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LOUISBURO, N. CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1032
VOLUMN LXII.
(EIGHT PAGES)
NUMBER 3*
LOUISBURG
NAN IS KILLED
? IN RICHMOND
Raymond G. Bailey Hurls Hlmaelf
In Front of Trolley Car.
Richmond, Feb. 17. ? Raymond Q. j
Bally, lawyer, 81, of Louisburg. N.
C-, met a tragic death late today when
? he hurled himself In front of a trolley
car near Westbrook Sanitarium where
be had been a patient since Novem
ber 26 last
Coroner James M. Whitfield, who
gave a verdict of suicide after an
Inquiry Into the case, was Informed .
Mr. Bailey was out walking with an
cttendant when he dashed In front
of the car without giving any Intima
tion as to his Intentions in advance.
An Inquest was deemed unnecessary.
Mr. iBalley had been under treat
ment tor a nervous breakdown. His
body was removed to Bennett's mor
gue pending instructions from Louls
burg. His wife and other relatives
ere expected to arrive here early to
morrow. They were notified tonight.
The funeral services and interment
were held at Roxboro yesterday af
ternoon at 3 o'clock and were largely
attended by friends from Louisburg
and ether points.
The pallbearers from Louisburg at
tending were as follows: Honorary ?
Dr. S. P. Burt, Prof. W. R Mitts, Mr.
W. H. Allen and members of Louis
burg bar. Active ? Messrs. F. J. Beas
ley, Geo. W. Cobb, J. P. Timberlake,
Jr.
The deceased Is survived by his
wife, who was Miss Gladys Beam, of
Roxboro, and two young daughters,
Rachel Ann and Sarah. Also a broth
er, Mr. Ernest Bailey, formerly of
Louisburg. .
Mr. Bailey was an exceptionally
tine young man, active la all move
ments to better the- community In
which he lived and possessed the hap
py faculty of being especlall popu
lar among his many acquaintances.
He was a young lawyer of splendid
perous and useful career.
His hosts of friends in Franklin
County extend the deepest sympathy
to the bereaved family and relatives.
Recorder's Court
Distilling constituted a large por
tion of the charges In Franklin Re
corder's Court Monday. Judge J. E.
Malone and Prosecuting Attorney E.
F. Griffin disposed of the docket In
the following manner:
Judgment was prayed In the case of
General Fogg for distilling and he'
was given 60 days on roads.
Alex Harvey was called and failed
and judgment was prayed In the case
of distilling. He was given 60 days
on roads.
Elvis Laws was found not guilty
of assault with deadly weapons.
E. C. Clifton plead guilty of distill
ing and judgment was continued for
S weeks.
Benjamin Hartsfleld plead guilty to
distilling and was given 60 days on
roads.
P. C. Dlckerson plead guilty to dis
tilling, prayer for judgment contin
ued for 3 weeks.
H. J. Cash was found not guilty of
distilling.
Charlie Whitley was found guilty
of assault on female and - given 6
months on roads.
Ernest Joyner, was found guilty of
assault with deadly weapon and was
required to pay costs and $25 doctor's
bill.
A1 Crudup was found not guilty of
distilling.
The following cases were contin
ued:
Zollie Howard, larceny.
W. A Lewis, unlawful possession
of whiskey.
O. J. Weldon, disposing of mortgag
ed property.
Last Rites For
H. L. Strickland
H. L. Strickland, 66-year-old Frank
lin ton man, who died Saturday after
an illness of three months, was bur
ied Sunday afternoon. Funeral serv
ices were conducted from the Ebe
nezer Methodist Church near Frank
Hnton, of which he was a member
for 35 year*. C*
He is survived by his Widow, who
before marriage was Miss Carrie Mc
Ghee, and the following children!
Elizabeth, Grace, Roscoe and William
Strickland. He also leaves the fol
lowing brothers and sisters: W. F.
Strickland, of Oxford; W. O. Strick
land. of Scotland Neck; N. P. Strick
land, Mrs. J. A Brown, Miss Mary
Strickland, and Mrs. P. A Ayscue,
sll of Frankllntoa.
Pallbearers at the funeral were R.
