"THE PHANTOM EMPIRE"
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Fictinized by David Fluurnoy
From the MASCOT Motion Picture Serial
In Twelve Thrilling Chapters ? Kpisode No. 4
"THE PHANTOM BROADCAST"
Synopsis: A gang of crooks
frame Uene Autry, young rancher,
in a murder. Fleeing from them
and the sheriff, he plunges over
an embankment in a brakeiess
car.
As the car plunged madly to
ward the gorge below Gene saw a
horseman looui alongside, an arm 1
outstretched to save him* i
Leaping to the horse's back in i
time to prevent himself from be
ing catapulted into the ravine, he i
discovered that bis rescuer wes
Frankie Baxter.
Frankie stopped his mount and
Gene saw that a crowd of youngs
ters had arrived on horseback ? -
Frankie's Junior Thunder Riders <
Club. With them was faithful
Pfco, Gene's own horse. i
"Back to the ranch!" Gene i
ordered. '41've got to oiui(4 that i
two o'clock broadcast or lose the i
radio contract." <?
"But", Betsy Baxter objected, <
"Prof. Beetson will call the ,
Sheriff and they'll put you in jail."
Gene stopped, puizled; but only ;
for a moment.
'"Ill hide in the barn behind
the ranch house." he said. "Fran- i
kie can run a wire there from jU
secret laboratory and 1*11 make the
broadcast by remote control. Will'
you kids help?"
"Sure we will!" Choroid the
Junior Thunder Ride>-s.
The whole group wheeled and
galloped back toward Radio
Ranch.
Meanwhile the Sheriff dashed
up to the scene of the flaming
wreck which Gene Autry had
quitted just in time.
"Reckon he's dead." said the
Sheriff. "Better go to town and
fetch the Coroner."
Meanwhile these momentous
happenings were being angrily
watched by unseen eyes? glitter
ing, cruel eyes peering into a
Tniraculous television screen, 20,
000 feet beneath the earth! In
Murania, the lost nation at the
foot of the gigantic elevator shaft
underlying Radio Ranch, the
devilish chancellor Argo was plot
ting to wrest control of the rich
Phantom Empire from its beau
tiful but ruthless queen. Tika.
"First I must destroy Radio
Ranch and all the earth-men upon
It." he mused. "Then the entrance
to Murania will remain secret."
Argo strode into the armament
chamber. Its glistening metal
walls were lined with flame guns,
death ray tubes, poisoned swords;
Instruments of death as yet un
known to earthly science. In the
midst of his deadly utensils stood
Suma, Chief Armorer, a giant of
a man clad in gleaming mail like
a Roman warrior of old.
As Argo entered the chamber,
filled likte all Murania with a
ghastly blue light. Queen Tika
approached down the opposite
corridor.
"Suma," ordered Argo, "project
an aerial torpedo at once and de
stroy Radio Ranch!"
"Stop!" It was the Queen. "No
one gives orders here but I!"
"Is your Majesty then going to
| spare this Oene Autry " Argo de
manded, craftily concealing his
anger. "Perhaps you admire his
skill and daring?"
Without even deigning to reply,
Queen Tika swept away. Argo
muttered a curae after her, biding
hia time until he could itrike.
Little dreaming of hia narrow
eacape from Argo's torpedo. Gene
Autry was concealed, meanwhile,
in the barn at bis beloved ranch.
Pete and Oscar, bia two comic but
faithful cowhands, Jiad driven him
in with a load of hay. It was
two o'clock and the daily broad
cast had already begun.
"Gene's lost hia radio contract,"
observed a "dude" guest.
"Doesn't matter to him," said
another, "he was in that car that
went over the cliff!"
But suddenly they stared amaz
ed at the radio loudspeaker. Sure
ly that was Gene Autry's golden
voice, sinking one of his own
inimitable cowboy songs!
Sinister Prof. .Beetson seized
the arm of his co-conspirator, Dr.
Saunders: "I thought we'd got rid
of Autry. He must be hidden
somewhere here."
