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YOUR TOWN Isn't ? bit better than you are willing to Help make it BOOST YOUR TOWN Fkankljn Times X TOUR LOCAL PAPER cant exist withoat your Paid I for Patronage In 8abacri]^h>ns | and Adrertiaing BOOST TOUR HOME PAPER I A. F. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager The County, The State, The Union SUBSCRIPTION *1.90 Per Ye VOLUMN IiXIV. , LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27TH, J?33 (EIGHT PAGES) NUMBER SO "CHUMPS" GET DIVORCE MANY ATTEND COMMU NITY FAIR Large Number of Exhibits Of Splendid Quality; Fine Parade of School ? Child ren; Many Entertaining Features Greatly Enjoyed By All Possibly the most successful event in connection with the Louisburg Graded School in ro cent years was the Community Fair held on last Friday. This was the first fair of its kind held here and was well and fav orably received. It came as a part of the Vocational Agricul tural Department estbllshed this year, 'the success is due large ly to the untiring efforts of Mr. J. B. Litchfield, vocational teach er, and the splendid cooperation of his officers and committees. 1- The most interesting feature of the day, certainly to the en tire public, was the splendid pa rade which took place at 11 o'clock when more than five hundred school children of all sizes and ages took part end formed a line of March reaching from the Court Square to beyond the Methodist Church a distance of three blocks or more. The parade was le4 by the Boy Scouts band and followed by a doll pa rade all decorated in national colors, the leading carriage boar ing the national N. R. A. insignia and the latter the F. E A. sign and slogan, both of which drew a loud and enthusiastic response from the public as the p'arade passed up street. Arriving at the school auditor ium a most interesting and In structive program was taken up and presented: There was greater interest in the Babies Contest for the Fair than was expected. There were sixteen babies who entered. From these, the Judges with Miss Oli ver in Charge chose Miss Mildred Maloy Malone for first prixe and George Herman Murphy for sec ond. Much interest and (un was displayed in the Contests choos ing the boy and girl with the most Freckles, the reddest hair, the fattest and the whitest head. These prizes were distributed as follows: to the most Freckles: boy, Raymond Edwards, girl, Odessa Radford; Fattest: boy, John Sledge, girl, Jane Murphy; Reddest hair: boy, Red Kemp, girl, Leona May; Whitest head, boy, James Marshall, girl, Imo gene Smith. The Fashion Show under the direction of Miss Rogers and Miss Dennis was a great success. Miss Kinslad of the College was an nouncer for the following Mod els: Children Models: Jill Allen, Nancy Carlisle Oriffln, Talmadge Thomas, Martha Ray Matthews. Dickie and Van Fleming, Jackie Harkness, Mary Boone, Betsy Cobb, and Becky Beasley; Ninth Grade Home Economics: New Dresses ? Dorothy Wiggs, Rose Malone, Frances Pergerson, Fern FitzOerald, Eugenia Mat, fijidie Toone; Dresses remodeled from mothers and grandmothers dress es ? Cornelia Merrltt, Sophia 8pl vey, Adele Holmes, Actavia Las siter, Edith Harris, Beverly Shearln, and Lucille Hudson. The High School Olee Club at this time gave several enjoyable num bers, after which Mrs. B. T. Hold en awarded prizes to several groups. Fall Costumes were modeled by College Oirls; Betty Cooper Davis, Florence Alston, Marjorle Burgess, Helen Keel, Virginia Slier, Budte Louise Aber nathy, Ester May Brown, and Josephine Rouse. Little Jackie Harkness then sang and dancod. Several of Loulsburg's Depart ment Stores had dresses modelled by: Lina Welch, Marguerite Rouse, Marguerite Tonkel, Lucille Hudson, Virginia Slier and Birdie Louise Abernathy. In the end Louisburg College Orchestra fav ored the crowd with several se lections. Immediately after the Fashion Show, the Classrooms of the School were opened for exhibi tion and the best ones Judged. The prizes for the best rooms went to Miss Edith Bradley, fourth grade teacher, first and to Mlsa Loulla Jarman, the seventh gr<tde teacher, second. At eight o'clock the entertain ment for the evening of the Fair began. This was the divorce case of Chump versus Chump; alias Ed Bartholomew and Arthur Person, The marriage of tbls couple was performed In Mills (Continued on ptge eight) PRICES HIGH ER ON LOUIS- j BURG MARKET The Loulsburg Tobacco Market has enjoyed splendid Bales the past week both as to quantity and prices. Many growers from a distance bringing their tobacco here to. be sold for the better prices offered here. During the past week entire warehouse sales have averaged approximately 17 cents while entire days breaks have gone as high as $16.71. People are being convinced that the Loulsburg Market is holding its own at the top of the ladder