VOLUMN IiXtt.
NUMBER 35
A. F. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager
SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 Per Year
LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7,
(EIGHT PAGES)
The County, The State, The
Franklin
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TO ARRANGE
OFFICES FOR
AUXILIARY
TOWN COMMISSIONERS HOLD
FUIiL MBBTING
To Advertise Property For Sale For
Taxes October gad Set Tax Rate
At 9S.10? To Consider Organiza
tion of Colored Fire Company.
The Board of Town Commissioners
met in regular monthly session at H
I'. M? August 4, 1931. The meeting
was called to order by Mayor L. L.
Joyner. --
Upon roll call the following men
hirs were present: A. W. Person, W.
E. White, F. H. Allen, R. W. Smith
wick, M. C. Murphy.
The monthly reports of the Town
Clerk, Tax Collector, and Chief of
Police were read and approved.
The Budget for the fiscal year 1931
1932 was presented to the Board by
Mayor I* L. Joyner and W. E. White,
Chairman of he Finance Committee.
It provides for an expenditure of
137,000.00 for running the town and
532.870.00 for bonds and interest,
making a total of $69,870.00 The
estimated revenue which includes the
rtcelpts from the water and llghi
p. ant and taxes Is $60,872.40, leaving
a deficit of $8997.60. To offset this
deficit the town has due it $46,804.03
delinquent taxes and $19,102.86 delin
quent street pavement assessments
and Interest, making a total of $68,
*06.89. This will show a surplus rer
enue of $56,909.29, If properly <H5T-~
ixmt ' .
Aliir thorough discussion of the
I'bove Budget the Board agreed that
a tax rate of $2.10 could be adopted
for the year 1931, and that the deficit
must be collected from delinquent
taxes and Paving AaessmenU.
A motion prevailed "That a tax
x rate of $2.10 per $100.00 be establish
ed on 1931 Taxes."
After careful consideration of the
I resent financial depression prevalent
in this section, and the Inability of
the public as a whole to pay their
1930 taxes at present, the following
motion was made:
A motion prevailed "That the ad
vertisement of 1930 taxes on Real
Property be conducted for thirty days
beginning October 2nd, 1931, and
that the property so advertised be
sold November 2nd, 1931."
Mr. Q. S. Leonard was before the
Board with a complaint regarding his
water bills. The Board Instructed Mr.
0. C. Hill to investigate this matter
end to make every effort to detect
any leaks in the water system at the
residence of Mr. Leonard.
Mr. J. S. Howell suggested to the
Board that a Colored Fire Company
be organized, with headquarters in
South Loulabnrg. Mr. Howell stated
that this would not only be a great
assistance to the Loulsburg Fire De
partment, but that It would possibly
lower the fire Insurance rates In
Louisburg in an amount greater than
the cost of upkeep of a Colored Heel
Team. - *. ?
The Board instructed Mr. Howell
to investigate the above proposal
thoroughly and present an estimate
of the expenses of a Colored Fire
Company to the Beard at a future
meeting.
Mr. Howell requested the Board to
make the usual contribution to the
i-'ire Department for expenses of it's
members attending the Fireman's
Tournament in the near future.
A motion prevailed "That the Board
of Commissioners authorise a contri
bution of $260.00 to the Louisburg
Fire Department for it's oncoming
Tournament expenses."
Mr. Howell advised the Board that
? he was willing to pay a balance due
. of $206.83 on his check for Pavement
Assessments, but that he was unwil
ling to pay Interest on the check
since the date of Issue.
_ ? A motion prevailed "That the Board
.accept the balance of $291.83 due on
the check of 1. .8. Howell, and that
Mr. Howell U 'not tq be held respon
sible for the Interest on' the check
since date of Issue."
The Board granted Mr. Leslie L.
Allen an extension of time until Oct.
1, 1931, in which to pay the personal
property taxes charged to Leslie L.
Allen and the Allen Machine Company
upon the condition that in the event
he moves the machinery from the
Allen Machine Co. Shop, he will pay
the taxes on the date of It's removal.
. A motion prevailed as follows:
"That the rate an the Quality Ice
Company Motor of 25 H. P. or above,
1 o raised to 8c. per K. W., effective
from August 28, 1981." This motion
was carried.
The Board instructed Mr. W. B.
White and the Town Clerk to confer
with Mrs. Hugh W. Perry, in refer
ence to securing suitable offices for
ine American Legion Auxiliary N. C.