"Then he'll find out we framed
him in Baxters murder," mut
tered the mad doctor.
"Not if we find hip*, first! " and
Beetson fingered -Ws gun. /
Suddenly he discovered |tbe wir^.
leading to Gene's hidden micro
phone in the barn. As the two fol
lowed it up, Frankle and Betsy
saw them. They began evacuating
the laboratory, not realizing that
a trail of deadly gunpowder trail
ed behind them from a sack
Frankle cairled.
Hiding with Gene In a secret',
tnnnel, they believed themselves '
aafe, bnt Beetson. now in Fran
kle's deserted laboratory, dropped
a match. Instantly the (lame lick
ed along the powder trail toward
the hidden trio. -
"We're trappedV'Oene shout
Betsy screamed. Then all three
were blotted from fight by the
terrific, shattering explosion!
(Did these three die? Read this
Mwsfsper ?ert week.)
Speaking of the Forgotten Man,
-the depression doesn't seem to
hare forgotten anybody. /
BARACA PHILATHEA
CONVENTION
The Franklin County Baraca
Philathea Convention met with
the classes at White Level Bap
tist Church may the 5th, 1935.
The morning session began with
the audience singing "Loyalty to
Christ." Q. A. Nelms, of White1
Level conducted the devotional,
using as a scripture lesson Psalm
III. In this lesson It was made
very clear that there is plenty of
work to be done by all Baraca
Philatheas classes. The words of
welcome were graciously extend
ed to all by Mr. P. B. Murphy, of
White Level, and Mr. A. J. Joy
ner of Sandy Creek responded;
next was the reading of the
minutes of the last meeting, and
the roll call of the classes.
The Durham Quartette furnish
ed special music throughout the
ibgr.
Mr. Hubert May. of Nashville
(cave a very interesting and help
ful talk on "The Value of Sunday
School for Young People." He
mated. that about ninety per cent'
of the young people who go to
cony today-are non-church goers.
Sunday school Is the best place
for training people. It helps to
develop a character of truthful
ness and honesty, a character
which will stand oat in Jife. ?
The Durham Quartette i^pder
ed another selection, and ttwh we
were invited to a bountiful lunch.
The afternqon session began
with the audience singing, "Send
the Light."
Kev. r. u. waller, or uastana
then Introduced for speaker ReT.
L. H. Heavls. of Henderson.
The topic used was "The Busi
ness of Living," Not only should
Baracas-Philatheas have beard
this talk but every worker of the
church and Sunday school. He
said, "the supreme need of tod'yy
was to teach people to live tor
Christ."
The report of the nominating
committees were as follows: Pres.
P. B. Murphy, of White Level.
Vlce-Pres. Willard White, of
Bunn. Sec'y. Mrs. Willis Qupton,
of Sandy Creek. Asst. Sec'y. Lola
Leanard of Sandy Creek. Program
committees. Mrs. Herman Dickens,
of White Level, Mrs. N. H. Grif
fin, of Centervllle, and G. A.
Nelms, of White Level.
The following classes were a
warded banners: White Level Sr.
Baraca; Wl)l t?. iierel Sr. Phlla
thea; Rutin Jr. Raxaca ; Sandy
Creek Jr. Philathea. ? ^
The next convention will meet
at Sandy Creek Baptist Church
the first Sunday in November.
LOVI8BVRG GOLFERS DE
FEATED BY OXFORD
Oxford golfers came through
with a smashing victory a
tournament with Louisburg on the
latter's home course Wednesday
afternnon. May 8th. ;
Twenty-five players from Ox
ford participated in the contest,
the finaal score being 39-28.
Individual scores were not a
vailable.
The Code
Waiter: "I'm afraid we can't
cash a check, sir. You see^JuUw
a little agreement with the banks
that we cash no checks, and they
serve no soup."
^uharribe to The franklin rime*
^HE DADDY OF AIL
ALMA MATERJ IX
EVIDENTLY THE OKLA
HOMA COLLEGE WHICH
FEATURE? A COUUXE
IN NUT CULTURE .
