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IT DOESN'T PAY TO BUY OUT OF TOWN ? OTHERS WILL FOLLOW YOUR EXAMPLE ? ? ?? - THE COUNTY - THE STATE - THE UNION VOLUMN IJCVIII SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 a Year LOUISBURG, , N. CAROLINA KEID.W, AUGU! AUGUST 27, 1937 (TWELVE PAGES) CIRCULATION AND COUNTS OP IS THE VALUE ADVERTISING. Newspaper advertising gives more circulation tor the money, than anything else. NUMBER 28 EVERYTHING IN READINESS Legion Exposition To Open Monday With Many Startling Features; Big Week at Louisburg, Many Expected The second annual American Legion Exposition in the Planters Warehouse will open Monday promptly -at seven P. M. when the beautifully decorated Warehouse with its many Merchants display booths will be turned open to the public and (or a course of six nights there will be presentations featuring all kinds of musical and Circus attractions with the LaRue Bros. Circus Revue and a troupe of international famous Ac robats and Radio singing and dancing stars from far and near and on Thursday night that fam ous groupe of mountain songsters the Barq's Buckaroos who are heard each week over Radio sta tion W-E-E-D at Rocky Mount at 11:45 A. M. They will afford you entertainment that is surpassed by none and will feature Pappy Bledsoe, North Carolina's own and original Bob Burns, telling you his funny stories of his home folks in the mountains. Another feature daring the week will be the All Southern Revue of 1938 featuring that late star Emmet Miller of the R. C. A. Columbia and O. K. Recording, an ace or the big time vaudeville. The en tire Revue will carry an eight piece band and a cast of some eighteen all star performers with Buddy Mack, the white Bill Rob inson of the stage, that top notch I youthful personality who will af ford a dance offering which will be forgotten by. none. Another outstanding feature "will be the International, Adago Trio, Chichi will afford you thrills with their tossing of the young lady high into the air until your heart will stop as you see them perform the most sensational tricks of the Adago. These are only a few of the many features being offered, by the Grey Producing Cd., which' is staging the American Legion's Second Annual Exposition this year in Louisburg and in ordqr that every one may have an op portunity of enjoying themselves during the week of festivities, the general committee has obtained the R. H. Work Amusement Co. to place several riding deviceS on the vacant lot just opposite the Warehouse and there the children as well as the adults will be able to enjoy the thrills of the Merry go-round and Ferris Wheel and other devices so much the favor ite of young and old. The advance sale of tlcket9 for tile Exposition will positively close Monday, August 30th, at six P M. and thereafter the tick- 1 ets will be sold only at the Expo sition window at the regular price and each purchaser will have the opportunity of winning every night in the cash dividend draw ing of from ten to twentiy-flve dollars which will be in accord ance^yith the. numbei* of tickets sold at each performance thus all will have an equal opportunity in the? dividend drawing. All funds derived from the aforegoing Exposition by the Am erican Legion will be used for t<hat very worthy memorial to the late Major Boddie and will carry a significance which will indeed be a Credit to Franklin County, j The Merchants display booths are being rapidly consumed with' just a very few remaining for se lection and it is promised that there will be some very interest ing' and educational exhibits in this the second Exposition to be staged by this organization and it is also assured that the enter taining value will be far beyond that of lasti year with an entire1 change of program each and every night commencing Monday, Au gust 3Q through Saturday, Sept 4th, in the Planters Warehouse, Louis'bttrg; N. C. Program At The Louisburg Theatre The following is the program at the Louisburg Theatre begin ning Saturday, Aug. 28th: Saturday ? Double Feature ? Gene Autry in "Rottin Tootin Rhythm" and Polly Moran in "2 Wise Maids." Also Chap. No. 7 "Dick Tracy." ? Sunday--Jean Arthur in "E^9y Living." ? Monday? O'eorge Murphy and Rita Johnson in "London By Nights j Tuesday ? Kenny Baker in "Mr. Dodd Takes The Air," Wednesday ? Glenda Farrell in "Fly ?Away Baby." TburscTay-Friday ? Dick