her mother at Winston-Salem.
Mrs. E. L. Best returned home
from Norfolk, Va. the past week af
ter having recovered Jrom an opera- j
tion.
Messm. .1. W. Neal, Fore&t^ Joyner j
and MisBes Jesse Nelson and Myrtle |
Coley, of near Centrevllle, visited
Greenville and Bethel Saturday and
| Sunday .
Mrs. W. G. Thomas and daugh- '
ters, Mrs. George Greason, and Miss I
Helen Thomas and Dr. F. T. Hoff, of I
Raleigh, were visitors at the home of
Mr. A. F. Johnson at Oakhurst Sun
day.
FRANKLIN COUNTY TO THE FRONT
It Ib gratifying to all the citizens in
Franklin County who are interested
in the kind of good government that
keeps Its aubJectB fully Informed as
to the public affairn, to know that
their County Is commanding the atten
tlon of leaders in the State along thla
line. And it la a matter in which
Mesars. A.J. Joyner and C. C. Hud
son are entitled to feel proud. To
ahow the attention the question is re
ceiving we are reproducing a letter
below received Wednesday:
Asheboro, N. C.? March 22.
Kdltor Franklin Times,
Ijoulsburg, N. C.
Dear Sir:? Having Just seen a no
tice In the University News letter on
the detailed figures of the Salary fund
in your County published In your pa
per of February 4th, may I auk If you
could send me a copy? I wish the
whole State would follow your exam
pie. Wa all ought to know Jimt the
attuatlon In our own county, and I
have often wondered Just how the In
formation could be derived."
WOOI) ITEMS.
We were very much surprised at |
Lhe crowil prmmt to see the
wedding. Pie and bed quilt sale.
MlVB Jewel Bryant happened to " be
thlr Ana m >t ^ fh*>-4^^4t-v-Rurohpr. Bbf
gave^the quilt bark to the school to
bo sold to the highest bidder. Mr.
J. R. Montgomery was the highest
he carried it away and now the quilt
belongs to MlftM I'um'l Oupion. QuilL
Piss -and_candy raised_ seventy-one
dollars and thirty centa ($71.30) for
benefit of the school.
Nfr. and Mrs. H. L. Brown and
family visited his brother in Rocky
Mm int 1-mf ^iinHay
Mr. K. J. Fuller has moved on a
farm In the country a uw miles.
Mr. and Mrs. Wyati Pegram and
son, BUly. visited KUtkji Mount Bun
day.
Miss Alma Fisher was a wel
comed visitor here last week.
^Mlss Eugenia Boone spent last week
end at her home inCastaltS.
The teachers of White Level school
were welcomed visitors here last Sun
day afternoon.
Miss Jewel Bryant, of Louisburg,
spent last week-end with Mrs. W. D.
Fuller.
Don't forget to be present at the
Musical Concert next Saturday night.
?HONEY SUCKLE."
j ANTI-TOBACCO SUNDAY
IS SET FOR APRIL 10
Chicago. March 21. ? A campaign by
the Women's Christian Temperance
| Union" for atri^ Sunday observance
[and againBt tobacco, is announced by
>7iss Anna A. Gordon, national pros
Udent. to start April 3. That weeK,
} the announcement says, will be ~t r1
! weeK" of the
campaign, and Sunday, April 10, > is
j designed as, "Anti-Tobacco Sunday,"
| when literature ao be sent out to W .
C. T. U. brancnes. churches, schools
land colleges will be distributed.
signer- an?eU4u;ing_Llie program
jlor the campaign, are to be sent out
son ii -
? ? A in 1111 fT t}>" i'ini-?HAiiq ~>r suiiilaT"^*
j a day of rest, the announcement sta
ted that 400,000 persons now arc
working on Sunday In this country,
|?nrl rPHtrictions are to be sought cn
? golfing, pleasure automonntilg; ? bn-r*
{ball, moyies, theatres and dancing on
-Sunday in the campaign,
t ? ii
I BASKET riO'IC AT I.AlKKTr?
We ,1 1 tf ii'quested to slate that there
j- will be a basket picnic at Laurel on
| Kaster Monday ? next Monday, to
^"fyhnriy Is invited to come,
bring a basket, and help to make the
, day one of Che biggest and best from
I the standpoint of pleasure that has
.been had in that section in many
i years.
