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YOUR TOWN Isn't ? bit better than job are willing to Help BOOS* YOUR TOWN The Franklin Times VOLl'MN LXVII. SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Pec Tear THE COUNTY - THE STATE - THE UNION _____ ij louisburo, n. Carolina. fmuay, march ia, ib:i? YOUE LOCAL PAPER can't exist without jour Paid for Patronage in Subscriptions and Advertising BOOST YOUR HOMK PAPER (EIGHT PAGES) NUMBER 4 DISTRICT "WELFARE CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN LOUIS BURG, MABCH 26TH National and State Repre sentatives To Attend? District Composed of Cas well, Person, Granville, Vance, Warren, Halifax, Northampton, Johnston, Moore, Orange, Durham, Nash, Wake, Chatham, Lee, Harnett, Hoke, Wayne, Cumberland Counties ? Committees' Named Plans are being laid for hold ing an important Central District Welfare Conference in Louisburg on March 25, when Franklin County will be host to nineteen osunties including: Caswell, Per son, Granville, Vance, Warren. Halifax, Northampton, Johnston, Moorei Orange, Durham. Nash. Wake. Chatham, Lee, Harnett, Hoke, Wayne. Cumberland. Representatives from the State and possibly from Washington will be In attendance and partici l>ate in the program. Franklin County should be proud of this opportunity of entertaining the annual meeting of this District. :is It is a privilege that can come to a county only once ill about twenty years. Everyone who is at all Inter ested In social welfare or social legislation, whether they are pro fessional workers or not. are cordially Invited to attend this helpful and Interesting meeting. Representatives of all churches, civic and social clubs, and school groups, are especially welcome. The following committees have been asked to serve, and care for the possibly three or four hund red people who will come to Loulsborg. March 25. The pro Eiani will be published soon. ? J"he following committees will fc-ve charge of the entertainment of the convention : Steering Committee on Local Arrangements ? Rev. Frank K. Pulley. Chairman; Miss Virginia Crawford, Vice Chairman; Mr. Taylor Boone, Chairman of County Commissioners; Mr. W. C. Webb, Mayor of Louisburg; Mr. Hill Yarborough. Board of Public Welfare; Mr. A F. John son, Editor The Franklin Times; Mrs. J. A. Turner, Pres. Metho dist Missionary Society; Mrs. McM. Furgerson, Pres. Baptist Missionary Society; Mrs. Jas. B King. Pres. Episcopal Woman's .Auxiliary; Mrs. J. Y. Beaslev. Parent Teacher Association; Mr. Frank Wheless. Jr., Klwanis Club; Mr. W. R. Mills. Supt. Franklin County Schools; Mr. W. C. Stroud, Prlniclpal Mills High School. Sub-CommlttceH Luncheon: Mrs. J. Y. Beas ley, chairman, Mrs. B. T. Holden. Mrs. M. S. Clifton and Mrs. Edens. Hospitality; Mrs. "Simon Wil liams, chairman. Mr. Hill Yar borough and Dr. Herbert G. Perry. Registration; Mrs. E. F. Grlf in, chairman, Mrs. M. S. Clifton, and committee from P. T. A. Auditorium: Mrs. D. W. Spl vey, chairman, Mrs. K. K. Allen. Miss Susie Meadows and Mrs. B. N. Williamson. Publicity: Mrs. Harrell J. Lewis, chairman, and Mr. A. F. Johnson. Attendance: Mayor W. C. Webb, chairman, Mr. F. W. Whe less. Jr., tod associates chairman. Music: Mrs. H. H. Johnson, chairman, and Mrs. E. S. Ford. Arrangements: Miss Virginia Crawford, chairman. Boy Scouts, and Miss Louise Wearer. Program At The Louisburg Theatre The following is tne program at the Louisburg Theatre begin ning Saturday, March 14th: Saturday ? Doable Feature ? Gene Autry In "Sagebrush Troub ' ' yr" and Preston Foster In " e're Only Human." Sunday ? George Raft and Ros alind Russell In "It Had To Hap pen." Monday ? Stan Laurel and Oli ver Hardy In "The Bohemian Girl." Tuesday ? Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Young and CllfT Edwards In "Red Snlnte." Wednesday Rank Night ? 8ylvia Sidney and Melvyn Doug lass In "Mary Burns. Fugitive." Thursday-Friday ? Clark Gable, Jean Harlow and Myrna Loy in "Wife Versus Secretary." trt" Last Showing Today ? Shirley Temple In "Now And Forever. " Not For Publicity Purposes NEW YORK . . . Above are Mr. and Mrs. George Bums with daughter Sandra, 2, and brother Ronald, 6-months old. Mr. and Mrs. Burns adopted both children from a Chicago fondling honx * Sandra more than a year ago and Ronald just recently. Photo shows Sandra welcoming her new brother. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Burns are widely known ... to screen and radio fans. They are none other than George Burns and Gracip Allen. Perform Autopsy On Baker's Body Finding of Valuables on Corpse Dispels Theories That He Met Foul Play (News-Observer) I er r?r~?id FraDk"n Couiity* arm foul p"aV; aboutd'hlgIPdaite theory of| -mil.'? ~y?onU;ehe *?? "as Performed ,Z ?gbt by* of . Jsks?" "2? .i: J??"! ? S? SCV^VS' s??a Penter said there was ve? jfmJ after 'hil'in'M'he water"0' breathe ^h" 'e8U,t ?f th* ?W| - Taylor "j?7 7," ,ound * Jack ed and notified official! ^ y ?Zr?Z W"ing, Solicitor w Turner viewed .h"61"'" Numa * ? waesr rXerVh?romr?hee the crash. C8F " " wh?::srw,dirinownf^thBeaker tern section of Wake rJ,? ea"_ iSa-'^sTd ?>>? .ilSiiffi asvt Charge of services. in staTeen??dy was in an excellent ' state of preservation Thit believed due to the fact that Th! temperature of the water had h?n ! near the freezing point since b!1 condition on the night of'lJb^ f e red#a ' fro ' 1? " "howed Baker suf bn,ht",yet"ehrfokehn9 ft" ?r laceration on the chin when his KtTJl6 br'dge ?*?"??* co;ereU'dp^rMer sonlnw"arrnri7? rr? - and 12.10 in SLTkJVS'^S sszF r^wss wenMnto the ? A""1 3aker wrecked on the bridge at "V "ii'lf 1i'46 p' m- r?b!to ' Baker's only son. H. K. Baker Jr.. was present when the body *?2?3? *22 the acene. wl>? held to the belier Baker was the victim of an automobile accident were divided in their opinions as to how he reached the river after the wreck. Children Survive Baker is survived by two daugh ters, Mrs. Harold Alford, of Pilot,! and Miss Louise Baker, of near Zebulon; and one son, H. K. Bak er. Jr. His mother, Mri. J. B. Baker, and three sisters. Mrs. H. C. Barbee, Durham. Mrs. E. i\ Griffin, of near Zebulon, and Mrs. Mildred Richardson, of the Pana ma Canal Zone, also survive. He was a Mason and also was affiliated with the Junior Order. Members of the Wakefield Ma sonic Lodge served as pallbearers Tennis Club Mr. Xay*or Downey announces the organization of a Tennis Club for Louisburg. The new club will be known as the Loulsburg Ten-1 nis Club and is meeting with a , hearty response from the many tennis lovers of Louisburg. It is announced that the courts will be; in perfect playing condition on Sunday, March 15th. Mr. Downey is assisted in perfecting this org-; anization by Messrs. Dick Par rish and Robert Hicks, who will be glad to receive your member ship. * Another Billiard Attraction Joe Procita, one of the world's "first ten" ranking pocket bill-; iard stars, will app?BT at Mullens Billiard Room on March 18th at1 9:46 P. M., under the auBpices of, the National BillUffd Association of America's third annual nation-, al "Better Billiards" program. The Italian billiardlst, who' hails fr9m Gloversvllle, New York, Is one of the most noted billiard! instructors In the game and has almost entirely specialized In the Instruction end of the sport. This' in part, has Interfered with his participation in national tourna ments. I Annual Meeting The regular annual meeting of the North Carolina Cotton Grow ers Cooperative Association as an nounced from Its office at Ral-: elgh. will be held in the office of the Association in Raleigh at I 11:00 o'clock A. M., on the sec-i ond Tuesday In May, the same being May 12, 1936, for the pur pose of electing a Board of Direc tors and transacting any other business which may come before the meeting. WILSON AYCOCKE The TIMES is In receipt of the following announcement: Mrs. W. H. Aycock announces the marriage of her daughter, Minnie Belle to Mr. Raymond Wilson, on Monday. March 9th, 1936. Both the bride and groom are among Louisburg community's popular youfng people and are : receiving the congratulations of ! their many friends. LOUISBURG VS. TINTOWN The ancient rivalry of Louis burg and Tintown will be renew ed Monday, March 16th. Three years ago on their last meeting Tintown defeated Louisburg 7-6 in a thrilling football game. Mon day night at 7:30 p. m. the teams will clash in a basketball game. The sponsors guarantee a good game. Tintown is the southside of Louisburg. TOBACCO MASS MEETING ? ? The County Agent's office ? announces that Mr. E. Y * Floyd, State tobacco special- ? 