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VOLUMN LXIV.
LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1*88
(EIGHT PAGES)
NUMBER 24
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Louisburg Merchants Co
operating With President
Roosevelt In Attempt To
Hasten Return of Pros
perity
businesses generally were busy
Monday and Tuesday formulating
plana and policies with which to
cooperate with President Roose
velt In his order for a national
temporary Code togovern all busi
ness, nntll national Codes could
be formulated, agreed upon and
adopted for a more permanent
movement.
The first meeting was a mass
meeting held In the Court house,
which, after a full discussion
adopted a suggestion that the
chairman appoint one member of
each business group in town and
ask them to hold a meeting that
afternoon of all of businesses of
their particular group and agree
on what plan of operation would
suit their individual group best
and then all of the chairmen, and
any others who wished to meet
again thaf night and adopt the
plans suggested.
Mr. D. F. McKinne was elect
ed Chairman and Mr. P. S. Al
len, Secretary.
Chairman McKinne named
group chairmen as follows:
Drug Stores ? S. P. Boddie.
Garages and Automobile Sales
men ? P. S. Allen.
Pilling Stations ? George Grif
fin.
Mercantile ? M. C. Murphy
Shoe Shop ? J. R. Oantt.
Barbers ? W. B. Joyner. .
Dry Cleaner* ? C. R. Sykes.
In making these appointments
^chairman McKlnne called atten
tion to that portion of the Presi
dent's request asking that all em
ployees be flTen an advance in
salary of twenty per cent, and re
quested all to be prepared on
their return to the meeting that'
night to join in this request also.
He stated that the Se&board
Store Co., of which he U Presi
dent, had already decided to meet
this requirement and grant the
raise to all employees as living
costs had risen fully this much
In the past sixty day*, Tonkel's
also announced its intention to
Increase salaries 20 per cent.
At the meeting that night it
was reported that all Drug Stores,
practically all merchants and bar
ber shops had agreed on sche
dules. The schedules adopted
were as follows:
Drug Stores, to open it I a.
m i and cloae at 9 p. m. on all
daya except 8undaya when they
would open at 9 a. m. and cloae
at 9 p. m., with only one drug
atore open each Sunday. The
opening will alternate between
drug atoree.
The department atorea. Includ
ing clothing and ladlea (urniah
ing'a and chain atorea will open
at 8:80 a. m. and cloae at t p.
m. except Saturday when _ they
would Mmaln open "till 9 p. m.
The Grocery atorea adopted
achedttle to open each day at 8
a. m. and cloae at 4 p. m., except
on Saturday when they would re
main open 'till 9 p. m.
The barbers adopted a Code
calling (or a achedule from T:S0
to 7 each day except Saturday
when they would remain open
'tlft- 10:80 p. m. ^
The dry cleanera adopted a
schedule to open at 8:80 a. m.
and close at B p. m., except on
Saturday when their closing hour
would be 9.x
The garages and filling stations
did not snbmit a schedule (or
adoption bat Beck's garage an
nounces that It has adopted a
schedule of (rom 8 'till 8 each
day except Saturday when they
will work 'till ? p. m.
, The merchants aad busineee In
terests In Loulsbnrg are nearly
all enthusiastic In their desire to
cooperate with President Roose
velt In any attempt be should
?take to bring about better and
more normal business condition*
INTENSE HEAT
KEEPS ROOSE
VELT AT HOME
President Attends Only to Most
Urgent of Public Business at
Hyde Park-? Is Watching Drive
Hyde Park, N. Y., July 31. ?
Sweltering heat led President
Roosevelt to extend his week-end
holiday flirougEtMay anffto it
tend only to the most urgent of
public business as he sought the
occasional breeies that carried
through the big, open rooms of
his home here on the Hudson riv
er.
After all, Mr. Roosevelt decid
ed It waa hot and he was back
home and the press of business
could wait awhile. All handa
were unanimous In the decision
about the heat. Late in the day
the President entered his special
ly equipped automobile and drove
himself over to the pool on the
far extreme of the family estate.
But he naturally had his
thoughts on Washington and the
progress of the new deal for in
dustry by which he is determined
to make more Jobs and Increase
the buying power of the masaea.
