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EYEBYBODY BOOST LOU1SBUBG The Franklin Times AS AIM I.KHSIXC. M1!)!CM THAT BBISOS KTSITTM A. F. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager 1 THE COUNTY, THE 8TATE, THE UNION SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 Per Year VOLUMN LIX. i / LOUISBURG, N. 0., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1928 1 (12 Pages) * NUMBER 33 MAKES SETTLEMENT WITH (THE SHERIFF Turns Over 'i'lu Books lor l'*i6 Taxis For Collection?Continues Hone ; l'iriuonstruUvu Vtork Fill ISext < June. The Board of County Commlsslon ei3 met In regular seaslon Monday with all members present. After reading and approving former minu. tea business was transacted as fol. lows: lteport of John Hedgepeth, Super, inteudent of County Home, was re ceived and filed. He reports 9 white ar.d 12 colored inmates. F.eport of Dr. S. P. Burt for Dr. R. P. Yarborough, County Health OBI. cer, was received and filed. J. A. Hodges, County Accountant, was instructed to collect all land sale certificate^ The.Clerk waa Instructed to write State Department relative to the fact that G. A. Ricks is an ex-World Wrr Veteran. On motion Mrs. Alta Shelling was appointed Home Demonstration Agent to June 1st, 1929 at same compensa. tlcn as paid heretofore. A formal resolution was passed for borrowing )12,000. The Board with the assistance of the Sheriff drew the Jury for the reg. ular November term of Franklin Su perior Court.. A formal motion prevailed bcfrrow i $5,000 for the construction of the ingsvllle and Rocky Ford colored t :ols. ?notion the County accepted the : nt of the SherlB subject to the -king for errors and over, chart., '.y County Accountant, and the delivery of tax sales certificates to County Accountant. On motion the tax books were turn ed over to the Sheriff for collection. On motion the Sherlfl was requlr. ed to turn over to the County Ac. ccuntant all tax sales certificates for land purchased prior to 1927. After allowing a number of ac. counts the Board adjourned. Recorders Court A very small docket of little public Interest was disposed of In Franklin Recorders Court Monday aa follows: State vs Paul Beasley, worthless check, not guilty. State vs Paul Beasley. worthless check, not guilty. State vs K. P. Batts, operating au tomobile intoxicated, continued. State vs Willie Newell, abandon, jr.ent, not guilty. State vs Claud Renn,- assault with deadly weapon, guilty, prayer for judgment continued. State vs Troy Fuller, operating au tomobile intoxicated, not guilty. State vs Major William Green, vio lating prohibition law, guilty, judg ment suspended upon payment of costs. State vs R. L. Peoples, violating prohibition law, not guilty. State vs Annie Belle Anderson, un lawful possession of Whiskey, guilty, judgment suspended upon payment cf costs. State vs Rowland Smith, operating autompblle Intoxicated, guilty, fined $50 and costs and not to drive motor vehicle for 12 months. Supt. Best To Address Mass Meeting Colored Citizens Superintendent E. L. Best will ad dress a mammoth mass meeting of colored citizens in the Franklin coun ty court house, Tuesday evening at S o'clock, acordlng to Chairman Wal. ter M. Alston of the local citizens committee yvhlch has worked so hard and zealously in conjunction with the board of trustees of the Louisburg Graded School to put over the high school project for the colored peo ple. " ? For the past several months mas3 meetings on education have met in the court house each week, and be sides listening to addresses by some ot the leading educators in the State, thousands of dollars in cash and sub scriptions have been<"raised to help meet the obligations of the proposed high school, which will probably be ready for service about December 1st. Mr. Best has proven to be one of the ablest superintendents ot education in North Carolina and a large crowd will greet him on this occasion. Downie Bros. Circus Quite a large crowd attended Dow ney Brothers Circus in Louisburg yes terday and were greatly entertained by the wonderful acting of their e_ celent crew and the many animals. The performances were well up to their former high order find were greatly appreciated especially by the p.any children. At Methodist-Ohurch Rev, Daniel Lane, pastor of the Me thddlst church announces the sub. jects forjils sermons Sunday as fol lows: At- H a. m. "The Nature and ,VeJinA of -the Coming of .the Klng d<-rr" At 7:80 p m. ''Pay- Attention - aeffng.'