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THE COUNTY, TH*ITTATE, THE UNION
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NOT LIKE ANYTHING ELSE
J. R. BLANKS SPEAKS TO GOOD
CROWD
Tells About Kestncky'a rfi# Saecess
With t'e-operative Marketing ? Ia
Irodsced kj Mr. K. U. Mai one.
'What la this thins that la sweep
ing the country today" was the ques
tion raised and anavrered by -Mr. J.
"? 1'lanfci r* r ? t"-|fr at a meeting
of a large number of (armors In
Louisburg on last Friday afternoon.
He told his hearera that it waa Co-op
erative Marketing of (arm crops, and
gave as his definition that "Co-opera
tive Marketing la a bunch of men
coming together in a sensible way to
sell their products in a business way."
The speaker declared that it la "not
like anything else." It is right and
built on right principles with Justice
and a sqoaTg-BCBl IU1 all whu wuia lu
contact with it. He said that no man
who knows the contract can conaclen
\ tiously keep his name 0B..0I it/ . He
-described the conditions leading up to
th> organization In Kentucky and said
they were forced to either atop rais
ing the tobacco or change the system
and he was glad to tell his hearers
that they had changed the system and
everybody was recognising that they
had done wisely.
He said the Association out there had
sxi id from 2 to 15 cents a pound more
-.he tobacco than the outside m?r
1 - and that when the Association
!.i selling the prices on the open
? - egun dropping. To prove the
8*:. . tion with- the Association on
the . .. t of the farmers in Kentucky
he pv .ted to the 20th day of May
?v when ike books were o^fened for new
signers that 3000 farmers signed up
ds^a single day. He gaid that satis
factiqn in his state waa 99 9-10 per
cent phis.
"Who says the Association is not a
success" he said, "a-lot of selfish ware
housemen. a number of little two by
tour layers and nJnhookers" . "Who
says its a success," he continued, "a
big army of farmers who have signed
the contracts and seen Its value and
a big army of the country's best men
?who wants to see the little boys and
girls and the women folks on the
farms have a fair Bhow lnthls world.
HTK speech #as an able argument
tor the Association and was much en
joyed by all who heard it.
Mr. E. H. Malone Introduced the
speaker after having had the meeting
opened with prayer by Rev. G. P.
Smith, pastor of the Methodist church
at the speakers request.
FRASKLIKTOVS *100,000.00
SCHOOL BUILDING
Frankllnton, Aug. 23. ? Negotiations
v hieh have required more than two
years have just been completed by
Mr. S. C. Vann, and deed executed,
for the purchase of the Brewer prop
er'y here on which Mr. Vann will at
once begin the erection of a modern
school building to accommodate the
children of Frankllnton and the sur
rounding country. Plans will be pre
pared at once and work will be start
ed In time to have, the building ready
for the opening of school in the Fall
of 1*23. *
The building will be large enough to 1
tako care of the children In Sranklln
ton Township now and iyme imme
diate future, and is Utmost not less
than One Hundred Thousand^ Dollars .
Mr. Vann proposes to supervise Its
construction and to see that it Is mod
ern and complete In every respect.
The lot Is Ideally located In the centre
of town and preparations for the de
velopment of a community centre for
the town and country around about
will be -*6pt In mind. The grounds
will be fully equipped and beautified.
Mr. Vann proposes to spare no ex
pose In the creation of the best
school plant to be had, and when com
pleted, donate it to the community as
a token of his Interest In the welfare
of the people among whom he has,
?>~>nt the greater part of his life.
DO YOIT WANT a BOT OR OIRLt
The following letter has been re
ceived from the Children's- Hone So
ciety, of Greensboro, for publication.
Anyone wishing to make application
for either of these children will see
or write Supt. B. C. Perry, Louts
burg, N. O.
We will have ready for placement
during the next sixty days the follow
ing Children. We are looking for
good Poster Homes where these Chll
dren will receive a Parents care and
affection. ? 1 V** *'? i
Applicants must bo recommlended
by at least S good oitlnens of their
community and also the Supt. Public
Welfare and tthe Clerk of Court, of
their County.
