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LOVWBL'RG, N. CAIIO UNA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1982
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Franklin Increases
Majorities
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POLLS THE LARGEST VOTE IX
HISTORY COUNTY POUTICS
Every TowmMp In CwulT Ctets Into
9emo?Mti?! Column With Bafe
Majorities ? These at AmmmI
menu Fall, Whllo One CHtleMi
County To Hne Increaaed Rcf
resentataton in Convention*.
Frapklln County made a new re?S
ord In the election held on Tues
day, November Sth, when it rolled
up majorities ranging from 4004 to
4319 pat of a total rote of approxi
mately 4500, and with the big ma
jorities, about twice what It had
ever given before, polled one of the
biggest votes on record In any gen
eral election.
The big returns indicate to thing*
in particular that are of much Im
portance. First it Indicates people
are taking more Interest in voting
and more thoroughly realising their
duty as citizens to go out and cast
their vote. Second, it indicates that
the new election method Is meet
ing the approval of the voters in
that they are not troubled with so
much poll working, and embarrass
ing solicitation _when . they go to
vote. And the "vote on the amend
ments indicate the displeasure of
the voters toward the Legislature
in submitting so many amendments
of ao?h Ala/>H/>n
U V. VUV<U
Franklin County has to its credit
the fact that it did not follow many
of the other North Carolina Coun
ties in 1928 in denouncing the Dem
ocratic party. Apparently it was
not satisfied with its majority ef
2100 in that election and rolled up
almost double this ysar. Gold Mine
township made a most enviable rec
ord in that not a single republican
vote was recorded in that township
and a cheek of the registration and
poll books revealed that all possible
votes were caat, except about SO,
who were sick or not available to
.Vote. Haye&vjlle dserves possibly
the greatest eredit of all the town
Ships as it ehanged 4ts vote from a
129 Republican majority in 1928 to
a 43 majority f or the Democratic
ticket in 1932. All the other town
ships did well, not only increasing
their majorltes, but their registra
tion and vote as well. As a re
sult of the increased vote for Gov
ernor, Franklin County will have
increased representation in all con
ventions next campaign year.
In the election Franklin County
gave majorities to the National,
State, Senatorial and Congressional
tickets as follows:
President ? Roosevelt 4,083
Senate ? Reynolds 4,004
Governor ? Ehrlnghaus 4,024
Congress ? Pou 4,027
For the State Senate, which is
the 6th District, Composed of Frank
lin, Nash and Wilson the following
were elected without opposition.
The vote in Franklin was as fol
lows:
E. F. Griffin, of Franklin 4,302
J. C. Dempsey, of Wilson 4,161
The other County officers elected
were as follows:
W. L. Lumpkin, for the House 4,289
F. N. Spivey, Sheriff 4,319
Geo. W. Ford, Reg. of Deeds 4,286
J. E. Malone, Recorder 4,286
Joseph W Freeman, Coroner 4,266
C V. Beddingfield, Com'r, 4,264
C. H. Banks, Commissioner 4,256
J. Z. Terrell, Com'r. 4,250
T. W. Boone, Com'r. 4,269
C. C. Hudson, Com'r. 4,246
Under the new law, passed at the
last meeting of the Legislature
Boone and Hudson were elected for
a term of four years, and Bedding
field, Banks and Terrell for terms
of two years. At the next election
three Commissioners from the first
three districts, will ' be elected for
terms of four years. The o>je&i of
this change is to eliminate the pos
sibility of having an entirely new
Board at any one time.
The voter* aid. not react yery
kindly towards t?i proposed amend
ments aa three of the font -were de
feated and even the one that carried
had only a margin of 503. The ma
jorities were as follows.
No. 1, providing for the change
of the term of office of Sheriff's and
Coroners from two to four years
was defeated by a majority of 1961.
No. 2, providing tor special elec
tions for Constitutional Amend
ments was defeated by a majority of
1403.
No. 3, providing that insurance
taken for the protection of widows
and children shall not be subject to
seizure in cases of failure, carried
by a majority of 603.
No. 4, providing power to the
Legislature to create Sollcltorlal
Districts lost in a majority of 1827.
