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The County, The State, The Union
UOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 80, 1088
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NUMBER 19
PROPOSE HALF
HOLIDAY
Roads and Other Mat ten -Dis
cussed At Chamber of Com
merce Meeting
M. 8. Davis, Chairman of the
Roads Committee made an inter
esting report to the Loulsbvrjp
Chamber of Commerce at its reg
ular monthly meeting on Tuesday
night of last week. Many other
matters of importance divided
the discussions at the meeting.
>The merchants present express
ed the desire to hare one after
noon a week set aside as a holi
day for the clerks throughout the
summer months. A 'resolution
was passed providing tor the cir
culation of a petition to that ef
fect. If sufflcient number of mer
chants favor the plan, the Louls
burg stores will close for one af
ternoon of each week.
The body also voted to petition
the town commissioners to re
Quire the maximum license fee
for out-of-town trucks bringing
goods into the city for sale.
Bray-McKee
The following announcement
will be of Interest to their many
friends 'in this section:
"A wedding of Interest took
place here Friday when Mrs. Hat
tie Parker HcKee, of Loulsburg,
became the bride of Dr. William
Emery Bray, of Bangor, Pa. The
ceremony was quietly solemnized
yat Edenton Street Methodis
Church, Dr. F. S. Love, presid
ing elder of the Raleigh district,
officiating. Relatives and a few
friends attended.
? - The bride *019. a traveling en
semble of blue and White, with,
white assessorles and a shoulder
corsage of Talisman roses.
She was attended by her sis-'
ter, Miss Ruth Parker, as maid
of honor, and Mrs. W. R. Jen
nette, of Raleigh, as dame of
honor.
Following the Ceremony, Dr.
and Mrs. Bray left by motor for
a southern bridal trip, at the con
clusion of which they will reside
at Mount Holly, N. J., where Dr.
Bray will serve his lnterneship
in Burlington County Hospital.
Mrs. Bray Is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Parker of
Lasker. She is a graduate of
Loulsburg College, of Boston
School of Expression, Boston.
Mass., and has studied at the
Central School Qf Speech and
Drama In London,' England. She
le a member of the Delta Iota
Kappa sorority^ For the past two
years she has been a faculty
member of the Loulsburg College,
Loulsburg.
Dr. Bray Is a graduate of Wes
lyan University. He spent two
years at Columbia University,
and was graduated two weeks ago
from the Medical College of the
State of South Carolina. He is
a member of the Beta Theta PI
fraternity, the Phi Chi medical
fraternity, and J. Marlon Sims
clinical society." ? Raleigh Times.
Honor Rev. Pulley
The Young People's Service
League o( St. Panl's Episcopal
Church entertained at a delight
ful reception honoring . Rev.
Prank E. Pulley, Mlnlster-ln
oharge, at the Rectory on Wed
nesday evening, June* 28th, from
eight until ten o'clock.
The rooms were decorated with
potted and cut flowers, while
they were lighted with the soft
candlelight glowing from white
candles arranged about the room.
The guests were met at the
door by Miss llary Anna Clifton
and Mr. Joe Farrar Allen, who
greeted them and ushered then
Into the hall. There thsy were
met by Mr. Kemp Yarborongh
who Introduced them to the re
ceiving line which was formed in
the minister's study and main
league room, which waa composed
of the following: Miss Sadie
Johnson, president of the Y. P.
8. L., Rev. J. D. Miller, former
rector. Rev. Prank E. Pulley,'
Minlster-ln-charge, Mrs. 8. P,
fioddle, Mr. William James Shear
In, Mrs. H. J. Lewis, Mr. Jamei
Johnson and Mrs. R. W. Smith
wick.
Misses Adelaide and Elisabeth
Johnson and Miss Edns Lucas
served the guests to a delicious
course of ice cream and cake,
Mas?r A. P. Johnson, Jr., passed
the napkin favon -tp. them.