Look over the list and If you can
qualify as above stated send for an
Application Blaak.
These Children are entrusted to our
care and we protect them by making
careful Investigation of all Homes of
fered.
4 Baby Boys from t months to 1
year old) t Boys I 1-1 years old; t
Boys t years old: 4 Boys 8 years old;
1 Hoy 1? rear* ai?; I Boy 11 years old;
1 Boy 14 year* Old; 1 boy 15 years
old.
HOBB.H* STORK BURNS
Early Xoaday Fire t'auew Lees ?(
.Uxmt *4,000? Insmr^d.
The store building on. South Main
Street belonging to Mr. J'. P. Tim
ber-lake and occupied by Mr. C.. S .
Hobbs as a grocery store was totally
destroyed together with the entire
stock In a fire originating about 2:80
o'clock Monday morning. Those who
arrived on the scene first state that
from appearances the side door open
ing on an alley way had been broken
open with an axe or similar instru
ment and the building set afire to
cover the crime, as the fire appeared
to hare started In 'the middle of the
room.
The estimated loss to stock and fix
tures was $1,800 with Insurance $1,200.
The estimated loss of building was
$2,000 with insurance $1,000.
" There was probably $260 damage to
the residence near by.
The local fire department respond
ed promptly, but were too late to save
the store. Their untiring efforts with
I he IISPI nf-Lhn r.heoUaL tftnk saved the
building from being destroyed?
BLANCH BARRUS CIRCLE
' ?? . J j
On August 14th, a ? M1? i"" gt"flY
Class was organized on Nash Street
at Mrs. H., C. Taylor's by Mrs. J.
A. Mclver. v The meeting was opened
?by singing "My Faith Looks Up to
Thee . "
Prayer by Mrs. Arch Green... -
Mrs. J. A. Mclver read the Scrip
tures which was thoroughly enjoyed
by all. Then special prayer by Mrs.
Mclver. *
Unanimous vote for the Society to
be named "Blanch Barrus."
The following officers were elected:
Leader, Mrs. J. A. Mclver. ?
Secretary, Mrs. L. W. Parrtsh.
Treasurer, Mrs. W. E. Beasley.
.JMisBlbershlp Chairman, Mrs. H. 0.
"Taylor.
Program Chairtpan, Mrs. ?R. A.
Bobbltt.
Personal Service Chairman, Mrs. Lt.
W. Parrish. , _ *
Those prejent wfere: Mrs. John
Williams, Mrs. Troy Williams, Mrs.
H. C. Taylor, Mrs. R. A. Bobbitt,
Mrs. J. A. Mclver, Mrs. Pattie Pitt
man, Mrs. W. B: Beasley, Mrs. L>.
W. Parrish, Mrs. Arch Green.
We then adjourned to meet with
Mrs. Pattie Plttinan on August 28.
AftS&VATlON C.
3,819,000 POUNDS IN WEEK
The Tobacco Growers'- Co-opeerativ^
Marketing Association received 3,319,
000 pounds of tobacco this week at its
forty receiving points in the South
Carolina belt, according to C . O . Dix
on, warehouse manager for the South
Carolina department, who telegraphed
Raleigh headquarters of the associa
tion today as follows:
"South Carolina department receiv
ed three million, three hundred and
nineteen thousand pounds this week.
Advance prices satisfactory. Grower
members loyal. Prices declining on
auction floors. Some members are
delivering tobacco and requesting us
not to make them any advances, as
theyvare anxious to help finance the
I association .
(Signed) C. O. DIXON."
Some Testimonials
F. L, Manning, of Dillon, S. C.,
writes the association as follows: "I
am a member of the Tobacco Growers'
Co-operative Association. Some of
my tenants would not Join. My ten
ant and I owned Jointly 1,532 pounds of
tobacco. He Is not a member and
carried his half ? 766 pounds ? to an
independent floor, and sold it for $56.64
net. I took my half ? 766 pounds ? to
the association. The first advance
for this 766 pounds of tobacco was
$49.72.
