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l.-J. IT DOESN'T PAY TO BUY OUT OF TOWN OTHERS WILL FOLLOW YOUR EXAMPLE -iJL VOLUMN LXVIII SUBSCRIPTION 91.00 s Year THE COUNTY - THE STATE* THE UNION LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1037 (EIGHT PAGES) CIRCULATION COUNTS AND IS THE VALUE OF * ADVERTISING. Newspaper advertising given more circulation for the money, than anything else. 7) NUMBER 34 MOORE HELD FOR MURDER WILSON SYKES MUR DERED THURSDAY 3GTH __ Coroner Bobbitt Holds Moore For Inquest After Investigation ? Inquest Held Tuesday As a -result A>t a Coroner's in quest) held by Coroner R. A. Bob bitt in the Court House in Louis burg Tuesday afternoon Otis Moore will have to remain in jail without the privilege of bond toi await the October term at Frank lin Superior Court to-answ Sykes near Seven Paths on I Thursday morning of last week. | From the evidence presented to the inquest it seems that Sykes and Moore together, with twoj young men named Inscoe Went, outi to kill a -beef early that morn-! ing and the last seen of Sykes alive and conscious wag when they were leaving the scene of the butchering, Sykes carrying the rope, etc., and Moore the axe. Later it seemed that Moore found Sykes lying in or near a barn at Sykes home with his head bleed ing and he went to the house and informed Sykes' parents about his find. Sykes' father went to his son, saw his condition and sent for a doctor. Moore went, using the Sykes family car instead of his Ford which was broken. When the doctor arrived he found the boy dead and later told the Cor oner that the boy's skull was frac tured, and that possibly the vie-, tim strangled to death. The blowj was to the side of the head, at! t<he back of the ear like. charge of murdering Moore himself gave the" inquest as much damaging information as! anyone else as he told several conflicting stories, in which he threw a piston in the barn where the Sykes boy was, that he had a Ford auto crank and he had an axe, and it was developed the two had had a fight' some months ear lier and they, especially Moore, were drinking, also from his statement time elapsed that was not accounted for. Moore did not impress his hearers as being fully mentally balanced. Coroner Bobbitt visited the scene the day of Ohe murder andj upon his investigation had Moore j held for the Inquest. The Coroner was assisted by Solicitor W. Y. Bickett, who came over from Raleigh to be present at the hearing. The jury was com posed of John Williamson, C. F. Collier, C. R. Young. G. S. Gil- 1 liani, P. B. Wilson and Bruce Shearin, and the verdict they re- ! tmrned after hearing the evidence) and reaching a decision was asi follows: "We, the members of the jury duly empaneled in the above en-], titled case, find that the deceased j came to his death from injuries j received from soiile blunt instru ment in the hands of Otis Moore." The verdict was properly sign-i ed and upon same- Coroner Bob bitt ordered Moore held for Court without bond. Young Sykes was 20-years of age and is the son of Mr. W ,H. M. Sykes and in addition to his parents, is survived by three bro thers, Reed, Barley and Sam Sykes and three sisters, Mrs. George Bunn, Mrs. Barley Bass and Miss Mattie Sykes. It developed that Moore was an employee of Mr. Sykes and was a working companion of Wil3on Sykes on his father's farm. GETS STILL AND MEN H. C. Ayescue reports the cap ture of a 65 gallon still outfit near Pine Ridge in Dunns town ship early Thursday morning and destroy ing 100 gallons of beer, and taking 2 % gallons of liquor, and capturing two ty^n, Gavie Baker, colored, and A. L. Wheel er, white, at still. He made this, raid with only the assistance of; his littie son. One of the worst things you can do for one of your youngsters! is to teach it to say: "Charge it to Dad." Program At The Louisburg Theatre The following is the program at the Louisburg Theatre begin ning Saturday, Oct. 9th: Saturday ? Double Feature ? 