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EVERYBODY BOOST LOUISBURG AJf ADVERTISING MEDIUM THAT BRINGS RESULTS VOLUMN LXII. x LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1081 (EIGHT PAGES) NUMBER 15 SUBSCRIPTION 91. SO Per Your A. P. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager The County, The State, The Union DR. HENRY LMffi SMITH SPEAKS Louisburg College Graduation Exercises Dr. H. M. North P*?aota? Bae - , calaureifo Sermon anil Pres ident Alexander Preaches Sermon to Youilfe Women's Christian Association? Class Day Exercises of High Or der?Play a Pleasing Part Of Commencement ? .Alum nae Banquet Laj?ely At tended The Graduating Bxerclses of Louis burg College Commencement were held In the Louisburg Methodist, church, on Tuesday morning, May i6tli, at ten o'clock. The candidates tor graduation, fol lowed by the remainder of the stu dent body of the College, entered the church to the strains of Clark's March Aux Flambeaux, played at the organ by Miss Bobbye Williams, mem ber of the College faculty. The invocation was made by the heverend J." D. Miller, Rector of Saint tarn's Episcopal church, Louisburg; after which the Coillege choir, accom- | liaiued at the organ by Miss Laura Nell Thrift, student, sang the beauti ful anthem, "Hark! Ham. My Soul". Henry Louis Smith, Ph. D? LL. D., President Emeritus of Washington and Lee University, after having been# fittingly Introduced by President C. C. Alexander of Louisburg College, dc- 1 livered a most interesting, entertain- 1 Ing and intellectual address on "The . Supreme Task ajid the Most Disas- i Lous Failure of American Democ- : >SfZ"- In_ beginning and presenting his main topics of his address, Dr. ' Smith stated that there had beep a new world born in the horrors and strifes of that Great War, even fn the United States, one with Infinite op portunities, advtcstages and postibll-! lties, and that If these possibilities are to be reached there are three points that must be realized by the leople of the democracy. The first is that the children of the nation are at once its most valuable asset, Its most fruitful field of Investment. He fc?ld that a most stupendus failure Is the underestimate of that asset and the failure to provide for. them. The second point that should be and- must be realised Is that the right training of ill future citizens is the most supreme task of our Democracy. In emphasizing this he remarked that !f one whole generation of America v/as rightly trained In health, mind, morals, love of others, control, etc., in that traiplac q^ne-tenths of all our problem* wcraM& already solved and yet, if th? edtifcfrtion of one entire generation f?WB -babyhood was neg lected, the American religion, indus try , commerce, intellectual power, .etc., all would be swept away and the nation would be on the road to sav agery. Dr. Smtth for bis third point (or realisation stressed that the training of the intellect alone Is fataly Inade quate, that the heart, conscience and ivlll power must be trained wltli the " Lead. He cited cases' where some times the education 1s worse than no training at all. He commented that the fatal defect of American education Is the foolish and absurd American traditional belief that religious or moral training can not be given in tux supported schools. It was his belief and advice that every School thould have an expert Instructor tn moral training or personal ethics. Following Dr. Smith's address. President Alexander awarded the di plomas and certificates to the candi dates for graduation In the various departments of the Coflege, who were as follows: Lttflfanr DlplOiUi? Hes ter Alkens, Mary Cora Beasley, Mary Malone Be?t 'Dorothy Caedy, lUbecfcip Davis 4Antil? 