YOUR TOWN isn't a bit better than jrou | are willing to Help BOOST YOUR TOWN SPAM TIME CAN BE MADE PAY BIG DIVIDENDS IN "CASH OFFER" CAMPAIGN The Franklin Times TOUR LOCAL PAPER caa't exist without yoar Paid for, Patronage la Snbarrtivtioae and Advertising BOOST YOUR HOMB PAPER A. F. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager The County, The State, The Union SUBSCRIPTION 91.SO Per Year VOIiUMN UIV. LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA. FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1088 (EIGHT PAGES) NUMBER 8 EXTRA VOTE OFFER WILL CLOSE ON SATURDAY NIGHT : Sight O'clock is Last Hour For Candidates to Report Results On Big 300,000 Sxtra Vote Offer NEW NAMES ADDED Entry Books Still Open To Any one Wishing to Try for Prixes ? Candidates Urged To Do Their Best Work Now ? Drop in Votes Monday The great EXTRA VOTE OF FER which is In effect this entire week, gives the real workers an opportunity seldom offered early in the campaign. Usually the biggtst EXTRA VOTE OFFERS or inducements are made later on in the r_ce and they are given at a time when subscriptions are harder to find. ihe "Cash Offer" Campaign is conducted upon entirely different > lliiua from the ordinary "voting Couiest . The Franklin limes is not attempting to decide the most popular man or woman by any nK?ns. In fact, there is very lkv.e similarity to a "contest" in this campaign. i ne awards will be made strict ly u|>on a basis of results the candidates secure during the campaign. "Results count" Is a time-worn slogan and It applies forcioiy in the "Q . < ?r" Cam paign. This Is pu .1 1 a business I proposition wherein men and women enter Into , competition with each other on the same ba sis and the results obtained de cide the size and naturi of the reward. The "Cash Offer" Campaign has made a hit everywhere. Those who wished to take a little time to study the campaign carefully % before sending in their nomina tions have found that the Cam paign offers the most equitable opportunity to obtain a rich re ward that has ever been made in this section. Names of men and women, continue to arrive to be placed in the list of nominations. . ' Earnest Efforts Count The Importance of being earn est In everything one does, wheth ed it is at work or play in order to obtain the most gratifying re sults is an exemplary idea that fits nicety into the pqIICS' that members adopt to' advantage. Hapuazard methods lead one on and on, and though one may seemingly accomplish things, one never attain* an ultimate end. A systematic canvass ot your r.loseat friends first will bring beat result*. Then, after you have seen your best .friends and acquaintance* you should spread out to new terrjjory. so to speak, and make a canvass of the other fellow*' friend* and acquaint ance*. You have a lot of friends and hundreds of acquaintance* after once you begin enumerat ing them. Every one of them 1* a prospect, for. they all read news papers. It I* surprising, with what ease and how quickly you will be able to send your vote total soaring and place yourself In a commanding position In the race for the "big awards. Biggest Vote Offer ? This 1* po?tlvely the very big geat EXTRA VOTE OFFER that will be made, and those who do their be*t work now will have much to be thankful for when the votes are counted. Out of town members should bear in mind particularly that all subscription* that are mailed Sat l urday and bearing a postmark to ' show that they were mailed that day will be accepted by the cam paign department to apply on the big EXTRA VOTE OFFER. A very decided drop In the number of extra votes allowed for sub scriptions will be made after Saturday, March 11. Now Is the % time for all earnest workers to pat In their best efforts. NOTE ? All candidates are re quests to make a cash report to the campaign manager on each Wednesday and Saturday during the campaign. This Is impera tive. The campaign office will be , open on Wednesday until 6 P. M. an(l on Saturday* until 8 p. M. If yon Cannot call at the oflce