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The County, The^State, The Union
A. F. JOHNSON, Editor and
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LOUISBURO, N. CAROLINA, FBIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1031
TEN PAGES
NUMBER 42
BRUMMITT
SPEAKS AT
FRANKLINTON
MEMORIAL EXERCISES TO MR.
AHJD MBS. VANN
J. O. Pernell PreMate Beautiful
Bronze Tablet to School on Be
. half of Boaurd of Tralco O. B.
Harris, Superintendent, Receives
Same For School ? Good Crowd (
Present.
i
At a Memorial Service at the Frank- (
llnton School, honoring Mr. and Mrs. ,
Samuel Cannady Vann, late of Frank
l:ntou, and In whose memory a bronze j
tablet was to ufivelled and presented, i
on Sunday afternoon, December 6th, ,
fit three o'clock, Attorney General
Dennis G. Brommlit, made an Inter
esting and Impressive address In mem
cry of these two people, who were
being honored at this service com
memorating their lives and service
among the people in that community
imd especially their splendid gift of
the magnificent school,
Following the opening hymn, "How
Firm a Foundation", Rev. C L. Heed,
pastor of the Methodist Church of
Krankllnton read the scripture taken
from the thirteenth chapter of First
Corinthians, telling of the preference
of charity or love. Prayer was led
hy Rev. R. L. Randolph, of the Frank
llnton Baptist Church. Immediately
preceding the address, Miss Helen
Stoneham rendered a beautiful solo.
? it 18 My uome".
Hou. Dennis O. Brummitt, being in
Iroduced bv Superintendent G. B. Har
ris of the Frankllnton School, who
acted - as chairman of the occasion,
f ddressed the audience very imprea
birely on the life of Mr. and Mrs.
. Vann and the lessons their lives and
deeds should teach. Upon hla intro
duction he emphasised that the pur
pose of -the service was not to receive
anything from this man but toi
express the feelings of the community
to this man and pay tribute .to Him.
'l he tablet to be presented was ex
pressive of the attitude of th? people
for the future of the community for
years to come.
Mr. Brummitt then recalled brief
ly the life of Samuel Cannady Vann,
who was a native of South Carolina,
being born there th? son of Alexander
R. Vapn and Elizabeth Cannady Vann
in 1852, receiving at his birth &n ac
cumulation of the virtues of his many
ancestors as energy, determination,
thrift, economy and will, that made
him outstanding member of the fam
ily or band. In his chllttood he
passed through the Civil War, too
young to take part In the strife and
struggle -.of the battlefield but old:
enough to experience its horrors and
dangers, and then through the period
after it, Reconstruction. At the age
of fourteen years his parents moved
to Forrestvllle, N. C. where Samuel
had access to the Wake Forest Col
lege and it was there probably that
he created his belief In education aud
public schools.
Through his characteristics of econ
omy, thrift, energetic and hard work,
Mr. Vann became a man of means
v.-ith his will he became a man both
of will and means to give to the com
munity, which he did In many ways
and through many things.
As a result of his theories of econ
omy and hard work, and his creation
of various businesses in which he
practiced them, Mr, Vann at hla death
in 1924 ranked a* one of the great
leaders, bankers, flnancers of North
Carolina. But, since his death, Mr.
Brummitt stated, there has been made
a new world with new theories and
conceptions. One in which instead of
everybody working hard the work has
to be portioned out to the people. One
in which the old theory of not spend
ing the money but saving it has been
replaced with the theory of spending
to keep money in circulation. But,
the speaker remarked,, this man, Mr.
Vann, did not liVff his life and reap
Ills success, bx ttese tfceprl?s. He be
lieved that oM must work and ona
must save.
Concerning Jhis great gift to the
people and., children of FranklintOn,
the magnificent school building, Mr.
Brummitt stated that the building it
self and its purpose expressed the
man who gavi it It revealed that
he believed In the necessity gf educa
tion in childhood and that he meant
(or Franklfn'ton' Towfiship to lean on
that in their future. He sincerely be
lieved in the education of children.
He was a man of faith, loyalty, kind
ness and mercy. His material wealth
(lid not Impair his friendship with
the less fortunate in that line. He
was a friend to children, those In his
employ and everyone.
