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EVERYBODY BOOST * LOU1SBCBG The Franklin Times AS ADYEK1 1S15G MEDIUM THAT BRINGS/. jUITS A. F. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager v- THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE UNION \ SUBSCRIPTION $1.5Q Per Year VOLUMN LIX. LOUISBURG, N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1929 (10 Pages) NUMBER 47 BOARD AUTHORIZES COLLECTION OF NOTES T. W. Watson Makes Exhaust ive Report Many Bonds Received; Registrars Vila! Statistics Appointed; F. >V. Justice Resigns as Road Commis. sloner; To Locate County Proper ty The Board ot County Commissioners ot Franklin connty met in regular session on Monday with all members present. After reading and approv ing minutes of previous meetings business wa? disposed of as follows: The report of the Sheriff for the collection of taxes was received and filed. F. \V\ Jus!ice tendered his resig nation as road commissioner for H?r " ris township was deferred until the afternoon'. Report of T. W. Watson upon mat ters pertaining to his district was reed and ordered placed upon the record as fclloiws: The following bonds were approv ed- ,r Constables, $500 each: Jno. B. Yourfg, Youngsville. ?Ti.Fifl Htght, Frankllnfnn A. S. Wiggs, Louisburg. Frank F. Hicks, Sandy Creek. Frank M. Ayscue, Hayesville. O. H. Leonard, Gold Mine. Robert H. Laytcn, Coroner, $2,000. S. C. Holdan, Register of Deeds, $5,000. The bonds.of Sheriff F. W. Justice are 1n process of issuance.v The First National Bank has one bond in the sum of $10,00 and Is ap plying for another for $6500. The Citizens Bank .and Trust Com pany, of Frankllntcn, Is applying for a $16,000 depository bond. The Bank of Youngsville has on deposit $5,000 of Youngsville town ship road special tax money upon re quest to give the Commissioners a $5,000 depository bond they refused feel justified In paying the premium of $25 for the privilege of paying in terest on money. I hesitate to display my ignorance, hut after diligent Inquiry I have fail ed to find out just exactly who is treasurer of our county. 1 find that the several banks named above are used as county depositories but my understanding Is that none of them have ever been duly appoint ed or elected as treasurer of the coun ty and there Is no such tfiing as a county treasurer's bond ill existence that I can find. I have made a personal Inspection of the jail and court house buTTdtng's abd find them to be In good condition and well kept. I am starting an Investigation as to the status of the property owned by the county and located on the south side of East Nash Street and known as the' Griffin and Beasley Stables, and all' the information I have been able to secure so, far is recorded lh record/of deeds book 139 on page 443; but' I recommend that litis matter be gone Into thoroughly and threshed out, and some dispo sition -made of this property at once. I recommend that the Board au thorize a survey of said property to be made at once that the proper boun darles may be re-established. Upon motion all the bonds tender el were accepted. Upon motion a survey of the pro perty belonging to the bounty/ In Louisburg be made. The report of the Holme Demon ' stration Department was read, and ordered adopted. Report of Dr. R. F. Yarborough, County Health Officer, was received and filed. Report of E. C. Perry, Superinten dent of Public Welfare, was received and adopted. He recommended Aggie Driver and Melissa Williams be taken from the outside pauper list. That Ellen Perry and Mlttte Bartholomew be placed on the outside pauper list at $5 per month. C. B. Barham reports ten prisoner's In jail awaiting trial at Franklin Su perior Court The financial report of J. A. Hodges was received and on motion was adopt ed and filed. Upon motion the Register of Deeds was Instructed to return temporary bofods to all officers dho had furn ished surety bonds. Upon motion the chairman was au thorised 'after proper advertising to sell $flff,000 tn note# tin anticipation of taxes on February 4th. The Board authorized the County Accountant to. trade his old type writer for a wide carriage machine. The County Attorney waS Instruct ed to advise the County Commission ers at their next regular meeting just what financial report should be made. The oath of office was administer ed to R. L. Harris, Constable In Cy press Creek township. Upon