North Carolina Newspapers

-y. r*t- + /OBIT UM PEK YKAB IN ADViNCS ? Franklin WATCH LABEL ON Tl PAPKB ? 8?b4 U B^ore Tlaa txftrm. A- F. JOHNSON, Editor Ul HlU(?r THE COUNTY, THE STATE. THE UNION _ SUBSCRIPTION %\M t VOLUMN LI. LOUISBCBG, N. C, FRIDA^, I>ECEM}EK 8< 1?2 irnna 1.000 HOMES DESTROYED AND TWO MILLION1 DOLLAR LOSS Check New Bern Fire Shows Area Of 40 Blocks, Comprising One. lonrth Of City, In Ruins and 8,000 People Homeless; All Of Fire Vic tims Cared For, Majority Of Them sleeping In School Buildings and Touts. PRESIDENT! HARDING SENDS NEW BERN MES SAGE OF SYMPATHY Naw Bern, N. C., Dec. 4. ? Pres ident Harding today sent the fol lotvlng message of sympathy for New Bern's lire sufferers to May. or Edward Clark: "I wish to express througfi""tou my great sympathy for Cha _ olt^s; zcus of New Bern In the distress ing calamity that- has befallen them. "Sincerest hopes that their mis fortune may be alleviated in every l>o?sible way and that early and\ complete recovery may follow." New Bern, N. C., Dec. 4. ? First ac curate estimates of .New Bern's loss from Friday's flre today were avail :iM? when city officials checked the number of houses destroyed and per. ? is rendered homeless. Their re ' showed : One thousand homes and other ililings burned. >iore than 3,000 persons are v.cUss. An area "bf forty blocks, com ; rising one-fourth of the city, has been laid in waste. The total financial loss will be i; proximately $2,000,000. Insurance of about one-third this amount w?s" carried by prop erty owners. a One case of drunkenness and the as sail it of a negro woman by her-hus ktiKl were the only cases of dispjrders hire last night. Adjutant Gefiieral J. V;ui B. Metts arrived here this morn ing and made a general survey of the situation. The resources of his de l-ailment are available to New Bern, lie said, in Informing Mayor Clark not t > hesitate in caTtlng for further as sistance. ??? One thousand blankets, the same number of mattresses and hundreds of sweaters, were recerved today from the naval base at Norfolk. Donations also are arriving from other towns md a place Is being found for every thing contributed. Financial aid also Is promised from various towns and organizations In the State, and this, it was ^tated will help materially. At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce It was es_ timated $100, 00^ or more will be re quired to plac& the victims of t'13 lire on a basis from which they v-;'. L>e ablo to help themselves. Additional i.lans for the employment of hundreds < f negroes thrown out of jobs alsi were discussed. An effort will be made to have the SS.'ate Highway Commission to accelerate its road building in this county, it was stated. All Victims Cared For All of the fire victims last night were cared for, most of them sleeping In the school buildings. Thirty or more tents have been erected. Health officials under the leadership of mcdj ical officers and two assistants from Camp Bragg are In charge of sanitary conditions. Carter Taylor, chief of the field of the Seventh Division of the American Red Cross, is In charge of the relief work. H Prominent women or the city who have labored dally. for twelve or more hours at a stretch "preparing food and Rerving It to the Are victims are be ing reinforced today with a number of new recruits, "ljtio slogan announ ced by Carter T&ylor, chief of field of the seventh division of the Ameri can Red Cross Is "No Idleness, Every, body Work." , Clearing Debris Squads of men from among the homeless trad started out today to clear up some of the debris. Each of these squads is In command of a sol dier from Camp Bragg, Negro wo men are being employed to help In ad ministering relief at the graded school. Information came to Mr. Taylor yes terday that sotiw of tne negro servants' of the city had given up their Jobs and were now boarding at the "Free Ho tel" at the school house. A black list of these Is being prepared so as to prevent them from again obtaining employment In New Bern. New Bern's business men In session this morning discussed additional plans for providing employment to the hundreds of negroes who _ have been thrown out of work. An'effort! will be at once made In co-operation with state highway commission to ac. ? celerate road building activities with the county. At the meeting this morn Ing It was Realized thai the tempo rary housing and feeding of the vic tims was