-m*is ? IN LQPISBUBQ SELL YOUE COTTON r nrxomsBUEG A. T. JOHNSON, Editftf and Manager ^ Tmrn..;.., THK OOPHTY, THgSTATE, THE TJNIOW aPBSCBtPTIOK .1.50 Per Yeer ^ LOPISBURO, N. 0.. PRjDAY, JANUARY 22, 1926 (10 P^e.) GOLD SAND SCHOOfc, ELECTION CARRIED yi The Fathers and Mothers Of This Oh trlet Decided To Give Their Boys and GDIs An Equal Opportunity With the Other Boys and Girls D? Frank. Un County On Monday, January 18th, the Oold 8and Special raxing District, compos ed of two townships, Gold Mine and Sandy Creek, roted a 60c local tax for the purpose of running an eight months school and for the erection, repairing and equipping all the neces sary school buildings in these two townships The election was carried by one of the largest majorities that Franklin County has ever known, 839 were registered, and 664 voted In fa vor of the school program. This school program carries with it the troctlon of g pew building at Mt. Grove, a twelve room higi school balding at Odd Sand, a new building at Wood, ?nd additions do qenlervlle and Moulton Hayes. All thp schools will be run eight months beginning with the fall of 1926 and the building program will begin just as soqn as the money can be secured from the State Building Fund. An active campaign has been carried on In this district for the past four weeks and the result of the election on the 18th shown with what success the workers In this cam- | paign met. Unforeseen - barriers loomed up Monday morning when the i polls opened. A "down-pour" of rain,! i ad roads that can be described only i Ly those who are familiar with this | se. i,on. It certainly shows what keen' inic. ,st these people felt in their boys | ana &.. is to get 664 voters to the polls. The mothers and fathers of this dlsr i trlct have thus decided to give to their boys and girls a standard high school and what will soon be a standard ele mentary school In riding oe walk ing distance of every child In thla ter ritory. iff' On the 9th of February Hgyesville township will vote on its school pro gam. There is no doubt but what the the election will carry in favor of its boys and girls. When this isi done every township In the county except Harris and the Flat Rock district will have an eight months school tekm with comfortable And sanitary school build' ings. The boys and girls in ^Harris township and the Flat Rock district deserveae -good school training ha the boys and girls of Cedar Rock, Bunn or elsewhere. We do not believe that the good people of this township will be| satisfied for their children to have the advantage of a six month school term with poor buildings and no equip, ment, while the children of the other townships are having an eight months term with modem and well equipped buildings. The school authorities stand In readiness to cooperate with the people of this territory In' Securing for them an equal educatlodl oppor- - tunity with the other sections of the' county. According to the county-wide plan a ten-room brick building will be erected somewhere neari Hagwood's Cross Roads to take the place of New Hope, Royal, Math Rock and Rlleys. This has the possibility of being the largest and strongest el#nentary school in the county.' Repairs and ad ditions will be made at Rock Springs. All of this .territory will have Bunn as Its central high school. When this territory votes a 60c local tax it will become a part of the Bunn Special Taxing District. KB. COLE SAVAGE CONDUCTED SERVICES AT BAfTIST CHURCH Those who attended the services at the Baptist Church Sufday night will. I am sure, bare me* out when I say that such an evening of tteilglous worship will not be forgotten and the thought carried home In the minds of all present will not be forgotten In a measure. * Our pastor at the morning service stated that he eould not be present for the evening services and casting his eyes about and over his hearers let them drop on our friend Mr. Cole Savage. Ife then announced that Mr. Savage would conduct the aervloes for the evening. This was news to Mr. ?Basses as well as to the people. Mr. Savage brought a real ga***age. He referred to James 14 through ttth. He touched the hearts of many of us When he reasoned with us about our daith. Faith alone rannot save ma Faith Is shown by our works gad not what we profess to be and faith with out works is dead. Ha drew a Wonder ful picture of a true christian. His Interpretation of the scriptures were so plain that even a little child could understand. He pictured a christian as the world would look upon him. His last picture was as his fallow christian would know him. By his works I know him and not by the words of his mouth. Mr. 8avage accomplished his pur pose beautifully. None of his hearers regret they heard him. We afe glad we have Mr. Savage as our friend and christian. His outline mlghf read as follows: I. The worlds faith in me as