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YOUR TOWN Wat a bit better than jroa an willing to Help ' make It BOOST YOUR TOWN The Franklin THE COUNTY - THE STATE - THE UNION YOUR LOOAL PAPER can't exUt without your Paid for Patronage In Subscription* and Advertising BOOST YOUR HOME PAPER VOLUMN LXVI. SUBSCRIPTION 91.00 Per Year LOUI8BURG, N. CAROLINA, FRIDAY, .MAY 17, 103.5 EIGHT PAGES) Nl'MBER 13 COURT HOLDS TWO DAYS * ADJOURNS UPON RE ? COMMENDATION OF GRAND JURY Grand Jury Gives Jail Black Eye and Recommends Re modeling Court House ? Many Cases Disposed Of ? Judge Williams Pre sides Judge Clawson L. Williams Convened the May term of Frank lla Superior Court on Monday morning and delivered a strong and intelligent charge to the grand Jury, dealing especially with reck less driving, driving intoxicated and the proper operation of School buses In his many well placed remarks he takes the posi tion that if children are given the proper training in the homes by the parents crime will be largely done away with. His ex planation of the duties of the grand Jurors, and the operation of the Jury under the new plan -was especially interesting. Solicitor W. Y. Bickett was pre sent and ably represented the State in all criminal matters. THe"T6nownir were chosen as Grand Jurors: F. E. Frazier, R. M. Fuller, H. R. Preddy, M. M. Hill, E. J. Wheless, F. W. Justice, W. E. Bartholomew, R. B. Roberts, E. L. Fuller, F. J. Sledge, W. P. Faulkner, W. S. Strickland, J. B. Bullock, C. D. Johnson. H. Bell, F. C. Glasgow, J. Drewry Weldon, C. F. Collier. F. W. Justice was chosen fcs foreman and Q. C. Parrish was appointed officer to the grand Jury. The docket was taken up and disposed of as follows: S. C. Holden, failure to make reports, continued under former order. Willie G. Stokes, reckless driv ing, continued under former ord er. George D. Wester, bad check, continued under former order. Robert E. Perry, abandonment, continued under former order. Peter Dickerson, larceny, com pliance shown defendant dlscharg ed. Fred Davis, temparary larceny of an automobile, compliance shown defendant discharged. Rufus Bunn, assault with dead ly weapon, defendant withdrow appeal, having been paraled show ed compliance defendant discharg ed. Harry Rogers, reckless driving, Continued under former order. E. B. Lancaster, assault, con tinued under former order. Arthur Mitchell, assault #ith deadly weapon, remanded to re^ corders court. J. L. Neal, assault with deadly weapon, nol pros with leave. Roy Holmes, assault, nol pros with leave. F. E. S tailings plead guilty to abandonment and non-support, and was given 2 "years on roads, to be suspended upon payment into court of $8 twice each month for the benefit of his Wife and children. Charles Upperman, disorderly conduct, nol pros with leave. Johnnie Jenkins, attempt to burn dwelling house in the night tine, found guilty and was given 2 to 4 years in State prison. Bennle Richardson was gi^en 2 to 4 years in State prison for larceny. Tasker Foster was given 2 to 4 years In State prison for house breaking and'larceny. Garland Johnson was granted a divorce from Mabel Stone John son, on ground of two years separation. A number of civil matters of minor public Interest were dis posed of. In deference to the following resolution of the grand Jury the May Term of Franklin Superior Court came to a close Tuesday af ternoon: The following resolution was adopted by the Orand Jury now in session and is herewith re spectfully submitted to the Conrt; "Whereas, out of consideration of the farmers of Franklin County who are behind ' (n their farm work, the Bar., o|,,F$?nklin County has recommended that only Jail eases be tried at this term and that all other cases be continued for the term, to the end that the farming people whose attendance on Conrt would otherwise be nec essary, may be at work In carry ing on their. farming operations; It is resolved that we, the Orand Jury, endorse the recommenda tions of the Bar and request that aald recommendations be adopt ed." Respectfully submitted, F. W. JUSTICE, Foreman. Orand Jury Report ? . The grand Jury which was drawn in compliance with the new (Continued on page tour) I SESQUI - CENTENNIAL PROGRAM t SATURDAY'S PROGRAM AT GREEN HILL J Address of Welcome by Rev. E. H. Davis. Response by Dr. A. W. Plyler, Editor North Carolina Chris tian Advoeate.v Special Music. Introduction of Speakers by Dr. M. T. Plyler, Associate Editor North Carolina Christian Advocate. Speakers for Saturday's occasion: Dr. G. T. Howe, Professor Duke University; Dr. J. M. Orniond, Duke University; Dr. Paul N. Garber, Professor Duke