J. Rose, B. B. Prnltt, A H. Vann,
H. F. Fuller, L. W. Moore and M. D.
Wilde*.
The poo rho usee are being depop
ulated by prohibition, but let'a not
tear them down. There's the auto
poor crop coming oa
KIWANIS HEARS
LIEUT. GOVERNOR
Dr. Burt reported that the public
affairs committee had taken up the
matter of having the road between
Loulsburg and Henderson paved at
the usual weekly luncheon of Louls
burg Klwanls Club Friday night. The
Secretary was instructed to writ*
chairman Jeffreys about the matter.
Louis E. Scoggin, Jr., was elected
to membership In Klwanls.
Upon recommendation of the mem
bership committee the Club voted
one boy to membership from Mills
High School, senior class.
BUI Mills reported that the special
committee had arranged with 8cout
officials for awarding of the Eagle
Scout-shlp to A1 Hodges, Jr., on
March 4th at Mills High School. The
committee .was Instructed to Invite
Harold D. Meyer, of U. N. C. to ad
dress the Club at this meeting and
that the Club have as its guests Mr.
Trogdon, local Scout Master and Mr.
Humphries, head of the Oconeechee
Council. All members of the Club are
urged to attend In a body.
Maj. Boddle was In charge of the
program for the evening.
The Bryant trio rendered two de
lightful selections from show boat.
Miss Carraway representing the
United Chautauqua spoke to the club
on the possibilities of Loulsburg hav
ing Chautauqua this year.
Dr. Burt entertained the Club with
the weeks worst jokes.
J. C. Kittrell, Lieutenant Governor
of this district was Introduced by Ma).
P.oddle, and made a most Interesting
address to the Club on the "Three
Point Drive", that Klwanls Interna
tional would initiate soon.
The meeting was a most Instructive
flnri IntftrpHtlng nnn and yrwitly en- .
joyed by all.
Bi-Centennial Pro
gram Monday Night
The Franklin County Historical As
sociation which is sponsoring the
Washington Bl^Cftntennlal Kill pre
sent a most interesting program Feb
ruary ti at g o'clock at MUls High
School In Loulsburg. Outstanding
features of the program are an ad
dress by Rev. A. D. Wilcox, President
of LoulsbuTg College. The awarding
of beautifully engraved plaques as
testimonials of appreciation for meri
torious literary contributions to
the following persons:
Mrs. J. E. Malone, "Two Pageants".
Mrs. Mary Speed Jones Mercer, "Ode
to Franklin".
Mr. Fred U. Folfe, song ? "Franklin".
The Junior Order will attend in a
body. The federated Woman's Clubs
and school groups will attend repre
senting each township in the County.
All are invited.
Special Meeting
Called Off
At the request of the Franklin
County Tax Relief Association
through Its President W. W. Neal, and
Secretary A. H. Fleming, the special
meeting of the Board of Education
called for Tuesday, February 16th,
to receive and consider the petition*
inking for elections to vote off the
extended school terms in Franklta
Count/, was called off and no meet
ing was held. These gentlemen
stated that It *had been decided not
<o present the petitions at this time.
The Board having no other business
to consider cancelled its meeting.
MISS TURNEB ENTERTAINS
The Valentine season was recog
nized at the meeting of 11 Literati on
February 9th when Miss Margaret
Turner entertained the club at the
Four Winds Tea Room.
The program consisted of the fol
lowing members:
A Love Story ? Miss Frances Whittle.
A Love Song ? Mrs. Mack Stamps.
A Love Poem^Mrs. O'Neal.
Current Events-^Mrs. P. S. Allen.
A salad course and coffee were serv
ed and each guest was presented with
a Valentine as a favor.
T. H. FULLER, 84, DIES
AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS
T. H. Fuller, 84, well-known Frank
lin county farmer, died Sunday mor
ning, at 8:15 o'clock at his home
here after a brief Illness.
The funeral services will be held
Wednesday afternoon at i o'clocg, at
Oak LeVel Church, two miles east of
Youngs vllle, and the rites will be In
charge of the Youngsvllle Council J.
