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LOUIHBURG
A. F. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager
VOLUMN Mn.
The County, The /State, The Union
LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1981
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House Speaker
Dies At Aiken
Attack of Pnenmonto Proves Fatal To
Mt'holas i.ongwurthj Dies
Thursday
Aiken, S. C., April 9. ? Nicholas
Longworth, Speaker of the National
House of Representatives died here
today at 10:49 a. m.
Long worth's amaplng vitality, phy
sicians said, alone kept him alive last,
night and until his death. He was<
taken 111 last Monday of pneumonia in
one lung.
At his bedside was his wife, the for
mer Alice Roosevelt, daughter of
President Theodore Roosevelt, and his
friend, Mrs. James F. Curtis, at whose
home he contracted the disease.
His daughter, Paulina, was not
with him.
Taken sick Monday, physicians di
agnosed his illness as pneumonia
Monday night. He steadily grew
v orse, and 48 hours later they admit
ted his condition was desperate.
Mrs. Longworth was notified as soon
as it was determined he was suffer
ing from mieumonia and Bhe arrived.
In Aiken Wednesday morning. He."
fortitude, Dr. R. H. Wilds, of Aiken,
one of the attending physicians, said,
was remarkable.
Two of Mrs. Longworth's bfothers.
Kermit and Archibald Roosevelt, were
believed to be speeding to the bed
side in a plane, but they had not ar
livcd at the time of the Speaker's
death. ?
Sir. Longworth arrived in Aiken
March 30 to rest after the ardou3
thrt;es-as~Speaker~ot the House. Ha
developed a cold soon after arriving
Lilt. 11 was not helievert serious until
this week.
Nicholas Longworth was rounding
out his 20th year as a member of the
House of Representatives when he
was selected in 1925 by his Republi
can colleagues, who held a safe ma
jority :or the 6!>lh Congress, as their
crudklatc for Speaker.
This honor came after a steady push
toward the top through the various
stages of apprenticeship as a "boy"
representative from Ohio, distinguish
ed service on the powerful Ways and
Means Committee, and one term as
the majority floor leader. It also as
sured Ohio which hai furnished the
Union seven Presidents, its first
Speaker, since the early eighties when
General J. Warren Keifer wielded the
ravel, the first Ohioan to preside over
the HottSe- :
Elected to the 58th Congress in
1902, when only 33 years of age, Mr.
Longworth first served as a member
of the Foreign Affairs Committee. La
ter he was assigned to the Ways and
Means Committee which has initial
jurisdiction over tariff and revenue
problems, he was in position to take
an important part in the shaping ot
the country's tax policy, and as a
member of the committee led in the
lights against the Democratic Under
wcod tariff and for the Payne-Aldrich
and the post-war Fordney-McCumber
cchedules.
As a young Representative, Mr.
longworth courted Alice Roosevelt,,
daughter of the President, and their
wedding in the East Room of the
White House on February 17, 1906,
*vas a brilliant affair, witnessed by
nearly one thousand notables. Con
gress adjourned for the day to do
honor to the tenth White House bride
and the Representative from Ohio.
FLAGS OX NATIONAL CAPITOL
HALF-STAFF FOR SPEAKER
Washington, April 9. ? The death ot
Speaker Longworth came as a sudden
blow today . to official Washington.
Word spread quickly, over the capi
tal where he had been known and
liked for more than a quarter of a
century. Expressions of regret were
spontaneous.
Flags on the Capitol were half
staffed 15 minutes after his death.
Funeral arrangements were held
in abeyance pending word from Mrs.
Longworth at Aiken.
The funeral committee will be
named by Rbdgersand William Tyler
Page, the House clerk, utter consul
tation later.
President Hoover upon learning of
?he Speaker's death ordered Colonel
Campbell B. Hodges, his military
aide, to leave for Aiken at' once by
airplane to assist Mrs. Longworth.
Chairman Wood of the Honae Appro
priations Committee, who was in the
Speaker's office when word of Mr.
Longworth's death was received said:
"The loss of Mr. Longworth Is ?
loss to the nation. His long years as
* t member of the House has qualified
him as but few men have been quali
fied for exceptional service of hta
? . country."
American Legion
Auxiliary to Meet
Announcement ot the meeting ot
the American Legion Auxiliary is
made that it 1* to be held on Tues
day. April Slat, at the home ot Mr*.
H. H. Hilton. AU members are arc
ed to be present.
. Mrs. J. Fprreat Jcyrper, 8*c'y.
