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M'MBEK 33
LYNCHING
INVESTIGATION
MANY MINOR CASES
DISPOSED OF IN
COURT
Judge R. Hunt Parker In
structs Grand Jury Make
Thorough Investigation ?
Grand Jury Report ?
Franklin Superior Court
Has Busy Week? Solici
tor Bickett Representing
State.
"Seventy-Hire days have now
passed since a lynching occurred
in Franklin County and no in
dictments have been made against
any one," Judge Parker remind
ed the grand jury in his charge
Monday, stating further that "it
is inconceivable and no excuse for
lynching in North Carolina. The
courts are clothed with the pow
er to enforce the law and pro
tect the cltisens". Following ne
told the Jurors whose duties he
had minutely explained and Im
pressed upon them, that they had
sworn to do their duty and that
Just as they Judge in the question
of this lynching Just so will they
be Judged In the great eternity.
His charge was largely taken up
with instructions with reference
to the recent lynching and the
details of the duties of the grand
Jurors.
The October term of Franklin
Criminal Court was opened Mon
day morning with His Honor R.
Hunt Parker, Judge presiding and
Solicitor William Y. Bickett, rep
resenting the State. The grand
Jury was composed of F. B. Frai
ler, R. M. Fuller, H. R. Preddy,
M. M. Hill, F. W. Justice, W. E.
Bartholomew, E. J. Wheless, R.
B. Roberts and E. L. Fuller, of
the old members, and G. W.
Jones, Willie Pearce, D. J. Hunt,
P. A. Duke. J. W. Rogers, J. R.
Inscoe, Jr., J. C. DaVls, J. W.
Card and Lem T. Hayes, of the
new list. F. W. Justice was se
lected and sworn as Foreman to
the grand Jury and Q. C. Parrish,
officer.
The docket was taken up and
disposed of as follows:
S. C. Holden, falling to make
proper reports, compliance shown
and discharged.
Willie G. Stokes, reckless driv
ing.
George D. Wester, bad check,
ordered in custody for failure to
comply with order #f Court. Al
lowed to pay $20 and balance
later.
Henry Rogers, reckless driving,
capias, came Into Court and show
ed compliance with former Judg
ment.
m r? t - ~ -o oaoaiiU /?An
Hi. O. uauvaoici , boouuhi w..
tlnued.
IJah Strickland, assault oil fe
male, found guilty, four months
on roads.
Walter Johnson, Oscar John
son, Alexander Johnson, Forrest
Joyner, manslaughter, not guilty.
Dewey Partee, public drunken
ness, plead guilty, sentenced to
roads, upon payment of costs ex
ecution of road sentence suspen
ded.
J. M. Dodson, operating auto
mobile Intoxicated, defendent be
ing dead, abated.
Reuben Wheless, plead guilty
to operating automobile Intoxica
ted, six months on roads, suspen
ded upon payment of $100 and
costs and not operate car In 12
months.
Reuben wheless plead guilty
to carrying concealed weapons,
60 days on roads, suspended up
on payment of costs.
Willard Oakley reckless driv
ing was found not guilty.
Vance Meidlln, was found guil
ty of operating automobile Intox
icated and given 6 months on
roads.
Vance Medlin was found guilty
of assault with deadly weapon
and drut^k and disorderly and
given 4 months on roads.
Raymond Broady was found
guilty of simple assault, 30 days
on roads.
T. H. Young, operating auto
mobile Intoxicated, nol pros with
leave.
Willie Martin, assault on fe
male, nol pros.
Haiel Johnson, Jethro Smith,
reckless driving and falling to
stop, mistrial ordered and cases
sent back to Recorder's Conrt.
Bill Crudup, careless and reck
less driving, sent back to Re
corder's Court.
Robert Lee Foster, assault with
deadly weapon, transferred to
Recorder's Court.
Clyde Wiggins, assault with
deadly weapons, transferred to
Recorder's Court.
Joe Byrd, housebreaking and
larceny, being under It years of
age transferred to Juvenile Court.
