THE FRANKLIN COUNTY FAIR SEPTEMBER 2J TO OCTOBER 1 1931
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LOUISBURG
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A. F. JOHNSON, Editor and MunAgcr
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The County, The State, The Union
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\ OLUMN LX11. LOUI8BUIU3, N. CAROLINA, FRIDAY, 8EPT. 25, 1081 (LIGHT PAGG8)
NUMBER 83
1931 OPENING
IS HIGHER
THAN 1930
LOUISBURG MARKET MAKES
SATISFACTORY START
AH Companies Represented ? Bay
ing Brisk and Lively ? 85,000
Pounds Sold at Average $10.20?
Sales Holding Good.
Although the mercury soared around
one hundred Tuesday the tobacco
opening sale on the Louisburg mar
ket got off to a very pleasing start
and finished with much satisfaction
to both growers and warehousemen.
About eighty thousand pounds were
offered and brought an average of
$10.20, representing an Increase of
around two cents a pound above the
opening sale price a year ago.
A large number of growers, visitors
ucd spectators were present when UTe
lirst call was made at the Southslde
."iid followed the sales throughout.
Some grades sold apparently very
low, while others sold well above the
1630 market. Many growers openly
expressed satisfaction at the prices
leceived, stating that they were higher
than -they had expected. - -
All the companies were represented
on the market and apparently were
anxious for the tobacco aa the bid
ding was lively at all times.
The Planters warehouse had the.
f.tcond sale and the Union the third.
milte a big 1ST" of the tobacco sold
on the opening, sale ranged in the
ito 'to >?o cm?.. -
Each day since the opening very
satisfactory sales have been made at
all houses and while the quantity to
not so great, on account of the grow
ers being busy with saving the other
crops and waiting for better prlcea,
(.re not ' stripping their tobacco- very
fust. '
Louisburg tobacconist aTe enthusi
astic in their claim that the Loutsburg
market shall be the most popular mar
ket in the State this year.
Mailing Dividend
Checks
Mr. K. L. Burton, Liquidating Agent
lor the Farmers and Merchants Bank
informed the TIMES yesterday that he
will mall the first lot of dividend
checks to depositors and creditors to
day. This divident is 10 per cent,
tmd comes in a time that will be of
much benefit to the recipients and
'.'-??presents dellgent effort In these
t:mes of depression.
Have You Guessed?
If you haven't deposited your guess
at the number of vehicles that cross
the Tar River Bridge in the contest
that will be held on next Sunday and
wish to do so you should attend to It
at once as the guessing closes on Sat
urday night at 10 o'clock.
The boxes to receive the ballots are
now in place at the Loulsburg Repair
Phow, and all are invited to partici
pate.
Tax Payer#
Meetings
Tax payers and citixens of the fol
lowing townships will hold meetings
cfc stated the coming week. Every
man and woman interested in the
welfare .of their township and Coun
ty should attend. The Tan problems
of Franklin County will be discussed
with the Idea of reducing the taxes,
if possible. Meetings will be held as
follows:
Hayesvllle township, ' Saturday
<<? night, September 26th, at S o'clock at
Lpsom School auditorium, N. H. Ays
cue, Director.
Gold Mine township, at Centerrille
school building on Monday night,
September 28th. at 8 o'clock, D. N.
Nelms, Director.
Let all attend and make a full dis
cussion.
Wednesday Hottest
Day of Year
_____ i
According to the records kept by
Mr. R. A. Bobbltt, United States Weath
er man for Louisburg, Wednesday was
the hottest day, not only of the year j
1931, but for several years hack, when '
the thermometer registered 101 1-2 I
degrees. Along with this Informs- 1
t!on Weatherman Bobbltt says Louis- <
burg has had only 61 one hundredth* '
of an inch of rain since the 22nd ;of 1
August With temperatures ranging
between M and 100 for most part of
the time since the last rain. It gives
a good indication of the dryness of
this section. Bven lawns were dry- 1
lng up, becoming parched to crtsp- ?
tiess. ? I
A Healthy Appetite.
? p ii< ? rr i ?*
Governor Rooteteh vu forced t*
eat a New York peach at the State
Fair It*a a tough Ufe being a can
didate.
