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YOUE TOWN isn't ? bit better than you are willing to Help make It BOOST YOUR TOWN Franklin Times THE COUNTY - THE STATE - THE UNION YOUE LOCAL PAPEE can't exist without your Paid for Putronagc in Subscriptions and Advertising BOOST YOUR HOME PAPER VOLUMN LXVI. SUBSCRIPTION 91 .50 Per Yew LOU ISBURG, N. CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIfc 12, 1035 EIGHT PAGES) M M HE It M MUSICAL AT KIW ANIS A most enjoyable program was! presented to the Loulsburg Ki wanls Club on Friday evening at Franklin Hotel, by the program committee. It consisted in its en tirely of musiclal numbers, all uf which were of a high order and masterly rendered. The first on the program was a negro quartette composed of Hugh Leonard, Jr., Weldon Gill, McKlnne Person, Robert Lee Harris, who sang "Swing low Sweet Chariot" and "Watermelon Smiling on the Vine." The next number wbb pre sented by Mr. Al. Hodges, Jr., who rendered two baSB solos "Mighty Lak A Rose," and "Bells of the Sea." He was accompanied ' at the piano by Miss Russell, ofi the Loulsburg College Student | body. Miss Jenkins rendered the "Indian Love Song" and "By the Bends of the River," and was aC- ' companled by Miss Russell. Mrs. ' Mack Stamps, .Jr., sang "The Isle of Lapree," and "When I get to old to remember." She was ac companied at the piano by Mrs. J. E. Malone. Each of these musical selections were well selected, masterly rendered and more than greatly enjoyed by all present. The meeting was presided over by President Edward F. Oriffln, who after entertained a discussion of views in regard to the Inter club meeting to be held in Ra leigh Friday night, requested all who could do so to ? atteAdte ? Jack Allen reported?in"* the finance committee. He suggested { that the Klwanls sponsor the com mencement of Mrs. Dees dancing school on a 50-60 basis. After some discussion the suggestion was adopted. Thornton Jeffress. reported for the committee to decide best of merit for awarding cup at end of year. The committee decided to let each one strive to do his best and at the end of the year let the club vote for the one it thinks best entitled to it. Mills suggested that the Kiw anis Club memorialize Franklin's representatives in the General As nembly to have that body provide funds to cover expense and invite the Civil War Veterans to have their National Reunion in North Carolina next year. The sugges tion met a hearty response and the matter was referred to the Public .Affairs Committee to handle. Kiwanlan Sed Lancaster was granted the floor, and he extended an Invitation to each members of the club to be bis giiest on next Friday night for supper. The in vitation was accepted and a rising vote of appreciation extended Klwanian Lancaster. Thus closed a most enjoyable and delightful meeting. New Deal Burial Association The above Is the title of a new mutual organization sponsored by the undertakers of this section, and which is being announced by W. E. White Furniture Company in this issue. The object of this mew enterprise is to provide funds for burial expenses by small monthly payments. It Is chartered under the State laws and is bond ed. Mr. White reports that the Campaign for membership is growing in popularity and success Is assured. LOUISBURG BAPTIST CHURCH - The following services have been announced for Sunday, April 14, '1935, by pastor D. P. Harris: 9:45 A. M. Sunday School. 11 A. M. Sermon ? "What are we here for?" ? Heb.XII:7. . 7:30 P. M. Sermon ? "The Joy of looking back" ? Dan. VIII: 17. Meetings for our young people begin promptly at 6:45. OUt young people are staying for our night services, and if Is encouraging to nbte the growth of the night congregations. Will you as a member of the church be there to help? We welcome all our friends and visitors to these serv ices. Program At The Louisburg Theatre The following" 1( the program at the Loulsburg Theatre begin ning Saturday April 13th: Saturday ? Ken Maynard In "In Old Santa Fe." Sunday ? Charity Benefit ? Rudy Vallee In "Sweet Music." Monday ? Guy Ktbbee and Aline MacMahon In "While The Patient Slept." Tuesday ? Bruce Cabot, Grace Bradley and Burton Churchill In "Red Head." Wednesday ? Norman Foster and Sheila Manners In "Behind The Evidence." Thursday and Friday ? WILL ROGERS In "Life Begins at 40." Last Showing Today ? Joe Mor rison, Mrs. Blng Crosby and ?Burns and Allen In _"L ore In Bloom." C. P. GREEN RECEIVES APPOINTMENT Mr. Chas. P. Green has been ap pointed conciliatory Commissioner by Judge I. M. Meekens, of the Federal Court of this district. Mr. Green's duties will be largely ta hear distress complaints of farm era and home owners with the idea of bringing about adjustment or ^extension of time as provided under the Frazler-Lempke Act. Mr. Green Is well fitted for this Important position.' New Bills j For Franklin ? The following bills affecting Fraiklin County have been In troduced in the lower House of the General Assembly: A bill to be entitled an act relating to officers fees for capture of stills and distillers in Franklin County. The General Assembly of North Carolina do auact: Section 1. That for every distil lery seized in Franklin County under the Turlington Act, the sheriff or other duly constituted officer of said county making such seizure shall receive the sum of ten dollars, and for every person captured and convicted of manu facturing or aiding or abetting in the manufacture of illicit whiskey, the sheriff or other duly constitut ed officer of Franklin County making said capture shall receive; the sum of ten dollars, said sum or lums to T)e allowed by the com missioners of Franklin County: Provided, that the said commis sioners shall not pay the sum or sums above provided if they are satisfied, upon investigation, that such seizure or capture was not made in good faith for the pur pose of enforcing the Turlington Act; and, Provided, further, that only one officer shall receive the sum or sums above provided for in each case. Sec. 2. That the sum paid for the capture and conviction as pro vided in section one of this act may, in the discretion of the court, be taxed as a part of the colls against the persons convicted: Provided, that in all cases when the said sum of ten dollars is charged in said bill of cost and It appears that the same cannot for any reason be collected from the persons convicted of distilling or aiding and abetting, then thu, County of Franklin shall only be liable for one-half of the rewards provided in this act. Sec. 3. That all laws and clauses of* laws in conflict with the provi sions of this act are hereby re pealed In so far as they affect this act, and House Bill five hundred three, Public-Local taws of one thousand <nine hundred thirty-five, ratified on March, eighth, one thousand nine hundred thirty-five is hereby repealed. Sec. 4. That this act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification. A bill to be entitled an act to provide for payment of bills of cost in the Recorder's Court of Franklin County. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: Sectionl. That in all criminal trials in the Recorder's Court of Franklin C&unty in which the de fendant Is acquited or a nol pros or nol pros with leave is taken, the sttte's witnesses and officers shall be paid one-half of the witness fees now allowed witnesses and officers in the Superior Court; said fee to be approved and paid by the county commissioners of Franklin County within sixty days from final disposition of the case in which fees are allowed under fills section. Sec. 2. That all laws and clauses of laws In conflict with the pro visions of this act are hereby re pealed. Sec. 3. That this act shall be in full force and effect from and after Its ratification. ' The Mecklenburg Jersey Breed ers Association is planning a more aggressive campaign for populari sing the breed In that section. A Jersey calf club sale will be held In May.. . Orphans Draw 1 Big Crowd To Give Concert at Justice School April 16th at 7:30 The Oxford Orphanage Singing Class was greeted with quite a big crowd at Mills High School on Monday night of last week, who enjoyed a most excellent program well present and rendered. The public was very appreciative and responded nicety with a splendid silver offering. The class will visit Justice on Tuesday night, April 16th, 1935 and give a concert at the Justice School at 7:30 o'clock, under the auspices of Central Cross Lodge. No. 189, A. F. & A. M. The publlcj is invited to go out and hear the Orphans and enjoy an evening of high class entertainment. Recorder's Court Franklin Recorder's Court ex perienced another small docket on Monday morning, which was dis posed of ae follows: Nathan Dudley was found guilty of operating car without proper lights, fined $10 and costs. Clemmons