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VOLUMN LV. " LOUISBURG, N. 0., FRIDAY, MAY 28TH, 1926 <?? pages) NUMBER 14
FORMALLY
BREAKS DIRT
For Franklin County Build
ing
At Loulsburg College; Many Excelled
Speeches; Much Good Hinging;'
Many Shovels Used and Photogra
pher Makes Historical Beeord
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock on
the college campus was the occasion
for appropriate exercises In commem
oration of breaking the dirt for the
erection of the Franklin County Build
ing, the contract for which was let
some weeks ago. .
Quite a large crowd gathered in re
sponse to the Invitations mailed Sat
urday tq take & part In the exercises.
After several yells and songs in
honor of the occasion by the college
girls, all joined in singing "My Coun
try Tis of Thee." Prayer wa offered
by Dr. N. H. D. Wilson and President
Mohn told the object of the meeting
and acting as master of ceremonies
called on Mr. M. S. Davis who spoke
of the building from an architectural
standpoint, teUlng of Its size, its con
struction and advantages.
Dr. A. H. Fleming speaking far the
city, said we had a wonderful little
town, a big Hjtle town, a town full
of everything even folks, and our
folks are even full of themselves. He
spoke of the inspiration we have re
ceived from the campaign to build
. is building and expressed the hopes
i..all the girls and their friends
v. - - d come back next year.
. 32. H. Malone, speaking instead
ot _. :aother who Is the oldest gra
dw... .i Loulsburg College in town,
exprt. a the idea that this is a great
day fo. . ranklin county. We have
seen the impossible achieved, and we
are proud of It.
Mr. W. H. Yarborough responded to
the request to speak for the county,
and laid the foundation for a most
wonderful address on the tact that
progress lives cc forever while evil
dies and is burled with the bones of
man. He emphasized the fact that
the efforts and influence that we
have given to this Institution is the
biggest thing that Franklin county
has ever done. That they had con
secrated their efforts and their means
to the greatest cause known?the
building-and equipping a new woman
hood. He paid a beautiful tribute to
President Mohn when fie said we have
been asleep. We hav(e waited for
Arthur Mohn to come among us,
make himself a part of us, to dream
for us, and then convince us thgt we
could make our dream come true.
Mr. F. B. McKlnne, secretary to
the board of trustees took occasion
to announce that the board had just
a few minutes before re-elected Mr.
Mohn to the presidency of the college
for another year, and had turned him
loose on another half million dollar
campaign for th? college. The an
nouncement brought forth a most en
thusiastic applause.
Rev. A. J. Parker, chairman of the
board of trustees, In speaking for the
board took occasion to express the
warmest thanks Mr the hearty co
operation and support of the people in
Franklin county, and rejoiced with
them in the beginning of the Franklin
County Building. He was especially
confident of the fact that the people
would supply the remainder of the
necessary funds from their pledges
to complete the building by the time
the first section of the contract was
finished.
Rev. M. T. Plyler took occasion to
speak in the highest terms of the
motives behind this movement and
was proud that he was still connect,
ed with Franklin county citisenry.
President Mohn filled with emo
tion from the high compliments paid
him by all the speakers, spoke fitting
ly and feelingly of his appreciations
and his pleasures of having become
a part of so great a movement as Is
no won toot with one of the best Jun
ior colleges in the country.
The exercises were closed with a
short benediction bj? Rev. O. W. Dowd
and all gathered on the spot selected
for the new building where the work
had been halted, that due reverence
might be observed by the gathering
with shovels and machinery to form
ally break the ground for the new
building while the photographer made
a permanent record for history's re
cord.
It was a most exhilarating and in
spiring occasion and enthusiastically
entered into by a large number.
BALI GAJtE THIS AFTERNOON
Announcement has beau made that
a game of baseball will be played at
the fair grounds this afternoon (Fri
day) at B o'clocb between. Loulsburg
and Henderson. As the two teams
will he selected from the Ri wants
Clubs of both towns It is safe to say
a barrel of fun Is in store for the
spectators whose opportunity it will
to be present. There will
be some d>lg fats and long leans on
the line up of both teams and some
real baseball is in store.
Everybody Is Invited to go out and
see the boys fan and rail over. The
little fee will be used to promote
some worthy fsattflbe sponsored by
Klwanlnns.
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MR. RATCLIFF SPEAKS
TO KIWANIS
Friday Evening Program Was One of
Much Interest To Lonlsborg KI
wanlans.
Mr. C. N. Ratcliff, Director of the
Contract Department of the Carolina
Light and Power Co., made a most
! interesting address before the Louis
burg Kiwanis Club on Friday night
' at their usual weely banquet. Mr.
