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VOLUMN LXII.
LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL ?, 1M1.
Managua Destroyed '
By Earth Quake
Panama City, 'March 81. ? Forty per
sona were reported to have been kil
led In a terrific earthquake which de
vested the city of Managua, capital of
Nicaragua, today.
Tropical Radio advices said that the
city was under martial law.
The quake which began st 10:10
a. m. was of short duration. It was
followed by a fire which started In
the market In the center of town and
traveled westward threatening to '
> sweep the entire city.
The Tropical Radio operator In
Managua reported that the cable of
fice there was in ruins and that the
Tropical Company was operating
city.
The seismograph at the Canal Zone
(eglstered the quake which appeared
ot unusual Intensity centering In Cen
tral America. A complete reading of
tae record had not been made, but
officials said that It was very dis
tinct.
Managua is the capital of Nicara
gua and has a population of about
. CO, 000. It is located on Lake Mana
gua, 87 miles from the Port of Corln
Ur and 36 miles from Granada. It
Is an important commercial center
uad the second largest city In the re
public.
. The houses are mostly one-story,
roofed with red tiles and enjoying
inner gardens or patios. Among the
l.'ilntlpal buildings are the cathedral,
the National Palace, ancient struc
tures of red sandstone, and the Presi
dential Palace, a retant handsome ad
dition.
Liuied states marines have occu
pied the Campo de Marte, at the
southern edge of the city, almost con
ilnuously since 1912, t>ut were recent
ly ordered withdrawn.
important i it j
The city is located on the Pacific
Railway. Its Importance dates from
Ih&o when it was chosen as the capi
tal of the province as the result or
continuous rivalry between the older
cities of Leon and Granada.
It is an important distributing cen
ter for points on or near the east
shore of Lake Managua Matagalpa.
A number of important wholesale
firms have offices there as well aa
retail houses, both native and foreign.
Approximately 1,600 marines are
stationed in Nicaragua. On March 7,
Hear Admiral Arthur St C. Smith,
commander of the United States
forces in Central America, war order
ed by the Navy Department to be
gin gradual withdrawal of his forces.
The plan was to move 600 marines
out "by June 1 and the remainder by
January 1, 1933, after the inaugura
tion of the new Nlcaraguan govern
ment. Part of the detachment was
quartered in rebel areas in the In
terior and part in Managua and other
Central points.
Especially
x . Complimentary
JThe following taken from a special
safety letter issued to .all the em
ployees of the Seaboard Air Line
Hallway, by the Receivers, is espec
ially complimentary to Capt. L. L.
Joyner, who has been agent at this
point for 29 years:
Now consider this record: Mr. L.
I.. Joyner, Agent at Louisburg, N. C.,
was made agent at Louiabnrg May 1st,
1903, working from one to four sta
tion laborers, handled during this 29
>ear period 175,000 tons of freight
through the house and over platform,
without a single reportable Injury.
Think of it, 29 years, which la almost
a life-time for most of us. Can you
beat Mr. Joyner's record?
?. B. H. S. COMPETES IN DEBATE
Nearly 600 high school debaters
representing nearly 125 high schools
In the various parts of North Caro
lina will begin tonight to argu? the
Philippine problem. ..The query to
be discussed Is Resolved: That the
United States should grant Immediate
Independence to the Phllllplnes.
Schools are arranged In groups of
three. In order to be declared a win-,
ner both the affirmative and nega
tlve teams of a school must win.
Tnese wihnerf" then go to the Univer
sity of North Carolina and the best
debaters of the state are selected from
this group.
The Edward Best High School h4s
successfully competed in the pre
liminary triangles and sent Its debat
ing teams to Chapel Hill for the past
three years. For the contest this
year Edward Best U grouped with
Bunn and Walstonburg. Rachel Whe
less and J. C. Bnnn will argue the
affirmative side of the qoestlon with
the negative team of Bnnn at Edward
Beet and Annie Lola Johnson and
Howard Williams will represent the
negative In the conteat with Walston
burg; ' All debates are scheduled to
begin at 8 o'clock.
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? Interest of Johnston County farm
srs In dairying waa shown by the #e
cent purchase, of seven pars bred Jer
sey bulls and one heifer at a sale re
cently sponsored by the oounty agent.