only a step in the actual re Jlet work which had to bo done. A reconstruction program Including the laying off of new streets was also dis cussed In preliminary form at the meeting. It was reported that lum ?ker for tw o or three houses would he hauled today, these houses to be erec ted on on* ot the blocks which has ??0 TO HOLD BA>'Ql'ET I Chapel Hill. Dec. 1. ? The 75 Unl erslty alumni living in Franklin bounty will hold a big banquet in Louie >urg during the Christmas Holidays iccordlng to plans now being worked >ut. Definite annouircement of ttaH | late and program Is expected within - he next few days. The large nutn >er of students from the county now it Chapel Hill will also attend the ;atherlng. There has never been a local Asso jiatlon of University men formed In franklin County, and It is expected his will be considered at this Initial :ounty-wlde gathering. The Commit. :ee that Is interesting ltselMn arrang ng for the meeting Is composed of T. W". RuCfln and E. L. Best of Louls aurg, S. C. Ford and R. R. Speed of FTankllnton, and James S. Massen aurg of Bunn. Senator W. M. Person, of Louls burg is an alumnus, and a Trustee of the University at the present time. Gatherings of University alumni will also be held In the other counties UKoughout North Carolina during the Cnnqtmas Holidays. Arrangements Tor 3^*?^eting8 have already been made in tn^^astern part of the state. The interest iCTSgually as keen in the Western Bection^tod it Is expected that equally as latfea a numberV of meetings will be heldT^flre, makin^a total of near seventy ? total at. tendance of more than 3,000^^^ This activity among the Uni^raity alumni comes in response to the^?l tablishment <a few months ago of a Central Secretary's office for the Gen eral Association. This position is being filled by Daniel L. Grant, of Chapel Hill. The other officers of tfce Association arc Walter Murphy. Salisbury, Charles L. Weill, of Greens boro and Robert M. Wrignt, Green ville. The University has a total -of more lhan 11,000 living alumnia which have not formerly been ltui^ closely togeth er into an association. It is to foster this work, and to support the institu tion In Its great work for the stat6 that tfie great amount of Interest is at present being manifested. CHRISTMAS CHECKS Raleigh, Dec. 4. ? The headquarters staff of the North -Carolina Gdtton Growers Cooperative Association faces the big task of sending out Christmas checks to 25,000 members . Advances of $25.00 a bale are to be made December 15 on all cotton de livered to the Association up to De. cembter 1. It was necessary to limit the date for the second advance in or der to make bookkeeping -arrange ments, which is no inconsiderable item to say nothing of getting three million dollars with which to make the ad vances. The Association announces that it cannot honor drafts for more than fifty dollars a bale at time of delivery and that members making deliveries this month will have to wait until after the advances are made on October and November cotton before receiving their $25.00 advance. The impression in some quarters that membeoS can now draw for $75.00 .1 bale Is without foundation, General Manager Blalock states, and members can draw only for $50.00 at time of delivery. The Tar Heel cooperatives have es tablished a record in maintaining a steady flow of cotton Into warehouses since October 1. The November de liveries were equal to those In Octo. ber, it is stated, and It is expected that there will be a large delivery this month. While the Association h?s sold some cotton, It is understood, it has adhered to Its policy of orderly marketing. Cotton ?nd tobacco cooperatives are holding a series of joint mass meet ings in eastern counties this week, which are being addressed by Dr. Clarence Poe, Dr. B. W. Kllgore and other leaders In the cooperative move ment. MRS. EGERTON ENTERTAINS Mm. W. D. Egerton was hostess to the Youngor Set Bridge Club on Wed nesday evening, Nov. 29th. The game was especially interesting as it is next to the last club meeting before the final scores are taken for the Xmas Banquet. The Thanksgiving idea was carried out in score cards and favors and add_ ed greatly to the already jovelent holi day spirit. A delicious turkey course was serv ed followed by charlotte rousse, nuts and mints. Miss Ilia Man Ogburn made the highest score of the evening. o TOBACCO BUYERS ARE VICTIMS OF BANDITS I i . Dedeagatch, Dec. 4.? American to bacco buyers are being held up and robbed In western Thrice. The lat ent victim* are R. J. Wortham, of Henderson, N. C., who wan deprived of money and jewelry while traveling by automobile from Drama to Kavala, and J. J. Harrington, of Rocky Mount, N. who waa robbed on a road from fee/es to Salonlkl. America^ traders are rarely molested In this district. been devastated. There Is no let up In the work of the committees In various departments of relief work and the work la con tinuing In all Its phases with unabat ed energy. TO MAKE MODERN INDEX Improve County Property By Filling Up Ditch ftecelrew Many Reports ? Make* Set tlement With and W. H. Allen ? Borrow h Money (or School Fund. The Board of County Commissioners met In regular session on Monday, with all members except Fuller, pres ent. After reading ana ? approving minutes of previous meeting business as follows was transacted: Report of Miss Addle Bordeaux, Home Demonstration Agent, was re ceived and filed. On motion It was ordered that the Clerk of theXourt see that each caso b? charged with the Stenographers fees and turned back to the General Purpose Fund. On motion of Hudson, seconded by Tlmberlake, J. E. Thomas be and he Is hereby appointed officer to assist Sheriff H. A. Kearney In Recorder's Court without compensation. The report of Dr. J. E. . Malone, County Health officer was received and filed. - ' Chief of Relice D. C. High was be fore the Board and slated that if the ?ttauaUJkAuM furnish pipe from Fiord's building to River that he would jut It in and have It leveled up. Upon mo tion the County agreed to furnish the pipe. On motion of Hudson and seconded by TlmberVake it was ordered that the County borrow $10,000 for three months for the general school fund. Three notes from W. H. and J. M. Allen In the sum of il.9S2.99 each were, ordered recorded on the minutes". These notes represent balance of set tlement of Judgment. The Commissioners let a contract to H. W. Perry, former Auditor to make up a modern index for real es tate papers recorded in the Register of Deeds office. The report of Jv J. Holden, Super, inteudeut of County Home was receiv ed and filed.* J On motion R. H.^'oung was award ed a contract to make and put up one I hundred signs at crossings of impor tant roads pointing the way to differ ent places. After allowing a number of ac counts the old Uoard adjourned aine die at 12 o'clock. G. A. SOCIAL The GirlB Auxiliary of the Louis burg Baptist church entertained the Koyal Ambassadors and their leader, Rev. J. A. Mclver at the home of Mrs. J. S. Howell, Friday evening, December 1st. The hall of Mrs. How .ell's spacious home was decorated to illustrate harvest time. The guests were met at the door by i Misses Do7a Upchurch and Margaret lnscoe, both of whom were dressed in costunjCR illustrating tne Pilgrims. They were ushered into the living room and parlor*. Several games were played lifter the guests had gath ered. After we were tired of playing games Mies Margaret lnscoe told the "Origin of Thanksgiving". Then Mr. Mclver suggested that the Royal Am bassadors and G. A.'s go out <jn some Monday and gather holly to be shipped jto Louisville, Ky. for sale. The "pro ceeds are to help to pay the boys aifd girls pledges for the Seventy-Five Million Campaign. About 9:30 o'clock Mrs. Howell, as sisted by several girlB served delic ^??s refreshments. . " Those enjoying^ the hospitality of Mrs. Howell were the following: Rev J. A. Mclver, Messrs. John Mills, Wingate Underhill, Edward Perry. Hep Stovall, James Cooper and his cousin visiting him, Edward Bartholo mew, George Griffin, Garland Myseley, Vaylon Llles, Kehneth White and Wil son Morton. Misses Doza Ut>church, Margaret lnscoe, Beulah Lancaster, Elslo Hudson, tola Bailey, Willie Mae Place, Annie Plorce, Louise Cooper. Beulah Cooper, Elizabeth Webb, Elsie Herman, Josephine House and Eugen. la Perry. - Bach one went home wishing that Mr. Mclver and Mrs. Howell would entertain again soon. WILLIS m ALSTON DEAD Willis W. Alston, traveling sales man for a firm In Boston, Mass.. for t*enty-flve yoars was strickom with paralysis at Princeton Hotel, Gaines ville, Ga., on Nov. 21st and died In that city at Downey hospital. Funeral services were held at his ancestral homo In Warren county Nov. 27th, by Rev. M. Y. Self, of M. E. Church, Norllna. The deceased was regarded wjth high esteem by all who knew him. He leaves a host of friends and relatives besides his immediate family of three | sisters and three brothers. His sis jter Mrs. W. H. Pleasants, Jr., was (ailed by telegram and wsh with him during his last days. We extend our sympathy to tho bereaved family. A ? TO CLOSE DECEMBER 20T1I Manager G. C. Harris announces that the Cooperative Warehouses for receiving tobacco will close on Wed nesday, December 20th, t92Z to ob serve the Christmas holidays and will open again on Wednesday, January 3. 