He noted reports from the capitol
which were taken to him by Mar
vin H. Mclntyre, a secretary, from
the executive office in Pough keep
ale with the keenest interest.
Mr. Roosevlt Intends to keep
closest contact with this drive
and there la every Indication that
before the week gats very old he
will be conferring with cabinet
ofBcers most Intimately connected
with his national recovery move
ment.
Meanwhile, the Prealdent la
seeking the fall extent of the re
laxation and rest which comes
with a visit to his own home with
mother and wife.
There is some thobght of visit
ing the civilian conservation corps
at White Top mountain In south
weat Virginia at that time. A de
claion on this will be made later.!
BUYS SERVICE
DRY CLEANERS
Messrs. T. D. Silt* and J. J.
I Hardee, of Raleigh, have pur
chased the 8ervice Dry Cleaners,!
formerly operated by Mr. H. C.
Purgerson, and have moved the
, machinery and badness to the
! store room on Market Street next'
to the Hodges -Green Motor Co.
They will continue the business
under the same name. Being
men of experience in the '"clean
ing business they expect to give
a generous service to the people
of this section. They expect to
be ready this week for work.
Returns To
Hi* many friends and former
patron* will be glad to know that
Dr. R. F. Yarborough, who for
the paat four years has been Su
perintendent of Health for Frank
lin County, will resume the pri
vate practice of medicine and sur
gery In Loulsburg. Dr. Yarbor
ough will occupy his same ofllces
In the Blckett-Yarborugh Build
ing on Main Street.
Named For
President
Franklin Roosevelt Herman
youngest son of Mr. and Mm. F.
L. Herman, received In receipt of
a letter sent to President Rooae
velt Informing him of this name
sake a linen handkerchief with
the President's autograph In the
corner accompanied by a letter.
Tha young a M will be proud ^>f
this gift in later year*.
and are confident the people gen
erally will give them full sym
pathy and support in theee efforta
which. If sacceesful, means bet
ter living and social conditions
for every Individual In Franklin
County aa well as the United
flute*.
Private
LUCAS P. HICKS
Louiaburg Loses One of Its
Most Valuable and Belov
ed Citiiens; Funeral Ser
vices at Home Tuesday
Afternoon *
Mr. Lucas P. Hicks, one or
Louisburgs oldest and most be
loved citizens died at his home
on Elm Street abotrt 6 o'clock
Monday morning alter an Illness,
more' or leas severe, of several
years. Mr. Hicks was 77 years
of age and Is survived by his
wife, who was formerly Miss Mag
gie Furgurson, two daughters,
Mrs. J. A. Hodges and Mrs. C.
M. Howard, and one son, Mr.
Fred W. Hicks, besides a large
number of relatives both in
Franklin and Warren Counties.
Mr. Hicks came to Louisburg
from Warren County on Decem
ber 1st, 1877 and tdok a position
with. Wilder A .Crenshaw, then
doing business on the corner In
Louisburg that later came to be
known as Hicks corner, later be
coming interested in the firm of
H. A. Crenshaw, L. P. Hicks &
Co., then Crenshaw, Hicks and
Allen, and Hicks A Alien and in
1902 he purchased the business
individually, and enjoyed an In
creasingly popular business until
his health gave way to the point
that he had to surrender the ac
tive management in 1932. During
his entire business career, Mr.
Hicks enjoyed the enviable record
of not having missed being at his
post of duty one Christmas eve.
Through his keen business
Judgment and capable methods
of conduct Mr. Hieka weathered
all the periods of depression and
today his business enjoys a
splendid patronage and reputa
tion.
Mr. Hicks was a devoted mem
ber of the Louisburg Uetbodlst
church and was always interest
ed in all church and Christian
movements. He was a man who
lived his religious beliefs with!
his fellow man and through his
business and social contacts made
friends of all his acquaintances. !
In his home life he was gentle, \
patient and devoted. He loved his
home. Sis family and his neigh
bors, when business hours were
over he could always be found
communing with his family and
friends. He loved his church, he
loved his town and community
and he loved his people among
whom he had spent most of his
life's work.
