The County,
The Union
A. F. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager
LODBBWW, N. CAROLINA,
?AV. JANUARY ?, if81
VOLUMN IiXL
SUBSCRIPTION 91.50 Per Tew
(EIGHT PAGES)
NUMBER 47
G^atSofcW, -^EmER^WE
Passes Quietly t>? Day Before]
79th Birthday
WILL UX I* STATEl
People at France W1U Be AUowed
To Take Laat Look At Many Ihgr
Iiored flo Well ? Oeremonles Brief
In Accordance With His Request
?American f*m 4era Send Mes
sages of Condolence.
Paris, Jan. 8? All the world no less
than France Itself, tonight mourned
the passing of Marshal Joseph Jac
ques Joflre, sartor of Parte in 4M4>
who died at 8:23 JL. M. after a long
end grim struggle with arteritis.
His country, plunged in grief, was
preparing to honcw by a great na
tional funeral the 'memory of one of
tbe most Illustrious soldiers of tier
history. .
Passes Away Peacefully.
Marshal Joffre? the "Papa" Joftre
of the French, pollu an of all h.s
countrymen, passed away peacefolly
the day before his 79th birthday. He
liad been critically 111 for more than
a fortnight and oh" December 19 suf
fered the amputation of his left leg
which had become infected with gan
grene.
Oh en up by his physicians at lost
he fought with amaxing rltality, and
ulthough he had been unconscious
most of the time for nearly a" week
before death came, he was ab'.e to
aroiue himself at times to smile at a
friend or murmur a few words to
Madame Jolfre, who throughout his
illness remained almost constantly M
his bedside.
Definite plans for the funeral have
not yet been made known, but if
Joffre'r wishes are respected he will
lie, not like his Ulustrieus comrade
- Ferdinand Foch, under the great
tfome of the Hotel des Invalides but
in a modest chapel in the grounds of
his country home at Louveciennes,
high on a plateau overlooking the
winding valley of the Seine.
Joffre's visit to the tomb of Wash
ington In 1917, friends revealed today,
inspired him with th^d&aire for a
simple bulial on his own homestead,
La Chatalgnerie ? "Chestnut Grove",
which he and Madame Joffre had built
and laid out
Will Lie In State
? Colonel Jean Fabry, the marshal's
aide during the war and his closest
friend, said the old soldier had often
expressed the wish that "Chestnut
Grove" would become another Mount
Vernon and thai his collection of
military relics, gathered in more than
_ 40 years of military life, might be
preserved there.
Tonight his body lay in tbe bare,
white-plastered room in which he
idled at the hospital of St. Jean de
Dieu, clad in a white Dolman and
the golden buttoned uniform of the
French colonial armies. Tomorrow It
will be transported to the chapel of
the Ecole Mllitaire? old French army
school? where on Monday and Tues
day it will lie In state so that pollu
and general, the average man of
France and her statesmen may file
past It and give a final salute to the
kindly leader that all loved.
To Best Witt Notables.
The funeral Will be On Wednesday,
As they did for Foch church and state
will unite in the ceremony and pag
eantry to partially express the na
tion's grief. The service will be held
in the Cathedral of Notre Dame and
then through streets lined by the
men who fought under him the body
of Joffre win be taken to the Inva
ladies where it will be placed tem
porarily in the chapel that shelters
Napoleon, Roch aad a whole host of
France's greatest dead.
Brings Watermelon
To Town
Bras Brame, colored, wai attract
ing attention on the streets in Lonls
burg Thursday, January 1st, New
Year's Day, with a wagon load of
watermelons. The wagon was a boy's
* goat wagon bnt the melons were real.
One was cut open and presented a
real picture of the red meat variety
*nd appealed' stroqgly to ones appe
? tite. For a long number of years
Bras has been performing this teat
showing that watermelons along' with
other things can be preserved, and
kept
THAMES
We wish to (hank the many friends
tor their kindnees and symMthy dur
ing the sickness of Mrs. J. T. Flaeh. f
they will be long and tenderly remem
Norrtft Po*
Robert H. Lucas, executive director
of the Republican National Com
mittee, who admitf having used hi*
position in the effort to defeat Sen
Mr George W.Norru of Nebraska.
