? r UNION ' (EIGHT PAGES) CIRCULATION COUNTS AND IS THE VALUE OF ADVERTISING. .Newspaper advertising gives more circulation (or the money, tlutn anything elite. I Nl'MBEK S>U , F.S. SPRUILL, SR. CLAIMED BY 'DEATH j Prominent Attorney Dies at , ^ Rocky Mount Home After Lingering Illness * Ro.qky Mount, "J.une 28.? Frank Shefcherd Spruill, widely known lawyer and- active in Episcopal Church circles, died quietly at'his home tonight following an illne83 which had made him an invalid for several months. He was 75 years ;of age. A member of the American, North Carolina' and local bar as sociations, Mr. Spruill had 'been an assistant United Sta'tes Dis . trict Attorney for the Eastern District during President Cleve land's administration,, and had served as. a member of the State Legislature from Franklin Coun pp 7~~. ^-^4 Actively interested in church work, Mr. Spruill, who gained fame once as a Sunday School teacher, was serving as a member of the vestry of the Episcopal Church at the time of his death. He was also a trustee ot Park View Hospital. At the time of his death he and his son, who was his partner in law, were attorneys for the At lantic Coast Line Railroad for six counties. He was also attorney ! for the Railway Express Agency, Inc., North Carolina attorney for Virginia Electric and Power Com pany, local attorney for- Carolina . Telephone and Telegraph Com-' pany, and law representative for t many' other firms. Mr. Spruill re-j ceived a degree as the University ; r of North Carolina and passed the State Bar examination before he was 21 years of age. At one time he was tendered an appointment to the North Carolina Supreme' Court bnt refused because of his I many activities. ? - He married Miss Aliee Cape-' land Winston, of Bertie County, on October 6, 1886, and is survlv-' ed by his widow; two daughters, Mrs. Thomas W. Alexander, of Charlotte, and Mrs. William Branch Porter, of Richmond, and one son, Frank Shepherd Spruill, Jr., who continues the firm's law | practice here. Death came short-i ly after 7 o'clock. Plans for the I funeral were still incomplete to night, but the? family requested | that no-fiowefs be sent. Mr. Spruill was a former resi dent of Louisburg, being one of Franklin's most prominent, law yers. He left Louisburg many years ago to locate in Rocky Mount when he became attorney for the Atlantic Coast Line Rail way. He has many friends here who will regret to learn of his death. Recorder's Court Franklin Recorders Court held a short session on. Tuesday morn ing and disposed of the following docket: Willie Howard Jones was found not guilty of assault on a female. Norman Mullen was found guilty of violating slot machine law, prayer for judgment^contin ued. John Henry Stallings was found guilty of violating slot ma chine law, prayer for judgment continued. Vann Alston was found hot guilty^ -of unlawful possession of whiskey. Willie Howard Jones, bastardy, continued to 1st Monddy-iji No vember. \ ? ? Program At The Louisburg Theatre The following is the program ] at the Louisburg Theatre begin- : ning Saturday, July 3rd: Saturday ? Double Feature ? Bick Foran'in "Cherokee Strip": and Madge Evans in "The 13th ] Chair." Sunday ? Dorothy Lamour and Lew Ayres in "Last Train From Madrid." Monday-Tuesday Bob Rui ns and Martha Raye in "Mountain, Music." Wednesday ? Jack Haley, Patsy fafUj and Laurel & Hardy in I "Pick A Star." Thursday-Friday ? Robert Tay ' "lor, Barb&ra Stanwyck and Vic tor McLaglen in "This Is .My' .Affair," " ' ANIS " The local Kiwanis club* met Tuesday evening In t-heir regular meeting with Dr. D. K, Earn hardt, President of Louisburg College, their chief speaker and with Dt. Paul W. Elam presiding. Dr. Earnhardt was introduced by E. H. Malone, local attorney who iB secretary oi the Board ot Trus tees of the College. The eutjrfe program was given over to Dr. Earnhardts speech and the discussion of Louisburg's present situation which followed his address. The members of the Kiwani? club were quite interest ed in the present Forward .Move ment Program of the College and asked many questions concerning the .majbr phases of this move menu. Comment during; and after the meeting revealed beyond ques tion interest the members has in j the future of Louisburg College and