AN ADVERTBSINQ
MEDIUM THAT
BRINGS RESULTS
A. F. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager
SUBSCRIPTION 91.no Per Y ear
The County, The State, The Union
LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA, ' FRIDAY, NOVEMBER fl, 1081
EVERYBODY
BOOST
LOUISBURG
VOLUMN IiXII.
TEN PAOES
NUMBER 38
FULLER TAKES
AUDITORS OATH
MAKE SEVERAL TAX VALUE
ADJUSTMENTS
Reports From Several Offices ? R. L.
Steele A Co. To Audit Account
ants Books From July 1st to Oc
tober 1st ? Tax Relief Association
- Before Board.
The Board of County Commission
ers met on Monday with all members
present. Business was transacted as
lollows after reading and approving
minutes ol previous meeting with
corrections:
E. A. Kemp was before the Board
relative to the segregation of Wil
liamson property bought by him.
Upon motion the accountant was In
structed to make such segregation as
was necessary to adjust the matter.
O. M. Beam appeared before the
Board in the interest of the Raleigh
Salvage Co., relative to the iteneraDt
dealers tax. Upon motion the Board
agreed to accept bond, to Insure the
payment of this tax if they were not
In Louiaburg at tax listing time, April
1st, 1932.
The question of assistance to Mrs.
? . ? . Pope and children was refer
red to the Superintendent of Welfare
to take up with Wake Couhty, as Mrs.
Pope was from that County.
Dr. R. F. Yarborough, County
Health officer, was befpre the Board
and stated that the criticisms of his'
conduct in discharging the duties of
bi3 office were unjust and that he
wa3 rendering more service than is
proscribed by l^w. It was ordered
that each patient going to the, health
officer lor help must have a written
statement from the Welfare officer
~ re ?ominending help.
George Jonnson was before the
Beard requesting that the County ar
range some treatment for sores on his
l.ody witch seem to -be incurable.
The Welfare offieer was Instructed
to handle the matter to the best ad
vantage.
W. D. Upchurch was before the
Board asking relief for Mrs. C. R.
Parrish and children. Due to the
tact that several children were able
lodled the county would not grant
any help, but agreed to send the lady
to the County home If her children
would not support her.
Relerring to the valuation of land
in Gold Mine township owned by the
Virginia Trust Co., the Board Agreed
to lower the valuation ot this land
ten per cent due to an error being
made in listing.
The bond of W. N. Fuller as County
Accountant and auditor, was approved
by the Board and Mr. Fuller was
sworn In office.
Upoi: motion the Board agreed to
Lave the tax on one dog refunded to
J. M. Paschal, upon his presenting to
them a written statement from the
tax list taker showing he had only
cne dog at tax listing time.
Upon request Henry Patterson was
allowed to pay a $27 fine Imposed by
the Recorder's Court in Installments
of $2.00 per month. A- G. Faulkner
was required to give a satisfactory
bond tc insure the pa>iuent of thu
Mbova fine.
The Welfare officer was required to
make monthly payments of $26 upon
a note held by the Farmers & Merch.
ants Banlgj.
Upon motion R. L. Steele & Co., was
employed to audit the County Ac
countants office from July 1st, 1931
to Oct. 1st, statements to be as of
October Slst. ?
The report of the Auditor was re
ceived and filed. He reports receipts
for October as follows: . Register of
Deeds $103.60; Sheriff (pld taxes)
$10,200.66; Tax Collector (n?w taxes)
$5,617.96, exclusive of advance collec
tion, Clerk of Court's office $400.74.
A letter from the representatives
of the State Local Government and
Tax Commissions of Raleigh, relative
tc an investlgatlOB of the tax levy
was read.
The report of John Hedgepeth, Su
perintendent of the County Home was
read and filed. He reports 13 white
and IT colored Inmates.
The report of Dr. R. F. Yarborough,
County Health Officer, was read and
received.
The report of E. C. Perry, Superin
tendent of Public Welfare, was read
and approved.
The Board with the assistance of
the Sheriff drew a Jury for November
term of Court.
