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(BIOKT PAGES) NUMBER 83
The County,
LOUISBURO, N. CAROLINA.
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The Union
OCTOBER aoth, 1933
FIRST COMMUNITY FAIR
Louisburg School District
To Present Its First Fail
Today? Great Promise Of
Exhibits and Special Fea
tures
The first Community Fair at
Louisburg will start Friday morn
ing at eleven o'clock. At that
hour the Better Babies Contest
will take place.
At twelve o'clock the parade
will start, with all of the pupils
at the Graded SchooL taking part.
The parade will proceed from the
school down College Street to
Church Street, then down Church
Street to Nash Street, returning
up Main Street to the school.
Lunch will be ready as soon as
the parade Is over. This will be
followed by a contest to select the
boy and girl with the most freck
les, the boy and girl with the red
dest head, the boy and girl with
the whitest head, and the fattest
boy and girl.
At three o'clock a Fashion
Show will be held. Music will be
PROGRAM
LOUISBURG COMMUNITY
PAIR
October 20, 1933
Better
Babies Contest 11:00 V M.
Parade 12:00 01.
Lunch 1:00 P. M.
"Freckles"
Contest 2:00 P. M.
Fashion Show 8:00 P. M.
Classroom
Exhibits 3:45 P. M.
Chump vs. Chump
Divorce Trial 8:00 P. M.
furnished by the College Orches
tra. OlrlB from the Home Eco
nomic classes at the College and
"** High School will model . dressos
furnished bjr local dealers.
Following the fashion show, the
class rooms will be thrown open
for inspection by the public.
Samples of work done by the pu
pils will be on display.
Exhibits of crops, fruits, can
ning, cooking, sewing, etc., will
be placed In the gymnasium. Live
stock will be shown In the yard.
The agriculture teachers 61 the
county will act as judges for tho
crops and livestock. Local doc
tors will Judge the babies. Miss
Ann B. Priest, Home Demonstra
tion Agent, Miss Eunice Butts,
Home Economics teacher, and
Miss Sara Fussell, Home Econom
ics teacher at Franklinton, are
tbe judges for the cooking, can
ning and sewing exhibits. No
cash prizes will be awarded, but
exhibits are to be placed accord
ing to merit.
At eight o'clock the divorce
trial of Chump versus Chump,
alias Ed Bartholomew and Baldy
Wtlson, will be held. This prom
ises to furnish much amusement
for everybody. ,
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Student Recitals
Friday afternoon, October 27, at
flvo o'clock will mark the begin
ning of the series of student re
citals to be held by the Pine Arts
Department of Loulsburg College.
Students of the College and the
people of the town of Loulsburg
av? cordially Invited to attend these
recitals which will be held In the
Ccilege social hall on the last Fri
day afternoon of each month.
Mrs. McCullers, head of the mu
ilc department and teacher of
vHcq; Mr. Frank, teacher of pi
ano; and Miss Klnsland. of the
department of spoken English and
Dramatic Art hare been working
on a plan of programs which will
add Interest, unity, and variety tb
there "less than an hour" perform
ances. With the very cooperative
spirit now existing in the Fln&
Arts Department It Is offering not
only its best to its students but
1* also filling a most valuable and
(''finite place In the life of the
ccllege and town.
The program on next Friday will
(ODsist of vocal and piano numbers
(rem the music department, and
a one-act sketch from the depart
ment of dramatic Art.
You are invited to enjoy your
hour from five to six on Friday
artemoon with the college folk.
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Baraca - Philathea
Convention J
The Baraca-Phllathea Convention
of Franklin County will meet at
Bunn Ha pi I at Ohurcli the 1st Sun
day In November, 1993. All class
< es are urged to send representa
. ..lives. -
; Mr. G. M. Perry
, Dead
Mr. G. Marvifl" Perry, a well
known tobacco warehouseman, died
at the Community hospital Sunday
etenlng at 7 o'clock following a
short Illness. He was 56 years 01
K(je and besdes ' his wife, 1* sur
vived by six sisters, Mrs. ? . ?
