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P. H. Wilson
Armistice Address
SERVICE HELD AT MILLS HIGH
! ^ SCHOOL
T. K. Stoi kard Presides, Mr*. Mc Cul
lers anil Others Render Special
Music? Prof. Robt. H. Cm, of
France, Present ? Many Attend
Ceremonies
The American Legion and Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary of Loaisbnrg
staged a very Interesting progrrtn
celebrating Armistice Day, Wednes
day in the auditorium of Mills High
School in Loulsburg at eleven o'clock
a. m. The occasion was attended
by the Leglonalres and Auxiliary
memberB, the student bodies of the
high school and Loulsburg College,
and a number of the people of Louls
burg.
The occasion was presided over
by Mr. Tracy Stockard, who In the
opening of the program stated that
he thought It exceedingly appropri
ate to have such a celebration and
Important in view of the war
clouds that are apparently begin
ning to gather. He said it was a
celebration of a day of great victory
and homecoming and rejoicing, and
Its celebration should be likewise.
Preceeding the Invocation given
by Rev. A. D. Wilcox, pastor of
Loulsburg Methodist church and
President of Loulsburg College, the
audience sang in unison one verse
of "America". Following the invo
cation Mrs. Theo Woo ten McCullers,
of the Voice Department of the
Southern Conservatory of Music at
LouUliurg College, rendered a vocal
solo, "When the Boys Come Home",
being accompanied at the piano by
Mrs. S. B. Berkeley.
----Judge J._B. Malone, of Franklin
Recorders Court, in his Introduction
of the speaker, toW that there were
two days celebrated In connection
with the World War and its heroes.
First, is Memorial Day, on the 30th
of May commemorating those of the
heroes who have gone beyond. Sec
ond is Armistice Day, a day of rejoic
ing and one to reap pleasure from.
Then, he introduced to the audience
a special guest to the ooccaalon,
Professor Robert H. Cru, of France,
who Is teaching at Wake Forest Col
lege. Following this was his intro
duction of Mr. Percy H. Wilson, of
Wake Forest, District Commander
speaker of the occasion, referring
to him as a soldier, a scholar, and
a gentleman.
Commander Wilson's address was
made on the purpose of organisa
tion and the service of the two or
ganizations, the American Legion
and the American Legion Aux
iliary. The American Legion is
an organization of the men who re
turned from 'Over There' where
they nobly served, now organized
for Peace. They have great faith
in the statement that "It is great
to give service in War but still
greater to give service in time of
Peace''. Stress was lain upon the
fact that they were after no honor
or gain but had as their alms assist
ance to their brothers who were
less fortunate, building up of Ameri
canism and American ? citizenship,
and development of Youth for real
American Citizens. Also Mr. Wil
son said that this organisation was
a world-wide one it Ming In all the
countries to whom Armistice Day
meant victory and rejoicing.
In reference to the problem of
Preparedness and Aroanent, Mr.
Wilson stated that Legion believed
in preparedness and defenae and
wowuld until a better means can
be made to prevent war. They
would stand for strong national de
fense and preparedness.
Much of the spirit of those anxkraa
days was revived among the audi
ence when It sang that very familiar
air" Over There". .
The program was closed hy the
audience facing the flat and slngln*
"The Star Spangled Banna*".
Announcing
Attention I? directed tofhe large
doable pate advertisement In thU,
Issue of The FRANKLIN TIMES of
the Raleigh Salvage Co., In which
a large number, of Wonderfully low
prices are being offered. This Com
pany is continually enlivening busi
ness, and making poaalble big wr
ings by their periodical sales an
nouncements. Read their adver
tisement*.
P. T. A. "" .
November program ? I?th.
Thanksgiving program gives by
Mrs. Inscoe's class.
Song? No. 14 ? assembly,
prayer ? Mr. M. Stamp*.
Subject for the afternoon ?
-Teaching Children the Valve of
Money. ?
Review of Economical Dressniak
,nr? Miss Roger'* class. '?
paper on "The Child's Allowan^*
_Mr?. H. H.- Johnson. < c
Open fornm discussion.
