OHLI 01AO FEB TEUt IN ADVANCE The WATCH LABEL OB YBUB PAPEB?Sead la Hewwal Before Time ExRjm. A. F. JOHNSON, EAlter and Manager THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE UNION ? 4f SUBSCRIPTION 11 AO Per lea VOLUMN LIT. LOU1SBURG, N. C- PB1DAT, A PHIL 31, 1935 (10 PAGES THIS WEEK) NUMBER 10 THIRTY-SEVEN CASES ON DOCKET Franklin's Recorders Court Has Big Day .Majority of CasfB Are Whiskey Cases ?Several Jury Trials Called For? Judge Beam Puts on Some Speed. Judge G. M. Beam, of Franklin Re corder's Court, put on some speed In disposing of the thirty-seven cases on his docket Monday. Most of the cas es were whiskey cases and the major ity of the others were the result of too much whiskey. The Court room had the appearance of "Tuesday in Court" at the regular Superior Court with big cases to be called. The cases were disposed of as fol lows: State vs Joe Whitaker, distilling. Jury trial, not guilty. State vs Joe Price, dpm, called and failed, judgment nisi scifa. I State vs Eddie Gupton, public drunk enr.ess, nol pros. State vs George Hartsfteld, remov ing crops, pleads guilty, judgment suspended upon payment of costs. State vs R. E. Turner, public drunk enness, pleads* guilty, judgment sus pended upon payment of costs. State vs Bryaut King, oubllc drunk enness, jury trial, guilty, judgment s- tpended upon payment of costs. State vs John Bennett, removing cops, continued by consent to next t! >*!day. fate vs Jim Smith, ccw, not guilty. Lto.te vs Floyd Pearce, adw, and ccw. :<''-y trial cemandcd, continued for two weeks. State vs Lee Dawklns, f and a, not guilty. . State vs Jim Plummer Pavis, upw, guilty, 12 months on road. Appeal. State vs Sidney Wright, "upw, pleads nolo contendere, 12 months on roads upon payment of $100 fine execution r.ot to issue until further orders of the Court. State vs Bepnie Hicks, ccw, guilty 12 months on roads, upon payment of $100 fine and costs, execution net to issue until further orders of the Court. State vs Henry Strickland, upw, , motion for Jury trial, continued for two weeks. State vs Ed Gill, upw, motion for ' jury trial, continued for two weeks. State vs Willie Wilson, upw, guilty, ? months en roads, upon payment of $25 fine and costs execution not to - Issue until further orders of the court. State vs Ed Perry, upw, guilty, judgment suspended upon payment of costs. State vs George White, upw, mo. tion for jury trial, continued for two weeks. 7 State vs Bill Green, upw, guilty, judgment suspended upon payment of costs. State vs Waddell Dent, upw, guilty, IS months on roads, upon payment of $25 and costs execution not to Issue until further orders of the Court. State vs Tom Green, upw, guilty, 12 mi nths on roads. gtate vs Rudolph Cobb, upw, motion torjury trial, continued for two weeks. State vs Sam Carr and Charlie Carr spl, Charlie Carr pleads guilty, nol pros as to Sam Carr, 12 months on reads as to Charlie Carr, upon pay ment of a flue of $100.00 fine and costs execution not to issue until further orders of the Court. State vs Melvin Williams, William Williams, David Williams, nuisance, pleads nolo contendere, judgment sus pended upon payment of costs. State vs Edgar Honeycutt, oal, nol pros.. . State vs William Williams, David Williams, Edgar Honeycutt, vpl, pleads nolo contendere, fined $10 each and costs. State vs Floyd Pearce, adw, with intent to kill, motion for jury trial, continued for tVo weeks. * State vs Josh Moseley, vpl, pleads nolo contendere, 6 monthrf on roads, upon payment of a fine of $100 and costs, execution not to lssuie unttl further orders of the Court. State vs C. C. Abbott, vpl, pleads guilty, S months on roads, upon pay ment of a fine of $100 and costs exe, cutlon not to issue until further or ders of the Court. State vs Henry Perry, vpl, defend antbeing under 16 y?'ars of age the case was dismissed. * ? State vs A. G. Faulkner, upw, pleads nolo contendere, fined $25 and costs. State vs Calvin Person, upw, pleads guilty of possession, lined $100.00 anil costs.