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YOUR TOWN Isn't ? bit better thjui yom are willing to Help BOOST YOUR TOWN The Franklin Times THE COUNTY - THE STATE - THE UNION YOUR LOCAL PAPER can't exist without your Paid for Patronage in Subscriptions and Advertising BOOST YOUR HOME PAPER VOLUMN LXVII. SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Par Tear LODmURO, N. GAROUNA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14. 1030 RIGHT PAGKS) NUMBER 20 GET CLEVENGER MURDERER Martin Moore, Colored Bellboy Confesses Entered Room To Steal, Girl Screamed, He Shot Her, Prisoner Says; Guarded In Jail; Found Pistol Under Porch; Re-Enacts Crime; Gaddy Released; N. Y. De tectives Help Solve Mystery. (Washington Herald) Aahevllle, N. C., Aug. 9. ? A colored bellboy at the Battery Park Hotel today confessed the murder and mutilation ot Helen Clevenger, 19-year-old New York University coed, here three weeks ago. Martin Moore, 22, broke after all-night questioning, and admit ted the slaying, to Sheriff Laur ence Brown, when he was con fronted with a gun found con cealed in his home. Held In Skyscraper Moore admitted it was the weapon with which he shot-.the pretty brunette coed in the breast after he had entered her room about 1 a. m., the night of July 16, for purpose of robSery. Moore, who made his confes sion early this afternoon, Is held on the fifteenth floor of Ashe ville's skyscraper jail, but may be moved to the State Penitentiary for safekeeping. He has been formally charged with the murder after signing a complete confession, and re-enact ing the crithe In the hotel room for investigators who included two New York detectives who came here late last week at re quest of Sheriff Brown. Trapped by Gun Detective John Quinn, instru mental In solving the Titterton murder in New York, a few months ago, and Detective Ser geant Dan Martin, helped trap Moore after Banks Taylor, an other employe at the hotel told officers he had a gun like the one with which the girl was mur dered. Aahevllle authorities also were aided by Arthur Melville, Wash k lngton manager of the Burns De " tective Agency, who has been here a week. It Is understood he was engaged by private Indi viduals interested In the case. In his confession Moore said he entered her room, No. 224, think ing It was unoccupied, .and found Miss Clevenger sitting on the edge of the bed. She arose, asked him what be wanted, and told him to leave or she would call for help. Girl Screamed, Shot He said: "I was scared and drew my revolver. She did not notice the gun at first but when sBe did, she screamed and f shot her. Then I struck her In the face with the butt of the gun so she wouldn't scream again. She fell to the floor." Moore's confession, coming af ter three weeks of investigation by a triple battery of detectives, county, city and outside force* ? bears out statements made to the sheriff by guesta. Cry Heard by Opest E. B. Pittman, who had a room across the hall, had related he opened his door when he heard a woman's screams. Ha said a shadowy figure lurked in the doorway across the hall, and he said: "I wonder what that noise was." The shadowy figure ? which turns out to be Moore, according to the confession ? replied : "I was wondering that my self." Today Moore tola ponce Be baa stood there In Helen Clerenger's own half-open doorway ? her body only 10 feet away ? and awaited a chance to slip away safely. Taylor, colored pantry boy at the Battery Park, gare Sheriff Brown the "tip" which broke the case? the tip that Moore owned a fin of the same caliber as the one which shot her to death in her hotel room. Detectlres Martin, Quinn and local officers went to Moore's shack Saturday night. Suspect Frightened They demanded of the fright ened colored man: "What did you do with the pistol you killed that girl with?" Moore was quiet a few mo ments, then sneerlngly replied: "It's under the porch there. | But I didn't kill her. Roddy klll 9 ed her." L. W. Roddy was another bell boy held as a suspect in the case but released shortly afterwards, ? ^he authorities dontiBCetfTie knew nothing of the murder. Willing to Talk The officers took Moore ;ind the pistol to the courthouse and went for Roddy. The two collor ed men were locked in a room to gether tor an hour. After Roddy was taken away again, Moore told offioers be ' would talk, and admitted that he alone had murdered the prettle college girl touring "The Great Smokies" with her bachelor col lege professor uncle. He told of ( Continued on page three) HON. W. L. LUMPKIN Suggested (or Chairman of the State Democratic Executive Com mittee. s " Recorder's Court Judge J. E. Malone disposed of a good sized