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ITEBTBODT BOOST LOC1SBUBO The ah ADTEK1I81H6 HEDIl'M THAT BRINGS RESULTS A. F. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager ' " THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE UNION SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 Per Yeai VOLUMN LX. __ LOUISBURG, N. C., FRIDAY, FEB. 7TH, 1930 (10 Pares) NUMBER 31 COUNTY COMMIS SIONERS MEET Make Provision For Employment of County Fcriu Agent?Pay for Tor keys and Bring Suit The Commissioners met In regular session Monday and were called to order by the Chairman. Upon roll call the following ans wered present: CT~L. McGtiee Chair man, T. W. Watson, J. Z. Terrell, C. li. Barham. The Chairman designated T. W. Watson 'to handle the work of J. B. Sturdivant who is 111. The minutes of. the last meeting were read and approved. T. W. Watson reported that he had inspected, the court house and Jail and found It to be in fine shape. He also filed the report of Miss Daisy Caldwell. Home Demonstration Agent and after reading same, it was received and the Board went on rec ord as heartily commending Miss Caldwell's activities f r the month of January. The report of Dr. R. F. Yarborough, Health Officer was also filed by Mr. Watson. _ visited the welfare officer and found the work to be progressing satisfac torily. He filed report of E. C. Per ry Welfare Officer. C. B. Barham reported seven pris oners in Jail, five awaiting trial and two under sentence. The Chairman reported twenty In mates at the county home at present. The report of the county account ant was filed and accepted by the commissioners, showing the collec tion of taxes for the month of Jan uary to be 149,653.64?the amounts collected from each township being as follows: Dunns $2673.75, Harris $3435.07, Youngsville $7570.03, Frank 1 uton $14962.99. Hayesville $2344J8 Sandy Creek $2060.37, Goldmine $25 49.46, Cedar Rock $1807.11, Cypress (reek $1464.43, Louisburg $107.81,15. The total amount of taxes collected Til January "31st" JbelHg TIIff.lSEJS'ou' of a levy of $289,429.21. It appears that the ratio of tax collections is about in line with previous years. A. W. Sandllng made his bridgi report. He reported a bridge in Ce dar Rock Township that needed at tetttlnn, also tWS'lfi Franklihtoi Township. Upon report of committee com posed of F. D. Driver, J. T. Mann ant ? Vance Frailer to-Investigate the tur keys of Bud Floyd killed by dogs i was ordered that check be made t< Bud Floyd for $18.00 as recommend ed by the committee, and that th< ccunty attorney be instructed t< brtng suit against Lee Baker whose degs were found to have done thi killing. The committee composed of, J. M Stallings et als, who were appointee to investigate the killing of turkeys belonging to C. E. Pearce by dogs recommended that $18.00 be paid Mr ?Pearce, which was done. In the matter of the R. A. Bobbin turkeys killed by dogs, the commit tee previously appointed having re fused to serve, the following wer< appointed to act in their stead: A S. Sherrod, Chairman, A. S. Moore W. E. Strange. The cbunty accountant was In structed to confer with J. P. Timber lake and Mrs. E. A. Kemp relative tc necessary electrical safe guarding devised for the protection of the llnet owned Jointly by the county and th? above named parties, and to make the necessary investigations relative tc prices etc. for having same Installed On motion It is ordered that $333.33 be transferred from the emergency fund to be used in securing the ser vices of an agricultural expert foi the establishment of new farm in dustries in Franklin County for th< period of March 1st tp July lst. Oh motion the deed tendered by j, El Malone, Jr. Commissioner tc Franklin County was accepted. On motion It was ordered thai drawback be issued Georgians Bras well of $300.00 worth of property be ing ten acres of land In Goldmine Township listed for 1927, 1928 and 1929 same being erroneously