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NUXBEB H
DR. J. Y. JOYNER
ASKS TO RESIGN
Leader Of Tobacco Association Offers
His Services Without Pay.
(S. D. Frlasell)
Dr. J. Y. Joyner, former Superinten
dent of Schools In North Carolina,
foremost leader In building up this
state's public school system and later
the leading figure In the movement of
tobacco farmers to organise the order
'y tuarkc-tlng of their crops, this week
tendered his. resignation as an ein
p't-yoe of the Tobacco Gfowers Coop
erative Association of wUIcj he was
at one lime president, of wboBe organ
Uutlou committee he was chairman
and for the success of which he has
label < d unceasingly for ths past four
years much of the time withcu; pav.
'Vv :h my resignation, I tender to
you and through you to the associa
tion. my services without compensa
tion for all the time tha* I can possi
bly spare from the supervision of my
farming interests. Command me in
the future as freely as heretofore, for
any service that I can render any
where," declared Dr. Joyner In resign
ing his post as an official of the To
bacco Growers Cooperative Associa
tion, which he was largely Instrumen
tal in founding.
Explaining his reasons for wishing
to serve the association without pay.
Dr. Joyner stated in his letter of re
signation: "I believe that I can ren
drr more effective service by resign
ing. and thereby freeing myself of the
sc u sat ion or suspicion of any other
ma ...ve in advocating cooperative mar
ket;. .g but an honest desire to promote
a ca .. . which I sincerely believe to be
the only hope for the prosperity and
economic emancipation of our farmers
through organization for the protec
tion of the prices of their products by
orderly and intelligent marketing.
Meeting the carping attacks of op
ponents of cooperative marketing who
have sought to aacribe his recent ef
forts for cooperative marketing to
mercenary motives, the veteran lead
er of the tobacco association In North
Carolina has the following to say:
"Opponent* of cooperative market
ing whose low Ideals and selfishness
prevent them from appreciating or
from ascribing to others any higher
Ideals or motives than their own mer
cenary ones, have carried on a cease
less campaign to discredit me and
other paid employees of the associa
tion and to destroy our influence by
impugning our motives and alleging
that we were mere hirellnga, paid
exorbitant salaries to talk and work
for the association.
As president of the N. C. Tobacco
Growers Cooperative Association and
later as chairman of the organization
committee, it was my pleasure and
privilege to give without reward or
the hope of reward the largest part of
my time and service for two years or
more to the work of organizing the
Tobacco Growers Cooperative Associa
tion, refusing to accept therefor an
offered salary. When asked, after the
completion of the organization, to ac
cept employment In the Tobacco Grow
ers Cooperative Association for my en
tire time at a salary, It was, as you
and others with whom I talked know,
a source of deep regret to me that, on
account of the very conditions that I,
as a farmer, was endeavoring to aid
my fellow-farmers to remedy through
cooperative marketing, I whs not fi
nancially able to continue to give my
entire time and service without com
pensation to the work."
In a parting message to associates
and fellow members of the Tobacco
Growers Cooperative Association, Dr.
Joyner said:
"In this fight for econlmlc freedom
and economic justice for our farmers,
we are now standing at the Marne.
Arrayed against us are powerful for-,
ccs, strongly entrenched, perfectly or
ganized, powerfully financed, deter
mined In their own Interest to destroy
ns this year if they can. Farmers of
the Carolines and Virginia, If ye be
men. Join ms In whatever voluntary
sacrifice and service may be found nec
essary In this crisis to win the victory.
Let us recruit our ranks, increase our
deliveries, and, standing in unbroken
columns with locked shields, swear
"They shall not pass."
M. O. Wilson, Secretary of the To
bacco Growers Cooperative Associa
tion, when asked this week about the
resignation of Dr. Joyner, declared:
"Dr. Joyner has been a crusader In
the greatest farmers' movoment of his
generation and In retiring from actual
dally participation In the fight for Its
progress and development, has further
tendered such of his services, as can
be spared from his other duties. No
r.ian could have done more." Secre
tary Wilson states that he had already
arranged a schedule of work and en
gagements tot Dr. Joyner which he
woe asking him to carry through the
middle of August and is In hopes that
he will consent to remain In his pres
ent position until September 1.