Quite a number off guests at
tended this reception of welcome
to Rev. Pulley, who arrived In
Loulsbnrg last week and an en
joyable social was had through
?t. i.
Some people never learn the art
of locking pleaaed when they're
bored and so they don't get Invit
? Our Industrial Boss
,
. General Hash 8. Johnson, adminia-i
bator of the Federal Indaatrial Act, '
at hia deck In Commerce headquarter*
at Waahington, where he started the
wheela turning In oar new indaatrial ;
era.
Recorder's Court
Only a few caaes were before
Judge J. E Malone in Franklin
Recorder's Court Tuesday, and
these were diapaaed of as follows:
Clyde Short plead guilty to lar
ceny and was given 90 days on;
roads.
A nol proa was taken in the
case of larcaay against Clement
Williams. {
Clyde Short plead guilty to lar
ceff)r"?ii4-*ti;j|iT?n- 90 days on
roads. ?
Nathan Evans, - hrrcfeny, trans
ferred to Javahil* Court.
Clement Williams plead guilty
to larceny and was given four
months on toads.
The follo#ttrfr"fc8Ses were con
tinued:
Charlie Orlffln, abandonment.
Clyde Oriffiln.
W. H. Patton.
Attends Opera
tor's School
Mr. Joseph A. Pearce, operator
of the local filter plant, attend
the Municipal Walter FlltMktlon
Plant Operator's School - Confer
ence, that was held at State Col
lege In Raleigh Wednesday and
Thursday. This school iu spon
sored by the State Board of
Health, and Included speeches by
a number of popular professors of
the State College Faculty on va
rious topics of interest and bene
fits to the many operators pres
ent. Also splendid discussion
led by superintendents of plants
In various parts of the State and
some talks by several of them
were enjoyed.
PURPLE HEART FOR
VALOR IS AWARDED
ROBERT PATTERSON
Robert Patterson last week
was notified that he has been
awarded the Purple Heart (or
bravery in action, October 29,
1918, while serving as a first
lieutenant in the 12 th Aero
Squadron.
Ob that day Lieut. Patterson
was shot down Inside the Qerman
lines In the Argonne sector from
a height of <000 feet. He suf
fered a head wound, his pilot be
ing killed, llr. Patterson la one
of the few mjgn who can say he
fell 0000 feet and Is alive to tell
the tale, he having miraculously
suffered no Injuries from the
fall, except bruises. He was tak
en prisoner and kept some time
In a Oerman hospital. He and
his pilot had b*?n on a picture
mission Just preceding what was
to have been the laat push by the
Allied forces.
The order of the Purple Heart
was originated by George Wash
ington in the Revolutionary War,
and was revived by the last Con
grees to honor bravery in the
World War. ? Harve, Mont. Dally
News.
Lieut. Patterson Is a former
North Carolinian. He was born
26 miles from Loulsburg, In
Halifax CouAty, and went with
his parents tQ Wisconsin when
quite young. His father, R. A.
Patterson, was resident agent of
a Chippewa trlve of seven hun
dred and fifty Indians, on the
Bad River Reservation, Odanab,
Wis., for 20 years. The family
Including, a younger brother
Lieut. Frank Patterson, now re
side In Harvre, Mont. Patterson
la nephew of a Frankltn County
man, George Manning, of Iagle
Miss Holden In
District Meet
MIm Rebecca Anne Holding,
of Louliburg, Franklin county
winner of the atsth annual essay
contest of the NorthCarolias Cot
ton Growers Coperative Associa
tion, will compete against War
ren, Wake and Oattford .winners
in a field dlstrfaft contest whleh
will . be held In Raleigh Monday
morning, July 3, at eleven o'clock
In the assembly room of the Pine
State Creamery.
The winner of the Raleigh con
test will be eligible to enter the
Central district contest, the win
ner of which will compete In the4
final contest for the State cham
pionship and flrpt prize of a one
year college scholarship. The
Central district is composed of
Wayne, Wilson, Chatham, Greene,
Lenoir, Warren, Johnston, Dur
ham, Franklin and Guilford coun
ties.
