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TOBACCO
CONTROL
DEFEATED
fetate Votes Against ('oil on Con
trol But Other State* Com
bine To Put It AcrOMt
*V For the first time since inaugu
ration of the New Deal. North
[Carolina farmers Saturday voted
down compulsory crop control.
1 T.ariroBt fliio.pni'oH tnh?p(>n nr<l4
ed quota provisions of the Agrt<
cultural Adjustment Act to leAvq
tobacco production without , res
triction in 1939.
Incomplete results from other
states indicated defeat of tobacco
control, but success for the cotton
plan.
In the case of cotton, North
Carolina also failed to give tiie
required two-thirds majority to
carsy the provision; but' returns
from other states indicated last
night that quotas would continue
control of cottotj in 1939.
In both referenda, held in 69
tobacco counties and_ 7 9 cotton
counties of the State, farmers
gave a majority for control, but it'
failed to meet the two-thirds re
quirements under t'he AAA act.
On tobacco, with nine out of 84
townships not heard from 86.647 :
votd for and 63.414 agalntit mar-{
keting quotas. On cotton. 73.820
voted for and 39,822 against quo
tas.
The return was a sharp con
trast to last March when 127,534 I
voted for and 15,534 against cot
ton quotas, and 89.2 per cent ma-'
jority; and 151.503 voted for and
17,340 voted against tobacco quo
tas, and 89.7 per cent majority.
A clear, cold day prevailed for l
voting, but the return was consid
erably smaller than the March
election.
Clear-Cut Decision
E. Y. Floyd of State College,
AAA executive officer for North
Carolina, oommented on the re
turns: "There is no question but
that t>he 'antis' won; as for the ul
timate outcome of the vote, we can i
only wait and see."
Proponents of the measure had
warned farmers that' there would
be control ? either of their own
choosing or through low prices .
That would drive money crop
growers out of business.
Atlanta, Dec. 10. ? The federal
marketing quota plan for flue-cur- 1
ed tobacco lagged behind the nec
essary two-thirds majority for ap- !
proval tonight as incomplete re- 1
. turns from a referendum of grow- ,
ers in the six states where it is
produced were tabulated.
With approximately half the ex
> pected vote reported, the poll
showed 111,541 votes in favori of
the quota program to 78,295
against it. Tllis was a favorable
majority of approximately 58.7 i
per cent ? considerably under the
66 2-3 per cent! required to make
the restrictions effective.
North Carolina, which had the
largest quota allotted, voted 86,
798 for quotas to 64.514 against, j
a favorable vote of 57.4 per cent.
Last year North Carolina gave a
substantial majority for the quota
plan.
The five other states were
South Carolina, Georgia. Alabuma,
Virginia and Florida.
Cotton Plan Approved
A substantial margin of approv
al, for the government's proposal
to apply marketing quotas to the
I '1939 cotton crop grew tonight in
} mounting returns from the refer
endum held among the planters. ,
Incomplete but? fairly represen
tative reports from 12 of the 19
g?ate? eligible to participate in Mie
" poll showed 565,259 ifarmers fav
:,'oring selling restriction to 85,691
Opposing them. The figures repre
' "'Sent^d a favorable .majority, of ap
' proximately 86.8 per cent on the
'" basis of a 9 p. m. (Central Stand-,
iM Time) tabulation. ,-r
w'H>0 impose the quota plan a key
stone of the government's farm
program, a 66 2-3 per cent ma
jority for the entire cotton belt is
' 1 fetfrired. States included in the
' '' tabulation on which the incom
' plete total was based were Ala
bama, Florida. Georgia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Virgin
ia, Arkansas, Kentucky. Louisi
ana, Mississippi, Tennessee and
j. Texas.
The vote was favorable to the
quota plan in every one of these
states, although tKp, majorities
varied.
AVIATION SAth HEAR CELE
BRATION
Thirty-five years ago Saturday. |
December 17th, Orvllle and Wil
bur Wright made aviation history
by flying their home made aero
plane with ttie length of the flight I
being 57 minutes at Kitty Hawk,
North Carolina.
