VOLUMH LVX. ^OTygBPltaIt 0. TODAY, DKQ. 16TH, 1987, (mh?M)
ORGANIZE OKXAWPLY
MONDAY NIGHT
Formera Co-operative Creamery To Be
Incorporated At Onoej Expect To
Complete Preliminaries Monday
Night
The Initial' meeting for the organli.
'.UK gt h trtMBffr V*T Franklin conn-.
ty was held in the court house on Hon!."
day night with a fairly good attend,
ante. The first payment on the stock
assessment was made by practically
all present and the papers for In.
corporation were adopted and signed
and Mr. Holden was instructed to get
the charter at the earliest possible
moment. The name of the creamery
as adopted will be the Farmers Co.
operative Creamery, Inp., and will be
authorized to begin business with
$1,000 paid In and an authorised cap
ital stock of $50,000.
Dr. W. R. Bass was selected as
temporary chairman and A. F. John,
son temporary secretary Monday night
and Messrs. M. S. Clifton and F. J.
Beasley were appointed a committee
to draft a suitable note for stock use
and have them and the stock certlfl.
cates printed and hare them ready tor
the next meeting.
7. J. Beasley was appointed tempor
ary treasurer end instructed to cash
alt checkt and place to the credit of
the organisation end to pay the org
nizaiion expense from same. The ?" '
appoint a committee of Its .to be
known as a nominating oommlttee
and instruct them to select for
nation e ?*>-,n names to be presented
to the hex* meeting Tqr nlhction. ire
of nryoh numb
men and six to
ftjwa decided^
by the elected ?? <
Monday nlfht. Dtcembir
7:20 o'clock la Qm court itoueei at
which time the charter will be In
k.>< 4
be turned or**>' the farmer* at coat
as fast as the farmers wish to take
it. The, business men are Interested
enough to want to hAn
?nance the prolept <"
ing period.
It Was a moat en.fh'nelastic meeting
and the tedteetiona ago the new er.
ganlzation w$l\ get odf.to a good start
within the next tew weeks and It Is
hoped to begin-operations by Febru
ary 1st, 1SA8.. S+- 1
DR. PILL TO SFEAt tW L0UI8BUR6
T0IH6HT
Dr. Edward Leigh Pall, widely
known writer of many booke, lecturer
and trencher, has been entered by
the Ministerial Association of Loeie
burg to deliver Ids address on the
religions situation "What's the Mat.
ter with us and what's the Remedy,"
In this city on the night of December
16. This address,Itjff said, has creat
ed a profound JmifoelOpn, wherever
it has been detrr&Krih the United
States and CanaioC put Dr. Pell's com.
lng promises a rare treat not only to
the church people but the community
at large.
He will speak at eight odock at
the Methodist church and will be in
troduced bv Raw. J. A. Mclver, the
president of ttffc' Association.
Dr. Pell's extensive travels over the
continent in his efforts to bring about
a revival of faith and spiritual life
in the churches, have given him ua."
usual opportunities to gat at actual
conditions, and H la understood that
while he regard! She situation id
America as.a dhole as bad In many
sections appal Hag?he Is. In ao sease
a pessimist, buteowes to discuss Con
ditions Id the spirit of an open eyed
optimist, end who bravely t ^
worst because he beli?Vei In thebedt
The prees speaks of Dr. Pell gp "e
fascinating plattsma.
wonderful powSS at
the hearts of his aadtenoa, a. man of
wonderful force,
pie, a man to whoaa we are Indebted
for much of ths Mat wed most cour
ageous thinking of ths day On reU,
gioua subjects" And the .
their newspaper articled about his
work are equally warm In thalr praise.
One pastor writes of him:
"Dr.