3 Mesquiteers jn "Come On Cow boys" and Walter Bunman in "Affairs of Cappy Ricks." Chap. 13 "Dick Tracy." Sunday-Monday ? Sonja Henie and Tyrone Power in "Thin Ice." Tuesday ? Jane Withers "Alfal fa" Switzer in "Wild and Woply". Wednesday - ? . Douglas Fair banks, Jr., in "When Thief Meets " Thief." Thursday - Friday ? Spencer " Tracy and Luise Rainer in "Big City." Black Is Back BALTIMORE . . . Home again after sojourn In London, Associate Justice Hugo L. Black, recent Roosevelt Supreme Court appoin tee, finds himself center of stormy 1 controversy over supposed Ku Khix Klan affiliations. His Successor? 1 NEW YORK . . . Confirming re> ports that he U to retire soon, Postnaster General James A. Far ! declines to comment 011 specu lations as to his successor. FAIR QUEEN CROWNED TONIGHT Everything is in readiness for the coronation of the Franklin County Fair Queen which will take place on Friday night, in "a beautiful pageant in front of the grandstand. The Queen is being chosen by popular vote and will receive a magnificent diamond ring in ad dition to all the ovations befitting the occasion. All the fair conten ders for the crown will partici pate in the ceremony and ail re ceive a beautiful gilt in accord ance to the number of their votes. Lawyer W. L. Lumpkin will preside as master of ceremonies and will be assisted fey honor guards, Jack Temple, of Louis !>urg, Wesley Shivar, of Franklin on, John L. Richards, of Bunn, ind Russell Higlit-. of Gold Sand; escorts Douglas Perry, of Pierces. Pelous Boren, of Franklinton; and aides Ronijnie Daniels, of Cedar Rock, Darrell Pei^ST of Louisburg, and William Barrow, of Louisburg. The crown of roses will be carried by dainty Mary Faith Boone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Boone, of Cedar Rock, while marching with her will be the pretty badge bearer Miriam Rose Marks, daughter of W. M. Marks, of Ingleside, and ring bearer, Thomas Hale, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Hale, of Louisburg. Master Eaton Holden, of Louis burg, popular mascot, will act as the Queen's page. The latest standings were: '"Miss Gold Sand ', Susie Belle Hight. 2760; "Miss Louisburg", Maxine Bailey, 2640; "Miss Louisburg", Martha Holden, 2400; "Miss Mapleville", Elsie Gupton, 2060; "Miss Epsom",. Mildred Wilson, 2040; "Miss Franklin ton", Elnora Edwards, 1200; ,"Miss Bunn", Margie Lee Rich ards, 1080; "Miss Franklinton", Ruth Rogers, 960; "Miss Pierces", Miriam Perry, 670; "Miss Youn gsville", Lucy Grey Freeman, 600; "Miss Wood", Hodgie Shear in", 480; "Miss Louisburg", Ed na L. Parrish; "Miss Louisburg", Miriam Downey, 601. Town Commis sioners Meet The Board of Town Commis sioners met ' in regular session. Oct. 5th, 1 & 3 7 with all members j./esent. Messrs". Wells and Kurdt, rep resentatives of the Atlantic Re ading Co., staged a very, interest ing demonstration of oil tests, with the use of a machine -espec ially designed for testing lubri cating oils. Mr. and Mrs. M. (S Murphy and Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Taylor peti tioned t'he Board to surface treat or pave Cedar Street, from East Nash Street to the northern boundary of the property of Mr. J. \V. Harris. The. Board instruct ed the Mayor, Clerk. Attorney and Chairman of t'he Street Commit tee to estimate the costs of this project, the- legal aspect of the proposal, and the possibility of financing it. Dr. R. F. Yarborough reported thai) all persons selling milk with in the city limits of Louisburg, would have to secure a" permit from him, and would have to properly label the milk according to it's grade. The Chief of Police was instructed to collect a Privi lege License of $1.00 from each person, firm, or corporation, sell ing milk in Louisburg, on Nov. 1, 1937. Dr. Yarborough reported tihat the State Board of Health had informed him that at present it did not have the labor available for cleaning the bottom and banks of Bo a Power rate on the Quality Ice Company. The Board instructed the Light & Water Committee to act on Mr. Selby's request. The Clerk presented a request from P. N. Egerton, Jr., for the construction of a sewer line on Egerton Street, to serve. the prop erty owned by the Egerton Es tate. This request was referred to the Light & Water Committee for investigation. Mr. J. S. Howell requested the Board to construct a sewer line on Cooper Street. The Board or dered this line to be