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THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE UNION
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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<S? Burt In her
prophecy told what the future held
in store for eaoh one of them and as
she finished, Bettle Molver read the
Last Will of the class ot 14. Jewel
Clarke presented the leer of knowledge
and success to the incoming Senior
class and this was Meeptad by Lucy
Boddte, president of the class.
After the Beaters Mag their fare
well, they marched out through -the
daisy chains and the new ssniors took
their plmee on the stage and tang
WILLIAM H. STOUT
Former President of International
Lyceum and Chautauqua Association
to Lecture Here.
From 12-17 June. Held under tent
at same place as last year ? on vacant
lot opposite F. B. McKjnne's.
their song to the tune of "Climbing
Up The Golden Stair."
Friday night Certfflcates of gradua
tion from the high school were granted
to the following young people: Misses.
Victoria Adcock. Bettle Bennett, Jewel
Clarke, Elizabeth Clifton, Lucy Burt,
Margaret InsCoe, Bettle Mclver, Lucy
Ttmberlakfff Doza Upchurch. Four
young gentlemen were successful In
making tHe required standard of gradu
atlon: Dunham Taylor, Earl Murphy.
Frank Wheless and Ollle Smlthwlck.
Too many of our young; men fall
by the way side. We are disappointed
when a strong, bright, manly young
fellow falls to make the required grade
Beginning with the fall term we hope
to have the close cooperation of the
patrons and citizens generally to the
end that all the pupils make the most
of the opportunity offered them.
From the seventh grade the fol
lowing people were promoted to tho
high schol.
Kitty . Boddie, Lillle Mae Debnam,
Sadie Johnson, Mamie Lancaster,
Elizabeth Mohn, Annie Peoples, Eugeni
Perry, Hazel Spencer, Loreen Up
church, Margaret Wilder, William Car
ter, Arthur Fleming, W. N. Fuller, Jr.,
Harvll Harris. John Atwood Newell,
William Uzzell, "Lewis Scoggin, James
WhelesH, Archibald Wilson, Dick
Yarbou*ough, Kemp Yarborough. In
addition to these eight pupils of the
seventh grade were promoted on trial,
provided they do certain work this
summer.
The fall term will open on Sept. 2,
wlthalmost the same faculty as the
past year. We hope to announce the
complete list of the teaching staff
next week.
ANNOUNCES ENGAGEMENT
j On the afternoon of May 27th. Mrs.
T. W. Ruffin delightfully entertained
' a number of young people at her beau
tlful home on Kenmore Avenue.
Spring forgetting April had glided
Into May and a series of Bhowers dur
ing the morning but by four o'clock
In the afternoon all traces of shadow
had disappeared and the guest on ar
riving were ushered from an outside
glowing with sunshine and beauty into
an interior radtant in spring flowers,
cordial greetings, and an atmosphere
of genuine good will, fun and frolic.
Tables had been placed for bridge
and a happy game was enjoyed. After
the game a delicious ice oourse was
served.
In the midst .of the laughter and
good timo a thrill passed through each
guest as suddenly little Miss Mary
Leona Ruffin appeared among them
dressed as an adorable little bride,
carrying a bronze boquet of brides
roses. Each guest was gracefully pre
sented with a rose and It was soon
discovered that each rose had con
cealed around its stem a tiny slip of
paper bearing the announcement of
the approaching mairlage of William
Wllkins Tolleson and Lucy Elisabeth
Andrews June 18.
A chorus of surprise followed the
announcement and the bride-elect was
overwhelmed with good wishes and
congratulations.
Mrs Ruffin was assured by each part
Ing guest that the afternoon bad been
one of perfect pleasure and added
another laurel to her Invlable repu
tatlon as a gracious charming hostess.
RECEIVES lltljOO
Oxord Orphan* Pltyi to Bl* Hoim
at Wood
With door receipt* amounting to
$111.00 the Oxford Orphans singing
C1r?? placed to a bis and appreciative
house at Wood on Thursday night of
laat week.
The committee on arrangement*, the
masons and the people of Wood com
munity expresses 'publicly their ap
preciations of the asslstanoe and pres
ence of so many to hear the little girls
and hoys, and to oontrlbute so liberal iy
to such a worthy cause.
The class and the people are both
cordially invited to come again next
MM0B- _ - ? ??' >? ? ,/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,
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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