THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE UHION
subscription r?r
YOLCMK LIL
LOCUBCBG, H. O,
E. C. PERRY
RE-ELECTED
SUPERINTENDENT PUB
LIC WELFARE
At Joint Meeting of Board of
Education and County Com
missioners Monday.
In compliance with the law the
Boards of County Commissioners and
Education met in special session Mon
day afternoon to take action on the
Welfare work In Franklin County.
The members of the Board of County
Commissioners present were Chair
man Strickland, Dean, Pace, Jonea,
Speed, and those of tile Board of Edu
cation were Chairman Johnson, Win
Eton, Dickens and Jane*
The flrBt ru>'l>u piesenteiJ ?ns 10
Oifitintinue wot it. lut the et'orney
Itformed the meat.- g <t cou'tf not dcx
that under the -law.
A motion was ihen presented to con
tinue the work as in the past, and
was carried by a large majority.
Another motion requiring the Sup
erintendent to own an automobile to
be used by him in the work was car
ried unanimously.
A motion prevailed making the ?al
ary of the Superintendent for the next
two years, including nil expenses
$] ,300.00.
The Chairman then read the appli
cations for the position at Superin
. "'viit from the following: E. C.
i J. S. Wiggins, W. C. Stallings
\. S. Joynor.
v . i motion the members of the
Jo;u. : ting went into executive ses
sion a;.;i ' oqfc a ballot which resulted
I'trry 8, Stullings 1.
Tlie Superintendent was also re
quired to attend the Stale Welfare In
titule for two weeks, and the Jwo
Boards agreed to contribute to the
e>pense of this trip $10 each.
Before adjournment the two Boards
approved a $40,000.00 loan from the
State Bull (liny fun 1 for Youngaville
?School District.
Knthing further to come before the
Joint meeting adjournment was taken.
List of Jurors
The following is a list of Jurors
drawn for the August term of Frank
lin Superior Court, which will con
vene on Monday, August 27th, 1923,
with His Honor Judge T. H. Calvert,
presiding:
First Week
Dunns ? J. D. Ray, D. T. Hollings
yorth, J. L. Johnson.
Harris ? Htenry Hagwood, W. T.
Beddingfield.
Youngsville? M. J. Hart.
Franklinton ? Clyde Allen, C. W.
Day, J. S. Joyner.
Hayesville ? W. C. Whitaker, H. F.
Mitchell.
Sandy Creek ? W. O. Burnette, C.
B. Kearney.
Gold Mine ? Johnnie Pearce.
Cedar Rock? J. O. Wilson.
Cypress Creek ? B. C. Strickland,
S P. Sykes.
Loulsburg ? W. E. Sledge,
Second Week
Dunns ? A. S. Dodd, John T. Alford.
Youngsville ? F. T. Harris, W. Q.
Wiggins. H. T. RogerB, B. G. Hart, A.
1^1. P&C6.
Franklinton -G. L. Whitfield, C. F.
Kowell. O. L. Cooke, J. S. Blackley,
Joe Haley.
Gold Mine ? R. P. Jones. Wallace
Pearce, S. R. Thompson, J. P. Gupton.
Cedar Rock? rJ. J. Bobbltt.
Cypres* Creek ? B. a. Wilder.
Mr. TuckeivGets Contract
Mr. J. C. Tucker was the successful
bidder on Tuesday night for cleaning
the Btreets of T?ulsburg at )90.00 per
month. This eyldently endi the cpn
t rover sy and everything will settle
down to the fulfillment of the follow
ing contract:
1st. The paved streets In the busi
ness section of said town shall be
swept and cleaned dally; In the resi
dential section three tlmea each week.
2nd. In the residential section all
garbage shall be removed at least
once a week; in the business section
daily. Provided all garbage cans
shall be plAced on streets.
From the above the Commissioners
evidently requires all residents to put
all garbage in cons and place all cans
on the street*.
Return From Blue Ridge
Missed Mary Wlatt Yarborough, Em
ma Lawrence Joyner, Eleanor Foster
Yarborough, Annie Willis Boddle and
Louise Joyner. and Mr-i William Yar
borough, Jr., returned on last Friday
from attendance upon the sessions o t
the blue Kldge Conference at Blue
Kldge, N. C. Mrs. T. W. Blckett wan
one of the hostesses of the Confer
ence which, from the press accounts,
was largely attended and very suc
cessful. Members t the Lo' lsbu'g
I'arty took a prominent part In tha
proceedings, Miss Marv Wlatt Yarbor
ough being chosen to preside over
one of the two opea forums held fo '
the young people.