Business, of meeting. . 4i
Residence Burns
Early Sunday
The resldeuce of Mis# Lucy Allen,
iocated on North Main Street, was
destroyed by fire about one-thirty
o'clock Sunday morning together with
practically all the contents. The ori
gin cf the (Ire la unknown as there
was no one In the house at the time,
Miss Allen being on a visit at the
time. The fire having gained such
headway before It was discovered It
was impossible to save the building.
At one time the flam-a greatly en
dangered other nearby residences.
The Wlmated loss of the building
is placed at flO, 000.00 with $6,600 in
surance. The building was owned by
j. M. Allen.
The estimated loss to contents Is
placed at $6,600.00 with Insurance of
S3, 600.00.
The fire department did splendid
work In preventing the spread of the
fire to nearby residences.
Cantata At
Methodist Church
The cantata, Oallla, by Gounod,
which the choir of the Methodist
church la presenting on Sunday night
November IS, at 7:30 o'clock is one,
?vhlch is well adapted (or a large
croup of singers. The voices, which
Mrs. McCullers has been able to se
cure, are brilliant and will manage
ihe difficult choruses with consider
able dramatic quality.
Mrs. J. S. Carrell and Mrs. Fred
Wheeler of Raleigh, soloists of wide
experience in concert and church
work, have studied extensively in the
north and are at present connected
with the prominent musical circles of
llalelgh.
The male singers from Raleigh have
welt trained, choir and solo voices and
will ably assist In the rendition of
?his cantata.
Mrs. Walter W. Cooke of Franklin
ton, soprano, and Mrs. O. Y. Yarboro,
L-rganlst are well known tor their tal
ent and musicianship.
The public Is cordially Invited to
attend this service.
To Tell How
To Get 8 Cents
For Cotton
What to Do with Cotton under Pres
ent Price Conditions will be discussed
with Franklin County farmers, Mon
day of next week b? M. G. Mann, Sec
retary-Treasurer of the North Caro
lina Cotton Growers Cooperative As
sociation. Mr. Mann will explain the
plan under which the cooperative as
sociation is handling cotton for Its
members this season and will tell how
I he cotton farmer may have the use
of his money from his cotton and
still hold for better prices.
The meetings Monday will be of
special interest to farmers who have
borrowed from the Government Seod
Loan Office because they will gel
rpeciflc information as to how they
may get credit from the Government
tor eight cents a pound on their cot
ton when pooled with the Cooperative
Association and how the Association
bundles their accounts with the Gov
ernment. A representative of the
Government Seed Loan Office has also
teen Invited to attend the meeting.
All cotton farmers are invited to
Attend the meeting nearest them and
inform themselves concerning the
best way to candle their cotton under
present market conditions.
Colored Fire
1 Company Trains
: The Warrenton Colored Fire De
partment was In Loulsburg Tues
day night giving training to the
newly organised Loulsburg Colored
Fire Department In the reel team..
Splendid work was done and mn?h
Interest shown by the members.
Among those from the Warrenton
testa here were Peter Collins, ;whiO
is secretary of the State Colored
Fire Association, J. B. Plummef,
vice-president of the State Pol. Fire
Asso., R. L. Stalnbaek, foreman of
the Warrenton Team, and Tom
Branch and R. H. Harris.
8ARRPTA CHURCH
There will be special services at
Barepta chnrch at Centre ville Sun
day night, Nov. ISth, at 7:10, at
which time Rev. S. B. Wright will
preach. Special music will also be
a part of the services. The public
is? invited.
TO SPBAK OVER RADIO
Monday Not. It, Tt&frj.to I:t0
Eastern time, Mdgat . Rutherford
will spea*4fe''?fcv Tnrtfe" to bo
broadcast then in
Bnantfii^Mtfttman CMK, Havana,
rfjfck. Al) raWo <?Mrr> should tune
? "tilt?
FOR FIR?T CLASS JOB PRINTING
PHONE NO. !?>
Louisburg College
Defeats Oxford
Louisburg College Football team
defeated a strong and plucky Oxford
High team by a score of C to 0 Wed
nesday afternoon at the field at
Louisburg. Fussell, Loulsburg's
right end recovered a blocked pant
on the ten yard line and went across
the goal line for the touchdown.
