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VOLUMN IiXV.
LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1?TH, 1?34
EIGHT PAGES)
NUMBER 35
CANNON'S ARE
FOUND GUILTY
GRAND JURY RECOM
MENDS BREAKING UP
SLOT MACHINE RACKET
Roger Cannon Gets 18 to 24
Months, Johnnie Cannon
Gets 12 to 18 Months In
State Prison ? Champion
Required to Provide For
Family ? Many Other Cas
es Disposed Of
Roger and Johnnie Cannon
were found guilty of breaking in
to Q. W. Murphy & Son Store in
August, on Wednesday afternoon
and were sentenced by Judge
Frizelle to the State's prison, Ro
ger getting from 18 to 24 months
and Johnnie 12 to 18 months.
This was a hard fought case witil
W. H. Yarborough, Hill Yarbor
ough, G. M. Beam and E. F. Grif
fin representing the Cannons and
Chas. P. Green assisting Solicitor
J. C. Little in the prosecution.
"No man, unless he believes in
law enforcement and Is of unim
peachable character should be
drawn as a juror," commented
Judge Frizzelle In his charge to
the grand Jury Monday. He did
not go into an explanation of each
crime as the Judges did many,
many years ago, stating that it
was not necessary as there is
hardly a ten year old child now
that doesn't know what consti
tutes crime in North Carolina. He
wanted each Juror to fully under
stand the oath they had taken and
Impressed the importance of their
keeping faith as it was upon them
and other grand Jurors upon
whom the safety, peacefulness and
prosperity of our country rests.
He named only a few instances of
crime and called especial atten
tion to slot machines being run
contrary to law. His charge witi
unique in comparison with the
average charge, and because of
this difference was especially im
pressive and interesting.
The grand Jury is composed of
the following gentlemen: M. C.
Gupton, Foreman, L. W. Mitchl
ner, J. B. Parrish, J. E. Alford,
W. H. Frailer, J. B. Hunt, N. A.
Pernell, D. C. Gupton, Z. V. John
son, D. T. Dickie, J. E. Perry, F.
L. Davis, J. C. Champion, L. T.
Inscoe, S. E. Wilson, M. E. Bled
soe, Cecil Burnette. B. M. C. Mul
len. Grover C. Parrish was ap
pointed ofllcer t operand Jury. The
grand Jury was provided quarters
in the Ford building to the rear
Of the Court room and after the
completion of the charge the dock
et wu taken up and disposed of
as follows:
S. C. Holden having paid into
Court $10 the case was continued
under former order.
Peter Dlckerson having paid
into Court for the use of Pender
gras |1E this case was continued i
under former order.
Dock Young plead guilty to an;
affray and Judgment was suspend
ed upon payment of Magistrate's
costs.
E. B. Lancaster plead guilty to!
simple assault and judgment was
suspended upon payment of costs.
J. W. Champion was found guil
ty of abandonment and non-sup
port, and required to make pro
vision for his family.
J. W. Hunt, carrying concealed
weapons. Mistrial.
Charlie Oill plead guilty of for
cible trespass and was given two
'T*ars on roads, to be suspended
upon payment of costs and re
maining of good behavior for that
period.
Fred Davis entered a plea of
temporary larceny of an automo
bile and was given 2 years on
roads, to be suspended upon pay
ment of costs and to remain of
good behavior and abstain from
use of alcoholic liquors for a per
iod of four years.
Henry Rogers was found guilty
of reckless driving and not'gullty
of operating an automobile Intox
icated, and was given 90 days in
Jail, execution not to Issue till
Dec. 16th, and not then provided
the defendant pay a fine of $25
and the costs.
The case of larceny of an auto
mobile against Zeb Collins wss
continued.
The case of seduction against
Haywood Johnson was continued.
Johnnie Cannon and Roger
Cannon were found guilty of house
breaking and were sentenced to
Stale prison, Johnnie Cannon for
12 to 18 months and Roger Can
non for 18 to 24 months.
Kugene Yarborough, charged
'with rape, tendered a plea of as
sault with intent to commit rape,
and was given a sentence ot 14
to 15 years In State prison.
Charlie Smith, robbery from
person, nol pros with leavo.
George Williams and Early
Hargrove, house breaking ' and
larceny, nol pros with leave.
