WATCH THE LABEL ON |] YOUR PAPER Benew Tour Subscription Before Expiration Date To Avoid Missing An Issne. VOLIJMN LXX NUMBER 52 STATE CONVENTION MAY 16TH State Committee Breaks Precedent by Acting in Advance of National Com mittee The Democratic State Executive Committee Friday night shatter ed alt precedent* by calling a Dem ocratic State Convention to be held in Raleigh on Thursday, Hay It, to elect delegates to a Demo cratic Rational Convention which haa not yet been called to meet. With 40 of the 138 members of the commlMee present in person _ - and 52 others represented by proxy, a resolution fixing the time and place for the State Conven tion and calling precinct meetings for Saturday, May 11, was adopt ed without a word of discussion. The meeting was adjourned In ? precisely one minute after Mie presence of a quorum had been announced by Chairman R. Gregg Cherry. " Presidential Angles The resolution was offered by Judge Walter D. Siler, of Pitts boro, who is informally represent r. ing the interests of Vice President John N. Garner as a Presidential candidate in this State. Chairman Cherry denied that tihere was any significance In that fact. The chairman pointed out that Judge 3iler, a veteran member of the State committee, has frequently offered similar resolutions in the past. Chairman Cherry said that he had offered a proxy in his pos session to Senator Joe T. Biythe, who has been formally designated as State manager for Federal Se curity Administrator Paul V. Mc * Nutt, another Presidential candi date. Mr. Blythe declined the of fer and did not att?nd the mcet ng. However, he was busy confer ring with committee members in >jotel lobbies. As Governor Wished There was no qnestlon but that the stage was set last night to car ry out the expressed wishes "of , Governor Hoey for a State Con v?uton prior to the Democratic : primary on May 25. Chairman ' Cherry hurried through the rou ; tine business of having the roil ' called and ascertaining the pres ence of a quorum. Once that was done. Judge Slier sent forward his brief resolution. It was adopted by a voice vote without) a word of discussion. 1 AGNES O'NEAL HARRIS Agnee O'Neal Harris. 18, died at her home at 7 a. m. Monday, after an illness of five days. Survivors are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Harris; three sis ters, Mrs. P. F. Evans, of Hen derson, and Mrs. L. V. Woodlief and Mrs. C. Roger Lamm, of Lonisbnrg; and two brothers, John David Harris, of Henderson and Thomas Harris, of Louisburg. Funeral services were held from the Louisburg Methodist Church Tuesday afternoon ab 3:30 o'clock, conducted by Revs. J. O. Phillips and A. Paul Bagby, and interment was made in Oakwood Cemetery. Both services were largely at tended and the floral tribute was especially large and pretty. The pallbtarers were as fol lows: Active? W. R. Mills, Ho ward Oattls, Wm. Rudd, J. W. Weaver, W. M. Pleasants, W. A. Hugglns. Honorary ? N. H. Ayes-i cue, Joe Leonard, W. C. Strowd, H. C. Taylor, Sr. The deepest sympathy Is exten ded the bereaved family and friends. Sir Malcolm Campbell com mands a motorcycle unit, while Sir Anthony Eden Ib doing his bit commanding a rifle battalion. Re cruits should enjoy plenty of ac tion In Great Britain under either leader. PROGRAM AT THE LOUISBURG THEATRE The following Is the program at the Lou tabu rg Theatre begin ning 8atnrday, February 10th: Saturday ? Double Feature ? Charles Starrett In "Spoilers of The Rnnge" and Johnny Downs in "Laugh ft Off." Also Chapter No. 2 "Zorros Fighting Legion." 8unday-Monday ? James 8tew arO and Marlene Dietrich In "Des try Rides Again." . . Tuesday ? Edmun first the body in custody of the Sheriff went about over the county making its in vestigations. He explainod that our forefathers established this Kovernmenti which relies on the will of the poeple for its power and authority. Then he wondered if we realize the wonderful privi leges and blessings we are enjoy ing by reason of the principles un derlying the foundation of our government. The time in which we are now living Is the most im portant of all times to defend and protect Miese principles, which safeguard our safety, while In I other parts of the world every- 1 thing gained by civilization and science is being destroyed. He ex plained the duties of the grand jury directing them to make full investigation of all public officials and institutions. He spoke very forcefully about the safety of our highways, taking the position that there are plenty of laws to pro vide the protection if observed and enforced. He told the jury that the power of the law cam"! from public sentiment and that they were marked men and your acts will bo scrutinized by the public. The protection the pub lic gets will be just what tho grand jurors make, no more, no less. Tile grand Jury whs composed of the following old membera--T. L. Tlmberlake, W. R. HarrlR, W. C. Perry, J. G. Andrews. W. L. Cardon, H. S. Wiggins. J. B. Runn. H. K. Prlvette, E. R. Perry. The new niemberB ? H. W. Rurnette. W. I. Prlvette, Joe Dlckerson, A. H. Fleming, Jr., A. C. Stalltnps, E. M. Burnetto, R. V. Gupton, N. C. Bullock, W. R. Vick. W. C. Perry was made Foreman and O. C. Parrlsh, Officer. ^ J Solicitor W. Y. Blckett was present and ahly represented the State. The docket was taken up and disposed of as follows: The flrsO case was that of State vs Oscar Riibiu for manslaughter, involving an automobile wreck near Youngsville In February. 