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"VOLUMN LV. ? ? ' '-N: ...... LOUISBURG, N. 0., FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1927 . (8 Pages) ' ? NUMBER 47 *
TO INVESTIGATE HI-Y
Klwanls Highly Entertained Br Joe
Land and Bam Dicker-son | Doctors
Make Fine Health Talks) Beads
Committees
The Loulsburg Klwanls Club was
delightfully entertained with several
old time musical selections by Joe
Land and Sam Dlckerson with violin
and banjo, at Its regular Friday even
ing luncheon last week. Malcolm
McKlnne sponsoring director of the
music committee la to be given credit
for the splendid musical feature.
The secretary read the minutes and
several letters of appreciations at the
request of President Edward Best,
alter which the program as arranged
by the directors was read.
A proposition not to allow credit
for absences for less than thirty days
was defeated.
President Best read the names and
personnel of the committees for 1927.
:JL?motion prevailed appointing
Harry Johnson, Ben Hoiden and Will
Yarborough to Investigate the Hl-Y.
proposition through which It was
thought the people of Loulsburg had
been given a very raw deal.
Ben Williamson, chairman fdr~t&r
evening, called Gaither Beam, who
presented a stunt entitled "Gathering
of the nuts.'' ? ?
The subject "Beginning the New
Year Healthy" stressing the Import
ance of regular examinations was
very ably discussed by Perry Burt,
Harry Johnson and Herbert Perry.
\ Malcolm McKlnne, In charge of
1 ujIc, explained that it would be his
iti.ro to revive the Klwanls singing
thi t year and received a hearty re
sponse. /
Klwanla program ior January
as announced la as followa. The
speaker lor the next meeting only haa
been announced:
?January 14th?A. H. Fleming, chair
man. Diversified {arming and lndus
tries applicable to Franklin County.
John Anthony, County Agent of Vance
county, Speaker^
January 21st?David Harrla, chair
man. Buy, sail and trade at home.
January 28th.?F. J. Beaaley and L.
L. Joyner, chairmen. Loulaburg To
bacco Night.
The Kiwania committees {or 1927
are as {offdws:
Business Methods and Standards
Sponsoring Director, David?Hauls,
F H. Allen, chairman; G. M. Beam,
Mc M. Furgerson.
Laws and Regulations?Sponsoring
Director, A. W. Person; J. A. Mclver,
chairman; C. Hatto'n, S. P. Burt..
Education?Sponsoclng"t>irector; A.
W. Mohn; B. T. Holden, chairman;
O. W. Dowd, M. S. Davis ' \
Finance and Reception?Sponsoring
Director. M S. Cllttonr B. N. William
- son, chairman, J. A. Wheless, J. M.
Allen.
Attendance?Sponsoring Director,
E. H. Malone; S. C. Holden, chair
man; Geo. W. Cobb, Jake Friedland
er.
- Inter-Club Relation?Sponsoring Di
rector, L !?. Joyner; M. S. Davis,
chairman; P. S. Allen. A. Tonkel.
Music?Sponsoring rector, Mal
colm McKlnnen; H. H. Johnson, chair
man; Malcolm McKinne, T. W. Wat
son.
Program?Sponsoring Director, E.
L. Best.; Directors In turn. -r
Pub. Affairs?Sponsoring IJirector,
F. J. Beasley; W. H. Yarborough,
chairman; W. W. Neal, AlF Johnson
Publicity??Sponsoring Director, - A.
H. Fleming; A. F. Johnson, chairman;
W. R. Mills, J. P. Tlmberlake, Jr.
Grievance and House?Sponsoring
Director, H. G. Perry; S. P. Burt,
chairman; Clyde Burgess, C. B. How
ard.
Membership?Sponsoring Director
Si. P. Boddle; W. B. Mills, chairman;
W. E. White. '
Classification?Sponsoring Director,
S P. Boddle; H. H. Johnson, chair
man; T. W. Watson.
METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. 0. W. Dowd, pastor of the
Loulsburg Methodist church speaks of
'services next 8unday as followst
The j>aator will preach next Sun.
day at 11 a, hi., on "The Unique Per
sonality of all Hhtory," and at 7 p.
m.. on "The Darkness and the Dawn.'?
I am anxious that, the whole church
and our friends to hear these mes
sages.
Let those who have not yet turned
? over the new leaf for the New Year
1 in going to church begin next Sun-.
-day.
Let us all be loyal In atendanee and
in the support of our cliuTch.