*
Brasil has her Brazil nuts, but we
our reformers.
Woman's Club at Clifton's
Pond
By holding Its regular meeting at
Clifton's Pond last 1 hursday the Wo
man's Club added a new antNmost en
joyable feature to Its usual program.
The business session was held in the
pavlllion. . ,
The finance committee road its re
K rt, showing that the Club "finai ce?
bad Increased, all of which is directed
toward building a Club hp'-se.
The committee appointed to raise
funds for the Club house have been
very active and success tut.
The report of the Welfare commit
tee, which is composed of very cap
able women, ^showed that they had
rendered very valuable assistance, to
[ibe County Welfare officer In caring
lor the needy.
After the discussion " of the present
ice situation in Louisburg a commit
tee was appointed to confer w.th the
local dealers to see if In any way the
eiluatioii could be remedies.
The meeting was well attended and
It was gratifying for all to know that
our Club membership had incensed
from 32 to 90 during the short life of
their club.
Special music was rendered by Mr.
Bryant and his orchestra, assisted by
Misses Frances Russo, Ruth Hall and
Vr. Berkley.
After the meeting a most bount-6i:s
and delicious supper was served. The
husbands and friends of the Club
members were invitee to partake of
this feast.
The Clul wishes to thank the man
agement of the Amusement Company
for their courtesy and added cooper
ation in making the first Woman's
Club meeting at Clifton's Pond a great
I success.
Severe Hail Storm
! A southern section of Franklin
I County- was visited by a severe- hail
] storm on Friday about ou > to one
thirty o'clock, which did considerable
damage to crops. From isie bost 111
j formation we can get th?- hail started
i near Mr. JJ._Bu_Roberts and traveled
'eastward by Hagwood's stored I-uck
j.ly It was not very wide in it .? scope.
I in the sections through wlnct it pass
ed cotton, corn and tobacco suffered
a terrible damnum, mau> fleliln bting
ruined. Jhe hall was acccn.piiuieil
with a hiayy rain.
MBS. RAGLA.M> HOSTESS AT BAB
BECtT
I Monday afternoon at four o'clock,
Mrs. C. A. Ragland, assisted by the
! other members of the Fannie Heck
Circle, delightfully entertained the
Paptlst Woman's Missionary Society
at a barbecue.
There were forty-twip present.
They were received hy Mrs. Ragland
r.nd her sister, Mrs Fr<>d Leonard,
and ushered into the Mvlng room and
reception hall. The devotional ser
vice was conducted by Rev. Ray E.
York of Towa. This was followed by
n brief business meeting at which the
president of the s -.ctety, Mrs. J A.
Mclver presided.
Whfcn the business had been con
duced the company wao invited out
on the lawn where the barbecue was
served. The green lawn, ?elvet like
In smoothness, was an Ideal setting
fcr serving Ihe delicious feast, which
was perfect in all its appointments.
Everyone present declared this one
of the most delightful entertainments
? hlch this society has ever eJt'oyod.
LITTLE GIBL
The many friends of Lieut. H. Hun
ter Harris will congratulate him up
on the arrival at his home at Fort
Bennlng, Ga., on July 1st, a baby girl
"Aline Bowman". Lieut. Harris with
his family are expected In Loulsburg
August 1st To visit his people and will
remain until Oct. 4th, when he will
leave for Panama, which place will be
his home for the next two years.
V0UNG9VILLE WINS TWO OAJTES
Youngs vtlle defeated Frankllnton In
a seven inning game the score being
7 to 4 on Frankllnton home grounds
July 7, 1923.
And on the fourth Youngsvllle beat
Flat Rock In a score of 4 to 3, on
Youngsvllle home grounds.
Batteries for Frankllnton, Winston
and Barrow. For Youngsvllle, Pearce
Tlmberlako and Watklns.
Flat Rock. Wiggins and Hill, for
Youngsvllle, Watklns and Tlmberlake.
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
MEETING
The American Legion Auxiliary wll!
meet at the home of Mrs. J. K. Malone
on Tuesday afternoon, July 17. at 4:30
o'clock. Ail members are urged to
attend.
Mrs. R. C. I5eck, President.
Mrs. J. W. Mann, Secretary.