MJTfK#srtx.vm.
? 1980 ?
STANDARD
Chevrolet
COUPE
$607.85
DeiiTered Eqalpped
ALLEN SALES 00.
K. C.
LEGISLATURE
Weekly Happenings In
North Carolina General
Assembly
By M. L. SHU'.MAN
Raleigh. May 13. ? The Legis
lature of 1935 goes down into
history a? one that marched up
the hill and then marched down
again. It finished In grand style.
After marching down the hill on
Prohibition, it started marching up
again by passing whiskey election
law? for ?e*nnts?n counties. If it
had continued in session tor an
other week, It would certainly
have retracted this action, for by
that time it would have become
evident to the legislators that they
had done a fool thing by passing
acts plainly unconstitutional. No
body expect* any elections to be
held in seventeen counties or In
one county. Injunctions will cer
tainly be secured. There is not the
slightest doubt that the acts con
ferring liquor upt>n certain coun
ties are unconstitutional, accord
ing to lawyers well acquainted
with the law.
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The Legislature marched up
the hill and then down again on
the revenue act with the result
that it finally enacted the bill first
presented to It by the revenue
commissioner and the budget di
rector. There was one Important
change, the amount diverted from
the State highway fund van in
creased from one million to one
and threequarter millions, but
that was not done until Washing
ton ?aid that would be all right.
Both houses marched up the hill
and down again on the rate of the
sales tax. and also op exempting
foods from the sates taxes, but
the final bill energed as the Ad
ministration had planned. The net
result was that the Legislature
spent between three and four
months getting acquainted with
the bill, and then agreeing with
what had been presented to It.
This was In accord with what ex
perienced legislators said they
would have done, and all goes to
show Just how little a new mem
ber of the Legislature knows. It
takes him three months to find
out that he doesn't know so much.
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The Legislature of 1935 could
generally be coupted upon to turn
down any legislation that threat
ened any serious change In the
general set up in the state. It was
thumbs down on absentee ballot
reform, even after the State Board
of Elections urged it, and after
the scandals revealed last sum
mer. T*e Legislature would have
none of it nor would it sponsor
tha Federal child labor amend
ment, giving Cougress the right
to regulate child labor.
Ut
The Legislature did make a
show of doing something about
making the highways safer for
travel by passing a law require
ing drivers to be licensed after
July 1st. It is generally agreed
that such a laW-is only helpful to
the degree that It is enforced, and
that- it cannot be enforced without
support of public sentiment. The
Legislature increased the number
of the State highway patrol, and
this will be helpful in enforcing
I the new law, but there are far too
few patrolmen, even with the new
set up, to provide effective en
forcement unless public opinion
demands it.
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Cities and towns had been
complaining that tbey had to keep
juir streets that were worn out by
traffic over State highways from
which they receired no revenue
not even the tax from the gaso
line consumed, as did the State
highway fund. The Legislature
had a heart, and provided a mil
lion dollars for the upkeep of
municipal streets. This was neces
sary because the condition of
many city streets Is so bad that
it is difficulty for heavily loaded
trucks to negotiate them. It is also
a bad advertisement for a town
to have its streets advertised to
the world as being sorrier than
the State highways.
t t t
Governor Ehrlnghaus is being
praised for having secured a ma
jor portion of his recommenda
tions. He did get the major por
tion of them, but he beat a
strategic retreat on some of the
more Important, such as the child
labor amendment, witb the re
sult that it was defeated. The
same was true with reference to
absentee ballots, but he is happy
enough over the accomplishment,
even If the Legislature did leave
him with a mess on his bands in
the way of hodge-podge prohibi
tion legislation, legalizing wines
without providing any funds, this
law being passed in thlB form
largely to prevent it having to be
put on three separate readings In
each house. The Governor kept
himself In the .background until
the last minute and then his ap
pearance was Ineffective, as the
Legislature was In a hurry to go
home, and left the liquor lawi In
a mess.