Highsmlth and Mrs. Mozella Al
len, of Durham, Mrs. R D. Black
tnrn, of Selma, Mrs. Mamie Davis
mo Mrs. Jennie Moore, of Burling
ton and Mrs. R. D. Mooney of Cher
ry ville.
Mr. Perry has been connected
?tt.th the tobacco sales warehouses
In Franklin County practically all
his life, being active and promi
nent on the Youngsvllle market
until It closed, then coming to
Luuisburg where he has been iden
tified with the same vqprk here.
He had won much commendation
for his ability. He was a Metho
dist and believed strongly In the
teachings of his church.
He had been in declining health
for a good while.
The body was taken to Youngs
>1113 where the funeral services
wore held, conducted by Rev. O.
F. FltzGerald and the interment
was made in the Youngsvllle cem
etery. The services were largely
atrended.
The pallbearers were his tobac
co associates, Ricks Pearce, S. M.
Washington, Napier Williamson,
C'jry Howard, Sam Meadows, C.
Harris, C. W. Lea, George Ford,
W E. White, Jr.
The floral tribute was very pret
Bay In FrallkliD ? r?
Gold Sand Com
nranity Fair
The following program for the
Sold Sand Coamfetty Fair will
be presented In the high school
auditorium at Gold Sand Friday
morning, October 27, at 10
o'clock:
Song ? America.
Prayer ? Rev. G. W. May.
Announcements ? W. O. Reed.
Student Activities :
1. Athletics ? A student.
2. Societies ? Presidents.
3. Publications ? Editor.
4. Transportation ? Thomas
Denton.
5. Attendance ? A student.
A Word of Greeting;
1. School Board ? Chairman.
2. Parent-Teachers Association
? President.
3. Junior Order U. A. M. ? A
representative.
? . Womans Club ? President.
Selection ? Glee Club.
Address ? Speaker to be select
ed.
Selection ? Glee Club.
Dismiss ? Rev. J. H. Harper.
The public Is cordially Invited
to' attend this program.
The County High School Lea
gue baseball finals will be played
off on the Gold Sand diamond in
the afternoon.
The "Noble Outcast" a three
act comedy drama will be pre
sented in the auditorium at 8:30
o'clock th&t night.
Boy in Franklin?
Mid-Night Show
A* will be seen from their ad
In another column In this Issue
the, Loulsburg Theatre Is an
nouncing a mld-nlght show (or
Sunday night, Oct. 22nd, with the
picture "International House"!
featuring such stars as Peggla
Hopkins Joyce, Burns and Allen.
W. C. Fields, Rudy Valee, fling
Crosby and Cab Calloway. This
popular movie house Is giving Its
patrons the cream of picture* and
deserve your patronage. Look
up their ad In this Issue.
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Fifty four students of Voca
tional Agriculture from Edward
Best and Mills High Schools at
tended the State Fair Friday ac
companied by their teacher, Mr.
J. B. Litchfield. The boy* went
In a large truck and vlaited ex
hibits during the morning. They
stayed oyer until after the fire
work* at night.
Minstrel at Justice
Come to the "Negro Minstrel"
to l)e presented at the Justice
schoolhouse on Thursday night,
Oct. 26, at 7: SO by the commun
ity.
A group, of funny black face*
and dancing chorus girl* will en
tertain you.
Visits Fair
Heads Credit Plan
Mr. Henry Bruere, (above), Presi
dent of the Bowery Saving Bank of
N. Y., is the man selected by Presi
dent Boosevelt to head the govern
ment '? plan to expand credits and
loosen cash into trade_channels of '
the country^
CLYDE HOEY
TO SPEAK AT
RALEIGH
Raleigh, Oct. 18. ? W. Tolmao
Shaw, Wake County chairman
United Dry Forces, is visiting
every township in the county and
every precinct in the city with
circulars announcing that Hon.