Auto Accident
Mrs. A. O. Perry, of Maplevllle,
cue near having a serious wreck
Monday whon her Ford car became
unruly and ran Into the steps on the
Northeast corner of the Court Square,
smashing one of the wheels. Mrs.
Perry escaped without Injury
Quickest way to make both ends
meet Is eat a green cucumber.
NEW YORK PAPER
BOOSTS THE COOPS
The World Carries Editorial
Pralaing Farmers Plan of
Collective Selling' ? Cites
Case of Dairymen
Bernard BnucU's plan for the mar
keting of American whe^t abroad t*y
an organization of American wheat
growers probably looks to the aver
age city dweller and to Tia.,y farmer*
also Just like one rncie visionary ef
fort to put agriculture on Its feet.
There have been dozen of scheme#,
from the Non-Partiian League to tile
f<od rates in the tariff, for Increas
ing farm returns, all of them, when
tried, leaving the farmer In a predic
ament worse than be'ore or quite as
bad. He Is tlrfcd of clutching ai.
draws.
But co-operative marketing Is not
a straw. It is the one demonstrably
successful method of establishing the
business of farming on a big business
basis. It 1b the method of Aaron
Sapiro and the fruit-growers of Cali
fornia. It Is the method of the Dairy
men's League Co-operative In New
York, which handled $82,130,902 worth
of milk last year. It has been found
profitable in dozens of other locali
ties wherever a group of growers has
come together to pool its product and
sell through a regular sales force.
There is no especial reason why Mr.
Armour or any other well-known man
or firm should be^ called upon for aid.
If the growers are willing to pool
their grain they cau build up their
own sales company.
Nor is there any reason why the
farmers should not market their grain
at home as well as abroad. Whatev
er co-operation will do in the Euro
pean field it will accomplish in the
[United States, and since the larger
I part of American-grown grain Is con
sumed in this country, there Is ample
icason for concent-aiing on the do
mestic end of the project. The export
rdemand for wheat does, as Mr. Ba
ruch states, fix the price of wheat at
j present, but it is not so much the
price as the fanners' share of the
p.'"" n-hir.1. r11attpri The farmers'
share of the price would he larger if
the farmers controlled tne machinery
for distributing their output.
As things stand, the farmer buys
In a seller's market and sells in ?
j buyer's market, with the result thSf
he loses on every transaction. No
other great business In the country
I allows its prices to be fixed, as are
I the farmer's prices, by outsiders.
| When a farmer threstjea his wheat
in the Pall he dumps it on the market
! not because he doesn't know that the
j price is likely to increase but because
; he has no storage facilities and needs
j ready money to pay the banker, the
storekeeper and whoever else has
I carried him through the year.
Precisely when this one farmer is
! dumping his wheat all the others are
i doing the same. ' Hence the market
commonly breaks under the first few
| million bushels; the dealers and spec
I ulators buy up the crop, and the grow
ier goes home with an average return
I equalling 3 per cent interest on the
j price of the farm to show for his
year's work. Before the year is out
the dealers have moved the wheat at
a profit and the cities are paying
prices for bread and flour which would
have made all the difference to the
farmer between poverty and afflu
ence. ..
A co-operative tfsaociation, if it can
be made to work, should end this
state of affairs very simply. The far
raera pool their product, store it, bor
row money on It to carry them while
waiting for a more favorable moment
to sell and pay a selling organization
to market the goods. When this
scheme was first puV Into practice
bankers were dubious. It looked like
treason to the Jobbers. The Jobbers
are still Inimical, but the bankers are
coming over. A group of farmers
with their storable products In the
warehouse Is a much better risk than
any one speculator. There could
hardly be better security. The fruit
growers of California and the dairy
men of New York can testify to the
readiness of the banks to Hc'cept sucli
security. In the past, the storage of
food for distribution and future con
sumption has been In the hands of
dealers. In the future. It now looks
as if It will be In the hands of the
producers.
What the farmer needs, as the
American Farm Bureau Federation
has long. Insisted, Is not price-fixing
by the government nor a tariff or a
subsidy, but organization to meet the
commerce of the cities on equal terms.
It the farmers can get together they
can sell their goods not only in Eu
rope but also In the llnltad States.
Moreover, they can make a living at
It, which Is more than thej do now,
and In the case of perishable goods,
like rallk, they may even succeed In
enlarging sales by decreasing the
price to the consumer. ? New York
World.
Woman's Club To Meet
The Woman's Club will meet In Its
rooms on Thursday afternoon, July
19, at 4 o'clock. All me'un- rs ore urg
ed to be present.