The celebration of this occas-j
Ion will be held at the Louisburg 1
Theatre on Sunday and Monday
witih the showing of "Men With i
Wings," one of the world's great- !
est aviation pictures.
PHONE 2*3
TOR FIR8T CLASS PRINTING
State Champion
?
OAPT. F. fl. ItAK CK
Superintendent of State's Pris
on Camp No. 1 of the Fourt Dis
trict. who holds the State Cham
pionship for canning tomatoes
from one acre. He canned in
1938 2.070 gallons. In 1937 he
canned 2,170 gallons from one
acre. He also killed 3,187 pounds
of meat front hogs ranging in
weight .from 284 pounds to 563
pounds. He also canned 4,300
gallons of vegetables of all kiuds
at Camp this year, which places
his Camp in the lead of t'he 4th
Division in canning.
Capt. Baker has not only prov
en himself an expert in handling
the Camp and its farming opera
tions, but is a dfplomat of the1
first- class, and has made friends
of practically all his dally con
tacts. He is a citizen Louishurg
is proud of? ' ~
CROP CON
TROL VOTE
The following is the tabulation
of the vote tor both Cotton and
Tobacco Control for Frank
lin County caM iu Saturday's ref
erenda, by townships, as furnish-,
ed the TIMES by the Agricultural j
Department':
Cotton
Township
Cedar Rock
Cypress Creek
I1' i unkliutou
Gold Mine"
Harris
Hayesville
I.ouisbuiR
Sandy Creek
Youngsville
Pine Ridge
Pearces
Total
Yes No Pet. For
156
110
95
71
108
234
1 2*1
248
215
151
166
188
2 40
136
158
94
4 0%
47
28
25
42
II
44
38
34
43
Township
Pine Ridge
Cedar Rock
Cypress Creek
Kranklinton
Cold Mine
Harris
Hayesville
Lou is burg
Sandy Creek
Youngsville
Pearces
Total
147
111
84
82
, 70
11 09 1953
Tobacco
Yes No Pet. For
100 220 32
255
156
240
215
218
209
217
287
166
131
150
117
80
60
139
90
145
117
105
86
1189 2314
37%
43
25
22
36
30
40
29
38
40
33%
FOUNDRY
A large foundry ffuil^ling is be
ing erected on t'he Seaboard Rail
way's tracks back of the old Place
lot, by Mr. Jim Allen, and it is*
understood, will be fully equip
ped in the near future for foun
dry work.
This, no doubt, will receive
'quite a wide patronage as much
foundry product? are used in this
section.
' *
Some of us look like a new man
when we change to a new suit of
clothes, and some politicians look
like new men wben they change
their press agent.
PROGRAM AT THE
LOUISBURG THEATRE
The following is the program
beginning Friday, Dec. 16th:
Last Times Today (Friday) ?
Tyrone Power, Loretta Young and
Annabella in "Suez."
Saturday ? Double Feature ? !
Tim McCoy in "The Phantom Ran-'
gei-" and The Jones Family in
"Safety In Numbers." Also Chap.
10 "Dick Tracy Returns."
Sunday-Monday ? Fred McMur- 1
ray, Ray Milland, Louise Camp
bell and Andy Derlne in "Men
With Wings."
Tuesday ? On Stage, Seabee
Hayworth Vaudeville. On Screen,
Tommy Kelly, Ann Oillls. Spanky
McFarland and Edgar Kennedy In
"Pecks Bad Boy With The Ctrcue"
Wednesday?Jackie Cooper in
"Gangster's Boy."
Thursday - Friday ? Southern
Premiere, Donald (Small Fry)
O'Connor, Robert Kent and June
Trarts in "Tom Sawyer. Detec
tive "
CIRCULATING
PETITION
To Call Klrrtlon v On A. M. C.
Nyxteni ? Take* ?(?."> To 7 ."??? To
Call
Til,* KltANKUX TIMES wan
furnished a copy of a peUtion
hat. it is understood , in being clr
n la led asking (or a special elec
tion to lie held to ascertain the
wishes of the people of t*he Coun
ty relative to the continuance of
<he Whiskey Control Stores in
Franklin County. The petit-ion is
as follows:
To The Board of Elections
of Franklin County:
We, the undersigned reg
istered voters of Franklin
County. North Carolina, who
voted In the last' election for
Governor of North Carolina,
do hereby petition you. the
Board of Elections of Frank
lin County, to call an election
to be held as soon as permis
sible by law, at' which elec
tion there shall be submitted
to the qualified voters of
Franklin County the question
of sett'lug up or operating, or
? continuing to operate in
Franklin County a liquor
store, or stores, as provided j
by law.
