The Franklin Times WATCH LABEL M PAPEK? SmU la J Before Tin* Bxgfv A. P. J0HN805, Editor u< lui|? THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE UNION ftrBSCKIPTIO* ?!.?? p?r Tear Y0LUM5? LIIL L0UI8BCBG, N. C? FHIIi.4 Y, Jl >E ?, XUXHKB-U GRADED SCHOOL CLOSES Hon. Qilbert Stephenson Makes Splendid Address Class Day Exercises Friday Afternoou ? i'rlinarj Pupils (jive Concert Thursday .\ljtht ? ?Seventh Grade Graduates In many respects the beet year ot the Graded School closed last Friday night with an address by Hon. Gilbert Stephenson of Raleigh. While different from the usual type of commencement speech, the address of Mr. Stephen son was a very timely and thoughtful message; many complimentary expres sions have been heard about It this week. Beginning with the exercises by the little people Thursday night, followed by the Class Day program by high school seniors Friday afternoon. Fri day night brought the end of a stren ous year. Beginning five weeks late ' on the 9th of October, It was necessary to run the school six days each week for a good part of the session. But the patrons, pupils and teachers have cooperated splendidly. All of the lost time has been made up Including all Uollidays; In other words, school has been In seslon 180 days. This Is neces sary for high school pupils to receive standard credit for their work. This year has marked a new era in public education In LoulsbuA. For i .. r .irat time In years, we have had uate room. And never before have w< a a school bulldln adequately Hgr.u-U and heated A moments con sideration will convftrcs_Sny thought oa that children tinve a right to be housed In a well lighted, well heated, aud sanitary building while getting an education. From the ages of 7 to 14 the state compels the at tendance of children and It Is a crime not to safeguard their health during this period of compulsory attendance. For the first time In the history of the school, we have been able to offer science courseB with laboratory equip ment. This enables high school stu dents to receive full credit for their work. For the first time we have had a successful course of home economics for our girls. More than fifty have availed themselves of this opportunity to learn something of home-making. Many expressions of appreciation have been received from pupils and patrons. This year, we have had the largest high school enrollment we have had ? 145. This is a much larger number than attend.ed all the high schools in Franklin County 15 years ago. In the old academy building, the Woman's Club this year has conducted a lunch room or cafeteria. Nothing more pleasing to the children could have been attempted. These ladles have rendered to the community a splendid service ? good food, well cooked, served in the most sanitary manner, and cheaper than children could eat at home. This was made possible by the ladies doing the work for the most part themselves. Loulsburg GradedBchool Is now able to render to the boya and girls of Louisburg and the outlying districts the service that has been needed for a long time. All the school asks Is the united support of the patrons and the citizens generally. The man who has no children, Is sorry nelghor, If he Is not In some degre In trested In the welfare of the children of his nelgh ors. Friday afternoon at five o'clock ?he sen. 01? of tlie I oulsbu ?? Hlgu School had their class day exercises. At the* [ipolnted time the Sophomore girls, dressed In white, marched into the auditorium from tha right. The Seniors following passed through the daisy chains and took their places on the stage. The chains were then laid at their feet, by tills time the Junior class which had entered from the op posite side had reached Its place and as the music ceased all took their seats Ollle Smlthwlck, president of the Senior Class, rose and greeted the au dience with a most pleasant welcome. Dunham Taylor gave the history of the class, telling about the classmates who had joined them and those who had departed. Lucy Tlmberlake gave the class poem In which grateful thanks were extended to Mr. Mills from the parting class. For the following few minutes the audience was entertained by the Joker, Frank Wheless and following this, the class song waa rendered. Alter the song, Doia Up ohurch gave the class statistics In which she told the ancestors of every one who could trace their family very far hack; some of the ancestors were Columbus, Cloero, and John Paul Jones Margaret Inscoe then took from her basket a gift for each member of the class, supposed to potray their charac m WBJeWhSt. Than L,U? ? ,/v ? ? ^V.1 LARGE ATTENDANCE MEMORIAL SERVICES COL. IK).