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VOLUMN LX. LOUISBURG, N. 0., FRIDAY, DEO. 27TH, 1929 (10 Pagea) NUMBER 45
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Raleigh, December, 23.?The out
etending event of the week here was
the formal inauguration of his llve
U-home program by Governor Gard
ner who was host at the Mansion on
Thursday evening to more than 200
rcpregenatlves of North Carolina
newspapers. The purpose of the ban
quet was to impress upon the State'B
newspaper men and women that
North Carolina soil properly cultivat
ed produces practically all food ne
cessities. Participants of the dinner
Thursday evening came away satis
fied that it is not at all difficult to
"live at home" and it is assumed that
they will advise their farmer constit
uencies how it can be done.
The Governor and Mrs. Gardner
v/ere assisted by members of the
Council of State and officials of the
North Carolina Press Association in
serving home products which con
stituted the menu. The Test Farm
at Willard supplied cold pressed scup
pernong juice to start with, the sea
feeds came from Hyde- and Beaufort
counties, the sauce from Harnett, the
celery from Graham, the cheese from
Ashe, the flour ufced from Shelby and
the butter from Salisbury. Turkeys,
hams, yams, jellies and crab apples,
turnip salad, corn .poqe and sau
kraut rarlouh sections. The qiilK
was supplied by the Guernsey Breed
ers' Association from its dairy at
Elkin, the peach conserve came from
Mcore County and the grape paste
and nut bonbons were furnished by
the home demonstration clubs of Lee
and Bladen coujnties. The State test
farms of the eastern section supplied
apples and pecans and, of course, the
cigars and cigarettes were "made in
North Carolina." The entertainment
was also native and entirely appro
priate to the occasion. Editors from
the French Broad In the west to the
Pasquotank in the coastal section
were on hand and did full justice to
the occasion and there is no sort of
- question to the claim that North Car
o'ina was represented in that meal,
as a result of which "diversify" will
p obably be the slogan passed on to
the farmers of the State next year
when preparations begin for plant
ing new crops, for the folks can eat
neither cotton nor tobacco. More hog
and hominy is the urgent need of the
-? State-right now and Governor Gard
ner's. dinner is expected to start a
new line of talk by the editors who
put their feet under the executive
tr.ble on December 19. Not only was
the dinner representative of the
State's varied products, the flower of
her citizenship was there also to par
ticipate in a history-making event in
fi rtherance of the "Gardner Llve
rt-Home Week."
Talk of opposition to senator sim
r ons was revived here following the
action of the Democratic executive
committee In Alabama in barring
Senator J. Thomas Heflin from par
ticipation in the Democratic primary
In that State next August to select a
Democratic senatorial c andidate.
Senator Heflin declined to support
Governor Smith for the presidency
lest year and Alabama regulars would
pnnish him for the "indiscretion."
Senator Heflin was "haired" by the
executive committee of his state be
cause he "supported" I(oover; the
Smith folks in North Carolina seek
to punish Senator Simmons for the
reason that he failed to support eith
er of them. Conservative party lead
ers here counsel against the threat
to bring out a candidate against the
Senator who has erred a single time
politically during his thirty years of
service to his party and the State.
No Inconsiderable number of Demo
crats feel that if Senator Simmons
Is to be ptinlshed at all It should be
meted out to him In November rath
er then take the risk of a bitter fight
proceeding the June primary, while
many suggest that the Indiscretion
be overlooked in the Interest of par
ty harmony. It Is a safe bet that
the State Democratic Executive Com
mittee of North Carolina Is not going
to "pull a bonehead" similar to
the committee In Alabama.
North Carolina continues to sit at
the foot of the table In the Hoover
household. Notwithstanding the ex
pectation that the President woifld
appoint a Democrat to succeed Com
missioner Taylor on The Interstate
Commerce Commission and that Rev
enue Commissioner A. J. Maxwell, of
this State, filled the requirements of
the positions,, the plum goes to 'a
Tennessee republican by the name of
Pcibert M. Jones. Railroad interests
are said to have (blocked the appoint
ment of the North Carolina candidate
and now Southern Democratic sena
tors would know the reason the
President tprned down a man who
knows something abotfc rate prob
lems to favor one who admittedly is
uninformed on subjects of that char
actor. The confirmation of Judge
Jones may be consummated, but not
until an investigation has been made
by Senator Simmons and other South
ern senators into his character and
fitness for the office and the Influen
ces behind the action of President
Hoover' which brought keen disap
pointment to offlolal North Carolina
Special Judge Thon L. Johnson, of
I.nmbertoa, but a native of Bun
combe County,, announces his candi
dacy for Governor In 111! Ehrlng
bass. fountain. Cox and Brummltt
hare already Indicated their willing
ness to serve.