Ervln Lance, foond guilty o (
housebreaking and assault on
Mrs. Repale. Etheridge. i
Sam Joneii was foond.' not gull* i
ty of housebreaking and larceny. !
I ? ; 1 I
(Continued on Jage ten)
War Continues
In Ethiopia
Djibouti, French Somaliland,
5:60 P. M. Tuesday, Oct. 16. ?
Four thousand Ethiopian tribes
men, led by Colonel Siwiank, the
Dutch veteran of the Boer War,
have Invaded Italian Somalilana
and reported today an advance
of 46 miles.
Colonel Siwiank reported he
and his men went into the Ittflian
colony at Dolo near the Kenya
frontier and had captured the
town of Lugh.
U was Dolo that the Italians
claimed to have captured 10 day*
ago.
A second and large force of
Ethiopians are crossing over the
Italian Somaliland frontier mid
way between Teolo and the Webbe
Shibeli River, occupying Oddur,
about 66 miles south of the Ethio
pian frontier.
. More Joining
Somali tribes were said to be
joining the invaders in support
of their old grievances against the;
Italians which have been intensi- I
fled by the reports out of Ethiopia!
that non-combatants had suffered !
casualties through air bombiag
raids.
An even greater menace than |
these two strong raiding parties |
against the Italian troops under!
General Oraziani in Italian Som-|
aliland was an advance by Ras
Desta's any of 100,000 men down |
the valley of the Webbe Shibeli,
toward the left flank of the Ita
lian army.
leader Well Known
Graziani thus far has made his'
main thrust along the British j
Somaliland frontier to his north
but it has yielded him no addi
tional ground*.
Siwiank is well known in Ita- (
lian Somaliland, for he owns a
great estate there. He long has I
been established as an opponent |
of Italian rule.
Grasiani's tanks are still hold-|
ing the oases southwest of Bo- >
hotleh, but the Ethiopians claim
that their infantry has retaken
the wells at Udi, driving back the :
mechanized Italian front and dis-'
abling three tanks.
Italian airplanes bombed Ger
logubi again today, then dropped
bombs on Gorsa and Handamara
and destroyed the radio station at,
Mudleh.
Reports from Ethiopian sources
claim that some of the ^ir bombs
dropped .around Gerlogubi were
charged with gas.
LOUISBURG BAPTIST
CHURCH
The following is the order of
service for Sunday October 20th:
9:45 A. M. Sunday School.
11 A. M. and 7:30 P. M. Preach
ing.
6:45 P. M. Meetings of young
people.
A series of evangelistic ser-j
mons will be delivered this week
by Dr. Ira D. S. Knight, of tho
First Baptist Church of Durham.
The services will begin promptly
each night at, 7:30. We most
cordially invite other churches of
the town and rural districts to
Join with us in these meetings.
And to those who are classed as
non churchgoers, and to those
who are not members of any
church, we would most earnestly
appeal to come with us for these
few nights of worship and special
effort toward reviving present
church members and also to win
others to Christ.
- The cross-examining attorney
acts as though he expected the
defendant, who takes the stand In,
his own behalf, to give himself
the worst of It.
Love is like lace insertion ? It
is fascinating only as long as you
can't quite see through it.
| Bryan's Daughter Today |
NEW TOBK. . . . With the char
?stip^erssrss:
daughter at the 1st* Win. J. Bryan,
sow American Miniater to Denmark,
arrived her* from orerseu thii week
for a raoatiod in Washington aad
Florida, her bmnei
u
WHO WILL BE QUEEN OF GOLDEN BELT FAIR?
Pictured are some of the falr|
entrants In the Queen's Contest!
conducted (or the Golden Belt Fair
which will open In Henderson
Monday night.
The young lady found to have'
the highest number of voles by
next Friday night will be declared
the Queen of the Fair in a color
ful coronation ceremony that
night on a special stage on the
fairgrounds, all contenders fori
the crown taking part besides the,
gallant young men who will act
as guard of honor, escorts, and
Elides, a tiny girl as crown bear
er, and a 1 vi tie boy as badge bear
er.
