limei WATCH THE UBKI. ON TOUR PAPBK K'new Your Suhvrription lloforr Kiplrailou Date To Avoid Miming An Ishup. VOLUMN I .XX MMUER 5 LEGGETT S NEW STORE OPENS TODAY Mr. Sam C. Mattox Ap , pointed Manager Leggett's Department Store, mi rier the capable management of Mr. Sam C. Mattox. will stage its grand opening this morning at # o'clock in the old Armory build ing. The building has been com pletely remodeled with new fix tures inside and a very beautiful modernistic front. Leggett's, with a slogan of "The Soutb's Leading Department Store," with its headquarters in Charlotte, N. C., has been opera t-| :ng throughout the south very successfully for the past twenty-; five or thirty years. Leggett's is a branch of the Belk Brothers Company, who also operate stores throughout the south. Mr. 8am C. Matt/ox comes to Louisburg highly recommended as' a capable manager, and he has served as manager of Leggett's stores in Salisbury, Qreensboro and Durham. He is formerly of LeeBvllle, Virginia, but since be ing connected with this store has spent much of his time In North! Carolina. -* This is one or the best equip ped stores in Loulsburg and adds a considerable lot to tihe growth und business, as well as to the ^ beautifying of Louisburg. With the new front in the place of the metal cover over the sidewalk the appearance of West Nash Street is. making great strides In benutifi "atton. This new enterprise is extend ed a hearty and courteous wel come Into our town and county, and best wishes for success aud stimulation of business are abun dant. ' Read their four-page spread in the columns of this issue. BASEBALL SEASON OPENING The Loulsburg College baseball uiub is entering Into its spring training for a grand season of baseball. The team under the su pervision of Coach Cameron, Is i>ut this year to recapture their previous baseball titles as well as make a new one. There are around forty or more hoys out for the team and each man seems to be in good condition and in shape to give his opposing position mate competition as well as tihe opposing teams which they oome up against. The schedule for the current H?ason Is as follows: March 28: Edwards Military In stitute at Loulsburg. April 6: Campbell at Campbell. April 6: Oak Ridge at Louls fcarg. April 7-: Ohio Wesleyan Univer sity at Loulsburg. April 11: E. M. I. at E. M. I April 16: N. C. State Frosb at Loulsburg. April 20: Oak Ridge at Oak Ridge. April 24: Wm. ft Mary (Norfolk t>lv.) ati Louisburg. I April 26: N. C. State Frosh at Raleigh. April 26: E.C.T.C. (and Tennis)' at Louisburg. April 27: Wake Forest Frosh at Loulsburg. April 29: Campbell at Louis harg. May 1: E.C.T.C. (and Tennis) at Qreenvllle. May 6: Wm. A Mary at Norfolk.! May 6: Naval Base at Norfolk, j May 9: Wake Forest Frosh at Wake Forest. May 10: Atlantic Christian Col r lege at Louisburg. . ! May 13: A. C. C. ab Wilson Qames are also pending at Pres byterian College. Furman Univer sity, Erskine College, Newburj College and Textile College; all in South Carolina. V Attorney General Murphy plans to speed up action in the federal eourts. In other word*, he'll stand for no sib-down strikes. PROGRAM AT THE LOUISBURO THEATRE The following la the prograir at the Loulsburg Theatre begin nlng* Saturday, March 18th: Saturday ? Double Feature ? Harry Carey la "Law West ol Tombitone" and Ann Qlllls li "Little Orphan Annie and Chapt Wq. 9 "Hawka of the Wilderness.' Sunday ? Prlscllla Lane and Jet frey Lynn In "Yes My Darllni Daughter." Mond&y-Tuesday ? Charles Boy er and Hedy LaMarr In "Algiers" Wednesday- -Frelda Inescourt. Henry Wllcoxon. Claire Dodd and Sybil Jaaon In "Woman Doctor." Thursday-Friday? Joan Craw ford, James Stewart, -Lew Ayres and Lewis Stone In "fee Follies of 1939." Leaders Meet to Speed Senate Business WASHINGTON, D. C. . . . Senate Majority Leader Alben Barkley meets ' with a group of chairmen of the major committees In an effort to speed up passage of major legislation. Left