\ E. SCOTT MAKES EX CELLENT ADDRESS llountli'ul Supply Beautiful Flowers ? Splendidly Appropriate Mosio ? Committee* Decorate Grates With a court room full of people and six huge banks o( beautiful flowers with numbers ot small flags standing above them, placed here and there about the chancel ready to be borne to their respective places to decorate the grave of some deceased soldier the usual annual memorial exercises were held by the Franklin. Memorial Asso ciation to refresh the memory of the valiant services of the deceased heroes ot the great World War. The only Incident to mar the oc casion was noticeable at the beginning in the absence of Mr. W. H. Ruffin, Chairman of the Arrangements Com mittee, who was confined to his home on account of illness and who has taken great pleasure in doing his bit in memory of the brave boys who went West. His place as master of cere monies was most gracefully tilled by Mrs. G. A. Ricks. The program waB begun by the music committee and audience singing Amerl ca. Prayer was offered by Rev. W. B. Clarke, pastor of St. Pauls Church. The roll of the deceased soldiers was read by Mr. C. K. Cooke, Jr., Commander of the Jambes Post, Ameri can Legion. The music committee rendered Kip lings Recessional. Maj. Samuel P. Boddle before In troducing the speaker took occasion to pay a pretty and fitting tribute to Mr. W. H. Huff In and express the regrets of all that he was unable to be present on this occasion. He told briefly of the tine soldier and the ex cellent officer that the speaker was in Europe and the fine civilian he was 1 at home and congratulated the. Com mittee on securing Col. Don E. Scott, of the 120 Infantry as the speaker for the occasion. Col. Scott, after expressing his great pleasure at being with us on this oc casion said: There Is a memorial hush ill the | land loiay. The heart of America is full to overflowing with tenderness, j pride and exaltation. With a patriotic chain of memory, MEMORIAL. DAYS, observed each year links the year 1924 with the years of more than a century ago. True lovers of our nation will wish that the chain may never be broken, and aB the yearB come and go the keepers of traditions will pass on to posterity the inspiring story of the rise and progresB of this the most wonderful nation on earth. It is fitting and proper that we gather here today, just aB citizens of our great nation are doing elsewhere throughout its length and breadth, to pay homage to our dead and gone heroes. It is fittingly proper that .our nation has set aside one day out of each year for this purpose, "Lest We Forget." It is also fitting and proper that we stand with bowed and uncovered heads this day In humble recognition of the Ood of battle and raise our hands on high and acknowledge our alleglence to Him Individually and as a nation. For It was through the shed ding of the blood of H1b Son thet the world was redeemed. The liberty and th* freedom of all nations have been brought about by the shedding of blood. The birth of that first nation of which we have authentic history was accomplished by blood sprinkled upon the door post of the homes of the Hebrew people. Then on through th ecenturies na tions in Europe have risen, and by force of arms and the shedding of blood threw off burdensom > yokes that oppressed them. In our Country those old Revolu tionary Heroes, who gave up their lives in the birth of our Nation, stand first in our hearts. It was through the shedding of their blood that we are here today as cltlxens of the great est nation on earth. They gave birth to the 8TAR8 and STRIPES, and our hearts swell with pride and thanks giving for the sacrifices they made for us. Then In the War between the States, It was the blod of brothers that ce mented us into one solid Onion. There la no North, no South, no East or West, but one Grand America. As I stand here today and look 4nto the faces of you old heroes of the 60's my heart swells with pride. I can see you at Chancellorsvllle and Gettys- 1 burg; I can see you at Shlloh and Chlckamauga, and I can see you an you turned your backs at Appomattox and began your long and weary trajnp back home. I can see the home, once uear.ef u 1 with the mil trash ha bloom, but bow ramalna only ashes and sweet memories. I can see you aa you lifted your eyea to your Creator and askeil tor strength and strength waa given. By the awaat of your brow, the strength of your mind and character, a New South was raised from the ashe* and th* blood sprinkled battelflelds We, as Southerners, realise that our Ioyatty ls to th* STARS and STRIPES will be multiplied to thousandfold by our devotion to the Southern Cross, for bar'* we know th* gr*at heart TO SPEAK FRIDAY Hon. Josiah W. Bailey, candidate for Governor, will, according to an announcement, speak In the court house at Louisburg today at 3:30 P. M. All voters are Invited to hear him. TOLLESON-AXDREtVS Invitations as follows have been 1s siii d to friends: Miss Louila Jarman requests the honor of your presence of the marriage of her niece. Miss Lucy EIrzabeth An drews to Mr. William Wilkins Tolle son on Wednesday, the eigliU-enth of Jane at twelve o'clock, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, I-ouisburg, North Carolina. No cards In town. The bride to be Is one of Loulsburg's most charming and accomplished young ladies and enjoy:, a wide popu larity among her many friends who will regret to give her up from their social circles. The groom to be is a popular and efficient young engineer holding an Important position vith the U. S. Government and is located at A.'