He was always greatly inter
ested in the educational and civic j
development of his town and
community. He never withheld
his Influence from any movement
tending to better the educational
and social opportunities of his
town. In his death Louisburg
College has lost a great lover
and friend. In his going, Louis
burg loses one of its most valu
able and loyal cltisens.
The funeral services were held
from the home on Tuesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, conducted by
Rev. O. P. FltzGerald, pastor of
the Loulsburg Methodist church,
assisted by Rer. A. D. Wilcox,
President of Loulsburg College
and a former pastor, Rev. D. P.
Harris, pastor of the Loulsburg
Baptist church, and Rev. Prank
Pulley, rector St. Paul's Episco
pal church and the Interment vas
made at Oaklawn cemetery. Both
services were largely attended by
friends of the family both from
In and out of town. The floral
trlbate was especially large and
pretty, speaking a silent, though
slnoere and earnest, love and es
teem for one whoee life had been
of such great value to his com
munity and people.
The pall bearers were as fol
lows: Active ? 8. P. Boddle, O.
P. McKlnne, Henry Bowden, L.
L. Joyner, E. L. Best. Qeo. W.
Murphy, Raymond Edwards, F.
H. Allen. R. W. Smlthwlck. Hon
orary ? H. O. Harrison, M. S, Clif
ton, S. 8. Meadows, Ben Sumner,
Rocky Mount, A. W. Person, Al
fred Cooppr, Nash County, Mal
colm McKlnne, B. H. Malone, C.
P. Harris, A. P. Johnson, R. C.
Seek, W. D. Egerton, Geo. T.
MR. LUCAS P. HICKS
Om el I fliiliuii'ii most valuable elttaens, who dM at his
home here early Monday morning.
Meade, B. H. Meadows, W. R.
Mills, M. 8. Bmvls, T. K. Allen,
R. H. Davis, Bar. E. H. Davis. Dr.
D.' T. Swithwlck, F. N. Egerton,
W. H. Allen, John Hodges, of
Richmond, J. L. Palmer, S. J.
Parbam.
The entire can m unity joins the
Time* in extending the deepest
sympathy to tlM bereaved family
and friends.
Louisburg
Given Notice
The following reference to
Louisburg was made In "Esso
Tours and Detoura" of August, a
publication published and circu
lated by the Standard Oil Co.:
Here's a poser for some
Daughter of the Confederacy.
Where was the first Confederate
flag made and unfurled? Some
say at Montgomery. Alabama, but
Loujgburg, North Carolina, also
claims the honor. A tablet in
the court-house square will tell
you all about it. And you can
still see the old court-house above
which the flag was raised. Here,
also, is Louisburg College, found
ed in 1802 and Mid to be the
oldest junior college in America.
Four miles north of town is the
house in which Fenton Foster in
vented the first typesetting ma
chine, forerunner of the linotype.
Subecrlbe to The Franklin Times
HELD FOR
1928 CRIME
Oarret ' Massenburg, colored,
was bound over to the October
term of Franklin Superior Court
at a hearing on Mon4ay, under
a $500 bond In each of two case*
lor hoaaebreaklng and lamer,
Massenburg was charged with
breaking Into the stores of J. D.
Alston and O. C. Parrlah at Oup
ton in December, 1928. Since that
time he has been evading the of
ficers until Just a few days ago.
Quite a number of articles taken
from the stores were located and
recovered.
APPOINTED
ATTORNEY
Mr. E. H. Malone hag received
appointment a* local attorney for
the Home Owners Lou Coopera
tion, and la expecting the Raleigh
branch to be ready (or service in
the next few day*.
The appointment of Mr. Malone
is a wise one, as he I* one of the
most widely experienced attor
neys in this section in title ab
stract work. His appointment
will be received with great deal
ot satisfaction among those who
will seek service from the new
government agency.
Alfalfa Bill Threatens To Call
Troops To Halt Dam Work
Washington. July 30. ? Got.
William H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray
of Oklahomi arrived in the Capi
tal today to put up a scrap
against constructing a dam In
Texas, saying he would "call out
the troops before 111 let them
build that."
"I'm going io see a lot of peo
ple," Murray said after emerging
from his train oa an unheralded
?iait. "I am up here to fight!
this proposed dam at the mouth
of the Washita tiTer, near Denl
son, Texas."