Large Docket In
Recorders Court
Judge Jamos E Malone had quite a
large docket before him in Franklin
Recorder's Court Monday. None of
the cases, however, were of ahy grave
importance or commanded any special
public interest. The docket was dis
posed of as follows:
Morris Davis, violating prohibition
lbw, sentenced to 30 days In jail, court
finding he has been Id Jail more than
80 days ordered his discharge.
Davis Paarce was found guilty ot
disposing of mbrtg&id property and
fined $100 and costs, appeal.
Herbert Phelps was given 6 months
in jail for distilling to,4>? suspended
upon payment of $60 and costs.
O. E. Winston, bad check, case nol
prossed.
The case of aiding and abetting In
a felony against Otho Duns ton, Char
lie Dickens and Wilbur Strickland
was nol prossed.
Julia Foster was found not guilty
ot carrying concealed weapons, but
?as found' guilty of simple assault
nnd given 30 days In jail to be dis
charged upon payment ot $26 and
costs.
The case of vagrancy against Grace
Tolley was referred to Welfare of
ficer.
Willie Wright plead nolo contendere
to larceny and receiving, and re
ceived a sentence ot 60 days in jail
Commissioners to hire out after ten
days. ET""tfca
The case of unlawful possession ot
whiskey against Willie Wright, was
discharged upon payment of costs.
Mary White plead guilty to a charge
ot assault with deadly weapons, and
was given 6 months In jail, upon pay
ment of costs execution not to lssua
in 48 hours.
Patei Davis was found guilty of a
simple assault and fined $10 and
costs. Appeal.
Minnie Telfare was found guilty of
unluwful possession ot whiskey and
given 90 days In jail, execution not to
lsKUC^untll Jan. 10.
~ Leonard Shearln, under a charge
of hunting without license, was tound
to be undei 16 run of age nnl was
transferred to the Juvenile Court.
Burnlce Brltt, non support, 30 days
in jail, execution to issue only at re
quest of the Solicitor or order of the
Court.
Anderson Oreen, removing cfops,
not guilty.
Pete Wheless, aiding and abetting,
not guilty.
The following cases were contin
ued:
Waddell Alston, assault.
E. A. Rogers, operating automobile
intoxicated.
CTudup Davis, bad check. -
James Coghlll, assault with dewtty
weapon. f
Ervln Olenn, operating automobile
Intoxicated.
Dennis Yarborough, distilling.
Next week being Superior Court
week no session of Franklin Record
er's Court will be held.
Oyster Dinner
On next Monday and Tuesday, Mrs.
H. H. Johnson, with the assistance
of other ladles of Loulsburg, will
serve Oyster Dinners at the Ford-Kg
erton building adjoining the Ford
agency, from Jl:80 till > o'clock. The
funds raised from these dinners will
be turned over to the finance Com*
mttt?e of the Loulsburg Klwanta Club,
to be used for relief work. This
Committee reports quite a number of i
calls tor aid. All are lnrited to go out
and dine with the ladies and to kelp
FIVE KILLED
IN WARREN
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Tornado Takes Toll 1b Utm and
Property Monday.
' Tornadoes swept over portion* of
Warren and Caswell counties yester
day afternoon killing Are people and
doing from $76,000 to $100,000 proper
ty damage in the former county and
injuring two people and demolishing
buildings in the latter.
HEAVY PROPERTY DAMAGE
18 CAUSED IK WAHJLEX
Warrenton, Jan. Fir* persons
are known to be dead and one to In
a hospital in a critical condition.
Houses are strewn along the ground
and property damage is estimated as
la m A ? ? m AAA I. _ J a i AA A A ft ^ ^ ' A 1, ?
pWIR'CU |iU#UVU aiia |lw,vvv M' uiv
result of a tornado that struck be
tween Wise and Norllna this after
noon shortly before, t o'clock.