to right front row: Senators Henry F. Ashurst, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee; Alben W. | Barkley; Carter Olass; Chairman Appropriations Committee. Standing back row: Senators Elbert D. Thomas, Education and Labor Committee; , Pat Harrison. Finance Committee; Robert F. Wagner, Banking and Currency Committee; Walter F. George, Privileged and Elections Com mittee and Morris Sheppard, Military Affairs Committee. * Brewer Resigns Meredith Post Trustees to Meet Tuesday to Begin Selection of New College President The resignation of Dr. Clias. E. Brewer, president' of Meredith Col lege for 24 years, will be received at a special meeting of the board of trustees here Tuesday. Steps will be taken immediately toward the selection of a successor to Dr. Brewer, whose resignation will become effective on June 1. Dr. Brewer will be 73 in July and requested the executive board of I'he trustees, meeting here Mon day night to relieve him of the heavy responsibilities ut the pre sidency, Dr. J. Rufus Hunter, pre sident, announced yesterday. 8?< Wiled Yiiiiii l)r. Brewer succeeded Dr. K. T. Yann as president of Meredith in June 1915, coming from Wake Forest College where he was dean of the college and professor of chemistry. During his ahe American Association of Universities. Fifty Year*' Service In announcing his resignation Dr. Brewer pointed out that while this year will complete his 24th as years of service at Meredith it will also mark fifty years of serv ice to the Baptist- State Conven tion, as he began his work at Wake Forest College in June 188!) as a professor in the chemistry department. ? News and Observer. INFLUENZA RAGING According to a report received by the TIMES reporter in Louis burg Monday the Oold Sand school closed down on that day for a week on account) of Influenza. It is reported around 160 cases in that one school and many others' throughout the county. Due to the continuous raging of j this sickness and ol its danger everyone should take special pre cautions against such. PHONM z*s H'OR FIRST CLAm PRINTING Celebrates 2 let Birthday \LTON, 111. . . . Robert Wadlow, j allest person known to medical hl? | 1 lory, celebrated hla list birthday ' tiere recently at a party given him 1 it the Msnonlo Temple. Wadlow ' tieasnre* 8 ieet Inches and 1 weighs 491 pound*. Here la a family , troup at the celebration. Recorder's Court A very short docket appeared before Judge H. H. Hobgood in Franklin Recorder's Court Tues day. and all rases were continued: Jessie' Hill, assault on female. W. S. Griffin, operating auto mobile intoxicated and reckless driving. Jessie KulTiu, assault with dead ly weapon. Jury trial granted. Waverly Lewis, assault' with deadly weapons. Ervin Lewis, assault with dead ly weapon. VV. Preston Radford, unlawful possession of whiskey. P. L Allen, violating prohibi tion law. Kiwanis Black Face Minstrel The members of Phe Ihe school life of a child and how these weak nesses may be eliminated or im proved. Many valuable hints and suggestions* as to how the teacher may meet the individual differen ces in her classes were gained through the various discussions of these meetings. r? PARRIHH-CROOKKH Mr. and Mrs. George E. CrookJS ' of Walllngford, Conn., hare an nounced the marriage of their ' daughter, Florence May, to Mr Joseph Fuller Parr tab, aon of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ferrel I'arrlsh. of Louisburg, North Carolina. The i marriage was solemnised on Sept. i 10, IMS at Ljrnchbtlrf, Virginia. < The Rerarend R. Hargrara* of the i Ktr*i Baptist Church officiating I r GENERAL N?W S The.annuul convention of the North Carolina Education Associa tion is convening today and to morrow in Raleigh. This gives the school children an opportunity for at least a part day holiday to-, day. Herr Hitler. Nazi Fuehrer were there and the large delega tion from Epsom School enjoyed j: themselves and entertained with a splendid program of