'Lee1 Gutchln, Eulelia Rebecca JJar'den, Mary Kath erlne Oaitl?fy,"> Margaret Virginia Hedgepeth, Mary P. Howard, Ruth Jolllff, Eugenia Ldtttsr, Lillian' Reld Newton, Edtth Plland, Hattie DrlscoU Rose, Hazel Virginia Stevens, Cora Louise Scott, Susie Webb Thrift, Anna Gray Watson, Miriam {Catherine Whedbee, Bernadette Woodllef, Hasel Wooley; Home Economic! Diploma? Marlanna Bagley, {Catherine Blalock, Louise Gattis Public School Music Certificate ? Ruth Madeline Cat hey;* Secretarial Certificate ? Strelsa Yetive Manning, Sarah Marie Rogers, Maude Ethel Mann, Helen Lyndelle Mullen, Anne Lewis Hal*; Bookkeeping Cer tificate ? Delia Mae Whitley, Maude fithel Mann; High School Diploma Mildred Ellen Matthews, Lessle Hoop* er, Pattle Gunter Dlmraette, Gladys Sturdlvant, Laura Rt)th Klme. Dr. Alexander called attention to the honors won by Miss Anna Gray Watson as valedictorian and Mia* Aldlth Plland as palutatorUn; also, to the honor students of (h* olabs Nrho were: Anna Ora? Wataon, Haiel Wooley, Mary Malone Beat, Edith Pl land, Cora Beaaley, Susie Thrift, Katherib* BUlftck. .ie aalQ would probably be his last official appearance as President of Loulsburg College read a message from himself to the loyal student oody, (acuity, Board ot Trustees, Bish op, Board of Eduoation of the North Carolina Conference, his many friend* hnd patrons of the College, especially those of Loulsburg, and the North Carolina Advocate, speaking his ap preciation for their loyalty and whole hearted support to him throughout his administration. * Upon being called on by Dr. Alex ander, Dr. A. D. Wilcox, presldehtr elect of Loulsburg College, gave a very encouraging report of the work now In progress for the continuance of the College, in his announcements and comments, Dr. Wilcox stated that fcix of the present faculty would re turn for the coming year. Also, cernlng the studeat enrollment, h? aald that twenty-one of the und?V graduated had stated their Intention of returning next year and that tw?fe <y-8lx new students had made apaMf uation to attend next year, la report ing from the meeting ot the Board of trustees that took place on Monday morning, he said that the Board of Trustees approved the Co-educatloaal plan. Following the benediction which was pronounced by the Reverend J. H. Shore; "Chairman of -the Board ot Trustees ot the College the candidates and students left the church as Miss Bobbye Williams played on the organ the recessional and the Grand Chor us. ' ? ' The young laoies acting as marshals at this commencement were Ruth Mel ion, Chief, Brace Dodd, Elizabeth Tet '.erton, Dorothy Hurley, Clyde Boone, Beatrice Galloway. The Louiajiurg College Commence ment Sermoa to the 1931 Graduating Class was delivered on Sunday morn ing, May 14th. at eleven o'clock In the Loulsburg Methodist Church by Rev erend Harlry M. North, D. D., Presid ing Elder -of Raleigh District, M. E. | Church, South. After the entering of the. procession of the Seniors in their caps and gowni [and the Junior class who marched tc ! the strains of the March from Tann I liauser, President C. C. Alexander ol ; the College spoke of the purpose ol ; the occasion, following which Rev. A 1 1?. Wilcox, pastor of the Loulsbure | Methodist church lead in prayer. | Immediately preceding the raadlng I of the scripture and the announce ments, the College, choir under , the ! direction ?of Miss Bobbye Williams, ol | the Collage Faculty, sang the Anthem, I "Rejoice, The Lord is King", and at I ter them, Mr. H. L. Swlnt, member ol i the College Faculty, rendered. the solo, "The Lord is My Light". Rev. North, 8ffcr being Introduced to the congregation by Dr. Alexander, 1 elated the story told In that Great | Hook of when Moses, then young , turned aside from his work to inves tigate the burning bush that was not consumed at which time he found God there in the Bush through the voice "that spoke to him. Then, Rev. Nortfi nought his audience to turn from the great issues of life for a while, to for I'et the books and such, and look at everyday things and find God there. Pe stated that one of the most piti ful mistakes of man is that he looks to the ends of the World for things thai are right with him at home. B>v eiything has two meanings, the sur face or apparent meaning' and the in ner or hidden meaning, even in hu man life. He said that God has been trying to reveal himself to man and that he does it through all forms of i?le and everything in this world, but it nems that