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A. F. JOHNSON, Jditor and Manager
THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE UNION
SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 Per Year
VOLUMN LIX.
LOUisBURg, fr o., Friday, april 27th, 1&28
(10 Pages)
NUMBER 10
TIN CANSi MORE TIB CANS j
The tin can contest conducted by]
Mr. R. R. KJssell ot the. Winner The
atre and Bupt. E. C. Perry of the Wet.!
tare Department, resulted In the gath- [
erlng together and destroying 8,596
old cans, which would hare become
lavorable breeding places for mosqui-,
tos and other obnoxious pests. For j
three afternoons children hauled cans j
to the court square until on the last ?
evening a great mound of cans was I
piled high and Supt. E. C. Perry was
kept busy checking the deliveries.
At the final count on Wednesday
afternoon A1 Hodges, Jr., was award- j
ed first prise of IS worth of theatre j
tickets .for having brought in 2,454
cans. Jack Rouse won second prize
with 2,067 cans, and Edith Harris won
third with 1,688 cans. The second
prize was $3 worth of tickets and the
third $2 worth of tickets to the Win
ner Theatre.
The little folks pulled quite a joke
on thp? Instigators of the contest by
forming teams and working together
instead of working individually as
was intended.
The winners were announced at the
evenings performance at the Winner
Theatre Wednesday.
MEMBERS STUDENT COUNCIL
FOR LOUISBUBG COLLEGE
The following gtrls, " having been
elected as members of the Loulsburg I
College Student Council, began their'
cuties immediately after the spring'
holidays: Vergie Sheffield, Creed
core, President; Kathry Lyon, Ayden,!
c Praesident; Dora Jones, Raleigh j
. rotary j. Caroline Horton Durham.
I-7 carer1. Lucille Davis, Kinston, !
Proctor of Main Building; Lucy !
v f. uise Melvin, Linden, House,
F: j ?. i. of Wright Building.
PARACHUTE JUMP
A parachute jump will be made at
Poindexter Field on Route 10, 2 miles
west of Raleigh near Merediih Col
lege, next Sunday, afternoon at four
o'clock.
The jump wil be made by E. J. Cain
from plane flown by Lieut. Poindex
ter.
This is the first of the many free
aeriaL attractions given by the field
curing the season. i
The Jump^ from the plane is one of
the first ev?- made in this section.
Large crowds expected. Public is cor
dially invited. ?*"
JUNIOR-SEXIOB RECEPTION
The Junior Class of Louis burg Col
lege delightfully entertained the Sen-'
ior Class at their annual recent ton
on Friday evening, April 20. 1928. |
The reception hall and the parlors I
ot the mai ? building were beautifully '
decorated with green "and white, the'
colors of the Senior Class. Tbe color
scheme was also carried out in the
refreshments, which consisted ot
punch, frozen fruit salad and mints.'
Tjifere were about three or (pur hun-1
dred present, including guests of both
Juniors and Seniors.
MAY FETE LOllSBURG COLLEGE
On Tuesday. May first at five o'clock'
In the afternoon, under the auspices!
?of the Physical Education Depart
ment, Louisburg College will cele
brate May Day In the traditional
manner.
Miss Lucy Thompson, of Creedmoor
has been elected May Queen by the'
Student Body. Miss Odette Brown,
ot Raleigh, as the Spirit of Spring
will crown the May Queen. After the
coronation, the Queen's subjects will
hold May revels in her-honor.
The College Orchestra, directed by
Miss Evelena Terry "will play for the
occasion.
Miss Katherine Lyon, pupil of Miss
Harriet Crenshaw, will play for .the
processional.
The College Glee Club, directed by
Mrs. A. W. Mohn, will sing two chor
uses in keeping with the event.
Miss Elizabeth Fussell will also
give a May song.
Miss Alva Sheik will be in charge
of the stage setting.
The May Fete is under ths direction
of Miss Carlotta Mitchell.
Fronds of the College are cordially
invited to attend.
SUNDAY FIGHT
Mr. Shirley Downey is in a hospital
at ? Rocky Mount suffering from knife
wounds and Sol Wright, colored, is
in jail, as a result of a fight that oc
curred at the Log Cabin Filling Sta
tion just south of the railroad, on
State Highway 56 Sunday afternoon
about 3:30 o'clock. Wright, who used.i
the knife is being lield to await the :
outcome of the wounds of Mr. Dow- 1
ney before being given a hearing. The I
details of the difficulty has not been
given out.