motion the lafid of Blddle Perry In Dunns township having been found not In a special school taxing district, a draw back or check was ordered Issued to her for the past three years special fechool tax. J, A. Hodges waadnslMatad to have blanks prepared and sent to the -township collectors tor making gar. GREAT WAR HERO IS "SKY RAIDER' STAR The Late Captain Jlungesser, Famous French Ace, Brought to Earth 10J Plane*; Wounded 17 Times; Start ed As Foilu In the Ranks; Has More Medals Than Any Other War Hero "The Sky Raider," the Encore Pic ture to be shown January 24th at the Winner Thetare, is a melodrama de luxe written around .the United Stales Air Mall and starring Jacque line Logan and the late Captain Charles Nungesser, famous French Ace and hero of the World War, who survived the horrors of war only to perish in the Ill-fated Nungesser.Co 11 trans-Atlantic flight. It Is from an origlhal story by Jack Lait, directed by T. Hayes Hunter, and the cast, which Is truly all-star, includes, be sides the featured players, Gladys Walton, Walter Miller, Lawford Dav idson', Wilton Lackaye, Ida Darling and others. Nungesser was a name that was known to and ldved by all France? It symbolized the acme of daring, courage, and love of country and. in itself, was an Inspiration. Captain Nungesser held the enviable record Tif-tme-rrurtffrea and Ave enemy planes Drought to earth during the recent conflict, and had been decdrated by practically all of the crowned heads of Europe. Captain Nungesser brought three of his fighting planes to America, and these, as well as many others, are utilized in the action of "The Sky Raider," and' all are piloted by aces of America, France and England, among whom may be mentioned Cap. tain Nungesser's daredevil compatri ot, Lieutenant Weiss; England's Ma jor Barclay Holland, and our own couutry's Major Simpson and Captain Louis. This exceptionally exciting picture is being . shown by the Jambes Post of the American Legion, through the courtesy of the popular Winner The atre. It hap h??n mwnreri through the American Legion Film Service, which is available to American Le gion Posts only. Seven reels?one and one-half hours tearful thrills. To Present Bible and Flag White Level Council No. 171 Junior Order United American Mechanics will present a Bible and flag to the new White Level School next Sunday at 2 o'clock p. m. January 13th.. The following program will be rendered: Song: America, by audience. Invocation, T. H. Sledge. Welcome address by Paul Murphy. Special music. ^ Introduction of speaker. Address, by Do W. Costello. Special music. Presentation of Bible by R. Paul Caudle, State Chaplin. Presentation of Flag. Acceptance of Bible and Flag, by Supt. K. L. Best. C. T. Jeffreys, State prganizer, pre siding. The public is cordially Invited to attend. All Juniors are requested to attend. . nlshee and levy. Applications for court stenographer were made by Mrs. Hugh W. Perry and Mrs. Grace R. Kearney. Ifpon motion Mrs. Perry was elected for one year at compensation allowed by law. t Upon motion R. G. Bailey was elect ed vice.Recorder tor Franklin coun ty for the ensuing term. Upon motion Emmltt 8. Gupton was appointed delinquent tax collector tor Cedar Rock township. Upon motion ? Mrs. Pattle Lot*' Vaughan was placed oa mothers aid list at $25 per month. Upon motion the County Attorney was instructed t<* colect one note ot R. L. Peoples ,?ud Interest and that time be allowed tor the pay ment ot the balance. ,v , Upon motion the Ford note ot $928.75 was ordered turned over to Iho County Attorney with Instructions to collect same. The chairman rules that any re signation be referred toi the Commis sioner from the District In which the resignation occurs, -ifpon mot pon motion the resignation of F. W. Justice, as road commissioner for Harris township was accepted and he was required to turn over the certi ficates of deposit to J. A. Hodges, County Accountant. Registrars of vital statistics were appointed as follows: Loulsburg?B. B. Perry. Sandy Creek?J. R. Parrlsh. Cypress Creek?P. T. Sykes. Hayesvllle?C. O. Renn. Cedar Rock?8. H. Boone. Gold Mine?J. H. Wotod. Dunn?Robert White. . Harris?Mrs. Ngllle A. Rogers. Youngsvtile?George N. Stall. Frankltnton?B. F. Cooke. Upon motion the Board authorised borrowing $11,000 for school purposes and the chairman was instructed to sell note In that amount after duly advertising