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ATTEND PRESIDENTS BIRTHDAY BALL JAN/39TH ? HELP FIGHT INFANTILE PARALYSIS YOUR TOWN last ? bit better thai yon are willing to Help make It BOOST YOUR TOWN Franklin Times THE COUNTY - THE STATE . THE UNION YOUR LOCAL PAPER cant extet without jronr Paid tor Patronage in Hubecrtptfoau and Advertising BOOST YOUR HOME PAPKR VOLUMN LXVI. SUBSCRIPTION *1.00 Per Tear LOUISBURQ, N. CAROLINA. FRIDAY, JANUARY iM, ,18:111 (TEN PAGES) NUMBER 40 ? CANDIDATES IN SUBSCRIPTION CAMPAIGN BECOMING AROUSED; RACE FOR BIG PRIZES UNDERWAY Very Little DiffeVence In Credits Among Those Who Have Made a Start. The Race Will Be Exciting From Now On ^ ENTRANTS IN SUBSCRIPTION CAMPAIGN Credits Miss May Brown, Franklinton *. 97,000 Mrs. J. S. Collie, Louisburg, Rt. 4 23,000 Mrs. W. C- Coppedge, Spring Hope, Kt. 2 10,000 Miss Clemmer Grace Floyd, Louisburg, Rt. 1 103,300 Mr. p. A. Faulkner, louisburg, Rt. 3 .... 10,000 Mrs. Peter Foster, Louisburg, Kt. 3 95,000 Mrs. James E. Fulghum, Louisburg 10,000 Miss Lynne Hall, Louisburg 99,000 Miss Magdaline Jones, Franklinton, Kt. 2 95,300 Miis Agnes Leonard, Uastalia, Kt. l 10,000 Mrs. R. E. McDuffie, Kittrell, Rt. 1 ...... 101,000 Mrs. R. H. Poytliress, Louisburg , 97,600 Mrs. *C. H. Stallings, Spring Hope, Rt. 2. . 80,000 Miss Lucy Timberlake, Louisburg, Rt. 1.. 99,800 Mrs. Bertha Wilson, -Louisburg, Rt. 3 .... 104, (KM) The campaign is now starting to take shape; a few names have been taken oft' and a few now ones added. The field will soon be left to the active and interested workers and competition will be keen. The names are still listed alphabetically with part of the credits earned. The race will be interesting to watch from flow on. The campaign is now starting to take shape. The inactive ones will ne taken from the list as soon as ,t is knov. n they are not interest ed and fail to make a report .at east once a week. It will not be long before the field will be left to the real in terested workers who mean busi ness and who have made up their . mind to go out after that $600 in cash. At no time in the campaign will the exact standing be publish ed as the right Is reserved to withhold some of the credits. Watch next week's paper for tome startling results. The race for the $500 in cash, and the other valuable prizes The FRANKLIN TIMES is giving away as awards in Its big circulation drive is now In full swing. But few, however, of the small list ?f nominations as published this week are actively at work. There has hardly been sufficient time to hear from all of them, but it is presumed that those who really mean business will step into the work now and make an effort to get their names up toward the top of the list. All those who tried and made an effort at all secured some sub scriptions and will now be able to go ahead and compete for the big prizes. It is our purpose to remove the inactive workers' ?ames from the list just as soon as we find they are weakening and are not making an effort to protect their names and interests in the campaign. It will not be many days before the real work ers will come to the front with a handsome percentage allotted to them for their activity. Small Receipts The receipts up to the present time were far below expectations, and while many of the contestants have worked hard, the; have not produced anything like what we thought they would. However, the race Is young and our disappoint- 1 ment may yet be overcome. THE FRANKLIN TIMES Is1 standing behind the expense ac count ot over $1000 on this deal and it will take some real hard work on the part of the contes tants to pull the paper out even. Our loss, if any, will be the work ers' gain. Has Public Approval The stamp of public approval has already been placed upon our campaign. Nothing but words of commendation have come to this office on the liberality, fairness and squareness, of the whole pro position. We are sure that as the campaign progresses the people win willingly support their favctr tte candidates by giving them a subscription or renewal to this paper. It takes hard work on the part ot the contestants to arouse interest in their behalf, but if they will Just get out and pat pep and ginger into their campaign they soon will find that It is not so hard to get subscriptions. Yet nome people can get business when the other fellow says .that there is bothlng doing. If ' a worker doesn't believe Iq .himself It ia almost impossible to make others beltov. In Meal Race Just Begiaalng.. It takes a lot of