It was the speaker's belief that a
good deal of his success and work
was made possible and urged forward
by his homellfe and his companion,
Mrs. Vann, who was a guiding fores
In his life.
These two people, great and greatly
loved In their active life Jtjll .go on
in their community In the things they
have done and the things that they
stood for and believed In.
Following Mr. Brummltt's address,
(Continued on Page Five)
rO SETTLE SEA- 1
BOARD TAXES
COMMISSIONERS RESTRAINED
FROM BELLING BONDS
r<> Clean Up Jail Hill ? KeooBtuirada
Rowl lie Added To Bytrni Many
Reports M^de ? J. W. Perry Takes ^
Oath u? Cotton Weigher For Lou
Isburg ? HcNlfta From Offices.
The Board of County Commlssion
frs met In regular session on Monday ,
.vlth all members present. Alter
leading and approving minutes or
previous meetings business y/a.a trans
acted as follows:
A petition was presented to the
Board by J. 0. Sledge and others ask
ing the Board to approve the adoption
of a recommendation that the road
leading from Cedar Rock Church to
Dicken's Store be taken over by the
State. The Attorney was Instructed
to make such recommendations in
proper legal form.
Harris Brothers, of Henderson, was
allowed a draw back for taxes paid,
in the excess acreage of their land in
Gold Mine township as listed and the
County Accountant was instructed to
correct the acreage for 1931.
The County Accountant was In
structed to investigate the question
of rents for County property in town
and make collection if possible.
The segregation of property of S.
J. Perry in Harris township was au
luorosvu.
EM Collins wag before the Board
end paid the rents tor the old County
Home property (or 1931.
On motion W. T. Moss was re-elect
ed Chairman tor the ensuing year.
E. F. Griffin was before the Board
with a proposition from the Seaboard
Air Line Railway proposing they
would pay the 1930 tax If the inter
est and penalty were taken off. In
>lew of th? fact that the railroad la
in the hands of Receivers the Board
accepted the proposition provided the
payment Is made on or before Decem
ber 14, 1?3L
A refund of 41.04 was made to H.
P. Johnson ? error In dog tax.
A motion prevailed allowing J. A
Speagle, a disabled ex-soldier, to sell
extracts, soaps, etc.. In Franklin Coun
ty without a peddler's license.
A motion prevailed allowing tem
porary aid In the discretion of the
Welfare officer, to Mrs. J. A. Smith,
whose husband la in Jail.
The Health officer reported the
jail hill in bad sanitary condition and
recommended the dnder growth be
cut and the old building removed. The
Doard agreed to look Into this at once.
W. H. Wall, of Wake County was
i>efore the Board asking pay for five
Bheep killed in Franklin County on
December T Chairman Moss was ap
pointed a committee to make investi
gation and report to Board.
The County Accountant was author
ized to put the Abby Ingram land in
Bandy Creek township on the tax
books for five years back.
Regarding the O. Z. Edwards prop
erty consisting oi 174 acres a motion
prevailed authorizing the release of
114 acres and the institution of a suit
against the 60 acres and to make
proper changes In the certificates.
The Board appointed a committee
of Hill Yarborough, W. R. Perry, and
W. N. Fuller, to work with K. L. Bur
ton in making collections on the Coun
ty's collateral now at the Farmers &
jnercnantB Bank.
A motion prevailed allowing K. L.
Burton to turn over to the County
Accountant all money collected for
the County as it la collected.
The tax sale certificate for 1928
against C. F. Best land held by W. N.
F*uller, was taken over by the County
because the County held certificates
for 1827 and 1929.
Uppn motion O. L. Cooke was em
ployed for the month of December to
check up on tax suits and the eale of
land for tax.
$12.60 was allowed as a donation to
the children's Home Society of Greens
boro.
Report of B. C. Perry Superintend
ent of Welfare, was received and
filed. He reports handling five ju
venile cases and eleven adult cases
during November.
The soveral officers In the Court
house reported receipts as follows;
Clerk of Court $692, Register of Deeds
$147.36, Taxes collected were as fol
lows: 1929 ? $2,744.68; 1930? $10,
612.84; 1931 ? $24,620.95.
