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LOUISBUBG, N. 0., FRIDAY, NOV. 15TH, 1929 (10 Pages) NUMBER 39
Heavy Vote Being Cast by Public
Watching Progress of Entrants
$1,500 Contest Now
In Full Swing
l.XTBA VOTES LOWER STARTING
MONDAY
Out-of-town Candidates in Franklin
Times Big $1">00.00 Subscription
and Prise Contest Beginning to Re
alise Opportunity of Double Votes.
Community Spirit Being Aroused as
Surronnuting Towns in County Boost
Home Town Candidates. Campaign
Nay Result in Battle Between
Loulsbnrg Candidates and Contend
ers From Best of Connty. Votes
On Subscriptions Will be Lower
After Next Week.
The .list -of -contestants in -The
Franklin Times big $1600.00 Subscrip
tion and Prize campaign shows some
new names, as well as those candi
dates whose entries were received in
time to be published in the first list
last week. As will be noticed by
looking over the list the vote totals
lave increased considerably, for there
have been a great many of the free
votes brought in and sent in to the
campaign office for the different can
didates. Practical evidence of the
fiiterest that the folks of The County
are beginning to show in the prog
ress of their favorites.
A well known bi^siness man hap
pened to be in the TIMES office the
other day and when asked to name
the candidate to whom he was going
to give hla subscription replied that
lie "was gornrftr-watr awhile -to-eeei
just who stayed in the race before he
cast his vote. Perhaps this is an ex
sample of the response that the can
didates are meeting in their quest for
subscriptions. However, the mlnuge
you convince folks you ask that you
areTn The campaign actively to stay
you will get their practical support
Candidates must have patience and
confidence In their own ability to
mak9 possible the fulfillment of the
promises given to them on their first
call.
The out of town candidates are
proving worthy rivals of the Louis
bulrg contenders, and several excel
lent reports were made by them last
week. Great Interest Is being shown
by the folks In the surrounding towns
in the progress of the home candi
dates, among whom there are sever
al active workers. This la only nat
ural and right When the campaign
was planned by the publishers of The
Franklin Times the double votes were
ofered to encoi$rage out-of-town con
tenders, and they owe it to themsel
ves to make the most of the oppor
tunity. If they make a diligent can
vess of their own territory and en
list the support the practical sup
port, in the way of subscriptions, of
their friends and neighbors, they will
find plenty of subscrlbers-enoufeh to
win a car.
The Hat of subscribers to The
Franklin Times Is now tradable and
nny candidate who wishes a copy of
the list of readers In his or bar home
town, or In any town or rural route
in the county should advise the Cam
pnlgn office and the list will be sent
. at once. However, do not make the
mistake of canvassing present read
ers alone. There is a big field of
non-readers of The Franklin Times
who will give a new subscription to
help you win, and tbey should not be
overlooked. .
Some of the earlier entrants have
Riieady dropped by the wayside and
the. votes that their friends sent In
for them have been wasted. But
their places have been taken by oth
ers, determined to stay In the race
till th? last gun Is flred-determined
to win. You' can't beat spirit like
that-it refuses to acknowledge defeat.
Tor the battle has just begun?the
buttle of ballots. The leaders have'
yet to emerge from the crowd. The
fidd is bunched-places are changing
constantly. The pace is getting a
little warmer, perhaps, and as one
cbserver remarked: "It is no place
for a weakling.'" But the prises are
big?worth working for?worth a lit
tle spare time effort these next few
weeks. The contest will be won on
merit alone?merit derived from In
telligent, earnest endeavor?the stuff
rasl folks are made of.
Any candidate whose name has
been taken from the list may be re
instated by making at least one sub
scription report The list of candi
dates will be cgt down to Just the
actual workers, as soon as posblble
so that the public will know whom
to sifpp<wt.
This Is an Ideal time to atart an
active campaign, and there la still
room for energetic, ambtious entrants.
Public Interest has been aroused, and
It will not take long ft* a rent work
WATCH THE VOTES GROW
The votes credited here to the candidates In The
FRANKLIN TIMES 81,500 St*>acriptlon and Prize Contest
are the free rotes published each week in The FRANK
LIN TIMES, and sent In by their friends.
