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NUMBER 24
WHOM DO YOU FAVOR FOR PRESIDENT ?
NATION - WIDE STRAW VOTE
UNDER WAY
WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS COOPERATE TO SHOW
RURAL VOTER'S CHOICE
The Franklin Times Joins National Group And Gives
Readers Chance To Register Presidential Choice
Vote and Mail Straw - Ballot Below
Early prediction that the 1936,
' Presidential election would be
keenly contested has become a
fact.
Hardly had the newspaper Ink
dried on Governor Landon's ac
ceptance speech than party can
nonading on major political fronts'
boomed in earnest. The campaign
is now in tull swing, weeks a
head of previous national election1
year drives for votes.
Every means of learning voting
sentiment will be employed be-,
cause that Is the wish and the de-|
maud of our government-minded ]
citizens and voters of today. This]
Is so because voters have come to
know through experience that ex
ceedingly accurate forecasts of
national election results can be
had through straw-vote balloting,
In different sections of the coun
try. and of different groups of
voters.
The Small Town Vote
This year, as always, one of
thej most Important groups of
voters are those residing in small
towns and rural America. Up un
til 1924 there was no single source
of obtaining an extensive and ac
curate straw-vote of this group.
That year, however, weekly news
papers throughout the country
joined hands and inaugurated the
first- nation-wide Presidential
vote In small towns and rural
communities.
In 1928 and again In 1932 the
leading weekly newspapers coop
erated to make their nation-wide
Presidential straw-vote more ex
tensive in numbers of ballots cast
and from all states. Thus more
accurate forecasts of the Novem
ber election results were obtain
ed. They proved to be forecasts
that were accurate in final re
sults and came within five percent
of correctly forecasting actual re
tarns In the November elwtlon.
Questions in the average voter's
mind today are: "Who will small
town and rural America help elect
to the Presidency In November .
. . Roosevelt, Landon, Lemke,
Thomas, Colvin, or Browder? In
what proportions will these can
didates win votes?"
Nation-Wide Straw Vote
That la what we are going to
try to find out and we are giTlng
you a chance to help us.
In cooperation with hundreds
of weekly newspapers all over the
United States we are glring our
readers an opportunity to record
their individual - preference for
President. These straw-votes will
first show how sentiment is go
ing in Loulsburg, Franklin Coun
ty and North Carolina. They
will be forwarded to our nation
al newspaper headquarters, Pub
lishers Autocaster Service, in
New York, for national tabula
tion. 1
Week by week throughout the
balloting the national tabulation
will be returned here In exclusive
stories to this newspaper so we
here may know who small-town
and rural America voters in other
states are favoring for President
in November.
A FRANKLIN T^MES straw
vote ballot In this nation-wide
vote for President is printed be
low. Clip it out, vote for the can
didate of your choice and mall or
bring the ballot to this newspaper
office.
Your vote, as sent in to The
FRANKLIN TIMES will be tabu
lated and the local results of
voting published each week. The
vote In the national balloting, as
compiled by returns from other
weekly newspapers, will also be
published In these columns week
by week as soon as they are avail
able.
Straw Vote Ballot
The two major party candi
dates' names, Roosevelt and Lan
don, are given top position on
our Straw-vote ballot inasmuch
as one of these major party can
didates Is generally expected to
be returned the winner In the
November election. The names ol
ehe other officially nominated
candidates for the Presidency are
listed below with no thought of
advantage In ballot position to
any of them.
Let us all join hands in this
nation-wide vote. Let us help ex
press the politicals sentiment at
this time of the vMers in Louis
burg, Franklin County and North
Carolina.
You are nnder no obligation in
casting a ballot in this straw-vote
test. You do not have to sign
your name. Simply write In the
name of the town and atate where
you will vote In November so that
accurate national tabulation can
be made.
Remember, your favorite can
didate Is depending upon you to
help show his strength in Frank
lin County. CHJ> the ballot now.
Vote as you choose, then mall or
bring your ballot to this news
paper.