The many staunch Democrats in
Franklin are delighted at the re
turns not only from the County bdt
the nation as a whole, feeling that
the Country is safe for another tour
years, and can now see some hope
for the return of the long looked
for prosperity. ) ^
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Hurricane Death
Toll in Cuba In
creases To 2,500
Camaguey, Cuba,. Nqy. 18<? Tho
death toll in tha. city of Santa Crux
Del Sur, virtually wiped off a Hand
spit on the southeast Cuban coast by
a tidal wave last week, waa placed at
2, BOO persons today by Secretary Ot
Interior Kubiseretta.
Due to its open position, Santa Crux
va? the most severely stricken of the
many points where a tropical hurri
cane left a trail of wreckage from the
n -rth coast of South America, more
?han a week ago, to the Bahamas,
i 'y here it was spending its force today.
(At least 80 persons were reported
killed and moro than 800 injured
when the hurricane struck the Caya
man islands. Jamaica and the Ba
hamas were less seriously affected.)
Cremating Bodies.
Gasoline was Bought by the Cuban
government for cremation of more
:'iau 1,000 bodies, reported piled in
pyres at Santa Cruz. Dr. Zubizaretta
said more than 700 bodies were buried
tftere Friday.
"Many others were believed carried
>'ut to sea by the ten-foot wall of
Mister. Only a few telephone poles
were reported standing upright In the
city which had a population of 3,500.
A number of deaths were reported
.-,i other parts of eastern and central
Cuba.
Refugees have been pouring in here
from Santa Cruz and relief work was
being rushed in the area. An army
?f physicians from Havana and else
where were Innocuiatlng thousands
against disease and ministering to
hundreds cf injured.
The train which carried Dr. Zubi
zaretta on an inspection trip delivered
food af every hamlet for hundreds of
ptrsons scattered in the wasted fields.
Miles of cane fields were leveled and
It was estimated the 1933 sugar crop
from Camaguey province would be
at least 400,000 bags under what was
expected.
Dr. Anibal Penla, health officer of
Santa Cruz, Issued the appeal for
gasoline for cremation of the bodies
there.
Scattered wreckage of the city
terved as the funeral pyre for the
dead. Hundreds of cremations tired
were' already burning. >
The sailboat Eulalla Pinero arrived
here yesterday with 20 sailors who
had been shipwrecked on the coast.
Another sailboat, the Nueva Concha
Santa, also had foundered and only
one of its crew of nine was saved.
Changes In Park
ing Regulations
Chief of Police C. E. Pace an
nounces that as soon as proper sigu%
can be provided parking regulations
in Louisburg will undergo a change,
chief among which are no parking
will be allowed on the south and west
side of the Court square. This action
Is made necessary he says by reason
of the increased traffic and narrow
streets. He states also that all cars
w'U be expected to be parked to the
right, and all stop signals observed.
Possibly the most important change
tn traffic control, he states, is the
observance of the traffic signal at
the crossing of Main .and Naah street.
In addition to observing the red and
green, stop and gftf lights, the new
order eliminates the right to turn on
red lights and the practice of making
a "U" turn at this point The order
p. so Includes a speed regulation of
not over 20 miles per hour on the
streets and not ever 10 miles per
hour in turning corners.
Chief Pace is of the opinion that
if the people in town will co-operate
with the town in observing the traf
fic regulations he wll' have no trouble
with visitors, and urgently requests
wholehearted cooperation to the end
of safety for all.
Chamber Of Com
merce To Meet
\i.i.
President 8. P. Boddie is calling
the attention of all members of the
Louisburg Chamber of Commerce to
the fact that the regular monthly
meeting will be hefd in the Court
house on Tuesday night, Nov. 22nd,
lit 7 o'clock, which he is anxious to
have all members attend. Also all
persons in Louisburg and Franklin
County Interested in the civic affairs
of the town and county are invited
(nd urged to attend.
Ladies Night
The Loulsburg Council Junior Or
der announces that it will observe
Ifdies night on next Monday night,
November 21st, In lta halla In Louis
burg, to which all Juniors, and their
wives, daughters or lady friends are
invited. Splendid program has been
ai-ranged which Includes special mu
sic by a band composed of boys from
the East Carolina Training School
at Rocky Mount. Other features will
be added and an enjoyable evening
i? promised all whe attend.