W. W. Neal, Dr. A. H. Fleming and 1
ethers were before the Board repre- 1
tenting "the Franklin County Tax Re
lief Association.
W. W. Neal acting as spokesman
for the Committee, suggested that the '
County Budget and tax rate be re- j
railed and that no figures given out
by O. L. Cooke be accepted as au
thentlc.
To this the chairman stated that he
preferred having a responsible per-j
ten represent the Tax Relief Asso-j
( iatlon and that he did not wish to
discuss matters with an irresponsible .
person.
Mr. Hes! stated that since he is ?
citizen and tax payer of Franklin. |
County he has a right to be heard .
(Continued on Page Ten)
K1WAN1S CLUB
TO SPONSOR
"COLLEGE
FLAPPER"
Proceeds To Go For Benefit of
Under Privileged Child -Pond.
The Mills High School auditorium
will be the scene next Thursday and
.Friday nights ot much hilarity and
activity because a cast of 150 promi
nent Loulsburg people will present
then "The College Flapper". It is
a collegiate comedy in 3 acts with
specialties.
jerry, ? college boy (Albert Whe
less) dresses as an old lady to es
cape being kicked off his football
team and while dressed that way he
is mistaken tor Agnes Weatherford,
the new house mother at one of the
sorority houses. Prof. Oaddls (Tracy
Stockard) and the Big Butter and
Egg Man (Dr. A. H. Fleming) fall
in love with Jerry, thinking that he
if the old lady and they propose to
liiip. Those proposals are really
bomething to listen to.
George, Jerry'B best friend. Is
played by Pete Shearin; Monk the
football trainer is portrayed by Hill
Yarborougb. Dr. Seamore, president
of the college la taken by E. F. Grir
9u and the football coach is to be
played by Kenneth White. Crudup
Perry and James Cooper are two
iveshmen. Alary, the sorority presi
dent is being played by Billie Phil
lips; Jean, Jerry's sweetheart is Mar
pa ret Turner and Ann Taylor is Nel
lie, a little freshman girl. Eugenia
-Perry-ie playing the part of Dean
Howard who has been chasing Prof.
Gaddis for lo ! these 30 years. Pete
Hill is playing Mrs. Seamore, wife ot
:he president cf the college.
The outstanding specialty is to be
the fafflinim Flapper rhnrim in which,
27 of the staid business of Loulsburg
to play the parts of famous peo
ple from the movie world and the
comic strip. Cleopatra will be there,
the Girl with the Million Dollar Legs
and Gigg's Maggie will both dance
i cross the stage. Dr. H. H. Johnson
is to be King ot the Flappers.
A men's glee club ? made up of 2S
of the most outstanding male voices
j from the town and college will sing
I fcood peppy numbers with which ev
i eryone is familiar. Gerald Bryant Is
j to act as director.
| A girl chorus group of 20 popular
j high school girls take part li i wtt
' Ler of cleverly costumed singing and
I dancing numbers.
| Besides these various groups or
adults there Ts a children's pageant,
, to be used as a curtain raiser, In
i which 150 children, ages 6 to 8 will
, tike part Mrs. J. B. King is to be
: pecial reader. Mrs. S. B. Berkley Is
i t?j be pianist.
All in all it is to be a well rounded
i rroducticn ? 2 hours of splendid en
| tertainment.
i
Directors Meet
A meeting of the directors of the
i^oulsburg Kiwanis Club was held on
I Tuesday night, November 3rd, in Dr.
I H. G. Perry's office with the follow
ing present: Dr. S. P. Burt, Dr. H.
G. Perry, W. R. Mills, J. A. Wheless,
R. G. Bailey, E. L. Best. After the
iegular business and routine, a com
' mittee was appointed to make an ln
1 vestigation to ascertain if the dues of j
the club could be reduced and make
a report of its findings. The spon
sors for the programs for November
were appointed as follows: E. U
Best, Noy. ?; E. F. Griffin, Nov. IS; L.
L. Joyner, Nov. 20; H. H. Johnson,
Nov. 27.