Candidate Votes
Mrs. John Neal, Centervtlle 7600
Miss Beatrice Young, Louisburg 7200
Mrs. T. H. Dickens, White Level ?' 7000
W. G. Wilder, Louisburg R 1 ? 6800
Miss Babbie Turner, Louisburg 7400
Mrs. H. A. Kearney, Louisbuirg 7400
Mrs. Kelly White, Bunn 7200
Mrs. B. H. Patterson, Youngsviile 7000
Miss Elsie M. Batchelor, Castalia ? 7400
Rev. W. C. Ball, ijranklinton 6200
Mrs. K. E. Joyner, Louisburg R 2 - 7200
Mrs. H. H. Hilton, Louisburg 7400
Miss Helen Alston, Gupton 7400
Mrs. Murdock Newman, Epsom ? 7600
Mrs. Maurice Lancaster, Lotlisburg ? 6800
Miss Iola White, Franklinton 6000
Miss Marie Meade, Louisburg 6600
Miss Mildred Hayman, Spring Hope 7400
Mrs. F. M. Fuller, Louisburg 6400
Mrs. J. E. Delbridge, Castalia ? 5800
Miss Hilma Perry, Louisburg 5890
William Bobbitt, Castalia ? 6200
Miss Janet Hayes, Louisburg R 4 7000
Mrs. R. Z. Clarke, Franklinton 6690
Mrs. Ruth Chamblee, Zebulon 5800
Mrs. Starkey Hoyle, Wakefield 6000
Mrs. Mildred Richardson. Zebulon 6600
fr to convince folks that he or nhe
means business, and is out to win
one of those ai|tos. .An opportunity
T*e this does not-conre~ every "dayr
and anyone who wishes to exchange
a few weeks spare time effort for a
fine, new automobile is invited to
enter the campaign and try.
Active candidate realize, of coufrse,
the great importance of making a
good showing this current week
Tomorrow night sees the end of the
first extra vote period. It means that
the extra votes on each twenty dol
lars turned in drop from fifty thou
sand to thirty thousand, starting Mon
day. So make it your aim to obtain
and turn in as many of those sets
as possible before the period changes.
A week from tomorrow night sees
the end of the First Regular Vote Pe
riod. It means that the votes on sub
scriptions will be lower starting'Mom
day November 26th and will remain
so till the closing date, December 7th.
Candidates are advised to study the
vote schedule printed on eacii sub
scription receipt book. Do. not fall
I to show the vote schedule to thoee
| whom you ask for subscriptions.
I Show them that they are giving you
[ more Jt>y giving their subscriptions
thtf week, or next Qtgote the old
saying: "Those who give quick, give
double."
Candidates who live outside LOuls
bitrg, and do not find It convenient
to call at the campaign office Satur
day night, may mall their reports,
and they will be credited with the
high votee, if received Monday.
MBS. R. A. JENNINGS DEAD
Mrs. R. A. Jennings died at her
home on North Main Street on Thurs
day of last week at 12 o'clock after
having been in ill health for a num
ber of years. She was In her 42nd
year and besides her husband leaves
one son, Richard Jennings, of New
York, her mother Mrs. Bet tie Hum
phries, one sister, Mrs. A. C. Barcllft,
of Newhope in- Perquimans County
and two brothers, Messrs J. E. and
George Humphries, of Elisabeth City.
Mrs. Jennings was a most estima
ble woman, was a consistent Metho
dist, moving her membership from
Newhope to Louisbtfrg when coming
to Loulsburg to live some years ago.
Her remains were taken back to
her old home and interred in the
cemetery at Newhope church, of
which she was a former mdmber, af
ter the funeral services were con
ducted by Rev. ?. ?. Smith. A beau
tiful floral tribute covered the new
made grave In token of the esteem
she was held by her many friends.
The berreaved family has the deep
est sympathy of a large number of
friends.
JNO. W. KING MOVES TO
MAIN STREET LOCATION
Mr. Jno. W. King, who has been
conducting a most successful
grocery and meat business on
Market street for a long number of
years, has moved to the room under
the ITnlon Warehouse formerly occur
led by Peoples and Beasley. Mr.