* t<- Reading.' All are invited to attend. Tull-Neal On Wednesday evening, October the third. Saint Paul's Episcopal church at Loulsburg, was the scene ot a most beautiful wedding of much Interest throughout this State and others, when Miss Fanny Yarborough Neal be came the bride of Mr. Thomas Mitch ell Tull, of Philadelphia and Saint Davids, Pennsylvania. The ceremony was performed by Bishop Joseph Blount Cheshire, of Raleigh, assisted by Rev. J. D. Miller, of Loulsburg. The church was beautifully adorned In an artistic arrangement of dahlias and ferns. Across the door of the entrance were white ribbons held by a gateway of dahlias of deep pastelle shades. On the end ot each pew down' the centre aisle were bouquets of1 dahlias, shading Info pure white be. j fore reaching the chancel. The al. tar and chancel were lovely In their decoration of ferns, white dahlias and cathedral candles. Prior to the ceremony a beautiful musical program was rendered by Mrs. A. H. Fleming at the organ. The wedding march from Lohengrin was played as the processional for the entrance of the bridal party, and Men. delssohn's Wedding March as the re cessional. Before the entrance ot the brlda'. party, a number of young ladies, who were especial friends of the bride, en tered on the arm of ushers and were escorted to places especially reserved for them. They were: Misses Annie | Willis Boddle, Helen Pollard, Louise Allen, Frances Barrow, Beatricej Turner, Elizabeth Clifton, Lynn Hall,1 Helen Smtthwlck, Anna Fuller Par ham, Meadames W. D. Egerton, J. E. i King, Frank Rose, J. E. Malone, Jr.,! t at d Mrs. Bardell Grantham. The ushers were: Messrs. Julius P. Tlmberlake, Jr.. John King, Hill' Yarborough and George Ford, of Lou lsburg, Macdonald Dixon, of Edenton ; and Llndsey Taylor, of Oxford. The bridesmaids and groomsmen entered and, taking their places in ' the chancel, afforded a tableau of col orful loveliness. They were: Miss Hel | en M. Tull, sister of the groom, of St. Davids, Pa., with Mr. Charles M. Cooper, Jr., of Henderson; Miss Mar. Ion C. Tull, also sister of the groom, with her brother Mr. M. Graham Tull, ot Wayne, Pai; Miss Emily Dewey Mitchell, of Chapel HU1, with Mr. William M. Beattle, of Philadelphia: and Miss Sarah Mackenzie, of Blrm i Ingham, Aim, with Mr. W. Allen An , derson, of Marion, Pa. | The bridesmaids wore bouffant dresses of taffeta In pastel shades | with picture hats of black velvet, caj ! rylng arm bouquets of roses. Then entered the maid of honor. Miss Annie Perry Neal, sister of the I bride. She was beautifully gowned In a bouffant dress of peach moire and ' carried a shower bouquet of roses. The flower girl, little Miss Peggy Ford, of Loulsburgr preceded the hrtde wearing a dainty frock of shell pink taffeta and carried sweetheart roses. The bride entered on the arm of her brother, Mr. William Webb Neal, and was given by him In marriage. They were met at the chancel steps by the bridegroom, attended by his father, Mr. Herbert Graham Tull, as best man. The bride was exquisite in her gown of simple loveliness, a creation ol Ivory satin afid Dutchess lace, fash, loned In bouffant style. She wore a I necklace, brooch, bracelet and ear. riugs of medallions of oriental pearls, which were her parental grandmoth. era, and her veil was arranged with a coronet of rose point lace and dr. ange blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet of Ullles of the valley and. white orchids. Mrs. Tull Is tjie elder daughter of Mrs. Wiley Perry Neal and Is promi nently connected throughout this State and Virginia. She received her education at Loulsburg College, Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, Va., and