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The County, The State, The Union
VOLUMN LXV.
LOUI8BURG, N. CAROLINA, PBIDAY, MAY 2STH, 1084
(TEN PAGES)
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Per Tear
NUMBER 14
? MEMORIAL SER
VICES SUNDAY
LIEUT. GOV. GRAHAM
TO DELIVER ADDRESS
Splendid Program Arrang
ed?List of Committees
And the Grave They WW
Decorate ? Attend Central
Meeting^and Then Go To
Graves
Senator Edward P. Griffin,
Chairman ot 4the Arrangements
Committee, announces that all
arrangement! hare been complet
ed for one of the biggest Memor
ial services In the history of the
Franklin County Memorial Asso
ciation, to be held on Sunday af
ternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the
auditorium at Mills High 8chool,
at which time Hon. A. H. Gra
ham, Lieutenant Governor of
North Carolina, will deliver the
annual address. Lieut. Gov. Gra
ham Is easily one of the State's
most eloquent and Interesting
speakers and you will be assured
of an interesting and entertaining
address. The other features ou
the program also contain a great
deal of Interest and the general
spirit and atmosphere of the oc
casion stirs on to a great feeling
.of satisfaction. Each individual
in Franklin County, Including vis
itors, is especially and cordially
Invited to attend the central ser
vice and then to go with the
committee of his or 'her choice
to decorate the graves.
After all, Chairman Grlffln says,
the success of the occasion is the
responsibility of the several Com
mittees who really so patriotically
and cooperatively In carrying out
this work of love and reverence
for the fall comrades and It is
to them the praise is due for the
great amount of detail work that
Is done which binds together such
a wonderful organisation as
Franklin County has the honor
and National distinction of hav
JMng. The Committees follow ?
^0lhe first Is the Central organisa
tion Committees, and the next Is
the Township Committees wtth 1
the list of graves following that
each Committee will visit, hold
a short service and decorate: |
Standing Committees
Arrangements ? E. F. Oriffln.
Chairman; S. L. Bowen, Maj.
Stephen Winston, O. B. Harris,
D. T. Dickie, Mrs. D. T. Puller,
Mrs. J. W. Neal, Mrs T. H.
Dickens, C. H. Stalllngs, Mrs. M.
C. Wilder, Dr. O. P. FitiGerald.
Escort? C. R. Sykes, Chairman;
and all members American Le
gion and American Legion Aux
iliary.
Music ? Mrs. E. 8. Ford, Chair
man; Mrs. F. A. Cheatham, Dr.
E. S. Green, Dr. H. H. Johnson,
W. B. Tucker. Malcolm McKlnne,
Mrs. J. B. King, J. A. Wheless.
Flowers ? Mrs. R. F. Tarbor
ough, Chairman; Mrs. C. B. Wil
liams. Mrs. H. C. Taylor, Mrs. B.
N. Williamson, Mrs. A. W. Alston,
Mrs. S. P. Boddie, Mrs. S. J. Par
ham, Miss Mary Spencer, W. E.
White.
Automobiles ? A. W. Person,
Chairman; L. W. Henderson, Mrs.
E. L. Best. Mrs. D. F. McKlnne,
Mrs. A. H. Vann, Mrs. S. E. Win
ston. E. H. Malone, W. D. Eger
ton.
Finance ? Mrs. H. C. Taylor,
Chairman; L. W. Henderson,
Bland Mitchell, Mrs. W. D. Eg
erton, Miss Lynne Hall, Mrs. J.
W. Mann, D. F. McKlnne.
Publicity ? T. K. Stockard.
Chairman. M. W. Hardy, Anne
Benson Priest, Mrs. H. H. John
son, J. Lr Brown, Mrs. H. O. Per
ry, Mrs. J. E. Malone, Jr., A. Ton
kel, A. F. Johnson.
Local Details ? Mrs. Ben. T.
Holden. Chairman; Mrs. T. W.
