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LOCISBCKG, N. &, 1 RIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1?B4
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1,000,000 EXTRA VOTES
LAST OF THE EXTRA OFFERS TO BE
GIVEN
Next Week To End Con
test; The Present Stan
ding of Contestants Is
Close And Any of Them
May Be Winners; Your
Friends Need Your Help
Now.
Announcement of the prize ballot
offer beginning Monday December 8th
and ending Saturday night December
13th has proved - boon to the ener
getic Salemanshlp Club Members. The
offer is as follows: To the member
laving to their credit the
i.-'-gest amount of money turned in
.? subscriptions since the beginning
c 1 ? '19 campaign \ip to next Saturday
December 13th will be awarded
a 1 . ? Ballot good for 1,000,000 votes.
I hto \ Jtes will be added to the~stand
ing of uk member winning it to apply
on the Winning of the prizes. Postive
assurance is given the members that
next week which will be the last
week of the contest that nothing ex
tra will be offered, and it will be to
the members advantage to see all
their friends this week so as to get
their subscription In time to count
on the prize ballot offer.
The race at the present time is close
and it is highly probable the winning
votes will be secured this week. All
the members seem to be out to break
all records this week in point of sub
scriptions. and no d^oubt a veritable
Hood of subscriptions will pour into
campaign headquarters Saturday
night.
BARAl A-PHILATHEA UXION MEETS
TheBaraca Philathea Union met
with the classes at Sandy Creek, No
n-ember the 8th and 9th, 1924.
Saturday evening at 7:45 o'clock the
first session began with devotional
conducted by Mr. G. M. Burnette who
read a part of the second chapter of
Luke. A number of prayers were of
fered in behalf of our union. Good
music was rendered by the local choir
and the congregation. A report on
the best work of the class was given
by the classes represented. Some of
the helpful things to a class Is to
pay good attention to the teacher and
always ready to answer questions. To
build a class stress lnllsting. We
should ever be mindful of the sick.
To bring Inspiration to a class send
delegates to the State Convention.
Sandy Creek Baracas and Phllath
eas know how to do things so at this
time we were Invited to the nearby
school building where a social hour
was much enjoyed.
Sunday morning the devotional was
conducted by Mr. O. B. West. Rev. O
W May In words of welcome urged the
young people to continue their hope
for the glory of God and the good of
their fellow man. Response by Mr.
White of Bunn. Roll call and reading
of reports Bhowed there were sixteen
classes represented. A pin from the
Sandy Creek Sunday school was pre
sented to Miss Alberta Aycocke for
reading the inujst verses in a certain
time.
Rev. G. W. May introduced Hon. K.
A. Pittman, who delivered the address
of the morning. He Baid the supreme
motive of Baraca and Philatheaa Is
to bring lost souls into the kingdom
of God and train them tor christian
service. To Instill Into the mind the
Importance of salvation, then go" out
for the other felolw.
Committees were appointed.
Adjourned for dinner.
Sunday afternoon a report of the
last State Convention at Reldsville
waa given by Mrs. R. T. Purnell.
The Franklin County Union won the
loving cup at the last State Conven
tion.
Frankllnton Junior Baraca Class
*U admitted Into the Union.
The Judges awarded the banners to
the White Level Junior Phllateha Class
and the Pearces Baraca Class.
The next meeting will be held with
the classes at Justice In May 1925.
FOREST JOYOffiSR, Pres.
MR8. J. F. MITCHINER, Sec'y.
waST, forest defeats mh;ih
Btrmo
Wake Forest Senior* defeated
the lioulsburc High School basket ball
team In the Graded school gymnasium
oa Wsdneeday night la a score or U
and JO. The playing was lively through
oat an del though the Loelsburg team
k>*t It made a good fight.
FORTY MILLION FOR
EDUCATION & CHARITY
James B. Duke Makes Big
Benefaction; Six Millions To
Trinity if it Will Change
Name To Duke University
Charlotte, Dec. S. ? Eclipsing all of
his previous benefactions, James B.
Duke, Charlotte's most noted citizen
and perhaps the state's wealthiest
man, tonight announced gifts and en
dowments for educational and chari
table purposes totaling $40,000,000.
First on the list of benefactions Is
a program for the establishment In
North Carolina of a Duke University
with . a provision that by changing
Its name Trinity College at Durham
may "Become the' object of this befiefac
tion. Under the provision Trinity,
institution of higher learning Bup.
ported by the two Methodist confer
ences of the state would become Duke
university with a gift of six million
dollars and an annual Income of 32
per cent of th? total Income of the
$40,000,000 trust estate established by
Mr. Duke in his action here tonight.