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Libby Hotmail
Goes Fret
The cases In Foraytha Superior
Court against Libby Holman Rey
nolds and Ab. Walker (or the mur
der of Smith Reynold!, Libby's hus
*nd. were not proaaed thla week
??d the defendants set free. Thla
action will no doubt meet the hear
ty approval of many people In the
State who felt there was no 'just
cauae for tbelr detention.
June J. Lan
caster Dead
June J. Lancaster, one of Oold
Mine townships most prominent cit
izens, died at his home near Red
Bud church yesterday morning about
5:30 o'clock, according to reporta
reaching Louisburg. Mr. Lancaster
had been in bad health ? for many
years and his death was not unex
pected. Besides his wife he leaves
four children, Messrs. Lonnle and
Herbert Lancaster, and Mrs. Willie
Pearce, who live near the old home,
and Mrs. David Bunn, of Nashville.
The funeral arrangements had not
been announced when this article
was written.
Mr. Lancaster lived In Louisburg
several years returning to his coun
try home a few years ago. He had
many friends in Louisburg as well
as the county generally, who will
regret to learn of his death.
Civil Court
Franklin Superior Court was con
vened Monday morning by Judge N.
A. Sinclair in the regular November
Civil term, and begun the trial of
the docket. By the late afternoon it
was ascertained that no cases set for
i Tuesday and Wednesday would be
ready, so a recess was taken to
Thursday morning when the docket
was again taken up.
There are no cases of any special
public Interest set for trial at this
term, which is a two weeks term.
Judge Sinclair la handling his
Court, while in session, in a most
business lika, fair and impartial
manner. \
-Important Meeting
THE FRANKLIN TIMES Is re
quested to state that Supt. E. C.
Perry wishes every organization do
ing any relief or charitable work in
Franklin County to have a repre
sentative to meet him in his office
in Louisburg on Tuesday night, Nov.
22nd, 1932, at 7:30 o'clock. This
is a most important meeting as it
has much to do with the aid the
government | Is extending people in
Franklin County.
Elimination Contest
The Kiwanis Club is sponsoring an
El mination Contest for Contract
Bridge, Auction Bridge, Rook, and
Set-back at the Franklin Hotel on
Friday, November 25, at 8:16 o'clock.
Proceeds will be used in aiding un
derprivileged children at the Louis
Lurg Graded School Lunch Room.
To reserve tables call Mrs. S. P.
Boddie or Mrs. D. W. Spivey.
Those reserving tables wi.i pl*?st'
bring iheir own card:'
FRATERNITY ORGANIZED
AT LOUISBURG COLLEGE
On Wednesday evening November
16th the first local fraternity to he
organized was presented to the fac
ulty and sorority groups at a dinner
in the Franklin Hotel dining room.
The fraternity, Kqppa Epsilon Al
pha had been in the state of organi
zation for several weeks and on No
vember 9th a group of nine, consti
tuting its charter members, were
duly initiated. This is the second
chapter under this charter; the first
being founded and organized at Ohio
Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio
tn 1914.
The fraternity is sponsored by
Mr. C. V. Jaynes, Dean of the Music
Department of the college, who was
also Its organizer.
The announcement dinner was ser
ved at 8:80. Invited guests for the
occasion were: Dr. Armour D. Wil
cox, President of the college, David
Stowe, Dean of the college, Lula M.
Stipe, Dean of women. Sigma Iota
Chi sorority: Helen Chandler, Dor
othy Hurley, Evelyn McfCullers, Mar
garet Holden, Miss Alma Blzzell,
sponsor and Miss Isabelle Zieglar,
sponsor. Kappa Delta Phia sorori
ty: Doris Strange, Lydla Person,
Dorothy Duvall, Sara Hicks, Ruth
Parker and Mrs. Hattle M. McKee.
sponsor. The charter members of
Kappa Epsilon Alpha fraternity:
Herbert West, Elbert Burgess, Geo.
