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"THEY GIVE THEIR LIVES? YOU LEND YOUR MONEY" Buy Mor* War Bondt Today riMEj BACK UP YOUR BOY Buy an Additional Bond Today VOLUMN LXXIV 91-50 per year In Advance LOUJSBCRG, N. CAROLINA FRIDAY, Al'KIL 0, 1043 (Eight Pages) NUMBER 9 SHORT TERM COURT Tries Only One Case Judge Burney Makes Ex cellent Charge to Grand Jury; Grand Jury Makes Report; Court Adjourned Monday Afternoon One of the shortest terms of Coui'i__beld in Franklin County in many years was adjourned here Monday afternoon after Frank lin's April term of Criminal Su perior Court having been conven ed about 10 o'clock that morn ing. Hon. John J. Burney, of Wil mington, was the presiding Judge and delivered a splendid charge to the grand jury, so much so that it was commented upon by large numbers of people who heard it. His theme ran along the line of laws and their objects and necessities, the war times and sacrifices and hardships we may have to suffer and a discus sion of why it was" that so many white hoys were turning to crime careers. It was stated he said that many years ago the records showed that about one-third of the criminals were white and now the same record show that about two-thirds are white. The new grand- jurors drawn were C. C. Crowder, Thomas Stallings, C. W. White, Derwood Pearce, N. A. Tucker, J. F. Brew er, J. R. Wiltle r, Leonard Fraz ier. Derrick L. Mullen. The ju rors who held over from last fall were W. T. Dickerson, Wheeler W. Nowell, K. W. Baker, H. L. Griffin, W. F. Woodlief, G. R. Richards, Ellis Morris, Z. R. Al len, Geo. W. Eaves, Foreman. G. C. Parrish was appointed officer to the grand, jury. Solicitor W. Y. Bickett was present and ably represented the State. ' The docket was taken up and the following case was the only one disposed of: Joe McDyson, alias Joe Dorsey, plead guilty to breaking and en tering which was accepted, and he was given two to three years on the roads. Grand Jury Report The following report was pre sented to the Court: To Hon. J. J. Burney, Judge Pre , siding: The Grand Jury for the April 1943 Term of Franklin County Superior Court, respectfully re turns and reports the following as a true and accurate report of the acts, activities and transac tions of the said grand jury for this term: The Grand Jury has given care ful and true consideration to all bills of indictment and have pass ed upon such bills as to tre best of their judgment, and with dili gent effort. The Grand Jury visited the common jail of the County and we And it to be in excellent con dition. The Grand Jury visited the Prison 9amp near Bunn, N. C. and would like to report that it is in, the best condition we have ever seen it and we would like to commend the authorities there on its excellence. The Grand Jury visited the County Home and we find that the Superintendent and his wife are taking good care of the in mates and the property of the County and we are glad to report game in good condition. ' ' The Grand Jury investigated the condition of guardians' bonds In thd County when it visited the Clerk of the Court's office and *o far as it was able to ascertain, accounts of guardians, executors, administrators and other* are be ing filed in accordance with law and without delay, and we furth er find that the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court is being kept in accordance with the law governing such office. The Grand Jury also investiga ted the reports of the . various Justices of the Peace in the Coun ty and we find that they are mak ing their reports as required by l&w. The Grand Jury investigated the schools in the County, th<*r managements, etc. and would like to report that we repose great trust in our Superintendent of Public Instruction and 'feel that he is doing a splendid Job. We make the following recom mendations: 1. That the toilets at the Ed ward Best School be put in prop er condition at once, or as early as is consistent with obtaining material and labor. 2. That some sign signifying that it U a "School Zone" be pla ced in the proper distance from (Continued on page eight) HONORS GOV. BICKETT The North Carolina Ship Build ing Co., of Wilmington, will launch a ship today to be named for Governor Bickett, doing honor for our former War Governor. Hon. Josephus Daniels, editor of the News-Observer, Secretary of the Navy in the former World War, and later Ambassador to Mexico, has contributed the fol lowing article to his memory: ? It was often said when Thpmas W. Bickett was Governor of North Carolina that the state had two governors for the price of one, for if there ever was a couple that was united in public service and devoted patriotism, it was Governor Bickett and his wife She not only did all the things that charming and capable wives of other governors have done, but she rallied women in support of the World War in such fashion that the forward looking women of today might use as a pattern. As a Red Cross official, she tour ed the war zone of France dur-l ing the World War, carrying! cheer to the armed forces? parti cularly those from North Caroli f1**- Afterwards she was a leader in social betterment in North Carolina. Therefore, the ship which was christened the GOVERNOR BICKETT at the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company on April 9th was in recognition of an ad-j ministration which stands out as among the most useful and bril-| liant in the history of the State. | Before he was elected Gover-i nor in 1916, Mr. Bickett had re-| presented Franklin County in the! General Assembly and had served! as Attorney General. He was born February 28. 