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VOLUMN LXI. LOUISBURG, N. C., FRIDAY, DEC. 12TH. 1930 ? (10 Pifea) _ NUMBER 43
POISON FOG
TAKES LIV1S
DEATHS ABE SUDDEN
f
Victims Am\
hKilns Choking Al
VKlllDK IB
Work Hard
Of DhMter,
?? Villagers
Safety.
?: sj
Brussellq, Belgium, Dae. S.-? Ad*
ditional death* Tata tonight in th#
villages of Hamey .and Ampstn'
brought the total of JOgnterious fa
talities to (4.
One theory, that the tgggedy wi
caused by fumes from afhj works in
the neighborhood of Liege, failed
hare been
because the plants hare been closed
of late. Moreover, Amnsin probably
would be out of reaqb K-s'ttch fumes.'
A prominent bhysiclan of Liege
today discarded the poison gas hy
pothesis *u'd recalled a simlllar
mysterious epedemlc in 1911, when
11 persons died unexpectedly in one
day aftbr.an icy tog. the victims
were eithhr elderly persons, or work
ers in cOat; sine, stone, lead and sul
phuric gcid industries, Srlth lnnga
unable to resist the sudden cold.
Brussels, Belgium, Dec. 5.?A
mysterious poison fog. blanketing
the Meuse valley lh 'Belgium for
three days, has teriffled the coun
tryside and ? already caused 68
deaths.
Many domestic animals also have
fallen as victims.
For 72 hours an extremely heavy
tog has hung over the valley. Peas
ants, groping their way through the
dense clouds of mist, have died In
sudden and horrible asphyxiation.
Poison Gas Suspected.
At first it was believed the cas
ualties were caused by the choking
mists aggravating respiratory com
plaints, but the magnitude of the
epidemic has brought fears that
poison gas is responsible.
It Is known that great quantities
of German war material are buried
around Liege, where most of the fa
talities have occurred, and some be
lieve the trouble to some noxious by
product of an industrial works
which has mixed with the fog and
drifted slowly down the aircurrsnta
of the valley. Still others believe
that a secret store of poison gas has
been loosed in some manner.
Authorities are working frantical
ly to determine the exact cause, per
forming postmortem examinations
on victims and otherwise investigat
ing.
Villagers Panic-stricken
Panic seised the villagers. They
fled to the shelter of their houses
and In many cases packed In their
livestock to save the animals from
the unseen but deadly threat.
The village of Angls appears to be
the center of the extraordinary epi
demic, with 14 deaths reported and
the public health committee center
ing Its prlndlhi] investigation there.
Among the otner fatalities reported
are eight at Flamalle Haute, four at
Flamelle Grande, live at Tvoy-Ram
et, 10 at lemeppe-Surmeuae and
seven at Othee.
Most of the terrified inhabitants
are convinced that bnrled stores of
German war gas, ramnants of the
supply dumps concentrated in thla
area during the "wcfrld war, are re
sponsible. The victims have died lust
as did soldiers without gas masks
in the war.
Organize Charities
Miss Lois Dosler, of ths State De
partment of Charities and Public
Welfare, rtslted Loulsburg on
Thursday of last weak to represent
Mrs. W. T. Boat, in a meeting of
citlsens In the Court house where
the question of providing aid to
take care of the many cases of char
ity that will in all probability exist
throughout the winter. Quite a good
number were present at the meeting
and a full discussion of the question
was had, resulting in a decision to
try to form a County organisation
to eliminate ao much duplication of
effort and assure a more general
distribution of the assistance. Hill
Tarborough, E. C. Perry and A. F.
Johnson were appointed a commit
tee to carry out this effort as far
as possible.
As a part of this work It was
agreed to make an attempt at set
ting up as far as possible a work
man's bureau, with the Idea of put.
ting the one who wants work In
touch with the one who wants work
done, even though the Jobs are of
especially short duration. This was
recognised as a most healthy sug
gestion that would relieve a large
portion of the distress without helng
a burden to the organisation. There
fore any one needing any work of
any kind or length of time are re
Snested to get In touch with ffupt.
I. C. Perry, who will soon connect
one who Is In need of work with
same to the mutual advantage of
both.
