FRANKLIN COUNTY HISTORY
By REV. E. H. DAVIS
Possibly the most interesting,
most many sided and best beloved
man that ever came to Louisburg
or Franklin County from else
where was Rev. Baylus Cade,
Pastor of the Baptist Church here
and at Frankllnton for a number
Of years. He came here in the
early 80s of the last century from
West Virginia succeeding in the
same pastorate another able man
from that State, Rev. A. G. Mc
Mannaury. West Virginia at
that time a very young State in
the American Union was also the
home of Win. L. Wilson, Henry
G. Davis aud Stephen B. Elkins,
familiar names in Washington
and in the Press of the country
50 years* back. In native abili
ty, strength a t intellect, vigor'
of thought, clearness of percep
tion and conviction in expres
sion, Mr, Cade was the peer of
any 01 mese ana enlarging me
horizon the same might be said of
him along these lines among
men anywhere. In addition to
these he"' was a man of strong
even striking physique and must
have been at his best along that
line, the matter of health, as on
these ' others when he came to
Louisburg. Above all these he
was a man of simple faith in the
Christ of that Gospel he came
here to preach. A vigorous,
striking, commanding personali
ty he was whether in the pulpit
or on the street. "His life was
gentle and the elements so mixed
in him that nature might stand
up and say to all the world this
was a man." "What is that,"
says Coleridge, "which first
strikes us and strikes us at once
in a - man of Education And
which among educated men so
instantly distinguishes the man
of superior mind that (as was
observed of the late Edmund
Burke) we can not stand under
the same archway during a show
er of rain without finding him
out? x x x It is the unpremedita
ted and evidently habitual ar
rangement of his words ground
ed on the habit for foreseeing in]
every sentence the whole of that1
he intends to communicate. How
ever irregular and desultory his
thought there is method in thei
fragments." Mr. Cade was pre-|
eminently a man of that type.
Mind you we do not say Dr. Cade.'
That eminence either never was
tendered him or was never ac
cepted by him. Though it has
come to many who in the field
of vigorous thought and exten
sive and accurate scholarship
were not worthy to sit at his
feet. Neither was it ever ac
cepted by Henry Word Beecher
or Charles H. Spurgeon their
view of the Master's words ? be
ye not called "Rabbi" ? forbidding
it. Mr. Cade's style in the pulpit
& method of approach to his con
gregation wai not hortatory nor
what is known as evangelistic. It
was rather of this sort ? "come
and let us reason together" and
for those who thought or could
think he never failed to have a
message demanding the best they
could give. There were those
doubtless to whom that style of
preaching made no apeal. Doubt
less it will continue so.
How few think justly of the
thinking few
How many never think who
think they do.
n. a may ue gamerea irom wnat
has been said Mr. Cade's theolo
gy may be pretty accurately de
scribed as progressive orthodoxy.
Sometimes in the opinion of
some ? the number ' increasing in
the last years of his ministerial
career ? his views became so pro
gressive that they ceased to be
orthodox. A sermon that he
preached on a memorable occas
ion from the text ? "If' I make
my bed in hell behold thou art
there" ? in which he took the
ground held then and advocated
by Wm. Ewart Gladstone, En
glish statesman, Margaret DeLand
novelist, and others ? that as
long as a soul lived wherever it
might be there was still the pos
sibility of its salvation ? intensi
fied the doubt as to his orthodoxy.
Whether on this account or oth
ers he quit the ministry apd took
up the study of law and was li
censed as an attorney. His name
was on the Republican State tick
et at one time as its candidate
for Attorney General. With the
accession of that party to power
in 1896 he became Private Sec
retary to Governor Russell.
This vigorous and versatile
man had inventive genius. In
the then rapidly developing field
of electricity he wrought with
assiduity for years but the end
failed to bring any of his big ideas
to success. Many will remember
Mi"". Cade however more by rea
son of his bright instructive con
versation and ready wit than on
any other account. That wit was
not only ready and bright but
sometimes as an argument It was
conclusive. At a baptismal ser
vice in the river at Louisburg
there was present his staunch
friend. Rev. Mr. M. of the Meth
odist Church. At the conclusion
of the service as they, both sat
on a log near the bank while Mr.
