YOUR TOWN l?t ? bit batter than jom are willing to Help make It BOOST YOUR TOWN The Franklin Times THE.qOUNTY - THE STATE - THE UNION S 1 _ YOUR LOCAL PAPER can't exist without your Paid for Patronage in Subscription* and Advertising BOOST YOUR HOME PAPER VOLUMN XjXVI. SUBSCRIPTION ?l.BO Par Year LOL18BURG, N. CAROLINA* FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1033 (TEN PAGES) 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