in person, be cure to mall yo*r subscription* or tend them In by someons. ANTON J. CERMAK Mayor Anton J. Cermak Dies Zangara Went on Trial For Klrst Degree Llf.unlcr Tuesday Miami, March 6. ? Guiseppi Zangara, the diminutive hater of; kings and presidents who tried to assassinate President Roosevelt last month, was indicted by the Dade^ county grand jury late to day on a charge of murdering Mayor Anton J. Cermak, of Chi cago. ? * Cermak, one of five struck by Zangam'i wildly spattered shots it Bay Front park, succumbed af ter a courageous battle against, death early today. Ccrmak'i body was removed 'from Jackson Memorial hospital ' to r funeral parlor this after noon and there, dressed in i0 o'clock evening service sermon on the engaging subject, "An Enemy Hath Done This." 8unday school will meet and 9:45 Sun day morning and B. T. P. U. at 4:10 p. m. . PLAY AT GOLD SAND The Woman's Club at Gold Sand will present V play, "No Men Admitted", at the school Friday night March 10th, for th. purpose of raising funds to be used for the benefit of the school. Fifteen Pitt County rarmers shipped seven cars of cured sweet potatoes laat week and others will ship four additional cars. Raised To Eagle Scouts Carey Howard, Jr., and Kenneth Davis Receive Scout Honor at Meeting in LoolsbarK Tuesday Night. The rank and medal of Eagle Scout were awarded to two of the foremost , members of the Louis burg Boy Scout Troop 20, Carey Howard, Jr., and Kenneth Davis, at the monthly Boy Scout Court of Honor tor the Area composed of Franklin, Vanee and Granville Counties, that was held in the Mills High School Auditorium in Loulsburg. Tuesday night, March I 7th at 7:45 o'clock. A most interesting program at] this Court of Honor was present-, ed. The opening was made with! the bugle call to colors by Al.l Hodges, Jr., Bugler for the Oc coneechee Council, which was followed by the Scout Oath led by Mr. Claude Humphreys, Scout Executive of the Council. The entire audience Joined in the singing of "America". A word' of welcome to the visiting troops j nd the audience to the Court] of Honor was given by Professor W. R. Mills, Superintendent of Mills High School. Rev. I. W. Hughes, rector of Holy Innocents Episcopal Church of Henderson, was in charge of the awarding of the merit badges to the scouts qualifying for the various ranks, which included (he following from Louisburg:! Tenderfoot ? Billie Clifton, Col-; lin McKinne presented by Mr. Claude Humphreys; Second Class ?Herbert Scoggin, Ernest Wells, Joe Macon Beasley, awarded by Mr: William Bryant of Henderson; ?Star Rank ? Fisher Beasley, Jr., William Lee Beasley, Thomas Wheless, Richard Yarborough, awarded by Mr.. William Bryant of Henderson; Merit Badges ? Fisher Beasley. Jr., personal] health, flremanship, pathfindlng, William Lee Beasley first aid and' first aid to animals; AI Hodges, Jr., animal industry and automo-; -blllng; Cary Howard, Jr., {arm records and bookkeeping; Badger Joyner, first aid to animals, pub lic health and reading; Reuben; Klssell, pathfindlng; James Per son pathfinding and . swimming; Thomas Wheless. public health, pathfindlng and wood work; Richard Yarborough, fireman ship, reading and stamp collect in a The Gold Eagle Palm > was awarded to Allison Hodges', Jr., by Mr. ? . ? . Dixon of Hender son Young Hodges has the hon or ot being the first eagle scout of Franklin County and Loliis burg. receiving this rank at the Court of Honor on March 4th, 1932, and is also bugler for the Otconeechee Council. The most impressive part of the Court of Honor was the awarding of the rank and medal of Eagle Scout to Carey Howard, Jr.,*son of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Howard, and Kenneth Davis, son of Mr. aud Mrs. M. 8. Davis. These two boys are honored in the fact that they are the recipi ents of the medals and ranks at the second ceremony for the awarding of Eagle rank to mem bers of the Loulsburg Boy Scoflt Troop, a/d their entrance Into this ranlr Increase the number ot eagle scouts In their troop to three. Mr. E. H. Malone present ed the medals which were pinned upon the boys by their mothers. Following thts service the pro gram was continued by a trumpet solo by Brogden S pence, student at Loulsburg College. The group was addressed by Rev. O. P. Flts Oerald, pastor of the Loulsburg Methodist Church and "an ex scouter, who was Introduced by Professor W. R. Mills. The pro gram was closed with the sing ing of "The Star Spangled Ban ner", followed by "Taps" by Bug ler Hodges. TV ?