Those pictured are, Btandlng
left to right: "Mtsses Henderson",
Lillian Kearney, Edna Goodrich.,
. I
Vivian Lowry; "Miss Middleburg"
Rebecca Floyd; "Miss Henderson"
Dorothy Hunt; "Miss Henderson"
Betsy Good rick; "Miss Louisburg"'
Katherine Weathers.
Seated, left to right: "Miss
Wise", Louise Holt Cole; "Miss''
Henderson", Edna Davis.
Others in the Centest will be
found in the voting list.
WALTER L.
MAIN CIRCUS
The Walter L. Main Circus
which will exhibit in Loulsburg,
for one day only, Saturday Octo
ber 19, is said to be better this
year than it has been in many
previous seasons.
This is what the Cumberland
Daily News of Cumberland, Md. j
said in regards to the circus per-l
formanre the day after the circus
ifad gone: "The big Walter L.
Main Circus gave two exhibitions
here yesterday and received excel
lent patronage both afternoon and
night, the program being well
worth it. There was not a. dull
moment in the lengthy, well-bal
anced program, there being fea
tures and novelties of the most
pleasing variety.
Within the three rings, act fol-j
lowed act, which, as predicted byj
the management, formed "a show
of supremely stupendous sur-j
prises" and this is true, for the)
Main Circus gave a program which
was surpassingly thrilling as well
as pleasing to young and old. Out
standing features were the fly
ing LaMars, whose daring and
thrilling work on the flying tra-|
i>eze got the crowd on their toes:
The Cune-Grant trio, comedy
acrobats: Mitzy and Harry, high
wire artists: Wm. Newton's train
ed solo elephant: Andrew's train
ed bears: Estelle Gordon, and her
wonder horse "Nezeppa": a group
of smartly trained dogs: "Cupid"
the educated pony, also "Mickey
McQuire," the Hollywood chim
panzee picture star, featured in
the picture, "Wild Cargo."
There also was a contingent of
wild , west performers, cowboys, |
cowgirls, and real Indians, show-:
ing sports and pastimes of the;
western frontier which proved ?
very interesting feature.
Professor Htaikley's military
band no more than finished the
overture when a sharp blast of the
esquestarian director's whistle, ?
signal for the big show to start |
when the grand tournament wit)' j
a cast of beautiful girls Witt
glittering coltumes, funny clowns
lumbering elephants and so fortt
appeared, and' the next momem
the peaks of the big circus tent
seemed filled with aerialists, per
forming a routine of seemingly |
impossible feats of strength and
daring, beautiful Equlnes perfor
ming with almost human inte!
llgence, a feature that no circus
would be complete without.
The Walter L. Main Circus if
a clean moral show in every re
spect and the entire- personnel
conducted themselves perfectly."
Cumberland is looking forward
to a return visit from this circus.
There will be two performances
of this circus at 2:00 find 8:00
p. m? rain or shine in Loulsburg
on Fair Ground.
WINS SUIT
Id an action (or breach of con
tract Edward A. Meyer and Harry
J. O'Hara, Advance Agent and
Advertising Manager of the
Strates Shows Corp., were award
ed a judgment in fail amount of
their claim here in court today
by Judge Perry against the
Strates Shows Corp. The Btrates
Shows were on the midway at
the Franklin County Fair. G. M.
Beam was attorney for the platn- '
tiffs. C. P. Green represented the '
defendant. i
PRICES 1VJUCH |
HIGHER
On Louisburg Tobacco Mar
ket Past Week ? Good
Sales Each Day
tobaccos were in evid
Louisburg market th<
Several houses made averages 6t
24 cents with individual averages
reaching almost 40 cents.
Quite a big quantity of the
weed has been marketed here the
past week, Monday the sale was
not completed, and each day
since has brought good sales.
Many growers from adjoining
counties as well as Franklin have
expressed delight at the splendid
sales and exceptional courtesies
rendered them while in Louis
burg.
Attention is directed to the
warehouse advertisements in this
issue. They carry information of
importance to the tobacco grow
ers of this section.
