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KVEBIBOJ)T BOOST L0L18BUB6 Franklin Times < *? A> .4DVEK1I3I8G MtlUl* THAT BKIXGS KEHlI.TtS ' A. F. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE UNION ~ SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 Per Year ^ _ ? ' 1 1 __ VOLUMN LVI. LOUISBURO, N, Or FRIIUY, OCT 14TH, 1927 (12 Pages) NUMBER 34 ME. E. L. BEST RE ? ELECTED PRESIDENT Frail kiln County Teachers Associa tion; Miss Emma Bartholomew Elected Secretary; Dr. D. B. Bryan, of Wake Forest, Made Strong Sjieech ? ' * ff"wtnU Vmrtiftrg* "i?ftlM tth l .nuts burg Saturday, October 8th, in the Mills High School with more than 135 teachers present. The County 'Teachersr Association was" re organized with Supt. E. L. Best as President and Miss Emma Bartholo mew as Secretary. Each supervising prlnicpal in the county reported a 100 per cent membership of his teach er.-) In the North Carolina Education Association. 1 - Mr. A. P. Johusoil. Clialrmau of the County Board of Education, welcom. ed the tssrhers to- BVanfcHn county, i stating that the Board of Education was always Btanding in readiness to help 4he cause of education. He also emphasized the necessity of teachers familiarizing the people with school policies and local school rules and regulations. Mr. Eh Q. Cornelius, su pervising principal of the Bunn Dis. trlct in well chosen words, respond ed to Mr. Johnson's words of welcome ?and speaking for the group of teachr era expressed the desire and determi nation to make this the most suc cessful school year In Franklin coun ty's history. -Col. C. L. Mc_ ' ' ee, a member of the Franklin Coun t* Hoard of Commission ere. express es r.e attitude, of the Board of Com. m 'era towards the publls school sys c. . tte stated that his board bad 'roved the Budget?o# the schooi . . '.iiorltles and had agreed to furnish t..e money that the Budget called for each month as needed. He stated thotr the Board of Commis sioners was attempting to bhlp make the school system as weH as every other department of co>lhty govern, ment, function in a business like man ner Just as a private business would function If it were successful. In clos. ing he called upon the teachers to put forth every effort to make each dol lar that has been apportioned to count , for a 100 cents zalue. Miss Daisy Caldwell, Home Demon stration Agent for the county, out lined some of the main features her department was attempting and asked for the cooperation and sympathetic help/of the teachers. t. EL C. Perry,' the Welfare 0fri er and Dr. R. If. Yarborough, the ounty Physician, were to appear on the program but illness prevented them from being present. The last feature of the program was an interesting and inspirational ad. dress by Dr. D. B. Bryan, Dean ot "Wake Forest College and Director ot the Wake Forest Summer School. He urged upon the teachers the necessity and Importance of arranging school situations In which the child may be taught lessons in true cltlsenshlp. His address was Indeed Inspirational and spiritual. Through the kindness andefforts of Miss Daisy Caldwell and Miss May Fisher, teacher of home economics In the Mills High School, lunch was .served to the. teachers in the rooms of the home .economics department immediately after the program. Miss Fl8Iter's class of girls assisted In serv ing the lunch. From the flrst months report more children haye been In school in Sep. tember than ever before in one month In the school history of the county and everything points to a successful year. The elk months schools, Royal, Math Rock N?w Hope and RUeys began their work, Monday October 3. All schools, both white and colored, are now in session. BOOK CLUB 18 DELIGHTFULLY ENTERTAINED The Tuesday afternoon Book Club was delightfully entertained by Mrs. R. C. Beck at her home on Main itreet Tuesday afternoon October 11, a profusion of bright colored fall Sowers forgilng the decoration of the home. The President, Mrs. Scoggin, called the meeting to order, after roll call to see If each member had gotten ber new book for the year and paased It, the tery Interesting program for -the afternoon was taken up. Toast to the QJd North