Clyde R. Hoey of Shelby will
speak in Raleigh, in the City Me
morial Auditorium, Sunday after
noon, October 22, at 3 o'clock;
?libject: Temperance and Prohi
bition. .
Mr. Shaw is having the speak
ing announced in every church
and Sunday School in the coun
ty, and circulars are being sent
to all adjoining counties. Mr.
Shaw, county chairman, and Mr.
Burgess, State Campaign Direc
tor of the United Dry Forces are
making definite plans for the
meeting which will be of state
wide slgnlflcance, as Mr. Hoey,
having been asked for by five
hundred places, cannot speak ev
ery where, and many who other
wise could not hear him, are com
ing to Raleigh, for this occasion.
Bar In
NOT IN CHARGE
In last week's Times it was
stated that Mr. Avon F. Sh^rpe
bad come to Franklin County to
take over the relief work. This
was stated without a full explana
tion of the work Mr. Sharpe was
to do and we are publishing be
low a statement from Mr. Sbarpe
making his work a little more
clear:
"This article Is written to cor
rect a mistake which appeared In
last weeks issue stating that I
would have charge of the Feder
al Relief in this County. I will
be working in this county for
three days a week as a social
case worker under the direction
of Mrs. Mltchlner. The other
three days I will be in Chapel
Hill training for the work. Tl.e
State started a training course in
social work this term at Chapel
Hill with- a class of thirty-live
who work In the relief work iD
the various counties in the State,
for three days a week. It is the
plan for them to remain In the
counties where they take their
training as full time social cases
workers after the three months
training period is completed."
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LOUISBURG METHODIST
CHURCH
Preaching service at eleven
o'clock with the theme "The Folly
of War," and Sundaw evening at
7:30 the subject win be "The
Spirit of Neighborly Kindness."
Sunday School 9:45. Epworth
League Sunday evening 7 o'clock.
Prayer service Wednesday even
ing at 7:30.
"OCTOBER IS TITHE MONTH"
Come worship the Lord, ard
bring your tithe.
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ST PAUL S EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
Services for St. Paul's Episco
pal Church 8unday are as follows:
Sunday School, 10:00 a. m.
Morning Prayer and Sermon,
"What Is Faith," 11:00.^
Young People's Service League.
7:80 p. m.
The Regional Meeting will be
held In Henderson this Friday
evening, at 7:30 p. m. It Is for
both men and women and we are
toping a {good representation will
nttend. No cupper will be served, i
COMPLETE
PLANS ADVAN
CES ON COTTON
?
Commodity Credit Corpora
tion To Lend 10 Cents;
Seek to Peg Price at Ten
C e n t Level; However,
Price Pegging Plan Hing
es Upon Acreage Reduc
tion
Washington, Oct. 17. ? Stepping
to the aid of the cotton farmers,
the administration today organiz-'
ed the Commodity Credit Corpor
ation and made $250,000,000 of
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
tion funds Mailable to bring the
price of cotton to 10 cents a
pound for low middling and bet
ter.
Conservative official estimates
placed the enhancement in value
of cotton atiU in producers' hands
at about $30,000,000 based on
yesterday's quotations.
Under the plan, the govern
ment will lend 10 cents a pound
to farmers who still have their
cotton, If it is low middling and
better in grade and 7-8 inch or
better in staple. Loans of eight
cents will |>e made on low mid
dling or better cotton of less than
7-8 in staple. No loans will be
made on cotton classing below
low middling.
The money is to be loaned at
four per cent Interest to farmers
who agree to participate in tbc
'?.r"**e curtailment agreement..
The notw mature on July 1, 1934,,
or are callable when the of
middling seven-eights spot cot
ton reaches 16 cents a pound on
the New Orlesnr^vxchange.
Plenty Agencies
More than a million Dote forms
and loan agreements will be sent
out before the end of this week
to county agents and lending
agencies of the Reconstruction
Corporation at Federal Reserve
Bank and branch points In the
South. Loans may be negotiated
directly with lending agencies of
the R. F. C., or through brokers,
merchants, warehousemen, Co
operative associations, banks .and
other lending agencies.