Department, at the Towns expense.
This action resulted from the tact
that Raleigh, N. C. offered the N. (J.
Department of the American Legion'
Auxiliary free office space, in ordfcr
to have Department Headquarters in
Raleigh.
A number of accounts were paid
and the Board adjourned.
ADDS NEW
COURSE
Loulsburg College Broadening It*
Curriculum ? Will Include Civil
, And Electrical Engineering.
Dr. A. D. Wilcox, President of
Louisburg College, gave out an on
nouncement this week that will, no
doubt, b?r ?T- special Interest to the
many boy*. in franklin County con
templating entering College this year.
It also shows that Dr. Wilcox Is wide
awake and alert to the changing ot
the times In building up a curriculum
that puts Loulsburg College at the
head of the lists of Junior Colleges ?
it shows that he Is active and ener
tetic In preparing courses of study
lor boys and girls that will be of
practical value to them and will
build confidence In this old Institu
tion, by assuring the parents of the
toys and girls of this section that the
new President Is thoroughly alive to
the needs of the day and is building
i.p the College to take care of these
needs. '?
Dr. Wilcox's announcement is as
follows:
"We are putting In a new course
In Loulsburg College. This a pre
liminary course in civil and electric
engineering, including Physiea, - Me
chanical Drawing and all other mat
ure leading to a complete cdurse In
Civi| or Electrical Engineering.
"P. N. Egerton, A. B., M. A. Trin
ity, E. E. Princeton University, Prac
tical Engineer, will have tharge of
this course tor boys. We are putting
up a laboratory tor the work in this
field.
"This Is the best chance that Louis
turg has ever offered Jts young men
? In education. . Any lad? no matter
wfcat his final -objective Is ? may get
two sound years of preliminary train
ing before going away to the college
or university. He can get two years
in Loulsburg for the coat of one In
nny larger school. For the day stu
dent ? he caa get two years in Louls
I arg College [or less than the cost ot
tuition alone in any other college.
"We are sure of a baseball team
and football teem. Enough expert
efhtetes -have already signed up to
guarantee excitement during the fol
lowing year. We have secured a com
petent instructor In athletics."
Four Sentenced
In Robbery Case
Charged at Oxford With Crimes At
Henderson, Norliaa and Other
Places
Henderson, Aug. 1. ? Four men In
volved In recent freight robberies on
the Seaboard and Southern railways,
mostly the Seaboard, In the past six
months, drew varying sentences when
they were brought to trial In Oxford
tbis week for one of the robberies,
?vhich occurred at the small station
of Clay, some IS miles front- Header
sun cm the Henderson-Durham i>ralich
of the Seaboard.
All entered pleas of guilty, after
having signed affidavits in the pos
session of W. E. Wilson, special agent
of the Seaboard, who took the lead in
working up the case against them.
Vernon Whltaker, who is finishing
out a 10-year penitentiary sentence
for a similar robbery in Henderson
several years ago, having been sent
back to State Prison recently after be
ing paroled a year or so ago by Gov
ernor Gardner, went on the witness
stand before Judge Clayton Moore,
who was presiding. He told of the
activities of the gabg, relating how
they rifled freight- cars near Oxford,
in Henderson, at Norlina, Weldon and
other places. Whltaker is said to
bare Implicated E. Cofer, brakeman
021 the Seaboard yard engine in Hen
derson, at having kept the ring in
formed as to the location of freight
cars and their contents.
Whltaker and two of his associ
ates In the robberies, Furney McOhee
and Robert Thanington, all three of
Franklin county, were given from
lour to five years in State Prlaon,
? Whitakers new sentence to ran con
1 currently with the one he Is now
serving.
Arthur Wright pleaded guilty to
receiving stolen goods, and was given
a suspended sentence of 1 months and
required to pay the costs of the case
He is a Wake Forest merchant.
It Is understood that other arrests
in the robbery rtng are contemplated
by the authorities.
To Feed Jail
Mr. J. C. Tucker has been given
the contract to feed the Jail popula
tion at the usual 60 cents per day
per person, as a result of a consul
tation between the Board of County
Commissioners and the Sheriff Mon
day. Mr. TuclW.U .well experienced
In this line and fully equipped and
situated to give the beet of service
at moderate cost.
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BORDER MAR
KETS OPEN
Keccipt* Small On All or The Floors
? Growers Busy Curing Also Hold
Back In Hope of Increase In PHee.