"The sentiment of the members of
the association around here 1s entirely
In favor of the association and we be
lieve we have started a movement that
will be of tremendous economic value
to us. A great many of us believe that
the first advance was more than we
would have received for our crop if lt
had not been for the^Co-operatlve Mar
ketlng Association."
Another Letter
G. L. Seals, another Dillon farmer,
wTltes: "I would not sign the co-op
erative marketing contract, thinking
1 would stay out and get some of the
money the Independents had led me
to believe I would get by selling my
tobacco Independently. I sold my
drst load at auction. It brought
$16.66. I wag not satisfied at these
Pt'fes. I turned the tags and signed
the co-operative marketing contract
and delivered the same tobacco to
them. They advanced me $16.08.
"I am satisfied with co-operative
marketing and can say that I have not
heard about any dissatisfaction with
the pool."
o
MRS. J. LERMAN 1)1*8 AT BALTI
MORE,
X telegram from Mr. J. Lehman
Wednesday evening announced the
death of his wife at a hospital In Bal
timore that afternoon about 2:80
o'clock. Mrs. Lehman was about 54
years of ace and besides her husband
leaves several brothers and slsterq.
She was a line woman and had many
close friends who wyi learn of her
death with much sorrow. . The fun
eral will be hfld In Baltimore. Louls
hurg extends the deepest sympathy to
the bereaved husband and relatives.
COUNTY COTTON
RALLY
TO BE HELD SATURDAY,
SEPTEMBER 2ND. d
'* : ' A
Township and Community
Meetings To Be Held on Au
gnst 31st? Everybody Is In
vited To Attend.
*""** " i
are being made tor ?]
big Coanty Cotton Rally to be held b?
Loaisbarg on Satarday, September Br
at wklck time itn?^Mke best speak
ers of the Stati wDl be present to tell
joa about the \orklags ?( the Asso
ciations and w ha tV? being done at ?th
er places. This Mbf the second da y
after the opening/ <rt the Warehouse*
?yon will be able ft see the Assoc la tie a
operating right Mt la Louisbarg, as
eier J Vm WW VffflBMF
Association and who has a bale Is la
Tlted to bring It hi aad deliver It to the
Association. Every person who rends
this article' Is requested to tell his
neighbors of this big rally and Invito
hfan to be present. The ladles aad
children are also Invited. A full pre
grant will be published In next weeks
KHAJilCLJf TIMES.
Preliminary meetings will be held la
<ach Township er Community Centra
on Aagnst Slut for the purpose of ad
vertising this Rally day -aad to get
some very important data. Every per
son who has qlgned a Cotton Contract
is urged te atteftB a meeting at his par
ticular place of meeting at a time to
be set by his township officers, who
will also determine whether or npt
smaller groups than Townships will
be made.
The Officers in each Township, whu
will have charge of the prdtihlaary
meetings are as follows:
' it a**
Y-Pres., J. T. Perry, Sec.-Tieas.
Harris ? J. B. Wilder, Pres., J. J.
' Young, V-Pres., Johnson Bilker, Sec.
Trens.
Y oungSrille ? K. B. Roberts, Pres., J.
K. YYeodllef, V-l'res^ I. W. Mitchell,
?ec.-Treas.
Frankllnton ? J. A. Mitchlner, Pres.,
1 1. M. Kearney, Y-Pres^ George LPCook,
Sec.-Treas.
Hayesville ? B. B. Eaves Pres^ I..
L. Stainback, V-Pres_ H. A. Faulkner,
Sec.-Treas.
Sandy Creek ? M. X. Person, Pres.,
J. D. Alston, Y-Pres? J. K. Breiver,
?ec.-Ti"*?s.
Gold Mine ? H. L. Denton, Pros, W.
II. Fuller, Y'-Pres, J. B. Parirsh, Sec.
Treas.
' ledar Rock ? J. R. Earle, Pres., T.