- n ..t *T ? - ? iui? vuuu ui nuuur ?M ?i tended by-scouts from Oxford. Henderson Troop No. 30 with 36 of IU member*, Frankllnton, Stem. Epaom, and Creedmoor. The eagle acouta of Raleigh were Invited gueata to thla Court of honor. Aalde from the many acouta of Ratelgh were Invited gueata to thla Court of Honor. Aalde from the many acouta at tending quite a "large number of people of Loulaburg and neigh boring towna were preaent at thla occaalon. RECITAL TO-NIGHT The public la cordially Invited to attend a atudent'a recital, giv en by Mra. Tarboro'a piano class, Friday evening, March 10, at S ?'clock, In the auditorium of Mllla High School. The rhythm band front the aecond grade and the High School Glee Club will . Ask Taylor's Removal REMOVE ALL PHONES EXCEPT ONE Complete- Reduction* in Health Department Costs ? Appoint list Taken For Several Town ship*? Appoint Miss Kate Al len As Stenographer to Chas. P. fire? . Reduce Salary and Expense of Welfare Offlccr. After the usual formalities of opening and with all members present the Board of County Com missioners transacted business as follows at their meeting on Mon day. The request of Dr. Fleming on fair tax was tabled. Mr. Wood and Mr. Gupton were before the Board in the interest of a road in Cedar Rock town ship. This flatter ,. was turned over to Com. Boone with author ity to act. Mrs. Mattie Richardson was allowed $600 reduction in tax values for 1932 on account of losing a house by fire. Blllie Stalllngs was required to pay $7. SO rent for 1932 and the County agreed to rent to him for 1933 for $40 provided he can furnish himself. The matter of the Frankllnton fines was referred to next meet ing. It was ordered that proper steps be taken at once to get Stee Berry in insane asylum. Report of John Hedgepeth, Su perintendent of County Home, was received. A motion prevailed that all land sold by* the County be ad vertised for 30 days and sold at Court house door. The report of the Welfare Offi cer was received. The following order was car-j rled: That report of Miss Priest out of order and should not be accepted. That County Attorney oe instructed to turn over offices occupied by Miss Priest to Q. M. Beam. The bill for tax refund of es tate of W. C. Hight be rejected. The matter of W. T. McChee land in Granville County be turn ed over to County Attorney for immediate action. That the matter of a lot in Franklinton that D. V. Kearney wants to rent be referred to Chairman and Connty Attorney vlth authority to act. Hudson reported renting Griffin f . ?' 1 ; ? Homer S. Cnmmings of Connec ticut, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, the newly appointed Attorney General of the United States, who was temporarily appointed to All the vacancy caused by the death of Sen. Thomas J. Walsh. and Beasley stables to Pearce and Tucker for 1933 for $100. E. F. Gupton was exempted from poll tax. ? C. O. Renn was appointed Con- , stable fpr Hayesville township, when bond for J500 is' given in some bonding company. A motion prevailed approving ' report of C. C. Hudson discon tinuing telephones in Register of Deeds, Clerk of Court, Auditors and Snpt. of Welfare's offices. Terrell reported the Welfare office in good condition. Miss Kate Allen was appoint ed Stenographic aid to Chas. P. Green.? ' Tax Listers were appointed as follows: Dunns ? E. R. Richardson. Harris ? J. L. Byron. Youngsville ? G. E. Winston. Franklinton ? R. H. Jones. Hayesville ? L. O. Frailer. Sandy Creek ? E. J. Puller, Gold Mine ? J. W. Neal. Cedar Rock ? S. H. Boone. Cypress Creek ? Arthur Strick