man does not look to the simple for this revelation, he doesnt appreciate the lives about him. Why, he said, even the Wise Men had to tell the people of Christ's birth. He said that *tnen look too much to the big issues for the moat of life; 'tHit that of lite that means RMM and greatness Is about everyone in the lKtte simple thing*. The great writers uae only simple -things to -vrlte on to speak the- feeling of man ?Tennyson wrote of the simple waves of the sea, Burns of the plowman and the mouse, McNeil of Love and fire tides,' Riley of children; and the world remembers works as these that speak of simple feelings of the human heart. Jesus spoke of the nets cast in. the sea of the ravens, of the sparrpws hung in the marketplace, of the woman who pat leven In the bread; yet, He spoke of the highest and holiest of truths of life. Dr. North told how children trans form backyard and afehplle into a Fairyland and said that everyone should do the same. That man should stop and look into the inner meaning of things that are simple is the wgf to find greatness and God. "Distance lends enchantment", he quoted, and then. ?ade a,.ple??that maa make lite sublime rathej than Just common 1 After the benediction the Candidate* und other students of the College left the Chtfrch to the Recessional, Post mmmmmmrnrnmrn 1 # ".K. J ft (Continued on Page Five) i 4 'V *+? -v > 4 MEMORIAL SERVICE&I Franklin County Memorial Association SUNDAY, MAY *1, <981, AT ? SO P. M. MILLS HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM, LOUISBURG, N. C. PROGRAM Song ? America (two verses) Audience Invocation ....... tt... Rev. A. L. Thompson Roll Call ot Deceased Soldiers. . .Maj. S. E. Winston, Youngs vllle Poem ? Rogue Bojiquet F. U. Wolfe Tape . . t Mr. S. B. Berkeley and others Reel Ye In Peace, Y? Flander's Dead. .... .Mrs. S. B. Berkeley Mrs. A. D. Wilcox, Dr. H. H. Johnson, Mr. M. McrKlnne Presentation of Speaker Hon. W. L. Lumpkin Address. , Hon. Rivers D. Johnson, Senator from Dtiplln County Sleep Comrades Sleep Mrs. S. B. Berkeley Mrs. A. D. Wilcox, Dr. H. H. Johnson, Mr. M. McrKlnne Presentation of Jambes Post Cup and Medal. , Maj. 8. P. Boddle Acceptance: , | 'Cup for Epsom High School Supt. J. A. Woodward Medal, by winnar Miss Sadie Pace '..- ?-i-': Epsom High School Gold, by winner Mlsa Camilla Greene Frankllnton High School Announcement of Committees. Song ? Star Spangled Banner (ome verse) Audience LEGISLATURE MJOURNS Completes Longest Term On Record ? Enacts 1206 Bills and Resolu tions ? Pass Appropriations^ And Revenue Bills and Quit | On Wednesday Night at 9:49 > | Kalelgh, May 28. ? To the accom ; paniment of the throated strains of God Be With You 'Till We Meet ; Again" the longest session of the ' General Assembly in the history of 'he State, adjourned sine die at exact :: Jy 9:49 o'clock last night. President Fountain of the Senate | und Speaker SmRh of the House - sounded the death knoll with slmul ' laneously resounding gayels as mem ; bers and spectators sung and cheered in a, good natured disorderly finals to th?fcmost hectic sessions of this cen tury. * -me legislators quit ill violation 01 1 .the Constitutional requirement that : they redlstrlct the Senate and re ? apportion the House upon the basis ' of the last census, and the dying ; hours of the Assembly were featured 1 bv an effort to repeal a law passed ' early in the session to prevent em ? ployment of children under 16 years ' of age in hazardous occupations. ' This repealer, backed by Industrial interests, passed the House by a vote uf 44 to 20, but failed in the Senate, Quitting on Its 141st day, five days in excess of the previous endurance record established by the Rdconst nic tion Legislature of 1868-69, the As sembly barely exceeded the record of Mils and resolutions passed last ses sion although that session ran only 70 days and failed to attain the rec ord of the 1927 session, which lasted only 64 days. This Legislature en acted 1,206 bills and resolutions, while the 1927 record was 1,246, and that of 1929 was 1,111. Fofr the first time in the memory of ' man, no generalemployee's