Watson, E. C. Perry. J. L. Pal
mer, S. C. Holden, R. R. KlsseU,
Charles P. Green.
Township Committee* .
Dunn ? 8. L. Bowen, Chairman;
J. M. Stalling*, automobiles; Mrs.
Labbee Perry, (lowera; Fred Per
ry, music; W. A. Mullen, Mrs. B.
C. Johnson, Mrs. W. B. Bedding
Held.
Louis W. Nowell, Flat Hock
{?kburrh; W. Herbert Cates, Flat
^?Ttock church; Wiley Jackson Fra
iler, Flat Rock church.
Harris? Mrs. M. C. Wilder,
Chairman; Rufus Place, automo
bile; Mattle Wilder, flowers; Mr*.
Robert Wheless, music; Mrs. John
Morris, Oscar Hag wood, Mrs. A. 1
T. "Harris.
Tommle Frailer, at F raster's
home place near Harris Crou
Roads; Ha) lie Richards. near1
county line at HJrnert Richards;
Joe Lafater, at New Hope church;
Zollle Rogers at A. J. P. Harris
burying ground; Robt. A. Whe
less at family cemetery at John
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POD SPEAKS
TO BIG CROWD
j %
In his Snt (peach of the cam
paign George Roee Pou, candi
date (or Congress to succeed hit
father, the late Hon. Edward W.
Pou, (poke to a Court houee full
ot people In Loulsburg Tuesday,
and ?as faidbrably received by
the many who heard him. Mr.
Pon 414 not enter Into an ora
torical debate but made a good
common seme talk of the matter
that seethed to meet the approv
al of : the pablic. He said there
were no issues in this campaign
so far that the sole argument
presented by the other candidates
was why be (George Roes) should
?ot go t6 Congress. With ref
erence to the many rumors and
charges being brought against
him Mr. Pou stated he would not
deny anything, but would leave
them to the food Judgment of
the voters of the Pourth Congres
sional District. He showed bis
Interest la the welfare of the
farmers and the ex-service men
and pledged his activities to them
and their cause should he be
nominated. He gave a resume
of his platform showing that his
first activities will be for the
betterment of conditions In the
Fourth Congressional District,
the State and Nation, with posi
tive opposition to any foreign al
liances.
He pointed out his advantage
over his opponents In washing
ton by having already formed his
contacts, which would give him
a great advantage. He made no
unkindly reference to those op
posing him and invited a com
plete investigation of his past
record and a decision upon the.
merits of his past, and made no ;
apqlogles for bis past, private or !
political record or that of his
esteemed father.
Mr. Pom was presented by
Judge F, H. Brqoks, who paid
high tribute to him and his fath
er. Judge Brooks was Intro
duced by Mr. Lawrence Miller, of
Justice.
Mr. E. H. Malone, Chairman
ot the. Democratic Executive
Committee welcomed the audi
ence and speakers to Franklin
County. .
Candidates
File Expenses
The following candidates filed
SSpense accounts with the Clerk
of Franklin Superior Court be
fore the deadline on Tuesday
night, of their expenses in the
present campaign up to and in
cluding Tuesday, May 22:
For the Senate ? Edward F.
Griffin, $36.00.
For the House ? W. L. Lump
kin, $31.50; Miss Annie Perry
Neal, $48.40.
For Clerk Superior Court ? J.
J. Young, $33.73; S. E. Wilson,
$55.63; Frank W. Wheless. Jr.;
$68.06; W. V. Avent, $79.63.
For Coroner ? J. W. Freeman,
$10.76.
For Constable ? J. B. Young,
$1.00.
Huske - McKinne
The following lnTlUtions have
been issued to out-of-town guests.
No invitations are being Issued
in town:
"Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Mc
Kinne request the honour of your
presence at th? marriage of their
daughter, Olivia, to Mr. Isaac
Hall Huske on Saturday, the
second of June, at Ave o'clock inl
the afternoon. St. Paul's Church.'
Loulsbnrg, North Carolina."