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FIRST FOOT
BALL GAME
LOUISBURG COLLEGE TEAM
MEETS CARY FRIDAY AFT
ERNOON IN ITS FIRST GAME
On this (Friday) afternoon the
foot ball team of Louisburg Col
lege will play Its first game with
Cary High School at the local fair
grounds. This is the first of such
event that has ever taken place in
the history of this -college and at
fords much Interest. The foot ball
squad is very enthusiastic and is
already at work. Many think they
have a mighty good chance of win
ning the first game ever rfayed
by a Louisburg College foot ball
team. The whole student body of
the College Is especially enthusi
astic and is at work getting up
and learning songs and yells for
the occasion. It will be an enter
tainment worth 'seeing. Several of
the members of the squad are ex
perienced foot ball players from
high schools and other colleges.
People who are familiar with the
, game say tills squad gives fine
promise of a really great team at
Louisburg College.
Special School T axes
At a special meeting of the Board
ot County Commissioners held the
past week, at which the allottment
from the State Tax Equllizatlon fund
was received the following rates were
levied for the several special school
districts, along with which is given
the 1930 rate for comparison:
1981 1980
Bunn 14 21
Youngsville 16 1?
Franklinton 38 38
Epsom 25 25
Gold Sand 12 22
Cedar Rock-C. C. 12 19
Ingleslde 20 20
Maplevllle 14 23
Louisburg 51 51
Prom the above It will be noticed
that substaqMpl reductions have been
made In all but four districts two of
which are special charter districts.
Vhe other two are Epsom and Ingle
slde. In the latter case such reduc
tion as they would otherwise have re
ceived was consumed In the addi
tion of the Vocational department and
other necessary needs asked for by
the district.
To find the tax rate of your parti
cular district add to your school dis
trict rate the County rate of $1.12 and
your road rate to be found In the
September 4th Issue of the FRANK- ,
LIN T^MES and you will have It' com
l lete. For Instance the Louisburg
rate will be as follows: County $1.12, ,
road .25, school .51, total $1.88.
W. M. U. Confer
ence in Louisburg
Mrs. Edna R. Harris, SUte W. M. U.
Secretary, and Miss Alva Lawrence,
State Young People's Leader will be
in Louisburg Baptist Church, Monday
October 12th tor a W. M. U. Confer
ence. The conference will begin at
10:00 and last all day. Each one is
asked to bring lunch which will be
spread picnic style. This Is the op
portunity you have been looking for.
you can learn all about W. M. U.
work. What to do, how to do It and
get inspiration enough to go back
home and carry on every w. M. U. Or
ganisation in your own church. W.
W. 8. offloers and leader of other or
ganiiatloas are urged to come. It
pop hiren't societies come and find
lilt 'how to organise them.
TAX BITER ASSOCIATION MEETS
The Tar River Association of the
Baptist Church will hold its meeting
until. Um Louisburg Baptist ohurch on
October 7 and S.
Michigan Peach Queen Visits Hoover
^^VirgmirAner^hoI?iqijeen at the pcachfcstivannRom^ M ich.. prc
?ented two choice baskets of the fruit to the President
Rev. G. W.
May Speakq
Gold Sand Parent-Teacher A???eiatlon
Begins New Tear of Work
The Gold Sand Parent-Teacher As
sociation met In the high school audi
loriura, Thursday evening of the past
week to begin the work of a new
school year. As this was the flr^t
Meeting of the season, the time w&?
devoted to miscellaneous matters.
Rer. O. W. May conducted the de
votional exercises, and also gave very
appropriate words of encouragement
to the parents and to the teacher?.
The two new teachers of the school
were introduced lo the Association^
Department and Miss Wilker of the
Music Department.
After enjoyint: a piano solo by Miss
bilker, the meal eib of the Associa
tion were entertained by takiug part
in a number of games led by Mrs. R.
\Y Gupton. The conclusion of the
meeting consisted of refreshments
served in the Home Economics rooms
by Mrs. W. S. Person.
The Parent-Teacher Associa'nn is
.1 very important school organizatic-n,
lending its efforts to the improvement
of the school, and to the Increase of
advantages for community improve*
ment. ~ '
Parents and teachers are invite-', and
vrged to attenl every meeting .during
the >ear. You can help the associa
tion and It can help you. The next
meeting will be heU Thursday, Octo
ber 15th, at 7:51 P. M.
