The Franklin Times a. f. J0H5S0N, E*n?r u< THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE UHIOH AoLCJtS LI. ' tomswis, 1 c, FiniT, xovekbeb it, i? WITCH UlIL 05 10 HE PAPER ? Scatf la !!*???, B?l?r? Time Eiftra.. SUB8CK1PTI0H tlM Per >l *W* 17 APPROVES loan TO SCHOOLS J- *. ( REEKMORE SUCCEEDS AB THl'B STBICKLATD f^oin-rintendent County Home Tarns In ( heck for ? Several Re. ports Received ? Bond of C. W. (Jup l"ti Accepted. The Board of County Cbmmlsslon ??-t on Monday with all "members present. After reading and approv i?E the minutes of the previous meet ing business was transacted as fol. lows; Miss Addie Bordeaux, Home Demon ?-iration Agent, was before the Board '..lid read her report wh^ch was receiv ed and ordered li 1 eti . Report of E. C. Perry, 'Superintend ent of Public Welfare, was received "?id filed. He reports County Home ?"id road camp In good condition and jail in fairly good condition. Mrs. Walter Nash was alltfwed $4.00 per month as outside pauper begin ning with the first of this quarter, un. til further notice from the Superin tendent of Public Welfare. *" Upon order of the Board Annie Howies was sent to the County Home until further disposition could be Made. The resignation of Arthur Strickland as a member of the Cypress Creek township road commission ? was re ceived and accepted. ' - On motion it was ordered that a ''.raw back be given G. W. Ford es for $901.04, error in listing tax ; ! H22, when taxes are paid. motion W. J. Perry was reliev es paying license to sell flavorings ol i. ount of his infirmities. lUin rts of Cypress creek, Cedar hock and Harris township road funds w. re received and turned over to the Auditor for his audit and report. Upon motion H. W. Perry, Auditor, was instructed to put all property on the tax books for taxes action, not list ed heretofore by citizens and tax pqt , ers for the year 1922. He was also instructed to calculate the taxes due ttereon and add penalties, and to no tify all delinquents to appear before tile County Commisioners and show cause. If they can, why they should rot be penalized or otherwise dealt with according to law. J. A. Creekmore was appointed a member of Cypres Creek township road Board to fill the vacancy caused l.y the resignation of Artbur Strick land. Report of J. J. Holden, Superinten dent of County Home, was received irnd. fi led . He reports 14 white and 8 colored inmates. He also presented a check to the Board for $704.82 from tale of crops. The Board approved the applica tions of the Board of Education to borrow for Frankllntcm township i$P,000.00. and Loulsborg township V.0,000.00 from the State educational t\ildlng fund for educational pur poSfs in Franklin County. TV> Bond of C. W. Gupton, Con stablVfor Gold Mine township, was receiveiw and accepted and the oath of officewtolnlstared. Report oPRr. J. E. Malone, Coun ty Health ofTlcfcu^waa received and filed. ? After allowing a tihe?6er_-jit??1c counls the Board took a recess until Thursday morning . NEW PASTOR FOB EPISCOPAL CHURCH The congregation of St. Paul's, Lonlsburg, are rejoicing in the advent of a resident rector after a long Inter val of having services by visiting cler gymen only. Rev. Walter B. Clark, now of Wtlliamston, N. C. and form erly of the Dloceae of California, a single man, will come to Loulsburg on Nov. IRth to reside, and will hold his first services on the third Sunday in (he month, the|20th. Hev. Mr. Clark 'la said to be a very Fcholnrly man and ot high ability aa a preacher and has won during hia stay in Wllllamston of several yeara high isleem both of his own congregation pnil the people of the town generally. The congregation of 8t. Panl'a deem that I hey are fortunate In securing the services of Mr. Clark and that his res idence will be quite an acquisition to I/iulsburg. The wardens and vestry of the par ish ask the congregation to make a full attendance and extend to all the ) p.