* ' - State vs Wiley Carr, upw, guilty, 12 months on roads, upon payment of ccsts execution not to Issue until fur ther orders of the Court. State vs Blllie Driver, I mil r, nol pros, prosecuting witnoss to pay costs. State vs Henry Davlg, upl, guilty, lined $26 and costs. State vs Willie Carr, upw, guilty, judgment suspended upon payment of costs. State vs ftuffln Itraewell, upl, nol pros. gee Wang Man*, the usurper Em leror and enjoy a good laugh. THE GANNADY MURDER MYSTERY IS ONLY PARTLY SOLVED Jail Birds Liberated And Told To Go Home Counsel For The Defense Ordered a Non-Suit After All of The State's Witnesses Had Been Examined. In Superior Court last Tuesday shortly after noon, Judge Thomas H. Calvert, presiding,'the Cannady mur. tier trial came to an abrupt ending because the State failed to establish evidence to prove that Grump Privitt murdered Mr. Cannady on the public highway last* Christmas Eve night. Witness after witness for the State were examined, but the big sensation and thrill that had been promised never materialized, and the whole thing goes down in history as one of the tamest murder trials ever staged in Granville county. Grump Privitt, the accused,1 may have had visions of a lite sentence but the possibility of being electrocuted seemed not to have bothered him in .the least. To the laymen, It appear ed that a number of witnesses knew more than they were willing to di vulge. The dabbling and delving In blockade liquor was pointed out at every angle of the trial; the trial led almost to the car door :n which Mr. Cannady was murdered, bat ended there almost as suddenly as If a loco motive had struck a brick wall. Council for the defense ordered a non-suit and the prison doors auto, matically opened to William Branch, colored, held as a material witness, and the Cannady murder mystery will remain a mystery until the mhrderers end thieves fall out among themsel ves.?Public Ledger. NOT ENTIRELY WITHOUT VALUE Contrary to the impression made by the publication ot a statement rcade by Judge N.orman Long that he was going to eat the Loulsburg to Franklinton railroad by having trad ed his stock to John Vann tor one egg for each dollars Investment, our good friend L. P. Hicks who owned Btock in the road at one time, informs us that the real valuje of the stock was never so low. The stock represented investment in a road that nad been leased for 99 years and yet it main tained a value ot 33 1-3 cents on the dollar as a spot cash purchase, much of it having been sold for this amount, which was recognized as a splendid price. So it is easily seen that through Judge.- Lcnr.*s Impatience Vann made a handsome profit. FUNERAL SERVICES HELI) l'OR MRS. MARTHA W. RAGLAND The Funeral bervlces of Mrs. Mar. tha W. Ragland was conducted at the F.agland family burying ground in Oxford, at 2:30 o'clock Friday. Mrs. Ragland died Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jewell R. Burch of Raleigh, at the age ot 59. Mrs. Rag land.will be remembered by her many frignds in Granville county, having liVed there 40 years. She rendered her services for the last pas: 10 years to the sick and suffering, and Will be remembered by her many patients she has nursed, having been one ot the first nurses to serve at Brantwood Hospital, Oxford. She was a member of Enon Baptist church near Oxford for more than 35 years. The surviving children are Mrs. Jewell R. Burch, of Raleigh, C. A. Ragland, of Loulsburg. O. K. Ragland, of Baltimore. Md., Mrs. S. S. Hawkins, of Jacksonville, Ala., H. G. Ragland, of Raleigh. She is also survived by 20 grand children, r The bowers were profuse and beau tiful. WOMAN'S CLUB TO MEET The regular business meeting of the Woman's Club will be held at the club rooms on Friday afternoon, April 24th at 4 o'clock. Mrs. O. Y. YARBORO, Sec'y. FRANKLIN COUNTY BARACA PH1LATHEA Union will meet with the classes of Duke Memorial at Justice, May 2nd i.nd 3rd, Saturday evening 8 o'clock there will be a special 'song service. Sunoay A. M. 10 o'clock Devotional?Prof. Sexton. Words of Welcome?Miss Ruby Wneless. Response?Prof. Sledge Reading of Minutes of last meeting. Class reports. Address?Rev. C. B. Howard. Appointment