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The County, The State, The Union A. F. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager COLUMN LXn. LQUIHBCRU, N. CAROLINA, FRIDAY. MAV *, 1081 TEN PAGES NUMBER IS l_sj The Franklin Times 1 ?M 1 SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 Per Y ear DR. A. D. WIL COX ELECTED PRESIDENT Trustees Take Steps Continue College Miss Amma Graham, of War renton Added to List of Trustees ? Dr. Alexander to Assume Active Ministry ? Wilcox to He-organize Col lege Executively and Facul ty Loulsburg College, Mke many oth er schools of the state, has felt very keenly the present financial depres sion. It was Just beginning to ad Just 1 Licit, alter a perhaps 'ou rapid, physical expansion, when in Decem ber IMS; it was visited by a dUvs trov.s are which with, not oulf sroat financial loss but, coming as It did In mid-term, brought about conslder rte confusion In plans and organiza tion. With a change of administra tion at the beginning of the 1929 Fall Term, it was found difficult to cope with the situation and Its trouble, of course accentuated by general con ditions seemed to some almost lnsur ninnnl ihle ? In fact, at the last annu al conference of the Methodist Church he'd at Henderson, N. C., in Novem ber, tile discontinuance of the school was seriously proposed, but when the matter came to the floor of the con leifcncc, that body overwhelmingly voted to carry on, and the trustees l.ave been hard pressed to find means to comply with the wishes of con ference so expressed. At a meeting ol the Board of Trustees, March 31, 1921, overtures were made to the Board to sell the Loulsburg College tlant to another religious denomina tion, and for a time the very exis tence - of that ancient and honorable Institution seemed to hang In the bal ance. Prompted by their great love and rdmirition for this fine old school, some of lt3 local alumnae and friends In Loulsburg asked the Trustees to postpone action at the March meeting and Dr. A. D. Wilcox, PastOT of the Loulsburg Methodist Church was re quested to canvass the situation and report at a meeting to be held on April 30. Dr. Wilcox, who Is well known and greatly loved by the Methodists of the State immediately began his canvass end found, even in the short time al lowed, such a splendid response from the people of this section, that after Ms report to the Trustees on April 30, all intention of ''disposing of or r.csing the school was abandoned, and Louisburg College now seems destined to carry on with a well justified faith in a future fully Worthy of?lts past. Dr. C. C. Alexander, who has been president for the past two years, re signed at the March meeting of the Trustees, and will return to the ac tive ministry. Dr. A. D. Wilcox was tlected President Thursday to as sume the duties of his office after June 1. and in the meantime, as Fi nancial Agent, will carry on his cam paign in the interest of a greater Louisburg College. It is not known what changes will be made in the faculty but Dr. Wilcox will have charge of the reorganiza tion of that body, and business man agement, and already has a number ol friends of the college actively at work in the field with most encour aging prospects tor a large enroll ment for the Fair Term 1931. Though a Junior College, it is a Standard A Grade institution and throughout all Its history of more than a hundred yean, Louisburg College has maintained the beat traditions of Christian Education. It is proud of the countless number of former stu dents scattered throughout this and ether states who bear the imprint of Its culture and refining Influences and will rally loyally to Its support In this the hour of its need. The friends of the College feel that In being able to obtain the services of Dr. Wilcox, they have found the ideal man for the work that la ahead. A man* of rare intellect broad vision, and deep sympathies, he poaaeaaea the courage, energy and patience that glories In the challenge of a great task, and his consecration to a life of Christian ser vice fully Justifies the confidence and ;ove of his people. > At the meeting of Trustees on April 30, Miss Amma Graham, of War renton, was eleotad aa a member of the Board. She Is deeply Interested In the College, and with other lead ing women of the Church has already started a Loulsburg College League, which, working through the Roman's Missionary Societies of the Conference will endeavor to pay.off the Indebted ness of the college. It has .been reported In th? press that Louiabarg Collate would be come a Co-Educational school. This report la arMttrons, or