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LOUI8BUIM1, N. CAROLINA FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 2. 1JMH
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NUMBER 2?
CYCLONE VISITS GUPTON
Completely Destroys G. C.
Parrish Store
Takes Top Off Buildings,
Destroys Crops, Uproots
Trees ? Three Clouds Meet
Friday Night, Plays Ha
voc in Mile Square Area
Possibly the most destructive
wind and hall storm to visit! the
Gupton Community in the recol
lection ot its oldest inhabitants
was the one that completely des
troyed fche Store of Qrover C. Par
rlsh and did a big damage other
wise about 12:30 o'clock Friday
night. It was stated by some
who had been awakened by the
approach of the storm and were
watching it that there were three
heavy clouds that came together
at that point producing a small
cyclone, accompanied by a terrif
flc hail and rain storm. Iti seem
ed tihat the storm centered at Gup
ton and covered an area of about
a mile square and was travelling
apparently eastward.
Besides completely demolishing
the store of G. C. Parrish and
scattering his stock of goods, the
United States Postoffice, which
wits housed ill the same building,
and contents and spreading the
debree from the building over a
wide area, it demolished an old
building just across the road from
Parrish's store, tore off a porch
on J. D. Alston's store, blew a
tree down across the front porch
of Johnnie Foster, took the roof
off the residence of Mrs. W. G.
Roe, filling her home with water
and hail and ruining a iot of to
bacco stored in the residence. It
uprooted many trees within the
area, and did other smaller dam
age, besides tearing to shreds
acres and acres of corn and des-j
troying many fields of cotton, tak-l
ing all the leaves off leaving noth-j
ing but the limbs and bolls.
It is impossible to estimate the
damage as a whole. Mr. Parrish's
damage to stock reached at least
$1,000 and Mrs. Lelia Nelms' loss
of bhe. building is estimated at
around $800.
It was stated that hail stones
were found in many places around
a foot deep.
No reports of storm damage has
been received from other sections,
indicating that this storm was the
result of the meeting of the three
heavy clouds at this point.
Taylor- Wilder
The engagement of Miss Mar
garet Wilder, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Taylor Wilder,
of Louisburg, to Jonah Collins
Taylor, of Greensboro, son of Mrs. 1
Anna Collins Taylor, of Louts
burg, and the late George Dun
ham Taylor, has been announced.
The wedding will take place Octo
ber 1 in a formal ceremony at the
Louisburg Baptist Church.
MATTHEWS-GUAGENTRY
Announcements reading as fol
lows:
Mr. and Mrs. Sebastian Gua
gentry announce the marriage of
their daughter, Mary Louise to
Mr. John Frederick Matthews, on
Saturday, the twenty-seventh of
August, nineteen hundred and
thirty-eight; South Boston, Vir
ginia.
The bride is one of South Bos
ton's most popular and accom
plished young ladies.
The groom is one of Louis
burg's efficient, capable and pop
ular young attorneys.
Louisburg welcomes this young
couple to Its social, and other ac
tivities.
Wayne County cotton has ejcf^T
good weed, but the fruit Is some
what limited due to boll weevil
attacks.
PROGRAM AT THE
LOUISBURG THEATRE
The following Is the program
at the Louisburg Theatre, begin
ning Friday, Sept. 2nd:
Last Times Today (Friday) ?
Dorothy Lamour and George Raft
in "Spawn of The North."
Saturday ? Double Feature ?
Bob Steele in "Durango Valley
Raiders" and Johnnie (Scat) Dav
is in "Mr. Chump." Also Chap. 6
"Fighting Devil Dogs."
Sunday ? Joe E. Brown vs Man
Mountain Dean In "The Gladia
tor" with June Travis.
Monday-Tuesday ? Robert Tay
lor, Edw. Arnold, Maureen O'Sul
livan and Frank Morgan In "The
Crowd Roars."
Wednesday ? Melvyn Douglas
and Florence Rice in "Fast Com
pany." ....
