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TOUR TOWN at a bit batter thaa jo? an wllUac to Help make U IOOBT TOUR TOWH The Franklin Times THE COUNTY - THE STATE - THE UNION YOUR LOCAL PAPER oaa't aadat without your Paid (or PaUoaage la Hubacrtptiou and AdvflrUilog BOOST YOUR HOME PAPER VOLUMN LXVI. SUBSCRIPTION ?1.B0 Pot Taar LOUISBURO, N. CAROLINA, KKIDAY. AUGUST 10, 1035 (TEN PAGES) NUMBER 38 EDWARD BEST LOVE FEAST Xiwanis Presents A Most Touching Program Friday Night. The regular weekly r, Klwanis Luncheon at Franklin Holel un Friday night was ' turned Into a regular love feast honoring Ed ward L. Best who waa to leave Monday for Charlotte to take over the Superintendency of the Mecklenburg County Schools. Before turning the program over to E. R. Allen, Chairman for the evening, President Ed ward F Oriffin told the members of an opportunity Louisburg had to get a $25,000 Armqry and community building, the only re quirement was that the commun ity furnish the site. There are 47 of these armories to be erect ed in the State and a motion pre vailed that the President appoint a committee of two to act with him in securing one of theBe. the appointments would be announc ed later. Tracry Stockard told of the pos sibility of Louisburg getting the main North and South bus lino routed from Franklinton via Louisburg to Henderson and re verse and President Oriffin ap pointed a committee for this pur pose composed of T. K. Stockard.' G. M. Beam and E. R. Allen. The evening program was opened by the singing of "He's A Jolly Good Fellow." Edward Griffin, State Senator, spoke first paying* high tribute to the life and work of Edward Best, both before and after he be came Superintendent of Franklin County School and predicted his ultimate selection as State Sup erintendent of Schools. Dr. H. G. Perry, classed him as one of the biggest educators in the State with no exceptions. Q. M. Beam, local attorney, re ferlng to E. L. Best stated their ie nothing more true that one reaps what he sows and that at this time Edward Best is reaping the success that is the natural outcome of the sowing he has done in the past years of service in Franklin County. W. R. Mills Superintendent oi' 8chools stated there was hardly anything Edward Best loves bet tar than Franklin County and Loulsburg unless it is an oppor tunity for service. It was his opin ion that if Edward Best would ?bey his personal feeling he would not get out of hearing of Jack sons Pond, but he has heard tho call for service. In his going Franklin County is lending him to a larger field where he will be a blessing to the boys and roung men. T. K. Stockard. Town Clerk and Resident Chamber of Commerce, Mid a pretty t'/bute in that he was delighted, ;.nd Franklin Coun ty should be. at the signal suc cess accorded one of Its sons, in beoomtn<- the head of the biggest school Job in the State save only the 8tate Superintendent of Schools which we confidently ex pect him to capture in the near future. S. P. Boddie, one of Louisburg's oldest druggists, in his brief but teaching tributes concluded by Wing "we love him and hate to 0ve him up, but wish for him tie beat in his new field of work." W. L. Lumpklns, Franklin County's representative in the laat Several Legislatures and pro minently mentioned tor Llnut. Governor, took the position that ire too often don't fully appreci ate what we have. I have learned that he Is relied upon by the best school folks in the State who have the greatest respect for his opinion and Judgment. He said "Bitward Best your place will al ways be a memory to the peopls ot Franklin County In any gather ing. Wefeate .to aee you go but feel that in ju?t ft few rears you -will occupy a l|ke position in the State Government." E. R. Allen paid Beet a very pretty tribute and concluded by presenting htm with a handsome cigarette case and lighter, com plements of the Louisburg Klwanis Club. T? .