-ople of I^oulsburg and vicinity m cordial Invitation to attend, especially, the first services to be held so aa to. give Mr. Clark a warm welcome Into the community. ? NAHH-MflORO Announcements aa follows hare been received here: Mr. and Mrs. William Andrew Mte rord announces the marriage ot their daughter, Marian Eilia to Mr. Joseph Kverett NaBh on Tuesday, October the thirty-first, nineteen hundred and I won ty -two, Shelby, North Carolina. Knclosed were cards reading aa fol lows: "At Homo after the tenth of November. Shelby, North Carolina." The groom being a franklin County yi iing man who enjoys the confidence mikI esteem of our people for hia real vorth, has msny friends In ix>ulsbnrg who extend congratulations. Mr. N.isij Is a most capable and energetic voting business man and enjoys rho confidence of alt his acquaintances. ? ? ? J?l>' THE CHAMBER OF CO* |* MEKCE * (Contributed) * "file Chamber of Commerce of * Loulsburg Is a lire agency. * The local orgaaisation rained, * during the past year, serenil thou * sand dollars and built the road * through' to Warrenton, maklag a * pood, direct mute lrnm ? Halrlgh "to Richmond. * And we hare the Chambfr of * Comrmerre to thank far the pros. * pect of a more beautiful building * at the railroad elation. The of * ticlals had under consideration a * building to be constructed of plain * brick, which did not please oar * aggressive Chamber of Commerce. * By a little manipulation and * kindly Interest we hire In process * of erection a building which will ' be a credit 1o the town and a com * fort to the traveling public. * The Atate Highway Commission * had planned to pat in the new road * through Louisbarg connecting * with the ?fash Couaty line some. * time wlthii. the next fire years. * The Chamber of Commerce, as * stated by others, got busy, and as * a direct result of their efforts we * have today, a road nearlng com " pletlon which will- be a Joy to our ' town find county. * It Is an outstanding fact that at * ererj meeting of the Chamber of * Commerce something worth while *? has been done. For instance the * Chamber provided funds to put np * the watering trough on 'Market * Street, to assist in building the * Perry Mill Hill road so that the * produce of that section could be * brought to Louisbnrg. It proTid * ed funds for premiums at a School * Contest, and pr??ided the prein * Inms for t^e big premium tobacco * sale day last fall. It gas also con. * dacteiha campaign this tall to in ' dace farmers to bring their tobae * co aad cotton to Loaisburg. * Join the Chaathar of 1'mim * and by doing yoor pare, help to * bring new industrial interests and * greater business actiritle* to your * community. |* ? ? - ? ? ? ? * ? Y..W. A. SOCIAL Instead- of tne usual missionary program on the las', day of October the Lotilsburg Young Woman's Auxil iary of the Baptist church gave a Hallowe'en social. The spacious home of Mrs. J. S. Howell on Church street was thrown open in welcoming hospitality for the occasion. It was decorated In garlshds and festoons of yoltow and bla?, with pictures of witches, pump s. black cats and ghosts most ap {ropriate to the night on which gob ins and spooks are supposed to walk. Every member ot the auxiliary had the privilege of inviting one other per son. The member.! and their guests came shrouded in white or in fancy costumes and with masked races. They entered silently and walked about peering at each other through their masks in truly Bpectral fashion. In the large south room stood the fortune teller's tent, in irnldt a very realistic witch with streaming hair and high peaked hat gave to each com er a slip ot paper bearing his or her fortune. After the fortunes find been told the masqueraders removed their masks amid much laughter, especially when some of the supposed to be girls were found to be boys and vice-versa. Bobbing for apples next afforded much amusement, as also did the marrh-mallow cop test. In this each contestant was given a marsh-mallow 'tied with one yard of string. The end of the string had to be held between the teeth leaving the place of candy hanging. The game was to see which could first eat the marshmallow with out touching It or the string with the hands. After this race a guessing