at least pre PR. A. D. WILOOX mature. There has developed much t eutlment for a Junior Co- Educational. College In the Church, but unless It ?hould be found that thlB demand can not otherwise be met, Louisburg Col lege will remain, certainly for the Im mediate future^, a woman's College, and go on to rendfer even greater ser vice to the womanhood of the state. At a meeting of the Alumnae Asso ciation on April 29, it was resolved to make the Alumnae Banquet, which will be held Saturday night, May 24, a Loyalty meeting, and the greatest attendance ever Is anticipated. To Announce Win iters Next Week Winston-Salem, N. C? May 5. ? Prize winners In the Qamel cigarette $50,000 cash prize congest will be announced next week, Officials of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Goihpahy, said today. The contest Judges and their staff, who have been carefully reading the approximately l.OQO.OOO entries, have completed their work, the announcu ment sta'ed. and plans are now be ing completed for the actual award ing of the checks. Thlrty-e'glit prizes, including a first prize ~of ?25,000, are to be awarded for the best "lgfffifs on how the new cellophane moisture-proof wrappers on Camel cigarette packages benefit smokers. Second prize will be $10, f'00, and third prize $5,000. There will be Ave awards of $1,000 each, Ave awards of $500 each and 25 awards of $100 each. Judges of the contest are Roy W. i Howard. Chairman of tSffe Board of 1 the Scrlpps-Howard League of News papers; Charles Dana Gibson, famous i.rMst and publisher of Life Magazine, and Ray Long, President of the In ternational Magazine Company and Editor of Cosmopolitan, Battery B Inspected Batter. "B" 113th Field Artillery, our local National Guard Organiza tion, was given its Annual Federal 1 Inspection, on Friday, May 1st, 1931, at its armory on Nash Street, by Capt. T. C. Mellon of the U. S. Army. Otiier officers accompanying Capt. Mellon on his tour of inspection were, Gen. I J. Van B. Metts, the Adjutant General of North Carolina, Col. William T. Jnyncr, Commanding Officer of the 113th Field Artillery, Col. H. 0. Da vids, Senior Instructor for the Na tional Guard of North Carolina, Lt. Col. Godfrey Cheshire, Executive Of ficer of the 113th F. A., Major O. E. Beezley, Senior Instructor for Field Artillery In North Carolina, Major Frank J. Timberlake, Commanding Officer of the First Battalion 113th F. A., Capt R. S. Campbell, Instructor Field Artillery, and Lieut. Conrad Sturgess of the 120th Infantry. All of the above officers were entertain ed at the weekly meeting and dinner I of Loulsburg Kiwanis Club, at which j t<me Gen. Metts made a very timely talk on the functions of the National Guard of North Carolina. The large Quantity of Field Artil lery equipment which Is used by the local battery for training purposes gllsteftetf With its new coat of paint and it was manifest that it was In excellent shape and condition. We ore told that Sgt. R. W. Alston, Care taker, and Sgt. Vassie T. Wlnfree, Motor Sgt., received high commenda tion on the condition of all of the gov ernment property and especially the motor and rolling equipment. At the conclusion of the Inspection | Gen. Metts, made a very fine talk to | the members of Battery "B" and cort j plimented them highly for the excel lent showing they had made. cr At no annual Inspection for more | than five years did the battery mem ' foers look better in their uniforms and I seemed to knew more about their du ] ties In the battery than at this in . spectlon. There is no question but I *hat the battery will be given a very ' fntsfoctory rating by tfie inspecting , officer. Husband: From the glimpse I had ! of her thti morning, I rather like our now cook. ' There seems tfl. be plen ? v of go about her. Wrtte Y*?; she's jon<. CALL FOR DE POT Y BONDS Rents Griffin and Beasley Buildings Commissioners Have Full Day ?Hear Verbal Report of Auditors in Afternoon in Executive Session ? No Re ports For Public The Board of County Commissioners met In regular session on Monday with all members present. After ap proving minutes of previous meetings business was disposed of as fQllows: Dr. R. F. Yarfcorough was instruct ed to purchase one hundred pounds of yeast for pellegra patients. Commissioner W. R. Perry reports that he has visited the Couft house end finds It In good shape, finds the jail In need of repairs, that he has rented one-half the Beasley Drug fctore at $15.00 per month, alsp one half the upstars to E. F. Griffin for $5.00 per month; also the Griffin and Beasley stables to Pearce and Tuck er at $15.00 per month until January 1st, with