HELP TO COLLECT HISTORY
Now that the season for all our
schools in the county to close their
years work, having made history, 1
am urging all of yon teachers and
pupils' to collect a program ot all <
events,' an annual Jt you hare one,
and file them with me thai they may
be placed in our archives to be per
manently preserved as part ot Frank
lin county history. We hope In time
to have a very complete history of the |
MR. 8. A. NEWELL DEAD
Mr. 6. Atwood Newell, who has been ;
lu bad health tor more than twelvej
months, died at his home on North j
Main Street Saturday morning. He,
was 48 years of age and leaves be.
aides his wife two children, John At
wood Newell and Eliza Griffin Newell,
and two brothers, Drs. J. O. Newell, ,
ol Loulsburg, and H. A. Newell ot
Henderson.
Mr. Newell was one ot Louisburg's
most popular and prominent citizens
He was a lawyer of no mean ability
and was at all times Interested in pub
lic matters. He represented Frank
lin county In the General Assembly
and served as county attorney, and
? t his death was the Judge of Frank
lin County's Recorders Court having
been elected at the last election and
qualified though his health never al
loyed him to serve.
He was educated at Wake Forest
College and began the practice of bib
profession at Willlamston, returning'
to Loulsburg about 1912.
He was a member ot the Loulsburg
Baptist church and took much interest
in the advancement of the work ot
the church and was always active in
Its activities.
He was a member ot the Loulsbhrg
Masonic Lodge and was ever enthus
iastic in all Masonic activities, and
was one of, thfe best posted Masons
iu Franklin county.
He gave freely of bis time and abil.
ity tq all matters of IdcaT"clvfc con
cern and contributed greatly to the
advancement of Loulsburg and Frank
lin county In the past fifteen years.
Being a member of one of the
States most prominent families lie
had many relatives and friends who
join his bereaved family in sorrow.
The funeral was held from the home
o-i Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock, and
was conducted by Rev. John Archie
Mclver, assisted by Rev. Daniel Lane,
i Aft exceedingly targe crowd gathered :
to pay a last sad tribute to the de- ]
ceased. The interment was made at'
Oaklawn cemetery where also a large j
number were present. The interment1
; was made with Masonic honors. Ma-|
sens *from many neighboring lodges;
Joining in the ceremony. The pall'
[bearers were C. A. Ragland, SrC. Hold ?
en, H! H. Perry, W. B. Barrow. B. B.,
Perry. W. P. Wilson. The members j
of the Loulsburg bar attended in a
bedy. ? ' ^?-I
The floral offering was exceptional
ly large and beautiful; bearing a mes
sage of "esteem ainrt respect tdo'teuder
for words.
The bereaved family has -the deep,
est sympathy of the entire county in
their sorrow.
- -FPNEBAL OF MK. rPCHPBCH '
The funeral services for Mr. Spruill
Upchurch were held from the home
of his father, Mr. W. D. Upchurch, on'
Ncrth Main Street Friday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by Revs. J.
A. Mclver, J. D. Miller and Daniel
Lane, and the interment was made''
at the old-1 Gupton family cemetery at
the' home of Mr. R. N. Gupton near
Gupton. The pallbearers were Will'
Mitchell. Emroltt Mitchell, Joe Mann
Mitchell and Simpson Mitchell, of
Henderson, and John C. Upchurch
ar.d Rufu- R. Unchurch.
The flowers were profuse and beau- :
iKul speaking a wonderful message j
of love .from the many friends of the .
family.
Large numbers of friends attended ;
the services both at the home and !
a* the cemetery.
Mr. Unchurch was in his 31st year
and besides his wife leaves father and
mcther, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Upchurch.
two brothers, Mr. Boddie Upchurch.
r.f near Red Bud, Mr. Roy Upchurch
at Henderson, and two sisters. Mrs.
C. R. Parrish. of Centervllle, and Miss
Dozia Upchurch. of Louisburg.
The deceased was an ex-service
muff and ^as a member of ?he Jambes
Port American Legion of Loulslurg.
His death followed an operation, frctn
Appendicitis, at a hospital In Favette
rille.,
His j-emains were brought to Lou
isburg on Thursday night of last week
and, taken to the home of his parents
:.n North Main Street.