The pass for extra point was com
pleted but was not counted because
completed beyond the end zone.
Mo?t of the ground gained was by
Burgess and Rogers. The line did
good work In spite of the splendid
defensive work of the Oxford team.
Line-up: Thomas and Richards
ends; Wilson and Edwards tackles;
Waddell and Zlegler guards; Black
center; Burgess and Qrlffin backs;
Rogers F. B. and Clark Q. B.
First downs: Louisburg College
13; Oxford 3.
Yard gains in scrimmage: Louis
burg 207; Oxford 39.
Passes: Louisburg College tried
14 and completed 4 for 72 yds. Ox
ford tried 5 and completed 2 for It
yards.
Mrs. Mann Enter
tains At Rook
Mrs. J. W. Mann delightfully enter
tained at a rook party In- honor of
Mrs. C. T. Stokes, of Louisburg, for
merly Miss Grace Hall, of Henderson,
whose marriage was a recent event,
on Monday night, Not. 9th, at 7: SO
o'clock at the Four Winds Tea Room
In Louisburg.
The decorations were of yellow
i '.vsantliemums and evergreens.
After a number of games, prises
were awarded to Mrs. J. H. Boone,
who received a cameo necklace, hi?k I
score prise and Mrs. Albert WhelM*
who was given a dainty linen hand
kerchief, consolation prise.
The hostess presented Mrs. Stokes
v.-itk a beautiful guest prize of a Sil
\ er Butter knife and Sugar shell.
Refreshments of a salad course and
nuts were served, the nuts being
served In miniature silver slippers.
Those attending were Mrs. C. T.
Stokes, Mrs. Beatrice Carroll, Mrs. S.
E. Berkeley, Mrs. F. W. Wheleas, Mrs.
J. A. Wheless, Mrs. J. H. Boone, Mrs.
51 C. Pleasants, Mrs. B. N. William- 1
eon, Mrs. W. L. Beasley, Mrs. C. K.
Cooke, Mrs. D. F. McKinne, Mrs/ B.
T. Holden, Mrs. E. S. Ford, Mrs. 8.
r. Boddle, Miss Virginia Foster, Miss
Lynn Hall, Miss Annie Green.
ALLISON HODGES JR.
WINS BOY SCOIT AWARD
Raleigh Yoath Awarded Eagle Stoat
Rank; Other Awards Made
By Council
Addison Maupin, of the Christ
Church troop, was awarded the Eagle
Scout rank at the November Court
of Honor of the Raleigh Scouts, meet
ing last night at Broughton High
School.
Mayor George Iseley presented civ
ic duty badges to John Downing,
James Stephenson, Battle Hales, and
Benton Brown for work done for va
ilous civic clubs of the city.
The bugling contest, held annually,
was won by Allison Hodges, of Louis
burg, who will be the official council
bugler for the coming year. George
Hunter, of Troop No. 4, won second
place.
The following awards were made:
Tenderfoot: Paul Bod well, Hugh
Smith, Mettauer Davidson, Bill Wil
liams, Bruce McDonald, and Eddie
McGee; Second Class: Roy Honeycutt,
Atwood Whitman, Fred Miller, Bob
Dalton, Harold Halee, C. M. Craig,
Sherwood Coze, Dickie Mitchell, J.
C. Munns, Rodney Squires, Jake
HartsSeld and Don Johnson. First
Class: Edward Cloy3, Troy Ferguson,
Jesse Mewbern, Horace Greason,
Charles Holding, Paul Paschal.
: Star Scout: George Baucom, Jess
Reld, Frank N orris. Life Scout: John
ster, Marion Biaeqbart Eagle
lmi Arrastead Maupin and Jack
Berber. ? News- Observer.
CURRENT LITERATURE CLUB
Mrs. S. P. Burt was hostess to
the Current Literature Clnb and
four special guests at her home on
Tuesday. Quests were Misses Sa
die Jarman, Rebecca Davis, Camilla
Carroll and Mrs. Frederick Williams.