YY. Boone, V-Pres., HHson Dean, Sec.
Treas.
Cypress Creek ? J. M. Sykes, Pre*
C. P. Harris, V-Pres., A. E. Splvey, Sec.
Treas.
LouUburg ? J. H. Best, Pres, E. II.
Halone, V-Pres, H. H. FeiVy, Sec.
i Treas.
BED CROSS EMERGENCY CHEST
The Chairman of rour_ Red Cross
Chapter la often receiving calls for
cast off garments. Recently these
calls hare been quite frequent, com
irig from Individuals, local physicians,
and the County Welfare Officer. As
It Is impossible to communicate with
everybody when these hurried needs
arise, only a small part of our town
can be notified, and given the privi
lege of trifling. 80 It has been de- 1
elded by this Chapter to *tock an emer
t gency chest with used-articles In a
fair condition. These articles should!
[constat principally of women's and,
children's gowns, men's and boy's!
night shirts, klmonas, wrappers, baby
clothe*, children's dresses and under
wear, sheets, bed spreads and pillow
cases.
All persons In the town or county j
who have any of the above, and would 1
like to know they were being used to
benefit others, please send same to
Mrs. J. A. Turner, Chairman. and|
they will be distributed by the Red j
Cross Chapter and the Welfare Offi
cer as the needs arise.
1 ?" If It Is true thMt two heads are hot- ]
ter than one, every man ohould have]
a double skull.
There's only one place where "com
ing close" counts? thats In horse
shoes.
The woman who Is raining n few
children and a husband has her house
fall and her h&ndo full.
It Isn't only the blows a prise-fight
er can give, It's the blows he can take.
-flCCCESSFCX SALE BT TOBACCO
' ASSOCIATION
, ?e are record days of action and |
ompliehment (or the Tobacco Grow I
Cooperative Association. Within'
J than ten days of the opening of !
South Carolina warehouses, the I
-?cUtlon made a big sale of lu
nbera tobacco, and several small
sales. which establish at ths oat
1 that the Association la a going con
*n and prepared to do bualneaa with
tobacco companies, Ita big onsto
4
week's receipt! for tobacco la
Cooperative warehouses ran over
1,000 pounds, and the enthusiasm
the members for the new market -
(TBtem Is growing dally,
-lowing the aaceees of ths Coop
's markets In Soath Carolina, the
irn Carolina growers are eager
?Watting the opening of their As
?'"vtion warehouses this week, aqd
jendous deliveries are looked for
Thursday. Aug. 24th, when the
?*.ern belt's Cooperative markets
receive the members' product.
>cky Mount, KInst'on. Greenville.
Idsboro. rarmrllle, Washington^
"TOTB, Smltlifleld, -Vanceboro, New
r . u Ahoskie, Ay don. Bailey, Fremont
HJvOrange. Maysvllle, Ptnetops, Rlch
Robersonrllle, Spring Hope.
Hill, Wallace, Warsaw, Wllllam
JW Windsor will receive and
le- tobacco for the members of the
trketing Assoclaton this week.
Wery satisfactory advances have
secured from the committee of
th Carolina bankers on the tobac-1
of Eastern Carolina growers. j
ftlach member will receive his cash
?Srance upon delivering tobacco this
Mek and in addition will be given his
fevtlcipatlon receipt. The partlclpa
W receipt IS guarantee that he will
IBetve all future payments for his
?Aaeco. and is proving valuable col
Meral for loans by growers, both In
Kljitucky and in South Carolina.
yf clean cut Is the system of grad
H tobacco in the Assoclaton ware*
fcStses, that the advance payments
SAeach grade jwiil be posted consplc
tjjlsly st each Cooperative warehouse.
Hfehard R. Patterson, manager of the
Afcociaton's Leaf Department, former
tjBwMlng that position with the Am.
q^aaL, Tobacco Company, and C. B.