land. Louisburg ? B. N. Williamson. It was ordered that a filing' cabinet be furnished the office of B. A. Taylor, not to exceed $10. The following resolution was unanimously adopted: .. " 'In consideration of the des titute a^d serious conditions that exist in Franklin County, N. C., the financial crisis that now con-; fronts us, the conduct and threats made by B. A. Taylor, chief field Inspector for Franklin County, N. (Continued on page four) I SUBSCRIPTIONS HAVE GREATER VOTE VALUE NOW!' >* * : 1 , ;| Support your favorite candidate while your Rub?cri[V < > tlon will count the most rot?. Thin b the week of the bl? ote gathering. Big 900,000 extra vote offer end* X Saturda) night, March Itth? only a few more days left. CANDIDATES' STANDING Majority of candidates to date havrf an equal oppor | tunlty to win major awards. Votes listed below '-show candidates ruining rery close for the First Award ? ' choice of $800 CASH or a Latest Model, Fully Equip- < > ped Ford V4? Coach or Coupe, Value, LIST OF CANDIDATES AND VOTES ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION f[ MIm ElioMh Newell, Mrs. Morris Lancaster, Mr*. B. H. Patterson, Mrs. Jon. T. Inseoe, Mi*s Helen Leigh Fleming. Miss Mildred Gupton, Mrs. F. A. Read. Miss Beatrice Young, Mrs. 8. B. Mnllen, Miss Elisabeth nifton,' _ Mrs. Hugh W. Perry, Mrs. Gladys Arnold, Mrs. M. K. Watklns, Mrs. John Bieal, W. R. Fnlghum, Miss Elisabeth Cannaday. Miss Christine Sledge, . Miss Yirgle Lynn Aysene, Mrs. C. M. Moore, Miss K.mma Hayes, Miss Lucille Johnson. Mrs. J. K. Delbrldge. Miss 1'arrleMgh Bobbin, Mrs. J. Z. Terrell, Miss Juanlta Stnrdlvanh Miss Helen Gray Kearney, * Mrs. T. H. Dickens, Mrs. H- T. Tharrlngton, Address t Loulsbnrx Frankllnton Louistmrg YonnicsTllle Cants] I*. R. 1 Loalsbarg Louisburg, R. 1 Wood i/oulsbni* Kebalnn. R. a Louloburg lA*bb?r|[ Ixmlsbati, R. 1 Alert ' Cenfervllle \sshville Kltfrell, R. 1 LonlsbuiK, R. 4 Henderson, R. 0 Ijoulftbunc, R. 1 Justice Hunn CastalU Cnstslis, R. a Ingleside Cast alia, R. 1 loaMwii. Rl 5 While I/fTfl Alert Votes 4S.OOO 36,000 44,000 48,000 44,000 43,000 44,000 39,000 40.000 41,000 43,000 38,000 90.000 43,000 37.000 41,300 43,0d0 43,500 42.000 41,000 39,000 30,000 90,000 90,000 90,000 90,000 90,000 38,000 90,000 The list U not rloord ?n?l new namm will be addrit from limp to thhr. If yonr nanip In not In the I lot anil you want to win one of the big awards, send It In at , REPORT SATURDAY % Town Commis sioners Meet The Board of Town Commis sioners held its regular session, Tuesday night with all members present. After the formalities of opening business was transacted is follows: The monthly reports of the Town Clerk and Tax Collector were read and approved. Dr. R. P. Yarborough advised the Board that fhe stables of Mrs. S. T. Wilder were kept as dean and sanitary as conditions will permit. The Comjnittee ap pointed by the Mayor to Investi gate the conditions under com plaint reported that the stables have been Inspected by a State Sanitary inspector, and -that he reported the stables kept in as glean and sanitary as conditions will permit. The Board dis missed this question as settled. Mr. G. M. Beam proposed to the Board that it investigate the feasibility of purchasing the Mill property on Tar River, near the bridge, with the view of utilizing it as an auxiliary Power Plant. The Board informed Mr. Beam that his proposal would be con sidered. A delegation of colored resi dents and tax payers, who reside on Halifax Road, petitioned the Board to construct a water main on Halifax Road to provide -them with fire protection. The Board informed this delegation that it was in thorough sympathy with their request, and the Light aud Water Committee was instructed to Investigate the matter and re port to the Board. * No further action was taken on the request sent to the Cor poration Commission, for lower telephone rates for Loulsburg. N. C. The Clerk read a request from K. L. Barton for certain tax re funds. This Tnatter was disposed of in the following motion: "That the Tax