Ratcliff spoke on the advantage of
the Hydro Electric Power over the
municipally owned plant. He said his
| company had a generating capacity
,ot 163,000 horse power and served 85
; cotton mills, that its lines run through
South Carolina, North Carolina and
'Virginia and served 130 towns and
cities with a total population of 339,
000. He told of its being a public in
stitution under state control, that it
was economic because all towns and
cities are pooling their electric serv
ice, that it could finance the needs
better by pooling. The value of the
plant as It now stands is $63,000,000,
and in the next two years they expect
to spend twenty-five to thirty million
more. The chief advantages he said
would be the superiority of service
centralized management systamlzed
under experts, their organized indl
uustrial bureau. He said they would
ask for a non-exclusive franchise for
60 years to go into a town. He said
that their rates tk>) residences was
10 cents per kilowat and to the town
for street lighting was $1.50 per
month for 60 candle power, $2.00 for
100 candle power and $3.23 for a 250
candle power light, that it cost the
average town of 2,500 poplation from
| $1,200 to $3,000 per year to light the
streets. He said his company would
I not sell current at wholesale, and he
| could not give an estimate of the cost
{for pumping water by not knqwing
how much currant this would con-;
surne.
Upon motion he was requested to
have a survey of the town made and
present a concrete proposition. >
The two musical numbersr "Will O"
the Wisp," and "Sleepy Hollow Coon",
rendered by a quartette composed of
Mrs. W. B. White, Mrs. S. B. Berke
ley, Mr. Malcolm McKlnne and Dr.
H. H. Johnson were great and more 1
than enjoyed by all present as was
evidenced by the prolonged applause.
A beautiful gold Klwanis bell was
on display at the president's table
with the explanation that It was for
sale to Klwanlans, a call for what I
should we do about the bell, brought
forth a request from Mrs. W. B.
White that the bell be left to the
ladles. Her request, although uot ful
ly understood, was granted.
Arthur Mohn presided and Edward
Best was the director In charge with
Ben T. Holden acting as chairman
for the evening and a most enjoyable
evening was had.
THE SOUTHERNER
The Inuguratlon of "The Southern
er" a new Seaboard flyer, stopping
only at prlnclpl cities, will be of
much convenience to people of this
community. The train Is equipped
with all pullman sleeping, compart
ment, club, observat on and day
couchea The chetfale that will be
Interesting to our readers Is as fol
io* s;
No. It No. It
Southbound Northbound
? :16 a. m. lv New York ar. 7:45 p. m.
ll.J4a.rn. Phlladelphlai 6:34 p. m.
1:43 p.m. Baltimore 3:30 p.m.
3:06 p.m. Washington 1:65 p.m.
?:10 p.m. Richmond 10:40 a. m.
?:14 p.m. Henderson T:60 A >&
V. D. C. MEETING
The Joseph J Darts Chapter U. D.
a will meet with Mrs. Mc. M. Purgar
son on Tuesday afternoon, June 1st,
at 4 p. m. All members are urged
to be present at this meeting as there
are no meetings In July and August
and It Is desired that all business be
disposed of and everything gotten In
order fer the vacation knonths.
r. PURRY, I
MRS. H. W. PERRY, Secy.
DR. E. D. SOPER PREACHES
BACCALAUREATE SERMON
At Commencement Exercises of Louisburg College
Sunday.
DR. KNIGHT DELIVERS
GRADUATING ADDRESS
Alumnae Banquet Held Saturday
Night; Class Hay Exercises Held
Tuesday Afternoon On Campus;
Shaheperian Recital By Expression
Class QIien At Mills High School
Mondtjy Night; All Parts of Com
mencement Exercises Well Kenter
ed and MncU Enjoyed By Large
Numbers; Past Year Has Been
Great Success; PresldeH*Mohn Re
elected
I The annual commencement of Lou
lburg College for the term of 1926-26
came to a close on Wednesday morn
ing when the graduating exercises
were held at the >fllls High School
1 auditorium. A large crowd were
gathered and enjoyed a most delight
ful, interesting and forceful address
by Dr. Edgar W. Knight, professor
of Rural Education at North Carolina
University, Chapel Hill. Dr. Knights
address was a literary gem and he ex
pounded much sound doctrine and ad
vice, in dealing with the problems of
the young people as they march along
life's pathway.
The services were begun with a
musical number by Miss Rosalind, of
the music faculty, which was followed
by the hymn, "Faith of our Fathers."