at Columbia University, New York City. Mr. Tull is the second son of Mr. Herljrrt Graham Tull, and the late Mrs. Tull, nee, Miss Nannie E. Mitch, ell, both originally of New Bern. He Is a graduate of HaVerford SchoqL Haverford, Pa., and is now assistant"! to his father, who Is vice-president and treasurer of Henry A. Dreer, Inc., of Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Tull left Immediately after the reception for a motor trip | 1" the mountains of western North j Carolina, and will be at home after | the twentieth of October, at 309 Mldr land Avenue, Saint Davids, Pa. Reception Immediately after the wedding ce remony all of the guests were enter, talned at a reception given by the bride's mother, Mrs. W. P. Neal, at .her home on North Main Street. Receiving with the bridal party were Mrs. W. P. Neal. Mrs. E. C. Webty grandmother of the tiglde, Bishop Joseph Blount Cheshire and the Rev. J. D. Miller. Mrs. Lynwood Bryant, cousin of the bride, received in the dining room, assisted by Mrs W. N. Kenzle and Mrs. Jennie Yates and the following young girls: the Misses Hasel Allen, Kath erine Boddle, Frances Turner, Virgin, la Bedk, Eliza Newell, Helen Fleming, Margaret Wilder, Mary Malone Beet, Battle Mohn, Anna Grey Watson and Temple YeTboTough, A delicious lee ??curse with cake and mints was serv. ed. The table was beautiful In Its artl?tlc arrangement .ol whltp dahlias sntK-fesroone of smiles-, on the centre of which was "the bride's dake. The bride's cake was cut with the sword, of her brother, the late Lieut. John Neal, U. S. N. Mrs. James White and Mrs. W. H. Pleasants Invited the guests Into the gift room, where Misses Mary and Edith Yarborough displayed the many expressions of the love and Interest of friend manifested by their ex. quisite gifts. I Mrs. J. E. Malone asked each one to register in the bride's book, after which Mrs. A. M. Hall and Mrs. L. P. Hicks said good bye to the parting guest?.' ? i ! Some of the out of town guests were Mrs. Sheppard Crump, Rich mond, Va.; Mrs. W. N. Kenzle, Battle 1 Creek, Mich.; Mrs. J. H. Anderson, ' and Mrs. Allen Anderson. Philadel phia; Mr. and Mrs. Graham Tull, of Wayne, Pa.; Mr. G. S. Ktttrell, Hen derson; Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Vann, Frankllnton; Mrs. C M Cooper, Hen. derson; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. L. Cooke, FrankHnton; Miss Jullh Tull, Ktnston Miss Misslllier, Henderson; Mr. Ste phen H. Jones, Oxford; Mr. and Mrs. James Collje, Raleigh; Dr. and Mrs. Wm. Plleher, Petersburg, Va.; Mrs. E. C. Webb, Stovall; Miss Mary Pow. ell, Oxford; Miss Ella B. Jones, Ox. ford; Mrs. Sam Hall, Oxford; Mr. Reaves Taylor, Oxford; Mr. and Mrs. Lynwood Bryant, Oxford: Mr. Wm. Gieen, Henderson; Rev. and Mrs. McJ Farland, of Kernersville; Mrs. V. G.i Grantham, Fairmont; Miss Brice, Fair mont. Smith Greets Western Crowds W""" w Governor Alfred E. Smith Is pictured here with Mrs. Smith (left) and their daughter, Mrs. John Warner, on the observation platrorm 6f the special train which carried the presidential nominee on a tour of western states. A1 is responding here to the ovation of a mid western crowd in typical fashion?with a smile and a wave of his famous brown derby. PUBLIC SPEAKINGS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY Hon. E. H. Malone. Chairman pf the. Democratic Executive Committee, < announces that he will arrange public speakings at the following places I during the month of October. The exact dates and names of the speak ers will be announced later. I Dunns Township. New Hope, County Line in Harris' township. ? ? Franklinton. Epsom, Hayesville township. Gold.Sand, Alert in Sandy Creek township. I?Centreville and Wood In Gold Mine . township. The speaking at Wood "Win he held in the School auditorium1 on [next Tuesday night, October 9th,1 at 5+30 o'clocjc. Edward Best High School, White Level in Cedar Rock township. Justice and Seven Paths in Cy press Creek township. Hon. Walt# Murphy will speak in Loutsburg on Tuesday, October 16th. 1928 at 1:30 p. m. at the noon recess I of Court in