Thursday-Friday ? Randolph
Scott and Joan Bennett in "The
TexCiu" with- May Rtfeaon and,
Waltwr BrMtaim. ?*?*< i
Delightful
i
Barbecue
I
Possibly one of the most en- I
Joyable occasions of the year waB-|
the barbecue sapper at the beau
tiful country home of Mr. and
Mrs. C. T. Hudson on Wednesday !
evening given by a large number 1
of farmers and friends compli
mentary to Mr. E. J. Morgan, of I
Clinton, a former County Agent j
Of Franklin. Around one hundred
and twenty-five were present/ to
enjoy the delightful cue which
was served with all the nice fix
ings by many of Franklin's fairer
sex.
Just before the cue was served
a little friendly meeting was held
wherein many pleasantries were
passed, from which one could eas-!
ily see the extreme friendship and
good feelings Franklin County
hold for Mr. Morgan, who has
proven himself such an efficient
public official. Mayor Webb
spoke very nicely of the friendly
ties existing between the town and
the farm. Rev. J. D. Simons ,
spoke touchingly of the extreme j
friendship for Mr. Morgan and his ;
fine qualifications. G. M. Beam |
was the wit and humor of the oc-l
casion producing much reaction.
H. A, Faulkner spoke from the1
farmers and Farm Bureau view- !
point. Mrs. M. M. Person spoke
very nicely from the ladies stand-!
point, ahd Mr. C. C. Hudson pre
sented Mayor Webb, who acted as
Master of Ceremonies.
Mr. E. J. Morgan spoke very
coucbingly and with much emo
tion of his stay and work in
Franklin County and his appre
ciations of the people.
Mr. E. L. Norton, present Coun
ty Agent, made a most interest
ing talk that was greatly appre
ciated.
The occasion was greatly en
joyed by all present.
Mr. Morgan was accompanied
by several of his friends from
Sampson. ,
J. C Conway Dead
Mr. James Collins Conway, son
of the late W. B Conway and
Mildred Conway, died at his home
in Durham on Thursday night,
August 25th. He was 67 years
of age and is survived by two sis
ters, Mrs. W. C. Shearin, of
Louisburg. and Mrs. Bettie C.
Mullen, of Pine Ridge, and several
nieces and nephews.
Jimmie, or "Tiddledy"' as he
was familiarly known to his
many friends was born and rais
ed in Louisburg, where he held
many important and responsible
positions including that of Con
ductor on the Seaboard on train
from Louisburg to Franklintod.
This position followed a pro- 1
motion from express messenger i
on the same run. He left Louis- ,
burg about twenty years ago to I
make his home in Durham.
Funeral- services were held
from the home of his sister, Mrs.
W. C. Shearin on Spring Street
; Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock,!
conducted by Revs. L. F. Kent
and J. D. Simons, and interment
was made in Oakwood Cemetery
beside his wife and two children
who preceeded him many years
ago.
The pallbearers were as fol
lows: F. H. Allen, Jr., Dr. H. G.
Perry, W. J. Cooper, W. M.
Pleasants, G. W. Murphy, A. W.
Person.
Both services were largely at
tended and the floral tribute was
especially pretty.
Little Miss Talmadge Thomas
returned Sunday from a two
week's camp at Vade Mecum.
Hard Facts
Times are changing.
Years ago people would go
to the Stores to And some
thing they wanted to bay.
Today they get a catalogue
or a newspaper, look them
over and deride first what
they want. Next, they se
lect from this list that which
they can pay for. They al
ways note the price. If
they go to the Store and
can't find the items at close
to the prices they have they
don't buy. They then "or
der by mall." A catalogue
is no doubt best. Only a
few businesses can afford to
circulate catalogues. The
next best, tiling Is the news
paper, provided you will list
your articles with the pHce.
The public is changing to
tradiag at I
HAMILTON HOBGOOD
Who was elected President of
Franklin County Young Demo
cratic Club at it's meeting on
Monday.