singing overH W.P.T.F. in the afternoon. II. S. Congrestt its earn alternatively on Thursday , to tin uproar and strife in Europe and swiftly put the finishing touches |i to the *358.000,000 emergency I national defense program of Pre-| sident Hoosevi-li. This measure; will expand tWArmy Air Corps strength to 6,000, bulwark Pana ma Canal fortifications and strengthen and augment seacoastj' and other defeases. Dr. Ed wand Benes former pre5"' sident of Crecho-Slovukia, lias de-' nounced the actions of Hitler. Dr. Benes Is now lecturing at the Uni versity of, Chicago and gave a writ ten statement of hill relictions to the press. He said the occupation of Czecho-Slovakian territory was ' "one of the deeds through which Europe is deprived- and is going,! to he deprived in the future? of peace, order and tranquility. It isj a new assault on the stal?> and na-i tional existence of the Czeclio- I Slovak ian people ? of the Czechs and Slovaks." ji "Czechs and Slovaks living In free countries all over the world, realize full well", he said, "that It) is only another chapter in the ' fight for a free Europe and a free humanity. Free Czechs and Slo-J ? vaks realize . . . t4iat it Is. and 1 will be, a continuation ol' the fight which they led during the* I World War and in which they con tinued for twenty years under the I leadership of T. G. Masaryk in < their happy, prosperous, democrn- 1 tic republic of Czecho-Slovakia. jl "1 know that after what has I happened, Czecho-Slovaklau peo- 1 pie cannot defend themselves and t are obliged to give in to brute; I force. . . . The struggle for the i I freedom of (oro College Players. She did >ost-grnduate work at the l!nlver-: lity of North Carolina in the same| leld and was a member of the; 1'arollna Playmakers. Under her direction "The Play-( irs" have successfully produced ireviously this year, three one-act ilays: "The Blue Teapot," by Jean ..a than; "A Wedding", by J. Kirk m brick; and "Mansions" by H. banner. MRS. WKU'H ENTERTAINS Mrs. R. H. Welch was hostess| o the Curreut Literature CIul) ,ati ler home the "Lone Oak" oni "uesday afternoon The topic for study for the af ernoon wan "Romance In Eastern Ourope." Mrs. R. H. Welch gave he history and legeudH of Aus rlan Tyrol, which wa9 followed iy the history and custom* ot Irotla presented bf Mrs M. S. )nvis Mrs. J. II. I'hlllipK sav" u account of Hosnla and Its Shi p lerdg. At the conclusion of blie pro ;ram. Mrs. J. O. Phillips gave a liano selection. The members present were: (re. M 8. Davis, Miss Mary Vur lorough, Mr*. L. F. Kent. Miss .oulla Jarman, Mrs. Mac Furger-j on, Mrs. J. O. Phillips, Mrs. T. C. Vinick, Mrs. C. M. Watikins, Mrs. 'aul Flaghy, Mrs. V. R. KUby, anul Irs. R. H. Welch. Miss Edith' rarborough was a guest at the nee ting > W? oTerhnard ? man say that rbat til* farmar really needed was gore consumers. LOUISBURG BAPTIST CHUB.CH Dr. H. A. Bagby. brother of our pastor, from Pendleuou, S. C., preached in tin? morning 011 "The Immortality of An Art." He retold the story of Mary anointing Jetms. biking as his t??xt. "Why trouble ye her, sin- has done a beautiful; thing to me." In developing the i*hemt> Dr. Bagby brought to the congregation this thought, an evil deed or a sooot the bills for 1!(S9 ?the people will be tax exempt. That was the decision of voters after it was disclosed that, besides paying: running expenses for a year, the electric plant also could set aside $8.00.) to start a reserve ( fund of $50,000 for improvements to the plant and $.>,000 for this I year's hard surface roaii work The village has been operating on a tax rate of only 50 cents on $100 Of valuation. Halelgh Times. Father Asks $30,000 NBW YORK CITY . . . Peter S?lm. M year-old aon o t Mr*. Mllllcent Rogera Balcora by her first marrlacn to Count Lndwtg Constantly Balm ron Hoogatrarten, whose father. Ceunt Balm, haa petitioned the New Fork courts for amaal altownnopi totaling 130,000 from his son's oa'.aU 2^M