Organize to Lower
Tax Rate
All Ten Townships of Franklin
County to Form Units of
Association
Louisburg, Sept. 21. ? Each of the
ten townships in Franklin county is
being organized as units of the Frank
lin County Tex Relief Association, ac
cording to W. W. Neal, chairman, for
the purpose of reducing the present
tax, as levied by the board of county
commissioners, which he says, Is con
sidered to be "unfair, anlawful and
beyond the people's ability to pay."
A Joint meeting of the executive
committee with the trustees, already
elected by their townships and with
representatives that have been ap
pointed from each township will be
held at the courthouse Wednesday
svenlng, September 23, at 7:30 p. m.
The townships will be represented
as follows: Dunn, J. M. Stalllngs;
Harris, J. L. Byron; Youngsvllle, C.
P. Winston; Frankllnton, J. 0. Pup- 1
sell; Hayesville, N. H. Ayscue; Gold
Mine, D. N. Nelms: Cedar Rock, Jos. 1
r. Inscoe, (Vice-Chairman) ; Sandy
^ reek, G rover Parish; Cypress Creek,
3. S. Rice; Louisburg, H. C. Taylor.
Each cltlsen Is called upon to see
bis representative at one* and help
lorm plans for a township meeting
iiatnrday, September Mth at- which I
neetlng the townships will be organ- ?
ted and their trustee, with two or i
tiore asslctant trustees, will be elect
?d .
The plans of the association, to re
iuce taxes, will be fully explalikM1
ind discussed at both of the meetings
n order that plans may . be perfected <
or a definite line of Atton to be taken t
it the next connty-wlde meeting to be <
icld at the courthouse the next first |<
londay, Oootber 5th. 1 1
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Dr. G. W. Macon
Funeral
Widely Known Educator Ue> at
? Home of Du|Bltr, Hrt.
. Fred Bryant
Funeral services for Dr. G. W. Ma
con, age 70, former head of the De
partment of Biology at Besaie . Till
College, Forsyth, Ga., and widely
1 1 1, own educator, who died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Fred Bryant at
2086 Leigh ton Avenue Thursday a t
terncon will be held at 1 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon at Usrey's Chapel.
The body will be taken to Birmingham
immediately after the services and
burial will take place in East Lake
"Cemetery.
Rev. James T. McGlothlln, pastor of
1'arker Memorial Baptist Church, and
Kev. W. D. Ogletree, pastor of Oxford
I'aptlst Church, will conduct the ser
vices.
Pallbearers will be Charles R. Bell,
George Mansfield, Dr. George Leyden,
S. B. Gibscn, N. C. Wilbanks and J.
Govan Woodruff.
Dr. Macon had been in ill health
since last March and had been at
1 is daughter's home a great deal since
that time. He was widely known
throughout the South having served
at several different schools during his
.*2 years of teaching. He received
part of his education at the old Ox
ford College, coming to school here
from his home in Talladega.
Dr. #acon was the head of the Bi
ology Department of Bessie Tift Col
lege where he had been located for
several years. During his career he
served as dean of Howard College, his
Rlma mater, for 10 years; dean of
Mercer University at Macon, Ga., for
13 years and In the Department of
Biology at the University cf Arkan
sas.
Surviving are the widow, two sons,
Mercer J., and Maxwell Macon, of
buffalo, N. Y., and four daughters,
Mrs. Fred Bryant, of this city; Mrs.
l'rank S. Wells, of Bristol, Va., Mrs.
E. L. Jannis, of Buffalo, N. Y., and
Miss Margaret Macon, of Jacksonville,
Fla. Oxford, Ala.
A TRIBUTE
I take this occasion to speak a
word In behalf of one of Franklin
County's honored sons. Col. Macon 1
ranked high among the faculty of i
Howard College as teacher of Chem- I
istry and German. He was also Com* i
i.iandant of the Cadet Corps and held 1
the rank of Colonel. He was active i
!n the local Baptist church and was :
often on the program of the district I
and State meetings and was heard I
with pleasure wherever he spoke. He
was a favorite among the student ;
body. Even though he was the rank- <
officer he was a friend to the Cadets. 3
Everybody in the college town hon
ored Col. Maeon. I do not remember i
having beard an ugly remark con- 1
rerning Col. Macon during the four <
rears I was in school there.