MONDAY SETS NEW
MARCH WEATHER RECORD
Monday set new records for March
weather in Raleigh, according to a
statement made last night by C. B.
Denson, director of the local weather
"bureau. The thermometer yesterday
j touched 86, breaking all records for
temperature from January 1 to March
j 21. inclusive.
! To fii^d anything approaching yes
\ terday's ftiark the weather statistic
ians had to dig all the way back to
i894, 27 years ago. On March 19, of
that year, the thermometer touched
85, but recent years has seen nothing
like the recent speU of warm weath
er which culminated in the general
shedding of coats yesterday.
According to Mr. Denson there has
been only one day In the 23 day period
beginning February 27 and ending
yesterday in which the leverage tem
Jperature for the Way has hot exceeded
j normal. The sole exceptioq was oii
i March 4, which fell one degree short
I the average for the period has been
j 16 degrees above normal and has been
the kind of weather which the books
say should not arrive in this locality
until the first week in May.
But the average temperature yes
terday wan 75 degrees, a full 13 points
above the mark of 52 that is set down
jin the books for March 21. and was
'the brand of weather ordinarily ex
pected in the last days of May.
However there muat be an end to
I all good things and the period ended
with the record smasher yesterday.
Colder weather has prevailed in the
North and West for several days and
Mr. Denson stated laBt night that Ral
eigh people? will have to wait several
weeks before getting "more of the
same." News-Observer.
Til V. ORPHANS.
j The Oxford Orphan singing class
I gave a most enjoyable concert at. the
Star Theatre on last Friday night to
one of the largest audiences neon
her? In some time. The orphans
are always received with much inter
est on their visits to Ijoulsburg and
on this occasion the spirit secmod to
excell Itsolf. Each number \yas well
rendered and evident-? wan plentiful
of the fine training the ch'Tfif?en ' were
Retting at this worthy Institution.
The French are talking of abolish
ing their kissing custom. They mi
ght as well, in the Interests of con
servation if for no other reason. Why
should men waste kisses on each oth- |
er?? Winona (Minn.) Republlcan-Her |
aid. ?
-HISSTREL SHOW
In behalf of the Arch Pearce Poet !
Am?rl< ir. Legion, of YoungBviUe. a |
Minstrel Show composed ? of ? local ?
talent of that place will be given at ]
the Opera House in Louisburg on Wed
iimiIml ni|i in? TrrrnFr-mrh
S o'clock. The object Is to provide i
funds for the Arch Pearce Post at j
Yoangsvllle. The members of the i
If an evening of exception
al fun ;uid laughter in the pragTmn |
tbtl fnlimrs: ? ? .
Introduction ? By Professor Brown . I
Opening Chorus.
End Men Jokes or Gags.
Dnef Rr Sroiley Jones and Lasses j
wnius ? ? ?
? Mnnnii.irun Bv ?ynrraira1).
Solo By Smiley J ones ? Somebody
H" n<ir?" \i? yvyng. .
Jokes Bv Snowball and sum jeiv^
kins.
Chorus ? Swanee River.
i Negro Sermon ? By Rev. Rastus
BMnks ? _
Clioriijf? Swing fcxwv-Sweet Chariot.
Conundrums ? Pete Snodgrass. Ham
bone Jackson. Prof. Brown.
Quartet? Smiley Jones. Rastus Bl
inks. Pete Snodgrass and Professor
Brown .
Dance ? By Lassee ^Whire .
Comic -Talk? -By Booker T. Wash
ington., ?
Jokes ? By Hlghpocket ~ and Bevo
BUI.
Chcrus.
Cast f i'haraetrr*.
Professor Brown ? K. E. Under
wood.
Pete Snodgrass ? J. K. Tharrlngton
Rev. Rastus Blinks ? M. E. Wal
king.
Smllev Jonei ? C. E. Jeffries.
Hambone Jackson ? W. T. Moss
Snowball ? John -Morris.
glipi ,|<?nhin?? S. E Thurrlngton .