State, Mrs. 8. J. ParhAm. Paper, Historical Pacta About North Carolina^ written by Mrs. T, W. Watson and read by Mrs. M. 8. Clifton. ? - Song. 01' Carolina, Mesdames Mohn and Willis. Paper Scenic Beauty of North Caro lina, Mrs. J. B. Yarborottgh. Poem, Away r Down Home, Mrs. A. W. Mohn. a <. i State song. The Old North State, Club. The hostess assisted by Misses Tlrr glnia Beck and Margaret Wilder, sort ed a tempting salad oourse. ? COTTON REPORT The tabulation of the card reports shows thatrtfiferd were fM bttea.Tf cotton, counting found as hall bales,, ginned 1* Pi'dnWin county, fro* t>? crop of 1927 prior to October I, WW! FUNERAL SKVH'ES ROBERT S. WHITE AT CHRIST CHURCH Funeral services for Robert Shaw White, well known figure In the busi ness life of Raleigh, who died at his home, 1814 Park Drive Sunday night at 10 o'clock were held from Christ Episcopal Church Mopday afternoon at 8:30 o'clock. Services were con ducted by the rector. Rev. Jill ton A. Barber, and interment was -JMdfi-Jtt. Oakwood Cemetery. Kir, white, who was seventy-two years of age. had been ill for a month. Kg was born in Petersburg. Va., De cember 15, 1855, son of the late Tho mas and Vary L. White, of Lonisburg, where his parents moved shortly at. ter his birth and where he spent his boyhood. For more than thirty-five years Mr. White hag been a resident of Raleigh, his first business connec tion being wRh the firm of-W. tfywinL R.-S.-Tocher:"Hewas lateT traveling salesman for Mlnlch. Elsenberg and Company of Baltimore, for about five years, returning to Raleigh to become connected with the dry goods firm of Thomas A. Parttn for several years, later going with Boylan.Pearce Com pany as manager of the house furn ishings department. He was regard ed as one of the most valuable mem bers of the managerial staff of the ?store. For dlkteen "years Tie had been u mom Kor Af t Kn vaBtrv f\t I"Le?u| ? nivttiuvi tyt ttiv ?cotft j ox vnirai Church. Mr. White was twice married, his first wife, who died a number of years ago. being Miss Nellie CSrver, of Ral. wife, who survives him. Miss Mary Tenney, of Chapel Hill. Two brothers, Haywood D- White, of Raleigh, and Percy R. White, of Louisburg, and a number of nieces and nephews survive MRS. JOYNER ENTERTAINS U. A. R. CRAPTER Mrs. L- L. Joyner was hostess to th? Major Green Hill Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolu tion on October the eighth. The meet ing was opened with the D. A. R. Ri tual gnd the program interestingly rendered as follows: Paper on Alexander Hamilton, Mrs. W. H. Pleasants. Patriotic selection on the Vlctroia. Paper?Nathaniel Macon, Miss Mary ?*? borough. the D. A. R. does, Mrs. S. P. Boddie. Mrs. Boddie presented to the chap ter an Invitation from Mrs A. H. Pow. ell request of the John Penn chapter at Oxford, to attend the District meet ing at Oxford in November. The program was concluded with the Star Spangled Banner, after which Mrs. Joyner assisted by Miss Annie Willis Boddie served a delicious sal ad course with hot rolls, followed by ice cream and cake, coffee and mints. The Chapter was glad to have as its guest Miss Columbia Crudup of New York who has enrolled as a member of the Major Oreen Hill Chapter and belongs also to the North Carolina Society of Colonial Dames. TOWNSHIP SUNDAY SCHOOL CON. VENTION The following is a program for the townshic Sunday school convention which Is to be helA at Oak Level Christian Church on October 23. 1327, 2:30. Devotional, Mr. Roy Harris. 2:40. Practical suggestions for va riety in the Sunday school program, Mr. W. H. Hudson. 3:05. Methods of teaching the lea., son, Mr. Albert J. Flanagan. 3:30. Business period. Record of attendance. Appointment of committees. 3:40. Graded lesson, their advan tages and how to use them, Mr. J. J. Pearce. 4:05. The one best thing our Sun day school is doing. Three minute message from some re presentatlvs of each Sunday school. 4:30. Record of committees. 