Mrs. M. C. Pleasants, Pres.
Mrs. O. M Beam, :'ec'y.
Recorder's Court
Judge O. M. Beam dlspoMd of the
following cases la the Recorder's
Court Monday:
State vs B. P. Odom, disorderly con
duct, ccw. guilty as to disorderly con
flict. judgment suspended upon pay
ment of costs, not guilty aJ to ccw.
State vs Anderson WlUiaras. adw,
guilty, prayer for judgment continued
to second Monday In September upon
payment of costs.
State vs John Moore, disturbing pub
11c worship, continued.
State vs John Moore, affray, con
tinued.
State vb F. H. Cooke, false pretense
l/lead3 nolo contendere, prayer for
judgment continued to July 16th, up
on payment of Costa.
State vs P. H. Cooke, false pretense
Pleads nolo contendere, prayer for
judgment continued to July 18th, up
on payment of costs.
Missionary Quilt
The Missionary Quilt made by Mt.
Zion Circle No. 2, will be given away
at Mt Zlon, Saturday night, July 21st.
Those holding tickets must have them
there or they will not be counted In
tlte contest. Refreshments will be
served on the grounds. Everybody Is
invited to come.
SEW INCORPORATION
j Punkin Centre Amusement Co., of
I Franklin County, was chartered Mon
li'ny with an authorized capital stock
>??-' ilO.ODO.CO with $3,000.00 subscrib
I I ci.
[another advance
OF TWO MILLION
* DOLLARS OX COTTON
(Drive For New Member* Started In
Fiery Cotton Growimr Comity In
Mate.
haleigh, July 9. ? Checks aggregat
liia; a total of $2,100,000 On went out
to the thirty-odd thousand members
o:' the North Carolina Cotton Growers
Cooperative Association the past
week, acccrrtlng to General Manager
I". B. Blalock.
This was a tourlh distribution ? mr
the 1 35,000 bales of cotton received
{during the past season and brought,
the total advance up to 22c per pound,
.basis middling, Mr. Blalock states.
(Approximately $15,000,000.00 has now
been paid out to the members.
I Practically all of the short staple
I cotton hr.s been sold, though there is
1 quite a quantity of it yet to be deliv
ered during the months of July and
August.
Every effort is being put forth by
the Association to make a final settle
ment with its members before the
new crop comes in. It is very likely,
however, that they will be unable to
nake a final settlement on staple cot
ton at the same time that the Una!
distribution is made on the short sta
ple. The managers of the Raleigh
office do not think it wise to force
their stock of staple cotton on the
present low market ?nd do nut believe
they would be serving the best Inter
ests of '.he members who have staple
cotton in the Association.
It is very likely that a fifth advance
will be made to the' members before
the final distribution checks are mail
ed. ,
The warehousing, grading, selling
and delivering of 135,000 bales 'Of cot
ton has been a big task, Mr. Blalock
declares, ? ut the wisdom of selling
a year's crop of cotton over a period
of twelve rionths, instead of dumping
It on the market In ninety days, has
been abundantly proved, he believes.
On July 4th a south-wide campaign
for new members was launched In
(he twelve cotton growing slates com
rosing the American Cotton Growers
Exchange. "Every Member Get a
Member" 1b the slogan adopted for
the membership campaign, which
started the past week and will con
tinue throughout the aummer. This
drlro will be conducted largely by the
members of the Association. The
entire membership Is now beginning
| to realise that cotton sold on the out
side of the Tsaoclation is In direct
competition with Cooperative market
er
Already plans are under way look
ing to the handling or the coming
crop and with the experience gained
from the past year. General Manager
'Unlock expects the service rendeied
to the members to be greatly im
proved. A totally tnadequute ware
housing system last year was a great
handicap In the past year's opera- 1
lions. Much larger and better wine
houses are now being constructed at
)? Rlcal noints throughout the Stnto.
A competent corps of classers have
4 ready been engagett- and it is the
t'ilft and purpose of the Association t j
Keep up the grading of Its cotton an
fast as It is re .elvod in tl.e ware
houses. All members are being re
numbered 'jy counties, and with the
cooperation of its members In ship
ping their cotton under ti eir correct
came and contract number, it is hop
ed to eliminate about 90 per cent of
the past year's office troubles.
Things could be worse. Suppose
July Fourth was Christmas and you
had to dress as Santa Claus?
The Atlantic has Its fish, but we
have our oil stock buyers.
