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8 T O I* M (> N E Y From Lea vihu ^ Luuislui1}; By Advertising in The TIMES Boost Your Town m ? Times THE COUNTY . THE STATE . THE UNION RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION Watch tin- Date oil the Label; of your paper and Renew* When Your Time Expires J . <a VOI.UMN LXIX SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 ? Year LOUISBURO, N. CAROLINA FRIDAY, JUNK 10, 1038 (EIGHT PAGES) NUMBER IT LDMPKIN CHOSEN FOR SENATE SECOND PRIMARY CALLED FOR Johnson and Nicholson, Hobgood and Kearney, Bobbitt and Holmes, Moore and Justice To Be In Run-off Primary ? Fos ter and Bartholomew Tie For Commissioner A most interesting and unusual thing happened in Saturday's pri mary when Peter S. Foster and) Harvey T. Bartholomew sprang a ? tie in their race for Commission-] er for the 5th District composed of Cypress Creek and Louisburg townships. T?e official count on Monday showed that they received 1873 votes each. Dr. W. R. Bass the third candidate in this race received 1430 votes. Foster was the old member and was the only one of the old Board who failed to get a nomination. No disposi tion of the tie has been made yet ? it is expected they will run it off in the second primary to be held on July 2nd. Aside from the Commissioners contests wherein all the old mem bers won out over their oppo nents except in the tie stated above, and the Constable contests the only two other County con-i tests settled were those for the State Senate and the County Ac- j countant. In the first mentioned! W. L. Lumpkin led E. H. Malouej with a vote of 3335 against 210"., In the County Accountants race B. N. (Pier) Williamson. Jr.. led his opponent, W. N. Fuller in a vote of 3218 to 2185. In the flnit race both were new contestants for the office, Lumpkin having served in the House several times before. In the latter place Ful ler was the present encumbent and the winner was a new man. For Recorder Hobgood led hto nexti opponent, Kearney, by 517 yotes. In this contest a second, primary will be held. In the race for the House John son led his nearest opponent. [ Nicholson, by 704 votes. Nichol-I son made the call for a second , primary and the winner for this! honor will have to be determined ! on July 2nd. Sheriff Moore led in his race for | renomination. His nearest oppo- , nent being Frank W. Justice who was 1232 votes behind the leader.! This contest will also be deter-, mined in a run-off on July 2nd, the next highest having filed. In the Coroner race Bobbitt led his next highest opponent, Holm es. in a vote of 2168 to 1509, and likewise this will go into the sec- [ oud as Holmes has perfected his I request. For the United States Senate Hancock led Reynolds in Frank Tin in a vote of 2901 to ,2556 and Grady led Winborn for Utilities! Commissioner in a vote of 2558 to 2361. Therefore the candidates nomi nated were as follows: For State Senate ? W. L. Lump kin. For County Accountant ? B. N. (Pier) Williamson, Jr. For Commissioners ? J. M. Stal- j lings. No. 1; S. E. Winston, No. 2; J. Z. Terrell, No. 3; T. W. Boone, j No. 4. Robert F. Green a candidate ; for nomination for the Board of' Education from District No. 2, not I having any opposition received j 4192 votes. The nominations for Constables) were as follows: Brantley in Dunns; Yoiing in Youngsville; Joyner in Sandy Creek. Wheel- 1 _ eFTS'd Ayescue in Harris, Hight j "7 led Hagwood in Franklinton. and; 4)6an led Swanson in Cedar Rock. ! The last threetownships may ask ! for run offs. Saturday's primary was about the quietest and most harmon- j ious primary held in Franklin ^ County in many years, if ever.] No disturbance of any kind akin to disorder has been reported from any precinct in the County. PROGRAM AT THE LOUISBURG THEATRE The following Is the program at the Louisburg Theatre, begin ning Friday, June 10: Friday ? -Ginger Rogers and James Stewart in "Vivacious Lady." Saturday ? Double Feature Bob Steele in "The Feud Maker" and Smith Ballew in "Hawaiian Buckaroo." Sunday-Monday ? Don Anieche, Simone Simon and Robert Young in "Josette." Tuesday ? Ann SheWdan In "Mystery House;" also New March of Time. Wednesday ? Beverly Roberts and Dick Purcell in "Daredevil Drivers." Thursday - Friday - ? Robert Montgomery. Virginia Bruce and Lewis Stone in "Yellow Jack." - WINS BY OVER 100,000 SEN. ROBERT K. REYNOLDS Who, although losing Franklin County to Congressman Frank Hancock, won the nomination in the State by over 100,000. Golf Tournament Warrenton won over Louisburg in a golf tournament held in Louisburg on Wednesday after noon. June 8. by a score of 34-17. Seventeen players from the War renton club were pitted against a like number from Louisburg. Low score tor the afternoon was made by Webb Loy.'of Louisburg, with; a 73. He was followed closely by Bill Peate. his opponent, with a score of 7 4. The Louisburg players will goj to Warrenton next Wednesday af ternoon, June 15, in tfie hope of redeeming themselves from the loss of last Wednesday. Individual scores for tlie tour nament with points won by each player, with the first named be ing from Warrenton, are as fol Btiily Peate. 