YOUI TOWN ?1 ? bit better tbaa j ?re vUUng to Help BOOST YOUR TOW* The Franklin Times THE COUNTY - THE STATE - THE UNION m i , i TOUR LOCAL PAPER can't exist without your Pild for Patronage 1b Suliecrlptlon* and AdvertUlng BOOST YOUR HOMK PAPER VOLUMN LX VI. SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Per Ye LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1835 EIGHT PAUMS) NUMBER at MORE COUN TIES GO WET WET COUNTIES PLAN NINO TO OPEN MORE STORES Wets Lead 2 to 1 on Incom plete Carteret Returns With Outlying Precincts Holding Only Hope For Dry Victory; Pitt County Casts Heaviest Vote With Halifax Going Wet By Largest Margin; Edge combe to Open Three More Stores; Vance to Begin Sale On July 15 Wet forces Saturday won de cisive victories on eight separate battlefronts and, on the basis of scattered returns, were apparent ly headed for a ninth victory, as nine North Carolina counties vot ed on the legalization of the sale of whiskey in county-controlled stores. Complete votes In Pasquotank, Martin, Nash and Lenoir showed Wet victories by substantial ma jorities. In Halifax, Warren, Pitt and Onslow, Incomplete returns showed Wets leading by such ma jorities that an upset on later re turns In any of them is hardly possible. Only in Carteret, where six of 26 precincts gave the Wets a lead of 1,084 to 624, could the Drys be conceded an outside chance. ? l ne elections saiuruay oruugiii to 15 the number ot^ ^ qoijnties which have voted under "authority ot last-minute local legislation pawed by the Oeneral Assembly. No counties have (ound their way into the Dry column, and only two, Oreen and Rockingham, re main to vote. Both have elections scheduled Tuesday. An 18th elec tion, set (or Franklin County, has been restrained by court order. All the counties which have voted so far, except New Hanover, may establish liquor stores as soon as control boards can be ap pointed and the machinery set up. New Hanover commissioners were restrained by Judge J. Paul Friz xelle from placing the provisions ot the New Hanover control act in effect pending a hearing before the Supreme Conrt on his order holding the aet unconstitutional. Pitt Vote Heaviest The largest vote cost Saturday, on the basis of early returns, was that in Pitt County, where 18 out of 19 precincts showed a vote of 3,396 for control and 1,129 against control. Slimmest margin in the early reports was that in -Carteret. In Nash, the other of the large counties voting, the vote was 2,937 for control and 901 against. Opening More Stores As the elections were being held Saturday, preparations went tor ward In counties already voting wet to establish liquor stores. Stores established in Wilson and Tarboro were operating success fully and the Edgecombe control board announced plans for open ing additional stores tomorrow in Macclesfield and Plnetops. The Vance board announced its first store would open July IS In Hen derson. It also was announced that the Edgecombe board had completed arrangements for opening a store In Rocky Mount, which Is half In Edgecombe and half in Nash early this week as soon as the returns from Nash county are of ficially reported. Nash commis sioners, anticipating a wet victory, were reported to hpxt made ar rangements to stock a, store in Rocky Mount, also, in an effort to open simultaneously with the Edgecombe ator??r In the three counties from which complete returns were avai lable earljj, last night, majorities were five to one for control in Martin, better than three to one in Pasquotank and close to three to one In Lenoir, but on the basis of incomplete returns, Halifax wets appeared to be piling up the largest proportional majority, th/a vote In eight of that county's 15 precincts being abont sis to one for control. New Liquidating Agent Mr. O. H. Myrick. of Littleton, who succeeds Mr. J. R. Teague, as Liquidating Agent for the Farmers k, Merchants Banjc. ***? Citizens * Commercial Bank at Frankllnton and the Bank ot Toungsville, w?s a visitor to -Lou lsburg Friday. Mr. Myrick comes as a most painstaking and effici ent official. Whatever may be the causes for divorce. It tanft be agreed that tke great ' number of divorces granted each year la altogether to* high. How Counties Voted on Liquor 1933 1932 1935 for against rote for wet. dry. repeal. iep?al. governor Pasquotank 1,527 494 1,200 763 Martin i 1,749 351 1,168 664 ?Pitt 3,396 1,129 1,991 1,807 Nash _ 2,936 901 1,732 2,228 Lenoir 3.004 1,032 1,370 1,408 ?Halifax 3,325 719 2,170 1,397 ?Cartaret _i_-1.084 524 755 1,818 ?Onslow . 