THE COUNTY THE STATE THE UNION riME; WATCH THE LABEL ON YOUR PAPER Renew Your Subscription Before Expiration Date To Avoid Misxing An Issue. VOLUMN LXX SUBSCRIPTION $l.BO a T? LOUI8BURG, N. CAROLINA FRIDAY, JULY as, 1 li:iu (EIGBT PAGES) NUMBER at U. S. ABROGATES FRIEND- J SHIP PACT WITH JAPAN ? Abrogation Of Pact Cannot Take Ef fect Before Six Months I i However. Half-Year Period Will Give United States Time to Decide Whether To Apply Embargo to Ja pan, and Give Japanese Chance to Remedy Strain ed Relations Due to Con stant Irritation of Ameri cans and American Inter ests in China; United Stat es Chief Source of War Materials for Japan; Hull Statement Follows Senate Agitation for Embargo Legislation Washington, July 26. ? The United States served notice to night that it was terminating its 1911 treaty of commerce and navigation with Japan, opening the way toward an embargo on the shipment of raw materials to that> country. On behalf of Secretary of State Hull, Francis B. Sayre, Assistant Secretary of State, handed a note to an official of the Japanese em bassy informing him of tihe step. The government's action came like a lighting bolt from a blue sky, since the Senate foreign rela tions committee discussing a reso lution calling for the denunciation of the treaty postpone^ discussion on it) today until later in the week. Barlier today Secretary Hull conferred with President Roose velt, following talks with his Par Eastern advisers. The President approved, perhaps ordered, the ac tion. Six months must pass from to day before the abrogation can go iuto effect. They will be up Jan uary 26, 1940, at which time Con gress will be in session and can discuss an embargo on raw ma terials shipments to Japan. Legal Obstacle The State Department regarded the 1911 treaty as a legal obstacle in the way of a resolution by Sen ator Plttman (D.. Nev.) calling for the. embargo. Article 5. Paragraph Three, of the pact, said: "Nor shall any prohibition be enforced by either country on the importa tion or exportation of any article from or to the territories of the other which shall not equally ex tend to the like article imported from or exported to any other country." Consequently, if the Uni^d States wanted to embargo ffti^1' ments to Japan, she would have to do so with regard to all other na tions as well as long as the treaty remained in force. Senator Vandeuberg (H-Mlch) introduced a resolution some days ago calling for the abrogation of the 1911 treaty with a view to possible negotiation of a tiew one affording better protection to American rights in China, Asked by the Senate foreign re lations committee for an opinion on both resolutions, Secretary Hull last Friday deferred giving it. but wrote the committee with reference to the Vandenberg reso lution that the State Department would be glad to consider it If It were approved. Was Surprise The abrogation caught the cap ital by surprise. At 9:30 p. m., the State Department telephoned to newspaper correspondents and asked them to come to the depart ment for a news release. At 10 o'clock an official handed them the text of the release. It said thati the treaty "contains provisions ijrhlch need new con sideration." It added that the United States was signifying lta desire to terminate the pact "with a view to better safeguarding and promoting American interests as new developments may require." Earlier In tihe day, Senator Pitt man had said, "I haven't the slightest idea whether action will be taken on the resolution In this session." He said also, however, that "anypne who reads the newspapers must have come to the conclusion tihat there is a definite change In the Far Eastern situation." Hull act*d tonight following several statements thl* week by him regarding Japan. On Monday he expressed this government's concern over the Increasing num ber of American - Japanese Inci dents In China. Monday and yesterday he com mented on the agreement reached Monday at Tokyo by Britain and Japan whereby Britain recognised Japan's "special requirements" In Chjna and gave newspapermen clearly to understand that the United States policy in China would not be changed by this agreement. Yesterday came an official noti fication from the Japanese that >the Pearl River at Oanton would be closed for two weeks. On Monday an American naval warrant officer, Robert A. Baker, I was assaulted at Hankow by a | Japanese naval sentry and arrest ed. American naval authorlt'ies made ?i Vigorous protest and pro-; cured his release. Slapping Incident Today came a dispatch recount i ing the slapping by Japanese of ; two more Americans at Peiping ? Father Daniel Scannel of the American Fran?facan mission of :New York, and M. E. Smithburger, I of Hampton, Minn. News