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KVEBIBODI ~V - BOOST 4 LOl'ISBCBG . * ' \ The Franklin aX ADYEK1ISISG MEDIUM THAT * BBI3GS KESULTS A. 7. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE UNION SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 Per Yew VOLUMN LIX. oLOUISBURG, N. C., FRIDAY, DEC. 14TH, 1928 (10 Pages) . NUMBER 43 S ? ?: T W. N. FULLER RESIGNS AS FIRE CHIEF "nys More Hose; J. S. Howell Elect ed Chief Fire Department; To Cut Off All Dellnuent Water and Light Customers J The Board of Town Commissioners met In regular monthly session on Friday night. On roll call there were Present Mayor Williamson and Com missioners McKlnne, Person, Allen and .Toyher. ?* Mr. J. S. Howell, representing the Fire Department was before the board and presented several matter^ pon cerning the Fire Department. The Boards' attention was called to the annual dues of the Firemen's Relief Association and the Clerk was order, ed to pay sameJr^A statement of the expenses of visiting fire companies was presented and same was ordered paid. Mr. Howell presented the re signation of Mr. W. N. Fuller, Chief of the fire department, which was ac cented with regrets. Mr. Howell spoke for the department and presented a Petition for pressing needs of the fire, department. He asked for 2,000 feet of Paragon hose, one nozzle, six hy drant wrenches, 20 pair of rubber bobis,, jiineteen raincoats and nine teen hats, one ladder. The following petition was present, ed to the Board? "To the Honorable* Board of Com missioners of Louisburg, N. C.: The l our.burg Fire Department hereby th^ yoi} appoint J. S. Howell, v .f of the said Fire Department, i vacancy caused by the reslgna ti W. N. Fuller. r -isburg File Department, F. M Fuller, Asst. Chief." The cloction of J. S. Howell<^s Cliief of the Fire Department was unanimously made by the board. "''fepresentatlve of the Eureka Fire IP.se Co., was before the board with prices and samples of products made by his company. A motion by L. L. Jo'yner that the town buy what hoso that was needed from the Eureka Fir#1 Hose Co., hav ing received no MCffhil wa3 lost.' On motion of W. Person, second by F .H. Allen that the purchasing ag ent wire Immediately for prices on 1.000 feet of standard'hose and pur. '?'hase same tomorrow night. Mr. Joy ner offered an amendment to this mp tioh, that the town buy tonight 1,000 - feet of Paragon hose. The amend ' went received no second and was lost, A vote was taken on the original mo tion. Voting aye, Person, Allen and McKlnne. No, Joyner. Mr. T. W. Watson was before the board with reference to insurance on the engine at the power plant. The clerk was ordered to pay the bill as Tirp?Antf>ri Mr. F. J. Beaslev was before th6 board with a recommendation for Kwer and water conection for the Cilored Graded School on the river f road. It was ordered that the work ae done at once. Tke^Clerk was instructed to write . -_ifs'~thb Are departments of Raleigh, -4+Cnderson, Franklinton and Rocky X. Mount and thank them for the splen did assistance rendered during the - .. fire at Louisburg College. The reports of the Chief of Police and the Auditor were read and ap. proved. ? ' The following resolution with re ference to the recent death of Dr. J. * E. Mai one was unanimously adopted: Whereas our Creator in his infinite wisdom has seen fit to take from our m.dst one of our esteemed and be loved citizens, Dr. J. E. Malone, Aud whereas/ Dr. J. E. Malone has for many years served the Town of Louisburg and Franklin county with credit to himself and honor to the State as Superintendent of Public Health: . _ And whereas'4fce Mayor and Board , of Commissioners of the Town < of Louisburg feel deeply its loss in the passing of such and able, industrious and faithful official and citizen. V, Now Therefore, be ltresdlved by the ?''M^yor and the Board of Commission ers of the Town of Louisburg, N. C.: First, That we express our -appfe. elation publicly, of the capable, ener getic and faithful service rendered by Dr. J. E. Malone, to the citizenship of boulsburg and Franklin county for the past two decades and more, as ihalth Officer. Second, That we Join with the fam ily and friends of Dr. Malone, ex. pressing heartfelt sympathy in their loss of such a genial, happy, com. puniofi&ble and loving comrade. Third, That a copy of this resolu tion be spread upon the minutes of this meeting, sent to the family of the deceased and furnished the press Adopted on this, the seventh day of ? December, nlnteen hundred and twen ty-eight, at a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners. ' 'On motion of Mr. McKinne and sec. ond by Mr. Allen it was ordered that renewal notes for five thousand dol lars for general purpose fund and ten thousand dollars for street lm prcvemeht fund be made In favor