Under the law these petitions I
will be required to be signed by
not less tlinn 665 or 750 who vot- '
ed for Governor in l!l.">6. That
is they must contain fifteen per
cent of the vole for Governor in
t'he last gubernatorial election.
In this election Governor Hoey re
ceived votes and Grissom
received 554. Just whether the
law contemplates the total vote or
the vote the successful candidate j
received, is not clear. The advo- ;
cates of anotfter election are tak- 1
ing the position that they will se
cure enough signatures to offset j
any question from any angle.
CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE
Christmas draws near! The op
portunity of buying Christmas
Seals will soon be gone. Every i
person in the community can !
make a splendid gift to charity by |
buying the little Christmas Seals! !
The money realized from the sale
of these Tuberculosis Seals will
be spent to fight the dread disease.
For the convenience of all and
in cooperation with the Seal Com
mititee, Boddie's, Scoggin's and
Pleasants' drug stores are selling
the seals.
A seal 011 every package, oa rd
and letter mailed during the
Christmas season is the high aim 5
of the Christmas Seal Campaign! '
Decorate The Homes of
LoMsburg for Christmas
The town of Uoutsburg has done '
a gocd job in beautifying the;
bust*?* district with many at-j
tractive lighting effects. This is j
fine!
Now let us get busy and deco-j
rate our homes.
The Garden Cluh members are j
a nxious to see every home in j
I.otiisburg have some part in
spreading the Christmas Spirit.
It is sponsoring a Christmas Dec- ,
oration contest and jlesires that
MVERYBODY enters and decora
tes for Christmas.
Many cards have been mailed
regarding the contest but wheth
er you have received a card or not
be sure to decorate and enter the
contest.
A copy of 7 regulations of the
contest are as follows:
Christmas Decoration Contest'
Sponsored by
Loulsburg Garden Club
Class No. 1 ? Outdoor tree light
ing- ,
Class No. 2t? Indoor lighting as.
seen from outside.
Class No. 3 ? Any entrance dec
orations.
Regulations
All entries must be entered by
the 21st of December.
Judging irill be the night of
Defc. 22nd. Class your own entry
when entered and enter as many
as you wish. A first and second
prize will bp given for each class.
If you will enter the contest
please notify Mrs. G. W. Cobb or
Mrs. James E. Malone by Decem
ber 21st.
entertains choir
Professor and Mrs. I. Deane
Moon invited Mie choir of the
Methodist Church to meet at their
home on Halifax Road, last Thurs
day evening. The choir carried out
its usual Thursday rehearsal, and
afterward enjoyed an informal so
cial hour. The hostess served date
pudding with whipped cream and
cofTee. to the following: Mrs. O.
T. YarbOro, organist. Mrs. Hatel
J'ord, M*s. P. M. Fuller, Misses
Jane Fuller, Martha Henderson,
Unicelle Collins. Juanita Hurley,
Frances S|tiith. Messrs. Willis
Marshall, Doyle Cotton. Julian
Jollff, and J. O. Phillips.
Professor Moon has completed
one successful year as Director of
tihe Choir. The regular enrollment
has increased and good ' attend
ance at enjoyable rehearsals' has
been IfiiS rule'.*
' /
A FELLOW FEELING
Only those who have had .aoine great -desire ap
parently in their hands but nlp^odTottt, kef ore they
could actually enjoy them, can fully 'appreciate the
following letter:
' ' Friend Johnson: ? When I thought Santa
Clans was in sight for me, the sewer line stop
ped and ran us from home and took Christmas
cash. Now your machine broke down and 'a
fellow fooling makes us wondrous kind,' so I
am enclosing a year's subscription as suggest
ed. The seasons greetings to all."
