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TOUR TOWN Inl a bit batter than jom ar? will in* to Halp nuka it BOOST YOUR TOW* The Franklin Times THE COUNTY - THE STATE - THE UNION i TOUR LOCAL PAPER can't oxUt without jronr Paid for Patronage to MptpcrtpUon* and AdNMWM BOOST YOUR HOME PAPER VOLUMN LXVI. SUBSCRIPTION *1.00 Per Year LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA. FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1?3S EIGHT PAGES) NUMBER aa BOY KILLS SISTER Edward Medlin, 10, Shoots Sister, Reca Medlin, 14, With Shot Gun -^Acci dental Reca Medlin, fourteen year old daughter ol Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Medlin was shot with a single barrel shot gun by her ten year old brother, Edward, at the home ot Mr. Frank Mitchell In the St. Delight Community near Edward Best High School Wednesday morning about 10:15 o'clock, dy ing Instantly, according to infor mation secured by Shelrff F. N. Spivey, who was called to investi gate the occurrence and also Dr. H. G. Perry visited the scene. The shooting was witnessed by Mr. and Mrs? Mitchell who said it was entirely accidental. The load took effect in the left side of the neck just below the ear. From the information received by Sheriff Spivery the Medlii/s kave a field of cotton near the home of Mr. Mitchell. They were In this field Wednesday morning working the cotton when a shower of rain drove them out. They sought shelter at the home of Mr. Mitchell. Upon arriving Mrs. Mitchell noticed the girls clothing was all wet and went "for dry clothing for her. In the meantime the little boy saw the gun stand ing In a corner picked it up to look at It, the gun coming in a position derlcted towards the lit tle girl and discharged. Funeral arrangements had not been made Wednesday. Teachers Should Get Raise *- _\ Since the question of increase in teachers salaries is raising so much discussion the TIMES re presentative called upon Mr. W. L. Lumjkin. Franklin's Represen tative for his reaction, who stat ed that "The 1935 Legislature, If it intended to do anvthAng, most assuredly and positively in tended, and the majority of the membership believed, at the date of Its adjournment, that the Gen eral Assembly had provided a minimum 20% Increase in the pitifully low and Inadequate teachers' salaries for every school teacher in North Carolina." Speaking of the question further Rep. Lumpkin said "the Joint Finance Committee, of which 1 was a member, understood that they were raising sufficient re venue to pay each teacher a straight salary increase of 20% for the first year, and a possible 25% increase for the second year of the blennium, beginning July 1, 1936, and I heard no sugges tion made by any member of the General Assembly or departmental bead in Raleigh, that certain teachers would be given the 20% increase, while other teachers' salaries would not be increased in the same proportion. Several members of the General Assembly made public statements on the floor of the House that the only reason that they could rote for the Revenue Bill was because of the fact that it insured to all state employees a ' minimum 20% in crease la salary, and that in some Instances, the employees receiving the lowest salaries, would receive more than the minimum increases. I am sore that all the state em ployees, which includes school teachers in the state, and the public generally, had the same idea about salary Increases that the indlvidul members of the General Assembly had, and for any Department or Commmission to be unable to carry out the in tention and mandate of. the Gen eral Assembly would, in my opin ion, be breaking faith with the thousands of state employees who have tolled through the depres sion on drastically reduced sala ries, and many of whom in 1932 allowed a portion of their salaries to be voluntarily deducted by the state, in anticipation of repayment when sufficient funds were avail able in the State Treasury, which amounts were not repaid by the State, and It certainly seems only fair, just and equitable that the 20% Increase tn salary schedule should be uniformly followed at present." JAMBES POST TO ELECT OFFICERS Commander 8. P. Boddie has called a meeting of the Jambea Post No. 106 of the American Legion In the Franklin County Court House, on Tuesday* July 23. at ? P. M. Officers for the oncoming year and Delegates to the State Con vention. which will be held In FayetteTllle. N. C., August 5th and Cth will be elected at this meet All members of the Jambes Post are urged to atuad this important meetly. Send us tae sews. - v . TO PLACE MARKER At Green Hill Place Memo rializing First Methodist Conference in America Dr. D. T. Smtthwick,* Franklin Couitty Historian received a letter this week from the North Carolina Historical Commission, Informing him that the Commission will place one of the four first markers provided for by a recent legisla tive appropriation in or near Lou isburg Commemorating the Green