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VOLUMN LIV.
LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1M4
EIGHT PAGES)
NUMBER SI
METHODIST
YOUTH OPEN
CONVENTION
Three Hundred Young Peo
ple Are Enrolled at Meet
ing at Louisburg College
The Young People's Assembly
for boys and girls 14 to 23 years
of age of the North Carolina Con
ference of the Methodist Episco1
pal Church, South, opened at
Louisburg College Monday with
an enrollment of 300.
The afternoon was devoted to
registration and several Interest
ing features were Included In the
evening program which opened
with a vesper service at 7 o'clock
with Miss Rowena Ferguson
speaking on "The Radiant
Christ." The opening business
meeting was held In the Louis
burg high school auditorium at
7:45. The faculty and officers of
the Assembly and district officers
were introduced and speeches of
welcome were made by the fol
lowing: Rev. O. P. , FltiGerald
on. behalf of the town of Louis
burg and the Louisburg Metho
dist Church; Rev. A. D. Wilcox
on behalf of Louisburg College;
and Mr. P. H. Fields pn behalf
of the Raleigh District. Miss
Netta Cooke Robertson responded
on behalf of the Assembly.
At 9 o'clock in the high school
gymnasium a "get-acquainted
newly-wed party" was given iu
honor of Mr. and Mrs. C. T.
Thrift, Jr., of Durham. Mr.
Thrift is president of the Assem
bly. John Shannonhouse was in
charge of the entertainment.
In addition to the class work
during the week there will be
many interesting contests in the
various sports including baseball,
tennis, track, and other games.
Teams are being formed for the
various districts and - champion
ship games will be played. Also
in some of the sports teams com
posed of girls will vie with teams
composed of boys.
Cale K. Burgess of Raleigh,
leader of the United Dry Forces
in North Carolina, addressed the
Assembly tonight on "Patriotism!
and Temperance." Other features
of the week have been announced
as follows:
"Sesqulcentennial of Method
ism," by Rev. E. C. Few, of Ral
eigh; Wednesday, 11:45 a. m..
"Young People's Work in the
Methodist Episcopal Church,
South," Miss Rowena Ferguson,
8. p. m., Missionary Pageant;
Thursday, 11:46 a. m.v "Recent.
General Conference," by Rev. T.
\M. Grant; stunt afternoon anil
electton. of officers; 8 p. m? Con
secration service by Rev. F. S.
Love, presiding elder of this dis
trict and former president of
Louisburg College; Friday, com-t
munlon service and installation
of offlcers.
The officers for the Assembly
this year are as follows: Presi
dent, C. T. Thrift, Jr., of l>ur
bm; vice president, John Shan
nonhouse; secretary. Miss Mary
?ooper Hooker; treasurer. Miss
eba T. Cousins; publicity super
intendent, Miss Netta Cook Rob
ertson. The district offlcers are:
Raleigh, P. H. Fields; Rocky
Mount, W. C. Wilson; Wilming
ton, R. G. Dawson; Durham, Vir
ginia Bradshaw; and H. B. Baum,
E. B. Fisher and J. G. Philips.
Welfare and
.Veterans Survey
To Close Soon ? Want* All Phy
sically Handicapped Children
Ami World War Veterna to
Register
Mr. C. R. Young, in charge of
the Child Welfare and World War
Veteran'! Survey, of Franklin
County, Informs the Times that
this surrey will toon close and
that he doesn't want any World
War Veteran or physically handi
capped child to fall to register
during this survey. He Is urging
?11 veterans who he has nQt
visited to call at his office on
Saturday, July 14th, and Wednes
day and Thursday, July ISth and
19th and reglater. Also any citl
ten who has a child which is phy
sically handicapped, will please
call at his office on the above
dates and register the child In
order that It may be helped.
The American Legion and the
American Legion Auxiliary are
sponsoring this survey for the
benefit of World War Veterans
and their children and physically
handicapped children of all cltl
lens and you are urged not to
miss this Opportunity . to help
your afflicted child.
HAROLD D. COOLEY
COOLEY GETS
BIG MAJORITY
Saturday's special election roll
ed up quite a big majority for
Harold D. Cooley -for Congress;
against his Republican opponent
Hobart Brantley, of Spring Hope.
