? August is almost gone.
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? The New Armory is "almost"
completed.
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? Next Wednesday is the last
'of the Wednesday half holidays.
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! ? Mr. M. C. Murphy has com
pleted remodeling his residence
on Cedar Street. >
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? Franklin County sales of to
bacco on the border markets have
pcdved very satisfactory in most
cases.
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? Quite a lot of tobacco has
passed through Louisburg the
past week en route to the. border
markets.
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: . ? Mi*, and Mrs. A. C. Hall ha.vo
purchased the Mrs. P. W. Pinnell
lot on North Spring Street back of
| the Methodist parsonage, and will
repair and remodel the Residence
' and move therein. ? v
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? The Highway department. rer
surfaced the road from Duke Me
morial Church to Harris Store
this week, according to reports.
It is supposed to begin surfacing
the road from Mapleville to Duke
Memorial Church next Monday.
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? Louisburg has accommodated
the sports side, now lets see If we
can institute, instigate or origi
nate some kind of a big day for
the benefit of the merchants and
at the same time give pecuniary
benefits to the visitors.
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? -J. S. Howell informs the
TIMES that he had leased his
I store room next to Beasley's Cafe
to the Baker Shoe Co., of Hen
derson, who expects to open a
full and complete stock of Shoes
therein about the first of Sep
tember.
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? The recent heavy rains did
not cause Tar River to reach its
high mark here, but did under
mine the buttment of a bridge on
Halifax road three miles out from
Louisburg. Very little highway^
damage in Franklin County has
been reported.
White Teachers
For Franklin
County
Mills School will open Sept. 5th
with the following faculty:
High Sjcljool ? W.. C. Strowd,
Prin., Wlllard Ash worth Hugglns,
Mrs. Jewel C. Bartholomew, Mrs.
Vivian Allgood Dorey, Mrs. Gladys
Beam Bailey, Mrs. Susie Hayes
Jackson, Katharine McL. Rogers.
^elementary ? Loulia E. Jar
man. Alberta Davis. Vivian Lucas.
Camille Brinkley Swindell, Mrs.
Harrell J. Lewis. Mrs. Alice J.
llzzell, Helen Elizazbeth Smith
wick, Gertrude Winston, Mrs. A.
B. Inscoe. Mrs. Martha O'Neal
Perry, Mrs. Onnie Tucker Perry.
1 elementary vacancy not filled.
Epsom School will open Sept.
4th with the following faculty:
Hifeh School ? T. J. Jessup,
Prin., Myra Wagg, William S.
Franklin, Virginia A. Gaylord.
Helen White Daugtrey, J, T.
Griffin. '
Elementary ? Mary Elizabeth
Parhairi, Louise Boone, Lucy M.
Wilson, Mrs. Agnes Harrell Fus
sell, Nannie Kate Thoiaas, Doro
thy Gooch Blalock, Virginia T.
Bnllock, Virginia A. Hpfler,
'Gold Sand School will open
Sept. 6th. The faculty is nampd
in another article.
Edward Beet School will open
Sept. 5th with the following fac
ulty:
High School ? Richard E. Tlm
berlake, Jr., Prin., Mrs. Flossie
Nobles Valentine, Nellie Ruth
Ricks (White), Benjamin Harvey
White, Margaret Maril Allen,
Churchill Ray Pruette, Mary
Louise Saunders, William W. Me
Clure.
H. R.-W. L. ? S. R. Murray,
Prin., Mrs. J. R. Inscoe, Mrs.
Myrtle Tharrington Parrish, Mrs.
Lola Leonard Stalllngs, Margaret
Anderson, Marion Yarboro Lan
caster, Clara Wilma Murtby. f. ,
JuMioe? Mrs. C|afO JU. Mqore,
PrinL, Be/nice Ricks, Rachel Whew
lessj Mrs. Ruby/ Mircer/ Stfcnei A?
leenle Bass, Mrs. B. F Wltoleie >;l\
Bbnn School will qppi^ 4th
With the following faculty;
High School ? M. .Thomas
Lamm, Prin., La Rtie Weathers,
Nellie Glenn McGirt, Norwood
Harris Dobson. Wade Hampton
Hallman, Maxlne Laurita Middle
ton, Edith Cavell Harrell, Oliver
' J. Lancaster.
Elementary ? Nina [Silver, Lacy
Wiggs, Lucille Johnson, Eunice
Wilson, Edith Agnes Ayscue, Eve
lyn Bell Mltchlner, Nonle Hol
linfcsworth, Mary Eleanor Jones.