Report of Superlntent John Hedge
peth, of the County Home, was re
ceived and filed. He reports 17 col
ored and 12 white Inmates.
The reports of Miss Anne Benson
Priest, Home Agent, and Dr. R. P.
Yarborough, County Health offlofer,
were received and filed.
J. W. Perry was before the Board
2nd sworn In as cottoft weigher for
Loulaburg.
A summons was served upon the
board restraining them from selling
the $160,000 worth of bonds as ad
vertised. The summons was return
able before His Honor Judge W. L.
Small at Raloigh on Dec. 17th.
After allowing a number of accounts '
the Board adjournedi
Ton may have unwelcome guests '
ocasslonally, but none compare* to <
Mr. Static and family, <
JN USUAL
WELFARE
MEETING
>R. NELSON MAKES MAIN AD
DRESS
LddrasH of Welcome Delivered By
Mayor L. L Joyner and President
Wilcox ? Loulsburg College Glee
Club Renders Selections ? Rep. W.
L. Lumpkin Speaks ? Others Ad
dress Meeting ? Dr. J. B. Davis
Presides.
To a Court house filled to over
lowing the Franklin County Colored
V elfare Association presented a moat
interesting program at its regular
nonthly meeting Sunday afternoon.
The meeting was opened with
America sung by the Lonisburg Col
ege Olee Club, under the direction of
Mrs. Theo Woo ten McCullers the au
llence Joining in the last verse upon
request Following this the Olee
?iu.b presented In a masterful rendi
tion "Oh! Come All Ye Faithful" to
Lbe delight of the large crowd.
Invocation was pronounced by Prof.
I}. C. Pollard and Mrs. Jeannette Sills
Rave a brief resume of the activities
or the organization. Her report show
ed the organization had dispensed
over MOO, 690 garments and had In
vestigated 710 case*; and that... the
colored teachers on Saturday had do
nated 140.10. <_
"Swing Low S*eet Chariot" w^s
rendered by pupils of the Louisburg
colored Graded School.
Mayor L,. L* Joyner delivered the
address of welcome in behalf of the
Town, showing that a splendid under
standing and co-operative spirit exii
eJ between the races here.
President A. D. Wilcox, of Louis
burg College made the welcome ad
dress in behaU of the educational in
stitutions *of~ihe town, in which he
paid qaite a compliment to the lead
ership and members of the colored
race here and their organization aad
itf. work. ? 1- i
? Immediately proceeding the address
of the day by Dr. Wm. Stuart Nelaati,
President of Shaw University, of Kk
ielgh, an institution of higher educa
tion for colored people, Lena. Williams
rendered a solo. Dr. Nelsoa's address
was built around the importance ol
certain aspects of welfare work.
First, he said, Welfare work affords
opportunity of the truest expression
cf Christian ideals. He took the posi
tion {hat the fact that one claimed to
t-c a Christian and attended religious
?vorship was not soUfhrient to say that
he was actually a christian. It takes
deeds, right living and the acts of
helping the needy to buTTd up true
Ghri?tian character. Second, he said
that Welfare activity serves as a uni
fying agent in our social life. He pic
tured the present world conditions,
with delightful seasons and wondeT
ful sails to give us riches and food,
yet we suffer, encourage differences
and fight He points to the Welfare
work as a great harmonizer of social
and commercial differences. The
speaker's third theme was that Wel
fare work helps to unite the individ
ual, illustrating by pointing out that
the speed of living at the present
t'me is such a strain on one's system
that It is breaking one down, physic
ally, mentally and financially; that
occupying ourselves with a well ar
ranged and aggressive Welfare pro
pram will take our minds off our
selves and our conditions.
Regardless of how terrible the world
is today the speaker saw a great pro
gress being made, the greatest influ
ence ot which he declared is leading
t'> the ideal of Jesus Christ.
The address was well prepared, well
delivered and appreciated by all.
Representative W. L. Lumpkin re
sponded to the address in his usual
happy style, feeling that all would get
a great and lasting benefit from the
ideas expressed. He complimented
the organization for the great work
!t has been doing.