Y. D. C. Elects
Officers
The Young Democratic Club of
Franklin County held a very en
thusiastic meeting in the court
house on Monday. August 29th.
The president. E. C. Bulluck. pre
sided. The main purpose of this
meeting was the election of offi
cers for the incoming year and for
the election of delegates to the
Convention to be held in Durham,
September 8. 9, and 10th.
The following officers were
unanimously elected: President.
H. H. Hobgood; Vice-President,
Miss Evelyn Jenkins; Secretary,
W. J. Shearin; Treasurer, J. P.
Lumpkin.
Delegates to the Convention:
Miss Beulah Lancaster. Mrs. Ken
neth Tharrington, Miss Effie J.
Tharrington, Mr. Hamilton Hob
good.
A resolution was passed giving
any Young Democrat from Frank
lin County who attended the Con
vention a voice in the delibera
tion of the delegation.
Ways and means of obtaining
cooperation throughout the coun
ty were discussed and all interest
ed parties are urged to get in
touch with the above-named off
cers and obtain information as to
the work of this wide-awake or
ganization.
KKANKLINTON SCHOOL OPENS
SEPTEMBER 7TH
Superintendent) G. B Harris an
nounces that the Franklinton
School will open Wednesday, Sep
tember seventh, with the follow
ing faculty: Elementary ? Miss
Helen Stoneham, Mrs. Thelma
Green, Miss Annie Tucker Moore.
Miss Edna Davenport, Mrs. Doro
thy C. Shearon, Miss Nelle Joy
ner, Miss Claire Kearney, Mrs.
Mabel W. McGhee, Miss Lessie V.
Chandler, Miss Bert'ha Futrelle,
Miss Annie Belle Smith, Mr. John
E. Jenkins, Miss Annie Wester,
Miss Mary Neal Saunders; High
School ? Miss Frances Winston,
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Blount, Miss
Frances Smith, Miss Mary Dorcas
Harding, Miss Louise Matthews,
Mr. Walter R. -Byrd, Mr. Fred
Blount. " . ,
The following members of last
years graduating class plan to at
tend college: Josephine Best,
Meredith; Elizabeth Cooke. Mar
ian Sawyer, Virginia Coi>ke, Wo
man's College of The University
of North Carolina; Fay Ruth Par
ker, Edith Powell, Sarah Deal
Purnell, Greensboro College; Jose
phine Evans, Elon; Charles Lamb
Gilliam, Ear) Knox, State College;
Thilbert Pearce, Oak Ridge; Max
Sawyer, Wake Forest College'.
Former, graduates who are now
in college: Edith Barrett, Rebec
ca Nicholson, Sue Speed, Eliza
beth Wilder, Margaret Allen, Eas
tern Carolina Teacher's College;
Mary Colman Henderson, Jeffer
son Henderson, Jefferson Medical
School, Philadelphia; Beverly
Vann, Converse; James Nowell,
James Best, Wake Forest Col
lege; Julia Fuller, Frances Tull
Cooke, Woman's College of The
University of 'North Carolina;
Donald Hicks. University of North
Carolina; Pinckney Cheatham.
Oak Ridge; James Mitchiner,
State College.
Denton-Beasley
Information reaching Louisburg
reports the marriage of Miss Pat
He Beasley and Mr. Thomas Den
ton in the old Bath Church on
Monday, August 22nd.
Miss Beasley. ia the daughter of
Mrs. Amanda Beasley and the late
Wi F*. Beasley, and is a pppular
infl ?c<tofAp1tlhfed teacher in the
fnanttlin County '' School system
anil teaching at) Wqod.
Mr. Dentan la the aon of Mr!'
and Mrs. S. P. Denton of Gold
Mine Uignship and ia popular
among a host or "friends.
y '
MISS WEAVER
RESIGNS
!