Jim Dunstan, Negro and three of
iiirj runs were n.iiit;a wiien meir nornc
two miles north of Wise was 'torn
down by the force of the wind. A
fourth child was badly hurt aad I#
lu thn Jubilee hospital at Hen3er
aon. Dunstan's wife and a three-year
old child escaped. The Negroes were
blown clear of the house and were
tying several yards away In a corn
Held.
Edna Harris, Negro girl, boarding
at the Warren county training school
withinc a mile of Wise where the
createst property damage occurred
was killed when struck by a piece oi
timber and blown beneath a garage
that housed the school trucks.
Locust drove and the Christian
Negro churches were destroyed an<
the grave yard in the rear of Locust
Grove church Is littered with debris.
A few hundred yards to the north o{
the church once stood the Warren
county training school, pride of the
Negro race of Warren County, where
tetween four and Ave hundred pu
pils were enrolled. Tonight one
building stands, and that is twisted
20 feet off its foundation. A pine
tree nearly two feet In diameter was
driven into one corner of the build
ing as if fired from a giant cannon.
The laboratory building, the dormi
tories and the automobile mechanics
department shop were scattered over
several hundred yards.
It Is reported that the tornado be
gan near Henderson and extended for
more than 20 miles In a north-east
wardly direction.
To Sell Property
For Taxes
Town Connliiloieri Sw?Itm Xn;
Reports, corrects Tax Errors ? 0 ti
er Routine
The Board of Town Commissioners
met In regular monthly session, at
7:45 P. M., Jan. 2 1931 with all mem
bers present
J. S. Howell requested the Board
to call a meeting Tuesday afternoon,
Jan. 8th, for the purpose of appoint
ing Trustees for the Firemen's relief
fund.
This request was granted.
Mr. M. S. Davis, reported that on
account of rough weather he had been
iinable to complete the survey of the
Town Limits and requested that the
Board apply the money due to him
to date for his survey, on his taxes.
A motion by A. H. Fleming prevail
ed, "That the Survey Committee re
view the bill presented by Mr. Davis,
Rnd Instruct the Clerk, accordingly."
Mr. P. S. Allen contested the meth
od of calculating water and light
bills. A motion prevailed to refer
Mr. Allen's complaints to the Light
A Water Committee.
Mr. P. S. Allen Jr., was before the
Board, soliciting" the renewal of lire
insurance policies. The Board in
structed Mr. Allen to renew the poli
cy on the Fire Truck for the amount
Of $5,000.00.
The complaints of R. W. Alston, V.
A. Bailey, and The Farmers ft Mer
chants Bank, against their Light ft
Water . ljllls, *rere referred to the
Light ft Water Committee, for settle
men t
The report of the Town Clerk was
read and corrected. -
The reports ot the Tax Collector
and" Chief of Police were read and ap
proved.
Minutes of the previous meeting
ware reviewed and approved for pay->
ment V *
The Clerk was instructed to make
tax refunds as follows
To O. M. Beam; errors jn listing
and computing taxes 161.97.
To J. W. Jenkins, Henderson, N. C.,
decrease In valuation allowed by
Franklin County Board, $39.10.
Hie Tax Collector was Instructed
by the Board to advertise all delln- j
cuent *axes on real estate in THK !
FRANKLIN TIMES, beginning with <
the Issue of. Jan, 9, 1981 to be sold
for taxes on Feb. J, 1931.
There being no further buhlnees 1
the meeting adjourned.
Having the laugh on someone la a
temporary Job. 1
Stay on the right side while drlvjng
intos or bargains.
YODTH IS KILLED
IN MOTOR CRASH
PfliM Motorcycle 80 Miles aa Hoar
Into Side of Passenger Car.
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Jack Williams, 20, of Poplar
Springs was Instantly killed yeater
d?y afternoon at 3:20 when be drove
a motorcycle at high speed hi to an
aitomobile on R6nte SO 'between
Zebulon and the Franklin County
Une. W. I. Bartholomew, of Casta
Ha, automobile driver who was re
lieved of responsibility for the aecl*
dent by a coroner's irnj, according
to Coroner L. 11 Waring, had driven
Crtly off the road to avoid the cot
ton.