SHIPS CA5TAL0UPE8
Mr. J. H Fuller
cantaloupes
Tuesday St
orateC
I HAIL DOES HEAVY
' DAMAGE
Many Crops Completely Des
troyed.
Eastern and Southwestern Sections of
County Suffered Great Damage In
Storm Monday.
A most disastrous hail storm visit
ed several sections of Franklin Coun
ty Monday evening. Reports coming
in show that one storm passed over
the section around the old Franklin
Freeman place through the R. P. Tay
lor farm on down through the Pilot
section. Evidently this storm divided
and a portion passed down Cedar
Creek to the river doing great damage
to crops. Another storm seemed to
have begun about two miles West of
Cedar Rock and passed through to the
Wnite 'Level section.
Each of these storms played havoc
'with crops. In many cases entire
fields of fine tobacco was completely
destroyed and in some cases the torn
leaves were driven into piles by the
wind. Cotton was completely strip
ped of all foliage, the limbs broken up
'and In many cases the stalks showed
| signs of having been heavily beaten
,by the hall. Corn has suffered badly
' in the stricken area as well as all oth
er crops.
I Taken as a whole this was possible
'the worst hall storm that has visited
| Franklin County In many years. The
damage to crops Is without question
the heaviest.
| Reports also show that the storm
extended Into Nash County as consid
'erable damage has been reported from
the Middlesex section.
rirSKIN CENTRE OPENED FRIDAY
NIGHT
The formal opening of Punkin Cen
tre, Frankl(n County's popular resort,
on last Friday night was largely at
tended, many coming from a distance.
The dances were greatly enjoyed by
rll and the line music by the Louis
burg Orchestra was excellent. Many
compliments were paid the manage
ment tor the splendid order preserved.
The manngement announce^ that the
resort would be open on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday nights regu
larly throughout the season.
The entire evening was greatly en
joyed by a large number of visitors.
LETS CONTRACTS FOB TWO HIGH
SCHOOL BUI I DINGS
The Board ot Education at its meet
ing Monday afternoon opened bids for
the erection of the High School build
ings at Bunn and Cedar Rock-Cypress
Creek. John W. Hudson, Jr., was
awarded the contract for both build
ings at $64,800.00. Mr. Hudson agrees
to complete the buildings by December
1st. 1925, and expects to begin work
right away.
SERVICES AT ST. PAUL'S
Announcements as follows have been
made by Rct. J. D. Miller, rector, for
St. Paul's Episcopal church for next
Sunday:
At 11 a. m. Holy Communion and
sermon.
The congregation takes part in the
Union serrlce on the College campus
at night.
Sunday school at the usual hour.
All are invited to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. p. F. McKlnne and
daughter, Miss Dorcas McKlnne, and
her house guest. Miss Sail Furgerson.
spent the past week at Morehead City.
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Anti-Evolution Books Are Selling Fast
At the Scopes Trial in Dayton
1 Wide World
Religion, science and law mingle at tke trial of John T. Scopea la Dayton,
Tenn., for teaching theory of evolntlon. The affair la half circus and half re
vival. The streets are foil of stands selling books, pamphlets, cartoons?
all devoted to repelling or defending the argument that man developed from
Inferior forma. Picture shows booth of T. T. Martin, anthor of "Hell and the
High School" and similar tracts leveled at the "monkey mem."
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A WORD TO THE PATKONS OF THE
GRADED SCHOOL
This is the time of year when the
agents of private high schools for boys
are in the field "drumming" for pat
ronage. They show you splendid
alogues with pictures of fine buildings.
K ounds and splendidly dressed boys
In uniform. They will tell you they
can do more for your boy than the
home school can do. The very nature
of the case makes it imperative that
they tell you this, and to keep their
svhools going they must convince you
that they are telling the truth. And
in a great many Instances they do tell
the truth. They have control of the
l-.y all the time?during school ho. rs.
and out of school hours, but thev
charge you a whale of a price for do I
ing for you what you can do for your
self?that is see to it that your boy !
stays home a reasonable part of each
afternoon or evening and studies the
lot-tons assigned by the teachers. We
employ in out; school competent peo
ple to Instruct your boys and. girls, but
they do not have the privilege of say
ing what your boy or your girl shall
do after school is over?this is a mat
ter that the parent must look after.