As Home Agent Franklin
County ? To Be Succeed
ed By Miss Lillie Mae
Braxton
Her many friends in Franklin
County will learn with much re
gret t>hat Miss Louise Weaver has
resigned as Franklin County's
Home Demonstration Agent. Her I
resignation will become effective
September 18th. Miss Weaver
came to Franklin County in Au
gust 1935 to succeed Miss Ann
Benson Priest. During these
frhree years she has proven herself
an efficient, painstaking, and ac
commodating official and a most
pleasant and accomplished young
lady who has made friends for
' herself and her work in ail sec
! tlons of this county, who will re
| gret to see her leave, but will re
? joice with her in her promotion
to a larger work. She will go to
Lexington to become Home ileui
'onstration Agent of Davidson
i County.
She will be succeeded in Frank
j lin County by Miss Lillie Mae
i Braxton, of Alamance County.
She comes here from the George
Dean Department of the Alexan
der Wilson School of that county |
and has assisted in t'he 4-H Club
work. She is the daughter of
I Mrs. ? . ? . Braxton, who also is
a prominent Demonstration and
;Club enthusiast. She received her
B. S. Degree in Home Economics
at High Point College, and did ad- 1
| vance work at Women's College
at Greensboro. She comes highly
j recommended by the extension
service. She will attend a meet
1 ing in Greensboro on the 19th.
i 20th and 21st and will probably
! arrive in Louisburg to take up
the work here on the 21st.
Tobacco Prices
Low
Only Atiout Two (irtiilm liringinn
I*ric?'H ? Kuriii Bureau
Federation Kesentful
Reports coming from the sev- 1
I eral eastern tobacco markets j
which held their opening sales on
? Thursday of last week show that
tobacco prices are very low, and
that only spotted lugs and low
grade tips are brinsMui a fair
price.
The average price range on the
several markets t'he past week has
run from $20 to $23. The higher
or better grades are much under
last year.
The low prices prevailing on
the markets has caused the North
Carolina Farm Bureau Federa
tions to call for mass meetings
to be held in eight tobacco grow
ing countries to consider means oft
) boosting the averages.
The mass meetings were called
following a meeting in Wilson
Wednesday of the Bureau's State
executive committee headed by
President J. E. Winslow, of
Greenville.
"We tind that prices have
slumped from two t? five cents a ;
pound since the Border Belt op
ened, and the trend is downward,"
Secretary Arnold said after the (
meeting. "We had no indication
that the trend would continue
downward, buti we hope to bring
it upward."
CIVIL COURT
The regular term of Franklin j
j Superior Court for civil cases will j
(convene Monday with._Hon. W. C. |
j Harris presiding.
This is a two week's Jfftrm and [
! the second week wilt "be presided
over by Hon. Everette Thompson.
The information given last week
ithat Hon. W. H. S. Bufrgwyn
would preside the first week was
! in error. He had been expected j
: to hold the second week but had 1
j traded Courts with Judge Thomp
[son, which would allow Judge!
(Thompson to come to Franklin. !
Hit By Brick
!
Frank Davis, colored, who wasj
standing on the corner in front of
Boddie's Drug Store Friday when !
I a brick fell from the top of the
building, from which was being
j hung a sign for the Franklin j
County Fair, hit him on the head I
i giving him a rather bad cut. He
i was taken to Drs. Perry & Whe
1 less where he was given treat
ment. Dr. Wheless reported Tues
j day that Davis was getting along
fine.
.1
I . GRADUATES
Among the graduates who re
ceived their B. A. degree at) E. C.
T. C. Summet School, Greenville,
on Aug. 26 were the -following
from Franklin County: Misses
Edna Earle Perry, Mary Alice
P.aroeLL Nannie Wheleas and Ed
ith Klag.
Burgess Whitehead
To Play Here
New York Giant Second
Baseman Will Bring His
Lewiston Team Here To
Play Louisburg Tuesday
Thr> Louisburg ball rlub will
play llurgess Whitehead's Lew
iston team here Tuesday after
noon, Sept. Oth, at 3:30.