A labor Income of ll.lll.SO from
ft?L0 bushels of apples grown on
3800 young trees Is reported by J.
S IHllteH WW '?
TAX MEETING
TOMORROW
W. W. Natl, of the
FroaAUn County Tax Hejiof Aaso
qurtfota, Informes the fUlWf tie 1?
Toting aft exceeding!* 1ar? b??
of cttUens attend thq Tax meet
held in the CmittHo*#*
t On Saturday, , aftri"
_^ jiabhr 13th. 1?J* at J
"Speaking farther on thtf subject
.aid. -I a? Wfaa
ially interested in having
IlKJttjWdSSJ'^SE
4J| ladies of tKo County. are cor*
Oially invited.' . -
"There will be kpeechos made by
certain citiaeni of this county, and
by citizens of other counties In eon*
wection with the presentation of
the iiet of reeolutlona by the Aseo
ciatlon to our new Board of County
Commtasioners, who hare set thle
special meeting to hear the citlsena
ot the County through this Associa
tion."
Bunnie Pearce
Held For Court
Bunnie Pearce, son of Joe Turner
Pearce, of Cedar Rock, was held un
der a $500 bond for the investigation
before the Grand Jury at the January
1931 term of Franklin Superior Court,
as being responsible tor the death of
Wiley Branch, colored, near Waster's
Filling Station about twelve miles
east of Loulsburg on Wednesday af
ternoon, Nov. 26th, when Branch was
run over and killed by an automobile.
The Inquest was. held In Loulsburg
Wednesday afternoon conducted by
Coroner G. S. Barp, with a Jury com
posed of W. H. Delbridge, O. H. Har
ris, W. E. Strange, B. F. Wheless, J.
A. Wheless, A. T. Wilson. The Coron
er was assisted by Prosecuting Attor
ney E. F.Griffln in examining the wit
nesses.
Quite a number of witnesses were
examined and a quantity of evidence
produced. The evidence,however, was
all circumstantial. The fact that the
old negro was killed by a grey Chev
rolet Coupe, traveling Inwards Louls
burg which did not stop, was con
clusive. Mr. Pearce was connected
with It because he was the only one
In the community that had a car of
similar description, and was seen on
the road near the scene of the acci
dent, soon after it happened.
Close Wednesday
For Christmas
Prices for tobacco on the Louls
burg Market the past week have
been In keeping with those paid the
paat month, as reported vr the
warehousemen, and sales have bean
pretty good, with. In moat cases gen
eral satisfaction among the farmers.
The Market will close after the
sales on next Wednesday. Dec. 17th,
to observe the Christmas holidays.
It will open again on Tuesday. Jan
nary 6th. All who wUh to sell be
fore the holidays had best get It
ready and bring it on as early as
possible. _
Kills 245 Pound Deer
In a "most exciting hunt in the
eastern edge of Qranvllle County
Monday Morning a party composed
of C. A. Ragland, W. B. Barrow, J.
A. Hodgea, Robt. M. Law?. and
Robt. W. Alston killed a 245 pound
deer. The Buck waa routed early In
the morning and gave a moat excit
ing chase until about 10:30 when
a shot from the gun of Mr. Laws
brought him down.
The prise waa loaded across the
hood of one of the automobiles and
brought to Lnuliburg where large
numbers viewed tv" kill and pic
tures were made of It.
29,456 People In
Franklin County
Mrs. R. F. Tarborough, County
Chairman for ths Christmas Seal
Campaign, suggested that suppose
these 3t,4M people would buy one
Christmas Seal sash. Franklin Coun
ty would go over the top with Its
quota. She reports having receiv
ed 10,000 Christmas Seals to sell
In Franklin County by December
Itth.
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
An Interesting program rendered
by the children of the members of
the American Legion Auxiliary Will
be given at the meeting to be held
at the home of Mrs. R A. Bobbttt
Tuesday afternoon, December
on Tuesday afternoon, Deoember
l?th, at 3119. .All members are re
quested to attend, especially the pa
rents of the children. Also, a requa
Ik madd that the duM tor the yw
1931 be paid at this meetes,
ItftrFerrest Joyuer. Bee'y.
