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NOTICE OF ELECTION IN LOU18 BUHG GRADED SCHOOL DI8TRCCT. Ordered that tile petition for the cull an election In the Loulsburg Graded School District for the pur pose of submitting to the qualified vo ters of said District the question of ? iisuanoe of Ooe Hundred. _ Thousand Dollars of the bonds of said district and the levying of the special taxes vate Laws of 1920 extra iession filed by the Board of Graded School Trus tees of Louisburg be granted and that Ham |WLH-1ijii >ip >rnnr?tarl in "11" utes of this meeting. And Ordered Further that an elec tion is hereby called to be held in the Loulsburg Graded School District un der and by virtue of the authority of 1920 Extra Session and upon the pe tition of the Board of Graded School ? Tmntsea nf T/iiilahnrg. at which there shall be subn>iUed to the qualified vo^ ters of said District the question of the issuance of Oue Hundred Thous and Dollars of the bouds of said dis trict and the Levying uf a o^uciul tax, ? wUMth r>|^^w>r for the payment of the principal and interest of UUld bonds. ? That said election shall be held on Tuesday the 31st day of May, 1921 at Mm I'iuiiI IT.,...,, iM t x r I roia sunrise to sunset of said day. That a nevf registration of the voters within said District is hereb^ ordered. The registration books to be open on the 2&th ^lay of April and to remain _ nppn fpr twp.nty days, exclusive of Sun <iay?. and- to be elosed on the second ^Saturday preceding the day named for the election. That A. W. Alston is hereby ap ? pointed registrar of said election _and S. P. Boddie and James E. Malone, Jr. are appointed Judges of said election. Ordered further that the following notice of said registration and elec tion be published in the "Franklin Times" and? posted at the Court House door in said Town of Louis 1. Notice is accordance with the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of North Carolina Private -Laws of 19ift, Lxtra Session. Chapter 17, entitled "An Act T-o-Authorize the Board of Craded School Trustees of Louisburg to issue bonds tor the purpose of er ecting and eqUlplng iuldttlonfir gfrhooL buildings for the Louisburg Graded nun-jet." Ratified the 20th day of August, ly.u? auu upi!>ll ibu pe tltlon of the Board 6f Graded School 'I HIV mju "f T f hrn its Chairman. W. H. Yarbdrough, the Board of County Commissioners of Franklin County, do~Eereby order an election to be held on ? Tuesday 31st day of May*. 1921. at which said ? .election -thorp chilli ? he s\jfrn>itted to the voters of Louisburg GradecTschooI District the question of the issuance of rOne Hundrer Thousand dollars of the bonds of said District for the purpos-jj ? r-i irt fitnh in r."d and the levy ing of a special tax within said l>is- ' tricct for the payment of the princi iiaL and interest of said bonds. A copy of said Act or tn? Ltweial ? Aa? semBIv is herewith published and made a part of this notice. 2. ;Thm a new rcgictratiop of the vn^rs within said District is hereby ordered and the registration -books Will li? upened on - tho ?Sth ? day nf - Ap?* 1921, and will remain open from 9 A. M. to sunset ?or_t went y days ex clusive of Sundays for ~ nre~ -reg*?trar_ tion of voters within said District, and will be closed on the second Sat- 1 urday preceding the day named for said, election. 3.* The Registrar will attend with the registration books at the polling ? place upon each Saturday during the said period of twenty days for the registration of voters and said books will be open at the office of A W. Al ston in Louisburg, N. C. upon all oth er days during the said period men tioned. and all voters registering or offering to register will be subject to challenge as provided by latfr. 4. That said election will be held as far as practicable as are elections for members of the Geueral Assembly. 