TWO HOUSES BURS SUNDAY
NIGHT
Two dwelling houses belonging to
Sam Harris, colored, and occupied
by Gelrge Wilson and Reran Shaw,
Oelored, located in the extreme south
Western corner of the city limits were
destroyed by Are oh Sunday night.
The Are was die covered about AO o'
clock and the Loulsburg fto Depart,
ment answered the call but owing to
the lack of a water line were unable
to checks the flames.
The houses were valued at $1600
with no lnsurahee. Practically all
the contents were saved, so we are
Informed.
You never know how well off you
are until you are not -
BIO FIRE AT
OENTERVILLE
A. A. hhearln Loses Store and Stock
of Goods; D. J. Bnrnette Loses Two
Stores and Dwelling and Stock of
Goods
Centerville experienced possibly the
biggest fire In Its history on Thurs
day night of last week when the large
new store of A. A. Shearin burned
to the ground destroying the entire
stock of goods and D. J. Burnette lost
two large stores, a stock of goods and
a dwelling. The loss will probably
reach $25,000.
When the fire was first discovered
it had gained a good head way in
the attic; of the Shearin store and
fanned by the heavy wind It gained
headway and spread, crossing the
State highway to Louisburg and de
stroying the store of D. J. Burnette
and a four rpom dwelling-to. the real
of the store, then crossing the State
another store-pf Mr. Burnette's. The
burning was so rapid that the meagre
fire fighting arrangements that could
be ma.de by the residents who had
gathered- wgs of no avail. In the
Shearin store was the United States
Postoftlce which together with Its con
tents went up in smoke.
The losses as best as. we could get
them were as follows:
A. A>Shearin, store valued at $5,000
and stock of goods valued at $7,000,
with $3,500 Insurance on building and
$5,000 insurance on stock.
U. S. Postoftlce value of contents
unknown.
D. J. Burnette, two stores valued
at $2,500, stock of goods valued a!
$2,000, dwelling valued at $800, a lot
of lumber valued at $300 and a lot ol
feed valued at possibly $100 with nc
Insurance.
The origin of the fire Is unknown
and It was discovered about 11 o
clock.
EPISCOPAL SERYICE8
Rev. J. D. Miller rector St P&ul'l
Episcopal church requests us to staU
that the services (or his church next
Sunay will be Sunday school at 1<
a. m? holy communion at 11 a. m., ant
evening prayer at 7 p.m. The veatr]
will meet after the morning service
Allare invited to attend these serv
leee.
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY TC
MEET
The Jambes Unit No. 105, Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary will meet at th?
home of Mrs. H. W. Perry at 3:31
Tuesday afternoon, January 18th, 1927
Mrs. Perry and Mrs. Forrest Joyner
hostesses.
It Is necessary that all dues be sen
In this month and all members an
'earnestly requested to either bring
send or mall dues at once.
MRS. H. W. PERRY, Secy-Treas
PYROTOL
A letter from A. O. Kemp of Zebu
Ion and Jno. C. Anderson, donnty ag
ent'of. Wake County, at Raleigh state:
that's car of government dynamite oi
pyrotol Is being gotten up for ship
ment to Zcbulcn and will cost $9 pei
hundred. Any farmer in Franklli
County wishing any of this material
will do well to get in touch with on<
of the above gentleman at once.
SLIPS ON SNOW, BREAKS LEG
Information reached Loulsburg Sun
,day that Mr. Geo. M. Manning, of In
glealde, slipped on the snow while
going from his residence to his store
and In the fall broke his right'leg be
tween the knee and ankle. Rls many
friends in the county regret to learn
of Mr. Manning's accident add extend
to him their-..deepest sympathy.
Meaning?Presidency
Said (for. A1 Smith of New York
at hia (worth Inaafnration laat
waafc * "Now I hara no
Man what tha future hia tal etore
for * ma. * -T* ? No ?man
would atand Nan thla intalllgant
gathering and any that ha waa not
leaajdlya to tha great eat poaioon
&T* VJf ? V?y
A New Year Photograph
Cool id ^e
taken en the White Hooae step* Mew Tear day. Mrs. Coolidge cele
brated ber 48th birthday ea Jaaoary S.
THE LOUISBUBG PARENT
TEACHER ASSOCIATION
The Parent-Teacher Association
held its regular monthly meeting
Thursday afternoon, December Kith*
in the auditorium of the "Wyiiam R.