Inspection of the motorcycle's
speedometer. Coroner Waring said,
indicated tfcai Williams had attained .
a speed of 80 miles an hour when
tfee crash came.
- "Witnesses." said the coroner,
"were of the opinion and It seems to
be borne out by the facta, that young
Williams was looking down at bis
speedometer and never saw tbe Bar
tholomew automobile approaching
tftfim " _
Williams swerved Into tbe car
striking it at the rear door. Tbe
motorcycle waa demolished. The top
of Williams' head and his face were ,
tosa-off, and his left leg and left arm
were broken. None of tbe occupants
of tbe automobile waa Injured.
Tbe Jury summoned by Coroner
Waring was composed of Dr. P. B.
Cbamblee, Avon Prlvett, S. A Price,
Y. Baker, J. H. Fowler, 8. A. Lee.
? The verdict, after tbe examination
to ur witnesses,. held that -the acci
dent was unavoidable so far aa Bar
tholomew was concerned and that
Williams' death was caused by tbe
teckless operation of bis motorcycle.
The deceased was a son of Mr. W.
T. Williams, of near Poplar Springa,
and has a large number of relatives
in this County who deeply sympathise
v'.th his parents.
Favorable Action
4- Louisburg College
The campaign to raise 111,000 to
supplement the Income ot Louisburg
-College for the spring term, which
will come to a close this week, gives
promise of success. Pastors of the
Methodist I .churches over the North
Carolina Conference are to report
amounts raised in their respective
charges to the presiding elders early
this week, and the presiding elders
are to report to Df. P. S. Lore, of
Raleigh, who is treasurer of this
special fnnd not later than Saturday,
January 10.
Much of the responsibility for this <
campaign has been placed upon the .
Methodist pastors and to them wllf ,
be due much of the credit of its suc
cess. During the first two weeks of '
December President C. CI Alexander
attended meetings in each of the nine
districts of the North Carolina Confer
ence and along with a representative
of the Bo^rd of Trustees presented
the cause. Since that time President 1
Alexander has been directing the 1
campaign from the College offices and
speaking in churches on Sunday. 1
Realizing that it would be lmpos- '
sible for a representative of the Col- 1
lege to cover the Conference within
the short time allotted to the cam- 1
palgn, the plan adopted by the pas- '
tors themselves in the various dls- 1
trict meeting places the pastor In the
leadership in his local community. I
Each pastor* was authorized and urg- 1
ed to appoint committees and set up 1
whatever organization he deemed 4
?wise for his , local community. '
Through-out the conference the pas- '
tort have cooperated and the results '
of their efforts are telling In the en- '
couraglng reports coming in from all <
sections.
In Louisburg and Franklin County '
'a here the cause of Louisburg College 1
is mora of a matter of public interest 1
than elsewhere the wock of the local 1
pastor is being supplemented by a 1
committee at large selected at a re- '
cent mass meeting. The efforts of 1
this committee will culminate in a *
county wide mass meeting to be held (
at the Court house in Louisburg, Frl- 1
day night, January 9. Working .on J
this committee are Messrs. W. H. 1
Yarborovfgh, E. H. Malone, M. S. 1
Davis, O. M. Beam, Mrs. M. S. Cllf- 1
ton, Mlsa Lily Letton and W. EL White. '
i I
Allen TakjMQver ?
Standard Stations c
Mr. P. S. Allen, Jr., Informed the r
TIMES reporter the past week that
be has taken over the operation of ?
the two Standard Filling Stations In i<
Louisburg. At the Station at the cor
oLiMaln and Franklin Streets he haa
Messrs; Lin wood Qupton and Sam a
Mien as assistants and at the Station a
opposite the depot on tile South side ft
sf the river he has as his assistant P
Mr. Sam Wilson. ?