of . Committees. Adjourn for dinner. '> Afternoon Session. Report of Committees. Banner presented. Devotional. Forrest Joyner, President Mrs. Ruth Alford Perry, Sec'y. Proper spraying of the early Irish potato crop has Increased the ytild 74 bushels per acre according to testa made by Dr. R. W. Lefby of the North Carolina Experiment Station. DR. D. B. BRYAN SPEAKS To Louisburg Kiwanians Fri day Night Be v. Trela I?. Collins Also Speaks? Loaisbnrg Orchestra Furnishes Music?Edward Best Presides. With a splendid attendance Louis burg Kiwanls Club enjoyed a splendid address on last Friday night by Dr. D. B. Bryan, of Wake Forest College. Dr. Bryan emphasized that the big. gest problem we have before us is the preparing of the next generation to take our places. We build roads in order that we may live happier lives, said the speaker and pointed out that the whole business of our ac tivities is in making life more fit. Through historic references he show ed that Christianity mothers educa tion and declared that the success of our Government will depend upon ed ucation. He was proud of the fact that there was one place at which our people meet on an equal basis, the common school?the safety of our nation. Rev. Trela D. Collins was called upon by Chairman Ben Holden and responded in his happy and jolly man. ner expressing his delight at being present and his confidence in the peo ple of Louisburg in doing their duty by their children by providing the best school conditions and opportu* nities. The Louisburg Orchestra provided splendid music for the occasion and Edward Rest presided in the absence ot President Mohn. The evening was a most enjoyable one. CITIZENS MILITARY TRAINING CAMP The CITIZENS' MILITARY TRAIN ING CAMP Representative from Fort Bragg, Lt. W. S. Bryant, was in Louis, burg on April '20. He is traveling through the 3iate In n.der to give per sonal information to applicants in reference to.the ClflZENS' MILI TARY TRAINING CAMP which will be held at Fort Bragg rrom the 2nd. to 31st, of July. "A better Camp than ever before," is the way Lt. Bryant characterizes this year's Camp. "Last year Franklin County was not represented but fiwm present indica tions this will not prevail this year. The opportunity for a month's train ing with all expense paid by the Government, the chance of combining interesting work with a generous amount of property supervised ath letic, together with the goal of a com mission in the Officers' Reserve Corps, Is a combination which appeals to the average, red-blooded young man. Applicants of good moral character and education between the ages of 17 and 31 years, with certain limita tions, will be accepted." He farther said that application blanks and more detailed information could be obtianrd from Capt. T. W. Ruffin, Lt. Edward F. Griffin, Lt. Geo. D. Underwood, Sergt. R, W. Alston, of, this city. Jack F. Purrell, Franklinton or by writing directly to Fort Bragg. Camps will be held In this Corps Area as follows: Basic and. Field Artillery?Fort Bragg, N, C. ? Basic and Coast Artillery?Fort Barrancas, Fla. Baste and Infantry?Camp Mc Clfellac, Ala. a Eusic and Cavalry?Fort Ogio tborpe. Ga. Basic students (first year men. age limit 17-24) will be assigned to camps nearest their homes; Red (second year men, age limit 17-25) students will be permitted to choose their branch of service; White (third year men, age limit 18-28) and Blue Course (fourth year, age limit 19-31) stud, ents will be assigned to continue training in the last branch of service In which enrolled. The Basic Course, for men with no previous military tralning, provides elementary mill, tary training. Athletics and physical development, marksmanship, military courtesy, personal hygiene, first aid to the injured, sanitation and studies in American cltlsenshlp are the courses given. Applicants must be able to read and .write -English. No further military obligation Is involvedv The Red, White and Blue Courses are for former C. M. T. C. graduates who chocMe to advance progressively through the courses (or for those who possess the