From Battery "B" Battery "B" of the 113th Field Artillery only National Guard reg iment training in the State this summer, under the excellent com mand of Gapt. Chas. P. Green and Lieuts. P. W. Wheless, Jr., J. A. Wheless and E. C. Bulluck, com pleted its two and a half day firing schedule in two daya on Tuesday. After getting in practice with around 240 rofinds of sub-calibre ammunition, the men unlimbered the 155-MM howitzers on Tuesday by 5 p. m. and had hurled ninety five 96-pound projectiles with high explosive or shrapnel from positions to targets more than four miles disthe piano by Mrs. H. J. Lewis. The traditional wedding marches were used as processional and recessional. During the cere-; mony Liszt's Liebestraum was played. First of the bridal party to en ter were Dr. E. C. Bennett, of Elizabethtown, brother-in-law of tihe bride, and Milton West, of Warsaw, brother of, the groom. They descended the stairway^ lighting the myriade of candles that lined the railing. Miss Iino gine Phillips, sister of the brido, was maid-of-honor. She wore a ruffled pink net gown with dainty bows of blue velvet, and carried a bouquet of pink asters and blue' delphenlum tied with pastel rib-1 bons. Little Miss Barbara Jean Ben nett, of Elizabethtown. descended the steps next, scatterng roses in the bride's paMi. She was dress ed in blue tucked net over blue tal^eta and wore a matching bon net of net trimmed with blue and pink. She carried a basket of pink rose-buds. Master John Earle came next, carrying the ring on a white satin pillow. He was dressed in a white satin suit.. The bride, a lovely blonde, wore u graceful model of white figured marquisette over taffeta, wit!tu*V neckline trimmed with alelicon . lace caught with an heirloom brooch of diamonds. The sleeves were short and puffed, the skirt full and floor length. Her finger tip veil of illusion fell in soft folds from a coronet of orange blos soms. She carried an arm bou-j quet of white asters, gypsophila and tube roses. She was met at the foot of the stairs by her fath er who gave her in marriage. The groom was escorted by his best man, his brother. Robert West, of Warsaw. The bride and groom met' at the altar and knelt under thff lighted arch twined with althea and ivy. The bride is prominently con nected in Virginia. She is a des cendant of one of the early Vir ginia families through the Mount castle and Gunnell line. She is a graduate of Louishurg College. She made her debut in Kaleigh several seasons ago. Mr. West, son of Mrs. J. J. Westi, of Warsaw, and the late Mr. West, is a graduate of Louishurg Col lege and Duke University. He is affiliated with the Great American Insurance Company in New York City, where the couple will reside after August 1, at 413 Riverside Drive. For traveling t'he bride wore a chic model of navy and chartreuse with navy accessories.. Her shoul der corsage was taken from the wedding bouquet. Immediately following the wed- 1 ding service the parents of the bride entertained at an informal reception. Mr. MacMurray Fut'gerson greet ed gueste at the front door. Mrs. Phillips and Mrs. West received in the living room. Mrs. George Womble received in the hall, and Mrs. Robert West Invited guests Into the dining room. Mrs. Harry H. Howell, of Suffolk, presided at the Bride's Register. Goodbyes were said by Dr. and Mrs. E. C. Bennett, of EUzabethtown. Relatives and out-of-town guests were entertained at a buffet sup per by Mr. and Mrs. Pblllips. Out-of-town guests here for the wedding included: Mrs. J. J. West, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee West, Milton West, Dalton West, Miss Virginia Peyatti of Liberty, Miss Elsa Craig of Chapel Hill, Mr. Thomas Gresham, of Warsaw, Mr. and Mrs. Norwood West, Mrs. E. i A. Sutton, Mrs. A. E. Taylor and Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Mariner, of Warsaw, Mrs. H. H. Howell and Miss Lucille Howell, of Suffolk, Va., Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Allen and Jack Allen, of Raleigh, Rev. S. L. Morgan, Creedmoor, Mrs. Henry Dunlap, and Mrs. B. F. Moffit, of Boniee, D. C. Phillips, Southern Pines, and Mr. and Mrs. George Irving Griffin, of Raleigh, . Poultry payB well In Transyl vania County as evidenced by the July monthly reports of demon stration flocks which showed an average of over 20 eggs a bird and a substantial profit for the owners. A woman often goes shopping and forgets to take any money with h?r, but she sever goes shop ping and forgets to take her pock etibook with her. GEORGIA TOBACCO AVERAGE WELL UNDER 1938 FIGURES Valdosta. Ga.. July 25 ? Growers, watched buyers move down row after row of bright leaf tobacco in the first 1939 bright leaf auc- 1 tions today wlMv bids that ran seven