Hill Place, where the first Metho dist Conference in America was held. The letter in part follows: As the new Secretary of the Historical Commission, one of the first tasks which I have to under take is the erection of markers of historic spots in North Caro lina. You will recall that the last legislature appropriated 15,000 a year for the next biennium fpr this purpose. The Executive Com mittee on Historical Markers is now undertaking to write the legends for the first four mark ers. These four are to be made within a few weeks, and a?e to be used as samples. It happens that one of the four spots to be marked is near Louisburg, and knowing that you are very in terested in history, I am taking the liberty of asking you for help. The legend which we have tenta tively decided upon reads as fol lows: GREEN HILL PLACE One mile south stands the house in which was held the first Methodist Conference In North Carolina, April 20, 1785. The letter also requested Dr. Smithwick to suggest a suitable location which must be on apaved highway. Answering a query from the TIMES reporter Dr. Smith wick suggested that he was con templating recommending a loca tion at the Junction of Main Street and Tarboro road, which Is the Junction of Highways 56, 59 and 23. Louisburg and Franklin County feel honored in having one of the first Markers of historical spots to be placed on highways, locat ed in Louisburg. The County Historian is anxi ous to receive information con cerning other historical spots In Franklin County for permanent, record to be used in historical records and when occasions ?S| above arise. In this particular the TIMES suggests that the next available Markers for this section be plac ed on Highway No. 1 near Frank llnton marking the resting place of old aunt Abbey House, and one on the Court Square Junction of several highways, marking the place where the Stars and Bars were raised. Farm Section We are proud to present with this issue of The Franklin TIMES the State Farmer Section, month ly news feature covering the agri-| cultural news of commodities, gfown commercially In this com-l munity. This service comes to our readers at no extra cost. Included in this initial issue of our State Farmer Section is a message of greeting from Secre tary Wallace and similar messages from the Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture. Rural life, while It is ideal in precept, has many problems. It is our hope that we may l^elp_ the South in some of the perplexing questions which come up ftom 1 day to day and every day on the farm. We want to render our rural subscribers a real service, and oar columns are open to any questions whether pertaining to things classed as "chores" or those various things that have to be done In the kitchen. The FRANKLIN TIMES has al-t ways had service as Its watchword. We want to be helpful to every farm operator no matter how1 small, and to every farm house wife whose worries are manifold We believe we are more or less familiar with the every-day things that you have to meet and con quer. The recompense for each and every one of us comes In our adherene? to the Ideals we' hare. We think this issue of our State Farmer Section has something which commands the attention of each one of our reader* and it is 1 only 'a sample. The forthcoming editions will maintain the same high standard of editorial excel lence. . ' REVIVAL AT 8HIIX)H Rev. A. M. Williams, pastor, announces that the revival sched ' uled to begin at Shiloh, Sunday afternoon, has been postponed In definitely on account Of - the paralysis epidemic. All regular preaching services will continue as usual: Third Sunday at Bunn. 11 A. M. and t P. M.; fourth Sunday, Shiloh, 11 A. M., Plney Grove, 3 P. M. and Toangsvllle, S P. M. Political Conferences Now Order of the Day ? CHICAGO . . . That the 1930 national political campaign gives promise of much action is being indicated these days in the stugi.ig of varied political conferences throughout tl* middle-west. At Omaha, Roy M. Harrop, chairman, called a Farmer Lat?>r convention to jrder. At Clsvehnd, State Senator George 11. Bender, 0|*>ned the ::cpubl: an Cru.iad.tr* t'oa feren?*e which caused considerable comment in G.O.P circle. And here at Chicago, Alfred Bingham, left, national secretary, and Paul H. Douglas, right, Chicago U. professor and permanent chairman called a 4 4 Ttiird Party" meeting to order. Processing . I Taxes Invalid Boston, July 16. ? The agricul tural adjustment act, under wbi:n the administration seeks to con trol agricultural production, raise prices, and recompense farmers for crop reduction, today In large part, was held urvMnstltutional : by the U. S. Circuit court of ap peals. The court not only ruled that the power, uhder which nearly a billion dollars in processing taxes had been collected, was unconsti tutional, but also expressed ths opinion that the "congress has at tempted to invade a field over which it has no control" Handed Down In