Dr. Pell Is unique. Ha talks aa ao
one elsa doea. No one can adequately
describe him. His brilliance daulqa
st times, but It usvsr dases. He is a
seer who sees with oleer vision; n
gage whose spirit is brave, and whose
heart Is filled with love. He 1s n rare
combination of lofty intellect and the
simplicity of childhood. So brilliant
Is he in mind, ao fascinating in speech
so simple in presentation, and ao bqrn
lng In seal, that crowds hear him and
hang on his words With breathless In
terest."
THE SPIRIT OP CHRISTMAS
The above will be the subject of
the Sundey morning Service et the
Methodist church by Rev. Daniel Lane
pastor, at the usual 11 o'clock hour.
At the evening hour, 7:SO o'clock, the
-?tor will preach from the subject
"The Endless Quest"
The Epworth League will meet at
7 o'clock p. m., and Sunday school
?t 9:46 a. m. <,
All ars invited to atttnd each of
these services.
M * . JOHN O .
Wit 80 If DEAD
Franklin Ctntr Lesee On of IU
Moat Useful CKiaeaai Faaeral H?U
TtwU;
Mr. Jobn O. Wilson, a former coon,
ty commissioner for Franklin county
and one of the county's most progres.
I slve end popular elttsens died, at. hln
home near Maplevllle on Monday af.
ternoon shout 3 o'clock after only a
short Illness. He was taken 111 at
the breakfast table that morning and
gradually and rapidly grew worse un
til the end came In the afternoon.
Mr. Wilson leaves besides his wife,
eight children, Messrs. Alex Wilson,
of Ilocky Mount; Hugh Wilson, of
Raleigh; John Wilson, of Ashevllle;
Sam Wilson, of State College, and
Arch Wilson, Mrs. James Dick and
BUss Mary Wilson, of Charlotte, Miss
Lucy Wilson. He also is survived by'
his aged mother who is now In feeble
health, one brother, Mr. A. W. Wilson,
of near ingleslde, and one sister, Mrs.
8. S. Meadows, of near Loulsburg.
The funeral was conducted from the
home at 2 c'clock Tuesday afternoon
by Rev. E. C. Crawfoyd, pastor of the
Loulsburg Circuit Methodist chnrchss.
ssslated by Rev. Daniel Lane, pastor
Loulsburg Methodist qhurch and the
interment was made at Oaklawn ceme
tery. Largs numbers of relatives and
friends of the family were preseat
at' each of the service to pay a last
sad tribute. The floral tribute was es
pecially large and pretty speakings
tlful silent message of love. The
bearers werg a* tolows: Honor.
?. P. Harris, W. A. Jones, F.
'. 'Justics, L. P. Hicks, D. F. McKlnne
IcKhw F W g p fiofl
Actlve-^M- 8- Clifton. L. U Joy.
UHSWif
.Wilson whs one of Franklin
jounty's beet and ssoat conservative
tttlsens.. He had long enjoyed the
-confidence of his eopualstances to the
this he served 'his county as
^jgalsifrtisr for 'MVbs Mcce^eivs
terms from Dumber, MM to Decem
ber, lilt, during which Urns he Made
a most capable, efficient pad straight
forward official. He bM served as
a director of the Fanners and Mer.
- jn LouUbSfig^fOf' msny
hie wisdom and advice In
. metiers wee always sought
and much appreciated by associates.
Id his community life he was always
In the front ranks lighting for right
and opportunity. He was active In
his party matters, and took a lead
in the school Interests of his com.
inanity, taking part la the first ad
vancement of elbssentary education
in the ooonty. Bat that which was
nearest and dearest to him, save Me
family, was poeaibly his Interests In
Ms little community church, BhUoh.
He wae a christian gentleman, who
"Mved his Christianity, and la this liv.
tag he felt a peculiar responsibility
and pride In nay eCort he could put
forth In hie church. Possibly the
greatest compliment that could he
paid the deceased le to know the genu
lne character of his children to whom
he and hie good Wife have Imparted
indelibly, their Ideals of real cltlsen
ship.
In his death Franklin county, and
the Maplevllle community In particu
lar, has suffered a great loss.