Two high school vacancies not
filled.
Pearce ? Almon Erwln Mercer,
Prin., Ollie Wester, Dorothy Dar
nel) Phillips, Miss Marie Strick
land.
Pilot ? Dewey Eustice Broome,
Prin., Ethel Padgett, Mrs. Val
more Lucille Jones, Myrtle EMa
Gaye. ?<
Harris ? Charles Clifton Brown,
Prin., Margaret B. Williams, Cla
i ra Marjorie Qroce, Mrs. Pattie
Lamm Justice, Ruby Dale Cone,
Mrs. M. C. Wilder. Mrs. Catherine
; <rPearce (Allen), >
; i Toungsville Sfehool will open
Bept. 4?,JTOVX?|tjr :!s named
I uotMr article.
' tUENKW TdUB SCBBCBimOHt
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mmiStiQlJiUUA
Mr. Oscar Leach, ot Raleigh,
wag a visitor to Louisburg Tues
day.
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Mr. L. H. Mabler, ot Raleigh,
was a visitor to Louisburg Satur
day.
Ill
Mr. A. W. GholsoD, of Hender
sod, was a visitor to Louisburg
Monday.
in
Mr. and Mrs. I. P. Wheeler and
Mrs. O. J. Hale visited W.eldon
Sunday.
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Mr. Joseph Harris, of Green
ville, was a visitor to Louisburg
Saturday.'!
Ill
Mrs. W. H. Spencer returned
.the past week from a visit to
New York.
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MM Marion Cobb, of Wlllianf
ston, is visiting Mr. and Mrs
Ezra -Dentoa.
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Rev. and; Mrs. L. F. Kent and
Miss Adelaide Johnson visited
Raleigh Tuesday.
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Mrs. Fuller Malone, of Plan?,
Texas, is visiting relatives and
friends in Louisburg.
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Mr. Sam R. Allen left the past'
week for Lake City, S. C., where
he will be on the tobacco market.
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Mrs. J. M. Bain and son, of
Dunn, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. H. A. Matthews this week
end.
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Misses Nancy and Sue Hayes
visited their sister, Mrs. J. A.
Best. Jr., of Goldsboro, the past
week.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Best, Jr., of
Goldsboro, visited Mrs. Best par-'
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugb Hayes
Sunday.
Ill
Mr. E. R. Hall, representing
the Carolina Coach Co., of Ral
eigh, was a visitor to Louisburg
Tuesday.
lit
Mrs. Ezra Denton, who has j
been visiting relatives and friends!
at Washington, N. C., has return- i
ed home.
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Mrs. E. F. Thomas and daugh
ter, Talmadge, spent this week in
Greensboro, with Miss Louise
Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Mitchell
and Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Mitchell,'
visited Roanoke Rapids and Wel
ti on on Sunday.
its
Mrs. J. S. Lumpkin, at Raleigh,
and Mrs. Frank Waters, of Asbe
ville, are visiting Sen. and Mrs.
W. L. Lumpkin.
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Mr. and Mrs. Grey R. King and
children, and Mrs. Waller Cuth
rell, of Nashville, were visitors, to
Louisburg Monday.
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Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Gupton, of
Reidsville, spent the week-end
with their, aunt Miss Luna Gup
ton, of near Louisburg.
Ill
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson House, of
Rocky Mount, speflt the week
end witb her mother, Mrs. E. G.
Foster, of near Louisburg.
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Mr. Perry DeMent, of Raleigh,
Mrs. W. E. DeMent and Mrs. J.
R. Inscoe, Jr., of Louisburg, are
visiting relatives in New York,
ill
Messrs. Percey Joyner aud J.
E. Williams left Monday for Fair
mount to be connected with the
tobacco market at thati place,
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Mrs. Floyd S. Frazier and
daughter, Frances, of Louisburg,
left Wednesday for a trip to West
Chester, Penna., Long Island New
York and the Worlds Fair.
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Editor Carl Goersch, of The
State and News Analist of W.P.
T.F. of Raleigh stopped over at
Louisburg Sunday on bis return
trip from the flooded area around
Weldon and Roanoke Rapids,
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Messrs. J. M. Stallings, S. E.
Winston, J. Z. Terrell and H. T.
Bartholomew returned Friday
from attending the State Associa
tion of County Commissioners at
Ashville. They report a nice time.