same. After allowing a number ot ho counts the Board adjourned. MIAMI BASKET BALL * TEAM TO PLAY IN LOUISBURG They Will Play a Team Com posed of Some of The Best Local Talent, Strengthened By Two or Three Good Col lege Men. Through the influence ot Messrs. Harry Hoffman and E. F. Thomas the Iliami Basket Ball team who are jnst starting out on their schedule through the north and middle west, were per. suaded to stop in Louisburg on an open uate to play a team of Louis burg cagers, strengthened by a few good college boys,' on next Tuesday night, January 15tb. The Miami team is rated as one of the best in the country. They played the Greensboro Y. M. C. A. on Tuesday night and won by a score cf 43 to 24. They were in better form on Wednesday night when they trimmed the fast stepping Y. M. C. A. team of Raleigh by a score cf 75 to 25. This is Indeed fortunate for the basket ball lovers of Louisburg and vicinity to be able to witness this strong team in action. The Louisburg l)f>Xi? t1*"1' h"""* tUaa the Raleigh, Y-dld against -them' The game will be played in the Mills High ScBoot auditorium. Mr. Jack Brown will entertain the spec'ators between halves. TFLEPHONE TOLL RATES ARE TO BE REDUCED Mr. J. R. Porter. Executive Vice President ot the Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company states that the reduction in toll rates effective February 1st, 1929, recently announc ed by Mr. Walter F. Gtfford, Presi dent of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, would apply to the long distance rates of the Caro lina Telephone and Telegraph Com pany. The new uohedult ot rates that gueaf tmj effect February 1st cuts from 5 cents to 25 cents from charges for station to station calls between points from 130 to approximately 1,500 miles apart. Middle distance rates will be reduced as much as 13 per cent. An equivalent rate reduction will be made for person to person service. Evening and night rates will remain at their present level. The extra charges above person to person rates previously made for ap pointment and messenger calls- are eliminated for all long distance calls, so that from February "1st these calls wilt be charged at person to person rates. This reduction was voluntary on the part of the telephone companies, and will mean an annual saving to the public of more than Ave million dol lars. Recovers Ten Watches Mr. J. C. Seagle, representing the Home Detective Company, of Greus boro, who has been in Loulsburg the past ten days Investigating the jewel ry robberies- from Mr. L. W. Parrlsh during the night of the fire early in December stated yesterday that he had succeeded in tracing ojjt and having recovered ten of the watches repre senting practically all of the more valuable watches lost, and has secur ed quite a bit of valuable Information that would lead to ths recovery of many othei articles that were taken. His investigation hag resulted 'in warrants being issued for Russell Wilson, Buddie Aycocke, and Buck 3trother, the latter {wo having been bdund over to court and Wilson has not been located. Mr. Seagle was enthusiastic In his appreciation for the spIendfiT coopera tion given him by Chief of Police B. il. Meadows, and other local officers. He expressed the greatest confidence in, being able to make a complete round up of parties and property In this case in the near future. Mr. Seagle left yesterday for his home in Greensboro. Dr. Fleischmann Comes To Louisbarg Dr. Augustus W. Fleischmann, of Raleigh has accepted a call to the pastorate'of the Louisburg Baptist church to supply until the permanent pastor. Rev. S. L. Blanton, arrives In June. Dr. FleischmaniL Will wire in l.oulsburg this week and #111 conduct services' at the Baptist church Sun day at* both morning and evening hours. | All are InvItM to attend and hear Dr. Fleischmann. Sykes-Kirkl and Mr. Eugene Sykes, Jr., and Miss -Mattle Klrkland were united In holy matrimony Tuesday night January 8, 1929 at 7:80 o'clock. It came as a great surprise to friends and rela tives throughout the community. Mr. Sykes Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Sykes, Sr., of Castalla. Mrs. 8ykee la the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gh H. Klrkland of Whltakers. They will be at home after January IS, 1929 at Castalla. BIO A^MY PLANE FORCED TO END HISTORIC FLIGHT Tri-Motored Fokker "Question Mark" Descends Because of Engine Trou