of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Lcuisburg, N. C., said notes to be aigned by the Mayor and Town At torney and attested to by the clerk. ' Mr. Joyner stated .that complaint had been made of the condition of streets by reason of overflow of the stand pipe. I.V_jras pointed out that the overflow conld not he helped. * ? ? ? ? " TO RUSH WORK ON COLLEGE EDIFICE Lonlsborg College Authorities Consid er Emergency Created by Fire A meeting of the executive commit tee offthe board of trustees of Louis burg-College was held here Thursday of last week to consider the emergency created by the destruction early Wed nesday morning of the main buljdlng of the college. ^ It was decided^ that the wisest course to pursue was to start at once .a .drive for fundi for the completion of the Franklin county building. With the completion of this building there would be rooms for 88 students. One hundred students and teachers were rendered homeless by the burning of the main building. < ' The fifth and final payment on the Franklin county building Is due this month. . Plans were laid toj^y to bar gin at once on the collection of this payment and other amounts due. With the fifth payment and lapsed payments ?-bout 860,000 is due on the pledges ou the Franklin county building. It Is estimated that It will cost $4(^ 000 to complete the building to the point where the room facilities' will be available. Contractors have told the college authorities that the build ing work can be done In 30 days by working night and day. January 6 has been set for the reopening of the college. Telegrams from many places In North Carolina and other states came in Thursday expressing sympathy In the great loss which has come to the institution. * Members of the committee were optimistic over the outlook and while they know they have a big job- ahead of them, they are confident that they' can put it over. Members of the com mittee present were A. W. Mohn, pres ident of the college; D. W. Newsome, Durham; Rev. A. J. Parker, Hills boro; Rev. S. A. Cotton, Weldon: Rev. J. A Shore, Weldon, W. E. White, Lo'uisburg; Charles S. Watace, More head City. \ president Mohn said that tnb\ drive to raise $360,000 in the bounds bf the {forth Carolina Methodist Conference to be applied to the endowment'"fund and other purposes*In the expanding program of the college wbuld be press e-l? with renewed vigor and he voiced the opinion that the sore disaster whlth had befallen the college would stimulate Its friends and patrons to rally to Its support with even greater generosity than would have been oth erwise the case. TOBACCO MARKET TO CLOSE FOR CHRISTMAS The Loutsburg tobacco market will close for the Christmas holidays on the afterncfon of Wednesday, Decom bor 19, and will open again on Tues day, January 8, 1929. The sales the past week have been heavy and the p-ices have been very satisfactory. Quite a number of farmers are at tending the sales each day. KINSTON RECTOR IS ASKED TO REMAIN Klneton, Dec. 9.?Partshoners of (lie Rev. Harrell J. Lewis here have showered him with telegrams at St Louis, beseeching him to retain the rectorship of St. Mary's Episcopal church. Mr. Lewis is in the midwest to Investigate a call. A salary much larger than that tpaid htm here and other emoluments are said to have been offered the young . clergyman. His congregation here has grown rap. Idly during the past year .Vestrymen of St. Mary's believe Mr Lewis can be persuaded to remain here. His home is at Clinton. Rev. Mr. Lewis is a son-in-law of TJapt. and Mrs. L. L. Joyner of Louis burg. LAY CORNER STONE^ COLORED HIGH SCHOOL The colored population of Louis burg School District together with a number of visitors from other parts of the State formally laid the corner stone to the New Colored High and Training School with appropriate ce remonies on Wednesday. The school is just being completed and will no doubt be ready- for use immediately after the holidays. It is a modern building and shows up well. It Is lo cated on Ford Street just back of the Gulf filling station. Quite a number of speakers were present and. paid high tribute to the interest the colored people are tak. ;ng along educational lines and the opportunities given Ihem by their white friends, especially the coopera tion of the school board in finishing and equipping such a nice modern building. The Clerk was questioned with re ference to any delinquent water and light customers who had not paid their bills. It was pointed out to the clerk that it was the strict orders of the board that every user who had not paid previous bills should be cut off and assurance was glvetf that the orders of the board would be carried out in the future. No farther business the board ad. jouraed. . _. RESULTS OF FIRE AT LOUISBURG COLLEGE The above pictures were taket^of Louisburg College