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Franklin Superior Court Crlmiaal
Term Adjourns on Thursday?
Grand Jury Makr* Keport ? Many
Cases Disposed Of. ' '
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Judge E. H. Crammer, of South
port, convened, Franklin a Criminal
Court Monday morning and In his
charge to the Grand Jury delivered
an exceptionally fine sermon. At
the beginning he. explained the
fundamental l&w of tfie state ? the
copstitutloi). * In writing 1 th?s oar
forefathers recognized the wisdom
and the guidance of the Almighty.
He told of how, when Christ was
born, Rome was a. world powqr, and
pointed out that today Rome Is
gone. He told the jurors that the
t present conditions were not to be
? charged to the young p?ople, as
many try to do, but they' were o
fault of the parents in propferly
training and making examples for
11 r the young people during this be
pictured the olden time home with
Its family prayer at eventide. The
constitution declares all men equal
to enjoy life, liberty and the pur
suit of happiness. He explained this
did not mean equsl la intellect,
ability or site, but before the law.
It provides for one to worship Ood
according to the dictates of hli own
conscience, and ipakea provision for
the poor and needy, and required
the establishment or tu noara 01
Charities and Public Welfare. We
have done away with poor houses
In North Carolina and replaced them
with Homes (or the Aged and In
firm. This review was to show that
the law was as near perfect as it
could be made and any Inefficiency
being chargeable to the personnel of
the Jury. He teld them of the qualifi
cations of a grand Juror, and com
mented on a "Good Name Is better
than Great Riches." He said the:
first duty of a grand jury is to
guard the homes and persons of the
good cltiiens of the County. In re
ferring to gambling hi advif&i them
not to get a few little negroes for
crap shooting and let higher upe go
free, and said according to his In
formation most ot the gambling
these days was done at bridge and
\ aolf. Referring to the pistol law he
said the right kind ot man don't
carry a gun. In the first place he
doesn't go where It Is necessary U>
carry one. He referred to the pro
hibition- law In strong terms, show
ing it is law and should be enforoed,
that temperance won't do. Person
ally he didn't want to be temperate.
In taking poison, In fact he didn't
want to take It at all. He advised
them relative (o the Investigation*
required ot them stressing especial
ly the Justices ot the Peace and
Mayors and reports of guardians.
A large number heard the charge In
a most Interested and attentive man
ner.
The Grand Jury Is composed of
the following ^gentlemen: T. C.
Gili. foreman, L. MI Barham, George
R. Brldgers, Joe Wood, B. M. Brew
er, W. E. Sledge, R. P. Neal, J. Ray
mond Edwards, F. N. Egerton, C. E.
Bobbltt, R. B. Dlckerson, Alex Dun
ston, L. S. Gay, Cleveland Gupton,
L. F. Hasty, W. 8. Person, A. T.
Harris, Henrjr B. Shearln. H. F.
Perry was appointed officer to Grand
Jiiry.
Solicitor J. C. Little, was present
and ably represented the State Id
the prosecution of the docket. >
The docket was called and dis
position made of cases as follows:
Hampton Smith was found entity
or assault with deadly weapon and
carrying concealed weapon and giv
en 6 months on roads. He was
found not entity of operating auto
mobile intoxicated
Roger Cannon plead nolo conten
dere to receiving stolen goods and
> ?. was sentenced to IB ' nwntha on
itrogda, sentence to be stayed on the
following conditions. That he pay
-/ cost or this action, at this tarn.
That he give $100 bond for his per
sonal appearance at each eckmlnal
term of this Court for one year and
show that he has been of good be
havior and a law abiding cltlsen.
Willie Stokes was found guilty of
reckless driving, judgment was sua
pended upon payment of costs.
Herbert Mausby waa found guil
ty of assault with deadly weapon
with Intent to kill, and was given
11 months on roads. Sentence of II
months was prayed In a former
caee. Ha was given ? months In a
second case making a total of 30
months. The case of rape was nol
proseed.
Larkey Solomon plead guilty to
assault with defcdly weapon, Judg
ment suspended upon payment of
* costs.
Sidney Collins and Johnnie Mitch
ell plaad guilty to larceny .
Bill Mann and Bud Burwell were
found not guilty of house breaking
and larceny
Richard Clarke, Lynn L. Connor
(Contlnaa4 Oh Pag* Four)
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Salary Cuts Are
Recommended By
Budget Makers
School Teacher* Alio' Came In For
Recommended Cu* la telariea;
Would Curtail Work of Highway
Com niton Ion ; Cuta Urged for Edu
cational Institutions '
Drastic cuts In State appropria
tions Including the proposed tower
ing of all- State salaries to about
two-thirds of the 1931 basis were
recommended to the General Asse?-"
bly by the Advisory Budget Coifc
miaaipu .Monday night. - -
. All teachers would be cut tfleng
*Ith other employes.