Although the rotlng was light as
compared with that of the first
and second primaries, when fifty
seven hundred and four thousand
respectively were cast, Cooley re
ceived a vote in Franklin County
of 2226 to Brantley's 64.
Frankllnton township rolled
up the biggest vote in the elec
tion and reports from all districts
show quiet and orderly voting,
but no great interest on the part
of the voters, feeling that the
action of the primary was all
that was necessary.
a
Julius Lehman
Dead
Julius Lehman, one of Louis
burg's oldest residents died at
his rooms Main street on Fri
day about 1:30 o'clock in the
69th year of his age. His re
mains were taken to Baltimore
Saturday for interment beside his
wife who preceeded him to' the
grave many years ago.
Mr. Lehman came to Louisburg
in the latter eighties and has
been Identified with the town's
business life ever since, part of
the time in business for himself
and at other tlmea in the employ
of others. He was well known
to Franklin County people.
Make Elections
In August
? ? . <
The Board of County Commis
sioners met in special session
Monday with all members present.
Business was transacted as fol
lows:
In the absence ot the clerk,]
Chas. P. Green was appointed to'
record the minutes of the meet-'
lng.
Upon order the County Is to
pay Production Loan office rent,
at the rate of $5 per month for a
period not to exceed $30.
The appointment of Superinten
dent of County Home and Tax Col-j
lector was set for August 6th.
The Franklin County School '
Tentative budget and the Frank
llnton Public School budget filed
were approved subject to any
changes at final meeting August
6th.
A formal motion prevailed mov
ing funds from delinquent back
taxes to proper funds.
The tentative budget for Frank
lin County was duly passed and
ordered to be advertised as by
law provided.
This completing the work of
the Commissioners for this meet
ing adjournment was taken.
Tobacco Rentals
County Agent Morgan'* office
announces that on June 30th,
rental payments paid ^n Franklin
County this spring amounted to
t76.540.60. The equalisation
payments have amounted to |6,
044.93. The cofton rentals are
expected within a short while.
Revival At Bunn
Rev. Chas. E. Vale, pastor, an
nounces that revival services be
gin Sunday, July 16th, at Bunn
Methodist church, at 11 o'clock.
Rev. Leon Russel will do the
preaching, assisted by Rev. Thom
as Carrlger and the pastor. Every
one Is Invited to attend the ser
vices throughout the week at &
o'clock in the morning and 8
o'clock at night.
It has been asserted that plants
can feel. If that Is so. It must
be a hot life for the onion.
Two Endorsed
At Lake Meeting
Gathering at Resort Recom
mends War lick for Gover
nor; Lumpkin, Speaker
Wilson, Jnly II. ? Two promi
nent politicians were endorsed for
offlce at a political gathering held
at Silver Lake park today which
was attended by a lumber of out
standing politicians and citizens
of this section of the State.
Judge Wilson Warlick waa en
dorsed for governor of the State
and W. L. Lumpkin, of Franklin
county, was endorsed for speaker
of the house at the Caucus.
Among the notables In attend
ance at the meeting were the fol
lowing: W. L. Lumpkin, of
Franklin county; Troy T. Barnes,
of this city; Claude Abernethy,
of 8prlng Hope; Larry I. Moore,
Jr., of this city; C6I. John D.
Langston, of Ooldsboro; A. O.
Dickens, of this city; Charles P.
Green, of .Loulsburg, M. S. Strick
land, of this city, and W. R.
Mills, of Loulsburg.
The management of Silver
Lake Park was host to the dele
gation at a delicious dinner which
was prepared and served under
the direction of Ed. Petway.-John
Wells, chairman of entertainment
at the park, arranged the session
and extended a cordial welcome
to the visiting dignitaries.
Among speakers at the Caucus
were the following: A. O. Dickens,
of this city; W. L. Lumpkin, of
Franklin county; Col. Langston,
Larry I. Moore, Claude Aber
nethy, M. S. Strickland and Troy
Barnes.
The gathering was considered
highly successful despite the fact
that Hon. Harold D. Cooley, of
Nashville, recently elected Con
gressman, was unable to attend
because of duties in Washington.