If you can not or will not see to it
that your boy or girl stays home and
d< (s the assigned study, perhaps the
ben interest of the child demands that
you hire some one to do this job for
you?the private school is asking fcr
the privilege. It your boy spends his
(venings loafing around the pool room,
the drug store, or the picture show,
or any place other than home, you may
be certain hp will tail on his school
work and the school can not do any
thing about it
This tall we are hoping to get a type
of cooperation from our pations which
we have not hitherto had. We expect
to See you in parson and tel* you what
study we think your boy or girl should
do at home; we are going to ask you
to assume your part of the responsi
t.'ity?see to it that this study Is dons
each day. It Is a tragedy lor big,
strong, lenslble boys and girls to waste
themselves loafing. Your school wilt
this fall make a stronger bid than ever
before for the help you alone can give
In the effort to educate your child. It
Is worth something to have your chil
dren at home with you if you and they
get along well together. There Is no
earthly reason why the home school
oan not give to your child the educa
tion you want him to have; that Is
what the school is supposed to do, but
the school can not educate the boy
when he does not see the necessity for
?tudy. and the parent Is indifferent
You help pay for the home school
whether you patronise it or not Why
sot do all yon can to get the most out
>f your Investment T Tell me what you
want your boy to study; it It is possi
ble .to do so he will have that oppor
tunity. Loulsburg High School must
serve the boys and girls of Loulsburg
tad the territory around Loulsbnrg
Sill the patrons?the fathers and,1
Bothers cooperate with the school
this tall with the same spirit they
mated <m the llth of may? If
%OV,the outcome cannot be un
W. ft MILLS, 9upt.
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Who less, of Rack Springs
?ays he Is well pleased
nitrate of soda
crashing this year's
with tt he to staring It
Mr. Wheleas
to
Oounty this
OPE> AIR SERIRES
The Open Air services being held on
the College campus each Sunday night
by the several churches in Louisburg
was largely attended on last Sunday
^evening. Rev. Mr. Dowd. of the Meth
otist church preached a strong and
| hi te restWg" sermon.
| Splendid arrangements have been
made for the comfortable accommoda
tion of a large number and it is coo
ctded that the arrangements are ideal,
l-.-ing much more comfprtable than In
the churches these hot nights.
Rev. J. A. Mclver, Pastor of the
baptist church will preach next Sun
day night and we are snre he will
have a "trong and interesting mes
sage for his hearers. He is a forceful
speaker and our people like to hear
him.
The services were begun oa Sunday
night. July 5th with an Interesting and
inspiring sermon by Rev. J. D. Miller,
rector of St. Paul's Episcopal church,
which was enjoyed by a large number.
Everybody la Invited to go out and
t njoy these services. In addition to
the sermon and singing they will ap
preciate the splendid music by the
Louisburg band and orchestra.
TFCKEB-WKM'H
Invitations reading as follows hare
been received in Loulsburg:
"Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Welch re
quest the honour of your presence at
the marriage of their daughter, Helen
Mae. to Mr. William Blair Tucker,, on
Tuesday evening, August fourth, nine
teen hundred and twenty-Ore, at eev
en o'clock. "Stockton", Hertford, North
Carolina."
Enclosed were cards reading "At
Home, after August foarteenth, Louls
burg, N. C."
The bride was one of the popular
high school teachers In Loulsburg the
pa?t season and is especially popular
among her many friends. She is high
ly cultured and possesses many ac
co-npllshments and charms.
The groom-to-be la one of Louis
burg's most popular and successful
young business men.
The popularity of this young couple
will cause the coming events to be
v-atched with much Interest.
RECOYKBS STOLEN CAB
The Ford Roadster belonging to Mr
Peter Brans, Jr., which was stolen
from the College campus on last Sun
day night during the services was re
covered Tuesday. It was f-iund aban
doned near Mr. A. B. >WeSter's at
Frankllaton. No evidence was found
is to who the thief was.