867 212 910 669 ?Warren 1,234 642 774 886 Wilson _4,147 428 1,918 1,163 Edgeeombrf * .J____2,850 329 1,981 816 Vance .'JL? 2,483 545 971 1.045 Beaufort .2,983 964 1.81S 1,#?7 New Hanover 6,403 758 3,0?4 1,318 Craven , 2,262 558 1,890 1,068 "r? "?? 876 736 838 l.TTg Rockingham 3,289 3,546 1,682 3,205 ? Incomplete. In Franklin County a scheduled election had been restrain ed by court order. In two Moore County townships, the question will be decided by petition. Austria Beckons To Royal Family Parliament Passes Bill End ing Exile of Hapsburgs; Otto Awaiting Call Vienna, July 10. ? A /Jubilant parliament, appointed by a mon archist government, today - ended 16 years In exile (or the House of Hapsburg by passing unanimous ly the bill restoring rifgfhts of citizenship and property to Aus tria's imperial rulers. Crowded galleries applauded the vote. Army officers tn gala uniforms, be-rlbboned and laden with Imperial medals and .decora tions. shouted for the return of Archduke Otto and ex-Empress Zlta, now at Castle Steenockerzeel, Belgium. Awaits Call Otto, again a citizen of Austria and about to enjoy the power of wealth again after living for years on the charity of royal relatives and loyal retainers, awaits the call to retnrn in triumph as em peror. Aristocrats and their wives, longing for the pomp and splen dor of an Imperial court, called for "Emperor Otto and Empress Zita" as the Diet president an nounced overwhelming passage of the Hapsburg rehabilitation bill. Those in the galleries for the historic vote included Duke Max and Prince Ernest Von Hoben burg, sons of the late Archduke Franz Ferdinand, whose assassin ation at Sarajevo provided the spark which touched off the World War conflagatlon. The rehabilitation bill was third and last on the Diet's agenda. It had been scheduled for a vote yesterday, but a delay was order ed because the Diet was debating regulations for the manufacture of fhoe polish. Postponement was regarded as maintaining Hapsburg dignity. Secures Coach Loulsburg College announces the appointment of A. Thomas Marro as Coach of Athletics and Director of Physical Education tor men. - Mr. Marro possesses and A. B. degree (rom Rutgers College and the M. A. degree from Teachers' College, Columbia University. He won such renown as coach of the Park Ridge High School in Park Ridge, New Jersey: that he was employed by *he Westchester Mili tary Academy at Peekskill, New York, a position which he has held for four years. His record as coach in athletics as well as 1ils own ability as an athlete is of high order. He has won re cognition as a football player and as a boxer in New York City,. Mr. Marro is a gentleman of good character and evident refinement. It looks good for athletics at Loulsburg Oollege next year. Send ua the news. [ In Pacific Kidnapping TACOMA . . vllw court ap pointed a former mayor aa trial lawyer for Mrs. Margaret Walay (abore), 19 year old wtta of Har mon Walay who w? giran 45 y?kn for bis part in the reoent scnSreB iES part in the abduction. Leave Sunday For Camp Battery B, 1 1 3 tb Field Artillery Is scheduled to leave Louisburg Sunday morning at 5 a. m. tor camp at Camp Bragg, near Fay etteville, traveling in five big 'army trucks to be furnished by Regimental Headquarters andi which will arrive in Louisburg | by. 9 p. m. Saturday night. The Battery " will begin its moving operations at S a. m. on Saturday when four big trucks' will leave bearing the equipment necessary for the Battery to camp. Two of these trucks will be sup . plied by the Geglmental Pool and the other two by the Bat tery. ? The Battery will be in charge of Capt. E. F. Griffin and Lieu