D. C., and the absence of Con
gressman Lindsay Warren, of
Washington, N. C., who was un
able to be present because of
the press of governmental busi
ness.
What-Not Bargain
Store Robbed
, On Wednesday night of last
week thieves entered the What
Not Bargain Store on Main Street
and carried away quite a number
of articles. The entrance was
made through a back window, af
ter having pried the Iron bars
loose. Evidently the knocking
of the phone receiver off the
hook, together with movements
outside the building frightened
the. thieves and caused them to
leave post haste. The amount of
loss has not been determined by
Mrs. Perry, proprietor, but has
found among the missing articles
such things as cloaks, caps, hose,
beads and yard goods. At this
writing no clue as to the Identi
ty of the thieves has been found
or arrests have been made.
Louisburg Boy
? Scouts Receive
Badges
At the Court of Honor held In
Henderson Tuesday night several
Louisburg Boy Scouts were pre
sented badges.
Karl Allen, Jr., received badges
for safety, plumbing and path
flndlng; David Spivey for 1st
class; Fisher Beasley, Jr., for
reading, civics and safety; Wil
liam Barrow, Jr., for life saving
and pathfindlng; William Lee
Beasley, Jr., for safety, leather
craft, and plumbing; Joe Macon
Beasley for safety, civics, and
pathflnding; Glenn Beasley for
safety; and Darnell Perry for 1st
class.
The Scout Master, Mr. W. H.
Spencer, accompanied the Scouts
to Henderson with the following
parents: Mr. and Mrs. William
Barrow, Professor Mills, Mrs.
Karl Allen, Mrs. F. J. Beasley,
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Beasley.
Rev. I. W. Hughes, of Hender
son, chairman of Honor Court,
made a very interesting talk to
the scouts. The meeting was
conducted by Mr. Claude Hum
phries, of Durham, the Scout Ex
ecutive of the Occoneechee Coun
cil.
Revival Meeting
The Time* is requested to an
nounce that a revival meeting
will begin at tWood Baptist
church on Sunday, July ISth.
Rev. C. B. Howard,' of Enfleld,
will assist the pastor, Rev. Ollie
Owen. Everyone Is Invited to at
tend.
PHONE 283
fOR FIRST CLASS PRINTING
YOUNG PEOPLE
HEAR BURGESS
i
Vice PrMklfnt of Dry Force*
Addrmn Meeting; Rev.
E. C. Few Also Speaks
The Tuesday morning session
|of the Young People's Methodist
Conference was featured by an
addreaa delivered by Cale Bur
gess, vice-president of the North
Carolina Dry Forces, on the sub
ject "What Will You Do With
Alcohol?"
"There are two reasons why I
am glad to address this group,"
said Mr. Burgess, "First, because
:I am not one of the people who
subscribed to the Idea that young
people have gone to thunder:
and, secondly, because the solu
tion of this great problem will
rest largely with the young peo
people of this generation. Alco
hol is a habit forming narcotic
.drug and it* excessive use is con
demned universally, but it is the
moderate use that gives trouble."
Mr. Burgess stated that condi
tions are better today than be
fore the days of prohibition
though he declared there is still
too much liquor. In proving his
argument he quoted the follow
ing statistics: ?
Fifty-live per cent of insanity
is either directly or indirectly
traceable to alcohol. Over the
thirteen-year period from 1920
through 1933 the insanity caused
by alcohol has decreased sixty
six per cent. Over this same
period drunkenness has decreased
70 per cent; dfeaths from alco
holism have decreased 42 per
cent; the number of Keely insti
tutes have decreased from 98 in
1920 to 68 in 1933; the number
of all other institutions for treat
ing drunks has decreased from
276 in 1920 to 68 in 1933, and
the only explanation of this is
that they have been forced out
of business, he said.
"God pity the day that North
Carolina taxes a recognized evil
for revenue," he said in pointing
out the grave danger that young
people who do not know the ac
tual condition* might be misled
by propaganda.
His appeal to the young peo
ple "was aot for temperance, if by
temperance was meant any drink
ing at all, he plead for total ab
stinence.