Cade rearranged his clothing a
pet dog came out of the water
.and shook himself near the two
"There. Cade", said Mr. M.
"that dog is showing you how
you ought to do thU." "Yds,"
was the Immediate response, "and
that Is Just as good authority as
you folks have for it too." At
an Association the question was
what should be done with a mem
ber of the church who was an ha
j bitual moderate drinker. Rev.
| Mr. P. a zealous advocate of the
I water wagon had Just said such
j ^ member should be kicked out
I of the church at once. Mr.
' Cade in response said, "I do not
agree with the brother. A man
was not made to be kicked. You
| may kick a log all you please or
| even a dog but do not kick a
' man ? especially out of the
| church. Talk with him, pray
| with and for him but do not kick
j him and do . not part with^faim at
all until his continuing in the
church -will do the church more
harm than it can possibly do him
good". "I have heard all tjje
brother said." replied the otlier.
! 'and 1 stand exactly where I did
! before." "Yes." was the imme
diate and killing response, "and
I have seert a mule do precisely
the same thing." Discussion clo
sed ? he on the water wagon los
ing. In private conversation and
public discourse his ready wit al
ways stood him in good stead. It
was bright, incissive frequently
i iu argument conclusive but was
i never bitter.
mis writers ueepest ana most
| abiding recollection of this fine
! old man is of a different sort.
The morning ? a cold one in Jan
juary 1887 ? I left here with an
old horse and buggy to go to my
{ first appointment as a Methodist
preacher 75 miles distant, he
took me into his study in the old
Hawkins residence where the
Post Office now stands, and after
putting his hands on my head and
invoking a blessing placed in my
hands a small book. You would
never guess its title, "An intro- I
duction to the study of New |
Testament Greek." He reasoned >
thus ? he knew that I was a full
graduate from one of the four
leading colleges of the State and :
as such was presumed to know I
something of that language. He'
also knew or thought that know- |
ing something of that language I
should be able to read the New
Testament in the language
through which it has come to us.
The gift of the book carried with
it the hope that I should do so ?
a hope that was and still is be
ing realized. Another thing ?
his last word ? "For tie first
three years of your ministry do
not write a sermon. Study your
Bible and your message all you
can but learn to think on your
feet. Never be tied down to a
manuscript or notes." I have
profited much by thost words ?
at the same time when he utter
ed them I had in my pocket then
a full manuscript of the first ser
mon I ever attempted to preach.
I have it still.
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County Poultry
men Urged To
New Goal In
Egg Production
Task For Franklin County
Hens Is 14.2% Greater;
Most Farms Have Larger
Laying Flocks, But Latfe
or and Feed Are Prob
lems
Franklin County poultrymen are
asked by the government to pro
duce approximately 861.000 doz
en eggs this year, 14.2 per cent
more than in 1942, as their share
in the Food for Victory program,
the National Poultry Defense
Committee estimated today.
This county goal, which is bas
ed on the percentage increase
suggested for North Carolina by
the U. S. Department of Agricul
ture, can be reached if adequate
supplies of labor and feed are
available, _ declared Committee
Chairman Hobart Creighton.
"Poultry farmers are now
working harder than ever in all
-out war production," Creighton
said, "continuing the fine job
they did In this county last year
by producing approximately 756.
000 dozen eggs to help supply ci
vilian, military and lend-lease
needs. Also, two developments
during laBt year have resulted In
larger laying flocks on most
farms today:
"First, egg prices as shown by
purchases of the A & P Tea Com
pany, one of the larger buyers
which paid $27,000 in North Car
olina last year for 90,000 dozen,
were so favorable that farmers
saved an unusually large propor
tion of potential layers. Second,
conditions In 1942 "were good Tor
raising pullets, as Fall weather
was generally mild and the aver
age. hatching date was early.
