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itmtbodt MOST L0C18BUBG iX ADVEB1ISIKG RDIUI THAT BBlJICiS RESULTS A. J. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE UNION __ SUBSCRIPTION 91.50 Per Yeat VOLUMN LIX. LOUISBURG, N. 0., JRIDAY, APRIL 6TH, 1928 (12 Pages) NUMBER MAKES SPLENDID SALE OF BONDS J. A. Hodges Authorized To Appoint List Inker-! Many Reports Made: Routine Matters of Minor Import ance The Board of Cc.uuty Commissioners met In regular session on Monday with all members present. After read lug and approving minutes of previous ?meetings business was transacted as follows: Dr. R. F. Yarborough, County Health Officer made bis report which was received. " Report of Supt. E. e. fenyr public welfare officer was received and filed. Report of Miss Daisy Caldwell Home Demonstration Jgent, was re ceived and filed. Report of John Hedgepeth, superin tendent of the county home, was re. celved and filed. He reported 18 in. mates. ?*? A drawback was Issued to Bartlett Perry, for $800 valuation error in list ing in Frankllnton township. A drawback was issued to Mrs. Mary E. Ayscue for 8100 valuation er ror in listing in Hayesvllle township. A request was made to place Miss Mittie Bartholomew on the outside pauper list. After discussing the mat ter a motion was made and carried that the county would have her plac ed in the Caswell Training School at Kinston. The Security Trust Co., of Detroit, y !eh., was the successfulahldders Tor J' ' 81247000 in* bonds at 4 1.2 per ' < at a premium of $1,085-00. There v eighteen other bidders. : .is ordered that .the acreage oi lc: W. L. Collins in Cedar Rock tew:.: > be reduced from 96 to 76. The crrd authorized J. A. Hodge! to appii .t the list takers for Frank, lin county. A moth u prevailed that the Count] Board'of Commissioners have a joini meeting with the Board of Educatiot cn the first?Monday tn May at 11 o'clock. The Board passed ft rpsn^'tinn en tiorgtng and approving the road fron Cllton to Warrenton by way of Smith field, Selma, Zebulon, Bunn and Louis burg. A motion carrying the necessary resolution, was passed for the salt ^ . Affter allowing a number of ac counts the Board adjourned to mee again the first Monday in May. BABY CONTEST A contest, under the auspices o the Olrl Scouts, for the most attract Ive baby of Louisburg, Is to begli Saturday. April 7tb, 1928, ending a 9 o'clock Friday evening, April 20th 19ft. Boddie Drug Company is the votlni place and the cup is on display there Come to see the cup and vote for th< baby you think most attractive. GETS as GALLONS AND MAN Constable A. S. Wlggs reports th< capture of twenty-Are.gallons of whli key at the home of Rochard Moon In Cedar Rock township Monday ant the arrest of Moore who was requires: tc give a $200 bond. The find was mads on a search warrant and Mr Wlggs was assisted by Deputies P. E Den and L. G. Turnage. CARD OF THANKS We wish to extend our deepssl thanks and appreciations 4p all those who rendered bo many kindnesses and expressions of sympathy ~ln the recent illness and death of our son Alvln. They will be long and tender ly remembered. . Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Murray. A PROCLAMATION "Now, therefore, I, Calvin Coolldge President of the United States ol America, do hereby designate and set aside as American Forest Week the week beginning April 22 and ending AprR-aS, in this year of 1928. "I recommend to the Governors ol the various states that he also deslg. nate this week tor special observance by a), our peopld. and that where^prac ticable and not In conflict with l?n and custom Arbor Day tie observed during the course of the same week "Purge that during that week all cltirens and appropriate organisations ?Including piubllo (officials, legists, tors, bsulness organisations, educa tors, editors, clergymen, landowners and others--give thought to the pre. serration and wise use of our forest to the end that energetic forest poll, cies will be adopted In all communt ties. In witness whereof, I have hers unto set my hand and caused the sea of the United States to be affixed Done at the city of Washington thii 24th day of February In the year ol onr Lord one thousand nine hundrec and twenty .eight, and of the Indepent ence of the United 8tatec of Americi the one hundred and fifty .second." CALVIN OOOLIDGE. By the President: \ FRANK B. KELLOO, , Secretary of