to nine cents lower than|< opening day prices last year. _ L Some farmers "turned tags" and rejected first bids 09 their baskets, j but most sellers apparently were] ?expecting lower prices. Early sales ran under 20 cent?! a pound, much of the bright leaf j going at 16 and 18. This contrast ed with last season's opening day range of well above 20 cents for an initial average of more than I 2S. | Growers pollected cash for their j tobacco in 15 Georgia auction cen-l ters and t>wo in Florida. Both sellers aird observers expressed the view that bids woulU strength en as the season progressed, cit ing small quantities of the better grades on the warehouse floors. Offering of inferior leaf at' the first sales was reflected in bids as low as two cents a pound. Last year's top of 40 cents for best grade leaf was approached only in Recorder's Court Franklin Recorder's Court held regular session on Tuesday morn ing with Mr. John F. Matthews ?pinch hitting" for Prosecuting Attorney Charles P. Green, who is1 off on encampment. He did the Job well and assisted Judge Hob good in disposing of cases ;ts fol lows : Herman Moore, f. and a. paid and discharged. Josephine Harris, f. and a. con-j t-inued. Ashley Hranch f. and a. paid j and discharged. Katie Marshall f. and a. con-' I in tied. James Smithwick. assault wi'.hi deadly weapon, continued under loriner order. Jarvis Evans, assault with dead ly weapon, continued under for mer order. Haywood Lawrence, unlawful possession of whiskey and trans porting. not guilty. Ira Winston, unlawful posses sion of whiskey, transporting, not' guilty. K. C. White, unlawful posses sion of whiskey, transporting, not guilty. Charlie Bass, unlawful posses sion of whiskey, transporting, not guilty. Richard Moore, carrying con cealed weapons, assault with dead ly weapons, found guilty and given 60 days on'roads. ' The following cases were con tinued: Tom Neal, f. and a. John Henderson, violating auto mobile law. Waverly Lewis, assault with deadly weapon. John Crudup. unlawful posses sion of whiskey. Hassle Wheless, assault with deadly weapon. Jim Wheless. assault with dead ly weapon. Curb Market We have been asked to an nounce that the curb market, which has been conducted (or the past several weeks by the mem- ] hers of ('he CJreen Hill Wesley Bi ble Class, will he continued every i Saturday morning until further j notice. All members of the class 1 and of the Methodist Church are asked to donate their surplus to i this venture, if possible, as this j band of enthusiastic workers is ! endeavoring to accumulate an ' amount sufficient to meet the In- | creasing need of more adequate quarters for the Sunday School de partment of the church. Anyone wishing to contribute frulta, vege tables, or foods will get in touch with some member of the class. For the present, the market is! being held on the north side of the Princess Cafe on Main Street, and opens at) 9:00 o'clock, Mrs. J. L. PALMER, Pres. Livestock shipping losses from death and injury were 13 per cent less in 1938 than in 1937, accord ing to a report of the National Livestock Loss Prevention Board-. Air Corps Chief Our Planes i Washington. ? Air corps officers held (be belief Wtfitn^sday that American military planes are at least the equal of the best abroad despite the failure of the army's prized "flying fortress" bombers to equal German and Italian re cords. They hinted tihat higher stand ards might be expected from faster and more powerful planes nearly ready for Initial tests. Carrying a load of 11,023 pounds, one of the big bombers Tuesday averaged 204 miles an hour for one Up over an artificial test course bounded l>y Langley I scattered instances, with 32 cents the top (or 1939. Tobacco Specialist E. C. West*-; brook oC the Georgia Extension Service, observing sales here, call lid oil growers to withhold the bulk of their leaf. He said unfavorable weather conditions in Eastern North Carolina and South Caro lina might result in higher prices. Critical of crowded sales, West brook declared "Georgia" farmers shoud not / expect to receive the full value for their crop until the tobacco is marketed in a more or derly manner." The major markets reporting early in Georgia established a trend toward an 18-ceut average; for opening day. There were 58 warehouses in Georgia which, with those at the two Florida auctiions, serve upwards of 35,000 growers, mostly in South Georgia, North Florida and a few in Southeast-, era Alabama. Last season Georgians sold 92,-. 