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y j TOUI TOWN l?n't a bit better than you | are willing to Help make it BOOST YOUR TOWN Basket Ball To-night at Mills High School, m Girls: rraokUntoc i: Franklin ton Vs. Epsom Semi-Finals The Franklin Times fc YOUE LOCAL PAPXK ean't exist without jomr Paid for Patroaair In Hiilmil^loM and Adfertiatng BOOST YOUR HOME PAPER A. F. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager The County, The State, The Union VOIiUMN f.xm. LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1083 (EIGHT PAGES) SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Per Yew NUMBER 33 ROOSEVELT ESCAPES ASSASSIN MAYOR OF CHICAGO AND POUR OTHERS WOUNDED BY AS ? SASSIN'S BULLETS President-Elect Target Of Six Shots Fired at Con clusion Of Speech At Miami Reception ITALIAN BRICK LAYER SAYS HE ALMED SHOTS AT PRESIDENT-ELECT Mayor < crmak, of Chicago, Stan ding Near Roosevelt, Seriously Wounded and Not Expected To Lire; President-Elect Visits In jured in Hospital and Postpones Trip to New York; Keturns To ' Yaclit Kroui Which He Hail . Just landed After fishing Trip lmfahamas; Crowd of Ten1 TIMbsand To Welcome Him In Fashionable Park; Shooting > Brings Mad Uproar; Cries of "Lynch Him" as Would-Be Killer Is ltushed to County 0buii Miami, F>?_, Feb. 15.? Six shots were fired at President elect Franklin D. Roosevelt to night wounding five persons in cluding Mayor Anton Cermak, of Chicago. The President-elect was unin jured. The assailant, who was cap tured by a rush of secret service men, police and sheriff's ofllcers, was described as Guisseppi Zin gara, an Italian brick layer. He was spirited away by officers to save him from an angry crowd. Police said he admitted he bought ? his gun with the intent to kill Mr. Roosevelt. The shooting took place In Bay Front Park here a few minutes after Mr. Roosevelt had come ashore from the yacht Nourmahal on which he had been cruising through the Bahamas. The Presl dent-elect was responding to a welcome of 10.0(H) people gath ered in the park when the crack of . pistol shots cut short his speech. Zingara was said to have ad mitted that 10 yeirs ago he was party to a plot against the life of King Victor Emmanuel, of Italy. (An attempt was made in 1911 on the life of King Victor Em manuel and the assailant was imprisoned until 1928 when, at the King's order, he was given full freedom In a general amnes t*. > - The Injured The injured In addition to Mayor Cermak, who waB $hot through the chest, the bullet coming out his back and who may be fatally wounded, were: William Slnnott, of New York, detective, shot in head. Mrs. Jos. Qill, wife of the President of the Florida Power and Light Company, shot twice in the abdomen. Mrs. Margaret Keyes. of New ark, N. J. shot in the hand. Russell Caldwell, aged Are, of Cocoanut Grove, Fla., slightly in jured. ' ' . " ' First reports had been that a secret service man named Brod neaux, who wai with the Presi dent, had been shot in the head. It developed, however, that he had moved to a position In front of Mr. Koosevelt to shield him and then had Joined in the rush to capture the would-be-assassin. In the co'nfusion It had seemed tbat he had been shot. * Cancels Trip North Mr. Roosevelt cancelled plans for his return to New York to night. He will remain here at least another day. He will spend the night aboard the Nourmahal, Vlncqnt Astor's yacht, on which he had returned earlier tonight from an 11-day trip. . The President-elect Jiad Just completed a brief address of wel come tf> thousands of cheering winter resort residents, In a sett ing that was colorful and keeping with the occasion when the shots, (Continued on page eight) ? May Be In Cabinet _ Senator Cor Jell Hall of Tennessee is now looked upon u one who will play an important part in party af fairs during the Booaevelt adminis tration. . . . Following a conference at Warm Springs it was rumored he 1 was slated as Secretary of State in the Roosevelt Cabinet. BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT ? t Started at Mills High School Monday Night When the Louisburg Boys Defeated Bunn and Epsom Girls Defeated Louisburg The games tonight in the Franklin County Basket Ball tournament, which are the semi finals, promise to be very close and exciting. The boys team of Mills High School play Epsom boys and the Epsom girls will play Frankllnton High girls. These games will probably decide the championship as these teams are among the strongest in the tournament. Oo out and cheer your team to victory. The first game will start at 7:45 o'clock et Hills High School gym. Bo^s Victorious The first game of the Franklin County Basketball Tournament was played Monday-" night, Feb ruary 13th,~~1933, in the Mills High School gym. The Louisburg boys played Bunh High boys and fought a hard and interesting game. At <fhe end of the first quarter the score was 4-2 in Louisb\irg's favor, the boys stay ed in the lead during the second quarter with a 12-6 score. Sev eral of the Bunn boys were put out on fouls 4n the third quarter, the score now b^ing 18-8: but the final scorfe . 