bonus bill was Introduced osittie last day, al though the Senate -did start two for Individuals which the House promptly killed. ? Big Appropriation Bill. As final passage in the Senate of ih? revenue bill an4 its enactments were formalities after the 120-day battle over It, the biggest business t*fore the assembly on its lsst day Wis the passage of the appropriation* bill, allotting approximately $57,000,* (WO to State institutions, which now inclnde the public school and depart ments. ? The amount Is the largest In the history of the State despite drastic cuts for both maintenance and per sonnel. In this total, however, is re flected $9,000,000 to be raised by the 15-cent ad valorem levy for public 1 schools, as the entire school mainten ance' fund Is Included. . Twelve acrea of trass on the farm i of D. L. Dunlap In Anson County is i carrying 1 head of cows this season. I That part -of the pasture which re ceived an application of (round lime- < Stone has a sod about twice ss thick I and vigorous as wfctre too limestone < If Friend Husband ever has the s JssjUward, I* runs along thsss 1Im? 1 " f ***1 tMnk J Recorder's Court The following cases were disposed oi In franklin Recorder's Court Mpo ?Uy, In practically an all day session: J. Weldon Mason was Ined ISO' a.T ler having been found guilty of oper ;lege of driving a car f r 90 days was ulso taken from him. A nol pros was taken In the case of J. F. Harris for violating the pro hibition law, Charlie Bell, Clifton . Harris and Kiaton Whitt were all found guilty rit ' violating the prohibition law and i ii en 60 days each In jail. Upon each Myinx the coats execution not to is sue .except upon order of Court. *Thre case of abandoning crops with o ot. case against Jlmmie Wllks was remanded to the Justice of the Peace. Willie Fogg was bound orer to Su perior Court on a charge of house breaking and larceny. Irvln Lewis plead guilty to house breaking and larceny and was bound over to Superior Court. Percy Gupton was found not guilty of violating prohibition law. Leonza Neal, was found not guilty of distilling. Johnnie Davis plead guilty to un lawful possession of whiskey and was given 30 days In jail to be suspended upon payment of $15.00 and costs. ? The case, of distilling against Luke Williams was continued. Sam Sykes was found not guilty of -Ustilling. Arthur Lewis was held for Superior Court under probable cause for man slaughter, growing out of an accident ot an automobile truck. Sam Freeman was found not guil ty for distilling. AMERICAN LEGION AUX ILIARY POPPY SALE The s*le of popples on "Poppy Day" was very successful, due to the united efforts of Mrs. J. W. Mann, Poppy Chairman, and the Boy Scouts. Two hundred and fifty poppies were sold before twelve o'clock, and I2C.00 real ized from this sale. The Scouts were so diligent In their efforts and worked so hard we believe a few more hun dred could have been sold but we wont the public to know that we ap preciate their cooperation on this, the nost important of our Auxiliary Days. The American Legion Auxiliary. SERVICES ON THE ' LOUISBURG CIRCUIT Rev. A: L. Thompson announces that there will be a 6th Sunday Ser vice at Leah's ChMMl next Sunday ?t It A. M. This service witt take the place of the first Sunday appoint ment On account of Memorial ser vices at Louisburg Sunday afternoon the services at Prospect next Sun day will be held at 3:30 P. M. All thurch members are urged to te pres ent at these special services when important announcements will be made. I TO OPEN CURB MARKET Preparatory to the opening of the Curb Market in Louisburg the County federation is entertaining with a tea in the Professional Building on Tuesday, June tnd, 4-I P. M. We hope nil prospective customers will coma rod tell as just what they would like to be able to buy on the curb market: rtie Curb Market will , be held in the '?cant store next to the Post office tonterly occupied by Allen Bros Co., >n Jane 6th from S to 10 A. M. The. daadly. blue mold disease de itroyed about 1100 yards of young to wcco plants belonging to J. R. How til of Claris in Craven