<umn?aa iT./lworH TUttt Wftfin't so sure tt was he that was being discussed, Ibut he said "in all serlotianess you know I appreciate it. The Lord only knows how I like It. I am going to live up to the same hlfh standards you say I hare maintained here. What ever success 1 hare made Is not due to Edwvd Best hut to the help of the wonderful citizenship In Franklin County, cooperation mt Klwanls and cltisens. I hate to so tat I am coming back to JtanWln County in some future fbkn." The meeting, which was a love (Mat. came to a close with sing lag the Star Spangled Banner. Two more pare bred Guernsey heifers h?re been placed with 4-H club members of Polk County this month. Mr. E. H. Malone returnpd Fri day from a trip to Columbia. a 0. | He Wanted To^Whisper WASHINGTON . . . Lack of Whit? House comment leaves the impression that no libelous action will bo taken against E. P. Cramer, Plain field, N. J. advertising man (above), who admitted before the Senate Lobby Committee that it was he who sug gested that the utilities people start a ' ' whispering campaign ' ' that Presi dent Roosevelt was insane. INFANTILE PARALYSIS There hw been only one rase of infantile paralysis re ported in Franklin County in three weeks. All cases are out of quarantine. The Board of Health feels justified under UwM circum stances in rescinding the ordi nance against children under fifteen years of age attending public gatherings. This ordinance is hereby rescinded. ? Franklin County Board of Health. J. S. Strickland Dead Funeral services were held for J. S. Strickland at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Pleasants on Cedar Street Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, conducted by Rev. O. P. FitzGerald assisted by Rev. E. H. Davis, In the presence of a large concourse of friends who had gathered to pay a last sad tribute. Many also attended the services at Oaklawn Cemetery, where the body was tenderly laid to rest by those of his mother, who had preceeded him a number of years, and left resting under a huge bank of beautiful flowers. Mr. Strickland died in a hospi tal in Danville, Va., on Thursday, afternoon, from a heart affection after having recovered from a re cent operation for appendicitis. He had lived in Danville several years holding a position with the McDaniel Printing Co. Jimmy, as he was familiarly known to his many friends here, was born and raised In Louiabiirg being the son of the late Mrs. Caddie V. Strickland and a grand son of the late W. B. Conway. He was 48 years of age and be sides his wife he is survived by one son, J. S., Jr., and three sis ters, Mrs. Ben W. Brown, of Petersburg, Va. Mrs. J. C. Foster of near Laurel and Mrs. W. M. Pleasants of Louisburg. He was a staunch Methodist and a faith ful Mason. Jimmy began his ex perience In the printing trade early in thel900's in the Frank lin Times office, afterwards hold ing responsible positions at sev eral places in the State. He was a young man of much energy, splendid qualifications and strong friendship. He was always Jolly and pleasant making many friends among his acquaintances. The pallbearers were S. P. Bod dle/O. T. Yarboro, R. W. Smlth wlck, J, Forest Joyner, M. C. Murphy, A. F. Johnson. Program At The Lpuisburg Theatre The following Is the program at the Loulsburg Theatre begin ning Saturday, August 17th: Saturday ? Bob Steele In "Smoky Smith." Also "Miracle Rider." Sunday ? Joel McCrea and Mau reen O "Sullivan in "Woman Wanted." Monday ? Gloria Stuart and John Beale In "Laddie." Tuesday ? Gilbert Roland and Mona Barrle In "Ladles Love Danger." Wednesday ? Nell Hamilton and Irene Hervey in "Honeymoon Limited." Thursday Only ? Jane Withers and Jackie Searle in "Ginger." Also "The March of Time." Friday? George Raft and Alice fa i* In "Eyery Night At Eight." Also "The March of Time." Last shoving Today ? Clark Gable, Loretta Young and Jack lOakie in "Call ?f The Wild". - mm \ "?? i WASHINGTON . , . Bobert H. Lucas of Kentucky (above), former director of Republican National Headquarter!, has mailed 4,2S0 let ters with questionnaires listing 24 names, asking G.O.P. leaders who they want to nominate for the presi dency next year. State Farmers Section / Featured by special messages from the Governors of North and Sout Carolina, the second edition of our State Farmer Section Is a part of this issue of the Franklin TIMES. Governor Johnston of South Carolina, stresses the fact that the rural population should have all the facts relative to their in dustry clearly and accurately pre sented to them. H6 congratulates the weekly newspapers on their efffirts to convey to farmers in their respective territories, In formation through The Farmer Section that will be of material help to them. Governor Ehringhaus of North Carolina, states that he was much interested in looking over copy of the first edition of The State Farmer Section, and congratulates the newspapers on their enterprise in giving rural readers Interpre tive news on the commodities they are growing. 