"Those factors point to In
creased egg production," Creigh
ton explained, "if an improve
ment can be made In the farm
skilled labor situation and If far- ,
mere can get " enough protein j
feeds. There are critical short- j
ages of protein Ingredients be- 1
cause imports have been cut so j
drastically. Even soybean oil
meal is not being processed fast
enough to meet demands. These
are major problems facing the
Industry." ?
North Carolina poultrymen,
who produced a total of 69.S33,
000 dozen eggs in 1942, are ask
ed for 79,204,000 doXtm this
year as their share of the nation
al egg goal of 4,780,000,000 dox
en.
Army Plane Crash
Takes 20 Lives;
Storm Blamed
Fort Bragg, June 8. ? The toll'
of dead in the crash of an Armyi
transport plane near the Laurtn
burg-Maxton Air Base yesterday
was set at 20 today as Pope Field;
officers revealed the entire crew }
of four, and all 16 passengers j
were killed.
Col. Sam Price. Pope Field ex-,
ecutive officer, said two C?47j
transports took off from Pop<'
Field, air base at Fort Bragg. J
about 3 a. m." on a routine flight
to Lain inburg-Maxtou. En route
they ran into a thunderstorm and
one plane turned back, landing
safely at Pope Field.
About 5 a. m. a searching par
ty was sent out, and the wreck
age of the place, with the bodies ,
of-j$Jl the 30'~ passengers and
cr^w. was found wlhin sight ofj
tli^T Laurinburg-Maxton field.
?n eye-witness told Colonel I
P^'ife that he heard the plane fly
lolgfcaround his house, then turn
in direction of the Laurin-'
burg field. A ffew seconds later
he heard the crash.
Colonel Price said that the pi
lot apparently had found an]
opening in the storm and had,
sighted '"'the field, but that when]
he attempted to turn toward thei
field a wing had struck the
ground.
The plane was practically de
molished. Colonel Price said.
Gasoline from the plane caught
fire, but none of the scattered de
bris. of the plane nor th6 bodies
of the men were burned.
Colonel Price said all next of
kin had been notified, but that
acknowledgement from two fam
ilies had not been received yet
and that names of the dead would
not be announced until notifica
tions were acknowledged.
Tests show a lowpr averaljfl ,
fuel consumption in a ceramic
heater than in an ordinary coal
store, and the ceramic "heater re
tain heat longer than a metal
one.
"I Will Bear True Faith . . "
"I will bear true Faith and Allegiance . ? ? is this young |
Marine Lieutenant's oath, as she is commissioned in the newest
of the women's auxiliary corps, that of the Marines. Her pledge to
her flag is backed by disciplined service, and with War Bonds. The
Bond you buy on Flag Day helps protect that flag.
U.S. Trtatury Dtfartmnt
Traffic (Officer ? You are ar
rssted for speeding. i a'
Sweet Yjjung Ting ? Why, offi
cer, jrou CSn't arrest me. This
isn't my car and I haven't any
driver's license.
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Present collections of waste
kitchen tats are about 85 million
pounds annually.
A former baby carriage plant
is making pilot seats for aircraft.
REMEMBER
Sunday, June 20th
SHOP EARLY
THIS YEAR !
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For The
ALL AMERICAN DAD
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FAVORITE STORE
MAY WE
SUGGEST
That you come in tomorrow
and let us help you make your
selections.
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A FEW SUGGESTIONS:
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Shir t s
Ties
Belts
Bill Folds
Slack Suits
Hose
Pajamas
Sport Pants
Shoes
Hats
Sport Shirts
Work Clothes
WAR BONDS
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GENERAL ELECTRIC 81'ON- ?
SORS CR8 "THE \?'ORLI> J
TODAY" NEWS PROGRAM c
The General Electric Company
has expanded its radio news ser- a
vice to the public from three to f
six nights a week, and Increased q
the number of stations on the a
Columbia Broadcasting System a
carrying*this news program from
60 to 117, when it began spon
soring the 10-minute news pro
gram, "The World Today," 6:45
655 p. m., EWT. The new pro- t
gram supplants the former news a
program sponsored by General
Electric, carried at 6 p. m., EWT,
for more than a year on CBS.