Total reductions of about $22,
6 Op', 00 0 for the next blennlum are
suggested. {
General fund appropriations would
be set at $48,242,795 for the 1933
36 blennlum as compared with ac
tual or estimated expenditures of
$65,621,548 for the Current two
year period.
Highway fund expenditures suf
ferod the sharpest ctft. The recom
mendation sets thfc figure at $33,
(00,000 for the next two years, in-;
eluding $4,000,000 turned in to the
general fund, as compared, with ex
penditures the current bienniuifi of
$48,500,000. This would be a total
of about $7,500,000 annually but Is
a reduction In expenditures for
[highways proper of $9,500,990 each
/ear.
Further Cuts
Agricultural fund appropriations
were recommended to be $491,290
aa compared with expenses (or this
blennium of $694,000.
Total appropriations from the
three funds, not including receipts
which departments and Institutions
are empowered to expend, are re
commended to be about $82,250,940
(or the biennlum as compared with
?igpnditures of $104,816,000 the
current period. '
General fund appropriations re
commendations are based on reduc
ing expenditures about $3,000,000
annually, the ?report eays. A cot of
salaries and wages of at least 16
per cent Mow. the present scale la
contemplated- '
The retort points oat this cat
would place all employes, including
teachers, on a scale of approximate
ly 32 per cent below the pay stan
dards of July 1, 1931.
No Improvement#
Charitable and correctional lnstl
tutions did not share the cats to the
same extent aa other dWsions'ot the
government.
Kducptlonal Institutions sufferetd
yery severe reductions.
No permanent improvements are
recommended. *;-/
The repiort stated that a general
fund deficit of $12,690,851 will
likely exiat June 30, 1933. Credit
balances of the agricultural and
highway funds wlil be $3,127,000
with $1,300,000 of the highway fund
committed.
The recommendations that $48,
242,795 be appropriated Tor institu
tions, departments, bureaus and
commissions compares with requests
for $59,790,601 for operation during
me Diennium.
Educational Institutions which
asked for about $2, 320,000 each year
wtere recommended to get $1,277,290
each year. Charitable and correc
tional Institutions which requested
$2,425,000 annually were listed to
set $1,753,000 each year.
General fund appropriations for
?departments, bureaus, Institutions
and commissions totalled $11,400,-.
000 In the blennlum recommenda
tions; .debt service called for about
$$,000,000; and public acbools
would get $28,100,000.
Durlnc the current blennlum ad
min 1st rational costa of Institutions,
departments and such was $12,300,
000; debt service was $7,800,006
and public schools cost $33,400,000.
Almost every State department
suffered a big cut.
Thebranch of the University Of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill was
recommended to get $390,760 for
1933-34. The school asked $691,
924. In 1931-32 actual expendi
tures were $525,387; and In 1927
28 they were . $830,306. This Is. a
cut of about 60 per cent In six years.
State College Cat
North Carolina State College at
Raleigh was recommended to get
$107,260 for 1933-34, compared
with a request for $311,847; expen
ses in 1931-32 of $272,541 and In
1927-28 of $413,963.
Woman's College at Greensboro
would get $182,420 for 1933-34.
compared with a request for $368,
000; $255,006 spent In 1931-32 and
$430,6(6 spent in 1927-28. i
Other educational institutions re
ceived like treatment
Charitable and correctional Insti
tutions did" not suffer such drastic
cuts .State Hospital at Raleigh be
ing typical with a recommended sum
of $228,910 for 1983-84 compared
with $267,279 spent In 1%31-S2.
Specific recommendations for It
33-34 for the ten major divisions
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Nation's Flags at Qalf Matt for Calvin Coolidgp
On all federal buildings at WsAington, and in cities, towm and hamieta throughout the nation,' Jag* are at
h?lf matt for M day* is Ubnor of OaWn Coolidge, who now alaeps with Us forefathsn on aVcrmont hillside. Photo*
?how, left, Flag at half mait on the Library of Congress with the Capitol in the baehgroond; center, Body of the
former president lying in Mate at the ehnreh in Northampton, M?i Right, President and Mr*. Hoover arriving
at Northampton to attend the sbapls ceremony which marked the funeral . as Cahrtn would hare htsd it."
WIN A PRIZE
On the back page are ?