1; Webb Loy, 2. S. O. N'uuii, 3: Bill Huggins, 0. M. C. McGuire, 2%; Coy Cox. Vi. G. V. Boyd, 0; W. B. Barrow, Jr., 3. Whit Peoples. 3; Ed Owens. 0. T. R. Frazier, 2%; Arch Wil son. Mt . Fred Benton. 0; Leonard Hen derson. 3. A. Jones. 3; E. H. Malone, 0. J A. A. Williams, 0; Weldon Eg erton. 3. ,E. E. Gilliam. 3; E. F. Thomas. 0. Julius Banzette, 1; Bob Ash-j ley, 2. Frank Banzette. 3; G. M. Beam,] Sr., 0. C. It. Rodwell, 3: Bill Boyce, 0. Traynham. 3: Holliday. 0. Duke Miles, 3: Joe Barrow, 0. | Dawson Alston. 2; Dr. H. G.I Perry. 1. C. K. Plaucon, 1; G. II. Beam.j Jr., 2. IN' MKMORIAM MR. FELIX H. ALLEX How poignant a loss.his friends ? and all that knew him were his friends ? felt as they bade him their last farewell. In the long last sleep of such a man there should be no goodbyes, because he cannot die. The influence of his great but unassuming soul, the spot'less shield of his integrity, and the loving kindness toward all humanity that made him so be loved. remain to comfort and sus tain those he left behind. God merely took a tired body home to rest. ?A FRIEND. Gets Auditor Nomination B. X. (Pier) WILLIAMSON, JR. Who won the nomination for | for County Accountant over W. N. Fuller, the present encumbrent, in Saturday's primary. F. H. ALLEN DEAD Ope of Louisburg's Leading Citizens, and Commission er Passes. After an illness of several' months. Mr. Felix Hill Allen pass- i ed away at 7:20 a. m. June 3rd.,1' at his residence here. Mr. Allen.! who was 67 years of age, was onej of Loulsburg's most beloved citi- , zens, having spent practically all t of his life here. He was prom inent In business as well as ciwiQ circle?, having ? served" sev/ral terms as Town Commissioner. and; was a member of that board at ' the time of his Ueath. The funeral services were held Saturdqy at 4:00 P. M. from the; residence on North Main St., and were conducted by Rev. Leicester F. Kent, Rector of St. Paul's Epis-' copal Church here and Rev. Ed ward H. Davis, a life-long friend of the family. The Pallbearers were, Wm. H. Allen Jr., James R. Allen, Samuel R. Allen, P. S. i Allen, Karl K. Allen II., Geo. W.j Ford. Edward S. Ford, Chas. E; ( Ford, Karl K. Allen. III., and i Singleton C. Ford. Jr.. nephews of | Mr. and Mrs. Allen. , ? The floral tribute was especial ly large and preWy speaking a beautiful love and esteem in which > he was held by his large number , of friends. The interment was made in the fainilyu-burial plot at Oak Wood Cemetery. Each of the services were largely attended. Mr. Allen is survived by his wife, who was Miss Lou Reynolds Ford, and the following children: Mrs. Conrad Sturges of Hender-! son. Misses Mary Maxwell Allen. Felicia Allen. Hazel Allen and Helen Reynolds Allen and- Mr. Felix H. Allen, Jr. Two brothers also survive him, Messrs. Robt. G. Allen and Wm. H. Allen, of Louisburg. The bereaved family and friends | have the sympathy of the entire community. TRAINS DISCONTINUED ' Seaboard Railway local trains.; ! numbers 19 and 20, operating be- J tween Richmond and Raleigh, are j {to be discontinued effective with their last trip from each terminal1 on Friday, June 10th. ' Mr. C. G. Ward, Seaboard's di- 1 vision passenger agent in Raleigh. N. cT. says the trains are being j discontinued due to decrease In j earnings, and with approval of the. Virginia Corporation Commis-j sion, and the Utilities Commit- j sion of the State of North Caro lina. Train 1ft leaves Richmond at] 7:15 A. M.. arriving K&leigh_l 2 ; 2 5 ; P. M. Traill 20 leaves Raleigh j 4:20 P. M., arriving Richmond j 8:50 P. M. Local service performed by j trains 1ft and 20 will be protect-! ed by trains 3 and 4. These i trains leave Richmond 12:01 P.; M., arriving Raleigh 4:40 P. M.,j northbound. leaving Rajeigh I 12:^3 P. M.. arriving Richmond 5:00 F. M. WRECK NEAR YOINGSVIIXE Mrs.' ? . Horton, of nearl Wake Forest, was seriously injur ed in a wreck about one mile north of Youngsville on highway I No. 1, about 8:30 o'clock Monday j night, when the Plymouth sedan ' in