Sees Daniels As
. Party's Nominee
He Will Not Seek Governorship ; It
Will Be Conferred On Him,
S?jh Or. Haywood
New Bern, March 30. ? Prediction
that Joseph us Daniels, of Raleigh,
will be nominated by the Democratic
party and fleeted the next Governor
?1 North Carolina was made last
liight by Dr. Oscar Haywood, pastor
of the First Baptist church. After
the service a number of church mem
bers approved the pastor's choice.
"Mr. Daniels will not seek the of
Ice," Dr. Haywood said publicly, "it
will be conferred upon him as the vol*
nntary w)|] nf t.hfi people in recoa
nition ot the high service he has ren
dered the masses through his paper,
The News and Observer, by bis voice
over the radio as well as well as by
his labors with committees of the
General Assembly, and through hiB
influence with the constituency of the
Representatives and Senators In all
the counties. The very mention ot
his name as a possible candidate for
governor will revive the drooping
spirits of the masses and llgl\t up the
political horizon of the State.
"Mr. Daniels is the logical candi
date for the State's executive, be
cause of his definite and brave stand
on the issue of taxation. All avowed
candidates have pursued a timid and
I taltering course.
"Mr. Daniels Is the best known liv
ing North Carolinian.
"He has an intimate acquaintance
with every section of the State* knows
more people and Is knowp to more
? ban. any other man. The plain peo
ple love him for the" enemies he hat.
made.
"He h'as a background that insptres
confidence. r~
"The science of government la not
a mere theory with him nor does he
regard office as something to be
sought for the empty honor of it. He
aas worn many honors gracefully and
Ik used to them. At governing his
mind and hand were trained in a
high place wherein he had to think
quickly and decide accurately or- fat
ally.
"MrrUarttels Is not a lawyer. The
reign of the lawyer must come to an
end In this State. Its doom has been
announced by the outcry of the peo
ple. If bv manipulating the election,
lawyers shall continue and extend
their control of the Legislature, then
revolution will supplant the elections.
Lawyers are the servants of the cor
porations. There are exceptions, but
they accentuate the run. ?
'Tor these reasons and Cor others
that adhere to the personality of Mr.
Daniels as an Independent, patriotic
citizen, the people of Norttr Carolina
are not going to be satisfied until he
Is elected governor."
Louisburg
Choral Club
Are you interested In the work of
a local musical organization? And It
you are and are a member ot the
present one, are you loyal to it?, The
club is now working and preparing
for the concert they are to give on
Tuesday, April 7th, at Mills High
School at which time the meeting ot
the Parent- Teacher Association for
the month of April will be held also.
Alter this appearance the Club will
probably cease its meetings since it
will be left without its director and
i> number of its best members who are
members of the College faculty. You,
who are members of the Club, be sure
to be present at these last few meet
ings. The last rehearsal before the
concert will be held Saturday night,
April 4th.
EIGHTH GRADE AT EDWARD
BEST HELPS BEAUTIFY
THE SCHOOL GROUNDS
Each grade at Edward Beat High
School select* a part ol the school
grounds as Its project in helping to
beautify the school campus. The
eighth grade has selected the woodlot
on the west side of the building and
will have charge of the development
of this plot for the four years they
are in high school. Work has been
begun and already It is possible to
see a big change In the appearance.
Young Tar Heel Farmers In this
class went through the lot and care
fully marked the trees which should
be removed, following the Instruction
given them by State College Exten
sion Forester R. W. Oraeber who con
ducted a foreat thinning demonstra
tion at Edward Best recently. The
trees which are being left Will have
a better chance to grow. In addition
to removing undesirable trees a denae
Growth of briars and bushes is claim
ing special attention. A part of this
woodlot Is covered with water which
is to be drained1 In the near future.
The eighth grade expects to i make
their project All a real need In the
tlfe at the high school. A long time
program is being made out with a
list of developments planned' for each
jear that these pupils are In school.
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8ubscrlb# tp The Franklin Times
Seaboard Store
Company, Inc.