O. U. A. M.
Mr. Fullor, a native of Franklin
county. Is survived by one daughter,
Miss Valeria Fuller, of Raleigh; two
brothers, W. M. Fuller, of Wake For
est, and R. M. Fuller, of Louisbtfrg,
Route S, and one slater, Mrs. R M.
Mitchell of Frankllnton.
W. H. Helms of Waxhaw, Union
County, Mils about $40 worth of
tfured sweet patatoes from his stor
age house each month and has ?
food income from his poultry flock*.
BASKET BALL
SEMI-FINALS
FRANKLINTON
Gamed At Franklinton To-night To I
Select Tennis To Fl?/ In Cham- 1
plontthip Games.
Amid the shouts and cheers of en
thuslastic supporters of two girls
t>s??etbaU teams of championship
caUber, tuned to the highest pitch
and eager tor competition, with an
excellent court and real college gym
seats, with two referees all dressed
up In white and a brand new basket
ball, the annual basketball tourna
ment of the Franklin County High
School League opened with the Ep
som Kills team defeating the un
beaten Loulsburg team 28 to 28 in
a game fans declared to be the best
ever seen In Franklin County. At
no time during the game was there
a difference of more thafc three
points in the standing of the teams.
Both teams found the basket with
marked regularity and the fans of
both teams were kept on edge to
such an extent that at the end of
the game It was necessary tor them
to leave the gym for "fresh air" be>
fore witnessing the boys game be
tween Bunn and Youngsvllle. The
game was fast ?nd strenuous. Both
teams did excellent work and sport
manshlp of the highest order was I
displayed. A good teem won and a |
good team lost.
The Bunn-YoungsTllle boys game
was even more close in the final
score with Bunn winning by a bare
one point margin. And twice dur
ing the same evening a good team
won and a good team lost.
In thB first six games of the' Unit
round of contests In only two games
have the winning and losing teams
been separated by more than 2
points. . Contests are rinse, and en
thusiaam is running high. And the
championship is yet to be decided.
Seml-flnals are to be played in
Frankllnton tonight between Frank
llnton and Epsom girls and Gold
| SftnH ?nri Rnnn hnya
Loulsburg Boys Defeat Edward Beat
Loulsburg boys basketball team
defeated Edward Best boys at Frank
llnton Tuesday night by a score of
23 to XI. Loulsburg took the lead
early In the game and at the halt
had an 8 to 4 margin. This victory
for the Loulsburg team matches
them with the Epsom boys for the
game in Loulsburg gym Saturday
night. The winner of the Epsom
Loulsburg game will play for the
championship of the Franklin Coun
ty High School League.
The Une-up:
Loulsburg Edward Best
Rouse Forward Bunn
Holden Forward Davis
Holmes Center Murray
Allen Guard Sykes
Tucker Guard Strickland
Substitutions: Loulsburg ? Cobb
for Allen; Edward Best ? Dunn "tor
Bunn.
Referees: Estes and Glenn.
Frankllnton Girls Win Over Bonn
Franklinton girls earned the right
to go Into the second round of bas
ketball competition in the Franklin
County High School League by de
feating the Bunn team at Louisburg
Monday night. The Franklinton
girls will play the Epsom girls at
Franklinton* Friday night, February
19 and the winner of this game will
play the winner of the Gold Sand
Youngsville game for the county
championship. The score was 10 to
9 In favor of Franklinton at the
half, but in the fourth quarter
Franklinton went ahead with the fi
nal score of 22 to 13.
The line-up:
Franklinton Bunn
Jenkins Forward Hayes
Hicks Forward Sykes
Hagwood Center Forward Poole
Fuller Guard White
May Guard Fuller
Talbert Guard Mullen
Substitutions: Franklinton ? Perry
for Jenkins, Jenkins for Hicks. Bunn
? Shearon for Mullen.
Referees: Joyner and Harper.
Gold Sand Boys Beet Franklinton
An extra period was necessary for
Gold Sand boys to score the goal
which ga re them the 16 to 14 victory
over the Franklinton team. Gold
Sand will meet Bunn In the semi-fi
nals at Franklinton Friday night,
February 19. The winner In the
semi-finals will play the winner of
the Epsom-Louisburg game for the
championship of the Franklin Coun
ty High School League.