Zoll Tharrlngton, drunk and
Scenes As Federal Court Grinds Insuil Grist
CHICAGO ? .' ? ? Above are courtroom photos in the Insult ease
as the federal' prosecution centers Its fire on Samuel Insull and his
son, 8amucl Insull, Jr., (left), on the charges of using the mails
to defraud investors through the sale of stock. At the right is
Federal Judge, James H. Wilkinson, who is presiding over the trial of
the Insulls and 16 co -defendants.
disorderly, nol pros with leave.
Miss Lil Faulkner, resisting of
ficer, not guilty.
Roosevelt Alston n)ead guilty
to assault with deadly weapon, 12
months on roads.
A1 Crudup plead guilty to man
ufacturing whiskey.
The case against Twitt Rob
bins was thrown out ? he being
dead.
This is only a one week term
and will no doubt clear the dock
et of quite a number of cases be
fore the term closes.
The grand jury completed its
work on Wednesday afternoon
and after making the following
report,, were discharged with the
thanks of the Court:
To the Haft. J. Paul Frizelle,
Judge Presiding:
We, the members of the Grand
Jury for the October Term of
Court, 1934, beg to submit our re
port as follows: %
We have passed on all bills
that have come before us and
have visited the various county
offices and find them well kept and
properly indexed for speedy ref
erences.
We have also visited the Coun
ty Jail and find same in good con
dition except in need of window
lights, some of the beds were not
in a sanitary condition and some
of the inmates did not have suffic
ient bed covering.
We have visited the State con
vict camp and found same in per
fect condition.
We have also visited the Coun
ty Home and find same in good
condlton but recommend a larger
cook stove and some arrangement
be made to keep water out of the
boiler room. The inmates say
that they are satisfied and that
they are well fed and cared for.
We further recommend,
1st: That the township con
stables and county officers break
up the slot machine racket in
Franklin County according to the
present laws governing same.
2nd: That Franklin County
have and keep the same Grand
Jury for a six months term.
Respectfully submitted.
M. C. GUPTON.
Foreman of Grand Jury.
Installs Sprinkler
System
Mr. J. S. Howell la Installing a
aprlnkler system In his Cotton
Storage House on the Seaboard
tracks (or better Are protection.
He tella the TIMES that quite a
big lot of cotton la being stored
by members of the Cotton Associ
ation and by others who are draw
ing the gorernment 12 cents a
pound Inatead of selling on the
open market. Read his adver
tisement In another column.
ST "PAUL'S EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
Advance notice la given that on
Sunday. Nov. 4, A memorial aer
vlce will be held at the eleven
o'clock service tor Rev. Mr. James
D. Miller.
On Sunday next, October 21,
Holy Communion, 8 a. m. Church
School and Bible Class, 10:00,
Morning Prayer and Sermon.
11:00, and U?e Y. P. S. L? 7:00
p. m.
A Kindergarten department has
been atarted In the Church School,
for children two to Ave years old.
Visitors welcome at all services.
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"DAMES"
Mammoth Musical Comedy
At The Louisburg Theatre,
Thursday and Friday,
October 25th and 26th
"Dames," Warner Bros.' new
est and most spectacular musical
comedy romance, comes to the
Louisburg Theatre for two days,
starting Thursday, October 25th,
with an all star cast headed by
Joan Blondell, Dick Powell and
Ruby Keeler.
Three hundred beautiful girls
dance and frolic in beautiful and
complicated ensembles that are
said to be the most novel and most
sensational yet created by that
master of special numbers, Busby
Berkeley.
The picture is said to contain a
number of the catchiest songs of
the year, written by three teams
of ace songsters. Warren and Du
bin, Fain and Kahal and Dixon
and Wrubel. These are sung by
Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Joan
Blondell and Phil Regan, radio's
"Singing Cop."
The story, by Robert Lord and
Delmer Daves, carries a definite
plot which Is said to be one of the
most hilarious on record. Joan
Blondell heads the cast in the role
of a chorus girl mad cap who de
lights in embarrassing dignified
gentlemen, and who eventually
weds a millionaire moralist.
Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler
furnish most of the romance as a
pair of lovers whose match is an
athema to their families. Three
famous comedians. ZaSu Pitts,
Guy Kibbee and Hugh Herbert,
provide a large share of the com
edy.
Others in the cast Include Ar
thur Vinton, Sammy Fain and Ar
thur Aylesworth.
LOUISBURG BAPTIST
CHURCH
Sunday, October 21.
9:46 A. M. Sunday School.
11 A. M. Preaching by the pas
tor.
7:30 P. M. Preaching by Rev.
L. B. Reavis, ot Henderson.
Pastor D. P. Harris wilt preach
at Cedar Rock Sunday night at
7:30.