King intents the TIMES that in his
new location he will be enabled to
Make a belter display of his geods
and give better service.
TOWN COMMISSIONERS MEET
The Board of Town Commissioners
ntet"in regular monthly session for
the transaction of buslneaa, on Mon
day night
On roll call there were present,
Mayor L. L. Joyner and Commission
ers F. H. Allen. Malcolm McKlnne, A.
i, W. E.
W. Person, E. White and Dr. A.
H. Fleming. The minutes of the-fast
several meetings were read and ap
proved.
The Clerk was ordered to pay $2,
500.00 anticipation note due the First
National Bank Nov. 10th.
On motion of Mr. McKinne and sec
ond by Mr. Allen it was recommended
that a License fee of 550.00 be charg
ed for the sale of fire works. On
roll call those voting Aye, McKinne
and Allen. Voting No, Fleming and
Person. Not voting W. El White. The
Mayor cast the deciding vote in favor
of the resolution.
Mr. S. E. Waters presented a bid
for paving Bull Run Alley. His bid
called for $985.09. There was much
discussion over thei project and it
was finally agreed that the town
would make the contract for 1,000.04
provided Mr. Waters would pay all
engineering charges and adjoining
property holders pay cash tor one
half of the contract price as stated,
vis, 1000.00.
Mr. Hill was ordered to make water
connections for C. A. Ragtand at his
residence on Main Street and kee'p
cost of the expenditures and render
a bill to Mr. Ragland for expense of
some.
The report of the Chief of Police
was read and approved
The report of the Auditor was read
and approved.
No further business the meeting
adjourned.
NEW FIRM COMES TO LOCISBCRU
A Lazarus. is the name of a new
firm for Loulsburg that will carry a
full and complete line of mens and
ladles ready to wear, shoes, yard
goods, etc.. and Is occupying the store
room on Main street formerly occu
pied by M. Rabll, next to the Farm
ers & Merchants Bank. The business
Is In charge of L. Lazarus, of Val
dosta, Ga., and who formerly had
charge of the business of Lazarus
Brothers, of Raleigh. Mr. Lazarus Is
assisted by Mr. J. p. Joyner. of Val
dosta. Oa. Mr. Lazarus Informs the
TIMES that he la going to carry the
best there is In his line at reasonable
prices. Read his advertisement in an
other column.
THE BEACON SLIPS
The Deacon Slips will be given in
tbe Bunn High School auditorlifm
Friday night November 15, at eight
o'clock. It is a comedy in three acts
--enough laughs to last a month. In
addition to this main play there will
be a trial of Mr. Ain't for the mur
der of Mr Good English.
AT HONK.
"Complimenting Mrs. C. C. Alexand
er. the Loulaburg College Faculty
will be at gopie to their friends Tues
day afternoon. November nineteenth,
from four to fltre o'clock.
"COOL KNIGHTS* NOV. 8?TH
American Legion Auxiliary to Stage
^astral Comedy Benefit Show
Lonisburg will lauigh when "Cool
Knights" and clever comediennes,
present a rollicking, frolicking, Col
lege Comedy, under the direction of
the Triangle Producing Co. at the
Mills High School.
The Legion Auxiliary la busy now
trying to assemble the best talent of
town, and next rehearsals will start
on the seasons theatrical treat. It
la a benefit performance for the Dis
abled World War Veterans at Oteen
Hospital.
The plot of "COOL KNIGHTS" is
clever and attractive. Kollege Kids
and Ko-eds will be seen in their most
serious moods.?and what else could
that be except oomedy? Adventure,
l'>ve, Jealousy, and heroism, come
near to making a tragedy,
but comedy wins. For fear that it
might cut down the attendance, this
modern masterpiece will not be broad*
coated.
In it's next issue the TIMES will
ctrry tbe cast of characters, those
who would make Hollywood hungry,
if Hollywood but knew about 'em.
CHBISTMAS SEALS CAMPAIGN
The Christmas Seal Campaign op
ens November 30th.
The sale of seals last year exceeded
that of any previous year. This year
the workers anticipate a large gain
011 last years sales.