ble After (ontlnuoDs Flight of More Thai) l.KI Honrs; Shattered Alt ?n. dnranee Records; trew Well and CUi rfol Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 7.?Motor trouble pot a period at the end of the world's greatest endurance flight to day when the Army's monoplane Ques' tion Mark was forced td land at Van Nuys Field after nearly a full week of continuous cruising over San Fer nando Valley and along a route be tween here and San Diego. The plane's crew of five men brought her to earth at 2:07:01 o'clock on the afternoon of the sixth day since she tcok off on a test that broke all recorddFlor sustained flight and re fueling in mid-Air. Men Won "It was an endurance contest be. tween men and machine. The unique name of the craft had come to stand for the uncertainty as to which would prevail. In the end five men won the contest, the mechanism of the three. I.IUlLM ed Ulmm Ifllllrih' on the eve"^7 the seventh night of flying. Taking to the air on N'ew Year's morning at-7:26:40 o'clock, the Ques tion Mark was in the air just 19 min utes and 44 seconds short of 151 hours an official sustained flight record for ail types of air craft/ The members of the crew, Maj. Carl Spatz, Lieuts. Quesada and Hal \erson, Captain Eaker and Sergeant ilooe, showed no serious effects of the long grind. Tire official time was figured at 150 hours. 40 minutes and 16 seconds by checkers of Van Nuys airport. The left motor had failed complete ly and the right engine developed trouble about 2 p. m. as "the plane soared above the airport. A crowd of several hundred persons witnessed |fl!P falteflrr gltHtng St that time k wasabout 2,000 feet high. Graceful Descent It came down in a graceful sweep. The crowd Unloosed its admiration pressing forward eagerly. The plane was surrounded. Cameras clicked. - The crew, deafened and their facet covered with whiskers, climbed out, touching grovhd for the first time in more than six days. The landing had been perfect..Rules governing enudr. ance flights provided that it land where It started. '' -?? The ground crews yelled "ice cream" loud enough for Lleutejiant_ Quesada to understand. Thtoughout the long flight Quesada kept calling tcr Ice cream , with every meal. An orderly came dashing into the group with a dress suit for Sefgeant Hooe, who furnished the comedy re lief for the crew members^ ^ Sergeant Hooe used Sign language to Indicate he understood and.did an awkward jig to indicate he would be ready for any banquets and dances tonight. The members of the crew were manhandled while getting into an automobile, but they took it good naturedly. Sergeant Hooe confided that "we'd like to "have stayed up longer but we rre damn glad to be d> wn." OH. and Grease The Question Mark, in the middle of the field, was covered with oil and grease. N . An offer of a ground mechanic to take care of the plane met with re buff from Sergeant Hooe..mechanic on the trip. "No, sir," Sergeant Hooe said, "I tnank you. I took care of her in the air and I'll take care of her on the ground." . == Sergeant Hooe was dragged away from the ship and pushed into the (limousine. "You don't understand. Sergeant." .a ground crew man said. "You can't ; work on that plane now because 'you've got to go to a dance tonight." Joe. Nikrant, the N. A. A. checker, climbed into the plane as soon as It lauded- and removed both baro graphs. Majof Spatz said: . "Well, we landed, but we '^could take off right away again If we had to." Will Perform Autopsy I'pon Three Motors New York. Jen. 7.?The three en gines that kept the monoplane Ques tion Mark In the air tor more than 150 hours are the property of the I'nlted States Nary, but the Wright Aeronautical Corporation, their build, erg, will request their return In or. dry to perform an "autopsy" on them. Rrom the post.mortem examination' rharles li. Lawrence, of the Wright Corporation, designer of the engines, hopes to obtain scientific data which may lead to construction of engines which rlrtually will be Indestructible. If the Army should not accede to the request. Lawrance said that Wright experts would attend the en gine autopsy which the Army Itself would unquestionably undertake. The engines are standard Wright Whirlwind l>S horsepower motors of the JS series, the same type which carried Lindbergh and fcyrd across MARKET OPENS WITH GOOD PRICES The L^uisbtjrg tobdcco market opened Tuesday for the