1st, and who is in charge of * the administration of the to- * bacco, peanuts aud potato * control, will visit Louisburg * on Saturday, March 21at, and * hold a mass meeting of to- * I bacco growers in the Court * i House at 2 o'clock in the af- ? , ternoon. He will be prepar- * ed to give all necessary in- * formation. All tobacco grow- * ers in the county are invited * j to attend. * P. T. A. Meeting Today County-Wide Meeting In Louisburg at Mills School On March 13th, 5 P. M. Plans have been formulated for a Franklin County Parent-Teach dr Council meeting on Friday, March 13th, in the Mills School Auditorium at 5 o'clock at which1 time all the associations are in vited to come and join in the en tire program. Mrs. Henry Dickens, President of the county council, will preside and all presidents of local units are requested to make a two minute report of theif work. The program will {Consist of group singing, short ceports. group conferences on different phases of parent-teacher w{rk, a picnic supper, and an addtess by Mrs. W. B. Ayrock, President of the North Carolina Congress of Par ents and Teachers. The Father's night program will begin about 1 7:30 in the evening, following the council meeting. Everybody attending ia request ed to bring a picnic aupper which will be served in the home econo mics room of the school. Assisting Mrs. Dickens in ar ranging this meeting are Mrs. J. IY. Beasley, president Mills PTA, her executive committee and the j president of the North Central i District, Mrs. N. L. Walker, of : Raleigh. The program has been arrang ed as follows: Devotional? Dr. FltzGerald. Community Sing ? Led by R. E. Miller. Business. Reports. Group Meetings ? Directed by Mrs. N: L. Walker. Pres. of North Central District N. C. Congress of Parents and Teachers. Picnic Supper. 7:30 ? Address ? by Mrs. W. B. Aycocke, Pres. N. C. Congress of Parents and Teachers. Adjournment. Transferred Mr. E. F. Cashion, who has charge of Emergency Seed Loan work In Franklin County has been transferred to the Regional ofTlce, Columbia, S. C., effective March 9th. Mr. J. E. Wilson, Field Supervisor, Rocky Mount, N. C., will have charge of this territory and will be in his office each Tuesday and Wednesday over Boddie Drug Store, to serve the people of Franklin County. TO BUILD STORAGE Mr. J. S. Howell has begun the erection of a large Iron clad . storage house on the Seaboard I Railway near Person's planer. I The building will be 48x100 feet. : IMPROVING His many friends will be de lighted to know that Mr. Weldoni D. Egerton. who underwent a Mastoid operation at a hospital; in Raleigh on last Friday, Is j improving nicely. Senator Borah Pauses For Press Talk WASHINGTON . . . Now that Senator William E. Borah of Idaho is an announced candidate for the Republican Presidential nouunation at the Cleveland convention in Juno, he is finding that hia press conferences with the newspaper boys arc becoming quite exciting, as witness the ear-lobe-' pulling habit which is reported to have developed since he tossed his hat into the pfeaident&al Hug. ?' DRAMATIC SAGA TO BE PRESENTED Federal Theatre's 'Jefferson Davis' Sponsored By U. D. C. A dramatic saga of the presi dent of the Confederacy, the play "Jefferson Davis," by John Mc Oee. regional advisor for Federal Theatre projects, will be present ed at Hugh Morson high school Haleigh. N. C., Monday night by a Federal WPA theatre company fresh from New York. The play Is the result of five years' research by a corps of ten writers and consists of fourteen scenes. The cast of 34 profession al actors is headed by Guy Stand ing, Jr., son of Sir Guy Standing, . who is now appearing in motion i pictures. Costumes were designed by Ivan Glidden of Charleston. S. r<x The appearance, one of 146 be ing made by the company on it! tour, will bf- under the auspice* of the WPA end the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Recorder's Court Two cases were disposed of in Franklin Recorders Court Tues day and several wore continued to future dates. The docket was as follows: Norman Perry was found not guilty of unlawful possession of whiskey. Zollie Williamson was found guilty of unlawful possession of whiskey and given 60 days on roads. The following cases were con tinued^ Carl Evertt Perry, reckless driv ing. W. S. Crltcher, non-support. Geobie Stalllngs, operating