tenants R. I. Holmes. F. W. Whe-j less. J. A. Wheless and the fol lowing personnel: Sargeant ? Fred Frailer, Gar land Moseley, Robert Alston. I Nathaniel Ellington, Janadus iPace, Vassie Winfree, Caswell, Spencer. Corporals ? Paul B. Beasley, Sidney C. Holden Jr., Hubert H^ Spencer, Philip H. Wilson, Walter |t. Debman. Privates ? James W. Allen. ?William M. Baker, Sidney F. Holmes. Taylor Downey, Wilson Joyner, Raymond W. Joyner, Billy G. Joyner, Fred Parrlsh, Jim C.i Phelps, Leon Perry, Wiley D. Perry, Ricks T. Pearce, John R. Strickland, Billy T. Stalllngs, Marion Roberson, Newell J. Allen. Vernon E. Ayscue, Wilbur D. Cop pedge. John S. Catlette, Wood row W. Boone. Walter W. Bow den. Richmond Bowden, Author L.' Dickerson. Elmo T. Edwards. Thomas Edwards. Benjamin K. Gardner. Linward L. Griffin. Randa C. Gupton, Kenneth Gll-i liam, Fred E. Hale. Williard Huff, Edwards G. Kearney, Ruben R. Kissell, Marvin M. May, David E. Moore, Walter Murray, Oliver Manntng, Milton A. Poole, James P. Pergerson, Harold A. Radford. Whitnel R. Tharrlngton, Llnxy C. Tuter, Harold E. Tonkel, Roy Y. Vick. Williard W. Vick, William K. Wright. Earnest H. Wfcver. Douglas M. Wester, Rnyland Wheeler, William N. White, Oar land E. Wood. Thomas C. Wilson. George W. Boone, J. C. Bunn. i HOUSE PARTY AT MORE HEAD Mrs. C. A. Ragland, who is spending July and August at At lantic Beach, Morehead City, has entertained a ^number of her friends (or the past two weeks at a house party. The guests included Mrs. Junel Burch of Raleigh, Misses Emily Stalllngs, Isabel Nel son, Ruby Palmer and Emeline Perry of Littleton; Mesdames P. B. Leanord, J. R. Allen, C. >. Ragland, Jr., G. G. Ragland and H. T. Bartholomew of Loulsburg; Miss Marguerite .Ragland of Clarksvllle, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Jack N'elsOi, Messrs. Roger Moore and Ben Browning of Littleton; Mr. Dare Suitor of Weldon, and Bill and Jlmmle Ragland ot Lou lsburg. Messrs. C. A. Ragland, C. A. Ragland, Jr., George Ragland and F. B. Leanord spent the week-patf of the fourth with the party; Orthopedic Clinic Postponed On account of the infantile Paralysis epidemic, the Orthopedic Clinic to be held at Ooldsboro on the third Thursday in each month will not be heft) during the month of July, according to information received In Loulsburg and given fun by Mrs. J. F. MltChiner, Wel fare Officer. A golf course at Bran&ster, England, Is In danger of being eaten away by the sea. The sea . Is now within seven yards of the 1 first fairway, the caddies' hut has been washed away and at high tide ] the clubhouse la surrounded by , water. Subscribe to The rraakiin Ttmea ' FARMERS CLUB MEETS First Of Its Kind In The County. t ? ? Mr. F. H. Jeter, Agriculture Editor of State Extension News and Contributing Editor of Pro gressive Farmer, presented hopes of and means for a brighter fu ture to a (roup of community people engaged in their first Farmers Club meeting at Gold Sand School Friday night. "Farm ers Clubs have and will continue to beautify and electrify their various communities. This New TV.. I ha. Iniiflmil all ut US in some way. A few years ago con ditions on the farms were In such a predicament that there were no methods to offer a farmer to better his conditions. Lands that had been in the bands of farmers for generations and run complete ly down causing a financial con dition that placad many farmers on relief, have passed into thei hands of large Banks or some1 foreign hands. This is the situa-; tion that existed early in >thK year and some what now. We do not desire success by regiment*1 tlon, mobs and strikes, not by individualism, but by a medium of the two. The government Is in a position to find the needs of the market. Forget. Individual farmer, how much you can raise and produce If left on your own hook with no Interference, and cooperate in every way possible to obtain that medium between regimentation and Individualism. Cooperate with the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, true to Its name, not a doctrine of scarcity, only an adjustment of production to need. Time