To the family the realisation of
the estimate the public places upon
his real worth as an exceptional cl
tlsen will Me a great consolation.
To his bereaved family w? Join the
multitude la extending the deepest
sympathy.
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JLHU1A uwu
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The funeral of Mix Annie Cooke,
who die* St her hone on Main Street
on Thifdv of let week wee' held
fforn the home on Friday afternoon
at 2 o'clock and waa conducted by
Iter. Daniel Lane, assisted bf Rot.
J. A. Mclrer, end the Interment waa
melle at Oeblown cemetery.
Mm Cooke wee M nan of age
and 1seres two Meters, ill toes Bessie
and Obra Oooke and one brother, Mr.
C. K. Oooke, who haTo the deepeet
sympathy of the entire j
She waa a derated member of the
Steihodlot eharok and waa deeply In.
threated In the spiritual uplift of the
community. She waa a.ralned neigh,
bor and darotad slater.
Large number of friends of the
tsmlly attended both tMrlcee and the
floral tribute was especially nretty.
The pall bearers were' as Mllowe:
A. B. Perry, O. W .Mnrphy, H. O.
Taylor, W. H. Yarborough, S. B. Naah.
TO itfAn APPROACHES TO
BRIDGE
The material has arrirefl and work
Is expeoted to begin la a few days
on repairing the approaches to the
Ter Hirer Bridge. This la'a much
needed piece of woik and the public
will be greatly appreclatire when the
approaches are so repaired that one
can cross the bridge without being
thrown from the car.l
COTTON REPORT
The tabulation of the card reports
shows that there wire 1ft*31 baled
of cotton, ooantiap round as half
bales, ginned In Franklin county,
front the oTopof. 1137 prior .to Decem
ber 1, 133*, as compared with 30441
| bales ginned to Dhcm^Mer 1, 1930.
r
. .*? .M' #?
wi?n r>MlHll MKT Wfr u fla the .wiiwt alts. rtwi he
a MfttlBwltK ?M of the most popelar grocery-aod hardware bail.
temsTtfJ^alsbur*. O* n???? 1&3S - *? ?**?".? *
m, t&eki mm 9o'l
IS77 and J9?| -e^enehhw, ti&t haalaaaa
m tfce comer where M* Skii' MMf business H iHmW.? <??>Jw
emalned through lbs bttelfldMf llfetyf the dims of H A Crenehmir,-"L4R.
Ellcfcs ABd Co,/ C^tfehAV.TSIekl ISM h?ea, Hicks and Allen, end la 1903
is pure baaed the bfrgtaeaa taavtjteAity and baa enjoyed .?* Increasingly
xiiular fchalasas each year ?Wea.TKrtn^ttJe time V?Tpifr W ft*
ronderful record of apt haeBta MtlQad being Jt btk post of dtfty oae
Thrtatmaa lor the entire tny **S, and two years bs'fQf^.;while SB
tared in Midldeha ia Warren oonwt* 1
Through hi# keen HMImnl Judgment and capable methods of con.
Inct Mr. Hicks baa weathered W the hard yean durlnf this tins and has
milt up cans of the tailget ia4|Mt popular businesses of the connty. Un.
tar, hie management theea Imalneeiti^ hard made an enviable record ot
Besting all Wlls, upon maturity, through adverse as well as prosperous
hnee. la addition to l^PHmribemt'taMaatoibfr. Hicks baa always taken
poet Interest in the church, educational, edeta pad hnmanlntartan work
>f his community. Loulebnrg' le proud to point to, him aa one of-its moat
yrogreaalTe and leading cltlaena.