5. That* the voting place shall be at the Court House In the Town of Louisburg, N. C. 6. That at said election those qual ifipd voters In Louisburg Graded Sc -ttool District favoring the issuance of Bald bonds and the levying of said special tax shall vote a written or. printed ballot containing the words I "For School Bonds" and those quail- 1 fled voters opposing the issuance of said bonds and the levying of said special tax shall vote a written or printed ballot containing the words "Against School Bonds." By order of the Board of Commis- | sloners for the County of Franklin. A. J. JOYNER, Chairman. S. C. HOLDEN\ Clerk. 4-8-8t An Act to Authorise the Board of tra ded School Trustee* of Loulsburg to Issue Bonds for the Purpose of Er ecting and Equipping Additional School Buildings for the Loulsburg traded School District, The General Assembly of North Car olina do enact: Section I. Tjpit for the purpose of providing increased school facilities, either by the erection of a new build ing or buildings, or the enlargement of the present building, the board of! graded school trustees of louisburg be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to issue bonds of the Louisburg Graded School District to be styled "Louisburg Graded School ttallding Bonds,'" to an amount not exceeding one hundred thousand dol lars of such denominations as said board of graded school irusteos may deem advislable, bearing interest from the date of issue at a rate not ex ceeding six per centum per annum, "with Interest coupons attached. Said bonds shall be of such form and tenor rnd transferable In such manner, and the principal thereof payable cr re deemable at such time or times, not exceeding thirty years from the date thereof, and principal and interest payable at such place or places as the ] said board of graded scnool trustees (shall determine None. of said bonds shall be disposed of for less than their par value, and the sa^d bvnds may be I Issued at such tlnw or times and In such amount or amounts, not exceed ing in the aggregate the sum hereto fore limited, as may be deemed best by the said board of Evaded school trustees. Said-bonds shall be issued in the name of the LouTstiurg Graded School District, sealed with its cor p/ir? f a r?*^], ?nd signed by the chair man and secretary cvt the saiu ooara of graded school trustees. Sec. 2. Said bonds shall be sold by 1 Hre Mid l>ua.id of .graded ecpoal trus ttees only after advertisement in some 'newspaper published in the county of Franklin for two weeks prior to the '.date of sale, naming the time and 'place when sealed proposals for the I purchase of aaid bonds will bo recelv. ed, and the same shall be awarded to I the bidder submitting the highest bid: aaM hid RhRli not be less I than par and accrued Interest. The 'hoard of graded school trustees Shall ihave the right to require of each bid Ider a deposit as a guarantee of good TaitET ? ? Sec. IT The proceed r-ot the sal* of said bonds shall be received by the treasurer of. the said board of graded school trustees, who shall give such additional bond as may be required of him by Bald board, and no part of ttfg said ? procoodo ttols hp used for any other_purposeB than those declar ed In this act. Sec. 4. For the purpose of provld ?aid ,bonds and the principal thereof at maturity, the board of commission ers of Franklin County shall annual ly, at the time of the levying of other taxes in said county, levy a special tax on all polls and real and personal property subject to taxation within said Louisburg Graded ^chool District sufficient to pay the accruing interest and to provide a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of said bonds at maturity: Provided, that said spe cial tax shall not exceed twenty cents on the one hundred dollars valuation" of property and sixty cents on each poll. That such taxes shall be col lectedly the sheriff -at Franklin Coun ! ty as other public taxes are collected in said county, and the said sheriff shall pay the same over to the treas urer of the board of graded school TrQ&T$e5-"vrho sjjaH keep tne same se parate and apa*t from atl ?tfasr-fuada. belonging to said graded school dis trict, &na shmU&usie UtiT saint uulji -foi the purpose of paying the Interest and tho principal ? of the aforesaid bofids. Sec. 5. That none of said bonds ?hall ho Usned. nor shall the afore said tax be levied until this Tict shall be submitted to and approved fey a majority Of t&g qualified rotera of fcho j said graded school district at an elec tion to be held within said graded ^school district. The board of com missioners of Franklin County shall .upon frfeUllun uf the teoavd oC graded school trustees of I^ouisburg. at any | time within two years rrom the rati U.