North Carolina Newspapers

mh'isbuju; ( or von Cotton wns worth 9 .?>-? c?-?t> u ? p?uiul In Loulsburg , yesterday. The Franklin STOP MO.VEJf 1 row i.<'uviiig Louisb-jrg By Advertising In The TIMES THE COUNTY THE STATE THE UNION VOI.FMV LXIX SUBSCRIPTION S1.50 a You IXUTISBURG, X. CAROLINA Hilluv. MARCH 18, 1?;|H * (EIGHT PAGES) y M .MBER 5 LOUISBURG LEADS STATE ? ? ? . ' Tobacco Averages $24 For 1937 Season In North ? Carolina A rlitik up of the local com plete figure*, following; the State figures for tobacco sales ?verages given below, it was found that including the report of the Planters Warehouse which was not made to the State Department, Louisburg's average for the entire season was 926.21 leading this belt by [ 57 points, and the State by 4 points. . ' Raleigh. ? North Carolina farm ers received $141, 056, 845 for tieir 1937 tobacco crop which sold for $1.50 more per 100 pounds than the average for 1936. the State Department of Agricul ture reported yesterday in its se% con's summary of State tobacco warehouse sales. Growers sold 577,623,891 lbs. of leaf on North Carolina floors Jor an average of $24.42 per hun dred pounds, or $40,924,039 more than was paid for the 1936 crop rf 437,552,728 pound9 of produc ers' tobacco. "All sales, Including dealers' und warehouse resales, totaled ti43.253.217 pounds and averaged $24.07 compared with 489,400, *76 sold the previous season at >i.n average of $22.48 /per 100 ??ounds," W. H. Rhodes. State "department of Agriculture ciiief ? tatistician, said. Record by Belts Total producers' sales and av erages by belts for the 1937 sea r-on were reported as follows: Old Bright Belt (Type 11) ? 192,771,381 pounds for $45,145, 369 or an average of $23.42 com pared to $22.65 per 100 pounds ? ?st season. New Bright' Belt (Type 12) ? 1:90,031,750 pounds for $74. 738, - i40, averaging $25.77 compared with $23.20 in 1936. Border Belt (T-ype 18)-?-.89. K95.756 pounds for $20,076,909 averaging $22.28 compared witli ?21.72 in 1936. The Asheville market sold 5. 125,004 pounds of hurley tobacco ?or $1,096,427 or an average of $21.39 per 100 pounds compared with $38.82 received last season.] Rhodes said that tobacco sales hy North Carolina growers on out of-state markets would add "con siderably to the State's tobacco income." Wilson I* Leader The official summary revealed j Wilson market led the State in I producers' tobacco marketed with I 67,936,190 pounds: Greenville! was second with 55,422,210 lbs. and Kinston third with 46.3S0. 014 lbs. Leaders in producers' tobacco pales by belts were: Old Bright Belt ? Winston-Sa lem first with 45.141,489 lbs.: Durham second with 40,590,412; Oxford third with 244,125,048. iNew Bright Belt ? -Wilson first; Oreenville second; Kinston third. South Carolina Belt ? Fairmont flrsti with 36.658.733 lbs.; Lurn berton second with 24.333,578: Whlteville third with 16.735.544. Leaders in average prices paid ay belts were: ~ Old Bright Belt ? Durham first, averaging $25.64 per 100 pounds; Fuquay Springs second, averag ing $25.50; Henderson third, av eraging $25.37. New Bright Belt ? Farmville first, averaging $26.17 ; Roberson ville second, averaging $26.12; Greenville third. averaging $25.98. South Carolina Belt) ? Cliad bourn first, - averaging $24.05r Fairmont second. averaging $23.11; Fair Bluff third, averag ing $22.99. Price RanklngA "In complete reports from the i^ouisburg market in the Old Bright Belt indicated that this market would have led the State with an incomplete average price of $26.82 per 100 pounds being paid, but the failure of the Plant ers' Tobacco Warehouse to sub mit their December sales report does not give Loulsburg any of ficial rank as the highest price market," Rhodes said. , "OfTicIal summary results show Farmville marketi was the second highest price market with sales .averaging $26.17 per 100 lbs.,,' (he added. The preliminary esti mates of the tobacco produced in North Carolina in 1937 were re ported at 593,745,000 pounds, and producers' sales were actual ly 97.3 per cent of the estimated total. Approximately _ -15,000,000 pounds of scrap