Bring your tobacco to Louis
burg and become one of the many
satisfied growers who sell here.
Marked increase
Big Parade At
Rocky Mount
Kocky Mount, Oct. 17. ? A pa
rade of State Fair features that
have already thrilled thousands
this season at major American
and Canadian Btate and district
expositions, including many head
liners from the State Fair at Ra
leigh, is in store for Rocky Mount
Fair visitors here October 21 to
26.
Made avalable to all through a
new schedule of low admission
prices, the State Fair attractions
are expected to set new high
standards for the Rocky Mount
exposition, conceded to be one of
the half dozen ranking fairs in
the state for the past two years.
The array of entertainment fea
tures will be topped by George A.
Hamid's new outdoor musical
spectacle. Sensations of 1935, a
production involving 50 perform
ers. It will be presented nightly
from a huge, portable stage in
front of the grandstand. The re
vue will be augmented by a dozen
circus acts and climaxed each
night by a brilliant fireworks dis
play.
Harness horse racing, on the
upgrade as a North Carolina fair
attraction, will hold the limelight
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day afternoons, when such fam
ous reinsmen as H. M. (Doc)
Parshall, winner of the $40,900
Hambletonian trot, and many oth
ers will be seen behind America's
Fleetest trotters and pacers.
Championship auto races will cli
max the matinee programs Satur
day.
On the Midway the World of
Mirth Shows, a 35-rail-road car
touring amusement park, will
present nearly 50 major shows
and riding devices.
Children of school age will be
admitted <i*e Tuesday. October
Lota of time when the jar? says
"not guilty" the defendant thinks:
"What a lot of daba they turned
int to W"
"T O P H A T"
Fred Astaire and Gingei
Rogers Starred in New
Musicomedy at Louisburg
Theatre, Sunday & Mon
day, Oct. 20-21
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rog
ers cpme to the screen as co-stars
team in their fourth musical pic
ture romance. "Top Hal." which
features a score of lyrics and
melodies hy Irving Rerlin. They
introduce a new sensational hall
room dance in "Piccolino."
"Plying Down to Rio" brought
Astaire and Miss Rogers togeth
er. They danced the famous
"Carloca" and became a starring
team by popular demand. Their
next picture was "The Gay Di
vorcee." in which they introduced
the "Continental." as a successor
to the "Carioca." "Roberta," In
which they shared the spotlight
with Irene Dunne, marked their
third co-appearance.
In "Top Hat" Astaire apd Gin
ger are the principals of a gay
romance which unfolds in London
and climaxes at the colorful Euro
pean resort, the Lido. They In
troduce the new dance, "Picco-I
lino." hailed as a more vibrant
and exhilarating routine than
either the "Carioca" or the "Con
tinental." Said to be easily adapt
able to the ballroom. It Is expect
ed to become the nation's most
popular dance. A mixed chorus |
of forty boys and forty girls exe
cutes an ensemble arrangement of
the "Piccolino" as a human rhy-l
thm background for the dancing
stars.
The "Piccolino" Is one of six
numbers written by Irving Ber
lin for "Top Hat." The others are'
"No Strings, " "Cheek to Cheek."
"Get Thee Behind Me, Satan."
"Top Hat" and "Isn't This a Love
ly Day."
The melodies are logically In
troduced Into the sequences of
i the story, thus affording an unin
terrupted musical romance.
The featured cast with Fred
Astaire and Ginger Rogers in
cludes Edward Everett Horton,
Helen Broderlck, Erik Rhodes and
Eric Blore. With the exception of
Miss Broderlck. who came direct
to the picture from seventy-four
weeks of stardom In the Broad
way musical show, "As Thousands
Cheer." the same players appear
ed in "The Gay Divorce." Mark
Sandrlch directed "Top Hat", an
RKO Radio Picture.
"Top Hat" Is based on the Eu
ropean play, "The Girl Who Dar
ed." and was adapted for the
screen by Dwiglit Taylor and Al
lan Scott. ,
From Bunn
The Y. T. H. P. Club of Bunn
High School met on Monday morn
ing for the purpose of electing
officer? for tin school term 1935
36, the following were elected for
the offices listed below:
President? McKanghan Sykes.