Mills graded school. Mr. E. L. Best
presided over the meeting calling for
the minutes of the last meeting and
reports from various committees.
Miss Genevieve Macon read the min
utes of the November meeting, show
ing an increased interest and attend
ance in the Association.
The publicity and attendance com
mittees reported untiring effort to
further interest In the organization
All committees reported a spirited,
interest in the outcome of their ef
forts.
The library committee made an as
tonishingly good report. More than
eight hundred volumes had been col
lected from the town folk, with the
promise of more.
It was stated that the drive would
continue after the Christmas holidays.
Five of the ladies book clubs pledgr
ed $S each toward the library fund.
Mr. Mills and Mr. Best expressed
hearty thanks for the work being done
to raise the standard of the W. R.
Mills Graded School Library.
The program for the afternoon was
a very interesting one.
Patriotic song; were snng by the
audience.
The grammar grade cniictren sang
a number of Christmas carols, show
ing splehdld training in the singing
lessons in the school.
Mrs. E. S. Ford then read a paper
on "The Duties of VGrade Mother.'*
Herself, a grade mother, and a most
faithful and interested one, none could
hare been better chosen thdh she, to
discuss the subject.
She pointed out many ways in. which
the grade mothers might be a real
force In the school. To be chosen a
grade mother, she said, wgs an Jbon
or and high responsibility, to be" ac
cepted lightly by none.
At the close of her reading Mr. Best
Introduced to the audience, Mr. Frank
A. Edmonson of the State Department
of Education, who spoke most inter
estingly on the subject of the eight
months school. Well versed on the
subject he made plain many facta1
which were not well understood be
fore. ? \
He showed by figures how taxation
would berfeduced in the county, a
fact of large Interest to all.' He re
commended the lengthened school
term in convincing words, pointing
out the ultimate benefit to all children
everywhere.
The Association was deeply impress
ed by the speaker and his convincing
addresss.
Hie assembly adjourned to. meet
again Thursday afternoon, January
20th. Register that date on memory*!
tablet and do not fall to attend that
meeting. By so doing you will great
ly encourage the whole association;
Mr. Mills wants you there, so torn
Mr. Bfest. The teachers "need your per
sonal encouragement and your child
ren's fighting for the attendance hon
or roll by grades are eager for yon to
come.
Mrs. R. F. Yarborough, Pub. Ch'm.
Clerk of Court J. J. Young and 8upt
B. C. Perry visited Raleigh the past
week.
MINUTES OE MEETING
OF WOBKEBS' COCNCD
The Workers' Council of the Metho
diet Sunday school held their month
ly meeting Tuesday night, Januar;
rtlth, 1917. with E U Best, Super in
tendent, presiding.
?Mr, Best railed upon Miss Sallii
Betts to lead* in a word of prayer
The Secretary then read the minutei
of the last meeting which were ap
proved. The trqpsurer reported $33.0:
in the treasury and was requested t<
pay as many bills as possible out o;
same.
Objectives for 1927 were then goni
'aver to see what had been accom
plished. The membership campaigi
for 439 enrollment was continued un
til the next meeting and the secretary
was requested to write all teachers ab
sentee that effect.
Mrr Bowd sugested a study of at
Evangelistic Sunday school book whicl
was approved.
Mr.' Best made a five minutes tall
on the Importance of teachers being
Ion time to Sunday school and it waj
'resolved that all would make ever]
effort to be theife five minutes before
time in the future.
The foljpwlng program was arrang
ed for the next meeting:
I, Providing a motive on the pari
of the children, Mr. E. U Best.
S. Securing the cooperation of the
parents in the study of the lesson at
home, Mrs G, T. Meade.
3. How to secure good order, Mrs.
Ben Holden.
There being no further business the
meeting adjourned to meet again Feb
ruary 14th, 1927, . . >
Mrs. James Mslone, Jr., Sec'y.
CURBENT LITERATURE CLUB
The Current Literature Club gath
?iM Hnii flret meeting of the New
Year on Tuesday afternoon. January
Ilth, at 3:SO o'clock, with Mrs. J.
A. Mclver at her home onMlddle St.
Coming in from the show and Icy
temperature on the outside, the guests
were greeted by warmth and good
cheer of an open fire and a genial
hostess. The meeting was called to
B. Kii
order by Airs. James B. King, the
president. The subjecrTor the after
goon's study was Twelfth Night"
and after the reading of the minutes
of the last meeting, the following pro
gram was rendered:
Selections from comic plot, 'Miss
Letton.