1869 in Union County. He was educated at Wake Forest College, and married Fan nie Yarborough, daughter of Colonel William H. Yarborough, of Louisburg. One son survives, William Y. Bickett, of Ruleigh, solicitor of the seventh Judicial district. Governor Bickett's ad ministration was marked by ex pansion of public education, pub lic health, public welfare, the foundation of the state's great j system of good roads and an im proved taxing policy with en-! couragement of home ownership and other reforms. As War Governor, he was an' inspirational leader of his people1 and set a standard for all execu-J tives called upon to administer j the affairs of state in the dif-l ficult period of war. At the close j of his term of office, Governor] Bickett made this just appraise ment of his administration which' is printed in the "Letters and! Papers of Governor Bickett": "Lest we forget, I write it down in this last chapter and certify to all the generations that the one stupendous, im mortal thing connected with this administration is the part North Carolina played in the World War." Of all the Governors of North Carolina in the post Civil War period, the two most eloquent were Governor Chafles B. Aycock and Governor Thomas W. Bickett. | Governor Bickett had a rare gift' of humor and eloquence, and his addresses as published by the State are a mine of wisdom and ardent patriotism. His addresses to the soldiers and to the people during the World War were worth a whole regiment. They are shot through with literary beauty and strength and with extracts from the classic utterances of the world's great. One expression from an address in those years which is as pertinent now, as during the World War was the following: "When the American soldier sacrificed every individual right abandoned every personal plea sure, and burled every private profit to fight for the common good in France he breathed immortal life into the principle that no man in the United States has any rights the as sertion of which would prove fatal to the welfare and hap piness of all the people." The ship that goes down the ways bearing his name, carries that message from a distinguish ed War Governor to the people, not only this day, but has special emphasis in this critical hour. The GOVERNOR BICKETT was christened by Miss Frances Yarborough Bickett, daughter of Solicitor ? WiHiam Yarborough Bickett. a (fame-sake of her grandmother. ENTERS SERVICE # Information received by the FRANKLIN TIMES this week says that Archie Wilson Green, Jr., a member of the ROTC of State College has been called in to service and given the rank of Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve. Mr. Oreen is from Louisburg, was educated at State College, receiv ing B. S. degree in civil engineer ing 1924.- His former occupa tion was Supervisor of Construc tion work for Standard Oil Co., of Venezuela, at Corepeto, Vene zuela. i ? - ? AIL WE ASK OF YOU j IS A LOAN I THEY 6IVE THEIR LIVES Newspapers Will Aid In Big Bond Selling Campaign Franklin Times Cooperat ing With Nation's Pub lishers and Treasury De partment Newspapers have been assign ed a leading part in putting on the second war loan drive, which begins Monday, April 12, and the FRANKLIN TIMES is cooperat ing wholeheartedly. The goal of the drive is $13, 000,000,000 and the Government has declared it the biggest war financing operation in history. The FRANKLIN TIMES will as sist other bond agencies in mak ing all the sales possible and in inducing the public to make all purchases possible during the next three or four weeks. If the goal is met, about $100 worth of bonds will have to be held for every man, woman and child in the United States. Secretary Morgenthau and Frank E. Tripp, president of the Allied Newspaper Council, said in a communication to all newspa pers: "The people of your commun ity look first?|o the newspapers for leadership wlten united action is needed and thi^oan can only succeed through sfrch action. Speaking for the Treasijry and the Allied Newspaper Council, we ask you, therefore, to give this drive your enthusiastic support both in your news and editorial columns and by enlisting spon sored advertising support." Purpose of Loun The Treasury is floating the second war loan to: 1. Finance the war. 2. Help avoid inflation. To meet the $13,000,000,000 goal, the Treasury says you can help it you: 1. Divert into the purchase of extra bonds every cent not abso lutely needed for food, shelter and other necessities of life for the three weeks beginning April 12. 