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VOLIMN LIV. LOPI8BCRG. If. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1>. 1925 (80 PAGES THIS WEEKT ~ Nl'HBEK 34
L. KLINE & CO., INC WILL
CELEBRTAE ITS 10th
ANNIVERSARY
ENDING ITS FIRST 10
YEARS IN LOUISBURG
AFTER REMARKABLE
GROWTH
Starts 11th Year With Great
10th Anniversary Sale Be
ginning Wednesday, October
14th.
"On Tuesday, October 13th L. Kline
& Co., Inc. "Louisburg's Biggest and
Best Department Store" will have
rounded out Its 10 years in business in
Louisburg," according to an interview
with Mr. Jake Friedlander, who has
been with the firm since its organiza
tion, and who In speaking of the firms
past history says, "to many of its
friends and customers this fact is well
known, but to those who have moved
to Louisburg and its vicinity since
1!'15, and who do not remember the
f ; v.i!ng to Louisburg of this wonderful
< . ization, we will endeavor to give
v i outline of L. Kline & Co., Inc,
fro: s start to the present day.
"ii ovruenced business in Louis
burg i,. the 14th day of October 1915
in the place known as the R. Z. Eger
ton store now occupied by H. C. Tay
lor under the name of Kline & Lazarus.
In the year 1S17 it changed to L. Kline
& Co. at which time Mr. Kline pur
chased the stock outright. Our busi.
ness began to increase and we soon
found ourselves in need bf additional
space to take care of our trade. It be
came necessary to move to larger
quarters and we moved to the store at
which we are now located, formerly
occupied by Candler-Crowell. Our
business continued to grow and in
1922 we were compelled to expand and
we leased the store next door, former
ly occupied by McBrayer Clothing Co.,
lor an exclusive clothing department.
Still our business continued to grow
and we leased the R. H. Strickland
store for an exclusive shoe department
We now have the most complete de
i partment store that can be found in
any town in the state for the size or
in towns even much larger.
"Our success is attributed to the
policy of satisfying our customers and
onr guarantee of Satisfaction or Your
Money Refunded.
"We feature at all times advsrtised
lines whenever possible Aid each and
every article that is received In this
store is examined by our buyers and
unless same passes our standard it is
never offered for sale, thus assuring
you that each article you buy is per
fect or we cheerfully" make rsturn
whenever same proves otherwise.
"Among the original Bales force that
started with L. Kline & Co. at its foun.
ding in Louisburg and that are still
with us are Jake Friedlander, Scott
Dennis and Myron Pleasants.
I)R. GIBBS TO PBF.ACH
Pastor O. W. Dowd announces that
Dr. J. T. Olbbs, of Warrenton, will
preach In the Methodist Church next
Sunday morning and night?11 a. m.
and 7:30 p. m. Dr. Olbbs is one of
the oldest Methodist ministers in the
Slate and was for 80 years a Presid
ing Elder.
All are Invited to attend.
COLLEGE FACULTY AT HOME
The Loulaburg College Faculty
will be at home to their friends In the
College parlors on the third Tuesday
afternoon in each month from four
to six o'clock
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FIDDLERS CONVENTION.
Every one Is cordially invited to
come out to the Fiddlers Convpitlon
oyster supper te be ctvgn at
1(T A
Justice school Mlldlnf Oct. 1* Ad
mission 15 and, 2| oenta-wOl bo used
the ben eft of Duke Memorial
Chutch. " '
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Tom Tarheel any* ho and the boy
will make an expedition to the woods
right toon and gather a supply of note
Sot Winter. Two Walnut trees have
already keen located. I
OUB RALEIGH LETTER *
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By M. L. Shiftman *
Raleigh, October 5?The issuance
ot the Prison Audit report, the trial
of W. B. Cole at Rockingham for the
murder of W. W. Ormond, Governor
McLean's declarations ' comparing
North Carolina's type of prosperity
with that of Florida and a number of
minor matters absorbed attention hers
during the week. Far and above all
otDer matters however was the Cole
trial, the interest in that exceeding
anything of its kind in the history of
the present generation.