24-13 showed a hard game was fought. The highest scorer for Louisburg was Jack Taylor, scoring 14 points; Hol den scored 5 points for the Mills] High quint. The highest scorer of the Bunn team was Card. The game was refereed by Herbert Clark of ^oyisburg College. Many players and visitors from other schools of the county were pres ent. ? Milk High Girls Defeated On Monday night the Mills High School glrla lost their first game In -the tournament to the Epsom sextet by the close score 17-18. The locals led throughout the game until the last few sec onds of play when Epsom took the lead. The score during the game: Mltfs High 8, Epsom 2, at the end of 1st quarter; Mills High 10, Epsom 8, at end of 2nd quar ter; Mills IS, Epsom 11, at end of 3rd quarter; Mills 17, Epsom 18 at end of 4th quarter. > Holden and Wilson led the scoring f6r the losers, while Mitchell won the scoring honors for the visitors. Line-up for Loulsburg: rf. Hol den; If, Beam; e, Wilson; sc. Beasley; rg, Joyner; lg, Clifton. Substitions ? Rouse, It; Foster sc; Johnson, rg. Kpwm Boys Defeat Gold Hand On Tuesday night at Pranklln ton the boys from Epson met the boys from Oold Sand Iq what turned out to be a one sided bas ketball game. The Epsom .quint showed that they were superior to their opponents from the start. Blake led the scoring for Epsom' with 18 points while the Oold Sand boys were unable to get a Held goal on account of Epsom's guards playing airtight ball. The final score was 81-8 In Epsom's (Continued on page eight) ? w TO SUE ON NOTES MAKE DEEDS TO LANDS ' County Commissioners In Special Meeting Transact Much Business ? To Com plete Foreclosures The Board of Commissioners of Franklin County met In spec ial session on Saturday afternoon with all members present, and transacted business as follows: The matter of Cypress Creek notes was ordered turned over to the County Attorney to bring action against all parties concern ed. The Thompson notes were re ferred to the County Attorney with Instructions to Investigate and report at next meeting. The Beam note was referred to the County Attorney with in structions to investigate 'and re port at next meeting. It was ordered that the County give the following deeds: To B. C. Pearce for Jones Williams property; to Ai Y. Allen for H. S. Hicks property; to J. P. Tim berlake for L. H. Perry, Jr., property; to Mrs. Francis Win ston for Mary Perry property; to Jno. Wiggs for Medlin property. The contract of A. S. J. Ham let for store was accepted. It was ordered that Hilt' Yar borough be instructed to bring final foreclosure on tax suits now in his possession and report to Board next first Monday as to ,his action. That County Attorney be Instructed to confer with Mr. Yarborough and report his f iriVi tngs to the Board at its next meeting. The Board adjourned subject to call of the chairman. Auto Mechanics Organize A Franklin County Chapter of the United Automotive Mechan ics was organized in Loulsburg on Tuesday night when ? numbec. of automobile mechanics met in the Mayor's office. The object and advantages of the organization were explained by Messrs. Chas. Butler and E. L. Sherrick, Jr., representing the Washington headquarters. Among these objects was the protec tion to the trade by legislation, general fraternalism, personal protection and social features. The officers elected were as fol lows: ' D. E. Hardwick. President. H- L. , Miller. Vice-President. Lee V. Strickland, Secretary Treasurer. J. B. Davis, Sergeant at Arms. The following were enrolled as charter members: W. F. Griffin, I N. D. Medlin, D. E. Hardwick. C. E. Strickland, Lee V. Strickland, J. L. Gupton, H. A. McGhee. Frankllnton, H. L. Miller. H. C. Cash, J. B. Davis, of Wake For Reduces Salaries Thr Franklin Times was in formed by a member of the Board of County Commissioners this week that an agreement had been reached between them and the Register of Deeds, Clerk of the Court and Tax Collector whereby a voluntary cut In sal arlea would be taken by the of ficers which met the approval of the Board. These reductions, we are informed, vary but complete will average around IS per cent. A. & P. Stores To Louisburg Mr. D. E. Wallace, represent ing the A. * P. Stores was In Loulaburg Wednesday and leased the store room on Main Street formerly occupied by L. P. Hicks, from Mr. P. 8. Allen, and will move the stock from one of their stores tn Rocky Mount ft> Loula burg in the next few weeks. Work of remodeling the store room to suit their needa will get underway within the next week. The store to located In Louisburg will be under the management of Mr. ? . ? . Cone, of Rocky Mount. * The A .