4t36. Adjournment FLORA BRIDGES', Pres. CHEEPY HALLOWEEN ENTER TAINMENT I, The spook*,, witches and elves that have collected at Gold Sand High School for centuries will com* oat Friday night, October 21, to enter, tain yod. They are old epooka with new and original charms. The for. tune telling witches will be able to stir deep In their calrons and re veal, to yon some of the things you'd like' to know'. We promise you an evening of manic god fun add there'll be good things to eat The proceeds will go to the senior class for their annuals. Come help them to make the evening a success. RT. RET. JOSEPH RLOtnrr ? ? , I 4, CHESMME T0 PREACH At the morning service at St Paul's Episcopal church tort Sunday, con firmation' and holy oo mm union will he Observed. RU Rev. Joseph Blount Cheshire, of Ralegh, Will administer . (hsriaylnf on Off*ands aatPpreEch U HveUltaf uraygp will be observed at tfcetiNudtag" hour at 7:90 o'clock and Sunday School at 10 o'clock la the Abrulh*." *'' '*> mmatassssr - FIVE RING CIRCUS POSITIVELY COMING ltfiigllng Bros, and Burnum and Bai ley To Bring Marred White Elephant and Other Big Features Yep, youngsters, It's really true! I Meaning-that a rumor heard eome time ago is now confirmed, hy the of ficial ananuBitainant that ?ht Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Com bined Shows will positively exhibit at Raleigh, Thursday, October 20. At that time the world's first and only five-ring circus will, be within easy reach of local sawdust fas* With It will come the only genuine white elephant ever brought to Ameri ca. He is "Pawah." the world famea sacred white pachyderm from Burma, who will be the foremost feature 751 sr menagerie composed of more than la thousand animals, -' - The big show is now a third larger than it was when it last visited this locality. Enormous new displays-hare been introduced such as ninety Xe bras, camels and horses performing at one time on a mammoth pedestal. Oq a similar series of circular raised platforms thirty-two of the show's forty-tbrne elephants dance, run and perfofm in unison with the topmost above the ground. Prior to this gi gantic display five herds of elephants appear in the five separate rings. At another lime tne rings are "given over tn dye ~*lTrim,M tif llbsitj luilM At still another juncture of the pro gram two hundred of the show's 900 horses, each ridden tyy an expert,, are seen in the brilliant maneuvers. Of the sixteen hundred people car. rled on tour -this season -more than eight hundred are the world'a fore moat aeriallsts bareback riders, ground and lofty gymnaata, high.wire now seen in extensive groups and troupes each dipplay led by Its par ticular champions, a new method ot presentation that is In keeping with the Blngling Bros, and Barnum and Bailey 1927 plan of extending acta in equal number over the entire length of the rqanimoth main tent Little folks will be delighted to learn that the bringing of a agpre of Eu ropean clowns to America has In creased the a nunarwr IMPORTANT MEETING COUNTY FEDERATION _ SATURDAY OCTOBEB B Make your plans to attend the County Federation on Saturday. Oc tober 22nd. It is the most Important meeting of the year. The new dis trict agent, Mrs. Cornelia Morris, ot Raleigh, will be present She wishes to know something of what each club is doing. Let everybody know your club is a Jive one by having a large delegation present At the morning session Mrs. .Morris will speak oh' some phase of home demonstration work. In the afternoon there will be a demonstration in painting fur niture. There will be interesting re ports of club activities and Import ant business to be attended to. Bring something to eat and enjoy the lunch spread together at the noon hour. BAXTER DURHAM AND ~ MISS HUNTER SPEAK AT BAPTIST CHURCH Baxter Durham, State Auditor, made a most interesting address at the Baptist church last Sunday morn ing in the interest of the Baptist Cen tennial campaign. Speaking on the same subject. Miss Hunter, a senior at Meredith College entertained the congregation in a most delightful talk. Quite a bit of enthusiasm has been aroused liere in the Interest of -this campaign and there is no doubt but that Louisburg will go over its quota with colors flying high. - AT JfAPLETILLE The college girls will give an en. tertainment at the Maplerllle School on next Friday night as will appear from the following announcement^ Hey you