RANKLIN ^ " ^ The County, The State, The Union Times ' .1 SUBSCRIPTION 91-60 Par Year \ j YOUR LOCAL PAPXK c*?t exist wlthott yamr PaM for PUmuft to f1?h?nimln? and Advertising BOOST TOUR KMI PAPER VOLUMN liXV. LOU1SBURG, N. CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1934 SIGHT PAGES) NUMBER M LUMPKIN PUSHES RACE FOR SPEAKER Under the above heading the Charlotte Observer of July 26th, carried the following article:" W. L. Lumpkin, youthful vet eran of the house of representa tives of the North Carolina Gen eral Assembly from Franklin county, here yesterday on hi* way to the Young Democrats con vention at Asheville, declared he felt his campaign for speaker of the house in the 1935 session was showing excellent promise of success. Mr. Lumpkin while Jjere visit ed Mecklenburg nomlows to the house. He planned to leave early today for Asheville. The question of revenue will be far and away the biggest question before the next General Assembly, In the opinion of Mr. Lumpkin, who has served four continuous terms in the house, and the General Assembly, if it Is unable to find a substitute for the sales tax in the production of revenue, will likely make a num ber of changes In the present sales tax law, particularly with reference to the method of col lection of the tax. Referendum Possible He did not think the question of modifying or repealing the Turlington anti-liquor laws would be given much consideration at the next session of the leglslatare. The most the legislature would do, If It decides to do anything about the Turlington act, would be to order another referendum on the question, he thought; but he was of the opinion that it would not be changed at the next session, especially in view of the fact that madh emphasis will be placed upon revenue matters. Mr. Lumpkin declared that In event he is elected speaker of . the house, he would see to It that new members of the house are given equal privilege* accorded veteran members In the assign ment to committees. The other two candidates for the speakership are R. G. John son of Pender county and Laurie j McEachern of Hoke. Young Lee Free 1 From State Pen Raleigh, July 28. ? Shaved, bathed and clad in a suit of his 1 own clothes, which was found on ly after % search which delayed his departure, Luke Lea, Jr., of Nashville, Tenn., ' walked as a free man from State's Prison here today after serving 80 days Id stripes as a convict. All necessary details required 1 before the young man couljl be freed under a parole granted him 1 by Governor Ehringhaus jrere completed at 11:40 a. m. Twenty minutes later, he left the prison. "I couldn't sleep last night; I was so elated," Lee confided to newspaper men. This afternoon he returned to the prisbn to say goodbye to his father, Luke Lea former United States senator from Tennessee, who was convlctad with him and sentenced to six to ten years. Taylor's Hardware The attention of the leaders of the Times Is directed to the advertisement of H. C. Taylor, one of Loulsburg's popular hard ware dealers, in another column. Mr. Taylor carries a full and complete line t>f hardware and builders supplies at all times. Keep in touch with his advertise ment and give htm a call, when in need of anything In his line. Th? Times welcomes Mr. Taylor back to Its advertising columns. Program At The Louisburg Theatre Tbe following la tbe program ?t the Loulsbarg Theatre begin nlng Saturday, Auguat 4th: SATURDAY ? Jack Hoxle In "Law and Lawlesa." Also First chapter "Mystery Squadron" with Bob Steele. MONDAY ? Ginger Rogers and, Warren William In "Upperworld." TUESDAY ? James Cagney and Joan Blondell In "He Was Her Man." WEDNESDAY ? Lyto Talbot and Mary Astor In "Return pf The Terror." THUSDAY * FRIDAY? Jack Oakle, Victor McLaglen, Carl; Brlnson and Kitty Carlisle, also Duke Ellington and hla orchestra In "Murder at The VanltlM." | > WILLIE L LUMPKIN Dr. Bobbitt Passes Dr. Emmett H. Bobbitt, for nearly fifty years an active prac ticing physician in Franklin County, passed away Monday at his Frankllnton home, aged 81 years. He was laid to rest at the old homestead Tuesday. He was born in 1853 at the Cedar Rock plantation of his father, Augustus Edmond Bobbitt, was educated in Loulsburg Academy, conducted by the late M. S. Da vis, and received his M. D. and Ph. G. degrees at the University of Maryland. After living a few years in Hickory and Mecklen burg County, Virginia, be again settled in Franklin County, wher-j he practiced medicine until ad vancing years caused his retire ment. He had been in failing health for several years. His first wife, Miss Mary Eliz abeth Bolaaeau, of Petersburg, Va., p;i ? ! away lp 1908, a son, Emmett Edmond, In 1901. Dr. Bobbitt was a prominent Metho dist, being for years a steward of Belford M. E. Church. He was also a Mason. He was widely known for his strict integrity. He was .importuned to run for office, but always refused. Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Annie Speed Bobbitt; a son. Benjamin B. Bobbitt, New Jersey publisher, and a granddaughter. Miss Virginia Boisseau Bobbitt, of New Jersey. Battery B Leaves Sunday Battery B In command of Cap tain E. F. Griffin and Lieutenants R. I. Holmes, Executive and In structor: J. Albert Wheless. As sistant Executive, and P. W. Whe less, Jr., R. O.. leaves for Fort Bragg Sunday, August 5. 1934, tor fifteen days Field Training. Battery B is composed of 67 snllsted men and four officers, the pick of Franklin County'B young men. Other officers with the Bat tery follow: 1st Sgt., Assistant to Battery Commander, Fred Frailer; Chief of Section, V. T. Wlnfree, Motor Sgt.; Instrument Section. Sgt. J. S. Place; Signal Sgt. (telephone and net work) O. Q. Moseley; Chief of Section. Sgt. N. A. El lington; Chief of Section Sgt. C. E. Spencer; (Maintenance) Sgt. R. W. Alston. Battery B Is a unit of the 113th F. A. N. C. N. G., 30th Div. 55th Field Artillery Brigade, which is one of the six field armies of the United States. The field training this year Is characteristic to war time manue vers. Specific instruction will be given in Military Hygiene, Mili tary Courtesy, Instruction in Ser vice Firing as well as Machine Gin operations, Chemical warfare defense, tactical problems and general field Artillery training. Battery B, as usual, expects to rate No. 1 In camp this year. The subjects studied and drilled In the local armory will be put in practice in the field during en campment. Loulsburg is very fortunate In having this Unit of U. S. Army In Franklin County. It helps financially as well as the free training of lta young men. ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH August flfth being the first Sunday In the month we will have a celebration of the Holy Com munion at eleven o'clock, and Sermon. We are making efforts to make this a Corporate Com munion of the Parish. Sunday School and Bible Class at 10:00. Young People's Service League, 7:30 p. m. Visitors Invited to all services. The world seems much worse than It really Is because you nev er hear about tbe bad things that never happen. . GEORGIA TOBACCO AVERAGE WELL ABOVE NARK OF 1933 Unofficial Xatimalea Show Average* of 20 Cent* or More Per Pound on Virion* Georgia Markets; Marketing La~nehed Under Federal Allotment flyMMl, Sale* Fairly Heavy Valdoata, OK., ill I. OwrgH tobacco grower* ?>??*< (hair fl?? cured leaf on li war?hou?i?? In 15 South Ofor*li IttlM today and unofllcial mMimMi abowad a marked Improvement In prlcaa over laat rear. The auction* in Georgia, the 'first to be held (or the 1814 crop, were marked by a decided Inter eat in the allotment plan by which growers who raise more than their allottments muat pay 25 per cent of the tobacco's val ue in taxes. Georgia was allotted 141, 003, 000 pounds under the AAA | program. Partly Exempt Because of the fart that Presi dent Roosevelt did not sign the allotment measure until June 28, however, those growers who har | vested their crop before that date are exempt from the provisions j of the act. More than 500,000 pounds were on sale when the market at Tif ton opened, with first row sales running from 12 to 40 cents per pound. An unofllcial estimate , that the price was running 10 cents per pound better than last year was made by the Tlfton Ga zette. On the Valdosta market, prices ranged from a few cents a pound to more than 30 cents for ap proximately 400,000 pounds on the floors. On the Statesboro market prices ranged from six to 40 cents per pound for the more than 125,000 pounds on the floor. At Baxley, the peak price dur ing the morning hours was 42 cents per pound and the