KEXTl'CKY LEADER
WARNS X. C. CO-OPS
Desperate Tactics Against Farmer ?<
Most Who Sow Sue tssoclatlm [>*.
llrer-d Tcl'Sft > Outride
Judge Robert Bingham, native
North Carolinian, millionaire owner
of the Louisville Courier Journal and
' founder of the successful association
I of Kentucky Burley Tobacco Growers,
which received nearly two hundred
million pounds of tobacco last season,
commenting on the opposition to co
operative marketing of tobacco, la
some sections of North Carolina,
stated last week that "Tho auction
crowd are pursuing tactics of desper
ation."
Judge Bingham, after reading a re
cent lsnue-of the WUson. N. C? "To
bacco Farmer," telegraphed the fol
lowing message to Raleigh headquar
ters of the Tobacco Growers Cooper
ative Association:
"Examination of issue of Tobacco
Farmer June 6 convinces me auction
crowd are pursuing tactics ot desper
ation and I can not believe the sound.
Intelligent men who compose urea
majority of tobacco growers in Caro
l'nas am? Virginia cpn be misled hy
baseless and apparently nzied
statements published In th."t paper,
emanating as they do from the samo
group who have so long exploited the
helpless Individual grower and who
now realize that the trl-state cooper
ative, by combining SO, 000 individual
ly helpless people, has given them a
combined strength which wtll protect
them fron exploitation cnl enahio
tliem to obtain a fair price for the
product which their energy and labor
have briutjht forth."
The majority of the farmers vl.o
lave been persuaded ti sue their own
association in Eastern North Carolina
(ir recovery ot their contracts are
found to have-sold tobacco from their
1922 crop on the outside, instead of
delivering it to their .wn arsoi ia^ion.
Although less than two out of every
tl.ousand members of the Tobacco
Growers Cooperative Association
were involved in 'lie effort of a few
Eastern Caroline farmers to again
avoid deliveries, their action lias
brought indignant protest from the
loyal members ot their own counties
..nd fium ? aaaoeiatlon ? members ? in.
three states, according to reports
from many of the county and local
I organizations reaching Raleigh ii-ad
I qi alters this week.
THE HH NT.Uy OF YOUTH FOR
SOILS
Raleigh, July 10. ? ' Ponce de Leon
wasteil a part of his life in riotous
living and a part in seeking the 'Foun
tain of Youth.' His dreams never
came true. The farmers or this state
have been doing the same thing In
their farming operations, in huuting
for some magic substance or short cut
to keep up and increase the produc
ing capacity of their soils. Drainage
hasn't done it, good seed prolongs the
agony deep plowing 1: not a panacea,
crop rotations extend the unc>, plant
food, In the form of fertili i?rs delays
the inevitable. All of these prescrip
tions are good, even necessary, pro
vided there is constantly added to
the soil a new supply of decaying or
ganic matter ? and this is the Foun
tain of Youth' for our soils. Without
it the race is lost, and with it the lim
ltn of crop production are unbound
ed," says Agronomist W. F. Pate of
the North Carolina Experiment Sta
tion.
"Blessed with plenty ot sunshine,
and even distribution or rainfall, a
long growing season, a great variety
of crops and soils; It is possible for
our farmers to constantly bow crops
and turn them back into the soil tor
larger crop yields In the future.
"On account of their natute to make
use of the nitrogen In the air it is
beat to sow legume crops. By their
use more nitrogen will be added to
our soils and of course, our fertilizer
bill will be lowered," he continues.
Mr. Pate states that It is now too
late In the season to have much suc
cess with legumes but that cowpeas,
velvet beans and soybeans may still
be planted for soil improvement. Es
pecially should all small grain be fol
lowed with these' legumes. When
they are sown In the corn at last
working the land will Improve In fer
tility. If the hay is needed for cat
tle, the manure wilragain help great
ly on the farm.
li^SS GOVERNMENT, LESS TAXES
Defenders of soaring tax rates us
ii illy attempt to justify their position
I' 'intending that the government is
tel. ; fug a greater service and tax
payers should therefore be willing to
pay for It.
fnt majiy Instances these extra ser
vices are unnecessary or not worth j
the cost and some are positively In
jurious to the taxpayer.
As long as the government under
takes to regulate minutely the lives ot
individuals and the conduct of every
business greht and small, the tax bur
den will bo exorbitant, says the Hous
ton Post.