Louisburg will be out for re
venge on the defeat t his team
administered to them at Lew
iston last Tuesday, by a score
of Oto 5.
Whitehead will be remem
bered as a former University
of North Carolina player, and
until this season second base
man of the New York (Wants.
He was forced out of play with
the (Slants this year on account
of an operation at the begin
ning of the season, and is re
cuperating at his home in lew
iston.
Henderson and Louisburg will
begin a live-game series in the
Louisburg park. Sunday, Sept). 4.
Louisburg meets Wilton in the
second game of the Tri-County
League Championship at Wilton
Saturday afternoon.
The third game will be played
at Louisburg on Wednesday,
Sept. 7th.
BRANTLEY SKTS PACK AS
LOI'ISHUIW) WINS
Louisburg burned back Wilton,
13-11. Wednesday in a game
marked by 32 hits.
Horace Brantley set the pace
in the Louisburg attack. His four
run homer in the sixth tied the
score, and he hit a triple wit'h
two on in the seventh to cliuch
the game for the locals.
The Wilton leading hitters
wree Tippitt and Meadows, .each
wit'h a hotner and two singles in
five tries. Bragg also homered for
the losers. Ford, with three sin
gles in four turns, featured for
Louisburg.
.Batteries: Wilton ? Tippitt.
Blackley. Meadows and Brumniitt;
Louisburg ? Dixon, Wiggins and \\
Fuller.v
Mills School Opens
Thursday .
Tile Mills School will open
Thursday, Sept. 8th, at 8:45 a. 'til.
It is important that every pupil
he present the first (lay, so that
he can make the right start. Pu
pils who delay entering school a i
few days get behind in their class
work, and often do not catich up
with the class, or get discouraged
and fail to make the grade at the
end of the year. The work of or
ganization is so planned that tea
chers and students get into class
work at the very beginning with
out loss motion and delay. Be
ginning on Thursday was not to
have two days to get started, but
to take care of the two holidays j
at Thanksgiving.
Some parents say they must
wait to get new clothes for their
children before they can start toj
school. Afiy clean clothes are good j
enough tio wear to school. It is
hoped that no children will be
kept at home for lack of new
clothes.
The free botSks and the rental
books will he ready for distribu
tion the first day. Since there is
a great deal of detail work in get
ting books distributed, and organ
izing classes in high school there
will be no general assembly In the|
auditorium until Friday.
The rental fees represent one I
third the price of a new book.
LOtJISBURG METHODIST
CHURCH
On Sunday morning the pastoh
Rev. J. G. Phillips, will speak on
"The Anchor Holds." A special
invitation is extended to the
young people who are entering
college this fall, or returning to
college, either in Louisburg or out
of town.
There will be a young people's j
rally at Trinity Church in the af- j
ternoon. This will- take the place
of t'he usual Sunday evening young
people's service.
LOCAL MEN APPOINTED
BY COTTON ASSO
CIATION
Announcement has been made
by the North Carolina Cotton !
Growers Co-operative Association j
of the appointment of 1 official;'
warehouse and receiving agent in "
Franklin County.
The Cotton Association Is pre-!
pared to bring farmers the hill
benefits ot the government loan
aad in addition it is also prepared
to make its own advance on Cot
ton. Warehouse and receiving
agent in the county include: Rose :
Bonded Whse., Frankllnton.
DIES FROM CUTS
Another Gutting Scrape On
Bull Run Alley The Same
Night
Alphonso Yarborough. 20, col
order, died just after he was tak
nn to Drs. Perry & Wheless'
office Saturday night, from
knife wounds inflicted in
a tight near Blacktown a short
while before. Officers Pace and
Cash made an investigation upon
which they arrested and held for
ijuestoning Wheless Johnson and
James Davis, who were later let
out on bond as material witnesses.