Loans will be made only on cot
ton delivered by the producers at
warehouses. Producers will be
permuted to select any acceptable
warehouse, but no allowance will
be made for freight and no dif
ference in valuation will be made
because of the location of the
warehouse. Producers who have
already stored cotton and hold
warehouse receipts may procure
loans. Warehouses that have
state licenses or approval of the
R. F. C., district agency are quali
fied under the rules of the cor
poration.
Warehousemen were "advised
to communicate with the loan
agency of the Reconstruction Fi
nance Corporation as to unlicen
sed warehouses and approval will
either be given by letter or pub
lication of the list of approved
warehouses."
Without Recourse
The board's statement disclosed
that the loans would be made
"Without recourse" upon the
maker or any other endorses,
making the cotton stand for It
self at 10 cent a pound.
A banker or warehouseman who
has collateralized cotton may pas*
his loan along Co the government
without recourse upon himself If
the note is defaulted next July
and the government has to take
the cotton In.
Secretary Wallace has explain
ed that the difference between
the pegging operations of the
Federal Farm Board, abolished
by Congress, and the Commodity
Credit Corporation was that the
credit corporation's operations
would be tied in with the farm
administration. The farm board
had no control over production.
Ginning* up to October 1 had
reached 6.00U.000 bales and the
estimated yield was 12,800,000.
A great deal of cotton has been
sold since October 1, officials said,
and they regarded tt as highly
improbable that much more than
6,000,000 bales remained in the
hands of the grower*.
December cotton was quoted
today in New Orleans at 9 13,
cents. The loan operation Jump
ed the value of staple still In the
hands of producers by almost .a
cent.
The cotton that has already
passed out of the grower's hands
and the 8,000,000 balea of carry
over cotton were not directly *f-!
fected by the credit operation, ex
cept Insofar as withholding 6,-j
000,000 bales from the market}
National Commander
Edward Hayes, of Decatar, HI., is
the National Commande.- of the
American Legion, elected at the
Chicago reunion. He was in the navy,
stationed mostly at the Great Lakes
Naval Training Station as a court
reporter in court martial*.^
would Increase their price.
Cotton farmers are now receiv
ing the last of checks for $111,
000,000 for curtailing their acre
age during this year and officials
estimated they would receive ap
proximately t90,600,000*-for acre
age reductions tor next year.
In some official circles It wag
also regarded as likely that the
relief administration would short
ly announce a plan of cotton P'ir
chases for relief purposes for the
winter.
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Cotton Checks
Mr. G. L. Winchester, relation
al teacher in charge of the cot
ton acreage reduction campaign
in Franklin County, makes th<
following announcement abont
the checks:
Cotton checks are being giver
out dnring banking hours at Th<
i"iist Citizens Bank and Trnsi
Co., in LooMbor; on Tnesdsy
Thursday and Saturday ?f ???l
week at Franklinton High Schoo
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
It is necessary that the producei
appear in person to sign for hit
check. You will aid very muci
if you will call as early as pos
sible after you -receive your no
tice, stating that your check hat
arrived. The administration ha:
asked that we return all checks
not called for In two weeks aftei
receiving them. You will alsc
help in locating your check if you
will bring the card announcing
the arrival of your check. Man)
checks are being held up on ac
count of some minor correction.
Options will be mailed to you
sometime by November 1 and you
may sell at anytime you wish
provided cotton Is 9 1-2 cents or
more. These options are not
transferable. Many have asked
about applying it on their gov
ernment loan. You cannot assign
it to the department as it will
still be In your name. You will
have to sell it and the money will
come to you. Instructions wiil
come with the option.
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Big Square Dance
Friday nite, October 27th there
will be a Big Square Dance in the
L'nion Warehouse at Louisburg,
sponsored by Messrs. Sam Pearce
and Edward Stovall. Music will
be furnished by Reginald's Ten
Piece Band. There will be round
dancing between sets. Everyone
come from 9 p. m. 'til 1 p. m.
