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ANOTHER BUSY DAY
>OR RE-COBWEBS coikt -
AT ?LOCISBl riB
Km- order Bean Disposes of Foirteei
(uses Includiift 0? Civil Case ? I
<.?od Crowd la Atteaiaace.
The Recorders Court opened for Its
second day on Monday with quite a
large crowd in attendance and the
business was handled In a moat busi
ness like manner.
Slate yb Johnnie Williams' adw,
pleads guilty, judgment suspended.
State vs Willie King, adw, pleads
guilty, prayer for judgment continued
until December 4th, 1922 ia payment
cl costs.
State vb Willie Qrissem, Illicit dia
tillitig, nolo contendere, lined >15 and
costs. '
State vs William Hockady and Ernest
King, assault, pleads guilty, judgment
suspended upon payment ot costs.
State vs Jim Davis and Tom Ftoster,
Jflray, pleads guilty, Davis fined {IS
and costs, Foster judgment suspend
ed upon payment -of costs.
State vs Corbin Blount, 1 and r, con
tinued.
?State vs Spencer Batchelor, dispos
ing Mortgaged property, guilty, fined
l"5 and costs, appeal.
State vs Sam Batchelor, cow, nol
pros.
State vs Carey Batchelor, adw, guil
ty. une (50 and costs, appeal.
State vs William Batchelor, adw,
t ? lty, fined >76 and costs, appeal,
state vs Alex May, ccw, not guilty.
_ 'tie vs Otis Scott, Was a Perry and
I. j r Harris, adw, guilty, Scott fined
S 1 u and costs. Perry and Harris judg
ment. suspended upon payment of
?costs.
Iu addition to these there was one
civil case tried.
AN APPRECIATION
The following resolutions of the
Franklin County Bi-r upon the retire
ment of Hon. C. C. Lyon rrom Uk
Bench, was unanimously ac*.pied on
Saturday, November 25th, before the
adjournment of Court
Whereas Hon. C. C. Lyon, Judge of
- the Superior Court, resident in Bladen
County, after a long and hlgnly useful
and honorable service on the Bench,
has expressed his intention of retiring
from active service January first next
rnd entering upon the retired list as
provided by the statute law of North
Carolina; and whereas, after holding
the several courts of the Fall Term in
Franklin County he is now closing his
last court with us;
The Bar of Franklin County in meet
iLg assembled wish to express public,
ly their high appreciation of Judge.
Lyon's* services to the State; |
? That the Bar of Franklin county
hold and esteem Judge Lyon to be one
of the ablest and most distinguished
Judges of the Superior Court who has
ever presided over the courts of the
State; ever fair and impartial in his
rulings, patient and courteous to the
fir and litigants and witnesses, firm
in his administration of the law and
>?t ever "Seasoning Justice with Mer.
<y" his career oJ many years has boen
a lasting good for the State and his
impress upon tt?" people wfl! long re
n ain and be cherished. _
Resolved further, that we profound
ly regret that the tttne has come for
us to part and it is with sorrow that
we realize that tie may not be expect
ed to preside over our Courts again
since he is to enter upon the retired
lift.
Resolved farther, that ire wish for
Judge Lyor. yet many years of life and
doubt not, that he will find many ways
in which to continue his .most useful
career aa a lawyer and jndlctal ad
viser to those so fortunate aa to be
associated with him; and that we wtsh
for him happiness In his remaining
years surrounded by ^Troopa of
Friends" and a contemplation of the
good he has accomplished throughout
the State.
The Clerk, the Sheriff, Court Stenog
rapher and all officers of the Coert de
sire to k>ln In these resolutions of res
pect and esteem.
Resolved further, that thsss resolu
tions be spread upon the Mlaotea of
the Court, that a copy thereof he tar
nished the FRANKLIN. TIM RS Ibr
publication, and that a copy ha hand,
ed to Judge Lyon, and % copy to the
.News-Observer.
SERVICES AT ST. PAn/8 riFHl
The Rector. Rev. W. B. Clark, will
hold regular service at St. Paal'B
church Sunday next at 11 a. m. and
7 p. m.