the understanding that they pay all back rents. The report was accepted and approved. George L. Cooke was Instructed to segregate the gin lot and property of *3. B. Preddy In Youngsville township from the rest of his property. T. S. Dean HTSTTEe report from the Welfare Department, which was ac <epted. j Upon motion Willie Johnson was hired to the Colonial Pine Co., upon payment of costs. W. T. Moss reports County home in good shape and finds 30 inmates at home, He filed report of John Hedge teth, Superintendent, and Dr. R. F. Yarborough, Health Officer. Upon motion A. G. Faulkner was required to> give bond of $200 for henry Patterson, hired to him, until costs are paid. Advertising the land for sale for de linquent taxes was deferred for 30 days. Upcn motion the County Account ant is directed to secure from all County depositories the depository ?bonds that are required by law, and If any or all of such bonds are not filed within ten days to notify the Chairman of this Board and make vecoramendatloiw to him in the premi ses. And If such bonds are not filed ur herein ordered, the Chairman Is directed to call a special meeting of this Board to take necessary action. J. C. Conyers reported several bridges in bad shape. On motion it was ordered that G. M. Beam be paid $1,000 as part of costs in tax foreclosure sales. The Commissioners were in Execu tive Session with the Auditors most of the afternoon, but no records ot the reports were made and no infor mation given out to the public. After allowing a number of accounts the Board adjourned to meet on call of Chairman. Recorder's Court Condemnation of cash bonds in the cases against Cleveland F. Fowler, was ordered by Judge J. E. Malone in Franklin Recorder's Court Monday. Only a small docket was before the Court and was disposed of as follc/ws: Cash bond was condemned in two cases against Cleveland F. Fowler, o,ie for assault and the other operat ing automobile intoxicated. Barnie Finch plead guilty to un lawful possession of whiskey, judg ment was suspended upon payment of costs in Magistrates Cou[t Dave Wright plead guilty to a charge of distilling, and was fined $26 and costs. ? -> Herbert Barnettc was found guilty of carrying concealed weapons, and (riven 60 days In Jail with leave to Commissioners to hire out after 10 days. Also guilty of assault with deadly weapon upon which judgment was suspended. Hampton Smith plead guilty to car rying concealed weapon and was giv en 60 days in jail with leave to hire oat after 10 days. He was found guil ty of assault with deadly weapon. . BAPTIST MISSIONARY SUCCUMBS IN RUMANIA Charlotte, May 4. ? Relatives here of the Rev. Daniel T. Hurley, 41, Baptist minister from Millboro, N. C., have leceived a cablegram advising them that the minister died at his mission home in Bucharest, Rumania, recently after several weeks' illness. Rev. Mr. Hurley was a former pas tor of Mt. Zlon Baptist chnrch at Laurel and had many friends in Franklin County who witl learn of his death with much sorrow Sound sleepers never have any trouble with their conscience otr their digestion. MAYOR JOYNER RE-ELECTED Primary and Elec tion Past Week Three Old Members and Three New Members on Board Commissioners ? Taylor and Hall Lose in Primary ? Fair ly Good Vote in Primary But Small in Election With a total vote cast showing an Increase of five over last election Mayor L. L. Joyner and Commission ers W. E. White, A. W. Person, F. H. Allen, R. W. Smltbwick, W. J. Cooper end M. C. Murphy were elected to take charge ol the towns adminlstra Zin the election Tuesday. Each :er received 64 votes, the total i number voting. The first three Com missioners named were members of the old Board, and the last three are uew members. The Interest In the selection of the new officers was taken from the elec tion by the primary on Thursday ot last week. Quite a bit of interest was manifested In the primary as a con test was on both for Mayor and for ','ommlssloners. In the primary a total of around four hundred and flf ?y voted out of a registration of a fe-v over five hundred, .vith the fol lowing -result at -the final eount: For Mayor L. L. Joyner 257 A. H. Fleming 165 For Commissioner!): W. E. White 379 R. W. Smithwick A. W. Person 350 W. J. Cooper 348 F. H. Allen 319 M. C. Murphy 285 H. C. Taylor 25a A C. Hall 104 The old Board met at 12 o'clock Wednesday and completed Its work f.nd adjourned sine die, and the New Hoard. and Mayor took the oath-el of fice and entered upon their duties. A meeting for the reorganization of the town's administrative forces has been set for Tuesday night of next week. Board