Distributes Bonus
Veteran* Bureau, II he left the White
House after reporting to the F resident
that the bortui loans were being han
dled speedily.
Evening Meeting of
Louisburg P. T. A.
The April meeting of the Louisburg
Parent-Teacher Association of April
7th at eight o'clock. Once each year
we have an evening* meeting so that
:i larger number 6? fathers may be
present. One of tije largest crowds,
or both men and women, attended
tills meeting that wp hllvo ??" h?rt ?
After the minutes were read Dr.
Yarborough talked about the "Pre
school Clinic." Especially urging
each parent to come to the clinic and
. children whp wr" to 3nt*r
school in September.
[ A moat excellent musical' program :
was rendered by .the Choral Club, Mr.
Swint Director Bach number was
beautiful and appropriate.
The following prcgram was given:
' 1. Prayer of Thanksgiving ? Neth
erlands Polk Song arranged by
KremGcr. An old Dutch melody first
published in 1926. It is the expres
sion of the fervent desire of the Dutch
people for freedom.
2. Break Forth, O Beauteous Heav
enly Light ? A chorale from the
Christmas Oratorio.
3. Miss Bobbye Williams sang 1
Cherry Ripe, by Horn.
The Choral Club gave two semi
Classical numbers, first, The Blue
Danube, by Strauss, probably the
most famous of all waltz songs, and
second, the famous Serenade by Franz
Schubert.
4. Blue Danube.
t 5, Serenade.
6. Miss Williams opened the group
of lighter numbers with "Lover Come
: Back to Me," from the motion picture,
I "New Moon".
7: The Club sang "Sympathy", a
' waltz song from the light opera "The
| Firefly", by Rudolf Friml.
8. "Sleepy Hollow Tune", by Rich
? rrd Keuntz.
9. An old English dance, "Now is
I the Month 'of Maying," by Thomas
| Morley.
I 10. Miss Williams sang "Romance"
j by Debussy.
11. The closing group of chorus
; numbers Included one negro spiritual,
j "Deep River", arranged by Burleigh,
I und another selection with a basis of
! negro melodies, the familiar "Coin
Home", which is the Large movement
from the New World Symphony by
inton Dvorak.
a. Deep River.
b. Goin Home.
Ashley-Murray
The home of Mr. and Mrs. K. L.
Liles on South Main Street was the
scene of a quiet wedding Friday eve
ning April 10, at 8 o'clock, when Miss
Annie Murray became the bride of
Mr. R. W. Ashley, Mr. B. B. Perry of
ficiating. Only the immediate family
ond a few friends were present. The
wedding came as a surprise to their
friend*.
Th'e brtde is the youngest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William Murray of
neiar Loulsburg and is a young wo
man of charming personality.
The groom Is connected with the
Oreen Hill Golf Club and is a young
man generally liked by all. He pos
sesses a pleasing disposition that
makes him popular among his many
friends.
Their friends wish them happiness.
1 Louisburg Building
Supply Company
The above is the name of a new en
terprise in Loulsburg and will occu
py the Ford building on Market street
formerly occupied by Jn6. W. King.
The Arm is composed of Messrs. P. E.
Daniels, a building material manufac
turer, I. C. May, an expert and li
censed plumber, of Spring Hope, and
S. Z. Downey, an experienced and ex
t eft builder, of Loulsburg. They will
carry5 a "full line of building supplies
Including plumbing and in addition
to furnishing the building material
will contract for any or all work cotj
Lneoted with- bnHjHnc*. qrrejifira. >
Charity Tournament
A Great Success
On Thursday night, April 9th, very
nearly a hum.ied people gathered In
the Egerton Building and enjoyed a
most delightful evening playing
bridge, rook, and Bet-back. The af
fair was sponsored by St. Paul'**
titilid, of the Episcopal Churfh, under
the very able leadership ot Its Presi
dent, Mrs. Harrell J. Lewis.
At the conclusion of the evening,
while refreshments, consisting or
Neapolitan Ice-cream and cake lot
lowed.by salted nuts, were being serv
ed, the following prizes were awarded
to the various winners:
High score in bridge ? Hiss Lucie
Clifton Boddie. Mr. O. M. Beam.
High score in rook ? Mrs. 8. A. New
ell. " ~ r" ' "
High score In set-back ? Mrs. Cecil
Fykes, Mr. B. B. Perry, Mr. C. A. Hall.
Other prize winners were ? Mrs. J.
M. Allen, Mrs. W. B. Barrow, Mrs. W.
H. Allen, Miss Lydla Person, Miss
Doris Strange, Mr. Frank Keaton, Mr.