Federal
Court Jurors
The following hare been drawn
as Jurors to tWb Federal Court
at Raleigh, Criminal term, be
ginning November trth:
W. E. Roe, Louisburg. R. 6.
A. Y. Allen, Youngavllle.
June Perry, Bunn.
W. W. Davis, Franklinton, R. 3,
J. A. Williams, Youngsvllle.
C. C. Pippin, Zebulon, R. 2.
J. A. Cash, Louisburg, R. 3.
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LOUISBURG BAPTIST
CHURCH
At the Louisburg Baptist
Church Sunday there will be the
following services:
Sunday School ? 9:45 a. m.
Preaching ? 11 a. m. and 7:30
p. m.
B. Y. P. V. meeting*, Junior,
Intermediate and Senior, <:39 p.
On Wednesday night at 7 : SC
the usual Prayer Meeting.
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PHONE 283
FOR FIRST CLASS PRINTING
m.
R L HARRIS
ACQUITTED
GARRET MASSENBURG
GIVEN 18 MONTHS
Franklin Superior Court In
.. Session-; Regular October
Criminal Court; Judge W.
C. Harris Presiding; Mes
srs. E. H. Malone and E.
F. Griffin Assisting Solic
itor Little
Tne regular uctoner term or
Franklin _ Superior Court conven
ed in Louisburg Monday morning
with Hon. W. C. Harris, of Ral
eigh, presiding and Solicitor J.
C. Little representing the State
in the prosecutions. This is a
Criminal term and while no
large number of cases have been
disposed of quite a bit of work
has been accomplished. In his
charge to the Grand Jury, which
, is conceded to be the best heard
here in many terms, Judge Har
? ris said: "We need closer co
operation between the people and
! the Courts. You can have the
best offlcers in the world, but un
less the people of a community
want law enforcement and stand
behind It, the law will not be en
forced. There is more reason
now than ever before for the
courts to stand up and merit the
confidence of the people; and the
' only way for this to be brought
1 about is through co-operation."
' In explaining the duties of the
? grand jurors he laid particular
stress upon their duty to make
investigations of all departments
and to report any irregularities.
The grand jury Is composed of
the following gentlemen: Phil K.
Inicod, Foreman; j. "ET. Rogers,
W. S. Boone. F. E. Ffazler, Geo.
W. Nelms, W. S. Hocutt, C. F.
' Best, Leonard Husketh, J. W.
' Blackley, C. L. Wheless, B. T.
R. Earle, Jr.?,. F. E.
>n, T. W. Cooke, J. M.
. N. Tharrington, Ed
T. S. Wilder. H. F.
Perry was -sworn in as officer to
the grand jury. The grand Jury
occupied their new quarters over
Andrew's Drug Store.
The docket was then taken up
and disposed of as follows;
ty of disorderly conduct and giv
en 4 months on roads.
R. L. Harris was acquitted of
a charge of manslaughter.
Robert E. Perry tendered a
plea of nolo contendere to a
charge of non-support and was
1 given six months on roads, to^ be
suspended on the condition that
he pay to the benefit of his chil
dren one-third of his weekly
wages.
Vance Medlln was found guilty
1 of housebreaking and larceny and
1 given 6 months on roads. Zollie
King, in the same indictment
was found not guilty. %ss~
Garret Massenburg was found
guilty of housebreaking and lar
ceny In two cases and given 18
months on roads In each case to
run concurrently.
S. C. Holden under charge of
embezzlement tendered a plea of
guilty of violating . section 4385
C. S. for failure'to make, file and
publish proper reports and for
failure to demand and collect fees
for papers filed and recorded in
his office, prayer for judgment
continued until May term 1934
upon condition that he by that
time pay to the County- the sum
of $350 and the costs of this se
ction.