constructed. Minutes of previous meetings were read and approved. The monthly reports of the Town Clerk Chief of Police and Tax Collector were read and ap proved. , The Board deferred the award ing of the contract for Lubricat ing Oil, in order to give any oth er bidder an opportunity to dem onstrate It's lubricating oil, with a machine test. A number of invoices were ap proved for payment, subject to th.e approval of the Chairmen ot the committees under whose de requested t'he List of Jurors The following is a list of ju rors drawn for the November term of Franklin Superior Court, civil term, by the Commissioners ion Monday: First Week Dunn-r-D. L. Wester, A. P. Arnold, W. E. Mullen, B. F. Flood. Harris->-W. E. May, Jr., J. Iv. Byron, H. A. Strickland. Youugsville ? H. M. Holliday, John J. Pearce, Jr., Henry K. Frazier, W. C. Pejjry, R. C. Cat lett. Frankliivton ? W. M. (Buck) Edwards. Hayesville ? M. W. Ayescue, Clause Burnette. Satidy Creek ? E. L. Pavrish, P. H. Edwards. Gold Mine ? D. K. Gupton, S. T. Leonard, J. E. Burnette, L. M. I Coghill, G. M. Raynor. Cedar Rock ? C. C. Johnson. Cypress Creek ? Erwin Lamm. Louisburg ? R. G. Person, O. L. Moore, W. S. Holmes, T. H. Perdue, M. S. Davis, C. B. Hud son. Second Week Dunn ? A. O. Williams, S. T. Holmes. Harris ? C. M. Barham, A. J. Hoyle. Youngsville ? S. C. Eaves, W. E. Hall. Franklinton ? Wm. F. Joyner, Carlton Wright, O. W. Hicks, G. L. Harper, W. T. Honeycutt, H. G. Jones. Hayesville ? Thos. W. Frazier, Z. O. Edwards, Henry P.?Finch, E. M. Newman, Hi W. Faulkner. Sandy Creek .O. M. Liiner, G. O. Kennedy, W. B. Burnetti, R. L. Burnette. Gold Mine ? Major H. ''Gupton, Eddie Wood, G. W. Aycocke, Jim P. Gupton, W. T. Lewis. Cedar Rock? F. E. Dean. Louisburg ? A- R. Inscoe, T. C. Perdue, N. M. Perry. STORAGE HOUSE Mr. Garland Greenway, of Hen derson, has charge of the J. S. Howell Storage Warehouse and is ready to accommodate the cotton farmers wishing to store cotton this season. See his advertise ment in another column. THANKS The family of Mrs. Sallie Hunt wishes to extend their deepest thanks and appreciations for the many kindnesses and expressions i of sympathy of their neighbors and friends in the recent illness and death .of their mother, partment the purchases were made. There being no further busi ness t<he meeting adjourned. County Commis sioners Meet MRS. KEARNEY COURT REPORTER K. Hnlluck Appointed Vice .1 udge Rwordcr'# Court ? Make Settlement With J. H. Boone ? Receives Judge Cooke Portrait | The Board of Cdunty Commis sioners met in regular session 011 Monday with all members pres ent. After opening formalities business waS transacted us fol lows: Dr. D. T. Smithwick. County Historian, was before the Board and presented a portrait of Judge C. M. Cooke, late of Franklin County, which in turn is to be presented to the Bar Association and to be hung on t'lie wails of the court house. The portrait was accepted. A list of jurors for the Novem ber Civil Court was drawn. Reports of E. R. Richardson. Superintendent of the County. Home, Dr. R. F. Yarborough,] Health Officer, E. J. Morgan,] Farm Agent, Miss Weaver, Home Agent) and Mrs. J. F. Mitchiner, 'Welfare Officer were received and filed. Com. Terrell and Winstoty were appointed to investigate the mat j ter of obtaining a typewriter for the Health Department. Miss Weaver extended an invi tation to the Commissioners to meet and have lunch with the County Federation oil October 23rd. Com. Terrell reported visiting the Welfare Department and find ing everything moyiug along smoothly. Mrs. Hugh W. Perry submitted her resignation as Court' Report er for Franklin County. It was accepted and~Mrs. Grace R. Kear ney was appointed to fill the va cancy. E. C. Bulluck was appointed Vice-Judge of the Recorder's Court, to succeed Paul Strickland who has moved to another county, j. The bill submitted by Dr. R. F. j Yarborough for rent was referred ! to the Board of Education. S. O.' Wilder and E. G. Brewer were appointed Deputy- Tax Col I lectors. $5,000 was turned into the Gen eral Purpose Fund by the ABC Board 011 September 30th. Supt. W. R. Mills presented t>wo letters from Congressman Harold D. Cooley concerning the