which she was riding and which was driven by her husband collid ed with a big transfer truck, as it was attempting to pass another. | Mrs. Horton was taken to Youngs ville for first aid treatment by Dr. Timberlake and then to a hospi-j tal. Constable Sam Weathers | made the investigation. PRESIDENT JR. CLASS Mr. James A. Mitchiner enjoys! the distinction of having been elected President of the Junior Class, of which he Is a member, at State College, and is receiving the congratulations of his many' friends. Jim, it will be recalled.! was President of the Junior class ati the Franklinton High School, and Valedictorian of the Senior class. He is an industrious, cap-j able and attentive young man and his many friends delight with him in his progress. GOLD SAM) NEWS / Series of capronizing demon stration held in the Gold Sand school district begining Monday 13 at the following places: Monday, June 13, Mr. Earnest t Cooper, near Gupton, at 9 A. M. ; Monday, June 13, Mr. Howard i Griffin, at Centerville, 3 P. M. Tuesday, June 14: Wood School, 9 A. M. Sandy Creek I Highway, Mr. C. G. Cash's Store, 3 P. M. Wednesday, June 15: Alert, I Mr. Walter Ball's Store, 9 A. M.| Moulton, G.' D. Fuller's Store, 3 P. M. E. M. Alexander, Teacher of Agriculture. Gold Sand High School. j RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION! WINS SENATE RACE SKXATOK W. I.. LITVIPKIN Who was victorious in his race for State Senator in Saturday's primary. Recorder's Court Franklin Recorder's Court held: a short session on Tuesday and disposed of cases as follows: Lemus Pearce. assault with deadly weapon, nolle pros with leave, in two cases, H. E. Robbins plead guilty of unlawful possession of whiskey, four months on roads. Upon pay ment of costs execution of said sentence to issue at any time within two years only upon re quest of Solicitor. "Marshal Teasley. plead guilty to larceny, and w'as given 4 mont'hs 011 roads. Otho Henly operating automo bile intoxicated, continued. THK "BACK" MISIC CIA II The Back Music Club of Bunn; was organized on Wednesday morning. June 1, 1938, with Miss Faustina Shearon as the leader. The club members elected the fol-i lowing officers: President, An nie Laurie Shearon; Secretary. Elizabeth 'Harris: Publicity Re porter, Elly Xey Beddiugfield; Chairman of Program Committee, LaVerne Jones. The members learned that a 11 i- . nials like music. Articles in the Junior Etude on this subject were studied. The club will hold weekly meetings. Ail school chil dren are invited to become mem bers. It holds as it>s high aim the greater appreciation of nuisic, VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL The Vacation Bible School of the Louisburg Baptist Church held its first session 011 Friday. June 3rd, which was Preparation Day. At 9 o'clock Monday morning the. boys and girls lined up for the Processional. After a brief wor ship service they marched to their departments where they enjoyed a helpful program of Bible stor ies,. Bible study, Character stor ies music and expressional activi Mes. The automobile parade which was scheduled for Friday afternoon was postponed -until Monday afternoon at a o'c'.ofck at which time the parade started from the church and went through all sections of Louisburg. Our enrollment reaches 89 so 1 far. We are enrolling new pupils each day. Our faculty is faithful | and diligent. Besides those nam- ! 1 ed last week the following areli helping: Beginner: Mrs. War-|] wick. Mrs. Louise Johnson: Pri- 1 mary, Mrs. Wm. Wilson: Interme diate, Mrs. W. R. Sheffield. RUNS TIE FOR " PETER S. FOSTER These two gentlemen sprang a i their contest for Commissioner f resulted in a tie, which has not b suggested that they run off the tie NO NEW | VALUATION MAX V REPORTS RECEIVED AMI PILED ?*** - > ?) Hoard Authorized Closing i'uiii'l House Ottice- 011 Wednesday Afternoon.* ? Road uml hire Warden Petitions Received | The Board of County Commis sioners met -fh regular session on Monday with all present except' Stalliugs. With usual opening formalities business was disposed of as follows: A delegation from Cedar Rock and Cypress Creek townships with a petition for the appointment of a tire warden were before the J Board. The matter was deferred until the question could be dis cussed with the proper State of ficial. Reports from Supt. E. R. Rich ardson. County Home; Or. R. J"". Yarborough. Health Officer; Mrs. J. F. Mitchiner. Welfare Officer; W. C. Boyce, County Agent; Miss Weaver. Home Agent', were re ceived and filed. A petition from Cypress Creek township asking for the mainten ance of a