Louis Egerton, colored, who also
called at) Drs. Perry & Wheless of
fice for wound dressing was ar
rested and held Upon informa
tion received by Chief Pace and
Sheriff Moore, Egerton was held
for an assault with deadly weap
on with fatal results upon Al
phonso Yarborough.
Information received by the of
ficers seemed to indicate that
Yarborough and several friends
riding in one car and Egerton and
several friends riding in another
car passed near the railroad
crossing on the street entering
Blacktown and in passing the cars
scraped each other, whereupon
Egerton and Yarborough dis
mounted and begun cursing each
other and which ended in the cut
ting. When the officers arrived
no one t'here knew anything about
any trouble, but they later found
Yarborough on the ground near
the railroad almost bled to death.
Later other information received
caused the arrest of Egerton.
The same night- during a fight
on Bull Run Alley Garrett Brodie
was seriously cut by James Mitch
ell. Brodie is recovering nicely
and Mitchell gave bond. Brodie
was also placed under arrest for
assaulting Mitchell with a rock.
Cong. Cooley
To Speak
First Mwliiig of The Louisburg
( 'hamber of Commerce.
President Murphy announces
Miat on next Thursday night, Sep
tember 8th, a dinner meeting of
t'he Louisburg Chamber of Com
merce will be held in Louisburg,
the time and place to be announ
ced later. Harold Cooley will be
the speaker for the evening and
all members are urged to be pres
ent and bring guests.
With Harold Cooley for the
speaker and a barbecue dinner
being planned the Louisburg
Chamber of Commerce expects
their first meeting to be a most
successful one. The dinner will
be a subscription one.
Court of Honor
A Boy Scout 'Court of Honor
was held in the Board. of Educa
tion rooms on Thursday night of
last week in which many of the
local Boy Scouts received badges
and emblems for meritorious ac
tivities.
The Court which is composed
of W. C. Strowd, Chairman, Fred
Blount, J. G. Phillips, and Scout
Master D. V. Holliday, was atten
ded by C. M. Calhoun, Field Rep
resentative, of Durham.
Following the opening ceremo
nies and the announcement! of a
Jubilee to be held at Chapel Hill
on October 6-7-8-9 the Court was
called to order. Promotions were
announced as follows: Joe Bar
row, First Class. John Hodges.
Star Scout. Merit Badges were
awarded the following for the ser
vice named: Joe Barrow, swim
ming and basketiry; Dayton Hard
wick, life-saving, first-aid & public
health; Hugh W. Perry, Jr., safe
ty, woodwork; John Hodges, life
saving, swimming; Billie Alston,
lif% saving; Robert Smithwick,
life saving, first-aid; John Knox
Beasley, first aid, life saving,
swimming.
Emblems and Pins were award
ed the following as Junior Life
Saving awards, Dayton Hardwick,
Robert Smithwick, William Al
ston, John Hodges.
The occasion which was espec
ially interesting and attractive by
reason of its sincere teachings and
practices of Scoutcraft was attend
ed by many, and It Is the desire
of the Scouts and officials that
tihe public may understand all are
invited and urged to attend.
ROLL CALLING AT FLAT ROCK
BAPTIST CHURCH
There will be a roll calling at
Flat Rock Baptist Church Satur
day before the second Sunday In
September. The pastot urges
every member to be present. Be
sure to come and be on time.
N. B. LAYTON, Chairman
of IJoard of Deacons.
"The horse took longer to get
you there in the good old days."
s#yg a, local citizen, "but you did
n't hare to, drive half-way back
hame trying to And a place to
park."
FAIR TO OPEN
[TWO WEEKS
FROM MONDAY
The 1938 Fair promises to be
the moat interesting in recent
years. The management ot the
Fair Association decided to have
the Fair about thirty days earlier
this year in order to miss the cold
wet weat'her which has featured
I the last three Fairs. .
Unusual interest is being taken
in the exhibits and many of the
favorite exhibitors who have won
premiums every year are already
preparing exhibits for this year.