listed On motion It was ordered thai ? drawback be Issued W. R. Rogers on property erroneously listed to the p mount of $800.00. The Chairman directed the count] accountant to check the bonds held by the county given by the varioui depositories, for all money deposit ed in said depositories by the count] or any of Its sub-divisions. The county accountant is further Instruct ed to require from the deposltorlee bonds of approved collateral to the extent of one and one half times the amount of the actual deposits li said depositories. ?? The term for the road trustees In Bandy Crsek Township having expir ed, on motion the following trustees are hereby appointed for the follow ing terms: Gc B. West one year, June Harris two years and J. B. Col is three years. Motions were duly made and sso ld ed by passing resolutions for tha suancs of 911,004 bonds and 9110, i0 bonds. After allowing a number et ao idnts the Board adjotfrnsd li Itl ixt regular meeting. Only Woman Senator Dies Mrs. Rebecca 1-atimer Felton, the only woman who ever sat as a Senator ai Washington, died at her home al Cartersville, Ga.. at the age o(^ 94. She was appointed Senator in 1922. TO OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY The birthday of Franklin County vill be commemmorated on its 1ST Anniversary, Feb 12, by all the high schools of the county giving short programs dealing with the history of the county. The program being^pre Wednesday morning will be given lor the entire public, at whch time Supt. E. L. Best and Miss Loula Jar man will give talks. Every one in the county Is invited to attend these programs and join in celebrating the county's birthday. Under the auspices of the Franklin County Historical Association a pro gram will be broadcast over WPTF or. the afternoon of February 12th from 3'to 3:15 o'clock. W. J. BALLARD DEAD Mr. W. J. Ballard died a his hom< in Franklinton early yesterday morn ing in his fify second year of Ijb age. He was the son of the late Hon Ben. W.. Ballard antf is survived b: liis mother, Miss Nena Ballard, o ?Raleigh, andJJra. Dr, Yarbborogh, o Lnulaburgr' Mr. Ballard was one of Franklin ton's most popular citizens and wil be greatly missed by a large numbei of friends. At the time the information .of hi: deatfi was deceived in LouisbuVg fun erat arrangements had hotbeen made WOOD P. T. A - The Parent-Tea'chef*s" Assbclatioi of Wood Elementary school will mee in the school auditorium on Tuesday night, Feb. 11th, at 7:30 o'clock. A1 members and school patrons an urged to attend as a special "Livi at Home" program has been arranged 1. The Importance of Daily Foodi for the family by Miss Lucy Wells. 2. The Importance of the Cow, thi Hog, the Poultry for the Family bj Mr. Fred Wolfe. 3. The Impontance of a Garden bj W. O. Reed. A special muglcal feature will alsc be given. The community will benefit by thii program and it is hoped our citizen! vill "liBten in." BOY SCOUTS TO CELEBRATE The Boy Scouts of Troop No. 2 ol Louisburg will render a progran Thursday night Feb. 13, in celebratioi: rf the twentieth anniversary of the Boy Scout organisation. The Boy Scout movement reached Americt from England in 1310, >i?are it wai started by General Robert S. S. Bad en-Powell. 600,000 Scouts will cele brate Anniversary Week, which l? Feb. 7 to 13. The Scouts of the Louisburg Trooi will give the following program: Play?"Mac Decides". Song?"America". Demonstrations of BoontefafL Investiture Ceremony. Song?"Star Spangled Banner". Address?Rev. S. L. Blanton. The public Is cordially Invited tc be present. The: program will be rendered in the Auditorium of the Mills High ""^dhool at seven-thirty o'clock. . J. B. Trogdon, Asst. Scoutmaster, Seed-Corn Queen Ruth, Thonwu it flflly thirteen, But ?he won over score* of men and boys m the "Wit seH-t?rtt* eontrst recently _ held at Sedalia, MitkouroCorn of bet " ?