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RE ADM EOGEB BABSON'S News Dispatches in this is sue of the Franklin Times CO-OPPERATE If IiOutHburg'* RusinoKK Inlcmld would <'o-opcrntc with th<* Frmwk lin TlmPs we would llu ve a inurh BljtKer and Bffior Town. VOL.UMN liXXII HubNcrlption $1 .51) u Year 1A)UISBURG, N. CAROLINA KRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1?41 ( Eight I'uges ) NUMBER I RADFORD GETS THIRTY YEARS HELD FOR SECOND DEGREE MURDER Jury Out Almost Six Hours; Two Paroles Re voked; Other Cases Dis posed Of; Grand Jury . Makes Report; Court Adjourned Friday Night For Term The trial of Sam Radford (or the murder of his wife n6ar Cen terville on July 24th. 1940, which was begun on Wednesday was completed Friday and given to the jury at) 3:40 after Judge Bone ifaiivered an hour and forty minute charge. In the development of the case Solftitor Blckett succeeded in es tablishing the fact) that Radford did kill his wife with a shot gun after having waited secreted in a corn field for some time. Mes srs. Hill and Kdward F. Yarbor :<ugh centered upon establishing Litre theory that Radford's mind j ttad been affected, because of ox-, cesslve use of whiskey or alcohol in some other form, over a long period of time, to the extent thatj tie was incapable of premeditate, ing or deliberating on the desire to kill his wife or anything else, aid was therefore not entitled to die in t*he gas chamber. The verdict of murder in the second' degree rendered by the Jury at about 9:30 o'clock Friday night) agreed with the theory of the de fense. Judge Bone t>hen pro nounced sentence of 30 years in State's- pr Isuu at hard labor, wfrite th(< defendant smiled. This atti-j lode no doubt wan because he had ?-merged from an exweme ordeal with his life spared. _ Radford was taken by Sheriff J. P. Moore and Deputy Z. C. Wheel-" ? r to Raleigh and placed in the. State's prison that night. The following cases were <lis-j nosed of since our last report: j Troy Kearney plead guilty to' house" breaking ana liirepny, 1 was given two years 1n ' State's prison. The Judgment was sus pended for Ave years upon good behavior. Troy Kearney plead guilty to. a second case for house breaking and larceny and ? ? " ' ? | months on roads, sentence to be gin ut expiration of two year sen tence. Upon petition t>he parole grant-! od Duck Powell In a twelve months road sentence was revok- 1 ed and the sentence ordered exe cuted. Upon petition the parole grant- 1 ?d Troy Kearney. In a sentence of two years on roads, was revoked and the sentence ordered execut od. Sam Radford was found guilty of murder in the second degree and was sentenced to 30 years in the State prison at hard labor. Grand Jury Report The Grand Jury made the fol lowing report and was discharged with the tihanks of the Court: To Honorable Walter J. Bone, Judge presiding: The Grand Jury for the Feb ruary 1941 Term of tihe Franklin County Superior Court respectful ly returns and reports the follow ing as a true and aecurate report of the acts, activities and transac tions of the said Grand Jury for this term: 1. The Grand Jury has given careful and true consideration to all bills of indictment passed and have passed upon such bills to the best of their Judgment and with diligent effort. 2. The Grand Jury made a visit to the common jail of Frank lin County and found the same to <m In good condition. We feel 4 that it would be advisable for ar rangement* to be made whereby Inmates of the jail can be allowed , to bathe without being taken oat af the cell block, and furnished with hot water, and the County Commissioners are requested to investigate the matter. 3. The prison camp, which Is located near Bunn, was visited by a committee and the committee reported to the Grand Jury that the said camp was in excellent condition. 4. The County Home was vis ited by the Grand Jury and found to be in good condition, and the Superintendent is to be congratu lated npon the excellent condition in which said home is maintained. 6. All of the public offices of Franklin County were visited and in so far as the Orand Jury was ?lile to determine were In excel lent condition and properly con ducted. #. The financial condition of the County was Inquired into and it was reported to the Grand Jury that the finances of the County are being properly and efficiently handled. 