Holloway, Robert West, Brogd?n
Spence, Robert Waldo, Albert Ed
wards, Miles Ferguson, Stewart God
frey and Mr. Jaynea sponsor.
It takes a high order of genius to
cut a pie Into seven pieces.
Carolina Ami Duke
TO CLASH SATURDAY IN STATS
TITLE GAME
Content u Expected to Drpw Crowd
Of 20,000, Largest in State This
Tear ? Team* Appear Pretty
1 Evenly Matched ? Both Claim to
Present Star?
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Chapel Hill, N. C., Not. !?.? *b?
powerful Carolina and Dukq football
teams will clash here Sa<*tdar af
ternoon at 2 o'clock fW the stile :
championship.
The contest is being billed as the
"game of the year" in North Caro
lina, and Is expected to draw a
crowd of 20,000.
These arch-rivals of football in
the State played dogged and furious
games to 0-0 ties in 1930 and again
la 1931.
Carolina is out to defand its rec
ord of no football losses to Duke
since 1893. The teams did not meet
from 1894 to 1922, and Carolina
has won or tied all the games since.
Duke, with one of its strongest
teams in years, will be equally in
tent on breaking that record.
i The Blue Devils are conceded
'slight favorites by virtue of their
(showing against Auburn, Tennessee
and Kentucky.
Carolina defeated the State team
which upset Duke, however, and the
Tar Heels have looked mighty good
in their last three consecutive vic
tories.
Both teams will offer many stars.
Duke's 170-pound eleven will only
outweigh Carolina onej pound: A
nip-and-tuck classic Is expected.
The line that held Auburn, Ten
nessee and Kentucky should give
Duke a flight advantage defensive
ly, but the Tar Heels haire moio
backfield stars and more reserve
power for offensive thrills.
The game will match probably
the State's twp greatest punters,
Rossiter of Duke and Burnett of
Carolina, and also some of its finest
passers, including Laney and Ros
siter of Duke and Phipps and
McCaskill of Carolina.
Other big boys who will clash in
tkis battle for All-State posts in
clude Mason, Laney, Abbott, Ersh
ler, Duke backs, and Crawford and
Werner, linemen; against Daniel,
Croom, Phipps, Chandler and other
Carolina backfield aces, and Under
wood and Walker, star linemen.
METHODIST LOOK
Money Is short but we want every
member on T&r River Circuit to do
their best towards meeting the fi
nancial obligation of the church.
At each Sunday School on the cir
cuit there will be a truck Sunday
to receive potatoes, vegetables,
canned goods, clothes, chickens or
anything else you have that will be
of any benefit to the Methodist Or
phanage. Do your part to help a
needy cause.
S. E. WILSON,
Charge Cay Leader.
RED CROSS ROLL CALL
Reports from the Roll Call Com
mittee indicate that the intensive
campaign for Red Cross membership
which was begnn last Friday is
arousing a great deal of enthusias
tic response in Franklin County.
The campaign is being conducted
hn the various townships under the
direction of the following leaders:
Mr. John Neal, Mr. W. P. Wilson,
Mrs. B. C. Johnson, Mrs. W. S. Per
son. Mr. T. H. Sledge, Mrs. C. M.
Moore, and Mr. E. W. Puryear.
In Loulsburg a house to house
canvass is being made in the inter
est of the Roll Call. Among the
volunteer workers are: Misses UteUa
Hill, Nancy Lea, Helen Leigh Flem
ing, Victoria Adcoek, Elizabeth Clif
ton, and Mesdames Robert Smith-'
wick, C. A. Ragland, Maurice Mur
phy, Norward Fuller, J. J5. Malorte,
Jr., W. D. Egerton, Fees Fuller,. E.
H. McFarland, Lucy Wells, E. 8.
Ford, O. W. Cobb, Joe Mann. D?v?
Spivey.
Mrs. H. H. Johnson, Chairman o f
the Roll Call Committee, stated that,
when the records are completed af
ter Thanksgiving, a complete list of
all persons who have Joined the
Franklin County Red Crtas Chapter
this fall will be published in the
FRANKLIN TIMES provided space
can be secured for its publication.