The good accomplished by tuber
culosis Christmas Seals is told In
many ways.
Diptheria can be confolled through
Immunization; typhoid fever, through
community-sanitation and immuniza
tion, small pox through vaccination,
but there Is no short cut to the con
trol of tuberculosis.
The lessening of the disease is
largely dependent upon the control
of invironment into which a child is
born. The pi4>llc must be educated
to lead healthful lives, with especial
attention to the children's health, if
tuberculosis is to be wiped out.
The bulk of the fuhds raised by the
annual Christmas Seals is used to
educate the public; in community
health education, annual physical eXf
emlaatiou*. open al.r schools, camps,
sanitarium care, or supervision of
"trubiTe hfMih nunc tor utm cases.
Through the sale of Christmas
seals, relief is brought to many suf
fering with the dread disease.
Franklin County hopes t<k gain suf
ficient amount this year to take care
of at least one or two patients in
the Sanitarium?$38.00 per month for
charity patients.
The local organization is offering
two prizes to Coiinty Schools this
year selling largest number of seals?
first prize $10.00, second $5.00.
AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK
Ditrfng this week, November 11-17,
which hu been set aside by the Na
tional Congress of Parents and Teach
ers as "American Education Week,"
apeclal effort has been made at Mills
High School In Louisburg to make
the week a success here. Special
programs and lectures are and have
been held throughout the week. The
programs for the week follows:
Monday, November 11?Edutatlon
for Cittsenship.?Col. H. A. Newell.
Exercises?Primary Grades of Mills
School.
Tuesday, Nov. 12?Better Citlxen
shin Through Home and School?Dr.
C C. Alexander. Exercises?Fourth
and filth grades of Mills School.
Wednesday. Nov, 13?Know your
School?Superintendent El U Best.
Exercises?Two minutes talks by
Mills High School Students.
Thursday, Nov. 14?Educational Ef
fectiveness?Prof. J. J. Wolfe. Exer
cises?Demonstration by Home Eco
nomics Class.
Friday, Nov. IS?Education for
Health?Dr. H. H. Johnson. Exercis
es?Sixth and seventh Grades.
Sunday, Nov. 17?The pastor of
each church has been requested to
preach from an educational stand
point: and an effort Is being made
to get every man. woman, and child
in church on that day.
These programs are open to the
public and are being given for every
one's benefit. The programs that
have already taken place have been
very Interesting and bave aroused
great Interest among the people of
the town in the Special Amerlcau
Educational 'Week.
AUXILIARY TO MEET
The American Legion Auxiliary
will meet with Mrs F. B. Leonard on
Tuesday afternoon Nov. 19th at 3:30. |
Mrs. J. Forrest Joyner. Sec'y.
COTTON REPORT
The tabulation of the card reports
show that there were 5,392 bales of
cotton, counting round as half bales!
ginned In Franklin County from the
crop of 1929 prior to November 1.
1929. as compared with 11.071 bales
ginned to November 1, 1928.
THANK*
We wish to extend our slnosre
thanks and appreciation to the peo
ple who so kindly rendered their ser
vices and expression ot sympathy
during tlje Illness and death of oOr
wife and.mother.
R. A. Jennings A Family.
SPECIAL ARMISTICE
DAT SERVICES
A most impressive Armistice Day
service was held at the Baptist
Church in Louisburg on Sunday No
vember 10. The Church was beauti
fully and appropriately decorated, a
lurge gold star made of yellow chry
santhemums and a large red cross
made of salfra amidst a profusion of
other flowers and the flags being
displayed to ^advantage.
The paator, Eev. S. L. Blanton, was
himself in the World War having
been actively engaged in the famous
battle of September 29 which broke
the Hindenburg line, and he spoke
from actual experience, not from
l.earsay, on "What the World War
Taught Me." An unusually large
crowd from all parts of the county
attended this service.
On Monday, November 11, at the
Mills Graded School in Louisburg, an
Armistice Day program was also pu?
on, sponsored by the American Le
gion Auxllllary. The first, second,
and third grades of the schocj ren
dered thft first part of the program
which was very appropriate and car
ried out and showed the fact that
Americanism is being taught the lit
tle children-In the fiae8tform.~Col.