Piano solo, "March,of the Dwarfs''
Orteg, Miss Rosalind.
Reading, selections from the play,
Mrs. J. M. Allen.
- Reading: "How a Husband Puts
Away His Things." Mrs King.
A salad course followed by coffee,
candied fruit and fudge was then serr
ed by the hostess assisted by her
charming little daughter and Mrs. F.
W. Wheless. The meeting was ad.
iourned to meet on January 25th with
lfn James B. King. '
RE-ELECTED HEALTH OFFICER
At a meeting of the Board of Health
for Franklin county held Monday
night Dr. A IT Mai one was re-elected
Health Officer for the county for the
antag two years. Dr. Malone has
* this Important place for a long
number of years and has many friends
who will be glad to know that ha will
con tin a A ' \ -
MANY FINES IMPOSED
Judge Hugh Perry Is doing his best
to brea up lawlessness In Franklin
County by the One and Imprisonment
sentences he 1b Imposing and he is be
ing strongly assisted by Prosecuting
Attorney E. F. Griffin, who is bring
ing'-out the tacts that find most ot
the defendant* guilty. TLe dacket
Monday, was disposed ot as follows:
- State vs Anderson Williams, larce
ny from person, transferred to the
Superior Court.
State ts Willie Wright, carrying
concealed weapons, bond ordered for
feited. ^"7'
State rs John Hockady, assault,
enters plea of nolo contendere, two
months on roads, execution not to
issue upon payment of $25 fine and
costs.
State ts Ollie Coppedge, violating
prohibition law, bond ordered forfeit
ed.
State vs Jack Yarboro. and John
Yarboro, continued.
State vs Nat Perry, carrying con
cealed weapon, 4 months on roads ex
ecution not to issue upon the payment
of $100 fine and costs.
State ts Robert Evans, distilling,
continued.
8tate ts Alex Green, unlawful pos
session of whiskey, pleads giulty, 60
days on roads, execution not to issue
upon payment of $25 and costs.
State ts Sol Williams, unlawful pos
session of whiskey, pleads guilty, fin
ed $25 and costs.
State ts E. B. Franklin, larceny
from person, transferred to Superior
Court.
State ts Dwight Deb nam, larceny
and receiTing, continued. - ,
State ts Clarence Ellis, removing
crops, pleads guilty, judgment sus
pended upon, payment of costs.
State vs John Oliver Harvey, car
rying concealed weapon, guilty, six
months on roads, execution not to is
sue upon the payment of $150 fine and
costs. .
State ts John Jones, carrying can
cealed weapon, not guilty.
State ts Matthew Strickland, upw
pleads guilty, fined $26 and costs.
A1-S03T ITEMS
Mr. P. J Stain back, who has beei
quite sick tor some time, spent las
week In Raleigh taking treatment, hi
?pent the week end at home with -hii
family and said he felt better. He re
turned to Raleigh for more treatment]
Rfirn tn Mr ami Mrs W D. Ayscue
a ten pound son on Monday, January
3rd. Edwin 'Gray Ayscue.
The Parent Teachers Associatlot
held a very interesting meeting at th<
school building on Thursday after
noon, January 5th. The attendance was
very good but not all that fs de
sired by any means. Each parent
should feel It is his or her duty tc
attend these meetings and help tc
plan ways and means of giving out
children the best. If we are not in
terested in our children we can't ex
pect others to be and by cooperatior
we can succeed. After a very inter
esting progryn given by several froii
the lower grades, the president, Mrs
W. G. Kearney, took charge of the
meeting. Among the many thing!
brought up and discussed was the mal
ter of a stage curtain. Every membei
was asked to help raise funds or sell
advertisements to buy a lovely stage
curtain.
The chairman of the entertalnmeni
committee, Mrs. T. C. Gill, announce*
that they -were planning for fatheri
night pretty soon. The time will be
announced later. It Is hoped that 1(X
percent of the homes wit be repre
sented at this function.
Prof. Woodward announced S min
strel to be given by the High School
pupils on January 14th- but it has
been postponed! indefinitely because
of bad weather, that will' be announc
ed later.
The flag pole is in readiness for th?
presentation of the flag and bible bj
the J. O. U. A M of Loulsburg.
