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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 a<Jministratioh in 1926 the college was moved from the location of the present Man sion Pa'rTt Hotel to its present Bite and an entire new plant construct-1 ed. College preparatory work was eliminated from the curriculum in 1917, and in 1921 Meredith was admitted to tihe Southern Associa-. tion of Colleges and Universities as an A grade college. In 1923 the American Association of Uni versity Women admitted Meredith graduates to membership, and in 1$28 it went on the approved list of t>he 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 I<ouishuig Kiwanis Club will ? present the "Rainbow Minstrels" in the Mills High School auditorium on Thurs-' day evening. April 13. The pro ceeds (rum this entertainment will be used in completing the splendid work which is being done on tlie playground at Mills High School. If you want an evening of real mirth, don't fail to see some of Mle prominent men of Louisburg take part in this minstrel. There will be jokes, music and fun from start to finish. DISTRICT TEACHERS MEETING On Tuesday, March 7; at 5:00 o'clock the last district teachers' meeting fo*tlie Dunn School Dis trict was held in the auditorium of t'he Bunn High School. Mr. \V. It. Mills. Superintendent of Frank lin County Schools was guest speaker at this final meeting of the school year. After the meeting had been called together, Air. M. T. Lamm, supervising principal of the dis trict. welcomi d the teachers and expressed his appreciation to them for their close cooperation in the work of making these meetings successful; he also thanked 'he teachers for their cooperation in making this one of i-he most suc cessful school years. After his welcome and expres sion of appreciation, Mr. Lamm presented Supt. Mills who, in his usual interesting manner, told of1 his visit to Cleveland, Ohio, where he attended the American Asso ciation of School Administrators. While in Cleveland Mr. Mills vis-: ited tihe public schools, studying them for a comparison with the schools in this section. He stated that considering the amount of' money spent per pupil that the, children In the Soutih were as well prepared as those In the Northern: schools. Mr. Mills also said that the teachers in this section of the1, country were as good as those In!, the North even though they did noti receive as large a salary. After Mr. Mills' talk, the teach ers went to their group meetings where the topic for discussion was ? How to Teach Health, Safety,1 and Citizenship. ' In each group meeting through posters, ouMines, and open discussion, the three teachers who were on the program discussed a phase ot the subject. This meeting was the third and last of a series which has had as its purpose the discussion of the weakest phases in t>he 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 <f Germany, is malting quite a re putation for himself as a "master I maptnaker" in Uurope. The past , few days have wrought many har-l ships, stir-ups and chauges in the plan of the European situation. Adolf Hitler lost no time in ar riving in Prague, the Czech capi-| tol, us soon as the Nazi troops ! were occupying tile last regions of the Czech. In the meantime the| Hungarians were pushing through; the Carpatho-Ukraine to form a, new border with Poland. Hitler's: welcome into the Czech capitolj was quiet and apparent sullen however no uutoward events oc-' cur red It is suited that Berlin Blames the Czech persecution of the Slovaks for the sudden changes in the European map. All of Europe is stunned. They stand aghast arid aslt "What next*?", as the Nazi empire con tinues to push eastward. Bills to require physical exam inations before marriage licenses are issued and to require blood ' tests on prospective mothers were given favorable report Wednesday!: by the Senate Committee on health; < in the North Carolina General As seni bly. Tuesday appreutly took on the form of Franklin County day at-| . the legislature. Quite a large num-l ber of Franklin County "people > 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 (<he individual has al-'l ways won out against brute forcein and oppression in the long run. I It will not be different with to-;( day's brute force. A free Europe |; will be built up again and in iO ?' again