-4 P. organisation Is one i of the biggest chain store groups ; doing business In this section. Subscribe to The Pranklln limes ?' ' /'? A ? 1 . Says, "On Vacation" Win. C. Bullitt, American diplomat now in Europe, around whom rageit tempest in a teapot, a* to whether he la a secret embassy tor President elect Rogaeralt or Col. House is obtaining debt information. * ADOPTS SALES TAX SUB-COMMITTEE MAKES REPORT TO JOINT COMMITTEE ?? Bill Understood To Be Predicated Upon Eight Months School Term And To Call For Same Contri bution From . Highway Fund To General Fund Bill Also Expected To Contain Special Taxes On Bottlers," Theatres and Possibly Others ? Sales Tax Rate Not Expected To Exceed Three Per Cent - Raleigh. Feb. 16. ? The Sn& committee of ten members of the finance committee, appointed two week* ago to rewrite the revenue bill has agreed upon a general sales tax. along with numerous other changes In the existing revenue law and will not meet again until tomorrow morning, when it hopes to report a com plete bill, the report to be sub mitted to the full committee to morrow afternoon. Today's holi day, the first taken by the sub committee. Saturdays and Sun day* excepted, since its appoint ment is for the purpose of enab ling Commissioner of Revenue A. J. Maxwell and Dr. Fred W. Mor rison, secretary of the Tax Com mission, to complete estimates up on the sub-committee bill as it now stand*. The sub-committee is still keep ipg its deliberations a closely secret and no definite confirma tion could be obtained' last night except as to the adoption of the general sales tax. Even the rate of tax could not be ascertained. In some well in formed quarters it was said to be three per cent, it was said by oth ers to be less tban three per cent, but it was generally believed thai the rate will not be determined until tomorrow morning, when II can be fixed In the light of the e? j timates now being made by the i committee's experts. ' It is al%p generally anticipated that the new changes In the bill will Include a gross receipts tax {upon theatre admissions and up on bottled drinks. Among the proposed taxes the experts are now estimating will be several that have a pronoun ced commodity tax complexion. It is understood, however, that the committee's tentative plan. Is tc make these levies under the U UOUBO UUU I ? BUIUIKI BCVIIUUB. EPWOETH JUNIORS The Epworth Juniors of the Methodist Church met at the church Wednesday, afternoon, February 15th, at 3:30 o'clock. .The meetlng'was opened with s hymn followed by the devotional led by JEula Orey Splvey. Jane Fuller read a bymn, "Loving Thoughts" immediately following the business session, and a story "Pap?r Houses", was told. The meeting was closed by the sing ing of a hymn and the (League benediction. ; A fool and hi*, money are toon parted, say* an old proverb, and mo should a fool and bia car. BUS LINE FOR LOUISBURG Standard Transportation Co., Operating Two Bnses Between Raleigh and Mur freesboro .During the past week , Louls burg has been given Bus trans poriatlon facilities with splendid schedules both north and south, when the Standard Transporta tion Company, of Raleigh, estab lished a bus line from Raleigh to Murfreesboro, traveling the route by Rolesville, Loulsburg, War renton, Weldon on to Murfrees boro. At present two buses are In use one leaving Raleigh at 7:30 in the morning and going to Mur freesboro; returning. leaving Murfreesboro, at 4:20 and arriv ing at Raleigh at 9 o'clock. This bus passes Loulsburg going north in the' morning at 8:40 and go ing south in the evening at 7:50. The other bus leaves > Murfrees boro at 7:15 a. m. and arrives at Raleigh' at 11:45; returning, leaves Raleigh *at 5:30 p. m., ar riving at Murfreesboro at 10:05 p. m. This bus passes Lonisburg ?going south at 10:35 a. m., and going north at 6:40 p. m. I( will be seen that a person can leave