Powell in "Thg Singing Marine." " , , DIAL 283-1 FOR FIR8T CLASS PRINTING CHINA-JAPAN NOW WARING Situation Around Shanghai Very Serious; Foreigners Being Removed; Many Killed in War Time Ac tivity Tokyo, Aug. 2ft. ? (Thurs day) ? The Donifl (Japanese) News .Agency' reported today I that Major General Shigco Kn jii, coimi mmlcr- tn-cliii'f of the combined Japanese and Man clioukuo armies nortli of the Great Wall,. had been killed in j action by Chinese snipers. Domei dispatches said that the .Japanese advance had rea ched a "certain point" on the north-eastern border of China. General Fujii was killed while on a scouting mission. Previous dispatches had var iously reported that the col- j uniu had penetrated far into China, was about to capfure Kulgan or had already captur ed the key city 100 miles north west of 1'eiping. Shanghai, . Aug. 26. ? (Thurs lay) ? Japan struck crushing, vi-| tal blows ashore and at sea todayi -hat spread tlie undeclared war' virtually to afl China and imper-i i lied her main defenses. ? Japanese reinforcements of un-l known strength swarpied ashore i aorth east of Shanghai, des pite teii mc Crist' exacted earlier ! ;>y the Chinese, and were pressing , ?n on the city from two directions.;. At sea, Japan st-i'uck with 'a new weapon against which China is defenseless ? a naval blockade of 800 miles of her coast. Landing of the troops in a wide ilea of the Woosung promontory ( ind \rom the lower Yangtze Riv- : ?sr put Shanghai's defenders be- ] ween the blades of a pincers. The effects of these new rein-j orcements, military observers'! .said, made it certain that the warli .tad reached a critical stage here, 1 1 hat Japan j^as pressing the situ-ji iiion with all her streng-'h and: ,i:at decisive developments were r.i pen ding. I tven more telling pressure in] he long view, they declared,! Aould be felt from the blockade| A'hich Vice- Admiral Kiyoshi Ha3e-| ^awa, commander-in-chief of the Japanese third fleet, established ' sout'h along the Chinese coast from the mouth of the Yangtze. M, urine Blockade The blockade, to be enforced!' >y ships of Admiral Hasegawa's fleet, went into immediate opera- 1 ? ion against all Chinese shipping. Foreign vessels, however, were specifically exempted. Although no state of war has J been declared bet-ween China and ; Japan, the theatre affected now! has been spread down almost the , entire Chinese map. The southern half, which had . escaped at least the direct effects , of the struggle until now. became a war zone because of the Japa- i nese naval patrol extending : through thej straits between For mosa and the south China main- ] land. I The blockade paralyzed Chinese ? shipping, but neutral observers; believed its purpose primarily was tio retaliate for destruction of Japanese property by; Chinese shells and warplanes. Obliteration of Chinese coastal trade, however, was expected not to hamper China's armies at Shanghai and in the northeastern provinces. It was viewed, rather, as a windfall for British and otih- 1 er foreign vessels which will have ' a monopoly of the commerce. Japanese shipping, it was be lieved, will be unable to partici pate because most" of It already', h^s been withdrawn for military purposes and because Chinese stevedores refuse to handle Ja-; panese-borne cargoes. ? News-Ob server. Radio dispatches early yester i day morning stated a British Am bassador to China had been shot twice, while he' was riding with ' the English flag on the car. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Hardwick visited relatives at Myrtle Beach. S. C., t>he past week-end. They; were accompanied home by their little daughters. Sarah and Betty Marie, who have been visiting their grandmother there. v I Organize For 1938 Campaign ? ? WASHINGTON, D. Q> . . . RepubUcafn National Committee Women from W statds met here wltl? John Hamilton, Republican National FARLEY SAYS ROOSE.VELT OPPONENTS MAY BE DEFEATED Washington, Aug. 25. ? Post master General James A. Farley, insisting that' there will be no re prisals against ' Democrats who bolted the New Deal, predicted today that the outcome of the 1938 elections would show Presi dent R,oosevelti still holding t-he support of the public. "The Senators and Representa tives who opposed the President re going to have a lot of difficul ty explaining it to the voters," said Farley. "I mean t-hose who opposed his program