At the morning watch Miss Vir
ginia Bradshaw, of Burlington,
spoke on "The Call to the Abund
ant Life" and at the evening ves
i per service Mrs. Charles Thrift
of Durham, made a talk on "The
Call of the Radiant Christ to the
Modern World." Miss Agness
Chase sang the theme song of
the Assembly "Are Ye Able?"
"Great unfinished tasks still
challenge young Methodists and
young ChrlstlMM everywhere,"
added Rev. E. C. Few, pastor of
' Edenton Street Methodist church,
in an address.
"More than once has the world
been moved by young men of
daring. It remains that darin<
more outstanding than anywhere
else is needed in the realm of
- the moral and spiritual. Let us
dare be Christian. For a long
time men have prayer, 'Thy King
dom come, thy will be done on
earth.' Also for a long time men
have done very little about the
answer to this prayer. Nations
continue to do battle one with
one and to prepare war. Chris
tians pray and Chrlftiaps fight.
The Golden R^le Is fctfnly repeat
ed and just as glibly thrown aside.
The church has far to go yet, and
who more than the youth of our
land sould be called to the king
dom for such a time as this? Gen- '
ulne religion Is vastly more than
a creed and forms, it Is practical. '
It touches life everywhere and i
blesses it with its touch. Do we'
of today stand prepared to put I
Into practice the Golden Rule and '
to translate into actual living the |
ideals of Jesus Christ?"
Scout Meeting
All girl scouts and their moth
ers are invited and urged to be '
present at the Scout meeting 1
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock
In the Scout room at the Graded
School to discuss preparations for
camp. I
Big Train Wreck'
Bi? Damage When Southern
Freight Train Wrecks At
Morrisville Tuesday
MorrUrllU, Jaly i#._A u
led, melted, mass of freight care
gasoline care, railroad tracks and
mata^l* Uff"w" TM ?? that re
main?Kl after a fast-moving ?i
ca' Southern Railway freight
.1*'? *e#t bound leaped from the
^5^ere " 7,:05 Tuesday morn
rr!fn <;r"bed to ? blal|ng bait.
Until the wreckage cools and
an examination may be made it
J* Possible to say exactly how
roron.TT d1?*d ?nd injured, said
Coroner L. M. Waring, of Wake
o?Uthr ,Wh1 reached 'be scene
r^orted ~"y "ter 11 ?
takln ^rK*m ,!h,* ,tat 01 Injured
taken to hospitals was given as
5*m 28> o' Dorchester, S.
i. b?ulsed' but not seriotu
1' h": e,klah N'cbol. and,'
-i.k cholB' bo'b of Gibson.
*'tb the extent of their injuries
unknown, but both apparently
seriously hurt, and Clemon Nich
ols, also of Gibeon, who suffered
superficial Injuries.
What happened to four other)
persons that the coroner was told
were taken from the wreck and
fnr \ \? ?urh*m ,or examination
for injuries could not be ascer
tained immediately. ,
h??.?TO,nfl Warlng 8ald mem
th , tra,B crew wh0 belp
injured from the wreck
"Id they thought they saw the
bodies of two men under one of
the cars. i
Hoboes on Train
As many as 20 hoboes were be
k 6 b*en rldin8 on the
Ik crew me??ber" ?f the wreck-i
ing crew, it was said that 11 (i
got on at Raleigh. It may be
that the entire list of the dead
ne,Ver be implied, as the
wreckage and ashes
ih remore all trace of
??>. were In its midst.
The wreck occurred right In
ot thU little village.
located 12 mUes west of Raleigh.
One of the gasoline cars, which
did not catch tire, fell a few feet
sprinkled 8Utlon' Gasoline was
sprinkled upon the wall of the
station, flung there when tie car i
overturned. Cars of the train
the'? tracks"^ ??" b?U* Slde<i ot
the . ' and automobiles on
th? Raleigh - Durham highway
to Tet p?? l? tUrn ?ff the roaa
artT.? :r6Ck occarred almost ex-'
In whiTh Sre * 8lmllar derallment
P c^P*bout?l ^months 'ago! !
p oiTopens
LAW OFFICES
_inhv following announcement
will be of interest to Franklin
County people:
"George Ross Pou, formerly
Executive Director North Caro
lina State Highway and Public !