-??inn nf ih\r nrt ? order an election to bo held within said district at a time and place to be fixed Tjv the" satd ,^rH nf ff.mmlwlnnprs. at which said I election there shall be submitted to the qualified ToteTs of - said district | the Question of the issuance of said [The said board^of commissioners" ftlF" ap give notice for not less than thirty days in some newspaper published in Louisburg", which notice shall state | the purpose of said election, the time and place ad^which it is to be held, and shall recite~in substance the provis ions.^ this act. 'Said commissioners shall appoint a registrar and tw*b poll holders for such election and shall order a new registration of the voters within said district. Said election shall, In all other respects, be conduc ted as nearly as Is practicable as el ections for members of the General Assembly. At such election those qu alified voters in Louisburg Graded School District favoring the Issuance of said bonds and the levying of the said special tax herein provided for shall vote a written or printed ballot containing the words "For School Bonds,** and those qualified voters in Louisburg Graded School District op posing the issuance of said bonds and the levying of the said special tax he rein provided for shall vote a written or printed ballot containing the wosds "Against School Bonds." It shall be the duty of the registrar and Judges of the election to count and canvass the votes cast at such election, and to prepare and file wltfc tie register of deeds of Franklin County an abstract setting forth the number of qualified voters in said district, the number of votes cast and how cast at such elec tion, and upon such retqrn the board of commissioners of Franklin Coun ty shall declare the result of such el ection. If at such election a major ity of the qualified voters shall vote "For School Bonds," then all of the provisions of this act with reference to the Issuance of said oonds and the levying of said special tax shall Im mediately be In full force and efTect Said bonds may be Issued at any time within two years of the date of said election. 8ec. 6. That all laws or clauses of laws In conflict with this act are here by repealed. Sec. 7. That this act shall be in force from and after Its ratification. Ratified this 20th day of August, A D. 1920. 4-8-8t FORD FOR SALE. On Monday, May 2nd, 1921, we will offer for sale one Ford touring car in first class run ning order to the highest bid der for cash. By order of the Board of County Commissioners on Mon day April 4th, 1921. A. J. Joyner, Chairman. S. C. Holden, Clerk. 4 8-4t The P odigal Village By Irving BacHeller OoMfUbl tM IrrlAf TnhilUi 'That's nil wmy pushing poopU along. Hiram. He doesn't want them to stand still. You're had your trial Hud failed. tut yec muotn't gl?o up. When your fun turns Into sorrow, as It will, coma bad to me and we'll try again." Mtimn sat daaint In n oonwr if the har-xi>om of th? ^a^le hotel that dny. He had been BJhamed to go to DIS comfortable room over the garage. He did not feel entitled to the hos pitality of Mr. Singleton. Somehow, lie couldn't bear the thought of g'nlng there. ? "W and ?nir h?t were In a atat* which excited the Hiram Sat Dozing in a Comer of the ? Pai-noum o4 the Eafle Mnt?l That Day. ?