7. We have investigated the condition and management of the tarious schools In the County, (Con tinned on Page 2) - HONOR STUDENTS OF LQUISBURG COLLEGE The above photograph Is the honor students or Liouisburg Col- , lege for the firBt semester. Left to Hght are: First row, Helen Hall, Sarah Davis, Mary West. V irginia Spivey. Lois Pickering. ( Second row: Jane Rosser, May Davis. Edward Smith. Oene , Thompson and Isaac Reynolds. , : * 4 T? .. ! DUNLAP DEAD Keport* received over radio yesterday morning staled thut i Chuirman Frank Dunlap, of th<" . State Highway and Public Works Commission died early that morning. He liad just l>een relieved of the duties of t lils position for a period of rest on account of his health, leaving the department Febru ary 1st. Ills many frit-mis throughout the Htate will re (jn'l to learn of his death. ? JR. WOMAN'S LEAGUE TO SPONSOR GAME TOURNAMENT The Junior Woman's League is, sponsoring u game tourminient ut I he Franklin Hotel. Friday night,! Feb. 1! 1st at 8 o'clock. The pro BMflE from the tournament wlllj i;u inward tlfwllk fninl and fnj free lunclietr and clothing for un der-privileged children. If you do not play bridge, there will be ta bles for setback and rook. The i -barges will be $1.00 a table, (ioorge Washington favors and djecoraWons will add to the at UactTveiiemi Bf The ? tuui uameut and prizes will be awarded the winners. This is a deserving cause and the Junior Woman's League will appreciate your cooperation. Call Mrs. F. W. Wheless. Jr.. Mrs. Louis Wheless or Mrs. Louis Scoggln. Jr.. for table reserva tions MH'ISM'IUJ PHYSICIAN Kl LKH BANKRUPT PLEA Dr. Herbert* 0. Perry. Louis burg physician. and his wife filed separate pleas of. voluntary bank ruptcy Tuesday in United States District Court. Dr. Perry listed his asset* at 126.100 and his liabilities at $36. 711.56. His wife gave her assets as $26,260 and her liabilities as $29,774. In his inventory. Dr. Perry lis ted notes and accounts due to him at) $22^,300. He termed them "worthless." and a value of $600 was placed upon them. ? News Observer. INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE The FRANKLIN TIMES is re quested to state that Mr. A. O. Carl, Jr., State Deputy Commis sioner,' will be in the office of Register of Deed* at Loulsburg, N. C? on March 4 and' 11, 1941, for the purpose of asslsMng the Taxpayers In filing their State Tax Returns. He will also be in Wartenton, N. C . Feb. 20 and March 6 and It, and Henderaon, N. C? Feb. '26, 27, and March 1, 3, (, 7, S, 10, IS, M, 15. _ PROGRAM AT THE LOUISBURG THEATRE The following Is the program at the Loulsbnrg Theatre, begin ning Saturday, Feb. 15th:' Saturday ? Double Feature ? Don 'Red' Barry In "Wyoming Wildcat" and Roscoe Kama and Ruth Donnelly In "Meet The Missus" also another chapter of "The Mysterious Dr. Satan." Sunday-Monday ? Hedy LaMarr and James Stewart In "Come Live With Me." Tuesday ? William Lundigan and Maris Wrtxon on "The Case of the Black Parrot." Wednesday ? Kay Francis, Jack Oakie and George BancroTt in "Little Men." Thursday ? On Stage: Billy Barty and hlg Rhyt'hm in Touth Revue. On Screen: Adolphe Men Jon, Carole LandU and Patsy Kelly In "Road Show." Friday ? Bonnie Baker and Or rin Tucker and his Orchestra In "You're The Om." ' EUROPEAN WAR NEWS ? - ? ? 1 ^ Madrid. Feb. 12.--Premier Be- i nito Mussolini and Generalissimo i Francisco Franco, who conferred today In the Italian town of Bor- i dighera. reached a complete ac- i cord on "problems of htsforlc con- < sequence" involving Italy arid Spain, an official communique said tonight. Franco and Mussolini held two separate conference* during Uie ihe Italian Ulviera six miles southwest of San Itemo and about I" miles across the frontier fromj France Attending the . conference was! Itamou Serrano Suner. Spanish i foreign minister and brolher-ln law of Franco. Nothing lu the communique is sued tonight suggested that Adolf Hit4er. .foreign Minister Joachim von Klhhent rop or any other liigTi* German official had participated in the conference. Rordighera Is a small Winter resort of 3,000 or 4,000 popula tion, an ideal spot for t<he secrecy shrouded conference. Tnnlftht'a <-nmt^unigue aald : "In the conversations conclud ed late today between the Cau d 1 llo (Franco), the Duce and Min ister of Foreign Affairs Serrano Suner. an identity of views was reached between the Spanish and Italian