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EVERYBODY BOOST LOUISBURG The Franklin Times SELL YOUR Cotton and Tobacco IN LOUISBURG 1 iff ' i ' J ' 1 A. F. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager THE COUNTY, THE'STATE, THE UNION SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 Per Year VOLUMNLV. ; LOUISBURO, N. 0., FRIDAY, DEC. 17TH, 1926 . (10 Pages) NUMBER 43 NEW OFFICERS BOLD COURT Vice-Recorder H. W. Pttrj Presides, Solicitor E. P. Grlfhi Represents State; IN; In Attendance, Cases Disposed of ; ^ . Franklin TJounty's Recorder* Court was quite largely attended Monday to *ee the new officer* in action. The court was presided oyer by Vice-Re corder H W. Perry, whose decisions proved fair to both sides and will hare much Influence in the future law enforcement. Solicitor B. F. Griffin made a splendid prosecuting office! and ably represented the State. The docket contained no dases of especial importance and was disposed of as follows: State ts OUie Wrenn distilling, pleads guilty fined $100 and costs. State rs W. H. Joyner, violating prihibltion law, continued. State rs Hubert Bolden, removing crops, capias and continued. ? State vs Stocky Huff, larceny, con tinued. State vs Russ Richardson and W. E. Denton, distilling, continued. State vs Happy Perry, assault with deadly weapon, guilty, fined $26 ana costs, appeal. State vs Dock Tucker, Robert Tuck er, operating automobile Intoxicated, guilty, lined $20'each and costs. 8tato vs T. A. Hollingsworth. un lawful possession of whiskey, con tinued. State vs Mabel Powell, assault with ?eedly weapon, transferred to Super ior Court C f.rte vs Tom Ricks, wreckless driv ing.? .-.lied and failed. St: '.*3 vs Louis Neal and Alvestet Nea', ?:3*ult with deadly weapon, guilty, Lued $$0 and costs. State vs Tomntie Bragg, carrying ooncealed weapon, nol pros. ^ State vs Anderson Williams, larce ny, capias and continued. STUDENTS' RECITAL Oii TueBday evening, December 14, Louisburg College students, repre renting tbe piano voice, and expres sion departments gave the followini program: T?iano?-Reverie, Torjusaen, Dorria Person, Lonlaburg. . Pimio?Walts In A Minor, Grieg Melba Parker. Wade. Voice?Sunshine, Wold, Velma Sen ter, Kipling. Piano?Widmung, Torjusaen, Man Davis, Raleigh. Voice?Two Little Stars, O'Hara Nancy Baldwin, Mt. Qllead. Piano?Dance of the Little Bells RebikoB, Elizabeth Fuasell, S ted man Violin Dnet?No. 4, Gebauer. Rondc Allegro, William Uszell and Sam Al len, - Loulsburg. _ Piano?L'Ingenue (for left hant alone), Orogman, Gladys Newborn Jarvlsburg. Voice?The Mission of a Rose, Cow? Mary Davis, Raleigh. Piano?Chansen Creole, Ketterer Mary Malone Best, Loulrfburg. Voice?Boats of Mind, Miller, Eliza beth Fusaell, Stedman. Piano?donating. Burleigh, Lucy Thompson, Creedmoor. Reading?The Love of O'San* San, Alice Hegan Rice, Eula Pnrnell, Ral eigh. Piano?Polonaise In E Minor, Mac Dowell, Ellen Hnghes, Jackson. Voice?-Amulets, Rogers, Era Bells Bobbin, Maeon. Piano?Octave Etude, Schytte, Ruby Dell, Hookerton. Marshals?Naomi Dickens, Mary Susan Fuller,, Ruby McDade, Eliza Newell, Myrtle Watson. ~ LIBRARY OF W. R. MILLS SCHOOL APPROACHES OOAL In the drlre last weak more than one hundred and fltty books were added to the library. The response ot the people has been wonderful The Individual contribution of Supt W. R. Mlllsdf one hundred and tan books was s splendid gift and moat encouraging to the ocenmlttee , at There hare been other contribu tions which deserve mention. Several ladles have* given twent- books, oth ers have given twelve and llftsdn. some eight and ten and many front one' to six. In Instances where only one book has been given, it was eg liberal as any girt mad%. Qpe home gave the only book It possessed sad. It was a splendid book too. Such a spirit-as that means suooess. preach at Rttnn Sunday December lb, U a. m., on "fleeing the Invisible." Two hundred and fltty more hooka andf Us -pel will he reached. Pet on your thinking cape; help the committee with suggestions; etu. dy your book shelves again, on# mora book from a hundred; can't yon do It HUlfl REAL HEAD Miss Temple Neal died at her hosea b*r'sd^t*^fam^^^inVVound Wednesday. . She leavaa twobrothsrs, Moses and Charlie Neal and one slater Waa Stel la Neal and n large