equivalent military know ledge) leading up to final graduation from the Blue Course. This conveys eligibility to take examination for commission In the Officers' Reserve Corps. Swimming Instruction and an opportunity to qualify as a Red Cross Life Saver will be provided at Fort Bragg again this year. Students will be furnished the fol lowing at the expense ef the Govern ment : transportation from home and return; money allowance for food en route; good food carefully prepared and selected at Camp; tent, bed and bedding; medical attention Including hospital and nursing; laundry. All applicants are firged to send In their applications prouftly so that they will bb assured of an acceptance. Do not miss Ting Ling and her at tractive lisp and COUNTY COMMENCEMENT Colored Schools Have Big Day Stage Parade Up Main Street?Exer else* at Fair Grounds?Splendid Program. The Colored achools of Franklin County observed their regular County Commencement exerdlses In Louis. burg on last Friday. A large num ber Interested In the schools of the county were present and made quite a creditable showing. The parade formed c-n West Nash street and mov ed forward to Main street thence up Main stroet to the Fair grounds where the exercises were held. Mrs. Jane S. McKlmmon made the speech of the day and it was a strong and forceful argument, containing much good logic for the future guid ance of all those who heard her. Supt. E. L. Best made a fine speech at the opening of the exercises and was well received. The program which was well ar ranged and well carried out was as fellows: 10:00?I?Parade. 10:26?Assemble on Fair Grounds. 10:30?II?Morning Program. (1) Invocation by Dr. J. A. Savage. f2) Address by Prof. E. L>. Best, Supt. of Public Instruction. (3) Response by Mr. E. N. Dent. (4) Address by Mrs. Jane S. Mc Klmmon, State Demonstration Agent (6) Response by Mr. A. F. John son, Chairman of the Board of Education. (6) Address by Mrs. Mabel Yar borough, Pres. of the Local Unit. (7) Remarks by Rev. H. McFadden. (8) Fourth Grade Spelling Con test. conducted by Rev. T. M. Alston. 1:00-1:50?Dinner. 2:00?III?Afternoon Program. (1) Demonstrations by the follow ing schools: Shady Grove, Nelson Chapel, Haven, liberty, i Cross Roads and others. (2) Awarding of Prises by Prof. George Pollard. (3) Dismissal. Music will be furnished by the Al bion Academy Orchestra. "THE PATH ACHOSS THE HILL" The above ia the title of a play to be given at Seven Paths School on Tuesday night, April 28th, at 8 o'clock, 'i he proceeds will be used for the ben efit of the school. COMMITTEE BE POUTS l?" TOBAC CO ASSOCIATIOX Education, efficiency, economy are the three wordB emphasized by the committee appointed to investigate the Tobacco Growers Association in their report to the Directors in Ral eigh Tuesday, which while not under taking to whitewash the tobacco as sociation speaks as a friendly critic of its affairs. The greatest of these is publicity from the standpoint of get ting the association in sound working order, the committee thinks, as it flids that steps Lave already been ta ken to reduce expenses and to secure greater efficiency in operation. The committee finds that salaries paid in a number of instances were too high, that too many warehouses were taken over at the beginning, that too many warehousemen wei e employ ed. that the field service force was in adequate to cqpe with the situation, 'that too many suits in courts were 1 brought against members, that too 'many members failed to live up to their contracts, thhs increasing the 'overhead cost, and that members of | the board of directors were employed as heads of depaetments, and that the general manager was burdened with too many details of management, with the result that there has been a lack of 10-ordlnation in the several de partments. They also recommend the publica tion oif all information including the salaries of the officers, and the dis continuance of employing directors of the Association at stated Salaries. ?' The report was a voluminous ohc, containing twenty-eight typewritten ts ges. AYCOCK DRl'G CO. SOLD Dr. H. G. Perry was the aucceosful bidder at the receivers sale of the Ay cock Drue Co.