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TOUB TOWN last ? bit better than joa are willing to Help it BOOST YOUR TOWN The Franklin Times THE COUNTY . THE STATE - THE UNION YOUR LOCAL PAPER can't exist without your Paid (or Patronage In Subscription* and Advertising BOOST YOUR HOME PAPER VOLUMN LXVI. SUBSCRIPTION ?1.00 Per Year LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER SW>, 111:1.1 EIGHT PAGES) NUMBER 31 1935 TOBACCO SEASON OPENS Three Houses at Louisburg Have Big Sales Tuesday AROUND 190,000 POUNDS ON SALE Planters Has First Sale, Southside Second, Lea's Union Third ? Some Fair ly Good Individual Aver ages ? General Average Low The Louisburg Tobacco Market opened (or the sale ot the 1935 tobacco crop on Tuesdjay with around 190,000 pounds of tobac co which was sold at an average of almost 16 cents a pound. The first sale was had at the Planters Warehouse, the second at the Southside and the third at Lea's Union. Large crowds were present at each of the Warehouses thr oughout the sales but the usual enthusiasm was lacking on ac count ot the extreme low prices. While many fairly good individual averages were made, much disatis faction prevailed among the grow ers at the big difference between the 1934 and 1935 prices. The crop this season as indica tions point from that which was offered, is oft some in quality, being ot a thin, light texture, but contains a splendid color and ap pearance. It is also the opinion of many that by reason of the lightness of this crop there will not be as much produced as has been estimated. In this particular section the increased quantity just about offsets the decrease in weight. Sales Continued the remainder of the week with fairly good quantities at each of the houses with about the same price aver ages holding. There seerhs to be some feeling of hope for better conditions arising from tAe meet ing held in Raieigh Thursday. A comparison of the price aver ages for the year from 1929 to 1934 inclusive show the average still in the lead. Reports from all sections show that Louisburg is right at the top in comparision with other mar kets and all tobacco growers are invited to come here to sell with the assurance that they will find a sympathetic feeling and a de sire to do everything possible to get them higher prices. Recorder's Court Franklin Recorders Court held quite an interesting session on Tuesday with Mr. E. C. Bullock prosecutling the docket In the place of County Attorney Chas. P. Green, who was attending Supreme Court In Raleigh. Several cases were contested and one case demanded a Jury. The docket as disposed of was as follows: Jack Aycocke plead guilty to using profane language on high way, fined )5 and costs. Prayer for judgment was con tinued fn the' case of operating automobile intoxicated against A. D. Joyner. The case of fraud against W. A. Watklns was continued under former order. ' Willie Kearney was found guilty of assault with deadly wea pon and given S months on roads, to be suspended upon payment of costs and $3.00 to doctor. Clyde M. Dallor, violating fish ing law, remanded to Justice of Peace. ^ W. Jeff Warren, violating fish *lng law, resisting officer, reman ded to Justice of the Peace. The following cases were con tinued: Pete Spivey, assault with dead ly weapon. Claude Davis, peeping into room. Bud Davis, carrying concealed weapon, drunk and disorderly. C. E. Daniel, operating auto mobile intoxicated. Jury- request ed. Paul Horton .and Ed Denton, operating automobile intoxicated, drunk and disorderly, assault and nuisance. Gordon Mangum, "Violating pro hibition law. P. T. A. HONORS SUPT. W. 0. STROUD Oo' Sept. 26th at ' 8 : 00 p. m. the P. T. A. of Mill* High School trill honor Mr. 'W. C.1 Stroud with an Informal tea in the gymnasium of Mills Higtt 'Stjfcool. "All patrons and friends of sthe school are . urged 'to be present to meet our Jtftw Superintendent and welcome 'feln In oiif midst. ? Mussolini Ready To Reject Peace Proposals London, Sept. 19. ? The Lea gue's peace proposals are "not only unacceptable, but derisory," Premier Benito Mussolini assert ed in an interview with G. Ward Price published today in The Dally Mail. Mussolini said the League Com mittee of Fire's official offer hid not yet reached him, but that "if versions telegraphed by press agencies are correct, the propos als seem ironical." "The suggestion apparently Is made that Italy's need tor expan sion in East Africa should be met by cession to her of a couple of deserts, one of salt and the other