'I hope that they may continue to make substantial contributions to our agricultural life," he said. The August issue of The State Farmer Section, which is a part of this week's FRANKLIN TIMES contains vital Information on every type of farming activity. There is a page of 4-H Club and Future Farmer news; a page of Interest to women, and depart ments that will be of value to truck growers, poultrymen. dairy men, fruit growers, cotton and tobacco farmers, grain producers, livestock men and all others en gaged in farmiM^ enterprises. As' special features this issue contains a message from Hon. W. I. Myera, Governor of the Farm Credit Administration, addressed specifically to Carolina farmers, a story on soil conservation work under the TVA; an exclusive mes sage from D. W. Watkins, director of the South Carolina Extension Service; news of the co-operatives by Roy H. Park; the regular fea ture market news specially pre pared by Colonel L. Brown, New York correspondent and dozens of other Items which contain In formation which our readers can turn into cash. Read our farm feature section carefully, and tell us what you think of It. This special service is offered without any additional cost to our subscribers. Recorder's Court Franklin Recorders Court held quite a good session Tuesday morning with several cases on docket. The docket as disposed of was as follows: Luther Horton was found guilty of assault with deadly weapon, prayer for judgment continued. Eugene Jones plead nolo con tendere to assault on a female, and was discharged upon pay ment of costs. Paul Bobbltt plead guilty to trespass and was discharged upon payment of costs. Percy Cooke plead guilty to carrying concealed weapon and was given 3 months on roads. James Benton Glover plead guilty to unlawful possession of whiskey, and was discharged up on payment of costs. Edgar Denton, bastardy, con tinued. Arch Joyner was found guilty of operating automobile intoxicat ed, and reckless driving, and was given 80 days on roads. to be stayed upon payment of $50 tine and costs. Albert Orudnp was found guilty of larceny and was given 3 months in jail, commissioners to hire out. Practice In Louisburg Mr. J. C. Taylor has entered the practice of law In Louiaburg and for the present wilt have office with Capt. E. P. Qriffln. Mr. Taylor is a son of the late O. D. Taylor, is a graduate of Wakst Potest, and received license in 1?!2. SCHOOLS TO OPEN SEPT. Id Schools In Franklin County are ' scheduled to open bn | Monday, September Kith, an nounces Supt. \l\ K. Mills. [ i ne t ounty health doctor, R. i F. Var borough feels certain j the ban on Infantile Paralysis will be lifted by that time and I there will be no (Linger in schools opening. Co-Op Essay Finals Set For August 19th? Win-' ner Will Be Awarded State Championship and One-Year College Scholar { ship. By ROY H. PARK Raleigh. Aug. 14. ? Competing for 3tate Championship and first prize of a one-year college scho larship, the four district winners in the eighth annual essay con test of the North Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative Association will meet In Raleigh Mondajyr August 19, and recite their essays on "What a Unified Program of Cooperative Marketing and Co operative Purchasing Can Mean to the Farmers of North Caro j Una." These district winners have been selected in a series of school, cbunty and district elimination Contests in which thousands of rural boys and girls participated. The oontestants are: Layton j Palt, of Bladenboro, representing the Southern district; Milton Lord, of Cary, representing the Central district; Grace Mewborn, of Snow Hill, representing the Eastern dis- ; trtct; and Loy Crowder, of Shelby, representing the Western district, j In past years, the finals of the essay contest have been held at State College as one of the fea tures of annual Farm and Home! week. This year, however. Farm and Home week was called off because of the Jnfautlle Paralysis epidemic and the essay contest finals will be held In the classing room of the Cotton Association in | Raleigh. i OVER ONE HUNDRED AT BOBBITT REUNION Addrewn Made by Gilliam Grls Mom, W. T. SlnlKe and Rev. H. R. Miller Littleton, Aug. 14. ? The de scendants of Miles Bobbltt, who lived in Warren County