.di ?on, Ky. LAUGH A>D GROW FAT ' Come to Mapleville Friday night. June 6th. at 8:30 o'clock to a play. "The Spinsters Convention." Admis sion 15 and 25 cents. To be used for benefit of school. of Jackson made a sacked -spot. Here In this Southland, Jeb Stewart and Hill and Johnston and Early spilled their life's blood. Here fell tears of Mothers, sisters, sweethearts and wives. And it was here that the great Lee knelt in prayer when ho bade his soldiers good-bye, asking God tor strength, and the prayer has been answered. And now the South has risen from ashes into God-like beauty. On through the years the restless spirit of a German warlord began to exert itself, and in 1914 the world was thrown into the most horrible strug gle of its existence. Blood ran like rivers of Red. It seemed as tho' this German- autocrat was going to carry out his purpose. The suffering soul of the world call ed out to America for a mighty sac rifice that liberty might not utterly [ perish from the earth. America heard the call and said to the world, "Here are my boys, my most precious pos sessions. Take them. Better that they should die than wrecked cities, de stroyed homes, ravished women, and murdered little children should long er glut the fiendish appetite of the beast of Berlin." We know how America saved the world by the blood of her sons. We know how that impregnable Hinden burg Line was torn to pieces by the soldiers of our own State. We know of the many sacrifices made at home and on the battle fields of Europe in order that the world might be sav ed. Speaking to you today as a soldier in the Great War, I am sorry the Ar mistice was signed November the 11th, 1918. I wish that the victorious Allied Armies, with (lying banners and bands playing "God Save the King," "La Marseillaise," "The Star Spangled banner," and "Dixie" had marched down the streets of Berlin and camped on the wreckage ot Potsdam. Today there are dark and threat ening clouds that sometimes gather on the National horizon, but I have ne tear of the fdture of our beloved country. Should danger crisiB arise, either trom within or without, we will meet them with the same manhood that has never failed our land. We will not break faith with those ot our comrades who have "gone west", who gave their blood that we might live In peace and freedom. We will not break faith with those o fother wars who ao freely gave their blood for Justice and Country. But we will hold high the fiery torch that "Free doms Light shall never die." Whan dark days arise In our own border*, -when enemies of Democracy sew their seeds of poison here at home. It Is the more necessary that we fight the harder. Remembering always that our freedom and liberty has been pur chased by the shedding of blood, by the sacrifices ot noble women and brave men. We will never let this precious blood so freely shed go tor naught, bnt we will take j^p the fight and "carry on", asking ' God for strength and guidance as did oar fore fathers. And now, in conclusion, may I use the words of your beloved eon, Tho mas Walter Blckett, In his tribute to our Comrades who went "West" In the World War, and apply them to ALl. the Soldiers of our nation, and say that my fervent prayer Is that when my summons comes and for me "The sunset fates nnbar, I shill see them waltlnic stand; And white aralnst the evening star. Tin tllcoma of their beckon In* heart" 'Weep Ye Dead In Flanders Field," ?va? rendered by the music committee. Thi announcements of the commlt ' 'is and their routes was made by Mrs. Kirks and the committees left for the -nrsml (raves to place the flowers -nfl flags as a token that their memory . b onld ever live. The entire service was especially Impraaatve and the large number In attendance gave evidence of the popu larity the work of the Franklin Me morial Association Is growing Into. Democratic Keynoter Senator Pat Harrison of Missis pi will deliver the keynote >ech at the Democratic National invention In New York Jane 20th. ? e waa favorite in sejertjon n ' oice for the temporary ehairman ..p. LOl'lSKl'Ki; COLLEGE ti?FiI?S OFE S 8 The campaign for 1150,000 from Louisburg and Franklin County for Greater Louisburg College will be launched the last week of June accord ing to an announcement by President A. W. Mohn. Committees to have charge of the campaign will be ap pointed within the next few days and j active preparation will get underway j soon after the appointment of these committees. A temporary headquarters I office has been dpened In the Davis Memorial Building at the College. The work will later be transfered to a campaign office down town so that it will be convenient to the numerous committee members and workers. "We expect to organize our cam paign along the lines of other recent college campaigns all over the U. 8.", Mr. Mohn announced. "During the five years since the close of the war, the colleges and universities of the country have conducted financial campaigns which secured for them over $300, 000,000. These campaigns have been conducted so as to give everyone in the community an opportunity to give something and also to give special opportunity to men and women of | means to make substantial envest menta in this field of promoting human welfars. We plan to conduct this same sort of campaign tor Louisburg College. A list of 4000 people in Franklin Coun ty has been prepared, all of whom we hope will make subscriptions pay able over a term of three years to the upbuilding of our college. We sin cerely hope also that among this num ber there