Miss Margaret Rich gave a musical
number and Miss Lucie Hayes de
lighted her hearers with The Seren.
eta by Tostl, and Miss Christine Ed
wards presented a beautiful piano so*
lo.
After the graduating address Presl
dent Arthur Mohn presented the di.
plomas and certificates and Rev. O.
W. Dowd presented Bibles to the fol
lowing graduates in their chosen
courses:
Literary?Mona Jane Ashley, Mil
dred Orandy Ballance, Bettle Mae Ben
nett, Emily Frances Douglas, Mary
Alice Fergurson, Oselle Foster, Min
nie Spencer Grant, Katharine Moore
Hardison, Lucie Sutton Hayes, Inei 1
Hookar, Fanny Howell, Margaret Ins
coe, Lucille Jennings, Ida Mae Langs
ton, Frances Lawrence, Haxel Belle .
Owens Irene Parker, Laura Frances
Person, Margaret Rich, Tressie Evelyn
Sloan, Clara James Thompson, Doris '
Ruby Turner, Maine Elnot A.tkins.
Susan Rebecca Webb, Ella Roberta
Whltehurst, Martha Lee Wheeler,
George 8ampeon Wilcox, Fannie Belle
Woody.
Classical?Margaret Elisabeth Bar
field, Lucy Perry Burt Jewel Clarke,
Mary White Daniel, Christine Dixon
Edwards, Gertrude Marian Gardner,
Laura Virginia Glbbs, 'Corinne Lee
Harris, Marina Estmere Jarvis,
Blanche Splvey, Dots Upchurch. Nells
Elaine Weston.
Piano?Diploma?Christine Edwards
Lucie Sutton Hayes, Anna Fuller Par.
ham. Margaret Rich. Certificate?
Laura Frances Person.
Voice?Certificate? Lucie Sutton
Hayes.
Home Economics?Diplomas?Vic
toria Adcocke, Elisabeth Clifton, EUs
ibeth Reese Poyner, Elisabeth Gray
rtmberlake. Certificate ? Margaret
Dell Weeks.
Secretarial?Diploma?Sarah Allen
Lela Beasley. Iva Brutton, Beulah
Jooper, Frances Daniel, Martha Ful*
lord, Sarah Harrison, Ruth Page, Mil.
tred Rawls, Mary Banders, NotrV Sea
lers, Bernlce Smith, Ruby Willis. Cer
i fleets?Eva Bradsher, Llllie ?d
vards, Louise Hgerton, Mary Egerton,
Helen Gatls, Mattte Herndon, Virginia
Mae Royal, Mary Willis.
Bookkeeping ? Diploma?Blanche
Bruton. Certificate?Lela Beasley, |
Martha Fulford, Ruth Page, Chellie{
Mae oyal, Mary Willis.
The marshals for this occasion
were Jay tfllliams, chief; Margaret
Newbern, Luclle Taylor, Lillian How
ell. Martha Oden.
Graduates <A High School Depart
ment?Myrtle Barrow, Christine Dodd,
Helen Walton Evans, Arlana Grant,
Evelyn Harrison, Dorothy Jennings,
Millie Belle Melton, Pattie Lyon
Moore, Minnie Perry, Margaret Ricks,
Mason Ricks, Ethel May Sugg, Pau
line Thornton, Nannie Waller.
Following the presentation of the,
diplomas, certificates and Bibles, i
announcements for the * next term
were made.
The baccalaureate sermon
preached at the Methodist church on'
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock by Dr. I
E D. Soper, vice.president and head
of the Department of Religion of Duke
Uunlveralty. His text was taken from
Matthew 4:1-11 and his subject, "am.
bltion," was appropriate, force ful and
masterly handled, being one of the
strongest sermons heard here In some
time. A beautiful musical program
had been arranged and was well ren-1
dered. The church was crowded to
Its capacity and many were unable
to gain entrance.
On Sunday evening Rev. O. W. Dowd
pastor of the Methodist church, preach
ed a strong and wonderfully Inspir
ing sermon to the Young Woman's
Christian Association. Miss Blanche
Spivey, president of the organisation,
had charge of the splendidly arranged
program which contained special must
cal numbers that added much to the |
service.
On the Saturday before at five o'.'
clock, large numbers of our lovers of
art attended the exhibition of the'
Art Department. The work showed
rare talent and the teacher. Miss Elra
Sheek, should be justly proud. Those
having work on exhibit were Misses
Bertha Dee Hnx, Sallle Mae Alphin,
Mary Ingram. Iva Jinnette, Laura
Keene. Audrey Midgette, Pattie Lyon
Moore, Elisabeth Reed, May Fisher
and Stuart Davis, Jr.
