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YOUR TOWN ?t a bit better than you ?n wlillng to Help BOOST YOUR TOWN - * MAY YOURS BE A MERRY AND JOYOUS CHRISTMAS TIME The Franklin Times youb local paper BOOST TOUR ri&Uor PAPER A. V. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager The County, The State, The Union SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Per Tear VOLUMN LX1V. LOU1SBURG, N. CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1033 (BIGHT PAGES) NUMBER 44 ? TO OPEN JANUARY 8th The Louisburg tobacco market cloned (or the Christmas holidays on last Friday, after one of the best seasons It has enjoyed in many years. It Is announced that the market will open for the com nletlon of the season on Monday, Jonnary 8th, 1934. Let all come to Louisburx and sell for prices and satisfaction. Boll In Franklin Recorder's Court Quite a number of cases were deposed of in Franklin Recorder's Court Tuesday by Judge J. E. Mtlone. The docket was as fol lows: Zeb Collins was found guilty of unlawful possession of whiskey and was given 90 days on roads; upon payment of costs road sen tence to execute only upon order of court. Zeb Collins was foufnd guilty of being drunk and disorderly, not guilty of .trespass or assault with deadly weapon; prayer for judg ment was continued upon payment of costs. Essie Ruffin was found guilty of assault with deadly weapon, tnti was given 60 days on roads. Essie Ruffin was found guilty ot assault with deadly weapon and given 60 days on roads. W. F. Davis entered pleas ot' t:rmer jeopardy as to using pro fane language and was allowed. He was found guilty of assault, fined $10 and costs. Appeal. Johnnie Johnson was found not eailty of unlawful possession ot MiusKey. Peter Dlckergon, larceny from prison, transferred to Superior Court. Charlie Hammer, operating au tomobile Intoxicated, capias and continued. Johnnie Smith, trespass and as fault on female, guilty, 4 m"nth? on roads. The cases against Charlie Jones, i^rf-nk May and Wiley Pearce were continued. Buy In Franklin Farm Land Sells One hundred and fifty or more people attended the auc'lon sale of rte Montgomery Farm near Frsnkiinton on T u .^bday morning and enjoyed the enthusiasm attend nut upon these occasions. This farm bad previously been cut up into small tracts and the sound ot the auctioneers voice builded hopes In the future to the extent that til the tracts were sold in a short while. Mr. Wyatt Conyers bought the home place consisting of 263 acres and Dr. W. R. Bass and Mr. M. S. Davis, of Louisburg, and Messrs. D. C. Hicks and T. P. Barrett, ot Itankllnton, were listed among rue buyers. Mr. Hugh S. Sheppard represent-1 ing the Sussex Corporation, own ers, had charge of th* sale and was well pleased with results, and 'via his faith in the "come back"; of land had been strengthened. The purchasers, we understand, lutend to, improve and build up their property, making a more prosper ous community. Buy in Franklin Mrs. Lucy Conn Burnette White Springs, Fla. ? Mrs. Lucy Conn Burnette ot New Smyrna, Fla., died December 5th, and was burrled at Hopewell Cemetery, I North of Lake City, Fla., Dec. 7th,, 4 o'clock. Rev. J. R. Ubanks conducted the funeral services with Wilson Funeral Home in charge. Mrs. fiufnette came to Florida from Loulsburg, N. C.. about 38 years ago. She leave* to survive her one son L. W. BUP nette, and one granddaughter, Dorothy Burnette, of New Smyrna, three brothers, Hugh Conn, Loulsburg, N. C., Route 2; Col. Conn and Percy Conn, of High Point, N. C.: three nelces. Misses Helen, Kathleen and Elsa Fogle man of Henderson, N. C. and sev eral nelces and nephews of Louis burg, N. C. Mrs. Burnette was a noble Christian woman and was active ig, church work till her health "failed, belonging to the Mission ary JBaptlst Church of New Smyr na. She numbered her friends by all who knew her as she had a sweet smile and ? pleasant word for all. The floral tribute waa large and especially pretty. Buy in Franklin Ten Lee County farmers are making additional home orchard plantings having purchased ltl frnit trees cooperatively at ? sav ing of IS6.2S. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS The stores of Loulsburg gener ally, will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, December 25th and 26th, of next week to give their force opportunity to observe and enjoy a little Christmas festivities. .The First Citizens Bank and Tryst Co., of both Loulsburg and Frankllnton will observe the Christmas season by remaining closed during Christmas day and the day following. The Cotton Market will also be closed on Monday and Tuesday Ibat the buyers and others connect ed with it might observe the Christmas holidays. Buy In Franklin Tag-Day To-day Today Is Tuberculosis Cross Tag Day! fhe little Tuberculosis crosses are attractive pins and sell for a penny each. The school girls are on the street today selling the crosses and ?he Christmas T. B. Seals. Buy from them and aid in the fght against tuberculosis. A Christmas Tuberculosis seal aids dignity, beauty and benefi cence to your Christmas cards and packages ! Buy In Franklin Christmas Tree At County Home Through generous donations by friends, there will be a Christmas irets at the County Home, Sunday alternoon at 5:00 o'clock. The ex t raises will be directed by Rev. I'n Hey and y*rlous choirs will sing the ChristmH* Carols. Mills School will furnish the t'tcorations mad* br the children. Miichlner'* Horn* Demonstration Club will furnish cookies. The I' ranklinton Churches and Parent Teachers Association through the Welfare Committee are donating part of the confectionaries for this occasion. It any other Organization, or in dividual in the County would like to add to this Christmas cheer, if they will bring their gifts to the County Hom> Sunday. they will be pi&ced on the Christmas tree. MRS. J. F. MITCHINBR, Sup't. Public Welfare. Boy in Franklin LOUISBURG METHODIS1 CHURCH Sunday morning at eleven o'clock the pastor will preach from the theme, "The Chufch at Work." A concluding feature of this service Is the installation of the various x'ficers of the church. All officers are urged to be present. Sunday school at 9:45. The annual Christmas program will he siven in thi chura Sun cay aft?u;.on at ? o'clock. Our church will observe as usual ''Whit* Christmas." All those mak ing gifts will bring them between 2 am, 4 o'clock Sunday. This year Santa Claus will be with us In person. Bring your t tiildren and en]oy the occasion with us. There will be no preaching ser vice at the evening hour. We will have no prayer service next Wed nesday evening. Homeward Bound One of the Ut??t pleturM of Colonel iind Mr*. Charlee LlndbetghC u thsr hopped off from Europe for South ' Afriea, the 8out>,^ Atlantic flight to Bruil, Sooth America and homeward bound ' ' before Ghriat ma?. ' ' . The entire flight, which ?Urted acroea the North Atlantic In July will ha?e totaled eome 26,000 mile* wAen they reach home. r ? I s> PALS ! ! * By Albert T Reid THE FRANKLIN TIMES and entire force extend Best Wishes to. all for a Most Merry and Joyous Christmas and Happy and Prosperous New Year Progress Re ported In To bacco Campaign Proof that tobacco acreage re duction contracts are worth mon ey to growers Is seen In the tact that the North Carolina Joint Stock Land Bank hag obtained 1,500 contracts to cover (arms un der its control, according to Dean I. O. Schaub, director of agricul tural < extension at State College. When asking for the contracts, bank officials signified their in tention ot signing up all their to bacco land as soon as possible. The sooner contracts are signed, the sooner will equalisation, ren tal, and benefit payments be available, the Dean pointed out. The AAA tobacco production program is designed to not only provide for higher tobacco prices In the future, he said, but also to compensate the growers for cur tailing their production now. During the two weeks the sign up campaign has been under way, farm agents and committeemen in the 57 flue-cured tobacco coun ties have held county and com munity meetings to explain the contracts to the growers. ? Then followed the field work of Interviewing Individual grow ers, ascertaining how much to bacco they have produced during the last three years, and getting ! their signatures on contracts. Agents in a number 01 counties i"P<*rted to E. T. Floyd, tobacco special lat at State College, who it In charge of th? sign-up drive that every grower of consequence will be under contract before th< drive is closed. Mr. Floyd's of lice has been busy checking ovei the numerous eontracta sent