Board of Trustees
As a result of the election last week
the new Qraded School Board of
Trustees Is composed of the follow
ing! tf. J. Beasley, chairman, Mrs.
W. E. White, Mrs. W. B. Barrow, H.
f. l. Perry, Mrs. W. J. Cooper, Rer. M.
Stamps, E. H. Malone.
BOY SCOUTS TO RUN TOY
HOSPITAL
Realising the need which
many people will face this fall,
and the fact that many children
will not receive a visit from
Santa Clans, the Louisbnrg Boy
Scoots are going to ran a toy
hospital. The Scoots will col
lect toys during the week of
November 15-91. The toys will
be taken to a' worimhop, where
the Sconts will pat them into
condition. At Christmas time,
they will be distributed to the
children who have none.
We wish to solicit the cooper
ation of all the people of I-ouis
borg h helping pat across this
enterprise. Pleas* have the old
tors ready foe the Scoots when
they oome around to collect
L. L. JOYNER, Mayor.
FAITH
Don't become too excited or troubled,
over the apparent chaotic condition as
evidenced by our friends ? the American
people. We recall for the moment, Presi
dent Lincoln's reply to some gentlemen
irom the West, who called on him in pro
test of some shortsightedness of the gov
ernment. Mr. Lincoln heard them patient
ly and then replied, "Gentlemen, suppose
all the property you were worth was in
gold, and you have put it in the hands of
Blondin to carry across Niagara River on
a rope; would you rii&ke the dable, or keep
shouting to him 'Blondin, stand up a lit
tle straighter; go a little faster; lean a lit
tle more to the north; turn a little more to
tl e south?' No, you will hold your breath
as well as "your tongue and keep your
hands off until he was safely over. ' '
The people of our wealthy country are
now carrying an immense weight. They
are all doing the very best they can. Let's
you and I, too, take a part and help relieve
this oppressive load. Have faith ? keep
silent ? and we'll all get across safely.?
Angles of Business, Chicago.
Health Board Meets
The Franklin County Board of
I Health met In regular Besslon Wed
nesday night of last week with the
following members present: . Dr. 3.
P. Burt, Dr. H. H. Johnson, Dr. R. P.
Tarbdrough, Dr. D. T. Smithwick, W.
1'. Moss, L. L. Joyner, and E. L. Best.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
Dr. Yarborough's report for October
was read and ordered filed. He re
ported that a Tubercular Clinic waa
being held in the County and
hundreds <Jf the children were talfios
advantage of It *?
Dr. Smithwick announced 'that a
dental meeting for the Fourth District
in the State would be held in Raleigh
L>ext week and that the dentists in
11:1s group who were members of va
rious Boards of Health in the District
>vould have a special meeting.
After a general discussion of the
Health of the County the Board ad
! journed.
Kills Black Bear
Messrs D. W. Simmons, C. T. Thar
lington and J. N. Tharringtcn return*
(<1 Friday from a bear hunt in Wash
ington County, where early that morn
n.g Mr. Simmons (hot and killed a
-SO pound black bear. They brought
the bear back strapped to the front
bumper, and displayed him in Louis
burg.
Hallowe'en Party
The Vota Vita class of the Louis
burg Baptist Church, gave a Hal
lowe'en party last ThUrSday even
ing, in the basement of the church.
The usual Hallowe'en stunts were j
enjoyed by a large crowd. Sand- i
wiches and lemonade was served at I
the close of the party.
List of Jurors
foe following is tbe list of jurors
drawn for the November 193!. term
of Franklin Superior Court:
FIRST WEEK
Dunns ? J. H. Mullen, L. M. Medlin,
i\ C. Bullock, A. W. Denton, J. B.
A'ford, W. M. SUUings.
Harris ? R. A. Wheless, 8. R. John
son.
Youngsville ? C. H. Roberts, H. L.
Little, J. & Oreen, C. W. Roberts, J.
A. Sandling, W. O. Davis. ..
Frankllnton ? J. W. Blackley.