NELL BONDS AT PREMIUM
The County Commissioners at u
special meeting held Wednesday sold
ilOO.OOOiM bonds with which to erect
he Cedar Rock-Cypress Creek and
Runn High School buildings for a
premium of 9UC.00 and all expense*
cached. The bonds bear S per cent
?nd run for thirty years.
Mr. Rob Beck returned heme thia
v< ek from near Greensboro where he
ius hbld a position with ? High-ray
: n?t ruction Co.
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Meson. W. M. Person and Junes 8.
tfssseuburggg attended the Bsr Aft
kx latiou at Asheville last wok.
Nothing looks guite so an oh out of
rises u a hitching ~
MULLEN TO PAT
Recorder's Court Had Only Few Cases
Monday.
Only a few cases were before Judge
G M. Beam, In Franklin's Recorder's
Court Monday. Those called were
disposed of as follows:
State vs Will Hart, unlawful posses
sion o>f whiskey, continued to next
Monday.
State vs Henry Clay Mullen, aban
donment, guilty, judgment suspended
upon payment of costs and $30.00 cash
to the use of Mrs. Mullen and children,
and $15.00 per month to the Clerk for
same purpose, and to give $50.00 bond
for the performance.
State vs W. H. Joyner, bad check,
nol pros.
State vs Roger Hagwood and Lee
Baker, nuisance, Hagwood pleads guil
ty to possession of whiskey, guilty of
possession of whiskey as to Lee Baker,
not guilty as to nuisance, fined $25
each and costs.
State vs Alfred Alston, carrying con
cealed weapon, guilty, 6 months on
roads, upon payment of $100.00 fine
and costs execution not to issue until
further order of this court.
SEW PLANING PLANT
The South Atlantic Lumber Co.. of
Greensboro, are preparing to equip
a planing plant near the point wnere
the State Highway crosses the Sea
board Railway. The railroad crews
have been busy the last few days put
ting in a aiding at this point, and lum
ber is being placed on the ground. The
machinery will no doubt be erected in
n tew days.
E. C. PEBHY RE-ELECTED SUPER
INTENDENT PUBLIC WELFARE
At a joint meeting of the Boards of
Education and County Commissioners
held in the Board of Educations rooms
on Monday. Mr. E. C. Perry was re
elected Superintendent of Public Wel
fare for the ensuing two years. The
salary was fixed* at the same amount
us before $1,800 00 per year, and an
a lowance of $10 per month was made
t help defray the expenses attached
to the office.
FAMILY HEl'NION
On Sunday. July 12th The home of
Mr. W. C. Vick. in Cypress Creek
township was the scene of a happy
family reunion, when his children
I gathered and enjoyed a day with them
I selves talking of times that are gone
land enjoying a bountiful dinner that
was spread on a huge table on the
lawn. Those present and partaking of
the glorious hospitality were: Mr,
ard Mrs. M. E. Edwards and children.
Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Edwards and ehil
drt n, Mr and Mrs. G. M Rice and chil
dren, Mr. A. F. Vick and children and
Mr. S. O. Griffin, of ?pr<ng Hspt Poute
2. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Rice and child,
of Castalia, Route 2, Mr. and Mrs. E.
T. Griffin and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cog
gin and child, of Rocky Mount, Mr.
Jesse Vick. of Dortches.
OPEN BIDS FOB COLLEGE BUILD.
IKG.
Information reaching Liouisborg
bears the Intelligence that bids for the
Polly Wright Memorial Building for
Louisburg College will Be opened in
Durham by Hon. R. H. Wright, the
donor, on Monday, July 27th, 1925. at
12 o'clock. In all probability the con
tract will be let and it is contemplated
khat work willbegln on the construc
tion at once.
Mrs. H. H. Johnson and children,
Haxel. Robert. Grace and Betty, left
or Brockton, Mass., Saturday. They
will be gone until"the middle of Au
gust. The first of Auguat Dr. Johnson
will leare for Massachusetts and re
turn with his family August 15th.