Morning Prayer and sermon with
Administration of the Holy I'oamn
Ir.n at 11 a. m. Evening Prayer and
sermon at 7 p. m.
A cordial I irritation la extended to
nil to attend all services.
In the afternoon at 2:M the ??
Ki '-Ration will meet to make the Every
Member Canvass ander the Fbrward
Movement now being made through
out the State.
Speaking of Christmas prwutt [
wouldn't the home town paper prove
a most acceptable gift to tat who J
Ii.ia moved aWhy from the wiaanlty
but still mains Ma Interest In what I
happen* there?
Therefore, be it Resolved:
HItJH ADVANCES
PUASIS bK#WEK>
Seeaad Fajmi Maim* !?? T? I?
tern I arellaa rMfMUan.
First cash advances running from
$18.00 to $23.00 per hudnd oo loads
of tobacco brought to U? s?i ituwi
floor* of the Tobacco G rower* Coop
entire Association la the past two
? teki have jtrn anj ociuM ter
mer* of Eastern North Carolina the
assurance of a Merry Christmas.
Association officials hare umo
ced that all giuaets of Eastern Cnro
Una "will receive Mcoad pej sen
equal to their first rash advances *p
on tobacco delivered ap to
first . It is expected that' this
will be made not later
J0Ul- I
Bright tobacco giusets of the ott
belt of Virginia and North Garoiiaa
will doable their cash receipts npoa
all tobacco delivered ap to Dcceasher
10th as sooo thereafter as some fifty
thousand checks can be made oat.
signed and mailed to the members.
The increasingly high advances paid
to cooperative growers are causing
enthusiasm among astocauoo ef
bers at many points. At the cooper
ative warehouse In SmithfieM last .
week on? load of tobacco brought over
4t3 00 per hundred cash advance. N. |
T. Oakley of Prospect Hill received
an average first payment or $:i .li per
hundred on 12CS pounds of tobacco
delivered at Apex and K. Johnson I
received J1ST.45 for a load of SW!
lOunds at the same market. R. K. j
Aikens of-Cardenas was paid a first '
advance c5f il97.0S for ?TS pounds re-'
centlr delivered at KnQuay Springs
and D.<4}. Andrews averaged tM.Tt
as fist cash utvahc? upon the uae
market .
Cash advances to coOfwra'ne grow
crs of from $15 to $1S pet hundred
have been frequent at Danville and
ctbor cooperative markets of Yi>ginaa
land mental arithmetic has fi r ? nnr
a popular pastime with some Si.Wt
growers of three States u Utejr look
forward to their seconc and thirl cash
payment from the Association .
The second legal battle of the asso
ciation began at Raleigh las-* Monday,
when the continuance of 15 le
prary restraining orders ev
members from delivering totetcro
side of the association was
before Judge C. C- Lyon a the W,
County Court H?M
The Association was repreoeated
opening day of the trial by
I * Joyner of Raleigh W l^w
I en re Levy, assistant to Aar^a Sa
of California and Janws H. Pea
?? Raleigh, against whom a iarge ar
of counsel have appeared to lev
it five of the defendants.
It now appears that a number of
cases of the Association igaiast
leged aflhtract breakers will go aa
conteslpd and 3 of the IS
in the! 18 in junction cases fi!-?d have
N|ttle<| out of court .
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H'SMK HECK CIKTIE -
The Fannie Heck Circle of Ike Wo
man's Missionary Soctecr of Lo??
j bar* Baptist chirtb met *iU Mrs.
W. L. H>arrington oa liordiy. No
vember 13th. The mnditg ns ?a
dncted by Mrs. H. A. Kearney ui
the following program was ?
Song ? I Lore to Tell The S*ory.
Scripture Leas co. 3th Cfcllhr at
Matthew.
Prayer ? Mrs. J. O.JSjartU.
Mission Study Lean
Som ? Little Brown Charrt ? the
Wild Wood.
Closing prayer ? Mrs L. L. WUi
aker.
The following ladies were pnaew:
Mesdames J. W. Perry. *. X. Fil
ler. H. A. Kearney. W. H. A lie*. L.