; some ads in each of "which | j
; ; is a misspelled word or ?
; : two. To the first three.*]
s : of our readers who bring X]
; in the correct spelling of Xj
; these the following prizes ! \
; will be given. First prise : I
; a beautiful cake froife :
; Standt's Bakery. Second :
; prise a man's shirt from ;
' | Wheless Men's Furnish- ;
! ing store and the third ;
! ! prise a cartoon of cigar- 1
! ! ettes from Andrew's Drug;
; : Store. Oct your answers
: in first. ?
Into which the general fund appro
priations -are divided, compared with
1929-30 expenditures, 1931-32 ex
pense# and 1933-34 requests follow:
Legislative: None recommended
as no session.
Judicial: $364,460 recommended;
<398,612 in 1929-30; $371,785 in
1931-32; and ?354,450 asked.
Executive and administrative;
$1,066,660 recommended; $1,899,
698' in 1929-30; $1,346,740 Jil1931
32; and $1,668,198 asked. A
Educational institutions: $1,277,
290 recommended; $2,647,876 in
1919=30; $1,662,703 in 1931-32;!
$2,236,662 asked.
Charitable and correctional insti
tutions; $1,765,890 recommendei:
$1,865,345 in 1929-30; $1,835,705
in 1981-32; $2,419,560 asked.
State aid and obligations: $161,
460 recommended; $376,478 in
1929-30; $208,242 in 1931-32;
$199,600 asked.
Pensions: $792,940 recommended;
$1,127,877 in 1929-30; $863,553 <n
1931-32; $740,000 asked. '
Contingency and emergency;
$200,006 recommended: $172,770
in 1929-30; $192,666 in 1932-3:';
$200,000 asked.
Public schools: $14,050,000 re
commended; $16,246,228 in 1929 :10
$16,942,823 in 1931-32; and $17,
500,000 asktd.
Debt service: $4,243,275 recom
mended; $2,435,232 in 1929-3. <;
$3,643,397 in 1931-32; and $4,243.
276 asked.
Totals: $23,620,965 recommend
ed; $17,909,316 in 1629-30; $26.
876,310 in 1931-32; and $29,561,
746 asked.
BIO SNOW
Loulsburg and vicinity was vtstt
ednby the biggest snow In many
yaars on Friday of last w?ek, wh. n
a thirteen Inch snow fell. The
flakes began to fall about five
o'clock In the morning but did not
get In "high gear" Until about 1:30.
From then on It was abqut as pretty
a sndw storm as Is usually seen In
this section-. It- continued to 1 fall
until about ( o'clock In the evening
when the total fall registered 11
laches deep. On account of the .
ground being warm and wet the
snow soon malted away and Inter- 1
fered With travel very little.
&ASS CHAMBLEE BURNED
J. M. "Haas" Chambtaa, white
about 45 years old was burned to
death when his home near Rocky
Cross. Jost over the Una In Nash
County was deatroyed by fire on
8unday night. He was unmarried. I
It la understood that' he apd some I
friends were In the Wowae some time 1
before It burned and It la supposed I
he tall asleep before (he fire, and I
that the building caught from the <
fire. . ' ' 1
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Committee
Assignments
The following Committee assign
menu have been made by the Senate
and House to Franklin County's
Senator and Representative: ~
m Senator E. F. Griffin was given
tfas Chairmanship of the Coinmittee
OB Senatorial Districts, ?,nd was as
llgned to membership on the fol
lowing Committees: Commercial
fisheries, Congressional Districts,
"Courts and Judicial Districts, En
rolled Bills, Finance, Game Laws,
Immigration, Insurance. Judiciary
No. 1, Military affairs. Propositions
ut Grievances, Rules, Trustees of.
the University.
Representative W. L. Lumpkin
was appointed Chairman of the Con
gressional Districts Committee of the
-House, and membership on the fol
lowing Committees: Appropriations,
Health, Balks and Basking, Courts,
Judicial' Districts, Election Laws
CLEANING T0B1CC0 SEED
The department of Agriculture of
the Gold Sand High School will be
responsible for cleaning tobacco
seed for farmers who desire this
service. Cleaning seed hat become
a regular practice among the ma
jority of the best tobacco growers,
as this practice helps to reduce the
inumber of interior plants in the bed.
Any farmer may send his tobacco
sead to the school bjr a pupil. Ii?ll
cloth bags are more desirable to use
in sending seed than to send them
in bottles, jars, or paper sacks. Seed
brought in during the week wiH be
ready to return the 'following Mon
day.