The Seaboard Store Co., Incorpor
ated. is the style or a new enterprise
tor Louisburg. It was incorporated
by D. F. McKlnne, Malcolm McKinne
and associates to conduct a general
mercantile business and D. F. McKln
ne has been made President and Mal
colm McKlnne Treasurer. It is lo
cated In the J. 8. Howell store room
cn Main Street tormerly occupied
by Perry and Moseley. As an open
ing attraction 'they are proposing to
Five away on July 18th, six hundred
dollars in gold, In prizes ranging
from ten to two hundred dollars. The
winners will be determined by (he
ticket system, a ticket being given
with each purchase frojp now until
the date tor the drawing.
From their announcement, In anoth
er column it will be seen they are
starting oil with real prices, and will
no doubt receive a liberal patronage.
Fashion Show
There will be a fashion show given
In the Louisburg College Social hall
Friday night, April 10th at 8:16
o'clock. It will be sponsored by the
Home Economics Club. ThA dresses
which have been made by the stu
dents of the Home Economics de
partment will first be modeled, then
with the assistance of other students
a number of dresses will be modeled
showing what the young girl should
wear this spring. The public is cor
dially invited.
Auditors At Work
Messrs R. L. Steele, F. W. Thomn
fcon and C. L. Clarke, of Raleigh, rep
resenting Ralph Steele and Co., pub
lic accountants of Raleigh, are now
busily engaged in making an auUH
of the County's books and business.
They have not advanced far enough
yet to give out any information, but
eay they will make up a complete and
comprehensive audit of the County's
affairs.
iChorul Club Concert
The Loulsburg Choral Club has ar
ranged the following program (or
their Concert' to be given on Tuesday,
April 7th:
' Prayer of Thanksgiving ? Nether
lands Folk Song.
Break, iforth, O Beauteous Heaven
ly Light ? Bach.
Blue Danube ? Strauss.
Serenade ? Schubert.
Sympathy ? Friml.
Sleepy Hollow Tune ? Koontz.
Now is the Month of Maying ? Mor
ley.
Deep River ? Burleigh.
Goin' Home ? Dvorak.
The program will also include solos
by Miss Bobbye Williams of the voice
department of Louisburg College, and
by H. L. "Swint, director of the Club.
This concert is given for the enter
tainment and interest of music lovers
and an invitation to everyone is cor
dially extended. In the djesire for
more musical entertainment and ' de
velopment .locally, the Club is giving
the concert with no charge and ex
presses the desire that everyone will
attend it.
DATE ,0F TENNIS
TOURNAMENT CHANGED
On account of a- conflict with meet
ings cut of the county the date for
the tennis tournament of the Frank
lin County High School League has
been changed from Friday April 10
to Thursday April 9. Preliminary
contests will be held at the vario-is
hlfch schools of the eounty beforo-thal
date. Only those making their way
to the finals will compete in the con
tests to be held at Bunn High School
beglning at i P. M. April 9.
The tennis tournament will be the
last contest to be held by the High
School League during the present
school year. Entries from the vari
ous high schools have been made in
boys' singles and doubles and girls'
singles and double*.
MISS OLIVIA McHKNE HOSTESS
St. Paul's Guild had an enjoyable
meeting with Miss Olivia McKlnne as
hostess at her home on Snnset Ave
nue on Tuesday afternoon. At this
meeting the members completed the
garmenta they were making for an
orphan In the mountains. After an
hour or so of work and discussion
the hoetess charmingly served de
lightful refreshments to the members
of the Guild. r
Also, on Thursday of last week, the
Guild mat at the home of Mrs. R. F.
Yarbo rough where -they worked on
their aprons for a basaar.
IJ. D. C.
The Joseph J. Davis Chapter C. D.
C. will meet Tuesday afternoon, April
Tth..lMl at f:S0 o'clock At the httme
of Mrs. McM. FUrgurson on Sunset
Avenue. All membera are urged to
ottend.
? * MISS SUB ALSTON, Sec.
HON. W. L. Ll'MPKIN
? -Representative from Franklin, who Introduced the resolution that
caused Gov. Gardner to go before a joint session ot the General Assembly
and tfcke a position on the schoolf fight. He also caused Highway Com
missioner John Sprunt Hill to admit that $245,000 belonging to Frank
lin County had been spent in other places.
State Takes Over'
Road To Raleigh
According to information reaching
; Louisburg Saturday the State High
way Commission, before its last meet
ing, officially took over the road from
Louiebakg to Raleigh by way of
Roiesvilie. and made it a part of the
' highway system. It is understood
that maintenance will figure in the
immediate future on this road and
? that construction will follow later.