low six cents. Baxley growers were ex pected to sell approximately 65, 000 pounds during the day. 100 Pfer Cent The Moultrie Observer reported that prices on the market were running more than one hundred par cent higher than on the open ing day last year and set an un oAclal average of about 22 cents a pound on the half million pounds offered for sale there. Oood lugs at Vldalla sold from 25 to 28 cents. Better leaves brought SO to 40, with a high of 50 centa per pound. The first 100 piles of tobacco at the Douglass market sold for an average unofficially estimate at 24 cents per pound. From 500,000 to 750,000 pounds were estimated to be on the floor when the sale opened. Twenty Centa Approximately 50,000 pounds were on the floors at waycross with an unofficial average price being paid of about 20 cents per pound. Georgia tobacoo is sold in loose leaf pile*, while In other markets it is graded and tied be fore being offered at auction. The Haielhnrst market said approximately 300,000 pounds were sold there for an unofficial average of 20 cents, and market officials at Pelham reported that sales were aroubd 100,000 pounds, with tickets showing an unofficial price of seven cents for damaged grades and 32 cents for the bet ter offerings. Sales estimated at 450,000 pounds were reported at Nash ville. with market observers placing the unofficial average price paid at 24 cents. Three warehouses at Hahira | said a total >2.000 pounds were [sold at an unofficial average of 24.15 cents. Unofficially, it was reported here that 419.144 pounds was sold on the lqftal market for an I average- of $24.47 per hundred 1 pounds, with total receipts of 1102,699. 51.V>tagt year's open ing figures were- 523,688 pound; sold at an average of $12,2? for a total of $64,263.26. APPLY FOR SALES CARD County Agent K. J. Morgan has mailed letters as follows to all cotton contract signers: I sincerely hope you will give the letter on opposite side of this sheet a great deal of study and attention, also the enclosed form on which you are to make appli cation for allottment and tax exemption Certificates for cotton to be ginned and sold by both yourself and tenants, (in case you have tenants on your farm this year). The letter on opposite side is primarily meant for contract sign ers, but what I am writing on this page is meant for every cot ton grower in the County whether he be signer or non-signer. So please do not think or get con fused and believe it will not be necessary for you to file an ex emption certificate because you have a contract. The passage df the Bankhead Bill in Congress makes the reduction of cotton in the South a law, therefore before a cotton grower can be allotted a pound or bale of cotton to sell tax free this fall will have to make application on an official Bankhead Form that will be sup plied you wben you meet your committeemen to file same. This means that every contract i signer will have to apply for an aiioumeni: Every person who signed a Pink Card will have to make ap plication. Every person who has not signed a contract or pink card will have to make an application. August 15th has been designat ed as the last day pn which an application tor Tax-Exemption 'certificates can be made. So all applications must be made be fore that date, or the night of ^he 15th of August. Committeemen will be at the | following designated places In their respective Townships from August 2nd. (Thursday) through Thursday, August 9th, for you to file applications. So please meet Ihem there on one of the days they are there, as after that date and through the 15th | you will have to go to the home of the Chairman of your Commlt |tee to make the application, as no certificates can be filled out by clerks In the office of the County Agent. You will meet In your township at the following places : Dunn ? Bunn School, H. W. Tant, Chairman. Harrla ? Harris School, W. H. Recorder's Court ? * , The docket in Franklin Coun ty Recorder's Court on Tuesday was much larger than usual. Judge J. E. Malone and Prosecut ing Attorney Chas. P. Green dis posed of the cases as follows: Walter Jones was found not guilty of violating prohibition law. David Thomas was found not guilty of larceny and receiving. Miss Llll Faulkner was found guilty of resisting officer, and was