"It is appropriate that 'The ?
World Today,' made possible by
short-wave radio, a product of
electronic research, should be
sponsored by General Electric,"
Mr. Gerard Swope, president of
General Electric, explained. "The
Company is a leader In the de
velopment nf internation - ^Jjort/
;wave radio equipment, having
.built all of America's 100,000
watt transmitters. And General
Electrlc's three Bhort-wave V staJ
tlons, waao.?..an4 WGEA in
Schenectady, N. Y., and KGEI in 1
4 y. , j ^
ian Francisco, are now being
irogrammed by the Office of War
nformation and the Co-ordlnator
if Inter-American Affairs."
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The Commodity Credit Corpor
tion has discontinued sales of
eed wheat except for a small
luantlty to be used in the flood
rea and in deficit feed areas
ilong the Atlantic and Pacific
oasts.
Wally? We're going to hit
iighty in a minute! Are you
if raid?
Sally (swallowing much dust)
?No, indeed! I'm full of grit!
Men EXHAUSTION leak
to Headache^.
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uoo i lev neauHcnc uuuuic iuoiuh
ery of exhaustion. At the first sign
of pain take Capudine. It /rr
nnlitklv Kf in arm mlUf. MVltWfl Awfl
the pain. It la
dissolved? all
m
ready to act ? all ready
bring comfort. Un only
rected. 10c, 80c* 60c.
CAPUDINE
THEATRE
"THE LOUISBURG THEATRE HAS PLAYED OR WILL PLAY
EVERY PICTURE OF IMPORTANCE"
Effective Week beginning May 31
Matinees only on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.
TIME OF SHOWS
Saturdays continuius 1 to 11 ? Sundays at 2 - 4 - 9
Monday, Tuesday and Friday 7:30 and ?:20
Wednesday and Thursday 3:80 ? 7:30 and 0:20
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BUY WAR BONDS AT THIS THEATRE
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LAST TIMES TODAY - FRIDAY
Joe E. Brown - Judy Canova
in
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CHATTERBOX
SATURDAY, JUNE 12 - Double Feature
WILLIAM BOYD as Hopalong Cassidy in
"BORDER PATROL"
also 'TRUCK BUSTERS" and
Chapter No. 2
"Daredevils of The West"
SUNDAY - MONDAY, JUNE 13 - 14 -
Sir Cedric Hardwick - Henry Travers - Anne Baxter
in John Steinbeck's
T"'M00N1SD0WM
TUESDAY, JUNE 15 -
Final Showing for The Duration
Clark Gable - Vivien Leigh - Leslie Howard
Olivia De Havilland in
"GONE Wlffl THE WIND"
NOTE: 2 Show Only, 2:30 and 8:30.
Prices: 20-40c Matinee; 20-50c Night
Serial "Smilin Jack" will be shown before each
performance of "Gone With The Wind"
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16 ?
Jimmy Lydon and John Litel in
"Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour"
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THURSDAY - FRIDAY, JUNE 17 - 18 ? ,
That new star sensation ALLAN LADD with
Loretta Young and William Bendix (Academy award
winner) in
CHINA"
COMING NEXT WEEK
"STAR SPANGLED RHYTHM"
"WHISTLING IN DIXIE"
COMING SOON
'FOLLOW THE BAND'
'CHETNIKS'
'EDGE OP DARKNESS'
'CRASH DIVE'
'LADY OF BURLESQUE*
'REUNION IN FRANCE'
'RANDOM HARVEST'
'HIT PARADE OP 1943"
'MY FRIEND PUCKA' *
'SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS'
'ASSIGNMENT IN BRITTANY'
?RYTH>r OP THKJaMkVDS'
'HITLER'S ( HTCHIWK'
'HANGMEN ALSO DIE'
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