AT ^KTHODIST CHURCH
We expect to have with us next
Sunday 11 a. m., a visiting minister
from Trinity College, Durham, N. C.
We trust all the college students, the
(acuity and all our church members
and friends of our church will come
out to hear the distinguished speaker.
We had a good day last Sunday
both at the Sunday school hour and
the church services. Two united with
our church, Mrs. George Wilson and
P P. Evaaa.- Our regular choir sang
beautifully for us at the morning
hour, and some of our college students
delighted us with their singing at the
night service.
We hope ou,r friends in the county
will attend our great services next
Sunday.
O. W. DOWD, Pastor.
MISS ELSIE WILSON BRIDE
OF HARVEY W. JETTON, JR.
Member of Faculty of the City Schools
Weds Young Charlotte Business Man
Special to Franklin Times
The marriage of Miss' Elsie John
ston Wilson and Mr. Harvey Wash
ington Jetton, Jr., was solemnized Fri
day evening at 7 o'clock In the home
of Mr. J. J. Austin, 1321 Bast Fourth
street, Rev. C. B Mashburn officiat
ing.
The vows were spoken before an
Improvised altar of palms and ca
thedral candles. The Impressive ring
ceremony was used.
Preoedlng the lcremony Miss
Mary Davis sang "At Dawning," ac
companied by Miss Thelma Paxton.
The Wedding march was played by
Mio? Paxton, who also played "Souve
nir" during the ceremony.
There were no attendants.
The bride was lovely in a brown
ensemble suit, mid-season hat and
iiccessorlcs to match. She wore a
corsage boquet of brides' roBes and
EWansonla.
The bride is a daughter of Mrs.
Sallle Gill Wilson, Doulsburg, N. C.,
and was graduated from EaBt Caro
lina college In 192? and since that
tl?ne has been teaching in the Char
1< tte schools. She has made many
friends with the faculty and student
body. She is a young woman of bright
Intellect and attractive, winning per
sonality.
Mr. Jetton Is the son of Mr. and
M?-s. H. W. Jetton, of Llncolton. He
Is a young man of pleasing personali
ty and sterling character and holds
a responsible position with Re Ik Bro.
thers in Charlotte.
Mr. and Mrs. Jetton left Immediately
after the ceremony for northern points.
Announcement cards reading as fol
lows have been Issued:
Mrs. Sallle GUI Wilson announces
the marriage of her daughter Elsie
Johnston to Mr. Harvey Washington
Jetton, Jr., on Friday, December the
fifth nineteen hundred and twenty
four Charlotte, (forth Carolina.
MI. IN BODDIE EUTF.KTAINH
On Friday evening December fifth,
Mian Lucy Clifton Boddle, delightfully
entertained the Loulibgri High School
aenlora at her horn* on Mala street
ProfreaalT* rook waa played at At*
table*. A box of mlnta waa preaented
to Mlaa Annie Parry Neal for harlot
made the hlgheat acore. Than dellcl
oua refreahmenta war* aerrad.
The rueata upon departing declared
Mlaa noddle a moat pleaalnr hoeteaa.
i 1ST OF NOMINEES |N THE "SALESMANSHIP
CLUB" AND VOTES ACCEPTED
FOR PUBLICATION
If your name is in the list get busy. If not send it in
now.
Mrs. N B. Tucker, Louisburg 45,600
Joe D. ^upton, Route, fl, Louisburg 97,750
Miss Zena Bobbitt, Route 4, Lonisburg 97,900
Miss Alice Harris, Loottburg 75,000
Miss Marie Meade, Louisburg 97,850
Miss LUIie Harper, Route 6, Louisburg 97,800
Mr. Br ire Sturdavent, Route 4, Louisburg 98,000
Mrs. F. B. Leonard, Louisburg 97,500
Miss Grace Harris Ronte 5, Louisburg 20,000
Miss Marion Hawks, Louisburg 20,000
W. A Shearon, Franklinton 97,450
Miss Bessie- Hudson, Youngsville 20,000
Mrs. E. C. Sexton, Route 2, Spring Hope, 97,650
Mrs. G. T. white, Bonn, 97,900
F. C. Ayscue, Route 1, Youngsville 20,000
Miss Mamye White, Franklinton, 20,000
GIBBONS SCORES
ANOTHER VICTORY
Wins Technical Knockout Ov?r
Kid Norfolk In Sixth Round
of Battle
New York, Dec. 9. ? Tommy Gibbons
St. Paul light-heavyweight, scored a
technical knockout ovor Kid Norfolk,
of Baltimore In the sixth round of
what was carded to be a 16-rouniI
match at Madison Square Garden here
tonight. The end came after 55 sec
onds of fighting in the sixth round.