tobacco were sold' . last season. Messrs. Jo? Tonkel, Edward Bartholomew, Sr., Capt. V. C. Williams, Jim Lancaster, E. H. McFarland visited Richlands Sun day to see tbe airship that made a forced landing; there a few days before. Mr. R. C. Whitfield visited Rocky Mouat Tuesday, AUTO WRECKSV RESIDENCE! Force of Shock Throws Mrs. W. F. 5?asley Against Sink Breaking Ribs Losing control of his car on en-j taring I-ouisburg on East Nash Street on Thursday evening or last week. J. M. Sliaw, oi Wash-, ington, N. C.. crashed across the street and into the side/ of the rear portion of th>- residence of Mrs. W. F. Beusley, the force of the blow being sufficient to break j a large sill, under the house (lis-! locating the underpinning, even daniagiug the underpinning on the opposite side of the house, prizing up t?he floor, raihshacking the walls, breaking up the plaster and throwing Mrs. Beasley. who was in the kitchen, against the sink with sufficient force to break two ribs. The cor was badly damaged being driven up under the house to the extent that the broken sill was held up by the! bumper aud front wheel. J. M. j Shaw was taken in charge by of ficers. who preferred charges of intoxication, and his bond was fixed at $2,500 which he gave lu- ; ter on in the night. The driver' escaped injuries of any couse-1 (jucnce. ? It was estimated that the dam- j age to the house would reach $-'.000 or more. Clarence Darrow Dead Chicago, March 13. ? Clarence j Uarrow. champion of "under-1 dog" and bittier toe of capital pun ishment, who won international fame as a defense attorney, is dead. The 80-year-old lawyer who once wrote "I've fought all my life for the underdog" succumbed at his home at 12:40 p. m. (C. S. T. ) today after a long illness. Heart failure was given asthe im mediate cause of his demise. The master pleader for the de fense hi a long list of criminal cases including that of Nathan L/eopold and Richard Loeb, the "thrill slayers" of little Bobby j Franks in Chicago more than a decade ago, and the famous Evolu-j tion or "Monkey" case in Ten-I neseee. had been confined to his! bed for the past< two months. Mrs. Darrow, wfit* had been In constant attendance Ik her hus band's bedside: his son. Paul and Darrow's sister. Mrs. Jennie Dar row Moore, were with him when 5 he died. i Cafe Inspection The following is results of a Cafe inspection in Louisburg by W. Murray Linker. Jr.. District Sanitation Supervisor, of State I Board of Health: Mrs. Beasley's Dining Room ? 92.0. Grade A. Cicero's Place? 86.5. Grade B. Gupton's Place ? 84:5. Grade B. : Main Street' Cafe (Col. ) ? 83.5. j Grade B. Franklin Hotel ? 82.5. Grade B. t The Grill ? 71.5, Grade C. Welcome Inn Cafe ? 70.5 Grade | C. Red Front Cafe (Col.) ? 61.0 ! Closed. Zula's Place ? 53.5,- Closed. , Busy Bee (Col.) 43.5, Closed. One grade A, 4 grade B, 2 grade C and 3 with ratings too low to obtain a grade. Those with ratings of less than 70 were operating in violation of the State i Hotel and Cafe law. Warrants were issued and the cases tried before Mayor Webb who suspend ed Judgments on condition that each close and remain closed un-l til necessary changes are made to meet all requirements, following l which they are to ask for a re inspectioa and permission to re-i open. Mr. Will H. Holmes and daugh ters Dorothy and Laura, and son ' Arbur. visited friends and rela- 1 ! tives in Clayton Wednesday and | j Thursday of'last week. Program At The Louisburg Theatre , The following is the program at the Louisburg Theatre, begin ning Saturday, March 19: Saturday ? Double Feature ? GENE AUTRY in "The Old Barn Dance," and Fred Stone in "Quick Money " Sunday ? Katharine Hepburn .and Cary Grant) in "Bringing Up Baby." Monday-Tuesday ? Robert Tay lor, Lionel Barrymore and Mau reen O'Sulliran in "A Yank At Oxford." Wednesday ? Humphrey Bogart and Prank McHugh in "Swing Your Lady." Thursday-Friday ? Alice Faye, Joan Davis, Tony Martin and Fred Allen In "Sally, Irene and Mary." Also Charlie McCarthy Short. ? 