free Czechs and Slovaks ! shall live." t NOTICE TO Ol'K Hl IlSCHinKltS ' Our offic? force hu complet ed the entering of the credit* on subscriptions paid by old subscriber* to the contestant* In the recent Ilaby Content, but these credit corrections have not been made in the mailing list. These corrections will be made next wi-ek, so please watch your label on next week's issue, see if yon have been credited with your payments properly, If not kindly notify us. Remember,! | these corrections will be made on neit w<**k-'iic labels ? not this week. BARBECUE HIPI'KK There will be given a barbecue ind chicken supper aO the Edward Best High School Tuesday night, March 2 Int. Supper will be serv ed from 6 to 8 o'clock, I<OKS , Wool producers ot.thlfe country ittlfered a lost of almost $46,000, 000 In income In 1938, compared with 1987, despite Increased pro lucUon. Prices fell from 12 cents In 1??J t? 11 1 cents 1b 193S. ,1 : Dizzy's Arm Tine' Workout Proved ' SANTA CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. . Take It from Jerome "Dliiy" Dean, hit "ahm" is alt right and he said the shonlder which was Injured last season has been riven a complete rest all winter. Dean was on* ol thirteen pitchers who are now In spring training practice. Photo shows i (left to right) Char lee Leo (Gabby) Hartnett, manager ot the Chlcsge Cabs, National League champions, Andrew Lotshaw, Cubs trainer cheek ing "Dlszy" Dean'* famous right arm during spring practice. LOUISBURG COLLEGE PLAYERS TO PRESENT "SKIDDING" The Louisburg College Players will present, "Skidding," a comedy in throe acts by Aurania Itouverol. The final production o( the year. Skidding", has been in rehearsal about four weeks and will be giv en April 6tli ill the College audi torium. "Skidding" is one of the most delightful of Miss Ilourerol's "Hardy Family" comedies. The problems of just every day Amer icans are exposed in the swiftiy moving comedy with "the ustiul happy eliding The ever old and yet ever new plot of boy and girl is enriched by ciranter plots and threads of i'he story and avored l?y tile ever amusing antics of ihe comical "Andy". The Judge's political position is in danger, his married daughters Iw^UjtJiecause of their Awn family squabbles, and his youngest daugh ter is having a hard time choosing between husband and career. Add lo this Andy's young love troubles and the result* of three lively acts of fine entertainment. The cast for the play consists of^ /Aunt Milly. Margaret t'nx. Kal [?igh Andy. K, It. Itoberts. Wake For est. Mrs. Hardy. Margaret Trigg. Wilmington. Judge Hardy. Kmmitle Harri son. Hamlet. Estelle Hardy Campbell. Alice ['ahlil, WlnsVan-Salem. Marion Hardy. Kvelyn Kane liardt. Louisburg. Wayne Trenton 111. Lester Still lings, Hobbsville. Myra Hardy Wilcox. Alma flee oil. Kureka. Grandpa. Sam Arlington. War renton Mr. Stubbiiis. Harold Davis. A'arrentou. Property Mistress. Vivian Cay 011. Kinston. Stage Managers, Clyde Stalling*, Morehead City. Wilson Harris, Bnnn. Director, Miss Virginia PeyaH. Libei'ty. The comedy is under the direc :ion of Miss Virginia I'eyatt, head jf the college department of Spo ten English and Dramatic Art VI iss Peyatt wag graduated from Sreensboro College for Women where she majored in this work ind took an active part' In dramat ics as a member of the Greens >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 soo<l d?od n?*ver dies., Mary's deed is told and retold as a memorial to her. Two Tnitst a tid ing ptttilTs* ivo!i eluded the sermon: lirst. the transactions of h life ought to be eommensurano with character and work of Christ; second, the deed ought to be done without the seeking of a blessing in return. Tin- ministry, of Dr. H. A. Bagby and the presence of two other brothers of the pastor enriched the services of the day The pastor. Dr. A Paul Bagby preached at tin evening hour on "The Prodigal's Gains." On Sunday morning at 11:00 A. M. the pastor will preach on "Di vine Kthics." At the 7:. 10 p M evening worship hour he will preach on "Thr* Prodigal's Rroth er." Sunday School at M:45 A M. Baptist Training I'nion at P. M Beginning 7:00 p M. March 20, study courses on Kvangelism will be taught. All church mem bers. Baptist Training Tnion mem bers. Sunday School t?