TO ORGANIZE GRANGE
Mr. Glenn Friddla, of Quilford
County, Deputy organiser of the
Stat* Orange, a farmers fraternal
order, has been In the County this
week in the Interest of the Grange
and for the purpose of organising
Grange Chapters in Franklin Coun
ty. He held a most Interesting
meeting at Edward Best High
School Thursday night with the as
sistance of Mr. J. B. Litchfield, vo
cational teacher.
On Friday night. January 20th, he
will have a meeting at Epsom with
the assistance of Mr. J. D. Newman.
This organisation. Is a fraternal
order for farmer* and has among Its
purpose* that of develop! ag better
and higher manhood and woman
hood, -fostering mutual understand
ing and cooperation, hastening the
good time coming, to r*duce ec
pense*. to buy leu and prodnoa
more in order to make the farms
self-sustaining. Also It Is the pur
pose of tfttn m-ganiaation of meat ?
ing together, talklngv working, .bur*
lng. selling together, and .In gener
al acting Ucether for th? mtatnal j
protection and- advancement of the '
farmer.
Mr. Frlddle expects to arrang* for '
a meeting at Gold Sand aa soon as '
possible.
CLUBS OONTRIBUTE TO !
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL i
The Mapleville and Seven Paths
Home Demonstration Club* gener- ]
Dusly contributed to the (immunity'
Hospital *a nice lot of canned fruits
and vegetables. The management (
of the Hospital greatly appreciates
thla gift and ?)so the Intereet in
which It was given,
OAR STOLEN
The Ford coupe belonging to Mr. I
3. 8. Meadow h that was stolen from^g
In front. ?fiX>. J. PerneU's store' r
Monday' ni#M. was (bund Tuesday t
ibout ionf Mlhm went of Franklin- t
on tn * very badly sbAsed condl- i
Jon. Vn trace of the thief has
>een located as yet.
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PAUL MUNI HEADS 37
FEATURED PLAYERS IN
CHAIN GANG PICTURE
One of the largest casts ever as
sembled for a picture will be seen
at the Louisburg Theatre on Mon
day and Tuesday, when Warner
Bros.' "I Am a Fugitive from a
Chain Gang," taken from the sen
sational book of that title by Rob
est E. Burns will be shown.
Paul Muni, the stellar character
is the Broad war hit, "Counsellor at
Law," and famous for his screen
role of "Scarface," has the title role
with Glenda Farrell as the feminine
lead, Helen Vinson, < the ingenue.
Preston Foster, David Landau, Ed
ward J. McNamara and Sheila Terry
and . other well known players. In
all there* are thirty-seven important
roles besides fifty-three small or
"bit" parti, and more than two
thousand extras. The latter are
u?e^ on tfee Impressive prison camp
set as 'convicts, guards, inspector*
and civilian employes, as well as in
other imposing settings.
The story is an intensely dramat
ic one based on the novel of Burns
who was sentenced to ten years on
a chain gang lor the theft of less
than five dollars, who twice escaped
and la still a fugitive. The screen
play depicts not only the terrors of
the. .fugitive's flight from blood
hounds and armed guards, his skulk
iag from hiding place to hiding
place, a man without a country, but
the terrors of the camp itself with
its drudgery, its whipping post and
other torture*.
Besides its succession of dramat
ic thrills the pfcture reveals several
daring love episodes, depicts the fu
gitive's marriage to a woman who
betrayed him and sent him back to
the chain gan?. and finally his un
dying love for a women he has been
unable to wed because the law is
ever on his trail.
The no*el has been given a grip
ping dramatisation for the screen by
Sheridan Glbney and Brown Holmes
and Imbued with dynamic fire by
Director Mervyn LeRoy.
TWO NEW COURSES
The addition of two new courses
to the muaic department at Louis
burg College Is expected to be of
special interest to the townspeople
as well as the students at the col
ton- Fearing has planned a
course in Music Appreciation with
the interests of the layman especial
ly In mtad. consequently the subject
la recommended for all music lov
er*. whether they be music students
or not. 1U purpose Is to cause the
listener to hear the various types
Cft music mare Intelligently, and to
show the effect of myalc on the indi
vlduat and the masses.
The course In Music History gives
a comprehensive survey of the evo
fation of tha art an$ Jtsjrelattonshlp
with the other, arts, showing exam
ples of various periods, styles, and
Corns. This coarse should prove
?oat beneficial to those who have
k slight knowledge of music and
theory. Arrangements can be made
with Mrs. McCullers, head of the
kiuslc department, or with the reg
etrar.