of stone," II Duce contin ued. "They are the deserts of Danakll and Ogaden. "There Is a man in one of Mark Twain's books who was so fond of echoes that he bought two mountains with fine echoes and built a house between them. Collector of Desertx "It looks as if the League thinks I am a collector of des erts." The Italian dictator Continued in a cynical rein: "I got 110,000 square miles of Sahara desert from the French a little while ago. Do you know how many Inhabitants there are in that desolate area? Sixty-two. , "The' country of the Danakils, which the Committee of Five pro Doses should be offered to Italy , is the bed of a dried up sea which ties 800 feet below the present *ea level and is a waste of white lalt 200 miles long, practically uncrossable. Not a blade of grass 's growing there. Mot even an Abyssinian can find livelihood there. Desert of Stone "The desert of Ogaden is a des ert of stone. We have irrigated some of the Libyan desert and made It livable, but nothing can be made of a parched wilderness of huge rocks. "In the sheme for Internation al administration and gendarmer ie, It seems that Italy would not be represented. The suggestion apparently Is that 200,000 Italian troops should be brought home and told that they were sent there for an excursion. That certainly will not be done in any case. "It would have been far better if the committee had addressed itself to the central fact in the Ethiopian situation, which is: There is no such thing as an Ethiopian nation. What makes up the nation called Ethiopia is a dominant race of Amharas ruling over tribes which they conquered and reduced to slavery, almost exterminating them In the pro cess. "These depressed subject races of Ethiopia would be. far better off under Italian rule while the true Ethiopia could be -helped to rtfach a decent level of civiliza tion by means of a regime similar to that which first existed In Iraq or still applies in Morocco." With Cotton Association Mr. Phil. R. Inscoe, who has been with the tripple A for some months, and one of Franklin County's foremost and successful farmers, has taken a position with the Field 8ervlce Department of the N. C. Cotton Growers Coopera tive Association and has been stationed in Franklin County. Mr. Inscoe is well qualified for this work and will be of much service to the members as well as the {Association. Miss Beam To Converse Spartanburg, S. C., Sept. IS. ? Miss Mamie Beam of Louisburg, N. C. will be among the new students registering at Converse College this week. Freshmen are arranging their schedules on Tuesday and Wednesday, and u|| per-classmen will arrive In time for classes on Monday, Septem ber 23. Dr. Edward M. Gwathmey, pre sident of the College, has an nounced that the enrollment for thl? year la much larger than that of last year. The dormitories will be filled and an unusually large number of students from the city will ebter. phons iaa CQH FIRST OLAS*. PRINTING Huey Loog? Viaim of Enemy's Bullet BATON ROUGE, La. . . . Abore is one of the latest picture, of U. B. Senator Huey P. Long and family. It wa? taken in New York shortly before the Louisiana dictator was shot and seriously wounded in the ' corridor of the Louisiana Stats Capitol by a disgruntled political enemy, Dr. Carl A. Weils, Jr., who in turn was mowed down by maclHne guns * in the hands of Senator Long's body guards. In the photo are : ''Senator and Mrs. Long, daughter Boee and son, Palmer Seed Long. LIQUOR CASES ARE HEARD Yesterday's News-Observer car ried the following concerning the hearing ot the liquor cases by the Supreme Court: North Carolina's much-dlscuss 'ed local liquor legTSTMion lay yesterday, after three hours and 53 minutes of exhaustive and strenuous argument, before the State Supreme Court, which later will hand down decisions ruling on the validity of the two liquor i legalization laws passed by the General Assembly of 1935. Arguments in the case, begun Tuesday when nine attorneys at tacked and defended the laws for two hours, were continued yester day for slightly more than an hour and a half by two attorneys' for each side, j Fowler Case Out During the course of the argu-l ;ments, Chief JUBtlce Walter P.] Stacy madp the statement that the Fowler case, frequently quoted by Drys as governing the present ap j peals, is excluded from considera tion in the present situation. The Fowler case opinion denied to the Legislature the power to fix Tur lington Act penalties in a small group of counties at variance with [other counties in the State. The Chief Justice's announce-' ment, however, did not dim the enthusiasm with which W. H. Y*r I borough of Louisburg! "Wlio open ed for the Drys Tuesday and again yesterday, and former! iSupreme Court Associate Justice L. R. Varser of Lumberton, who, Iclosed for the Drys, attacked the' validity of the legislation. Walter G. Sheppard of Snow I Hill, who was interrupted by the : adjournment of the court Tuesday1 .at the beginning of his argument, did not continue yesterday. Julius Banzet of Warrenton, appeared jin his stead for the Wets and E. H. Malone of Louisburg, delivered | the closing argument. 