of better prices and every accom modation is being extended those who sell here. You are invited to come to Loulsburg with your next tobacco with the assurance that everything will be done for your benefit. Sell lu Franklin Recorder's Court The following cases were dis posed of in Franklin Recorder's Court Tuesday: Lumus Williams plead guilty to carrying concealed weapons and drunk and disorderly, and was given 90 days on roadB to be suspended upon payment of $50 fine and costs. The case of operating a car in toxicated against Henry Smith ?as continued. The case of violating hunting law against F. K. Massey, Frank Masaey and Elvis Perry was trans ferred to Superior Court. Albert Jeffreys, was found guil ty of unlawful possession of whis key and given 6 months on roads. Alber Jeffreys waa found guil ty of assault with deadly weapons and given 2 months on roads. The case of assault with deadly weapon against Frank Macon, was transferred to Superior Court, upon request of Solicitor. The case of assault with dead ly weapon against J. I. Cooke was continued. Teachers Hold Meeting At Edward Best The teachers of the Edward Beat district held lta first month ly meeting Tuesday afternoon, October 17, at 3:00. The meet ing was called to order by the chairman, Mr. R. E. Miller. Af ter Mr. Miller read briefly the outline of the work for the year, he suggested that we organise. The following offlcers were then elected: Chairman, Mr, R. E. Miller; secretary, Miss Eva Cooke and librarian, Mr. Bruce Perry. We decided to meej on the last Friday afternoon In the school month. Topics were then assign ed to different teachers to pre pare reports for our next meet ing. Mr. Miller, in a few words, In troduced the speaker for the al ternoon. Dr. George Howard from the University of N. C., and also stated his topic, which was: "Problems of Attendance and How to Solve Them." Dr. Howard first gave two rea sons why we have an attendance law, namely, for the good of the State, and the good of .the child. Then he gave two ways to aid attendance: ~1. By teacher and pa rent having a cooperative spirit existing between them. 2. By making the school program so worthwhile, that the children will want to come to school. In conclusion Mr, Miller added two points to the two stated by Dr. Howard: 1. Attractive school rooms. 2. attractive teachers. ??Sell In Franklin Hallowe'en Par ty and Minstrel The P. T. A. of the Hickory Rock- White Level School will sponsor a Hallowe'en Party and Minstrel Friday night, Oct. 27, at 7: SO o'clock. The proceeds will bto used for the benefit of the school. Everybody Come! Produce merchants In thirteen states have sent trucks Into the Hamburg section of Jackson County this year to buy cabbages. Growers are getting fair oriees for their product and the demand la heavy, says County Agent Q. R. Lackey. Subscribe to The Franklin Times 'II In Franklin Tammany In Stru^kToRegaiti Power Once again In the cycle of years New York 'a T*mmanT la fighting to retain ita political powera. Major John P. O'Brien, Tammany candidate, left, asks reelection. Joseph V. McKee, center, "lUeovery Party" candi date, said to have Washington support, is running aa Independent Demo crat, and Fiorello H. La Ouardia, right' heads the fusion ticket. NEGRO KILLED Willie Hawkins, colored, about 40 years of age, was shot and killed in the yard at the home of a man by the name of Elliott near the dyke on Lynch's Creek Sat urday night about dark. Coron er J. W. Freeman was called by Sheriff Spivey and an inquest held, which was continued to Wednesday night and then con tinued to a later date. The evi dence so far presented to the jury tended to show that there was a' crowd of negroes at Elliotts, that had been drinking and during a dispute of some kind a pistol fir ed and Hawkins fell. The evi dence so far has not disclosed the responsibility for the killing. The jury is composed of the following gentlemen: C. C. Col lins, R. A. Pearce, *D. W. Spivey, Percy C. Holmes, J. P. Moore. J. B. Gordon. Buy 111 Franklin Granville Dis trict meets With Local Church The Woman's Auxiliary of the District of Granville met Thurs day, October 19th with the Wom an's Auxiliary of St. Paul's Epis copal Church, Louisburg. Holy Communion was celebrat ed at 10:00 a. m. by Rev. B. N. de Foe Wagner* pastor at War renton, assisted by Rev. Prank E. Pulley, minister-in-charge at St. Paul's. The meeting was call ed to order and Mrs. M. S Clif ton gave an address of Welcome, responded to by Mrs. D. T. Rey nolds. The minutes of the last meeting were read by the Secre tary Mrs. Venable Lawson. Miss Emma Hall, the Diocesan Presi dent, addressed the group, fol lowing which was a report on the condition of the church in tbe District by Miss Katherine Hll liard, Impression of Vade M-cum by Mrs. Alex Cooper and a report of the Educational Secretary, Mn. R. H. Lewis. At noon Rev. Frank E. Pulley held Noonday Prayer and Rev. Eric M. Tasman, Gener al Secretary of the Field Depart ment of the National Council of the Episcopal Church, spoke on "The Church and Her World Mis sion". After this very interest ing and Instructional talk. Rev_ I. Harding Hughes of Concord, con ducted an open Fofum on "What Is the Primary Business of the ChurchT Why the Present Cri sis?" At the Conclusion of the forum, lunch was served by mem ber* of the Guild of St. Paul's at the home of Mrs. W.