State. A county Four-H club hag been or. ga Ulsed In Person county by the farm Soys and girls to help them In conduct ing their various projects this year I 0XLV SMALL DOCKET I Franklin Recorders Court only bad la small d<cket Monday, which was disposed of In short order by Judge i Perry. Two cases calle<|f (or jury , trials, one case was found not guilty, , two pleas of guilty were received. I one sent to roads and several con. itinued. The court adjourned to meet again on April Hth, skipping Easter Monday. The docket disposed of was 'a: follows: I S'ate v8 R. O. Audrews, reckless {driving, jury trial demanded and [granted and continued. State vs R. Q. Andrews, operating | automobile Intoxicated, jury trial de 'manded, granted and continued. atAt6.J& WlUjaig JP?Ws,. violating automobile law, continued. State vs Bruce Frazter, operating automobile intoxicated, pleads guilty, fined WO" and costs and driving li cense .revoked for 12 months. State vs David Stallings, larceny, not guilty. State vs Henry Powell, trespass, guilty, 6 months on roads. Commis sioners to hire out. State vs Sam Harris, unlawful pos session of whiskey, pleads guilty, prayer for judgment continued upon payment of costs. ~~r? * . State vs Essie Gupton, operating automobile intoxicated, continued. ATTEXDS ROAD MEETING Dr. A. H. Fleming, Messrs Ben T. IHoldeu, E. H. Malone, Q. S. Leonard 'ar.d A. F. Johnson, attended a good "roads meetings at Smitlifleld Tuesday 1' representing the Board of County i Commissioners, the KiwanisClub and | the Chamber of Commerce, of Louis. ' turg and through these organization-, ; the entire county,/ I This meeting was called to consider i'a road from Route 22 to Zebulon Johnst or Wendell, through Johnston and Wake counties and was presided over r by MrvC. R. WheatTey, Highway Com t mlssicner for that district and Mr. l'John Sprunt Hilt, of the Second TMs: 1 trict was present and interested be? I cRuse the route entered his district ? Quite an Interesting hearing was had l during which Mr. Hill announced that -' other counties Including Franklin and ? | Warren were presept to loin in aaklng '{this to be a trunk line from Clinton r to Warrenton, where an outlet north > could be had. In this announcement I lfr ? Hill assured FFwfcJIll and War ? Wen counties that the road from Lop. t isburg to Warrenton was the next __ road In thla aectlon to lx? nut on the map and would be taken over just as _ soon as money and mileage could be obtained. He also assured Franklin [ that the road from Franklinton to . Creedmoor would be put on the map j within the next few months. t [ The Franklin county delegation made use of an opportunity to discuss with Mr. Hill the hardsurfacing of , the Nashville highway and was assur. er he could not do bo but explained ,'that the treatment they were going to give the road was known here as Tar Heel Asphalt, and was an entire ly different preparation to the mater ial on the Hqjifax road. He said this would be a satisfactory road when ? completed and would be Impervious to heat and not become soft and | sticky. i MISSES MAY FISHER AND I PAULINE LUCAS ENTERTAIN On Tuesday afternoon Misses May Fisher and PauUne Lucas entertained the Twentieth Century Book Club at a lovely three course banquet. Miss Lucas met the members of the club ancL^a few invited guests at the door aimcarried them into a waiting room until all guests had arrived. They were from here carried into the domestic Science rooms where . they were greeted by Misa Fisher. Each one finding her place card, they were seat, ed at a beautiful banquet table. The table and all decorations of the room carried out the idea of the Easter season. Lovely rabbits, chickens and ducks were peeping from everywhere. The entire color scheme Was in yel. low, green and white. Baskets of Jonquils made effective decorations. Three courses were served consisting of ginger ale cocktail, jellied chicken, egg apples, pickles, sliced tomatoes, hot rolls and coffee, maple mousse and lrdy fingers. The very interesting program was a continuation of Italian Art. Michelangelo's Life?Mrs. Wheless. read by Mrs. A. b. Perry. Michelangelo's Statue of Moses? Miss Mary Wilson and Mrs. Whlthkpr, read by Mrs. J. O. Newell. Most Famous Paintings?Mrs. J. B. Beasley The ouly business attended to was a motion to circulate model programs for next year among all members un til next meeting. THE