the question-and-answer per iod following Dr. Earnhardt's ad dress presented a rather complete bird's eye view of Wie entire sit jiatipn now facing the institution. Due to the interest displayed by the Kiwanis club members and their evident desire to acquaint themselves with t'he pertinent facts regarding . the Forward. Movement Program, Dr. Earn hardt following the meeting pre pared a statement listing ail the questions and answers that came up before Me club gathering. i This list will be found k else where in this issue. AT PROSPECT The fourth ' " ? the glorious fourth ? is at hand. Coming this year on the Sabbath day its holi day features will be observed on the fifth which for this year will be the National holiday. How ! will you observe it? May (We suggest a sane, a sensible and a satisfying way to do so? The ' pastor and membership of old Prospect Church, King Hill Me- 1 nioriaJ, three and a half miles south of I^ouisburg on t'he Bunn road where a new brick chu?ch is being built will be at home to, the entire membership and to all friends of our enterprise at the' church Jifly 5 from 2 P. M. to j 5 P. M. At which time while the ' male membership of the church : shall attend to need d improve- 1 ments on the grounds, the ladies ( vill s->vvnd caki. It is desired hat al! -#ho attrsd this gather ing on this National, holiday, Mie birthday of our I.'ati.m, . will re- 1 nember their own birthday, also this old church in its rebirth, by bringing or sending as many pieces of (current money as shall represent their age. The pieces need not oil be of same value or of same color ? -green or yellow I or white or brown, but let the to tal number of the pieces as far as possib'e not specially their value represent the age of the; donor. We ha've made no special! appeal, for aid in our building | outside of our membership be yond that of which we were as-! sured in the inception of the en-j terprise. We would not even make this little unique effort but for ; the failure of one of thea^sources of expected aid and this due to the appalling Hoods in the Qhio and Mississippi rivers. This ihvl tation and request is part of our effort to meet that shortage^ Re member on this July 4th, your Country's birthday, your own birthday, the rebirth of this his toric Church. Come or send. M, W. WARREN, Pastor. E. H. DAVIS, S. S. Supt. SubacrlbH to Th? Franklin Tim as On Strike Board WASHINGTON, D. C Charles P. Tift, son of the late Justice of the Supreme Court, waa madq t tp ember of the special Board of ThrM to mediate the at eel strikes. Hearings on Tax Evasions ? I 1 ? ? ---? WASHINGTON, D. C. . . .'The special Congressional committee of alz Senators and six Representatives began hearings on tax evasions. L. to R.: Secy. Morgenthau; Rep. R. L. Doughton pf N. C. (chairman), and Sen. Pat Harrison of Mississippi (vice-chairman). Secy. Morgen thau was the first witness. WEDDING UNITES FAMED FAMILIES! Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., And Miss Ethel du Pont Take Solemn Vows k' ' ? ? /I Wilmington Del., June 30. ? In a candle-lit bower of green'4 :< ml white, President It'ooSevelt's third* son and namesake married the reigning beauty of the du Pont clan today. . The Rev. Endicott Peabody, who has officiated at the marriage I of tovo other Roosevelt sons, pro- 1 nounced Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., and Ethel du Pont min and: wife at 4:14 p. m. (Eastern Stan dard Time). The President was looking oil! from a front pew in the old du Pont family house of worship. | Christ Church, in rural Christiana j Hundred. With him' in the pack-, ed lit Me building were pe^'Jiq#* high in the nation's government, I industry and society." Throughout the brief, single ring Episcopal peremony the tall, handsome bridegroom looked ten- i derly down at thq . lonely blonde girl ,by his side. Kindly understanding smiles passed over the faces of du Ponts j on the left side of the church and Roosevelts on t-he right when the couple knolt for the Rev. Mr. Feabody's final blessing. About 300 members and friends of the two families, both socially prominent, but often differing sharply in political beliefg, were assembled in Christ Church at 3:45 p. ni. (E. S. T. ) when the bridal party began arriving Among Those Present Among t'he guests were Lam raot and Irefiee du Pont, two of the leaders of the powerful in- j dustrial family of which Ethel's I father, Eugene, 'is a member. Both Ethel, in her cloud-like gown of white tulle, tucked in here and there with wax orange l blossoi^. and Franklin, stalwart' in his black cutaway, appeared calm and very serious during the ceremony which climaxed a ro mance begun fojir years ago. Immediately after the wedding, the young couple went, along with the guests at the church, to Owl's Nest, the du Ponb estate, where they joined about 1,000 others in vited to participate in a reception. ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH' Morning Prayer and sermon by the studenMpfastor will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal* Church, Lou isburg at eleven o'clock Sunday. The pastor will preach on the 1 "New ReT&tlon Between The i Church And The State." i Special music in recognition of! Independence Day has been ar [ ranged ,by Mrs. H. J. LeWis, or i ganist and Mrs. H. H. Johnson, | Choir Director. All people of the I town and community are cordial I ly invited to attend the service. I Church School under the direc I tion of W. J. Shearin will bfe held at 10 o'clock as usual. VANCE-FRANKLIN UNION . The Vance-Franklin young peo j pie's union will meet at the Lou- | isburg Methodist Church on this J Friday night, July 2, at 8:00. Miss Alice Cline Smith, 6f Plank Chapel, president of the union 1 will be in charge. Following t>he devotional and business session, there will be a social hour with refreshments served by the Louis burg young people.*-A*f-Methodlst j-oung people are expected, and pthefi" are cordially iAvited to ! Ivisit this union meeting. L . J f- T Youth Assemblies The annual assemblies for young people will begin at- Louis- 1 burg College next Monday, July| 5. This year the "older" assem bly will come first, tor those who ?fe already 16 and not yet past! 23 years of age. The total en rollment in this assembly will go above 300 tfyls year, according to present prospect. * Any of the young people of Lou- 1 isburg may enroll for class work upon payment of.a small registra tion fee and with the recommend ation of their pastorv?The courses in ^fhich Methodist young people and pthers might be interested are ! "A 'Survey of the Bible," "The Life of Jesus," "World Peace," "What- it Means to be a Chrfs; tian," "Ideals for Christian j Homes," "Worship," "Citizenship I and Community Service." These courses are all 'tMight by teachers who are equipped to offer a col-| lege grade of. work, and Louis burg young people should take advantage of this fine opportun-| ity. Those wishing to enroll for! class work, and to take part in j other features of the Assembly! should see Rev. J. G. Phillips, who serves as Dean of Jhe ? As- j sembly. The general public in Louis burg will be interested to the three . platform-hour ?'services at the Methodist church atr 8:00 P. :V1. On Tuesday Dr. Grant L. Dou nelfy, of Chapel- Hill, author of the text book on the effects, of alcohol required to be taught in our publffc schools, will , give an j address on the effects of narcotics on t-he human body: On Thurs day night the consecration serv- ; ice wjll be* held with an address ' by Dr. J. M. Culbreth. The public is invited to these services. Son Shoots Father Sandy' Jones, colored, fifty odd! years of age. was shot and seri ously; wounded' at his home near Jngleslde SaUarday night by his son. Horace Jones. From infor mation received at Louisburg It seems that Horace Wanted to use the family car and Sandy would not let him have it. Horace be came enraged, got the gun and shot his father in the right* side and arm. As a result Sandy was taken to a hospital on Monday for treatment and Horace was locked in jail to await the out come of his father's condition be fore a preliminary hearing could be had. v BARBECUE SUPPER - The TIMES is requested to state that the Ladles Aid Society of Saint Delight Church will give a supper for the benefit of the church, Friday, July 9th from 5 o*16ck until 8 o'clock. ' The sup per will consist of barbecue, ice cream, sandwiches, fried chicken, chicken salad and etc. The supper will be on the church ground. The public is cordially