her< for approval. Those approved will go on to Washington for slgnatun by Henry A. Wallace, secretary ol agriculture. Dean Schaub explained thai before the reduction program hai cut down the surplus leaf and brought prices to a higher level the AAA has arranged to help th< contract signers by giving then: equalization payments of 20 pel cent of the value of the weed the] sold before the marketing holiday and 10 per cent on that sold M ter the holiday up to October 1 on bright leaf markets and u| to October 28 on border belt mar kets. The rental payments wll be 1 17. SO an acre for the lane taken out of production, and thi benefit payments next year wll be 12 1-2 per cent of the 19.V crop's market value. Hell In Franklin FOR FIRST CLASS PRINTING PHONE 2?S \ Tournament A Success The Card Tournament, spon sored by the Mills High P. T. A. on la^t Thursday night, proved quite a success from point of at tendance as well as from the pro ceeds derived. The Tournament was sponsored (or the purpose of raising funds toward repairing the gymnasium building at Hills High School. Twenty-live dollars were obtained from the nineteen tables playing, and that amount was turned over to the repair fund. The first prize In Contract Bridge went to Miss Louise Joy ner. First prise. Auction Bridge, Mr. D. H. Holiday. First prize. Rook, Mr. P. S. Foster. First prize Set Back. Mrs. Rush Standi. Mr. O. M. Beam was auctioneer for the several cakes. One cake was donated by Miss Edith Brad ley, and made by the Home Eco nomics Dept. Mrs. Br T. Holden also donated a cake for the occa sion. And a very attractive bowl of flowers of milk china was do nated by Ann's Gift Shop. 1934 Red Cross Roll Call 168 of the citizens of Frank linton and Youngsville answered the Roll Call this year ? Frank Unton's total being 130; Youngs vllle's 38. Of these 168 members 18 were colored. Witlr many thanks to all who helped us go over our quota of 150 members. MRS. GEORGE GILLIAM, Roll Call Chairman. Sell in Franlftin "GIRLS WITH NERVE" Down at Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Tant's Thursday night, Dec. 14, about 11 p. m., 3 girls and 2 men went to a grave yard; each one went alone. One went and stuck a fork In a grave; another went and got it. It is 300 yards from Mr. Tant's to the grave yard. The ones who went were Misses Ruth Mc Mullen, Floye Land, Mrs. Elmer McMullen, Mr. E. W. Mullen, Mr. R. H. Johnson. Bny in Franklin [Subscribe to The Franklin Times g I " Oh-h-h, Here Comes Santa Again!! Bossing Liquor Traffic Joseph H. Choate, of New York, chairman of the government's Aleo hoi Control Administration, is now one of Uncle Sam's busiest exeen tives. He was appointed by President Roosevelt COUNTY AGENT 27th The County Commissioners in forms the Times that they have received notice that the new County Agent will arrive in Franklin County on Deccmbei 27th. His delay in coming is caused by having to complete some work begun in his sAool work, preparatory to its being taken over by another vocational teacher. Bay In Franklin Z. L. Cheaves Dead The interment and funeral ser vices of Mr. Z. L. Cheves, whe died at his home Ave miles souti of Loulsburg on Wednesday nighl of last week were held at thi family cemetery at the old Billii Perry home place on Friday after noon, conducted by Rev. E. C Crawford, pastor Bunn Baptist church, and the Loulsburg Coun cil Junior Order, with Councilloi K. L. Llles presiding. A large crowd was present tc pay a last sad tribute to the de ceased. The pall bearers were K. L Lilea, C. T. Hudson, W. B. Joy ner, I. P. Wheeler, C. R. Sykes Willis May, 8. H. Averttt. Mr. Cheaves was one of Frank lin County's most progressive and substantial farmers and occupied a prominent and Important plac? in the life of his community. Hit passing was unexpected, retiring in his usual good health and pass ing during his slumbers. Besides his wife, he leaves several chil dren and several brothers. In his death his community, his county and state loses a valu able citizen. Boy in Franklin Big Hogs Killings of big hogs la Frank lin have been reported to the Times as follow*: W. W. Holmes, of near Louis burg, one weighing 244. B. R. Wilder, near Seven Path;, one weighing 278. B. B. Wood, near Seven Paths, two weighing 288. 