1923. * ARTHUR STRICKLAND ELECTED CHAIRMAN S. Atwoc^J. Newell, County At torney B?eehes Bonds of the SeTeral Offi cers and Administers Oathes ? Con tfngiil Home Ilemonstration Work ? BontUie. The new Board of County Commis sioners composed o! Messrs. Arthur Strickland, J. E. Jones, H. P. Speed. T. 8. Dean; R. S. Pace, after having he<?n sworn in by Deputy Clerk of the Court, J. L.. Palmer, met at 2 o'clock and perfected an organization a^foU, low*: C ha! rman ? Arthur' Strickland. Attorney? S. A. Newell. The Board then proceeded to re cet?? and pass on the Bonds >of the several officers and to administer Oaths as follows: H. A. Kearney, Sheriff. S. C. Holden, Register of Deeds. J. J. Young, Clerk of the Court. George W. Brown, Auditor. N. B. House, Coronet'. Constables ? Louleburg township, J. E. Thomas;. Sandy Creek township, F. F Hicks; Cedar Rock township, Spencer Boone. A motion prevailed continuing the Home Demonstration worK. Alter allowing a few accounts the Board adjourned to its next regular meeting. HOFF-THOMAS Th" following announcement has been received by friends In L?ouisbm'g: "Mr. and Mrs. William Graham Thomas announce the marriage of their daughter, Helen Lynwood to Dr. Fritlijof Theodore Ho ft" on Saturday, the eighteenth of November, nineteen hundr< and twenty-two, Durham. North Carolina. At home after the first of Dece"mber, five hundred and thirteen. Polk Street, Raleigh, North Carolina." ... The bride is the youngest daughter of -Mr und fill's . W. G. Thomas. o? Raleigh . The family irvefl in-^ouis burg for a number of years and Mr. Thorns carried on a successful drug business here but later moved to Ral. eigh where ho continued the same work. dK Hoff is a physician, at the chir opractic school. Although quite a young man he has a large practicc and is rapidly making good. TOBACCO GKOWEltS TO MEET Information given us by members of the Tobacco Growers Association say that announcement has been made from Raleigh of a meeting of all the members to be held in Louisburg on Tuesday, December 12th, at whicfr'sev. eral big speakers will tell you things of interest about your association. Be sure and hear them. NEAL-M'KF It*will be of interest to many of the readers of the FRANKLIN TIMES to see the following announcement: "Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Forbes an nounce the marriage 01^ their sister, Maggi* Sawyer Duke to Mr. John Wy lie Neal, Thursday, November the thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twen ty .two, Richmond, Virginia. At home Alert. N. C.M Miss Duke is well known and great ly beloved in the Centervil A neighbor hood where she taught schcLl for sov eral terms, later going intc^the mlll rery business with Mrs. A. A. Shear in. Mr. Neal Is a successful farmer. He served in France during the war.* They both have many friends to Wish them a happy future. A PAINFUL ACCIDENT Mra. Geo. H. Cooper suffered a n.ther serious accident at the plainer Monday afternoon when a belt oh the machinery broke and one end struck him In the face. His left eye was 1 adljr Injured and his face *nuch bruis. *<1, but no bones were broken. It is Jmpoitffble to tell yet the extent of the Injury to the eye but It Is hoped that when the Inflamatlon subsides It will be found that the Injury to his sight Is not permanent. The other eye was uninjured. SPECIAL Ml'SIC It has been announced that Ihe Choir of the Methodist Church v. 11 ronder a special musical program at the morning hour next Sunday and a generous Invitation Is extended all to attend. ' Regular services will be conducted at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. by tho pastor. ? Q CONTRIBUTIONS FOR NEW BERN We have been requested to an nounce that all those of our citizens vho wish to mnke a contribution to the sufferers of llro stricken New Hern will please see or send same to Mrs. W. E. White. This In a most worthy cause and should meet