Gibbons made a quick job of his
negro opponent, cutting- him up badly
and then delivering the finishing
blow which rendered Norfolk too
| helpless to continue and the re(ar?9
stopped the bout. Norfolk was onfhe
floor three times before the fight
ended. Except for a bloody nose,
Gibbons showed no effects of the
fight.
Norfolk was the first to enter the
ring. He had to wait several minutes
before Gibbons arrived to the ac
companiment of a teerlfic ovation. The
weights: Gibbons, 174 3-4, and Nor
folk 171 3-4.
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S
FAMOUS EXPERIMENT IS
NOW BRANDED AS MYTH
Boston, Dec. 8. ? Benjamin Frank
lin's famous experiment with a kite
during a thundershower. causing a
shock through a key at the end of a
string, was declared a myth that had
taken its place with Wishington's axe
and cherry tree and William Tell's
apple and arrow, in an address today
by Professor Alexander McAdie, di
rector of the Blue Hill Observatory.
"A coroners Jury would have been
holding an Inquest over Franklin's
remains the next day, if he had per
formed the experiment as popular his
tory has it," the scientist said.
Professor McAdie, In the course of
his discussion of lightning, said that
Franklin, while perhaps the first to
suggest the identity of lightning with
an electric discharge, was the first
clearly to set forth the fact that cer
tain clouds are electrically charged
and that the discharge, or lighning
Is to be regarded In all respects as
the discharge of a large condenser.
GETS 60 GALLON STILL
Constable J. A. Bledsoe reports the
capture of a complete still outfit on
Sunday night near Ransdell's chapel
In Harris township while it was in
operation. The still Is estimated to
be of 60 gallon capacity and about
200 gallons of beer and 3 1-2 gallon*
of whiskey were destroyed. Parties
were seen to leave and the of
ficers Identified several of
them. Constable Bledsoe was assist
ed by Constable H. C. Ayscue and of
ficer C. E Pace.
MR. M. McKlNNE ENTERTAINS
Mr. Malcolm McKlnne entertained
a number of his friends at a birthday
?upper on Thursday night of last
week. After partaking of a most de
llclously appetizing menu, a pleasant
evening was spent by quite a number,
whose privilege It was to be present
Mr. McKinne wins the leclpient bf
many hearty congratulations and best
(rlshej tor many returns of the oc
casion.
SANTA CLA IIS VISITS LOUISBUM
To the great delight of a large nam.
ber of children old Santa Claus rlalt
id IjOulaburg on last Saturday. Re
Iras accompanied on his trip arond
the streets by a large number of llUle
boys and girls who were Imbued wttk
tfcs Christmas spirit
DESTROYS LOT OF BEER
Franklin's New Sheriff Mak
ing It Costly For Moonshin
ers
Sheriff Frank W. Justice reports
the destruction of three lots of beer
and containers in the county the past
week.
The frist two lots were destroyed
on Saturday afternoon and contained
about 800 gallons. One of these was
found on -Long Br?? "ear the river
in Harris township, aha iuc other lot
on a spring branch nearby. He was
accompanied on the raid by Constable
James A. Bledsoe and Mr. J. E. Tho
mas
On Monday afternoon he destroyed
about 400 gallons within about one
and a half miles of Frankllnton, to
the east He was assisted in the raid
by Constables James" A. Bledsoe and
H. C. Ayscue and Mr. J. E. Thomas.
On Tuesday Sheriff Justice destroy
ed three barrels at low wines on the
old Henry Clifton place in Youngs
vllle township. He was assisted on
this raid by Constable Bledsoe. Messrs
John Young and J. E. Thomas.
NEW FARM AGENT ARRIVES
Mr. Cole Savage, the new Farm |
Demonstration Agent for Franklin ,
County arrived in Louisburg Friday j
and took up his duties. Mr. Savage is
from Alabama and comes highly rec- 1
ommended as a most efficient man j
in his Work. He is especially anxious i
to meet the farmers of the county j
and discuss the many farm problems (
and render any assistance he can. j
As he expresses it "I am here and
vant the farmers to use me when,
eyer they can."
We feel confident that Mr. Savage
w ill be of great service to the farm
ers of the county and therefore to all
the interests here. We hope all "*111
give Mr. Savage a fair chance to make
the work most vuluable to the coun
ty.