contest was held. Everyone was given a pa ? per bearing jiuch titles as "sweet six. "common sense- etc.. and told to find the article^ somerwnere In one of the four rooms. The arst was six teen lumps of sugar, the second four pennies, and so on down the list. When the contests wer? ended the girls were sent Into a darkened room ! and the boys given flahlng poles to fish ? over the curtain for partners. The couples then repaired to the dining room where they were served brick Ice-cream and wafers. | It ?fes a very successful and pleas | ant party, and many thanks Were vo ted to Mrs. Mclver, who srrsnged the entertainment, to Mrs. Howell In whose home it wss held, and to Mrs. Newell, the Auxiliary leader to whop? the girls are all devoted. The coal strike did a lot ttf make lire- pr*v#nt ion week a success. ? Wssh Ington Post. Subscribe to Ths Franklin Times TWENTY-SIX MORE GROWERS ARE SUED BY CO OPERATIVES Total of $21,700 Damages Ask--, ed In Latest Actions Filed THIRTEEN" COCSTIES ABE REPRESENTED Suits KIW Tnltriaj Krlit Total Brought By AtsoclaUoa Is Wake Su perior roart To Shtty.B?ej Oil Kojster Ueclbifs To Allow Chan* Of Veaa*. A record for litigation by the Tobac co Gro-vers Cooperative Association was established yesterday when the association Sled suits in Wake Super lor court against twenty-six members in thirteen counties of North Carolina, asking for liquidated damages aad at torneys' fees aggregating $21,700 for alleged violation of contracts. The suits filed yesterday bring the total started in Wake Superior court to the number of sixty-fire scattered against defendants throughout the State. First effort on Che ptft of de fendants outside of Wake rountx to securo a change of reniK was Bade yesterday -when C . E. and M. T. W in stead, of Person county, filed a mo tion with Vitrurius Royster. Wake county clerk of court, asking for a change of venue from WaXe to iVsoa county. The motion was denied and the defendants appealed to the Super ior court and Judge Lyon will deter, mine the matter at the next term . Alleged violators of the cooperative contract in Beaufort. Duplin. Frank lin, Granville, Hoke. Lenoir. Monroe, Stokes, Surry, Wake, Wayne and War ren were among the defendants yes terday . The largest suit was that against W. E. Forest .of Lenoir, who.1 it is alleged, sold 60,000 pounds of to- I tacco outside the association. The] association is asking for damages and attorney fees in this case to the amount of $3,500. The next largest suit was for $3,000 against E. A. Ste phens of Apex. Wake county, w bo, it is alleged sold 50,000 pounds oillMii the association. The list of, defendants with thttah ber of pounds alleged to have beta sold in violation of tne contract and the amount of damages and lawyer fees asked follows: Beaafort Connty J . D . Edmondson. Pinetope- 30.000 pounds; $1,000 damages, $300 attor neys' fees. Riley Edwards. Chocowinity, M.tW pounds: $1,000 damages, $204 attor neys' fees. Evan Woolard. Washington. 5,000 pounds; $250 damages. $150 attor neys' fees. ?' Duplin Coaaty J. W. Cottle. Wallace. 1??*? pounds; $500 damages. $. 50 attor. uey?' fees. L. W. Wood, Chinquapin. &.000 pounds; 300 damages, $150 attor neys' fees. Franklin County Jim Allen, Louisburg. 5.000 poaads. $250 damages, $100 attorneys" fees. R. L. Horton. Louisburg. 10.094 pounds; $500 damages, $150 attor neys' fees. Granville County J. F. Duncan. Berea, 10.000 ponads: $C-00 damages, $150 attorneys" fees. Hoke Coanty T. B. Dixon, Aberdeen. M.IW pounds; $1,000 damages. $300 attor neys' fees. . *V , Lenoir CmM; W. E. Forrest. KlMtrar. S0 0"? pounds; $3,000 damages. $500 attor neys' fees. Walter Taylor, Kiastoa. 10.000 pounds; $500 damages. $150 attor neys' fees. T. S pence, Klnston. 10.000 po?n W. Alston. Clerk.'sras reoatred and Sled. ??on of D. C. High. Chief of Pt> mas received md Hied. IV!' motion the following tax rate for S$Z2 *as levied. Funding bond 35 ceiitk Street Paving bonds 60 cents, u**a bonds 30 cents. Water and sew ?rage boD& 30- ccnts. General pur_ pamm fond $1.00 ? total |2.