-Competing with Miss Holding
will be Miss Martha Hllltard, of
Nprlina, Warren county winnefr;
Miss Elsie Mae Broughton, of
Garner, Wake county winner, and
Lee Petty, of Greensboro, route
3, Guilford county winner.
All the conteetants will Speak
on "Rural North Carolina's Great
est Need," subject of the contest,
this year and on which more
than 4,000 essays already have
been written.
M. G. Mann, secretary-treasur
er of the cotton association, who
is in charge of the essay work '
and who has attended practically 1
all the county contests; said the
quality of the essays this year
"Is far above that of previous
years."
Entertains
Commissioners
The Board of County Commis
sioners of Franklin County were
entertained at a delightful din
ner, Tuesday evening about fire
o'clock, at the Four Winds Tea
Room, guests of the Federation of
Woman's C|ubs of Franklin
County. Representatives of .the
various clubs of the County were
present and the members of the
Board of Commissioners. Quite an
enjoyable dinner was had and a
social hour of Interest and en-,
joyment was enjoyed during the
dinner.
Entertains
Auxiliary
. Mrs. J. E. Malone, Jr., Mra.
Hugh W. Perry and Miss Jane
Gray Perry entertained the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary at Its reg
ular June meeting at the Four
Winds Tea Room. -The meeting
was opened with the "Star Spang
led Banner" and the usual rou
tine followed. Reports were
made from the Flower Show,
which showed quite a success In
putting thta first Flower Show^
In Louisburg over. Reports were'
also heard from the Beauty Page
ant, which the Legion sponsored
and which the Auxiliary helped
them to carry out. The Auxil- ,
lary's representative, Miss Nancy
Lee, was one of the special guesta ,
of honor at the meeting. The ;
Poppy sale was also reported ?
$31.00 being realised from the
sale. ,
This being Fldac month, which
to the Auxiliary, means "Friend-1
ly Relations with Foreign Coun
tries, Dr. O. P. FiUOerald talked
on "International Good-will" !
Mrs. R. W. Smlthwlck, who la
Fidac Chairman arranged the pro
gram. Mrs. W. E. Beasley, Music
Chairman played the Maraellalse
and God Save the King. America
waa sung laat and the meeting
during the social period by Miss
Margaret Turner, aaalsted by
Jane Gray Perry and Ruby Gray
Massenburg.
BUSINESS WOMEN MEET
The June meeting of the Busi
ness Woman'a Club met with
Lucy Tlmberlake last Friday eve
ning. The President, Lucy Tlm
berlake opened the program by
reading the first ten verses of
1st. Samuel. The roll call and
minute* were read by the Secre
tary Margaret Inacoe. (
We decided that some member
of the club visit the hospital each
week and carry flowers. The
program waa turned over to the
program committee, Beasle Lan
caster and the topic for discus
sion wai "Youth". Some very
Interesting talks were made Af
ter which attractive contests and
refreahments were enjoyed. We
adjourned to meet with Margaret (
Inscoe July SSrd.
Poor standa of cotton are re
ported la Union County where
there haa been practically no rain
since April.
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Skipper Franklin Roosevelt Goes Down to the Sea
8ea-farin? men along the New Eafland eoaat thrilled to their toe. when Sklpper-Preaident Franklin D.
Rooaerelt pointed the noM of the tiny iloop, Amberjaek II, oot of Marion Harbor, Haas., on the Brat togotkia
wel(-eanie<l vacation, which is to take him for a ihort atay at the Booaerelt home at Campo Bello ulana, off
New Brunawiek, Canada. Photo# .how Skipper Rooaerelt at the wheel; the Rooaerelt home at Campo Bello . . ,
and the Amber jack II under foil aail in a stiff following wind.
