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YOUE TOWN teat a bit bettor than fom a re willing to Help make It BOOST YOUR TOWN The FranMn Times THE COUNTY - THE STATE - THE UNION YOUE LOCAL PAPER can't exist without your Paid for Patronage in Subscription* and Advertising BOOST YOUR HOME PAPER VOLUMN LXV1I. SUBSCRIPTION *1.00 Per Year IiOUIBBCRG, N. CAROLINA, FRIDAY. MAY 1, 1030 (EIGHT PAGES) ' M M HER II CALL ISSUED FOR CONVENTIONS I COUNTY CONVENTION MEETS MAY 16TH Precinct Meetings To Be Held on May 9th, And State Convention 011 June 12th ? List of Delegates To Several Conventions The Democratic County Con vention has been callea to meet la the Court House at Louisburg oa Saturday morning, May 16th at 11 o'clock, for the purpose of ?electing delegates and alternates to the State and Congressional Convention to be held in Raleigh oa Friday, June 12th, 1936 at 12 o'clock noon ? the Congres sfonal Convention being held ear lier In the morning of the same day. The call of Chairman E. F. Griffin is as follows: "To The Democrats of Franklin County : "Pursuant to resolutions adop-< ted by the Democratic Executive Committee of the State of North Carolina, the Democratic Town ship or precinct meetings are hereby called for each township or precinct in Franklin County on Saturday, May 9th. 1936, at 2:00 o'clock P. M. At each pre cinct meeting there will be lect ed: "First ? A township or precinct Executive Committee of Five men and Five women, which com mittee will immediately elect a chairman and a vice-chairman, the vice-chairman to be a woman, and a secretary. "Second ? Delegates to the county convention which will be held In Louisbui-g. N. C . on Sat urday. May 16th, 1936. at 11:00 o'clock A. M. "The Township Chairman will certify to the County Chairman the names of the Township or Precinct Committeemen. the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Township or Precinct Com mittee and the names of the del egates to the County Convention. "The County Convention, at which delegates to the State Con vention will be selected is hereby 'called for Saturday. May 16th. 1936, at 11:00 A. M. at the court house in Louisburg, N. C. "The State Convention to be held in the City of Raleigh, at the Municipal Auditorium on Friday. June 12th, 1936. at 12:00 o'clock Noon. "It Is the desire and hope that all Democrats attend these meet ings." The number of delegates to each of these conventions are based upon the vote for Jlover nor at the last gubernatorial elec tion. Foe the convenience of the several precincts we are giving herewith a list showing the num ber of delegates each precinct will be entitled to In the several conventions. The delegates to the State and Congressional Con ventions are selected by the County Convention. The one va riation from this list 'comes with the division of Dunns township into two voting precincts, in wlilch case It will be neoessary for "the voters of the old precinct to. divide the number of delegates among themselves: The list follows: Precinct Vote Co. Cong. State Dunns '498 20 5 3 Harris 478 11 3 2 Youngsrille 19 5 3 Franklin ton W84 31 8 5 Hayesrille 84 3 1 1 Sandy Creek 271 113 2 Qoia Mine 364 14 4 2 Cedar Rock 434 17 4 3 Cntreoa Creek 136 5 1 1 Lonlsbttrg $22 37 9 6 Tom 4240 168 *3 28 , Franklin Connty ia entitled to ' 28 votes in the State Convention. All ."voters are Urged to attend the precinct meetings and take v part in the selection ot the pre cinct committees. These eommtt ... tees are urged to meet soon after ; .election and elect their Chairman, Vice-Chalrman and Secretary, as . the Chairman becomes a member of the Connty Executive Commit tee, which committee will meet immediately after the County Convention for the purpose of organising. The Chairman or Secretary of the precinct committees Is urged to tend a list, of their committees ana a list of their delegates to the County Convention to Chair man E. F. Griffin, Louisburg. im mediately following their elec tion. Agricultural Building Ground was broken Monday ? morning for Franklin County's Agricultural building, which is located on the east side of the Jail property. A crowd of work men are busy in getting the ground work ready for the be ginning of the walls. It is un derstood th<$ work will be push ad forward to an early comple tion. College Commencement The commencement exercises of Louisburg College commence on Saturday, May 23, 1936 with the Alumni Banquet in the Col lege dining hall at 7:00 o'clock, and the Annual Concert of the School of Music at 8:00 o'clock p. m. The Baccalaureate flermon