G. C. Shaw, President of Mary Pot
ter school at Oxford spoke very feel
ingly ot bis old home, Louisburg, and
with much interest and enthusiasm
in the work being done by his race
here. He took the position that this
meeting was a challenge to the church
and the church must accept the chal
lenge.
The meeting was presided over by
Dr. J. B. Davis president of the asso
ciation, who introduced a number of
prominent persons present and a neat
collection was taken at the end of a
most enjoyable program.
SUNDAY CHARITY SHOW
The Lonlsbnrg Theatre will
present CHARLES FARRELL
111 "HEART BREAK" on Son
day afternoon and .night in the
interest of Cliarlty. Larue
crowds attended the shows last
Sunday and the local Manager
Informs the TIMES the prograaa
Snnday will be a great deal bet
ter titan last week. Hm pro
ceed* from these Snnday shows ?
1 is given to Cftiaritjr. *
JOSIAH WILLIAM BAILEY
Senator Josiah William Bailey was
sworn In Monday tn the jpresyice of
a targs party of relatives arid friends;
10 attempt was made to prevent him
Irom taking his seat.
TOWN COMMIS
SIONERS MEET
Fees Set For Attorney in Tax Baits
? To Close Businesses After Mid
night ? T. K. Alien Allowed To
Move Machine.
The Board of Town Commissioners
met In regular monthly session
Tuesday night. upon roll call
ell members were present. The min
i tes of the previous meeting were
lead and approved.
Mr. T. K. Allen requested the Board
to permit him to remove a South
Bend Lathe from the shop of the Al
len Machine Company. Mr. Aller
stated to the Beard that this particu
lar piece of property was bis owi
property and did not belong to L. 2.
Alien, and that sufficient machinery
and tools would be left with whict
to pay all taxes due on the propertj
of L. L. Allen. Mr. Allen's request wai
disposed of by the following motion.
"That Mr. T. K. Allen be permittee
to move a South Bend Lathe 24" x 16
from the shop of the Allen Machlm
Company."
. A motion prevailed adopting a Towi
Ordinance requiring all buslnessei
for profit in Louisburg to remali
closed between midnight and 5 A
M. each night.
The Clerk advised the Board thai
ifre Chief J. S. Howell requests th?
purchase of 250 feet of Paragon Fire
Hose, and two nozzles, which item:
? he Fire Department is badly in ne?t
at. The purchase of these suppllei
was deferred for further considera
? tion by the Board. ?
The Board ruled that the following
attorney fees for tax foreclosure suitt
^1 all be allowed In the future to th<
Town Attorney:
A fee of $5.00 shall be paid to him
tor each certificate of sale delivered
to him by the Town of Lcuisburg ai
tne time of it's delivery, and an ad
ditional fee of $5.00 shall be paid to
him when the amount due upon an)
tax certificate so delivered to him, ha!
been paid by the owner of the land,
or when the land has been sold am]
purchased and paid for by any part;
other than the Town, or when th?
Town shall have become the purchas
er and received a deed for the land.
The Town Attorney shall be paid foi
all foreclosure suits now pending
which have not been ended by a sal?
of the property and the delivery ol
the deed, a fee of $7.50 for each ol
such suits.
ftHllI1 riuwias ? nnmhar of ac
counts the Board adjourned.
Lieut. Gov. Foun
tayi To Speak
Lieut. Got. R. T. Fountain is to be
the speaker at the regular Friday eve
ning luncheon ot the Loulsburg Kl
wanls Club tonight. His theme will
be along some phase of the tax ques
tion and % splendid program tfe being
arranged. All members are urged, to
attend.
Delightful Program
A delightful program on Elizabeth
Barrett Browning was enjoyed by the
members of the Culrrent Literature
I #Ub on Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. McM.
Furgerson being hostess.
The following program was given:
Paper: Elizabeth Barrett ? Miss Anne
Pennison; The Love Story Mrs. T.
K. Allen, read by Miss Lily Letton;
Review of "Aurora Leigh" ? Mrs. J. M.