Vice President ? Jackie Bullock.
Secretary ? Clyde Perry.
Treasure ? Wlllard Pace.
Reporter ? Olirer Williams.
Adrisor ? M* -0*Qulnn.
OIH
Reporter.
rOR WRBT
PRiimWsi
Katherine
Weathers Leads
In Queer's Contest as "Miss
Louisburg"? Leah Hicks
Is "Miss Franklinton"
The Queen's Contest conducted
for the Golden Belt Fair which
will open in Henderson, next Mon
day night and continue through
out the week, is creating unusual
interest in four counties.
Not only do all young ladies in
the contest take part in the coro
nation ceremony on Friday night,
October 25, but each one receives
a beautiful gift in accordance to
the number of her votes.
Invitations have gone out to
the candidates to have a repre
sentative present for the final
count, thereby assisting the com
mittee and tellers. Balloting will
continue right up until 7:301
o'clock on Friday night of the
fair, and immediately after the*
counting of ballots the coronation
ceremony with take place on a;
specially built stage on the fair- 1
grounds.
Votes win ue counted again on
Friday this week and then daily j
during the week of the fair.
Que to numbers of the candid-]
ates not having their votes in on
Tuesday, it was decided to indi-j
cate only the relative order of
standing by the following group- j
ings:
Group I. "Miss Henderson", Lil- !
lian Kearney; "Miss Louisburg",
Katherine Weathers.
Group II. "Miss Henderson,"
Betsy Goodrich; "Miss Hender- ;
son," Edna Davis; "Miss Wise",
Louise Holt Cole; "Miss Middle- j
burg", Rebecca Floyd; "Miss Nor-!
lina", Alyce Mae Burchette; "Mifi'sj
Henderson", Edna Goodrich; i
"Miss Townsville", Mary Tucker.
Group III. "Misses Henderson",!
Elizabeth Rowland. Vivian Lowry.i
Dorothy Hunt; "Miss Stem", Nor
ma Tilley.
Group IV. "Miss Franklinton", i
Leah Hicks; "Miss Oxford,"
Madge Walters; "Miss Stovall",
Elizabeth Campbell.
L
"MAGIC FACES"
PROMISES FIXKST OF ENTER
TAINMENT HERE
People both old and young, will
forget their troubles? dull care
will fly out the window wfren
"Magic Faces" comes in. This !s
the promise of the members of
the Louisburg P. T. A., who ?lan
to present this operetta, at the
Mills High School Auditorium on
Friday evening, October 25 at
8:30 o'clock.
Regardless of the type of the
entertainment you prefer, "Magic
Face" will strike a new note and
bring an entirely different atti-l
tude toward amateur theatrical i
performances here. It is not just
another "Ifome-talent play", but
a delightfully written artistically
staged production introducing |
four characters, besides a well
trained chorus of fifty children
whose performances," will amaze:
and delight you.
Packed with amusing situations
moving with thrilling speed from
the start to a hilarious finish. An,
intimate knowledge of the defects [
of the average "home-talent play",
brought about the 'request for
something different ? something
which would not only lend itself
readily to amateur productions,
but stand out as the entertain
ment high-light of the year ?
"Magic Faces" was the result. j
After you have forgotten lesser
entertainments, you'll rimember
the Little Old Lady, The?Gay Gal
lant, The Baker.
Don't forget the time and place
? treat yourself to a real thrill
when "Magic Faces" appears.
Louisburg Man ? I've had to ask
you five times for that money you
owe me..
Borrower ? That's not so bad.
I had to ask you eight times be
fore you'd lend It to me.
New Securities Head I ,
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tka Daw Chairman of tfc* bod/, ?ue
?Miag JoMph P Kauad/,
State College
Meets Georgia
(By FRED DIXON)
College Station, Raleigh, Oct.
17- ? One of the nation's biggest
football battles will be fought
here Saturday afternoon when the
State College Wolfpack meets the
Georgia University Bulldog.