governments concerning problems of a European character which are of historic consequence and interest to the two countries." Franco and Mussolini conferred first In the morning and again during the afternoon. London, Feb. 12. ? Herman1 "Big Bertha" guns today flung salvoes of shells Into an English coastal town after relentless night assaults by British bomber on an 800-ralle stretch of Adolf Hitler's "Invasion Front" and his war cen ters of Bremen and Hanover. ApparenMy delivering the first installment of Prime Minister Winston Churchill's promise to "drop three or four tons of bombs in Germany for every ton dropped on Britain," Mm R. A. F. was maintaining the destructive pace of Its seven-day-old aerial offen sive. The all-out aerial blows coln cidened with disclosure thati se cret British maneuvers, held re cently, had Indicated that Ger many might be able to effect a landing on the English coast, but that the Invasion probably would be crushed. The maneuvers were held over a period of several weeks with "Invading" and defending armies locked In sham encounters imi tating the manner in which Hitler might be expected to attempt an Invasion, it was stated. In last* night's bombing attacks, part of ever-intensifying raids heavier than any since last Sep tember, when the British claimed to hav-e "shattered" German in vasion preparations. Industrial Hanover was attacked for the second consecutive night. Athens, Thursday, Feb. 13. ? Greek troops have stormed and captured "Important positions" top6, 600-foot mountain peaks on the Albanian fretat, seizing Italian prisoners and-quantltles of arms, the Greek high command reported early today. A British communique said that RAF planes on Tuesday bombed Italian military stores northwest of Tepelini on the central-south ern front aB well as the main road northward from T?pellni toward the besieged Albanian port of Valona. Italian planes, maintaining In tensified bombing attacks, were said to have dropped explosives yesterday aronnd the municipal {-ConUouad on Page Eight) FLOOD LIGHT ! COURT HOUSE TO EXPLAIN ABMORY CHARGE Found To "TBe Untested? To Inves tigate Construction of Electric Line ? Many Reports Th? Board -of Tow u Commia iloners met in regular monthly lession Monday, Feb. 10, at 7:30 P. M. Members present were: ,W. C. Webb, Mayor, \V. B. Barrow, Ft. C. Beck. W. Q. Lancaster, and 2. H. Sykes. Messrs. F. H. Allen and P. W. Elam were absent. Minutes ot previous meetings were read and approved. The monthly reports of Mie Tax Collector, Chief of Police, Supt. of the Light & Water Departments and Town Clerk were read and approved by the Hoard. The Armory Commitloe was in structed to write, to He FRANK LIN TIMES a letter for publica tion! -explaining bo the public the <ar v lea charge of -that? Is- - charged to all organizations for the use of the Armory Auditorium. The Hoard voted to renew lt? contract for liquid chlorine with the Mathieson Alkali Works, Inc. Mr J C. HmMm was instruct rd to ninke a VBornngh survey of ii proposed extension of the pow- ' i'r Hue irom J. i* 'nmherlake's | property southward Mr. Harkins was instructed to measure the; distance, estimate the cost of the j construction of th>- proposed line, j and to ascertain the number of I current from tihif line and wire) their premises before the line is: constructed. _The Board agreicT to follow Ilie| ippnml of the sale "f certain r? 11 estate to J. C. Taylni fty the Board ? of Commissioners of Franklin County. It agreed iu approve the sale upon *hstevei term* of pay ment is agreed upon by the Coun ty CoiffinUsiouei*. The property Included in the agreement IS the Iluldn frtll Kstale property in Blacktown and one lot in the Mineral Springs sect-ion. The sale of the lot In the Miners I Springs section is subject to the securance of u clear deed to this property. test case before the Supreme1 Court of a. tax foreclosure title, provided that no test' case of this nature has ever been brought be fore the Supreme Court. The Board agreed to furulsh the bulbs and free current for t<wo proposed flood lights on the front of the Court House Square. A motion was passed instruct ing Mie Town Attorney to pro ceed at once with tax foreclosure suits on the delinquent 1&38 taxes. - After approving a number of invoices for paymont the meeting adjourned. Foreclos tO-'WSft MILLS P. T. A. The FRANKLIN TIMES is