Prices were low on border belt to
bacco markets yesterday, opening diky
of the season, but few tickets were
turned. Farmers were prepared by
bavin* knowledge of what happened
jii the Georgia Market last week. Fhir
inont, largest North Carolina market
in tbe Border belt, reported an aver
age of 18.44. The Fairmont average
on the opening day last ~year wis
$8.71. F'air Bluff had an srerage ot
*3 24. Clarkton's average was $8.53
and Lumberton's $7.85.
The better grades of tobacco were
selling in some instances better than
they did last year. The common
grades are as usual in little demand
8Dd In less demand this year than
ueual.
Total sales on the seven border belt
markets aggregated only about half
a million pounds. Farmers are still
busy curing thei# tobacco and also
apparently holding back to see it
prices will not get better.
Unofficial or estimated sales and
price averages at some of the markets
in comparison with last year's open
ing were:
Fairmont ? 129,426 pounds at an
T^.40 average; last year $428,260
pounds at $8.74 average. ?
Fair Bluff ? 100,000 pounds, at
?8,24 ; last year 125, uOu pounds at $7.
Lumberton ? 128,894 pounds at $7.86
average; last year 336,168 pounds at
$9.30 average.
-Whiteville ? 176,800 pounds at prieee
ranging from $1 to $6.40 a hundred;
-ltst year, 370,000 pomdg at $0.34 ?y
crage.
Chadborn ? 42,614 pounds at $7.10
average; last year, 150,000 pounds at
$8.50 average.
Clarkton ? 28,000 pounds, at $8.53
average; last year, 75,000 pounds at
$10.50 average.
Tabor ? 15,000 pounds at $8.10; last
yeST, 60,000 pounds at $8.00.
A letter from Mr. B. N. Williamson,
who Is buying tobacco on the Lum
berton market received by the TIMES
yesterday in speaking of the open
ing states "The prices are low, the
average here was $7.80 per hundred
and sales very light. We did not
have an Export buyer, bat R. J. R.
1 ought more than I ever knew them
to buy, and L. and M. was the larg
est buyer. But take It as a whole to
bacco sold better than last year and
a better feeling Is In the market."
Recorder'* Court
L V - f.
The docket In Franklin Recorder's
Court wag again light on last Monday
i.nd was disposed ot as follows by
Judge Ualone and Prosecuting Attor
ney E. F. Griffin
Elisha Ray was found guilty of
violating prohibition law, and was
fined $25 and costs. Appeal.
C. K. Jfustlan was fpund not guil
ty of a charge for a bad check.
Charlie Cooke was found guifty ot
larceny and given 90 days on roads.
Morris Hunt was found guilty ot
simple assault and was given 30 days
ip Jail Commissioners to hire out.
The following cases were contin
ued:
Oenie Hagwood, violating prohibi
tion law.
Presley Kearney, operating automo
bile Intoxicated.
J. P. Southall, bad check.
List of Jurors
The following is a list of jurors
drawn for the August term of Frank
lin Superior Court, civil term, to con
vene in Loulsburg on Monday Aug
ust 31st.
FIR8T WEEK
Dunns ? R. M. Prlvette, R H. John
ton, L. D. Perry, B. C. Johnson. f
Harris ? D. M. Pearce, R. C. Perry,
F. A. Baker, W. S. Strickland.
Franklin ton ? R. D. Collins, B. B
PrultL
Hayesvllle ? T. J. Finch, L. M. Oris
bom, W. O. Ayescue.
Sandy Creek ? J. R. Parrish.
Gold Mine ? J. C. Aycock, G. S. Gil
liam, C. W. Gupton.
Cedar Rock? N. C. Rowland, Jr.
Cypress Creek? B. P. Hinton, A. L.
Bunn.
Louisburg? J. B. Gordon, J. W. Sto
vall, J. H. Boone, W. H. Holmes, Jr.
SECOND WEEK
Dunns? H. P. Jeans.
Harris ? A. a Robblns, S. P. For
sjithe.
Y oungsvllle ? C. A. Moore, E. L.
Green, W. T. Young, I. J. Pearce, 8.
't. CawthDrne.
Frankllnton ? W. A. Sbearon. J. 8.
Xjiyton, A. F. Hayes.
Hayesvllle ? R. Q. Wynne.
Bandjr Creek--J. H. Joyner, G. B.