Sug.ir Koot Johnson ? J . Fiee
nwa. o '
Lasses W Mte? ^ ? J ? Tin' mrluhn _
Shorty U>nx--W. 0. HiiImtU.
Highpocket ? Morton Robert*.
? . Washington ? J. J. Rose
Bevo Bill ? lvey Willie .
Jcshua Freciuan ? B. K . Black.
KToT.hm M^illowti J i* W. ^Hudson
Hu snine pertormance will' be gl?
eir at Franklinton, oii^Tuesday night,
March ?9th, at the moving picture
show.
T as it has tmmi ijullx ft. while' si*uS
?you have heard from us we will try
in toll you u few, things that lin-a h.tp
pened around Sandy Creek.
The Hickory Rock and Sandy Cr
eek basket ball teams played an in
teresting game of basket ball at San
dy Creek, March 11th. Sandy Creek
being the winner fry scores 18 and 27
We were glad to see so many out
last Thursday night at our Commun
ity Service pictures. Come again
I March 31st and bring some one with
you.
j Messrs. Jack Duke and Ben Currin
(Misses Lola Leonard and Julia Brew
er motored over to Cedar Rock Tues
.day night, March 15th to the movies.
They reported a nk*e time.
We are very sorry to learn that
Mrs. George West is very ill, we alL
hope she will soon recover.
Mr. L. C. Leach left last Saturday
for a short visit to his home in Chase
City, Va.
We are very proud of our roads
which is being completed. We are
expecting lots of joy rides this spring
MrB. Lutie Crabb from Mapleville
is visiting her brother. Mr. B. J.
Overton near Sandy Creek.
Mrs. C. C. Brewer is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. J. S. Dickerson at
Henderson .
Mr. L. C. Leach. Misses Curtis
Gupton and Arroh Brewer went to Ce
da r Rock to the regular movies Mar.
loth. They had a nice time.
Sandy ('reek basket ball team went
over to Hickory Rock and played a
match game, last Friday. Saudy Creek
won. 12 and 13 being the scores.
Mr. and Mrs. Jifn Finch from near
Ingleside were visitors at Sandy Cr
eek last Thursday nights ?
Eveerybody is still kicking for Joy
at S. C. A.
Everybody come out to our regular
services the 4th Sunday at Sandy Cr
eek Baptist church.
Mr. Bryant Nelms, of Henderson,
paid his father a short visit last Th
ursday night.
We are all expecting a nice time
Kaster: "On Waster play and make
g<K>d cheer; for Easter comes, but
once a year."
We are very glad to report that one
of our girls frrfni Sandy Creek. Miss
Curtis Gupton, won the certificate of
Junior Citizenship of Franklin ronn
ty. She being the only girl In the
county to be honored thus.
Well if this escapes the waste bask- ,
et will come again before another war.
"When you Ket blue and need a lit
tle cheer, tack your grip and come
down here."
"The lillles bloom so 'pure and wh-i
He. the rose so big and red; please |
think of us and say your prayers be- [i
fore you go to bed."
JACK and JILL. |
TO ORKKVE K A ST ML
We are requested to state that the
hanks in LouiBburgg will he closed
t?n Monday to observe Kaster.
o ?
People who vote have a great ad
vantage over thoao who only ar^ue
ABOIT TAX VAU'ATIONS.
Mr. Editor of The Times
Will yon please allow me a small
spact> in your paper ? ahnm ? tax? ? ui_
this county. Lots, of farmers, lots of
fairly prosperous farmers even are
4?t?rd up to it XQ, tod rnway to pay
their taxes, for taxes on real estate,
especially on farm lands are some
thing unprecedented in this county
and especially in Cedar Hock town
sliri*. Many of u-< find ourselves pay
inK more t hait-twice as much tax on
our farms as we ever paid before and
at a time like the present this is in
ma ny cases iui almost unbearable bur
den. It is one thing ought to bo rem?
edied now for manv years most farm
land .in this county have been assess- ]
ed ?ir-oiHy-a limJ'lluli or us value ouf
assessors have been putting land too
"Tnw ^al'U'l I ill' ll |illf f) i t.ir prfir
at the highest allowable figures thus
avoiding the payment of their Just
share of state taxes. Now the valua
tlon or revaluation act has got land
too TiTgh, especially In Cedar Rock,
tell me that land in Cedar Rock is
higher valued than any township in
the county and I don't see why that
should be. We are ofT In the coun
try and our land is not worth aa_much
j as it is close t<y*\own" and we have no
[railroads close to us. It is true there
was some land sold very high In Ce*
jdar Rock but it was sold on time and
j that was not a true valuation of land
because it ^ras on time. A true _yal
; uation Is for cash but our appraisers
i must have thought that it was worth
{as much on'flmo an-it? waa for cash.