Mr. Upchurch was a most likable,
-ongenial and capable young man who
enjoyed a wide popularity among his
associates. Many lrlends join the be
reaved family in their sorrow at
rolng and the sympathy of the entire
community Is extended them.
WHAT YOU NEED KNOW ABOUT
YOUR PREACHER AND CHURCH
Sunday being a fifth Sunday the
people of Bunn are to have a Union
Service at the Bunn Baptist church
Sunday evening 7:45. At that hour,
Rev. n. C. Crawford, the pastor of
the Louisburg Circuit, will preach
Irom the subject, "What You Need To
Know About our Preacher and Your
Church." The purpose of the serracu
Is to create In the Bunn community
a -deeper internet In and a grea er
ivmpathy for the work that the preach
Irt
?rs and churches have been Trtivtng
to carry on for ages.
The people of the entire community
are urged to attend this service. Mr.
Crawford Is hoping to see the people
>f Bunn. Prospect and Sblloh common
ties present at this service.
ichools of the county.
D. T. SMITHWICK, Historian.
'tr
Jl'ltGE S. A. JEWELL
Franklin Recorders Court Judge w i| odied at his home in Louisburg Sat
urday. . "t
HELEN Tl/CKKK MOST ATTRACT- Elizabeth Hudson ? Mt
IVE BABV JTHflbeth Eaertoi: 806
Talniage Thomas 766
Little Helen Welch Tucker, daugtf- I}?
ter of Mr. and Mrs W. B. Tucker, S
v.-as the winner of the beautiful lor.
ing cup for being the most attractive g.
baby in Louisburg .in a baby contest Thoma. Holde? 60s
conducted in Louisburg the past two R c WooWrid,e M3
v eeks bv the Girl Scouts. Little Helen ," , *?. _
received the Haltering vote of 4.881. :juanita L,ue - 539?
and her many friends all rejoice with mm.-, m
her and feet that she is truly worthy MaUeline j ?? 522
of the cup and all it means. The eon- kl,ddv ^ 520
test came to a close on Friday after- . ^ Berkeley. Jr.. 517
noon at 3 oclock and was a great r. q Alston Jr 507
success. . Sarah Hardwick 605
The contest created a great deal nollath Q 521
o" interest and provided a neat little ? A
sum for the Girl Scouts of Louisburg
which will be used to furnish and; Cream checks amounting to 8170
equip a Scout room and to assist in acd plenty of milk and butter for the
defraying the expenses of a campluc family was the record from two cows
trip this summer " | "wned by Alex Eudy of Stanly count
The vote at the count stood as foi-:iast vear
iows: i
Helen Tucker 4.8S1 Beaufort county continues to break
4.J*1
Frances Lee Kissejl 4.M1 the record in hog shipping for North
Virginia Howard .? - 1.373 j Carolina this season. Tw^ity.four
Frances Ann Earle 1.092 ars in March and 14 so far in April
Jimmie Ragland 910 are the shipments reported.
LITTLE HELEN WELCH TUCKER
Who won the Losing Cup in the B*by Contest tor being the most sttrsctlre 11
aby in Louliburg. }i
i
I'DM-ABD BEST HIGH SCHOOL
WIJ(8 count* track meet
Edward Beat High School won the
second annual Frknklln county high
school track meet last Tuesday at
rrankllnton with a total of 79 points.
Frankliaton was second with SI potn??
ar.d Gold ?and third with 9 points.
By winning the meet tor two sue.
crssire years, Edward Best High won
permanently the silver trophy cup
which was awarded to the winning
school each year and awarded permsn
-ii' ly to the school winning for twrf
successive years.
The entire track mdet was unusjal
iy good for a county meet. One of
the most spectacular events was the
ccntest between Blsck of Frankllnton
and Sykes of Edward Best for pole
viult htytors. It will be remembered
that Black won first place in 1927 at
the annual Wake Forest High School
track meet at a height of 10 feet 4
inches and Sykes won the same event
in 1928 at 10 feet 6 inches. Both of
these contestants cleared the bar at
10 feet 8 Inches but Black won out
at-iO- feet 10 Inches. Sykes showed
good form in taking the high jump at
a feet 9 inches and the broad jump
at 19 feet 4 inches. The sprints ana
uns were made in good time, but
oh account of the lack of split sec.
I or.dvwatch time was not recorded.