L. Whitaker. W. L Thar-rtugtaBL J.
O. Newell. Visitors. Men Mat He Kl*.
rwLHE of tin ??ur$ an
nrm?
Oe arcoaht of the K>*irupal Be rear
the Woman "a (lab ?4U bm at tto
Star 1 Katr* * ndni adaj ? i i'i fee.
tfaad of lVway Bonhc. at 11
o'clock. Peeeaaber (th. An "itn ef
the town are cordially MM.
MRS. O. M. RAM. 9k>.
The ladies of the
will o*e
of Dec. Cth. at mtrrrm .dark i
'plendid
Chrtataaas gMTa. at
Otnaer will he a?i irt mm
7th. from 1J to J. A i
la e -steaded to all.
"TO Til mills OF LM1SHK
BurnsT ciriri is? to rat L
lirnSTS or TA* UTU /
ASSOCIATION V I
Next Suday.
clot OM at tkt
p 4ifu em la by Ikt B
tuts of tkis Suit. TW Imm of
Olrtp trt still ncaok. If
of NgnkiCarotiu iiLLiri f
Ik* kail bfUos* aoUmrf Ikat
oa tMr >k<n? to tLm T5
asipalin two ??*? xk tkey
will acconplisk a test taU *41 as.
lr?Ht tkc world. Bu win tkey *?
?r Tkal rttanaj to 1
csa do It. tf tker will.
to a dollars .
11 ttoi to trse. tka Nottk Cai iiH? j
Rifiiau kan ma ?????! tecow tf I
UMJMUH. If ttey u> give oa-|
ty a tatke of tkttr isoat to MmM
okjccts. tkn wosld (In tkis v?sr tlV
OMO. So far Uty ktn sot j? i is
eked oat mill? . bwt itotkrr kalf ail- 1
lioa tkn week will pwc tVa wall kt.|
yoed ike mllUo* Bark. This is
OM rest More tkaa is seeded to :
tke barest iirminn asd
diisl i r &? wits okiects
tke proceeds of tke Campaign. :
State. Hose aad Ftra(i . 1
TViam llle On>'l?I'. CVista^ Ed- 1
acatJoaL CM IBatsten Relief ?
Entfkib.
la every nook aad coraer of- Xortk
Carolisa tkts week, and all over tke
Sowtk. tke tajtkfal pastors, tke loyal
bywem. tke elect Uibcs aa .J mlMi
yosax people ot tke Baptist ckarckee
are kn? tkeir best to carry tketr peo
ple -ifcrer tke To? " la suxt cases
tkey aire well orgaaiaed aad iraaated
for tkis task.
Ewrr Baptist la Xortk CaroOsa is
asked u> give tke waaey e^arra*eat of
at least oe? day s w\jr* to iter Or
rtasajrf at Tknaat Tille as a tkaxk
oC?na? daring tke Ttant^irjg ?a.
vs?i. Tkis skoatM be ??t direct M
T?(SS?rtr F. B. llaainci. TVffiU
tke ckarck tnaanrs. Tkis
offering will dwbtksa $a
J1M.M aad greatly keip tk? a!t
retaltot tke tTampjJga
I Vfi see to h tkat eack ou of cs
I <a\ ig wry best. AiJ oar St-st
?uk sore tkaa tS? grriag of cv
B?US tke gxytac of acU,
Ntke oar prayers, au ike pr
Afirr jnVn dose _TO?r best. Ml
Sqtkere by idldk tKai of tke joys -~t '
b?iBg tkat ciMUu vow tkruagk sac-"
?rileeS^ i\
Mr r<vS,s tkat 1
every an>ir of owr
-do kas beat at tkts cradtl keif**
,tt? tot Baptist is Tar River .U*
aatfea skalL kan a worthy part a
tke (rat 75 Milhnt r~*T~
w ill etch cksrek is Tkr River As
I
"" ?? later tku Dee. 5.
PrajTrtaUr aad aSvrtfcasarety.
JOHN ARCHIE SklVKK
ULiius nni.nn wris
ts rei mu mm
Eflkina. S. C-. Sw. 3 -Ii a
J-fTkT r.V _
iW Sott Bowl <
.lWj was wrt m
jta? Ik* wwfTJwm TW
A. C
<* Ob
ti?