of wages and hours, the court, housing and things like that." "I don't want to get into a dis cussion about individuals who opposed the President, but I Know that the persons who op posed him were not representing their districts. The people of this country are for the Roosevelt pro iu^ra, whatever it te. They are for the court program beeause the President' is for it." As Farley spoke to a group of 50 newspaper correspon dents in his first press conference in live months. Senate Majority Leader Aiben W? ' Barkley issued a statement denying there has; ,'r-en any "breakdown" in Mr. Roosevelt's party leadership ami warning Democrats against "tiank movements which 'would array -ect'ion against section." Farley, in response to ques tions, said there would not be any effective third party in 1940, and | declared that the administration would hold the support of labor, lie refused to discuss t-!ie possi bility of a tUiid term for Mr, 'Roosevelt, saying he had not dis cussed the future with the Presi i aeut. r ?. * k. Miss Rouse Wins Cup The water carnival reached its climax when 22 girls from Wil son and surrounding todns com peted for the title of bathing beauty queen of the festival. Miss Josephina Rouse. 20-year old Louisburg girl, won the bath ing beauty cup after a run-off be tween five girls. Miss Rouse, who lives with her grandmother, Mrs. R. R. Karris, in Louisburg, is a beauty parlor operator in the Franklin County town. A iarge field of entries com peted for the swimming and div ing awards at the carnival, an 1 the events were run off smoothly under the direction of Leon Brog ien, chairman of the water car nival committee. Wilson girls swept both the junior and senior diving events is Miss Marjorie Harrell and Miss Elizabeth McLawhorn took the junior and senior events, respec tively. Detrola Supply Co. The above is the name ol a new enterprise for Louisburg, with Mr. Wilbur Raynor, Proprie tor and under the management of Mr, A. K. MarWn. and located in the room recently vacated by B, W. Murphy & Son on Nash Street. They will carry a full line of radios, electric refrigera tors, washing machines and elec trical appliances. This company will operate as distributors for Detrola radios and refrigerators in Franklin, Nash, Vance, ^War ren. Granville and also in the cities of Rocky Mounb, Zebulon and Littleton. The new store has been rear ranged to suit the new business and a nice display has been made. Murphy's Opening In their advertisement on an other page G. W. Murphy & Son ire announcing the formal open ing of their New Store on Nash Street for next Wednetdaj even ing from 7:30 to 10:30 o'clock to which they extend a hearty in vitation to all to attend especial ly the ladip.H and children. This opening will ba held in their new store building which has recently been completed and whicjj combine the beauty, the convenience and comfortable ness sShiecessary for a modern busine^^of this kind. The new store is not excelled in the State. Read the invitation and be present to enjoy the occasion. Through their hospitality y^u will realize the reason for the popu larity of thla popular firm. Green Talks Taxes , The Louisburg Kiwanis Club I was glad to have as guests at their weekly luncheon on Tuesday Evening, Messrs. J. C. Bowden, | Benjamin Wheless, S. G. White [and VV. B. Wheless, all of the Jus j >:C9 community. Also Mr. Dur | wood Dickie, i/f the Henderson ( ;lub. After the report o:' the Tobacco 1 Market .Committee by IJiwanian 'Doc" Elani and the report ot [ he Public Affairs Committee by ikiwanlan James Johnson, the | meeting was turned over to Ki1 I anian J. E. Fuighuin, who had |i,:aa lge of the program. Kiwanian Fuighum presented ? ->Ir. Chas. P. Green who made a I most beneficial address to the j i 11 b and guests on the subject of "Taxes." . Mr. Green . pointed out Uie i mount of taxes levied in Frank iin County <and the amount col lected, from all sources such as jiaies tax, license tax (car), etc. Mr. Green 3aid he knew of a iarge number of citizens who took I pride In paying their taxes even 'though their taxes be small or j !arge and just waft for that one J'ime a year to come to make that Lrip to town. "On the 31st day of Jgly when I get up in t-he morning," said Mr. Green, "and turn on a light to shave who provides for that current, my government; who provides the paved st.reets and sidewalks, my government; who