Mr. G. T. Ayscue had tobacco iq hie
Fights for Primary
Former Smntor BmmMm ol Eo
d!an* is ImuUAc-Um ficht in hi? -
stste in dofonas of tbo Primary law
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BIG SNOW
VISITS LOUISBUB0
Tuesday Night Coldest Slaee Winter
of 1917-18J Snow Fall W1U Aver
age She Inches
Louiuburg and vicinity was visited
by one of the biggest snows the past
week it has had in a long time. Sun
day morning just before 0ay the white
flakes began to fall and continued to
about (he middle of the day covering
the ground in a beautiful white blank
et The snow began to fall
again
during the early mornin^hours Mou
, day and continued all day. In a slow
but steady fall, until the snow reach
ed an average depth of at least six
Inches. Tuesday the sun came out
and much "of the snow passed away,
but enough remained on the ground
to have a great Influence upon the
temperature Tuesday night, when the
government thermometer registered 1
degree below zero. This 1b possibly
the coldest spell Franklin County has
witnessed b1pc6 the of 1917-18
when the temperature dropped to 10
degrees below, being the coldest win
ter experienced in this section in the
recollection of our oldest inhabitants
and the coldest since the weather re
cords have been kept
The sun came out ;good and warm
Wednesday and the mercury dropped
to a more comfortable readlhgr
SERVICES ON LOUISBFBO CIECUFF
The pastor of the Loulsburg Circuit
will fllj his regular appointments Sun
day, January 16, preaching from the
following subjects:
Bunn, 11 a. m., "The Wasted Life.''
Prospect, 3 p. m., "The Joy of th?
Christian Religion.''
Bunn, 7 p. m., "The Pure Life.'
CAPTURES STILL
Conatable A. S. Wiggs, assisted by
J. E. Thomas and K. E Joyner, re
port the capture of a fifty gallon stin
outfit complete, and destroying about
tm gallons cf wul.rke/ and something
like two hundred gallons of beer, and
a lot of fermentera In Cedar Rock,
township on Tuesday night.
Mr. S. J. Thomason. of Parkton, was
a visitor to Louisburg Friday.
park barn and alsnTn Mr W K Jonas
' barn, both low about ready for mark
et when thieves entered both places
1 the same night and took the two best
; grades from each place. No clue has
?Ibeen found toward identifying the
> | thief or thieves.
-1 It will be remembered that Mr. W.
t H. Jones lost his stables, two mules
> and a Ford by fire a month ago on
Friday night a tenant house on ths
place caught fire and burned down.
It is said there had been no fire in.
the house for over two. years. The
fire frightened firs. Jones so much,
that she had a heart attack and was in
i' a very bad condition but we are glad,
to Report that she is much better.
BUJiJf HIGH SCHOOL SEWS
Bunn Basket Ball Team Snows Under
YoungsvUle ,
The tall boys from Youngsville
t Hlght School paid their respects to
the Bunn cagesters, and was served
? to a drubbing by the painful score oC
* [ nine to thirty-eight. Bunn started a
1 fast offense that was never halted dur
lng tfid entire game and their defense
was near perfect The game began likn
ft was to be a fast affair, but theab
1 sence of wind on the part of Yaungs
1 vllle players, slowed the game up a
! bit." L ? -
Mr. Green, the big .boy who worked
at center tor Youngsville, furnished
plenty of amusement, in that he conld
not find the center ring, argueing that
a center should have ? thirty yards
run, winding up with a high Jump
for the tip off. In the second place.
Mr. Green was very conspicious. be
cause he played most of the game
minus his jersey, we think it was due
to the summer beat. Finally Mr.
Green was a marked player, since he
wore sucha large rabbits foot around
his neck. That* al 1 right Mr. Green
we are all for yoa, and we, wish you
may have many more audiences who
appreciate your new style of play.
Mitchell held down the pivot po
sition for Bonn, and the scribes say
he never missed getting the - tip off.
in addition, he looped four - beautiful
held goals. Ivan Beddindeld, the
fleet footed forward at Buna showe
the boys how to play every part of
the court, and along with his demon
strations. he found the loop seven
?times, Beddlngfield is the fastest high
school forward in the county. Tiny
Strickland, was up in arms becauas at
Mr. Green's rabbit foot, arguelng that
it meant good luck to the wearer* op
ponents. and to prove his point, he
found the opening o njust eight dif
ferent occasions. In Hamilton ]
good, Buna has aq excellent
man, and cms that plays the
hard and fast. It looks as If
be cavertisg around the forward pe
hy next winter. 5
C Indiana co-ed saved a
drowning. She didat
dragged hia oat of
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The line of leest
of stretch hi It. ?*?