* *' L - i? **1 np adjudged the best shown. {"Commoifer's" Widow Mrs. Mary Baird Bryan, widow of the late William Jennings -Bryan, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Grace Hargreaves, in Hollywood. Cal. Mrs. Bryan was al most as widely known as her famotss husband, in whose work she took an active part for many years. OBATOR'S CONTEST Quite % numbey of people heard the Orator's contest' at the Frankllnton High School Auditorium on Friday, January 31. The orations were of high order and interesting. Each sc hool on the program was creditably lepresented by its speaker. Gold Sand High School was repre sented by Mr. Clinton Gupton, Ed ward Best by J. C. Bunn, Louisburg by Miss Tempie Yarborough, Frank l.nton by Miss Louise Layton, and Bunn by Miss Louise Williams. The Judges gave first place to Mr. Clin ton Gupton of Gold Sand High School, second place to Miss Louise Williams of Bunn High School, and special mention to Miss Loujise Layton of the Frankllnton High School. On February 14 ten speakers, rep resenting the ten counties of this '| District-will apeak- in the Frankllnton 'IS' l'QQL .Auditarium. uaing. tha same -foratfon "Our Flag." The" wtnner in the District contest will compete in the State contest on February 22. A cetailed program for the 14th will be given next week. EPSOM B CLl-B MEETS The Epsom B Club met Tuesday, Jan. 28, in a regular meeting. As we 4-bare' eddy -thirty ftOl -SRnufes i Tor club we had some left over business, officers to elect and committees to appoint. We were sorry to know that our Secretary resigned. A pro gram was begun by the Hymn. "On ward Christian Soldiers" played by iM:ss Elizabeth Wilson one of our Music pupils. The rest of the pro gram was very splendid. As there was no other biufsiness we were each served with fruit. Adjournment was taken to meet the following Tuesday. MISS ANNIE Rl'DI) DRAB Miss Annie Rudd died at her home bp South Kennfore Avenue Friday night, January 24th, 1930 after a short Illness, in her 35 year. She Is survived by five sisters Mesdames J. W. DaVis, S. S. Davis, J. L. Spen cer, June Joyner and A. S. Harris, and one brother, Mr. Morton Rtldd, all of Franklin County. ? Miss Rudd was a devoted member of the Louisburg Methodist church and lived a beautiful christian life. She is held in the highest esteem by all who knew her and will be greatly missed by her neighbors and friends. The funeral was held from the home on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by Rev. A. D. Wil cox and the interment was made at Oaklawn cemetery. The pallbearers wer? Raul Beasley, Tommie Joyner. Caswell Spencer; Royser Harris and ?. ?. Spencer, of Raleigh. Quite" a large number attended both services and the floral tribute was especially pretty. The bereaved family has the sym pathy of the entire community. | "LIVE-AT-HOME" PROGRAM IN THE FRANKLINTON SCHOOL Beginning with. Monday, February 10, there will be given at the Frank llnton School at the chapel period each day appropriate and instruct ive programs dealing with the "Llve at- Home" problem. These programs will be In charge mainly of the Home Fconomics and Agriculture Depart ments. However, we are expecting speakers from State Collage to appear on one or two of these programs. The public la cordially invited to bear these programs which will he given each day from 10:16 to 11:46. The following toplca will be discuss ed: Monday?Importance of the Cow at 10:15 h- m. Tutssday? Daily Food for the Fam Wednosdnv importance Of Poul try. Thursday?Importance of the Hog. Friday?Importance of the Garden. TW# echool wjll cooperate With thd Hat RECORDERS COURT Judge J. L. Palmer disposed of quite a few cases in Franklin Record-, er> Court Monday, as will be seta, from (he following docket: H. K. Phelps plead Kuilty"to a charge of -bad check and prayer fori udgment was continued. Aaron Kearney was found guilty of i Violating prohibition law and prayer [ for .jdgmtnt was continued upon! payment of costs. Willie Thomas was found guilty of tor judgment 'was continued