number of rela tives and friends, Who have Us ' ?at' symbathy of tbs entirs tr BIO MAJORITY SAYS RELIGION NECESSARY Newspaper Poll Stows Bat 88 HoM Opposite View| Questionnaire An swers; Kesslts of Nation-Wide Cn> rass Will Be Published When Tabs lated In New York More than a thousand persons took the time and pains to answer the re ligious questionnaire printed in The Observer Monday to Friday, Inclusive, and to send their ballots to the pa per tor tabulation. Only 980 ballots were tabulated, however, because the others were received too late. Tabu lation of the remaining answers woula not have changed the relative stands lag. The total affirmative and negative answers to all the twelve questions were wired yesterday to Dr. Charles Stelxle director of the nation-wide poll conducted by leading newspapers throughout the country for the church advertising department of the Inter national Advertising Association. Very Small Minority. Only 22 persons out of the 980 whose answers were tabulated do not be lieve that religion in some form Is a necessary element of life for the in dividual and for the community. Nine hundred and forty-live think it is. Only 23 out of 980 do not believe in Ood; 968 do. Eight hundred" and eigh ty-six of those answering the ques ttoikiaire are church members; 84 are not The total vote on all twelve ques tions follows: 1?Do you believe In God? Yes 968; no 2S. 2?JGo you believe In Immortality? Yes 928; no 36. 3?Do you believe In prayer as a means of* personal relationship with God? Yes 931; no 41. . ? 4?Do you believe that Jesus was divine as no ether man was divine? Yes 920; no 50. 6?Do you regard the Bible as In spired In a sense thai no other liter ature could be said to be Inspired? Yes 923; no 60. 6?Are you an active member ot any church? Yea 886; no 84. 7?Do youregularly attend any re ligious service? Yes 877; no 83. 8?Would you be willing to have your family grow up in a community In which there is no church? ,'Yee 61; no 919. 9?Do you regularly have family worship In your home? Yes 419; no 492. 10?Were you brought up in a re ligious home? Yes 930; no 34. 11?Do you send your children to any ichool ot religious Instruction? Yes 624; no 61. ' 12?Do you think that religion In some form Is necessary element ot life for the individual and for th? community? Yes 945; no 22. COMMITS SUICIDE Mr. II. P. Haswell, a white sixty odd years of age, living neat Moulton committed suicide early Tuesday morning according to Infor mation brought to town by Coroner J. F. Parrish, whose Investigation satisfied himself that tAere was no font play. It Is understood that wor ries brought on by unsatisfactory fi nancial circumstances is responsible for Mr. Haswell taking his own life. Hb was unmarried man. (but has many relatives who have the sympathy of the entire comunlty. KIWANLAN8 ENTERTAIN ATH LETIC CLUB The Loulsburg Klwanlans entertain ed the athletic club of Mills High School at its usual weekly luncheon on last Friday night ? most interesting and entertain ing program was greatly enjoed by all present and a most enjoyable bout was spent "SEEING THE INVISIBLE" Pastor of the Loulsburg Circuit will at Buna Sunday, December 1Mb. 11 a. m., en "Seeing the Invisible. Preaching also at Bunn 7 p. m. Sub jeot. "The Christian Attitude Toward Wealth." Ood owns the earth ana the stars, we say?but how about that bank account T Preaching at Prospect Sunday af ternoon A o'clock. Subject "The Christian View of Death." BOX PARTI' There will be a bos party at Pros pect Friday evening December 17th at .7 o'clock. The proceeds of the bos?s will go to the Raleigh Orphan age. We want all the girls who can oeme and bring a bos or a pie; of course We expect the boys to bring the girls and a little extra change with them. Come and enjoy the ev ening with us. OLD CLOTHES - Dipt B. a Perry of the Public WeL for* Denartmpnt Inform* th? Tbm that bo baa ????ml requaet* for cloth In* from needy famillm la th* ooan - ty, mod that h? would appreciate it Tory much if anyone la th* county hartn* clothing they have <U*carded would Mad aame to him *o that ht might preeent K to the famtltM la aeed. Thee* requeota include smb. haen, boy* and glrla. Any gar. meat will bo gratefully accepted. CHRIMTKA8 OPPORTUNITIES Below we give a number of