of Education Holds Meeting At a regular meeting of the Board cf Education, held on Monday with all members being present, action on '.he petition asking for certain proper ty in the Cedar Rock-Cypress Creek School District to be transferred to the Bunn District was defer red 'until the first Monday in June, pending further ac tion upon the petition from this dis trict calling for an election to abol ish the Cedar Rock-Cypress Creek, School District by voting ofT the special tax. Roger Moore, Arthur Strickland, L. G. Turnage and the county truck su pervisor were appointed a committee to investigate the transportation fa cilities on the southwest side of Cy pres Creek in the Cedar Rock-Cypresa Creek School District and to report its findings and recommendation to the Board the first Monday in JUne. After attending to other matters of routine, the Board adjourned. FUNERAL SERVICES OF MR. CHAMBLEE Fureral services for Mr. Calus Chamblee, who died Saturday April '!5 were held at the home Sunday af ternoon with Rev. C. E. Carter offici ating assisted by Rev. J. Howard Smith. Mr< Chamblee was sixty-four years of age at the time of his death. He Is survived by his wife. Ida B., three Jaughters, Mrs. H. A. Strickland, of 1 ouisbnrg, Mrs. J. W. Perry, of Zebu Ion, Mrs. D. L Fosher, of Newport News, Va.; six sons, C. D., E. G., J. C., F. S., Calus, Jr., all of Franklin County; two brothers. William, of Los Angeles California, Jasper, of Fort Worth, Texas; und one sister, Mrs. C. B. Bolton of Franklin County, and a number (it grand children. Mr. Chamblee was a prominent Franklin County farmer and a man of irreproachable character and was ioved by all who knew him. He was a consecrated member of New Hope Christian church and took, tn unusual interest in his affiliation there. The pall-bearers were members of li s Svnday School class, of which he was teacher, and the many beautiful flowers were placed on the grave by Misses Ruby Frazier, Lonnie Belle Medlln, Rosa Lee Jones, Velma Per ry, Mattle Lou Robblns, aid Mrs. Jessie Robblns. Mora than 20,000 peach trees are In tb? orchards following Improved practices of management and spray ing in Caldw?U County. The or chardttts madk money on their fruit last yeSr. . MAYOR L. L. JOYNER "Louisburg And Her College" i Dr. Wilcox Delivers Strong Sermon On Vital Subject "Louisburg and Her College" was (he subject of the sermon delivered by Rev, A. D .Wilcox at the Methodist church last Sunday morning. In this message to the people o{ Louisburg Dr. Wilcox lay especial emphasis on the relationship that the college and town do and should bear to each other. If the college should empty, he said, the town also would be empty. Dr. Wilcox said that in conversing with an eminent man or the State, the man remarked that if the school goes, he- pities Louisburg; also that be cciild not only see a new Louisburg College, but also a new Louisburg. The College can be made great, said Mr. Wilcox, and through its greatness, the town can be made great. There U an opportunity for the people ot I.oulsbnrg to enlarge their town by the sustenance of the College. The people of Louisburg must not get the 4dea that- -the college is~per manent and fixed to continue regard It ss. They must be reminded that good folks can die, and even the best can pass away. ? If by reason of continued financial decrease in the Methodist Conference the College would have to be turned over to its creditors they could not i se it except as a College. The only l ope is in action, development, and Keeping it an on going concern. If the College here would pass out cf existence, said Dr. Wilcox, one of lis kind and nature would be built ?somewhere else, since there is a unl vertaj felt need for a College of 'is lrind. Therefore as Louisburg needs the College she should consider it as a ? ital organ of its being and consider it a duty, as well as its privilege to s upport it and keep it here. It is not an attempt to save the im possible, said Dr. Wilcox. Like most other Concerns, the College has suf fered from the present depression, but it has life, future and friends. He forcefully emphasized the fa<t that if he had not been already as sured of sufficient support, he would rica have accepted the task of carry ing on the work of the College and sta'ed that he had no reason to think that the school was destined to pass away.