The line-up:
Gold Sand Franklinton
Joyner Forward Green
Harper Forward Parker
Edwards Center Daniel
Cottrell Guard Stroud
Stainback Guard Harris
Substitutions: Gold Sand ? Gupton
for Joyner; Franklinton ? Winston
for Daniel.
Referee*: Joyner and Harper.
Bonn Shades Yoongertlle
Only one point difference in score I
decided the fate of the Bunn and [
YoungsTille boys teams at Frank
( Continued on Page Fire)
GRIST ATTACKS
'BIG INTERESTS'
Also Continues Verbal Assaults On
Morrison; Gives 1'atform.
Frunk D. Orist, State commissioner
of tabor, continued his fight for the
Democratic nomination as United
Status Senator here Monday by again
attacking "big Interests." the "W?ll
Street Octopus" and Senator Cam
eron Morrison, the incumbent.
Grist jiade his first formal cam
paign speech last week at Smithfleld
and closely followed bis platform out
lined at that time id his address, her*.
The labor commissioner is in the
Senatorial race with Morrison, Tarn
C. Bowie of West Jefferson, and K.
R. Reynold* of Ashtville.
The candidate reiterated his belief
that the soldiers' bonus should be
paid In full at once; that the laws
governing federal Reserve Banks
should be rewritten; that taxation
should be placed on the "fundament
al" basis of income; that all securi
ties, even those of local, state and
national governments, should be tax
id, and that "physical leaches on the
body politic" should be eliminated by
patting men in the legislative bodies
who "are courageous and fearless and
not in the control of the big interests
ol this country."
Grist flayed Morrison by name sev
eral times.
The reason Morrison declined to
accept his challenge to debate in ev
ery county, Grist said, was "his de
nial to the people of North Carolina
the privilege of knowing where ho
stands upon the burning issues of
this campaign.
"Hi gave as his reason, among
r..lher things; 'I am engaged here try
ing to help enact legislation looking
to (he restoration of prosperity In the
country.' He also said It would not
be 'personally pleasant' to join me In
debate. "Tills was Just a nice way of
saying that 1 do not care to Irartt my
egot split my conceit, step down from
my seat of the mighty, take leave from
lpy millionaire associates, and sink
to the Insignificance^ of joining In a
diacusstorT with a commoner of th<
plain people."
Orist called attention to Morrlson'i
terming the Duke Power Company a
"religious and benevolent institution'
end said that Morrison claims h<
meant to talk about the Duke Foun
dation but "what he meant and what
lie said is an entirely different prop
osition
"I am going to make the test ol
American liberty and see If a pooi
man can be elected to the United
States Senate," Grist told his listen
ers as he said he was rnnnlng as his
"duty" so "that this government may
be returned to the people to whom it
belongs, and In the hope to rescue It
troth the control of the big interests
and the privileged classes."
Basket Ball Friday
Wingate Junior College Plays Louis
burg College Friday Night,
February l?th.
Wingate'a strong qulni. will meet
the Louisburg College gamecocks
here at Mills high school gymnasium
Friday night Feb. 19th. The game
will be called promptly at eight
o'clock.
Coach Bradley states that the game
cocks are1 In fine shape and thinks
that they have the edge by a small
, margin If they put forth the fight
that they have in the last few games.
He assures the public that this will
be the most interesting game of the
s eason and urges all to see this eon
test and back you own College.
Quick Work
Constable J. A. Dennis assisted by
officers J. S. Rowland and P. E. Dean
made quick work of apprehending and
arresting BUI Lamar, Bill Wolf and
Jerry Swain, for stealing a Chrysler
roadster In Raleigh Saturday mont
ink. The car belonged to a Mr.
Makespeace, who had driven his car
to his work and parked It on the
streets In Raleigh. It waa stolen soon
after and was recovered near Louis
burg by the officers about 10 o'clock
that morning. The owner did not
miss his car until he went for It at
noon. Officers from Raleigh came to
Louisburg Saturday afternoon and
took the prisoners back to Raleigh
for trial.