a man comes thrdugh my works. II. The worlds faith in me as a Christian comes through my works. III. The Christian faith Id me comes through ntf works. A FRfltND. FINISHES UP AND QUITS franklin Superior Court Makes Qrfek Work of Term and Adjourns On Frl ii.'j Afternoon The regular January term of Frank lin Superior Court came to a cloae Friday afternoon after disposing of the cases on the docket. Our report last week was In error In that It gave a cane, State vs O. J. Coppedge, guilty. The name was con tused with another case, and there was no case tried wherein Mr. Cop pede was defendant Cases disposed of since our last report were as follows: State ra George Dlckerson, assault with Intent to commit rape, Jury re turns verdict guilty of assault on a female, prayer for judgment continued upon payment of costs. $200 bond to appear at January term. State ts John Egerton, housebreak ing and larceny,, guilty, 2 years on roads of Rocky Mount Road District State ts Herman Davis, pleads: guil ty to an assault with deadly weapon, < months on roads in Rocky Mount Road District. State vs A. h. Thompson, bigam? pleads guilty, prayer for judgment continued to May term of court. State vs June Davis, upw, and trans porting, guilty of unlawful possession of whiskey, 6 months on roads, Rocky Mount Road District State vs Joe Branch, speeding, not guilty. State vs June Davis, attempting to bribe officer, continued. State vs C. W. Boswell and others, set fa, discharged upon payment of costs exclusive of witness fees. State vs G. W. Dlckerson, ccw, guil ty, fined |100 and costs. State vs Titus Doraey, guilty un lawful possession of whiskey, 6' months on roada Rocky Mount Road 1 District, execution not to issue except on the order of Judge of Franklin Su perior Court. State vs Bud Denton, oal, guilty, 6 months on roads Rocky Mount Road District, execution not to issue except on order of the Judge holding Krank Un Superior Court, provided said Bud Denton shall not drive an automobile in Franklin county for 12 months. - State vs Frank Blackiey, 1 and r, guilty, 9 months in jail with leave to hire out, to pay a fine of $100 and costs. State vs Robt Little, it was ordered that aeuhe had- serweA.4 months ef Ms $ months sentence, that upon hla pay ing the costs he may be released. State vs Troy Fowler, adw, dismiss ed on account of former acquittal. AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT A fatal automobile accident, waa providentially averted Monday morn ing when Mr. Malcolm McKlnne's Ford sedan and Dr. J. B. Davis' Ford coupe collided at the crossing of Sun set avenue and Church street, badly damaging both cars and bruising the occupants. Mr. McKinne was driving his car taking his daughter, Miss Olivia, to school, and Dr. Davis' car was being, driven by his brother and contained several colored children. The accident waa so unexpected and was not witnessed so we learn, that it is almost Impossible to tell bow It happened However, we un derstand. Mr. McKinne was driving east oh Sunset avenue and Dr. Davis' car waa going north on Church street. After the Impact Mr. McKlnne's car waa minus a rear right wheel and was turned around facing opposite to the wsy he wss traveling and turn ed over while Dr. Davis' car had swerved, struck a telephone pole and turned about one fourth around. We understand the telephone pole was broken from the force of the stroke. Mr. McKinne says he especially look ed for approaching vehicles before he attempted to cross the street and had lust wiped his windshield clear of the rain. 'It was most providential that no lives were lost as It seems Impossible that such a wreck could happen and all the parties come out alive. Both cars were frractlcally demolished. CEDAB BOCK SCHOOL NEWS Cedar Rock High School opened tor the work of (he second semester on January 4th. There la an Increase In enrollment due to the new comers In the community, and the prospects for a good new year are encouraging. The reports for the seoond quarter ?how that a higher grade of work is being done, and our school is still Improving. The honor roll for this quarter will probably be doubled In number. The Literary Societies have sleeted new officers, and begun work with renewed Interest. The boy's basket ball team seems to have the winning spirit and are holding up the record that they made last fall. Mlee Margaret Johnson and Miss Christine Sledge appreciated most highly the Invitation of Mr. C. T, Wheeler, of Raleigh, N. C., to ac company him and his wife to New Bern to attend the Shrtners conven tion, which was held week before last rhey report having had a most enjoy ible trip. While tn Raleigh they also rlelted the family of Mr. 8. W. Whee er, in whose kome they enjoyed the nost cordial hospitality. RECEIVERSHIP TOBACCO | ASSOCIATION ASKED FORI Former Senator Demands That Di rectors Be Beqalred to Be par