^" Dr. Wilcox paid tribute to the fi lends of the College who influenced the Trustees to extend the time of ac tion* on this matter for 30 days to thow that the College could be kept running. Governor Names Road Board Senator B. B. JefTress of Greens boro, was appointed Chairman of the new State road Board, which had been expected for gome time. The other six members of the com mission are: James H. Clark, of Bladen County; N. L Stedman, of Halifax; T. L Bland, of Wake; James L. McNalr, of Scotland; C. A. Cannon, of Cabarrus, and Will W. Neal of McDowell. None of the names on the commission occasioned surprise, all baring been gerenally predicted for some weeks. Leslie R. Ames, former State high way engineer will be appointed chief engineer, the Governor announced. Mr. Ames served under Frank Page while he was chairman of the high way Commission, and resigned In 1929 to become Sta'e highway engineer of Louisiana, which position he soon re signed because of a fundamental dif ference of viewpoint with respect to highway building held by him and Gov. Hoey P. Long. Mary S.: I wonder what causes the flight of time. Llba D.; It i* probably urged on bv the spur of the moment. Hldlnt tike family skeleton by de famlng other* is a poor practice. LIQUOR ~ AND WOMEN CHARGED May Make Legisla tive Probe of Charges Representative MacLean Urges Adjournment Unless There Is Agreement This Week But Defers Vote ? Contem plated Investigation May Include Rumors of Buying Votes Charges of "too much liquor and loo many women," as factors in the General Assembly revenue deadlock :lared up again yesterday as the cen ter of battle shifted dramatically from Senate to House. The charges were voiced by Rep resentative A, D. MacLean as ho spoke fervently for the resolution, born during the morning at a caucus of his followers, for the reappoint ment of the House conferees with In structions to bring in a revenue meas ure providing for State school sup fa'lltlglr tHat by Friday, that the House support a resolution to adjourn -sine die. Representative MacLean said noth ing more, in fact less, than was being widely talked throughout the Capitol and hotels, but last night there were reverberations in the form of plans Icr a sweeping investigation of the charges by a joint legislative commit tee. The contemplated investigation ?voutd also embrace "rumors" of "buying votes" spread when the Sen ate reversed its first action on the conference report containing the lux ury tax and which were alluded to yesterday by Representative Mac Lean and have been previously allud ed to by Senator Johnson, of Duplin, .ind Representative Connor, all three ?tating that they did not believe the rumors. impasse lontlnnes. Meanwhile the revenue impasse continued. In the conf-ision of defeating the conference report 24 to 25 in the Sen ate Monday night, no one remembered to officially inform the House of the action, and it was not until yesterday (hat the upper house finally got around to messaging the Representa tives that it had killed the report, which in effect vas the revenue bill, and that it was returning the matter to conference. The House did r.ot re ceive the messngi yesterday and the conferees have not yet met. The Senate finance committee re ported yesterday a substitute for the McSwain resolution, which would have instructed the conferees to bring in a report including the $10, 000.000 equalization fund-ad valorem levy plan. Th*- substitute, based on tlie Governor's messag; delivered Tuesday night, provides for accept ance of the MacLean law principle but would carry it out on the basis of a $10,000,000 equalization fund aud an ad valorem levy sufficient to make up the difference. The Mac-Lean law, it is well known, provides for State rualntmincc of the six months Con-' stiturional t.rm without recourse to ad 'ftlorem tax. The Sena e did not act upon the resolution yesterday. House Stands Firm. The House, in the resolution pre sented by its majority, held out for the pure MacLean principle, with the addition stipulation that should its conferees who would be reappointed, be unable to bring in such an agree ment by Friday, that it support a res CContinued on Page Four) At The Louisburg Theatre Next Week Following is the program at the Louisburg Theatre for week begin ning Monday, May 11th: Monday and Tuesday, May 11th 12 th ? Nancy Carroll In "Stolen Heaven. Wednesday, May 13th ? Bargain Day ? "Quick Millions," a Fox Pic ture, also two comedies and chapter Non 10 "Spell of The Circus." Thursday and Friday, May 14 th 15th ? Joseph M. Sehencks "The Lottery Bride," with Jeanette Mac Donald, John Oarrick, Joe E. Brown and Zaxu Pitts. ? Saturday, May l<th ? Marlene Dietrich and Qary Cooper in "Mo ,rood?," ob? at the year's best photo plays. also comedy and chapter No. 6 "The Indians Are Coming."
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