Pearce was found not guilty of reckless driving and violating prohibition law. Willife Martin, assaul^, on fe male, continued. William Early Perry, abandon-; ment, continued. Troy Strickland, plead guilty to earless and reckless driving and was given 3 months on roads, up on payment of costs execution of road sentence to issue upon order of court. Defendant not to drive car for 4 months. New Business The announcement oh the Caro lina Mutuarfeurial Association, of Franklin County, with W. W. Pitt-' man. President; S. P. Pittman, Vice-president; W. G. Lancaster, Secretary-Treasurer, and W. W. Shingleton, Ray Hedrick, S. T.i Lancaster and J. E. Davis as Direc tors being a new enterprise and new people to Franklin County. The home office will be in the1 Hicks building over Scoggin Drug Store at which place Pittman and Lancaster will operate a funeral home, which will be in charge of Mr. J. E. Davis, who comes from Stantonburg. Mr. W. W. Pittman Is from Stantonburg and Mr. W. G. Lancaster, from Rocky Mount. They expect to be ready for busi ness in a short while. P. T. A MKETI.VG Members of the Mills High School Parent-Teacher Association are requested to be present during Visiting Hour Wednesday after noon, April 17th, at 2:30 o'clock, at' which time the teachers will hold open house. Members are in vited to visit the various grades' and observe the work being done by the children. At 3:30 o'clock on the same af ternoon the P. T. A. members will meet in tlfe auditorium for a short business session. Please note the change of 'date and hour of the April meeting. This change is made in order not to conflict with a track meet to be held on Thursday, April 18th. All patrons of the school will be given a cordial welcome, and it is hoped that many will avail themselves of the opportunity to visit their school. FLAT ROCK B. Y. P. U. I. President's period; Song Serv ice; Prayer; Announcements; Bi ble Drill; Reports and assign ments. II. Group captain's period; Topic: "The New Testament Ideal! of the Pastor"; Introduction ? Josephine Hendrix; A Sense of Divine Call? Helen Hill; Christ like In Character ? Moselle Wig-1 gins; "Furnished unto all good' works" ? Thelma Roberts; A preacher of The Word? Beatrice Hill; A Winner of Souls? Claire Layton; A Builder of The Church ? Joseph Hart; The Man of God? j Arthur Hall. III. President's period; Song; prayer. The hour is 7:00 o'clock. Don't be late. ST- PAUL'S EPISCOPAL OHUKOH Palm, Sunday (April 14), morn log Prayer and Sermon, 11:00. Church School,- 10.00, and Y. P. 8. L. 7:00 p. m. County Home, 4:00 p. m. Tuesday night, April 10, special preacher, the Rev. B. N. De toe Wagner ot Emmanuel Church, Warrenton, N. C. The service will be at 8 o'clock. The Oood Friday service will be held from 12 noon to 1 p. m. Friday. Oood Friday i* one of the most important days in the year of any Christian. Visitors welcome. ? . Even if the home-garden stuff isn't any better It's only decent to say it is. First of May Queens DURHAM, N. C. . . .Miss Jan? Williams (above), of St. Paul, Minn., * senior at Duko University, has been elected 1635 May Queen to rule la elaborate ceremonies here. May 4. Ball Game Here Saturday The Louisburg College Trojans, victorions In 3 out of 5 starts, will entertain the Varsity Club of i Trenton N. J., on Saturday at 3 p. m. The Trojans defeated High Point College 11-1, Presbyterian Junior College 15-1 and 7-6. The Louisburg boys lost to Campbell 2-0 and to wake Forest Fresh-! men 6-3 in 12 innings. Weldon with 1 win and 1 Iosb will be on the mound for the locals with Goodwin catching. Weldbn is leading the club in hitting with a 466 average followed by Rich ards with: a 386. The Trojans lineup along with Weldon and Goodwin will be 1st base Bullock, 2nd base Gilbert br Hoyle, 3rd base HoskinV ss West. LF Perry, CF Fearing, RF Chand ler. , This game wilt bring to a cli max Louisburg College's hospita lity week-end for Eastern Carolina High School students. Finds Meat Sheriff F. N. Spivey and con stable J. I'. aloiore found a lot of meat and some dry goods in a small piece of woods on the old Macon farm near Ingieside Tues day, following a clue given them a short while before. Other of ficers including the Sheriff of Warren County were also looking for the articles and arrived soon after Sheriff Spivey. The goods were Identified as some stolen a few days before from a store at Ridgeway and were taken back to