Collector be au thorized to make a refund of 1104.53 to K. L. Burton/ Liqui dating Agent for the Farmer* & Merchants Bank, this refund rep resenting taxes paid twice for the rear 1929 on the Armory build ing situated on West Nash St." (The Armory Building was Jisted in 1929 in the name of the Farm ers and Merchants Bank, also in the name of the Realty Co.) A motion prevailed instructing the Chief of Police to keep the Town Lockup in a clean and sanU tary condition at all times. Mr. W. J. Cooper presented a proposal from Rev. M. Stamps to give the Town of Louisburg the private power line'owued by him. provided the Town will maintain lame. No action was taken on this proposal. The Clerk was ordered to call ? primary tot the selection of a Mayor and Board of Town Com missioners, to be held in the Court House, May 2nd-, 1933. B. were appointed judges of the and H. W. Perry and A. L. Hick*, were apapointed judges of the election. The Board authorized Mr. W. I. Cooper to see that all tools and equipment belonging to the Town of Louisburg are accounted for and kept locked in the town's tool bouse when not In use. The Clerk was authorized to purchase twelve Light and Water Statement Books and 4.000 stamped window envelopes tor mailing Light *nd Water state ments. The Clerk was authorized to rent a safety deposit box at the Ftrat-Cltlzens Bartk & Trust Co. The Board approved several accounts. , This completing the business adjournment was taken. BARNES ? PERKY Au announcement of Interest Lo their 'friends in Louisburg and this section of that state was made this week announcing the marriage of Misa Sallie Taylor Perry, of Louisburg, to Mr? Kob irt F. Barnes, of Wilson, which ook place on December 26. 1932, it the Presbyterian Manse, in Charlotte Court house, Virginia, he ceremony beiQg performed by ;he Rer. A. H. Harper, of Char otte Court house. K Mrs. Barnes Is an attractive ind popular daughter of Mr. and lira. E. C. Perry, of Louisburg. She received her education at L?ulaburg College, and after bar graduation held k position in taw >flces of Mr. George M. Fountain, if Tarboro. She la now holding i position In the Federal Loan 5fBce In Louisburg. Mr. Barnes Is tha son of the ate Mr. and. Mrs. J. T. Barnes. >f Wilson and holda a responsi ve posit it. >i with the State High way Commission and la located 'or the preaent at Wake Foreat. f. Subscribe to The Franklin Times t * r*" President Calls Bank Holiday Calls Congress Into Session To Work Out Plan To Relieve fi nancial Situation of Country t LATEST Latest nen'i* dispatches from the banking situation indicate the idea of Issuing national script has been abandoned and that instead from three to five billion dol lars in Federal Reserve notes will be issued instead and put Into circulation. President Roosevelt has agreed on cer tain legislation he hoped to put before Congress yester day for immediate action and Is credited with saying he In tended to ask Congress to re cess after Saturday for about three weeks to give him time to put his plans Into action Most State banks were opened yesterday with gener ous modification and busi ness continued as usual. Washington, March 6. ? A four day modified bank holiday was declared by President Roosevelt in a proclamation effective at midnight. It will last through Thursday. All bank and other financial institutions ?ere ordered to sus pend payments of gold and other forms of currency nov on depos it * The effect is to apply an em bargo on export of gold also. Banks will be permitted to is sue clearing house certificates in small denominations, which will serve as emergency currency. Congress was calle orders. President franklin D. Roosevelt addressing a confer ence of Governors at the White Home expressed the hope that the public would be 'Quick to take, advantage of thts opportunity. Deposits made prior to the bank holiday and not held under special guarantee plana devla*4 by Institutions which restricted wHhdrawsli. are aot affected by the new Treasury ruling antes* (Continued oa Pag* PtTW)