will be preached on Sunday morning at eleven o'clock by the Rever end W. V. McRae. Past,or Firs! Methodist Church, of Hamlet, North Carolina. At 8:00 o'clock p. m., the Y. W. C. A. and the Y. M. C. A. sermon will be deliv ered by Rev. Armour David Wil cox, President of Louisburg Col lege. On Monday. May 25, the Class Day Exercises will take place at 5:00 o'clock, p. m., and the School of Expression will give their annual play at 8:30 o'clock. The graduating exercises will take place on Tuesday, the 26th, and the address of the occasion will be delivered by Dr. Eugene Coltrane. President of Brevard College, Brevard, North Carolina. This closes the best year in the history of Louisburg College. The outlook for the coming year is very bright, and indications are that each succeeding year of col lege work at Louisburg College will be better than the previous year. May Day Festivities And Hos pitality Week-Knd The May Day Festivities at Louisburg College will be held on the campus this coming Satur day afternoon at 5:00 o'clock. 'Miss Ruth Hurley of Elizabeth City will be crowned Queen of the May. Her Maid of Honor will be iMiss Cleo 'Fox of Roxboru. The attendants will be Misses Mary Elizabeth Shaw of Broad way. N. C., Mary Anna Clifton of ' I.ouisburg, Ruth Bray, Slier City, N. C.. Rita Vinson, Ahoskie. N. C.. Dorothy Reel, Bayboro, N. C., Marion Cameron, Vass, N. C., Qeraldine Tyndall. Mount Olive, N. C.. Ida Belle Wall. Selma. N. C., Margaret Upchurch. Raleigh, N. C.. Athlea Boone, Louisburg, N. C? Anna Katherine Moore. Roxboro. N. C., and Catherine Mc Queen of Fayetteville, N. C. The producatlon is under the direction of Miss Elena Ewart. Director of physical education in Louisburg College. Miss Drusa Wilker, and Miss Frances Deviney are the pianists for the occasion. Hospitality week-end for senior, high school girls throughout the state will be held at Louisburg College Saturday. May 2 and Sunday. May 3. High school grad uates from twenty five counties have accepted invitations to en joy the festivities planned for them. They will be eiUertained by the faculty and students at an in formal reception Saturday evening at 8:00 o'clock. Doctors J. Henry Highsmith and E. L. Hillman from the State Department of Education at Ral eigh were welcome visitors 'at the College on Tuesday of this week. They were highly pleased with the work done at Louisburg Col lege. Milts School Commencement Supt. W. C. Stroud, of the Mills High School makes the fol lowing announcement tor the commencement exercises: Sermon by Re*. O. I. Hlnson, pastor of the Methodist Church, of Warrenton, N. C., Sunday, May 17 at 11:00 o'clock in achool auditorium. Commencement' address by Hon. J. M. Broughton, of Ral eigh. at 8':i|>0 o'clock, on Tuesday the 19th in school auditorium. Mra. O. T. YarborO's music re cital at 8:00 o'clock on Monday 18th. Operetta at 8:00 o'clock on Thursday the 14th of May. Program At The Louisburg Theatre The following la the program at the Louisburg Theatre begin ning Saturday. May 2nd: Saturday ?? Double Feature ? Chas. Starrett in "The Mysterious Avenger" and Wallace Ford in "Another Face." Sunday ? George Brent and Patricia Ellis In "9?owed Under." Monday ? Ruth Chatterton and Otto Kruger in "Lady of Secrets." Tuesday ? Rochelle Hudson and Paul Kelly In "The County Be yond." Wednesday ? Bank Night ? Miriam Hopkins and Joel McCrea In "Splendor." Thursday-Friday ? A1 Jolson, Beverly Roberts. Sybil Jason and Cab Calloway and Orchestra in "The Singing Kid." Last Time Today ? Mae WeBt I In "Klondnke Annie." I . Mr. and Mrs. Green Now Have a Horse NEW ORLEANS . . THri and Mrs. P. J. Green, two daughters and a son of Jena, La., were too proud to go on relief. They had a patch of ground but no horse. During 1934 and 1935 they tilled the soil by "human horse" power, taking turns in twos of pulling the plow in the cotton patch. This year the Rural Settlement Adminis tration heard . . . and supplied a horse. Photo shows Mr. Green, wife and one of the daughters with the horse . . . which neighbors say "is treated just like one of the family." 20TH DISTRICT MEETING JR. ORDER U. A. M. LOUISBURG, N. C. TUESDAY, MAY 5th, 1936 2:00 P. M. - -Si.- - Registration of Members in Council Hall 2:30 P. M. - - Business Meeting Conducted by District Officers ORDER OF BUSINESS Call to Order ------- District Councilor Opening Ode. Invocation ------- District Chaplain Address of Welcome - O. M. Shadrach. Louisburg Council No. 17 ? Response - - Rev. G. Van Stephens. Granville Council No. 117 Conferring of District Degree. Roll Call of Officers. Appointment of Committee. Reading Minutes of last meeting. ^ Roll Call of Councils. (Record the number from each). Reports from Councils. Deferred Business. New Business. Selection of next place of meeting. Report of Committees. Good of the Order. . Resolutions. Benediction. 