Weat.J. R. Tharrington, J. J. Faulki
ue?, C. a West
Gold Mine ? 1. W. Neal, John Rad
ford. 'T
CyprtMCwrt-1 R*Wllder,
NEW PRESIDENT AMERICAN
LEGION AUXILIARY
'
MRS. HUGH W. PERRY
To whom many honors have come, whirh in addition to being made
President of the North Carolina Unit American Legion Auxiliary, was se
lected Delegate to the National Convention of the Auxiliary and has been
extended an Invitation to become a member of the Natlonaf Auxiliary Or
TPfaixation Eight and Forty. The last is considered about the highest
of any honors that can come to one through Auxiliary circles.
A most unusual incident attending these honors were that all came
aa a birthday and wedding anniversary surprise. It so happened that
the day these honors were destowed upon Mrs. Perry was her birthday
and wedding anniversary.
EVERY STATE, CITY AND TOWN TO
PARTICIPATE IN NINE MONTHS
BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
The Franklin Couny Literary and
Historical Association, Mrs. B. T. Hol
den, President, Dr. D. T. Smithwick,
Secretary, have sponsored the follow
ing programe and will give aid in
uvery way in making a splendid suc
cess:
These points should be emphasised
with respect to the Celebration ot the
Two Hundredth Anniversary ot the
Birth ot George Washington next
year:
1 ? It is .sponsored by the United
States Government: Congress created
the United States George Washington
Picentehnial Commission and the
president of the United States is its
chairman.
2 ? It will not be a world's fair or
explosion, and it will not be held in
any one place.
3 ? It will be a nation-wide, even a
world-wide series of celebrations in
which every state, city and town ? ev
ery organisation and institution, every
home and individual ? In this country,
together with Americans and other*
in many foreign countries, will par
ticipate. Every community is ekpected
to plan and carry out Its own program
of events,- in cooperation with the
United States Commission and the
Stat* Commission.
4 ? It will last from Washington'*
Birthday, February 22, 1932, to
Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 1932,
v'.th special local and national cele
bration everywhere on all holiday*,
anniversaries, or other days which
can be connected with the life ot
George Washington.
6 ? While the ceremonies on Febrv*
try 22 should be especially elaborate
and Impressive, as marking the ac
tual Two Hundredth Anniversary ot
George Washington's Birth, arrange*
ments also should be made for public
gatherings, pageants, plays, proces
sions, musical festivals, tableaux and
(..her events at varioo* times during
the entire period of mors than nine
months. Bvery program should re
to the great life and work of the
t President and Founder ot the
Itepubllc. On Memorial Day, Inde
pendence Day. Labor Day, Thanks
giving Day and other national and lo
A new Insect has bean affecting the
sw*et potato vines of Currituck Coun
ty. Specimens are being studied by
C. H. Brannon, extension entomolo
E'at.
i Li holiday 8 or anniversaries there
should be special programs, but the
celebration should not be confined to
these days.
6 ? It will take time to prepare the
local programs and arrange for the
local celebrations. The United States
Commission urges mayor's and oth?ff
oticials of every city and town in the
country to appoint George Washing
ton Bicentennial Commissions or
Committees, In order to prepare for
the events of the Bicentennial Year.
7 ? All organizations and institutions
of whatever character ? civic, busi
ness, labor, educational, religious,
fraternal, Uterary. social and others ?
are urged to plan for a "George Wash.
:ngton Year" In 1932.
8 ? The United States George Wash
ington Bicentennial Commission,
Washington Building, Washington, D.
C., will send literature and sugges
tions for local programs to any com
mittee, organisation or group that
will write for them.
The following have been appointed
on the County-wide Committee:
Prof. E L. Best, Supt Public In
struction. Franklin County; Hon. J. R.
Collie, Dept Revenue, Raleigh; Prof.
U. B. Measamer, Louisburg College;
Hon. L. L. Joyner, Mayor Louisburg;
K. J. Cheatham, Franklinton; Hon.
W. L Lampkin ; G. T. Meade; Hon.
I. H. Malone; Prof. T. H. Sledge,
Cedar Rock Schools; Prof. S. L. Bow
en. Bunn Schools; Prof. E. T. Parham,
>oungsville Schools; Prof. J. A.
Woodard, Epsatn Schools; Prof. G. B.
Harris, Franklinton Schools; Prof.
W. R. Mills, Louisburg Schools; Prot.
Owen Read, Gold Sand Schools; Hon
MU1 Yarborough.
The following citiiens have been
named to c?mpose a seperate Com
mittee and execute the programed
among the colored people:
Rev. Geo. C. Pollard, Chairman; Dr.
j. B. Davis, Louisburg; Dr. John H.