2. Buy ?t least one extra bond each week for that period. 3. Forego some of the things you have been planning to buy. *. Buy bonds beyond those you may be buying through pay roll savings or regular bond purchas es. Both the Treasury and the newspapers are getttng set to put over this biggest of all war bond drives. "***" ? ? You get some idea of its scope when you realize that - to date Americans have bought about $14,000,000,000 in war bonds since the government began sell ing them in May, 1941. Only those bonds purchased in Franklin County will be credited to Franklin County's quota. o Joins Waacs Miss Elizabeth Timberlake, daughter of Mr. and ^Irs. J. P. Timberlake, Sr., lett last week to join the Waacs. She has been stationed at Daytona Beach. Fla. Letters from her state she is well pleased with her work and sur roundings. ! louisburg child DIES AFTED TAK ING POISON Karl K. Allen. Jr.. 22-month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Karl K. Allen, of Louisburg. died at 7:30 a. m. Friday in Rex Hospital in Raleigh after accidentally swal lowing poison at his home Thurs day night. Funeral services were held Saturday at 4 p. m. from the Louisburg Baptist Church, with Dr. A. Paul Bagby, pastor, offic iating. Burial followed in the Oakwood Cemetery. The follow ing acted as pallbearers: F. H. Allen. John Williamson, Louis Scoggin, L. A. Wheless. Surviving are the parents; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Pruitt, of Louisburg. o Rev. J. P. Bross Dead End Game in Norfolk; Fun eral Held in Louisburg Funeral services for the Rev. John Pinkney Bross. were held In Louisburg Methodist Church yesterday morning at 11 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Forrest D. Hedden, assisted by Rev. H. X. Glass, of Raleigh, Rev. O. W. Dowd, of Dunn, Rev. E. H. Davis and Dr. Walter Patten. Quite a good number at tended among whom were many visiting clergy, and the flora! 'tribute was especially pretty. The pall fearers were as follows: Honorary: Dr. D. T. 43mithwick, Dr. A. PswU Bagby, Rev. L. F. Kent, Rev. P.< D. Woodall, Rev. S. E. Mercer, Rev. ? . Phipps. Ac tive: E. H. Malon<S>J\ M. Fuller, M. C. Murphy, Franlf- Culpepper, R. W. Smlthwick, A. F. Johnson.' John Pinkney Bross, 65,vretir ed Methodist minister and ' resi dent of Louisburg, N. C., for the' past 15 years, died Tuesday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M. K; Dennis, of Norfolk Mr. Bross was a native of Geor gia. Surviving are his daughter; his wife; a brother, George W. Bross. of Statesboro, Ga. ; three ! grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. ' .( The body was forwarded to Louisburg where funeral services Will be conducted Thursday. Besides serving the Methodist Conference as pastor on many charges for a long number of years, he has been field represen tative of Louisburg College for several years. At the time of the beginning of his recent illness he was very ably holding the posi tion as Chief Clerk to the Frank . lin County War Price and Ration J ing Board. He has made many friends in Louisburg who extend deepest sympathy to his bereaved family. ? o ! GRADUATED Lowry Field, Col. ? Private Robert Haywood Strickland, age 19, son of Mrs. R. H. Strickland, of East Nash Street, Louisburg, a student of the IT. S. Armament School at Lowry Field, Colorado, a member of Class 28-43A Sec tion 20, has been graduated, from the above school. MITCHELL RE-ELECTED BOARD APPOINTS COMMITTEEMEN P. W. Elam and Mrs. T. H. Dickens Begin New Term; Take Action on Roofing Matter + A regular meeting of County Board of Education,, was held in Its, offices oh Monday. Wiley P. Mitchell, Superintend dent of Schools since December 1st, 1941, was re-elected for an other term by the Franklin Coun ty Board of Edncaton here last Friday. He is a native of Frank lin County and a graduate of Wake Forest College. Mitchell became actively engaged in school, work in the Youngsville High] School of this county in the Fall of 1930 as a teacher and princi pal, serving in this capacity until his resignation in February 1937, to accept work with the State Textbook Commission in Kaleigh. On December 1st, 1941, he was chosen Superintendent of Schools to succeed the late W. It. Mills. Paul W. Elam and Mrs. T. H. Dickens began a new term as members of the County Board of Kducation. The Board also elected the fol lowing school committemen for the various school districts, for a term of three years. Mills: W. B. Tuclcer, Louis burg, N. C. Epsom: R. T. Renn. Hender son. N. C-. R 1. Gold Sand: W. D. Fuller* Wood, N. C., and Eugene Ken nedy, Louisburg, R 2. Cedar Rock-Cypress Creek: R. E. Moore. Bunn: R. N. Shearon, Bunn, IN. C. YounRsville: J. R. Timber lake. Youngsville. N. C. Final action on bids