will come when the AAA will be un constitutional but then the peo ple will see the advantage of the production meeting the demands. The power of the farmers lie in their cooperation and their sticking together. The farmers nave me Dan ana me merciiaum know It. The merchants realize the difference In a town In sea-' sons good and bad for farmers. If the AAA continues, the far mers will continue and the far mer will share the work of com munity and state, also develope1 a social attitude In this work. Compared to a tree, the real es sence of life, agriculture Is the root, industry and commerce the trunk and stems, manufacture the leaves. If the roots die, so do the leaves. Agriculture must live aud hence by the strength of Farmers clubs." Mrs. J. F. Mitcblner, welfare Agent, introduced Mr. Jeter. At the beginning of the dinner Mrs. P. M. Sykes led In the sing ing of several club songs and the Doxology as blessing. Each per son present introduced himself and herself telling his name and| occupation. County Agent E. J. Morgan in troduced Mrs. T. R. Oupton, Pre sident of the Ceatarvllle Womansl Club who served the dinner, thej funds from which were to be used toward erecting a club house. Mrs. Oupton as hostess, welcomed those present and rendered ap preciation for the opportunity of serving them.' The dinner was a plate, con sisting of chicken, potatoes, cole slaw. Iced tea and rolls, and a dessert of ice cream and cakes. Music was furnished throughout the program by Mrs. W. D. Fuller, and sons, Edgar and Austin Ful-, ler. Not having a desired number for organization present, County Agent Morgan appointed a com mittee to meet for the purpose of planning for the next meeting and organization. This committee was Composed of Messrs. C. T. Hud son. N. H. Griffin, H. F. Mitchell, Inscoe, and Mj S. Clifton. After the singing of several club songs, the meeting adjourn ed. Some of these new auto horns are designed to take place of the driver who swears at pedes trians trying to get out of the1 ? - Program At The Louisburg Theatre The following la the program at the Lonlsburg Theatre begin ning Saturday, July 13th: , 'Saturday ? Buck Jones In "Rocky Rhodes." Saturday Night. 11:30 ? On the atage Duros Spook Show. On the screen warren William and Allen Jenkins in "The Case Of The Curious Bride." Sunday ? Kay Francis and Oeorge Brent in "Stranded." Monday ? Chester Morris and Lionel Barrytnore In "Public Hero No. 1." Tuesday ? Robert Young and ' lean Parker In* "Murder In The fleet." Wedneaday ? Boris Karloff? , Bela (Dracula) Lugosi, Edgar Mien Poe'a "The Ray en." Thursday-Friday ? Pat O'Brien tad Josephine Hutchinson in I 'Oil For The Lamps of China." I I Face Lifted Slightly in Final Beauty Treatment WASHINGTON , . . The maaeive figures adorning the entrance to til* new Federal Archive! Boll ding here have been placed and are receiving their final beauty treatment* by sculptor*. "Philosopher," representing learning, la shown in the photo having a sagging cheek Public Hero No. 1 History of Dillinger , i At Louisburg Theatre, Mon day, July 15th. The United States declares war. Mobilising it's nation wide forces to combat the eueniy. Through the "Grapevine system" of the un derworld comes the dreaded cry ? "Tl\e Federals are coming". And criminals run to cover because once the G Men take the trail they never give up until their man is either in prison-or-dead. Thus another smashing drama lights the silver screen as Metro Uoldwyn Mayer produces "Public Hero No. 1." The all star cast made up of Lionel Barrymore, Chester Morris, Jean Arthur. Lewis Stone, and Paul Kelly, in clude a newcomer to' the screen in the person of Joseph Calleia. who is cast in a role that is in almost every sense a, complete life of John Dillinger, former Public Enemy No. 1. Drama blazes across the screen as the tenacious "Secret Service" hunts the last of the public en emies to their hideouts, defend ing your life with their lives. Get In on the most amazing man hunt in history as you see this story of these soldiers of peace who unknown, unpraised, unsung, bat tle organized