1 1 1
The Legislature did the accus
tomed thing when It submitted'
five amendments to the State Con
stitution. All Legislatures do
something of the sort. An old
friend appeared in ? the amend
ment to permit classification of
property for taxation purposes.
Another was the amendment to
permit State Income taxes as high
aa 10 per cent. Still another I* one
to permit an Increase In- the num
t
ber of 8upreme Court judges. A
new one would permit tlie 1 eg
Islature to exempt homesteads
from taxation up to $1,000.
t t i
While the Legislature was gen
erally averse to any changes, it
made an exception in th*i case of
substitution of lethal gas for the
electric chair. This was largerly
a compliment to a Mitchell coun
ty Republican, Dr. C. A. Peter
son, but also due in part to the
fact that the State had to provide
another chair, and it is cheaper
to build a death house for lethal
gas than an electric chair, parti
cularly since the State now exe
cutes two and three at a time, in
many instances. At any rate,
there is the new method, Norrh
Carolina taking its place as the
first State the East to enact
such a law.
lit
Probably the Legislature will
be longest remembered in his
tory for having made mote liberal
provisions for the schools. This
was as imperative, for the teach
ers were deserting the schools
like rats desert a sinking ship.
Their reserve capital gone, teach
ers could not live on the salaries
being paid, if they maintained the
standard of living that the pat
rons demanded. The same went
for other State employes, so the
Legislature boosted salaries some,
and made other increases in ap
propriations, the Ibtal for the
next blennum being $64,681,000
as compared with $49,839,000
provided by the last Legislature.
That is quite an increase, and is
probably the biggest achievement
of the Legislature.
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The Legislature of 1935 was
unique In the fact that it produc
ed one definite announcement tor
Governor. Lieut. Got. "Sandy"
Graham broke a precedent by an
nouncing his candidacy to the
State Senate. He had an eye out
for the .publicity. He got ten times
as much notice that way than he
could have gotten any other way.
He stole 'the show, as the news
paper boys say, (or the announce
ment was made at a "love feast,"
when presents are given attaches
of the Legislature. It made all the
headlines in the papers the next
morning and put "Sandy" In the
running in a big way. His sup
porters are Jubilant over the fact
that "Farmer Bob" Isn't* running.
Rid Yourself of
Kidney Poisons
DO you vuHcr burning, scanty or
loo frequent urination; backache,
headache, dimness, swollen lc?l and
anklet? Are you tired, r.crrous ? feel
ell unstrung end don't know whet it
wrong?
Then give tome thought to you |
kidneys. Be Hue they function proper
ly, for functional kidney disorder per
mits excess weste to stay in the blood,
end to poison end upset the whole
Use Doen's Pills. Doen's ere for the
kidneys only. They ere recommended |
the world over. You c en get the gen
uine, time-tested Doen's ?t any drag I
DOANS PILLS
SPECIAL SERVICE GIVEN
FOR FORDS
Special means for the efficient and inexpensive serv
icing of Ford cars are an important feature of our
repair department.
Mechanics are specially trained in Ford service
methods. For this purpose the Ford Motor Company
holds schools throughout the country, which are
attended by dealers' mechanics.
We are provided with Ford service tools and equip
ment. This permits servicing and repairs at the low
est possible cost and assists in doing a first-class job.
A service facility of exceptional interest is the new
Laboratory Test Set, developed by Ford to permit
swift, inexpensive and accurate diagnosis of prac
tically all of the ills which may befall the engine,
electrical system, fuel system or radio.
We are fully prepared to repair and straighten out
any repairs to your car bodies or fenders, at reason
able cost and all work is guaranteed to be entirely
satisfactory.
HODGES-GREEN MOTOR CO.
MARKET STREET LOUISBURG, N. C.
KEEPING
OUTGO BELOW
INCOME
Will build a surplus for any individual
just as for any business house.'