19*!l, In which Elmer H. Uhl. of Lewiston, Pa., lost his life, anil was strongly contested. The Jury found a verdict of not guilty. The defense was represented by 8en. W. L. Lumpkin and John F. MaU_ thews and Solicitor Blckett was assisted by Yarborough & Yar bo rough. Harrison Green was found guilty of larceny of an automo bile and given "2 to 1 years in State prison. James Pettlford was found guilty of assault with a deadly woapon With Intent) to kill and given 3 to 5 years In State prison. Jack Frazler and Joe Stiver plead guilty to housbreaklng and larceny, Frazler was given 2 to 3 years in State prison and Silver was given 1 to 2 years In State prison. C. H. Richardson pload guilty in two cases for giving worthless checks, judgment suspended upon payment of such cost* as will leave the County harmless. Buck Driver plead guilty to rob* bery from the person and was given B~lo 8 years In State prison. Buck Driver plead guilty to as sault, sentence Included In case for robbery from the persln. Sidney Davis, John William Splvey, robbery with fire arms, guilty. 12 bo 20 years in State prison each. The case of William Gilliam for assault with deadly weapon and attwmpt at robbery, was In course of trial aa the FRANKLIN TIMES went- to press. The grand jury was still at work whan our report closed, but expected to complete Its work yesterday afternoon. Thla Is a one week term and will probably continue till Satur day. Beginning Monday a one week special term of Conrt for criminal, rases will be held with Hon. w. C. Harris, Judge presiding. I SHERIFFS GET FODRJfEARS Supreme Court Holds Con stitution Provides Four Year Term Before ?f-j fleers Sworn in Office The case involving the term* of sheriffs and coroners attracted wide attention because of its poli tical implications. A constitution al amendment extending the terms of sheriffs and coroners from two to four years was submitted by the 1937 General Assembly and adopted by the voters of the State in the general election in Novem ber, 1938. The amendment was certified by the Governor on Nov ember 30 and the next day At torney General Harry McMullan ruled tihat sheriffs and coroners who were elected on the same day the amendment was voted upon would take office on the first Monday In December and would serve for four years. The ruling was challenged in an action brought by J. M Free man of Alamance County, where a vacancy was created by the murder of Sheriff M. r. Robert son on the day after he was in ducted into office. Freeman ap plied to tihe county hoard of elec tions to have his name placed on the ballot for sheriff In the Dem ocratic primary to be held on May 25. The board refused and Freeman sought an order of man-i jdanius, which was granted by I Judge Leo CaiT. who held thai] the amendment did not affect i sheriffs elected on Ihe same day! it was adopted. Lower Court Keverseil "It Is manifest that though the sheriff was elected ut the general election held November 8. 19:18, Ihe term of office for which he was elected comincnced ou the first Monday In December and is to continue for t>he number of years next thereafter ns then fix ed hy the (^institution, four years." MRS. JOHN A. RAKII. Mrs. John A. Itabil died narly Saturday afternoon at Park View Hospital. Kocky Mount. Surviving are her husband and three child ren. Kdniond, Mary Allen and Dorothy Jane Rabil, all of Louis- 1 burg; and a sister, Mrs. John Mr- 1 Call, of Sinlthfleld. Funeral rites were held Mon day nt S o'clock from the home on Kenmore Avenue, conducted by Revs. A. Paul Bagby and J. G. Phillips, and burial was in Ouk wood Cemetery Quite a large number or friends and relatives attended both ser vices and the floral tribute whs es pecially large and pretty. Roy Scouts took prominent { parts in the New York World'* Fair and the Golden Gate Inter- j national Exposition at San Fran-' clsco in 19:t!t. FARM SHORT /CODRSE Franklin County To Hold Course For Farm Men And Farm Women A Two-day Farm Short Course has been planned (or February 28th and 29th at Louisburg College Auditorium for the purpose of studying im proved practices for 1940, an nounces W. C. Boyce. County Agent. Mr. E. Y. Floyd, State