Bro. Reavis will be in the meet
ing of our young people at 8:30,
and will make a short talk to
them. We urge our young people
to hear Mr. Reavis In their B. Y.
P. U. meeting, hope a large con
gregation will hear his sermon at
our regular preaching hour.
Cedar Rock Is one of our fine
country churches, and we are glad
to exchange pulpits with their
pastor. ,
D. P. Harris, Pastor.
KILL COTTON STALKS
Cotton growers should cut the
stalks Just as soon as picking Is
finished, says C. H. Brannon, of
State College, and plow them un
der. Boll weevils thrive In the
stalks and are better able to sur
vive the winter if allowed to feed
on the stalks till frost.
Iredell 4-H club members won
first prlie for county herd enter
ed at the 8tate Jersey Calf club
contest at the State Fair last
week. In Individual entries, the
Iredell clnbsters took all Arst
prises but one. ,
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KILLED IN
ACCIDENT
Twelve Year Old Colored
Boy Run Over By Oil
Truck After Being Knock
ed Down by a Car
Weldon Denton, 12-year-old
colored boy, was accidentally kill
ed on Main street in Louiaburg
about 6 o'clock Tuesday evening
when run over by a Ford oil
truck belonging to the Home Oil
Co., and driven by Mr. Edward
Bartholomew. The accident was
said by observers to be entirely
unavoidable and no one was cen
sored or burdened with the res
ponsibility.
Information received by, the
TIMES reporter shows that Wel
don attempted to cross Main street
in front of Wheeler's barber shop
and was struck by an automobile
driven by a colored preacher nam
ed Neal as he emerged from be
tween the parked automobiles and
was thrown directly in front of
the passing oil truck and was run
over before it was possible to
make a stop. Several saw - the
accident and acclaimed it entire
ly unavoidable.
The remains were removed to
the home and prepare]} tor inter
ment which took place on Wed
nesday.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
AT WAKK FOREST
Wake Forest, Oct. 17 ? Twenty
one sons of Franklin County citi
zens are among the 1,000 stud
ents enrolled this semster at
Wake Forest College. Represent
ing five different communities,
they are:
From Louisburg ? E. L. Best,
Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L.
Best; J. F. Parrish, son o? Mr.
and Mrs. J. F. Parrish; Douglas
Perry, son of Dr, and Mrs. H. G.
Perry; B. B. Pruitt, son of Mr.
and Mrs.' J. T. Pruitt; J. C. Tay
lor, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. D.
Taylor; H. L. Williams, son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Williams; and
J. W. Wilson, son of Mrs. J. S.
Wilson.
From Franklinton ? J. B. Allen,
son of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Allen;
W. P. Dement, son of Mr. and
Mrs. V. M. Dement; R. V. Hicks,
son of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Hicks;
G. T. Stroud, son of Mr. and Mrs.
G. W. Stroud; and J. L. Supman.
From, Zebulon ? J. H. Cheves,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cheves;
L. G. Cook, son of Mr. and Mrs.
M. F. Cook: Ennis Murphy, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Murphy; J.
O. Pearce; B. A. Perry, son of
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Perry.
From YoungsTille ? J. H. Par
rish, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. R.
Parrish; and C. V. Timberlake,
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Timber
| lake.
From Bunn ? L. N. Bedding
field. son of Mr. and Mrs. C. V.
Beddingfield.
These men are classified by
years as follows: Seniors, J. F.
Parrish, J. H. Parrish, and H. L.
Williams; Juniors, Best and Tim
berlake; sophomores, Beddngfield,
'Cook, Cheves. Pruitt; freshmen,
l5ement. Hicks, Pearce, Stroud,
Supman and Wilson.
Mr. Perry is in the Graduate
School. Allen and Taylor are
Law School men. and Hicks is ta
king the pre-law course. Both
Cheves and Supman are contem
plating going into medicine, the
others doing purely academical
work leading to the Bachelor's de
gree.
YOUNGS VILLE CIRCUIT
Everyone Is Invited and urged
to attend the charge Rally Day
services held at Bonn this coming
Sunday, beginning at XI A. M.
.Jrlth a sermon by Rev. Paul Root,
assistant in Sociology at Duke
University. Everyone who has
ever heard this exceptionally fine
speaker will be pleased to hear
him again.
After the morning service a
picnic dinner will be served on the
church grounds. Bring your bas
ket and enjoy a good meal.
The dinner will be followed by
an Interesting and Instructive ser
vice at 2 o'clock, conducted by the
laymen of the charge. I am ask
ing that every member of your
church be present at these ser
vices.