the court room. Hon. J W Railey will speak in the COurt House tonight *(Friday 6th) at 8 o'clock. Everybody is invited to go out and hear these discussions. The ladlesi are especially Invited. I TO THE YOUNG VOTERS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY Chairman R- G. Bailey, of the Franklin _Coupnty Young Men's Be mocratlc Clubs speaking of his or ganization ,ssy? "Within the next few days there will be a chairman appointed In each township of the county whose pur pose Aid duty will be to organise the .yot&g democrats1 of that township. He will set the date and name the n>eetipg place. If you are affiliated with the democratic party meet your chairman and glvff Mm your support and cooperation In this organisation." TAX RATE FOR LOUISBURG REDUCED Xstttr of Extending; Water Line to Color.Irl Pine to., Was Referred to Committee?Buy Voltage Regnla. to*. The Board of Town Commission, era met In regular monthly session Friday night for the transaction ,ol 'business. On roll call there were present Mayor Williamson and Com missioners Ford, Allen, Joyner, White and Person. Mr. Boyd was before the board with reference to the purchase of a volt, age regulator and he was given an 'order for a regulator at a price ol 1410.00 f. o. b. Philadelphia. Mr. F. J. Beasley was before the board with reference to the location | of Perry Street. It was ordered thai the entire board meet at Perry Street and Kenmore Avenue on Monday al ' welve o'clock and endeavor to locate the linea. The.Clerk, was ordered to pay a bill of Fairbanks Morse & Co., after de : ducting $1:1.80 overcharge. The report cf the last meeting was re id and approved. | The report of the Chief of Police was read and approved. I Dr. A. II Fleming was before the board with reference to current ser vice fo,r the Franklin County Fair. On motion of Mr. Ford and seconded by Mr. Joyner a flat rate of $125.00 for the week was made. The same rate was applied to last years bill. The matter of extension' of the wa ter mains so as to give the Colonial Pine Co. fire protection was "present, ed to the board and the subject was referred to the Water and Light Com mittee and the Clerk was Instructed to write the Colonial Pine Co. An exhaustive and comprehensive report giving an analysis of all ex. penditures of the last year and an estimate of -what would need to be spent for the coming vear was pre sented to the board with- the view of establishing 'a tax rate. It-was uuan. ?imously agreed that a rate of $2.40 should be levied. This being a cut of twenty cents on the rate of last year. The report of the Auditor was reai} and approved. ' , No further-business the meeting adjoume. ? 4 >tic MISS YAREOROUGH COUNTY CHAIRMAN Miss Eleanor Yarborougb has been appointed th)> County Chairman of Young Women Voters Clubs for Franklin county by the State Orga nization. Miss Yarborough proposes to make an Intensive campaign and thoroughly organize the young wo men voters In Franklin county. Revival Services The revival meeting wll begin at Leah's Chapel Sunday October 7th with one service at 11 a. m. Services every evening through the week at 7:30 p. m. The pastor will hold his regular services at Prospect and Bunn Sun day preaching from the following sub jects: L. Prospect, "T%e Hopeless Made Hope ful," 3 p. m. Buna, "Lett Alone.' 7:30 p. m. Subscribe to The Franklin Times HONORABLE WALTER MIRPHT TO SPEAK Arrangements have been com pleted by which the Hon. Wal. ter (Pete) Murphy will speak to the voters of Franklin Conn, t) on the polltldal Issues of the day during the recess of court Tuesday, October 16th, 194S. Mr. Murphy Is easily one of the best speakers tai the State and Is a favorite among Franklin county people. Chairman Ma lone, makes this announcement with much enthusiasm as so many requests have been made to secure him for at least one speech In Franklin connty. Louis burg Kiwanis Club , - Has Interesting Luncheon The Louisburg Kiwanis Club held Its regular weekly luncheon Friday night. September 28. As the main part of the program, several Klwantana spoke on different