?Btatham and A. R. Breedlove. assls
W managers of the Association's
upf Department and known as lead
IB in (he trade, will supervise the
dftdlog at the Baa tarn Carolina mar
?sM In flputh Carolina, where the
ver^ start.
Aaron Saplro?.,U\?. worker of Coop
erative miracles, attorney for the 140.-.
000 organized tobacco farmers In Ken
tucky, Virginia and the Carollnas, and
counsel for half a million organized
farmers from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific was welcomed by a great majj,
meeting of growers, held In Mullins,
j South Carolina last Monday,
j Recent meetings of importance were
| last week's celebration of Charlotte
County's 98 per cent sign up. by 5.000
| farmerSHho-attended the annual bar
becU5"TftCharlotte Court Houlse Vir
jginla, and heard Dr. Clarence Poe and
M, O. Wilson, secretary of the Tobac
Ico Growers' Cooperative Association;
.the overflow meeting of tobacco far
| mers in the Court House at Wilson,
N'. C., when new members Joined the
j Association on the first day's opera* ?
jtion of the Auction markets, and the
jereat mass meeting of tobacco grow
ers at Durham. N. C.. on Aug. 19th,
! when a great gathering of farmers
| and business men welcomed Oliver J.
' Sands, executive manager of the As- ]
soclatlon .
WHO PATS THE DAMAGE
j The following quotation from the
laws of North Carolina Is probably not
'known by many of our people, and
| serves as a means of protection to the
'costly road system by placing the res
I possibility for damage on the party .
| whose teams or vehicles cause the
same. *? iA
Tfce public will take notice that Sec
tion J778 of the Revlsal of 1905 uses
the language printed below. Read It
and be governed accordingly.
"S77P. Damage to Road by Final I ng
Logs or Wood- If any person, com
pany or corporation shall damage any
| public road, bridge or cauaeway by
hauling logs or sawmill timber there
on, and shall not repair the damage
(lone thereto within five days after be
ing notified of said damage by the
overseer of said road, or by any mem
ber of the board of supervisors of the
township In which - -.lcMamaged road
is situated, he shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and shall be fined not
less than tea nor more than fifty dol
lars, or be tmprlsomed not exceeding
thirty days; Provided. If any persmi
shall pay the damage as assessed by.
board of supervisors for Injury to
such road, the payment of such dam*
ages shall be a complete bar to any
criminal prosecution under this sec
lion, And If any criminal prosecution
shall have been commenced prior to
the payment of satd damages, all fur
ther proceedings In said criminal pros
? cut Ion may be ended by the defend*
ant paying the cost necessarily In
curred In said crlminarv^rosecutlon
an(l satisfying the court thai satd diyn
ages and all proper costs have been
paid."
A wlae look won't carry ? fellow
through life un lean he die* young.
A blockhead 4 fl/ not neceasarlly
square.
TH/. &TJUKI! JtlTCATIOX
The following U the strike situation
up to Tuesday evening:
Railway executives gathering to
New York for cqpforence to answer
train aerrlce brotherhoods mediation
proposals for settlement of shopmen's
strike.
Southern ratlrttad officials running
passenger trains result of walkout of
engineers' snd firemen at 8P*Sfcer, N .
C.. on Washington-Atlanta line in
protest of presence of armed guards.
Troops later withdrawn and men re
turning to work.
Firemen at Princeton. Ind., on
strike on Southern Railway. Union
leaders claim train service between
Louisville and St. Louis suspended.
Violence contini^S, Including bomb
ing of ralfroad men's hotel, at Smith
fleld. Pa., and kidnappfag of eight ne
groes, rail workers al Salisbury. N. C.
Attorney for- striking shopmen at
Cleburne. Texas, plan conr t test of
Texas "open port" law.
Federal and state officials continue
Investigation of wreck of express train
at Gary. Ind., Sunday.
Legislation for emergency federal
control ofxoal nilcea to be drafted in
a day or two. Secretary Hoover an
nounced at Washington.