vfifh ft prompt Mid generous response. Mrs* Maurlco S. Clifton left Wed nesday to see her sinter, who Is III at a hospital in Norfolk. mIsk al comedy On Tuesday evening. December 19th the Louisburg Col logs Glee Club will present "Miss Cherry Blossom,'' a, musical comedy in three acts. A sy nopsis of the play follows: Miss Eve Vy n Barnes, an American girl, born in Japan, and whose parents die of fev er, is brought up as a Japanese maid en. Her lather's secretary uses her property for his own ends. When Evelyn, who is- known as. Cherry blos som is about eighteen, Worthington (the secretary) returns to Japan on his yacht with a party of American friends. Ono of them, John Henry Smith, falls in love with Cherry and wishes to marry her, but Kokemo who has brought her up as his own daugh. ter, wants her to marry Togo, a rich politician. The action of the peice centers around Jack's efforts to out vit Togo and Kokerao. Eventually Cherry learns her true jtfenrity, come;; into her o?'n property, marries Jack, and all ends happily. Tickets tor "Miss Cherry* Blossom" rilljje on sale at Scoggin's and Ay cocke Drug 5?tore. Y. W. A- MEETING the Louisburg Baptist church met with Miss Virginia Perry . TJuesdav night? Nov. 14th. The roll was call ed and the minutes of the previous meeting read and approved, after which the following program was rendered: Hymn ? The Great Physician. Prayer ? by Mrs. J. A. MClver Sffcripture lesson, Luke 6:27-2'J ? by Mrs. .Newell. Prayer - by .\Ij s. J. 0. Newell. The. following talks were given. 1. "A Missionary and a half" ? by Miss Luoy Baker. I 2. "Apart from Christianity" ? hy Mrs. J. O. Newell. 3. "Biographical Sl?etctio&"~ - by Miss Peulah Cooper. 4. "Our Task Now, What?" ? by' Miss May Cconer. | t'niyei ?by Mrs. K. A. 1'c r re/. The program was continued by a I map* drill which was conducted .by I Miss Virginia Perry. Solo, Jesus Has a Plan for Us ? by I Mrs. J. A. Mclver. Closing Prayer ? by Mrs. Newell. After the meeting delicious 'refresh ments were served. The following | were present: Mrs. J, O. Newell, i Mrs. J. A. Mclver. Mrs. H. A. Kear ney, Mrs. J. W. Perry, Mrs. F. B. Leonard. Misses Beulah Cooper, May Cooper, Victoria Adcock, Jewel 'Clark. Fleanor Collie, Virginia Porry and Mrs. J. S. Howell. MKJS. WJIEELFR DEAD Mrs. Mary Ayscue Wheeler, wife of Mr. N. F. Wheeler, ated a: the resi dence of her sister, IVJrs . Louis Per-4 nell, Sunday, December 3, 1922 in tEe" twenty-seventh year of her age. She had been in bad health since August. Her home was in Wilson, but she came to Louisburg about four weeks ago to be with her sister. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wylie Ayscue of the Mountain Grove section of the county a^d pass ed her early life in that ne*ght>{jtaii4uL She was married in 1913 to MrT^T P. Wheeler of Youngsville, and they went to Wilson to live where a bright Jittle daughter, Cleo, was born to them Mrs. Wheeler joined Mountain Grove Baptst church in. her girlhood and was a consistent member until her death. She was a faithful wife, a loving mother and a good neighbor. There are left to mourn her loss her husband and little five year old daugh ter; three sisters, tyrs. Louis Pernell of Louisburg, Mrs. Richard '^Vloseley and Mrs. Ed Faulkner of Alert; and two brothers, Messrs. Wylie and Will i&m Ayscue of Alert. Mrs. Loifis Pernell will take the Jittle girl. * Mr. Wheeler's mother from Youngs ville; his sister, Mrs. Allen of Frank linton, and his brothers, Messrs. Hen ry, Aussell and Elmore Wheeler of YcuogsvlUe; Mrs. Wheeler's brother, Mr, Wylie Ayscue and son, Roy, and Mrs. Siddie H&le of Alert, gathered with friends and relaUves of the fam ily in Louisburg to pay their respects in the funeral services which were conducted by Rev. J. A. Mclver, pas_ tor Of the f?uisburg Baptist church. Miss Sallle Williams, Mrs. W. E. White, Mr. Malcolm McKinne and Mr. iiiair Tucker sang with touching tenderness some of the old hymns which had been her favorites. The body was laid to rest in the old bom? burying ground near Alert on Monday afternoon, Dec. The cof fin was gently lowered into the grave bv Messrs. J. J. Pernell, Joe Faulk i . Geo. Jones, Richaru, Hugh, ami Moseley, and loving hands paid the lftst tribute of love and esteem in frightening the newly made gnvtf with *the beautiful flowers which friendship had broight. ~ Like a lovely flower she taded, ^ * So young to droop and die; But the Saviour called our dear one To the happy home on high. t UOtt HH'KORY ROC K Mr. Coy Muckln and Mr. Rlackwell. of Wake Forest, spent Thankngivlng with Miss Zena Rohbitt near Louis burg. Mrs. Percy Gupton and children, of Henderson, returned home after spend lng a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. 