^H. Pleas ants. At two o'clock, the meeting was again called to order with the llnglng of a hymn following which a report of the Recruiting Secretary was given by Mrs. E. G. Peoples and a report of the United Thank Offering Custodian by Mrs. C. E. Foster. At this time Miss Claudia Hunter, of Henderson was elected .as Re cruiting Secretary and Mrs. L. E. Scoggln of Louisburg as Thank Offering Custodian for the ensu ing year. After a report of the Courtesy Committee, the closing prayer and benediction was lnd by Rer. Pulley. The meeting was largely at tended, there being representa tive* from the Auxiliaries of near ly every church In the District, Greater work Is hoped for In the church this year aa a result of the Inspiration received at this meeting. Buy In Franklin PHONE 283 FOR FIRST CLASS PRINTING Home Coming At College Home Coining (or Louisbuig College this tear brings the foot ball team from Campbell College to play against Coach Sutton field's Louisburg Eleven. The date has been announced for November 4th, and the Home Coming Committee is expecting the return of an unusually large alumni group to attend the game at 2:30 and to remain over for the different alumni meetings Saturday. Miss Alma Bizzell, Registrar at the College will be glad to hear from the various alumni groups and fraternity or ganizations who plan to attend this year's Home Coming. But fn Kr?nin Con vicf 'Tries To Get Away, Shot in Ankle Friday morning, Garrett Mas senbufg, colored, made a break for freedom as be was being tak en from the Franklin County jail to serve an 18 months' sen tence on the roads. He was con victed Thursday of store break ing. Failing to obey the guard's order to halt, Oarrett, running at full tilt down a hill behind the jail, was shot in the ankle. He stumbled and fell, then rose and continued hlg flight. The guard. Mr Aycock, shot above the con victs head several times to fright en him, and Massenburg surren dered. He was taken by the guard to the convict camp In War renton. Soil in Franklin BARBECUE SVPPER The Times is requested to ?tate that a barbecue supper will be given at Seven Oaks Dairy Farm on Wednesday evening, Nov. 1st, 1933 from 4 to 10 o'clock (or the benefit of Ebeneier Church. The public is invited to attend. Tick ets are on sale at several places 'in Louisburg. Sell in Franklin Franklin- Vance Agricul tural Teachers To Meet The Franklin-Vance Group of Vocational Agriculture feachera l will meet in Louisburg on Wed nesday, November 1st at four o'clock. The meeting will be held in Supt. Best's ofllce. Buy la Franklin THANKS We wish to extend our deepest thanks and appreciations to all those who rendered so many kind nesses and expressions of sympa thy in the recent Illness and death of our son, Orris. They will be long and tenderly remembered. Mr. and Mrs. Kr-L. Moseley. Buy ia Franklin ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH The services for St. Paul's Epis copal Church tor Sunday are as follows: Sunday School 10:00. Morning Prayer and Sermon, "Joy of the Bridegroom." 11:00. T. P. S. L. plans to attend the District Meeting In Raleigh, in the afternoon. Visitors welcome at all time*. Boy la Franklin Subscribe to The Franklin Times F.R.A. The following have signed the P. R. A. Pledge the past week: J. S. Lancaster. Mrs. J. S. Lancaster. Franklin Hotel. Macy Hoyle. Buy In Franklin . NEW FARM CREDIT Columbia, S. C. ? The organi zation of local production credit associations in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida will be the first duty of the new Production Credit Corporation of Columbia. These associations will be organ ized on a county basis, and Presi dent Looney, of the Columbia Corporation, suggests thatteduca tional meetings be held in various parts of all counties where farm ers may be interested in order that they may understand how to obtain loans and the benefits to be derived. Following these educational meetings, a county meeting should be called after arrangements have been made to have a representa tive of the Production Credit Cor poration of Columbia present to explain details and assist the farmers in making application for a charter to the Governor of the Farm Credit Administration. When it has been determined that a local association