RESURRECTION MESSAGE You are cordially Invited to wor ship with us on the Loulsburg Cir cuit Easter Sunday. Preaching by the pas'or at the following churches: Leah's Chapel?"The Risen Lord," 11 a. m. Piney Grove?"The Resurrection Message," t p. m. Shiloh?"The Old Ragged Cross," 7:80 p. m. , The people pt the Shiloh community are asked to remember that the serv ice will be at Shiloh at 7:10 p. m and not at II a. m. MISS KITTY BOIHUF. Daughter ot Major and Mrs. S. P. Boddie. who lias Iietn selected as "Miss Eouisburg" at the Beauty Queens Contest at the Eastern Carolina Exposition which will be held in Goldeboro April 9th to 13th. Mies Boddie Is a derided favorite of the vwuuger set of Louisburg and is considered one of the most beautiful young women In the state. MIL C. B. KEABNEY DEAD _I j Mr. C. B. .Kearney, one of Franklin; county's most prominent citizens died 'at his home about ten mil-* Lprth lot Louisburg on Sunday mointng ?about 3 o'clock, after a short illness. Mr. Kearney was 62 years of age ana besides his wife, leaves one daugh.j ter, Mrs. R. G. Person, of Louisburg . I three brothers, Mr. H. A. Kearney, of 1 Louisburg, Sheriff D. L. Kearney, of. I Henderson, "Mr.' Walter " Kearney, ~oi ' Kearneys, and one slater, Mrs. J. W. Burroughs of Warren county. [ air. Kearney has* been especially 'prominent in Franklin county's busi ness life, being especially identiled with the lumber manufacturing busi ness. He was a member of Corinth Bap. tist church from which the funeral | services were held Monday afternoon, conducted by hia pasftpr, Rev. Mr.. Daucett, assisted by Rev. J. A. Mclver pastor of Louisburg Baptist church. The interment was made at Oaklawn cemetery where a large number had gathered to pay a last sad tribute. The pall bearers were J. -Hr Finch, C. T. Hudson, J. S. Wilson, W. L. House, J. Z. Terrell, R. C. Edwards The floral tribute was especially j large and beautoful The deceased was highly esteemed and respected by a large number of friends for his high character, hon esty and Integrity. His life in his community was broad, generous and loving and he wtll be greatly missed by a large number. AT THE METHODIST ?Hl BCH Special Easter services will be held Sunday with special Esjster music. The pastor's morning subject will be "The Meaning of Easter." . The two weeks of protractid revi val services, the preaching being done by the pastor. Rev. Daniel Lane, will come to a close with a service for men only at 3:30 Sunday aiternoon. There will be an Easter cantata Sunday night -at 7:30. The revival has been well attend ed with increasing interest. In addi tion to the two services a day at the church there has been a service daily at the college with gratifying results. Most of the girls not already members united with the church. The class of children, in training for churcli membership will be re ceived Sundav morning. There will also be a christening of infants at the r.:crning hour. CASTES SEE VICES Rev. J. D. Miller, rector of St PauTs Episcopal church announces Easter services and Holy Communion at 7:30 a. m. next Sunday with spe cial music. Childrens service at 10 a m. and evening prayer with Easter music at 7:30 p. m. All are cordially invited to attend these services. ( EDITORIAL STAFF THE OAK The students of Louisburg College hare recently elected the following as the 1929 editorial staff of The Oak. their College Annual: Odette Brown. Raleigh, Editor. , Madge Sexton, Bahama, Business Manager.** \ "x\ Jane Mercer. Washington, Advertis ing ManageL. Eunice Smith, Pantego, Literary Editor* , \. ' r . ?*;? ? " ? - if i to Tht FVankHa ' BOARD OF EDICATIOS met lu re gulra session ou Monday with A. F. Johnson. Mia. T. H. Dickens. J. II. Jbyner, E. L Green and W A Mullen present The minutes of last meeting were read and approved. The superintendent was instructed to advertise tor sale the following school property: Wood school build and site, the White Level school build tr.g and site, the Riley school building leg and site, the Royal school build, icg and site and thp Roberts school tuilding. On the above property the superintendent win receive sealed bids until ten o'clock Monday. May the 7th. 1928. The Board reservee the right to accept or reject any or all bida. The superintendent and E. L. Green were instructed to divide the New Hope site Into lots and offer at pub lic auction each lot, than offer