H. A. Newell, of Henderson, was
then introduced by Mrs. H. W. Perry,
president of the American Legion
Auxiliary, as being a man peculiarly
fitted to bring an Armistice Day mes
sage, having served his country faith
fully and efficiently during the war
at home and on the battlefields and
who was also serving in the same
nunner in times of peace. Col. New
ell brought a most instructive mes
sage carrying one's mind back to
that first Armistice Day and the re
action "Over There." Following Col.
Newell's splendid and enthusiastic
address, Professor W. R. Mills, Su
perintendent, of the Louisbifrg Grad
ed Schools, expressed the desire that
an Armistice Day service would be
held every year in the school and
that the audience would increase
year by year. ? ? :?
The large, enthusiastic, interested
audience signified the fact that
Franklin County people had not and
wonld never forget those "who paid
the supreme sacrifice."
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HALJLQWEfN PARTY
a etasg or gtrir sr anr MitfiMist
Sunday School were Joint hostesses
at a Halloween Party in the Girl
Scout Room on the Graded School
campus Saturday evening at 7:30
o'clock.
In the decorations,/ orange and
biack predominated?black cats and
witches adorned the walls, while from
every corner of the big dimly lighted
room grinning Jack o'lanterns wel
comed the guests) and hand shakes
from cold, clammy hands of the many
ghosts on the scene started the fun
of the evening.
Fortune telling, ghosts stories and
Halloween games of every descrip
tion were^tactors in a hilarious par
ty. ,
These were followed by a weird
ccstume dance by Miss Neva Ham
mond of New York, which entirely
carried out the spirit of the season.
The costumes were unusually at
tractive, among which was that of a
Pirate, which might easily have be
longed to the much dreaded Black
Beard of former fame, to which the
old-fashioned fortune-teller in hoops
and stays was a close second.
Appropriate refreshments consist
ing of roasted peanuts, pop-corn ap
ples and ~ice cream cones were serv
ed from trays decorated with orange
end black.
Mrs. B. N. Williamson, the class
teacher and Mrs. Edward Perry were
the chaperones for the young people.
Those who enjoyed the hospitality
of the evening were: Patricia Hold
en, Virginia Pleasants. Josephine
Rouse. Lucy Herman, Evelyn Mat
thews, Lydia Person, Josephine Per
ty, Doris Strange, Marie Parker, Mary
Lillian Allen, Neva Hammond. Mar
garet Holden, Louis Wheless, Doug
i Perry, Stifart Davis, Francis
Pleasants, Jack Taylor.
HALLOWEEN SOCIAL
On Thursday evening Oct. 31 the
Senior B. Y. P. U. of Red Bud was
entertained at the home of Miss Pearl
Gupton. The guests were met at the
door by two ghosts. Then they were
carried Into the living room, which
was decorated with black cats, owls
and pumpkins. After eech one had
been tcld their past, present and fu
ture by an old witch, many coutests
were eujnyed one was the peanut
rac* another the masked wedding
which was very funny. Refreshments
consisting of hot chocolate and sand
wiches were served. After the re
freshments many more games were
played. About ten-thirty each one
left declaring they had spent a de
lightful evening together.
YE OLD TIME
FIDDLERS' CONVENTION
There will be g fiddlers. Conven
tion at Pearce 'School Wed. night,
Nov. 30th, 7:30 o'clock. All musi
cians are Invited. Prises will be giv
en In money. There will be plenty
of good eats and other amusements.
Be sure to dome and bring your
friends. The proceeds will go for the
benefit of the school. Admission 13
and 2Sc.
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FRANKLIN SU
PERIOR COURT
Now in Session Trying Civil Cases
Jndge R. A. Sunn Presiding
The regular November term of
Franklin Superior Court convened on
Monday morning with Juldge R. A.
Nunn, of Newberne, presiding. This
is a two weeks civil term. There are
no cases on the calendar of any spec
ial public importance, and no partic
ular interest Is being manifested.
Although Judge Nufcn is directing
the proceedings of the Court as rap
idly And smoothly as possible, he is
teking time enough to see that all
facts are brought ouj.