oppor tunities for the people of Franklin county to 'give Christmas cheer to during the coming holidays, furnish ed us by Supt. E. C. Perry of the Charities and Public Welfare orga nization of Franklin county at Lou isburg N. C. Mr. Perry feels that there are many families In the coun ty who would prefer selecting a de finite case to provide for to giving at random, and we'learn the plan has worked to a much more satisfactory solution in the past Therefore be desires all those who wish to do se select any one or more of these op portunities tq help and ifbtlfy him the number of the case and he will furnish you such other Information as you may need and render you an> assistance you may need to carry out the plan of making this a happy Cbristqsas for the unfortunates. The list of opportunities follow; No. 1. A mother with one little girl two and a half years old, hus band in government hospital without compensation and she has pellagra and is unable to provide the neces sities of life. No. 2. A widowed lady with a boy and ^frl twelve years old?twins. No. 8. ' A mother with four small children, without means of support No. 4. A widowed lady with a boy 11 years old suffering from pellagra, and another son 5 years old suffering with osteomalacia No. 5. A mother with two children, a girl 13 years old, and a boy 12 years old. No. 6. A mother with two daugh ters, one 12 years old and one 9 years old. No. 7. A mother with two boys, one 6 and one 3 years ojd. Her hus band la in the county home for treat ment No. 8. A mother with a daughter 9 years old without means of support No. 9. A widow with Ave children a girl 12, a boy 10, a girl 8, a girl 8, a boy 3, without means of support. THE CLRREJfT LITERATURE CLUB On Tuesday evening the 11th Inst., the Current Literature Club was most delightfully entertained at the resi dence of Mrs. Mac Fergjurson. The guests were welcomed most graci ously by Mrs. Bennett, a niece of out hostess, and ushered into the pretty rooms, whose softened lightr, gave a touch of- added beauty to the lovely Christmas decorations, and the guests as they entered seemed in somt way to fall under a magic spell. The president, Mrs. James King, wan present and presided with dig nity and ease. The program arrang ed from the play 'As You Like It," was introduced by the roll call to which the members of the clnb re sponded with a quotation from Shakespeare. rns nrst numoer or tne program wu a sketch, Rosalinde by M1m Jar man. Piano solo. Mrs. J. E. Malone. Sketch, Cells. Mrs. M. S. Davis. Song. Christmas Lullaby, Starlight gently tails. Mrs. L. L. Whltaker. Sketch. Touchstone by Mrs. J. M. Allah. Song, The Lover and the Lass, from As You Like It, by Mrs. J. A. Mclver Piano duett. Mesdames Bfciley and Bennett. Reading George's Christmas present, by Mrs. James King. Piano solo. Pil grims March, by Miss Rosalind. One rather mirth provoking feature ct .the ev<fclnga entertainment wag the test which was made ot the ar tistic skill of those present Cards with pencils and crayons were dls trlbnted, and each one was asked to draw a picture of Santa Claus. Mrs M. 8. Davis was the winner of the prise awarded for the beat drawing, and Mrs. J. M. Alien earned the dis tinction ot winning the booby. After delicious refreshments ha been served, the electric lights wer<, turned oC and under the soft radi ance of lighted candles, a dramatic entrance was made by Santa Clans, himself, clotned In his crimson and ermine, and with his pack bung 'cross his shoulder. His manner was most pleasing as he addressed the assem bled crowd, and then proceeded to distribute to each one a pretty little Christmas package. As an evidence ot his kindly spirit, he then granted to all present a closer acquaintance with his saint ship?he took his seat and tor it while became one of us. Santa proved to be Master Thomas Wheless. The evening wan voted by all to have been exceptionally pleasant, and closed with many genuine expressions of delight and good will. A FBW FACTS Am the H* year approaches |u? and there la belnf *q much said about low priced cotton and over produc tion of mom, I with to (It* the plant er* of our county a few facte and 8<mre* ot our own county (Franklin) tor them to atudy through the holi day* and see if we oan'e resolve hi the new year to remedy part of it It not the whole. OOOO.OOO for ruano la the year. It will take the whole 1IN cotton crop to pay for man. I >.000 too* ot hay bouiht In !!