big Traau>. all of us tramps is going to harp some swell times and a big feed at Maplerllle School hang-out next Friday night at ,T o'clock with no queatlons ast Cleae faces kepe outo jail long enuif to be there and you will nerer lire to regret To friends SOME TRAMPS k small adntfsslon fee will be chart ed and-augper will be sold. The pro. ceeds are to be used for the school JUDGE STACK TO HOLD COURT f - t< I Judge A. M. Stack will hold Frank lin Superior Court beginning next Monday instead of Judge N. A. Sin clair, according to announcement from the Clertis office. This was brought about by, an exchange of conrta. ? . ?; m ft Next week's court is the regular October criminal term and > will last only one week,?Several cases of much tatersgt Ope'tF the docket. 1 ' ? ?*!! ii " The ridge method of cultlratihg to. baoob in June* county increased the e<W?g.?8 poundsj Per acre an<l ? cause 01 Has Own Dry Law Wr7"5ZIUe Haglestein, Iowa Park, Tex., who haa broken up two home-brew parties of servants or her property, onee being sent te a hospital to stop the flow of blood when cut by flying glass as she de ! REC ORDERS TOrKT Judge H. W. Perry only had a lew cases before him in Franklin Record, 'era Court Monday but much time was [taken up in disposing ofTfieTO Row ing eases: | State vs Alvin Booth, assault witu deadly weapon. guilty, 6 months on roads not to execute during good be. harlor upon payment of $50 fine and costs, doctor bill and hill of welfare State vs Ennis Perry, unlawful possession of whiskey, capias and continued. State vs Charles Burnetts, assault with deadly weapon, transferred to Superior Court. State ts Blair Fuller, assault with deadly weapon, guilty, 12 months on roads, not to issue upon payment of 'costs proTlded defendant stays out of ] Franklin county for 12 months. S\ite ts Sidney .Oupton, assault, j guilty, fined #25 and ccsta. ff. UlLiu c. X ST ^Tbe~Ml- Gllead Christian Endeavor Society met in Its regular meeting Sundaj night October 9. 1927. The roll wag called with fifteen members present and several visitors, the min utes were read and the report num ber of chapters read In the bible which was two hundred and twenty-live In all then the program was rendered as follows: Scripture reading, Lillian Johnson. Prayer, Rheubert Gupton. , Hymn 96. ... Reading, Thelma Gupton. Reading Florence Moore. Reading, Eugene Johason. Reading, Vallie Gupton. ' Reading, Russell bight Hymn 64. Reading, Ola Hunt. Reading, Gertrude Gupton. Reading, Bessie Hunt. Reading, Mabel Moore. Hymn 136. After the program the service was turned over to the president? and as there was no business to come before the society it adjourned to meet again next Sunday night at 7:30 o'clock. Dismissed by Eugene Johnson. We Invite yog all to come and bring some one with you. * SPECIAL SERVICE AT METHODIST * CHURCH Rev. O. W. Dowd. pastor of the Methodist church announces that there will be a special service next Sunday night and says. "In this serv. Ice the pastor will make use of the ?prayer cress. We shall also hare something of the Billy Sunday song service and a special message on the prayer habit of Christ. Come and bring your friends." RECTOR AT KIN9TON ORDAINED BY BISHOP Ktnston, Oct. 4.?The Rev. Harrell J. Lewis, ordained to the priesthood of the Protestant Episcopal church here yesterday by Bishop Thomas C. Darst, of the East Carolina dio cese., will continue In charge' of St. Mary's church, this city; Mr. Lewis has been acting rector ?t St. Mary's since the resignation some months ago Of the .Rev. Dr. John Hartley. The ordladtion was a brilliant af. fatr, the drat held here in years. ? number of the clergy in the sec. Uon participated. The fun vested cho^r of the church sang. Rev. 8tephen Gardner, of St Petered church, Washington, had part in the musical service as tenor - soloist His voice Is one of the beet In the ooun., try outside of opera circles. The young clergyman was a resi dent of Lontettarg before coming here. His theological education was ooBl. pleted a few months ago. His ministry since Inst spring has hasa very suo cessful. ... 13+ v ?1 " "? "H " ?? ?iuei * > "t ? 