near the section now known as Liberia and who died in 1860, with the faml-: lies if Cyrus Sledge of Nash Coun ty and W. W. Rosser, together with other relatives and friends j of the family, hiuiribeflng 1X4, have Just held their annual re union at the home of E .L. Harris at Inez. Mrs. Harris was a daugh ter of Miles Bobbitt of Nash Coun ty and a great-granddaughter oft the Miles Bobbitt first mentioned above. This reunion was first organiz ed in 1920 by the children of Miles Bobbitt of Nash County, whol was a grandson and namesake of the Warren County Miles Bobbitt. Relatives and friends meeting to enjoy the occasion were from Whitevllle, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, ' Nashville, Henderson, Littleton, Castalia, Warrenton, ? Loulsburg, i Wake Forest, Fuquay Springs and Richmond, as well as from the nearby community. E. C. Bobbit of Littleton acted 1 as master of ceremonies. After the group enjoyed a i bountiful dinner, addresses were delivered by Gilliam Grissom of < Raleigh, W. T. Sledge of White- ( viiie and Rev. H. Reid Miller of Littleton. William-' Bobbitt of < Richmond, read a copy of the will of John Bobbitt, an ancestor, < which was written in 1789 and 1 recorded in Warren County in 17- I 91, Just a few years after War- i ren County was organized. I After the speaking the com- i pany again was invited out to the dinner tables which now i(were ' loaded with watermelons and I cantaloupes. i AUXILIARY _ TO MEET The American Auxiliary will hold its usual monthly meeting at the Welcome Inn on Tuesday, August 20th, at 4 o'clock In the afternoon with Meadames W. H. White and W. A. Andrews aa 'hostesses. All member* are urged to be present. BUNN ROAD It will be interesting to Franklin County people to know that the State Highway Com mission has had posted in the Court House a Map of the pro posed Louiaburg to Pilot high way preparatory calling Mr bids f?r H* constraotiaa. Principals in Klid-Western Mutilation Murder CHICAGO . . . L*ft (bore U * clow up of Mandeville W Zenge, young carpenter of Canfcfr, M?., who la charged with the mutilation murder of Dr. Walter J. Bauer, (right, Mow) newly-wed huiband of Louise Schaffner Bauer (right, above) a young woman wtth wham Zenge "had been keeping company for aeven yeara. Bauer waa kidnapped from Ann Arbor, Mich., and. forced to drive here where tha "operation" with a pen knife took place and from which he died. E. L. BEST HONORED . ? Going Away Supper At Franklin Hotel Saturday Night Largely Attended The going sway supper given tn honor of Edward Lee Best, Franklin County's former popular Superintendent of Schools, by about fifty of his frienda and busi ness associates at Franklin Hotel on Saturday night, was a most solemn ? as the parting of friends always is ? and happy occasion. Throughout the entire program the prevailing spirit seem to say "we didn't realize the extent of our friendship until the time for parting." mingled with the de light at the success and promo tion of one - they loved and re spected. Senator E. F. Griffin presided and recognized as the first speak er Representative W. L. Lump kin, who said in part: "Franklin County for a num ber of years has indeed been for tunate in having one of the most capable and efficient Superinten dents of Public Instruction in North CaroMna. There have been miraculous changes In the school system, the personnel in the phy sical plants and in public educa tion in our county under the masterful and efficient manage ment of Edward Best. I know of no man who has given more li berally of his time, energy, ef forts and personality in the great cause of the education of our youth and the proper training and development of our young man hood and young womanhood for future service as citizens. "It Is fitting and appropriate that this representative group of Citizens from every section of Franklin County should gather to pay honor and tribute to so faith ful a public servant, who has been called to a greater field of use fulness and service is school work, and whose departure from our midst Is sincerely regretted by the citizenship of the county. Meck lenburg County, and especially the City of Charlotte, the largest City In our State, is to be congratulat ed for their wisdom and good judgment in securing the services of EJdward Best to manage their schools. "Mr. Best, unquestionably. Is one of the leading school