road leading from near Seven Paths to the old Louisburg road. The petition was received and referred to the State Highway Commission. > A motion prevailed t'hat the Court House be closed on Wed nesday afternoons in co-operation with the businesses in Franklin County. A resolution was passed elimi nating the new quadrennial ap praisal of real property, because of no real change in values at this time to justdfy such action. And that the Board of (equalization will meet as usual to take care of such changes as may be necessary. A. M. Pullen & Co. was paid balance of account in keeping with a resolution duly passed. After allowing a number of ac counts the Board adjourned sub ject' to the call of the chairman. ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH There will be the early Celebra-1 tiou of the Holy Communion at-j A. M. This service will be) especially for those who have just! been confirmed. Church School ! will be held at 9:45 A. M.. the! Adult bible class meeting at the same time. This being one of the most im portant days in _ t|fie Christian [ year, there will be tne regular ser- j vice of Morning Prayer at 11:00 A. M. The sermon will be' on the subject of the Trinity. LOUISBURG METHODIST CHURCH Rev, F. M. Patterson, of Dur ham. X. C.. will conduct the 11:00 o'clock service next Sunday morn ing. Mr. Patterson recently as sisted in the Vacation School at Louisburg. Those who attended the training class he taught in the evenings know him to be a stim ulating thinker and teacher. Sun-1 (lay School and Epworth League; will be as usual, with no preach ing service at night. The pastor is completing his j recuperation at the home of his| father-in-law, Mr. R. A. Heath in Wadley, Georgia, and will return, with his family, in about' ten days. "It takes a lot of funny kind of people to make a world," asserts j| >ur parson, "including those* who paste the pictures of bathing girls on the windshield." SUBSCRIBE TODAY ! COMMISSIONER ! < HARVEY T. BARTHOLOMEW ' 1 ? 1" record in Franklin County In 1 rom the 5th District. Their vote ieen decided as yet>. It has been In the second primary. I LEADS FOR HOUSE AKHKIt I-'. JOHNSON Who lead in the four cornered race (or t'he House of Represen tatives on Saturday. His highest oppoltent. T. Nicholson, has filed request for a second primary which will be run oft' on July 2nd. Tom Watson's Team Here Sun. Tom Watson, former Louisburg player, will brills his team from Smithfield here Sunday afternoon to play the local Junior Order Team. Tom's leam is in the Johnson County League and from all re ports has a good ball club. Wilton defeated Louisburg 12 11 here Wednesday on a rain soaked field. W. Tippett hit four for five and Joe Peace Tippett hit two homers and a single to lead Wilton. J. Tippetts hits ac counted for half of Wiltons runs. Brantley with~a triple and two singles led Louisburg. Edmonds and Dixon pitched for Louisburg and Fuller caught. R. Currin and J. Tippet* pitched for Wilton and Brum mitt caught. FROM INGLESIDE Mrs. Alexander Wilson gave her Sunday School class of Trinity Methodist church a picnic 011 Thursday of last week, at which the pleasure of tile occasion was about equally devided between class and teacher. One of the flnesl rains of the season fell iu this community Tuesday night. The following from the Junior class of Trinity Sunday School taught by Mrs. J. B. Beasley, are the honor roll for perfect attend ance during the months of March, April and .May: Hallie Merrill, 1 Beth Beasley and George Winn. The Woman's Missionary Soci-. et-y of Trinity Methodist Churclii will meet on Friday. June 17 at the Church. All members are urg ed to be present. Mrs. Mack Marks entertained a number of her Ingleside and | community friends, in her new home on Thursday afternoon, a social even of pleasure and muchi interest to the many attendants. The guests of honor was a popular and esteemed young Matron. A11 iced course was serv ed by the hostess. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Wagstaff, of Roxboro, are spending some Lime in the community wit'h trailor headquarters atvthe home of Mr. , and Mrs. Joe Ben Beasley. Mr. Waystaff is a brother of Mrs. ' Beasley. He is representing a high class studio in the art of enlarg ing pictures, his work showing many beautiful artistic designs in his line of enlarging pictures. The car of Mr. J. Y. Beasley, and driven by him, was struck from the side by one occupied by a colored man going in the same direction. Mr. Beasley was going slow to make the turn on the! Beasley road. It appears that the man was blinded by t'he lights of; a car going in the opposite direc tion. The fender of the Beasley' car was bent to the extent of lock ing a front wheel and had to be left overnight for repairs. There was no injury to any of the oc cupants and the negroe's car was only slightly damaged and pro-! ceeded on its way, with a promise from the driver to see Mr. Beasley the next day, which he seemed to forget after his scare was over. A Kansas woman's club debat ed for four hours the most dread ed disease among women, and then reached the conclusion it was of all things ? lockjaw! Pity a man whose wife laid lown the law like this: "Meal lime at our house is just like leath ? you have to take it when It comes." ? Read It Or Not Forty-one per cent of the moon Is never visible on earth. PHora us FOR FIRST CLASS PRINTING KIDNAPED ] CASH BOY'S BODY FOUND PRINCETON YOUTH AD \ MITS HE WROTE RANSOM NOTE | Franklin Pierce Mc('all, 21, Alsa Con(e?ies To Collection Of IKII),(KK>, Hut Makes No Admis sion As To Whether He Actual ly Abducted Five- Year-Old Boy l From Bedroom May 28 And Whether He Was Responsible For Tot's Death ALL MONEY RECOV ERED _ I ((Ml) of Little Jhiiniy Discovered Wednesday Mglil Half Slllft West of Princeton In Dense flump of I'liderbrush In Area Posses Thoroughly Covered I .ust Week ? Announcement Comes Karly Thursday Morn I iiifl l''roin K. B. I. Chief Hoover Miami, Fla., June 9. ? (Thurs day) ? J. Edgar Hoover, director of the federal burea of investiga Mon. announced early today the body of kidnaped Jimmy Cash had been found and that a suspect was being held. Confesses Writing Notes Hoover in a formal statement | identified the suspect as Franklin .Pierce McCall. 21, of Princeton, land said he had confessed writing 'the ransom notes and collect-iag the $10,000. All the money was recovered, ' the FBI chief added. McCall jnade no admissions as to whether he actually abducted the five-year-old boy from his bed | room May 28 and whether he was responsible for the death. Half Mile of Princeton The body was found last night* ! a half mile west of Princeton in a (dense clump of underbrush in an 1 area that posses had thoroughly i covered last week. The ransom, which the boy's fa ther, James Bailey Cash. Sr., paid I May 31, was recovered at dawn yesterday in a corner of an or ! chard owned by Charles Chambers j of Princeton. The shoebox in which- Cash had dropped the money in a road for I the kidnapers also was recovered. | It had been torn to pieces and hid jden beneath a stone in a clump of palmettos. Hoover said McCall was gradu ated from high school at Jasper, Fla.. in 1934 and came to Prince ton soon afterwards to live with his parents. He had been employ ed as a truck driver by produce farmers. Details Withheld The FBI chief's statement did not contain any details of how the crime was committed. It indicated the investigations still was not completed and Hoover declined to amplify it. The Cash hoy. five and a half years old, was stolen from his -toed the night of May 28. the abductor entering the back door of the frame, two story apartment build ing after slitting a screen in the upper panel. * Had Just (ione To Sleep Mrs. Cash had just put her son. to sleep in a one-piece suit of white and rose-striped pajamas after reading the funny pages to him aftd had gone to help her hus band close his grocery store, in. the front of the building. She I fixed the time at between 9:35 and 10:15 p. m. When she discovered her only child was gone and a search had been started, a note was discover ed pinned to the door at the near by home of Wilson P. Cash, one of t-he father's three brothers. It directed him to the shack of John. Manuel. Negro, where a second note was found saying the boy had been kidnaped and demand ing $10,000 ransom in unmarked bills of small denomination. Sought Negro's Aid The kidnaper had sought to have Manuel deliver the note to Cash for $5 but the Negro, fear ful of a caller at such a late hour_ fled out the back door so the ab ductdr slipped the note under his front door. It threatened death to little "Skeegie." as t-he boy was nick named, if authorities were noti fied. LOUISBURG BAPTIST CHURCH The month of June is designat ed the Month of Romance in the annua', calendar of the church. Therefore at the morning service last Sunday the pastor preached on "Love." This Sunday morn ing he will preach on "Courtship ? a Joke pr a Sacrament?" Th? evening aervlce will begin at> 7:45a . lie Sunday School at -9:45 A. M. and the Training Union at <:4S P. M. The public is cordially in vited to attend the?c services, k