-On Wednesday morn ing. The bid. was cried off at $2,600.00 and will have to be approved by the Court. Until the sale Is continued no announcement will be made, and the business will continue lit charge of the receiver. DO YOU WANT A CHILD the Children's Home Society of Greensboro are announcing that they have a number of bright little boys and girls tor wbom good homes are wanted. The Hat Is as follows: Is at Hoys?one each 2, 12 and 24 months old. 2, 6, I and 10 years old. Olrls?one each 1 and 7 months old, 4, 6. 10 dad 12 years old. Anyoae wishing to offer a home to either of thsos can communicate with the Society above named. WHAT YOl'B TAX WOULD BE Citizens are asking, "How mneh will mj taxes be Increased If the proposed Graded School tax Is Toted I" The rate of Increase Is twenty one and two-thirds cents on each $100 of assessed valuation above the legal exemption. The following illustrations will help any eltlsen de termine the amount of increase he or she will be called on to pay: If you list *100 above exemption, your increase will be __i. *0.21 2-5 If you list *1,000 above exemption, your Increase will be *2.1# 2.5 If yon list *10,000 above exemption, your increase will be *21.6# 2-5 If you list *100,000 above exemption, your Increase will be ? *216.66 2-5 Examine these figures closely; you will find them correct. From them you can readily find out what the proposed tax will add to your tax bill. g m m ? ? ? ? ? w ? ? ? ? , , p p ? "APRIL POOLS" American Lefflon Minstrels Plays To Two Big Hoases. The American Legion Minstrels, The "April Fools" presented by home tal ent played to big houses at the Grad ed School auditorium on Thursday night of last week and on Tuesday night of this week. The show was a continued laugh from start to finish and all thorough ly enjoyed the evenings. Each one of the participants did tjieir parts like Masters of the Art, and the many lo cal hits took especially well. The arrangements and the decora tions were fine and gave much evi dence of the fine taste and adaptabil ity of those who had this part in charge. The play was a great success and from the American Legion standpoint very satisfactory?the members being very appreciative of the strong sup port given their efforts by the public. IOUISBURG COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MUSIC ? ? i Tuesday evening, April 21, in the College Music Hall, Mrs. A. W. Mohn presented Miss Susie Crowell in Grad uating Recital, sisted by Miss Katie Richardson, so prano. Programme Beethoven, Sonata in Ab Major, Op. 26, No. 12. Andante con Varlazioni. Scherzo. Marcia Funebre. Rublntein, Kamennoi-Ostrow, Op Id No. 22. Mendelssohn, Scherzo, Op. 16, No. 2. Chopin, Valse, Op. 42. Grieg, March of the Dwarfs, Op. 54, No. 3. Godard, Jonglerle, Op. 107, No. 3. Rachmaninoff, Humoresque?Op. 10, No. 5. Paganini-Liszt. La Campanella. Batten, April Morn. Tostl, La Serenata. Turner-Maley, Swift the Hours. Lockwood, My Rose in the Garden of Love. Sanderson, The Little Brown Owl. Ganz, Sing, Sweet Bird. Throughout the varied, well-balan ced program. Miss Crowell sustained the same poise and interpretive dis crimination shown in the rendition of her first piece, a Beethoven Sonata of three movements. Exceptionally nicp work was done in the Rubinstlen poem, and lovely one work was evi dent in Chopin's "Valse." Miss Crow ell excelled however in the brilliant & difficult technical work of her last two numbers; and her controlled yet strongly emotional interpretation of "La Campanella" was a fit climax to a program of rare excellence. Miss Katie Richardson appeared as Miss Crowell's assistant, and added much to the attractiveness of the pro gram with her sweet lyric soprano doing especially brilliant work in Tosti's "La Serenata" and in "Sing,] Sweet Bird" of Ganz. Both the young ladies, who are students of Mrs. A. W. Mchn, acquitted themselves admirably in their work, reflecting honor, not only on the music department, but on the college as a whole. Modest and lovely