At the same time the Domestic Art
Department exhibited their work. The
Instructor, Misa Nell Wojbds, is to
he congratulated upon the neatness
and thoroughness of the work exhibit- j
?d by her many pupils.
On Saturday evening at eight o'
clock the Alumnae Association of;
U>u!sburg College gave their annual
banquet in the college dining room
under the supervision* of Mrs. S. J.
Parham, president; Mrs. T. W. Wat
ion. secretary; Miss Elva Sheek,
Chairman of the decorating commit
tee and Mrs. J. E. Malone, Sr., chair
man of toast committee. The dining']
oom was beautifully decorated in the <
college colors, lavender ajidl white .
and with daisies, the college flower. |
Mrs. Frank Rose, In her usual charmi
ng manner, presided as toast mis.
reus. "Carolina" was sang, followed
?y the invocation by Rev. O. W. Dowd
>f the Methodist church. President
1. W. Mnhn welcomed the alumnae
>ack home after which Mrs. 8. J. J
'arham read a toast on "The Dor-,]
nant Power of Carolina" The toasts.
The Rising Tide" was given by Mlss
farguerlte Harris; "The Flood Tide,'
LMrs. Norman Chambllss of Rocky f
unt; "Her Future and Its Hope."
Mrs. A. B. Perry. Miss Corinne!'
larrls, president of the class of '11.
oaated "Our AJnuj Mater," after
rhioh the college song was sung. A
(Continued en Page Bght)
REV. CRAWFORD
PREACHES SERMON
At Closing Colored Graded
School
Exercises Betran Sunday Afternoon
and Continued Through Wednesday;
Mrs. T. W. Birktt Delivered Annual
Add res Wednesday
Rev. E. C. Crawford, pastor Louis
burg Circuit Methodist churches de
livered a strong, forceful and inter
esting sermon at the beginning of the
comencement exercises of the Louis
burg Colored Graded School on last
Sunday afternoon to a large and ap
preciative audience. He stressed the
idea to build our structure for charac
ter and a bigger life on the solid
rock of honest education backed by
the desire to live right with your fel
lowman and your God. He gaid any
other plan they might adopt would
result in failure.
I After the sermon Supt. W. R. Mills
.made a short talk telling them of the
[advancement he had observed in their
race since he came to Louisburg and
| commended them the splendid
work they are doing. He told them of
I the plans his school board were at
work on to enlarge their building in
'order to give them greater opportuni
| ties.
On Monday evening at ,8 o'clock the
primary grades gave their exercises
in the graded school auditorium and
[was much enjoyed by the large crowd
in attendance.
I The intermediate grades presented
their exercises at the school on Tues
day evening and the graduating ex
ercises were held Wednesday after
noon at 3:30 o'clock. Mrs. T. W.
Bickett, Superintendent of Public
Welfare of Wake county, and former
ly of Louisburg, delivered a most able
address on this occasion, in which
she implored her hearers to make full
use ofthe knowledge they had attain
ed at the school in a most sensible
manner that they may more abun
dantly prosper and build for them
selves a higher place in the opinion
and respect of their white neighbor.
These exepctseu closes (he fifth
term of Prof. G. C. Pollard at this
school and his untiring efforts have,
built for him evidence of a great'
work amo^g his people well done.
His many white friends extend con
gratulations for the splendid vSork
he has been doing.
FLAXDERS FIELD
In the spring ot 1919 after the war.1
on Flanders Field where the firing I
had been terrific and thousands ot |
our boys had fallen In battle, amidst,
complete devastation, the popples
bloomed In abundance.
The French women tell you today
that the poppy Is significant of the
sacrificial blood of the boys who fell
In Flander's Field. Those who have
traveled through France since the
war. tell us It Is peculiarly true, that
where the battle was the fiercest |
and the bloodshed the greatest, the
popples to this day grow more pro-1
fusely. Because of this close asso
ciation to the supreme sacrifice made'
by the boys who fell In France, the;
poppy has become the memorial flow-1
er of the America Legion and the'
American Legion Auxiliary?the em
blem c.f a faith that is being kept thru.
tervlce to the living.
From the beautiful story of the pop.
by comes the true message from the i
boys who fell as expressed mast beeu
Jfully In Col. McRae's verse: <
Ws Shall Net Sleep I
'In Flander's Field th? poppies blow 1
between the crosses, row on row
rhat mark our place, and In the sky ?
rhe larks still bravely singing fly, ,
Scarce heard amidst the guns below ,
Ve are the dead. ,
Short days ago ws lived. Mt dawn, J.
saw sun sat glow " EL* ?