-ach? rs and oflieers are meed to attend. LOUISBURG METHODIST CHURCH The services for Hit' Louisbtirg Methodist Church hit made by Kev. J. ?. Phillips. pastor, as fol lows: Sunday School at 9:45 A. M. i Morning Service at 11:00 ? "I Co ii Fishing." is thr topic of the sermon to be by Kev. Phillips. LIGHT AMI WATKK Pl.AXTS PAY AM. IIII.KS OK Vll.liAtiK Lyndonville. VI.- ? The munici pally fawned electric plant and wa ter works of this village of 1,500 persons will fc>ot 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<maA Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Word speat several days last week with rela tives in Richmond. t!t Mr. and Mrs. James Davis, 61 Henderson, were guests of Mrs. J. C. Thomas Sunday. I i T Supt. R. B. Griffin and Mrs. Griffin, of Roxboro, spent Sunday with Mrs. It. G. Bailey. t t t ?Mrs. J. A. Beam, of Roxboro, was a week-end guest of her daughter, Mrs. R. G. Bailey. ttt MV. and Mrs. C. g. Williams and Mis', H. H. Dail, of Franklinton, visited Raleigh the past week, ttt Mr. and Mrs. Jonah Taylor, of Greensboro, were guests of their people in Louisburg this week, ttt Mr. and Mrs. John Henderson and infant son, John Jr., were guests of the Ernest Thomases last Sunday. ; ttt Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Montgomery and son. of Raleigh, were guests of relatives In Louisburg the past week-end. Ill Mr. Horace Hilton, Jr., of Ral eigh, was guest of relatives and friends in Louisburg . the past week-end. ttt. Mrs. M. C. Murphy, Mrs. J. S. Dennis, Mrs. Claude Murphy and Mrs. G. H. Murphy visited Ral eigh Monday. ttt Mr. and MrB. F. B. McKinne, of. Goldsboro, were guests ot rela tives and friends Louisburg the past week-end. Vj t tit Mr. and Mrs. Til H. Sledge, of Wise, were guest 'of relatives and friends in and near Louisburg the past week-end ttt -"?Cadet Karl K. Allen, student at Fishburnei, Military School, Way nesboro, Va., spent a few days the past week at home. lit Messrs Hugh II. Perry. Jr., and Herbert Scoggin, of the University of N. C.. Chapel Hill, are at home for the Spring holidays. ttt Mayor and Mrs. W. C. Webb and little Miss Louise Ellis Webb via ited relatives at Blackstone and Crewe. last Sunday. *. t t Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Howard, Mrs. J. A. Hodges, Mrs. R. C. jBeck, Jr., and Mrs. L. E. Scoggin, Jr., spent' yesterday in Richmond, ttt Mrs. A. W. Alston returned home Sunday from Wilson, where she has been the guest of her son, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Alston the past month. t 1 X Dr. H. A. Bagby. of Pendleton, S. C.. Dr. G. F. Bagby and Mr. L. 11. Bagby, both of Richmond, Va., spent the past week-end with their brother, Dr. A. Paul Bagby. and Mrs. Bagby. , It t The following were visitors to Raleigh during the past week: Mrs. J. M. Orainger. Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Davis, Mrs, E. W. Furgur son. Mr. Charlie Egerton and Mr. H. H. Hobgood. ttt -r Dr. A. Paul Bagby filled I'he pul pit at the First Baptist Church, of Wilson last Sunday, while his bro ther. Df. Harry Bagby, of Pendle ton, S. C., filled the local pulpit at the Baptist Church. J ? * Miss Anne Elizabeth Wortham spent Tuesday in Raleigh with the Music Department of Epsom High. School, and presented her girls' singing class to the radio audience of WPTF at the birthday hour, t t I Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Hunt spent this week in Henderson, where Mr. Hunt has been In company with several of the officials from the Soil Erosion Department ot Washington, D. C.. and Spartan burg. 8. C., inspecting the project in that< section of the district, ttt Mrs. Marguerite Finch, Mrs. Geo. W. Weaver, Miss Josephine Rouse and Mia* Marguerite Ton kel are leaving Saturday morning for a week'* trip to New Tork City, where Mrs. Finch and Miss Rouse will attend the annual event of the International Beanty Culture Convention. QIARTKTTK AT CORINTH ~j?. A quartet composed of Raymond Moore. Herbert Tflddleton. Leon ard Middleton and Earl Pearson, all of Wake Forest College, will sing a), the services. both Sunday School and preaching service. at Jorlnth Baptist Church on Sunday morning, March l(Hh. according to an announcrmerfT made by t+?<? pastor. He* H. H. Barnette. W. M. H. MKKTS The circle of the W. M. 8. or? KunltHtlon of Uiuishwf Baptist Church will airet on Monday af-. ternoon o'clock In the ; home of Mr*. W. M Freeman on iKcomore Arena*. I