M STAMPS. 1
Dr. Macon's father was a brother
to Mr. 8. Y. Macon and the late W.
J. Macon, and visited Franklin County
several years ago. u
WOMANLK88 WEDDING
There will be a Womanless Wed- ?
ling given at Centerville School, by t
he Parent-Teachers Association, Fri- i
Iky evening of this week at 8:00 i
''clock. (
Everybody it cordially invited. The
tenevolence will be used for the bene- f
It of the school.
| Capons the Powerful
Al Capon e is rlrdy photographed
at hi* ea?e The above wa* snapped
at a Chicago charity ball (am*.
NOTICE!
REQUEST TRAFFIC TO 8TAV OFF
CHURCH STREET WEDNES
DAY MORNING FOR
SCHOOL PARADE
The tracks and children of the
Franklin County High Schools
will gather on Church Street
Wednesday morning, September
80th to parade to the Fair Ground.
The trucks will enter the North
end of the street and park in al
phebetical order. It is requested
that the citizens of the town and
other* will arrange to keep traf
fic off the street between the
hours of nine and ten a. m. The
trucks and children are request
ed to be present by 9: SO o'clock,
fat order that the parade may
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Recorder's Court
The following cases were disposed
of in Franklin Recorder's Court on
Monday:
~ G: D. Wester plead nolo contendere
to a bad check charge and prayer for
judgment was continued.
W. A. Barham was found guilty of
assault with deadly weapons and re
ceived 80 days on roads.
Sidney Collins plead guilty to Iar
upon payment of costs execution to
i*sue only on order of court.
Colton Wright plead guilty to un
lawful possession, and was fined $10
and costs.
Blanch Ward was found not guilty
of violating prohibition law.
Willie Ward was found not guilty
if violating prohibition law.
Willie Strickland drew a fine of
'50 and costs and order not to oper
ate a car for 90 days after being
found guilty of operating an au
tomobile intoxicated.
Hugh Wilson, charged with operat
ing an automobile intoxicated and as
sault with deadly weapon, plead guil
ty and was fined $50 and costs and
ordered not to drive a car for 90 days.
James Anderson plead guilty to pos
session and transportation of whis
key and was fined $10 and costs.
Matilda Hayes, violating prohibi
tion law, continued.
Epsom Fair
The Epsom Fair will be held Oc
tober 1st and 2nd at Epsom High
School. Throughout the two days
there will be a number of Interesting
events held, to which the public is
cordially invited.
Thursday morning at 10:00 o'clock
there will be the annual parade ot the
school children, and prizes will be
offered to varloua grades for beet at
tendance, best appearance in parade,
Ptc.
Following the parade at 11:00
o clock there will be a Baby Show,
'ibe Baby Show la llmiteflo the ba
bies of the Fair district. The Health
Show Is limited to children from the
fcges ot ( month* to 2 years. The ba
bies in this show, which will Include
ihiidren up to fire years of age. If
yon wish to enter your baby he sure
to notify Mrs. S. F. Journlgan, Route
i, Loulsburg, N. C.
Thursday afternoon there will be
playground baseball games held in
connection with the Franklin County
League Tournament.
Thursday Evening at <:30 the Kl
tfanis Clubs of Henderson and Louis
surg will be entertained by P. T. A.
>f Epsom High. School.
Thursday evening at 8:00 o'clock
.be play, "Who Wouldn't Be Craiy!"
Kill be presented at the High School
inder the auspices of the Fair Asso
Hatlon. The play Is a comedy in
tree acts: it is funny, and filled with
tdventures and surprises! If you de
rtre to have an evening of real enter
alnment dont miss seeing, "Who
Vouldn't Be Craxyt"
Friday there will be a. number ot
scntests held, which will includq the
allowing: the Cracker Contest, the
Ihoe race. Woman's Race. Stout W6
nan's Race, Sack Contest, and Blcy
ile Race.