Works Commission, 'announces
the opening of offices for the
general practice of Law, 606-7 !
Capital Club Building, Raleigh
North Carolina." "?<eign, ,
Lawyers To !
Close Offices !
The Times is requested to
state that the Lawyers of Louis- '
burg will close their offices at 12
o'clock off Wednesdays of each
week for an afternoon vacation.
This Is In line with the business
houses and will continue through
July and August.
Revival At
Cedar Rock
The revival meeting of the
Cedar Rock Baptist Church will
begin Sunday evening, July 15,
at 8 o'clock and contlane each
afternoon and evening through
out the week. Our pastor, Rev.
L. B. Reavls, will prearti. The
public Is cordially Invited to at- 1
tend. i
OFFICIAL VOTE
SPECIAL CONGMMIONAL KLECTIOX
KRAXKUN COl'NTY ? JILY 7th, 1034
H. D. Cooley
Hobart Brantley
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WASHINGTON . . . Maj.-Gen.'
Benjamin D. Fouloia (above), chief
of ths Army Air Corp*, propose* to
fl^ht to the last ditch his removal as
recommended by the House Com
mittee on charges of "dishonest, in
competency and gross misconduct."
Max Baer Vs.
Primo Camera
Cwiplete Motion Pictures Of
World's Heavyweight Cham
pionship Fight at The Loais
burg Theatre Saturday
The Louisburg Theatre la an
nouncing in their advertisement
In another column of the show
ing of complete motion pictures
3f the recent Heavyweight World's
Championship light between Max
Baer and Primo Camera on Sat
urday, July 14th (tomorrow).!
They announce that the show
will start at 2 o'clock and will
be continuous until 11 o'clock.
DR. FULGHUM
RESIGNS
Dr. E. S. Fulghum, Franklin
County's popular and efficient
Health Officer tendered his resig
nation to the County Board of
Health the past week to become
effective as soon as his position
can be filled.
Dr. Fulghum announces that
he will enter the general practice
of medicine in Loulsburg upon
leaving the Health Department.
Dr. Fulghum took over the
Health work in Franklin County
about a year ago, when it was
undergoing such confusion and
has brought It into a more har
monious setting and making the
work more popular. He has dem
onstrated his ability as a phy
sician and enjoys the confidence
of the County people.
'Black and
White Minstrel"
"The Black and White Min-j
!?rels" will be presented at the
Pranklinton SchoO iudi*.o:iurn 011
Friday evening, July 13th at 8:15
under the auspices of the Frank- 1
[inton American Legion Auxiliary
tnd the LouUburg Greenhill Golf!
?lub. The minstrol is undtr the
Jirection it Mrs. James 14. King
?nd will lie pr3Heuted by Frank
llnton talent. The show Is a
?cream from beginning to end
:nd you are urged to come and
iring your family and friendi for
wo hours of claa>i fun. Tickets.
? ie on sale in Frankiinton,
koungsTil'n an.l Louisburg. The
:a?t includes Mrs. Ucorge Cash,
Miss Ruth Jenkins. Miss Virginia'
Brown, Miss Ciaire Kearney, Mrs.
3rover Harris, Mrs. G. L. Bobbltt,
Mra. Hubert Utley, Misses Mary
3. Henderson, Leah C. Hicks.
Carolina McKee, Mary G. Shcarin,
Mildred Fuller, Frances Holden
md Virginia Peraell; acccmpan
st. Mlsa Jane Pearoe of Frankiin
:on and Mrs. Claud Collins; Mrs.
3eorge Wearer, Mrs. Sid Hoiden. 1
Mrs. Harvey Bartholomew and '
Kin Lillie Edwards of Louisburg. |
Installs Officers
The Loulsburg Junior Order
leld its regular Installation aer
rices on Monday night when the
'ollowing officers were installed
>y Mr. J. L. Palmer, Past Coun
cilor:
K. L. Lilea, Jr. Past Councillor.
Willis May. Councillor.
J. W. Harris. Vice-Councillor.
S. H. Averitt, Chaplain.
Virgil Woadlief, Conductor.