character and (Continued on Page Ten) Prince of Wales Becomes King London. Jan. 20. ? With the last heartbeat of Qeorge V.. a 40 year-old bachelor today became Edward VIII, "King of EnglaAd, Ireland and the British Domin ions Beyond the Sea. Defender of the Faith and Emperor of India." The Prince of Wales stepped into the role that destiny and birth had designed for him. He is the most popular man among the 500,000,000 persons who swear allegiance to the Bri tish flag In the words of another great Briton, the late Rudyard Kipling. Edward of Wales "could walk with Kings nor lose the common touch." and it Is that attribute that endears him to his subjects > Before the World War, he was a high-spirited boy who made the world hi; playground, moving through Europe and the Americas as a pleasure-loving youth with out a care in the world. The sight of slaughter and ruin on the Wes tern front made a man out of Edward of Wales, and after the war he began to live up to the motto on his crest: "Ich Dien" ? "I serve." Miss Lucy Smith wick Wins . At the weekly give-away at the Louisburg Theatre on Wednesday night Miss Lucy Smithwlck was the winner. Quite a large crowd was In attendance and enthusiasm was running high. We under stand this weekly give-away at this popular show house will con tinue on each Wednesday night. Amateur Night MaJ. Bowles Amateur Hour, a home town show with local tal ent will be put on the air In the near future by the American Le gion Auxiliary of Louisburg. Watch for further details. Program At The Louisburg Theatre The following Is the program at the Louisburg Theatre begin ning Saturday, Jan. 25th: Saturday ? Double Feature ? Ken Maynard in "Heir To Trou ble" and Loyd Noland and Peggie Conklin in "One Way Ticket." Sunday-Monday ? Jean Harlow and Spencer Tracy in "Riffraff." Tuesday ? Herbert Marshall and Jean Arthur In "If You Could Only Cook." Wednesday ? Bank Night ? Dick Foran and Sheila Mannors in "Moonlight on The Prairie." Thursday - Friday ? Fredric March, Herbert Marshall and Merle Oberon in "The Dark An gel." also Walt Disney's "Who Killed Cock Robin." Last Showing Today ? Ronald Colnan and Elisabeth Allen in Tale of Two Cities." Washington ... a new por trait of Jouett Shouse, former Chair man of the Democratic National Committee, who as head of the American Liberty League is direct ing the meeting here at which AJ . Qmitb is to apeak, January 25. King of England Dies Sandringham House. Norfolk. Eng. Tuesday, Jan. 21. ? King Geoige V., British sovereign for 25 years, died peacefully in his 70th year at his beloved country seat here last night at 11:55 (6:55 p. m. E. S. T.^ Preparation's were made im-' mediately to proclaim his eldest' son, the Prince of Wales, his suc cessor on the throne as King Ed wards VIII. Shortly before midnight, his, physicians observed that the king's1 gallant fight against bronchial ; catarrh and a weakening heart had ended and that the monarch was about to di?. with sad eyes. Lord Dawson of Penn, the King's physician since 1907, and his as sociates stood looking down on the tired, frail figure of the King. Then they summoned to the bedside Queen Mary, the Prince ; of Wales and other members of the royal family from an adjoin ing room. Together they walked into the King's room and stood at his bedside. Death came peace fully a few moments later. The King, in a deep coma for hours, did not regain conscious ness. . , | Convey News News of the King's death was conveyed to the Duke of Glouces ter, the King's third son. Ill at Buckingham Palace: the Duke of Connaught, the Duches of York i and to foreign courts and minis ters. A bulletin was telephoned from! Sandringham House to the press, gathered at nearby Feathes Inn, ' and distributed to newspapermen. A few minutes later a death no tice was posted at the gates of Sandringham. The British Broadcasting Com pany broadcast the newson a hook-up to all parts of the far flung empire is Big Ben struck 12:15 a. m. "It is with great sorrow we make the announcement that His Majesty, the King, passed away a few minutes before midnight," the announcement stated. "He whom we loved as King has pass ed from our midst. We hasten to express to Her Majesty, the Que&n and members of the royal family our love, and, with members of the empire, our deep-felt loyalty." The announcer added that the station, In common with all in England, waft closing down for the night. Cannons were fired from St. James Park and the Tojver of London announcing the death. Thej announcement was read in Lon-I don