>? 1 cow to every 8families of Ave In family. 1 sow to every six families ' of ive, Of ire. 0 hens to every family which lay* only an aterahl of 40 s* rr year. ;\' Study this and **? If it means i or you. ' ? - ."-'V' ? , " * If D. NNWMAN. AtiRICULTUBAL ANALYSIS OF FBANKLIN COUNTY The follow in A article waa contribut ed by County Agent A. H. Harris. It contains some wonderful tacts rela tive to Franklin county agricultural ly and will be interesting to you, read it: During the last week, two days was spent in the office of the Stats Statistician compiling some of the farm statistics available on Franklin county as reported each year by farm ers when they list tbeir property. The agriculture ot Franklin county ia out of balance, probably no more so than is the ease in numbers of other North Carolina counties, but for prosperity to reign among the producing peoale of the county certain vital chants jnust bf made in our cropping sys tems, a\ can be detected from the tacts given below: The population of the county is approximately 27.000 people, 7,000 ot which are children under 7 years of age. With the above figures as a base the estimates in thin article were made. We hare 2,926 cows of milking age In the county which give a total pro duction (of 918,7(4 gallons of milk per year, or an average of >14 gallons of milk per cow. The average pro duction of milk per cow ewer the en tire United States is 393 gallons ot 79 gallons more than the average cow In Franklin county produces. The to tal requirement of dairy products (stated in terms of whole milk) by the inhabitants of this county Is ap proximately 15 1-2 million gallons per year while only 2 1-2 million gal lons are being consumed. As a re sult of this deficit I understand that ibout 31 per cent of the children in le county are under nourished. In lew of the fact that only a small er cent ot the milk requirement ot Franklin county Is actually consum Jd, >836,000 is spent each year fo> Ills commodity in excess to the mount actually produced locally. Franklin county has 67,682 laying hens within Its confines which make a total production of.288,410 dozen eggs per year or an average of 5 dos en eggs per hen: For a complete balanced ration, 1,215,000 dozen eggs should be consumed by the people of the county, while only 769,500 dozen are actually consumed. The pork situation is ot vital Im portance and the fpllowjng figures deserve plose study. 1,130 brood sows are listed In the county an* 675,000 pounds of pork is produced annually. Nutrition specialists tells us that this county should consume 1.589,000 pounds ot pork tor the en joyment of best health while we ac tually consume 3,726,000 pounds pel years or twice as much as we should -pent by residents of the county for This means that at least 1611,400 Is pork products annually. Dq the Franklin county farmers produce the necessary amount ot hay each year? The acreage of hay last year In the county was 2,200 with a total production of 2,200 tons. The, actual consumption of this product was 10,680 tons or a shortage of 8,48b tons. Figuring this shortage at $30 per ton, we actually spend 3254,400 annually tor this commodity. The total acreage planted to corn lid this county last year was 31,576 and made a total production Ot 568, 368 bushels or an average of 18 bush els per acre. The livestock and hu mans In the county actually consum ed 984,408 bushels which gave us a shortage of 416,040 bushels that was purchased from some outside source. For this commodity, we spent $416 066. In rlew of the fact thafc-prery fami ly realizes the ralue of a good garden. only 978 gardens are reported with a total acreage of 1(3 acres, which sarras the 5,400 families In the coun ty, or 8-1(0 of an acre garden for each family. Specialists tells us that thbv county should consume 9,855,000 pounds of vegetables while only S,i 589,000 pounds are actually consumed I which shows that we have approxi mately a 50 par cent shortage of ve getables In our diet The flgures on [the number of pounds of vegetables actually produced are not available and for that reason an estimate