docket In Franklin Recorders Court Tuesday. One ot the cases was for violating the dog vaccination law. The cases were disposed of as follows: Jesse Jonei was ^0und guilty of using lndccent and profane language on the highway, and prayer for Judgment was con tinued. Wilson Abbott was found guilty of using Indecent and profane language on the highway, to be discharged upon payment of costs. Adkin Williams was {pund guilty of assault, and given 90 (lays on roads, upon payment of cost execution of road sentence stayed for two years. Robert Norwood was found guilty of not having his dogs vaccinated, prayer for Judgment continued. Fred Wright was found not guilty of operating automobile in toxicated. Booker T. Watkins was found guilty of assault with deadly weapons to be discharged upon payment of costs and Doctors bill. Velvet Conyers, housebreaking, transferred to Superior Court. John Hawkins, f and a, plead guilty, prayer for Judgment con tinued. Matilda Hayes, f and a, plead guilty, prayer for Judgment con tinued. A. A. Thompson, forcible tre pass pleads guilty, to be discharg ed upon saving the county harm less. The following cases were con tinued: ? Plummer Marshall, f and a. Olomer Pergerson, speeding, falling to comply with order of court. E. G. JOYNER RETURNS TO LOUISBURG Mr. E. O. Joyner, former Man ager for Pender'* Grocery Store at Nashville, has been moved to Louitburg and made Manager of the Pender's Loulaburg Store tak ing the place temporarily filled by Mr. A. T. Mustian, of Hender son, who took charge npon the resignation of Mr. A. T. Wood. Mr. Joyner is a Franklin Coun ty boy, was born and raised in the Oold Sand community and has made good with the Pender organisation. Program At The Louisburg Theatre The following tt tne program at the Loulaburg Theatre begin ning Saturday, August 16th: Saturday ? Double Feature ? Ken Maynard in "The Cattle Thief" and William Oargan and Claire Dodd In "Navy Born." Sunday ? George Raft and Do lores Costello Barryraore In "Yours For The Asking." Monday ? Nelson Eddy and Jeaaaette MacDonald In "Naugh ty Marietta." Tuesday ? George Arllss In "Mr. Hobo." Wednesday ? Bank Night ? George O'Brien In "Border Pa trolman." Thursday and Friday ? Blng Crosby, Bob Burns, Frances Far mer and Martha Raye ld*"Rythm On The Range." Last Time Today ? SHIRLET TEMPLE in "The Poor Little Rich Girl." FRANKLINTON YOUTH KILLED IN COLLISION Joe Cheatham, Jr., Fatally Injured As Auto And Truck Crash; Rites Thursday Franklinton.? Funeral servient for Joe Cheatham, Jr., 18-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Cheatham who was instantly kill ed here late Tuesday night when a truck loaded with watermelons i owned by W. N. Gardner, of Blacksvllle, S. C., collided with an automobile driven by Bill Jen kins in which Cheatham was rid ing were held Thursday after noon at 4 o'clock. The accident occurred at the north end of town. Cheatham was riding on the rear seat on the left side which was crushed by the impact with the heavily loaded truck. The other occupants of the au tomobile, Jenkins, Sarah Alice Morris. John Green, Mary Cole man Henderson, and Edith Jack son, escaped with only a few cuts and bruises. The truck driver was not Injured. Cheatham graduated from the Franklinton High School in 1935 and attended the University of North Carolina last year. MISS GRIFFIN SUICIDE Miss Lossle Griffin, daughter of the late A. T. Griffin, of near Centerville, ended her life about 5:30 o'clock Wednesday after noon at the home of her brother, Mr. Johnnie R. Griffin by empty ing a load from a double barrel shot gun into her breagt. She was 37 years of age and leave3 several brothers and sisters, among whom are, Mr. M&ur'ce Griffin, of Edenton, Russell Boose Griffin, of Murphy, Mrs. J. J. Lancaster, of Boone, and Mr. Johnnie R. Griffin, of Center ville. No reason for the raah act was known to the family. She was a very pleasing and am iable lady, well loved and admir ed by those who knew her. Sha was a member of Red Bud Bap tist Church. The funeral services will be held from Red Bud Baptist Church Friday and will be con ducted by Rev. John Edwards, her pastpr, and interment will be made in the family burying ground. The deepest sympathy Is exten ded tbe bereaved family. MEMORIAL SERVICES The TIMES has been requested to annouifce that a Home-Coming and Memorial Service will be held at Maple Springs Baptist Church on the fourth Sunday in August. The services will bo especially dedicated to the late Rev. Oeorge M. Duke, who serv ed this church as pastor until his death on July 28th, 1918, as well as a number ot other churches In Franklin and adjoining counties. All former members of this church as