House Interstate Commerce Com
mittee favorably reported Wlnslow bill
for broad investigation of coal lndus
Highest soft coal output since coal
strik" began April 1. estimated at be
i tween 5,000,000 and 6,000,000 tons to
I include 1,500.000 tons under the re
cent Cleveland agreement predicted
for current week by Central Distri
bution Committee at Washington.
Senate Labor Committee reported
favorably Borah bill for federal com- j
mission to investigate coal industry. |
Anthracite miners and operators i
prepared, to continue efforts to break I
deadlock in hard coal strike.
Illinois operators and miners con-!
tlnue sessions with some prospect ot
agre>ment before night .
Indinna operators and miners ex- 1
pect to reach settlement.
Southwestern coal operators' asso
ciation and mine workers open con- 1
ference to negotiate working agree- 1
merit .
j Mining expected to start tomorrow
la Iowa result of operators-miners
; agreement yesterday.
BP** WOMEN'S CLUB
The Woman's Club at Bunn met atj
iiie home ot Mrs. Letgh Jones, Sat- I
rtto* y. AST- IS fdV-thetr regular meet
ing. The President called the meet
ing to order, a hymn was sung, roll
icalled and minutes read.
The following business was then |
transacted : The play committee re- ]
ported that the play "Cranberry Cor
ners" would be given on Friday night, '
Aug. 25th. admission 15 and 25c, ice,
cream to be sold.
Wednesday of the following week!
was appointed as clean-up day at the I
church and school building. It was'
voted " to have "Mother's Picnic" on
Saturday. Sept. 16th at Poplar Springs
church. All mothers in the commun
ity are invited to come bring their chil
dren and a basket full ot goodies.
We expect to have two monthly
meetings from now on ? one a social
meeting in the homes of the members,
,the other for business, at the school
i building, where we hope to have the;
I teachers with us. , ?
Mrs. W. T. Williams then closed j
the meeting by singing a beautiful solo |
[followed by prayer.
Delicious ice-cream and cake was j
served by the hpstesS' assisted by ?
Mrs. Mullen.
'Reporter for Club. j
SO LICENSE TO ' ./
OPERATE REQCIRED
"Many inquiries from sinners
throughout the state are coming in
regarding the license to operate this
year, and It is high time," says J. M.
Workman, warehouse engineer ot the
North Carolina Division of Markets,
that the ginners should know that a
license is not required." % I
"This law has been repealed" states
Mr. Workman, "and at the same time
the law requiring ginners to collect
a tax of 25 centa a bale on all cotton
gtnaed was repealed, which the far
mer as well as the ginner should
klow."
Twenty-Ore cents doesn't seem much
to the Individual but when the whole j
crop Is considered It means a saving
Ot approximately $260,000 to the North
Carolina cotton termers.
?we OEmrrr results is sight;
"It Is hard to say Just what the ultl
ti?**-) result will be In the cotton dust
li>r Campaign" saya Franklin Sherman
St.- to (entomologist, "but we have:
found many dead weevils In fields when '
dusting has been done ? when dusting J
has not been dap a wo And only live :
ones and plenty J>t them."
Considering the abundance of fhe J
weevils and thg rapid progress ot the
crop according to Mr. Sherman two
more dustings should be given In the
week ot Aug. 11-24 it possible. This
refers to the average early field* but
by all means the last dusting should be
given before Sept. 8 or # . Reports
from the IT. S. Dept. laboratory at
Tallulah. I .a., state tbat results this
year are more favorable to the dusting
method thnn In nny previous year.
People who get Into everything Us
ually include debt.
among the visitobs
SO*E TOP IXOK A 7(I> SO BR TOO
DO HOT now.
I>r?.n?l Item* A boat Folks ti|
Tk?tr rrltili Who Travel H?ra
All Tber*.
^r- 8? M. Washington left Uoadtf
for Frecmont.
Deputy Sheriff W. N. Fuller risited
Raleigh Tuesday.
Constable J , E . Thomaa went tm
Raleigh Tuesday .
? Q. 3. Leonard's family are
visiting relatives In Maryland. ?