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AMONG THE VISITORS
SOXE IOC K.\OW gjin SOXX IOC
DO KOT KNOW.
Pergonal Items A bo at Folks Ail
Their Friends Wlio Travel Her*
And There.
Mr. Geo. Holder spent Saturday ia
Raleigh.
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Mr. W. W. Webb was a visitor to
Raleigh Tuesday.
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Mrs. W. R. Joyner and children spent
Tuesday in Raleigh.
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Miss Lelia McClellan is visiting her
sister at Suffolk, Va.
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Mrs. S. P. Boddie and daughters are
visiting in New York.
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Messrs. E. P. Thomas and J. W.
Parker visited Raleigh Saturday.
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Miss Emily Inscoe returned Sunday
from a house-party at White Lake.
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Mr. J. C. Conway, of Durham, is vis
iting his sister, Mrs. W. J. Shearin.
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Mrs. W. W. Webb and Mrs. E. P.
Thomas went to Raleigh Wednesday.
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Miss Mary Howell Jacocks, of Tar
boro, is visiting Miss Elizabeth Clifton.
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Miss Alice Masten, of Middletowo,
N Y., is visiting Mrs. B. N. William
son.
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Mrs. E. C. Perry ajsd Mrs. C. S. Wil
liams vis'ted Rocky Mount Wednes
day.
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Misses Irene and Annie Taylor spent
the week-end with friends in Wake
Forest.
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Miss Louise Joyner returned the
past week from a vacation at Bayside,
New York.
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Mr. E. C. Perry, Jr., Miss Tee Perry
and Mr. John Williamson went to Ox
ford. Tuesday.
Miss Louise Thomas, of Raleigh, was
the week-end guest of Mr. and Mrs.
E. F. Thomas.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. a. Bledsoe and Mr.
and Mrs. R. W. Hudson spent Sunday
at Holt's Lake.
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Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Jenkins, of Rocky
Mount, visited their brother, Mr. A. F.
Johnson. Sunday.
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Supt. E. C. Perry, Messrs. E. C. Per
ry. Jr., and John Williamson went to
Raleigh Wednesday.
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Misses Eleanor and Josephine Perry
left Tuesday tq visit their aunt, Mrs.
E. M. Bragg at Oxford.
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Mr. and Mrs. Julian Ogburn, of Dan
ville, Vs., spent this week with his
mother, Mrs. R. H. Ogburn. v
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Mrs. M. E. Simma, of Rocky Mount,
who has been visiting her son, Mr. A.
F. Johnson, has returned home.
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Mrs. Willie Hester returned to her
home atLakeland, Fla., Monday after
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
U. P. Taylor.
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Mrs. L. 8. Bryant, who has been vis
iting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. P.
Taylor, returned to her home at Ox
ford Monday.
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Mai. 8 P. Boddis, Dr. H. H Johnson
Messrs. p. B. Orlffla. and R. A. Pearce
It ft Wednesday tor MOrehead City tor
a tew days outing.
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Dr. Leslie Perry returned home the
past week from Atlantic City. N. J.,
where he has been connected with the
Atlantic City hospital.
Mrs. T. P. Jones, Miss Lou Jones,
Mrs. J. L. Reid. of Wake Forest, and
Mra C. S. Williams, of FrankUntoa,
are visiting Mra A. B. Perry. ,
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Misses Minnie and Bessie Lancaster
have returned from Chapel Hill, after
v siting Miss Fannie Jenkins, of Nash
vl le. who la in summer school there,
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Miss Crtchton Pearce, of Park View
Hospital. Rocky Mount returned home
Sunday, having spent her vacation
with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. IX O.
Pearce.
Miss Sail Furgerson. who has
the houae guest of Mian Dorcas Mc
Ktnoe, left for her home in 8Uer City
Tuesday. Ska wan accombanded by
McKiane.
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O. M. Beam and R. O. Bailey
. by motor trip to Mch
Waahlngtoa, Baltimore. Phils
New York and Ntagra. They
In Rtchssoad by Dr. tt M
1 Roxboro. and *r. T. W. Smith