Ex ecutive Officer of t'he A. A. A. and Agricultural Conservation Pro grams, and known to Franklin County Farmers for his continu ous Services at tobacco specialist from State College; and Dr. Clarence Poe. Editor of the Pro gressive Farmer, head the list of Guest Speakers. Mr. Floyd is scheduled to discuss with the far mers and farm women Mie outlook for 1940 and with the men. The Agricultural Program and Tobac co Recommendations for 1940. Dr. Clarence Poe will discuss the Ten Year Farm Program for the South as adopted at recent Con ference of Governors of the South ern States. Other Speakers to appear on the Program are: Mr. C. F. Parrlsh, Extension Poultry Specialist' from State Col lege. who will discuss Poultry a8 a Cash Income. Mr. A. C. Klmrey, Extension Dairy Specialist from State Col lege ? "Care of Family Milk Sup ply." Mr. J. O. Rowell. Extension En tomologist from State College, will discuss with men and women Garden Insects and their control. At the Men's Session, he will dis cuss "Controlling the Boll Weevil" and at' the Women's Session "Con trol of Household Pests." Miss Hunter, Extension Cloth ing Specialist from State College will discuss "Your Clothes and Personality." The Short Course is planned to open in the College Auditorium Wednesday, February 2X at 10:00 A. M. The Morriinn Session will be devoted to a joint program far men and women. The after noon Programs will be separate for men and women with a special program of Interest to each group on timely subjects planned. All Franklin County farm men anil farm women are Invited to attend and bring their dinner with them. Arrangements have been made at the College foc'a place to spread picnic dinner. The planned Short Course is t'he first Program of Its kind ever conducted in Franklin County and will bring together in a short period the largest number of Spec ialists trained In specific agricul tural lilies to appear on a Pro gram In this County Ml IJjS P. T. A. TO MEET The TIMES is requested to an nounce that the Mills P. T. A. will meet next Wednosday after noon. February 14th, at .1:30 P. M , and u full attendance is de sired KENKVI YOLK SCBHCIUtTIONt BLOWS UP I L J! I I ~ The above in a picture of the exploded Range of Dr. A. Paul Ragby. Pastor of Ijoalnbarg Baptht rhnrrh, which orrarml on Saturday morning. January 27th. State Executive Officer,' will ap pear on Frankllrt County FarmerB Short Course Program Wednes day, February 28, tHe Program starting at 10:30 A. M. County Commis sioners Meet The B I of County Commis sioners met in regular session on Monday with all members present and transacted business as fol lows: Reports were received and or- : dered filed from the following: j Dr. K. K. Yarhorough, Health Of-' fleer; Mrs. J. F. Mitchiner, Wel-j fare Officer; W. C. Boyce, Farm | Agent'; Miss Lillie Mae Braxton.! Home Agrnt: Supt. K. R. Rich- "I ardson, County Home; .1. K. Tuck. Negro Farm Agent. Com. Terrell was appointed to . represent the Commissioners at au Agricultural meeting at 3 o'clock at Supt. Mills office. The Clerk was instructed to write Mr. t>. I'\ McKinne, Chair man of the ABC Board request ing that he llle a complete audit with the County Accountant for the inspection of the Board. The Board drew a jury for the March term of Court. lt> was ordered thai the town Of -Louisburg pay one-half the .-e cordlng fees of deeds Jointly by , tin! Town and County in tax suits. | Tho taxes on a lot in Center- I villa- listed to R. S. Lancaster ? were segregated so that they could > bo paid by the separate owners. County Attorney Green report ed ofTer on old Murphy place but game not being satisfactory the j matter was held open for further j action. After allowing a number of nc- : counts the Board adjourned. C. I. NKAL DKAII Mr. Charles I. Neal, one of. Franklin County's oldest and j most prominent planters died at liis home three miles West of Louishurg, Tuesday afternoon of an attack of pneumonia, fie was in his 84th year. He is survived by a sister. Mins Stella Neal and three nephews, A. S. Sherrod and C. N. Sherrod, of Franklin County, and Garrett Neal of Texas. The funeral will be held from the home at 1 o'clock Friday (to day) afternoon. TRANHFKRRKI) KIMWI PACIFIC COAST Potty Officer Jack Rouse, who was stricken ill last fall while on duty aboard ship off the Califor nia coast, and later moved to the Naval Hospital at San Diego, Cal., was transferred to the Naval Hos pital ao Norfolk, Va., on last Sat urday, having left San Diego on Wednesday. His mother, Mrs. Ina Rouse, has been at his bedside since he was first confined; and she was appointed by the Govern ment to attend Petty Officer Rouse during the transfer, which was made by train. Mrs. Ina Harris, Misses Mar guerite and Josephine Rouse, Miss Marguerite Tonkel and Mr. Frank Rose spent