Warren County. The meat was brought to Louisburg and stored in the Jail where it was later iden tified by Mr. J. A. Spencer who lost h|; meat on ' Monday night through ? the activily" of thieves. There was about 690 pounds of the meat. The Warren County officers took Roger Faultier, ? . ? . Daniels white, and Bennie Wil liams, colored, back to Warrenton to be given a hearing in connec tion with the robbery of the store at Ridgeway. AMERICAN LEOION AUXI LIARY TO BE ENTERTAINED The American Legion Auxiliary wtll be entertained at the home of Mrs. C. A. Ragland on Tues day, April 16, at 3:30 p. m. with Mrs. Ragland, Mrs. J. R. Allen and Mrs. F. B. Leonard hostess. A full attendence is desired. Mrs. C. R. Sykes. Franklin Co. Track Meet April 18th The track meet, conducted by the Franklin County High School League, will take place at the Gold Sand High School on Thurs day, April 18, beginning at 2 p.: m. ? The events for boyB are ? hurdles; Pole vault;' Shot put;j 100 yard dash; broad Jump; discus throw; 220 yard dash; ?Javelin throw; high Jump; mile! relay. The events for girls are ? Stanfl-j ing broad Jump; running broad, jump; hurdles; 50 yard dash; discus throw; shot put; 75 yard diish; high Jump; Javelin throw; 400 yard shuttle relay. Since an occasion of this kind usually brings together a large number of people, It Is necessary for everyone to observe a number of precautions in order to assure safety and to assist the officials In carrying on a smooth running contest. The grounds have been marked off and wired in such a^way as to give all contestants the opportun ity of doing their best. Spectators are asked to assist in having n speedy track meet by using the spaces provided for BP'ectatoirs. During the contests nobody except contestants and officials should be in the inclosures provided for the contests. Parking space will be marked, and drivers are asked to not park in the highway. Track coaches and officials are asked to meet in the Agricultural class room at 1:30 p. m. The track meet offers a variety of entertainment for those who like athletic contests of this na ture. The public is cordially Invit ed to attend. A large crowd is ex pected to be present. Purnell Postmaster Mr. M. W. Hardy, who has been ! cting post master at Franklinton i for some time resigned his posi ! tlon the past week to take up work with the C. C. C., and- Mr. T. O. Purnell was appointed to succeed Mr. Hardv as acting post master. Mr. Hardy was a most fficient official, and is also well trained and occupies a high posi tion with the C. C. C. Mr. Purnell is equally well fitted to fill t)ie vacancy, and will give the people )f Franklinton efficient service. YOUNGS VILLE CIRCUIT The second Quarterly Confer ence meets at Youngsville, Sun Iday, April 14th, 11 a. m. The pre I aiding elder. Dr. F. S. Love, will ! ireach at this hour and the busi | ness session will follow Immedi J ately. Lunch will be served (or. all visitors at the church by th-J ladies of the Youngsville church All officials are urged to attend with a financial report. A. M. Williams. BIRTHDAY PARTY Little Miss Ruby Lee White was honored at a lovely birthday party at the home of her parents, Mr. ' and Mrs. R. C. White in Franklin [ ton, Saturday afternoon in honor | of her twelfth birthday. , After the guests had enjoyed a | number of games the guests were I invited around the dining room I table, where the white birthday lake with twelve blue candles were brightly burning, and were served with ice cream and cake. After wards the guests enjoyed an egg hunt. Guests for the afternoon wtiro: Bettie Pearl Porter, Olive Crews, Francis Green, Elizabeth Pearce, Mary Elizabeth Kearney, Mattille Hicks, Margaret Catherine Lump kin, Ann Ford, Gene Tompson Virginia Whitaker, Ruby Lee White, and Dorothy E. White. All of Franklinton. ? Prisoner Who Escaped and 'Made Good' For 16 Years Returns . to Complete Term Raleigh, April 8. ? A mail wno "made good" In Mississippi dur ing 16 years he was free as an es cape from the North Carolina state prison was a voluntary pri soner again today so he could "pay my debt" and "get a load off my conscience." r~ r.,3' Late yesterday XPC. Walker, now a white-haired man .of 52 years, walked in the ..office of Warden H. H. Honeycutt and aak ed that he be allowed to "get shed of the rest of my sentence," which Is years. Walker told Honeycutt that he had lived In many places since he escaped In 