PRESIDES
-SPLENDIDLY
Judge James B. Malone held hie
first session of Franklin Recorder's
Court on Monday with a pretty full
docket, and a good crowd of specta
tors who agree he presided
.wttt nsuch ehgrMSTdlgettr end
"rulings w2re ?fted with falrneap ajxd
equality for nil. Quite * number ot
cases were disposed ot and several
Continued. The docket, was n fot
lows:
Alvln Woodllef was found guilty
of Operating an automobile tntoxl
eated and was. given four months in
Jdl Commissioners to hire out and
to be discharged upon payment of
ttfr and costs. ^
B. A. Rogers plead guilty to n
Charge of bpcratlng an automobile
Intoxicated, prayer for Judgment
was continued.
Herman Deraa was found not
guilty of a charge of violating pro
hibition law.
The case of fraud against Cas
well Hayes and Walter ldyera. was
tranafered to Superior Court.
H. R. Moaeltoy pleads guilty to a
charge of had check And was allow
ed^ to pay oheck and coeU. .
Willie Pharos and Loonle Lancas
ter were" found hot guilty of a charge
of assault with deadly weapon In
two cases. " '
The following eases were contin
ued:
Morris Davis, violating automo
bile law.
Waddell Alston, assault.
Crudup Davis, continued.
Davis Pearce. disposing of mort
gaged property.
Herbert Phelps, manufacturing
whiskey. _ i
James Coghill reckless driving.
S. A. Williams, reckless driving.
Gives $25 To College
Franklin County Colored Welfare
Association Held Interesting Meet
ing Sunday In Court House
The Franklin County Welfare As
social ion held a very Interesting add
important meeting in the Court
bouse Sunday afternoon. December
7, 1930. The meeting wag featured
by excellent singing by quartettes
representing Jubilee, Concord
Church and Timberlake'a Grove, to
gether with five orations and en
Bays.
A very forceful and pointed ad
dress was delivered by Mr. S. H.
Averltt of the Burgees Lumber Co.
In the course of which he declared
that the present depression was or
dained by Almighty God who to
chastising the people for their 41*
obedience. Mr. Averltt was profnee
in his praise of the program, espec
ially the singing.
Previous to Mr. Averltts speech,
following a suggestion by the Chair
man who hud forcefully ennnclated
the needs and distress of Loutsburg
College?en entire lqsollclted nt
tude of hie own?a motion was
made by Patrick H. Thomas and
seconded by Walter M. Alston that
the sum of twenty-flve dollars be
donated the College. The motion was
unanimously passed.
Enlarging upon his snggeslon. Dr.
J B. Davis. Chairman of the meet
ing declared that" the monetary con
sideration was nil In comparison
with the fine Influence of Louisburg
College, together with its untold
value as an asset to the community.
Therefore, the spirit behind this gift
Is whet he desired that the white
cltlsens and college offlclals should
know- ? .v.
Mr. Averltt was present thrnout
the exercises, and was especially com
mendatory concerning the eplrit Just
enunciated. , .
Hon. J. B. Malone. Judge-elect of
the Recorder's Court of Franklin
County will be the speaker, at the
next regular meeting In January.
Completes Basket
Ball Schedule
OoMhM of schools la Franklin
County mot In Superintendent B. L.
Rnt'a offleo Saturday and completed
a basket ball schedule for both
boyp' and girls' teams. The sche
dule Includes games to be played
from - January I to February II.
These games will not count toward
the eeunty championship. The last
two weeks of February will be used
for tournaments to select the best
teams of the county. The basket
ball contests are a part of the pro
gram of the Franklin County High
Scho
ool League which conducts all
contests between the schools of
Franhltn County. Lean B. Spencer
of Frankltnton is In charge of bas
ket ball. First class basket ball is
expected as both boys' and girls'
teams have been entered from the
following schools?Epeom, LoulS
hnrg, "Gold Sand, Frankltnton,
Toungsrtlle. Buhn. and Bdward
Best.