au tomobile intoxicated, violating au tomobile law. William A. Tant unlawful pos session of whiskey. - R. L. Peoples, falling to com ply with order of Court. Lorenzo Brodie, failure to com ply with order of Court. REtURWED HOME Mr. Wiley Holmes, Jr., who has been critically ill in Duke hospital has returned home Im proved. He is reeuperating as well as could be expected. DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION JUNE 12TH Good naturedly out-talking pro ponents of a resolution to hold the State Democratic Convention before the primary on June 6. the State Democratic Executive Committee, meeting Friday night in the Hall of the House, voted to hold precinct meetings on May 9,| county conventions May 16 and the State convention In Raleigh on June 12. The resolution fixing these dates was adopted unanim ously. Only /one other controversial subject was presented to the com mittee. Mrs. Charles W. TUlett, Jr., of Charlotte, rice chairman of the committee, succeeded In half of her program to extend the principle of equality for women in the party to the precinct and county organisations. Chairman Wallace Wlnborne of Marion, presiding over the committee, rul ed that the resolutions were in order. One resolution by Mrs. Tillett. to provide that each precinct committee shall have one woman member and that either the chairman or vice chairman may be a woman, was adopted. Form erly, provision was made only that the vice chairman be a woman. Ajnother resolution, providing that both the chairmen and vlco chairmen of precinct committers, was referred, with a recommenda tion that It be adopted, to the State convention. That action will | forestall the operation of the pro posed change In organization dur 'lng the coming primary. "IT HAD TO HAPPEN" At Louisburg Theatre, Sun day, March 15th ! She was lovely as a statue, and Just as cold, until a blazing lova made ber melt Into the arms of1 the most masterful man she had ever met! ! That Is the type of role Rosa (llnd Russell plays in 20th Cen tury's "It Had to Happen." which comes Sunday. March 15th to the Louisburg Theatre, and stars her with George Raft as the screen's sensational new roman tic team. The story, adapted from a Ru pert Hughes original, is the ro-i mantle tale of a man who battles 4iis way up from the slums to tho top of the political heap, inspired by a lovely lady who is always i beyond his reach. How fate finally manages to throw the lady, Rosalind Russell,' into the path of the self-made George Raft, and the stormy and hilarious time they have before their romance is brought to a happy conclusion, is revealed in :the picture. Rupert Hughes wrote the orig inal for this Darryl F. Zanuck I production, which was directed by Roy Del Ruth. Prominent In the supporting cast are Leo Carillo,' Arllne Judge and Alan Dinehart. MISS MARY M. EGERTON Rockingham.- ? Miss Mary Mc Coy Egerton died of pneumonia this morning at 8 o'clock at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. D. Egerton. The funeral will be from the Methodist Church Thursday af Iternoon at 4 o'clock, conducted | by Rfev. J. F. Herbert and Dr. A. | A. Walker. Interment will be in Eastslde Cemetery. Miss Egerton would have been 19 April 12. 81^9 was graduated from Rockinghatp High In 1934, j and attended Louisburg College for one year. She was a lovely an^ popular girl. Surviving are her parents, and a 14-year-old brother, Edward, Jr., who is re covering from Influenza. Her father has been manager of the Carolina Power and Light Com pany hefe (or 24 years, is county historian and a native of Louis burg. Kir mother formerly was Miss Mtry Mattie McCoy of St. Charles, 8. C. Mr. Egerton was a former Louisburg boy, the son of the late F. N. Egerton and a brother to Messrs. Weldon D. Egerton and Frfcpk N. Egerton. His friends here extend deepest sympathy. ? Date Changed The date of the Senior play as announced tn the regular Items of the Gold Sand School has been changed to the 18th. The rlgl nal date was the 20th, but for Bpecial reasons the date was moved up to Wednesday, March 18th. OFFICES IN LOUISBURG The North State Mutual Bur ial Association, of Wilson, an or ganization for colored people, has established offices In Louisburg land Will occupy rooms on Nash Street under Owens store. The local office will