4 ? - ? if'he above picture shows the car driven by J M. -Shaw, of Washington, N. C.. in pisition in which it struck the residence of Mrs. W. F. Beasley on east Nash street, 011 Thursday afternoon of last week, about 4:30 o'clock More Pictures on Paae 2 and 3. SDCCESSFUL DEMONSTRATION RECOVERS 90 PER FLOUR GOLD Test Sample From Portis Mines; Demonstration Witnessed by Many In cluding Mining Engineers Of Long Experience; New, Method Gives Promise of Revolutionizing Gold Min ing For Fine Powdered Gold Proving its claims that the) Hurrp-Up Equipment will product?1 greuter results in taking gold from the original dirt the Ora- 1 Fina Amalgamation Co.. of North Carolina, conducted a successful demonstration at its plant on South Main Street Saturday after- j noon, when it recovered up to 90 per cent of" the assayed value of j gold from a lot' of ore brought in 1 from the Portis Mines in Western Halifax and Eastern Franklin Counties by Mr. J.- C- i?itell?r, of , Essex, engineer In charge of the i mines. This recovery showed a value upon the ore brought in of j H5 per ton. or approximately 30 ; per cent more than the latest', present day equipment. The equipment consists of reg ular mining ^machinery until rea- : ching the last operation, which is 1 especially prepared to recover the flour gold, something fhat has not . been saved heretofore. It has long been known to science that : the recovery of this fine gold from j the dirt and clay deposits was a , problem for chemical manipula tions. , a satisfactory method of' mining and using having never! been discovered before. Mr. R. 1 W. Stoddard who has discovered) and developed the secret of recov- ; eriiig this tine powdered metal, is in charge of this plant and holds the secret of this method to revo lutionize the gold mining indus- 1 try, certainly in t>he area where the powdered or flour gold is predominant. This demonstration was wit nessed by quite a number of per sons, among whom were Messrs. Frank B. Simpson, Paul Smith and Chambers Smith, of Raleigh. At the conclusion of the Dem onstration Mr. Stoddard and Mr. Pearce were heartily congratula ted upon the success of the me thod and wonderful interest was expressed at the results. Y. W. A. ANNOUNCEMENT The Y. W. A. of the Louisburg Baptist Church will meet Monday evroing at 7:45 in the home of Mrs. Felton Cash. Every member is urged to be present. Marie Ingram, Pres. Louisburg College News Items < 'halites If the Boaiil of ?HlTClOT!. President Earnhardt of I.ouis burg College announce that, at a meeting of the Trustees of the College held in Raleigh, recently, j Colonel J. W. Jenkins, of Hen- j derson..,was elected to fill the va cancy caused by the death of Mr. ! W. E. White, late of Louisburg. The terms of office of a few other members of the' Board had expir ed, and new members were elect- j ed to take their places. The present members of the) Board are as follows: Rev. W. A. Cade, Presiding Eider of the Wil- 1 mington District. Wilmington;) Rev. E. L. Htllman, Presiding El- ; der of the New Bern District, New Bern; Mr. E. H. Malone. attor ney, of Louisburg; Rev. \V.~"-V. McRae, Presiding Elder of the Fayetteville District. Fayetteville; Dr. W. K. Green of the Depart ment of English of the Duke Uni versity Faculty, Durham: Mr. T. B. Upchurch,:? business man and1 planter, of P- eford ; and Rev. Al ien P. Branwlfey, Pastor of the i Chapel HiH M?t>hodist Church, j Chapel Hill. Rev. W. A. Cade was elected! Chairman of this Board to suc ceed Mr. W. E White, d eceased. Change* In Bu?ineso Department The Business School of Louis1 burg College has been operated ' heretofore in the Louisburg Col- [ lege buildings, but as a separate and distinct department from t>he Department of Liberal Arts. The ; Board of Trustees and the facul ty have recently decided to stand ardize the Business School of the | College and incorporate it into the regular college curriculum. 