Hundreds of men and women have
exhibited home products at prev
ious Fairs and many of them will
be on the list this year. Some of
the winners last year who will ex
hibit again this year are. Mrs. V.
A. Baney, Miss Ruth Collie, Mrs.
M. S. Clifton. Mrs. J. L. Collier,
Mrs. T. H. Dickens, Mrs. M. S.
Davis, Miss Dorothy Dennis, Mrs.
C. B. Edens, Mrs. P. B. Griffin.
Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Hinton, Mrs.
Sid Holden, Miss Tuna White
Hinton, Mrs. A. M. Hall, Mrs. N.
P. Ingram, Mrs. Forrest! Joyner,
Mr. Henry Mitchell, Mrs. Claude
Murphy, Mrs. R. E. L. Lancaster,
Mr. Q. S. Leonard, Mrs. H. G.
Perry, Miss Maria Perry, Mrs. W.
S. Person, Mrs. Jim Perry, Mrs.
H. C. Taylor, Mrs. J. B. Yarbor
ough, and many others that space
forbids mentioning.
The prize of the year was won
by the Vocational class of Youn
g8Ville High School, in the crop
and livestock judging contest, un
der the direction of Professor F.
C. Winston, teacher of Vocational
Agriculture. The Vocational tea
jchers this year are arranging to
have another exhibit and they will
have six well tilled booths show
ing part of the work being taught
students in Franklin County. The
, Buun iligh School won the prem
ium for the best Vocational booth
I last year.
One of the most interesting
features in the Fair this year will
be the seed judging contest, un
der the direction of VV. C. Boyce,
Assistant Farm Agent and the Vo
cational teachers from all the
j High Schools in the County. A.
i nice premium is being offered for
j creditable individual booths show
! ing farm work, made at home
things, and a general live at home
program.
The management of the local
fair this year realizes that no
j matter how interesting it may be
(educationally and how strong it
1 may appeal to the exhibitor and
[agriculturist, to be a success it
must be evenly balanced with the
best of amusement and entertain
ing features. To this end it has
been their purpose to obtain the
best midway shows and rides they
have been able to contract'.
The World's Exposition Show3
that Will be the Midway feature
of the fair this year is considered
among the leaders of the carnival
business and operated and man
aged by Max Gruberg, an inter
nationally known outdoor amuse
' ment caterer of prominence, and
i it looks like patrons of the fair
are going to have the best out
door entertainment ever present
ed here at the annual celebration.
The Secretory is sparing no ef
fort to make this Fair the best in.
\ recent years from an educational
jand an entertainment viewpoint,
i A New York Revue has been book
ed and it is expected that there
will be an addition of some out
standing local acts, and the man
agement is at present considering
i a bathing beauty contest, offering
a handsome silver cup for the
] wtnttei*,-i^d to each of the young
girls enteyng this contest a pasa
to t^^afr for the entire week.
A pass xill also be given to all
amateurs appearing on the pro
gram.
The premium list with a num
ber of additions is now on the
press and will go out to thousands
of people all over Franklin and
adjoining counties in a few days.
The list of advertisers on the
premium list is unusually large
this year and shows a fiue coop
erative spirit among the mer
chants in the county. These prem
ium lists are kept from year to
year and read by thousands ot
| people.
The weather man has promised
1 a fine week and everybody expects
i to have a wonderful time.
REVIVAL AT POPLAR SPRINGS.
The annual revival services will
begin at Poplar Springs Baptist
Church Monday night. Sept. 5th,
and continue through the week
jwieh services at 3 p ra. and 7:45
I p. m. You are cordially invited
to attend ihese services. The
pastor. Rev. E. Y. Averett will do
the preaching.
IMPROVED < ( TI-ETS
Improved murjtet outlets for
American apjiles aiVd pears are^ ex
pec ted in Europe during the com- >
ling marketing season, according
, tio reports- of tUu ?*<>->?> Uuva&u-of, i"
Agricultural l^;o~oinica.
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