The 1850 automobile license plates
are not being taken very rapidly, ac
cording to reports from the Depart
ment of Revenue. Owners began
buying their license a week ago and
have around ten days to complete the
job. These plates were "made In
Carolina" by convicts at the State
Prison and all the products used
except the steel and the paint em
ployed In the manufacture came from
this State. Half a million pairs of
plates are to he delivered and next
year's demand Is expected to require
that number. Shush car will carry
two license plates and these mifct
be applied on or before January 1,
in compliance with a statute enacted
by the 1080 General Assembly. The
death tool this year from automobile
accidents to December 1 was 111 and
the injured 6,170. Last year the
twelve months total was 876. Hit
end-run drivers are reported on the
Increase. Many children playing ie
the streets and on the highways fall
human prey to automobile accidents in
the State every month. Bight of
these were reported In November.
During the week seventeen schools
In fourteen countlee were recipients
of their proportional parts of the
$576,000 building fund according to
announcement of the Department of
Public Instruction, which also states
that eighty counties have met their
Installments and Interest la full of
ths tourh special building fupd
smounlng toll.625,878.52 recently due.
The payments received so far, it is)
said amount to $1,$86.$M.?S. with a
balance of ?1I7.M7.I7 to be collect
ed. Announcement Is made that dis
tribution of $276,000 from the 8tate
Literary Fugid will take place on
February 10.
Judge Townsend "stepped down
and oat" in "due form" during the
week and Odus M. Mull, of Shelby,
long time personal and political
friend of Governor Gardner, "stepped
in" as Execqtlve Counsel, Secretary
to the Salary and Wage Commission,
Commissioner of Pardons, etc. A
goodly number of paroles were grant
ed and many applications rejected on
the eve of Judge Townsend's depart
ure and few pressing cases were left
on the calendar. As Executive Coun
sel, Mr. Mull will draw the largest
salary of any person in the employ
of the State, or $<70.83 per month, to
8591.68 for the Governor. Mr. Mull
will for the present retain the chair
manship of the State Democratic Ex
ecutive Committee which he assumed
soon after the nomination of Gardner
for Governor during the summer of
1928. Judge Townsend returned to
his former home In Dunn, but Is not
expected to remain there very long.
Fowever, his future plans were not
announced before leaving the capital
j city.
State highway projects call for the
construction of g7 miles of new roads
at an approximate cost of $600,000,
bids for which were received during
the week. One of the links is to be
n "dirt road" between Oxford and
Be res in Granville county, a distance
of 8.54 mile*.and 5.22 miles of hard
surface between Richlands and Jack
sonville la Onslow County. More
than 80.000 city officials, cor$nty and
state highway executives, engineers,
educators contractors, manufacturers
and distributors of highway machin
ery and materials are to attend ?
meeting of the American Road Build
er's Association during the month of
Janidary in Atlantic Cltr and North
Carolina is expected to share largely
in the program.
As a suitable locality for a prac
tical demonstration of the Governor's
"Live at Home" program the 'deci
sion goes to Pitt Connty an the prom
ise of leading cltlsens of (that section
to cooperate with State authorities ia
working out the plans. A tract of
land not exceeding 100 acres, located
on hardsurfaced roads, is to be pro
cured, which Governor Gardner and
the prison board will furnish honor
rrade prisoners to operate ulnder the
direction of agricultural experts.
TO THE PARENTS AND FRIENDS
OF EX-SERYICEXEN BURIED
IN FRANKLIN COUNTY
TheUnlted States Government will
furnish a headstone free of charge,
freight paid, for the grave of any man
that -served in the United States
Aimy. It makes no difference If the
man died in the service or since dis
charge.
As part of the work of the Ameri
can Legion. I have the blanks to
make application for these stones
and will be glad to get them for any
who will give me the information
needed. Just get me the sollder's
name, the outfit that he served in, in
the Army, age at time of death, date
rf death and the place that he is
bnried. ?'
I have gotten several of these
?l?Mi tor tks bora and they are very
nloe Barkers of white marble.
This applies to the colored soildlers
as well as the white. I can be found
at the Railroad station In Loujsburg
any day between eight and fire
o'clock.
T. C. ALSTON.
JIBS. SARAH WILDES DEAD
Mrs. Strait Jeanette Wilder crossed
the Bar Into the Beyond Sunday Dec.
1&, 1929, after being bedridden for
over four years, besides suffering
strokes of apoplexy. She was 91
years of age last February.
Her physicians said she possessed
a most wonderful constitution. Her
busband Troy Wilder died during the
Clrtl War, In Georgia, leaving her to
struggle and rear two small boys.
She heroically faced the hard life of
the reconstruction days, and with
very little help kept the wolf from the
door, reared her boys to manhood
and held on to her small home. She
rever ate the bread of Idleness, even
after her affliction, when she could
use only one hand, she was anxious
to be at work. The funeral services
were conducted by the Rev. Dr. Cut
lorn, Wake Forest, amid a host of
sorrowing friends. Just as tbe sun
was near Its setting. Dr. Cullom feel
ingly quoted Tennyson's beautiful
poem. Crossing the Bar.