night clubs, theatres and re staurants, where orchestras play ed the national anthem and the crowds dispersed. LOUISBURG BAPTIST GHUECH Dr. D. B. Bryan, Dean of Wake Forest College, will preach at the morning service at the Louisburg Baptist Church on next Sunday, January 26. The services will be held In the main auditorium and a large crowd Is expected. Dr. Bryan Is a very thoughtful speaker, with a pleasant delivery. He has occupied the Baptist pul pit on several occasions and the congregations have been delight ed with his messages. Sunday school will be held at iL- tia it n 1 AIima ? I i la Qiinl TXT U Inr uputtt lime wiin oypi. tt . rv . Mills In charge. From the Kobe lespedexa plant ed on 1* acres of wheat last spring. O. E. Bell of Yadkin coun ty harvested 28 two-horse wagon loads of hay with each load pro ducing 24 bales that Mr. Bell sold for $1 a bale. The wheat was ex tra. BIRTHDA Y BALL To Be Held in ~Louisburg, J anuary 30th? Eveiybody Invited To Help Infantile Paralysis Sufferers Chairman George I Griffin ,KmU.C J.e,U""ed Wednesday at the indications for a record Attendance at the 1936 Presi lnnit,o?|Bhrthd*r B*" t0 ba ??ld ~,"l' on aext Thursday night. Tickets are now on sale and they are being taken faat. The grand march will be the special feature this year and wl? belled by officers and their spon fJhS^kl"'r,SLlMt year" recelpu 1 9 tk ^ ?i"rin st4'ed that the lo i:n ? ' whlch "mounted follow, 1,ann? " i? bo "??<! ?? KOUOW8. 130 for shoes and S40 few j"ace? to be purchased In a suSere?' f?r infant"e paral>?l? ?As^Pra^ilin County suffered meMio". PPMemtc last som mer he Is expecting a more ilh eral response this year And |. bettTshaDan!",n W1" he much "euer shape to assist in eradication of this disease In the urging you to do so at once "darkangel" Fredric March, Merle Ob eron, Herbert Marshall Star In Goldwyn Drama beamifn,' i"1* m?8' powerfuI and reaches the? "t0rle8 eTer fUra^ reaches the screen of Lbulsburg ?ry 36o ,1Thurad8y-Frlda''- J? , , 30"3I. when Samuel Gold wyn s production. The Dark Merle 'tarr,n8 Predrlc March. Merle Oberon and Herbert Mar ment. * * tW? day Adapted from a Pu* b* Gu? Bolton, the screen aW**/ "tS? llan Hen*" wa" by Lil lian Hellman, author of the smasl. Broadway stage hit, "The .Child who8wM,Urb" and Who will be remembered for his "tage success. "The Green Bay Ti /"rtpplng story The Story which is set in > quiet corner of lovely rural En/ in Kiul? V8 the anrt f- y Vane' (Merle Oberon) Ma'rch? Td nooa, Kitty has adored Ai?n onw Uke^both ad?red KUty The War zation of his love for Kitty Homo on leave, he tell, her of his^ove teredX' a'""**0 maiTy are shat il. leases 8"dden Ca" CanceIlln* ?!n,*Ian rel)orted killed. W?i .fc J? broken After the olra'lrt h?. ,eC?meB eM??ed to Fa^e but,ln the eleventh hour L\te,?StT. ln ,nd the dream of bXyfend,fnUiflHed " ' 8,?r'0U"y by SWney ""Franklin "f" "relewe through United Artists Prominent in the imposing sup Jnhn u are J?net Beecher, John Halllday, Henrietta Cros man, Frieda Inescort. Claude AI |l?ter, George Breakston, David others! C8' C?ra Sue ColI'n,, and Darden-Perry Their many friends will learn with much interest of the marri age Wednesday evening of Mrs. Kate C. Perry and Mr. John A. Harden, both of Louisburg. The ceremony was performed at the home of Capt. L. L. Joyner on North Main Street by Rev. Frank Pulley, rector of St. Paul's Epis copal Church, only members of the family being present. Mrs. Darden is oqe of Louis burg's most popular ladles and has a wide family connection, be ing one of the oldest and most prominent families in this Coun ty, : ? ; The groom as a highly effici ent and specialized gentlemen, who came to make Louisburg his home about a year ago, and has made many friends here. Their many friends ara extend ing hearty congratulations. Local Hatchery The Louisburg Hatchery is the name of a new enterpise in Louis burg and is in charge of Mr. M*ey O. Brewer. It is located on the South aide of Tar River. Mr. Brewer bar had much exper ience in ? the chicken bnsideM. See their advertisement in anoth er column. I: The Camera's Three Year Story NEW YORK . . . "Have the cares of the President's office, during tha Inst three eventful years, produced any marked change in the appearance of Mr. Rooseveltf '* was the assignment handed a Washington news chmora nan. Above are the two pictures he submitted, that of 1933 from the files, ' taken shortly before inauguration and that of 1936, taken last week as j the President nears his 54th birthday, January 30. ? ? i . ? ^ ; , i COURT AD JOURNS Closed Monday After Dis posing of Many More Cases. Franklin Superior Court came to a close (or the term on Monday afternoon when it was ascertained that all cases ready for trial had been disposed of. Judge Barnhill. with his splendid business meth ods, rushed the work of the Court right along, but was always alert ta the interests, of the individuals on trial an3 the State. The cases disposed of since our last report were as follows: A Juror was withdrawn and mistrial ordered in the case of seduction against Haywood Lee Johnson Tom Pearce was found guilty of assault with deadly weapon. 