WPA projects in Franklin County; no action being taken on same at this time. A formal resolution making settlement wit'h J. H. Boone, as | Tax Collector was passed. Y anks Win Opener Yankee Stadium, New York, Oct. 6. ? Loopholes in the Usually impeccable defense of the Giants, followed up quickiy by a burst of basehit tire, enabled the world champion Yankees to rout Carl Hubbell and romp off with an easy 8 to 1 victory today in the I opening game of the fifth all-New [York series. -for baseball's highest 1 honors. For Ave ipnings the crewball mastery of the lean southpaw ace of the Giants dominated the fog shrouded stadium and thrilled a i surprisingly big crowd of 60,573. jFor five frames Hubbell held the i, Yankee powerhouse to one lone j single and outpitched his left handed rival, Vernon Gomez, as j the Giants gained a one-run mar !gin. Then came the deluge. Striking wit'h characteristic \ suddenness, in the sixth inning, the Yankees took advantage of the breaks to drive Hubbell from j the box, roll up seven runs, and j remove all doubt about the out come of the game. GIANTS LEADING 1 TO 0 IN FIRST INNING OF SECOND GAME As we went to Press yesterday the second game of t'he World's] Series was in progres, having; completed the first inning with1 the Giants leading by a score of i 1 to 0. Red Ruffing was pitch ' ing for the Yankees afhd Cliff Melton a North Carolina boy, ; doing the mound work for the Giants. I * LATER Before, we were finished mail ing yesterday the Yankees had won the second K?n>e of the ser ies by a score of 8 to 1. Scientists say that sun spots will interfere with radio reception for the next two years .Oh well, if It isn't sun spots ft would be the announcers. " ? Nearly every nation in the world would like to see Japan get a good licking, but none of them wanti to help China do the job. j . The Hawaiian islands have an area larger than Connecticut and Rhode Isliild combined. - V. Wings Across The Sea . DETROIT . . . The British trans-Atlantic flying boat, Cambria, recently delayed by Torojita accident, will soon aompleto survey of proposed regular air-travel route between the tJ. 8. A. and England, It is an nounced. The plane, powered by four huge motors, can make tha Atlantic crossing In ten hours than It took days a ccntury ago. MOVES TO NEW POST OFFICE Between, closing hours Thurs-' day evening and opening hours 1 Friday morning Postmaster T. M. Harris and assistants made a ,good job of moving the Louisburg post office belongings to the new building 011 Main Street which, j while not completed was arrang ed -for its accommodation. The; force has been busy arranging and putting in order the machin-j ery and equipment and passing1 out mail "through the new win-1 dows and receiving mail for dls-j (Mitch. The first to make a purchase' at the new post' office was Jailor K. M. Minor who purchased 4j three cent stamps. The first let ter received for dispatch was from Postmaster T. M. Harris to Congressman Harold D. Cooley and was as follows: Louisburg. N. C. October 1, 1937. Hon. Harold D. Cooley, Member of Congress, Nashville, N. C. Dear Mr. Cooley: Last night we moved into our new post office and as we begirt work today I am keenly conscious of the fact that had it not' been: for your splendid efforts in behalf of the people of Louisburg and Franklin County it would noti have been possible for us to en joy a new Federal Building to call our own. This letter will be the first let ter canceled in the new post office. In behalf of the employees of this office and mjrg'elt^I wish to I thank you fov your consideration end efforts in'-our behalf, .and we extend to you a cordial invitation to visit us at your earliest con venience. Yours sincerely, T. MORTIMER HARRIS. The second letter received for dispatch was from County His torian, Dr. I). T. Sinithwick to Congressman Harold D. Cooley and was as follows: Hon. Harold D. Cooley, Member of Congress, Washington. D. C. My dear Harold: This will he the second letter mailed from our new post' office at Louisburg. I have asked our most beloved and, efficient Post- 1 master, Mr. T. M. Harris, to mail you the first one cancelled. We, and I mean .all patrons of