POST OFFICE TO CLOSE
SATURDAY AFTERNOONS
Authorities at the local post of
fice announce that beginning Satur
day the ottce will be closed after
1 o'clock Saturday afternoon of each
week, for the delivery of mall, giv
ing the force a full half holiday. For
some time the offlce has been closed
on Saturday afternoons to money
orders and parcel post, and no city
delivery haa been made on Saturday
afternoons. v The new order close*
all buslnes* with the public aftec'
1 o'clock. Incoming and outgoing;
mall will be distributed to box pa
trons and dispatched.
Snbacrlb? to The Franklin Times
Thanksgiving
Appeal For
Orphanages
Thanksgiving Season should be a
time fcf rejoicing and thanks: a time
v0?n >B should Join in this spirit.
Phis should not be a mere emotion
J.1 th Bo form of oi^tward eypress.on,
aboald cause those who are for
tunate and ^bie, to think cf those who
are less fortunate and less able. This
>yar, the relief of distress Is the big
uutatanjiing abjective of unselfish mo
llVfcs. Among the Targe' group need
ing aid in our state are the dependent
children ? especially those bereft of
home and parents. The Orphanages
of the State have brought large num
bers of these under their care, and
Church and Fraternal Society have
ursumed a large responsibility.
The Orphanages are experiencing
a hard time this year. The capacity
of people to give has been consider
ably lessened ? hence the Income 6f
all Orphanages is considerably less.
Among the Orphanages the Oxford
Orphanage stands out as the oldest ?
sixty years old this year. More than
live thousand children have received
its benefits and the present popula
tion is three hundred and seventy
five. These are to be housed, clo'hecl
end fed, shoes provided; as well as
educational advantages and the care
of their health. It is a large task^
cnly thirty per cent of the children
are of Masonic parentage and the
family is made up of children from
all over the State. There are some
in the Oxford Orphanage family from
this county and Superintendent Proc
lor sends out a call for all Orphan
ages at Thanksgiving but more es
pecially for that large family of which
he Is the head. Help the Orphanages
ihis year for In so doing you are
helping in the State's program of re
lief, and, at the same time, helping
children who, through no fault of
their own, hold out pleading hands
for a chance and call for some one
,to Invest in them. ? Orphans Friend.
The Oxford Orphanage is in need
of your financial support. Go to Bod
die's Drug Store, Scoggin's Drug
Store, or Beasley's Drug Store and
make a contribution between now
and Wednesday. Anything appreciat
ed from/ one cent to a hundred dol
lars.
Big Tobacco Sales
Largely Increased1 sale of tobacco,
at much better prices have been the
experience on the Loulsburg tobac
co market this week. The demand
for all grades continues strong and
-while all are being good prices as
compared with other markets strong
er advances have shown in the bet
ter grades.
The warehousemen are leaving
nothing undone to make every ad
vantage to those who sell at Louis
bnrg and extend a hearty and cor
dial Invitation to all to visit our
market.
Recorder's Court
Franklin Recorder's Court held
a short session on Tuesday morning
and imposed a road sentence in
every case except two, one of which
was continued and the other sent to
the Superior Court. The docket as
disposed of was as follows:
Wiley Williams was given 60 days
on roads for larceny.
Davis Barnett was given 60 days
on roadB for distilling. Appeal.
David and Davis Barnett, bad
check, continued.
Macon Ward was given 60 days
on roads for distilling.
Cornelius Whitly received 60 days
on roads for distilling.
The charges against Walter Per
ry were changed from larceny to
teraperary larceny of an automobile,
probable cause being found the case
was sent on to the Superior Court.
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DIES OF BURNS
A tragic death occurred ia Louis
early Monday morning, when
Dorcey Perry, three-year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Perry,
died* at the Loulsburg Community
Hospital as the result of serious
burns received Wednesday of last
week, at hjs home at the Old Macon
Place near Loulsburg.
It is understood that the parents
aad older members of the family
were hi the upstairs of the house
working tobacco while the younger
children were downstairs with a sis
ter about fifteen years old who was
preparing the dinner. While the
smaller children were playing the
girl left the house to get something
tor dinner. When she returned to
the room she found little Dorcey
in a blaxe. Dorcey's body was bad
ly and very seriously burned by the
time the flames were extinguished.