Jved and wars loved, sad sow vs.be ]
n Flanders Field. > '
rake up your quarrel with the Cos Jl
JURY SAYS ROSS
GUILTY MURDER
IN FIRST DEGREE
Prosecution Claims Maying of Ir.
and Mrs. Odom Was Deliberate Mar
il er; Hons Says His Mind Wao Blank
And Had Often Gone Blank Before
Story of Crime.
By W. BRODIE JONES
Warrenton, May 22.?The Jury in the
case of W. L. Ross. Hollister man on
trial for the past two days for the
murder of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Odom,
of Areola* last Sunday, tonight at
11:15 o'clock retrned a verdict of mur
der in the first degree alter being out
for an hour and a half. Judge E. H.
Cranmer sentenced Ross to be elctro
cuted on Tuesday, June 22.
Warrenton, May 22?"I will be con
victed tonight. I want Sallie Bett
to have everything she wants from
my house," W. L. Ross, on trial here
for the past two days on the charge
of the murder of Mr. and Mrs. S. J.
Odom, of Areola, last Sunday, said
in the court rocm tonight after the
case had gone to the jury at 9:40 o'
clock. He asked a lawyer to see that
the court changed the name of his
adopted daughter before the vrdict of
the jury came in. Then hands some
steadier than before scribbled a leeter
painfully, slowly, to Sallie Bet.
"1 want your forgiveness and pray
ers. Won't you please pray that God
may be merciful to me. I can die in
] peace with my Lord if you will for
give me." The letter was handed the
girl quitely. She did not answer then.
Ross, apparently much stronger and
with nerves steadied, resumed testi
mony at 9:30 o'clock this morning
after a quiet night in Warren Jail
under guard of the men of Co. B.. the
Warrenton unit of the National Guard.
' Persons composing the huge crowd
j yesterday moved to their homes as
j the shadows of evening lengthened
and the night passed quietly. The
j spirit of the community was calm to
day. Argument of counsel began at 12
o'clock with B. B. Williams opening
| for the State. Stanley Wlnborne fol
i lowed him before adjournment at 1
! o/clock.
Into the evidence yesterday had
] come the story of Sallie Bett Ross. 15
year old adopted daughter of tha
I prisoner, who had been a mother to
Ross's three children, all under ten,
since Urs. Ross died in 1923, and
who was the only witness to the kill
ing of Mr. and Mrs. Odom at their
j home near Areola on Sunday aftar
I noon when Ross went their to per
suade her to come again to his roof.
< Sidney Odom, 29, was shot through
the back of the head from a dis
tance of three feet, Mrs. Odom shot
first through the face as she ran for
the door and the gun turned upon
Sallie Bet. Mrs. Odom turned over
on the floor and Ross shot her again.
{The girl broke from the house and
on wings of fear flew to the home
of Dempsey Odom, half mile away.
I These facts were substantiated by
; the story of Ross with the exception
of the actual killing. He told the
.court that he had a headache after
the other visitors left the Odom
home.
"My head felt like it was tearing
off, my mind went blank and the
next thing I knew was when I saw
Sally Bet running across the field
and I was sitting under a tree near
the house. I went in and realised
what I bad done. I went to Mr.
Capp's store and asked that he bring
me to Warren jail.''
In cross examination this morning
by Solicitor R. Hunt Parker, Ross was
questioned about the 32-calibre pistol
which he had carried to the Odom
home. The prisoner said that he had
always carried the gun since he was
deputy sheriff and revenue officer as
he had received threats. He quit as
deputy sheriff because his wife, be.
fore her death, had asked him to give
up the post and further because the
job took too much tints from his busi
ness, Ross testified.
KEY. XcIYER TO RETtRY FOX
SERVICES
The Biblical Recorder had the (al
lowing to say about Rev. J. A. Mclver
in a recent issue:
"Rev. J. A. Mclver. pastor of the
Baptist church at Loaisburg, In com
pany with Rev John r. Mltchinar.
passed through Raleigh the other day
on their way to the Southern Baptist
Convention at Houston by automobile.
Before leaving the Loulsbarg church
handed pastor Mclver a parse suffl.
cient to pay expenses to the conven
tion. The church also voted him an
Increase In salary of ttOO per year.
We are sure Brother Mclver
this rough treatment by his
Mr. Mclver will return this
tad will conduct the regular
ing and evening service May IX aft
er an absence of three sreel
It la suggested that the
tip give him a Uttle
vestment" by being present IN
sent strong at both these servtoee to
Po yon from _?
["he torch?be yours to bold
1 ye break faith with three
Ye