Going tq See Ickee
He explained that the Texas
Coagreealonai delegation had been
urging the PubJI# Works Admln
letratlon to dam up the river
there tor flood control and cheap
power development, and that he
was going straight to Secretary
Ickee with his opposition.
"They want te control floods
by damming the Month," he said.
"Why lt d b<t Just as sensible to
dam the mouth 6f the Mleeonrl to
atop floods oa that river,
wouldn't ItT ?
"That dam would ruin 100
miles of good farm land. Some
of that land would be andeT SO
feet of water. That'* rich land ?
I don't own any of It. Beeldee,
the place to atop floods Is up in
the headwatera. In the gulllea and
canyons.
? "They don't need any Indus
trial development dowa there
where that farm land la ao rich."
Propoeee Other Site
Murray said he waa (oini to
urge Ickes, the Administrator
of Public Works, to put aome
flood control dans in Kansaa and
Colorado, and near the head
watera of streams in Oklahoma,
explaining :
"That will control floods and
give thoae people down there
aome work, which they need
badly." f
He said he was for the pre
poeed dam on the Canadian river
hear El Reno.
Aeked if he waa going to de
anything about the oil situation
while here, Murray replied that
he didn't know yet, but would
talk thlnga over first "with
franklin and some of these oil
men, because I don't know what1*
going on."
TROPIC GALE {
BLOWING OUT
Little Damage From Hnrrtcane
Bahamas And Florida
i
Fort Pierce, Fla., July 31. ? A
tropical storm which swept itself
into Florida from the Bahamas |
this week-end apparently was
blowing Itself out across the pen
insula today with negligible dam
age. |
The hurricane winds that lash
ed the islands and endangered
shipping dropped to gale force as
they struck the Florida east coast
and, aside from sectional disrup
tion of power and communication
lines and spotted damage to cit
rus groves, caused comparatively
little trouble.
Weather bureau observers es
timated the highest wind veloci
ties here and at Stuart, twenty
miles to the south, at sixty miles,
an hour.
A fifty-mile wind was reported
in the Lake Okeechbee region
where some 5,900 persons were
evacuated froni the east, south
and west shares as a precaution
ary measure.
The temporary refugees were
quartered at Childs In Highland
county and officials said they
probably would be sent back
home today. * j
FRANKLINTON ;
ADOPTS CODE
Franklinton, Aug- 2. ? "Bine I
Eagle NRA" banners will hang 1
In every merchant's jrindow In <
the town of Franklinton begin- <
ning Wednesday, August 3rd. i
'There was held a meeting of the
business men and merchants on :
Monday night and unanimously
adopted the President's code gor- <
ernlng hours of work and wages. *
The merchants will open their '
stores at S o'clock each morning. <
On Saturdays the stores will close <
at 9 P. U. and on the other days :
of the week will close at 6:30 P. ?
M. " I
The merchants and people of
the community stand solidly be- 1
bind the President in his efforts <
I to bring back prosperity and will '
I accomodate their convenience to
the rules of the Blanket Code
land like it.
Il
Recorder's Court
The docket (or Franklin Re
corder's Court for this week was ]
small although larger than tor ]
several weeks, and was disposed
ot as follows by Judge J. E. Ma- I
lone with the assistance ot Prose- 1
cutlng Attorney Chas. P. Green: j
Ennis Lancaster entered a plea (
of guilty of simple assault and \
disorderly conduct and prayer for
judgment was continued upon i
payment of costs. I P
Nade Denton was found guilty 1
of assault on female and was J
gtten 4 months, upon payment i
of $25 fine and costs execution
of sentence to issne only upon <
order ot this Court; appeal.
Joe Haile unlawful possession .
of whiskey. Judgment of May 12,
ordered into effect which provided I
I for (0 days on roads. 1
The following cases were con-'
tinned.* ,
O. B. Ball, assault 'with deadly (
weapon.
Palmer Wester * assault with
deadly weapon waith Intent to kill. 1
! The Recorder's Court will be 1
; held on Thursday of next week 1
Instead of Tuesday as heretofore, J
according to ani^uncement ot ,
| Judge J. E. M alone.