'Hep* Stovall Dead Mr. H. M. Stovall, Jr., died at 5:30 o'clock In Pittsburg, Pa., ac cording to a telegram received by his parents Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Stovall early yesterday. No jdetalls were received. The re mains will be brought to Louis jburg tonight and Interment will follow. Funeral arrangements had not been made when the TIMES I closed its forms. Mr. Stovall was 27 years of iage and besides his parents leave three brothers James, Edward and William Stovall, all of Loulsburg. He was a capable and popular young man and was holding a position at the City in which he died. The breaved family has the sympathy of the community. New Collector Mr. Ernest F. Cashlon has been; sent to Loulsburg by the Farm Credit Administration to have charge of the Seed Loan Collec tions In Franklin County. He will attend each tobacco for the purpose of meeting and assisting the farmers with th?ir payment. After the sales and on Saturdays he will occupy offices under An-! drews Drug Store in one of ttaae County offices formerly used oy the Health Department. ** Mr. Caahion comes to Fran t lii well recommended as a most courtlous and capable gentleman, aad will, no deubt, be of much assistance to the many farmers patroniaitji tjjj^ department. Shirley Temple in "Curly Top" i Shirley Temple seems to have no limit to her resources (or win ning and holding audiences. In one picture she dances in another she sings; In some pictures she tugs at the heart strings of her audience, and in still others she Bends them home roaring at her comedy antics. But her newest ' starring pic ture, "Curly Top", which comes Friday and Saturday, September 27-28 to the Louisburg Theatre, combines all of Shirley Temples many talents and adds still an other. Shirley sings dances, laughs ?and plays Cupid In bringing sweetheartu together. Wins Mlllionj*lre'M h\iv<w "Curly Top" opens with scenes in an orphanage where Shirley Is the irrepressible cut-up, forever getting into trouble and forever laughing herself out of it. John Boles, the millionaire pat ron of the orphanage, adopts the child, who has won his heart with her gaiety and wholesomeness. But he also ,has tto adopt her pet pony, her duck and her lovely, grown sister, Rochelle Hudson, in the bargain. The ensuing scenes of the film show how a romance grows up between John Boles and Miss Hudson and reaches its happy climax. And,-, when rifts or mis understandings threaten, It's al ways Shirley who heals the breach. Five Sjmrkling Song* Five Sparkling tunes, all with music by the versatile Ray Hen derson, were especially written for Shirley and the other mem bers of the cast. Topping them are "When I Grow Up", "The Simple Things In Life," and Shirley's own tune, "Animal Crackers in My Soup." Jane Darwell and Esther Dale cast of "Curly Top,,' which vas are prominent in ^the supporting directed by Irving" Cummings. Baseball Announcement is made that Franklinton and Creedmoore will play off the best four out of seven games of baseball the following week, beginning at Creedmoore on Wednesday, Franklinton Thursday, Creedmoore Friday, Franklinton Saturday. The place for the fifth game of played, has not been determined. Army worms and clover worms are causing damage to the soy bean crop of Hyde County. 'Okeh"_Says Baer | -WW T(HOT. . <*?p ptctai* of Ub fcn teMT world champion, u bo pnpwM for hb aght here with tb MBMtioU} J* Look, Dwkjr Dstrott bomb* tember M. "Hod* aow OkA", "OUR NEXT PRESIDENT STRAW VOTE LAUNCHED This Newspaper Joins 2,000 others in Conducting Nation-Wide Pre-Convention Expression of Voters' Choice of Presidential Candidates for 1936 Months earlier than ever be fore in this generation, our na tional pj-e-conventlon political pot fc boiling. 