men in the State, and this recognition of bin ability as a school executive by other sections of North Caro lina Comes as no surprise to me, for I know that Edward Best was Invariably consulted by leading aducators throughout North Caro lina, and that he had an impor tant voice in the writing of the 9chool Machinery Act in the last three sessions ot the General As sembly. "We, the people or Franklin County, sincerely appreciate his (aithful leadership for better schools and higher standards of sducatlon In our county, and we ire truly proud that one of our tellow citizens shall hare larger fields In which to continue his life's work of serrloe In the great task of the education of the youth of North Carolina, and we wish for him continued success and confidently expect, In the years to come, to see him as well known and as well loved by all of the school people of the State, as he is at present the citizen ship of his native County." The second spatter, Rev. O. P. FltiOerald, pastor! ait the Meth odist Church who ?rM prevented from attftsdiag on jMctiant of be ing oailed Sat of TowA, let this tribute to Edward Best: "In the life of man rare oc casions come when one may make the acquaintance and cultivate a friendship where no shadows of fear, no mark of difference, no pain of misunderstanding arises, the fickleness of our humanity, the uncertainty of our interests, the changing fortune of our social existence, oftentimes, forbid the closest lines of wfcrm human devo tion from cementing into a real genuine friendship. But none of these causes separated Edward Lee Best and myself. He Is a man I have admired, loved, and trusted. A Christian gentleman of the finest cultural attainments who will cause any one to re joice that he can count him as his friend. "Few men are born, reared, and chosen by their kindred and play , mates to assume the most re sponsible place of leadership in !the affairs of a people. Yet, this was the great good fortune of Mr. Best. For almost a quarter of a century this distinguished citi zen of Franklin County has toil ed and achieved to one of the most unique places of distinction in the history of the county of his birt|). Yet, one significant fact remains, ? this honored position did not create Edward Lee Best. Edward Best created this high and distinguished position him self. Truly a prophet with honor among his own people. "Now that Mr. Best has been called into a larger field of serv ice, we cannot deny him the right to accept it. We can, however, voice our feelings of much regret that he must depart from us. We also wish for hftn the greatest success In his new field. We send with him our abiding friendship I to cheer him on. We remiftd him tbat the friendly hands that bid him good-bye, also remain to ex tend him a most friendly welcome should he ever find It possible to return and reside once more among his boy-hood friends." Superintendent W. R- Mills, for thirty-odd years at the head of Loulsburg Schools and the suc cessor to Mr. Best, made a splen did tribute in the following: "It is a real privilege to speak for a few minutes to this fine body of men assembled ito do honor to a faithful and efficient public servant. Personally, I ap preciate this mark of approval of the services of my friend and co-worker. Mr. Best and I have been associated in the work of the schools for so many years that our interest have come to^ hava much in common. In all tills time we have never had a fuss; we have had numerous arguments. We Mve tried to think through many knotty educational problems and of necessity we did not al ways agree. "As tbe years bare come and gone, I have learned to respelt his good judgment and to rely much on his wise counsel. His re moval from us comes as a great personal loss to me. I value his friendship and the almost dally association with him. "Were I speaking to the citi zens ot Mecklenburg County to which he is to go so soon, I would like to say to them that the duties of a Supt. of School* are quite different from those ot the other County officers and should not be measured by the sAme standard. The school Supt. of necessity must be a profession ally trained man and he must also serve a sort of Interneshlp before he can under take the responsible duties of his office. He can not establish a systematic routine and follow it from year to year] he must keep his school system In process