1I B0I The Louieburg College faculty be at home tq thdir friends October 18th, from. TOBACCO SALES ARE INCREASING DAILY Smoking Grades Advancing, Lower Grades Holding Steady The sates of tobacco on the Louis burg market have been steadily in creasing the past week with excep tionally satisfactory sates. All smok ing grades hare made advances dur ing the week and lower grades are holding their own. ? Many growers have visited the market- the past week and quite a &tod quantity of the gplden weed trom a distance has been sold here The co-operation between the ware housemen, buyers and business men iu Louiaburg is bringing about a most amiable-fgeliBg-nmong the visltuis tu' the market and adding much to the conveniences and benefits of the "grow" THE ffnilM AI'TIT.IAKT OF SAIHT PA EX'S C'Hl'HCH The Woriians Auxiliary of Saint Paul's church met with Mrs. Robert Smith wick Monday; afternoon. Those present with Mrs. Smithwick cock. B. B. Perrr. M. S. C.lifttm. S P Boddie. J B. King and R. F. Yarbor ough. 1 r Mrs. Clifton called the meeting to i-order and led In the- creed tmd-prayr ? The day having been selected for the thank offering the subject of '^Giv ing'' was used. Mrs. Smithwick read the beautiful chapter on bountifulness in giving, the 9th chapter of 2 Corinthians. Then each member repeated a verse of scripture on "Giving." The offering taken 'hen. was very generous. The subject literary program was "Indians In the Church." Mrs. R. F. Yarborough read an in teresting article on the Niobrara Con vocation at Pine Ridge Indian Agen cy, South Dakota in August, a most notable gathering of the Indian wards of the Episcopal church. The Chiet Executive of the Nation and Mrs. Cooltdge paused on their trip to pay Red Men who are seek. tribute to the ing to tread the pathways of their white faced brethern. Hun. CI"1* H ""tt, CA^mls sioner of Indian ASairs of the Fed eral Government addressed the as sembly on the governments plans for the Indian welfare. Bishop Burleson in his convocation a-ldress. called attention to the Con vocations 49th . anniversary. Here, forty-nine years ago Bishop Hare tac. ed a remnant of sullen and bitter Red Men, not a Chlrstlan believer among litem, who gave an unwilling ear to the Bishop. Sitting Bull, their leader was ugly and defiant. Today 7.200 Indians occupy Pine Ridge Reservation and many are Christians, 1,500 communicants of Episcopal church. Sitting Ball's grand son is now a priest of the church. The Indian, generous) by natuire. proved his native at this convocation. More than 2.000 present, at the clos ing Impressive business meeting, in the sunsets glow of the Dakota plains, heard the figures read of their dona tion. more than $3,829. Bishop Burleson pointed out that the day of war j^aint and feathers, war whoops and heathenish dances had" passed. In the campr he said, there are automobiles a plenty driven thither by Indian lawyers, doctors, merchants and farmers. Somewhere the cry goes up, "Let the Indian live his old life." "Well." says Bishop Burleson, "provided we restore the lands we have taken away I from him, that we reforest the lands, , bring back the buffalo, restock his -dried up streams with fish?but as | that ts Impossible, It is today and to morrow we have to look to and the Imperative plan is to assist the In dian in his desire to adapt himself to the conditions of today." The Auxiliary wilf meet with Mrs. J. B. Yarborough next Monday after noon at 3:30 o'clock. MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE Auerr covers state Raleigh, Oct 10.?Next season, the entomologists will not hare to worry about how (ar east the Mexican Bean Beetle has spread. The greatest Wor ry will be how to help the growers at early beans la south-east and north {.east North Carolina save 'their crops from the depredations of this vora ?cious pest. "I ra confident that by next year, the whole state will hare been In flated by the Mexican Bean Beetle." gays C. H. Brannon, extension ento. mologist at State College. "The pest has spread orer a wide area this year. We hare found It in fields in Colnm bhs county and* It has spread through Duplin, Martin and. Northampton conn has also appeared In Norfolk, Vs., and pear