provides courthouses to keep le gal records to project my proper ty, my government. Then on the 1st of August I get a Mil for ljght and pay taxes, where does that go. To my government. Also who ?provides the Army, Navy and Air plane forces to protect) my prop erty from intruders of other coun ' tries, my government. So if a person stops to think ot allVhe gets from the taxes that is paid I to the government hfe gets a great deal more in return." This address by Mr. Green was well enjoyed by everyone present. The meeting next week will be held at Dr. H. H Johnson's cab ins at Jackson's Pond. Mr. Heubert "Leonard took his little daughter to a hospital in Rocky Mount Tuesday for an ap pendicitis operation. ANNOUNCEMENT The Secretary of the Frank lin County Fair wishes to make this announcement which was omitted in their ads on dlffer I ent pages of this issue: "Premiums wilt be with held I If articles are removed from exhibit hall before Saturday morning unless permission to remove same is given by the I management. OCTOBER THE 4TH IS THE BEGINNING OF FRANK UN COUNTY'S GREAT CELEBRATION Tin- Franklin County Fair Will Open Almost A Month Earlier This Vear. ' The Fair Grounds are being J put in shape Cor the largest and! best! County Fair held in this part of the state. In previous years it> has been! hard to have a creditable stocky exhibit at any eastern fair espec ially in those counties where! stock is not bred for sale.- ThipJ has been due to the fact that far'-; niers do not like to take cows, ! horses. hogs. 6'tc. to the Fair and leave them for an entire week., The Franklin County Fair is t changing this condition this year! ahd is having Wednesday, Octo-j '>er the 6th, which will be school day, for a special day for stock, etc. ' "I The Vocational agriculture boys and the 4-H boys will have a stock judging contest and the; winner will be awarded a Silver Trophy. Wednesday will be the day that all breeders can bring (heir stpck and it will be Judged, premiums awarded and all stock! may be carried home t'he same! ! night. This will eliminate the| I necessity of having the stock awayl from home for the. Entire week and will also do away with the trouble and cost of feeding and coming back- again on Saturday. All breeders who .-wish to ex hibit t-heir liOVSes, hogs, cows and rhk'keus will be expected to, call i he Secretary of the Fair so he' an have suitable pens, etc. built' or them. Stock raising should >e encouraged as it is a "year! : round" market crop. Some peo-j pie in the county do not' realize I hac there are a few fine, pure' bred stqck in the county at pres ent. Fine, horses are bred byj \V. T. Moss, of Youngsville, fine! j mule3 are bred by Q. p. Leonard,! ot Louisburg, fine cattle by J. D. I [Alston, fine sheep by Q?^S. Leon-! ; ;trd, J. O. Wilson, N. M. Perry, C. I r. Dean and others. Fine ho(;s are bred by A, H. Vanu, J. Cv] Conyers. T. jy. Boone, M. C.i 1 Pearce, Henry Mitchell, J. O. Wil ?ion and Lemuel McGhee. Did you know that some of the' , linest chickens in North Carolina I are bred by Scott Dennis. T. H. Dickens, and Lemuel McGhee? Well this is all true and we] hope to have some of these line, animals and birds to show the' [people of about ten counties who will be here Wednesday. October 6th to see the Franklin County ! Fair. Ed Earnhardt Returns ? ? * f?" * To many it seemed that' the Hands of. Time were turned back-, I ward about 25 years last Sunday -night 'sra Dr. D. E. Earnhardt j I preached at the Rich Square Methodist Church. Ed Earnhardt, as he is called by his friends; i around Rich Square, attended i nigh School here about 26 years ' ?go, while his fat'her, Rev. D. L. 1 Earnhardt, was pastor of the j Rich Square Charge. A crowded church of former I schoolmates and friends were on 1 hand to see and hear their old j time companion. He began his I message like a school boy, but he rCloaed it-llkejin-allfrtimfi- propbet. J His sermon was a gripping mix-, ture of wit, philosophy, and Gos-j _pel truths. Mr. Earnhardt) is now President of Louisburg College. He was accompanied on his visit by Mrs. Earnhardt, his young son and daughter, and Miss Stipe, of Louisburg College. While here they were guests of Mrs. W. C. Worrell, sister of Mr. Earnhardt. The congregation was also fa vored Sunday night with a solo by Joe Parker,, another Rtch Square lad t?hat apparently has his face turned towards