University. Bishop Paul B. Kern is to attend if possible. Services conclude with a barbecuc dinner to be served on the lawn at Green Hill. SUNDAY'S PROGRAM IN THE LOCAL METHODIST CHURCH The regular order of worship will be followed. Rev. F. Swindell Love, Presiding Elder, Raleigh District, will introduce the speaker. The sermon will be delivered by Bishop Collins Denny. A" picnic dinner will be served on the campus of Mills High School lawn. 9 1 ? -The public Ls iavitedjto come and Jbring their basket* -* A committee of ladies will receive all baskets and care for them as to the arrangement of serving dinner. If any people locally will telephone 300 arrangements will be made to call and get your baskets Sunday morning. I jet every fam ily in Louisburg join in this historic occasion and make it the greatest event of its kind ever celebrated by this city. sr HEAVY DAMAGE FROM HAIL Louisburg and vicinity suffered very little from the hail storm that visited It along with many other sections of North Carolina Tuesday afternoon. A splendid rain came and quite a bit of hail. At Franklinton the damage to -property was quite heavy, accord ing to reports. The hail storm there ranging in size up to almost as large as small hen eggs. It is reported that between 1500 and 2000 window lights were broken in the Cotton Mills, 165 lights broken in the colored graded schools and 87 lights were broken in the white graded schools. Many automobile tops were broken through, roofs to building punct ured and many small chickens killed, as well as much damage to gardens and small crops. Other damages reported below were taken from the News-Obser vor: A hailstorm which did ? heavy damage to crops and wiu4ows, especially in the Zebulon area, struck Wake County late Tuesday afternoon. Hailstones almost as large as baseballs were collected in several localities. A few per sons were reported slightly cut and bruised as a result of the storm and stock on farms near Zebulon also was injured. Less than two hours later a 60-mile-an-hour hurricane struck Washington, accompanied by hail, and plunged the town and neigh boring municipalities into dark ness for several hours when the municipal electric power plant's boiler house was wrecked. The Wake storm struck in sev eral sections of the" C6unty be tween 4 and 5 o'clock In the af ternoon. Although hail was report ed' to have battered crops to the' east and southwest of Raleigh and to have fallen in small quantities to the south, no hail was reported in the city. Worst damage apparently was done at and around Zebulon. where several negroes were re ported cut by falling hail and where practically every building in the business district lost win dows. Heavy damage was done to the Zebulon Baptist Church and the Wakelon High School, both of which lost most of their win dows. Many window lights In private residences also were reported to! have been broken. A huge oak! tree in the Wakelon schoolyard' was uprooted by the heavy wind accompanying the hall and near Zebulon another tree was up rooted and fell across the kitchen and dining room of R. I. Hagwood. On the farms of C, H. Chamblee and Avon Prlvette, stock was re ported injured. The hailstorm, which spread from the western city limits to points a mile north and a mile south of Zebulon, was reported to have moved as far east as Wilson. Stones the size of walnuts were i found. No damage ' was reported at Wendell on the east of Raleigh. Louisburg College Commencement Tbe (acuity and senior class of Louisburg College announces tbe commencement activities for May 25th to 28th, In the following program: Saturday, May 2i1 1:30 P. M. ? Alumni Luncheon. 8:00 P. M. ? Annual Concert, Department of Music and Expres sion. Sunday, May 26 11:00 A. M. ? Baccalaureate Sermon,- The Reyerend E. L. H1H man. Pastor Trinity Church, Dur ham, N. C. 8:00 P. M. ? Y. M. C. A.-T. W. C. A. Sermon, President Armour DaVld Wilcox, Louisburg College, Louisburg, *N. C. Monday, May 27 6:00 P. M. ? Class Day. 8:30 P. M.? Play, School of Expression. Tuesday, May 28 10:00 A. M. ? Graduating Exer cises. Commencemeat Address President Eugene J. Coltrane Brevard College, Brevard, N> kS. AUXILIARY TO MEET The American Legion Auxiliary will b? entertained on Tuesday, May 21st, at 4 p. m. by Meadames W. B. Tucker, A. B. Perry and B. N. Williamson at the home of Mra. Williamson. Mr*. C. R. Sykea, Secretary. No Kiwanis Tonight The TIMES is requested to state there will be no meeting ot the Louisburg Kiwanis Club to night, but all members are urged to attend the Dancfe Revue at Mills High School. You are expect ed to be on hand at 7: IS. Moves Office 