Memorial Service
At the Methodist church in Louls
burg, Sunday evening, Feb. 21, 1932,
there will be held a Memorial Ser
vice for Dr. H. M. North, the recent
Presiding Elder for the Raleigh Dis
trict. Special music and speakers
have been arranged. The public Is
cordially Invited to attend and help
pay tribute to this Godly man who
has gone to hla reward.
Surry County farmers are organ
ising milk routes to (hip surplus
milk to the new plaat at North
Wilkes boro.
HON. JOHKPHC8 DANIELS
American Legion
Auxiliary Meets
LeIfonJAn.blH P?St Unlt 106 American
if ? Auxiliary met In regular sea
?lon ?t the home of Mrs R
n A ?hh?,U"- W ? H" Allen' Mrs."
! and M"- F?rreSt J0yner
Th! !?ual Procedure was followed.
The President called for reran*
from the following committees
fuUonCanwm' Ch"d Welfare' Kehabill
oVi.iL ance- Membership, Mem
Mr^ w?PDy' pUbl!C"7' and "ogpital.
D- Egerton gave quite a
?2^ a
w?rd men there feel that thev
are not forgotten. y
"
liar ?i?? 6 a readiog. Our
r jag, also a poem Our Country and
2* was f1**" "ttle Misses Viola
Alston and Marie Hilton. (We armre.
. date the children taking nart on our
L .progrgjmaj Following thig c?loo our
' tell hi MatUr? 0f ?>e a-fternoon;"
talk by Mrs. Hugh Perry.
' .v, .8' forI"y spoke on the work ol
' hMDkaf t touching briefly on the
. 5m. ? W?rk at 0teen and h<? the
? he mmT t0Snh meant 80 mucIi to
. f?n ,Vhere' Peace of mind means
t/nore to those men in effecting a cure
l?n^fhn5 medlc,ne". Mrs. Perry says,
? and that peace has and is coming to
. many of those men through the ef
' forts 0f the Auxiliary in having the
Poppies v/hich are to be sold in North
i nn n ^k by the wivea and child
? ?talized Itn^"COm.P,enSaUd mea h08"
for . ?!eCT1 11 '? true our ma
the , r 11118 generation and
welfare *!;0 rehabiHtation and child
weirare and we concentrate on that
t we b*v? builded our organiza
Mnti UP?n / flrm toun<latlon at pa
triotism and Americanism we will still
have a reason for existence when
MrtVe?? PaSSed ,Way" stated
^ 71)13 month being the
NaMon.i n ?,ted t0 Africanism and
Hnli Defense> those were the prin
FanLrt spolAn on- The love of
. ,!J tl7, 5roper respect for the flag
,and sound principles of democracy
t 8m must be taught the
fiUure6nf ^ 8ch001' for the whole
I? of ?ur Country depends on our
Mr. '"J* ,?n Natlonal De
declared that every
?f?.t"r?l?ded, true Auxiliary member
must believe In and talk adeouatn
ofetPhaer(rneS? U.nd SUnd 81uarely back
Defense 8 pr?Kram ?? National
oefense. She outjined the activities
ot the recent Natlonal Defense Con
ference in Waahington, D C wWch
or tb*T u Awu^onal Presldeilt
r^t'l^ISLiS against unemploy
this by the LeS'?n at
'Mi* touched upon and
I P*1 Auxiliary
.^4;^?? ^ any way the'
talf of Mrs- Perry',
s,rTed Individual
.J1.08- with whipped
RT,an 'ea, cheese waf
? erg, pickles and nuts.
Itnint meeMn# adjourned until the
i it wn? March, at which time
p *111 meet at "Four Winds Tea
.Room , Mesdajnes W. P. Neal, R. f
teas and R H" John8?n. hog
DAJfCE TOJtlGHT
Local society will be Interested to
learn that the Ace Club Is sponsoring
another dance for Friday night, Feb.
19. This Is the first of a series of
enjoyable dances to be given during
the spring and summer.
Grady-Jones orchestra will furnish
the maslc. This orchestra Is noted
for its unusual type of entertainment.