this office, wish to express to you our satisfaction and sincere ap preciation for t'his convenience to us. Its location, construction, finish and equipment are perfect and beautiful in every respect and detail, and manned by the very finest and best officials in all our United States. I know that I am speaking tru ly to you when I say to you for every citizen in Franklin County, thank you sincerely for all your efforts which have culminated in success. , Sincerely, D. T. SMITH WICK, County Historian. Mr. P. M. Fuller has received appointment ys Superintendent of 'he building and will enter upon his duties upon the completion of thp building and its acceptwice by tlie government":- * ? It is expected Hiat t'he build ing will be completed this week. Tobacco Prices High Farmer Who Know Tobacco Say Prices Highest In Years ? Louisburg Market Still at Top I . Louisburg Tobacco Market still remains at the top of- the high price markets for tobacco making market averages the past week well above the 30 cent mark. Many farmers who are recognized authority on tobacco production, say the prices for good tobaccos, and especially for medium grades, are higher than for many years. There are some of the tobaccos off-^gfade, while selling well are not selling as high as other grad es. The* wet weather this week has interfered some with the quantity offered, but as the wea ther opened the offerings increas ed to where splendid sales are hie ing made daily. The demand for all grades con tinues strong and buying is brisk at each of Louisburg's three big warehouses, producing high Indi vidual averages to the great sat isfaction of the many growers j who are attending the sales. Get your tobacco ready andj bring It on to Louisburg. Barbecue Supper The business Woman'^'M-ission-j ary Society bf the 'Louisburg M. E. Church wilt give a ba^jhecue supper, Friday, Oct. 15, Iromj 5:30 P. M. to 7:00 P. M? pro ceeds to be used for the benefit of the church. The supper will1 be held in the Community build-j ing. Winners The lucky winners in the Trade Day drawings in Louisburg Sat-! urday were John M. Lancaster' $50 at 2 P. M. and Mrs. J. Y.j Beasley $25 at 5 P. M. Large crowds were present ail each of tihe drawings. U. S. Condemns Japan Washington. Oct. 6. ? The Uni ted States government formally condemned Japan tlonight as a ] treaty violator in China, thus throwing its full moral support behind efforts of the league of nations to halt the far eastern ' conflict. Stfbrtly after the league had I voted similar condemnation of Japan's invasion and had propos ed a conference of this and other nations which signed the nine power treaty, guaranteeing China's 1 sovereignty; the state department! announced: "The conclusions of this gov ernment with respect to the fore ! going (alleged treaty violations) are in general accord with those of t<he assembly of the league of nations." Closely following President Roosevelt's appeal at Chicago yes terday for concerted, internation al action to restore world peace, the department's statement) accus ed Japan of violating the nlne powei' treaty and the Kellogg Briand pact, renouncing war, and the principles which "should goT ern the relationships between na tions." Plans Indefinite The pronouncement did not say whether the United States would accept the league's proposal for a conference of nine-power signa tories to consider action, but It was predicted In authoritative cir cles that the proposal would be accepted. LOCISBUHtt SCOUT HONORED ? During the past week-end Scout Glenn Beasley of Troop 20 was initiated into the "Order of the Arrow," an honorary camp ing fraternity. The initiation took place at Lake Johnson near Ral eigh. Tellet (still bragging abouti himself to his girl at midnight) ? My boss says I have what he calls a lot of "get-up-and-get." Girl ? Then why don't you? Franklin County Fair The Franklin County Fair got off to a wonderful start after 3 full days of rain, Sunday, Mon day and Tuesday until 5 o'clock, with the largest opening attend ance in its history. The exhibits are the best that have been seen in this or any other County in the past eight or ten years and the exhibit hall is literally