290. Clifton Grlffln, near Seven Path*, two weighing 210, 227. A. F. Vick, near Seven Paths, two Weighing 275. 185. Milton Wood, near Seven Paths, three weighing, 254, 264, 274. J. E. Wilder, near Seven Paths, three weighing, 282, 302, 308. Clarence Vick, near Seven Paths, tfcree weighing, 235, 291, 325. 9. (h Griffin, near Seven Paths, four weighing, 286, 274, 284, 300. Mrs. lipllie Tant, of Bunn, two weighing 205, 182. D. F. Gilliam. Gold Mine town* ship, two weighing 320, 393. C. M. Hamlet. Gold Mine town ship, two weighing 203. 505. C. O. Wrenn, near Epsom, three weighing 268, 348, 350. W. T. Wrenn. near Epsom, two weighing 400, 340. L. W. Ayscue. near Epsom, two v ughing 320, 300. B. P. Ayescue. near Epsom, two weighing 220, 180. J. C. Davis, near Red Bud, two weighing 250, 251. j\ Z. Terrell, of Ingleslde, one weighing 320. Jumee Milam, near Inglealde, two weighing 410, 331. Junius Alston, near Ingleslde one weighing 800. Johnnie Thomas, near Ingleside, two weighing 380. 350. ^ Bell in Fruklla? PHONE 2(3 FOR FIRST CLASS PRINTING MID-NITE SHOW XMAS EVE At The Louisburg Theatre The Louisburg Theatre as will be seen from their advertisement on another page In this Issue 1b announcing a Mid-night show lor Christmas Eve Night (Sunday). They will show the picture "Waat Price Innocence," featuring Wil lard Hack and Jean Parker. This popular playhouse has endeavor ed to give to the public in this community the cream of pictures and they deserve your patronage. Buy la Franklin County Statement Commissioner C. C. Hudson re quests the Times to state that Auditor W. N. Fuller has the Statement of receipts and expen ditures of Franklin County about complete, but due to the fact that it is desired to get the Statement . up-to-date and there is only aboul? one more week in the last six months of 1933, the publication of the Statement will be delayed until the second week of January i in order that a complete state ment for Franklin County for the past 18 months may be publish ed at one time. Sell in Franklin David Catlette 'I l David Catlette, eight-year-old ; son of Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Cat I lette, dl?4 at bis home near Louis burg Tuesday morning of last, week about 5 o'clock. He had been ill about three weeks with I rheumatism and pneumonia. Fun [ eral services were held Wednes day afternoon at 2 o'clock. He Is survived by his parents ' and four brothers and tour sis ters. He was the youngest son of 1 Mr. and Mrs. Catlette. 9rjl In FrankMn ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH For Christmas Eve, Sunday December 24th: Sunday School, 10:00. Morning Prayer and address, ill:00. t Christmas Service at the Coun ty Home, for the inmates and friends, and to which the general public is invited to attend and also take part; especially sing ers or children to recite. Five 'o'clock Christmas Eve afternoon. Christmas Tree Program, St, Paul's Church, 7:30 p. m. A special program Is being prepared for young and old alike. Coma and bring a friend. Christmas Day, Monday, 10:00, Holy Communion and Sermon. Sell In Franklin- ? - Wood P. T. A. The Wood P. T. A. met for it^ November meeting on Friday 24th, with the largest assemblage of the year. A very interesting Thanksgiving program was ren dered by the primary grades. A most Inspiring and educational t alk was made by Mr. Miller of Edward Best High School. Special music was given by Mr. and Mrs. Miller. The well chosen songs took us back to school days ot long ago. A social hour was the^ enjoyed. < ? Belated. Mrs. F. A. Read, "Pres. Mrs. Cleary Parrish, Sec, Buy in Franklin Program At The Louisburg Theatre The following la the piftgram at the Louisburg Theatre begin nlng Sunday, Mld-nlte, Dec. 24th:. Christmas Ere. Sunday M1J nlte? WlllUrd Mack and Jean, Parker In "What Price Inno-> jcence." g Monday ? Kay Francis and Rl cardo Cortei In "House on 5Uh! Street," also Duke Ellington and his Band. Tuesday ? EllsSa Landl, Paul Lukas and Nils Asther In "By I Candlelight." This picture la now playing In New York's lea4~ ing theatre. Wednesday ? Norman Fost*c and Marlon Nixon in "Pilgrim age." Thursday and Frtday-The All Star musical show, "Take A Chance" with . James Dunn, Jane Knight and Hu44y Rogers. Also ? Zasu Pitta and Thelma Todd III "Bargain o( the Cent try.'* Saturday ? John Wayne and ? Duke te "The Sagebush TaaU."