invited. COMES IX) LOUISBURG' Mr. Cyrus Cob, of Barnes, Tenn., has accepted a position with Pitt'man and Lancaster Fun eral Home as Funeral Director atid Embalmer. Mr. Cobb is a graduate of the Gupton-Jones School of Embalming, of Nash ville, Tenn.. and a- cousin of Ty Cobb, famous baseball player. FOR FIRST CLASS PRINTING PHONO 283 Takes Woman To Richmond - Mentully,. Unbalanced Woman Ta ken In Custody at Kranklintori Sunday Brought to Jail Sheriff J. P. Moore brought to jail Sunday a white woman who had been detained by officers at Franklinloii, in an apparent daz ed ou mentally, unbalanced condi tion. She appears to be about 25, years of age and f or - some uiuie could not give much infor mation about herself. Piecing th^ fragments of information they coqld get together the officers learned that her name was probr ably Helen Day and that she was discharged from East State Hos pital at Williamsburg, Va., in Oc tober of last year. The only J thing definite she seemed to know was that she had been j trtated by a Dr. Brown. B seems 1 thai a Dr,' Brown is Superintend ent of tile hospital named above. Further investigation has brought 110 additional informa tion "other than that Sheriff Moore took t'he lady to Richmond yes terday and turned her over to the Welfare officers, who Assured him they would do their best to have hev identified and returned to her home. When found by the officers at Tranklinton the lady appeared to have been hitch-hiking 'iff been out ill the weather or walking for ! some time. CHARLES P. GREEN HEADS DISTRICT BAR The Bar Association of the 7th Judicial District, meeting here yesterday,- elevated Charles P. Green of Louisburg, former vice president, to' presidency of the ov- ; sanitation representing lawyers of Wake and Franklin counties. Vie succeeds Judge Raines S. Man ning of Raleigh. Willis G. Bi'iggs (St Raleigh, was elected vlce-prpsidnt-, and John H. Anderson. Jr., of Raleigh i was elected secretary and treas- j mer. Sam Ruark of Raleigh, is j the retiring secretary and treas urer. W. H. Yarborough, of Louis- j burg, and Willis Smith, of Ral eigh, were named as members of the State Executive Committee, and Joseph B. Cheshire, of Ral-! eigh. was reelected to the. State' .Council. j A special committee was in structed to draw resolutions ofi over the recent death of ioiwA. Livingstone of Raleigh. ! Tlfe district . association set its j next annual meeting for Julie, ! 1938, at the county courthouse nil Louisburg,' with ' the Franklin : County Bar as host. ? News Ob- ! server. CHILD LABOR LAWS (By Mrs. J. F. Mitrhiner, Hupt.) Mr. Fred Coxe, Inspector ? o? the Department ?f Labor made a recent visit to the Welfare office1 here for the purpose of explain ing provisions of the new maxi-j mum work hours ,and child labor laws. . i tJGy 7 . * ? " ' ' "The hour law provides a ipax imum of 48 hours for women and 56 hours per week for men em-j ployed in certain North Carolina industries. The maximum work day is nTne hours for women and ten hours for men. This act re quires time and pay roll records Of employment. "The new child labor law en acted by the last legislature and effective July 1, provides a mini mum age limit of 16 for the full time or regular employment of children, with exceptions made for employment! of children in the home or the farm manufac turing occupations which does not include hazardous jobs the mini mum age limit is 16 for both boys i^ind girls. "Occupations in mercantile es tablishments, public eating plac es, workshops, offices. _gotf cad dying boys and girls 16 when I school is in session "WHuring' va j cation. "No law requirements for ag J ricultiural or, domestic work. "For sales and delivery of magazines, periodicals and news papers boys must be 12 years of age and girls 18, "All minors under 18 employ ed in any gainful occupation, ex cept agricultural and domestic^ work, must have an employment certificate from the local welfare officer." "It'8 eaiy to pick outi the think ing people , in this community," says Fletcher Daily. "They're the ones who think as yon da." MAKES STRONG APPEAL > I HISHOl' IWl'L It. KKK.V In a letter written "On the At lantic" just before his arrival in London to attend ail internation al religious gathering. If is hop Paul B. Kern