Savage, Franklinton; James Isaac
Cooke, Louisburg; Jenette Sills,
Louisburg; Rev. Thomas Alston, Gup
toa.
D. T. Smithwick. Secretary, an
nounces that additional names will
be added later.
Currituck potato grower* report an
average yield of 15 barrels to each
barrel of seed planted. A high per
centage has graded U. S. No. 1 in
quality.
J. H. BOONE
ELECTED TAX
COLLECTOR
To Retire Sandy Creek Tomuhlp
Bonds ? Many Report* Made? To
Meet August Ath To Complete
Budget.
The Board of County Commissioners
met In regular session on Monday
with all mombers present. The fol
lowing business was transacted after
approving minutes or previous meet
ing.
T. S. Dean filed report of Welfare
office and recommended that Mrs.
Woodllef's allot tment be discontinued
as her husband Is back at home and
that Mrs. Martha Pearce be stricken
lrom outside pauper list, she being
dead. The report and recommenda
tion were accepted and approved.
Report of W. T. Moss, chairman,
that he has visited the County home
fnd finds everything In good condi
tion, was accepted. He reports 31 In
mates. He also filed report of John
Hedgepeth, Superintendent, County
Home, and Dr. R. F. Yarborough,
Health Officer. .
Upon motion It was ordered that
the Board arrange to take up both tax
cases of Mrs. Annie L. Neal and Mrs.
>v. p. Neal and have them tried the
same day.
No action was taken on the request
^ R. L. Steele that the County appro
priate $1500 for one quarter report of
County Audit of Franklin County.
A motion of Speed that franklin
Cnnnty havg an amUtumda each year
at a cost not to exceed $1000 received
lift .... : ? .
Commissioner Jones suggested that
-ihe Board go to Vaaee and Warren -
Counties and see what system they
use as a guide for the future for them.
The Commissioners appropriated
(GO as a reward for the arrest of an
unknown negro who killed Johnnie
Winston.
Upon motion the County accountant
and attorney be and they are hereby
a' lowed to purchase Sandy Creek
township bonds with Gold Mine town
ship sinking fund's money.
The jurors for the August term of
franklin Superior Court were drawn.
Upon motion Jack Wood was placed
on outside pauper list at $3 per month
for three months, money to be used
for medicine.
Upon motion J. H. Boone was elect
ed tax collector.
After allowing a number of ac
counts the Board adjourned to meet
again on August 6th.
A meeting of the Board was held
on Thursday July 30th for the purpose
3' passing the Budget items.
E. L. Best presented the School bud
get which was accepted.
A large delegation of ladies were
rresent in the Interest of keeping
tte Home Agent, and were given a
hearing.
Only a few Items of the budget wert
approved, before adjournment.
Battery "B" To
Leave For Camp r
Battery B, the Artillery Unit of the
N. C. N. G. at Loulsburg will leave
Sunday for a two weeks encampment
at Fort Bragg, near Fayetteville.
The Battery. Is in first class shape and
w:il no doubt make a splendid show
ing.
MURPHY-FREEXAN
Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Freeman, of Col
eraln, North Carolina, announce the
en^asei.-ient oi their dar;hter, Thel
i.a L'ixaheth, to Rev. 0. Jack Mur
phy, Jt Elizabeth City, Nort.'i Caro
lina. The wedding will take ;>lace
*n September.
The bride is a very attractive and
accomplished young lady, especially
popular among a host of frisnds.
, . The croom is one of Frankltn Coun
ty's most popular and promising
! young men. He is a graduate of Wak
[Forest College and. is teaching at
Merry Hill.
[ The many friends of this popular
young couple await the coming event
with much interest.
At The Louisburg
Theatre Next Week
The following is the program at
the Louisburg Theatre, beginning
Saturday, August 8th:
Saturday, Aug. 8 ? Jack Holt with
Constance Cummlngs in "The L*M
Parade, * also Our Gang Comedy.
Monday and Tuesday. Aug. 10-11
? Robert Montgomery in "The Man
In Possession," with Charlotte
Greenwood. '
Wednesday, August 18 ? Clara
Bo* la "Kick la".
Thursday and Friday, Aug. 18-14
i? ' Walter Huston ia "The Criminal
Code," with Philip Holme*.
Saturday, Aug. 15? Special Woe
tern Feature and Metro-Goldwya
Mayer All Star Comedy. *