SHOES
MARK THE
MAN!
Pride in Personal Appearance, is a trait in the
character of any man, that invites confidence.
The proper footwear is an important factor.
AMERICAN GENTLEMAN shoes by Hamilton
Brown are fully qualified in style, service and
pattern. Sold by
Wright Clothing & Dry Goods Co.
BUNN, North Carolina
Agent For
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Fad a Radios
NONE BETTER
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How About a Demonstration
at Your Home?
S. P. BODDIE, Druggist
MAIN STREET Le3i88TOfc&, If. 0.
We are still Filling Prescriptions
Every car of gasoline we sell is
sampled by a government agent
and tested by the State Oil
Chemist and meets the stand
ard required under the laws of
the STATE OF NORTH CARO
LINA.
We sell only
Quality Products
and solicit yonr patronage on
that basis.
Fred's Filling Station
F. B. LEONARD, Proprietor frt,
LOUISBURO, North Caroline
Keep my business up and I
wiU keep prices down.
BLOCKADE!! SETS FIRE
TO OFF1CEB0' CAB AS
THEY RAID BIO STILL
United State* prohibition officer* as
well as county deputies active In
waging war on the hlockadera are
facing a new menace on their raids,
which appeared In this section Thurs
day when a negro distiller of sympa
thizer set Are to a government auto
mobile and burned it up while two
agent* were breaking up a still.
The burning of the automobile, a
high-powered touring car, occurred
ca Uranvllle-Warren line when Agents
McOuffle and Dtddlck visited a block
ade whiskey plant They left the
machine at a house occupied by a
negro woman, found the still half a
mile away, and returned after break
ing up the plant to find their auto
mobile nothing but charred machln
eiy.
Officer }>fcDuffle stated that the
only Information obtained about the
atfalr was given them by the woman
She told them she saw a strange ne
gro approach the car, lift the hood
end later was seen walking away
from the scene as the machine burst
luto flames.
Bloodhounds were obtained and put
on the trail of the negro. They fol
lowed a route through woods and
fields some distance until the trail
was lost on the highway. It* Is
thought the negro Joined his com
panions In an automobile.
It la the first tlrnu that blockaders
have retaliated against officers by
burning their cars In this section of
the State. A few years ago, however,
Officer McDuffie lost a government
car by burning In Martin Coilnty.?
Itileigh Times.
J. H. COXYERS DEAD
Mr. J. H. Conye.a died suddenly
Saturday afternoon at his home near
Franklinton. '
Funeral services were conducted at
the home by Rev. C. L. Dowell, ol
-Wake Forest. Buriai took place at
the Winston family burying ground
Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
He leaves a wife, who was Miss
Swannie Beacham and six sobs and
one daughter, who are as follows:
Snm Conyer, of Doublin, Ga.; Billy
and Walter Conyers, of Richmond.
Va.; Mrs. Kenneth H. Patterson, of
Henderson: Frank Conyers, of Ral
eigh; and Haywood Conyers, who
lived with his father.
Several half sisters and brothers
and one whole sister?Mrs. Vlck
Holden, of near Youngsville, also sur
vive him.
Mr. Conyers was born and lived in
this county all his life, and was well
liked.
The pall bearers were C. C..Holmes,
B. L. Bragg, G. T. Perry, H. F. Fuller.
J- W. Danlel. L^S..Kearney and G.H.
Pergerson?Franklinton News.
PUBLIC SCHOOL
.. ENROLLMENT FIGURES
Raleigh, Sept J.?Approximately
110,000 boys and girls were enrolled
in the public high schools of the State
during the session just closed, it was
learned today at the office of the
State Superintendent of Public In
struction from a summary of the fig
ures taken from reports of these high
schools.
A total of 96,739, or 88 per cent cf
the 109,975, ?? were white boys and
girls. The remaining 13,236 were
Negro pupils, 3,779 In rural schools
end 9,467 In city schools. More than
61,000 of the white children attended
rural high schools,, and over 35,000
attended city schools.
Five years ago, 1923-24, there were
only 32,415 rural boys and girls and
26,369 city children, a total of 68,784
boys and girls, seeking high school
education. The large Increase of 89
per cent In number of rural boys and
girls taking advantage of the oppor
tunity of a high school education In
dicates., according to school authori
ties, the holding power of the recently
erected rural high schools. "Form
erly", they say, "most rural boys and
girls left the elementary school pro
vided for them without seeking the
advantages of a high school educa
tion, whereas now these same rural
boys and girls in Increasing numbers
go on to the high schools provided
for them."
This past year, there were 35,410
white children In the eight grad*
26,333 In the ninth grade, 19,859 in
the tenth grade, and 15, 137 In the
eleventh grade a total of 96.739. or
nearly 7.000 more than In 1927-28.