topics of Interest. Tj K. Stockard outlined the work of the Chamber of Commerce of Louis.1 turg, listing the things it has accom plished In the past two years. W. D. Egerton gave a talk on the tobacco market and A. W. Person gave Inter, eating facts about the cotton market. After the regular program, L...L. Joyner made a motion that they give a rising vote of thanks and appre. f elation to Rev. John Archie Mclver, pastor of the Louisburg Baptist church who is about to leave here to take up work in and around Ltllington. A. W. j Mohn, David Harris. Rev. Daniel Lane., Malcolm McKinne and W. R. Mills, made short talks of appreciation for j the services that Mr. Mclver has ren. I dered during his stay here. MANY SEE "HERE COMES ARABELLA' "Here Comes Arabella," a three act ,musical comedy, directed by Miss Eleanor Alieen Smoot, -was presented In Louisburg Monday night by locdl talent under the auspices of the Lou. isburg Kiwanis Club. The first part of the play takes place In the studio of a young artist. Bob 'Adair, whence 'Arabella, stolen from an orphan asy ' lum when a baby and now dressed , as a gypsy, chances to come In a ' search for her little dog. Bob, seeing ' something in her that seems to be lacking in the- flappers who hare been ', chasing him falls for her. Not want, ing her to go back to the woods, he .directs her to the home of the Top pincrafts, not revealing to her his ; relation to these two old maid aunts '! and his uncle Josh. Here Arabella finds a cold reception but Uncle Josh ' takes her in. In the meantime, Bob, } now in his civilian clothes arrives for ; a visit at the home of the Toppincrofts. ; Arabella thinks he is awfully nice, [ \ nevertheless she cannot go back on ' Robin Redbreast, as she calls the 1 young artist. Two years pass. Bob goes to Paris and makes a fortune; -|-Arab?Ua_goes to college, in the mean ' time signing a contract to go on the 1, stage. Finally Bob returns and Ara brlla, finding that Bob is Robin Red. : breasi himself, realizes that her I dreams has come true, j The cast of characters were as tol I lows: II Bob Adair, a potrait painter, John itt. King; Sidney Hopewell, a plav. jwrtght, Albert Wheless; Bill at?d I college chums, James Cooper and Tom I Harris; Josh Topplncroft, Bob's uncle, Dr. H. H. Johnson; Aunt Debby, one {ot Bob's old maid aunts. Mrs. Claude Collins; Aunt Prudence, another of i Bob's old maid aunts, Margaret Wild er. v ' ' ? - .. j College flappers; lmogene, Bettv I Mohn; Crystabelle, Anna Gray Wat. son; Henrietta, Bibby Phillips. I Town Gossips: Mrs. Lurkins. Mrs. James B, King; Mrs. Waddles, 'Miss Fisher; Mrs. Meeks. Adelaide John l * son. j Abraham Levinsky, theatrical pro ducer, W. J. Shearin; Arabella, an or phan child, Eleanor Smoot. I The chorus girls were: Eliza Newell, Kitty Boddie, Virginia Beck, Margdret | Holden, Sophia Boyle Clifton, Kath : erine Wooldridge, Mary Lee Kearney, Frances Turner, Euzeieah Hill, Helen Leigh Fleming and Annie Taylor. Those in Robin Redbreast's chorr.s were: Rose Malone, Vera Schoonover, Helen Willis, Jane Fuller, Jean Flem ing, Bernice Lane, Grace Johnson and Peggy Ford. i The little girls taking part in the 'randma chorus were Mary Anna Clif ton, Rose Malone, Gertrude Holden, roar-;? Davis Beam, Melba Dean Mc . Ivc \;icy Newell,, Jenhle Newell, 1 Hazel Johnson, and Rebecca Ann Holden. .j- [ Mrs. J. E. Malone, Jy., was accom panist. The play was well attended and greatly enjoyed by everyone present. The players acted their parts splndtd ly. Special mention must be given j j Miss Mae Fisher, who played the part - .of one of the town, gossips, who, as' ?; -a 'ii it., vis eA.' | V someone expressed 'it was the hit of the .whole show. Ths fifty.fifty mixture for tobacco rtlllser Is proving Its worth In, aden county this season. This mix.