Mm* or reiascate
? si? Ullty is not
utare. Ex
nt. If o?w |
>U of iM? of
ail muir ]
Un fceroam^earabie tf |
r--k?d aot l?pt?l- to|
?r ?ri ixurat at U?e rate of i
oil |xr rnea oc Mch
?ran Lb* *xzr ud premium was doe.
1W iMll.i of IV takM to
l*siriscf yolms shoald b? of |
aim* to et-xmce
? ffi i rjc tret*, tabrnmloeu and otk? I
?wm crouae a risk is to Iob*?
*y ?f tit*. X pertjaeat teatare of all |
policies is the
Mai *?aMtay of the jmrnl.
?i of tW agt at Tkkk this occars.
Oat of vbe foar aad a half
a *fco were x-htWt engaged in ,
tk* ?. '? t~ > ry aad stnl (eras of the
ad Stues danag tk< World War.
tV.?T catajith bare kept their
In its
Mm t r' Asras S. l?l. the Uaited Stat-,
ftemss w?^i to fwr ex
T-.iT ssferiag tram serrioe in
rwiWi?. tV opportunity to
tier tasaraace policy as
?ek- of p?blic poIkt. thr re<jaire
H of loratst of tv?rl pr?Biaas
K tkr rat of tif risk dur
??* period preEumns co the policy
Persots in pood
i rai r?issat? withost the sv*y
tesck preBiasa other t?.?i
dat it tnoe naatb.
Hi i ?' biuU for the sLatesen:
of pfc* s*a: coAcruoa aad fall infortaa
teaa r-J-w fc> refaetatejseat of ia
f. tae relative Talaes ui ad
res of Tarioss forrss of Gore.ii
Hfctw ?tici st-semoe met
are 4: lihuty to take o?t_ will be fur
' ?iA- - ^ Ute Y(unu Bweaa upon
to these
OOm Of the C- S. Veterans"
?iswsi. Aliea BaildiT.f Rik^h. X. C.
*?TTI K C0T10>
RajesgiL. ? Whit* ii?* his
iea bo Vet sp u ti? Sftiverj of eot
to tkf Vrti Oupij rocn coop.
oiUKk !iw uuftcst iuc?ana
:1a: >iiK irt ?lr?dy made to
?uMt mhn to (no* bKi<( cotton
:?n y?sr.
klvf V*= lfci<5e tint
I*. R Y. Wiater*. onus swd sjwc
mia ?nk tie Sii? Eq?ia?! Su
ds. t* tar tcs tbcKOid twsbels of
ijjtowi SffC *tic4 will >e sold to
~J| ?> I n c< ike A59W1U10I. Tb?s*
via Sf disi7it?t?i so as to se
re* tW resjlts u4 is < part of
i* ntHJJj oApujs to iKprm-e ifcf
fcctoa (tv * lij; tasisess a Oar
N?bC( t^webm tins a s*vor d ad_
n? raM W Pt<?t<r li on
aU mif ap to [V?eaiivr 1
: fipi< to Kna il? latter
fut <f tkf scatK Kat tbere is still
it >s kH* to nar.
MR- BABTLETT SPEAKS
TO HEETIX. OF ( HAXBFR <rT |
CWDKWF.
Tflh ?# KTMtafn fai Beroiaini? Mem
Wn %i Eftdl Carolina Chamber of
C tmmmti ? Aiotkfr Meeting Called
^?r Hoaday
The Louisburg Chamber of Com
merce met in accordance with the call
of Secretary T. W . Ruffin on Monday
aight at the Courthouse w,lth. several
members present. The object of the
meeting was to receive a proposition
from Mi. Bartlett. of Golds boro, Sec
retary of the East Carolina Chamber
of Commerce relative to becoming a
member of the larger body for the
general upbuilding of our community
and particularly at present for the
control of the Boll Weevil, by a sys.
tern of battles tc& his destruction, and
for diversified farming making ready
to protect ourselves against the dam
ace ke will surely do. Mr. Bartlett
wax a most interesting speaker and
presented a very necessary phase of
work for the protection of the finan
cial interest of the farmers of Eastern
Carolina.