Appeal The decision of the court was handed down in the appeal of 4h? receivers of the Hoosac Mills cor poration from a district court de cision. The lower court had re fused to order the government to return to the corporation 181,694 In processing taxes and in floor taxes. The court adjudged both, processing and floor taxes uncon stitutional. The authority of the adminis-l tration for its entire program for controlling production of such di verse commodities as pork, cot ton, tobacco and grain is thrown into question by the decision which will be appealed at once to the United States supreme court. The decision was subscribed to. by Judges Scott Wilson atld George F. Morris, Judge George H. Bingham, senior justice, dis sented. '"It la clear," aaid the decision,] that the main purposes of the act; "is to control and regulate the, production of the so-called basic agricultural commondities of the several states, through agreements with the producers and in con sideration of what- is termed ren tal or benefit payments, to reduce acreage or production for market 4 Recorder's Court Only two cases were before Franklin Recorders Court Tuesday and were disposed of as follows: James Mitchell was found guil ty of carryirfg concealed weapon and fined $50 and costs. Appeal. Lorenza Brodle was found guil ty of unlawful possession of whiskey for sale, prayer for judg ment continued. ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Services for Sunday, July 21 are Holy Communion, 8 a. m. Adult Bible Class 10:00. Choir Practice 10:30, in Church. Morning > Prayer and Sermon, 11:00 a. m. Y. P. S. L. 7:30 p. m. The preacher Sunday morning will be either Mr. Board or Mr. Man of Burlington, N. C. These are* both able and spiritual young men. . ? - The rector of St. Paul's will be the preacher at Good Shepherd Church, Raleigh, Sunday morning at 11:00. b " ? ?.' ? sufficient to Increase the current average price of such products to that elusive point where the re turns to the fann?f from the pro duction of path commodities will purchase under present conditions tta^fame amount of Industrial products that the returns to thel farmer from the same products would buy in thf five year pre war period from July 190# to August 1914. . . . "The power of congress to re gulate interstate commerce does not authorise It to do so by tak ing products either of agriculture or industry before they enter in terstate commerce, or otherwise to control their production mere ly because their production may Indirectly affect Interstate com- , merce. RE-EMPLOYMENT OFFICE OPENS Again in franklin county The National Re-employment 1 office which is composed of the i United States Employment Serr- 1 Ice and the State Employment i Service combined, opened up of- t flee in the former location of the ( National Re-employment Office ill I Louisburg. N. C., in the Old Opera c House building In the office 1 known as the Mayor's Office. The service for the first sev- t eral days will be given to regis- t taring Relief workers who have t been, and are on, the Franklin c County Emergency Relief Admin istration Rolls. However, all peo- 1 pie unemployed will be registered 1 for work in the particular fields ^ of service for which they are fit- i ted. 4 It *U absolutely essential that c every f*faon unemployed who bast >een working' oil Relief Roll* and vho is at present working on Re let Rolls register if they hare lever done so before or re-regis er in this office if they have re gistered before, in order that they night be eligible for work project omlng np under the new works progress Administration. It is also very Important that hose who come to register bring heir Relief Cards along in, order hat the registrars may get the ?se number off their cards. The office will be operated by Mr. M. S. Olifton, Jr., who will ?e in charge and assisted by Hiss Virginia Beck. Registration hours rill be from 9:00 to 12:00 A. M., ind 2:00 P. M. to 4:00 P. M? in luding Saturday until further no ise. Imported Wipe Sales Allowed Prohibitory Section Held Unconstitutional; Vance Drys Appeal Prom Devin Raleigh. July 17.? -The ruling ?f a Buncombe bounty judge that1 irine imported from other statei nay be sold legally in North Caro ina and the decision of I?ry forces 0 fight still further in the courts' gainst the legalzation of the sale ?f whiskey in Vance County were he major developments in North' Carolina's muddled liquor situa ion yesterday. Judge J. P. Kitchin of Bun ombe County General Court held inconstitutional the provision of he 1935 State wine act prohibit-; ng the sale and distribution in forth Carolina of naturally fer iiented wines imported from oth r states. In Vance County, Dry forces til- J d an appeal from the ruling of udge W. A. Devin holding con-, titutlonal the so-called Pasquo ank control act, under whicn, 'ance held its liquor-legalization eferendum and under which ii luor is now being*aold in county-' ontrolled stores. It is the first ttempt of