The subject for the afternoon wa?
Llsette Woodworth Reese ? "A Vic
torious Village". A most Interest
ing paper oft' Mr life was read by
Mrs. W. H. Pleasants, followed by
a piano solo. Romance ? Sibelius,
by Mils Carroll, after which sever
al poems were road by Mra.,M. C.
Pleasants. At the etooe of the pro
gram a plat* dinner was served by
the hostess. ????
j&|itocAN LfetilON AUXILIARY
The Amerlott' Legion AuHlary
as tKsEars.
the h^.on^g?MM?7 and
8. P.BodatK;* W. Ma*?
S. B. Berkeley a ad Mlse Lynn Hall
1931 Red Cross
RoirTTall
However we may differ In other
matters, in tbe activities end In sup
port of the uctivittei of the Rod Cross
we are a united people! Now we have
tbe opportunity to help to make those
activities possible. ?
The National Red Cross Roll Call
for 1931 was launched Wednesday,
November 11th. The campaign will
continue through tbe 26th.
, Your membership will aid In putting
ccross all the project* of the Red
Cross. Membership In the Red Cross
is not a donation, but a real invest
ii ent to relieve human suffering! The
Annual Roll Call Is open to every
one, at $1.00 per member. Fifty per
cent of each membership fee remains
in the County for the local chapter
to carry on essential activities.
National Red Cross Is possible only
tcrough Individual memberships. Red
Cross, humanity's helper, needs help,
to answer its thousand upon thousand
of calls.
In the recent drought the Red Cross
administered relief In nearly one-third
if all the counties In the United
States. Through the Louisburg chap
tor, Franklin County was benefitted
a thousand dollars, in money, seed,
yeast and food. Through the Frank
ilnton chapter, separate from Louis
burg. the National Red Cross also
gave community relief. In past years,
the County received National Red
Cross aid following cyclone.
For a number of years the local
chapter of Louisburg sponsored Home
Hygiene and Care of tbe Sick lnstruc
tlcn, conducted by National Rfd Croaa
nurse in Mills High School. A num
ber of girls received certificates. This
caurse gives wonderful training in
5|at?ftear nursing.
.There is no organization, so well
?"fgan'zed and so widely known in
its activities as the Red Crow. While
half of the membership fee remains
in the county, tbe remainder serves
humanity In this and other nations.
The volunteer workers and public
ity matter distributed from Head
quarters gain the victories in Red
Cross membership drives.
Confidence In and pride In the or
ganisation brings to the locality a
larger fund than possibly could be
obtained otherwise. Organization leads
lb success. And that is what Red
Crocs has done. When the local cam
paigns begin, National Red Cross has
more than prepared the way; It has
raved the way, with Its National and
local speakers in advance of the cam
paign, with its marvelous posters,
with its thousands of circulars, leaf
lets of instruction, buttons, tags, etc.
Red Cross service is constantly In
remand. Franklin County needs Its
resistance. Memberships are need
ed In greater numbers than ever be
fore. Let a membership be the ans
rtr.
Publicity Chairman.
Recorder's Court
Franklin Recorder's Court held a
bhort but busy session on Monday
morning when a number of cases were
disposed of and others continued, i
follows:
J. Make Bridgers was found not|
tuilty of violating fishing law.
J. Make Bridgers was found guilty |
of violating prohibition law and wi
lined $5.00 and costs. Appeal.
Otis Perry order of Court in assault
case ' not complied with, required to
pay one-half costs now and other by
January 1st.
Roosevelt Harris given 60 days on |
roads for disturbing public worahlp.
Willis Will lama, tor operating au- 1
tomoblle intoxicated, execution of |
jail sentence ordered.
Buck Mills plead guilty to a charge )
of drunk and disorderly and resisting]
an officer, and was given 60 days on |
toads,
Margaret Perry, was givpn 90 days]
on roads for larceny.
The following cases were contin- 1
vt4:
Charlie T. White, assault.
Crudup Davis, worthless cheek, j
capias and continued.
Willie Stalltnga, assanlt with dead-.]
ly weapon.
Carl Pearce, operating automobile |
lntcxicated.