1 Commencing with the fall semes ter of 1938, full college credit] will be given to all students who' elect' to take this work in the; School of Business Administra tion, as Ohis school will be called in the future. The same courses that have al ways been given will be standard- : ized, making full college credit possible. The students in this school will take economics, eco nomic history, and accountancy, which have been added to the course Also ot?her work is re quired too graduation. These courses prepare the stu dents for entering the Junior Class of any college course in business given in the colleges and universities of this section of the country. Miss Elizabeth Johnson, of the Wadesboro High School faculty is at home on vacation while the school is closed on account of measles. Official Results of Cotton and Tobacco Referendi For Franklin County, Saturday, March 12, >^38, as can ! vassed by the County Committee TOBACCO COTTON Voting Pltwc- ? .Yes No lfe? No CEDAR ROCK ... 504 65 44* 53 CYPRESS CREEK 268 23 236 17 DUNN (Pearce) 12!s 18 106 13 DUNN (Pine Ridge) 300 59 212 46 FRANKLINTON 208 36 274 " 50 GOLDMINE 253- 17 298 20 HARRIS 335 50 240 27 HAYBSVILLE 362 36 271 28 LOUI8BURG 416 66 375 49 SANDY CREEK ... .... 317 92 274 95 YOUNGSVILLE .......... 290 29 218 24 CHALLENGED, VERIFIED OPENED AND COUNTED . . 304 38 206 15 TOTAL ; 3679 628 3184 437 TOTAL VOTES CAST 4242 3637 ' Challenged, not verified and not counted ............... 34 46 Fairbanks Given 30- Year Sentence Young Itinerant Khmvninil <<m vk'trtl In Vance' Superior ( 'uui'l Friday. Clarence Fair banks, -23 -year-old itinerant) showman who ran afoul of the law in Henderson last Jan uary when he murdered his em ployer. Steve Good, operator of a miniature circus, was sentenced in Vance Superior Court Friday to serve 30 years in state prison. Fairbanks weut on the stand in his own defense and test'ified that he killed Good in defense t>f his own life after the showman had accused the young man of intimate relations with Mrs. Good. Mrs. Good recently discharged from a Henderson hospital wh4H she ,had been receiving treatment since the night of t'he murder, ap peared as a witness in the case, but her injuries had blanked her memory of all events connected \ with the attack, she swore. European Outlook Seen At A Glance VIKNNA ? Austria became a part of Adolf Hitler's reioh. losing its political freedom by two steps: President Wilhelm Miklas resign ed; Arthur Seysz-Inquart, Hitler selected chancellor took charge. Austria's army was merged with Germany's. Der Fuehrer remained at Linz. Austria, deferring his triumphal entry into Vienna until Monday. I.ondon? Britain shifted toward a hurd-fisted role, weighing a solid front with France t*> protect Czehoslovakla against nazi en croachment. Pari? ? - France, under a new people's front cabinet headed by Leon Blum formed Sunday, plan ned to? reverse her treaty with Czechoslovakia to provide military action ugaiust Germany should Hitler tTy nazificatiou of the war born republic. Berlin ? Wilhelm Goering. Ger many's vice fuehrer, predicted an overwhelming Austrian vote ot ap proval for" absorption by the Ger man reieh arid said the -decision would be. nobody's business but Austria's and Germany's. The reich adopted laws making Austria a German province. Rome ? -Italy watched uneasily for Uer Fuehrer's next move, an xious to dodse participation in any dangerous nazi adventures. Boy Scout Court Of Honor The first Court of Honor for the year 19J8, and the first to be conducted in this district by Field Executive C. M. Calhoun, was herd in the office of Supt. W. K. Mills on Thursday evening of last week at 7:30 o'clock Officials sitting in the Court were: Dr. J. V. Hoffman. Presi dent of the Occoneechee Council: ! Supt. W. R. Mills, Vice-President! of the Occoneechee Council and Chairman of t'he Franklin County: District; Executive C. M. Cal-| houn; Mr. J. A. Hodges, Chair man of the Court; Mr. W. C. ] Strowd; Mr. Timberlake, Scout master of Ed. Best Troop; Mr. j W. B. Barrow; Mr. H. W. White; Mr. Louis M.'Word; and K. H. ; Davis Scoutmaster of Louishurg Troop. Executive Calhoun started t-he program witji songs and Scout| contests. General Inspection of uniforms gave Scout Glenn Beas ley title of Neatest Scout and Of officer of The Day. Scout Beasley to receive fifty cents worth of Scout Merchandise. Following