A reception f<jr invited guests
will be given bytHe bride's pa
rents at their home on Sunset
Avenue, at five-thirty o'clock,
Saturday, the second of June.
Miss McKinne Is one of Louis-'
burg's most popular and accom
plished young ladles and enjoys
a wide acquaintance throughout
the State. She Is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Mc
Kinne; Mr. McKinne being one
of Louisburg's most prominent
buslnees men. Her many friends
will be much interested in the
coming event.
MRS. NASH HOSTESS
Bunn. May 22. ? Mr*. Sam I
Nash *u hostess Friday to the!
Home Demonstration club.
The meeting was opened with I
singing We Believe In thf South. I
After the business meeting
Miss Priest gave some helpful
suggestion on canning and pre
serving, also on preparing milk.
During the social period we
had an old time spelling match.
Mra. B. C. Johnson and Mrs. t.
D. O'QuInn were the longest
standing, both failed to spall
daguerreatype. Refreshments were
served.
Reporter.
MEMORIAL SERVICES
Franklin County Memorial Association
Sunday, May 27th, 1934, at 2:30 P. M
Mills High School Auditorium, Louisburg, N. 0.
PROGRAM
Song ? America (one Terse) Audience
Invocation....". ? Dr. O. P. FltiGerald
Roll Call of Deceased Soldiers Mr. T. K. Stockard
Taps Mr. Dick Parrlsh.
Mr. Al. Hodges, Jr.
Songs: ? "Orer There"
"There's A Long, Long Trail A winding"
"Keep the Home Ftres Burning" Audience
Presentation of Speaker Mr. Edward F. Griffin
Address Hon. A. H. Graham
Presentation of Jambes Poet Cup,
Medal and Gold Maj. Sam. P. Boddie
Acceptance: ""
Cup for Franklinton High School. . .Prof. Q. B. Harris
Medal, by winner Mr. Joe Cheatham, Jr.,
Franklinton High School
Gold, by winner Miss Susie Belle Hlght.
Gold Sand High School
Announcements.
Song ? Star Spangled Banner (one verse) Audience
"Murder In
Trinidad"
At Loaisburg Theatre
Wednesday, May 30th
Mystery Novel Dramatized In
Thrilling Film ? Nigel Bruce
And Heather Angel Head Ca?t
"Murder In Trinidad," select
ed by the Crime Club as one of
the beet mystery novels of the
year, comes to the Loulsbnrg
Theatre on Wednesday, May 30,
(one day) as a thrilling motion
picture. The novel, written by
John Vandercook, has met witn
great popularity because o( Its
Intense and unusual mystery. The
screen play, adapted to the
screen by Seton I. Miller, Is re
ported to be equally absorbing
and exciting.
The film serves to Introduce a
new and unusual type of detec
tive, who to all appearances is
slow moving, awkward and out
wardly stupid, but In reality is
a keen-minded, alert Individual.
It Is this detective who Is con
fronted with the -task of cleaning
np a group of diamond smugglers
and solving three murders.
The trail he - has picked ~ up
leads him to the Caroni Swamps,
treacherous with quicksand, Inac
cessible to man and Infested with
man-eating crocodile*. It is In
this hell-hole where man has
never been known to set foot be
fore, that the detective finds the
astonishing evidence that leads to
the capture and conviction of the
murderer.
Nigel Bruce, who will be re
membered for his splendid por
trayal In "Coming Out Party",
has the role of Detective Lynch
In the film. Heather Angel en
dows the picture with her ro
mantic charm, and along with
Douglas Walton supplies Jfce love
Interest. The others In the cast
are Victor Jory, J. Carrol Nalsh,
Murray Klnnell, Claude King,
Pat Somerset, Francis Ford, John
Davidson and Noble Johnson.
Louis King directed the film,
which was produced by Sol M.
Wurtsel.
Mr. Wheless Improving
Mr. P. W. Wheless, Sr., who
was taken to Duke hospital In
Durham the past week suffering
from a severe heart attack la
Improving aa rapidly as could b?
expected, according to late re
ports. This will be good news to
hla fnany (rlenda.