Solicitor Little having to return
> to Raleigh Wednesday night due
to urgent legal matters being
, heard in Wake. Messrs. E. H. Ma
. lone and E. F. Griffin assumed
' the prosecution of the docket In
his stead.
44 Years On Job
I
Mrs. Ada. B. N'*f?w, U one of thq
oldest postmasters, in ]>olnt o(
i service, In the eonatrjr. 8h* hs? served
! eontinaoutly at Eatoatowra, N. J. for
, t ii rear*. ,
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TOBACCO.
PRICES
ADVANCE
Louisburg Market Making
Big Sales For Many Sat
isfied Growers
The past week has been a very
satisfactory and encouraging week
on the Louisburg tobacco mar
ket. The quantity sold while
not blocking the sales has been
sufficiently large to create much
Interest and yet not large enough
to depress the prices, with the re
sult that exceptionally satisfac
tory prices have prevailed. The
large number of growers visiting
the market expressing the great
est satisfaction.
There seems to have been a
steady advance each day through
out the week.
All buyers seem anxious for
the weed and our warehousemen
are doing all that is possible to
push the price up with the result
that the Louisburg Market is
evidencing greater popularity this
year than usual. Be an F. R. A.,
and sell in Franklin. ~ '
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Franklin County
Union
Franklin County Dnion will
meet with Red Bud Church on
October 28 and 29, 1933. The
following program has been ar
ranged :
Saturday a. m. ? 10: OO o'clock
Devotional? Miss Annie Down
ey, Castalia.
Christs' Cross and Ours ? Rev.
E. C. Crawford, B\inn.
Gott'e Dependable Men ? R er.
F. G. Walker, Castalia.
Solo ? Miss Mary Bynum Dark,
Gupton.
Public Morals and Law En
forcement ? Rev. D. P. Harris,
Louisburg.
Dinner.
Devotional.
The Outlook of the Churches ?
Rev. G. W. May, Centerville.
Solo ? Miss Ruby Daniels, Cas
talia.
Choosing the Higher Plant of
Living ? Rev. J. F. Roach, Nor
lina.
Freedom ? Mr. T. H. Sledge,
Louisburg. >
Sunday a. m. ? 10:00 o'clock
Sunday School.
Sermon.
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P. T. A. Meeting
The P. T. A. of the Edward
Best High School District will
meet Monday night, October the
23rd at eight o'clock. The meet
ing will be held in the high" school
auditorium. It is hoped that a
large number will attend this
meeting. Several matters of ma
jor importance are to be discuss
ed at this time.
The following program has
been arranged:
1. Song ? "Franklin" ? Audi
ence.
2. Devotional ? Mr. Fuller.
3. Business session.
4. Strong Points in our School
System ? Mr. -Tlmberlake.
5. Athletics in the School ?
Mr. Perry.
6. District P. T. A. ? Mrs.
Champion.
7. Community Fair ? Mr. Litch
field.
8. How to Start a School Cafe
teria- ? Miss Priest.
9. The Relation of the School
and Home in Character Educa
tion? Mr. Miller.
1 10. Duet? Mr. and Mrs. Miller.
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Program At The
Louisburg Theatre
The following is the program
at the Louisburg Theatre begin
ning Sunday, Oct. 22, Mid-Night:
Sunday, Oct. 22nd. 12:01 Mld
Nlght ? "International House"
i featuring Peggie Hopkins Joyce,
George Burns and Oracle Allen.
W. C. Fields, Rudy Valee, Bing
Crosby, and Cab Caltbway and hla
band.
Monday and Tuesday. Oct. 23
24 ? Warren William and Joan
Blonlell In "Good-Bye Again."
Wednesday, Oct. tS ? "Wild
Boys of The Road" featuring -
Frankle Darrow and an All Star
cast.
Thursday and Friday, Oct. II
27 ? Lillian Harvey and L?w
Ay res In "My Weakness. "
Saturday, Oct. 2$ ? To? Mix la
"Terror Trail."