Ex cessive Amounts He Bars 'Were Paid For Salaries, Warehouses, Expense Items, Lawyer's Fees and Be drying and Also Asks That Bert hages On Tobacco Hew On Ha Be Set Aside; Proceeding Started In Franklin County Superior Court The Trl-State Tobacco Co-opera tive Association was yesterday order ed by Judge M. V. BarnhiU to appear before Judge Thomas H. Calvert in chambers at Raleigh on Friday, Feb ruary 5, to show causes why it should not be dissolved and a receiver ap pointed -to wind up its affairs. The order, which was signed on1 the basis of a vitrollc complaint filed! by Wiley M. Ffcrson, former State J Senator from Franklin county, directs the association to file the fOUowtag information with the Clerk of Frank lin County Superior Court in ton days; "(1.) Amounts paid for attorneys fees, to whom paid and for what pur pose and amounts collected by judg ments and compromises from contract breakers. "(2.) The amounts agreed to be, paid for warehouses bought and leased in the Old Belt district. "(2.) The amounts paid newspa-} pers for advertising propaganda and publicity agents. "(4.) The list of directors from 1922 to present date. "(5.) The list of salaried officers and the amounts paid them. "?.) What directors were plaoed on salary, and the salary paid them." I The complaint also seeks to have mortgages alleged to exist upon 80,-1 i 000,000 pounds of tobacco now held' by the association set aside as fraud- j ulent and to have members released from the obligation to deliver any' more tobacco to the association. Wants Directors to Pay. - Mr. Person declares that the direc tors of the association are not only civilly but criminally liable aa well for the alleged mismanagement of the association and accuses them of "a I saturnalia of waste and extravagance unheard rf in all our industrial growth1 and development." It is charged specifically that a mp-, JuMly -of the directors placed them-'1 selves on the salary list and gave themselves and other employes salar ies ranging from $4,000 to $40,000, it being alleged that the salaries were three or four times as much as the same individuals ever received before. In addition it la charged that oyer and above the $100,000 in profits alleged by Dr. Clarence Poe to have been re-. celved by R. R. Patterson, T. C. Wat kins and 2S other officials of the as sociation that unconscionable sums were spent for publicity and propa ganda for automobiles and other ex pense items and that there was waste and squandering and waste in connec tion with the buying and leasing of , warehuoses. A? To lawyer*' Fmi. The complaint calls for refunds on all exceasive salaries and all of the above Items which are termed "fraud and graft." In regards to lawyers' fees the com plaint says: "That In utter disregard of the law and the trusts Imposed la the direct ors and the rights of the membership growers, the defendant association has been negligently wasteful and recklessly extravagant In the money paid attorneys. "The friendly committee appointed to Investigate and report said, 'the expenses of the legal department have been extremely heavy, and the com-" mfttee feels that salaries and fees paid to several attorneys too liberal.' That defendant paid out In IMS 996, 000 and In 1229 9126,000 and to Mr. Sapfro as he has been Informed $110, 000, totalling 9920,000 and Instituted 900 suits at a cost of 9290.00 per suit, which waste and negligence Is enough to shock the conscience of the chan cellor, and this does not Include the lafge amounts collected by Judgment and compromise from contract break ers. none of which was .turned into the treasury, but was added to the above amounts. The legal department whs wrongfully and unlawfully converted Into a collecting agency for attorney's fees and often the tees demanded were twice as much as the damages sought All of which conduct was unlawful and that tf the amounts so expended are at. least two hundred thousand (9200,000) more than they had a right to spend, and the said directors should account for and pay to the member ship, the said above amount so unlaw fully expended and the fees collelted by judgment and compromises from the contract breakers, which amount to a very large sum." Averring that the association Is In solvent and unable to pay member growers for the 20,000,000 pounds of tobacco now on hand, which are al leged to be mortgaged for full mark et value, the complaint cites the re cent report of the Federal Trade Com mission In support of the charge that the operations of the aseodation have been "so contrary to law end the primal Instincts of honesty and show luch a wanton disregard for their du ties as to Justify an Immediate die PTOCK HOLDERS MEET Reports On Business For Fanners and Merchants Bank Very Gratifying; fleet Directors; Old Officers He Elected The annual meeting ot the stock holders