The case of W. R. Mills, Jr. vs The
Carolina Coach Co., was compromised
by a consent Judgment of $5,000.00 in
favor of Mills.
Cases have been set for most of
next week and no doubt the term will
consume most of the time allotted.
TWENTIETH CENTURY BOOK CLUB
Mrs. J. B. Beasley royally enter
tained the Twentieth Centifry Book
Cub and other guests Nov. 12th, 1929.
"Welcome Inn" was the plaee of
meeting, and the place truly radiated
a welcome. It was attractively dec
orated with lovely yellow and white
crysanthemuma.
On entering the hostess presented
each guest with a program attractive
ly decorated with a band-painted de
sign.
The cluj> president, Mrs. F. W.
Wheless, addressed a welcome to
Miss Eleanor Collie, a new member.
The topic for the afternoon was?
"Music." Three lovely musical num
bers were rendered by Miss Helen
Leigh, Fleming. One selection was
an original composition in memory
of her mother, Mrs. Arthur Fleming.
"Chopins' Prelude In C Minor," and
"Sleepy Valley" were the other se
lections given.
"Musical Appreciation, a paper by
Mrs. R. W. Alston, brought out the
idea that a musical knowledge will
greatly increase ones appreciation of
music and that music is one of the
best mediums through which to ex
press and interpret ones feelings,
moods and - emotions^
Jazz Music," a paper by Mrs, H.
T. Hayes", gave a sketch of "the life
of Paul Whiteman?the famous "Jazz
King." It also brought out the fact
that jazz is truily American.
"American Women Composers." a
paper by Mrs. A. B. Inscoe, gave a
sketch of the lives, and some of the
compositions of Mrs. H. H. A. Beach.
Mary Gall Clark, Dorothy ' Gaynor
Blake, Theodora Dutton and Lily
Strickland. She also spoke of our
beloved towns-woman, Mrs. Helen
Fleming, as a composer of music of
the sweet, soul-satisfying type.
The delicious refreshments, con
sisting of a chicken-salad coytrse, and
a dessert course of Ice cream and
cake, followed by mints were served
banquet style. The color scheme,
red. white and blue, suggestive of
the patriotic Armistice event was
carried out in the table decoration
and -appointments. Minatigre flag
placards and attractive paper nap
kins. decorated with the stars and
strlpss and American Eagle greeted
each guest at table.
Special guests of the occasion were:
Miss Helen Leigh Fleming. Mlsa
Elizabeth Wilson, Mrs. Levy Beasley
and Mrs. Eugene Wilson.
prices comsra good
The sales of tobacco on the Louia
burg market the past week hare been
especially rood considering the weath
er and It is generally agreed that the
ptlces are stronger and buying mora
liberal as the season adrances. The
prices Wednesday and yesterday be
ing especially good with much satis
faction to all.
It seems that the demand for all
grades are strengthening and that
now Is a good time to sell. Get yours
ready and bring it to Loujsburg, the
popular market.
I.ARGE MEMBER GET
CORRECT AMSWERS
Thirty-four answers were received
to the missing letter feature of the
community page in oigr last issue
with thirteen having the correct list
of words. Those having the correct
list were Mrs. T. H. Dickens. Moselle
Hill, Velma Schoonover, Joe Cheat
him, Jr., Mrs. B. F. Wheless. Minnie
Cardner, Mrs. E. J. Wheless. Louselle
Gupton, Ida Mae Gilliam. Mrs. Robt.
Wheless. Mrs. J. K. Brewer, Mrs. B.
J. Fuller. Benjamin Wheless. Those
names were all placed in slips of pa
per. wadded up into a ball and placed
in a hat. Mr. W. E. Beasley kindly
consented to draw out the roar win
ners who In order of winning were
Velma Schoonover. Joe Cheatham. Jr..
Mrs. T. H. Dickens. Moselle Hill.
There were six words this time
with missing letters, as follows: a
In Vonollae In Doutsburg Dry Clean
ers write-up: 1 In dollar la Union
Warehouse write-up; e in snomay In
F. A. Roth Co. adv.: e la bnsssasnt in
F. W. Wheless adv.; s In stress and
i In reilgioufc In the subject matter at
the advertisement.
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