U r. CATLETTSSTOKE
A5D BUKfED
Karly Tuesday moraine the fro de
partment *11 called oat to' tiro serv.
ice at J. r. Catletts store At tbk corker
it Main and Tarboro Streets on the
?oath aide ot the river, wtdra was in
i light blase. The firUhad gained each
Headway that with the gallant fight.'
log of the boys the entire itock and
Iztnrea rained at $2,800 were deetroy
?d and the north room ot the building
badly damaged.' Evidence was -ffmnd,
that the atore had been tfroken Into
about 12 o'clock Monday night, the
party calling central over phone and
afterwards tleing the receiver hook up
with a wire. The entrance was made
through a aide door where It was found
the lock had been broken and a bar |
supported by two Iron banda had been
broken loose. It is supposed the Are'
was caused by carelessness of the
burglar In. handling matches as the
alarm waa not given nntfl about 2
o'clock. It could not tts determined
what was gotten from the store by
the burglar. The Ore originated In the
northeast corner near the side door
that was broken open. Tkefe was
11,000 Insurance on the stock and fix.
tares. We hare been unable to as.
certain whether any ipanrance was
carried on the building. The estimated
damage to the building waa ftkdO and
owaed by H. K. Yarbotough.
RABBET'S PLABM BOUTS
Hp .... _ .
?re
stroyew*
the railroad lust no
TVs fire alarm was
a',10, the- firs had
Why by the Ume the fire department
arrived that It was Impossible to save
the plant The estimated loss Is about
$10,000 with no insurance.
"eBOWCmar
.u
Tuesday evening,
o'clock In the
the sooond o( the
Recitals "
1# Mr*.
?Ua French and MM ? _
Tha folowlng irdll arranged pro.
rrtm waa rendered: 'TX ?
String Ensemble; "At* Varum. Mo.
art; Virginia Sloan, Prancaa Scar,
(?rough, Minnie Pendleton, Ethel
>ugfc.
Piano: Fen Follet, Rogers; Marie
barker, Louisburg.
Voice: (1) The Laaa with the Dell,
ate Air, Arne; (I) Thyjjpfc^dloon.
rox; Thelma Rlchard*t*rt^on.
Piano: Canzonett*, HWRHBOr; 8a
Plano: My Lltni Boat; Splndler;
Slsle Maddrey, Oa*aty , -
Voice: Dreaming of Lore and Ton;
rate, Rath King, WhKakers; Naomi
Sicken*, Halifax. '
Piano: Song of the Brook, Heller;
'aullne Walters, Wakulla.
jsz %g&z&%r-Lw
Voice: I* K Totf Cadman; (i) We
IhaO See, riaher; Elisabeth Fusaell,
Piano: Improvisation and Melody,
arownv ''**** ?'
Tf,
ip
Sheffield,
&JS&; **?
SEES
When- yam hear a man complain
LINDBERG FLIES FROM WASHINGTON
CITY TO MEXICO CITY
Valbuena Flying Field, Dec. 14.?
Colonel Chariot Lindbergh landed on
the Valbuena dying field at 8:89 pi
m. today completing a flight of more
than 8,900 miles from Washington
The yonng American flyer had been
expected around noon and when he
did not appear at this time fears were
expressed by officials that he would
not be able to reach Mexico City.
Wenr.el Welcome
As the minutes passed this aaeast
Increased and seme fear
less lnereas
expressed for the safety of Colonel
Lindbergh. The crowd at the field,
estimated at 38,000, let up a roar of
welcome whenthe silver monoplane
eppeared as a speck in the distance
snd headed for the landing field. It
was the greatest ovation that the
Mexican Capital had ever given to
thy visiting hero and very ,ew Mexi
can Idols feave seen so eh a reception
is that extended the American this
afternoon. ?