I Indications are that a large crowd
Is to be given in Allen's
probably got that "Say
It' With Flowers" slogan from
?grlng.
DANIELS NOT
DTBIGRACE
RALEIGH EDITOR DECIDES NOT
TO OFFER FOR GOVERNOR
Hu Program ? Giles, of Marlon,
Formally Out For Lieutenant
Governor.
Joseph ua Daniels will not be a Can
didate for governor of North Carolina.
The former secretary of the Navy,
explaining his position In a statement
here In view of petitions from hun
dreds of Democratic voters asking
him to seek thq, governorship, said he
Celt he could serve the State and th?
people better as editor of the Raleigh
News and Observer.
At the same time he pledged him
self to the cause of Democracy and
the people of North Carolina and set
lorth a program for changes In the
tax laws which he said should be
the "measuring stick" for selecting
the next governor.
The program in brief was:
1?? Free real estate of any tax to
support the six months school.
2 ? Adjust "present indefensible val
uations of property for taxation."
3 ? Tax securities and real estate
alike.
4 ? Remove 6 per cent limit on in
come taxes.
5 ? Adequately support the State's
educational institutions and protect
the State's credit by "getting the
money where the money is."
6 ? That public service corporations
be allowed to fix rates for service
only in accordance with actual money
Invested.
7 ? That ln__saarslL _ler___#ddIHiinaL
revenue non-essentials and luxuries
shall be taxed before essentials.
. While Daniels removed himself de
finitely as a candidate from the race
tor the Democratic - gubernatorial ?
nomination, no announcement cams
from others with whose names gos
ship has linked aspirations to the gov
ernor ship. They are Willis Smith,
speaker of the house^in 193j^gy?
T. A. McNeill, of Lumberton, and
Angus D. Mac Lean of Washington.
The Raleigh editor's decision led
1 to renewed speculation that others
1 might get into the light with Lieu
tenant Governor R T. Fountain of
Rocky Mount, J, C. B. Ehringhaus, of
Elizabeth City, and A J. Maxwell,
commissioner of revenue, for tho
nomination.
Other week-end political develop
ments were:
D. F. Giles, of Marion, former State
senator, announced his candidacy for
lieutenant-governor. Other candidates
?re A. H. (Sandy) Qraham of Hilla
boro and David P. Deliinger of Cher
ryille.
Clarence Mitchell, of Raleigh; an
nounced for commissioner of labor,
an office R. R. Lawrence, of Winston
Sitlem, and A. L. Fletcher of Raleigh
also are seeking.
Odus M. Mull of Shelby, chairman
of the State Democratic Executive
Committee, called It to meet here
March 1st to select the time and place
for the party's State Convention. ?
Raleigh Times.
Held Without Bond
William Cooke, who was given a
hearing Tuesday afternoon before
Justice of the Peace B. B. Perry, on
a charge of murdering Hurley Prlv
ett, was held for the May term of
Franklin Superior Court without
bond.
The court heard the testimony ot
Eva Mullen, J. T. Alford and J. M.
Stallings for the State and Jerry Hag
wood and Hurley Williams for the
defense all of which tended to show
that Cooke was at Rosa Mullen's
home, presumably calling on Bra.
Hurley Privett and J. T. Alford also
visited this home that night, and an
altercation took place between Cooke
and Privett Cooke left and returned
a little later. Privett was still there.
Words followed and the shooting oc
curred with the results that Prlvette
died from the wounds.
The defense was represented by
Mr. W. L. Lumpkin who made a plea
in self defense. The State was not
represnted by counsel.
IL LITERATI MEETS
Mrs. Mack Stamps charming enter
tained thg members of II Literati at
her home 011 January 26th.
The program was as follows:
Life of E. P. Oppenheim ? Mrs. *
George Davis. Review of one of his
books ? Miss Alma Blzzell. Current
Events ? Miss Louise Joyner. Recita
tion ? Miss Helen Browning.
At the close of the program deli
cious refreshments were served.
FIDDLERS CONVENTION
A big fiddlers convention is an
nounced for Friday night, February
26th, at Nor Una to be held In Ute
High School anditoriwm. All fiddlers
are invited and the public is assured
of a good time.
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