&o. ft Was t rdered x hat all taxes for 8tre? and paving &sseesments in ar rears for ISiO and 1921 be paid by De c tea be : .'th. or property be advertised uA OOlii Ob motion the positions of Night ftilWl and fire track driver were cuti?1 ?'".J at a salary of {100.00 per Month. After allowing a number of ac cents the Board adjourned WK8^IR_JOV> (R WEDDING DE UtHTKl L SIRTRJSE TO MAST - FRIENDS HERE A surprise wedding of ranch inter est M many friends here and else ?hert was that of Hiss Loretta Joy aer at Jackon. N. C.. and Mr. Buchan as Wes'.er Jr.. which occurred oi) Fri day Is Henderson at the First Metho dist Aurch. the-Rev. T. Q. Vickers, the ysstor officiating. Miss Joyner is the daughter of -Mr . sad Mrs. Hinton L. Joyner. of Jack sob, se500 damages. $150 ffts' fees. i J. K. Chilton. Mount Airy, rounds: $500 damages. $150 Beys" fees. Wlfke Cacst> H. E. Mills. Ape*. 5.000 pounds: $?5* damages. $100 attorneys' fees. E. A. Stephens. Apex. 50.000 (v-cBda; $i.S SraU?r*4 To Kir Df?nibrr 23, I>?-Ure Th?y Ar* Innon-nt. Rocky Mount. Nov. 3. ? "You all will find out in the days to come, when we will not he here but will be laying be neath the cold, cold clay, that Sydney and Eugene Gupton are innocent men." declares a signed statement issued from the F2$gecombe_ county jail at Turboro by the Gupton brothers who were convicted of murder tn the first degree in tvdgecom rv? county superior court last week and sentenced by Judge Daniels to die in the electric chair. "This is for the puhlifi. to read.'" be gins the letter written by th* two con demned men, both of whom are com paratively young. "The most of you have heard about it. and some of you heard the trial of me &BU ffly UPUIA4F, and those who were not at the trial ycu read it in the papers. jury found us guilty of murder in the first degree, which means death for both of us. The judge passed sen tence for Sydney and me to take the chair on the sad day of December 23, between the hours of 10 in the morn ing and 2 in the afternoon, when we will pass out of this world into anoth er. "There is nothing I can say to save us% for It was left Entirely up to the tweTTe men to say. But I will say this, that we have never been treated any better in all our pwn lives than, we have since we were locked up be hind the bars on July 20th until the present time. "We appreciate all the kindness of you Tarboro people, especiaUv that of the sheriff and jailer, and tonight I ask you all. before you go to bed. I ask you to make a special prayer for my dear old mother and father and also for my brother and I. We prav for everybody every night. I do not think hard of Mr. Allsbrook for the conviction of us, for that is his job. I am so glad to say that the judge that tried us is not the judge that will try us on that great judgment morning when the dead in Christ shall rise. "Then we will meet our enemies J face to face and God will be our judge, for nothing is hidden from Him. "May God bless these twelve men uho said we were guilty. May I meet them ail in Heaven some day. "Mr. George Fountain and Mr. Don Gilliam sure did work faithful to aave i oar lives, bat they could not, bat may God bless them in the days to come. "I now ask you all to come to see us. We will leave soon Tor Raleigh, *hen we will die never to return. "But you all will find out tu the days to come, when we will not be here but will be laying beneath the clod, cold clay, that Sydney ana Eugene Gupton are innocent men. "So please all of you read this, pray for us both and my dear old mother ? end father. "May God answer our prayers and1 may we all meet in Heaven some sweet day. "This is all I have to say. May God be with us till me meet again. Amen.