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"POPPY WEEK"
"A poem inspired it and ?
little lady from Georgia started
it." said Mrs. J. Forest Joyner, j
Poppy Chairman of the American
Lesion Auxiliary of Jambes Post
No. 105, describing the origin of
the custom of wearing popple* in
honor of the World War dead,
at the Aaxiliary's poppy head
quarters in Louisburg today. '
With a corps of assistants, Mrs.
Joyner, is completing arrange
ments for "Poppy Day", Saturday,
May 26th, when the Auxiliary
will distribute popples throughout
the city. One day only are we
asked to do this for the living
disabled World War Buddy.
"While serving on the staff of
the Y. M. C. A. overseas head
quarters at Columbia University
in November, 1918, Miss Moina
Michael, of Athens. Georgia, re
ceived a copy of a magaxlne con
taining Col. John McCrae'a poem,
"We Shall Not Sleep".
"Touched by the poem's ref
erence to popples growing be
tween the rows of crosses in the
war cemeteries. Miss Michael de
cided to wear a poppy In honor
of the war dead. She purchased
a number of poppies and distri
buted them among the workers
at the headquarters, starting a
custom that has spread through
out the world."
The poppy was adopted as the
memorial flower of The American
Legion at the Legion's National
Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, in
1920. When the American Le
gion Auxiliary was organised the
following year, the little red bloo
som became the Auxiliary's me
morial flower. The poppy is al
so the memorial flower of the
British Legion and is worn in ail
parta of the British Empire in
tribute to the dead.
The flowers which the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary will distri
bute here have been made by
wives of dlsaUed veterans at
Oteen, N. C., and Contributions
received for the flowers will go
to the Legion and Auxiliary work
for the disabled, their families
and families of dead Veterans.
Promoted
Mr. J. M. Lanier, of Junl, Va.,
who la connected with the circu
lation department of the Curtla
Publishing Co.. under the super
vision of Mr. R. L. Rlnehart. In
Franklin County, waa promoted
to Rural Bales Manager on Wed
nesday and assigned to Weatern
North Carolina. Thla la consider
ed quite a substantial promotion
and apaaka well for the Intereat
Mr. Lanier has taken In hii work.
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"Moonshine and
Honeysuckle"
Iyouisburfc College Players To
Pre*?t Another Play May 28lh
Since the Broadway Sensation
"Sun-Up", Lolu Vollmer and her
characterizations ot the (oik of
the mountains of western Caro
lina and eastern Tennessee hare
taken the interest of folk-lore en
thusiasts, Broadway producers,
and literary critics. It is with
the greatest of interest that the
Lo'uisburg College Players are
attempting for their commence
ment play on May 28th, Lulu
Vollmer's latest three-act come
dy of mountain life, "Moonshine
and Honeysuckle".
The play, a swift moving, and
of farclal incidents, reveals the
climax ot the Bevlns-Gaddis feud.
Clem Betts. played by Bruce Cul
breth. a young "non-sider" but
very much in lore with Annie
Bevins, played by Betty Trotter,
tries to settle the feud by mar
rying a Berins to a Gaddis ?
which doesn't prove to be such
a bad idea. The cast includes
Edith Edmondson. as Gypsy;
Buck Holder, as old man Bevins;
Lawrence Weldon, as young Gad
dis; Ida Fuller, as Maw Beits;
Stuart Godfrey as Pa Betts; Viv
ian Farnham as Cracker; Joyce
Price, as Miss Piney; Madison
Hudson, as the Widower Pink;
Floyd, Bufflap, as the Jewish Ped
dler; Ralph Stevens, as Peg-Leg
Gaddis; and Gray Culbreth. as the
"Jedge".
The action ot the play takes
place In one out-door setting.