Five Men In- ]
jured As Vruck
Overturns
Ed Place and four colored men
received injuries here Saturday
when a truck belonging to Har
vey Bartholomew overturned at
tfie "fox Swamp bridge about a
mile from Louisbnrg.
Ed Place, the driver, was haul
ing a load of lumber, with a trail
er attached, from Jack Jones'
sawmill near Castttt?.to a planing
mill near Loulsburg, - and four
Negroes who had bummed a ride
were sitting on the lumber. After
passing a wagon Place lost con
trol of the truck and side swiped
the left rear fender of a car driv
en by Johnny Smith. The trailer
swung out of the road and pulled
the whole track over, throwing
Fred Parham into Fox 'Swamp.
Parham appeared more seriously
Injured than the others. He re
ceived a cut on his arm and head
and suffered a concussion of the
brain. Ed Perry was badly
lacerated and bruised and the
bones in one hand were broken.
Place suffered a compound frac
ture in his arm.
Mrs. J. R. Debnam
Dead
On M&nday morning, June 12,
at sunrise the earthly life of Mrs. ,
J. R. Debnam reached a peaceful
close. She was 32 years of age
and leaves to mourn their loss |
her husband and four children,
Lucy, Mamie, John Robert and
James Gregory Debnam. Mrs.
Debnam was a devoted mother
and wife and a beloved neighbor.
She was a faithful member of the,
Mt. Zlon Church.
Funeral services were 'conduct
ed by Rev. John Harper from the (
home and the intermenl was
made In the family burying j
grounds nearby. The pallbearers (
were: Active ? J. R. Joyner, ? .
? . Burnette, H. K. Patterson, J. (
[}. Joyner, Perry Conn, Hugh ,
Debnam; Honorary ? A. B. Perry,
P. O. Conn. Dock Pierce, Hugh
Debnam, J. F. Burnette, J. G.
Winston.
The floral tribute was especial
ly beautiful and Impressive and
the services were largely attend
ed.
LOUISBURO BAPTIST
CHURCH
Rev. D. P. Harris announce*
that only the Sunday morning
service will be held at the Louis
burg Baptist Church Sunday. His
sermon topic at the 11 o'clock
morning service will be "A Soul
With Its Evil Crushed". The Sun
day School will meet a( Is 45 a.
m. while the B. T. P. D. wjli
hold its meeting at 7 p. m. There
will be M night service.
AN KNJOYAB^E VISIT .<
On Sunday. June 21, Mr. J. H. I
Smith and family, accompanied <
by Mr. W. R. Falghum. all of I
Cedar Rock, spent a very pleas- ]
ant day with Mr. John Sledge and I
family of Hickory Rock.
The fellowship was Una. and
the dinner served was excellent.
Part of the afteraon waa spent
visiting Mr. tad Mr*. W. A. Par
rlsh.
New Minister
In-Charge
The Reverend Frank E. Pulley,
new minis ter-in-charge of St.
Paul's Episcopal Church, arrived
in Loulsburg Saturday afternoon
and opened his services here at
this church 8unday mo_rnlng. jrlUl
thVHornfng Prayer services. He
was Introduced to the congrega
tion by the past rector of the
church, Rev. J. D. Miller, whose
resignation due to retirement at
the first of the year caused the
vacancy at this church. Rev. Pul
ley delivered a very interesting
sermon on the topic, "Either"
and his services were greatly en
Joyed and appreciated by the
large congregation present to wel
come him.
Rev. Pulley is ?- young minis
ter with fine personality and a
keen interest in the ftople, and
especially in the young group*.
Already In his short itsjr here he
has created a large and strong
liking for himself among thq
young people of the Church and
among the congregation as a
whole.
His home is in Tarboro and he
attended school at Sewannee,
Tennessee. He was sent to Louls
burg to fill the vacancy left by
Rev. J. D. Miller, and also to fill
the vacancies left by Rev. Miller
at Klttrell and Wake Forest.