will be many who will find It possible to give a thousand dollars each; some (2500, $5,000 and $10,000 each and a few who will give still larger amounts. There is no happiness and satisfaction which equals that which comes from the Investment of large sums of money In Institutions of Christian Education. John D. Rockefeller, who should know some thing about investments, has said "The Chfistlan College Is the most perman ent and productive form of all invest ments." Chicago University, founded by Rockefeller and the scores of col leges aided by him will still be serving and blessing America and humanity for generations after the Standard Oil Company shall have been dissolved and forgotten. Harvard, Leland Stanford Uni versity, Vassal, Yale. Wofford and scores of other colleges are everlast ing monuments to. th? Memory of the men and women wbe ga** generously to the cause1 of edocatlQD The funds which Louisburg and Franklin Connty will be asked to sub scribe will be used tor the purpose of building the South Wing, which the Board of Trustees will be asked to name Franklin County Building. With in the building will be rooms and cor ridors which will be used as memorial units, to be named after the donors. Donors of $1000 and up will have the privilege of selecting a memorial unit which they may have named for themselves or for someone else they would like to honor. Suitable bronze tablets will be erected In the memorial rooms." I I MBTH0D18T CHUBCH The pastor will preach Sunday morning on, "Living without worry." At the evening service. "Gifted for service." The public la moat cordially invited to attend oar services. The pastor and the official board of the Methodist church wtah to expend to the Baptist church a moat cordial Invitation to at tend our aervtcee In the absence of thatr pastor. We promise yon good musle, roe pal meaaages and a cordial fellowship. O. W. DOWD, lin. A - M aOiwit Bnbaam* ?a TBB mnKUM 1 1 MM I1M Pw T WH UM 1 AMONG THE VISITORS SOME YOU KNOW AND 80MZ IOD DO SOT KNOW. Pergonal Items Abont Folk* Am4 Thefr friends Who Travel Here A nd There. Mr. ('. C. Hudson went to Raleigh Tuesday. Hon. W. SI. Person went to Raleigh Saturday. Mr. E. S. F-Jlghura. of Cary, was in town Saturday. Mr. J. R. Collie of Raleigh, was in town Saturday. Mr. J. P. Timberlake returned the past week from a trip to Norfolk. Mrs. M. S. CUfton and daughter. Miss Elizabeth, visited friends in i Greensboro the past week. Supt. E. C. Perry returned Friday from Charlotte where he went to carry a girl to the Florence Crittenden home. Sup. E. C. Perry returned Sunday from Greensboro, where he took a little child to the North Carolina Cbild rens home. Mis3 Olivia Hobgood returned from Columbia Uuniversity. New York, the past week and is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hobgood, at Bunn. Miss Elanor Foster Yarborough left on Wednesday for Orange. Va? where she will be a guest of the Woodberry Forest School during the commence ment dances. Messrs. J. W. Perry. A. W. Perry, W. M. Freeman, of Loulsburg and near Loulsburg and J. H. Wilder of near Frankli?ton, accompanied the old sol diers to the reunion at New Orleans. They left Sunday. Dr. W. B. Mortjn and Mrs. Morton returned Wednesday from Hartsvllle, S. C., where they attetded the gradu ation exercises of Coker College. They were accompanied on their return by their daughter. Miss Elizabeth, who graduated from this Institution this session. Among the old soldiers who left Sun day for New Orleans to attend the re union we note Gen. P. G. Alston, Com. D. C. Tharrington, Comrades J. J. Allen, J. L. Bowden. J. H. Bobbitt, R. B. Carr, J. L. Cheevevs, R. Y. Dicker son, S H. Horton, J. W. Mustian. N'or fleet Winston, B. F. King. W. E. Weath ers, Ruff Collie. Dr. D. A. Long. SEVERAL REPORTS RECEIVED Connty Commissioners Order Damages I'ald Out o i Dovr Tin ? Other Rontlne Matters The County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday with all members except Speed present. After v reading and aDproving minutes of last meeting the following business was transacted: Report of E. C. Perry. Superintent Public Welfare was received and filed. The Board appropriated $100.04 to the Louisburg Fire Department. The FYankllnton Light and Power Co., were Issued a draw back on $2500 property valuation, errfcr. > Report of H. E. Henderson, Cattle Tubercular Eradication Agent was re ceived and filed. Reports of Township Road Commis sions as follows were received and filed: Dunns. Cypress Creek and Har ris. Report of J. J. Holden, Superlnten i dent of County Home, was received and filed. He reports 8 white anj 12 colored Inmates. W. A. .V&ughan was allowed $3 for malted milk for child. Report of Miss Cathleen Wilson. Home Demonstration Agent, was re ceived and filed. R. P. Taylor was allowed a draw back for taxes on $2040 property, list ed twice. '?? Upon order ail dog damage* was to be paid oat of dog tax. Com. Jones reported damages to Canaday's sheep. W. J. Perry was relieved of payment of license tax for one year to sell flavoring extracts. The allowance of Mrs. John Catleit. outside pauper was raised to N per month. * Report of J. was received and The Board time further tor ftdTerttatoi rale for taxes. After allewtai a the Board adjoarned to w