1 ? Mr. L. A. Lentz, liqudating agent (or the First National Bank, of Louisburg, has moved his office to Raleigh. The offices formerly used by him are now Oc cupied by the Louisburg Produc tion Credit Association, who has moved its offices from the Hicks building. THANKS We wish to extend our most sincere appreciations, for the many acts of kindness and sym pathetic expressions rendered by our friends during the recent Ill ness and death of our husband and father. Mrs. B. W. Sturdlrant, and children. Blue mold Is reported Is a num ber of eastern Carolina tobacco plant beds and haa delayed plant ing in some instance*. MAURER SPEAKS TO FARMERS AT SOIL EROSION MEETING More Than One Thousand Acres Terraced ? Many Other Applications ? Meeting Friday Well At tended. On Friday May 10th a Soil Con servation program was- held on the old Allen Farm Just out of Louisburg. An inspection was made of terraces and outlet chan nels under construction and 500 acres on which terracing has been completed. Talks were madte by County Agent, E. J. Morgan. Mr. Maurer of the Soil Erosion Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture and Mr. Winchester, Vocational Agriculture Teacher of Franklin ton High School. About 126 far mers attended this program and showed a very active interest. On May 11th approximately 1000 acres of land In Franklin county has had erosion checked by the recent installation of broad base terraces. This work has been done by the large terracing ma chine owned by the Franklin Co. Soil Erosion Club. The work is supervised by "the N. C. Agricul tural Engineering Service and is berag done in accordance with the best known methods of today. Work completed thus far has been done on the farms of, T. H. Weldqn, L. O. Frazier, R. M. Ful ler, J. T. Weldon. W. J. Alston, Sollie Ayscue, H. F. Mitchell, Geo. A. Rose, W. W. Greene, H. L. Pearce, Wiley Hawkins, Dr. S. P. Burt, Dr. W. R. Bass, F. W. Whe lesB. Mrs. H. M. Stovall, S. E. Wilson. A. W. Wilson, J. H. Ful ler, Virginia-Carolina Joint Stock Land Bank and F. H. Allen. ^These owners are giving splendid co opreation in constructing outlets, making fills, cultivating with ter races and; planning a crop rota tion that will assist in reducing water run-off and conserving soil moisture. The work thus far has cost the owner an average of $1.50 per acre. Farmers who desire terracing done and who have fields during the summer will assist in keeping the terracing outfit busy and in giving the operating crew steady employment by notifying the County Agent's office that they have land that can be ter raced during June, July and August. This arrangement will In sure prompt work that will be completed before the most de structive erosion season, which is June through September. This request is made because crops stand In the way during this period, on much of the land which has been signed up for terracing. G. B. Harris President Franklin Memorial Associa tion to Hold Service on Sunday, June 2, at 2:30 p m. at Mills High School. The Franklin County Memorial Association held its annual busi ness meeting in the Court House on Wednesday, May 16th at 2:30 p. m. In the absence of the Presi dent, Mr. D. T. Dickie, Chas. P. Green, Ist Vice President and Chairman oi Arrangements com mittee presided. The minutes of the last meet ing were read and approved. The chair appointed a nominat ing committee composed of T. K. Stockard. S. E. Winston, Mrs. H. W. Perry to submit a slate for the coming year and the following names were brought In: President, O. B. Harris, Frank llnton) 1st V. Pres. Chas. P. Oreen, Loulsburg; 2nd V. Pres. Mrs. D, T. Fuller, Loulsburg, R. F. D.; 3rd V. Pres. Miss Gertrude Winston, Youngsville; Treasurer, Mrs. Ben T. Holden. Loulsburg; Secretary, Mrs. Hugh W. Perry. Loulsburg. T. K. Stockard, Chairman of the nominating committee read the list and moved that it be ac cepted, which was seconded by A. F. Johnson, and unanimously car ried." The financial condition of the association was discussed and up on motion these matters wire re ferred to the finance committee composed of L. W. Henderson, Bland Mitchell, Miss Lynne Hall, Mrs. W. D. Egerton, and Mrs. Ben T. Holden Chairman, to act upon as they thought proper. The Chairman, Mr. Green thanked the people for attending this meeting and assured them that they would two a splendid speaker for the Memorial Day service , which was scheduled to be held on Jane 2nd, 1936 at 2: SO P. M. In the Mills School auditorium. Plana are under war Where AmericanfarmersWill Homestead in Alaska] ANCHORAGE, Alaska . . . Here is pictured a typical farm house in the rick Matanuska