William Richards as chairman of
the stage committee. Agneeu
Tbarrlngton as chairman ot the
property committee, and Gray
Culbreth as chairman of tho
lighting committee have charge
of the setting. True to LowUburg
College tradition this commence
ment play will be flayed on the
back campus. This Is the fl?*t
play of mountain life with Its
superstitions, multitudes of guns,
and fighting spirit attempts by
the College players; but It is ?
sure-fire entertainment for one
evening.
TRIPLETS
According to Information reach
ing Loulsburg this week Dave
and Queen Cooke, Colored, of
near Bunn. are the proud patents
of triplets, bum on May* 20th.
There are two girls and one boy,
and all are getting along nloeiy.
The mother li 40 years old and
Is the mother of fourteen child
ren.
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Justice Adams,
Supreme Court
Member, Passes
Sudden Death Of Veteran JarUf
Casts Pall Of Sorrow Over
State Capitol ? Funeral Tomor
row
Raleigh. May 21. ? Associate
Justice William J. Adams' death
cast a pall of sorrow today over
the state capitol, shocked by the
unexpected fatal heart attack he
suffered in Johns Hopkins hos
pital at Baltimore.
Although the 74-year-old Jurist
had suffered from a kidney Ail
ment for some time, few knew he
had gone to Baltimore to under
go an operation, and news of his
death at 12:45 P. M. yesterday
came as a distinct shock. He
entered Johns Hopkins hoepital
on May 9.
Tributes to him as a man and
as a Jurist were paid by Cover- 1
nor Ehringhaus and Chief Jus
tice Stacy, and the supreme court
session for tomorrow ? when fun
eral services will be held at Car
thage, his home ? were cancelled.
Nominee For Reelection
Justice Adams had been on the
supreme court bench since 1911
and was the Democratic party's
nominee for re-election in next
fall's general election.
The son of the Rev. S. D.
and Mary Jackson Adams, he
was born In Rockingham county
on January 27, 1860, and was!
educated In the schools there
and at the University of North
Carolina. The university twice
conferred degrees upon him. The
first was in 1881 when he re
ceived his bachelor ot arts and
the second la 1924 when the hon
orary degree of doctor of laws
was conferred.
As ? young maa Justice Adams
settled in Carthage and began
the practice of law there. He en
tered politics and to 1(93 was
elected to the state bouse ot rep
resentatives. Two ywers later he
i was aesf to the state seaate.
His wide knowledge of law
gained state recognition, and he
was appointed to the superior
court bench in 1910, serving upon
it until he was appointed to the
supreme court In 1921 upon the
death of Justice W. R. Allen
Justice Adams' widow, Mrs.
Florence Wall Adams, was with
him at his death.
Since Justice Adams was with
out opposition in the Democratic
primary for the nomination to
the supreme court, the nominee
will be selected by the state Dem
ocratic executive committee as
provided by the election laws.
J. Wallace Wlnborne, of Mari
on, party chairman, indicated he
would not call the committee to
meet before the last ot the
week at the earliest.
Zollicoffer Speaks
To Good Crowd At Louisburg
Saturday
Jere Zollicoffer, candidate (or
Congress from Vance County,
made a most interesting and en
tertaining speech In the Court
house In Loulsburg Saturday af
ternoon to quite a large crowd
of Franklin County voters. Mr.
Zollicoffer claims Franklin Coun
ty as his foster home, his mothe.'
being a Franklin County lady,
member of one of Franklin Coun
ty's most popular and prominent
families and through this he
feels a special interest in Frank
lin County. He discussed the
political situation as it applies to
the Congressional race In the
Fourth District and pointed out
clearly and definitely why he
could best serve the Interests of
the people of the district. He
made his speech very short but
it was full of thought and to the
point.
Mr. ZolUcotJfr is one of Hen
derson's most successful and
prominent lawyers and is held In
high esteem by his many ac
quaintances.
Program At The
Lotrisburg Theatre
The following is the program
at the Loulsburg Theatre begin
ning Monday. May 28th:
Monday ? George O'Brien and
Mary Brian In "Ever Since Ere."
Tuesday ? Frederic March and
Evelyn Venable In "Death Takes
;a Holiday."