on ?Wednesday morning directly after the Are. -The top picture shows. the front of the main building which was built In 1866 and also the Davis Memorial building. The main building was practically destroyed. The Davis Me morial building was damaged by wa. ter while the Franklin County build'' ing escaped without any appreciable' uamage. The second picture is a close up of the main building, showing the top burned off and other damage. The bottom pieture is of the west wing, In which the fire started and which was a total loss. This part of the college was a new addition being con btrycted about three years ago at a cost in excess of $75,000. As a re sult of the fire the 'college had to sus pend'classes until after the Christ mas holidays during which time they e-.pect to complete the Franklin Coun ty building, which will accomfnodate the girls; *? ? - LOUISBURG KIWANIS CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS The Louisburg Klwanls Club at the usual weekly luncheon Friday nlghi, reorganized and elected new officers for the coming year. The new officers nre Dr. H. H. Johnson, president; Professor W. R. Mills, vice-president; Jake Frledlander, District Trustee; Raymond Bailey, secretary and treas urer; Dr. S. P. Burt, G. M. Beam, A. H. Fleming, P. S. Allen, C. Hatton, W. R. Parsons and Rev. Daniel Lane, direc tors. The club went on record to assist in securing funds Immediately for the completion of the Franklin County, building at Louisburg College. The canvass will begin Tuesday after tf get together supper at the Franklin Hotel Monday night Mrs. C. M. Beasley Entertains Miss Edna Beasleywas honored with a delightful party given at the Four Winds Tea Room by Mrs C. M Beasley on Thursday afternoon, December 6. Bridge and rook were enjoyed at six tables. Mrs. Weldon Egerton and Mrs. W. B. Beasley were winners of high score priies. An Iced course with cake, followed by mints and nuts was nerved, each plate holding a minia ture bride and groom. Miss Beasley was presented a beautiful silver sand wich plate. Out of town guests Included Mrs. T. Max Watson, of Splndale. sister of the bride elect, and Mrs. Mack Stamps, of Elisabeth City. Her Son's Sweetheart i i A two act play that Is to be given at Pilot, Friday night, December It. Also there will be a short comedy, "Mademoiselle's Mistake." A small admission will be charged at the doer, for the benefit of the Sunday school THM VKARKUn TOOS $1.60 Per Year In Advance. Get Splendid Response At a get together supper Monday night at the Franklin Hotel, a large number of the business men of Louis burs were divided Into fifteen groups, each group being composed of from four to six men, for the purpose of canvassing Franklin county in the in terest of securing the funds needed to complete the Franklin county build ing at ' Louisburg College. In this meeting the need for the immediate collection of this money was stressed. Each group was given a list of sub. scribers to the Franklin county build ing fund whom they were to call upon. The groups worked hard and faith fully Tuesday and Wednesday; nor were their efforts in vain as is shown by the report made Wednesday night ?ra meeting held at the home of President A. W. Jfiohn, that as a re sult of the two day canvass $5,500 In cash was collected and promises were made of many, thousands more to be paid by January 1st. The subscribers all showed great enthusiasm and a desire to do aH that they can to make it possible tor Louisburg College to open her doors Immediately after tho Christmas holidays. ( Basketball There will be a basketball game ruesday night, December 18th at 8 ) Clock, Louisburg High School vs Cas alia on the high school court. Ad niesion 16 and 25 cents. . *r " ? . . Welfare Drive The house to house campaign for 15 cents per household is continuing with good results. Next week the names of contribu :ors will be published. Mr. A. F. Johnson, a member of the welfare board, always a liberal contrl ?otor, made the Initial offering of $6. Contributions of this kind would soon jut over the Christmas aid In excel ent way. ' l.OUISBURG WOMAN * I OUTWITS TRAIN BANDIT Shreveport, La., Dec. 2.?Passenger train number 203 of the Illinois Cen tral raldroad, westbound from Vicks burg to Shreveport, was held up and robbed by a lone unmasked bandit' at Forksville, a way station 15 _miles west of. Monrot, La., about 8 . o'clock last night. Passenger^ were relieved of an undetermined sum of money and one man was shot. Walking from coach to coach, thence into the pullmans, the bandit. In a loud voice, demanded that the passengers surrender all their valuables. He kept one gun in the conductor'^ back and with the other threatened the passen gers. ' Miss Mary A. Ramsey, secretary of Loulsburg College, Louisburg, N. C? a pasenger, in her berth, heard loud voices in the car and as the bandit came into her car, she hid $250 in the too of a stocking which she wadded into the tip of a shoe. When the man demanded tha| she give him her money she handed him $6 which she did not hide. The man looked at her and asked: "Lady, is this a}l you have?" Miss Ramsey smiled and answered in the affirmative. ?'