Progress in the trial at Rockingham
was watched closely during the week
with the Raleigh Times getting out an
afternoon extra carrying the testimony
verbatim of that day. This was rapid
ly seized upon by the people. Reports
coming here from Rockingham were
that huge crowds packed the court
room, a large number of staff corres
pondents were on hand to write the
trlai from every angle and the As
sociated Press had a special wire into
the courtroom to give the trial to the
papers word by word. As the trial
progressed interest increased until the
climax of Saturday when Cole faced
his cross examiners as to why he kill
ed the Raleigh war veteran.
The report of the- auditors on the
state prison finances left much to be
desired by both sides of the contro
versy. it showed an "operating ba
lance" of about $38,000 but did not
figure on money spent on this year's
crop planting. This made it an ac
crual basis statement and played into
the hands of those who have contended
that the accrual basis of financing is
sound, led by former governor Came;
ron Morrison. On the other hand the
proponents of Governor McLean feel
that his statement is sufficiently clear
to avoid heat of controversy. State
Auditor Baxter Durham is authority
for the statement that the State under
McLean was pledged to the "cash"
basis of financing while the .Gover
nor's statement .on the prison finances
is on the "accrual."
The Governor has been kept in
"hotwater" ever since he reappointed
George Ross Pou as head of the Penl
entlary. He has had to explain ever;
action Id connection with State Prison
since and there Is no indication that
the financial statement has eased the
situation or that there will be any
letup in the attacks on the administ
ration in this connection.
The Governor almost came out for
exemption of the people from income
taxes in Charlotte when he praised
Flordia's progress and said it was be*
cause of that state's new tax laws.
He baited with his praise and the hol
ding of the far southern state up as
an example however and added that
while he did not wish to be construed
as wishing the Income tax abolished
still he felt that it was a fair example
In Florida of what will happen when
capital finds it can come into a state
without paying high for the privilege.
At the same time he urged North Car.
clinlans to seise the opportunities at
hand and develop North Carolina
whose basis foundation is much soun
der than that of Florida. The Gover
nor was speaking in' Charlotte. Later
he sent a message to be read at a
gathering in Ashevllle in which he
urged further development of water
powers of the State. Mr. McLean is
saying something every time he talks
and not indulging In mere platitudes.
It has become evident he has some
real constructive measures In mind
for fcorth Carolina's Improvement and
did not get elected Just to be gover
nor.
The Salary and Wage Commission
report Will be made public on October
11 and there Is considerable interest
ln^hat that body has dona Us gen
eral progress already has beeAlnted
at rather broadly however.
Raleigh Is looking "forward to the
World Series this treek and the bul
letin hoards probaMy wfll bo srowded.
Clash for Baseball's Premier Honors
Here are the two teams which this week battle for the World Title. Top photo an unusual group
picture of "The Washington Senators" in "civies", while being- received by President Coolidge. Arrows
indicate Clark Griffith, Pres. Coolidge, "Bucky" Harris, Mgr., and the veteran Walter Johnson. Bottom:
?the challenging Pittsburgh Pirates. Front row. left to right:?Hass, Moore, Culloton, Sheehan, Ens, Billy
OlcKechnie, Jr., (in front), Wright, Cuyler, Kremer and Gooch. Center row, left to right:?Oldham, Smith,
Traynois Mclnnis, Carey (Captain), McKechnie (Manager), Clarke, Bigbee, Thompson, Spencer, Grantham
end Austen. Rear row, left to right:?Fraier, Hinghman, Onslow, Barn hart, Aldridge, Sam Watters,
Barney Dreyfus (President) Sam Dreyfus, Rawlings, Yde, Adams, Morrison and Meadows.
CHARLOTTE NEWS WILL BROADCAST
REPORT ON WORLD SERIES GAMES
Associated Press Dispatches WiRBe Put On The Air Over Sta
tion WBT by The News, Pioneer North Carolina Newspa
per in Broadcasting Repots on Big Events.