writes to all the presiding elders and ministers in the N. C. Methodist- Conference strongly endorsing the $100,000 Forward Movement Program of Louisburg College and the efforts of its friends to save iti for Christian Education. The Methodist leader-is now in London where life .Wttt'be for the month of July attending the World Cont'eut'iice oil, Faith and Order, an international gathering which is inter-denominational and covering all. the areas of Christen dom. Bishop Kern is officially representing the Methodist ?hurch South. In his letter the Bishop en dorses the present leadership of Dr. D. E. Earnhardt, head of Louisburg College, and gives his uuqualified approval of the For ward Movement .Program itself. Under the line and promising leadership of Dr. D. E. Earnhardt, he writes, "the old College is ta king oil new life. The future is bright if the present can be re deemed. We need Louisburg Col-, lege. About that there can be fio debate."' Terming the Movement! "well planned, honestly conceived and to be sanely carried out," he calls upon all his brother ministers to unite to make the present finan cial movement u complete vic tory. "Let's add to our-otiher victor ies in North Carolina the saviiig of Louisburg to its career of ed ucation and'' training Christian citizens for the church and com monwealth of tomorrow." . LOUISBURG METHODIST CHURCH By unanimous vote ' of those preSenf at the service, last Sun day morning, t'he new schedule of summer services~will be continued until further notice. Public wor ship and the sermon will be at 10:00 A. M. with Sunday school classes meeting at ,10:45 A. M. Next Sunday morning being July 4th, the minister will pijeaclr on the topic, "The Declaration of Inter-dependence." At the eve ning service beginning at 8:00 Mr. Phillips will speak on tE8 subject, "God's Messages." Ep werth League is at 7:15. _ Applications of ground lime stone and phosphate has meant greener pastures in Madison County this spring than in many years past. More livestock ia be ing grazed on the same acreage with better results. For Connery Post iWrAAl NEW YORK CItY . 7 . tap. Mary T. Norton of New Jersey, who may succeed the latg Wm. P. Connery as Chairman of the House Labor Committee. Her length of service entitles her to post under House custom. BOY SCOUTS TO JAMBOREE The following leWer from the. Louisburg Scouts at Washington will be of- interest to Franklin County: > ? , June 29, 193X. - Mr. A. F. Johnson, Editor FRANKLIN-TIMES, Louisburg, N. C. Dear* Mr. Johnspn: In looking through this en- i campment of twenty-threo thous and "boys one finds t'hat Louisburg - is' well represented. Bdys from the Durham Council number one hundred, while in this group are ten boyg from Louisburg. Thesa young fellows from the . Flying Eagle Patrol of Troop 22, and' . they are as follows: Darrell Per ry, Patrol Leader, Jack Allen, Buddy Beam, Colin McKinne, Philip McKinne, Billie Alston, llobert Smithwick, Karl Allen, William Barrow > aud- Kenneth Davis, assistant Scoutmaster o? Troop 22. The Louisburg, Camp is located on the eastern tip of PotO^mae Park and -overlooks the rivet on North and South. The boy's greatest - interest Seem to be in seeing Washington, and in going about, meeting boys from other states. Other interests of the boys are the excursion boats plying up and down , the river, and the air liners which fly overhead. At the t'ime of writing, the f Norfolk - Washington passenger boat passed the camp. This sight was greeted by expressions such as: -"Boy! look at that"; ,-It looks like an ocean liner"; "Ain't she pretty." * t Monday night fche'group stroll ed up to the Washington Monu*" ment, and today (Tuesday) th eighti registered. Among the chil dren present were N. T. Jones, of Rougemont, Mrs. E. E. Dent, Franklinton, A. J. Jones, Bunn. There were 21 grandchildren, 53 great-grandchildren, and 4 great great-grandchildren, Distant rela tives present were W. B. Griffin, of Concord, Rev. and Mrs. Hugh Harold, Wake Forest, Rev. and Mrs. Mack Stamps, H. A. Balk ford, of RalelghT* The day was greatly enjoyed and marked another milestone in the family history. " * It's always a good ide* fco Bide- , step the fellow Who wants to make you rich bat who 1? broke himself. * SUBSCRIBE TODAY l