on the,amount spent for garden products [cannot be arrived at i Before leaving the discussion a few | at the facts must be related about our money crops. Franklin county farm ers have Increased the yield of lint cotton per. acre 36 per cent In the last 88 years while the average over the entire United States shows a de crease of 23 per cent. The yield of eorn per acrg. In Franklin county shows an Increase per acre of (1 per oent during the last 40 years, while t the average Increase for the United States Is only 17 per oent These {facts are very encouraging but wo loan readily see that too much time .to being spent with these crops and 'especially cotton. The facts relat ing to tobacco have not been secured. 1 AT EPISCOPAL CHUECH Sond.-k m St. P;'n1*h EpUcopnl church iimlI Sunday, ni annonuced kr tUr J. P. Mill*.- rhetor will bn, Sunday achool at 10 a. m . holy com-. anion at 11 a. m.. and aroalnc pray- { ?T at T:M p. a. Tha raatry will nwi altar tha mornlna aarrtco. AU ara larltad to ataod thaw aarr PUBLISH EABLIEK Owing to next week being Christmas we will publish the Franklin Times on Wednesday afternoon Instead of Thursday afternoon aa formerly In order to give the advertisers a last chance at the Christmas trade. If yon have Hems or advertise ments for that Issue please get them In earlier than nsnaL EDWARD BEST HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS DEFEAT LOI'ISBIRG HIGH The girls basket ball team of Ed ward Best High School defeated the Louisburg team ill the opening game of the season Tuesday night Decem ] berl4 by a score of 17-13. One out standing feature of the game was the j excellent pass work of both teams. Louise Cooper starred In the last {half for Louisburg. making 5 of the 13 points scored by the Louisburg High. The line up was as follows: E. B. H. S. L. H. S. Sears Allen Center Forward Cooke Perry?Cooper Right Forward Gardner Allen Left Forward i Morgan Beck Center Guard Glasgow Person Right Guard Wester Hill Left Guard Referee, -Pete Hoffman. The class in vocational agriculture ihas been delayed by the weather In | building the farm Implement work shop. Each day when weather per mits these boys are busy at work on the jhop. During other class periods 1 they are working out plans for theli home work during the coming year, t Each boy studying agriculture car , ries home work under the supervis ion of the teacher of agriculture. The class this year is studying field crops. .The average size of the boys project ^ will be about three acres. FLRE THURSDAY The Are alarm yesterday morning was caused by the root and framing immediately thereunder of the big i Ford warehouse on Nash street be ing afire around the store flue from ! Faulkner's market. The firemen ar rived In time to extinguish the fire before any serious damage was done. A5 APPEALING CAUSE The Children's Home Society at Greensboro represents a high type 1 of service devoted exclusively to the homeless children of North Carolina. ;,We live in an era of desire to per* ' form service of constructive type to > any boy or girl so unfortunate as to 1 be denied the care and protection of his or her own parents. In the course of each year there are found hundreds of children who I would suffer in the midst of plenty and prosperity were it not for the con stant attention given by the workers of the Children's Home. Every month produces its quota of deserted child ren from infants to five and six year old boys and girls. All these waifs find a welcome at the Receiving Home in Greensboro where they are oarefnlly nursed back to normal-phy sical condition. After receiving the i necessary treatment which puts them into condition for placement, these children are transferred by legal pro. cedure to approved foster homes and In these new homes they are care fully supervised rigtll of legal aga No more worthy charity presents it* self to the cltlsens of North Caro lina for financial support. I At the holiday season an appeal Is made tor operating funds to carry on the work next year. Upon the jwsponse wfll depend how many child ren will receive the service of the Children's Home, fto eae Is under obligation to contribute and therefore [every one Is appealed to. The Child ren's Hoase la undenominational and (receives no obligated