A. W. Fowler. Warden.
W,, T. Person, Outside Sentinel.
I.* P. Wheeler, Inside Sentinel.
T. M. Harris, Trustee.
The Council recently having
>urchased a piano, it was dellr
ired to the hall Wednesday.
The membership of the Council
s growing rapidly and the week
y meetings are enjoyed by large
ittendance.
Subscribe to The Franklin Time*
BEN T. HOLDEN
IS SERIOUSLY
INJURED
When Truck Strikes Car He
Is Repairing Near Elko
Vfay Die As Result of Crash ?
Reuben Eldredge, Highway
Employe, Released Under His
Own Recognizance ? Charges
May Re Preferred Against Eld*
redge In Case Boy Falls to Re
cover
A youth of 17 Is dangerously
lear death In the general hosplt
tl of this city as a result of an
iccldent In the Carlln canyon
lear this city Saturday night.
Benjamin Thomas Holden is
he injured man and in the event
>[ his death serious charges may
ie preferred against Reuben Eld
?edge, highway employe, with
Headquarters in Carlln.
Holden was proceeding to the
>ast with his mother, Mrs. B. T.
Holden, his mother's sister and
i brother and two sisters. They
irere returning to their home in
Louisburg, N. C., after a vacation
;rip.
About 400 yards beyond the
lam in the Carlin canyon, a tire
vas punctured on the Holden car
ind young Hoiden got out to
nake repairs. He was in the act
>f doing this when a truck driv
en by Eldredge crashed into the
ear he was repairing.
Seriously Injured
Apparently Holden was struck
>y his own car, following the
torce of the collision. An el
imination at the hospital later
ihowed he had suffered a fractur
ed leg and possibly a fractured
ikull, although the full extent of
lis injuries had not been learned
oday. Hospital attendants de
Tared that his condition was bad.
S. E. Huddleston was one of
he first persons to arrive at the
icene of the wreck and he took
:are of the injured man and sent
i messenger to Elko to secure
he ambulance. Members of the
folded family were out of the
:ar when the collision occurred
ind none was injured with tho
exception of Holden's young
>rother, who received a few
icratches.
Eldredge was not placed in cus
ody. but was released on his
iwn recognisance, after being ac
companied to Carlln by Constable
H. Berning.
The accident occurred near 8
>'clock but it was 10 o'clock be
'ore the Injured man was admit
ed to the hospital. In the mean
.ime he was cared for by Huddles
on. The Butler ambulance was
ilso called and Constable Charles
iarper accompanied E. T. Butler
o the scene of the wreck. How
ever, the other ambulance arrived
ihortly before and brought the
njured youth to Elko. ? Elko,
<ev. Free Press, July 2.
rakes Over
Mebane Bank
Mr. Norman S. Bennett, who
las done such a One job of liqui
latlng the First National Bank,
>f Louisburg, wherein he has paid
16 per cent to depositors with
iretty good assurance of more at
. later date, has been appointed
tecelved for the First National
3ank, of Mebane, N. C? at which
ilace he will take over the llqul
latlon of a like institution. Mr.
iennett will divide time between
he Bank at Mebane and the
lank at Louisburg, probably gir
ng the first three or four days
if the week to Mebane and the
emainder to Louisburg. He will
le at the Louisburg bank Friday
ind Saturday of (his
Program At The
Louisburg Theatre
The following la the program
t the Loulsbnrg Theatre begln
ling Saturday, July 14th:
Saturday ? Complete motion
ilctureB of the World's Heavy
reight Championship fight. Max
)aer vs. Prlmo Camera. Also
Jen Blue comedy "Foiled Again,"
.nd 11th chapter of "Pirate
rreasure."
Monday ? George Raft and
dances Drake In "The Trumpet
Mows," also Popeye the Sailor In
Shoein' Hosses."
Tuesday ? Preston Foster and
Irllne Judge In "Seansation Hun
ers."
Wednesday ? Buster Crabbe and ,
Frances Dee In "The King of the
ungle."
Thursday-Friday ? Lanny Rom.
dary Boland and Charlie Haggled
ri "Melody In Spring."
Last showing today? Blnf Crot
ly and Carole Lombard In "We're
lot Dressing."