burst ing with exhibits from lack of space. The flower department, as was t'he house furnishings depart ment, was doubled'' in space and even after doing this it was still crowded. The displays put on- by the 4-H Club boys, under the direction of Assistant Farm Agent W. C. Boyce, is one of the most beauti ful exhibits seen anywhere. Of special interest is the corn exhib it which will not be excelled in any Fair in yie Slate this year. The exhibits put on by the stud ents of Vocational Agriculture are exceptionally fine and por tray some wonderful lessons in better farming. The pantry de partment is unusually good, and also a special booth put ou by^ the W. P. A. sewing room. The^r farm exhibit is representative of the high grade farming done In Frailklin County and there is on display beautiful tobacco selected from the floors of the warehouses in Louisburg which sold as high as 72 cents per pound. The cot ton display is of unusual interest to the farmers in that it shows very clearly the difference in the yield of cotton properly treated and certified seed. Franklin County has a wonderful cotton crop this year and little cotton in the County that staples less than an inch or an inch and a sixteenth, and the exhibits of the Fair this year plainly show the difference in good and bad cot ton. In tHe stock department are fine horses and fine ma-res,, regis tered jacks and jennies and some bf the prettiest mule colts, bred on the stock farm of Q. S. Leon ard who lives about 3 milSs from Louisburg. Registered Poland China, Black Essex and OIC h6g3, Hampshire sheop. and beef type cattle are on display and will be stock which was used in the judging contest which took place on Wednesday. Mr. H. F. Mitchell of the Epsom section al so has registered stock on dis play and his name appears quite frequently in the list of farm crops in the building. Numerous entries by Mr. afid Mrs. Bonnie Hinton are seen in {?he pantry department, cannery department and in fact, almost every department in the Fair. In the. pantry department .Ws. C. T. Stokes. Mrg. J. S. Collie, Mrs. H. G. Perry. Mrs. Bonnie Hinton and Mrs. H. D. Mitchell, along with many others, have some of t'he most beautiful cakes, pies, etc. that will be seen anywhere. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Mitchell's names appear 011 many entry tags in almost every department, and their products displayed are not excelled anywhere. The people in Louisburg and Franklin County are supporting their County Fair with unusual interest this year, and even with a wet. rainy lot Tuesday, the opening' night, exceeded anything seen in recent years. The O. C. .Buck Shows, which are furnish ing the amusements on the Mid way, are the best' ever displayed at the Franklin County Fair. The fireworks are tar ahead of those shown in previous years. Wednesday was school day and all the children in the County were the guests of the Fair As sociation, and on ! Saturday all the colored school children in the County will be guests which is set aside specially for colored people. jOne of the most interest ing booths in the Fair this year is the exhibit put on by Prof. George Pollard and his school of colored children. Prof. Pollard and his teachers have been ar "dent supporters of the Fair and have had wonderful displays every year since 1914. Some of t'he pen cil sketches made by a twelve year old colored girl. Dorothy Dir Pettiford, are already the wonder and talk of everybody. The display of the sewing pro ject of the W. P. A. under super vision of Mrs. J. B. Yarborojigh, was attracting much intiereBt and commendation. Today will be the last day for white people as tomorrow (Sat urday) will be given over to tha colored people.- ? " H!(?( YOUNGS VILLE Mrs. Edwin Strickland, of Franklinton, had as her housa guest*. the past week. Miss Merna Young, of near Youngs villa. Messrs. ' Earnest Hall, Tom Young, J."*/. Brown and Buddy Mitchell went fishing at Wiggins pond on Thursday. Sept. SO. Mr. B Perry, ot Henderson. was a visitor to Louisburg Wed nesday. m Mrs. D G. Pearce left Friday to visit her daughter, Mr?. G. R, King, a; Nashville.
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