Hayesvllle ? P. A. Duke.
Sandy Creek ? J. H. Harper.
Gold Mine ? Lewis Neal, R. R. Rad
ford, Johnnie Pearce.
Cedar Rock ? J. L Dorsey.
Louisburg ? T. K. Allen, Clyde Bur
pess, W. T. Breedlove.
SECOND WEEK
Dunns ? W. E. Holland.
Harris ? 8. J. Perry, B. P. Strick
land, H. O. Hill.
Youngsville ? W. R. Holden.
Franklintofr ? L. W. McGhee, H. F.
Harris.
Hayesvill*? D. T. Dickie, J. B.
Hunt, B. L.f Rowland, N. A. Pernell.
Sandy Creek ? B. J. Harris, J. H.
Ball, Ed Faulkner.
Gold Mine? D. B. Wester, R. S. Lan
caster.
Cedar Rock ? J. L. Wester, E. J.
Wbeless.
Cypress Creek? J. A. Ffculk, J. M.
Iamb, E. B. Moore.
Louisburg? J. R. Allen, T. N. Spl
vey, J. A. Reavls.
K
Stokes-Hall
Miss Grace Hall, of Henderson,
daughter ot Mrs. A. M. Hall, of
Louisburg, became the bride of Mr.
afternoon at four o'clock In Hender
son at the home of Dr. W. H. Far
man. The ceremony was beautiful
and Impressive In its simplicity, the
ring ceremony being used and Rev.
D. - P. Harris, pastor of the Louis
burg Baptist Church, ofllclating.
The room was prettily decorated
In white chrysanthemus and ever
greens, Ming lighted by cathedral
candles in candelabras.
Preceding the ceremony Mrs. J.
B. Martin, of Henderson, played Shu
bert's Serenade at the piano. Also
for the processional and recession
she played the Lohengrin's and
Mendelsohn's Wedding Marches.
The bride entered attired in a
lovely gree? dress of flat crepe,
wearing a shoulder corsage of Tal
isman Roses and Lilies of the Val
ley.
The groom was accompanied to
the improvised altar by his best man,
Mr. S. T. Wilder, where he was met
by the bride and the ceremony per
formed.
Mrs. Stokes is an accomplished
and popular daughter of Mrs. A. M.
Hall, ot Louisburg, and has been
holding a position with a Arm in
Henderson.
Mr. Stokes is a popular and pro
gressive business man of Louisburg,
having been a cotton buyer and fer
tilizer dealer here for a number of
years.
Mr. and Mrs. Stokes are making
their home in Louisburg.
Louis burg To
Play Wingate
The Louisburg College football team
after defeating Atlantic University
lust Saturday by 7 to 6 at Virginia
Beach will meet Wingate College to
?ay, November 6, at Wingate. "Jit"
Benton, famous quarterback for Wake
Forest, has been helping Coach
"Jack" Parker to get the team in
chape. "Jit" has been working with
the backfleld, while Coach Parker
worked on the line. At the practice
Wednesday the whole team showed
marked Improvement over the one
lhat met Atlantic University and both
coaches are very much pleased with
the appearance of the team. A squad
ol 25 men left by a special bus Thurs
day morning for Wingate.
At The Louisburg
Theatre Next Week
The following Is the program at
the Louisburg Theatre, beginning
Saturday, Nov. 7th:
Saturday, Nov. 7 ? Hoot Gibson In
"Clearing The Range," also M-G-M
Comedy and Chapter No. 2 "The
Mystery Trooper."
Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 9-10 ?
Paul Lukas as "The Beloved Bache
lor."
Wednesday, Nov. 11 (Bargain
Day) ? Thomas Meighan in "Young
Sinners" with Dorothy Jordan and
Hardie Albright.
Thursday and Friday, Nov. 12-18
? Cllve Brook in "24 Hours" with
Kay Francis.
Saturday, Nov. 14? Tom Tyler as
"The Man Front Death Valley." also
Chapter S "Mystery Trooper" and
M-G-M Comedy. '
ARMISTICE
DAY DANCE
16 Be Staged By The American
liflflon Auxiliary.