County. The Wd was burned and plowotf up. BEAR SENA- 1 TOR JOHNSON At Memorial Exer cises Sunday Afternoon Lists of Township Committees And Graves They Will Dec orate ? Splendid Program Arranged Attention is again called to the Memorial services to be held Sunday afternoon at Mills High School In LcuUburg, N. C., at 2:30 o'clock when Senator Rivers D. Johnson, of Duplin, will deliver the address. . Senator Johnson Is easily one ot the strong est and most Interesting speakers In the State and you should go out and hear him, and join In doing honor, to those who paid the supreme sacrifice (or us. New features have been in troduced in the arrangement of the program this year which will break 'he sameness of those in past years rod make the occasion more interest lag. Arrangements are ueing rnaue w i ?jntertain an especially large crowd, and it Is expected anfl desired that the big auditorium will be overrun foi this occasion. ? Below we are giving the township commtttccs together 'with the graves they w? decorate. It auy~ reader knows cf a. grave of an ex-service man not Included in the lists it would" be greatly appreciated if you will communicate with A. F. Johnson. Louisburg, N. C., giving him the name of the person, location of the grave, the Unit he was Identified with in France. The lists follow: TOWNSHIP COMMITTEES Dunn ? J. K. White, Chairman; J M. Stalllngs, automobile; Mrs. Labbee Perry, flowers; Fred Perry, music; W. A. Mullen, Mrs. B. C. Johnson. ' Louis W- Nowell, Flat Roek church; W. Herbert Gates, Flat Rock church; Wiley Jackson Frailer, Flat Sock church. Harris ? Miss Ruth Strickland, Chairman; Rufus Place, automobile; Mattie Wilder, flowers; Mattie Whe less, music; R. S. Wheless, H. T. Rogers. Tommle Frazier, at Frazler's home place near Harris Cross Roads; Zol lie Richards, near county line at Ernest Richards; Joe Lafater, at New Hope circh; Zollle Rogers at A. J. P. Harris burying groun.d Youngsvtlle ? Maj. Stephen Winston, Chairman; S. E. Tharrlngton, auto mobile; Mrs. T. J. Timberlake, flow ers; Mrs. F. A. Cheatham, music; Q. E. Winston. Millard Perry. Archibald Pearee, at Oak Level church, and Lonnle Perry at Oak Level church. Franklinton ? G. B. Harris, Chair man; J. O. Green, automobile; Mrs. IC. S. Williams, flowers; Mrs. W. W. i Cooke, music; W. I> Lumpkin, Geo. iL. Cooke, L. L. Preddy. Shemuel B. Cooke, Franklinton ] | cemetery; Donald F. Cheatham, | Franklinton cemetery; Eugene Gibbs Franklinton Cemetery; Jordan Hen- 1 ley, Franklinton cemetery; J. S. : Joyner, Franklinton cemetery; Wade H. King, Mt. Olivet church and Grady Conyers at T. J. Conyers home place near Franlinkton. m Hayesville ? D. T. Dickie, Chairman; T. C. GUI, automobile; Mrs. R. H. Pur Bell, flowers; Mrs. f. 3. Wilson, mus ic; L. O. Frailer, J. T- Weldon. Willie G. Macon, Trinity church; Perry Asheley Wilson, Trinty church; David L. Foster, Dave Wel don's residence; E. B. Foster, Trin ity church. Sandy Creek? Mrs. D. T. Fuller, Chairman; J. H. Joyner. automobile: Miss LtlUe Harper, flowers; Mrs. W. H. Thkrrlngton, music; m. e. Wat kins, M. M. Person. Nat Strickland, Mt. Gilead church r Wm. F. Tucker at Mt. Gilead; Hei> bert Tharrtegton, Mt. Zion church; Sidney RartMtte, residence oe^ar Alert; Joba Peraell, near Alert; Raymond M. Pernell, Mt. Grove Alert; W. M. (Buck) Thompson, at Albert Pernell's grave-yard near Alert. ' ?# a# Gold Ml#e? M*?. J. W. Neal, Chair man; C. 0. Murphy, automobile; Mrs. D. N. Nelms, flowfere; Mrs. W. D. Ful ler, music; W. IX' Fuller, Howard Griffin. Isaac Matthew Gnpton at J. H. Gupton's place near Gupton; James L. Inscoe at residence near Mt. Gilead church; Jessie J. Joyner, near Lawrence Gupton's home; Jack Brewer, near Sandy Creek; Sprulll Upcburch, at R. N. Gupton's. Cedar Rock ? Mrs. T. H. Dickens, Chairman; Spencer Dean, automobile; Mrs. Peter Dean, flowers; Mrs. T. K Sledge, music; Miss Eva Cooke, Mrs. J. R. Earle. Thos. S. Wilson, at residence of Mrs. 1. D. Harper near Cedar Roek; Harry Swanson, old Fulghnm place near Cedar Rock. ' i . Cypress Creek? C. H. Stallings, IMX DELIV ERS STRONG ADDRESS To Graduates of Mills High School " f ? "\ The Several Exercises Wert of A High prder of Excellence And Were Largely Attended ?Twenty - Two Complete High School Work This Year "There is no graduation like the High School graduation", declared Kev. A. D. Wilcox, pastor of the Meth odist church, in beginning the Con* mencement Address which he deliver ed on Friday night, May 22, to the members of the graduating class of the Mills High School. The High School student Is a great character, ?