MILLIONS (ilVEN IN
RECENT MONTHS
Notable benefactions for educational,
religious and charitable purposes
within the paHt few years Include the
following:
John D. Rockefeller $575,000,000
Andrew Carnegie 350,000,000
Henry C. Frlck 85,000,000
Milton S. Hershey 60,000.000
James B. Duke - 40,000.000
Mrs. Russell Sage 40,000,000
John W. Sterling 20,000,000
Mrs. S. V. Harkness 9,000,000
G?o. Foster Peabody 8,465,000
Lotta Crabtree 4,000,000
PROMISES STEAMER LINE FRO*
BALTIMORE TO NORTH CAROLINA !
Baltimore, Dec. 10.? {establishment ,
of a new ship line between Baltimore!
and North Carolina points has been j
promised by Mason I* Weems Willi.'
amV president of the Baltimore and J
Carolina Steamship Company, as a re- j
suit of the conference here yesterday
between a party of North Carolina
business men and members of the
Baltimore Association of Commerce.
The establishment of such a line
was urged by the North Carolina dele
gation, the member* declaring that
Virginia ship lines and certain rail
roads ara discriminating against ship
pers of their state.
Plans were laid by the Carolina
delegation to hare the legislature of
that state authorise a M. *00.000 bond
Issue to erect terminals tor the pro
posed line at Wilmington and New
Bern. A committee of five members
B t the Baltimore Association of Com
merce la to be aamed to ooopervt* la
the plan with a line with k J Ike com
mittee of North Carolinians. The ho
lies will confer within a raw days
ro CLOSE FRIDAY I9TH
OPEN AGAIN TUESDAY
JANUARY SIXTH!
Louisburg Tobacco Market To
^Observe Christmas ; Good
Sales and Splendid Prices
Prevail
The closing and opening dates for
the tobacco warehouses for the Christ
mas holidays have been announced.
The auction warehouses will close on
Friday. December 19th. 1924 and will
open again on Tuesday January 6th.
1925. The cooperative warehouse will
close on Friday, December 19th and
will open again on Monday January
5th. 1925.
Quite a nice lot of the golden weed
has been sold and delivered on the
local market the past week and es
pecially satisfactory prices have been
the result. The prices are still holding
good and the demand for all grades
remain strong.
Get your tobacco ready and bring
it on to Louisburg.
MISS NASH GIVEN
VERDICT OF $6,000
Jury Decides Against Dr. Roys
ter In Negligence Case After
26 Hours
Miss Mary White Nash, minor daugh >
ter of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Nash, of
Franklin County, was Friday awarded I
a verdict of $6,000 by a Wake County!
Jury in her $25,000 malpractice suit
against Dr. Hubert A. Royster, promi
nent Raleigh surgeon.
The suit based on the alleged neg
ligence of Dr. Royster in leaving the
case in the hands of his assistant. Dr
T. E .Wllkerson, following an opera
tion on August 21, 1921, for an infec
tion above the knee. Dr. Royster ad
mitted leaving the case in order to
attend the Mayo clinic in Rochester
Minn., but insisted that the case was
left in entirely cou.. ^etent hands and
that the recovery was better than is
usually the case in operations of
similar character.
The plaintiff alleged that she has
been maimed for life and that due
j to improper treatment it was nec
essary for her to have another opera
tion performed by Dr. Hugh Thomp
son Dr. Royster, who has been presi
dent of several medical societies in
this section of the country, offered a
large number of fellow physicians
who testified in accordance with the
contentions of the defendant. How
ever. the jury evidently accepted the
physical condition of the plaintiff in
preference to expert testimony.
The jury rcceivod the case at 11:40
Thursday mori.irg and rendered its
verdict at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon.
I*, was reported thatdisagreement as
to whether any damages at all should
beawarded resulted ifv. a substantial
reduction in the amount some of the
jury wanted to give.
The case was first tried in Frank
lin County in 1923, that trial, which
was held before Judge Thomas H.
Calvert, resulted in a mistrial, the
jury standing ten for damage land
two against damages. Later Judge
Henry A. Grady, on motion of the
defendant removed the case to Wake
County "for the convenience of wit
nesses and in the interest of justice."
An appeal was uoted yesterday and
the case will probably be argued in
the Supreme Court next March. Judge
Horton refused to allow physicians
testifying for Dr. Royster to state
whether or not is customary for
physicians to leave patients under
similar circumstances and he charged
the Jury that if Dr. Royster left the
case in charge of Dr. Wilkerson there
by became the agent of Dr. Royster,
rendering the latter liable for any
negligence of the former.