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Mr. T. S. Lancaster and daugh
ter. Miss Francis, of Rocky Mount
were visitors to Louisburg Friday.
Mr. Lancaster and family are
visiting relatives in the Cedar
Rock Community. Mr. Lancaster
was a former resident of Louis
burg.
Ill
Miss Martha Ray Matthews re
turned Saturday from a visit' to
her sister, Mrs. J. T. Morton, Jr.,
at Lumberton. She was accom
panied on her return by Mr. and
Mrs. Morton, who were week-end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. A.
Matthews.
New, high-producing hybrid
chickens, bred by methods now
commonly practiced in the grow
ing of corn hybrids, have been
announced by a corn company of
pes Moines, Iowa.
RENEW YOUR SUBMCKirrlON!
MISS BESSIE LEE ALSTON
HONORED AT BRIDGE
Mrs. Earle Murphy entertained
ati bridge Tuesday night in honor
of Miss Bessie Lee Alston, of Hen
derson. Miss Annie Green re
ceived handkerchiefs for high
score for guest and Miss Alston
was presented a box of dusting
powder for guqst of honor.
The hostess served refresh
ments to the following: Miss Al
ston, the hMulwu, Miss Katherine
Rogers, Miss Mamie Davis Beam,
Mrs. H. J. Lwles, Miss Annie
Grc?n, Mrs. Frank Egerton, Mrs.
Clifford Hall and Miss Elizabeth
Timberlake,
MISS GUPTON ENTERTAINS
Miss Elsie Gupton entertained
Tuesday evening at a theatre par
ty and treasure hunt Jn honor of
Miss Marie Perry, of Rocky
Mount.
The crowd assembled at a nam
ed point to begin the hunt, at
which t4me each couple was given
an article to look for during the
evening.
After the picture of tbe even
ing "Private Affairs" all were in
vited over to. "Gups" for refresh
ments and dancing. Those at
tending were: Marie Perry, of
Rocky Mount, wit'h Wyatt Wood,
of Nashville; Nellie Southall with
Walton Hayes; Lucy Leonard
with Harvil Harris; Athleene
Gupton with Philmon Hayes; Eu
genia May with Harvey Walker,
of Nashville; Emma Leigh
Strange with Q. S. Leonard, Jr.;
Nonie Mae Harris with John
Strange, Jr.; Frances Edens with
George Jones, of Nashville; and
Elsie Gupton with George Leon
ard. i
A tramp applied at the back
door of a Franklin County farm
house and asked for help:
Tramp ? Madam. would you
help a poor man out of his trou
bles?
Farmer's Wife - ? ? Certainly !
Would you rather be shot or hit
with an ax?
\ Gentle Laxative
Good For Children
Mcst any child who takes this mod- i
ern laxative once will welcome it
::ext time sluggish bowels have him
bilious, headachy, listless or upset. |
Syrup of Wack-Draupht's fine fla- I
vor appeals to most children. By 1
simple directions, its action is usu- ,
ally gnillr but thorough. Principal [
ingfeuicnt helps tone bowel mus
cles. Two sizes; 60c and 25c. Next
time, use Syrup o I Black-Draught.
GET MORE FOR
YOUR COTTON
Let F. H. ALLEN, Louisburg, N. C.
GIN YOUR COTTON FOR BETTER LINT, AND
FOR MORE SELECT SEED
I have equipped my gins with the New Cleaner and Huller at
tachments that more thoroughly cleans yonr cotton and thereby adds
to it* sale value. v
I am prepared to handle your ginning in the quickest and most
satisfactory manner at reasonable prices and can haul your cotton if
you wish. After ginning it I will deliver it to the Cotton Yard if
desired " ^ ? ...?
I am reserving my old gin outfit for the exclusive purpose of
ginning Coker Cotton so the seed can be saved for next year, without
the possibility of mixing. Save your seed properly and make more
cotton per acre, and at better prices.
Bring your Cotton on to my Gin or call me
and I will send for it..
The Best and Quickest of Service is assured
you.
F. H. ALLEN
Kenmore Avenue Louisburg; N. C.
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? HOME DEMONSTRATION ?
? DEPARTMENT ?