Louisburg at 10:35, 1 arrive Raleigh at 11:45, remain ; in Raleigh .till 5:30 and return home by 6:40, a most convenient Lj trip. The same convenience ap plies to going north. It is hoped this line will soon ' carry mail and parcels. It would give us much quicker service 'from Raleigh, Richmond and I Norfolk, making connection at Weldon with the Atlantic Coast 1 Line and Seaboard. li , n ?. l i urgan itecitai The organ recital which was to have been given by Miss Kate Blanchard on Sunday evening Feb. 19, af the Loulsburg Meth odist Church has been postponed until Feb. 26. The public Is cor dially invited, Mrs. Errol O. Marshburn. so p in? u soloist of Raleigh. -will as sist Miss Blanchard. Mrs. Marsh burn is an honor graduate of the New England Conservatory of Boston Mass.. and Is a singer and teacher of wide experience. She has been prominent for a number of years as choir director and music club worker in Boston and Raleigh. Mrs. O. Y. Yarboro will be the accompanist for Mrs. Marshburn. Student Recitals The first of a series of month ly Student Recitals, which have been announced by the Music Department of Loulsburg. College, will be given on Friday afternoon, Feb. 24th, at 5:00 p. m., In the Faculty Parlors of the College. Friends and music lovers are In vited to. be present at these monthly affairs to watch the de velopment In poise and experi ence of these young people, all music students being required to participate. Alumnae Meet , The local chapter of the Louis I burs College Alumnae Associa tion held Its regular monthly meeting In the College parlor* Thursday afternoon of last week . at four o'clock. In the absence lot the president^, the secretary, , Miss Sadie Johnson presided dur [ lng the business session, j At this meeting Dean David H. Stowe presented two problems to , the chapter for Its assistance In /solving them. They wflre the . further perfection of the alms and objectives of the Co.llege and the prohlem of the alumnae roll customarily placed In the College Catalogue. The reaction to these questions by the chapter was for 1 it to assist In any way possible 1 for the betterment of the C41 . lege. Following the business sosslon, 'tea was served to the chapter by ! a number of the College students > and music was furnished by Miss , Dorothy Hurley at the piano. The best equipment an ultra modern writer of history or biog raphy can have- Is a well develop > ed sense of smell for scandal. % Probably that Arisona woman who has offered to sell her ears to ha Dallas physician, doesn't live on a party line telephone. I "Silly" says Barbara Barbara Hutton, Woolworth heir ess and said to be the richest unmar ried girl in the world, declares as ' ' silly ' ' Count Borremeo 'a assertion that they are engaged. TIME EXTENDED Write Ten Things Yon Think The Chamber of Commerce Should Do This Year and Receive a Prize President T. K. Stockard, of the Louisburg Chamber of Com merce has announced that he had continued the time for sub mitting the ten suggestions for -activities of the Louisburg Cham ber of Commerce for the year 1933. He is especially anxious for as many as can do so to sub mit thefr suggestions, not so much in the Interest of winning the $2.50 in gold, but for the value it can be to the town to have the combined Ideas of so many of the people who are in terested in the future of Louis burg from which programs for a years work may be made. Put on your thinking cap and make these suggestions, not with the thought of getting the money, but with the idea of helping your home town. You may help Louisburg and also get the mon ey. " . Scoggin-T aylor Announcement was made in Uouisburg the past week of the marriage of Mr. Williams Scoggin and Miss Anne Taylor which took place ai Halifax. Va.. on January 16th. Rev. R. W. Bagwell, offi ciating. Mr. and Mrs. Scoggin are oc cupying rooms at Mrs. Emma Aliens on Sunset Avenue. ? Mrs. Scoggin is the attractive and popular daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Tayloi*, of Loulsburg. and enjoys a wide acquaintance and popularity in- Franklin and Nash Counties. Mr. Scoggin, one of Louisburg's popular young men. is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Scoggin. and holds a position with his father, who is one of Louisburg's most popular druggists and pharma cists. Mr. and Mrs. Scoggin are re ceiving the congratulations of their many friends and admirers. Residence Burns The residence on Baker heights belonging to Mrs. T. H. Dlckeus and occupied by Mr. W. L. House tti practically destroyed by