the Inspection the Court proper was called to order by Chairman Hodges and awards were Blade as follows: Promotions: Second Class: Ed ward Renn, awarded by Mr. Louis M. Word. First Class: John K. Beasley' and John Hodges, awarded by Supt. W. R. Mills. Merit Badges: Awarded by Dr. J. V. Hoffman as follows: Julian Hoffman from Sea Scout Ship No. 1 of Raleigh, Leathercraft; John Knox Beasley, Chemestry; Robert) Smithwick, Hiking and Cycling; Dayton Hardwiok, Carpentry, Cement Work, Wood Work; David Spivey, Handicraft, Automobiling, j Reptile Study; Billie Alston, Hik ing; all of these boys being from Louisburg. New boys awarded Tenderfoot Rank by Scoutmaster K. H. Davis | were: Eaton Holden, Glenn Per- 1 son, Douglas Joyner, Frank A. I Reavis, Bert Peoples, Billie White i and Palmer Bowden All of these1 boys are members of the Louis- : burg Troop. T. A. CONWAY DEAD Mr. T. A. Conway, a former resident of Louisburg, died at his home in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday of last week. Mr. Conway married Mrd. Maggie Sykes, of Franklin County, who survives. SUBSCRIBE TODAY 1 I I Suggested For Commissioner * CHAKMK T. Hl'DMIV One of Franklin County's most successful and popular farmers, who is being urged to, run for County Commissioner. K Recorder's Court The case of .1- M. Shaw, off Washington. N. C., Who was drlv-j ing the car that rati into the home [ of Mrs. W. P. Beasley on East J Nash Street last week, was post- ! polled in Franklin Recorder's Court at its session Tuesday. ! Many other rases were continued i l and several tried. The docket1 was disposed of as follows: | B. C. Stalling* pleads guilty, I dismissed upon saving the Coiiii ! ty harmless. i Johnnie Jeffreys, distilling. I warrant amended and transferred j to Superior Court. j Ollie Jeffreys, operating auto i mobile intoxicated, violating mo | tor vehicle law. guilty, 60 days on I roads, suspended upon payment [of $50 fine and costs, not to op 1 orate car months. hitwrence Huftin was found | guilty of violating prohibition law ? and given SO days in jail with leave to Commissioners to hire I out' to pay costs. Willie Morgan plead guilty to I violating prohibition law, and given 30 days on roads, suspend-' ed upon payment of $25 and costs.; Willie Moore was found guilty ; of violating automobile law, and given HO days on roads, suspend ed upon payment of $25 line and costs. Cary Batchelor was found guil ty of operating automobile intoxi cated. given 60 days on roads, suspended on payment of $50 fine and costs, not to drive car in 12 I months.. The following cases were con-' tinued for juries: James Leonard, distilling. Charlie Alston, distilling. John Wesley, distilling. The following pases were con tinued: Sport' Ward, violating automo bile law. Clyde Wester, netting fish. J. M. Shaw, operating automo- \ bile intoxicated. J. V. . Pridgen, abandonment and non-support. C. B. Aycocke, operating auto mobile intoxicated. Franklin County Sportsmen Organize For The Protec tion Of Its Game The Franklin County sportsmen have organized a club to protect the game in Franklin County. | Several very successful meetings have been held and everybody seems to be very much Interested in the new organization. The 1 farmers as well as the hunters are beginning to realize the great value of game birds on their farms and many have already joined, and many more are ex pected to join at the meeting next Tuesday evening at 7:30 which will be held in the Agricultural building. Everybody who Is Inter- ' ested in protecting game and wild life in the County la asked to j come to this meeting and help with this fine work. Crows, Hawks, Owls, stray cats and dogs and a few poor sports have done their part to reduce the once plentiful game in this coun ty, and It la the object of the club to restore and protect the wild life which is fast disappearing. The officers of the Club are Cv R. Sykes, President, and V. E. Owens, Secretary and Treasurer. About forty nten from all ^arts of the county have already Joined and it is expected that twice 'his] number will be present nexl Tu 3- ! day evening at 7:30. Eyetyiiody is invited to come and help with , tihls fine work,. Mr. and Mrs; E. C. Perry. Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Smiies, of Raleigh, were guests of rela tives la Loulsburg the pasi week end. ( CONTROL BILL CARRIES ? _ ______ & BY BIG MAJORITIES IK COUNTY _ Unofficial Reports Show the Measure Carried In Other States; Approximately' - 5,000 Voted; Best of Of-" der Maintained With practically five thousand farmers going to the polls on Sat urday and casting their ballots either for or against the new Crop Control bill, a new style of elec tion was held in Franklin and de veloped quite an interest among its participants. The election car ried by large majorities. The to-< bacco vote waa S67S for and 5 2 S*"' against and cotton 3154 for and ' 437 against. The election was unusual be cause it was for a particular clasa of voters-farmers. Others similar had been held before, but* not in a regular formal manner as had this one. The colored farmera and tenants showed a deep inter est the same as the white farmer and tenant, and everything pass ed oft quietly and orderly at all voting places. Likewise the Issue carried by a big majority in practically all counties in the State included in the voting, and the unofficial re ports show that all other State* voting on the measure vo'jed for the Control feature by good safe majorities making it a certainty that the 1938 crop will be under the new order. The official Counfy vote> will ba found in ai^oMier column. Poteat Rites Held At Wake Forest Wake Forest. ? Funeral services were held here Monday afternoon for Dr. William Louis f'oteat. 81, president' emeritus of Wake Forest College and former head of the Baptist State Convention All classes were suspended at Wake Forest in honor of "Dr. Bil ly," as thousands of students knew him. Dr. Poteat died at his home here Saturday night. He had been ill since November when he suffered a stroke of paralysis. Dr. John Allen Easley. pastor of the Wake Forest Baptist Church, conducted the funeral services, and burial to'?k place in the local cemetery. Graduated In 1877 Filtering Wake Forest College at t'he age of 16. Dr. Poteat was graduated in 1877. He Joined the7 college faculty in 1 8 7 8 and was made professor of biology- in 1883. He was president of the institu tion from 1?05 to 1927. and had been president emeritus since re tirement from active duties as head of the school. An ardent prohibitionist for 20 years, he was president of the United Dry Forces. / . Surviving Dr. poteat are his widow, the former Miss Emma Purefoy; three children, Dr, H. M. Poteat) of Wake Forest, Mrs. Wheeler Martin ot Williamston, and Mrs. Helen Poteat Stallings of New York; a sister. Miss Ida Po teat of Meredith College, and fire grandchildren. Active pallbearers were Dr. Thurman D. Kitchin. Wake For est president, and the following Of t'he faculty: Dean D. B. Bryan ind Drs. O. C. Bradbury, C. C. Carpenter, C. S. Black, W. E. Speas. A. C. Reid, and H. A. Jones. Other members of the faculty and the Wake Forest College Board of Trustees were honorary pallbearers. TOUBIST MEETS DEATH IN HIGHWAY ACCIDENT Mrs. Audrey Williams, of Oceaa City, N. J., Killed Near Frank, linton Franklinton, March 16. ? Mrs. Audrey Williams, of Ocean City, N. J., was instantly killed in an automobile accident four miles north of here today when the car in which she was riding, driven by her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Hoff, of Drexel Hill, Pa., left) the highway and turned over three times. She suffered a broken neck. The body waa brought to a fun* eral home here. Mrs. Hoff waa treated here by Dr. Winston. She waa cat and. bruised about the chest and face but tonight is resting well. Mrs. Hoff and her daughter were ea route from Florida to their homea In -he north. Kt mp Moore, local man rush ing to the wreck, ran off th? highway a short distance from the accident) and turned over la i muddy field. No one waa Injur* 3d but the car ^m*M>?diy damaged. Mr w. H. Perry visited rela tives in Rocky Mount) the past week-end.