* rs Is an 8-4.6 fertilizer with half' the nitrogen from organic sources | id half from lnolrganlc. ABUSED WOMAN SHOOTS HUSBAND Wan Who Knocked Her Down Several Times Dies In Rocky Mount Hos. pltal j Mr. Scboonover died in the hos p.tal at Rocky Mount at 4:45 Wednesday afternoon, and a pre liminary hearing was given Mrs. SehoonoTer before Squire J. L. Palmer Wednesday night at which the evidence Indicated that she shot her husband In the side and back of the shonlder as he was advancing upon her. Sdie was al lowed to give a &MI00 bond wluch was signed by Messrs. W. C. and W. V. Schoonover, brothers of the dead man, and Mr. Clyde Burgess. The State was represented by So licitor L. S. BrasHeld and the de. fendant by Mr. E. H. Malone. Knocked down several times by her drunken husband, chased by him front a neighbors home where she took re luge, Mrs. Edward Schoonover ran back to her own house, grabbed an automatic and shot him twice, as he attempted to enter the room where she was. "I couldn't stand it any longer," she declared in a state of hysteria. "I'd rather be dead." Schoonover who is 32 years old and who is declared to be one of the best mechanics in this section, came to Loulsburg about a year ago with hla wife, about a year younger than he. They have three children, one a six months' old baby. Schoonover, except when he is drinking, is declared to be very well liked. Drink, it Is said trana forms him into a maniac. After midnight Saturday, he under, took to beat his wife He had knocked her down several times when she ran to the home of a neighbor. Jack Brown, the husband followed, forced ;her out and as she made to leave slap ped her off the seeps. She ran ahead of him back to hoi own house, grabbed the gjn and as he .urned ic escape, she fired civice. One bail aloi.ghed a way through the left shoulder, the , olhoi punctured the intestine in 13 places. The actual shooting occurred at 4:30 Sunday morning. Schoonover was picked up from the steps of Jack Brown's residence where he ran after the 'shooting and was carried to the Rocky Mount Hospital where he died Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Schoon over. who was In a highly nervous state, threatening self-destruction, was placed in a cell later in, the day when Judge W. C. Harris advised that she be returned to her house with a guard. The guard was released Mon day when Squire J. L. Palmer allow, ed her to give a $1,000 bond. Schoonover came originally from Pennsylvania, while Mrs. Schoonover is a native of Alexandria, Va. List of Jurors The following is a list of Jurors drawn for the regular November | term of Franklin Superior Court, a j civil term: FIRST WEEK ( Dunns?J. E. Alford, E. M. Bed dingfield, A. O. Gay, J. L. Alford. Jef man Brantley, E. D. Beddingfield. ! Harris?J7 C. Denton, W. W. Perry, J L. Byron, L- W. Marks. ! Youngsvtlle?J. T. Baker. Franklintop?C. F. Nowell. Sandy Creek?Erwin Dtckerson, F? IC. Harper. J Gold Mine?A. T. Griffin. H. C. Rad ford, Cecil Burcette, D. B. Griffin, J. T. Mason. -c . ' Cedar Rock?C. W. Conn, B. F. Wheless. | Cypress Creek?R. L. Harris, J. H. Overton. - ' SECOND WEEK Dunnj^-J. H. Roy. C. A. Jones. Harm?J. C. Baker. ! Youngsville?J. W. Hudson, J. J. Pearce. j Franklinton?J. E. Hight, M., G. Smith, J. W. Frye. Gold Mine?D. N. Nelms, G. W. Parrish. - ! .Cedar Ronk?L. L. Strickland, Sol West, J. A. Bunn. 1 Cypress Creek?G. H. Harris, A. F. | Vick. Loulsburg?P. R. White, A. S-' Sherrod, Phi Tomlinson. I . An Invitation Supt. W. R. Mills, Prof. Holliday. all# the teachers and all the grade mothers of W. R. Mills School are In vited to meet with Mrs. R. F. Yar borough, chairman of the grade moth ers. at her home Friday afternoon, j (today) at 3:30 o'clock. The meet ing will be an important one to dis. cus% the interests of the school. All | are urged to attend. Tobacco Prices Advance Prices oft most all grades of to. bacco made big advances on the Loo Uburg market this week and. brought much enthusiasm and satisfaction tb warehousemen and growers. The re ceipts have been assail, however, be cause of the efforts being made to save cetton before another rain. Th* slow offsrings no doubt is strength ening prices. However many growers have visited the market this week and report very; satisfactory sales. Subscribe to The Franklin
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