Monday In Nor folk at the bedside of Petty Of ficer Rouse, whose condition Is considerably Improved, although he will necessarily be confined to his bed for an Indefinite length of time yet. RKODINOFIKM) LOSKM RE8IDKNCE Mr. C. V. Beddlngfleld lost his residence In Bunn, and ail Ms contents ^arly Tuesday morn , by fire.' The loss Is estimuUJ ui about $6,000 wltih $2,500 Insur ance. The fire was discovered flrd In the top over the back porch and had advanced So far and so fast that It was difficult to wake the family and get them out tMfor* the building fell In. There was no time to attempt to uv? the contents. It U when a man doeant care what happens to htm that It g> :i erally does. . EUROPEAN WAR NEWS London, Feb 7.? Britain un derscored her support for Finland against Russia today with an of flcial statement indicating that she Is extending virtually every war aid short of active military intervention. Assurance that Finland's ap peals for hplp were being answer ed substantially were given in thu House of Commons as Britain's own war was felt in a: hitherto uu touched maritime area. The 4, 309 ton Iriah mail steamer Munatcr sank between Liverpool and Ire land after an explosion apparent ly caused by a mine. The 200 passengers and crew were saved Replying to a question wheth er "every step is being taken to I aid Finland qnickly," Foreign t Undersecretary R. A Butler said i "Yea. The urgency of this matter is very much realized by the gov | ernment." j The FinoiBh war was in the J forefront also in Berlin and Paris. A movement to Bpeed full ma terial assistance to Finland gain ed steamroller strength in France as the authoritative newspaper Le Temps came onti for "effective, complete and total" aid for the Finns. French demands that the Al i lied governments give Finland "complete" aid in her fight [ against Russia increased amid | press reports that Germany was seeking a Russian-French peace In order to release Soviet resour ces for her own use. The authoritative Le Tempi ed itorial was typical of demavds which have come from many sour res. Including Premier Daladier's own radical-Socialist party. The newspaper said it no long er was possible to separate the European war from the Baltic conflict because of the close ties between the Reich and the Sovioti , and "any blow Iffeainst the ag gressor in Finland is against the ally and holper of Hitler and di rectly affects him." Authorized German sources iu Berlin declared Germany has no | commitments to give technical or | military assistance to Russia in Finland find declared tihere is no i German-Russian military pact. Helsinki. Feb. 7.? The Finnish nigh command tonight announced the slaughter of 1,800 Russians in lighting north of Lake Ladoga along the eastern frontier and the crushing of six powerful Red army blows against the Manner helm Line on the Karelian lath mus. The Russians, aided by fresh reinforcements and better commu nications lines to Lenlngniu. smashed against the Finnish for tifications in clear, sub-zero Old for the seventh consecutive toy. but were hurled tlttrk In each auo cessive assault, tonight's commu nique said. Twenty-two Russian tanks were | destroyed in yesterday's fighting, jit was stated, brlngiug to S86 the number of tanks officially listed as having been captured or ahat i tered by the Finns. | The number of Russian fighter | anil bombing planes shot down was increaaed to 314. it waa an I nounced, by the Russians' loss of ? six planes yesterday. The high command said t>ho Russians failed in their efforta to J pierce the Mannerheim Line posi Itions on the isthmus. The 1,800 Russians estimated I to have been killed above Lake Ladoga fell In fighting near the Russian frontier northeastyof the lake where an entire battifllon of Russian ski troops waa/cut to pieces, and In the bitrferly con tested Kuhmo sector/more than 200 miles to the noro^i. Adds to Cemetery The cemetery Committe of the Town of Louiaburg, composed of P. W. KInm, W. O. Lancaster and C. R Bykea reports that the town ' had succeeded In purchasing an acre of land for an addition to the Louiaburg Cemetery and la having It properly laid ol? into lots and numbered. This addi tion la located djfectly behind that portion of cemetery exten sion dveloped 6y Mr. J. A. Spen cer and la provided witita proper driyea on both sides. It will provide a much needed addition to Louisburg's city of the dead. < ABD TOIKVAMKNT - ihe Junior Woman's League announces ? card tournamru. to be held at Franklin Hotel on Wed nesday night. February 14th. at ? : SO o'clock. At this tournament, table* will b? set for rook, brldpn and setback and the proceed* will go to Ul? League's Charity fund. Prises will b? awarded and t? freshments served. Call Mrs. W. D ICgertoa and Make resarra tonaL. ''*?? ' ? lti:\l?W YOU* 8TJB8CBIPTIOXI