The local community welcomes
Rev. Pulley Into its midst and i
wishes for him a pleasant and
?uccessful service here. -fl
Cotton Census
Collector
Amendment
1
The* United SUtet CiVil Service >
Commission has announced an 1
Amendment to order for ezamln-1'
it Ion for Collector of Cotton Sta- '
tistics as follows:
"Persons not admitted to Ei- 1
imtnatlon ? In view of the faeti1
hat the duties require personal I*
:ontact and ??op? ration with all [
ttttoa ginneries^ action coaaan
ng establl "
itore houses is
plications wit! ?ot be
rrom persons who during the year '1
>ext proceeding the elosingJate*
For the receipt of application, >'
Save been engaged in any capacity '
In the ownership or operation of
i cotton ginnery, cotton mill, or
sotton oil mill, or in (he business
it buying and selling cotton or1
cotton seed."
BT. PAUL S EPISCOPAL '
CHURCH ]
Rev. Frank E. Pulley, Mlnlster
In-charge, of St. Paul's^ Episcopal
shurch. will conduct t?e services i
?t this church Sunday. Morning (
Prayer and Sermon wilt 1e had i
U 11 o'clock a. m. when Rev. |
Pulley will use aa hi* sermon i
topic, "Let ns Love One Anoth- 1
>r". Sunday school will be hek>
it 10 a. m. and the YAung PW- I
pie's Service League will be at 1
I p. m. <
Last Sunday was Rer. Pulley's (
Jrst services here and they were I
ireatly enjoyed. The public Is I
sxtended a cordial Invitation to (
ittend all of the services at this
:hurch Sunday. E
On World Flight*
Despite Jlnmj Matters '? ill fated
attempt at a solo flight around the
world, Wiley Poet (above) ie poised
at New York for a lone hop-off to
better tk* (lobe eirebng mark he
with Harold jGattv ia
1ML/ ?
Bunn - Pilot Road
Not Side-Trackec
Mr. C. C. Hudson. Commission
er In charge of Roads for Frank
Iln County, Informs the Time
that reports are coming to hie
that efforts are being made t
side-track the completion of th
road* from Louisburg by Bunn t
PHot, and requests the Times ti
say for him that these r&porti
ire without foundation or author
*y. J -
He explains that the construe
ion of a road and the hard-sur
acing are two entirely separati
>perations. That the road ber
las to be completed and allowed
o settle to firmness before th<
Hard surfacing is begun. Thii
road was constructed last yeai
ind is bow ready tor the hard
lurfaclng and it is the desire ol
he Board of County Commission
irs and most citizens of Louls
>urg that this shall be done this
lummer. It is the further de
ilre he stated, of the Board and
:ttisens that other roads be re
Hillt or constructed in the Coun
,y tfcis summer so that they will
read* for final treatment next
lummer. The - construction ol
the surfacing treatment
ire two entirely separate opera
,iona. The road- la first built and
to season, while the sur
facing treatment ia being made
;o other and older roads. There
ore U ia desired to have the road
to Pilot eurface treated this
ummer and at the same time
:?t other roads ready for thii
reatmeat another year.
LOUISBURG METHODIST!
CHURCH
Preaching service 11 a. m.
vlth the theme "The Heavenly
Colony." Holy communion wlU
ilso be administered to tha con
iregation at this service. Evening
ervlce ? p. m . the subject, "Th<
Evangelism of Jesua."
Sunday school 9:45. Bp worth
-.eague Sunday evening 7:30
rhere will Be no mid-week pray
ir servtaf Wednesday evening
)ur church will be host to th<
Dpworth League Assembly dur
ng the two weeks stay of th<
Conference young people.
iubscrlbe to The Franklin Timet
VISIT TO
WORLD'S FAIR
(Our Associate Editor return
ed; this week from ? ?(alt to the
World's Fair and wOl write a
series of articles on the trip.
The second will follow next week.)