R. B. Bryant, forcible trespass.
FLAG
China Claims Japan
Is On Offensive
Japanese troops In th? Nonni
bridge area in Mfrxrhwria hare re
sumed their advance, and have
bombed and shelled the retiring
Chinese army, the Chinese govern
ment declared tonight in an urgent
message to the League of Nations.
The message said the Japanese
forces were twenty kilometers along
the road to the Chinese-controlled
town of Tsitsihar.
Oirl students attending the Keen
School at Tientsin, operated by
American Methodist mlssionalres,
were marched to the French concea
slon yesterday to get them out of
the danger tone.
Many of the students were In a
state of collapse from fear and the
rigors of the long march when they
arrived. The Nankai school at
Tientsin also was evacuated..
An unconfirmed report said Japan
had issued an ultimatum demanding
the removal of all Chinese soldiers
from Tientsin. Negotiations between
Chinese and Japanese were going
on, it was authoritatively said, ap
parently on the basis of the substi
tution of a Chinese regime friendly
to Japan.
Another Battle.
Emperor Hlrohito of Japan, or
dered a fresh brigade of troops and
four naval destroyers to Manchuria
after word was received or a battle
on a new front In which 300 Chinese
and three Japanese were killed.
Japan's dead to date total 12$;
China's are estimated at 890 to
1.M0.
In Nanking, 3,000 students parad
ed, demanding war with Japan. Mar
Hai law- - wasi in Hankow
and Shanghai.
Repairs to the Nonni bridge should
be completed before the end of the
week, Mukden reported. Meanwhile,
China continues massing ' troops in
tire vicinity.
Peiplng report Japan's strength
In the Nonni region was Increased
too 4,000 men, with 40 field guns,
and 8,000 Chinese rebels, friendly
to Japan, were near by.
London attached much importance
to the fact that United States Am
bassador Dawes and Sir John Simon,
British foreign secretary, will at
tend the League of Nations coun
cil meeting on the Manchurlan con
flict in Paris November 16.
Secretary of State Stimson an
nounced receipt of "a rerj concilia
tory note" from Japan.
CHINA SAYS JAPANESE ON
ADVANCE IN MANCHURIA
Geneva, Switzerland, Nov. 11. ?
Japan has resumed the offensive in
the Nonni bridge area in Manchuria,
China declared tonight in an urgent
communication to the League of
Nations.
The message said Japan's troops
had advanced their lines and were
20 kilometers on the road to Tslt
slbar.
The Chinese were retiring, the
communication continued, under
bomb attacks and shell fire from the
Japanese forces.
JAPANESE CONTINUE WORK
ON THE NOIfNI RIVER BRIDGE
Mukden, Manchuria, Nov. 11. ?
Repairs on the Nonni river bridge
went steadily ahead today behind a
screen of Jananese infantrymen,
while the Chinese continued concen
trating troops in the vicinity and
pressed ahead with their work of
strengthening the defenses ot the
wallel city, of Tiftslhar.
Javanese engineers estimated the
bridge repairs would be completed
by the end of the we?k. Japan haa
promised to withdraw all her troops
as soon as 'the repair* are made.
8TUDENT8 LEAVE SCHOOLS
IN TIENTSIN' DANGER ZONE
Tientsin, China. Nov. 11. ? The
Keen School top Girls, operated by
American Methodist missionaries j
and the Nankai' school wore evacu
ated today in few of -a. renewal of
tt>? fighting that has kept Tientsin
ln: uproar til* last few days.
At tie spw time, - troops ot the.
British and French concessions set'
ttfah international a?tlitWy_ patrol
on the neutral sQne adjacest to the
Japanese concessions.
At HtrLombtfrg '
nmtfeNotleek
Th? fallawta* to tVe program at
the Loaiabvrg TKaatre, beginning
Saturday, 1 14:
Saturday, Nor. 14? Tom Tyler aa
"Tha Him Ttinn Death Valley." also
Tr??P<r"
Hftadayart Tneeday. N 6r. 1C-17
-mt Wim In "Toung aa To*
WOwft? Not. It (Bar gain
Day) WIlllani.'Halnea, aa "The New
i*? Hyam*.