a bright futnre. ? Roanoke-Chowan Times, ! Aug. 19th, 1937. AT PINEY GROVE Dr. D. E. Earnhardt will preach at the big rally meeting of the Voungsville charge to be held at Piney Grove "Church on Sunday evening, August 29th, at 3 o'clock. All the members of the charge are urged to attend, and the public is cordially invited to I be present. Promoted Upon the basis of information^ received in Louisburg from Ral eigh ,the many friends of Mr., Hugh H. Wilson, are delighted to learn of his promotion to the Wardenship of the State Prison. He is a worthy young man and will conduct Ms duties in a most business like manner. He U thei ton of the late J. O. Wilson. | TOWN TAX RATE $1.85 HELD TO SAME AS LAST YEAR Commissioners In Special Meeting Adopt 1 Budget, Set Tax Rate and Order Sale "of Property for De linquent Taxes The Board of 'Town Commis sioners met in special session, August 10, 1937. Upon roll call the following were present: Mayor W. C. Webb, F. H, Allen. L. L. Joyner, \V. E. White. Messrs. W. B. Bar row. W. J. Cooper and J. S. How ell were absent. The Board instructed the- Town Clerk, to consult with the Town Attorney concerning the sale of property for the delinquent- 11)36 taxes, and if the Town Attorney advises that it is possible under the N. C. Laws, to postpone the advertising and sale of 1936 taxes, until the next regular meeting of the Board. If it. is the opinion of the Town Attorney that the Board must advertise and sell 1936 tax es in accordance with the N. C. State Laws, the Clerk was in structed to advertise the 1936 taxes for four weeks beginning August 20th, 193T and to sell same on Sept. 13th, 1937. A motion prevailed to adopt t-he temporary budget adopted July 19th, 1937, as a permanent budget of expenses for the fiscal year 1937-1938. and to set the tax rate for 1937 as follows: For DeblKService: $1.55 per $100.00. For Gfjneral Purpose: .30 per $100.00. There being no further business the meeting adjourned. Mrs. Cooper Dead Mrs. George H. Cooper, widow of the late George H. Cooper, one of Louisburg's prominent citizens and a former member of the Is". "i>House of .Representatives, die? ati her home on Kenmore Avenue early Monday morning af ter a short ' iilriess. She was ?9 years of age and leaves one son, Mr. G. B. Cooper, of Raleigh, and an adopted daughter, Mrs- Ws R. Uean, of near Louisburg, two brothers, Mrs. George R. Andrews of Louisburg, and Mr. J. T. Aih drews, of near Centerville, and one sister, Mrs. R. C. Stallings,. of St. Louis, Mo. She was a most estimable woman and will be sadly missed in her community. She was a member of the Louis burg Baptist Church. Thte funeral services were held from the home at 3:30 Tuesday afternoon, conducted by her pas tor, Rev. J. D. Simons, and inter ment was made in Oaklawn ceme tery. Large numbers of sorrow ing friends and relatives attended both services to pay a last sad tribute, and the floral offering was especially large and pretty. The_pall bearers were W. J. Cooper", Lawrence Cooper, J. Y. Cooper, H. T. Bartholomew, Ed ward Bartholomew and S. C. Fos ter. The bereaved relatives have the sympathy of the entire public. All Southern Revue The All Southern 1938 Stage Revue that is to appear at> the American Legion Exposition in the Planters Warehouse for 3 days starting August 30th, pre sents an extravaganza of vaude ville entertainment. An array of beauty and art, dancing, singing, harmony and laughs galore, in cluding Emmett Miller, King of Blackface, the boy with the clari net voice. Boots Walton, his (oil, dancer, Hager & Wiley with a round of nonsense and harmony singers. The one and only Buddy Mack tap and rythm dancer su preme. The dainty darling^, the Udell Triplets, singing harmony and tapping their way to success. While charming Jane Manning Just twists herself around your heart in her acrobatic dance. Sen sational is the word (or the In ternational Adagio Trio? dynam ic speed, thrills galore. Dave (Rebe) Workman co-(eature with the only Rube Chime Act on the American stage. The All Southern Revue boasts of being the only show present ing an a:ll Southern cast of Screen. Radio and Stage Artists, delightfully arranged and staged by the one and only inimitable Emmett Miller. Gorgeous costum es and scenery with the greatest array of talent ever unloaded on any stage, presented (or the pub lic's approval. Capt. and Mrs. E. F. Griffin and daughter, Nancy