Buncombe County leads the State
In having the largest number of rural
white boys and girls, 2,394. enrolled
In public high" schools. More than
one-fourth of the rural white high
school enrollment in the following
eleven Counties: Buncombe. 2.394;
Mecklenburg, 1,635; Johnston, 1.599;
Union, 1,608; Guilford, 1,476; Ruther.
ford, 1,461; Robeson, 1,308; Harnett,
1,159; and Forsyth. 1,181.
DIES SUDDENLY SUNDAY
Herbert Uttlajohn, colored, aged
about forty-fire years died almost
suddenly about ten-thirty o'clock
Sunday Morning near the home ot
Dr. Darts on South Main street. Her
bert had started borne and just as he
turned Into mineral springs road from
Main street near Dr. Darls he re
celred the fatal attack. Dr. Darls
bearing the noise made by Littlejoha
went out to Inrestlgate and seeing
him falling ran out and rendered
medical attention bnt to no arall. IB
Herbert's pocket was found a little
box containing a small pink tablet,
which Is supposed to contain some
narcotic frotn which an orerdose pro
duced the fatal results. It being stited
that be had been In the habit of tak
ing these for headache for sometime.
Quits a large number rlewed the
remains of the deceased before they
were restored to his home.
The*
of Esso are constantly
being tested in the
**Sutndardr laboratories
on uknock-testing"
machines like that shown
in this picture. This is
one of the many precau
tions taken to maintain
in Esso the lowc?t of all
knock ratings.
PING, PING,
PING, spells
Lost Power
ESSO is much more than
an "anti-knock" fuel.
It is a power fuel such as you
have never used before.
Esso is made from special
stock. To this base is added
a special combination of anti
knock compounds, includ
ing tetra-ethyl lead.
If your motor knocks you
are wasting power. But you
will find you simply cannot
get a gas knock from your
motor with Esso. It has the
lowest of all knock ratings.
Try Esso today. Learn why
more motorists prefer Esso
at a premium than any other
brand selling at regular
prices!
THE GIANT POWER FUEL
STANDARD OIL COMPANY O F NEW J E RSEY
Your tongue
tells when you
need
alotaL
Coated tongue, dry mouth,
bad breath, muddy don,
groggy nerves and sour
stomach suggest its use.
NOTICE OF SALE
By virtue of the authority contained
In a certain deed of trust executed
cn the 2nd day of August, 1926, by
Lewis Perry and wife, Mary D. Perry,
to The Raleigh Savings Bank and
frost Company, Trustee, and record
Mi in book 246, page 635, in the office
3f the Register of Deeds for Franklin
County, N. C., default having been
made In the conditions of the said
leed of trust, the Raleigh Savings
Bank and Trust Company, Trustee,
alii on
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 23. 1929, |
at 12:00 o'clock noon at the court
house door In Loulsburg, N. C-, offer
lor sale at public auction to the high
set bidder for cash, the following de
icrlbed tract of land:
All that piece, parcel or tract pf
and containing 61.63-acres, more or
less, situate, lying and being about
100-yards from the Castalla-Warren
on Highway, about 17 miles north
east from the town of Loulsburg. N.
In Oold Mine Township, Frank
lu Co., State of North Carolina, and
laving such shapes, metes, courses
tnd distances as will more fully ap
pear by reference to a plat thereof
nade by Jos. T. Inscoe, surveyor In
November 1906, a copy of which la
ittached to the abstract now on file
vlth the Atlantic Joint Stock Land
Uank of Raleigh, N. C., the same ba
ng bounded on the N by Smart's
1 ranch; on the S by the lands of
lames Thomas; and on the W and
'.orthwest by Smart's Branch, and
telng the tract of land conveyed to
-cuts Perry by deed of R. H. Griffin
>nd wife dated Dec. 1, 1906, recorded
n book 162, page 262 and 263, Regls
ry of Franklin Oosnty, N. O.. to
rhlch reference Is hereby made.
This the 21st day of August, 1922.
HE RALEIOH SAV1NQS BANK
and TRUST COMPANY. Trustee.
-2S-5t O. M. BEAM. Attoraey.
? FOR RENT
One Ave room dwelling on Kenssore
venae for rent
w-ww.v H 0. TAYLOR.
Closing Out
ALL
SUMMER GOODS
To make room for oar New Fall
Merchandise. No article in oar
big stock has been spared from
the price slashing. We mast
have the room and mast get rid
of the goods we have. Its your
chance to make a big saving.
Come in and look over the tre?
mendous bargains, and lay in a
supply of things yon will need
later. This is no special catch
sale, bat a bona fide stock mov
ing sale, with prices reduced to
the point where the goods will
go. Make our store your head
quarters ween in town.
P. A. Roth Co.
The Store That Satisfies or Yomr Money Back
LOUISBURG, NORTH CAROLINA