?Winchester of Frankllnton ; Mr. Webb
Lloy of Eustls, Fla. ; Mr. Macy Hoyle,
and Mrs. George Cobb.
Grateful acknowledgement Is made
tc the following Individuals and firms
v/ho so kindly and cheerfully contri
buted to the success of the tourna
ment: Messrs. S. P. Boddie, W. E.
White, O. C. Hill, Frank Bgerton,
George Ford, Weldon Egerton, Wil
liam Allen, Percy White, B. F. Batts,
Frank Rose, Mrs. Hugh Perry. Miss
Hazel Johnson, Dr. R. F. Yarborough,
Dr. H. H. Johnson; Fuller & Macon,
"Rental Library, Lucy T. Gift Shop,
Rose's Five and Ten Cent Store. Don
ors of prizes: Beasley Drug Store,
F .W. Wheless, Louisburg Theatre,
Scoggin Drug Store. G. W. Murphv and
Son, U. Kline Co., The Fashion
Shop. Lciilsburg Dry Cleaning Works,
A. Tonkel, W. E. White Co., Mrs. H.
M. Stovall, Hall & Hall, City Barber
Shop, D. Pender's, Perry & Earle, and
J. C. Thomas.
Many Applications
From Franklin Co.
Hundreds "of applications for
I rought loans have been made out in
seven different points in the county
in the last two months and thousands
of dollars have been sent here to aid
<n making a crop this next year. In
many of these cases they could not
have farmed at all. It is hoped that
every individual who obtained such
a loan will do the thing he promised
to do-H^hat is to grow a good home
f arden and sufficient feedstuff for all
his livestock. If all were to do that
tlie Government would . not have to
make the loans next year it has made
this year, From a selfish standpoint
it is to the interest of the individual
!o produce his food and feedstuff as
the Government collector will not
tuke" that but every pound of cotton
f-nd tobacco.
All applications for food, and seed,
feed and fertilizer must be in the
Washington office by April 30th. So
every individual wishing a loan must
or should make application no* later
tnan' April 20th.
Mrs. McKinne
Entertains Club
With Mrs. Malcolm McKinne as hos
tess at her home on Sunset Ave.,
Tuesday afternoon the Current Liter
ature Club enjoyed a program on>
"The Plays of the ProvincetoWn Play
ers, Mi?s Mary Yarborciigh gave an
interesting paper, History of th3
movement, followed by two musical
selection*. Mrs. Will Pleasants then
read one of O'Nells selections, "The
Emperor Jones",
During a brief business session
each member was asked to bring a
dollar for the expense fund at the
next meeting which will be on Arril
28lh with Mlsa Edith Yarborough as
hostess.
At the close of the program refresh
ments were served in two courses.
Wood P. T. A.
\ ? ? ?
The P. T. A. of Wood School held
its regular monthly meeting Tues
day evening April 7th In the school
auditorium. A song' was sung by the
audience after which the Devotional
was led by Clinton Oupton, a student
of Wake Forest College. The minutes
were read and during the business
session a delegate was elected to re
present the Wood P. T. A. in the
County Association which was held
at Frankllnton.
Miss Anne Priest, the Home Dem- ,
onstratlon Agent spoke about the vl
tal importance of the health of school
onlldren.
Mr. Julius A. Woodward from Ep
som also gave a very inspiring speech.
The Dicken's tend played string
music, which everyone enjoyed to the
fullest extent. .
The meeting adjourned to meet
again In September, after which cof- '
fee and cake was served. There was 1
the largest attendance the Association i
has ted this year. <
1 Boy Hero Will Be Hoover's Guest
Bryan Untiedt, 13-year-old hero
of the bus disaster near Lamar,
Colo., in which six children lost
their !?*?, will be an overnight ?
fcoeit of the President,
Recorder's Court
Quite a good sized docket wa>
awaiting Judge J. E. Malone of Frank
lin Recorder's Court Monday and was
hpeedily disposed of. Only one case
was disposed of the week before and
is reported at the end of Monday's
proceedings. The docket was as fol
lows:
Oliver Davis was found guilty for
carrying concealed weapons and drew
a fine of $50 and costs. Appeal.
Henry Patterson appealed from ?
sentence of 60 days in Jail, Commis
sioners to hire out, upon being foun/
guilty of distilling.
Dan Barnes drew a fine of $50 and
costs after pleading guilty to unlaw
ful possession of whiskey.
Le-Roy Harvey was found not guil
ty of fffi anihult with deadly weapons.