is needed, a charter will be granted, and a business meeting of the incorpor ators will be called for the elec tion of directors and the trans action of other business necessary to perfect the organization. The association will then be In posi tion to accept applications for loans. Initial capital for local associa tions will be secured by the 'tale of their class A stock to the Pro duction Credit Corporation of Columbia Fund* so obtained 1 will be used to purchase suitable securities to be pledged with the Intermediate Credit Bank of Co lumbia in support of the local associations' liability to that bank. The Intermediate Credit Bank will extend to the local as sociation a line of credit equal to approximately five times the se curities pledged, such credit to be represented by satisfactory farm ers' notes that may be discount ed for the association by the In termediate Credit Bank. The in terest earned by the funds pledg ed as security goes to the local association to help pay Its ex pense of operation and is In ad dition to interest obtained from ! local loans. Farmers may secure loans irom the local association (or the pro duction and harvesting of cmpi, breeding, raising, and fattening of livestock or for the production "of livestock and poultry products. Such loans will be made at a rate of Interest not to exceed 3 per cent above the discount rate of the Intermediate Credit Bank, which W*irow 3 1-2 per cent per annum. Under present condi tions the rate of interest to a farmer borrowing through a Pro duction Credit association world be 6 1-2 per cent. A farmer must own cliu B stock (may be deducted from pro ceeds of loan) valued at not less than 5 per cent of the amount of his loan. Class B stock carries voting privileges for the election of officers and directors *nd shares equally with Class A stock In the distribution of dividends. No stock, in the association car ries double liability. Loans will be secured ordinari ly by a first mortgage lien on growing crops and other person al or real property; livestock loans by a first mortgage Hen on the livestock and other suitable security. No loan may be obtain ed for a period of more than three years, but the majority ot loans will be for periods of six to twelve months. ? Buy In Franklin LOUISBURG BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. D. P. Harris, pastor Lou Isburg Baptist Church announces that usiial preaching services will be conducted by him next Sunday at 11 a. m. In the morning and 7:30 In the evening. At t:30 In the evening B. Y. P. U. will be held and Sunday School will con vene at 9:45 a. m. Wednesday evening prayer services will 6e held at 7:30. Sell In Franklin Fertiliser applied to ? cupel grass pasture has paid H. E. B?H of Pollocksvllle In Jonea County a net profit of 34.18 an acre by Increasing the weight of grailng beef cattle, eays L. I. Case, beef cattle specialist at State College, Mary Says "No" Despite Hollywood Screen colony conviction that Mary Pickford wilt soon be seeking a divorce from her husband, Douglas Fairbanks, now abroad, Mary says emphatically "No". Above is a recent picture of Mary in her Hollywood hon^p. Orris Moseley Dead Mr. Orris Moseley, 28 years old, sen of Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Moseley, at his home on Spring Street early Monday morning after a short attack of heart trouble. Mr. Moeeley who was more familiarly k'.own as "Dutch" was very pop ular among a large number of friends. At the time of his death he was Supervisor of Sales of the I.outsburg Tobacco market. Besides bis parents he is sur * Ived by two brothers, Messrs. Leon Moseley, of Raleigh, and Garland Mocely of Louisburg. The funeral services were held from the home at 10 o'clock Tues day morning, conducted by Rev. D. P. Harris, pastor of the Louis 1'urg Baptist church, and interment ?rxs made at Oaklawn cemetery Quite a large number attended bcth Arvices and the floral trib ute was very pretty. The pall bearers were as fol lows: Active ? W. T. King, G. W 7crd, Pier Williamson. T. K. Stock art!, W. E. White, Jr., M. S. Lan caster. Honorary ? Mayor W. C Webb. Maj. S. P. Boddie, L. L. joyner, J. C. Harkins, R. A. Pearce. J. S. Howell. Sell In Franklin Alice Sykes Dead Bunn, Oct. 23. ? Alice Sykes a Senior at the Bunn High school died at Rocky Mount hospital. Oc tober 20th at 6:20, following a ?t'ort illness caused by an auto a-cident. She was 18 years of age and besides her parents Mr. and Mis. Ben Sykes is survived by one brother, Mucorn Sykes. Rev. E. C. CrawMrd conducted the funeral services at the Bunn 1'aptist church Saturday afternoon at two o'clock. Interment being ,iude In the Bunn cemetery, the pallbearers being: Jack Dodd Ramson Dodd. Millard Mitchcll hay wood Cheaves. M.j ? . Prlvett Charlie Vance Beddinkfleld. Th? , flower girls were