Valley, to which more than 200 mid-western farm families, comprising 1000 members, are now en route from the U. 8. This is a FERA colonization project in Alaska. Vegetation thrives here with 24 hours of sunshine and a frosty sub-soil and there is no fear of drought. NEW LIQUOR LAW County Commissioners to Call Elec tion Within 60 Days ? County to Get The Profit The new whiskey controll legis lation passed in the recent gen eral assembly for Franklin Coun ty provides that' an election may >e called by the Board of County Commissioners any time within ??0 days from the ratification of the measure to determine the vishes of the people of the coun ty on the question of whether the county should take some control I of the whiskey traffic and use it .is a source of tax income or not. The election is to be called with in sixty days after its ratification 'on May 11th, which means the Commissioners must "call the elec tion. if at all, by July 10th. Those flavoring the control will cast a ballot "For Controll Act" and those opposed will vote "Against Control Act." The majority of the I votes Qjist will determine the re | suits. " ~ * If the election carries in favor 'of the Controll the Commission ers will name a Board of Controll, composed of three of the County's beat citizens to enforce and have controll of the administration of the law. They will determine how many Btores there shall be in Franklin County and their loca tion, employ managers and their help and fix the salaries. All whiskies will be handled only in packages of not less than one pint and the stores are to re main open from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. on all week days except election days and holidays, and they of course will be closed on Sunday. They are not to sell to minors or persons being convicted of being a liquor addiet, and no whiskey, beer or wine is to be consumed on the premises. The duties of opening and equipping the stores is imposed upon the Board of Control who will set the prices for the sale of the whiskey, and all profits will accrue to the County, five percent of which is to be set aside for the proper enforcement of the law of whiskey controll. No portion s>t the profits and no tax upon the same, as the law now stands will go to the State. BEEN DEAD A WEEK Negro Found in Williamson Woods Badly Decompos ed ? Possibly an Herb Doctor. -- ? ' "* i 1 wruie Barnes, colored, of Wll json, according to Identification of Mr. Ennls Lancaster, was found dead in the Williamson Woods just east of the city limits Satur day morning, by a negro who was passing through the woods. The find was reported to officers and Sheriff Spivey and Coroner Bob bin and a large number of specta tors visited the scene. After a thorough investigation Coroner Bobbltt announced there was no evidence of foul play and the de ceased probably came to his death by an over dose of medicine and exposure. The party had evident ly been dead for about a week as the body was in a bad state of decomposition. The Coroner found on the body a lot of roots aad herbs a headache and other tablets and thirty cents in money. It was surmised the deceased was an herb doctor. NEW STORE BUILDING Mr. H. C. Taylor begun clean ing up two lota on the old Ford Warehouse place on Nash Street the past week preporatory to the erection of a nice new store build ing. He plans to erect a modern] brick single story store with one of the~ latest style fronts. for a program which will jad J equataty do honor to the deceased ex-service men and the coopera tion of every man, woman and child in the Connty Is earnestly desired In order that this organi sation may ctrry on the work started so bravely when tM ex periences of the World War Were fresh In our memory. - TOWN OR GANIZATION The newly elected town officials held their organization meeting on Tuesday morning, with all members present. Dr. H. G. Perry was made Mayor Pro-tem, and F. H. Allen Purchasing Agent. The committees appointed by Mayor W. C. Webb read the following committee appointments: Light & Wateir ? Dr. H. G. Perry, Chm., W. J. Cooper, W. B. Barrow. Tax ? W. J. Cooper, Chm., J. S. Howell, W. E. White. Finance ? W. E. White, Chm., F. H. Allen, W. B. Barrow. Street ? W. B. Barrow, Chm., Dr. H. G. Perry, W. E. White. Auditing ? F. H. Allen, Chm., W. E. White, W. J. Cooper. Building ? J. S. Howell, Chm., W. J. Cooper, W. B. Barrow. Cemetery ? W. E. White, Chm., W. J. Cooper, F. H. Allen. Fire ? J. S. Howell, Chm., F. H. Allen, Dr. H. O. Perry. Ordinance ? Dr. H. G. Perry, Chm., J. S. Howell, W. B. Barrow. Mother's Day And Deacons Ordination at Harris Chapel June 2nd. j