re quested to announce that ' the Mills P. T. A. will hold Its next regular meetiing in the School au ditorium on Thursday evening, February 20th at 7:30 o'clock. The band will play and Mrs. Yar borough's music pupils will give a musical selection. Kev. F. D. Hedden will conduct the devotion al and Supt. W. R. Mills will speak on tihe "relations 'of the P. T. A. to the schools." All par ents are urged to be present and all fathers are especially invited. o PAINTING COURT HOI SK Mr. Bailey C. Stalllngs Is busy treating the Franklin County Court House to a new coat of paint. The same color scheme will be used as heretofore. Mr. Stalllngs la assisted by Mr. B. F. Denton. Mr. Stallings has just complet ed painting the Franklin County jail. ^ Many a race has been won be cause of the spur of necessity. '^?o Not For Sale The T1MK8 was Informed that It wax In error la stating lost week that the Commission ers were considering any kind of proposition for the sale of the light and power plant. That they were only considering the possibility of purchasing elec tric current at wholesale. The TIMfcS had no desire to. mis quote or misrepresent any ac tion of the Hoard, and stated no actual proposition had been made, but being Informed the Board was trying to look to the interest of the town aa far as It coaM, assumed that if they re ceived a proposition to sell suf ficiently attractive they would submit It to the voters, to de termine what they wtalatf to do about K. PROMOTED LIEUT. E. C. nUIiMTK Who has been promoted from I Second Lieutenant to First Lieu-1 tenant. Also reports lists Lieut. Rich ard E. Timberlake, of Younncs-' ville. proinotod from Second1 Lioutcant to First Lieulienant ; The many friends of these ef licient rflid capable olficers extend coneratul a t i ons . ______ PRESIDENT'S BALL TO NIGHT AT ARMORY The President'* Hall whirli i will be held in the Armory to- j night ( Kriday ) promii.es u> be quite a success, judging from tiie advimce reports from sur rounding towns. Dancers will be admitted for i $I.(KI per couple and spectators This being Valentine's Night you are urged to have a big heart and go out for tliLs I tat I so that the I 'rippled < 'hIMrcn can walk. Half of the proceeds stay in tlu- count) and will comprise the lnluutile Paralysis Fund to , lw> used ?bm the County. I lloard of Health thinks brat. The oilier half will go to the j WUUUHl I'uuiidatlnn. ? | Home Guard A I' a recent meeting of business | and professional inen of the Coun Iv held In the Court Houae It was decided to orgimize a Homo' tiuard. The meeting wan add roug ed and the plan of organization was made "by Menem. J E. Ma lone and J. F.. Mattihews. The meetiiiB recommended the following to Adjutant General J. Van B. Metis from which to He-' lect tihe officers of the guard: l.oulalMirg ? ItuHHoli I. Holmes. George I). Davis. W. Haywood White, Claude C. Collins. George, W. Ford, Charlie E. Ford, Ed-j ward S. Ford. Fred JC. Frailer J Haul W. Elam. P. 3. Alleu. Cas-I well E. Spencer. Willie BledBoe. Youugsville ? Bland G. Mitchell. Franklinton ? H. Crawford Kearney. Armistead Henderson, Marvin W. Hardy. Hunn ? O. J. Kochestoi. The following resolution was| introduced by J. E. Malone and seconded by J. F. Matthews and was unanimously adoptied: "Whereas, The State of North Carolina proposes to organize In certain designated Cities and Town in the State, Home Guard Units; and Whereas, Franklin County and Loulsburg has been requested to organize such a unit); "And Whereas, any company of the Home Guard will be sub ject to call Into service by the Governor for an emergency exist ing anywhere In the State? and Whereas, this service la to be without pay to the personnel of said Guard; "And Whereas. it is the seoae of this meeting that* all expenses in connection with equipping and providing uniforms for the var ious Gnard Units should be borne by the &tate of North Carolina, rather than by local units or or ganizations; ? *-* ? . "Now, Therefore, be it Resolv cd i "1st. That t<he State of North Carolina be requested to provide nil necessary uniforms and other equipment and to bear all expen ses In conneotlon with the organ ization and maintenance of said Gnard. / "2nd. That our representativ es In the General Assembly be re quested to support legislation providing reasonable appropria tions for this purpose." Mayor Webb presided at this meeting and T. K. Stockard was .appointed Secretary. The Secretary was Instructed to send a copy of t>he proceedings of this meeting to the Adjutant General. o LEAVES FOR SERVICE Lieut. J. E. Fulghum left Fri day to take up his duties in the Medical Corps of the United Slates Naval Reserves, stationed at Nev Oi*ieans, La. * | WEEKLY LEGISLA |l f TIVE BULLETIN ;;| ? Institute 'of (iovcrnment ''J X Chapel Hill, N. C. ! !