All events except the play will be
re*
Plenty of Barbecue for every body)
Fill! NEXT WEEK
The Franklin County Fair will open
its, ga'es next Tuesday at five o'clock
itr the seventeenth annual Fair. The
prospects for this Fair seem to' be un
i tually good as Franklin County has
the best farm crops that have been
grown in the County (or a number
of years, and there are quite a num
ber of attractive premiums for those
who bring exhibits this year.
The repairs to the building are
about completed and everything will
be put in perfect shape to receive the
exhibits. We know of no other Fair
in the State except the Franklin Coun
tyty Fair that has changed to night
Fair* only, with the exception of
Wednesday and Saturday which will
be school days, and the Franklin
County Fair was the first to announce
tiat they would take twelve pounds
of cotton In exchange for a ticket ex
cept on Wednesdays, at which time
twenty four pounds will be required,
as the admission on that day is fifty
rents. Thli is indeed a novel idea
and it is expected that a large amount
of cotton will be received this way,
as a number of people may not want
ia sell a bale of cotton at the present
low price, still they would not mind
selling a few pounds at this time.
The carnival company coming to
JLnulsburg this year has played some
of the principal Fairs and Expositions
In Canada and New York and is now
playing one of the largest Fairs In
Pennsylvania. Mr. Krause, the own
er of the carniyal, has been on oar
Midway before and made quite an
impression of the people in this coun
ty by his square dealings and his
clean shows. He prides himself on_
having kept his show above reproach
r.nd a show that any lady or child can
?!sit.
TtfTOt tMs year ts eratng with
a big fancy dress and pajama dance
which wilt begin at ten o'clock Fri
day evening. Jerry Bryant's Orches
tia will furnish the music for this
dance, as^ it is assured that the out
of-town guests and all will enjoy a
wonderful time, as this is one of the
best known orchestras in the south
t.nd has the reputation of playing the
best dance nrasic in the state. The
management of the Fair advises us
that the dance on Friday night Is to
be an annual event, and beginning
with the fancy dress and pajama
dance It is expected that the attend
ance will be unusually large, as this
Is the first pajama dance held in thit
part of the state. ~ The pajama dance
lias been quite popular In most of the
mountain and beach resorts, and the
thing that has added to i's popularity
is the sensible and comfortable form
of dress as well as the attractiveness
of than dancers in various colored pa
jamas. The dance will be held in
Alias's Hall and while the fee of
$1.00 will be charged to dance, there
Trill be an admission fee of 25 cents
lor spectators.
The people all ever the county are
beginning to talk Fair and a record
crowd is expected. The merchants of
Loulsburg are already making ar
rangements to decorate their windows
and stores and have everything in
fine shape for the thousands of peo
ple who will be here Fair Week.
Fair week is Franklin County's na?
tionai holiday and everybody seems
to take advantage of it.
Dr. Gulley To Speak
The officers of the Epsom Commun
ity Fair announce that Dr. N. Y. Gul
ley, head of the department of law of
Wake Forest College, will deliver 'an
address on a live and important sub
ject at Epsom in the School auditor
ium on Thursday morning at 10
o'clock. This will be the formal open
ing of the Fair and a large crowd la
expected to hear Dr. Gulley. All are
invited.
Prison" Camp
Contracts have been let for the im
mediate construction of a Convict
Camp about two miles north of LojUs
burg on the old Matthew Eaton term.
This camp will house the convicts
placed in this County for road work.
Supt. O. C. Hill, of the Louisburg Elec
tric Light department is already at
work on constructing an electric line
to the camp, which will be supplied
from the town plant Work la ex
pected to begin right away and rush
ed to completion in order that con
victs may be stationed here for road
work which fii badly needed.
At The Louisburg
Theatre Next Week
The following is the program at
the Louisburg Theatre, beginning
Monday, Sept. 28:
Monday and Tuesday. Sept. 28-2*
? Claudett Colbert in "Secrets of a
Secretary.
Wednesday, Sept. 80 th ? Clive
Brooks 1* "Silence."
Thursday and Friday. Oct. 1-2?
Will Risers In "A Connecticut Ta?
kee."
Saturday, Oct J ? Rickard Arte
la "Caught."