Miss Nash was represented by Ben
T. Holden and Will Warborough, of
Louisburg. and J. W. Bailey, of Ral
eigh; R'. B. White, of Wake Forest;
E. H Malone. of Louisburg, and R. N.
Simms and General Albert L. Cox, of
Raleigh, appeared for the defendant.
? News and Observer.
MUSICAL CONCERT AT CENTER
VIILE
The orchestra from Louisburg Col
lege will give a delightful program at
Centerville school building Wednes
day night December 17, 1924. This is
a rare opportunity for all lovers of
music. The Ladles Club will serve re.
rreshments. Come and buy your sup
per.
Proceeds go to Centerville Baptist
shurch.
RABBIT CHASE
Quitea good bit of excitement was
moused In Lftalsbnrg Tuesday when
regular annual rabbit chase til
lad on the streets of Louisburg. Soso*
>ne turned loose a rabbit on Main
itreot near the o??urt bouse square aad
bo riM began with fully a hundred
md fifty people trailing along sad
vhoopfng him up.
NINE CASES
BEFORE RECORDER
NEW PROSECUTING
ATTORNEY, W. M.
PERSON ACTING
Elijah Hargrove, With Seven
Gallons Whiskey In Home
Found Not Guilty Possession
of Spiritous Liquors; Some
Cases Continued
Franklin County Recorders Court
convened Monday morning with Mr.
W. M. Person, Prranklin's new prose,
cuting attorney representing the State
assisting Judge G. M. Beam in the
handling of the cases before the court.
The one case that attracted much
attention was that of Elijah Hargrove,
in whose home the officers found and
seized under a search warrant, ^aven
gallons of whiskey, was found not
guilty of any violations of the law for
the possession of spiritous liquors.
The whiskey being in court and no
provision made for its return to the
home of the negro from which the
officers seized it. the court ordered
it destroyed.
The cases disposed of Monday were
as follows:
State vs Atlas Smith, nuisance,
guilty, judgment suspended upon pay
ment of costs.
8tate vs Atlas Smith, oai, nolo con
tendere, 12 months on roads, execu
tion not to issue until further orders
of the court upon payment of $25 fine
I and coBts.
State vs Sam Perry, psl. guilty, judg
ment suspended upon payment of
costs.
State vs Charles Williams. I and r,
continued to Monday December 15.
State vs Elijah Hargrove, psl, not
guilty.
State vs Willie Pearce, adw, guilty,
fined $10 and costs
State vs Wllile Pearce. nuisan-e,,
pleads guilty, judgment suspended
upon payment of costs
State vs A. W. Carter, disposing of
\ mortgaged property, continued to first
I Monday in January, 1925.
I State L^wis Thorn.. Jj\, fraud,
continued to Monday December 15.
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AMONG THE VISITORS
SOME YOU KSOVf AM) SOME TOD
DO SOT KSOW.
Pergonal Items About Folks And
Their Friends Wlio Trttel Her*
And Tliere.
I Mr. M. S. Davis went to N'ushvllla
Tut-aday.
? ?
Mr. A. R. House, of Zebulon, was a
visitor -to Louisburg Tuesday.
? ?
Mr. L. R'. Jackson, of Apex, waa a
I visitor to Louisburg Wedensday.
* ?
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Williams, of Ral
eigh, was in Louisburg Wednesday.
? ?
Mr. Frank Davis, of Richmond, Vx.
1 was a visitor to Louisbhrg this week.
? ?
Mrs. Jewell Burch, of Raleigh, visit
ed Mrs. Fred 13. Leonard Wednesday.
? ?
Mr. W. C. Dixon, of Rocky Mount,
was a visitor to Louisburg the past
week.
? ?
Mrs. S. J. Edens left Tuesday to
spend a few days with her daughter
in Farmville.
? ?
Supt. E. C. Ferry and Messrs Paul
Reasiey and J. L. Palmer went to
Hafc'ph on business Tuesday.
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Mr. T. W. Watson returned the past
week from New York where he un
derwent an operation. His friends are
delighted to know he is improving.
A DELIGHTFUL RECITAL
The song recital of Mrs. F\ K. Law- j
son in the Winner Theatre on laat "
Thursday evening was attended by
a very attentive and appreciative au
dience. Mrs. I.awson's recital express
ed to local music livers a charming
soprano having a voice of lovely na
tural quality, temperament and Intel
ligence. She showed an unusual un
derstanding of style and no little abili
ty as an Interpreter. She know* the
value legato and ot .fine phrasing ?
the value as a means to iijimllw
Miss Leonard ot the college musin
faculty gained a secure place in the
admiration of the public by the hMU
and sympathetic accompanying.