* IJIlie Mae Braxton, Home *
* Demonstration Agent *
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Franklin County Club Members
Broadcast
Mrs, T. 0, Gill, Mrs. Donald
Mitchell and Mrs. B. L. Rowland,
member* ot the Epsom Home
Demonstration Club gave a radio
broadcast over WRAL Thursday
on the Carolina Farm Feature
, program. They gave an informal
discussion on filling t'he canning
budget for the family*
The Cotton Mattress project is
progressing nicely in Planters
Warehouse with NYA girls help
ing the ^families that come in to
make mattresses. As rural peo
ple come into Louisburg they are
invited to visit the groups at
work and see the quality of ma
terial and work that goes into
these mattresses. If there are peo
ple in't^e county who are eligible
for a mattress and dp not have
in an application they are urged
to get application in before Aug.
31st.
The 4-H Club girls of Franklin
County will have a dress contest
ao the Agriculture Building Sat
urday afternoon, Sept. 7th at 2:30
o'clock. There will be two con
tests; one for junior girls, that is
under 15 years of age and one for
girls who are over 15 years of
uge. The winner in each group
receives a 4-H Club pin and the
winner in the group above 15 al
so represents the county in t'he
state Dress Kevue In Raleigh in
October. Each girl makes her
dress and slip and selects acces
sories to go with the dress for the
contest. The dress may be a
wasb dress, wool dress or suit,
besti dress or an informal party
dress.
AT PEACH TREE BAPTIST
CHURCH
Tbe TIMES is requested to
state thab Rev. R. P. Downey,
Ph.D., of Salem, Virginia, will as
sist Rev. Wayne Oates in a series
of revival meetings beginning
Sunday night, August 25th in
Peucht ree Baptist Church. Dr.
Downey, while a student at' Wake
Forest, was pastor of Cedar Rock
Baptist Church. The church wish
es to welcome everyone to the re
vival at Peachtree Baptist Church.
Baby beef calves being cared for
by 4-11 Club members of Anson
County as a part of project work
are growing and fattening rapids
ly, says Clarence Earley, assistant
farm agent.
FOR FIRST CLASS PRINTING
PHONE 283-1
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MAKE MONEY
BY READING THE ADS
Rawleigh Route now open. Heal
opportunity (or man who wants
permanent, profitable work.
Start promptly. Write Raw
leigh's Dept. NCH-123-K, Rich
mond, Va. 8-23-lt
ROOMS FOR RENT '
Two large bed rooms. Furnish
ed or unfurnished. See R. B.
MITCHELL at the Franklin Far
mers Exchange.
FOR SALE
One Jersey Milk Cow, tresh to
pall. Reasonably priced. A., C.
Stallings, R. 4, Louisburg, N.
C. 8-23-lt
LOST
Small white Fox Terrier female
dog, black spots on back. Reward
for return to Nancy Griffin, Lonla
burg, N. C. . 8-23-lt
'FOR SALE ? Two Burner Viking
| Oil Heater, used 1 '/4 years, cost
1 $1-2 5.0*0, sell for *50.00. MRS.
) J. E MALONE. 8-^3-tf
| FOR SALE
Underwood typewriter, steel
day bed, wood-burking cook stove,
| coal heater, old Walnut bed, Qt/h
I er odd pieces of furniture. ApP'y
I at 512 Kenmore Ave. Terins,
| cash. ,, j k. 8-9-4t
FOR EXCHANGE
Nice young Jersey mill^ww, to
good condition. Still giving some
milk, easily worth $100. In ex
change for gentle saddle horse ?
not over 12 years did'. Address
X-l, care FRANKLIN TIMES,
Louisburg, N. C.
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J1.60 Per Year In Ad.Vaac?
TURNER POWER
HAY BALERS
A Complete Line of Models and Sizes
Quick Service - Competitive Prices
? CASH or TERMS ?
D
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WANTED !
5,000 Bushels Wheat. Will pay
market price in Cash.
? WOOD'S ?
NEW CROP
TURNIP SEED
Pound 50?
CRIMSON CLOVER '
WINTER RYE
ABRUZZI RYE
Exchange
Your , ,
WHEAT
FOR i ' ! '
FLOUR
?i' i !-i:i , . i|
For 5 bushels we
give a barrel of good
Self-rising Flour.
For 5K bushels a
barrel of Better Self
rising Flour, and for 6
bushels a barrel of
. ' lUtra Good Self-rising
Flour.
jj SEABOARD STORE CO. q
H (Incorporated) ? H
Q WHOLESALE ? RETAIL |
LPa^a?>, ^ Pay Le?? ^ n
D. F. McKinne, President Q
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