the Drys to prevent the ale of liquor in any county af- ( er an election. Allege Five Errors The appellant Drys charge in' heir appeal that Judge Devin nadp five errors in his ruling in avor of the wets. The appeal tates that Judge Devin erred in ?ermitting the holding of an elec ion authorized by a law which did not pass the General Assem >ly in the manner required by the onstitution." In addition, the complaint nates, Judge Devin erred in not lolding the Pasquotank act viola ive of Article 1, Section 7 and Article 11, Section 29, of the Con stitution of North Carolina. An *rror is also charged in Judge Devin's failure to hold the law violative of the FT>\irteenth A mendment to the Constitution of the United States. The fifth error ?ited is that Judge Devin signed 1 judgment finding against the Drys. AppciiHiiiB 111 mc anion are .1 . H. Rridges, W. A. Newman and E. R. Nelson of Henderson; ,A. H. Hoyle of Vance County; Charles Ruffln of Wake County and W. F. Moore of Wayne County. The Vance County commissioners and Alcoholic Reverages Control Roard members are named as defendants in the appeal. In the meantime, Vance's liquor Btore, authorized by a vote of nearly fire to one by the Vance electorate, wound up its second day of business yesterday, report ing; a total of $1,138 for two days sales. John H. Finlator Funeral services for John H. Finlator, 58, veteran conductor of the Seaboard Air Line for the past 36 years, were held Monday morning from the home at 11 o'clock with Dr. Forrest C. Feezor, pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist Church, in charge of the services. Interment was in the Montlawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Morris M. Greene. R. B. Tomlfnson, Dr. S, R: Horton, W. P. McOhee, Dr, E. H. Broughton and R. H. East man. Mr. Finlator is survived by hie widow, two sons. Rev. William Finlator and John Finlator, Jr., and one daughter, Dorothy Green Finlator, all ot Raleigh and one sister, Mrs. J. W. Case of Miami, Fla. Mr. Finlator, was a former resi dent of Loulsburg being conduc tor on the Loulsburg train a num ber of years, within which time he married a Miss Best, sister to Mr. C. F. Best, of Frankllnton. A knocker is useful only on a front d6or, and even then it may tie used too much. It* -***? i tea jm% teMMr Ski jSSr lW ? ttts flnali Wl*' | Washingtoa Cools Off m | j Washington . . . a nrnw . night '? rlsw of the Urrae* foanfeU , on the On^itol n>u where Wut? lngtoftl?ni try to find raUef from the eweltering heat during the ?us* mer month*. Hubbard Has Crime Record Sentenced Here, He Is Na tionally Notorious. nJ C. R. Hubbard, who was sen- ' tenced yesterday to the state peni tentiary at Raleigh for seven to ten years, by Judge J. A. Rous seau in Forsyth county superior court, after he had pleaded guil ty in four cases of housebreaking, larceny, and receiving, has a re cord nearly as long as that of the notorious Tom Burns, accord ing to facts forwarded to local police by the United States De partment of Justice. Hubbard was sentenced by : Judge Rousseau, but has not yet been sent to Raleigh. Mrs. Hub bard, who was implicated with him in three of the cases, entered a plea of nolo contendere. She was allowed to pay the costs and judgm'ent was left open, i According to the report on Hub bard, coming out of Washington. Hubbard first came to the atten tion of the Department of Justice in the early 'teens. The depart ment received an inquiry from Carson City, Nev. Later, December i 9, 1916, he was sent up from Kansas City, Mo., for five yeais on charges of burglary and grand larceny. His next trouble was at Des Moines, Iowa. In February 1919. He was picked up there as a "house prowler." In 1921, he was , arrested at Reno, Nev., and charg ed with larceny. .Finally, in April. 1923, he was sent up in Carson | City for two to fourteen years and then released to Utah authori ties for a charge not indicated. Later he was "in trouble" in iSalt Lake City again, in Jackson ville, Fla., Atlanta, Ga., Columbia, |S. C., twice, and finally in Win ston-Salem. On the last charge, I housebreaking and larceny, he served a full three-and-one-half to , seven years' term at Columbia t getting his discharge April 29, 1934. He was picked up at Frank | linton, at the request of Winston , Salem officers, July 1. Following his release from the South Carolina state prison, Hub bard made his way to Franklin* ton, this state, and married into , a good famity. It was due to the fact that Mrs. Hubbard had never , been in any trouble of any kind | that Judge Rousseau entered a Judgment of sucjr mild nature. ? Journal, Winston-8alem. Farmers of Hoke County re port considerable damage to all r$rops because of dry weather. To bacco and corn have been serious ly hart with some damage also to cotton and melons. Program At The Louuburg Theatre The following Is the program at the Loulsburg Thaatre begin ning Saturday, July 20th: Saturday ? Tim MoCoy In "Fighting Shadows." 