Butter made at the new mitk
plant In Tarboro toBdtng well re
ceived locally, report* Hen
Taylor. Bdgece?N-OounlT
agent
tktm
ENCOURAGING
? y,
Efforts on the pert ot friends of
Loulsburg College to re tee approxi
mately fit,POO.00 to gapplemCnt
the Income of the institution to meet
it? operating expenses for the spring{
term are meeting with e
encouraging
response on afl aides. There is a
deposition to sacrifice and tide the
College over its present financial
crisis shown in the spirit of the fac
ulty, etndent "body, Trustees juii
Iff the !
irth CSro
e institution throdgh
rolina Conference sad
T4? faculty and administrejtre i
laffjlhu manifest the spirit .Of ioy
Ity aid sacrifice by definitely pro
ally aid sacrifice by definitely pro
posing to donate from twenty-Are
tb thirty-three per cent of their sal
ary lor the Spring term to aid "in
carrying on the work of the College.
This generous offer comes from the
faculty end staff as nnanimons and
voluntary action upon their part.
The stadeot body in its expres
sion of loyalty and derotlon is mak
ing propositions to work or "aid fa
any other manner possible to rend
er assistance at this time. It is an-:
derstood -that a movement is being
originated among the students
whereby every student will endeav
or to raise among friends a mini
mum ef 15.00 between this date and
the return to College after the
Christinas holidays:
The Alumnae Association of the
College, under the leadership of its
President. Mrs. M. S. Clifton, of
Loulslmrg. is very active in its en
deavor to render aaeistance to its
Alma Mater at this time ot finan
cial itnls. An effort is being made
by tA Association to reach every
former student of the College and
requeit each one to make e sub
stantial contribution and to work
among her friends In behalf of the
College. The Alumnae Association
has qlways been very loyal in Its
atapport of the Institution and It
la believed that the aid it will rend
er at this time will help very mater
ially to save the Institution frpm
financial disaster.
A great deal of Interest is being
manifest by the local people ot
Lontsburg and Pranklln County.
Work In Lontshnrg and Franklin
County is going forward under the
leadership of a locrfl committee,
heade^by Mr. W. H. Yarborongh.
The people of Pranklln county have
the cause ot Lonlsbnrg College very
much on theiy hearts and they an
sure to make' a generous response
to the cause. It has been suggested
tttat contributions at th|s time
might be credited upon unpAid
pledges of former campaigns, it M
also pointed out that supplies and
food stuffs which could be used kg
the College would be very accept
able contributions.
The response throughout the
North Carolina Conference is prov
ing most encouraging. Last week
meetings in three of the districts ol
the Conference were attended by
President C. C. Alexander hnd rep
resentatives of the Board of Trus
tees. The response fn these meet
ings showed that each pastor was
thoroughly Interested In the cause
and determined that his charge
should bear its share of the respon
sibility It has been estimated that
an average of $60.00 from each pas
toral charge within the North Caro
lln Conference would provide eaf
flclent funds to Insure the operation
of the College through to Its closing
date the last of May.
During this week President Alex
ander sad representatives from the
Board of Trustee will present the
cause on the following dates and
placet
Monday, December I, Elisabeth
City District, at Elisabeth City.
Tuesday, December $, Washington
Distriot, at Greenville.
Wednesday, December 10, New
born District, at Newborn.
Thursday, December 11, Wilming
ton District, at Wilmington.
Friday, December IS, Fayetteville
Distriot, At Fayetteville.
And Monday, December 16. Rock
ingham" District, at Hamlet.
Don't Shoot
Fireworks
Acting Chief of Police C. E. Pace,
requeets the TIME8 to cell atten
tion of the cltltene of Lonlshnrg to
the ordinance which prohibits the
?hooting of fireworks on the streets.
He states thts ordinance was pa?ad
for the conrenience and safety of
the people of Lonlshnrg and those
rlsltlng Lonlshnrg rather then an
effort to deprive anyone of any priv
ilege. Ladles. e^fecWlly and only a.
few men cgfe Id ga to -a store to
trade where "a crowd has gathered
and are footing fireworks and
many times people go to other
towns to trade to escape the un
pleasantness The police department
Is asking all the Mtlsetm. Including
the younger cttlseas. to Cooperate
with It In making Lontshurg pleas
eat and safe, by not shooting fire
works on the streets. U you wish to
?hoot them anyway ressain In your
?yard- Ml home nnttl yon hare enjoy
ed the gatne sufficiently
? -v ?? ''1 ? r ]'
TO ORGANIZE
BRASS BAND
An effort will be pads In the next
few weeks to organise a brass band
at Mills High School according to
asnonacetpmt coning from the
?eh601 authorities. Thia Fill be a
very nice moye if the iteet Is not too
great mid StsiJft)lM ntttobcr of bore
can be WrtTM who have tin
enongh to put to the work. The ?
act plan and details wffl be made
public later.