1 1 Even though the national con-' ventious of the major political parties are' still some nine or ten months away, citizens of the Unit ed States, north, south, east and west, are giving attention to the political outlook for 1936 when presidential candidates will be Dominated, party platforms drawn jand, what promises to be, Inten sive campaigns waged. Who those candidates will be and what kind of platform of gov-! eminent they will stand upon 13 the subject already tantalizing the minds of voters of all .'political faiths and beliefs. Such discus sions are heard at every hand with preferences in candidates and opinions on government freely ex pressed. The situation is brought about, no diubt. through the fact that the people of the United States are today more government-mind ed than we have ever known. This is as a result of the last half doz en years of struggle through a national economic upheaval and 'consequent attempts at re-adjust | ment. Be that as it may, in the langu age of the street, the questions 1 of the hour and heard at every !turn are: "What do you think of jthe political outlook for 1936? 'and who do you think will be our next President?" In the wide variance of replies offered to that question comes the opportunity to conduct a nation wide pre-convention poll, the re sults of which wMi no doubt be I of great interest to vdters every where. We Are Joining In To the end, that the publishers of The Franklin Times are ?of the opinion that such a poll will be of great interest to Its subscrib ers, this newspaper has agreed to help conduct the poll. The poll is nation-wide, with some 2,000 newspapers throughout the Unit-| ed States cooperating. Every attempt is being made: by all of the cooperating news papers. to conduct the poll along non-partisan lines. Voters are not, asked to sign their names. Theyj are asked only to express a pre-: \ fere nee for candidate and party; ! to express a choice which will help show the political leanings of voters throughout the country at this time. No matter what your party pre ference may be, wouldn't you like to know how your fellow-citizens throughout the country are view ing the 1936 political situation? As citizens and voters we would like to know and that is why this newspaper has agreed to cooperato with the 2,000 other newspaper publishers, who are of like opin ion, in conducting the poll. Below is the "Our Next Presi dent Poll" ballot which we are offering to our subscribers, giv ing them the chance to vote in this nation-wide poll. It affords you three choices of the possible three leading tickets in the 1936 field. It is your privilege to vote as you choose and with no strings attached. You are not asked to sign your name and thus in any manner politically commit your self. Your honest conclusion and choice, fairly given, is all that is suggested. Your Chance To Vote Why not clip the ballot and vote it now! Then mail it to The Franklin Times, Louisburg, N. C., Your ballot will then be sent to New York where a central office staff will tabulate the votes and give us state and national returns each week. Publishers Autocaster News Service of New York, which serves The Franklin Times and all oth er newspapers cooperating in con ducting this poll, has agreed to perform the duties of a national headquarters on this poll. The edi tor of that newspaper service has assured us that most accurate tabulation will be given the vote tand that only actual votes from participating newspapers will be (counted. Here is a chance for every read er of this newspaper to vote his pre-convention Presidential choice for 1936. Clip, vote and mail the ballot to us today. As soon as the first early returns have been re ceived we will be in position to inform you when the final nation wide results may be expected. Vote early and we can all kuow how the Presidential winds are blowing. OUR NEXT PRESIDENT - POLL This newspaper is cooperating with 2000 other newspapers in making this nation-wide poll. VOTE IN ONE BLOCK ONLY Do you favor the re-election of President Roosevelt? (yw) (no) Or, do you favor tfie nomination, by the Democratic party, of some Democrat other than President Roosevelt? ~C <i?mrf 'cHoic'itV' "" '(iicoNO CHOiCB)' '(THIRD CHOICE) Do you favor the election of a Republican? (y?s) (no) If you are in favor of a Republican, whom do you wish nominated? (FIRST CHOICE) (??CON o'cHoic ?)" (THIRD CHOICE) " . Or, if you favor the organization of a third party, whom would you want this new party to nominate? " ! -Vi??T iK'oicii'" ^"'(MtboNocHoici) rrHiiiocHoici)""' Every reader of this newspaper may vote. No reader is required to wen bit name. Vote now and mail the ballot to