Cleveland E. Foster, charged with
aa?jU<i-IUL automobile intoxicated
and assault, two cases was called ana
continued.
Charlie Williams was found guilty
of assault with 'deadly weapons, and
given 60 days in jail, execution not
to' issue in 48 hours.
Ernest Hays was given the privilege
or paying $10 and costs after plead
ing Nolo Contendere, to a charge ot
viilawful possession of whiskey.
Robert Young plead guilty of re
moving crops, and was given 30 days
in jail leave to hire after five days.
- Robert Young, was found guilty of
iarceny and received a sentence ot
30 days in jail leave to hire out.
Two cases against Sid Collins, one
for operating an automobile lntoyt
cat'ed and one' for unlawful posses
sion of whiskey, w-ere continued.
On Tuesday, April 7th, W. E. Wil
liams was found guilty of reckless
driving and was given 60 days in jail,
lo be discharged upon payment of
costs and $50 into court for use ot
Meta Johnson and Mary Egerton.
Louisburg Col
lege Debate
A very interesting debate was given
between the Sea Gift and Nelthean
Literary Societies in the Social Hall
of Louisburg College, Friday, April
10.
The question fcr discussion was:
Resolved that there should be no re
quired curricula in the Colleges; the
Neitliean representing the affirmative
side and the Sea Gift the negatiye.
The speakers on 'the affirmative side
W"ie Bernadet'e Woodlief, Hender
son, N". C., and Susie Thrift, Durham,
N. C. ; and those on the negative were
Hazel Wooley, Troy, N. C., and Bea
trice Galkrway, Mt. Gilead, N. C. The
l.egative rebuttal was given by Hazel
Wooley, and that of the affirmative by
Bernadette Wcodli^f. The speakers
were each allowed six minutes for
the main speech and three for the
rebuttal.
The judges were Dr. D. T. Smtth
?vfck, Mr. Holllday, and Mr. Trogden.
While the Judge* prepared their de
cision, BTlss Miriam Whedbee render
ed a solo. The speeches from both
sides ware good, but the judges de
cided in favor of the negative side,
represented by the See Gifts.
Commencement at
Edward Best School
The following Is the order of the
commencement exercises of the Bd
vrard Best High School, to which the
public Is cordially Invited:
Thursday, April 23. 8:00 p. m. ?
Declamation, and Reading Contests.
Sunday night, April 26 ? Baccalaur
Rte Sermon.
Monday, April 27, 6:00 p. m. ? Class
Day Exercises.
Monday, April 27, 8:00 p. m. ? Grad
uating Exercises.
Tuesday night, April 28 ? Com
mencement Play, by the Junior Class.
T. H. SLEDGE, Principal.
At Home
The faculty of Louisburg College
will be at Home to their friends in
the. College Parlors Tuesday after
loon, April 21st, (root four to Ave
Babe'. Ruth recently played on a
team against the House of David,
whose members all wear whiskers.
Babe's disguise failed to fool even the
?njpire.
The way Babe is going he will
have whiskers like this before he is
through ill baseball. He started out
on Tuecday, the opening day of the
big leagues with his first home run
aira he is working hard to regain
his Home Run Crown which was ta
ken from him last season by Hack
Wilson of the Chicago Cubs. He
will also have to watch Chuck Klein
of the Phillies for Chuck smackcd
out two on opening day and another
one Wednesday.
May Day Ar
rangements
Preparations are well under way
for most elaborate May Day Fes
tivities at Loulsburg College, at
Louisburg. Miss Katherine Blalock,
of Parkton, daughter of Rev. and
Mrs. J. E. Blalock, was elected May
Queen by the student body of the
College. Miss Blalock is exceeding
ly popular among the students and
very active in' the College activi
ties. At present she is a member
of the Student Cunacil. secretary of
the Senior Class and vice-president
of the Kapjm Delta Phi Sorority.
Heretofore the May Day festivi
ties at Louisburg College have car
ried oat the Customary fete of the
Queen and her aXtendants, but this
year a different festival will take
place In which is the idea of Mother
Goose and all of her characters,
such as. Red Riding Hood, Humpty
Dumpty, Jack and Jill, Alice in
Wonderlard, fairies, nymphs, elves,
etc. ? even Mother Goose herself.
Where it has been customary in
the years pas.t to elect a maid of
honor, this year the students of
Loulsburg College elected a Queen
of Hearts for their unique festival,
who Is Miss Cora Scott, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Scott, of Polk
ton, who Is also active in the Col
lege life being honored by her class
mate* with the places of President
Dt the College Music Club, President
o I the Spanish Club, and vice-presl
dent of the Sigma Iota Chi Sorority.