| Legislative Offices: t *" Palei^h, N. 0. | At Phe close of its fifth weekT the General Assembly is prepar ing to dig through an avalanche of public legislation, including Buch individual obstacles as wage hour, state marketing authority, reapportionment, unemployment compensation and national de fense bills. 11?11 The only measures -of public significance actually passed dur ing t'he week were bills requiring the judge in first-degree burglary cases to charge the jury that they may render a verdict in the sec ond-degree and permitting di vorced women to resume their maiden names or the name of a prior divorced husband. 11?11 - The national defense bills in volved sabotage, housing, army | draftees and volunteers, and uni- ' forms: The sabotage measure, a . uniform bill sponsored by the) Council of State Governments, would send to Jail for 10 years or! fine $10,000. or bath, persons in tentional 1 y 1 i oy in or injuring 1 property or falling to note, on in- i tentionally defective workman-; ship on articles when such actions would delay or interfere with de-T fense or war preparations. The act also provides lesser pena Itles for "unlawful entry "' on defense properties, or restricted streets orj highways, and defines" the rights ; of labor. privileges of witnesses and the tiuostioning and detention of suspects in such cases. iTni'mi g^ "ill ^ " g Hlle undertakings of housing authori ties. won* presented on Krlday. ; The others would create such au thorities bo engage in slum clear-^ unce and dwelling nccommoda- ' lion projects for persons of low income, including far mem. au -thortar cooperation with tht> fed eral government in housing; pro jects, and assure safe and sani tary dwellings for persona eugag-j ed in national defense lift Ml MA Another bill would credit to draf-| lees on a new car license the pro-i portional amount of "Schedule B"j license tux he had paid but not exercised because of his induction; into armed forces. Other defense -bills would approprilc $3#, 000 for uniforming home guard units and authorize the Governor to form a State Guard t<o substitute for the1 National Guard when the latter is, called Into active federal service. Individual State Guard members would not* be exempt from federal service, and the organization would be disbanded upon the Na tional Guard's, return. 11?11 A State wage-hour bill, much, nearer to federal standards than the impending Wage and Hour Commission's majority and mi nority reporlB. was offered by Sen ator Gregory. Minimum wages of 26c and maximum hours of 44 per week would be prescribed for the first year; a 30c per hour minimum for the next six years, with 40c per hour from then on; 42 hours irfaximum for the second year, witih 40 hours thereafter. The act creates a Wage and Hour Bureau In the Department of La bor, to be appointed by Commis sioner of Labor, and specifies non interference with labor's right to collective bargaining. , *?11 Representative LeGrand of New Hanover sponsored a bill calling for the submission of a constitu tional amendment' at the next general election to limit the rep resentation of any single county in the General Assembly to one sen ator and three representatives. Another measure proposes to set up a State Marketing. Authority, composed of members of the State Board of Agriculture, to prolmo^e the more effective marketing of farm products. The unemploy ment compensation law amend ments are designed to extend and revise the provisions of the pres ent law. ? ? II Perbaps the most vital of all the bills introduced, from the standpoint of the counties and their officials, is one which would require the State to assume all obligations on county road bonds issued before 1931. While the counties would not be relieved of responsibility for principal or in terest in arears at that time, the assumption, on July 1, 1941, wriuld put upon state highway funds tihe burden of all payments due after that date. Also included