fined $1.00 and costs. Appeal. J. W. Champion was found guil ty of non-support and was given four months on roads. Upon pay ment of $10 per month for the support of wife and minor child, execution of road sentence to is sue only upon order of Court. Appeal. Robert Wright was found not guilty of violating prohibition law. J. S. Finch was found not guil ty of violating prohibition law. J. B. Elliott was found guilty of violating prihibitlon law and was given 4 months on road, to be executed upon order of Court, upon payment of $25 fine and costs. > Bill Harris received, a 60 day* rood sentence for larceny, upon payment of cost* road sentence Is sued upon prder of Court. W. O. Pruitt was found guilty of non-support, prayer -^or judg ment continued. ,A1 Crudup. distilling, continued. Horton, Chairman. ' Youngsvllle ? Mayor's office, Youngsvllle, J. O. Winston, Chair man. Frankllnton ? Mayor's office. Franklin ton, C. H. Cooke, Chair man. Hayesvllle ? Epsom School, Frank Mitchell, Chairman. Sandy Creek ? Gold Sand School Roy M. Duke, Chairman. Gold Mine ? Old Centerville School, John W. Neal, Chairman. Cedar Rock ? Edward Best School, Joseph Perry, Chairman. Cypress Creek ? Old Seven Paths School, C. M. Moore, Chair man. Loulsburg ? Court Room, In Court House, R. A. Strange, Chairman. The Ice that drifts down from the polar regions each year would make a layer a foot tiilck If It were spread evenly over the land surface of the earth. Much of the charity that begins abroad never reaches home. ~ ? M. O. MANN MANN TO DIRECT COTTON CO - OPS Succeeds U. B. Blalock Who Goes to Washington as American Co-Op Director M. O. Mann, of Raleigh, Tues day was named general manager and secretary of the North Caro lina Cotton Growers Cooperative Association, succeeding U. Benton Blalock, who has been named di rector of the American Cotton Cooperative Association and .Washington representative. Dr. G. M. Pate, of- Rcwland, president of the cooperative, made the annonncement following a meeting of the executive commit tee of the board of directors Tues day. Mr. Mann, who has been with the cotton association for nine years in the capacity of director of field service, assistant general manager and secretary-treasurer, will have full charge of the affairs of the cooperative and will be directly responsible to its board of directors for Its success. HlaiorK Here 11 Irani Mr. Blalock, who has been gen eral manager of the cotton coop erative since its organixation in 1922, served (or two rears as president of the American Cotton Cooperative Association and has been a member of the legislative committee of that organixation for the past three years. He 13 not expected to leave Raleigh un til the fall. "The New Deal has made Wash ington the hub of many activities that vitally affect the farmers and it is the thought of the board of directors that the cotton coopera tives need strong representation at the nation's capital now more than ever," Dr. Pate said. C. 0. Moser, of Texas, recently resigned as Washington represen tative of the American Cotton Co operative Association to accept a position with the American Insti tute of Fats and Oils, leaving the cotton cooperatives without repre sentation in Washington. Mr. Blalock, who in retiring as (active manager of the State cotton | cooperatives after 12 years of con tinuous service does not sever his connection with cooperative mar keting, will continue alp director of the American Cooperative As sociation, of New Orleans, and aj special Washington representative in the handling of cooperative problems with the various depart ments there. __________ Ex - Convict Changed Face Of Dillinger Chicago. July 29. ? The pollco department announced today that the surgeon who revamped tho widely-advertised features of slain John Dillinger was an ex . convict. They withheld his name be cause they understood he was already in the custody of feder al agents. The medic, officers said they had learned, was paroled from the state penitentiary at Jollet two years a go after serving a sentence for a criminal opera tion. They said he had been as sociated with the Touhy gang. THANKS We wish to express our most heartfelt and sincere apprecia tions to our many friends and especially our neighbors for their services rendered, and the kind