I ebinbct&ry [
0?vid Sintoo Ingalls, AttisUnt
Senwary o( the Ntvy in' charge ol
who k an expert flyer tarn
Encouraging Re
ports oi Louis
burg College
Rev. A. D. Wlicox is very much en
couraged and enthused with the great
retponse he is receiving in his cam
piUKfl for Louisburg College. Out of
around two hundred letters mailed he
says he ha* received up to Saturday
night eighty-two with eighty favoring
a Co-educational College to be made
of Louisburg College. He has been
informed that in one district a pastor
has gone out into the field soliciting
i-uplls. arrangements for a personal
campaign is being made in anoth
er, that he has received many llst#_ _
r'f pro?)> Active students, and has invi
titions already to spealc on Louis
burg College in North Carolina that
would consume a full year at from
two to three speeches each Sunday.
He has been greatly impressed with
the many assurances he has receiv
ed from Individuals who are in posi
tion to render aid, assuring him of
tlieir support both morally and finan
cially, and that already pupils are
being enrolled for the 1931-32 schol
astic ytar.
He left Monday to attend district
meetings called especially to receivo
Ms message concerning Louisburg
College to be held at Smithfield, Ra
leigh, Fayetteville, Wilmington, New
Letn, Elizabeth City, and Weldon.
Mr Wilcox Is fully confident at the
fact that he will be in position to_
show the Board of Trustees at their
r.cxt meeting that Louisbrrg College
can carry <?? and even become more
ufeful_to the young people of tho
State. -
Fashion Show Held
at Louisburg College
On Friday evening April 10, the
Home Economics Department qf
Louisburg College sponsored a color
tul fashion show of Spring Styles.
Many of the dresses modeled were
made in the Home Economics Depart
ment anu well represented the Styles
which will be worn this spring. The
/rirls who acted as models Mr the oc
casiim were: Marianna Bagley, Kath
erine Blalock, Bernadette Woodliell,
Louise Gattls, Dorothy Casey, Eulalia
Harden, Rebecca Cooper, Ruth Melton,
E'len Matthews, Agnes Oliver, Annie
Miles Harris, Lillian Newton, Ffennle
?Jnderhlll, Hester Aiken, Elizabeth
Tetterton, Alma Kendrick, Ella Sue
Gravltt, Rcsa Fleetwood, Mary How
ard.
The children styles were modelled
by Rose Malone, Rachel Hobbs Alex
ander, and Martha Clark Alexander.
Dr. Herrick At
Baptist Church
Dr. Herrick, President of Newton
Centre Theological Institute, of Bost
oii. Muss., .and one of the leading min
isters in the country, will preach at
the Baptist church in Louisburg ar.
both mornir.g and evening services*
rext Sunday, at the usual hours. It
will bt, interesting to the friends of
kev: S. L. BlantonJ in Franklin Coun
ty, to know this is the institution at
which he studied. All are invited^ to
30 out and hear this noted speaker.
Nominate Candi
dates for Director
The delegates from the several
Counties composing the 6th Dis
trict for the North Carolina Cotton
Growers Co-operative Marketing
Association met in the Ctfurt house
in Loulsburg Wednesday and nomi
nated Dr. B. W. Kilgore, the pres
ent encumbent, of Raleigh, and Mr.
Edmond White, of Warrenton. One
of these two will be elected on May
8th, when the poll holders. Mean.
N. M. Perry, M. G. Smith and T.
N. Shearon, meet and canvasa the
?ote. The voting will be done as
usual by cards mailed to members,
who will mark their choice and ft
mill.
At The Louisburg
Theatre Next Week
Following is the program at tha
Louisburg Theatre for week begin
ning April 20th: ,
Monday and Tuesday, 20th-21st ?
'Behind Office Doors" with Robert
\mes, Mary Astor, Rlcardo Cortes
ind Catherine Dale Owen. Also a
jood comedy.
Wednesday, 22nd ? Bargain Day?
3eorge O'Brien in "The Seas Be
leath." Also Comedy and Chapter
*0. 7 "Spell of the Circus."
Thursday and Friday, 23rd-24th?
.'lara Bow lk "No Limit." with Har
T Green, Stuart Erwin and Norman
foster.
Saturday 26th ? Ken Maynard in
'Son ot the Caballero", alio M..O. M.
:oomedy and Chapter No. 2 "The
adiarfe Are Coming."