ot adjustment to a. con stantly changing social order. And It Is hew that so many times we (Continued en page eight) WEED PRICES STILL RISING Receipts Reported Moder ately Heavy At Markets In Border Belt Tobacco prices on belt markets Wednesday were slightly higher yffh receipts mod erately heavy though curing in lata in th? tforth Carolina section of the belt. _ Approximately 300,000 pound* we're estimated to have been ot tered on the Lumberton market. Extra heavy receipts were re ported from the Dillon market where the early sales were at an average approaching $25 a hun dred. Quality of the offerings was high with more than 60 per cent of better to best grades. An onofflclal average of $26 a hundred weight was reported Tuesday by Kinstree, where sales were again blocked. Prices at about the same level were report ed by the Dillon market. Fairmont, N. C., reported an official average 122.08. Sales at Fairmont were light Tuesday, to taling only 340,150 pounds. Whltevllle also reported a light day with 325,000 pounds sold. Lumberton sold 215,598 pounds at an average of $24.45. All grades were reported selling higher at Darlington, with the average plac ed at about $24 and the day'* offerings only 150,000 pounds. Some of the better grades of weed brought as -high as $70. The Lake City market sold 650,000 pounds Tuesday at an unofficial average of $22 to $23. Monday's official figures at the Mulllns market were 700,000 pounds at an average of $25.? \ Raleigh Times. border Old Age Pension Bill L President Roosevelt signed the Social Security bill, or what is generally termed the old age pen sion, on Wednesday. Before the vast law c*n swing into operation, President Roose velt must name the so.-lal security board of three mjmbor.s to admin ister ic. Many nimej have been mentioned in speculation, includ ing Edwin A. Wltte, secretary of the President's commission winch drew up the law; Jacob niilikopf, Philadelphia social worker, and Miss Josephine Roche, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. But there has been no confirmation. Included in the law was the greatest single tax burden ever approved by Congress. The gradu ated system of taxation for old age and unemployment benefits will impose a total annual assess ment of six per cent on employers' pay rolls after 1949, In addition to three per cent contributed by workers. It is estimated that by 1980, the national old-age pen sion reserve fund alone will con tain almost 146,000,000,000, or >18,000,000,000 more than the present national debt. major provisions The law's major provisions: ??? Federal grants to States on a 50-50 basis for pensions to needy old persons over 65 are provided through a $49,750,000 authoriza tion for the 1936 fiscal year. The government's share In such pen sions is restricted to a maximum of $15 a month. Beginning in 1942, contributory old-age pensions, ranging from flO to $85 a month, are planned. These will be raised by eventually taxing employers and employes three per cent each on salaries up to $3,000 a year. In 1937, 1938 and 1939. the tax on employers and employes will be one per cent each, increas ing one half per cent each. This is expected to cover almost 26, 000,000 workers, and by 1950 to raise $1,877, 200, 000- annually. Employers also will be taxed on their pay rolls to encourage states to set up unemployment Insurance systems. Deductions up to 90 per cent will be allowed for pay ments made to state funds, and benefits will be ffted by state laws. Beginning next year, employers of eight or more persons will be taxed one per cent for the un employment benefit*. Increasing to two per cent in 1S37 and three per cent in 1938. This is expected to raise $826,000,000 annually be ginning in 1938. Farm labor, domestics, govern ment and casuU workers are ex cluded from both nneihployment and old-age. A Federal subsidy ot $4,000,000 In 1936 and $49,000. 000 subsequently is provided to assist states lb administering un employment insurance laws. In addition, appropriation# to taling $50,000,000 the first year for aid to defendant or Crippled children, mother*' aid, and other welfare activities are provided. All would be matched by the state*. "We have the finest proajwct* for com, hay, cane, peas, soy bean a and sweet potatoes than lot several yeers," says Rutherford CoUaty agent Pattoa.
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