PROPERTY
For Sale For Taxes?Motion to Im
?tract i? Collector To Proceed
To Collect bj lory M Necessary
Fails?S. W. Yoaog Appointed
The Board of Commissioners of
Louisbnrg. N. C-, met In Special
Session, Tuesday, December 9th., at
7;S0 P^fjL, upoh orders .of Mayor
U- Ik Joyher. Upon roll call all
members if the Board were present.
Mr. S. .W. Vou{ was before the
Board 'ibd applied for a position on
the PWtOe force of Louiaburg, N. C.
This Application was disposed of by
the following motion by A.H. Flem
ing and second ^by Q. W. Ford.
{gin with the issue 9f the Franklin
* fill;
1 Times of dan. V, 1931; ill property
so advertised to he sold on the 2nd.
"That Mr. 8. W. Vonng be appoint
ed as temporary night policeman,
until the return of Chief of Police,
B. H. Meadows", this motion was
carried. , ,
Town Attorney, C. H. Yarborough
addressed the Board and explained
the laws that govern the advertise
ment of property for sale for the
payment of delinquent taxes.
A lengthy diqeqssion of the de
linquent tig problem followed Mr.
Yarborohgb's address, and motions
.were set In order as follows: A mo
tion by A. H. Fleming, "That all
delinquent taxes, prior to 1930, be
advertised for sale Immediately be
ginning Dec. 13, 1MB. to ron in
the Franklin Times for four con
secutive weeks, and sold on the
first Monday in January, 1931", was
lost by receiving no second.
G. W. Ford, with n second by A.
W. Person, moved "That all delin
quent taxes, prior to 1930 and not
previously advertised, be advertis
ed for sale according to law, the
advertisements to be published in a
newspaper in the Town of Louis
burg, N. C., said publications to be
? and1 that "al'
tSSnPSASS la to he ao
persons wSoae property
advertised in accordance with this
motion, be notified that their prop
erty will be so advertised and sold."
This motion was carried.
A motion by A. H. Fleming.
"That tha Thsrn Tax Collector be
instrnctisd to levy on all personal
property, for delinquent taxes, in
accordance with the law," was lost
by reason or no second.
A motion by A. H. Fleming, sec
onded by A. W, Person. "That the
Board ppoint a ptoson to represent
the Town of Louishurg, N. C., aa a
member of an arbitration Board to
arbitrate the disputed delinquent
taxes of. L. L. Allen and Allen Ma
chine Coj this Arbitration Board to
consist or one member selected by
L. L. AUen, one member selected by
the Board, end n third member to
be selected by the two above men
tioned members," was carried. In
consqdaenee of this motion. Mr. H.
C. Taylor was selected to represent
the Town of Louts burg, N. C.
Mr. M. 8. Davis reported to the
Board that he had completed the
survey to establish the correct Town
Limits of Lonlahnrg. N. C., and that
his survey raves red the tact that
the natural land marks do not co
incide with the boundaries as set
forth in the Charter of the Town
of Lonlehurg. N. C. Mr. Davta re
quested that the Board apolnt n
committee to confer with him and
decide upon the correct location of
the boundaries of the Town of
Louishurg, N. C. As a result of this
request the following motion was
made bp O. W Ford seconded by
M McKlnae. "That tha previously
appointed Town Savvey Committee,
[eonaiatlag of W. E. White. M.
McKinne. and A. H. Fleming, be in
structed to confer with M. 8. Davis,
and agree upon the correct location
of the Town boundaries, aad the
proper permanent markings of the
Town boundaries and limits," and
carried.
Mr. F. N. Egarton was before the
Beard, and requested that tha Town
extend the aetrar lines in order to
barve n residence owned by the F. N.;
Bgerton, Estate, located on Bgertoa
Street. This request wab disposed
of by the following motion, by A.