well as all friends of the church and the late Rev. Oeorge Dake are urged to be present and a cordial invitation la extended the public to Join in the day. GETS STILL Officer R. L. Harris reports the capture of a 30 gallon copper still outfit near the head of Jacksons pounds yesterday morning. He was assisted by Constable F. E. Frailer. FIREMEN TO CONVENTION The following members of the Loulsburg Fire Department at tended the State Firemen's Con vention in Raleigh this week: F. M. Fuller. R. W. Alston, P. B. Beasley, Oraham Holmes, W. J. Shearln, Oarland Moseley, E. H. McFarland. Tiro of Hero Role LONDON . . . Gordon Dick, 3$, (abovej. a traveling salesman go ing Ms p tec Id way ? fortnight ago, baa found the role of hero rather, trying. He la tha man Who knocked the gun from the hand of the a*' ?aaaln, now chargad with threat-' anlng the lite King Edward re ?*ntljr? | Girl, 17, Admits Killing Mother with Hatchet NEW YORK . . . OUdy!TMcKn!ght^n^nRcr^^pa?o!7^crl?ler , sweetheart, Donald Wlghtman (above), revolted this populace, hard ened to brutal crimes, In the confessed murder of the girl's mother. Donald holding the mother while Gladys battered her down and to leath with a hatchet. It was all over a trivial quarrel because Gladys nad to get an early supper for herself so she might play tennis wltli Donald. They say the mother had a knife In her hand. PRESIDENTIAL POLL BOjOMS NATION-WIDE Big Vote Predicted As New Papers Launch Poll I ' ? National Straw-Vote Headquarters Report Keen Inter est Of Voters On All Fronts BALLOT ELSEWHERE FOR LOCAL VOTING The nation-wide Presidential atraw-vote beU?g conducted by the weekly newspapers through out the country gives all prom ise of being the most representa tive poll of small town and rural America political sentiment ever recorded in a national election year. Reports from the weekly news papers' straw-vote headquarters in New Tork. as this issue of the Franklin Times was going to press, told of leading weekly newspapers far and near launch ing the poll in their respective territories with promise of return ing a convincing vote to extend the scope of the poll and thus af ford a national tabulation for In teresting political speculation. That the poll will be non-par tisan In every respect can be ac cepted as a fact Inasmuch as It is being conducted by Democra tic, Republican and Independent newspapers located In states throughout the nation. Growth of National Poll The nation-wide straw-vote Presidential poll of small town and rural America political senti ment in a national election year was first launched In 1920 by weekly newspapers being served by Publishers Autoctster Service, which company produoea a news paper feature service for weekly newspapers. in eacn succeeding national election year since then, 1924, 1928 and 1932, the weekly news paper poll has grown in popular acceptance due to the fact that a greater number of newspapers were participating in the poll and further that the accuracy of the poll could not be doubted, the final national results of the poll always proving to be within 6% of actual official returns in the following November election. It 1932 the poll was within 3.1% of being correct, the slight vari ance being the distribution of electoral votes. Roosevelt vs. Ludos In a special nre-conventlon straw-vote poll last winter, na tion-wide in scope, wherein voters i expressed a preference for Presi dential candidates, the weekly newspaper poll again proved its worth. It showed Republican choice as between Borah and Landon, the Landon landslide starting during the last 3 weeks of balloting. In the last week of voting, Landon polled a greater vote than Borah, passing tho Idaho senator. Landon was the only candidate to draw a larger popular vote than Borah during any one week of the voting. Roosevelt was the undisputed choice of Democratic voters. In that pre-conventffin poll, the publishers of the weekly news papers conducting the feature de cided to open the doors wide and Invite publishers of weekly news papers everywhere to Join In and conduct a poll In their respective territories. Hundreds of progres sive publishers accepted that in vitation, as they are doing in this poll now under way. This poll now gives promise of being the | moat successful erer conducted. As a result of this wide spread In number of newspapers partlcl ! patlng In the poll, the first na tional returns may not be avail able for a week or two. However I they should prove to be most in teresting when they start coming through. All voters will then have the opportunity or knowing jusl which war the political winds arc I blowing In this year of 1936. Iirt's Show Our Strength