MEETINGS FOR FARMERS
Farmers meetings are announced
'or next week at the following
pluses? Oold Sand, Monday, 7:30
>. m.; Center^ille, Wednesday. 7:30.
>. m.; Wood. Thursdsy, 7:30 p. in.
These meetings are held in con*
lection with the Vocational Depart
neflft of (tyld Sand Hlfh School.
Mariners, who #oul?l like to meet
>nd discuss (aria problems In the '
ommunlty. will be welcome st these
n actings Meetings will be held at
he school house at each place
lamed. I
8i*scrlbe to The franklin Times' i
r. K. Stockard
Ejected President
11 tJ
2. H. Bulks Vlee-PmMnt
burg Chamber of Commerce
A special meeting of the Louis
jurg Chamber of Commerce was]
leld on Tuesday night to receive the
?eport of the nominating committer
le.ded by Dr. A. H. Perry, to sug
gest officers for the coming year,
rhe report was received and Mr. T.
i. Stockard was elected President.
Dr. C. H. Banks was elected Vice
president, and Mrs. J. W. Mann, was
elected Secretary - Treasurer. All
elections were unanimous and the.'
new officers were assured the cloaent
cooperation.
Mr. Stockard made a most inter
esting and enthusiastic acceptance'
address in which he stated be will,
offer a prize for suggestion of
projects for the Chamber to pursue!
the coming year. He assured the
Times that he would work out this
plan in detail and for the paper for
Its next issue. Dr. A. H. Fleming
also entertained the members with
his wit, humor and enthusastic
talks.
The newly elected President stat
ed he expected to name the Chair
men for the several Committees the
coming week.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
LEAGUE STANDING
The result of the essay contest
held daring the fall has recently
been announced by the judges com
mittee as follows: '
Edward Best 7th
The subject of this essay was "The
Effect that Voting Off the Extended
Term Would Hare on the Schools
ol Franklin County". The essay
winning yrst place will be publish
ed at an ear fir date.
The outcome of this contest places
the schools in the following order:
Franklinton . 501
LoUisburg ......... 463
Youngsrille ...... .^ 370
Gold Sand /.TT. 368
Epsom 302
Edward Best ....... 286
Bunn 188
There will be several minor ad
justments to make in the preceding
tabulation as some schools have not
filed complete sports. *
The contests which hare featured
in the program of the League thus
far are:
Boys' Tennis-^ ? Louisburg. 1st
place.
Girls' Tennis ? Louisburg tied first
place with Edward Best.
Boys' Playground ball ? Bunn, 1st
place.
Girls' Playground ball ? Youngs
Tille, 1st place.
Essay ? Epsom, 1st place.
Declamation ? Franklinton, 1st
place. | r, " ' ?
Reading ? Louisburg and Frank
linton tied for first place.
The next contest will be the bas
ketball tournament, which will be
held the last two weeks in Febru
ary In the gymnasiums at Frftnklin- -*
ton and Louisbjirg.
Youitgsrille
Franklinton
Gold Sand
Bunn
Louisburg
Epsom
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
J. H. MULLEN DEAD
On January 10, death visited our
community and laid hiB band on
our peighbor and friend, Mr. John
H. Mullen. He was born 74 years
ago near what is now the village of
Bunn.
He is survived by his widow, who
before their marrage 48 years ago.
was Miss Louise Batton also of
Franklin County, and all of thtlr
10 children, viz: Messrs. Coy Mul
len, E. C. Mullen, EL W. Mullen, aad
Mrs. W. F. Perry, of Bunn, Mr. H.
K. Mullen, Mars Hill, Mr. W. _
Mullen, Mrs. M. P. Pearce and Mrs.
James Young, of Zebulon: Mrs. J.
O. Wilder Middlesex, and Mr*, M.
Z. Jeans, Fayetteville .
He is survived also by a large
number of other relatives, being a
son of the late Burgess Mullen of
Franklin County, who was married
four times and was the father of 23
children.
He was a charter member of '
Bunn Baptist Church, and was ever
faithful to his trust. We haye
known only a few men who so near
ly embodied all' the Christian vir
tues; who more closely observed the
precepts of the lowly naiarene. He
was burled In Plnevipw cemetery,
sjt Bunn, In the presence of a large
dumber of relatives and friends.
Funeral services were conducted by
hjs pastor, Rev. E. C. Crawford, as
sisted by Rev. A. L. Thompson.- for
mer pastor of Bunn Metbodlst
church.
\ i A FRIEND,
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The objection to a revolver 1s
that you may use It when you
?Wouldn't and can't find It when y*n
ihould.
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