I? .
The American Legion Auxiliary
will stage the biggest and best dance
on the night of Nov. 11th, that has
ever been put over In Franklin
Cosnty. Young folks, and folks not
so young will gather at the South
side Warehouse, Loulsburg, N. C.,
and for one night will make merri
ment master of misery. They will
dance depression to death, and rout
Ole Man Worry.
Starting at } P. M. the sq?are
dancers will frolic for two hours to
the tantalizing tunes of the Creek
more Fiddlers, Franklin's Finest.
The sguare dance will close at 11
P. M. with a square dancing contest
and cash prizes will be awarded to
the best square dancing couple par
ticipating In the final set. Sim
Finch Is practicing every day now
and swears that he Is going to win
the prize money, but experts predict
that Professor W. R. Hills will
eliminate Slip. Sid Perry, of Spring
Hope, will call figures.
A brief intermission will be held
after the square dance, during which
the athletic footed cleg dancers from
the vast surrounding section, will
contest for the cash prizes offered
for the best clog dancers.
After the clog dancing contest the
round dance will start ? and, end
when youth has flung it's "fling.
Youthful twinkling toes will trip to
tap dancing and the modern terpsi
chorean twists, while the "ole folks"
will toddle the one step, mingled
with the smooth glide of pre-war
" waltzing Jerry Bryant's Master
Musicians will put the pep In this
party.
The American Legion Auxiliary
will use the profits from this dance
for the benefit of disabled World
- War Vetera?. Bvery wt-serrice
. man will be admitted free, as a ta
ken of appreciation of his services
during the World War.
Everything is Informal and every
body is cordially Invited to attend
and help to make merry. The prices
are the most reasonable that have
ever been charged ? so put on your
I old shoes and dance In Loulsburg
on Armistice Night.
Outstanding
Musical Event
An outstanding musical event of
the season for Loulsburg and for
other towns of this vicinity will be
a special music service including
Oounod's celebrated cantata, "Gal
lia," to be presented at the Louls
burg Methodist Church on the even
ing of November 15th, at 8 o'clock.
The music will be directed by
Mrs. Theo Wooten McCullers, color
atura soprano, who is well-known to
radio audiences and to musicians
throughout this section of the State.
Mrs. McCullers is now associated
with the Southern Conservatory of
Music at Louisburg College and is
director of the choir at the Louis
burg Methodist Church. The can
tata will be sung by the choir of
the Methodist Church assisted by
singers of the other churches in the
town. In addition, Mrs. McCullers
has been fortunate enough to secure
the special, services of some Frank
linton singers and of four well
known Raleigh artists who will aid
her in presenting a most effective
cantata.
This promises to be a programme
of considerable Interest to musicians
: end music lovers and to which the
public is cordially invited to be pres
ent.
ANOTHER COMMENDATION
The editor of the FRANKLIN
TIMES acknowledges with much
gratitude, the following letter
from Mr. Charles M. Johnson
Director of Local Government,
of the State Local Government
Commission, of Raleigh:
October 28, 1081.
Editor,
Louisburg Times,
Louisburg, North Carolina.
Dear Sir:
I received through today's
mail an editorial which appear
ed In your p?p,?r on October 16,
1031, entitled "It's Time to Call
a Halt".
Your editorial was very time
ly and well written. I agree
with yon thoroughly that an or
ganisation of taxpayers who
have an honest desire to give
assistance to pnblic officials is
very valuable, but there is noth
ing to be gained In continually
criticising the officials without
having something definite to of
fer.
Yours very truly,
CHAS. M. JOHNSON,
Director of Local Got.
Mr. Johnson is a disinterest
ed party In Franklin (Monty's
affairs and his opinion should
be of aaach value to oar chinas
TOWN COMMIT
SIGNERS MEET
r ' S
TAKE BOND FROM RALEIOH
SALVAGE CO.
Pass Ordinance To Stop Sunday Op
eration of Stores ? Receive Report
Of School Klcction ? Order gale of
Proneity For Delinquent Paring
Assessments.