received from the Grady Roofing Com pany, Budd-Piper Roofing Com pany, B. C. Newsome Roofing Company and Tanner Itoofing Company on re-roofing the Har ris, Mills, Bunn and Youngsville Schools was deferred until Mr. W. F. Credle, Director of School j House Planning, could he consul- 1 ted in regard to the requirements' necessary at this time. Contrac-j tors biding on this work will be! advised concerning Mr. Credle's' decision and given another oppor tunity to submit additional bids. Mrs. Holden Home Service Chairman Dr. A. Paul Bagby, general chairman of the Louishurg-Frank lin County Red Cross chapter this: week announced that Mrs. Ben1 T. Holden hud been appointed 1 Home 8ervice Chairman of the local chapter to succeed the Rev. Forrest D. Hedden. . Dr. Bagby, in announcing Mrs. Holden'fi? appointment, gave tri bute for the great amounts of work Rev. Hedden has done in the past on the home service phase of Red Cross. Dr. Bagby pointed out that the Rev. Hedden felt that his ministerial work was suffering because of the great amount of home service work that had to be done, hence the Rev. Hedden felt he had to resign to properly tend to his pastorate of the Methodist Church here. Dr. Bagby also announced that a downtown Red Cross office would be open in the near future for the handling of the 150 to ?300 home service cases a month, ii was also said that local Red CrosiJ .production work would be handled' from the downtown of fice if arrangements could te Buys Shoe Mr. N. C. Mullen am that he has purchased the Shoe repair shop of S. Baker, on Main Street and will continue its oper ation with the same force. Read his announcement in another col umn. x P. T. A. WILL MEET The Mills P. T. A. will meet in the school auditorium on Thursday. April 15th, at 3:30. Mrs. Forrest D. Hedden, chair man of the recreation committee will direct a panel discussion on Recreation in Louisburg with Mrs. Gladys Bailey, Mrs. Carl Watkins, Mrs. A. B. Inscoe, Miss Alberta Davis, Nancy Carlyle Griffin and Joe Barrow taking part. ~ Mrs. Hugh H. Perry will give the devotion. This is the last P. T. A. meet ing for the ending school term. Every parent is urged to attend this important meeting. Mrs. F. L. O'Neal, President. APRIL WAR . BOND DRIVE Franklin County dollars are be ing enlisted this week and for the remainder of the month for war work, A. E. Henderson, chairman of the April War Bond Drive in Franklin, stated yesterday. . The Government is offering twelve billion dollars in war bonds this month to meet cash re quirements of the government in meeting war-time expenses of paying off service men and pro viding them with food, housing and equipment. Franklin's quota in the drive will be -$187,700, IVtr. Henderson said, adding that full information as to the issue and dates of bonds to be available during the drive could be ?obtained from either of the banks. Franklin County peo ple are reminded that bonds pur chased outside Franklin County will not be credited to Franklin's quota, therefore all are urged to purchase their bonds from Frank lin County agencies. "Our citizens have been buying war bonds and stamps rather con sistently since they were first placed 011 sale," Mr. Henderson said. "This is the largest bond drive that has been undertaken, and if we do our share in raising the funds that our Government needs, then we must make some sacrifices to do it. I have utmost faith that Franklin will come through splendidly." Book Shower for Mills School Everyone in town is urged to contribute one or mpre books to the "Hook Shower" that is to be given Mills School on Thursday, April 15th. Rooks of Biography. Autobiog raphy and travel are the types of hooks most needed however, any type of good books suitable for any age from the 1st grade through the 12th grade. The Hook Shower is a P. T. A. project sponsored by the Library Committee of the P. T. A. Any person who has a tiook to donate please notify either Mes dames Carl Watkins, Herman Murphy, or Miss Vivian Lucas who are in charge of the shower. Telegraph Office Moves Scoggin Drug Co. has taken over the business of the Western Union Telegraph Co., Telegrams are received and sent from this place. The change will be a great deal more convenient to the people as the office now is in the center of the business district. Mr. Scoggin informs the TIMES he Expects to maintain the very best service possible. o ? LIONS TO MEET The Louisburg Lions Club will meet at Mrs^ BeasleyV Lunch Room, Tuesday, April 13. 