Miss Eleanor Perry returned Wed
nesday from a visit to Morehead City.
Mr. Joseph Hale, of Abbeville, S.
C . , spent the week-end wtth hia moth- v.
er.
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. McKinne re
turned the past week from a visit to
Statesvllle .
Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Riff" returned
Monday from Richmond, where Mr.
Riff has been receiving treatment.
Rev. and Mrs. McFarland. of Oak
Rld?e, are visiting Mrs. Mc Far land's
parents, Dr. and Mrs. D. T. Smith
wick.
Mrs. W. M. Gilmore and son, Wal
ter, have returned to Sanford. after
spending U week with friends In Louls
burg.
Mr. Qrover Durham, who has been
visiting at the home of Sallie Gray
Wood, near town, has returned to his
home in Durham.
Misses Grace Martin, Mary Howell
Jacocks, and Martha Jenkins, of Tar
boro. who visited Miss Elizabeth- Clif
ton last week have returned home.
Mr. Jske Freelauier loft Tuesd'ry
for Baltimore and Now York to pur
chase the stock of Gent's Fvjrniahiogs
for L. Kline & Co.'s new 3torr which
they hope to open by Sep;. 15th.
Mr. F. W. Wheless, accompanied
by Misa Florence Pernell, has gona
north to purchase hia fall stock of
dry goods. Mr. Wheleas will stop on
I hi* way back at Johna Hopkins t?
. complete the treatment he Is taking
for neuritis. ?<. - .?
Editors W. Brodie Jones, of tha
Warren Record. Warrenton, and Big
nail Jones, of the Franklinton News.
Franklinton, were in town Monday In
the interest of the construction of a
small portion of the Louisburg to War
renton highway lying In Sandy Creek
township.
MK.S. VASDERBILT HAVtN? FAIK
GROUNDS IMPROVED
Raleigh, Aug. 21. ? The Is'orTTk^Car
olina State Fair will be held
old grounds this year, but the builtlk
ings and the grounds will present a
far different appearance from what
they did last year, for Mrs. Edith Van
derbllt, in carrying out her idea that
the grounds should be beautiful, has
directed the management not only to
plant flowers, shrubbery and fall
bulbs at many places on the grounds
and has Induced the North Carolina
florists to ttid in this part of the beau
tification work, but she has also direc
ted the purohase of several hundred
| gallons of paint. The old buildings
! will be given a liberal treatment at
this white paint and they will ail be
trimmed oil in a blue which to Mrs.
Vanderbilt's own selection
Comfort and rest stations for man
and women have been located at many
places on the grounds during the past
i summer. Sewerage connections have
i been made, and additional watering
^places installed.
In addition to these changes Ik*
' crowds which will throng Into the
I fair grounds during the week to Oeto
!ber will find that there are a&ach bat
ter arrangements tor getting lunch
land other meals during the d^r. Ik
an effort to make It possible Cor tk*
church societies, schools snd others
who will hare charge of these
to make a liberal proHt and at tfca
same time serve a good meal. tfc*
number of stands and lunchtof ptoses
has been materially reduced. An ef
fort Is being made to eliminate the
smaller sandwich stands. In order
that the bigger stands can handle the
bnsiness better.
All of the eating places this y ear
will bejocated In tents on the Hgfct
of the Fair grounds as one enters tho
gates. The use of tenta waa neces
sitated both becauM. of .the need of
the room In the buildings far the Ha
ter exhibits which are looked for ttla
year, and also to order, to git* those
wanting something to eat nor* space
in which to partake of a I unch. Like
wise the question of sanitation played
a part in the decision to elltotaat* all
of the restaurants and lunch stands
fcrom the buildings. There wUl be
mora room, to better sanltatloa'Mp be
possible.
All of the grounds arouad and to
the tenta will be treated with ao?e
kind of a dust layer ao that oae will
not hate to eat any torge part of the
proverbial peck of dirt on* to tsppe*
ad to eat daring a lifetime, while la**
tog at the fair grounds.