Re*. Chaa. B. Howard, pastor announces that the public is cor dially Invited to a special Mother'! Day service at Harris Chapel, at two P. M. June 2nd. The children will present a speqlal program from 2:00 to 2:45. At 2:45 Pastor Howard will preach the annual Mother's Sermon. At 3:S0 Messrs. Sam Prlvette, J. J. S. Tlmberlake, and Charles J. Frailer will be ordained to the oftlee of Deacon. All pastors and deacons In the section and In the county are In vited to participate in this sacred ceremony, and all readers of the TIMES are cordially Invited to enjoy the whola afternoon with us. Sunday, Jnne 2nd, two to foar o'clock P. M. * LEGISLATURE ADJOORNS Liquor Question Commands Attention in Last Hours ?Several Counties to Hold Elections For Whiskey Control Stores. ( News-Ob8er ver ) The Legislature of 1935 finally adjourned ".Saturday after passing laws which will allow 17 counties and two resort towns to sell liquor if the majority of their citizens vote wet. These new local liquor laws ? enacted in the last, hectic session despite the frantic, eleventh hour* efforts of Governor Ehringhaus and leaders of the Legislature ? are without equal throughout the country. It the local elections are won by the wets, half of Easten North Carolina will have legal liquor, as result of the acts of the State Legislature, yet the State will have no control over the liquor business and get not one cent of revenue therefrom. The counties which are to de cide whether or not they will have legal liquor are New Hanover, Pasquotank, Carteret, Craven, Pitt. Martin, Beaufort. Halifax, Wilson, Edgecombe, Greene, Lenoir, Warren, Vance, Nash, Rockingham, Franklin and pos sibly Onslow, the name of which was removed from one section of the bill but not another. Pine hurst and Southern Pines were the two resorts which, alone of all the municipalities in the State were given the right to go wet without county action. hhringhaus Kilters All the counties except New Hanover, which got its liquor bill passed Friday, were included in one bill. It passed the Senate just before 3 o'clock Saturday morn ing and went through the House later in the day. It was then that Governor Ehringhaus entered openly into the picture. Calling the presiding officers and leaders of both wet and dry factions into his office ? along with Cale Burgess of the United Drys, Attorney General A. A. P. Sea well and others ? the Governor urged that the patchwork, county laws be scrapped, and 0Ome sort of a State bill substituted. Whether you like it or not, you have got 17 counties that are go ing to vote on the liquor question, the Governor said. Certainly, if North Carolina is going to have legal liquor it had better be un der State control. Wets Willing Some of the wets were willing to make a partial concession. They were willing to give the State the liquor control and revenue and provide that there be no legal liquor unless as many as 20 coo ties voted for liquor. But the drys were not willing to accept tliai. "What do you mean, accept" snorted one wet in an aside to a dry. "We've' got that much al ready. We're just offering to give the State the control and the rev-' enue." On and on the conference last ed while the two houses of the | Legislature waited upstairs, im patient to adjourn. Tempers were on edge despite the Governor's best smiling efforts toward cool compromise. Some of the drys pointed out that it would be un fair to ask the Senate to vote on a State liquor bill, which it al ready had killed once, as many members had gone home. Finally , the conference broke up, having accomplished nothing. Net Result -Nil The net result of Governor Eh ringhaus' entry into the liquor fight-^-at the 11th hour and 59th minute ? was to bring critisism down on his own head for not having taken a hand before. Al though the fight has been going i on for months, as far as most of the Legislature knew he had ignored it. Certainly he had ma<le no public recommendation on tbe question, one way or the other. Adjournment followed almost immediately after the Governor's conference. Program At The Louisburg Theatre The following la the program at the Louisburg Theatre begin ning Saturday, Mar 18th: Saturday ? Tim McCoy in "The Prescott Kid." Sunday ? Janet Oaynor and Warner Baxter In "One More Spring.". I Monday-*? Jean Parker and Rus tsell Hardle In "Sequoia." , ! Tuesday ? Ralph Bellamy In |"Air Hawks." Wednesday ? Paul Muni in "Black Fury." Thursday ? James Dunn and Alice Faye In "Qeo. White's 193S Scandals." Friday and Saturday ? Wallace - Beery In "Weet Point of the Air." Last Showing Today ? Ginger Rogers and Fred Astalre In "Robert*."