Colonel Lindbergh Iras la the air
17 hoars and Id minutes.
exciters 8CE5I8 ni coon
BOO* AT G0LB8B0B0
Goldsboro, Dec. 11.?'Leaning for.
word from the bench with & heavy
automatic pistol grasped In his right
hand, solemnly warning the audience
that he would shoot dead the next
man who laid hands upon the prisoner
Judge Hen^y A. Grady this morning
saved Larry Newsome, 23-year old
black, from attempted lynching. Three
hoars later, when the Jury's verdict
or gtrmy vrofTH; JtHrrrGraay'gratene
ed Newsome to die on Friday, Janu
ary 13,
Only a moment before Judge Grady
rose up from the bench, pistol In
hand, '.he eourt room, packed to suf
focation, had been thrown into pan
demonium when William Tedder ,an
uncle of Benlah Tedder, the negroes
victim, precipitated what was evident
ly a well planned attempt to take .the
negro from the court roor, and lynch
him. Beside him stoed his brother,
the girls father, and behind him a
company of relatives and neighbors.
Crswi AfafSS Jorward,
With a cry of "Take him! Take
Mm!" the young Tedder grabbed at
the shivering negro. At this signal
those av dently In collusion with him
roaa fiosn their seats and surged for
ward. William Tedder's hands found
the prisoners threat, sad ss he pufl
ed him out of Ma seat, the negroes
shirt tors' away from Ms body. In
the crowded bar *s father of the girl
forward with hia hands
toward theprisoier.Hls face
Like a flash Sheriff W. D. Grant
threw himself between the prisoner
end the two leaders Of the attempt
at lynching. One arm went around
other reach
-deputy vgfegled through
t.jaen and grabbed
A^-ad.atA ^ - a H fci
wmvmr hk>w*<i tn? ?neriir.
yelled the relatives
of the- dead girl, who
surging forWurd behind
" r.. .Sheriff Grants
gird he raised tt
i the heavy gua
ploughed their
Mto (he beamed celling of the
court Toosa. Taken aback, the lynch
ers fell silent and retreated a step.
Sheriff Grant, still holding the pistol
nnns. and pushing his pri.
eoaer behind bias, harked toward the
door of Iho Jorj room.
"Take him eat, tor a little until we
can gat this crowd settled. Sheriff,"
Judge Grady directed. The Judge was
,~ cooly surveying the scene,
hgary pistol grasped In his
hi said, "I would not
bar ma man among yon. but
aika who undertakae to lay
. _ this prisoner I will shoot
desd. There Is not going to be a lynch,
ing he^s.**>'/ t-5"-'-' -
At ttut flipt outbreak Solicitor Claw,
sou Williams was sitting st the coun.
sel table, exsmftttng the witness, De
puty Sheriff Korneagay. As a pre.
capttdaary measure, he had arrange 1
for the calling of the local military
company if there should arise any
need for them. They were assembled
in their armory, and were to come on
thegiven signal of ringing of the
conrt house bell. Unquestionably here
was an emergency that might require
troops and the signal was given.
HAPPrSESS
"How to make lite worth llring.'
Certain fundamental principles of
Mfe must be obserred if one la to get
the < worth while things out of life.
These principles will be discussed bp
Rer. C. C. Crserford Sunday morning
11 a. m.. December 18, at the Bunn
Methodist Shapes in a sermon. "How
^ Tt*PTb^t J:30 p.
"TS Abld ?
?Ji discuss -Bap.
one of the cordlnal
drtu .
? print M^ttennebergs picture "The
Pursuit hfUeppiriess" to tUnstrate
his snbjdfct
y<>? CBARBP.
""*"11# the sppesraacs of, "A
' ii been ohsnged
_ toember l?tb at
I o'clock. MUT illl This play is gtren
for the benefit of tbe Jnnlor.Senior
banpnet Admission 35 and 30 cents.
Dj$t Forget/1
?to Christmas Seal
your Christmas *
Mail
ELECTS DIRECTORS
President Boddle Makes Splendid Me.
pert ef Past Teen IcUntMpti
The Loulsburg Chamber of Com.
merce met la regular session Tuesday
night with quitd a good number pre
sent. President Boddle was present
and presided and! Secretary A. H.
approved.