-! derision nf <mn|t hoyp and audible comment from all observers while he had been making his way down the strrrt. ? B4s? monsy was shout goii? The barkeeper liad refused to sell him any more drink. In Hie- early ilnak ha went nnt of doors. It was almost as warm as midsummer and the sky was clear. He called at the door of the Widow Moran for his dog. In a moment Christmas came down from the Shepherd's room and greeted his master with fond affec tion. The two went away together. .They walked np a deserted street and around to the old graveyard. When It was quite dark, they groped their way through the weedy, briered aisles, between mOss-covered toppling stones, to their old nook under' the ash tree. There Hiram made a bed of boughs, picked from the evergreen*, that grew in the graveyard, and lay down upon it under his overcoat with the dog Christmas. He found it im possible to sleep, however. When he closed his eyes a new thought began nudging him. ? It seemed to be saying, "What are you going to do now,- Mr. Hiram Blenklnsop?" He was pleased that it seemed to say Mr. Hlrain Blenklnsop. He lay for a long time looklr^ up at the starry moonlit sky, Indat the marble, weather-spotted angel on the monu ment of the Keverend Thaddeus Sneed, who had been lying there, among the rude forefathers of the village, since 1806. Suddenly the angel began to move. Mr. Blenklnsop observed with alarm that It had dis covered him and that its right fore finger was no longer directed toward the sky but was pointing s his face. The angel had assumed th?.* look and voice of his Old Self and was saying: MI don't ?ee why angels are always cut in marble an* set up in grave yards with nothing to do but point at the sky. It's a cold an' lorn-some busi ness. Why don't you give me a Job?" His Old Self vanished end, as it did so, the spotted angel fell to coughing and sneezing. It coughed and sneezed so loudly that the sound went echoing In the distant sky and so violently that It reeled nod seemed to be In danger of falling Mr. Blenk lnsop awoke with a rude Jump so that the dog Christinas barker] in alarm. It was nothing but the miOnlght train from the south pulling out of the station, which was near the old grave yard. The spotted angel Mood firmly In place and was pointing at the sky as usuiil. It was probnMy an hour or so later, when Mr. Blenklnsop was awakened by the barking of the (log Christmas. He quieted the dog and listened. He heard a sound like that of si baby cry ing. It awoke tender memories in the mind of Illnirn Blenklnsop. One very sweet recollection was about sll that the barren, bitter years of his young (TO BE CONTINUED) I A H APPY l> A V H)B HLK, SHE STATES YlrgluUi Human (ialn* 16 Pyuixl* Ou 3 Buttlrs of Tan La<" ? Says Lift* Is a I PIea?ure "I have gained sixteen pounds on | just three bottles of Tanlac and when ever I meet auy of giy friends they al ways say something about how well and strong I'm looking." said Mrs. W. H. Peaner. 104 Beech Street, Coving - ton. Va. "I had not felt well In several years and had gradually grown weaker till my housework and care of the child ren was beyond my Btrength. and T I just seemed to be ou me verge of a breakdown. I was In a nervous str ain all the time and felt so weak I feared 1 would give out at any mluute. ? -My digestion was so poor 1 dread ed to eat. and I was getting so thin aud pale 1 hadn't a bit of color in my face. 1 simply had no appetite at all; 1 slept but little aitfl uuilldii'l bop much hope of ever being well again. "It was a happy day for me when I began taking Tanlac; for it has been ihn gmui Mmtoi at jpjc Ut> . I can never forget the wonderful fectly well and cau hardly realize what splendid health I am enjoying My appetite is just fine and I enjoy everything I eat. I sleep as peaceful as a child and" feel so wen and strong" that the huubewuik docs not tiro mj^. one bit. Life is a pl3g?jij*-HW^Tan4 I -shall alwj^}^--feat^r^-w^m spot in ? f'-IWKfCS^-TSnlac/* Adv. | METEOR SHOWERS HOT METAL OVER GEORGUx! Macon. Ga? April 20. ? A meteorT" or series of meteors that passed over middle and southern Georgia about 9 o'clock., this morning, exploding and showering hot metal as heavy as iron, frightened people in the sctiont of the state where the phenomenon was visible. The meteor was seen in Macon. It exploaea over Cordctc ? ami also- at Pitts, some distance east of Cordele and also at Albany, southwest of hera | - -At Pitts, la Wilcox county, more than d OOzen heavy explosions were heard, then as if a machine gun .had been pressed into action there was a sharp crackling in the air for several minutes and red hnt meial. some ple ces weighing six pounds each, began to fall to the earth. 