The local Negro farm agents of the
SUte College extension service held
their annual conference and short
course at Raleigh on December 17
to N,
It is with more than ordinary pleasure that we
extend to our many friends of Louisburg and
? i i - * - ~ m, i * ^
community our greetings this Holiday Season.
May our wishes for your present and future
happiness and comfort be multiplied many fold
each succeeding day.
Our desire is that we may have the opportunity
to express our happiness to you in person for
the privilege of being able to call you ?m?
* -
friends?and wo are equally anxious that you
may have the same friendly feeling toward us.
THE FRANKLIN TIMES
LOUISBURG, NORTH CAROLINA
MR. T. J. KING DEAR
The remains of Mr. Thomas J.
King, of Richmond, a brother to our
late townsman Mr. Jno. W. King, who
died in Richmond Sunday, were
brought to Louisbi<rg Monday and
interred in the family hurrying
grounds at the old Green Hill estate
just South of Louisbiirg. The de
ceased leaves one brother Joe D.
King, of Cape Charles, Va.
The deceased was 65 years of age
and was among Richmond's promin
ent business men. He was a member
of one of Franklin County's oldest
and most prominent families.
The funeral was conducted by Rev.
J. D. Miller rector St Paul's church.
The pallbearers were J. P. Timber
lake, F. W. Justice, M. S. Clifton, L.
L. Joyner, S. P. Boddie, P. R. White,
E H. Malone.
MB. ROGER HARRIS DEAD
The community is deeply saddened
at the passing of Roger Harris, which
occurred at the home of his parents
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Harris about three
miles Northeast of Moulton, Friday
afternoon at 3:00 o'clock, after a
weeks illness with pneumonia
He was just in the prime of life,
being twenty two years of age. He
was a faithful member of Mt. Zion
Raptlst church. He was a prosperous
young Merchant and a clean minded
We should not think of Roger as
dead, because he has only gone to the
borne that God has prepared for him.
In the fourteenth chapter of St. John
He tells us He is going to prepare a
place for us so that we can live with
him. He completed Roger's mansion
and called him to dwell therein with
Him and his Holy Band. Although
we all miss Roger we must remember
he belongs to God and that God has
called him to a much better place
than this troublesome world.
We cannot think of htm as dead
because bis memory will continue to
lire in the hearts and minds of all
who knew him and loved him for
the. many lovable attributes that
characterized a useful and unselfish
life. Those who had the privilege of
walking with Roger along the path
vsyof life are happier and better
for it for in his loyal personality one
found Inspiration to meet the hard
ships and brighten the way.
Not dead?oh, no! But borne beyond
the shadows, '
Into the full clear Tight;
?Forevei done-with mtat- apfl cloud
and tempest, ?
Where all is glad and bright.
Not even sleeping?called to ^ glad
awakening
In Heaven's endless day;
Not still and moveless?stepped
from earth's rough place
To walk the king's highway.
Oh, no; not dead! but past all fear
of dying.
And with all suffering o'er?
Say not that he is dead when Jesus
called him. ??
To liva forevermore.
Roger leaves to mourn their loss
besides his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Harrjs. four brothers Messrs James,
Herbert, Newell and Marvin Harris
and one sister Mrs. B. Hunt of Apex,
and a host of other relatives and
friends.
The funeral services were held at
the grave Saturday afternoon. De
cember 14th at 3:30 o'clock, conducted
by his pastor. Rev. Paul Caudle. The
interment was In the family burying
ground.
Kind and tender expressions of love
and sympathy were shown by the
many friends In attendance and the
profusion of beautiful flowers which
decorated the mound of his serene
place of rest.
The pall-bearers were Messrs Ben
nett Foster. Sam and Georgia Har
ris, Roy Moore and EBliott CottretL
HIS COUSIN.
A BIRTHDAY PAKTT
On Tuesday night December IT, 19
?9 there was a birthday party given
at the home of Mrs. Vance White's In
honor of Miss Bessie Perry. Those
present at the party were Misses Bes
sie Perry, Ruby Mae White, Maggie
Edwards, Josephine Jeffreys, Pattie
Roberts, Linda Mae Roberts. Lyndell
Mullen, Alethea Cheaves and Messrs
Trank Jeffreys. Wayne Wlnstead.
7unna Lee Cheaves, Richard Hill. Ben
Eickerson, Joe Dickerson, Tommy
Dlckerson. M. C. Wilder, Max Wilder.
Aidridge Wilder. Nathan Edwards.
Millard Jeffreys, Ray Strickland and
Zebulon White. After lots of good re
freshments were served which all
enjoyed. The crowd parted to go
home. Wishing Bessie many more
fappy birthdays.
CARD OF THAXKS
We wish to thank our neighbors
and friends for their loving kindness
and help ddrlng the last sickness of
our dear mother and grandmother,
also for Bowers sent.
J. T. Wilder and Family.
CHRISTMAS
Folks ring the bells and raise the
strain.
And hang np garlands every
They fsast and rrollo?and them
they go
Back to the same old lines again.
?t. T. HOWARD.