It is impossible to give expression of ap
ciation for the "FELLOWINO FEELING KIND
"" veyed ?in the above as well as
cely to our request, some paying for as
much as tefc years. There is still room for a large
number of others. You can assist Santa in making
his contemplated visit by making a payment on your
subscription, and have the satisfaction that you
not only have relieved yourself of an obligation, but
helped a friend.
Many other in the County have
HOT FIGHT I
FOR SPEAKER
Bryant , Ward, ,?u?i Ken ner In
Itace; Well Hdppiiilwl
Word i-eaching Raleigh from all
sections of the State Tuesday in- j
dicated that a hot. down-tbe
siietch, three-cornered fight, is
being waged for the speakership
of the 1938 House of Representa
tives.
Victor E. Bryant, veteran Dur- ?
ham legislator, started his cam-]
paign for the speakership post'
more than two years ago and for 1
months was regarded as holding a j
headstart over D. I* (Uibby) Ward,
of New Bern and W. E. (Bill) I
Fenner of Rocky Mount.
Now, perhaps*;pM-4 is that Fen
ner and Ward aY<* claiming enough 1
strength to force a real fight at ,
the party caucus here January 3, j
when the Democrats will select j
their speaker.
In general Bryant, Ward and I
Fenner have all been administra
tion siipporbers in and out of the
legislature. Bryant and Ward are
both members of the advisory
budget commission, and Ward is
a State Democratic secretary. Fen- j
ner was a legislative leader and
is chairman of t'he State's com- j
mittee arranging for partisipation
in the New York World's Fair.
While the fight for the House
leadership holds the attention of
most political* observers, it i? un
derstood that Senator W. Ersklne i
Smith of Albemarle, Smniy Conn
ty. is in the lead for the post of
president prG tem of the Senate.
Senator W. I. Halstead of Soutih |
Mills. Camden C??nty, is also I
seeking tthe Senate pro tem job, j
and there is some mention of Sen- |
ator T. J. Gold of High Point,
Guilford County.
Election of Senator Smith as I
president pro tem would vary the |
procedure of alternating between !
eastern and western senators for j
the president pro tem post, as Sen
ator A. Hall Johnston of Asheville.
held the place two years ago.
A new use for soap ? in making
cake ? is reported by a soap man- j
ut'acturing company.
* OPrORTITMTIKS. *
* _______ *
* The Welfare Department * ,
* has a few o|>porl unities that *
* have not been taken eare of * i
* ami will be glad to furnish a *
* list to any individual or or- *
* ganization desiring to bring *
* eheer at t'hristmas. *
*<?*?****
Louisburg Garden Club
Hold Christmas Meeting
i At the regular monthly meeting
of the Louisburg Garden Club
many suggestions for Christmas
table decorations. scenes, cakes
and candy were on display.
Miss Sarah Davis, one of Mills
High School students, delighted
the club with a Christmas read
ing. "The Christmas Angel.".
Reports were given by Mrs. R.
G. Bailey, Chairman of Committee
on Christmas Decoration Contests
and by Miss Kathrine Rogers,]
Chairman of Committee on Win
dow Displays.
Mrs. Ford thanked the people j
for their cooperation in putting
011 the attractive display and urg- 1
ed each member to encourage
everybody in Louisburg to "deco
rate for Christmas."
Tile meeting was closed with
Gene Austin's "Christmas Wisli"
read by Mrs. Burta Turner.
O'HENRV CI, IB
Mrs. Kdward Griffin entertain- 1
ed the members of the O'Henry
Book Club Tuesday.
Club members present were
Miss Elizabeth Timberlake, Miss
Cam i lie Swindell. Mrs. Harry For- 1
bes, Mrs. George Davis. Miss Al
berta Davis, Miss Helen Smith- \
wick. Mrs. George Weaver, Mrs.
F. L. O'Neal, Mrs. Earle Murphy,'
and Mrs. J. E. Fulghum.
Miss Camille Swindell gave "Le- 1
gends of Holly, Mistletoe Trees,
and Lighting the 'ijule Log."
The poem. "Just Fore Christ
mas" was given by Mrs. George
Weaver.
Delicious refreshments were
served by the hostess assisted by
Mrs Weaver. Mrs. O'Neal and
Miss Nancy Carlyle Griffin.