1919 but had married *nd "made good" In Mississippi. He gave the address of his wife as Brookvllle, Miss. He recently "Joined the church," he said, and decided to pay his debt to society. The prisoner told the warden, who has been at central prison more than a quarter of a century, that he felt he could work out ' lis time under supervision of the, warden and wanted to "make ?ood" In prison. In 1915 Walker was convicted, in Pender County of the slaying; of a sheriff of Brunswick County] and was given 30 years. He escap ed in 1919. The return of the man with the request he be allowed to serve the 26 years remaining of his term was the first time a man with any such unfinished sentence has vol untarily returned to the prison since Honeycutt has been located there. "He's too nervous to see any body for. a few days but he sure seems glad to get back and get the matter off his mind," Honeyclrtt ; commented. Governor Ehrlnghaus, notified of the return of Walker, said, f# is a very unusual case. I 'will be Interested very much in watching bis future conduct. Of course, any clemency action must follow tht usual channels." I From Army to Bank WASHINGTON . . . Major-General James F. McKinley (above), Adju tant General of the U. 8. Army sinco 1933, 1| toon to tender lug resignation to accept the presidency of tlie Na tional Bank of Bam Houston at > Antonio, Tex. He entered" the ariif' ; U a "buck private" in 18P8. Charity Ball Rocky Mount. April 8. ? The Rotary Club is perfecting plans for its third annual Charity Ball which will be given in the Recrea tion ballroom. Rocky Mount, on Thursday, May 2, and has an nounced today a bit of interesting news in connection with the af fair, which will feature Emil Velazco, noted organist, and his orchestra. Officers of the club, President A. L. Brandon, Vice-President Leslie B. Aycock, Secretary Thos. I. Pearsall and treasurer Bert Cronenberg. are - lining up their committees for the gigantic cele bration, funds to be derived from which will be used in financing the Industrial night school which the Rotary club sponsors in con nection with the Y. M. C. A. and the FERE, and in providing tooth brushes and paste to under-privi leged children in the city schools. These various committees who will take over the details to be work ed out prior to the Charity Ball I will be announced later. Officers and Rotary members are elated over the coming of Velazco and his orchestra, booked at the most unusual attraction ever to play in this city, in that in addition to a full orchestra of 12 men, the featured instruntent is a portable pipe organ, valued at $20,000. Velazco. known as radio's "Wizard of the Organ" will be at the console. During the. past season Velazco has been playing at the Waldorf Astoria hotel and the grill room of the Hotel Taft in New York and critics have been amazed and lavish in their praise of the ad aptability of the organ to the swift tempos of dance rhythm. The "organ on wheels" is the only one of Its kind in the world and Is the result of many years of experi mentation, the owner says. It is motor driven and .complete with console, pipe unit and can be as sembled ready to play In fifteen or twenty minutes. As an, organist Mr. Velazco ranks with the highest in the concert and theatre world, hav ing been featured organist at the Roxy theatre for several years, and he has also given innumber able concerts at Carnegie Hall. His organ is remarkable, in that with it the organist can play fas ter than a fiddle and run through tunes like "Nola" and "Kitten on the Keys" In record time. Until a few years ago Velazco had to play three notes ahead of the bands men. because It took his organ a split second to register.. He has perfected the remarkable instru ment after years of experimenta tion and at great expense, it is said. The Rotary cluli has for some time assisted in the Industrial night BChool conducted here, where seven teachers are employ ed in various classes, some of them vocational. DR. W. H. NICHOLSON Henderson. ? Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon for Dr. William Henry Nicholson, 71. of Henderson. The -services were at the home and were hi charge of Dr. J. M. Culbreth, pastor of the. First .Methodist Church. Dr. Nicholson died Monday night after having been ill for sev eral years, a severe heart attack a short while ago being the lm mediate cause. He was a native of Franklin county, and a practicing physician of Loulsburg, having received Ills training at Trinity College and In Baltimore. Later he removed to Hickory where he lived (or 25 years, moving at the expiration of that .time to Henderson where he had Many friends and relatives. He Is survived by bla wife. Mrs. OeievIeVe Perry Nicholson* ?ae brother,. C. T. Nicholson Of Frank llnton; and three sisters, Mrs. X. 1. QUI of Rlackstone, Vfc., "Sirs. O. C. Mitchner and Miss Evelyn Nicholson both of Frankllnton. We all find time to do what w* really want to do. . "LIFE BEGINS AT FORTY" Hilarious Situations Crowd Will Rogers New Picture, At" Louisburg Theatre Thursday-Friday, April 18 ? And 19th. Picture-lovers who find Will Rogers' brand of humbr irresisti ble ? and this includes the entire screen public ? are delighted with the news that his latest picture, "Life Begins At 40", coming to the-<Louisburg Theatre, Thursday Friday, April 18 and 19th, is crammed with fun. Advance reports label this Fox Film, suggested by the Walter B. Pitkin book hit, a bang-up laugh riot. Critics say it easily eclipses previous Rogers' favorites, "Judge Priest," "David Harum," and "The County Chairman." Rogers portrays a double-fisted, 'tender-hearted country editor who proves tljA.t..l|ie years after forty ar6 . thfc best and goes in quest of the fun-tain of youth. He launch.es a series of situations that smash the funny bone to smithereens. "Life Begins At 40", relates the romance of a young school teacher and a youth "railroaded" to pri son. The shrewd editor brings to light facta that clears the boy, and stirs up a hornet's nest of fun in the process. Calls The Hog* Among the high spots in the picture are Will's efforts at hog calling, and his pistol duel which he wins fnrough wisecracking. America's ace humorist uncorks a brand new vintage of laughs, from reliable accounts. The direction of this Sol M. Wu*tzel production is by George Marshall. Lamar Trotti, who col laborated on the story of "Judge Priest," wrote the screen play. The supporting cast includes Rochelle Hudson and Richard Cromwell in the romantic leads, George Barbier, Jane Darwell, Slim Suinmerville. Sterling Hollo way. Thomas Beck. Roger Imhof, Charles Sellon, John Bradford, and Ruth Gillette. \ To Holders | Of Cotton Mr. A. \V. Person, one of Louis burg's oldest and popular cotton buyers says of the cotton situa tion: "Those who have stood the storm and are still holding their cotton, it appears now, that the worst is over, and looks that be fore many days, prices will be | back normal around the 13c level, j Today cotton is back to about the i 12c leve\ the first tiflfe since the I crash -on the 11th March. It has | been five weeks since a bale of cotton has been sold on open mar I ket here. 1 hav.e advised all my friends to store cotton and take advantage of the Government loan 12c and when the market ad- M varices they can sell right here anytime they like. As I said it appears that it will not be long , before prices will be b^ck around I the 13c level, and I wilfbe able to welcome my many friends back . to our good old market. Fiddler's Convention ' The senior class of the Frank linton High School will sponsor an old fiddler's convention in the school auditorium on Wednesday, April 17. Appropriate prizes will i be offered. Proceeds will be used for benefit of Washington Trip Fund. ! The President of the senior class. Joe Cheatham, will be glad { to hear from anyone who may , wish to enter contests.' In previous ' years the old fiddler's convention has been well received by a pack ed auditorium. COMPLETES i TRAINING Sherrod B. Sledge, of Louis burg successfully completed the course of training at the Marine Base, Parris Island. S. C., and received assignment last week to the Marine Barracks, Naval Am munition Depot, Indian Head, Md. He 1b the son of. Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter E. Sledge of route four. Mr. Sledge was accepted fbr service in the Marines last Decem ber at the Headquarters Office, Post Office Bldg., Savannah. He is a graduate of Edward Best high school, class of 1933. Examinations tor the Marine Corps are now being held at the Savannah office. Applications will be mailed high school graduates upon request. . In addition to the other le gumes, every North Carolina farm ought to hare at least one acre of alfalfa, proposed a prominent ^ag ricultural worker in piedmont Carolina last week.