support from the legislature or any church or fra ternal order. Therefore the Child-. jren's Hoiqe addressee its holiday ap peal to every Sunday school class, fraternal order and the citisdnahip of our great Stat* of North Carolina, 'tor a generous holiday donation. . (Let no one be entirely satisfied ; with his distribution of holiday char ity until the need of the Children's Home Is investigated and recognls* suue Bipwuni It. sUt^: "No chock la too ?11 hat that It will ho appreciated and Mil too largo hat that It maj ho put to oonitrncttro uoo." CASH OF THANKS Wo wish to oxtoad oar doopoot approclationo thanks had approclationo to all la Loulabuxg aad Frank 11 a county fo? zEnFifc si Hp MHS. D. T. HtntN aad Children. yMMNftaailr aot aa until ho gate late thO aaiao no* twlco. AMONG THE VISITORS SOU IOC KNOW AND SOME IOC DO MOT KNOW. PWMUl Item? About folks Their f rlends Who Travel M- ? And There. Mr. CJC. Cooke went to Raielgh Friday. Mrs. G.A. Ricks, ot Greensboro, was a visitor to Louisburg Friday. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mann, of Ral eigh, were, visitors to Louisburg Fri day. Mr. G. A. Ricks, of the State High way Department, was a visitor ti Louisburg Tuesday. Miss Josephine Fuller is home af ter a few weeks Illness and a ten day i stay at a hospital In Raleigh, where 1 she suffered from a severe sinus af 1 lection | Mr. M. P. Hoffman, formerly ot ! Louisburg, who is now representing Stetson D. Clothing Co., In the States of Tennessee and Kentucky, la spend ing two weeks In Louisburg. I BIG H0G8~ The following hogs have been re ported killed In Franklin county the past week. W. P. Gill, Louisburg township one weighing 654. M. T. Howell, Harris township, two i weight gg 431 and 311. I J. W. Card, Harris township, one weighing 386. H. B. Edwards, Harris township, one weighing 359. A. T. Howell, Harris township, three weighing 223, 236 and 225. , L. C. Hicks, Harris township, two weighing 210 and 187. R. H. Place, Harris township, Its .weighing 252, 291, 304 283 and 240. J. E. Wilder, Cypress Creek town ship four welglng 332, 236, 236 and. 298.' ' C. D. Jeffreys Harris township, three weighing 351, 312 and 291. ' H. A. Strickland, Harris township, two weighing 242 and 320. HONOR BOLL NOVEMBER The pupils of the 4a and 5a grades of th^. Mills High School have been much Interested during the past few months in an effort to get on the hon or roll. To have their name upon this roll they must not have an un excused absence or tardy mark and S t'a passing grade on all their work. This Is not an easy goal and the fol lowing children well deserve the dis tinction. They should be encouraged to keep up this high standard: 4a Grade?Hazel Johnson. Mary Fuller Beasley, Allen Cobb, Mary An na Clifton, Gertrude Holden, Helen. Person, Edna Perry. 5a Grade?Alice Smith. RET. D. T. BU>> DEAD The funeral services of Rev. D. T.. Bunn were held in the Loulsburg Bap. tlst church on last Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, conducted by Revs. J. A^ Mclver, ?. ?. Ward, of Spring Hope, and E. C. Sexton of Homeyer, in the presence of a large number of frtenda of the family and relatives. The re. mains were then taken to Maplevtlle where they were gently laid to res4 In the beautiful little cemetery at Ma~ pie Springs Baptist church, the sere. Ices at the grave being conducted bp the Central Cross Masonic Lodge ot which he was a membe*. A large number waspresent at the cemetery and the newly made grave was banked with beautiful flowers, expressing tenderly and forcibly the love and esteem in which, he wan held by the many who knew him. Until about two years ago Rev. Mr. Bunn lived near Midway church in franklin county, where he reared a large family and where he built up a love and esteem among his neigh, bore and fellowmen that will him to be greatly missed. He a devoted and consecrated of the gospel and served 1 es in franklin county, ways enthusiastic In lng souls of men. He left county about two years ago to a charge at Mt. OUead. In Wei North Carolina, later coming to dlesex where lng at hi has been In bad health i to a hospital In useful life, on Saturday 1 o'clock. His to Loulsburg to soU arriving here at 1 day Mr. Mr. Bus Imtm a ?Iz chlMron. br. J. B. Baa of -Baptist ekt C.. Mr. R D B