THE FRANKLIN TIMES
STRAW VOTE BALLOT
Nation-Wide Vote lor
PRESIDENT
f|?HIS Straw-Vote I*
1 being conducted by co
operating weakly news
papaia located fat atelai
throughout the nation to
show pft-fitttkm Mstfl*
ment of email town aad
rural. America in thair
choice (or Praaident for
tha next four years.
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? THOMAS
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? COLVIN
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? BtOWDER
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES IN NATIONAL CAMPAIGN, 1936
? Franklin D. Roosevelt I
(Democratic)
? Norman Thomas I
(Soctalbt) J
?^Alfred M. Landon B
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Recorder's Court
Franklin Recorder's Court held
session In the Court House Tues
day and disposed of cases as fol
lows:
William Spencer, operating au
tomobile intoxicated, failure to
comply with Judgment of court,
commitment to issue, 90 days on
roads.
Henry Smith found guilty of
operating automobile intoxicated,
90 days on roadB, not to operate
car for 12 months. Appeal.
Ed Tant was found guilty of
being drunk and disorderly and
resisting officer, to be discharged
uppon payment of costs.
Athur Tant was found guilty
of being drunk and disorderly,
to be discharged upon payment
of costs.
William Pernell was found
guilty of public drunkenness, to
be discharged upon payment of
costs.
Rother Dunston was found
guilty of careless and reckless
driving, and given 60 days on
roads, to be suspended upon good
behavior and defendant repairing
damages to car of C. O. White
and payment of costs.
O. J. Weldon demands jury.
The following cases ye re con
tinued
Jesse Jones, operating automo
bile Intoxicated.
Wilson Abbott, assault on a
female, drunk and disorderly.
Picnic Postponed
' The basket picnic scheduled
for yesterday at Balance Rock by
the Methodist Sunday School of
Louisburg, has been postponed
to Thursday of next week, ac
cording to announcement of
church officials. All who intend
attending this basket picnic will
meet at the Methodist, Church at
2 o'clock Thursday afternoon of
next week, from which point they
will leave for Balance Rock. Af
ter spending an evening In re
creation lunch will be served
about 5 or ( o'clock.
Prof. W. C. Strowd visited
Wake Forest Saturday.
To Advertise For
Bids
The Board of County Commis
sioners who were permanently
enjoined from continuing the re
modeling the Court House by
Judge Small at Elizabeth City on
Saturday, met la the Court Hou*e
Tuesday afternoon and passed an
appropriate resolution directing
the County Attorney and Chair
man to advertise for -new bidi to
complete the work.
The Board took an appeal
from the Judge'a decision, but
want to continue the work If a
satisfactory bid can be received.
Add To Faculty
Louisburg College has been
fortunate In securing the services
of Mr. Ttlman Lockard as head
of the new Department of In
dustrial Arts which the College la
installing next September.
Mr. Lockard 1s a graduate of
the Eastern Illinois Teachers Col
lege with the degree of Bachelor
of Education. This degree cover*
courses in Industrial Arts and Vo
cational Education. The Eastern
Illinois Teachers College specia
lizes in this type of work. Mr.
Lockard was president of the
Epsllon Pi Tau, National Honor
ary Fraternity in Industrial Arts
and Vocational Education. He
made high scholarship honors
during the present school year.
Mr. Lockard has had a year
and a half of practical training
and has been actively engaged In
Industrial Arts for several years.
The purpose of Loulsbnrg Col
lege In Installing this course Is
to give opportunity for self-help
students to learn a trade by which
they are able to earn money to
assist In paying for their educa
tion. It Is believed that this will
be one of the most popular and
interesting courses introduced In
this self-help Ichool.
Motorists never should forget
during summer months that
school children are on holidays
and exercise even greater care
than usual on the streets.
Announcement
Of Referendum
Pursuant to the provisions of
The Tobacco Inspection Act (49 1
Stat. 731) and the Regulations
of the Secretary of Agriculture
thereunder, announcement Is
hereby made that a referendum
will he held from August St to
August S, 1936, inclusive, to de
termine whether the ttt?e-cured
tobacco market of Osford. North
Carolina shall be designated un
der the Act for free and manda
tory Inspection of tobacco.
Growers who, according to the
records of the Collector of Inter
nal Revenue, sold flue-cured to
bacco at auction on the abore
named marlcet during the 1935-38
season, are entitled to vote.