He was carried to the Loulsburg
Community Hospital where he re
mained until his death.
The funeral services were held on
Tuesday afternoon, at three o'clock
from Ransdells Chapel.
? It's a poor brand, of sportmanshlp
that resorts to the use of flats.
Consider Extend
ing Cedar Street
Town Commissioners Take Action
On Several Important Matters At
Meeting Last Week.
| The Board of Town Commission*
era met In regular session, Novem
ber 9, 1932.
Upon roll call the following mem
bers were present: A. W. Person,
W. E. White, R. W. Smlthwick, W.
J. Cooper, M. C. Murphy Mayor L.
L. Joyner, presided.
- The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The reports of the Town Clerk,
Tax Collector, Chief of Police, and
Superintendent of the Power Plant
were read and approved.
Wm. O. Strickland requested the
Board to order a light placed on the
street in his neighborhood. This
request was referred to the Light
and Water Committee for investiga
tion.
Messrs. M. S. Davis and S. P. Bod
die proposed to the Board that the
Town extend Cedar Street through
to the Halifax Highway. They rec
ommend that the Town could use
the Government Labor, and thai the
Town bear the expense of the nec
essary culverts, tools, surveyor, and
foreman.
Tlje Street Committee was in-'
structed to investigate this proposal,
estimate the cost of the project, and
report to the Board at a ..special
meeting.
The Board ruled that the Town
of Loulsburg become a member of
the North Carolina Municipal
League.
The Clerk was Instructed to re
ply to the letter from the State
Board of Health, relative to our
water supply, and request Mr.
Trice to appear before the Board at
it's next regular meeting, to inform
the Board more fully In respect tC
the recommendations outlined by
the State Board of Heaalth.
The Board rejected a request
from Mr. H. E. Hlght, to give him
a special rate on his residence lights
and water.
The Clerk read a request from
Mr. Q. A. Andrews to construct a
sewer line on Person Street. This
request was referred to the* Light
and Water Committee for investiga
tion and recommendation.
The Board instructed the Tax
, Collector to adjust the 1930 taxes
of Mr. S. H. Averett, and to sub
tract the trucks listed on his tax
abstract, since these trucks were not
in town.
The Board ordered that hereafter
the Tax Collector shall collect all
Town taxes, including Privilege
License Taxes.
The Board reviewed several pro
posed Town Ordinances, making
necessary revisions.
A motion prevailed "That a re
tainer fee of $100.00 be paid to Hill
Yarborough, Town Attorney, for a
period from Nov. 3, 1932 to Nov.
3, 1931." This motion was carried.
After allowing a number of ac
count* the Board adjourned.
Kills Three Children
Mrs. Elsie Witherspoon Dollar kill
*d two of her children and seriously
wounded another at her home in Gra
ham Tuesday. She failed in an at
tempt to end her own life and then
gave herself up to officers. In speak
ing of the incident she said: "I killed
them because I didn't want to leave
them to the mercy of this world." "I
had gone through bell since I married
lay husband 21 years ago last Sep
tember 2, and I couldn't stand it any
longer."
Warren, 12, and Daphne, five, were
instantly killed when their mother,
according to her own statement, shot
them through the head as they lay
asleep at their home, Dara, seven, is
in a critical condition at Rainey hos
pital in Burlington with two bullet
wounds through her head. She has
ottty a slight chance to recover, ac
cording to the attending physician.
Dr. O. L. Carrington.
Fuller Extends ?
Thanks
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Chairman W. D. Fuller, ot the
Foard of Elections ot Franklin Coun
ty, requests the TIMES to extend his
deepest thanks and appreciations to
a'l the election officials and any oth
ers who assisted in the conduct of the
elections on November 8th, for the
solendid manner in which the whole
scheme was carried out. The fine
work and fine spirit displayed in this
important part of our governmental
machinery was especially commenda
ble and appreciated.
QranTUle County farmers have
started an onion growing, project as
a source of ?Mh for the coming
year.
Sixty head of pare bred Guernsey
Cattle were exhibited at the receat
Burke Countjr cattle show in Mor
gan ton.