?in the girts even's Edward Best
High to^k an easy lead by winning
all first places and 411 seconds ex
<-i't '?! thet?se ball throw. One of
I the most interesting of these contests
1 was the broad ]Hmp which Miss Stal
ls ngs wot* at 14 feet 5 Inches while
Xiss Gardner was sefcpnd with 14 feet
* 1.2 lnchs.
The contests wpre InNcharge of a
F Ej Hinton. and J L. Armstrong.
Much ored'* Is due the capable offi
cials who assisted the committer in
maklug f occasion a success.
t. b. Harris, Mr. C. R. Bohanon, M^S
Randolph. F. U. Wolfe. Miss Thelma
Elliott. Miss Mildred Wolfe. Mrs. C
li. Bohanon and others were the of.
ticials.
At the conclusion of the contests
[the presentation of the trophy cup
was made by Col. Claude McGhee.
Exhibition Kirtth
(Did not count points in winning)
12 pound shot put?Winston. Frank
iintou 1st. Distance. 43 feet 4 inches.
8 pound shot piut?Miss Morgan.
.Edward Best. 1st. Distance 24 feet
b Inches.
I Winners Boys Events
lot) yard dash?Winston. Frankiin
rton; Wood. Edward BeSTT Murphy.
fGold Sand.
Pole vault,?'Bflack. Frankllnton
Sykes. Edward Best; 'Harp. Edward
Best. Height 10 feet 10 inches.
~ 220 yard dash?Allen. Frankllnton;
Black. Frankllnton; Wood. Edward
High jump?Sykes, Edward Best.
Black. Franklinton; Murphy. Oold
Sand. Height S feet 1) inches.
440 yard dash?Atleu. Franklinton:
Black. Franklinton? Wood. Edward
Best.
Broad jump?Sykes. Edward Best;
Winston, Franklinton; Allen. Frank
l:nton. Distance 19 feet 4 Inches.
880 yard run?Black. Franklinton;
rt.'len, Franklinton; Wood. . Edward
Best. 1 ,,1
Mile relay?Black. Allen. McGhee.
Fuller, Franklinton. No second place.
Winpers Girls Eveints
50 yayd dash?Misses Gardner. Ed
ward Best; Ball. Edward Best. Pruitt,
Franklinton.
Basketball throw?Misses Stalliugs.
Edward Best; Gardner. Edward Best;
Iloneycutt. Franklinton.
"".75 yard dash?Misses Ball, Edward
Best; Gardner, Edward Best; JTSyner.
Gold Sand. ~~~ ? ? -
"""High jump?Misses Ball and Stall
iugs. Edward Best, were leading and
did not jump off the tie; Miss Pruitt
Franklinton. third.
Base ball throw?Misses Stallings.
Edward Best; Pernell. Gold Sand;
Morgan, Edward Best. Distance 168
feet 10 inches.
Broad jump?Misses Stallings. Ed
ward Best. Gardner. Edward Best;
Peete, Franklinton. Distance 14 . feet
5 iuches. f -
60 yard Hurdles?Misses Ball. Ed.
ward Best: Gardner, Edjward Best. |
Third place contestant disqualified i
220 yard relay?Misses Ball, Edith.
Gardner. Stallings. Evelyn Gardner. I
Edward Best; Gold Sand, second;
Franklinton. third.
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
The following is tire commencement
program for Gold Sand High School
April 27th-May 1st. 1928:
Friday evening, 8 o'clock?Music
recital. : y music class, directed by
Miss J s.e M. Luper.
Sunday evening, 8 o'clock?Bacca
laureate sermon by Rev. J. C. Yates.
Wake Forest. N. C.
Monday afternoon, 2:30 o'clock?
Reading and Declamation Contest.
Monday evening, 8 o'clock?Operet
ta, "The Golden Whistle." By Elemen- j
tary Department.
Tuesday morning, 11 o'clock?(Mass!'
Day exercises. Lunch on grounds.
Tuesday afternoon, 2 o'clock?Com-1
mencement address. (Spanker to be |
announced later.) <
Tuesday evening. 8 o'clock?Play, (
Home Ties." by Junior Clnaa.. ,
'
With all due apologies to tha flor- t
sts. It would be biattar to *say it
vlth brakes," and save the Bowers. I
DEFINITE ROAD
PROGRAM ARRANGED
Good Attend oner and Lively lii-cns
sktns Rfeatmre oi 1 hum her 01 ten.
metre Meeting
The directors a ad members o( the
various committees of the Louisburg
Chamber of Commerce held a lively
and well attended meeting on Wed:
nesday. April 18th. in the court house.