last end of the season. Only a small ' quantity was offered for sale but extra good prices prevailed. Those farmers pre sent were very agreeably pleased with the prices. , The warehousemen are advising all farmers who have tobacco to sell to proceed to market it right away and not wait for the end of the season and bring) about a rush that will necessarily reduce prices. Get your tobacco ready and come to Louisburg for good prices. Epsm School Win3 Prize Mr. Best has just received and turned over to Mr. Julian A. Wdod ward, principal of the Ep^om High School,- a check for $50 for second prize in the State School Ground Bea'Uification contest. Having just won the distinction of being an accredited school this past year, and ranking as a standard school along lines of equipment and instruction. Epsom takes the second place in the State for Improvement of the grounds. The work on the grounds was start ed r-.fir.n afypr the hiiiiriinc inn com pleted.?The?school?boys helped lo dig up the ground around the build ing to make the first planting. For several months to follow different pa trons sent shrubbery in to the schocd to be used on the grounds Along with this the P. T. A. furnished funds bringing the number of plants to a great height. After a few years- when, the present planting has time to ma ture the grounds will be" very beauti ful. especially during the summer. Epsom High School and the entire community along with the county is to be congratulated. Twentieth Century Book Club The Twentieth Century Book Club was delightfully entertained Tuesday afternoon, January 3. hv Mrs. Wil liam u. Jackson in the home ecoao. roles rooms of the Mills High School, The general topic for the afternoon was Spain. Mrs. W. D. Jackson gave an Interesting sketch of the "Span lard and their'characteristic. Mrs F W Wheless gave a very entertaining pa per on "Madrid and Seville." A third paper, "Cordova and Granada" was read by Miss Mary Wilson. After the program, delicious ""re freshments consisting of fruit salad with whipped cream, toasted chees sandwiches, saltines, coffee and cake u!th whipped cream garnished with nuts were served by the, girls of the hum wduimln cliim." t Guests for the afternoon were Miss es Bradley. Morgan, Allgood and Pearce of the school faculty. _ ? \ uThe Way To Victory" Rev. Daniel Lane, pastor of the Me thodist church announces for his sub jects Sunday at the morning hour "The Way to Victory," and the even ing hour "The Song of Victory." Ail are invited to attend these ser vices. 'Lighthouse Nan" The seniors of Edward Best High School will present "Lighthouse Nan" at Edward Best High School Wednes day everting, January 16 at 7:30 o' clock. The admission is 25 and 35 cents. Come and enjoy a good, wholesome play. Young-Pearce _ Miss Esther Yoiung, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Young, of Franklin ton, route 2, and Mr. Owen Pearce. son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Pearce, of Youngsville, route 2, motored to Ox ford Sa^ufday January 5. and were united In marriage in the presence of a few relatives and friends. " itie ocean, and which have been used in several previous endurance flights. Officials of the Wright Aeronau tical Corporation announced today that It had been determined that, en g'ne trouble on the Question Mark last night had been eaused by a freezing carburetor, and not by foul ed spark plugs. The engine men said this had been determined by an exchange of mes. sages today between the factory and 11.e War Department observer of the flight, who was in touch by messages between the Question Mark and the refueling plane with the endurance fliers. Tired Crew Pronounced In Excellent Condition Clover Field. Santa Mdnica. Cat, Jan. 7.?The members of the crew of the Question Mark were reported by a board of four Army surgeons to have been found In "excellent" phy s'cal condition following an examina tion made three hours after the gTU elltng 150 hoar endurance flight end- ! ed this afternoon. The only effects noted were fatigue, which "was to be expected," the surgeons said, and the loss of one to four pounds in weight by each of the Ave men. HIGHWAY COMMISSION CONTROL OF ROADS And Ban On Issuance of Wore Bond* By Loral I'nits Becomaieadatlons Tax Commissioner Placing all public highways under the supervision of the State Highway Commission and the raising of the gasoline tax from