Charles E. Vale, Pastor.
BOY SCOl'TS AT RALEIGH
The following Boy Scouts from
'the Loulsburg Troop had an en
joyable time at the State Fair in
Raleigh the past week acting as
traffic cops and being on duty
every two hours. The Scouts were
Kenneth Davis, Carey Howard,
William Barrow, Richard Yarbor
ough and John Holden.
Wayne County cotton growers
report picking their cotton wet
due to excessive rains for the past
month. 11
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The Lindbergh Case Moves Into New Jersey
TEEN TON, N. Ji . . , 'Above are pictured new faces which appeared^
ill the Lindbergh ease when New Jersey returned an indictment against
Bruno Hauptmann, captured in New York with some $14,000 of the
Lindbergh baby ransom money in his possession^ . ? . Upper left, Anthony
M. Hauek, Jr., youth prosecutor of Hunterton Cbunty, who will handle
the state's case. Upper right, Sheriff John Henry Curtis who now has
Hauptmann in charge. Lower left, Bruno Hauptmann, charged with
"murder". Lowetrjright, Warden Harry 0. McCrea of the Flemingtoa
County jaiL
SENATOR JONAH W. BAILKY
will speak at Franklinton Com
munity Fair at 2 o'clock Saturday
afternoon. All are invited to
hear him.
Community Fair
At Franklinton
The Franklinton community
will hold a community (air (or
the first time in several years at
the Franklinton High Schoof, Oc
tober 19-20. The different com
mittees hare been hard at wSTk
and much interest has been mani
fested. All indications point to
a successful talr. Quite a num
ber of prises have been donated
by different commercial enter
prises.
General exhibits will be dis
played, a baby contest will be
held, and livestock and poultry
will be on exhibit. An interest
ing program will be given Friday
evening. On Saturday afternoon
at 2 o'clock Senator Joslah W.
Bailey will speak in the Franklin
ton School auditorium.
Ranking Position
Oxford. Ot\. 17.? The end of
sales last Friday found Oxford In
a ranking position In regard to
prices and pounds of tobacco sold
this season and the current week
began with banner sales when
800,000 pounds was offered and
brought an average of $38.00.
It Is an old saying in this part
of the country that tobacco sells
batter after frost and that proved
trtte here the first of this week,
when a heavy break of ordinary,
tobacco brought increased prices.
Warehouse operators are urg
ing their friends to bring their
best tobacco to market now.
Quality tobacco is beginning to
turn up on the Oxfork market in
Increased volume.
Statistics.^or the Oxford mark
et follow: The past week the
average was $34.55 for 2,0(8,748
pounds. The season's average Is
$30.45 for "8;291,704 founds,
warehouses having paid out $2,
525,042.32 for leaf tobacco mar
keted In the first 20 sale daya.'
VISITS
WASHINGTON
In Interest of Cotton Allot
ment in Franklin County
Headed by Col. C. L. McGhee,
a committee composed of R. J.
Rose, W. H. M. Jenkins, G. B.
Harris, E. J. Morgan, County
Farm Agent, A. J. Wilson, w. C.
Perry, T. H. Weldon and Fred
Jones, Assistant Farm Agent, vis
ited Washington City on Monday
and called upon the Secretary of
Agriculture, and the head of the
Farm Reduction division in tho
interest of the Cotton allottment
for the State and Franklin County
in particular.
They were given assurance that
there was nothing that could he
done in connection with the 1934
crop of cotton, but that a new
base arrangement would be made
next year which would be more
liberal.
The committee feels that while
they got noimmediate relief, their
trip was well worth the trouble
in bringing a condition before the
officials that would assist in the
adoption of a new base arrange
ments for another year.
BRINGS $12,500.00
The Spot Cash Store building
offered (or sale at auction by the
W. F. Ross, Inc., on Tuesday
morning was bid off, so we under
stand, by Mr. C. A. Stuart, of
Henderson, at $12,500.00. Quite]
a big crowd was present and en
Joyed the music and the crying of |
the auctioneer. The, building was ,
offered as a whole rather than in
thirds as advertised.
MISS TIMBERLAKE ENTER
TAINS
Miss Elizabeth Timberlake de
lightfully entertained the Vota
Vita class of the Louisburg Bap
tist Church Wednesday evening at
8:30 o'clock at her home.
The guests were met at the
door by Miss Lula Mae Timber
lake. ?