The old village store which kekt
everything has moved to town ajd
calls Itaelf a drug store.
Sahara DesfH ha* her water prob
lem, but we^har? oilr prohibition.
among the visitors
80MB IOC KXOW AND Mil YOU
DO SOT MOW.
Perianal Item* About Folij *-*
Their Friends Whn Travel H<n
And There.
Mr. W. H. Ru/Hn visited Fort Bragg
Sunday.
? ?
Mr. O, C. Hill visited Jonesboro,
Sunday.
? ?
Dr. W. B. Morton went to Raleigh
Tuesday.
? ?
Capt. L. li Joyner spent Sunday at
Fort Bragg.
'? ? ?
Mr. K. A. Pittman, of Ayden, Tlalt
ed his mother Monday.
? ?
Mr. Torn Simmons, of Rocky Mount
was in Louisburg Tuesday.
? ?
Constable J. E. Thomas returned
Tuesday from Pittsburg. Pa.
? ?
Lieut.' T. W. En (Tin came liome from
Camp Bragg and spent Sunday.
* ?
.Mr. and Mrs., R. W. Hudson and
clildren visited Raleigh Tuesd^#;
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Pittman, of Bal
timore, are visiting his people here.
w *
Mr. W. B. Wheless, of Spring Hope,
?was a visitor to Louisburg yesterday.
* ??
Mr. Lawrence Egerton. or Burling
[ton. was a visitor to Louisburg this
I week.
' ?
| Messrs. B. T. Holiien and W. M.
i Person spent the week-end at Blow
| ing Rock.
? *
i\ Mrs. Charles Adams sper.t the week
end with her husband, Lieut. Adama,
| at Fort Bragg. .
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| Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hudson and lit
tle daughter, Luclle, spent Tuesday
night in Rocky Mount.
? *
Little Dorothy Page Wlggs is vlslt
ing her nni le Mr W A. Wiggg In.
Kocky Mount this week.
4- *
Mrs. G. R. McGrady and children,
of Raleigh, are visting her parents,
I Mr. and Mrs. D. C. High.
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Miss Ida Mae Yow returned the
f ast week from StaiesvilJe, where she
spent, ht-r vacation with her people.
* *
Mrs. M. T. Howell was taken to
Mary Elizabeth hospital, Raleigh,
Thursday of last week for treatment.
* *
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hawk3 and chil
dien returned home Tuesday after an
extonded trip to Western North Car
olina:
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Messrs. Cheatham Alston. Claude
Collins, Jake Freelander, William
Webb and E. F. Thomas spent Sunday
at Fort Bragg.
* *
Messrs. D. R. Mark ham and W. li
st rong, of the State Welfare Depart
ment. were in Louisburg this week
riaking a survey for the Raleigh of
fice.
* *
The many friends of Mrs. B. H.
Meadows were especially well pleas
ed to see her back at home so much
improved in health. She returned
Friday.
? .
Mr. an"d Mrs. George T. Andrews
and lfttle daughter, .Mildred, stopped
over and visited Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Cooke on their return from a trip to
Ashevllle to their home in Enfleld.
. *
Miss Jessie Taylor Harris left July
1st for Hendersonvllle, where she
lias taken a position as bookkeeper
and stenogratftier for the Maimer,
Si s will be absent until Septeiubor L
* ?
Drs. W. R. Bayner, of Roxboro, and
W. C. Dendinger, of Goldaboro, were
in Louisburg Tuesday preparatory to
getting the cattle Investigation under
way. Dr. Baynes will remain tha
County to carry on the work.
? .
Miss Klttie Boddie waa taken to
Rocky Mount Tuesday by her parents
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Boddie to nnHergo
an operation for appendicitis Her
r;any friends will bo glad to ldfcra
that she underwent the operation
Wednesday and Is doing nicely.
UTILITIES MUST MET CAJOTAL
In discussing the question of a Hair
late of return on public utility prop
erties. J. S. McCulloh. vtcu- president
presidei
Cttfan
of the New York Telep
says:
"It Is in the public lnWr?at that
public utility propertlM 4pHd be
fairly valued and the I* t* Of return
sufficient to enable them to attract
capital which would otkerviM aeelt
other lines of Investment." ?
"Telephone and electric c?*panie:
must meet unprecedented Ikwnls.
requiring Investment at htaMIMa ef
millions of new capital annually.
"In the effort to snppty faimitg sec
tions great problems lire freed to se
cure- capital to furnish and
service to supply the public needs "