1943 at 7:00 P. M. All members are urged to be present as an inter esting program is being planned. -o Red Cross War Drive Over $5,450.00 have already been turned in by the workers in the Louisburg area, and oth er monies are to be had. We shall go beyond $5,500.00. This Is $1,600.00 beyond our goal. AND, we have been hap py in all onr giving. In nert week's Issue of the FRANKLIN TIMES we shall start giving the list of givers from the different areas. By Saturday all monies should be in the hands of the Treasurer. o L. P. Banks, og Bumsville, has solved the eqiupment shortage. He slipped one oil barrel in an other, put them on legs oft the floor, and attached a simple ther mostat. Result ? a brooder for 600 chicks. o PROGRAM AT THIS LOUISBURG THEATRE The following is the program it the Louisburg Theatre, begin ning Saturday, April 10: Saturday ? Charle Starrett in 'Lone Prairie' and Basil Rathbone in 'Sherlock Holmes and T'he Voice of Terror'. Also 'G Men vs Black Dragon". Sun.-Mon. ? ? Don Ameche, Jack Oakie and Janet Blair in 'Something to Shout About" Tuesday ? Jane Withers in 'Johnny Doughboy'. Also Adven tures of Smilin Jack. Wednesday ? Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi and Ilona . Massey in 'Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man'. Thursday-Friday ? Bud Abbott and Lon Costello in Damon Runyon's 'It Ain't Hay'. TO KILL DOGS 1 ? Pearce Elected to Welfare Board Orders Increased Salaries Paid; Postpone Consider ation Increase in Agricul tural Workers Salaries; Appoints Dog Vaccina tors; Pass Dog Control Order; Many Reports Re ceived The Board of County Commis sioners met at 10 o'clock A. M'. ApriK5th, 1943 in the Register of Deeds office in the Court House with ail members present. The minutes of the March imeet ing were read and approved. The {following reports were re ceived and ordered filed: E. R. Richardson, Supt. County Home; W. C. Boyce, Farm Agent; Dr. S. P. Burt, Health Officer; Mrs. J. F. Mitchiner, Welfare Officer; Hersey Price, Negro Farm Agent; Miss Lillie Mae Braxton. Home Agent. County Attorney John F. Mat thews informed the Board that he had a call from the ABC Board in Vance County in regard to a bid on wine stored in the jail of Franklin County. Later on in the meeting the ABC of said county called the County Attor ney, Mr. Matthews asking that | the bid on the wine be held open until April 19th, Dr. S. P. Burt, County Health Officer appeared before the Board iu regards of having dogs vacci nated for rabies. He stated that he was in receipt of a letter from Mr. B. G. Tharrington stating that there was not a vaccinator in the townships of Gold Mine or Sandy Creek. Dr. Burt gave Mr. B. G. Tharrington the authority to vaccinate dogs in Gold Mine and Sandy Creek townships until he could meet with the Board for their aproval. The Board informed Dr. Burt that it was his job to appoint dog vaccinators. The following were appointed by Dr. S. P. Burt: Ru< fus Bunn, Cedar Rock; Dr. VV. R. Bass, Louisburg; F. H. Watson. Franklinton; John Chamblee, Harris; J. O. Williams, Dunn; C. E. Moore. Cypress Creek; B. G. Tharrington. Gold Mine and San dy Creek; W. H. Hight, Yo^ings ville. Mr. C. F. Best appeared before 'the Board and filed the following I request: "I would be glad if you would do something about the dogs in our county, hundreds of them rove the county over, kill ing wild life as well as cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, turkeys and oth er animals. I would suggest that your board get the Sheriff and deputies as well as all Con stables in the County to round up all dogs that are not listed for taxes and do away with them. I myself lost 26 head of Milch goats ! last year from dogs. We have a law in the State of North Caro lina requiring every dog to be vaccinated against rabies and to have all of them listed for taxes and if I am not mistaken a dog should have a muzzel on him if running at lodge. I would be very glad if you,.would do some j thing about the stray dogs. I am now raising sheep, Milch goats and chicken and have quite a lit tle interest in them. "Respectfully yours, C. F. BEST." Motion by Commissioner Bar tholomew, seconded by Commis sioner Pearce, that all dog own ers be given thirty (30) days no tice for having dogs vaccinated. All dogs not claimed or vaccinat ed will be killed. County Attorney John F. Mat thews reported to the board that Mr. E. H. Malone and Mr. G. M. Beam were investigating the Mattie Coppedge tract of land sit uated in Gold Mine Township. Motion by Commissioner Barthol omew, second by Com. Dean that unless the money for the taxes be paid in today that the Clerk of Court be asked for a resale on the land. Motion by Com. Dean, second by Com. Bartholomew, that Com H. S. Pearce be elected on Board of Welfare for the period of two (2) years. A11 members voted yes. Mr. John Sidney Wiggins ap peared before the Board and ask ed that his name be- taken off the poll tax list. He being 51 years old on the 12th day of January, 1943. His namje was ordered to be marked off by the Board. Motion by Com. Pearce, sec ond by Com. Dean that the half acre tract of land belonging to Ed Allen, situated in Franklinton township be sold to James Eger ton for the sum of Fifty Dollars (50.00). All voting yea. Motion by Com. Dean, second by Com. Joyner that all salaries raised for th? County Officials of (Continued on Page Elgat)
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