Music and games were furnish- [
ed for the occasion by Misses Mil
dred Bailey and Ethyle Russell of
Louisburg College.
After the games were played it
was found that Miss Agneen Thar
rington and Mr. Clyde Upchurch
were the winners of lovely prizes,
given by the hostess.
Delicious refreshments were
served by the hostess, assisted by
Miss Maria Perry and Mrs. R. O.
Bailey." There were about tw6n
ty-flve present.
S. W. Weston of Hyde County
had his first experience with les
pedeza this season and produced
two tons of hay to the acre.
The adjustment program has
meant $100,000 to the farmers of
Lincoln County In rental and
benefit payments this year.
I , I
TOBACCO IS
SELLING HIGH
Louisburg Market Making
Big Averages For Grow
ers Selling Here
Tobacco was still selling higiv
sn the Louisbutg market ag tho
lales closed yesterday, making big
averages (or the many growers
jelling on tbe local market. With
entire market sales averaging
iround 36 cents and individual
averages up to 50 cents the many
growers visiting Louisburg have
shown the greatest of satisfaction.
The buyers are all anxious for
>11 grades and the buying each
lay is lively and spirited. The
quantity brought in while not as
jreat as could be handled by thJ
'acilitiea, is very encouraging, and
Sives time for that personal at
tention so necessary for the full
ralue of the weed.
Louisburg merchants are coop
erating and making It greatly to
the advantage of the growers to
sell in Louisburg by offering mer
chandise at very attractive prices..?""
Bring your tobacco to Louis
burg and join the throng of satis
fied sellers.
SIMILAR HONORS
TO GRANDFATHER
AND GRANDSON
There appears in a recent
Greensboro Daily News the pic
ture of Walter C. Stallings, newly
elected Conjmander of the Henry
K. Burtner post of the American
Legion at Greensboro. This is of
deep interest to the people here
and at Justice since W. C. Stall
ings, the grandson of J. L. Bow
den a resident of Justice and one
of the few Franklin County Con
federate veterans yet living.
Election for the Greensboro
post was held in August, but the
official installation exercises did
not occur until Tuesday evening.
They took the form of a Dutch
i supper, several entertainment fea
tures and a business session at
the Legion hut at the corner of
Lindsay and Forbis streets.
The appointment Mr. Stallings
received is one of the most impor
tant given to young veterans, and
the highest honor in his local
community. He succeeds A. C.
Davis.
There must be a strong patriot
ic strain running in the family
for young Mr. Stallings' 88 year
old grandfather, J. L. Bowden, is
head of the Confederate Veteran
Chapter of Franklin County. Th<s
grandson served in many coun
tries overseas as a member ot the
navy and transport service, brav
i ing the dangers of submarines and
torpedoes while the grandfather
was a private in Company K, Reg
iment 32 of the Confederate for
ces and tramped hungry and half
clad among the loyal veterans un
der command of General Early.
He was captured on March 25,
1865, and was in Point Lookout
Prison when surrender was made.
Two very different scenes of
service ? but long live a race of
such heroes; and as the Arabs
say, "May their shadow never
grow less. ? Nash County News.
DAIRY GRADUATES
FARM IN STATE
More than 85 per cent of the
students who have graduated la
animal husbandry and dairying at
State College are putting their
college tratning to practice in
North Carolina.
> Of the 153 students who ha7?
graduated during the past 1$
years, says Fred M. Haig, associ
ate professor ot animal husban
dry and dairying. IS. 3 per cent
are county agents; 19.4. livestock
and dairy farmers; IS. 3, superin
tendents ot dairy manufacturing:1
9.4, in commercial live stock
work; 7.8, managers ot livestock
and dairy farms; 17.6, state and
government agricultural workers
and 12,2, per cent college and TO
cational agricultural teachers. "
Program At The
Louisburg Theatre
? ~
The following la the program
at the Loalsburg Theatre begin
ning Saturday, Oct. 20th:
Saturday ? John Wayne In
"Blue Steel." Also 12th chapter
"Mystery Squadron."
Monday ? James Dunn and Jeaa
Parker in "Have A Heart."
Tuesday ? Barbara Stanwyck IB
"A Loat Lady."
Wednesday ? Robert Montgom
ery in "Hideout."
Thursday-Friday ? The Qolddlf
gers ot 1934, Dick Powell. Rnbr
Keeler . and Joan Blondell la
"Dames."
Last showing Today ? James
Cagney. Pat O'Brien and Frank
Mcllugh la ''Here Come* The
Nary." , . . 4
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