Now Mr. Editor there ought to be
j something done to help the farmers
out of trouble, and if there isn't some
thing done I am afraid in two years
from now things will be different
'There U no excuse for land to be va
lued higher in Cedar' Rock than the
at its true valuation I don't think any
body would complain of same incre
-an<> in their proportions of the burden
| as .it Is we have a right to complain
and a right to demand a readjustment.
rOtir present tax burden is too heavy,
[especially for a time like this when
'wi- h*v? all wi' ran stand up nmler
^anyway^ ? There timet be -a re^sscss
| ment and it roust be made to conform
; more closely to real' values of land-.
? I know several farmers say that they
joaa't p?y their tail for laat, year, that
'their tix is over as much again as it
the year before. Mr. JBflfto* I
imve i.net' kwhi iwn nenqcQ men to
sav what htn<l is worth, in liis town
sh\?L to take one man that never farm
j ed to value land, why de doesn't know
.{what land is worth and if he has a
jraan with him probably that man is
interested in selling land and would
put it'at time prices su as to sell his
tor a high price. Now you know that
[is not fair to the farmer who has
I worked hard all of his life to get a
:home for himself and wire. I know
iot one instance in Louisburg town
ship, one tract of land four miles from
1 town and right on the road is valued
cne-third less than the land around
? it. This was in the appraisers of
course for the farm that is valued at
about one-third less *s worth as much
as any of it. for I know all of the land
myself. 15ut Cedar Rouit Is imposed
on worse than any township in the
county. Yours truly,
W. (). STOXE.
TO ORGANIZE COMBAT TRAIN.
Messrs. R. E. Underwood and K.
J. Timberlake, of Youngsville, were
visitors to Louisburg Tuesday aud
? informed the TIMES man that the peo
pie of Youngsville and vicinity were
(going to hold a Mass Meeting on Sat
urday afternoon at 3 ! 30 o'clock on
I April 2nd, to assist in and encourage
I the organization of a Combat Train of
?Heavy Artillery of the North Carolina
i Natonal Guard to be stationed there.
I Already much activity is being tak
I en to the end of this organization and
the prospects are very encouraging.
We are informed that the organiza
tion can be formed with fifty men
and they now have applications from
twenty-five. The TIMES Is request- ,
ed to state that If any young men In
J or around Louisburg wish to Join they j
I are invited to take the matter up with
[either Of the above named gentlemen
at once. Those taking the initiative
In this organizaton are to be congrat
ulated upon their interest in their
State and Nation.
FOR LACK OF FI NOS
? -4
Mr. n. II . Meadows, who has made
?a record as one of the best prohibition
fTifrs that has ever visited this
i >n , was in Raleigh Tuesday and
ii!-f r:ns us that he learned that his
I suspension in the service of the pro
hibition enforcement department was
| due to lack of funds, caused by Con
gress cutting down the Appropriations
for this work. Nine others were sus
pended at the same tiro*. Mr. Mea
dows has the honor* or having des
troyed seventeen stills during the last
fifteen clays he was In the service,
which is a record that he can justly i
be proud of. 1
CAPTI RKS KITLL.
Sheriff H. A. Kearney and Consta
ble J. E. Thomas captured a com
plete still outfit and destroyed four
hundred gallons of beer near the Sey
more bride on Cedar Creek Monday.
THE SALARY PLAX FAULT,
Under the salary system the cotftfty
officials are required to collet tbe
n;sfnmary and rommlssluut SfFfl
to turn theee ov?r to the county tre
ajBiixer to be placed in a fund out of
The temptation is to neglect to col
lect these fees and commissions since
they do not gX5~tnto the private pock
ets of office holders as under the fee
plrtn? und the result in ? nrrr ? salary
counties is that the salary fund st
eadily dwindles until it is soon too
small to pay the courthouse salaries.