Theee tiro stations are well equl^i
;>ed-<nd the pnbllo can expect prompt -
tad courteous treatment f *
Subscribe to The Franklin Ttmea ??
MASH MEETING IN THE IN
TEREST OF LOl'ISBURG
COLLEGE
A mm Meeting will be held
In the cMtOMMe h Louisburg
on Friday evening, January 9,
1?1. at 7<MO o'clock.
A moat laMnMbf program
baa been aniliil 8am of
thoae taking part la the pro
win be Hon. #, H. Yar
0r. O O. Alexander, ,
Mr. E. H. Mai one awl Dr. A.
ri. vmcox. And there will al
ao be college jrella and a quar
tette H V Mr. Rwtat.
mfVyOM ItrMflU Will DO
thoroughly rntertalned and a
targe crowd k expected to be
on had and dngsMttate the
loyalty of '.k*Uir| and
FranMbt Omty to our 0W
meetlng for Looiaborg College
aad ao cntriUtau wHl be
?ollclted at tUa time. We
In Loulaburg
who has
the int?rea* of LouWburg Col
lege and the community at
heart,-?Q.be [twl.
M. 8. DAVIS, Chairman
Committee.
Franklin Man
Goes Bankrupt
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One-Time Wealthy lu Files Petition
b Bankruptcy Here
J. P. Timberlake, owner of about
3,000 acres of the choice land of
Franklin County and five years ago
reputed to be one of that county's
wealthiest planters, Tuesday filed
voluntary bankruptcy proceedings In
Federal Court here with debts listed
at 9342,225.64 against assets of only
$90, 734.14.
Included In Ills listed assets are
land now valued at only $15,000 and
$58,834.14 In accounts. The land In
cludes 467 acres comprising his home
place several miles from Loulsburg.
Most "of the claims against the
property represent $245,279.44 in
mortgages and UeQS.
"Mr. Timber lake's property was
valued at about (300,000 five years
ago but deflated real estate values
and crop conditions during the past
several years have combined to force
him into . bankruptcy* said Thomas
Ruffin, counsel for the Franklin
planter.
Besides his terming activities, Mr.
Timberlake conducted a mercantile
establlehment jiear his home for the
benefit of a large Bomber of tenants
and neighboring farmers. ? Raleigh
Times. -\v
Kiwanis Hold In
teresting Meeting!
The program for the first meeting
of the Loutsburg Kiwanis Club (or
the new year, which was held at The
Welcome Inn, last Friday night, was
exceedingly Informational and In re
relation of the Kiwanis spirit. The
program was under the direction of
W. L. Lumpkin*, Franklin County's
Representative to the State General
Assembly, who enacted one of special
Interest and benefit to the Kiwanians.
The major event of the evening was
i talk made by Col. C. L. McOhee of
PraBl(Ilnton, who spoke on "How
PTraaMn County might participate in
Irt *6.000,000 dollar Relief Fund." He
itated that it was naturally obvious
md realized that at this present time
he banks of the County have a great
?r need ft>r more money than they
?ver1 had before and could not supply
lie demand made upon ? them, also,
ihat the County has no credit houses,
lowever there must be some means
>y which relief and aid might be ad
ninistered in Franklin County which
nost certainly is within the drought
itri^ken area. In this connection he
?e viewed the arrangement and func
ioning of the Government Credit
^oporatlon thai is bad in Franklinton
rhich ia to function on a still bigger
cale this year, and then set forth
be poaaiMtitles of a similar organi
ation for Louisburg and its
nunity or a plan by which the work
ould go through the Franklinton or
:anixatlon thereby building one large
trong concern for the County Tather
han having two weaker organlza
lons.
President S. P. Burt appointed n
ommlttee with F. J. Beasley, chair
nan, to investfgate these plans and
eport to the Club.
The program was enjoyed by thi
Hub members and proved a splend- , .
1 start for 19S1.