Wednesday ? Victory Jory and
Heather Angel In "Murder In
Trinidad." . ?
Thursday and Friday ? William
Powell and Bette Davis in "Faah
lon? ot 1934."
Saturday ? Richard Barthelmesa
In "Massacre." i
Last showing today? A1 Jolson
In "Wonder Bar.'*
DR. BRIAN
DELIVERS
ADDRESS
AT MILLS HtOH SCHOOL
CLOSING
D. H. Holliday Receives
High School League Tro
phy Cup? Many Students
Receive Certificates and
Diplomas ? Glee Club Fur
nishes Music
-Eighteen high school gradu
ates were honored at the Louis
burg High School Commence
ment on Thursday evening. May
17, by receiving diplomas, signi
ficant of the culmination of a
long period of work and of the
glorious feeling of achievement
which comes as a result. The
two students of these eighteen
making the highest scholastic
record for the four high school
years are Mary Fuller Beasley,
who at the close of the program
bid classmates and friends fare
well in her valedictory address,
and Mamie Davis Beam who in
her salutatory welcomed them
to this commencement program.
The other students receiving di
plomas are: Mary Anna Clifton,
Dorothy Margaret Foster, Ger
trude Elizabeth Hoiden, Hazel
Hay ward Johnson, Virginia Em
ma Joyner, Helen Person, Edna
Earle Perry, Ernestine Perry.
Verbena Vaughan, Annie Myers
Williams, William Allen Cobb,
Holils Taylor Downey, James Al
lison Hodges. Jr.. Robert Mills
Hicks, John Badger Joyner, Har
old Tonkel. The diplomas were
presented by Superintendent
Mills. Miss Beasley. valedictori
an, was also winner ot first place
in* the state French Contest and
a member of the AU-Connty Bas
ket Ball Team this past year.
The address of the evening was
delivered by Dr. D. B. Bryan,
Dean of Wake Forest Summer
School, who was presented by
Supt. E. L. Best as one who has
done so much towa'M the train
ing of the youth and the teachers
of the state.
Dr. Bryan based his talk chief
ly on the great number of things
that have been found out and
done through that short period
of time spanned by the years from
1916-17-18 to 1934, this being
the period covered by the young
lives of this year's high school
graduates.
In the beginning of his talk.
Mr. Bryan made mention of how
Louisburg set aside two plots of
ground in the interest of public
education before the state of
North Carolina had made any
move in that direction and of how
twice representatives from this
county had introduced bills into
the state legislature by which
state funds Were set aside for
aiding the public schools of the
state.
With this in view, Dr. Bryan
stated that he felt as if he were
standing on hallowed ground so
far as education is concerned.
From this the speaker launched
out into a discussion of all those
things which bare happened dur
ing the past seventeen or eigh
teen years. He mentioned the
fact that we have overdone the
matter of production, that in
1919 it was decided by the mak
ers of Maxwell automobiles that
no other improvements could be
made since they manufactured
300,000 without making a single
change and now look at the
many improvements that have
been made; the trend from the
desire for prohibition so strong as
to oause a national constitution
al amendment to be made, to the
idea now gaining gtound for non
prohibition. In 1917-191.8, the
United States was willlac to en
ter a great war to make the
World safe for democracy;, now
there -ie perhaps less dMtocracy
than we have had 1* MP*, stated
the speaker citing facta concern
ing countries of the world, now
returning to dictatorships.
We now find the government
even doing what we never
thought it would do; interfering
with business; telling how long
we shall work, what wages ahalt
be paid, how many acres ot to
bacco may be planted etc.
Never before, said he, has pub
lic education been so necessary.
We must train our future citi
zens so that they mo wisely vote
for the representatives of the peo
ple In whose hands so large a pari
of our government now lie*.
While speaking ot government,
the speaker mentloaed the sales
tax which he declared he did tot
like as a permanent flxtare, tot
as an emergency meat are he
fstated It kept oar schools open
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