OUR FELLOW DRIVERS ByMueiu,
Tfiimturi Aiifutu |
? ipvww v apiviy jp?'u? ^
"Wt wm on ? (krM-UiM highway i? fcwy !r?We, rti lh? <bop* (
: .*? ? - v ? *
To Play At Rose Bowl
DURHAM, N. C. . . . Here is Co-1
'aptaln Eric (the Red) Tipton,
)uke University's star punter and
riple-threat, who will play with
lis team against the University ol
Southern California in the Rose
Bowl football classic on Jan. 2.
Trojans Win
2 Out of 3
?
Louisliurg College ''Trojans" |
defeated the At-lantic Christian
College quint Saturday night, Dec. I
10, 29-14. High scorers for Lou
ishurg were Watson with 8 points1
and Hollainan and Newman fori
A. C. C. with three points. De
fensive st<ars for Louishurg were
Troutman and Correll and for A.
C. C. Hollainan and Ange.
Ill a return game with A. C. C.
the "Trojans" were defeated 30
28 oil Tuesday night. Dec. 13th.
High scorers for I.ouisburg were
Matthews with 8 points and for
A. C. C. Hollaman wiMi It points.
Defensive stars for Loulsburg
were Brantley and Matthews and
for A. C. C., Lassiter and Brough
ton.
The "Trojans" defeated the
Sanford Lions Wednesday Bight,
Dec. 14, by a score of 44-39. High
scorer* for Louisbtirg were Trout
man with 16 point? and tor te
itord, J. Womble with 13 points.
Defensive stars for Louisburg
were Dixon and for Sanford, Har
rington.
Friday night- the boys and girls
teams of the college will journey
to Chowan College for a double
header.
ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
??
There will be no ?arly Celebra
tion of the Holy Communion Miis
Sunday.
The Church School Christmas
pageant will take place in the
Church at 9:4!> A. M. There will
be no Church School session. The
congregation of St. Paul's is in
vited to see I'he children in this
beautiful presentation of the
Christmas story.
The regular service of Morning
Prayer and Sermon will come at
11:00 A. M.
LOUISBURG METHODIST
CHURCH
Ou next Sunday morning the
pastor, Rev. J. G. Phillips will
preach on the topic, "God's Vis
it." The Sunday night service
will be featured with selections
from some of the great classic
Christmas stories.
Sunday School "and . Kpwort?h
League have their regular meet
ings
The Official Board enjoyed its
regular meeting on last Tuesday
meeting at the home of Mr. and
Mr*. Grover C. Harris. The new
members present were W. B. Bar
row and D. E. Earnhardt. Pro
fessor W. C. Strowd was re-elect>
ed Chairman, and Mr. E. FV
Thomas and Mrs. J. W. Mann
were re-elected S&cretary and
Treasurer, respectively. A flash
light picture was taken of the of
ficial board taking office for the
new conference year.
LOUISBURG BAPTIST
CHURCH
On> Sunday morning Dr. A. Paul]
Bagby, the pastor spoke on "The I
Meaning of the Cross for Jesus"
using five pictures from the life of
Christ in developing the message.
The first,, baptismal secene; sec
ond, by the sea of Galilee with
disciples and the drawing aside of
Peter, James and John; third, last
week of ministry when Greeks
questioned, "Sir, We would see
Jesus"; fourth, Gethsemaue .
scene; fifth, the Crucifixion 1
scene.
At the evening hour he spoki
particularly to the young people
on "The Price We Pay."
On Sunday morning the sub
|ect will be Loyalt>y.""There will
be .no evfiping service. The Bap
list ?. congregation will attend the i
Christmas entertainment ati the
Methodist Church. Our own
Christmas entertainment will be
[In Wednesday evening at 7:3';
? 4 i
Speaker Relates
Eskimo Customs
Dr. L. K. Kent of l.ouisbura K?
h'rUlas Topics Club With
Alaskan Experiences
"Alaska has enough coal and
oil and enough natural mineral
resources to last) the United- States
a thousand years to coye," de-"
clared Dr. L. F\ Kent, Episcopal
rector of Louisbyrg, who - ff*kt
four years In Masks at rector and
archdeacon, discussing Alaska tu
an address at the Current Topics *
club meeting lasti night in the Y.