be In charge of Mr. Ennls Lancaster. | The best idea is worthless If I the creator is pot willing to back it with faith and energy. s TO SPONSOR CAMP FOR BOY SCOUTS A Committee Report Shows Work On Agricultural Building To Begin Soon 1 ? ? Many Reports Made """ Louisburg Kiwanis Club held its usual weekly luncheon at Franklin Hotel on Tuesday at noon with an excellent attend ance and interesting program. The meeting was presided over by President Frank Wheless and Secretary Gaither Beam read the minutes. Dr. H. G. Perry presented to the club, Dr. Paul Elam. a new member. Jack Allen made re port for merbership committee, and Edward Griffin reported for Lhe Agricultural committee that as a result of meetings with the Commissioners it is expected that work will begin on the communi ty building in the near future. E. J. Morgan reported that he accompanied Commissio n e r s Boone and Winston to Raleigh Wednesday where routine of fil ing plans, etc. was made. He also thought the question of lo cation would be amicably adjust ed. Joseph Tonkel made report of the basket ball game showing that the club netted $14.60. C. R. Sykes made report for house committee, - which with slight changes was adopted. Gaither Beam brought the matter of Welcome signs before the club, with the suggestion that the President appoint a commit tee to make investigation and re port. Dr. Perry asked to be per mitted to furnish the signs as recommended by the committee. The suggestions were adopted with a vote of thanks to Dr. Perry. The committee is com posed of Aaron Tonkel, J. Albert Wheless, V. E. Owens and Paul Elam. Jack Allen, who was in charge of the program, announced that this was Boy Scout day and told of the Scouts efforts to establish a camp near town and suggested that the club sponsor or under write the movement in so far as moving the bus bodies given thein by the State and arranging them suitable for camping. A motion prevailed. He then pre sented W. A. HugginB of the Mills High School faculty and who is Scout Leader for the Louisburg scouts, who entertain ed the members in a very inter esting and informative speech on Scoutcraft. explaining the differ ent workings, teachings and re quirements, the activities and training the boys received and how they appreciated the efforts Kiwanis had given them in the past and in advance conveyed their thanks and appreciations for the action of the club taken at this meeting. He invited all to the Court of Honor meetings that are held on the fourth Tues day night of each month in the High School auditorium. The meeting and the menu were highly enjoyed. Current Literature Club The Current Literature Club met at the home of Mrs. M. C. Pleasants on Tuesday afternoon, March 10 th. The rooms were beautifully decorated with ferns and daffodils. The meeting was called to order by the president, Mrs. McMurray Furgerson, the minutes were read and approved, and the books checked. The pre? ident then directed the Program committee to submit suggestions for next year's course of study at the next meeting. The program for the afternoon, following the Wit and Humor se ries, consisted of a reading, "How Love Came to General Grant," by Mrs. Malcolm McKinne; a poem. " -* "The Barrel Organ, by Alfred NoyeB. read by Miss Virginia Peyatt; an essay. "Stay in Your Own Home Town," read by Mrs. Burt; and a poem. "When 'Liia Turns De Chillun," by Paul Law rence Dunbar, read by Miss Jar man. The club then enjoyed a delightful piano solo, "Revolu tionary Etude In C Minor," from Chopin, played by Miss Drusa Wllker. The hostess, assisted by Mrs. W. R. Mills and Mrs. B. N. Wil liamson, served delicious refresh ments. Special guests of the club were Mrs. T. C. Amick, Mrs. R. A. Bobbitt, Mrs. Fred Leon ard, Mrs. W. R. Mills, Mrs. B. N. Williamson, Mrs. W. C. Stroud, and Mrs. Watson. Members pres ent were Mrs. R. H. Welch, Mrs. S. P. Burt, Mrs.. McM. Furgerson, Mrs. M. C. Pleasants. Mrs. Mal colm McKinne, Miss Loulla Jar man, Mrs. M. S. Davis, Miss Drusa Wllker, Miss Virginia Peyatt. Miss Thelma Phlegar, and Miss Emily Bottlmore. Fifty - <*ven demonstrations farms have been selected In Bun combe County for a study of farm management problems by the TVX and the State College Extension: Service. I
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