?
LOUISBUEG METHODIST,
CHURCH ;
Sunday moraine at eleven ?
o'clock tfw pastor will preach on
tha thenta. "The Secret of Chrta- <
tlan Living." Sunday evening at
eight o'etock hla subject will be
"Fellowship a Creative Foroe."
Sunday school t:4l. Prayer
service Wadneaday ? p. m. Sun
day evening at 7:10 all tha young
people are urged to be praaent tor
tha purpoee of reorganising tha
Epworth League.
SEORGIA TO
BACCO MAR
; KET OPENS
Atlanta, Aug. 2. ? Offerings
rere light on Georgia's blight
eaf tobacco markets today but
mproved prices brought expres
lions of satisfaction from grow
ers at Adel and Hahlra where far
ners yesterday protested opening
lay quotations to federal and
itale""5BCIKlr ? ? ? ?
Hahlra farmers wired the sec.
etary of agriculture at Washing
on and while officials there said
*
hey had not replied, they were
itudying the Georgia situation
ind Indicated the market trend
rould be watched carefully a day
>r two before any , decision on
whether to act to raise the price
>f flue-cured leaf.
Washington prospects were,
:hat the prices for the bright leaf
well below the administration es
;imate of a "parity price" would
>ring a processing tax on manu
facturers. Proceeds from such a
ax would go to farmers for agree- *
nent to reduce the acreage in
L934.
The parity estimate, based on
prices from August, 1919, to Ju
y, 1929, is an average of 15.35
:ents a pound. This average of
Scials at Washington said, in
cudes low grade tobacco as well
M the higher grades.
Growers in Hahira yesterday
ieclded to withhold tbeir tobacco
From the market, they informed
government offlciala. until there
was some action from Washing
ton. Today however, salee went
an as nsual with prices ranging
much higher than the opening
lay and growers were , more opti
mistic. ^
R. V. Scruggs, a hardware mer
chant and grower at Hahlra, said
the same grades, mostly lugs,
were bringing t cents more on
the auctions today than y ester
lay. He said the average price
resterday was a fraction over 11
:ents and today a fraction more
than 14 cents.
Later In the day, J. R. Freer,
ilrector of the state bureau of
markets at Atlanta, said reports
From Hlzira were that there had
been "considerable improvement"
In prices there. Greer said he
was advised by Mayor E. J.
Smith, of Hahlra, that prices dur
ing the sale ran around 15 cents
i pound for ipgs and some slight
ly better grades.
Greer said Mayor Smith told
him the port est meeting had
helped the situation.
Scruggs Mid the Hahira mar
ket bad not closed at all but some
farmers bad covered their bas
kets and removed tbem from sale
because of tbeir dissatisfaction
>rer yesterday's prices but that
:hls tobacco was offered today. '
Better grades of tobacco ar?
not expected to be offered on the
irermge price paid today for of
Frlngs at Adel. where grower* al
ly expressed their displeasure ov
tt opening day prices, but reports
were that the average was better.,
H. K. Ramsey, statistician^ for
the state department of agricul
ture sent to Adel by Commisslon
tr Adams- -following receipt of the
project on low prices, reported
iiiWng the day that he had held
Conferences with both growers
ind buyers and that prices there
would be better.
.There were 200,000 pounds of
tobacco on the warehouse floors
U Adel today and some SO, 000
pounds at Hahira.
Governor Talmadge, who was
In the heart of the bright . leaf
t>elt yesterday, speaking at both
Douglas and Waycrose, added his
rolce to the protests of the Adel
ind Hahira growers. The gover
nor sent a wire to Secretary Wal
lace and President Roosevelt pro
tecting over the price and told
government officials (hat "many
Farms wllWbe sold asder the ham
mer unless living price Is paid."
The Douglas market was sesdy
with offerings o< approximately
2M.OOO pounds. Domestic types
commanded a better price. The
market was somewhat weaker,
however, on the lower grades
while a few fancy baskets were
running from 14 te 19 cents *
pound.
Valdoeta offerings were light,
only about 160,000 pounds being
sold. Good grades were brisgtmg
between 14 and ?? rests per
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