fire that was discovered about 3 o'clock Sunday morning. The origin of the fire is unknown and tba Are spread so rapidly that the efforts of the fire department to save it resulted only in leaving a shell standing. The loss Is practically complete, but was cov ered by insurance. In the fire Mr. House lost a good bit of hla household and I kitchen equipment. Chamber of Com merce To Meet A regular meeting of the Louls burg Chamber of Commerce* will be held In the Court house op l Tfuesilay night. February 21at, 1933. at 7:30 o'clock, i This la the ftfat meeting ol [ the Chamber since the election i of new officers and the complete organization la to be announced at this time. Several matters of Importance will be brought be fore the body and a fall attend ance is desired. The chairmen of alt Committees are expected to be present and the entire pub lla ta invited to attend. HEAR PHONE ' OFFICIALS RECEIVES PRICE FOR STREET WORK Town Commissioners Re fuse To Pay For Police Auto Licenses ? Wilder's Cow Stables Reported Un sanitary and Objection able ? Petition Legislators The Board of Town Commis sioners met in regular sesBlon Thursdaynight February 9, 1933, with all members present except White. Mayor Joyner presided and business was transacted aa follows : Messrs: McClure and' Darrow, representatives of the Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Co., ap peared before the?J3oard. These gentlemen explained in detail to the Board that Ae Carolina Tele phone ATelegraph Co. was mak ing so little profit in Loulsburg that a cut in the present tele phone rates would prevent them rendering a service that would be satisfactory and acceptable to the public. It was explained that their investment in equipment had to be maintained and that their revenue had decreased tre 'mendpusly during the present de presafon. It was stated that no other Company in the South has as low telephone rates as the Carolina Telephone & Telegraph Co.; that Louiaburg, N. C. has lower rates than Rocky Mount, N. C-, because of the more rapid and scattered expansion of Rocky Mt^unt; that on their entire sys tem the Company netted only 3.9 per cent profit on their In vestment and that in Loulsburg on an approximate, investment of ,$55,000.00 the Company netted only 3.6 per cent profit during the past year or more. Messrs. Mc Clure and Darrow requested the Board to withdraw It's petition to thf Corporation Commission for lower telephone rates for Loulsburg, N. C. The Board did not act upon this request. Mr. Knight appeared before the Board and proposed to surfaca 1,000 yards of streets with stand ard State Highway treatment for a price of 25c per square yard, this price not to include any grading or top soiling. Dr. R. F. Yarborough Informed the Board that in accordance .with It's Instructions he had in spected the cow stable lot TJf Mr. S. T. Wilder', and "found it un sanitary and objectionable to the Residents on Spring street who We residing within ^00 feet at the stabales. Commissioners W. J. Cooper, A. W. Person, and R. W. Smith wick were appointed as a com mittee to consult Mrs. S. T. Wil der, and request her to remedy the situation that Is under com plaint. * The mommy reports or ine Town Clerk and Tax Collector wer? read and approved. The minutes of previous meet ings were read and corrected. The question^ oC~ the Town ot Louisburg's paying (or the auto mobile license's of C. E. Pace and F. W. Justice, was presented to the Board, and resulted In tUft following motion: "That th? Town of Louisburg pay for the automobile licenses for C. E. Pace and F. W. Justice." A roll Call vote was taken on this motion with the following resnlt: Those voting Aye: R. W. Smithwick and M. C. Murphy. Those voting "No": A. W. Persqn, F. H. Al len and W. J. Cooper. A proposal was read frortr M. [S. Lancaster. No action was tar ken upon this proposal. The Clerk was instructed to write to the Chairman of the Lo cal Oovernment Commission and ascertain if the Local Oovernment Commission would instruct tl?? Board aad assist It In refund lag Water and Sewer Bonds, ma turing in Dec. 1934, so that ft saving of the 2 per cent commis sion for such services could be obtained. The Clerk was instructed to write to Hons. E. F. Oriffln and W. L. Lumpkin, and request them to fight for the exemption of municipally owned power plant* , from any tax that may be Im posed upon Power Companies, by i the Oeneral Assembly, aow l( session. { A number of accounts were or dered paid and adjournment was taken. Subscribe te The FrankUa TtaMf * ?*