Allen. The club was favored with
two vocal solos "Over The High Hills"
and "Sweet Phylis" by Mrs. Tbeo
Weejen McCullers; and also by a piano
solo, "Sea Gardens" ? Cooke, by Miss
Jane Gulley.
At the conclusion of the program,
refreshments were served in two
courses.
Guests of the evening were Mrs.
Hortense Wood, Mrs. McCullers and
M.'ss Gulley.
FOR FIRST CLASS JOB PRINTING
PHONE NO. IS>
{ New Speaker of House
JOHN NANCE GARNEH I
Representative John Nance Garner, 1
of Texas, was elected Speaker of the
Houm of - Representatives Monday .
w'th a decisive majority, and the Dem
ocrats have adopted a liberalized set
of rules governing the debate and ac
tions of Congress, a condition that
has not existed In a decade.
COMMISSIONERS
RESTRAINED
(From F"1*? H* llomb ? Summrnw
Served Monday ? Hearing To Be
Held in Raleigh Dec. 17th Before
Judge Small.
? The Board ot Countj Cuiuwlsaluu
?'rs were served with a summons by
bherlff P. W. Justice Monday after
noon temporarily restraining them
trom issuing. and selling $200,000 or
less of bonds of Franklin County.
Tike summons was sign ad by jteo.
Walter L. Smail, J LKlge presiding, and
nildlng Wake Superior Court, in Ra
leigh and was made returnable before
him on Thursday, December 17th,
1931 at 3 o'clock, p. m.
The summons was issued upon a
petition signed by J. H. Fuller, in his
t*i behalf and other tax payers ot
Franklin County who may desire to
join with him against the Board of
County Commissioners of the County
of Franklin and W. T. Moss, W. R.
Perry, H. P. Speed, W. A. Jones and
T. S. Dean as members of said Board,
T. Mortimer Harris, clerk of said
Board, and the Local Government
Commission of North Carolina, and
Charles M. Johnson, Director of Local
Government Commission of North
Carolina. The complaint sets out in
part that the defendants "threaten to
i3sue certain funding bonds for and
tn behalf of said County, being $200,
6( 0.00 funding bonds to be dated
for tte purpose of funding,
redeeming and paying a like amount
ot indebtedness created by said Coun
ty for its current expenses, which are
rot necessary or special expenses,
without enumeration of any particu
lar purposes for which such Indebted
ness was created, the same being
evidenced by tax anticipation notes
of said County now outstanding, and
tc cause such bonds to recite on their
1 lace that they and the interests there
' or> are payable from an unlimited ad
> valorem tax upon all taxable proper
? ty of said County or from an ad va
lorem tax upon all taxable property
' of said County sufficient to pay the
; principal and interest on said bonds
i as therein provided which tax would
' exceed the constitutional limitations
: lor w>ilch such tax may be levied."
Another section of the complaint re
. duces the amount of bonds threatened
= TO be Issued to $160,000.00 and other
sections set out other tecKnKU Tie
tails tending to show the bonds would
not be regular, legal and should not
be Issued.
^ A bond of $500 was required in this
case and was signed by J. T. Mann,
cf Harris township.
' This is the suit growing out of the
activities ot the Franklin County Tax
Reliet Association and the plaintiffs
are represented by Victor Bryan, an
; attorney of Durham. ->
The Commissioners have not per
fected their' defense but we under
stand th*y will hold a special or ad
journed meeting tonight when this
1 qifestlon will probably be arranged.
New Cherries
In December
Mrs. P. G. Murphy, of Gupton sent in
some new cherries this week gathered
from her tree the past week. This
was t??e jecond crop produced from
The second crop produced from the
third crop of blooma this year, the
second crop of blooms producing no
fruit. They were perfect specimen
and appeared to be as good as the
first crop.
FIDDLER'S CONTENTION
The P. T. A. of Justice will sponsor
a Fiddler's Convention and Doll Par
ty at their school on December 15th
at 7:30 o'clock. The proceeds will b?
used in their work during the year.
Subscribe to The Franklin Time* I1
'2nd CONGRESS -
- CONVENES
3AILEY SWORN IN AS SENATOR
Representative John Nance Garner,
of Texas, Elected Speaker of The
Howe? Adopt Liberalized _ Roles
? Receives Presdent's Message.