6:45 to 7:45 Banquet at Franklin Hotel Mr. E. V. Harris. Tarboro, Past State Councilor, Toastmaster i PUBLIC MEETING MILLS HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM 8:00 P. M. Chairman James L. Palmer, Past Councilor Song ? America. Invocation - - - - - - * Rey. 0. P. FitzGerald. Louisburg Address of Welcome - - Hon. W. C. Webb. Maiyor of Louisburg Response ...... C. P. Green, Youngavilla Council Music. Introduction - Chas. P. Tankersley, Jr. Jr. Past State Councilor, Henderson. N. C. Address Andrew J. Ruppal National Vice Councilor, New Tork Music. Introduction ....... E. L. Gavin State Vice Councilor, Sanford, N. C. Address ....... Dr. Chas. E. Brewer Paat National Councilor, Raleigh, N. C. Benediction - - - - - - - Rev. Frtfnk B. Pulley Music furnished by Music Department Louisburg QoUase., Recorder's Court Franklin Recorder's Court held a short session Monday morning and disposed of several cases and continued several. The disposition of the docket was as follows: Haywood Waldrop was dis charged upon payment of (25 fine and costs, sentence passed on 2 1st. Robt Wood was found guilty of possession of whiskey for sale and fined $50 and costs. Appeal. O. E. Edwards was sentenced under Judgment of Jan. 21 to 90 days on roads. The following cases were con tinued: Vernon ?Ayacue, reckless driv ing. \ C. C. Hudson, operating auto mobile intoxicated. Milton Dennis, reckless driving. Ed Place, careless and reckless driving. The best farmers In Union I County say they like the new farm I program because It is In line with I what they have been trying to do i all these years. Relief Funds Miss Susie Meadows, Chairman for Red Cross ill Franklin Coun ty, announces farther receipts for the flood relief as follows: 6th Grade Harris School $2.00 A Friend 1.00 A Friend .50 A Friend . 1.00 Red Bud Church 3.35 White Level Church 7.19 Sandy. Creek S. S. 7.31 The total amount collected as a whole was $226.93. The local Red Cross officials are very ap preciative of the flne co-opera tion of the local people. LOUISBURG BAPTIST CHURCH The TIMES is requested to state that Dr. D. B.' Bryan, Dean of Wake Forest College, will preach at the Louisburg Baptist Church next Suilday morning at 11 o'clock. A wake Forest Col lege quartette will be present to furnish music. All are invited to these services. Assumes Managership Mr. Frazier Believes That "The Horse That Pulls The Plow Should Eat The Fodder" Mr. L. O. Frailer, of Hayesvllle Township, who has Just accepted the appointment as County Man ager (or Mr. Clyde Hoey, made the following statement to us this week: "They say that Dem ocrats acknowledge no obligation to anyone for party service. I deny that this charge is true, and in undertaking the management of Mr, Hoey's campaign in Franklin. -County. I f?el that I am not only doing my people a service but am also doing my bit towards the payment of a debt : which Democracy owes to a man worthy of the best that Demo cracy can gtve. For nearly forty ydars. Mr. Hoey has given to our State and our Party a fine, un sBlflHh service; but never before has he asked for a State office. He comes to us now. seasoned in yeat-s and experience, vigorous in luind and young In spirit, repre-, senting the finest and clearest In progressive Democracy. He makes no Impossible promises, nor does he endeavor to stir up class hatred I among our people. His platform is sound and constructively pro gressive. His whole life spent In i North Carolina is our best assur-i ance that if elected he will be thei Governor of all the people of the I State of North Carolina." W P A Library Work (By !Mis* Virginia Crawford) "The Franklin County Board , of Education is the local sponsor for the W. P. A. Library Project which is sponsored as a state- 1 wide project by the North Caro lina State Library Commission, i Miss Mary White Nash is super visoriug this project and reports the work whtrh is being done in the county. "There are 12 workers. 