Have you yet voted in this na tion-wide Presidential poll? If not, tEen reach now tor pel or pencil, clip the ballot elsewhere In this paper, vote your choice then mall or bring your ballot to the FRANKLIN TIMES office. Just as you may be Interested In knowing how fares the fate ol your presidential choloe In othei states throughout the country, so do the voters there wish to know how we here In North Carolina are thinking, politically, and hdw we intend to vote In November. That Is the reason that the voteri of Loulsburg should cast theli ballot In this nation-wide poll and so register the full strength here for each of the respective candi dates. Local and National Remember . ? . your, favorite candidate is depending upon yon to help show his strength In thli territory. Bo clip, vote and mail your ballot today. The result el the local voting Is being publish ed herewith each Veek, then the ballots are sent on 'to straw-vote headquarters in New York for na tional tabulation. You do not have to sign yotii name oa the ballot, not1 do you commit yourself in may manner You are asked to writ* in the name ?f town and the state from which you expect to vote in Nov ember. This Identification of the baUot makes possible a mart ac curate tabulation ot the national vote. Now . . . help pile up the vote for your favorite. Clip and mall the ballot right now. S. W. Fuller Dead Mr. S. W. Fuller, one ol Maplevllle Community's oldest and best known citizens died yes terday. He was 70 years of age and leaves eight children, be sides two brothers Messrs. W. T. Fuller, of Rocky Mount, and E. G. Fuller, of near Ingleslde, two sisters Mrs. Laura O. Bryant, of Chapel Hill, and Mrs. C. B. Kear ney, of near Ingleslde, The fun eral will be held Friday afternoor at 4 o'clock. The bulk of the Montgomer} county peach crop has gone tc market. The -peaches were good and growers were well pleased with their returns, reports th< [ county agent. County supervisors and local supervisors for checking farmers compliance in the toll-improve ment program have been select ed and trained in a number ol cotfrftt?? ov%r the State. $100,000 TOBAC CO COMPANY ORGANIZED IN LOUIS BURG WEDNESDAY To Buy Tobacco On Louis burg Market This Season ? Extend Its Buying To Other Markets Later Have Strong Buying Staff At a meeting of the business and professional men of Louis j burg Wednesday night a tobacco ! company with authorized capital | stock of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) was organized j for the purpose of buying leaf to*, 1 baccos. A committee was appointed to select an experienced buyer who j will be in Louisburg when the to \ bacco market opens with orders I sufficient to bid on all grades and types of tobacco grown in this | section of the country. In addition to opening up a new field of business in Louls , burg and guaranteeing to the far-j mers who sell on the local mar j ket that each grade of their to i bacco will bring the highest dol lar obtainable, this new company ( j expects soon to establish a priz ery in Louisburg and place buy ers on other markets. A11 of which will be of untold value to I Louisburg and Franklin bounty. I With a tobacco crop of from ten to fifteen million pounds grown in Franklin County each j year, and of the very finest type,1 there is every reason to believe that this new tobacco company, i which is composed of the veryj best business men in this city who have made good in their own af fairs, should be a success and , soon take its place beside the other big independent tobacco companies. HELD FOR MURDER I Robert Wiggins and Walter Williams were arrested Wednes day and placed In jail awaiting an investigation of the shooting to death of Bickett Stallings, at the home of a friend named Ma son, according to reports of the killing reaching Louisburg. The shooting took place on Tuesday ? night and it was a load from a shot gun that struck Stallings. It is said Wiggins was shooting a - pistol. All parties are colored. Coroner R. A. Bobbitt held an in i quest yesterday afternoon to try > to clear up the responsibility. DAVIS-MEADE Miss Emily Marie Meade and Mr. James E. Davis were happily married at the Baptist parsonage In Frankllnton on Sunday at 12 o'clock, August 9th, Rev. Mr. Biddle, pastor performing the ceremony. The bride was charmingly at tired in a traveling costume of white, with Navy accessories and wore a shoulder corsage of roses and sweetpeas. Only mmedlate relatives were present. The bride Is the daughter of Mr. George T. Meade, and Is very popular .among her many friends and atqualntances. She attend ed Loulsburg College. The groom is the popular Man ager of the Plttman-Lancaster Funeral