During tile period of the refer
endum growers can secure ballots
from their County Agents In the
flue-cured tobacco belt of North
Carolina and cast their votes In
the office of the County Agent or
at meetings schedtfled by the
County Agents.
This referendum only effects
the Oxford market, but all growj
era In Franklin County who sold
tobacco on the Oxford market are
entitled to vote on the question.
LOUISBURG BAPTIST
CHURCH
Rev. Theo B. Davis of Zebulon,
N. C., will preach at the Louls
burg Baptist Church on Sunday
morning, at the 11:00 o'clock
service. Everyone la cordially in
vited to oome out to this service.
Sunday School at 9:45 A. M.,
with W. R. Mills as Superinten
dent.
REVIVAL AT MT-ZION
The revival meeting will be
gin at Mt-Zion Baptist Chnrch
Sunday, August 2nd. Rev. George
T. Tunstall Petersburg, Va..
will be the f reached. TtR^publlc
Is Invited- flr#ome and hear this
servant of God. Services at T and
8 o'clock tihch day through Fri
day.
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Noted Tar Heel
"Woman Killed
MIsm Jessica Randolph Smith,
Famed U. D. C? Run Over at
Washington.
Washington, July 26. ? Jessica
Randolph Smith, well-known
North Carolina woman and color
bearer of the United Confederate
Veterans, who has resided here
since the World War, was almost
instantly killed today when (truck
on the street by a florist's de
livery truck. The driver of the
truck was arrested and *will be
given a hearing here tomorrow.
Miss Smith was the daughter
of the late Orren Randolph Smith
of Henderson, designer of the
Confederate Flag. Despite her ad
vanced years Miss Smith was very
active in a number of patriotic
organizations. She was a member
of the Daughters of the Confed
eracy, the Daughters of the Cin
cinnati, the Daughters of the
American Revolution, and a
Colonial Dame. During the World
War she volunteered as a yeoma
nette and saw active service at
the Hampton Roads Naval Base.
Miss Smith was also an active
member of the Saint Johns Epis
copal Church here.
She was struck this morning
by the -truck when crossing the
street after leaving the church on
her way to the Washington Club
two blocks away where she re
sided.
Interment will be at Henderson,
probably Tuesday. Funeral ar
rangements had not been mude
tonight pending the arrival of
Jerry Zolllcoffer, Henderson at
torney who managed Miss Smith's
personal affairs.
Miss Smith was known iu every
Southern state and greatly belov
ed throughout the South. At Con
federate veterans' reunions she
always served as color bearer to
the commander-in-chief of the
veterans, proudly bearing the
flag designed by her father. She
was also aide and color bearer
to the President-Oeneral of the
United Daughters of the Confed
eracy tot many /ears.
Educated at St. Mary's here,
she had many friends in Raleigh
who knew her as "a sweet, lovely
little lady of the Old South." At
the many reunions sho attended
the always appeared In the dress
of the 60's and made a colorful
picture as she carried the Stars
and Bars aloft In processions.
After moving to Washington
following the World War, she con
tinued her interest in the affairs
of her native state and retained
her membership in the nuny or
jtt,r.ixationn to whica she belong
ed thronga North Carolina chap
ter*. Most of her lit) was spent
in Henderson. ^
COL CHESHIRE SrtJAKS
Col. Godfrey Cheshire, Com
manding officer ot 113th Field
Artillery, delived a most Interest
ing address before the Louisburg
Kiwanls Club at their regular
weekly luncheon at Franklin Ho
tel Tuesday at noon. He took
for his subject "The Army of To
day." The address was greatly
enjoyed and the entire program
was of a high order and much
appreciated by the many present.
Buys Pool Room
Mr. W. B. Joyner, we under
stand, has purchased the Mullen
pool rooms on Market Street and
will continue to rua'iame at the
same location for present.
SOIL CONSERVATIONIST
(FARM PLANNING)
EXAMINATIONS
J
The United States Civil Service j
Commission has announced open '
competitive examlnatons tor Soil
Conservationists (Farm Planning)
in the Soil Conservation Service, I
Department of Agriculture. Ap
plications will be received until
August 24, 1936.