** * XI SS WARY Tt KNEK E>TERTAI*S Miss Mfcrv Turner delightfully en tertained her Bridge Club on Hal lowe'en's Eve, Oct. 31st. The rooms mere beautifully decorated in yellow crepe paper and chrysanthemums. The color scheme for the evening was yellow and blacto.' True Hallowe'en spirit was shown in the score cards, paper napkins and favors prevail ed throughout the entire evening. After live progressions of bridge a delicious snlad course was served. Be sides the twelve regular members she had as her guests. Mrs. Herbert Dale. Mrs. H. H. Johnson. Mrs. James King. Miss Onnie Tucker. Miss Mattie \llea Miss Dnnevent. Miss Katherine Pleasants and Miss Fannie Seal. Miss Beatrice Torner made the high rmt score of the evening. ENTEKT.VIJIMEJIT AT COLLEGE *?. _______ The large audience which assem~ bled in the chapel of Louisburg Col lege Fr:*ay evening to enjoy the llr*t production of the year by the dramatic club of the college were not only pleas ed. but delighted with the entertain ment . Tho program consisted of three one-act plays. The first two numbers were in the nature of com. edv; the last n timber was serious la tone. "Converting Bruce.** or changing the woilffea hater to a woman lover, was amusingly portrayed. Misses Ruth Hopkins and Louise Taylor made most convincing college youths, and Miss Musette Winstead certainly played her part well as the charming young lady who was to convert the brute." I "Fourteen" was the delightful com edy attendant upon the difficulty of a hostess trying to avoid "13" at the ta ble, Miss Pauimp Pearson, as the distressed hostess, really did seem troubled, end Miss Xolie Hunt, as {Ar** youue debutante, acted well the part. Mies Lucy Perry BTirt. as butler, add* ed much merriment to the scene. "Jean Marie," the play that requir ed much feeling. as well as acting, was well sustained by Miss Gradie Parser, representing the young wo man trying to be w-ue to principle and yet true to herself, and by Miss ITila Morris, as Joel, trying to adapt him self to the inevitable disappointment and irony ot fate. Miss Sara John son. as the suitor who was given up for lost, but returned to And his hopes dissolve, acted the part with real feel trig." w Much credit is due Miss Kathertn? Padwick. the instructor who trained the young women. Miss Padwick'* enthusiasm, untiring energy, and su perior training for the work in dra matics is destined to bring forth much talent from her pupils ami predicts not only a year ot much benefit to them, but of much pleasure to the au diences who will be favored from time to time by entertainments givea by this club. T. W. A. MEETI>'G The Young Woman's Auxiliary of the Louisburg Baptist church met with. Miss Nannie Hall Hale, Tuesday night, October twenty-third The roll was culled and the minutes of the last meeting read and approved after which the following program was ren dered. I Prayer ? by Mrs . II. A. Kearney. I Scripture lesson. Luke 6:27,39 ? by Mrs. J. O. Newell. Hyirn: ? Help Somebody Today. Prayer ? by Mrs. J. O. Newell. We then took up the study of our home mission study "Old Trails and New." The lesson was conducted by Miss Mattie Allen with Misses Virgin ia Perry, lantha Pittman, May Coop er and Mrs. J. O. Newell assisting in. the explanation. Solo. "Give of Your Best to the Mas ter" ? by Mrs. L. L. Whttaker. Closing prayer was given by all, closing with these words: "O, Lord prepare us for whatsoever thou art preparing for us." After the meeting the hostess serv? ed delicious refreshments. The fol lowing were present: Mrs. L. L Whitaker, Mrs. H. A. Kearney. Mrs. J. O. Newell, Mrs. H. H. Hilton. Misses lantha Pittman, Virginia Per ry. Mattie Allen May Cooper, Bessie Hale. Beulah Cooper. Lucy, Baker. >'annie Hall Hale. METHODIST CHlTtCH The services next Sunday will b? the last of this conference year. A special invitation is given to attend the Sunday School at 9:45 a. m.; preaching at 11 a. tn. and the Song service at 7 p. m. The morning subject will be "He! The morning subiect will be "Hsip from Beyond the Hills": and the Mr vice of song at night will be unusually attractive, interesting and helpful OFFICIAL ELECTION VOTE For Election Held Tuesday, November 7, 1922 romUM*: Cedar Rock. i??c Kfwj IIM us im in iUT, 1H 5. u Hw 1M: Rxrrin. II C Avoa rw. 4?. Saady Ml 471 4?1 ?Tj 47) ft 471 471 47) M I OS, IWl 1W| 1M I lWi 10S; 1?S 711 71! ?i CS1 71 71 | 711 711 MS I JJ4 JJ4, S34 J33| ?4] 134 m ;n<7 im nwn??'iii?.nt? liii nn.iiii iiinuw rmk, V. F. Hlcka M; UnMni. J. B. Tkonu SM.