This Is the completion of the plan
to parallel route 50 from Warrenton
. to Raleigh, shortening the distance
around fifteen or twenty miles, and
making it the short route between
Richmond and Raleigh.
Tax Listing1
Tax Supervisor Geo. L. Cooke, is
announcing in this issue the begin
ning of the listing of property for
tr.xes for 1931. In this announce
, ment is the names of the tax list tak
ers for each township and all proper
ty owners are urged to attend-^ this
matter at once and thereby give their
as-sistance to an early and more ac
curate listing. It is especially de
sired that all farmers use as much
r.ccurary as possible in giving in the
crop census. When properly used
this can be of great benefit to the
growers, and assurance is given that
it will not be used against them. In
e&clr township notices have been
posted showing dates and placer to be
visited by the list takers, arranged for
the convenience of the property own
Local Womaif In
Easter Services
Hiss Baker To Slag At Waller Keed
Hospital Im Washington
Miss Zenobia Archibald Baker,
daughter of Mrs. - A. H. Baker, ot
Loutsburg la a member of the great
Chorus Choir which will sing at the
Faster Sunrise Service at Walter Reed
General Hospital, in Washington, D.
C. on Easter morning April 6, at 7:30
o'clock it was announced by Chaplain ,
R. Earl Boyd, U. S. Army Chaplain at
the hospital.
Miss Baker, is a student of the Sen
ior Class Army 8chool of Nursing at
Walter Reed Hospital and with ap
proximately 100 other men and wo
men ot the hospital staff have or
ganised Into a choir for their annual
observance of Easter In the nations
capital. More than fifteen thousand
people attended this service last year
ond preparations for an audience of
at least twenty thousands are being
made) for the service this year.
The Service which Is held in the
natitral amphitheatre adjoining the
formal gardens of the hospital, will
slso be broadcast over an extensive
net work by the National Broadcast
ing Company, and may be heard by
radio listeners In this .community by
tuning In at 7:30 a. m. Eastern Stan
dard time Easter morning.
Many a man who baa boasted that
he never "ate his words", goes out
and oat* the dust ot the car In front
every n4l ay .
Leases Clean
ing Works
Mr. C. R. Sykes, one of the mem
bers of the firm operating the Louis
burg Dry Cleaners, informs the
TIMES he has leased Mr. R. M. Mcll
wain's interest in the business and
will continue to operate it at the
same location. He says he is going
t<J give especial attention to develop
ing and perfecting better and more
convenient service to his patrons.
Look for his announcement in an
other column.
Mr. Mcllwain has leased a cleaning
&nd pressing business at Roanoke
Rapids and has moved there and
taken it in charge. He made many
friends in Loulsburg while here, who
wish for him much success in his
jiew home.
Fashion Shop Opens
Th Fashion Shop Is an especial
'Teat to the ladies of Louisburg and
Franklin County. It is an up-to-date
tpodern shop in which are found the
fashionable ladies wearing apparrel
and the dainty and charming acces
sories for the modernly attired wo
man. Alsq, there is a special stock
cf splendid dress materials of latest
pateraE. - A
This new establishment is under
the management of Mrs. F. A Roth
whose aim it is to serve the ladies
with the latest and best of fashions
at most reasonable prices. She is as
sisted in the Shop by Miss Lala
Slrtcklund, formerly with F. A. Roth
Co? here, who is especially well
known in LoulBburg as ? very cour
teous and pleasing saleslady.
The Fashion Shop is next to Tuck
ers Cafe on Main Street in the store
room formerly occupied by the City
Cleaning Works, the room having
been re-modtled into a pleasing little
shop with many pretty and dainty
arrangements for fashion.
Recorder's Court
Th? smallest docket Is some time
ni before Judge J. E. Malone In
Franklin Recorder's Court Monday.
Only four cases were docketed and
these were disposed of la abort or
der. The docket was as follows:
Tbe ?ase of racklees driving against
W. a Williams was continued.
B. A. Rogers was found guilty "f
unlawful possession of whiskey and
required to pay $10 Bne and costs.
Arthur Williams was given SO days
in Jail to be discharged upon payment
of ISO line. and costs for carrying
concealed weapons.