upon payment of costs. , Prayer for judgment was continued upon pays' of costs, upon Chas. Perry for i__eeny. B F. Perry, remoying crops, con tinued. Patsy Holden was given four months in jail, commissioners to hire out, for larceny. John Champion was fined $25 jjM costs for reckless driving. Champion appealed. L. W. Jeans plead guilty to a charge cf bad check, and prayer for judg ment was continued upon payment of costs. The case of violating the automo bile law against Jimmie Young, was continued. J ?MiAUlS? Jeffreys, was found guile ry of unlawful possession of whiskey I and was fined $25 and costs. Appeal. Clinton Gupton. w*as found not juil I ty of assault with deadly weapon and the prosecuting witness was tax ed with the costs. , Hugh Smith was foundnot guilty I Cf assault with deadly weapon. Bid die Strother wae found gijilty of car rying concealed weapon and assault with deadly weapons, and was given 19 months on roads, appeal. Johnnie George was found guilty of assault Lwitli deadly weapons and given 4 I months on roads. | Tom Davis plead guilty to unlaw ful possession of whiskey for sale, I end was given 6 months on roads* I W. M. Tharrington, violating "pfo 1 hibition law, continued. [isrRsr - I'ERTAIXS V. B. C. The Joseph J. Davis Chapter of the I U. D. C. met with Mrs. W. B. Barrow Jon Tuesday, February 4th. | Tile meeting , was called Jo order J by the President. Mrs. J. W. Mann J acted as Secretary in the absence of I Mrs. C. K. Cooke. The minutes of the preceeding meeting were read and "pproved Mrs. Grady Harris was welcomed as a new member of the Chapter. I A note of thanks which had been | received from the widow of a confed erate veteran was read. Also a let I ter" from the N. C. Director of the Norman B. Randolph Reljef Fnnd I asking for a donation to that cauce. Upon a request by the President, Mrs. W. E. White presented the Bud I get for the year as follows: Taxes $34.00 Moftnan B. Randolph Fund 5.00 I Smking Fund 1.00 j Jmorth Fisher 25.00 | Special Education 5.00 | Bessie Reid Bed 3.50 j J. Davis Historical Fund 5.00 | Division Historical Fund 2.00 JJ. Davis Highway 6.00 (Owen Randolph Smith Fund 5.00 Cemetery Memorial 5.00 To take care of this budget. It was j found necessary to make annual dues I for this year $285 per member. A mo tion to this effect was made and car ried. The following program was rend A reading from Alexander H. Steph I en's, "The Seat of Paramount Sov I creignty," In which he explained the j right of the Confederate States to se ceed. was read by Mrs. J. W. Mann. Miss Sallie Betts read an Interest ing sketch of the life of Sidney La nier and a selection from one of his best known- poems.- -"Marshes of Jciynn." The hostess, assisted by Martha Grey King and Joe Barrow, served I delicious refreshments. The next meeting will be held at the college with Miss Betts on the first Tuesday in March. BAPTIST SUXDAY SCHOOL Young people don't forget the ban ner that we are giving in this de partment. The banner Is already here and it is worth, working for. The classes that are competing for the banner are Mrs. Harris, Wells, j Hilton, Shearln, Uszell, Wheless, Mlssi Bessie Hale, Miss Fisher, Mr. Way land Lyles, Mr. Medlln. Be sure and be there Sunday. The world Is more Interested In what you do than what you say you will do. * ? The seeds of discontent never raise a profitable crop. Scientists say Mars has two moons. Now. if It were back in the old days, we might be Inclined to doubt it. History may be bunk and all that, btft It provides a lot of good material for after-dinner addreesee. "olka who par some attention to middle never have any troobla ting both ends meet 'Hands Up' Nothing to worry about in this hold up It's only Speaker "Nick" Long worth with the revolver which was uted by the famous bandit' Jesst James ^Senator Hawes, of Missouri gave the pistol tt> the Speaker. J CLE B. WARREN ' SPEAKS TO TEACHERS Jule B. Warren, Secretary to the