The Board of Town Commissioners
met in Regular Monthly session Nov
ember 3, 1931.
Upon roll call all members were
present.
Mr. Levy and Mr. G. M. Beam ap
peared before the Board in reference
to the $100.00 itinerant merchants, tax
that is claimed by the Town of Louis
turg, N. C., as due from the Raleigh
Salvage Co. Mr. Beam made a pro
posal to the Board that they accept a
justified bond in amount of $100.00
from the Raleigh Salvage Co., to be
forfeited in the event that the Raleigh
Salvage Co. should move their stock;
of merchandise before April 1, 1932.
A motion prevailed "That the Town
"f Loulsburg, N. C., accept a Justified
bond in amount of $100.00 from the
Raleigh Salvage Co., said bond to be
approved by the Town Attorney, for
the payment of the Itinerant mer
i hunts tax, said bond to be condition
ed upon the said Raleigh Salvage Co.
establishing Itself as a regular mer
chant "in the Town of LouisbuTg, N.
r "
Mr. C. R. Sykes petitioned the Board
io pass an ordinance to tax non-resl
dent dry cleaning concerns, operating
In the Town of Lonlshnrg. N. C.,
The Town Attorney was instructed
!>/ the Board to InTflffff* 1?
[^rU.a.n; to non-resident dry clean
trs operating in the Town of Louis
burg. ?
The monthly reports of the Town
? < lerk, Chtef of P011CC, ttn'd Town Tax"
-G?Heet?r, were read ~and -approved.
The following report of the elec
tion of four Loulsburg Graded School
District Trustees was read and ac
cepted by the Board.
Mrs. W. E. White, F. J. Beasley,
and Mrs. W. B. Barrow were there
fore elected for terms of six years
and Dr. H. O. Perry was elected for
a term of four years.
Mr. F. H. Allen presented a pro
posal from Mrs. W. r. Beasley, that
bhe be allowed to pay 50 per cent of
che pavement assessments due by her.
A motion prevailed "That the Board
t.ccept Mrs. W. P. Beasley's proposal
to pay 50 per cent of the pavement
assessments due by her, and that her
property not be advertised for delin
quent pavement assessments," was
lost.
The Tax Collector was instructed
to collect interest on pavement as
sessments in accordance with law,
; nd to make no deductions in Interest
or penalties in any instance.
The Tax Collector was ordered to
idvertise all delinquent Pavement
assessments for four weeks begin
ning November 13th, 1931 in the
FRANKLIN TIMES and to sell same
on December 7th, 1931.
The account rendered by A. M. Pul
icn & Co. (or the audit of the Town
Books for the past fiscal year, was
upproved for payment in the amount
cf $355.00.
The Clerk advised the Board that
C. C. Harris requests payment of
('amages to his place, caused by water
flowing on his lot, to an amount equal
to his 1931 taxes. The Board refused
to grant the request of Mr. Harris.
The Board passed an ordinance re
Quiring all grocery, feed stuffs and
clothing to remain closed for business
on Sundays and that any person wish
ing to operate a cafe, lunch room or
lestaurant on Sunday must have same
located In a separate building from
their store.
After allowing a number of accounts
the Board adjourned.
College Students
Improving
Mr. John Cooper and Miss Minnie
Russell, both students of Loulsburg
College, who have been In a hospital
at Raleigh where they underwent
operations (or appendicitis, are im
proving nicely. Mr. Cooper, of Gold
Sand, has left the hospital and will
be at the College resuming his stud
ies in a few days. Miss Russell,
who is of Troy, Is still in the hosr
pital but expects to return to the
| College within several days.
Truck Drivers Meet
The Truck-Drivers Association of
the schools of Franklin County held
a meeting in the Board of Education
offices on Friday, October 30th. In
the absence of President Junie Tur
nage, Miss Thelma Oupton, secretary
of the association, presided. A very
interesting program was carried out,
after which the association adjourned
to meet at Edward Best High School
at the next regular meeting time.
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