J" A visit to the Century of Prog
re&s, Chicago's World Fair, cele
brating its hundredth anniver
sary, that is being staged on the
lake front of the immense Lake 6
Michigan immediately adjoining/
the metropolis 6T' Chicago thlr- ?
year, is a great desire and ambi
tion of practically every person
of America. And, a small party
from The Franklin Times were
lucky enough to be allowed to
realize their desire in being
aihong the large number from the
North and South Carolina Press
Associations who left AshevlUe
Monday night, June 19tb, on a
special train for a week's trip
to Chicago and a visit to the *
Fair.
Naturally our small party had
to make a beginning on this
wonderful trip of great interest
and education, and even excite
ment, at times. So, we started
off from home at 11:30 Sunday
night with five packed in a coupe
headed for Franklinton to take
that fast train at 1:55
a. m. We would have gone in a *
larger car but Just before leaving
home we found that the fan belt
oh the large car was gone, there
fore our trip began with the fun
of a small coupe full of excited
folks starting out on some real
adventure. Only four of the
party continued on the whole
trip, for the fifth one had to
bring the carback home.
Now the trip was begun, and
there was no backing out 'cause
you were^tired.jtf. alcrpr, ? ? ?
"TwnTSve me, everyone of us were
due for more tiredness and
sleepiness than that we started
with before we ever reached the
main party. We rode that "fast"
train from 1:55 Monday morn
ing until we arrived at R other
fordton at about 3 p. m., with
only one stop which was just
long enough for us to* get break
fast in Monroe at a cafe just back
of the station, and it was there
that some fun began* We had ? -=
Increased our .party of -four to
five now, having made the ac
quaintance of another of the ad
venturers after passing Sanford.
Now our party consisted of four
ladles and one young man. We all
r entered ttye . cafe together, and
speaking of attention, we got it.
Apparently one would think that
women were mighty infrequent
1 visitors to this cafe. But we
were already there and knew of
no other place to go, especially
since time was short, so we re
- mained and made the best of It
:*:in a very jolly and humorous
? manner.
a In a tew minutes our briet
o breakfast was over and aboard
e the next train we climbed. Again
o the journey started. But what
0 had become of our fast train? I
s think the one we had just chang
- ed to carry us from Monroe
through Charlotte to Rutherford
- ton was a special sightseeing
- train for its rate of speed cer
s tainly afforded one of the most
1 splendid opportunities of seeing
I everything It passed.
> But fortunate enough, we were
I all supposed to be representing '
- the newspaper Held and since the
? public haB such a varied opinion
f of newspaper folks and make all
? kinds of allowances for them, we
? proceeded to take full advantage
i of this, and made- ourselves com
? fortable and entertained ourselves
1 to our best ability with our sur
? roundlngs. Nearly a full daj;
? was spent like this. We arrived
at Rutherfordton at about S
o'clock In the afternoon (and
! the station la an awful Jong ways
; from the town); but again wa
? were lucky, for Mr. Ptie% the one
: in charge of the NocJfc. Carolina
? bunch, and who la editor ot the
i paper at Rutherfordts*, had a
? taxi waiting for We were
1 taken to greet M>. Price first,
i then to a late dfttner. and, to a
i home to rest until the contlnu
i ance of our trip at S p. m., when
we were to take cars to Ashe
vllle. That rest was certainly,
, needed tor it seemed as If wa
had been riding on the train tor
two or three day* instead ot Just
one. And It sounded so good
when Mr. Price said that It we
? went to a certain woman's home
I that she would let us have m
. room to rest in and freshen and
; tidy up a bit until time to leave.
, Oh, but some other folk* were
there "resting too", in the par
, lor, and in we were ushered ta
. enjoy friendly Chat and reet. Of,
. course, thoagh we were eerta&tfJt
, grateful for this mack, bat tfcoaa
\ chair* were different from bede,
. that we thougfct wonld feel to
, good to oar tired and weary boaee. 1
Bat. although that is all trna t*
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