--Well if this is all you haTe I'll give it l>a~V to you," the bandit replied and griun:d. ,. ,H _ "No," he said, "I guess you have more than this somewhere, so I'll Just use this." He then continued on his way to the last pullman and jumped from the Italn. THANKS I wish to extend my deepest thanks and appreciation to all those who ren dered assistance tq me in the recent j Ire. I will always' remember them tenderly. OSCAR STEGALL. FOR FIRST CLASS JOB PRINTING PHONE) NO- US. AMONG THE VISITORS SOME VOL KNOW AMI) SOME KOf) DO NOT KNOW. Persoaal Items about Folks 1H Their Friends Who Travel Horo And There. Miss Louise' Thomas, of Raleigh, spent Monday night in Louisburg. ? ? ? Supt. and Mrs . E. C. Perry and Mrs. W. B. Tucker visited Raleigh Wednesday. ? ? ? j ..Mrs. J. S. Tomlinson, who.has been "visiting relatives in Loulsbisrg left Saturday for her home in Washington City. * ? ? Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Berkeley and litle child, of Goldsboro, visited Mrs. Berkeley's^people in- Louisburg thl3 week. poo Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Griffin ai)d lit tle daughter, Nancy CarlyTS^ and Mrs. Jjlia Scott returned Sunday from a trip to Richmond. P. O ? -Col. and Mrs. W. T. Wilder, who tfave been visiting relatives in Louis burg left Sunday for New York where they will take passage for a wdrld tcur of five months. .? ?? ?" ? o ? ? Mr. M. "Pete" Hoffman, of Balti more, who has been: traveling thru Tennessee and Kentucky, arrived in Louisburg last week. His friends will ftnd him aPcf,. Kline and Co., where he will work until Christmas. T ouisburg Chtrrches To Hava Q< immunity Christmas Trees The Methodist. BaptTst and Eplsco pal Sunday schools' here decided on Ijmt Sunday morning to hold com-" ir unity Christmas trees at the respect ivfc churches next Sunday, the Me thodist and Baptist at the eVening Lour-and the Episcopal at the morn ing hour. The decision was made by the members of the Sunday school is themselves who will each bring pre sents be placed upon the tree, la ter to be turned over to the Welfare Department of the county to be dis tributed td "The needy cases through out the county. ' This was a noble Christmas spirit enthusiastically displayed by the many children composing the several Sunday schools. LOUISBURG SCOUTS PUSH SEAL SALE Boy and Girl Scouts la cooperation with the workers of the city yvtll swing the Christmas seal anti-tuber, culosis campaign into full momentum Saturday morning when the Scouts will placard their allotted zone with posters wearing colors and the cross of the Anti-Tuberculosis Association. In addition the Kiwanians will push their ^sale of seals through the child ren. Dr. Brads haw To Preach Dr. M. Bradshaw. presiding elder of the Raleigh District, will preach at the Louisburg Methodist church next Sunday morning at IV o'clock. The first quarterly conference will be held immediately after the morning ser vice. - The'special Christmas program of the Sunday school will be given Sun day night at seven o'clock. All are invited to attend. REV. S. L. BLANTON NEW PASTOR BAPTIST CffURCH Rev. S. L. Blantoh, native of Cleve laud county, and a former pastor of the Kranklinton Baptist church, who is now in the Seminary at Louisville, Kentucky, studying for hist D. D. de gree, was called by the membership of the Louisburg Baptist church, at the Sunday morning service to serve as pastor here. Mr. Blanton is a po pular young ex-service man whose ideas are broad and progressive. The Baptist church is very fortunate to be able to secure him. Mr. Blanton may possibly arrive in January to take over his duties, but he has been ad vised by the church here to remain in the Seminary until June in order to complete his degree. Beasley-Cross Wedding ^ One of the most interesting social events of the season will take place at the Methodist church on Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock when the mar lilage of Miss Edna Beasley and Mr. Dwight Cross will be solemnised. No invitations have been issued to this marriage but a special invitation is extended all friends of the families. Wake Forest Glee Club At Fr&nklinton ^The Wake Forest College Glee Cinb a and Orchestra will present a program at the Franklinton Public School an dttortum Tuesday, December It, at 8 p. m. t The Glee- Clnb Includes twenty eight male votcea and a twelve-piece orchestra. Everyone la cordially Invited to at*. t?hd. Admission N W
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