her Jlass mates Miss Sykes was popular wltli her class mates and will be great ly missed. Sell in Franklin Youngsville Council Jr. Order To Celebrate Ladies' Nigh1 Every Junior member in Frank lin and adjoining counties are cor dlally Invited to attend . Ladles Night next Tuesday night at th< Youngsvlll* School Auditorium Oct. 31, T:S0 p. m. State Coun cllor B. C. Slske will address thi delegation. Music and corned] will b? enjoyed, It is especially urged that all members brlni .their wives, sweethearts and fam Hies, public also Invited. Com( : out and enjoy a pleasant evening J. w. Freeman, Councilor. Program At The Louisburg Theatre I The .following la the progran at the Louisburg Theatre begin nlng Monday. Oct. .30th: Monday and Tuesday ? Jane Oayor and Henry Oarat In "Ador able." Wednesday ? Randolph Scot and Buster Crahbe In "To Th< Last Man." Thursday an,d Friday ? Clau dette Colbert and Rlcardo Corte; In "The Torek Singer." Saturday ? Tim McCoy In "Th1 Whirlwind," alsq Utn chapter o "Loat Special." SUPERIOR COURT ADJOURNS Grand Jury Makes Wide And Drastic Report; Oth er Cases Disposed Of The regular October term of Franklin Superior Court came to a close on Friday morning when all the cases on docket had been disposed of by trial or continu ance. The cases tried or com pleted since our last report are as follows: A mistrial was made in the Algy Garrett case. This was the wreck near Red Bud wherein three lost their lives. Archie Keith was found not guilty in hit and run case. Knox Neal tendered a plea of Manslaughter and was given 18 months to 6 years on roads. Cases against the following were continued. Horton Richardson and John Moore; Presley Thomas; William Davis; Crudup Davis; W_ T. Ayescue; Willie Valentine; George Winston; Charlie H. Rob erts; Willie G, Stokes; Carlton Ray born; George D. Wester; Larkey Solomon; Tollie Dicker son; John Ridley; Carlus Reece; Ned Williamson; Arthur Ziegler; C. C. Hudson; James Denton, 2 cases; Richard Lambeth and Wil lard Puckett; C. C. Hudson, two cases; Tom Harris. The following appeared and showed compliance; Ed. H. Wil son; John Bill Harvey; Johnnie Mitchell and Sidney Collins; Roger Cannon; Clyde Brodle; Ralph P. Davis was ordered to appear at the November term and show that he had made full res titution as agreed upon. A nol pros was taken In the assault with deadly weapon case against Pate Davis. The case of assault with dead ly weapon against Amos Egerton was continued. Nol pros with leave was taken In the assault with deadly weap on with intent to fclll, rase against Wajter Patterson and bredell Patterson. Nol pros with leave was taken in the case against J. H. Dupree, hit and run and reckless driving. The case against J. W. Knight for removing crops was continued, i The Court completed its work and adjourned for the term on Friday morning. The Grand Jury completed Its work on Thursday afternoon of last week and filed the following report: Grand Jury Report To the Honorable W. C. Harris, Judge Presiding: We the members of the Grand Jury for the Franklin County Su perior Court in session October 1933, hereby respectfully submit ' its report as follows: We have examined in detail 1 and passed on all bills that have ' been presented to us. We have visited every school ' in Franklin County and have found the buildings in good re pair. We examined each truck In 1 detail and found them in good shape. We also found the sani tary conditions in the schools good. We are proud of our well organized school system and our transportation policy that looks first to the safety and comfort of the children. u We have inspected all offices in the court house and the of Bee - of the Superintendent of Schools - and have found all well kept and ' records properly filed. } We visited. the County Home, . Prison Camp and found both in - good condition and Inmates hap 5 py and Satisfied. r We have inspected the offices of r the Health Department. Home [ Demonstration Department and - Welfare Department. Under the ; circumstances these offices are . kept as well as possible. Seeing the crowded conditions, however, we recommend that one of these departments, probably the work of the Home Demonstration } Agent, be transferred up stairs to the present Grand Jury room. k We do not feel in the least ?ny ' Interference with the work of the Grand Jury the few days 'that i they use the same and would re - leave the crowded condition In this office. At present there does t sot seem sufficient facilities for - heating and ventilation and the Janitor service is very poor. t We msde a thorough inspec b tlon of the Jail, which ws found In fairly good condition. We b*> - lleve, however, that the sanitary ? conditions might be Improved. We recommend that the sheriff 8 be given full control of the Jail f i | (Continued on page eight)