The game will start at 2:30
and will be played in State's
beautiful Riddick Stadium which
now has a seatiing capacity of al
most 15,000. ^ crowd this large
is expected for the battle of the
Wolfpack and the Bulldog.
The game brings together two
undefeated teams and some of the
nations outstanding grid stars.
Georgia opened the season with
an easy win over Mercer. Fol
lowed it up the next week with
another easy win over Chat
tanooga, and last week pushed
aside the strong Furman Univer
sity eleven, 31-7.
As a result of these three easy
victories over teams said to be
much better than a year ago,
Georgia is today ranked as the
most powerful team in the South
eastern Conference.
State began the season with a
14-7 win over Davidson. The next
week it defeated South Carolina,
14-0, and looked better last Sat
urday night than at any time this
season in defeating its old rival.
Wake Forest College, 21-6.
These three victories have serv
ed to place State along side Duke
and Carolina as the leading team
in the Southern Conference.
As to individual stars, each
team has its share. In fact, the
game should be unusually excit
ing for the spectators as in the
backfields of Georgia and State
are some of the finest and speed
iest backs in all Dixie. Cowboy
Robinson, Eddie ^Berlinski, and
Joe Ryneskea are the shining
lights among the State backs. Co
Captain John Bond, A1 Minot,
Maurice Green, Glenn Johnson,
Bill Hartman, Charlie Treadway
are the boys in the Georgia back
fleld.
In the front ranks State ofTers
in Steve Sabol one of the best
centers in the entire nation. Then
the 'Pack has Captain Barnps
Worth, guard; Vince Farrar and
E. V. Helms, tackles; and Mac
Cara, end. players who would
make anybody's ball team. Geor
gia offers such brilliant linemen
as Co-Captain John McKnight,
center; Leroy Morehead, guard;
Allen Shi and Frank Johnson,
.tackles.
It is perhaps the greatest array
of stars ever brought together at
one time in Riddick Stadium and
the result should be one .of tiie
best football games North . Caro
lina has ever seen or heard about.
ST- PAUL'S EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
The Pleaching Mission being
conducted by the Rev. B. N. De
Foe Wagner of Warrenton will
come to a close with a union ser
vice Sunday night at 7:45.
Saturday morning at 10:00, in
place of the regular morning serv
ice there will b? held a Children's
Mission for all young folks six
years old and up.
Saturday night there will be a
Preparatory Service for the Holy
Communion, to which the friends
of the Church are cordially " in
vited, at 7:45.
The Sunday services are: Holy
Communion, 8:00 a. m., Sunday
School 10:00, Morning Prayer and
Sermon 11:00 (Mr. Wagner), and
the concluding Preaching Service
will be on Sunday night at 7:45,
conducted by Mr. Wagner.
Loiiisburg Youth ? You haven't
8aid-a single word for twenty min
utes.
Girl Friend ? Well, I didn't
have anything to say.
Louisburg Youth ? Don't you"
ever say anything when you have
nothing to say?
Girl Friend? No.
Louisburg Youth ? Well, then,
will you be my wife?
A man who takes no thought of
tomorrow Is apt to wake up and
find It yesterday.
Program At The
Louisburg Theatre
The following is the program
it the Louisburg Theatre begin
ning Saturday, Oct. 19th:
Saturday ? Double Feature pro
Sram ? Tim McCoy In "Rldin'
SVild" and Robert Allen. In
'Guard That Girl."
Sunday-Monday ? Fred Astalra
ind Ginger Rogers in "TOP
BAT." Two shows Sunday, 8:30
ind 10 o'clock.
Tuesday ? Tom Brown ud
Jarol Stone tn "Freckles."
Wednesday ? Jane Withers and
rohn McOuIre In "This la The
ilfe." Comedy and Serial.
Thursday-Friday ? Amos and
Vndy, Bing Crosby, Jack Oakie,
Surn and Allen in "The Big
broadcast of IMC."
Last Showing Today ? Charles
rami and Charlotte Henry in
'Forbtdde* Hearen."