crime to make your life safe. Tbey dont get any med als, not these public heroes, for to be known to underworld rats would metfh.. death. This story of "Public Hero No. 1" is not fiction, but has been taken from the flies of reality. This is the story of a man who defies death ? who goes to pri son ? who trails the most danger ous band that ever scourged America ? who brings to Justice the Country! greatest pubtrc en emy, as ' Dillinger Lives Again, Public Hero No. 1 at the Louts: burg Theatre Monday. July 16th An Appreciation DaarvM t. jQhsson: ^-Permit me the Ofeportitpity of expressing through jeonr; columns my very deep appreciation for the many courtesies and kindnesses shown me !>y the good people of Frank* Mn County in the work of the Seed Loan Office for the past three years. It is largely through: the loyal and earnest cooperation of you good people that it has been poaeible for us to get Frank lin County from the bottom of the list to the head- in North Carolina. Owing to certain change* brought about from the State Of* rice. I am permitted to return to my home la Johnston Connty to work Johnston and Harnett Coun ties. If at any time I can serve the people of Franklin County, they have but to cotttmand me. Mr. Carl C. Culbreth of San Ford. N. C. is taking my place in Franklin and Nash Counties. He Is a splendid gentleman, "Who If thoroughly acquainted wjth the work to be done and brings to the work a feeling of friendship and cordiality that I am satisfied will make him a large number of friends throughout the territory. I ask USf him the most earnest and loyal cooperation from my friends throughout the County. With assurances of my high ssteem and cordis}, good wisher lor each and every one in the territory traveled, I am Cordially, HARRT P. STEVEN8. . Subscribe to Tk? fYMkHn Timet <1.80 Per Stevens To Leave Franklin The informatiofpthat Mr. H. P. Stevens, who for three years has^had charge of the Federal 3ee& Loan office in Franklin County has been sent to Smith field to have charge of the same work in Johnston and Harnett Counties will be received with much regret by his many friends in Franklin. Mr. Stevens is a most capable and likeable gentlemau. Under ' his direction Franklin County rose from a most undesir able position with the Seed Loan department to one of envy. He is I a man who knows people and knows how to get alojng with them. I He is to be succeeded fry Mr. Carl C. Culbreth, of Sanford. Recorder's Court Th? unusual feature of Tues day session of Franklin Record iers Court was the two jury cases, which together with the other por tion of the docket consumed the entire day. Court adjourned about 7 o'clock at night. The docket was disposed of as follows: Bob Preddy was found guilty of unlawful possession of whiskey by a Jury and judgment was con tinued. W. P. Murphy was found not' guilty of violating prohibition law and carrying concealed weapons by a jury. The case of larceny against Clemmons Davis was continued, i Marvin Smith was found not guilty of larcency. . The case of carrying concealed weapons against James Mitchell was continued. The case against Billie Hopkins was continued. Auxiliary to Meet The Franklin TIMES la request ed tp announce that The Ameri ?*rf ' Legion Auxiliary w(tl meet Tuesday, July 16th "at 4 o'clock, at the Welcome Inn, Mrs. W. H. White and Mrs. W. A. Andrews as hostesses. AH members are urged to attend. P.UiR ADMINISTRATIVE HKTRRTARY TO CONNOR Washington, July 8. ? President Roosevelt today sent to the sen ate the nomination ol Thaddeus S. Page, of North Carolina, to be administrative secretary to R. D. W. Connor, national archivist who was formerly a professor of history at the University of North Carolina. f A*?irinfi Detroit Trial ] DBTKOIT . . . WlTTUm MmMmt (abort), .maM-H? tonwr and nephew of ChWf Jm tio* CWf? Evan* Hnghw, follow ing a drinking party ho^y. WAR SEEMS INEVITABLE Between Italy and Ethiopia ? League of Nations Ap parently Helpless Rome. July 10. ? Italy tonight charged Ethiopia with two new hostile Incidents in th?ir bitter dispute shortly after Benito Mus