A play-by-play account ot the
World's Series baseball games will be
broadcast by The Charlotte News over
Station WBT, Charlotte, 276 meters.
Arrangements have been made by
The News to use the Associated Press
dispatches. These will be transmit
ted from the playing field direct to the
WBT studio where they will immedi
ately be put on the air. Thus The
News' radio pronouncement will be
but a very few seconds behind the ac
tual play.
To enable the thousands of fans in
five States who have listened in here
tofore to adjust their instruments sat
isfactorily, Station WBT will take the
air at 1:50 each day, ten minutes be.
fere the start of play. Every detail
of every game will be broadcast, with
the exception of the Sunday game.
The series will start Wednesday,
October 7, and will continue daily ut>
til either the Washington Senators,
champions of the American League or
tbe Pittsburgh Pirates, champions ofj
The Raleigh Tlajes will broadcast by
radio while the News and Observei
will use the Playograph In front of Its
building. ?
According to figures compiled by In
surance Commissioner Wade, the tax
on building and loan association shar- j
es during the fiscal year ended June I
30, 1925, aggregated In amount the
sum of $60,108.93 on the 600.000 certifi
cates yielding this class of revenue
The tax to ten cents on each 3100
shares which Is equally divided be
tween the city, county, and State.
During the week October 5th to 10th
C. O. Moser, General Manager or the
American Cotton Growers' Exchange
of Memphis, Tennessee, will deliver
addresses to meetings of cotton grow
ers, and business men in various sec
tions of the State with the view of in
creasing Interest in the production and
disposition of the white ataple next
year.
Figures complied by the 8t?te de
partment of Insurance and Revenue
show r total tax collections for the
month of August of 3*66.466 exclusive
of the receipts of the Automobile Li
cense Bureau. Of this amount the
Insuranoe Department, in taxes and
fees, Is placed at 3*66,970.74; Depart
the National League, shall win four
games.
This is the third successive year
The News has broadcast the series
Last year thousands of fans from five
States?North Carollt\i, South Caro
lina, Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia
?heard every detail of the games.
There is every reason to believe that
more fans will listen in this year than
heretofore. Those tuning in and en
joying the program are requested to
write or telegraph The Charlotte
News. No collect messages will b;
accepted.
Since last year, ownership of Sta
tion WBT has changed. The station
now is the property of C. C. Codding
ton. Inc., Carolinas distributors of
Bulck automobiles. Mr. Coddington,
who purchased the station from the
Southern Radio Corporation, has made
the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce
a present of the Station. Plans are
on foot to have WBT on the air each
night.
ment of Revenue, $299,495.26.
Thomas Robinson, of New Hanover
county, and John McMillan, of Moore
county both colored, died In the elec
tric chair at the State's Prison here
Friday, thus paying the penalty de,
manded by the State for criminal as
sault.
Superintendent Allen, of the State
Department of Education. speaks
strongly for a direct tax for the sup
port of the public schools. The Sup
erintendent thinks the present valua
tion among the various countlei of
the State Insufficient to meet require
ments and declares that the system of
dual support now practiced In finan
cing the schools of the State has
proven Inadequate and should be re.
vised. A State-wide ad valorem tax
is suggested, in support of the de
mand fox longer terms and the gener
al development of the educational sys
tem of the State.
V Commissioner W. A. Graham, of the
StalkJDeparUnent of Agriculture, was
the JTInclpal speaker at the Ruther
ford County fete9- last Thursday
The Commissioner speaks of ths ex
position In flowing terms. He Is res
ponding to many calls of like charac
ter since the "Mr season" opened.
study county government in session
here during the week decided, to col
lect the laws on the subject, study
county organization and business me
thods, and the reports made by county
to State officials. The Commission
organized by the Selection of Dr. E.
C. Brooks as chairman and Prcf. A. C.
Mcintosh, of Chapel Hill, secretary.