at pub. lie auction all the lots combined. The Beard reserves the right to?accept or reject any or all bids. The terma ot the sales confirmed will be oue-fourth cash and.,the remaining three.fourths to be paid on or before December 1st. 1928. In the event a purchaser wishes to pay 'all cash he will be allowed 2 1.2 percent credit on three.fourths of the purchase price. This sale will be made at 10 o'clock a. m. May the 4th. Bids on ,the White Level.Hickory Rock, Wood and Harri? school build ings were received. The following contractors submitted bids: Ferrall and Wright, Strickland Brothers and W. H. Allen Company. The W. H. Allen Company bid 960.000 on the three buildings. The next lowest bid was 968,750. Upon motion duly made and unanimously carried the general contract for the three buildings as revised March the 28th. 1928. was given to W. H. Allen Company and the chairman and secretary were au thorised to contract with W. H. "Allen Company. The details of the contract to be approved by the Board's" attorn ey. The three buildings to be erected must comply with the plans and specl. Boatlons made by the architect. M. S Davis And approved and accepted by the Board ofEdueation. The Board will not consider any change In these plans and specifications except upon the request and recommendation ot the architect at a regular meeting of the Board. ? The Board decided to receive bkls cn the heating, plumbing and light ing contracts Tuesday. April 10th, at 10 a. m. The report of the Superintendent of Public Welfare was received and or. Jered filed. There being no further business the Board adjourned to meet again Tues lay .April 19th. at 10 a. m. DEBATE AT ?HADED SCHOOL The first of the triangular debates be held In Loutaburg this year will > held at -the auditorium ot Mills igh School tonight at 7:30, when Dulsburg will debate Roxboro, on le affirmative. Lpuisburg will be presented by Kemp Tarboroueh and >phla Clifton. Louisburg will debate Frankllnton i the negative one day next week, a date not havtn* yet been fixed i account of the Illness ot one ot the eakers At this time Louisburg will i represented by William Utsell and itrtcia Holds** AlTare invited to go out and eaje? e evening with the debaters. TOWN CO.H.YISHIONEKS *EET The Board of Town Commissioners met In regular monthly session on Friday night and on roll call there were present, Mayor Williamson and Commissioners Allen, White, McKln. ne and Ford. The report of the cleric was read | and approved. The report of Chief of Police was| read and approved. The following recommendations | were submitted for approval by O. C. Hill. Supt. of Water and Lights. To- the Honorable Mayor and Board | of Commissioners. I beg leave to make recommenda.| ticn for the following changes in the i operation of the Water and Light | Change from eight hour shift to twelve hour shift and employ two men Instead of three. Employ a third man as general utility man whose duties shall be to supply in case of need at the Power Plant and also to supply for work on lines and do any other work that may be need, ed in connection with the Plant. With this arrangement I can give I more -time to the plant which at this | time is needed. I also recommend the installation of an additional dry feeder for the water plant to meet the requirements o' the State Board of Health. These recommendations are made j for the good of fhe service. After much discussion it was de.| cided that an eight hour shift era ploying three men was best for the | Hpri'lpp, hr>w?irpr the Superintendent] was authorized to employ an addi. ti^nal man foe work on lines and I sewers and to do such work as would bt needed: Tlw Superintendent "was also instructed to hire and discharge Ills own help at the Plant. The cldrk was instructed to write Mr. Sherwood Brock well with refer ence to securing lower lnsuran'ce I rates for the town. The report of the Auditor was reao and approved. The clerk was instructed to pay j $1,200.00 on a note held by the Am .erican La France Fire Engine Co.. I bud also pay laterett due. The clerk i was also instructed to Issue a new ! note for the balance of $1,960.00 due |on this note which was made under i date of Dec. 27, 1921. The Clerk Was also instructed to renew such notes that were past due and held by the OTEKTADED The senior class of the home eco. nomlcs department of Louisburg Col lege entertained