North Carolina Education Associa tion, addressed the teachers of Frank lin County in a meeting at Mills High 11 'SvBfltiT. SiVITFday" morning at lUl i o'clock, the main theme of hja-adr'"1 dress being that if the school forces can get the public to see where the money appropriated for sqhools is going and being used for, they will i hare solved probably their biggest i problem and that if this is not done | educational conditions in North Car olina will grow steadily worse. He said that probably the biggest troub le now is the lack of information or even misinformation about schools ou the part of the patrons. The, thing 1 the public needs is information. It f I needs to see and understand the dif ! ference between the old school with : it few conveniences and poorly train ' ed teachers, and the new school with 1 modern conveniences and well trained j teachers, that .they may see for them | stives why the jost runnjns_j_ schools has Increased. Handbooks"*containing such intor-1 cation are being prepared for distri-' button. These emphasize such facts us the amount of money used for supporting achools with that used for .suppressing crime, the high-cost" oft I iMfiiyhiPg children, etc. I Following Secretary Warren's ad dress the various Supervising Prin cipals of the county, Supt. W. -R Harris. Franklinton, offered sugges tions in regard to bettering the pres ent conditions. Mr. Warren was presented by Sup erintendent E. L. Best who was in charge of the meeting, and who spoke to the teachers and ? principals ex plaining what Franklin County is go ing to do in helping to carry on the campaign put on by the State "Te Interpret the School System to the Public". He explained that the teach ers biggest part in this is to co-op erate with the local committees and to do everything in their power to bring about and maintain a friendly and sympathetic relationship between the schools and the patrons. Materi al was given out to the various prin cipals for use in carrying on the campaign. The meeting opened with Frank lin's Sesqul-Centennial Hymn, "Ode to Franklin", following which Pro fessor T. H. Sledge offered prayer. Dr. D. T. Smithwick, County His torian, announced that on the night of February 12th, program commem rcoratlng Franklin County's 151 An niversary will be given over Radio Station W. P. T. F. Raleigh, at which Lime "Ftanhlla". the county song, written by Mr. Fred U. Wolfe, Pro fessor of Agriculture at Gold Sand High School and recently adopted, Villi be sung for the first time over radio, , . ,, ,, | , | -fi - TWENTIETH CWfWBT BOOK CLUB On Saturday P. M. Feb. 1, 1930, the wentieth Century. Book Club was itertalned by Miss Mae Fisher at pr apartment It _ was a most en >yable afternoon. The topic of study was. "Interest ,g Women of the Bible." A paper Two Tragic Heroines?Hagar and ppthas Daughter", very interesting ? Its portrayal of the life of each f these women, was read by Mrs. F. t. Whelesa, , v , "Two Romanlip of Abe Bible?Ruth nd Esther," a flaper, by Mrs. R. W. Iston was very pleasing and as al ?ays these two women found a quick espouse in the hearts of all. The club was glad to have as nests: Miss Elizabeth Wilson, Mrs. t R. Harris, Miss Loula Jarman and Irs. ?. ?. Winchester of Charlotte. Very appetizing refreshments In vb- coursffe vtere served in green htna and green glaas. The flrkt curse consisted of chicken short ake, cranberry Jelly, stuffed celery, rvltlnes. pickle and coffee. Then a lost delicious fruit. Jello topped with shipped cream ?*<! eherry with rals n and nut ?