1st Chap ter "Miracle Rider," starring Tom Ml*. Sunday ? (Catherine Hepburn In "Break Of Hearts." Monday ? Wheeler and Wool sey in "The Nitwits." Tuesday ? Guy Kfbbee and Zasu Pitts in "Going Highbrow." Wednesday- ? Fred MacMurray and Ann Sheridan In "Car 99." Thursday-Friday ? Will Rogers in "doubting Thomas." Last Showing Today ? Pat O'Brien and JOsephlffg Hutchin son in "Oil For The Lamps Of China." NEW LAWS , AND CHANGES Summary of 1935 Local Leg islation Affecting Frank lin County, Its Cities, Towns, Subdivisions and Citizens (Prepared by Henry Brandt*, fr., Dillard S. Gardner, T. N. jSrice, jot the Institute of Govern ment of North Carolina.) Continuing a practice inaugurat ed in 1933 the Institute of Gov ernment presents herewith, for the convenience of local officials uid the press, a summary of local laws affecting Franklin County, its cities, towns, subdivisions and citizens. Of course, many general laws also affect the County, but space does not permit them to be summarized here. A summary of these general, State-wide laws will t>e found in the May-June issue of Popular Government, The Insti tutes magazine. In this summary tor the County, only local laws, ind general laws from which the County or some part of the Coun ty is specifically excepted, are mentioned. No attempt is made to cover bills which were intro duced but never became law. Probably the best known of all local laws applying to Franklin County is Chapter 493, Public Laws, which authorizes Frankliu and a number of other counties to vote themselves out from under the Turlington Act and into the liquor business. As everyone knows, the validity of this law is under fire, and Che matter will probably not be finally determin ed for some months. For this rea-. 9dn. 'and because of the publicity which has attended it, no attempt will be made here to give it any adequate summary. Its principal provisions are concerned with the election and (assuming the elec tion carries) with the establish ment of the public-owned stores, the management thereof and the manner in which the profits are to be distributed. Pnntiniiinir i\n ?ho onK<a?t VV/UV1HUIUQ UU HIV OUUjCVtr UL liquor, Chapter 113, Public-Local Laws, provides bounties to law en forcement officers of $10 for the capture of a still and $10 for the capture and conviction of" the operator. The Chapter provides that these bounties, in the dis cretion of the Court, may be tax ed as costs against the defendent, but shall not be paid by the Coun ty unless collected, and only ona officer shall be entitled to a boun ty. This Chapter was subsequent ly repealed- by Chapter 291, Pub lic-Local Laws, which re-enacts the same provisions 'except the payment is extended to the cap ture* and conviction of anyone as sisting the operator, and provides that in cases where the bounties are not taxed as costs or the de fendent does not pay such costs, the County shall pay one-half bounties to the officer entitled to same. ?' A. Lawn Relating to Ki*c*l Matters There are ten new laws relat ing to compensation of County Officials or to fees to be paid by the County. (1). Chapter 127, Public-Local Laws, amends Chap ter 214, Public-Local Laws of 1933 by repealing the provision which fixed the salary of the Clerk of the Superior Court <2,725 per year and required Mm to pay for his help. The new law fixes the Clerk's salary at $2,000 per year, allows htm a deputy at $1,200, and clerical help of not more than $200. The Chapter took effect February 1, 1935. (2). Chapter 139. Public-Local Laws, amends Chapter 214, Public-Local Laws of 1933, by striking out tha provision which fixed the Regis ter's salary at $2,300 per year and required him to pay for his help. The new law fixes, beginning February 1, 1935, the salary of the Register of Deeds, at $2,000 per year, and allows him a de puty or assistant at $900 per year. (S). Chapter 110, Public-Local Laws, raises, beginning February 1, 1935, the anDual salary of the Tax Collector from $1,500 to $J^^ 800, and the annual allowaue^ for a deputy or for clericalatfalstance from $1,200 to $1,^00. (4). Chap ter 111, Publlc-lrtScal Laws, raises, Ijegianing February 1, 1935,, the annual salary of the Sheriff from $1,800 to $2,200. (5). House BUI I486 allows members of the Coun ty Board of Commissioners. In ad dition to the compensation now allowed by law, $50 each per year payable on a monthly basis. (6). Chapter 38S, Public-Local Laws, authorises the County Commis sioners, In their discretion, to in crease the salary of the Recorder of the County Recorder's Court daring his term of office. (7). Chapter 210, Public-Local Laws, requires the Cosnty to pay fees equal to one-half those allowed la Superior Court to State witnesses appearing In tte Recorder's Court In criminal cm* In which the de fendant Is acquitted pr a not. pro*. 1* entered. Such D*ym?At to be made within *4 days after the "? 1 " 'W'lf tit' 1 ? ? (Continued Ml W t) ,
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