8 white i and 4 negro in 10 schools. Be fore beginning work on the school books, all of the books in the Individual school library are listed. This list is sent to the; Statei Library Adviser who checks it and advises them which ones are suitable for high school read ing. The books are also classi led as to Action, reference, his tory. or englisli. etc., the Dewey Decimal System being used. "While this Is being done In the State Office, the work in the ' schools is being done. Some ! ' books require only a thorough cleaning. They are washed page by page removing the dirt with art gum and soap. The covers are washed with a preparation of:, vinegar and water, dried, and then shellaced which gives them the appearance of a new book. The books which have worn > backs are replaced with new re casing leather, after which, the title is replaced with white ink. Torn pages are mended and con tents drilled where it ia neces sary. The books are really aa strong as when new after thla1 mending process haa been com-1 pleted. >'? ? "Mm Nuo states tb*t since the project wa? begun , February 27, 1936 approximately 2600 has been handled and of that num ber 1090 tore been completely renovated at an average cost of 10c per book. Three-fourths of the money spent for materials has been furnished by the local Board of Education and the re mainder by W P. A., which tbo pays salaries Of the worker*. "It would be difficult to esti mate the real value of this pro ject and, .the saving It has been to the schools. Now more books are available to the student^ and in (Some of the libraries the work- ? era have acted in the capacity of - librarian. They have familiariz ed themselves with the books and can advise students where to And ! Information about particular sub jects or even lend the books, as suming full responsibility for ^them. "One of the workers said of :the project, "I think It is about the finest piece of work W. P. A. | could do." Those of us who know the work agree with her I that this project is an exceeding ly fine one." ST- PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Being the first Sunday of the month. Holy Communion will be celebrated at the 11:00 o'clock , service. The vestry meets for a brief session after church oh first Sundays. Sunday School begins at 10: 0<1. and a cordial welcome awaits all who come. "The Trip to Jerua alem" has created new Interest In our Church Schools work. There are H0 4-H club boys and girls In Bsrtle County who have their club projects under way. Leads Women Golfers | NEWYObK ... In high hopes of a successful invasion, Mrs. Glenn* Coll?tt'.eVare (above), Is sailing the higw seas as captain of the U. S. Women's golf team of eight which is to play in the Curtis Cup matches in England. "The Singing Kid" Starring A1 Jolson At The Louisburg Theatre Thurs-, day and Friday, May 7-8 "The Singing Kid." First Na tional's latest gigantic musical spectacle with A1 Jolson in the' stellar role, comes to the Louis burg Theatre Thursday-Friday. May 7-8th. The picture combines hilarious comedy with heart throbbing dra ma. spectacular specialty numbers ( and catchy new popular, songs. It is a colorful production with the glittering background ? of New York show life, with beautiful chorus and dancing girls, and fifty1 undulating, struttin. truckin black I beauties right from flarlem, most ly members of the "Blackbirds." "The Cotton Club Revue" and other shows. Two big specialty numbers were staged by Bobby Connolly, includ ing "I Love to Sing-a." in which A1 Jolson is featured with the Yscht Club Boys iu a melodious medley of lyrical nonsense, and "Save Me Sister." in which JolH son and Wini Shaw appear in blackface, singing a tuneful air to the sizzling syncopation of Cab Calloway and his band. It is in this second number that the col- ; ?red dancers do their truckin with their partners, beginning in a night club and then on to a tabernacle where they dance up "dem golden stairs." The story concerns a Broadway entertainer who loses 'his voice after his financee a?d his man- 1 ager have robbed" him of every cent he has and then elopiug. He recuperates at an outdoor camp where he falls in love with a real girl, who Jilts him. however when she finds he has instigated the purchase of a play she has writ-, ten. and which proves to be worth- 1 less. Everything ends in a blaze of glory, however, with the en-1 tertainer back 011 Broadway, and his true love at his side. There is a brilliant supporting cast which includes Sybil Jason, the baby star. Beverly Roberts. j Edward Everett Horton, Lyle Tal-j hot, Allen Jenkins, Claire Dodd.! Jack Durant, Frank Mitchell. Joseph King and William David-! son. Telephone Rate Decreases In keeping with the general re duction in telephone rates local Manager Turner announces the following reductions In Franklin County: All phone rates in Frankllnton are reduced 25 cents. Louisburg ? business telephones remain the same, extensions re duced 25 cents. Residences In dividual reduced 15 cents, party k^rvlce 10 cents, and extensions 25 cents, ; The extra charges for French type telephones is dropped after 18 months service. On rural phones the base rate remains the same and the mile age rate undergoes a change. In the new order nstead of the 25 cents per mile charge for all over the base 3 mile limit, the base limit has been raised to 5 miles and a 50 cent charge for each 5 mile distance. MAY DAY Louisburg College May Day festival will be held Saturday, May 2nd. at 5:00 o'clock on the college campus. Miss ftuth Hur ley, of Elizabeth City, will be crowned queen. U. D. 0. The Joseph J. Davis Chapter will hold its regular monthly meeting with Mrs. Thornton Jef freys on Tuesday afternoon. May 5th, at 3:30. All members are urged to attend. Mrs. J. W. Mann, Sec'y. Subscribe to the Franklin Tlmos; E N T Y TO ONE Roosevelt Leads in Penn sylvania Primary Elec tion. Philadelphia, April '29. ? ? New Deal forces counted nearly 20 votes for President Roosevelt to night for every one cast for Col. Henry E. Breckinridge In Penn sylvania's Presidential preference primary. Tabulation of 4.555 out of 7, 983 districts gave the President 404,767 votes, and Breckenridge 23.601. Senator William E. Borah, of Idaho, unopposed in the Repub lican preference primary, polled 260,069 votes in the 4,307 dis tricts reported. There were scattered "write in" votes for Gov. Alf. M. Landon of Kansas, former President Hoover and Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan. Republican organization lead ers maintained that they will send an uninstructed delegation to the Cleveland convention. Viewing the Borah vote from Washington. Carl G. Bachman, chairman of the Borah-for-Presi dent committee, claimed that the Idaho Senator would have "a minimum of 20" of Pennsylvania's 75 Republican National Conven tion delegates. The names of tt\e 20 were not disclosed. ? Makes Good Record Louisburg Students Win Many Favorable Places In State Music Contest It will be interesting to Frank lin people to learn the fine show ing made by Franklin County students during the State Music contests held at Greensboro on April 22nd. where thirty-si* hun dred students from all sections of the State contested the honors. The following students frdin Mills High School, under the ef ficient direction of Mrs. O. Y. Yarboro. won places as indicated after their names: Henry Pergerson tied for first place in bass solo ? will receive cup for half year. Maxine Bailey tied for first place in soprano solo ? received blue ribbon which is the case when more than two receive same rating. Girls' trio tied for second place. Mixed chorus tied for 'second place. Nancy Hayes tied for second place in Jr. High piano. Girls' chorus tied for third place. Louisburg was the only C school having students in the fes tival chorus which was directed by Dr. J. Finley Williamson on closing night of contest. New Garage t ? ? Grtffln-Tharrington Motor Co., is the name of Loulsburg's new est garage and automobile sales agency and will be operated by Floyd Griffin and Leslie Thar rington. formerly with the Ford Agency. They have secured the room on Main Street near the bridge next to Pearce's Dry Cleaners and have installed their garage equipment and are ready for business. These young men are among Loulsburg's most pro gressive, efficient and popular young business men an4 will no doubt, receive a good portion of the public's patronage. Read tljelr announcement on another page. Harris Receives Appointment r '"m ' I Mr. T. Mortimer .faarris. drie of Franklin County's Jnogt popular and efficient young Ken. has been appointed Postmwter (or Louis burg, according ' to lntormation received from Washington. and according to Congressman Cooley, his appointment is expected to be confirmed at any time in the near future. Mr. Harris served the unexpir ed term of S. C. Holden, as Reg ister of Deeds, lost to Mr. Ford in the following primary. He later aspired to the Superior Court Clerkship, but was defeat ed by Mr. W. V. *vent. TEACHERS ENTERTAINED Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Mitchell en tertained the Epsom High School teachers Wednesday. During the afternoon tennis was played and some went fishing. Dinner was served later. Others present were: Mr. W. C. Boyce, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bartholomew, Mr. Rodwell Craw ley, and Miss Myrtle Mitchell, of Louiaburg. SUBSCRIBE TODAY !
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