solini called into council 120 gen erals and other high officers ot his army." An official communique said Ethiopians were guilty of anti Italian offenses July t> at Harrar. Ethiopia. A protest has been sent to Addis Ababa. Official spokesmen hastened to assure questioners that the new Incidents, although "deitojnstra tlve of the increasing intolerable Ethiopian Influence." would not necessarily furnish the spark to set off a war. A government spokesman called Ethiopia's appeal to the League of Nations today for intervention another "useless attempt" to pro long league influence into the con troversy. The Harrar Incidents Involved the Italian consul at Harrar, who was "insulted and menaced," the communique said, and an attack upon ah Eritrean soldier attached to the Italian consulate. The com munique asserted he was clubbed and stoned by 20 Ethiopians. While the consul was en route to the town of Dare-Deue, con tinued the communique, his auto mobile was halted by a group of Ethiopian soldiers under the com mand of an officer. "With injurious words and atti luue, 11 said, tne Ethiopian of ficer tried to halt the car. On the afternoon of the same day, Italy announced, the Erit rean soldiers, while en route to the post office for the consulate, was "surrounded and wounded by clubs and stones by about 20 na tives, among whom there were even some municipal police and soldiers in uniform. ' "The royal consul at Addis Ababa has already made the nec essary formal protest to the Ethi opian government covering the two Incidents." Earlier, the newspaper Glornale D'ltalla. usually authoritative and often officially inspired, accused Ethiopia of deliberately seeking the breakdown of conciliation ef forts "in an effort to gain time . . . for her war-like preparations." This latest broadside in the press battle against the African empire was fired as the number of troops destined for East Afri can service rose to 120,000 with authoritative disclosures that two new troop divisions would be created immediately. Already concentrated in Italy's African colonies are more than 100,000 soldiiers and expert work men, and 2,000 more lilackahirt volunteers sailed from Naples to day aboard the steamship Belve dere. Two thousand others, were to leave this evening aboard the Colombo, while other thousands awaited embarkation at several ports. ETHIOPIA MAKES APPEAL XO LEAGUE OK NATIONS Addis Ababa, July 10. ? Em peror Halle Selaissie's govern ment, blaming Italy for the break down of efforts to arbitrate Italo Ethiopian differences, today de manded immediate convocation of the League of Nations council. At the same time, it pleaded for world impartiality "In the ap parently inevitable coming con flict so that Ethiopia might im port arms sorely needed fbfr de fense of her independence. The foreign ministry's an nouncement appeared shortly af ter several American missionaries, together with 24 Italians, made (or the frontiers and places of < greater safety than this sun-bak ed capital. Saturday the American legation here advised all the 125 Amepl" cans living in Ethiopia to Jeave. Diplomatic quarters toojt-'tne war ning to mean Washington had abandoned hope that war would be averted. Today, however, uncdpfirmed reports said the American charge d'affaires had received new in structions from Washington which would mean rescinding of the ad vice that the- Ajpiertcai?? withdraw. The foreign-'effice communique, demanding summoning of the league council, said Ethiopia still persisted in seeking "peaceful solution" of the controversy, and declared the government not sur prised that the Italo-Ethloplan conciliation commission meeting at Bcheveningen, the Netherlands, had broken Up In dis accord. This was due to the "refusal of the Milan arbitrators to examfne the question ot Ualual (mora ex actly, the question of the geo graphical situation of the border town where Italian* and Ethi opians clashed December S. 1934)," the announcement Mid. Gangsters are pore active than ?ver In large cltiM, whioh is Jut another good argnteent that th? home town is better after all. _