their friends at a In SL? ?n n TT ? ? m r>a ? : ?wcwjuroii giren in coo coiirgc pnr. lors Friday evening, Marcfi 30. from 8 to 11 o'clock. The following young ladles, members of the graduating class, were hostesses: Alice Black, stone. Windsor; Lessie Davis, Mar shallburg; Margaret Farlow. Rose Hill; Mary Susan Fuller. Louisburg; Adriana Grant, Nesmith, S. C.; Blanche Hockadgy, Thelma: Isabel Parker, Wade; Minnie Perry. Durant's Neck; Pauline, Thornton. Goldsboro; Nannie Waller, Kinston; Ruby Wht. less. Spring Hope. I. W. C. A. The members of the Young Wo men's Christian Association of Louis, burg College have eleAed the follow, lng students as their cabinet to have charge of this work next fall; President. Ruth Kihg. Whltakers: Vice-President, Louise Brown. Bur. gaw; Secretary, Agnes Harrell. Rose Hill; Treasurer, Madge Sexton, Ba. hama; Undergraduate representative. Gwendolyn Baugham: Chairman of Fellowship Committee, Ethel Sugg. Wilmington. AMONG THE VISITORS Mil too MOW AND son ion DO SOI KNOW. PmmhI Items mit Feiks lai Their Friends ifha Trtial Kara And Tiara. Mrs. Mc. M. Furgerson visited Ral egh Wednesday ? a ? Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Taylor left Tues day lot Richmond. ? # ? Mr. Ben T. Holden and Supt. 0. C. Hill visited Raleigh Wednesday. ? a ? '?VrrT"T~ Winston. orWehdeTt.'was a visitor to Louisburg Tuesday. a a a Mr. .C. O. Cash was taken to Ral eigh the past week for an operation. a a a Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Holden and children went to Raleigh Wednesday. a a a Mrs. Jessie Hale and son spent the week end In Durham with her brother, a ? a Clerk of Court J J. Young and Supt. E. C. Perry visited Raleigh Wednes day. a a a Sttssss Ldulse Grrffin. Margaret Hill and Minnie Lancaster visited Raleigh Friday. ? ?? a a a Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hodges and lit tle son. visited Richmond. Va.. Wed. juadav. m ? "? Mrs. C. H. D. Forte, of Oxford, visited Mr. and Mrs. R P' Taylor the taat weak , - a a a Mr. and Mrs John Griffin, of Green wood. 3. C.. are visiting his people it. Franklin county. 1 ? ? ? I Mr. Ban Hill and Burke Hobby, of 'Raleigh, were visitors to Louisburg the past week end. a a a Mrs S. 8. Meadows and daughter. Miss Susie and Mrs. A. W. Perry went j t j Richmond Wednesday. ingfon'rft0 *5 ^ " *nd Baltim?re, for a few . ? ? ? i Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Weisiger and | I'ttle Maughter. and mother Mrs. Van Benthuysen. spent a few days this week with relatives in Richmond. a a a Mr. W R. Parsons was taken to Rocky Blount Thursday of last week, where he underwent an operation for appendicitis. He was accompanied by Mr. T. W. Watson. a a Mr. Paul R Griffin, who underwent an operation at Rex hospital some time ago. returned home Sunday. His many friends will be glad to know h- is improving. a a Mrs. Ida M. Champion returned from Norfolk on Wednesday of last week. where she bid her son. Robt. It rinvno* ?1 w ? ??? u.u ucr son. Kobt. B. Downey, goodbye, on his leaving with the Marines tor Xicaraugua. a a a Messrs. Harry Hoffman and Pete Hoffman who are traveling in the states of Tennessee. Kentucky and Otio. stopped over in Louisburg a ?ew days this week, en route to their home in Baltimore. JAMES WKELESS WILLIAM rilKLL At the recent meeting or tbe Nortn Carolina uucaiion assoch In Raleigh, two of Loulsburg's young men were accorded hlgl this waa the privilege to play in the Brst All-State High School Orchestra This orchestra waa made up of boys and girls selected frous the high schools of North Carolina. It was the hope of the promoters of . the pro. joct to have at least one representative from each county in the State. While this was found to Me impossible, about 1M young ladles and yoaag gentlemen from about a hundred high schools assembled in Raleigh for this occasion. William Uisell, better known as "Snook." and James Wbelees, represent et Loulsburg and franklin county. These young men played their parts with credit to themselves and their teacher*. It is hoped that the plan tor an AlflBtate Orchestra will became a permanent part of the program of the North Carolina Rduoatton Association and that we may have next year representatives who will reflect honor on their school, town and county *?> these youqg ttSn hisve dene. Boy*, we are proud of yen.
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