R. J. Johnson, local negro farm
gent in Greene County, was recently ,
warded a medal for having done the M
est work of *oy eolored agent em- '
ley edfcy tH Sate" College Extension j
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HOLDS DP
REVALUATION
GARAGE
To Let Bridge Repair Work To Low
Bidder ? Give Consideration To
Tax ReHef Association Kesolu
' tioBS ? Allows Land To Be Re>
deemed? Make Several Adjust
ments.
The Board of County Commission
ers met in ? regular session Monday
with all members present. After
reading and approving minutes of
previous meeting business was dis
posed of as follows:
not to proceed with revaluation until
te should be notified by the Board.
On motion the County Attorney was
Instructed to advertise the bridge re
pair work to be let to the leweet qual
ified bidder.
A petition was brought before the
commissioners relative to opening a
road In Harris' Township which was
referred to the road Trustees.
-The County Accountant was In
structed to segregate the lands of
Mrs. Oza D. Kearney for the payment
of taxes.
H. P. Speed reports seven stills
found in jail and ordered payment
for same.
Report of Miss Caldwell, Home
Demonstration Agent, was filed.
T. 8. Dean filed report of the Wel
fare Officer and extended cordial In
vitation to all commissioners to visit
this office ana see how the Work was
progressing.
The chairman filed report from
County Home showing 28 Inmates.
He reports that lie is investigating
expenses at the County Home and
will be glad to have all Commission
ers visit the home at any time.
The Chairman also filed report of
Dr. Yarbo rough Bhowlng the work
done by the health Department the
past month.
The monthly requisition from the
Board of Education, Mills School and
Frankllnton School was lied.
The bill of McDaniel Lewis for the
sale of notes, was ordered paid.
A motion was made to defer agree
ment with Mr. Beam in reference to
deeds and fees in tax foreclosure
tales.
Oil motion Charlie H. Roberts waa
allowed $10.00 for turkeys killed by
doys.
w. a. J ones was appointed to In
vestigate turkeys of Z. R. Horton
killed by dogs.
W. R. Perry, Commissioner In
charge of town property recommends
-hat the County property adjoining
the Bats Stables be repaired At a cost
not to excecd $300,00 and bo rented
to Claude Murphy at $30.09 per
month for a period not to exceed 2
years. Rent to be payable monthly.
On motion of Dean, seconded by
Jones, this matter Is turned oyer to
Mr. Perry with instructions to pro
ceed as per his recommendation".
Peo. L. Cooke who was appointed
to Investigate turkeys of Robt. Oeb
uam killed by dogs recommends that
he be paid $20.37 for same. On mo
tion the County Accountant was in
structed to pay same.
Geo. L. Cooke, County Accountant,
Kill Yarborough, County Attorney
and W. T. Moss, chairman, were ap
point en to go to Raleigh to defend
Cue Neal suit before the State Tax
Commission.
The County Accountant was in
structed to segregate the Elolse H.
Yarborcmgh land (knowfr as the Hight
tract) for the payment of taxes.
F. W. Justice, Sheriff, tendered hla
bond which was accepted.
J. S. Rowland, Constable, tendered
his bond which was accepted.
On motion the proposition of Q. S.
Leonard and B. T. Holden In refer
ence to old County Home property
T7as accepted and referred to the
County Att'y. for completion.
E. C. Perry recommends that two
feeble minded boys be placed on out
side pauper list at $1.00 per month.
Upon motion of H. P. Speed, John
Henry Wood was appointed Consta
ble for Gold Mine Township.
The Board of County Commission
ers, after due and careful considera
tion of the resolutions passed by the
Tax Relief Association of Franklin
County, resolved to do all that they
coulff to carry opt the recommenda
tions therein made tor the best in
terest of the Cotfnty and the tax pay
nrs, and that the said association b?
to notified.
Several were allowed to pay back
faxes In partial payments.
Under special arrangements J. H.
tVhitaker was allowed to rede?a land
iold for taxes.
The Board with the assirtaiee of
.!>? Sheriff drew a Jury far the Feb
ruary term of Franklin Superior
Jourt.
After allowing a number ?f ae
:onnts the Board adjourned subject
o a call by the Chairman.
:3
We wteh
tnd friends
hWta* o?r