Carlyle, and Mrs. Julia P. Scott were visitors to Durham Jdonday. Washington, Augusti 25. ? The nomination of Senato.r Hugo La fayette Black of Alabama to the Supreme Court bench to succeed the retired Justic Van Devanter is looked upon here as the Presi- . dent's reply to the critics of the New Deal in his own party. For Seuator Black is in his own per son the very embodiment of the principles and policies initiated by Mr. Roosevelt which ^ have come to be known collectively by the term "New Deal"; and the Demo cratic revolt' in Congress has been against the political philosophy which the New Deal symbolizes more than against the President personally. Senator Black h^is not; been a mere follower of the Administra tion. He is a sincere believer not only in t-he objectives of the New Deal but in its methods. He is co author of the Black-Connery bill for Federal regulation of hours and wageb of labor. He was the original proponent of the 30-hour work week. He has been the ard ent, aggressive advocate of many measures which are considered radical, and the supporter, from conviction, of most' of the New Deal legislation which the Supre me Court, which he now be comes a member, has held to be beyond the Constitutional author ity of Congress to enact. IG was V 'smart" politics on the President's part to name a Sena tor for the Supreme Court vacan cy, for the tradition of "Senator ial courtesy" insured his confir mation, even though for tonce the Senate did ho!> act immediately, but -Mstened to protests by its own members against the eleva tion of one of their own number to the Supreme Court. The Senate did, in a sense, iu vite the President to pick a Sena tor for the Court vacancy, when - it "nominated" Senator Robinson immediately after Justice Van Devanter's retirement. Senator Robinson died, but the implica tion was clear that a Senator would be accepted by the Senate when another man of the type which the President desired to have in the Supreme Court would not be". Hence the nomination of Senator Black. I^n ?? ? ? * c ?..v .. * ?*??j opm ui vaurm The criticism of this appoint ment by Democratic Senators gave further proof that the split be tween tte President and a consid erable segment of his own parOy is wide and deep, as the mem bers of Congress start home to hate it out with theih\constitu ents. The passage Of "Umeitad the - things t'hey hear from the folks back home may change the atti-^ tude of some of those who are at present hopping mad. Those who are most seriously concerned are the "old-line Democrats" from the South. They are concerned about nu merous tendencies which t'hey be lieve will handicap the progress of the South and infringe upon the rights of the Southern States to look after problems which they regard as peculiarly their own. They are afraid of Federal regu lation of hours and wages, believ ing t>hat it will put the South at a disadvantage in its efforts to build up new industries. They, or many of them; were enraged by the renewal, in the last days of the session, to put over the anti-lynching bill. They have been behjnd the Administra tion, up to this year, by reason of their Ingrained tradition of party loyalty, and they still re tain that loyalty to the Demo cratic Party, but protest that It is the New Deal which is disloyal, not themselves. ? Republicans Planning for 1940 A bitter fight for control~of the party at the 1940 Presidential convention Is shaping up. Here the South is handicapped by the abolition, at the 1936 convention, of the two-thirds rule. It* takes only a majority vote now to nom inate a Presidential candidate. * ' Under the two-thirds rule the So lid South held the balance of po wer in Democr&Mc national con ventions. Republicans are laying their plans for 1940, also. Talk of a Coalition or Constitutional party, to unite the conservative elements of both parties, Is widely heard, but wlt-h little evidence so far that it has the support of practical politicians of either party to any extent. The Republican national organi zation is still pretty well disor ganized. The talk of a Winter convention to consider a program and definite Republican policies is still mostly talk. Mr. Hoover, Mr. Landon and Senator Vanden berg are supposed to have had some communications on the sub Jec6, and somewhere among those three the future leadership of the (Continued on Page Twelve) j <* ' '