Owmg to the fact that a rcpresenta
Ovnng to the fact that a rep
resentative number of the mem
bers of the local Chamber were not
[present, it was decided to call an
other meetihg for next Monday night,
December 4th. at the Court House to
take further action on this suuject. At
this meeting Secretary Ruffin informs
us some important action will be ta
ken negnroing hotel accommodations
for the many tourists that are now
showing a desire to stop over here at
night en route North or South over the
VTarrenton short route.
This will be an important meeting
and every person in Louisburg. man
ior woman, who ha^ the interest of the
'town at heart should be out.
o s
SECOND ADVAM E OF A BALE
WILL BE MAllE TO MEMBEKS
?> 1?E( I MBKK liTM
| Our board of directors has decided
to make The second adva.n?e, amount, j
1 ing to $25 a bale, to members, on De
cember 15th. This advance will ap*
ply only on cotton delivered, oa or be
ifbre Dscfhor 1st. Cotton delivered
after December 1st will have to wait
until later for a second advance.
The board of directors is giving
careful attention to the problem of
?selling our cotton in an orderly man
ner. and will have expert gu:dance in
this important undertaking. Our di
rectors realize that the cotton deliv
ered to our association is placed in
their hands for sale as a 'sacred trust,
and are not unmindful of the big res
iponsibility that has been placed upon
them.
The directors, all of whom are mem
bers of our association and all of
whom were elected by members of our
association, expect to sell cotloiT when
ever the market seems auspicious;
and at the proper time they will make
report to our members. ? N. C. Cot
ton Grower.
CHALLENGES CO| STY FOR/ BlCi
h<m; \
[ Mr. Z. L. Cheavee. Proprietor
Big Branch Farm, about five mil^s
south of Louisburg was in our offic
[Wednesday and informed the editci
that he challenges the entire countV
i to produce a bigger hog than he has]
[HI* bog. so he inform? us, measures
?even feet and six inches around his
body and eight feet and nine inches
| from tip to tip. and he is being guess
led at 1.000 pounds.
I This is quite a big hog and proves
that Mr. Cheaves is an excellent hog
raiser as we41 as farmer.
IKS. HOM.ES F.NTERTHNS
. So v. 23. Mrs. J. A. Hod
entertained the Edwin Fuller
ih. IffTs. B. T. Holden, president
ov the clnb being absent the meeting
*b*s railed to order by the vice-presi
M. Mrs J W Mann.
Alter the reading of the minutes an
tnU I iliag program was ren lered on
the subject "Woman's Part in Poli.
Ues-~ There were two papers bear
'feag am this subject, the first was on
B. Anthony by Mrs. Hodges,
the second "*Tbe New Freedom, or
Suffrage" by Mlas Yow.
the reading of the two pa
Petty of the College faculty
icart a vocal solo, "<2ood ntght, little
irrt. good night " by L*cy. Miss Ruth
Hi!I played a bright little pi mo solo.
price. ~ Mrs. K. K. Allen read a
ear rent topic on "Prohibition."
A ffcer the program a ?alao course
and coffee were served, also excel
lent doughnuts, mints, and salted nuts.
TLe souvenir napkins were decorate<l
wtth pin area suggestive of the Thanks
civisg season and attractive tittle gob
hler favors contained the srflted nuts.
The next meeting will be held Dec.
7. with Mrs. 8 A. Newell.