Dr. Bass made an Interesting report
on the new creamery that tabaing
! organized, telling of the final details
I now being made preparatory to the
purchase of the machinery.
After some discussion tending to
show the inconvenience to the gen.
eral public and the detriment of
business In Loulsburg the Road Com.
mittee was instructed to see the pro
per officials and see It they could not
secure the removal of the barrloade
just beyond the railroad.
Those present were told that ma
terial had been placed on the ground
to repair the approches to the bridge.
A motion prevailed to go into the
eleciton of officers In accordance
with the By.Laws and the following
Directors were elected, representing
their respective lines of business:
David Harris, clothing; Malcolm
McKinne, hardware; ML & Clifton,
banks; M. C. Murphy, retail grocers;
W. D. Egerton, insurance and real
estate; F. H. Allen, cotton; T. K.
tobacco: W. B.
furniture; 8. P. Boddle,
H. Mai one, lawyer; C.
her; A. H. Fleming, "
?lien, garages; Q. 8. '
ty Commissioner*^ |? R.
the election
a most
a number at
yeCr sad pointed to the advantages
Is h ? ^ , 1^,M A ,* a M Ah A Aemw aw A
it an tireu^ owu w tm lowivwi
a beautiful plea tor a
united effort and a stranger ce dp
The meeting was n
as tic one aad adjourned
first meeting date In January,
ROBERT H. BELCHER
BIBS iff RRHDRR80H
Dec. lj?After an 111.
of lp days, following a period
of several months of IB health. Boh.
art H. Belcher ,for many years a
well known tgure In the common
lty, died Sunday afternoon at ?:06
o'clock at the county hospital, where
he had been abed for several nesffi
He waa (2 years old.
Mr. Belcher had been In the oppr.
ice of the Seaboard Air Line raRsagd
tor many years In one capacity or
another, but for the pest several gpgrs
due to his feeble health, he had been
a gate keeper at one of the crossing*
on the main Una In this city.
The deceased was born In Franklin
county. He Is survived by thro nieces,
Mrs. F. B. Cnrrln, of this city, and
Mrs. L. Grimes, pf Norfolk; and hy
two nephews, M. K. Faulkner, of this
city, and N. R. Faulkner, of Norfolk.
Funeral services were held at two
o'clock this afternoon at the homo of
Mrs. Currin, where he had made his
home, on Clark Street, in charge of
Rev. H. B. Porter, pastor of the First
Methodist church, with Interment fol.
lowing In the city cemetery at Louis,
burg.
JTOT l. r. so ct hall
&
Hr. L. R. Southall wishes the public
to know that he was not in the crowd
who took one of the Hickory Reek
school trucks against the InstracdoisB
of the Board of Education
and went opossum hunting
an accident la which the truck
ed orer near Prank Foggs house.'
ther was It the truck tn his
gladly publish this statement
Southall. The lbhfrg ot a ,
truck under such circumstances 'Is n
serious offense end one that will he
strongly condemned by the public! We
are glad Mr. Southali can absolve ktm.
self and the truck la his (
COCim WELPAH HBHBfeBMH!
- CAHFAMH
Excellent .work was accotgaUhbM
In the county the past week. Qalp
one more week' now for the drive.
Let names come In promptly, as the
TIMES has consented to publish them.
Reports from all townships were not
received in time for this weeks Is.
May It hie thoroughly understood
that the membership drive can not
raise amount of money needed to
keep those already listed, >5 families,
now enrolled.
Special offerings are much needed
to relieve conditions.
Clean and mended clothing, espec
ially chlldrens clothing Is very ac
ceptable. ? ?
CHITTOKLnW srppijt
Supt. and .Mrs. John Hedgepeth en.
tertained a number ot their Mends
et a ehlUerling supper V the county
home on last Friday alff&t The sup^
per was especially watt prepared and
more then greatly enjoyed. All pre.
^^fctebte*
sent were delighted at, the
hospitality bf the beet and