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TOBACCO PRICES
IMPROVING
ON I.Ol'IHBlIMl MARKET SINCE
MONDAY
Biggest Sale of The Season on Last
Monday ? More Than Quarter Mil
lion Offered
Although the tobacco prices re
main low a noticeable change (or
the better has been evidenced on
the local market this week. It is
understood that Monday brought the
biggest offering of the season when
more than a quarter of a million
pounds of the bright leaf was on the
market. Prices dropped some on
this sale but gained a portion of the
loss back before night, and has re
gained its position since.
Quite a large number of growers
are selling in Louisburg this season
and are satisfied that Louisburg
prices compare Very favorably with
all other markets in the belt.
Louisburg extends a special In
vitation to all to visit here and sell
here.
No Court Next Week
The FRANKLIN TIMES has been
lequested to announce that there will
i>t no Court to convene In Loulsburg
tn next Monday, November 16th, as
Judge Small Is unable to be present.
Therefore the first week of the term
lc called off and no juror summoned
for the first week need attend.
Court will convene on Monday, No
vember 23rd and hold through the
s. econa weo!: oFTEc term.
HEALTH MEETING IS ?OCBT
HOUSE 30YEXBEB 16TH
A HeaHfc meeting will be* held at
the Court House in Loulsburg, Mon
day, November 16th, 8:00 o'clock p.
m. The public is cordially Invited,
yea, urged to attend.
The speakers tor this occasion will
be Dr. J. M. Parrot, State Health Of
ficer, Dr. P. P. McCain, Supt. of the
N. C. Sanatorium for Tuberculosis,
Dr. Herman Eason, Clinician of the
State Sanatorium. Each of these
speakers has a message of enlight
rnent in various phases of health work
for this community.
Since so much information along
health lines will be given out at this
meeting, no person who can attend
should tail to be present.
Dr. Parrot, one of the best speak
ers in the N. C. Medical Society, with
his store of health Information, al
ways holds the interest of his audi
ence.
Dr. McCain, among the most noted
tuberculosis specialists In the United
States will, speak on the prevention
and treatment of Tuberculosis.
Dr. Eason, an outstanding tubercu
lar clinician from the State Sanator
ium, has been in Frankln County a
month, making a survey of tubercu
losis among the school children. He
will explain his work at the meeting.
Those who expect to attend the
meeting may be assured of a most
entertaining and instructive program.
Remember the date, November 16th,
8.00 P. M., and let no other engage
ment interfere.
"LET GEOBGE DO IT"
Raleigh, Nov. 11. ? Pointing out that
solving the South's cotton problems
is very largely, or should be, a mutual
problem of cotton producers manufac
turers, bankers, and business men,
U. Benton Blalock, president of the
American Cotton Cooperative Asso
ciation, today scored these groups for
lack of cooperation and said there
* as too great a willingness to "let
George do it"
"There Is a lack of the proper co
operation between these various
groups and not the proper spirit of '
cooperation among Individuals
various groups," he declared.
"In fights tor our protection and
In efforts to hrouUm our markets
Ithere is too great a willingness to 7
Set George do it&fffll*/!. "
. Mr. Blalock. added that if there Is
fc.'iSra.at a*
policies affecting the South's greitaMt
industry ? the production and rnfiM
facture of cotton.
As bases tor his statement Mr. Bla
lock pointed to tbe recent blocking
by the organised jute interests of the
Postal Department's move to use cot
ton twine, and the present efforts be
ing made by New England manufac
turers to lower tariff on staple cot
tom,
"In creating our tariff schedules,"
Mr. Blalock ,said, "a little "sop' w ft
thrown to Me Southern tot ten pro
ducer In tkat he wk given a Mttl?
protection in the production of the
longer staple cottons against impor
tation of Egyptian, Peruvian, and oth
er long staples. Bat, naless there fs a
united and strong effort made, even
this little 'sop' will be taken away
from as ? and with it will go a certain
amount of encouragement that tea
keen given to na a the nitnllW
of better staples."
Snbecribe to TIM talkUm