Washington, Dec. 8. ? President Hoo.
i'er laid his economic reconstruction
irogram before Congress today, coup
ed with a request for a two-year
ax increase.
The cornerstone of his economic
program was a proposed reconstruct
:lon corporation to advance credit to
business and agriculture, following
'.he model of the War Flnaaee C?r
w rat ion.
Details of his tax increase plan are
to be presented tomorrow. But he
appealed to Congress and the country
ro face courageously the necessity of
shouldering temporary additional
taxes because of the shrinkage o t
revenue during the depression.
The administration program was
outlined in President Hoover's annual
message, read to both houses of Con
cress today. It wag the first of six
messages he will send to Congress.
Reconstruction Plan
Immediately afterward Senator
Trederlc Walcott, Republican, of Con
necticut, and Representative James
ti. Strong, Republican, of Arkansas,
presented bills for the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation. The govern
ment would subscribe $500,000,000. It
#ould have authority to issue up to
$1,500,000,660 in debentures or other
obligations. ?
The President's program went into
the lap of a closely-divided Congress,
in which the House is controlled out
right by Democrats. Therefore, Its
fate will remain in doubt for some
Republicans commented favorably
on the constructive features of the
message. Democrats were critical,
chiefly of the fact that the proposed
tax Increase would, so far as incomes
i-re concerned, be levied against earn
ings of 1931, since the taxes to be
paid next year are based on the in
come of the previous calendar year.
Senator P^t Harrison, Democrat, of
active legislation."
Both Houses Busy.
Other business looking to formal
organization of both houses prevent
ed an immediate start on Mr. Hoo
ver's program. The Senate tied itself
into a knot over the re-election of
Senator George H. Moses, Republic
an, of New Hampshire, as president
pro tern, and had to adjourn still
deadlocked. The House spent its time
on adoption of new liberalized rules.
Mr. Hoover's proposal for a tax in
crease brought from the two mosC
powerful fiscal leaders of the Demo
crats definite hints that no increased
taxes on this year's incomes
would be permitted. Speaker Garner
lefused to comment, smilingly not
ing: "We'll have six months to study
that." The tax bill would have to be
passed by March 15 if mlde applicable
to 1931 incomes. Senator Pat Harri
son, of Mississippi, said it was "in
Ocfensible" for the President to pro
pose increased taxes for 1931.
Debate at College
Saturday night at 8: 3(1, in the col
lege social hall a debating team com
posed of Ben T. Holden and Myrtle
Mitchell meets a team from Campbell
College on the proposition that Con
gress should enact a non-contribntory"
old age pension law. At the same
time at Campbell College Louise Ton
stall and Isolene Wells will uphold
the Negative side o{ the question.
This year Louisburg College meets
State College. University of . North
Carolina, and Wlngate College. All
oebates so far scheduled will be debat
ed on both sides of the question.
* . . .
At The Louisburg
Theatre Next Week
The following is the ' program at
the Louisburg Theatre, beginning
Saturday, Dec. 12th: ?>
Saturday, Dec. 12 ? Bob Custer as
"Quick Trigger Lee," also Mystery
Trooper" No. 7 and Comedy "The
Kick Off."
Sunday, Dec. 13 ? Charles Farrell
in "Heartbreak" with Madge Evans
and Hardle Albright. Matinee 2:30
Night 8:35. (Proceeds to Charity).
Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 14-15
? Lawrence Tlbbett in "The Cuban
Love Song" with Lupe Valez and
Ernest Torrence.
Wednesday, Dec. 16 ? (Bargain
Day ? Edmund Lowe in "Transat
lantic" with Lois Moran and Jean
Hersholt.
Thursday and Friday, Dec. 17-18
? "Touchdown" with Richard Arlen,
Peggy Shannon, Regis Toomey and
Jack Oakle. The best football pic
ture of the seas oss.
Saturday, Deo. 19 ? Tom Tyler ss
"A Rider of The Plains" also "Mys
tery Trooper" No. S and Metro
Qoldwyn Comedy.
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