; This tras been true in every one oj our
salary eouirtias, with only a few ex
c options. Salaried nir\n ir,i? fan lu._
do their ^ull duty,. nobody knows in.
detail wliiit their ianures are, and the
general public only knows that the
| laot estate of the county is worse- tH
an"TTT^?1trsr: Or so it is in most sal
ary counties.
Practically everywhere- courthouse
bookkeeping is on "the old cash-book
plan; there fa jio effective supervision
of county office finances, no state
wide auditing of courthouse accounts,
as easily there might be ? as, for in
stance, after the plan of state-wide
auditing of state banks by the bank
examiners of the State Banking Com
mission .
A State Auditing Bureau
What we ought to have is a state
I auditing bureau with competent field
agents, auditing state department ac
| counts, county accounts, municipal
1 accounts, and institutional accounts.
All agencies that handle public mon
ey In North Caroling, ougnt to be un-*
der systematic oversight and audit
ing. And this state auditing bureau
I ought to devise simple forms for pub
| lie account-keeping, balance sheets
and financial reports; so that one city
j city in unit expenditures for public
! purposes, one county with every oth
ter county, one institution with every
I other institution.
I At present there is no wayof judg
! in* how well or ill any set of public
officials is handling public moneys.
Such public accounting ought to be
TYgVgToped as" a bureau in the office oC
-the state auditor, and the stale audi
tor ought to be everything that his of
ficial title implies.
I We are discussing many things in
'this legislature, but a few ahc Things
I like this are fundamentally important,
i and thttaa. lunflftjnftntal things ought
'noE to^o oybfloffkeet?
Onrliam ('an Do It
Hon . Baxter DllHluiu. on i state au*
(Utar, is fully, and competently Advis
j ed of the necessity and the manner of
statewide auditing systems. He can
1 easily present to the legislature a sat
isfactory bill, and doubtless would do
I so if called., upon, as he ought to be
| during the present session of the leg
| islature.
j The above suggestions grow out of
the Franklin county reports giving
detailed figures of the salary fund in
Franklin county. See the Franklin
'Times of February 4. ^
So far as we /know, there are only
I five other counties of the state that
I give county taxpayers an exhibit of
I this . sort ? Forsyth, Guilford, Wake,
1 New* Hanover, and Robeson. There
j may be otfterHTTtf so, we should like
to know about them. People who
are interested in county finance ? and
i every intelligent voter ougnt to be so
interested: ? would do well to look at
the Franklin cunty report. What the
voters of every county should know
about the home county the Franklin
taxpayers have a chance to know
about Franklin.
We congratulate Messrs. A. J. Joy
ner and C. C. Hudson, the finance
committee of the Franklin county
commissioners. ? University News Let
ter.
AFTER I4-H01R STOP HEART
BEATS AGAIN ANI) PASTOR
LIVES.
Geneva, March 20. ? A case of a
man's heart ceasing to beat for four
teen hours and then resuming work is
reported from Berne, where a pastor
of that city, the Rev. Mr. Baudenba
cher. after being officially 'declared
dead, suddenly awoke.
The Rev. Mr. Baudenbacher. aged
50, and suffering from heart trouble
of longstanding fell senseless Fri
day. His physician issued a death
certificate, arrangements were made
for the funeral, and Saturday s news
papers published eulogies of him.
The pastor awoke after fourteen ho
urs, surprised to And his bedroom
ftllec^ with flowers, wreaths, disconso
late relatives and friends. He said
weakly. "MV call has not yet come."
"The funeral has been postponed
Indefinitely, as the doctor said tht;
Rev. Mr. Baudenbacher might live
many yetfrs." ?
? o
"THE MESSAGE OF EAHfMt*
?
Dr. W. R. Burrell. pastor q?* th*
J/ouisburg Baptist church
nounced that he will proach ??on
"The Resurrection. Power and PfNB
ise' at the usual morning hour ?tefcA*
church next Sunday morning.
The subject at the evening
which has been changed to
will be "The Message of
Special music will be rendered a^Kkh
services and the entire public lijPr
dlally invited to attend.