One of the most important of all the
services which Citizens Bank and Trust
Company supplies to the business men
and farmers of the Henderson district
is that of safeguarding their surplus
funds ? and making them productive of
assured income.
You will be interested in this bank's
service as well as in its protection.
CITIZENS
BANK & TRUST COMPANY
HENDERSON, N. 0.
Forty-Six Years of Security
And Service.
They profess not to be worried
about Clyde Hoey.
tit
"Sandy" Graham Is frankly
trying a Bob^ Reynolds. It will
never be known whether or not It
waa Bob Reynolds' champhlon
ship of the repeal of the eighteen
th amendment or the anger of
the voters towards Cameron Mor
rison that brought about his elec
tion, but there Ib no doubt that
"Sandy" Graham has groomed
himself as the "Wet" candidate
In the next campaign.
COLORED WELFARE
ASSOCIATION
The colored welfare meeting
will be held Sunday, May 19th,
3:30 o'clpck In the court liouse,
colojred people all over the coun
ty are urged to attend, white
friends are cordially Invited . to
be present. There will be an ad
dress by a good speaker, Music
will be a special feature. Several
choirs will sing.
George Pollard, Chairman,
' Ellen S. Alston, Sec'y.
Nobody's pleasanter to do busi
ness with than the man who
doesn't intend to pa'y.
A net profit of f 38 a head oyer
feed cost in reported by C. A.
Brown of Cleveland, Rowan Coun
ty, who baa fed and sold one lot
of BO steers.
Small grain and hay crops In
Lincoln County gives promise of
bumper yields, reports the farm
agent.
FOR SALE ? A Harley-Davidson
Motorcycle In good condition ?
$50.00. J. E. (Sue) Perry Jr.
5-17-lt.
COMMON CAUSE Of
BALDNESS
One of the chief causes of premature gray
n-.. falling hair and ultimate haklneas la
lack of circulation in the scalp.
To u m hi w this and bring an abundant
supply of blood to nouriA the hair roots,
masaace scalp at night with Japanese 00.
the antiaeptio counter-irritant
Thoumnde o t mea ami women report amir
log results In stopping filling hair, grow,
hag new hair on bald areas and in ellminst
ing dandruff and itching scalp.
Japanese Ofl costs bat 60c at any drag
d? ??* T
RiTIOIbL JtHMEDT CO.
M Wot llnat, a mm Yarfc
B A R I -C I D El
Kill.
Chewing Insects
such as the
Mexican Bean Beetle
Cucumber Beetle
Potato Beetle
Docs Not Contain
Lead, Arsenic or Fluorine
Harmless to Bean Foliage
or that of other Crop*
on which we recommend
it* use
At your Dealer's
JOB P. WYATT & SONS CO., RALEIGH, N. C.
Distributors
DANGER OF
FIRE
Never ceases. The safest plan is to
insure youself against any possible loss
with a reliable agent. It will surprise
you the low cost of this much-needed
; ? protection.
_ Windstorm and Tornado Insurance is
a specialty with us. Let us discuss with
you the matter of eliminating the $25
Limitation Clause. Also, we are in posi
tion to write hail insurance for you.
G. M. BEAM, Agent
(18 years' Fire Insurance Writing)
LOUISBURG, N. C.
PAINT NOW
THE SEASON IS RIGHT
Paint For Every Purpose
The Quality and Prices are Eight
From ?| ?? Gallon Up
? BUILDING MATERIAL^
Stonewall and Carolina Plows
Cultivators ?
Cotton Hoes Lawn Mowers
Ice Cream Freezers
FURNITURE ? 000K STOVES $10.50 up
NEW PATTERNS IN LINOLEUM %c up
rugs ... rrrr. . .
LINOLEUM BYTHE^YARD Sq. Yard
DOUBLE WARP JAP GRASS tl (ft
RWJS, 6x9
9 x 12 . . $2.95. These Rugs worth 50% more.
R C. TAYLOR
HARDWARE STORE
Phone 305 Loulsburg, N. 0.