-aid Dr. Wilcox, the greatest perhaps, of all dreamers. It is during this etage that character is building, des tiny is being determined. This is the time when so great faith is deeded, and the time usually when one has a great faith in self and in ones future. jPaith, Which *8 tha mihatanpo nf things hoped for, is that with which Cod built the earth, and that with which we build our character, God h^a given us faith to use and this faith, continued Dr. Wilcox, is a sub stance which can be molded. He urged tfra departing Seniors to tike their own life in their own hands, pud, with that faith, given of God, to mold it as they would, not as some one else would. "Yen can break a man's body, but you can't break his faith; you can steal a man's money, but you can't ateal his wealth". This thought, tire .speaker left with the departing Sen I tors to be a source of inspiration, | strength and help. The speaker was introduced by Supt. W. R Mills, who presided over tie Exercises. Following the address, Mr. D. H. Hotliday, Principal at Mills High School, delivered diplomas to the members of the seventh grade who will enter high school In the fall, 'ihose receiving seventh grade diplo mas are: William Lee Beasley, Hu J.ert Burnett, Glenn Hudson, Carey Howard, Reuben Kissell. James Per ii m, Henry Pergerson, James Perger son. Joseph Pearce, Thomas Wheless, Ernest Wells, Irwin Rogers, Athlea Boone, Janie Dement, Eileen Dennis, Rebecca Anne Holden, Lucy Leonard, Catherine Perry, Christine Pearce, Tdna Parrlsh, Josephine Rouse, Eliza beth Strange, Marguerite Tonkel, Edith Toone, Marie Ingram, Bessie Shadrach. Supt. W. R. Mills presented the "Perfect Attendance" Certificates to forty-six pupils who had neither been absent nor tardy for one hundred eighty days of school. ? Those receiv ing certificates are: First Grade ? (Jalther Beam, Jr.; Second Grade ? Robert Beasley, Irma Griffin, Rebecca Beasley, Irma Griffin, Rebecca Beas ley, Jennie Cheatham Alston, Sarah. Davis; Third Grade ? Marie" Hilton, May Davis, Edwin Kemp; Fourth Grade ? Martha Holden, Hugh Perry, Bruce Shearlir, Glenn Beasley, Hazel I'oonj; Fifth Grade ? Eula Gray Spiv ey, Joe Macon Beasley, Percy Ingram, Mitdred Burnette, Jane Fuller, Billie Clifton; Sixth Grade? William Ay cock, Fisher Beasley, Bill Ragland, Beverla Shearln; Seventh rade? Ma rio Ingram, Athlea Boone, William Lee Beasley ; Eighth Grade ? S. C. Fos ter, Jr., Lillie Aycock, Mamie Davis Beam, Mary Fuller B eafltoy, .Man Anna Clifton, Dorothy Filter, ftosa ".yn Harris, Edna Perry, flfeo Wheel er; Ninth Grade ? Frances ?rittln, Ed ward Collier, Wilson Sfcfrey : Tenth Grade? Edward. Leigh .Bilk. Virginia Spencer; ElivenAh mMjlL Wglnla Pleasants, Edith Kemp, Mat thew*, Andrew Spencer, ? l&tm Per aon. " , * A very unique situation presented it seM concerning the awarding of the Good Citizenship Medal to the most outstanding, best citizen of the sev enth grade, explained Supt. E. L. Best, who delivered, on this occasion, not one medal, but two; one to a girl, Marie Ingram; the second, to a boy, Thomas Wheless. These two mem bers of the seventh grade were select ed as the grade's bee citizens, and it could not be decided between them therefore a medal was presented to each. This medal is given by the Sons of the American Revolution to the winners in each at the seventh grades in the county, who are voted on by members of the class, being measured by five things, dependabil ity, co-operation, leadership, clean Speech aad personal habits, and pa treltism and knowledge of tke pre amble of the Ualted States Constttu Supt Mills read out the number at , , (Continued on Page Twa) .