Home In Loulsburg. Mr. and Mrs. Davis left Imme diately after the ceremony for a bridal trip through the Shennan doah Valley of Virginia. Edgecombe county farmers ' whose tobacco and cotton crops ' were badly hurt by a recent hall storm have been urged to make [ the maximum diversion to soil conserving crops. They still have ' time to plant conserving crops, the county agent said. Send oa the news. Chained Son* to Poet I DENVER . . .His boye, Jimme, 12, t and Wayne, 10, would not mind blm or their mother, said Raj Hamblln, 42-year-old ? Brlghtor. I WPA worker, above, and *3 botl ? he and his wife bad to work, bi . chained tbem ' to a'poat In tb( . basement of their borne;' f.."Th( ' court lined him. >80 and (0 daya In JaiL vfc r BOARD LETS CONTRACTS Work On Court House To Be Resumed Monday ? Commissioners Figure Savings of $5,321.75 At a special meeting of the Board of County Commissioners held on Friday morning, August' Ttb, 1936 with all members pres ent the following business was transacted: The land of G. M. Beam in Sandy Creek township and listed in Gold Mine was ordered chang ed to Its proper township. A motion to receive bids on the remodeling and repairing the Court House prevailed and bids were received as follows: Heating Beaman & Royall $3,260.00 W. M. Wiggins & Co. 3,095.00 Plumbing W. M. Wiggins & Co. $1,459.00 Heating and Plumbing W, M. Wiggins & Co. 4,520.00 General Contract W. B. Barrow & Son $33,480.00 J. M. Gregory 34,890.00 Good Construction Co. 34,267.00 A. Loyd Goode 31,920.00 P. N. Thompson 33,110.00 C. A. Ragland 28,935.00 A motion was offered to give the general contract to A. L. Goode & Co. at $31,920.00 and was rejected. A motion was offered awarding the general contract to C. A. Rag land for $28,935.00 and was adopted. A motion was ottered to award the contract for the heating and plumbing work to W. M. Wig gins & Co., at a cost of $4,520.00 was carried. M. S. Davis was employed to su pervise the construction of the remodeling of the Court Houie for the sum of $350.00. This completing the work of the Board adjournment was tak en. The Board ot Commissioners ! figure they have made a saving lover the old low bids of $5,321. 75. The lowest old contract was 1 $38,150.00, according to their figures, to which was added for the new contract, items left off old contract amounting to $1, 090.00 making the total compar ative old bid $39,240.00. Tho new contract Including the plum bing and heating amounts to $33,455.00, with $463.25 added for labor already expended mak ing a complete total ot $33,918. 25. It is announced that work will begin in full swing next Monday morning, with Mr. William Edens In charge. LARGER PREMIUM LIST Raleigh, Aug. 12. ? Premium books (or the 19?fi State Fair are now available at the office of Manager Normap 'X. Chambliss in Raleigh. Exhibitors are offered* a total of $16,000 In prizes, an fncrease of 15 per cent over last year's premium list. Awards are lim ited strictly to exhibitors resid ing In North Carolina, although outsiders can show their products without engaging In competition. Dr. F. E. Miller, of the State Department of Agriculture, Is In charge of all agricultural exhib its again this year. Thus far, 20 per cent more exhibit space has been taken than at the correspon dlns^time last year, leading oper ators of the exposition to believe ttpit an unusually wide variety of displays will greet visitors to the Fair, which will be held the week of October 12 th. Encouraging North Carolinians to compete for the rich purses offered In the various depart ments, Manager Chambliss de clared "We want to make this a State Fair in every sense of the word. It belongs to all of North Carolina, and we urgently Invite every citizen In the State to take a personal interest and part in the Fair. We are working to the end that all sections of oar State shall be represented, and it appears now that we will reach our goal successfully." In addition to stressing the educational side of the fair. Man ager Chambliss Is cooperating with George Hamld, internation ally known showman of New York, in booking a wide variety of entertainment attractons. In teresting special events will mark each day's program. "This will be our fourth ye" of operating the Fair for the Slate and we have heard no com plaints about dishonesty on the midway," commented Manager Chambliss. "We expect to keep the Fair clean and thus maintain a reputation that has won favor able comment throughout the country." A Son i'*' -. Spring Hope, Aug. 12. ? Mr. and Mrs. G. C, Lasslter, of Spring Hope, announce the birth of a son, O. Calvin, Jr., on Tuesday. August 4,
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