in the bill Is a provision prohibit ing diversion of the highway funds. Of further interest bo coun ties are measures to permit the appointment of county electrical inspectors to inspect wiring and electrical installations in towns of less tihan 1000 and in rural com munities, and to permit no reval uation of real property for taxes in cases where the county com missioners And no change In val < Continued on Page 1) WHAT HAPPENS TO LABOR UNIONS? ? Babsoxr Gives inside Facts As To Condition* Abroad < ( By ftOOKR W. BABSON) Babson Park, Fia., Feb. 14.? I have always been sympatheb lc witli labor. During World War 1, I served as Assistant Sec retary of Labor in Washington. I am sure that la bor leaders will tell you that' , I Ins the problems that came to the BABSON Depart ment; and, believe me, there were enough of t-hem! I noon learned that arguments did not do mack good, ami that lawyers only mew ed things up. Labor troubles are emotional, not statistical, and they cannot be 'Toughf success fully. Both sides arc usually hon est and Merlous from their point of view* Tluj quickest way to ijolve -i a real bad labor row is to take the employer around to the of the workers and see the condi tions under which they live. Then have some of t-he strikers shadow the boss for a few days and see' how he is working- for them twelve to stxteeir -hours a day against the keenest competition. Of course- -there. . are some, tabor lenders who selfishly think only of themselves. They purposely stir up trouble to get the Union to give Hifwn ralso in pay. Some are connected wit'h wicket rack ets. These should be put in jail. Most labor leaders, however, are earnest and trustworthy men work Ins to better the conditions of the workers a* they sw Uik light. - ? The I liief ? ausc of labor trou' hies is not the labor leader, or the wages paid, or the working conditions; but rather the ex pensive manner in which certain employers live, the way their children foolishly spend money and?the mistakes tiliey- make In ? ?? exhibiting their power and wealth. Very few wage workers are Jeal ous of the employer who founded the business: but it does "burn them up" t<o see the employers' childrou racing around town and blowing in money, while their own children have barely enough to ent or are unable to continue schooling. So much for where I stand on the labor problem. Fur thermore, leti me say that In nor mal times labor unions are both right and necessary. ( ' I IM "I'M ST A N OKS ALTER CASKS When it comes to questions of strikes or lockouts, in days like these, I feel t-hat both are Belfish. cowardly, and unpatriotic. The stirring up of 760,000 rail work ers of Class 1 roads with demand? by Inbor organizations, not the employees, for vacations with pay is a good current! example. This will use much of the energy of the President, who is already overworked, and of railroad of ficials. The time of all concerned might far better be spent fa co operating to move more quickly important Industrial freight ship ments. The government Is patting a celling on the profit* of all busi nessmen, and it to only fair to likewise veto strikes and lock outs. Although in the past labor has not hud a fair deal at times; yet "two ilack do not make a white". Vfnen the whole nation 1s In danger, as at present*, we all ought to be ashamed to do anything which holds up produp tion. Certainly, daring the pre sent emergency. Congress should demand compulsory arbitration. We either must go to work or go to war! I had much rather go to work, ? forgetting wages, hours, or profits. In view of tihe recent Supreme Court decision which was 100% In favor of labor, I wish to re mind labor of what is happening abroad. When I was over there" two years ago, I found that Ger many had "canned" all the labor unions and threatened to shoot anyone who called a strike or a lockout. France refused to do this as the French politicians were afraid of losing votes. Even last April, when t'he Germans were pounding at the gat^s of France, labor leaders and employers were-"' fighting one another. As a re sult, the Germans marched Into France! The Germans then dis banded the French labor unions and bhelr leaders were put in Jail. LABOR LEADERS ARE IN JAIL Up to February first of this year, the English government was (Continued on Pag* I)
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