The salaries range from (2,600
to >4,600 a year, less a retire
ment deduction of 3V4 per cent.
Competitors will not be repair
ed to report for examination at
any place, but will be rated on
their education and experience.
They must have completed a full
four-year course In agriculture
leading to a bachelor's degree In
a college or university of recog
nized standing, and in addition,
must have had certain experience.
Full Information may be ob
tained from J. A. Wheless, Secre
tary of the U. S. Civil Service
Board of Examiners, at the post
office in this city. u
Court House Re
pairs Restrain
ed By Judge
Competitive Bidding Order
ed For Alterations On
Franklin Building
Elizabeth City, July 25. ? Sup
erior Judge Walter L. Small to
day made permanent a temporary
order restraining the Franklin
County commissioners from con
tinuing repair Work and altera
tions to the courthouse at Louis
burg and ordered the commission
ers to advertise for bids on the
Job according to the statute
which provides for advertising
one week from date of acceptance.
The decision followed a hear
ing in the Pasquotank County
courthouse this afternoon.
Basing his petition on the
claim ttiat the job should be let
by competitive bid, B. M. Stal
lings, Franklin County taxpayer,
signed the complaint against the
commissioners.
Commissioners of Franklin coil*
tended through Attorneys C. P.
Greene and E. H. Malone that the
Job had been properly advertised
and that all bids were so high
that the county was forced to re
ject them and take over the con
struction work.
MUCH INTEREST IN
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Probably the most Interesting
Tennis Tournament ever held in
Loulsburg Is now In progress on
the courts at the Oreenhlll Golf
Club. These beautiful courts
have been ready for use only a
short time and the boys haven't
yet gotten themselves accustom
ed to the strenuous exercise of
playing ^thls game. For this rea
son, no singles will be played at
this time but a tournament for
singles only will be held in the
near future.
Eighteen contestants have al
ready entered this tournament.
Five matches have been played
and the final match la scheduled
for Sunday afternoon at 5:30.
"Whitle" Williamson and Charlie
Ford, who were rated as the best
pair In the Tennis Club, have not
been able to play in this tourna
ment. Doc Elam and Jlmmle Al
len, who were rated as second
best, are living up to their repu
tation and are sure to be in the
finals. This couple have been
playing good tennis all season
and their team work Is having a
telling effect upon their oppo
nents.
ncu r uru ana r rea Morris up
set the dope bucket by winning
from Bill Hugglns and Felix Al
len, Jr., in the hardest fought
match played, requiring three sets
to decide this contest.
All participants are charged an
entrants' fee of lie, which will
go to purchase a pair of tennis
balls for each member of the win
ning team. Scores to date are as
follows:
Doc Elam and Jimmle Allen
won over George Ford and Sta
pleton Allen by score of 6-4, 6-3;
Beam and Johnson won orer
Elam and Frank Whaless. Jr., by
score of 6-4, 6-0; Ned Ford and
Fred Morris over Hugglns and
Felix Allen, Jr., 6-2, 4-6, 6-3;
John King and Jlmmie Allen orer
Hugglns and "Clip" Hall, 6-4,
6-3; Beam and Johnson orer
Word and Fuller, 6-1, 6-2.
A senator says there are sixty
taxes hidden in a loaf of bread.
We are entitled to assume tfrat
the number would be considerably
higher in an angel cake.
Program At The
Louisburg Theatre
The following te the program
it the Louisburg Theatre begin
ning Saturday, August 1st:
Saturday ? Double Feature ?
Bob Steele In "Sundown Saun
ders" and Richard Dix in "Spec
ial Investigator".
Sunday? Robert Montgomery
and Rosalind Russell In "Trouble
For Two."
Monday ? Irene Dunne and
Robert Taylor in "Magnificent
Obsession." Return engagement.
Tuesday ? Michael Whalen and
Jean Muir In "White Fang."
Wednesday ? Bank Night ?
Shirley Dean, Jed Protttjr and
Dixie Dunbar in "Educating Fa
ther."
Thursday - Friday ? Warner
Bros, present "The Green Paa
tureb."^^ .