Dr. B F. Kaupp, head of the poultry
department of State College, is back
from a meeting of the National Poul
try Council held in Chicago to which
he presented recounting the grpwth of
the poultry business in the South and
especially in North Carolina. He told
the Council about the efforts of the
farmers to improve and market pro
ducts aud assured his fellow delegates
that "the South is one of the most fer
tile fields and the most rapidly devel
oping sections of the American Un
ion."
The executive committee of the State
Board of Health has decided to assign
a laboratory expert of the Department
to the proposed oyster fleet in an in.
vestigation of the oyster beds of the
State at an early date. The Commit
tee held a meeting here on Wednes
day and the action taken was on ac
count of the discovery last season of
oysters bearing typhoid germs in wa
ters adjacent to North Carolina beds
It is proposed to place an embargo on
all oysters whose healthy condition is
not certified by health officials in the
rtate from which they come. The
Committee also presented Dr. W. S
Rankin,. former Secretary, with a
handsome silver service as a token of
esteem ior faithful service.
It is announced that ten per ceDt of
the 1925 cotton crop for this State had
been ginned prior to September 16,
aggregating 110,046 bales. The coun
ty of Robeson takes the lead with 11,
492 bales and Harnett second with 10,
103. Early ginnings are attributable
Lo the long hot season during which
cotton opened more rapidly than us!*
sal.
Superior court judges are not per
mitted to use the words "according to
the evidence," in their charges to jur
ies. Judge Bond did it up in Lee
ccun-y sometime ago and the Supreme
Court' has granted the prisoner a new
trial on account of the "slip" which.
Chief Justice Stacey in writing the
opinion, says was "one of those casu
alties which mar befall the most cir
cumspect." There you go again.
Professor N. C. Newbold, director of
the division of negro education of the
Stats Department of Education, makes
a plea tor mors trained teachers tor
the elementary grades of the negro
kihools in North Caroline. Mr. New
kold la in "dead earnest" and looks to
the Junior colleges to co-operate la
the training of elementary teachers.
ROAD REPORTS RECEIVED
$7,000.00 Bid For County Tim
ber Rejected.
M. (? upton Resign* as standard
Keeper?R. J. Young: Was Appoint
ed Cotton Weigher For Youngst llle
Township?Many Reports Received
?To Meet Again Monday.
The Board of County Commission
ers met in regular session on Monday
with all members present. After ap
proving minutes of previous meetings
the Board disposed of business as fol
lows :
Report of John Hedgepeth, Superin
tendent of County Home, was receiv
ed and filed. He reports 7 white and
13 colored inmates.
Report of J. M. Sykes, Justice of the
Peace, was received and filed. He re
ports $50.00 fines collected.
Report of E. C. Perry, Superintend
ent of Public Welfare, was received
and filed, and the following recommen.
dations adopted. That Adeline Fuller
and Mrs. Weldon Bowden be stricken
from outside pauper list.
The following township Road
Boards made reports: Dunns. Cedar
Rock, Cypress Creek, Gold Mine, San
dy Creek.
The report of Miss Daisy Caldwell,
Home Demonstration Agent, was re
ceived and filed.
Commissioner Dean and J. R. Earl
and J. A. WhelesB were appointed a
committee to investigate turkeys of
Nat Cannady killed by dogs.
The penalties and discounts prescri
bed by law were ordered to be obser
ved by the Sheriff for the taxes for
1925-26.
R. J. Young was appointed Cotton
Weigher for Youngsville tor a term
of two years.
J. W. Winston, Justice of the Pea ?*.
report was received and filed. He ?s
ports $5.00 fines collected.
Resignation of M. C. Gupton as
Standard Keeper, was received and
accepted.
Application of the Board of Educa
tion tor State Loan was appioved.
The standing timber on the County
Home Farm was offered for sale The
highest bid by J. J. Lancaster of $7 000
was rejected.
Report of Dr. J. E. Matone, County
Health Officer, was received and filed.
After allowing a number of ? ac.
counts the Board adjourned to meet
again on Monday, October 12th, 1925.
These planning all along to get back
to work this tall will put it off until
winter.
What has become of the money yon
saved on coal during the hor months?
Submarine Survivors
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