'Iff the wake of black smoke. The sky was cloudless Too Hoi To llnnaic. Pitts, Ga.. April 20. ? Meteors of the aerolite type that traveled through -ttee air. t^pai-nnllv in a southwesterly direction, exploded with such violence close to the earth here today that buildings were shaKen. One negro at worR in the field wh ere a six-pound piece of the red-hot metal struck, unearthed the fragment five.Ieet*1>elow the surface and 15 ml nutes after It toil u VVUS Luu liut ? 1 handle. The explosions here were heard for 1U nltaK Farmers tolophoiierl hf-rp ) to determine the cause of the explo- [ sions. Thg aeiolite. of vivid -brightness. was plainly seen in the cloudless sky i and its trail was vlsltjfe for twu min-4 ?ut?s ANNOUNCEMENT. All delegates who eapec: to attend the Franklin County Baraco and I'hl- 1 iathea Union to send their names to Miss Anna Wheless, Louisburg, N. C., R. No. 4. CITY WATER. The following report of the City wa- I tir of Louisburg has been handed ug | for publication: Sent by? O. C. Hill, Supt. W. W. Location ? Louisburg, N. C. Marked? Louisburg (Arril). Received, April 12, 1921. Reported ? April 14, 1921. Sediment ? v. si. Color ? Plat.num-cobalt standard ? | si. , ? Turbidity ? Silica standard? high. Odor, cold ? 0. Odor, hot ? 0. Alkalinity (In terms of Cajsiua)_car- 1 bonate)? -1?_ ? ChlopHle? 0. NlWogen as Nitrites ? 0. Colon bacilli in 1 c.c. ? 0. Colon bacilli in 10 c.c. ? 0. Total number of bacteria at 38d C. | per c.c. ? 48. Total number of acid-producing bac | teria ? 0. J. W. Kellogg, Director. TWELVE-YEAR-OLD ROY STRANGE ] LY MISSING. Durham, April 25. ? Claiborne Gil bert, ag?d 12 years, has been missing from the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A, L#. Gilbert, Of West Mafn street for a week. A report has been made to the police but n? Information in the case has been uncovered. The boy left home for school Monday, Ap ril 18, and failed to return. The mo ther Is jflmost prostrated with grief. When he disappeared the youth, who may have run aWay, was dressed in a blue serge suit and cap and wore white tennis shoes. worm stop Germans kro.h getting patents. Washington, April 25. ? Activity of I German citizens in obtaining patents] from the American government em bodying many of the principles of A merlcan railr/iad artillery and other ordnance led Secretary Weeks to ask ConKress today for legislation limit ing the grantlpg of patents to foreign ers. The war secretary said 201 ord nance patents had been obtained by German citizens since last July 1 and nil transferred to Frederick Krupp, the great ordnance manufacturer at Kssen. o Subscribe to The Franklin THpinB $1.00 Per Year in AflYam^. T. W. Watson, Agent = SERVICE WTTF.T?"F! TKSTTRANflE SCIENCE LEAVES OFF, insurance SERV ICE begins. It is the human ele ment in a mathematically adjust . ed business, ----- AMBITION THEREFORE W? HAVE HAIT AV AMRTTTOK to bftlp develop a GOOD SERVICE^ but good toh SERVICE WE BELIEVE THAT SERV ICE, to measure up to the highest standard must have something more than a sentimental appeal; it must have ACTUAL BUSINESS VALUE. ~ ~ EFFORTS ? 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Price 60c Satire is a good-natured Joke that is always halt "Ire." NOTICE. Having qualified as administrator of the? estate of W. F. Washington, -de ceased. late of Granville County, all persons TioUrng ctatma against hlaea tate are hereby notified to present - them to the undersigned on or before the 17th day of March, 1922, or this notice .will be plead 'in bar of their ro overy. All persons indebted to said estate will please come forward and make immediate settlement. This Maron 17th, 1921. 3^-6t S. M. WASHINGTON. Adm'r. DR. L. T. BUCHANAN, JR. Practice Limited to: ASTHMA, HAY FEVER, BRONCHI TIS atld TUBERCULOSIS. Woodard Hul'ding RALE Hi H, N. C. Hoars by Appointment Only., 4-l-5t ' New Arrival German Millet Sudan Grass Seven Year Clover Teosentl Poultry Feed Poultry Tonic Stock Tonic Garden Seed You will find me next to 0. Y. Yar boro's office. Please Call No. 42. L. P. HIOKS
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