EriSTOrAL RAZAAK
TV annual Bazaar of the Episcopal
CVurrh will be held Tuesday, Dec. 5.
between the hours of IV and 4. They
will have all klndf of fancy work,
samdwirhe*. home isds candy, and
rahes for sale. The public is cor
dially tsvited . '
CO OPERATIVES WW
COMPLETE VICTORY
IN SUPERIOR COURT
Judge Lyon Denies Motions for
Renewal and Continues
Injunctions ~~
TH1S WILL EJTD MATTER
LTTIL HIC.H COURT ACTS
Decision Heani that Each of 115 De
fendants Named In Salts Moat De
lend Themselves in Wake Superior
I'onrt Unless they Settle Outside
Court
Complete victory on all points at la
sue was won yesterday by the Tobacco
Growers Cooperative Association when
Judge C. C. Lyon, sitting as a court
of equity in Wake County Superior
Court where the association has insti
tuted suits against 125 of Kb mem
bers, denied all motions for removal *
of the actions to the home counties of
the defendants ani} continued until the
final hearing all tenrpcmrfy restrain
ing orders enjoining defendants from
making further deliveries outride of
The association. Association officials
iuterpiet the victory as-Meaning that
there will be no further breaches of
contrr.ct in the delivery o? Ihe 1922
v.rop.
Judge I.yoil's decisions, which fol
lowed two days of argument with the
association's attorneys holding almost
undisputed sway yesterday, are ex
pected to settle ihe validity of the as
sociation's contracts and the act of
the 1921 General Assembly under
which the organization was chartered
ur>ty> the Supreme Court sh-il pass
on the questions sometime nexv spring.
The test is the second which the asso
ciations has met in .N'orth Carolina
courts and two former cases, arising
in Nash and Edgecombe counties which
were decided in favor of the associa
tion by Judge Frank A. Daniels have
i already been appealed to the Supreme
| Court.
Yesterday's decision on removal, un
less Judge Lyon be reversed by Judge
E. H. Cranmer who succeeds him in
this district on January 1, or some
other judge subsequently assigned to
the district, means that unless they
settle out of court each of the 125
members of the association from about
50 counties in the State who are de.
fendants in damage suits will have to
' have issues of fact raised by them
! tried before a Wake County jury. In
addition to the purely legal question
ol the constitutionality of tue co-op
erative marketing act in this State,
virtually all defendants who have filed
answers in the suits have raised ques
tions of breach of contract by the as
sociation itself, the association s man.
agement of its affairs and fraud in tho
procurement of signatures to con
tracts.
Fight For Removal
Strenuous efforts to have trials trans
ferred to counties of defendants for
the convenience of witne'8Beo wero
made Monday by Albion Dunn and F.
C. Harding, both of Greenville, and a
motion to remove as a matter cf right
on the ground that the action sought
the recovery of personal propcfty was
argued at the same time by A. L.
.Brooks, of Greensboro, W. D. Mer
jrltt and L. M. Carleton, both of Rox
bcro, while numerous other ;ittorney?
expressed their intention to make ?im.
liar motions if "tho cat should jump
that way." However, Judge Lyon rul
ed with the association In Its conten-.
tions that trial of all the cases would
eliminate needless duplication and. un
necessary traveling and time spent in
court on the part of the association's
officers and that the main relief sought
Is. not the recovery of property but
the fulfillment of contract obligations.
SOVIET RUSSIA AND K EM A LINTS
A STRONU PAIR
Working Hand in Hand at La?Mii?i
Peac? Meeting Brltlnh and KreneH
Show Disposition to Rej?et 1M.
mandn by Russians
I^aiisanne, Nov. 28. ? Ruasia ^und
Turkey, working together, ar?3 expect
ed to make a strong pair at Lausanne
and other delegates to the near east
conference are wondering what affect
the combination will have.
British and French circles show a
disposition to reject the demands for
warded by the Russian delegation in
jsisting that Russia be heard not only
I in the Dardanelles diacunmon but on
| all questions. It is pohite4 oat that
Russia has signed a peace treaty with
Turkey and that therefore there is no
reasonable basis for her demand that
she participate in the general deliber
ations on a settlement between Greece
and Turkey on one hand, and Turkey
and the allies on the othtr.
Nevertheless whatever mar bft Iho
decision of the conference it M fcppar.
enfc there will be no disposition to shut
Rusaia. It Is recognized that ao many
problem? are part and parcel t*-ft aet
tlement of the straits control tlqp that
Russian participation In ttkis angle
will Inevitably mean the MHWM
of the MooqOw delegate* with other
Important questions.
? ^ ^
Since there are no cuaa word* la
the Japanese lanfuafe, bow <Q
dlacuaa winter? ' ,