The purpose of the meeting was t >
discuss plana far the betterment of
Goulsburg's business interests.
fed t
W. ,E. White. Jr., reported that he
was busy collecting renewal mem
berships for 1928. and that he was
meeting with great ~vtfecess~in thts
business.
T. K. Stockard reported that the
publicity committee had had their
plans for advertising Loulsourg com- ?
pleted for some time, and were ready
to act as soon as the Finance Co tu
rn it te raised the necessary funds.
.Neat, attractive, durable membershtp
-placards can uuw be pui chased fiiiu?
[Treasurer W. E White at a cost of
15dc each, and it is hoped <liat the
progressive business concerns and
professional men will purchase, and
display these Chamber of Commerce
p'arards in their places of business
and offices.
The most Important and sensible
i pier* of business that was transacted
? was that pertaining to the securing
of a square deal for Franklin county
i from the X. C. State Highway Corn
' nisslon. Upon motion of Atty. E. "H.
galeae a-motion was adopted -to tiio
|eject?tun the Louisburg c'liaabfef
of Commerce appoint a committee to
Comm' -sioners
and adopt, a definite and permanent
! goo'd roads pfogratn fop. 'Franklin
'county, and to hold a steady course
j^oward the attainment of thid pro
gram. This program, ae outlined,
call first for securing If pos
hard" surfaced road on Route
Louikburg to Uapleville in
the tar _and gravel surface
ia that tile State Highway
(intends to\Lay. Second: If it Is lm
itoaslbis to secure thia bardsurfaoe,
to ac'cept the .present plans of the
*8AJfifktr?jf3"'_ G? atoMt=s^
sffor.s to secure agitate maintenance
on the road from^Franklinton to
Creedmoor and from Clin*on to Wir.
rcnton or Henderson, byxway of Wen
dell or Zebulon passing through Buna
I.ouisburg and Ingleslde. Third: To
be ? on the alert for the prevention
ot the building' ot a Bard surfaced
rioad connecting Wake Forest Ard
[Spring Hope at the expense of Frank^
i lin county. This program would give x
I Franklin county fairly good road con,
j Fictions south north east and "west,
'(ton: county seat to county seat, as
j was originally Intended and promls
! ed when North Carolina launched its
road building plans several years ago.
j Fi anklin county has injured itselt in
j the past by not being organize ? an
! lighting for a definite goal. Short
| cut Kara surfaced roads have been
? aid across our county connecting
| towns and adjaeent counties and
> these have been charged against as.
| It is time tl\at we refused to finance
feeders to points directly in compe
tition to our own county merchants
end businessts.
Mr. George Meade speaking for the
lumber committee reported1 that as
yet the Colonial Piue Company has
not secured a fair offer, in it's opinion
from the Town Commissioners for
adequate water lines to protect its
piant from fire. Can Louisburg afford
rot to protect what few industries
we are fortunate enough to possess,
trom destruction by fire.
Mr. T. J. Beaslev added cheer to
a gloomy situation, by announcing
definitely that the Cuion Warehouse
would be enlarged. Since the loss of
the Riverside Warehouse, and with
it two prize houses, we are badly
crippledjin facilities for a big tobacco
market/ Unfortunately this loss
comes at a time when Louisburg to
bacco mqrket had started a well de.
served growth and had solfi a mil.
lion pounds more during the past sea
son that it did-the previous season.
It would havo gained another million
this com in? season. It is hoped that
the business men of Louisburg wll
get busy at once and build sufficient
warehouse and prize house facilities
to take care of a six million pound
market It is suggested that Louis
burg organize an incorporated stock
company and do these things.
PURCHASES SCOGGIN DRUG STORE
Maj. S. P. Boddie announced yes
terday morning that he had purchas
ed the Scoggiig Drug business and
wopld consolidate his former business
and locate in the building on Main
street occupied by the Scoggtn Drug
Co. Maj. Boddie took charge yester
day.
We understand Mr. Scoggin is con
templating leaving Louisburg in the
near future.
THE PARABLE OF THE SOW KB" ^
-The Parable of the Sower," will ?
be the subject of the morning sermon
>f Rev. Danie.l Lane at the Methodist x
ihurch next Sunday morning. HH
evening sermon subject at 7:10 o'clock
rill be "Some Things Louisburg doss
ind does not need.'
Ail are Invited to e?o?4 ?heee eerv
ces.