four to five cents a gallon and prevention of further bona Issues without a vote of the peo ple are recommended by the Stare Tax Commission in the conclusions of its' report which was yesterday given, to Governor A. W. McLean for trans mission to the General Assembly to day. A copy of part one of the re port, .38 page? long, wlllbe placed cn the desks of members of the Gen eral Assembly today, but the entire report, containing 600 pages of read ing matter in addition to volumnious tables, will not be ready for about ten days. e ? The commission finds that cith the two exceptions of electric power and light companies and national banks, industry and business is now hearing its fair share of the tax bur den of the State and in more em phatic language declare that the tax on real property should in no event be increased nnii If POI*alhlt- ? i Aweren No consideration is given of new sources of revenue on the ground 'that the tax burden is now sufficient ly great and the commission further finds that the taxes imposed by the State are not excessive and that the 1 real burden has come through the advancement o< the coats of govern- , ment la counties, towns and cities. In addition to its proposal for dras tic curb upon the. incurring of indebt edness by local units, the commis sion finds that large amounts of taxes actually levied are not collected, that excessive Interest is paid 00 _ sums already borrowed and that there is waste in the spending of tax money. * Administrative reforms to correct these abuses and it is to those ad mt n-sirajlwa . ft??? together- - *** - - .a natural tnerease in resources, that the commission largely looks for a solution of-..the tax problem. The commission makes tmo pro posals ?fleeting changes in the con stitution which would be covered by one suggested amendment. A warm argument is made in behalf of the proposal to give the Legislature power by classification to Impose a lower tax on intangible propegjy, which was defeated by the electorate at the Novefhber election and re submission Tn a broader form so as to change the present uniform rule to lead "uniform upon each class _ of property within the jurisdiction I lewing the tax." In this broadened torra such an amendment ? 7' the General Assembly authority to deal especially with timber or any other form of property it might sleet. Although the report very decidedly. contemplates greater expenditures tor schools, there are no definite rec commendations for greater taxes ex cept the additional one cent cu Sa line which would raise $2,500,000. the Increase from one per cent to three and a half per cent of gross earn ings on electric light and power (o?panies which would raise aPPr?*' raatelv $500.?0<f additional and the adjustment on banuks for which there are no definite estimates and which would accrue to local units, the commlston makes no definite recom mendatlons for Increased revenue. The commission recommends fur ? her that the equalling fund for schools be applied not only to the six- months term, but also to relief -of those districts which oper ate beyond six .months in such aw a as to operate ill the schools within a county upon a uniform basis or tax rate, length of term. etc. In this | way, the commission states reliet would be provided where there ls great need for it and where the property tax burden is bearing most heavily." . _ * . As to public school administora tlon, the commission also an inquiry Into the economics of the rapidly broadened scope of the^pub. !'o school system, and the setting UP of the machinery for an tion. "friendly In character but thorough and comprehensive.andln tended to disclose whether the mos. efficient and economical methc^s are emploved In the uhe of these rapidly expanded appropriations. W. P. EDWARDS GOES TO CALIFORNIA U. S. Deputy Marshall W. P. Ed "ards. of Frankltnton. left Tuesday tor California, accompanied by anoth. cr deputy. E. F. Ward, of Greenville, taking with them Rev. George Minne man. who Is wanted In Los Angeles. Calif., for theft of an automobile. later of the gospel, stole an | bUe In Portland. Oregon, and drove It to Los Angeles. From that city he was traced to Wlntervllle, In Pttt County, where he was arrested and ordered back to the California city.? Freallnton News. There are t*f sides to Hon, hut the hole hi the te the ?lwajf|
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