41. Bobbitt. AMONG THE VISITORS SOME YOU KStoy AXD SOU IOC DO Jf0T*50W. Perianal Items About Folk# Ab4 Their Friends Who Travel And There. Mr. W. M. Person left Tuesday for Gastonia. j, Supt. and Mrs. E. L. Best visited Raleigh Tuesday. Mr. Tom Wilder, of Aberdeen, was in LouHburg last week-end. Mr. W. H. Leonard, of Salisbury, was in Louisburg the wist week. Miss Katherine BobUitt, of Meredith College, was at home for tne Holidays. Mrs. Leo Heartt, of Raleigh, ^ is spending a few days with relatives' in Louisburg. Mrs. E. T. Whitehead, of Scotland Neck, visited Mrs. Fred A. Riff the past week. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hudson and daughter, Lucille, left Tuesday for Baltimore. Mr. Arch Green, of Philadelphia, made a short visit at Mrs. A. M. Hall's last w^ek. Miss Ruth Early, who is teaching in Durham, ipeiu her Thanksgiving holi days with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Fred HcUs and child-" reu spent the holidays with Mrs. Hicks' parents in Nash county. Mrs. Fred A. Riff, accompanied by her father, Mr. W. H. Leonard, left Saturday for Richmond for treatment. Mrs. L. L. Brinkley, of Cognac, has I been spending this week with her rniwther. Mrs. E. C. Alien, who is still [quite 111. though she seems to be hold ing her own. Miss Mary Spencer and Master jjames Johnson returned Wednesday Jfrom a trip to Greensboro, where they [attended the marriage of Miss Julia 'Silver to Mr. Oarland Cleary. | Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Ranson,. of Prevard, were week. end visitors of Miss Sa'lio Taylor. Mrs. Ranson waj. Miss Una May Hayes of this city. She and her husbard have- Just returned from a trip to California. Mrs. G: N..' Leonard, of Rocky Mount, was in Lduisburs Monday to be with her sister, Miss Nan Hines, who had to undergo a tonsil opera tion. Miss Hines is getting on. very well. Mrs. Leonard was accompan ied by her little daughter, Mary Hines LL,epnard. MIL BAKB01V RETIRES In the retirement of Mr. Joseph J. Darrow, as Clerk ot the Court, Frank ? lin bounty loses one of the most ef iLcient Clerks to be tound in anyxpua ty. Besides being a man of ability, , especially suited to the office, he was ia ntan of courtesy, and his efforts will appreciated "by his country. I men. Mr. Barrow, who retired last Mon . day after twenty years of continuous i service as Clerk of the Superior I Coujt of this Coungiy was tho recip ient of high honors at the hands of the members of the bar of the coun ty. Just before the hour Tor his re tirement arrived, the bar gathered in. a body in the Clerk's office, and Mr. W. H. Yarborough, as spokesman, presented Mr. Barrow with a hand some gold watch and chain as a tes timonial of appreciation of his faith ful and honorable service as Clerk and as a token of the personal esteem and affection of lawyers themselves. Mr. Yarborough paid high compliment to the ability and character of the re tiring clerk, and said "In the records of this Court# there is written a ?tory of as patient, as efficient, as faithful and as unselfish service as any officer of any county In this nation has ever rendered to the people who trusted him." Mr. Barrow responded In words of warm appreciation a?d deep feeling. ' This was a deserved compliment as Mr. Barrow has longed ranked as one of the best and ablest Clerks In tha. State. o ^ "DOT DIE MINERS DATOBTBlT The play "Dot. the Miners Daughter" | will bo given at Hickory Rock school on Friday iright, Dec. 15th, at 7:00 o'clock. The admission will be 15 and 25 .cents. The public is cordially invited . MRS. MK AIH)WS IMPROVING The many frientis of Mrs. B. H. * Meadows, who is in a hospital in K<x:ky Mount receiving treatment, will be glad to learn that she Is Improving and hope for her a speedy recovery. BAPQIST CHL'RCH The pastor of Louisburg Baptist ( hurch will be happy to see everyone Sunday morning who has a part la the beautiful Ford Coupe left at his heme Wedifesday night as a present He wants to thank you every pne (Tom his heart and prove hts appracJftCkMa by giving y~u his life' while with flout,. JOtiN ARCHTB McIVBR*