of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Loulsburg wan held in Its banking rooms on January 18th. ier Maurice S. Clifton's rsport1 ed a very gratifying year's bnsi-! The old Board of Directors was ected. This board is composed ? following geatlmen, some of the county's most prosperous business men and farmers: Frank W. Wheless, Jnc^ W. King, Jno. O Wilson, Julius P. Timberlake, M. 8. Cltfton, Wm. R Young, Clyde P. Harris and Louis L. Joyner, Chairman. The officers and employees are as follows:: C. P. Harris, President, J. | P. Timberlake, Vice-President, M. 8. Clifton, Cashier, Jas ,B. King, Assis tant Cashier and Misses Lola Jackson ansrkertDn, Kellon Joyner, Sallie Mae Mullen, Evelyn Jones, Hhtel More, iary Jans Perry. Hog production In the TJhtted 8tates ontinuss to decrefcm according to a . scent government report Might befe Ime to pot more plfS on tVed to forth Carolina. COLE SAVAGE SPEAKS TO FARMERS At Sight School Conducted At the Franklin ton Public School BnlkU in* By C. R. Bohunan, Teacher of Vocational Agriculture. Cole Savage, former Farm Agent of Franklin County spoke to twenty-fire farmers at the regular meeting of the Agricultural night school Tuesday night of last week. During the past year Mr. Savage conducted a number of fertilizer dem onstrations on cotton, and his talk was on results from the demonstra tions. , There were four divisions to each plot, nitrate of soda, cotton seed meal, commercial fertiliser and no fertilizer at all. Nitrate of soda showed the great est yield of them all. The ordinary commercial fertilizer showed an in creased yield over cotton seed meal. Mr. Savage mentioned many Interest ing facts about cotton fertilisers and also about the experiments tried ig Franklin county. The meeting was of special inter est because the results shown were found here at honie. Various ferti lizer demonstrations have been made in the state but these were probably the first for Franklin county. The meeting this week was a story of the projector home pork done by the vocational Students, a detailed re cord showing the yield, costs, returns and profits or losses of each crop was given. Next Tuesday night, January 26th, there will be a picture show on cot ton Instead of the usual lecture. The films for this show will be furnished by the U. 8. Department of Agricul ture and should be tae very best ob tainable. All who are Interested are earnest ly requested to be present Tuesday night at 7.30. There will be no admis sion chaiges. PRICES STILL HIGH Loslsburg Tobaace Market Making Big and Satisfying Sales The sales of tobacco on the local market has been larger the past week than was expected and the prices are especially high. The greatest of sat isfaction has prevailed at each sale and the market is becoming more and more popular each day. Come to Louisburg and see the to bacco sell for high prices. PERSON-STRANGE Announcements as follows have been received In Louisburg; Mrs. Sarah C. Matthieson announces the marriage of her daugh ter Mrs. Virginia M. Strange To Mr. Arthur Whitehead Person Tuesday, November the seventeenth nineteen hundred and twenty-five Louisburg, North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Person were married at the First Baptist Church in Rich mond. Virginia lagt fall while Mr. Person was recuperating from a se rious illness. The wedding was at tended by only a few Intimate friends, among whom were Senator and Mrs. W. M. Person. The bride will be happily remem bered by Louisburg people as the popular superintendent of the Chau tauqua. that visited Louisbarg the past summer. She is a member of one of the oldest and most prominent fami lies in Boaworth, Mo., and possesses a charming and attractive personality. She Is accomplished and refined and is a favorite among a host of friends. The groom Is one of Louisburg's most progressive, successful and pro minent business men. He is a big cotton buyer an? a cltisen of whom Louisburg Is proud. He Is prominent ly connected with some of the States most prominent families and enjoys the confidence and esteem of a wide circle of friends. His home people selected him In a very flattering vote to become a commissioner tor the Town, which place he has filled with much credit. He Is disservtngly po pular among a large host of trleadn who extends the heartiest congratula COXCERT AT GRADED SCHOOL Quite an enjoyable ooncert riven at William Robert Mills High Jchool on Wednesday night. At nany musical numbers rendered by ire. Berkeley's music class were fliq roll rendered and showed excellent ?reparation, and masterful Inst rue Ion. The Olee Club added much to he oceasloa with its many nawhere. Quite s large number of patrons o< he school attended sad enjoyed the venlag. The dairy esdf mutt have toad sad OmMrt to grow welt Ihto *be future eow Is In the enW Me winter. ** - j The tortowaad-toetotyi krk tegether tor epeadence of