this newspaper. Season Not Out Thomae Kearney and David Clayborn were tried before Squire E. C. Crew* at Franklfoton the ' put week and taied ' with fine ' and coats of $9.95 each for , ?booting Squirrel* before the ?ea- I ?OH srriTM. i No Fishing .Cl*4e U. Dallor of Durham and W. Je(l Warren, ot Wake Foreit mwe tried In Louiaburg Tuesday b?f6r? _ 'Squire J. R. Pearce of ? oungtvflle, for flihlnc In Moore'i iiond. without, permit and ont of leiaon^nd were taxed with fine iQd eoati of $36.10 each. NEW SIGN DP County Agent E. J. Morgan talking of interesting questions to fanners, says: s. . Tobacco growers of North Caro lina have been advised by Gover nor Eringhaus and all other of ficials that an immediate re sign-up of the Tobacco Program appears absolutely necessary in order to insure tobacco buyers that tobacco production will be decreased considerably in the year 1936 from the year 1935. Franklin County growers will have the privilege of Bignlng new Reduction Contracts for 1936 on Friday, Saturday, Monday. Tues day, and Wednesday, (Sept. 20, 21, 23, 24, and 25. People In the following townships are ask ed to meet their Committeemen on Friday, Saturday, and Monday at the following places: Youngsville Township ? Youngs ville, N. C. Franklinton Township ? Frank llnton, N. C. Gold Mine Township ? Center vllle, N. C. Cedar Rock Township ? Edward Best. Sandy Creek Township ? G|old 'Sand. The following are to meet their Township Committeemen on Mon day, Tuesday, and Wednesday, at the designated places: .? < Dunn Township ? Pine Ridge. Harris Township ? Harris' School. Hayesville Township ? Epsom School. Cypress Creek Township ? Seven Paths. Louisburg Township ? Court House. The Warehousemen in Louis burg Were visited by a Commit tee appointed from the various Township Committees on Wednes day afternoon, Sept. 18 and they all voted unanimously for an im mediate sign-up and voluntarily offered to give assistance in this In any way they possibly could. When the Program was begun in January, 1934, our acreage and poundage was quite a bit lower than we felt like it should have been during these two years. We have been able to get our average yield per acre boosted 75 pounds per acre and we have had a con siderable increase . in both base acres and base production. The old contracts have been reviewed and worked on by the Township Committeemen, Couhty Commit teemen, and State Committee in Raleigh and the new contracts are" based on the investigation by these Committees. Each any every per son who has a 1934-35 contract has been studied and the new contract has been recommended for this particular farm. The Com mittees feel like adjustments have been' made that should meet the approval of practically every to bacco grower in this County. We all know that something has got to be done and done im mediately if we expect to receive benefits from our tobacco this year to the extent that we can get a living price from it. Just as soon as tobacco buying people learn that farmers are really go ing to cooperate in the sign-up of a new contract showing them that without a shadow of a doubt that the farmers are not going to plant so many acres in the year 1936 and make what they call a surplus amount of pounds, then we will have something to fight them with on this year's market. I hope every tobacco grower in the County will avail himself of the opportunity of signing the new contract the very first op portunity he has on one of th0 days specified above. The Township and County Com mittees wish to thank the WarV housemen of Louisburg for thai hearty cooperation in getting these new contracts before the people in the manner in which they have offered. DEPRESSION WEDDING At St. Matthias Episcopal Church, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 1925 at 8:00 p. m. Louisburg High School. The girl who setts the largest number of tickets becomes the bride of the boy who sells the largest number of tickets. Ninety percent of the eligible tobacco growers in Pender Coun ty has signed the new four-year adjustment contract. Program At The Louisburg Theatre The following Is the program at the Louisburg Theatre begin ning Sunday, Sept. 22nd: Sundaj*? Jae E. Brown In "Bright Lights." Monday-Tuesday? Clark Gable, Jean Harlow and Wallace Beery In "China Seaa." Wednesday ? Ralph Bellamy and Koren Morley In "The Healer." Thursday ? Kay Franoia and George Brent In "The Goose And The Gander." Prlday-Saurday ? Shirley tem ple In ' "Curly Top'.' wttb John Bole* and Rochelle Hudson.