Wilmington. This means ghat the two great trucking, areas, near Slisabeth City and W liming tea will soon he infested." H Mr. Brannon states that (hose who hare noticed the danUge done by tha bean beetle th^ season should . , grit fight It wkh". sprays ..and ready to -its'- r -ti dusts next season and those Uytaa AMONG THE VISITORS SOME VOL' KNOW AND SOU IOO DO NOT KNOW. Personal Items A beat Folks And Their Friends Who Travel B<n And There. Sunt. E." L. .Best pa 14 Raleigh n business visit Wednesday. ? ? * . Messra. C~C~Hlud8on and S C. Hold ed wenf to Raleigh Tuesday. ? ? Mr; and Mr. C. C. Hudon child ren visited N'ash county Sunday. ? ? Mr. George Holder attended the funeral of^ hja hrother at Clayton Mon tunera ^ay. Mrs. T. W. Watson is visiting her 'sister, Mrs. Lloyd D. Liles, at Greens boro. _ _ ? Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hodges and children visited his people at Lindan Sunday. ? 1 Mr. R. H. Davis attended the fun eral of Mr. R ,S. White in Raleigh Muiiday. _ ?? ? ? ? y ' > Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Smithwlck and children visited relatives at Rober. senville Sunday. Mrs. Mary S. Rremner of r.raani. bora, visited Tier sister, "Mrs. A. F [Johnson, Sunday, ; .. . ? ? Mr. P. R. White attended the f\in eral of his brother, Mr. R. S. Whitt, in Raleigh Monday. ? Miss Pattie Pearl Pearce left FrU day for ?iash county where she will ?-o m? Miss Mary B. Spencer, who haa been spending the summer at Greens bora, returned home Tuesday. ? ? Misses Beverla and Ida SUla Pearce visited Miss Pattie Pearl Peareo of White Oak School Wednesday. MISS KITH ELDER ATTEXPT? FLIGHT TO PARIS Jltew York, Oct. 12.?The second night since Ruth Elder and George Haldeman took off tor France In their monoplane . American Girt found the silence concerning their progress un broken except <or one report lees than six hours after the take-off. Haldeman drove the orange mono plane into the air at^ROMeveit Field at 5:04 yesterday afternoon while hia ' youthful companion sat in a cabin chair, clutching a toy cat mascot and praying that her dreams of being the first woman to fly over the At tan He might be realized. Later she planned to take the stick herself and alter nate with Haldeman as co.pilot for the long grind to Le Bouget Field, outside of Paris. , ? . The Only Word The only word that came concern ing the American Girl during ita first night's flight was received early to day from the steamer American I Banker. The captain reported by wireless that at 19:45 last night the 1-lane had flown high above hia ship about 425 miles east of New- York, blinking its lights in greeting and disappearing into moonlit skied. After that the plane flew oh. un less some unknown disaster overt oak it, through the night and the fpL lowing day without being seen tir any of the many shfp that dotted the steamer lane. This fact eauaed considerable concern, as the Amerl. i can Banker said that the plane- was | flying at an altitude of but feet and it was felt that ?? tlMrt height it should have skimand Into the vision of several other shtpa at least during the daylight hours. LIFE AS A DAT Preaching at "Bonn Methodist Church Sunday. October Iff, II a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Subject 11 a. m., "Re. pentance." 7:30 p. m.. "Life as a Day." The Prospect revival will bo brought to-* close Sunday bp a ser mon from'the pastor at 3 p. m. the best methods of contrail. The ha. sects will often destroy a erop of garden beans before their preosace Is known. To aid begn growers in ighting this pest intelligently the agricultural ex i tension service of State College has prepared a folder describing the baa. tie. telling something of its ~ and the food plants on which At lists and then giving specitc tlon as to control methods to follow. Copies of this folder sre free for the askfeg end the extension eafofoeto gists sre also glad to answer any questions shout which growers want further information. Tarheel Says be is going to get the folks ta his community to have a. roaster sale and pxchaags " that v can ret some new " his nooh. ' 3F5B
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