in appearance, they proved themselves capable of presenting a difficult program efficiently and ar tistically. AT GOLD-SAM) The following program will be giv en at Gold-Sand Thursday night, Apr. 30th. If you want to Spend an enjoy able evening, come. The proceeds will be used to prolong the school term. Program I Debate. Resolve: That North Car olina should abolish Capital punish ment. Affirmative, Fhnnte Gupton, Alia West. Negative, Irene Gupton, Austin Puller. Reading, Irene Taylor. Song, Irene Gupton and Alta West. "Converting Bruce," a farce In one act, by Sdlth J. Broom hall. ? Characters Bruce Harrington, a young law stu dent, who has no use for girls?Klrby Gupton. Jack Webster, his room-mate, who adores girls, especially one?Josh 1 harrlngton. Peggy Lee, a college girl. Jack's cousin?Nell Joy nee. Beth Stewart, Pegg's room-mate, and Incidentally Jack's adored AMONG THE VISITORS SOME YOU KNOW AND SOKE TOO DO NOT KNOW. Personal Items A bent Polks ill Their Friends Who Travel Hoc* And There. Mr. G. C. Harris spent the week-end in Roxb-ro. ? ? Mr. A. W. Green, of Baltimore, was a visitor to Louisburg this week. ? ? Mr. E. L. Egerton, of Raleigh, was a visitor to Louisburg this week. ? -v Mr. Matthew Beasley, of Wilson, was a visitor to his people in Louis. bi.rg Wednesday. ? ? Mr. O. K. Ragland, of Baltimore, . Md., was the guest of his brother, Mr. C. A. Ragland this week. a ? Dr. H G. Perry made a professional trip to Roe Icy Mount Thursday of last week and Tuesday of this week. ? * Mrs. F. B. McKinne returned the past week from Winston-Salem, where she attended the Moravian Easter Services. ? . ? Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Ragland and Mrs. Fred Leonard returned Friday from Oxford, where they attended the funeral of Mr. Ragland's mother. a a ? Mr. F. E. Schnepfe, District Engi neer of the State Highway in charge of the Maintenance of the State High ways, was in Louisburg Tuesday to inspect the Halifax road to Centreville preparatory to taking it over as a part of the Highway system. He informed friends that he would recommend its immediate transfer to the State High way system. "THE CRIMSON EYEBROWS" Louisburg College Glee Club will present their annual operetta on Fri day evening. May 1, In the Graded School auditorium. The operetta "The Crimson Eyebrows" is a fantastic ro mance of old China given in the form of a musical comedy. The costumes of;all the principals have been sent from China and the chorus girls and court men are to be attired in Chinese costumes of every color. The setting is entirely of the Chinese period and the entire flavor and color Is oriental. A great treat Is in stdre for all those who wish to see an artistic interpre tation of Old China. Reserved seats will be on sale Wednesday morning at Scoggin's Drug Store. AN OLD FASHIONED MOTHER The above is he title to a play to be given at Wood on Friday night, April 24th, 1925 by the Missionary So ciety of the Baptist Church and the proceeds will be used for the benefit ef the church. Evcryoody Is invited to go out and assist in this work and enjoy ar. evening of real pleasure. CEDAR ROCK C (? M MF Nf tM!ENT Thursday night. April"130. Exercises by 6th and 7th grades. Friday night, May 1, Class Day Ex e cjses (Seniors). Sunday night, >fay 3, Sermon to Graduating Class, Rev. C. A. Upchurch Nnrhville, N. C Monday night. May 4, Exercises by 1st. 2nd, 3rd, 4th. and 5th grades. Tuesday. May 5, 10:00 a. m? Com mencement Exercises and Literary Address by Dr. N. Y. Galley, Wake Forest, N. C. Tuesday night, May 5, Play, Temp est and Sunshine, 10th grade. The public is cordially invited to attend the exercises. T. H. SLEDGE, Prim. O ! "Crimson Eyebrows" at Graded School auditorium. May 1, Friday evening. Establish a reputation sad good will for your community this year by planting a good variety of cotton. Dr. R. T. Winters, plant breeding ag ronomist at State College, states that community production of one variety will do this. "V The hero, Fnncboag will melt the hearts of all the girls. . "Old Buddha" the silly relative Is the only one on