#ktrwdh served. Those assisting' Miss Fisher In erring were:' Mis* Nancy Hajee, Ilss Josephine Perry, and Miss Mar garita Route. . There seams to bp more prise than l?ht to tha preedirt-day prise flghta. OWN COMMIS SIONERS MEET The Board of Town Commissioners "?el in regular monthly session, on 'riday night. On rol 1 call. there were present, tayor Joyner and Commissioners erson, White, McKinne, Fleming and ?Hen. A representative citizenry of South Iain Street were before the Board thing, for s "igbf poi?The maz er was referred to the Finance ommittee to be reported at the next neeting of the Board. O. Y. Yarboro was before the Board vith reference to land sales. The lerk was instructed to make a set hment with Mr Yarboro without .osts added on account of error in advertising. J. S. Howell, Chief of the Fire de artment presented his report which ndicated a very excellent showing ot the fire department. The report s as follows1: "I beg leave to report on fire onditlons for the year ending Dec. .1st 1929. Loss on buildings?$2,727. 16; Loss on Contents?$1,163.50: To lal?$3,890.85. "In behalf of the Fire Department and every q,ember of,same,, I,wish to tgank you, and all the officials, of the town for the hearty support you have given" the Fire Department ; "It is ohr purpose to merit the con tinence which has been imposed up on us and we want you to know that <ve are always ready to answer the first call to every one of our duties." The report was accepted with t <ianks to the Fire Department. Dr. Fleming called attention to the hazardous condition of a building on the north side of East Nash Street. The Chief Of the Fire Department was instructed to confer with own ers of the building and get the mat tei adjusted. The report of the Auditor was read and approved. The report of the Chief of Police was read and approved. -Hr.-~W. C: Webb was appointed to collect back taxes on a percentage Reported Taxes collected show an increase of 65 per cent over same per iod compared, with last year. WEATHER FACTS FOR - JANUARY 1930 AND The following facts about the weather as recorded by Mr R. A. Bobbin in ?),??. -w U1t r"* ttt roe rocar ^weatn er Station of So United States weather service will no doubt be in teresting to the many readers of the Franklin Times, especially the com parisons between 1929 and 1930. The average high temperature for January 1930 was 54.49 and the av erage low was 32.03, as compared with the same period of 1929 high average 54.41, and average low 31.06. The lowest temperature in January 1930 was 11 on the 31st, while in January 1929 it was 16. The total rainfall for January 1930 was 2.72 Inches while in January 1929 it was 2.05 inches. January 1930 gave us 4 1-2 inches of snow while in 1929 it gave nothing. There were 16 clear, 4 partly clou dy and 11 cloudy days in January 1930 as compared with 14 clear. 8 partly cloudy and 9 cloudy in the same period of 1929. LITTLE GIRL BADLY BURNED Mary Gray Ransdell, colored, little 4 year old daughter of Lizzie Rans dell. who lives in the yard near the home of Mr. G. W. Murphy on east Nash Street, was seriously burned about the body Saturday morning about 7 o'clock while its mother was busy with her dtfties, as cook for Mr. Murphy. It seems that the little girl, who was alone in the house, save for a ""cry small baby, was playing with 'ft* - lmAi-ill g at/vy ? . i|i L |nl. . n r> ?, t .1, ? |- ? ? * """P wnvn vt/niaillcu cm fire during which Its clothing caught with the result mentioned. EPWORTH JUNIORS MEET The Epworth Juniors of M. E. Church met Wednesday afternoon Feb. 5th at 3:30 with a very interest ing program, and gool attendance. Song?By Juniors. Prayer?by Juniors. Bible reading?Mrs. Barrow. I How to worship?Joe Beasley. Our Church Study?William Lee Beasley. Our Interest in Others?Jane Ful ler. Discussion?Mrs! W. B. Barrow. Story?by Eleanor Beasley. Story?Spilt Milk, Edith Harris. Song?by Juniors. Benediction. i REUBEN KISSELL, Sec yT RANT LIKE THIS The following Is one of many like I the Franklin Times receives along vith items each week, and which tells he story of why the articles are not ?rlnted: J-J-1M0 tear Editor: This is my first Items to the Frank In Times and i would thank yon so nuch U jrot* will print thin In the Tan kiln Times and not put ft tn the rash basket
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