James Coghlll was ordered to bs
discharged upon payment into Court
for prosecuting witness the sum of
$85 and costs of capias.
A CARD Or THANKS
We wish to express our sincere ap
preciations to but friends and neigh
bors who rendered us to much kind
ness during the sickness and death
of oar little be hired daughter and sla
ter.
They will be long and tenderly re
membered by as.
Xr. and Mrs. r? 0. Boon*,
and Fatally. ?
New Theatre
Manager
Mr. E. L. Swlnson, of Ooldsboro,
arrived in Loulsburg Saturday to take
over the management of the Loula
hurg Theatre. Mr. C. M. Rumley,
who has had the management of the
new theatre since it was begun the
rast fall, has resigned his position
to take over the operation of a pic
ture show at Enfleld.
Mr. Swlnson comes as a young
man of much experience and will no
doubt build a splendid patronage.
Mr. Rumley has Impressed the peo
ple of Loulsburg as possessing ex
ceptional ability in this work and
while they regret to see he and his
Kood wife leave Loulsburg. wish for
t!iem much success In their new
? - ? ?
Trustees Meet
The Trustees of Loulsburg College
held a regular meeting at the College
cn Tuesday. The meeting was exe
cutive and while no Information was
uiven out for publication it is being
talked on the streets that no definite
action was talcen as to the future of
tae College. It was understood be
f'ljp the meeting that a proposition
to move the College, one to sell the
College, and one from a local com
mittee to arrange for the continua
tion of the College In Louisburg would
be made. It is stated, unofficially,
that no definite action was taken at
this time, but was deferred to a
meeting to be held about May 1st. The
resignation of Dr. C. C. Alexander as
President effective June 1st, was ac
cepted.
To Formulate Plans
Mr. R. W. Henninger and Miss Kersey
Meet With Bed Cross Committee
Mr. R. W. Henninger and Miss Ker
sey, State Representatives of Drought
and Red Cross Relief and the local
T.ed Cross Committee met Friday
night in Dr. H. G. Perry's office to
formulate plans for disbursement of
Drought Funds.
Miss Kersey stressed the point that
all Townships benefitting from Red
Cross Relief should disburse supplies
through its own Township Chairman.
Doubtful applicants should be sub
ject to approval of Central Commit
tee, Dr. H. G. Perry, Chairman, Dr.
It. F. Yarborough and Mr. F. J. Beas
ley, and Hill Yarborough were named,
the Central Committee.
Mr. Henninger and Miss Kersey
gave explicit directions 1n regard to
disbursements and use of the blanks.
They expressed highest praise of the
prompt and efficient work done by
the Louisburg Red Cross Chapter.
Special Easter
Services
In keeping with a policy perfected
pnd organized several years ago by
the citizens cf Gold Mine and Sandy
Creek townships, and which has be
come an annual custom a special
Easter Service will be held at the
Gold Sand School building in which
all churches and Sunday schools in
the two townships will join, on Sun
day, April 5th, 1931. A special invi
tation- is extended all to attend and
enjoy the excellent programme that
has been arranged as follows:
Sunday School ? 10: o'clock
Opening song NO. 212.
Sons? ? 359.
Remarks by Superintendent.
Song ? No. 82.
Scripture Reading.
Prayer by Rev. Carter.
Roll call of churches.
Classes meet.
Song by choir.
Secretary's report.
Song? No. 81.
Charcfc ? 11 : O'clock
Doxology.
Invocation ? Mr. J. S\ Roach.
Song ? No. 120.
Scripture reading.
Special music.
Sernjcn by Rev. C. B. Howard.
Closing song ? 117.
Dttmer on grounds.
Afternoon Program
Chorus by choir.
Quartette.
Reports from Sunday school Sup
erintends.
Chorus by choir.
"*? The officers of the Joint Sunday
School Association for Oold Mine and
Sandy Creek townships are as fol
lows:
Sunday School Superintendent ?
t.inwood Murphy; Asst. Supt. ? Hugh
lioseley ; Secretary ? Mrs. W. S. Per
son; Aset. Secretary ? Annie B. Mur
phy; Pianist ? Jessie M. Luper; Chor
ister? M. E. Watkins; Preacher? Rev.
C. B. Howard.
Every one is urged to come and
take part and bring a basket with
them.
FOR WROT CLAWJOB^PRPffWMO