H. Fleming and seconded by M.'
McKinne. "That the Light and Wat-1
ar Committee Investigate tha coot |
of. the extension of tha aawar line.,
aa requested by Mr. T. N. Bgertoa,
and report its findings to the Board]
at ita neat
FRANKLIN CLUB
WOMEN MEET
(f
In Ecmonlc Farm Home C<
Im MO*. School?Miss
H<*? Agent, To ,Go To
Const;
Tire Franklin Const; Federation
of CMy* women met for the eco
nomic Farm Hosts Coo Cot once lit
Lofiaburg at Mills High Mttol bt
tbw Some Economies. 'Department,
orf Saturday, December 6 with a
la/go namber 'of dale members ta
attendance and a number of -#tate
Specialists U guests. , .
The meetrng was opened at 10:30
A. SC. With Mrs. C. C. Pippin Piinatr
Chairman, presiding and the morn
ing session was devoted to talks
made by several of the guest spec
ialists and work of separate com
mittees. The purpose of the con"
ence, to study the home conditj
In Franklin County with the
of bringing each home up to a cer
tain minimum standard, waa given
by Mlas Helen Brtabrook, Extension
Economist Home Management pad
House Furnishings, who also ? later
in the morning spoke on the sands
of Franklin County as shown try the
survey. Especially interesting and
instructive was the talk on "What
Other States are Doing"' or the
rural standards of living in other
parts of the country by Mlas Mary
Rokabr, Extension Economist* Home
Management, U. S. Department of
Agriculture. ? .
Following these talks, the at
tendants were divided into groups
as follows:
Foods and Nutrition?Mrs. S. B.
Nash, Chairman: Miss Mary Hooter,
Foods Specialist, secretary; Cloth
ing?Mrs. John Mitchiner, Chair
man, Miss WUlie Hunter, Clothing
Specialist, secretary; Home Equip
ment and Furnishings?Mrs. M. M.
Person, chairman. Miss Helen Esta
brook. State Specialist. secretary;
Home Living?Miss Daisy Caldwell.
I secretary.
Committee discussions were held
until twelve o'clock when lunch was
! served in the kitchen deportment
to nil present
(After lunch the committee groups
ware continued and afterwards a
general assembly held when the
I committee reports were accepted by
the entire gronp. Also at this time.
| much anew to the elnb women and
' people of the County, Mrs. Jane S.
McKlmmon, State Home Agent, an
nounced the departure of Miss Daisy
Caldwell, Franklin County Home
Agent, who leaves the first of the
year for Iredell Connty where she
will take up similar work. Several
members of the Federation expres
sed their appreciation of Miss Cald
well's work among the women of
the Connty and their slncerest re
grets for her leaving, yet wiahing
her great success and happiness In
her new field.
The specialists who were guests
of the conference were Mrs. Jane
S. McKimmons. State Agent. Miss
Mary Thomas, food specialist. Miss
Willie Hunter, clothing specialist.
Mrs. Mclnnis. Home Agent of Wake
County, Miss Alexander. Agent of
Beanfort County. Mrs. Cornelia
Maurice and Misa Pauline Smith.
District Agent.
Call For Donations
Supt. E. C. Parry, of the Public
Welfare Department of franklin
County requests all those vho can
do so make a donation for the use
of furnishing some Christmas sheer
to the many families in the county
who will be entirely without unless
provided in this way. The need will
I be a great deal, greater this year
than heretofore and Supt Perry re
quests that all who can send in their
donations, as liberal as possible, at
once. He also wishes all who know
of needy families to report same
to htm so that he can make inves
tigation and provide as well for
them as the division of the dona
tions will permit.
A list of contributors will be pub
lished In a future issue of the
Franklin Times and after the holi
days a list of cubes looked after will
be published by numbers.
Spectacular Escape
Crudup Davis, white, made a spec
tacular escape from Franklin Re
corder's Court Monday, whore he was
under s charge of having given n
' worthless check, by jumping out one
of the hack windows and taking
| "French leave". Davis, it Is alleged,
went into (me of the witnem consul
tation moms supposedly to talk to
friends, and ^han the officers found
out about his absence he was gone. It
is stated he was also to answer e
charge of hunting without
'