M. C. A.
"I think some day ft. will be
come a ' state, although It is too
thinly populated now." Dr. Kent
added. The peresent< population,
Including whites, Eskimos and In
dians in about equal proportions,
he stated, allows ten square miles
per person. ...
The white population Is increas
ing in Alaska and the Eskimo and
Indian populations are diminish
ing, Dr. Kent said, on account) of
the ^hauching of the native races
with foreign foods and drinks to
which they are physically unsnlt
ed. The white man's diet has ren
dered the natives susceptible to
disease, he said, until tuberculosis
Is rampant and influenza "takes
off whole villages at a time."
The religion of the Eskimos, al
though they are superficially
Christian, is a form of animism,
Dr. Kent/ said. In an informal dis
cussion following his address he
described an Eskimo "Ghost
Dance" which he was the third
white man evfer to see. The Eskimo
chief and his council performed
the dance one night at a certain
period of the year when the moon
was at> the zenith, in the deathly
silence of Arctic sub-zero weather.
The rector described the occasion
as "one of the most uncanny ex
periences I ever had."
"They were well dressed in
white except the chief, who bad a
red stripe on his back." Dr. Kent
related. "They started the danee
I in a snakelike fashion in a natural
amphitheater, where a kid ot a
'mountain goat was tied. They
chanted on the Titigltth language.
! At' a certain point In thg dance
itheycut the tUro&t ?f the 'kid' and
'caught" fife hThofl tn a bowV, Ttm
chief and each one according to
his rank sipped from the bowl of
blood." \
Tl, . >!...> ? ? '
i iip Ma wn rAiiiniufu uicii at
cording to the Eskimo belief the
] 8iU8 of the people would be re
i moved into the body of the kid
and that the Spirit of huntiing
would be drawn from the kid's
blood into them, so they would
enjoy good hunting and tishing.
The gutteral TlMglith language
is the common language of the
Eskimos, the speaker commented,
^le said that he learned only one
i word of it, something like "viti
quiconclio." which means to the
Eskimo 'God' or "husband" or
"wife" or "pipe" or "rocking
chair" or anything indispensable.
The Eskimos have "a tremend
ously high moral standard, " Dr.
Kent said, marrying only once and
completely unable to understand
the White man's divorce.
Among the Eskimos "nobody
owns anything." he commented.
He related that in an Eskimo villj/
age there will be several pots boil
ing, kept fired by the chilrden.
When a hunter comes in with
!game. he throws it' to any woman
he meets, who prepares it and
puts it in one of the pots. When,
any one in the village is hungry,
he reaches into a pot and pulls out
whatever he can find to eat.
For recreation the Eskimos play
"football,"' an elementary form of
soccer that they have played "evAt
since the year one," Dr. Kent said.
The speaker related in a hum
orous vein a number of his exper
iences in Alaska, including the oc
casion when he candutted his first
funeral service ia an abandoned
saloon in a rough ' mining town.
Opening his eulogy of the rather
>disr?putabte : deceased with the
quotation, "Frtehd*. Romans and
countrymen . whieh the one
woman present lat**.?*?Id- him was
her "favdrite passage in the Bi
ble."
It was announced at the meet
ing that the Current Topics Club
will suspend ite weekly meeting*
until Monday, January 9th.?
Rocky Mount Telegram.
o'clock.
The Young Married Men's clas.-t
has begun and it) seems as though,
there will be twenty to twenty-ttva
present next Sunday.
We Will hare 7:30 A. M. ser
vice on Christmas day. The child
ren are urged to attend this Mc
vice as there will be no Sunday
School service. This early morn
ing sjrvice will be the ouly> service
ot the day. i .
TRIPLETS
Mrs. Mollies Br rttqir.. of Rural
Route No.
ing near White. LevH. tegqfU the
birth of triplet calve* ^AvDeuoetn -
her. 10th. - The ,eMt CO w
and ia highly prlaetf-hy Mrs. Ban
ton. Many bnve b?*e there to
swe the <-hre? calves. . _
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