4 months in Jail to be suspended upon payment of $26 and costs, and good behavior. Phil Kingsbury was found guil ty of parking an automobile on the public highway, ten days in Jail. Berkley Alford entered a plea of guilty of receiving stolen goods, given 4 months on roads to be suspended upon certain conditions. Aubrey Mullen plead guilty to housebreaking and larceny and was given 12 months on roads. Buck Waldrop was found not guilty of burglary. Tolly Ayescue was given 12 months on roads for assault with deadly weapon. The court re commended his parole after serv ing 4 months. Buck Waldrop was found not guilty of breaking and entering with intent to commit rape. Bat Branch tendered a plea of guilty of being an accessory af ter the fact of burglary, to break ing and entering with Intent to commit rape, and was given 10 years in State prison. Oray Lancaster plead guilty to assault with deadly weapon, Judgment suspended upon pay ment of costs. Merriman Kearney plead guil ty to non-support, prayer for Judgment continued to May Court upon certain conditions. Elnora Cheek Brown was gran ted a divorce from Walter Brown. Lee Thomas was found not guilty of assault. Iqaogene Phillips was awarded $3,025 for damages vs. Mrs. B. T. Holden. as a result of an ac cident whieh occurred on the Streets in Loulsburg some months ago. 8T PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Services for Sunday, January 26th, Include: Sunday School, 10:00. Morning Prayer and Sermon, 11:00. Klttrell, N. C? 3:30 p. m.. Holy Communion. Y. P. S. L? St. Paul's 7:00 p. m. ^ The Junior ~ Choir practices Sunday morning at 9:30 at the church, and the Adult Choir meets Thursday night at 7:30. The publAQ Is cordially Invited, Strip-cropping successfully con trolled erosion on demonstration farms In Y ancey County last year despite heavy rains In the spring, reports the farm agent. FARMERS TO MEET TONIGHT The following notice has been given circulation by thQ Soil Con-, servation officials at Frankllnton. Read it and attend the meeting: hj Soil erosion is costing the far-| mers of North Carolina $66,000, 000.00 each year. This amounts I to more than twice the annual! | state taxes. i North Carolina expenditures ; for fertilizer have increased i 1600% in 50 years while our cot ton and corn yields have decreas ed during this period due to poor 4 soils. The Soil Conservation Service, working in Franklin County, is , very desirous of helping the far mers to conserve and impr.ove their farms. To this end we are ( calling a meeting of farmers and ' their wives at Frankllnton High j School on Friday night, January 24 at 7:30. We are particularly interested in having all present who own farms on the demon stration area, consisting of the watersheds of Buffalo and Cedar 1 Creeks. Mr. A. H. Veazey. Agronomist | of the Soil Conservation , Service at High Point, will make a talk ! on the general subject of Soil ! Conservation. Mr. F. C. Winston will make (a report and plan for extending i rural electrification in this com-: I munity. Organizes Auto Association President John G. Frazier, Jr., I of the N. C. State Auto Associa-: tlon, of Charlotte, was in Louls burg the past week organizing a Franklin County branch. This or ganization. he says, was first or ganized many years ago as the Charlotte Auto Club, and the de mand was so great it was chang ed to a State organization. He had secured 27 members in Lou isburg the past week. Mr. Frazier says this section will be in charge of R. B. Scar borough, Jr.. as district manager. The following is what the Char lotte Observer had to say of Mr. Scarborough: R. B. Scarborough. Jr., of Mount Gilead has been appoint ed a district manager tor the Carolina Motor Club with head quarters in Charlotte. Mr. Scarborough will have charge of the membership in halt of the city and half of the county. The new district manager has won national recognition through his being able to remember an amazingly large number of fig ures at the same time. On last April 10 in The Observer, John Hix in his "Strange As It Seems" feature carried a story about Mr. Scarborough and hia ability to re member many automobile license numbers a month after looking at thorn. Mr. Scarborough invariably re members the auto license num bers of members he bring! into the motor club: ' Scores of motor ists who do ntot know their license numbers are able to find out the correct number by simply asking the figure expert. Growers of flue cured tobacco In eastern Carolina are now hav ing their seed cleaned for plant ing .the seed beds. One farm agent cleaned 489 pounds last week. LOUIS WHE LESS RESIGNS E. S. Ford Elected to Fill Vacancy Of Assistant Clerk? Many Matters of Business Attended to Special Meeting. The Board of Town Commis sioners met In a continued regular meeting on January 9, 1936, for flneiBhP"rp?8e. of completing un finished bus:nes8 of the regular meeting of January 7, 193s Upon Roll call the followins C W?M? w'u present: Mayor W. C. Webb, F. H. Allen. W. B Bar anri'w ^ Howel1' W J- Cooper, and W. E. White. ? j Mr. L. L. Joyner was nominat mi fh unanimously elected to ~''vacancy on the Board of Town Commissioners caused by the resignation of Dr. H. G. Perry ,"r-'reHr If8 0fficially sworn >>y Mayor Webb. Pa'vi^e- a WilCOX rclative to the Paving Assessments due to the Town by Louisburg College. No action was taken as to this mat Tile Clerk presented the re panv for '"J Fra,lklin Seed Com . J " a 3c Pei K. W. H. motor rate. The Board ruled that the ber Tora,t9l%ad?Pted ?" 1)ecem U ?'? *J , remain unchanged. gressmln ?" .re|>orted 'hat Con sressman ( ooley, Mayor WAhh Hd Whltl*" ln|ervipw<?<l Mr.' Phil a . y relatlTe to the W P "led by the Town, but' Xin^Lrre not 'u^cessful in u r. Project through. ? Mj. P'ancon appealed to the ?Board for a contract for painting n PlPe' After discussion, the Board ruled to let contract 1936 W?rk abOUt Aprl1' lst. mo"tl>ly reports of the cUrk Chief of Police and Collwt ons were read, and approv ed AH invoices were approved for payment. | The Beard instructed Superin I tendent J. c. Harkius to mak'i an estimate of the cost of ex- 1 tending power lines to the home of A. W. Wilson, and to report same at the next meeting of the Board. The request of Roxie Person for lights was presented. The Board decided to furnish, her current it She will install transformer at her expense. This matter was re ferred to the Light and Water Committee. Two applications for cleaning streets were received and read Motion was made and carried that this matter be deferred until other bids could be secured. Mr Barrow, Chairman of Street Com mittee, was authorized to have this work done until contract could be made. Mrs. S. T. Wilder's request for a dirt sidewalk on Spring Street was referred to the Street Com mittee. The contract for Liquid Chorine 7" 11a"a,ded to the Mathieson Alkali Works, Inc. The Clerk read the resignation of Louis A. wheless, Assistant Clerk. A motion prevailed to ac cept Mr. Wtieless' resignation with regrets and authorized the Mayor to reply to the resignation ex pressing the Town's appreciation for his past services. Applications for the position of Assistant Town Clerk and Tax Collector were received and read by the Board. E. 8. Ford was ap pointed at a salary of *75.00 per month. The Board ruled that Mr. Ford be bonded for the amount of $1,000.00. Motion was made and carried that Chief of Police Pace's salary be increased to 1126.00 per month. v There being no further business the meeting was adjourned. The Board of Town Commis sioners met in special session, January 14, 1936. Upon roll call all members were present. Mr. Barrow brought up the matter concerning the street cleaning contract. Mrs. J. C. Tucker appealed to the Board (or the contract at f, 100. 00 per month under the present system, the Town furnishing two laborers; sprinkler, sweeper and cart and supplies for their upkeep. After discussion, motion was made and carried deferring this matter un til the regular meeting of Feb ruary 4, 1936, at which time bids Including the following terms in part will be received: Contractor is to awe&p. the streets of the business section of town every day, the residential section streets twice per week, and immediately haul such trash to the regular dumping ground used by the Town. Contractor la to gather garbage in the business section twice per day. In the residential section twtce per week, and haul (Conthiaed on page tea)