533,931 pounds for $18,818,763,' a season average of 20.34. The 1937 average was 19.58. In 1936, j it was 20.96. Detour By 56 or 39 I Mr. C. A. Kagland requests the TIMES to say to the travel ing public that because of con struction work going on on | Route 59, the new highway to Italelgli, making it almost im passable, ail persons contem plating going to or from Ral eigh on this Koute will please j change their plans and go by 5(1 to Franklinton and take Koute No. 1 or use ;su to Bunn and Zebu Ion, or the reverse. | This will make their trip a great. I deal more comfortable and pleasant and not interfere with the progress of the work. Yes- j terday the forces were busy top soiling the road near the old ! Freeman home and plowing up, mixing and reshaping the road bed. It is expected that pouring the tar and gravel will begin I from the Wake end within the next week or two. Buncombe Votes Dry Asheville, July 25. ? Buncombe County voted overwhelmingly against establishment of ABC stores in today's special election, unofficial returns from 52 of 53 precincts showed tonight. The vote was; for, 9,290; against 14,838, the majority was 5,548 The returns indicated that ap proximately 25.000 votes were cast, t-he figure reaching the high est estimates of political observ-| era. The 52 precincts reported: 24,128 ballots cast. Nice Specimen Dorsey Bibby. colored, of near Mitchiner's Cross Koads. brought a nice specimen of Sudan grass to the FRANKLIN TIMES office Monday. He said he had an acre and a quarter of land to which he seeded 63 pounds of Sudan grass on May 29th. The specimen brought to Louisburg on Monday measured very nearly nine feet high. The hay was not cut and weighed, but was in abundance and was relished by his stock which was given free access to a large bin. which was kept full of "the hay in a green stage. ? Wheelbarrow Tire Blows An explosion on the WPA project at the New Armory building Monday morning caus ed excitement to nearby resi dents until its origin was deter mined It seems that the new style pneumatic tire wheel bar- , row is used on this Job and the tire of one blew out, either from overwork, extraordinary departure from its usual activi ty or over-inflation. The dam age was soon repaired and all was calm again i Field, Va.. Boiling Field in Wash ington, and Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. On the second 1,000 kilometer (621.4 miles) lap, it made 200.9 miles an hour. Unjler the game conditions, an ItallaA plane last year averaged Just under 251 miles an hour (or both lap*. Three days earlier, another ot the 16-ton four-motor Army bom bers carried the same load to an altitude of 23,800 feet, contrast ed wit>h the international record of 30,651 feet set with a German Junkers plane last year. *8 Believe Europe's TRI-COUNTY LEAGUE Standing of Clubs: Clubs W L Pilot 15 6 LOUISBURG ...14 7 Epsom ........ 12 8 Greystone 11 11 Pine Ridge .... 7 14 Warrenton 4 17 Schedule For Saturday LOUISBURG at Greystone Warrenton at Epsom Schedule For Wednesday Pilot at Greystone Epsom at Louisburg There were no games played in the Tri-County League Wednes day on account of rain. Iti has been reported to us that the Pine Ridge Club has withdrawn from the League. EPSOM GETS ANOTHER Pilot, July 22. ? Epsom rang up its fifth straight victory since re newing play in t>he Tri-County League recently with a 12-2 vic tory over Pilot here this afternoon. It was the only game played in the league. Louisburg at Werren ton and Pine Ridge at Greystone were rained out. Bob Lassiter collected four hits for a 1000 percentage to lead Ep som at bat. Close behind were Howard Hobgood and Tony Gallo vich, with three for five. Grady Stott and M. L. Hagwood, with two for four, led Pilot. Score: R. H. E. Epsom .. 520 200 210 ? 12 19 0 Pilot .... 002 000 000 ? 2 7 0 Brummitb and T. Brummitt; * Abbott, Hinton, Pippeu and Ben ton. LOUISBURG CLUB TAKES VICTORY OVER DURHAM What started out like it would be a good Ball game turned into a slugfest for Louisburg when it won over the West Durham Ath letic Club baseball team. 13-5, here Sunday afternoon. W? N. Fuller, with three for five, and Willard Timberlake, three for six, led Louisburg's at tack. ^ Pitcher Jfyies Teasley, with a home run and a single for four, and Russell Hollers, with a dou ble and a single for four, were the top batters in Durham's eight-hit attack. Frank Crawley hit a home run. Batteries: Durham ? Jones, J. Teasley and R. Teasley; Louis burg? Longest, Taylor, Renn and Fuller, C. Doak. Pet. .714 .667 .600 .500 .333 .190 SPENCER-FINCH Invitations reading as follows have been mailed: Mr. and Mrs. (Cugene Faulkner request your presence at the marriage of their daughter Mrs. Marguerite Faulknei- Finch tp Mr. William Herman Spencer on Wednesday evening. August the sixteenth nineteen hundred and thirty-nine at seven-thirty o'clock Louisburg Methodist Church Louisburg, North Carolina There will be no invitations mailed in Louisburg or Franklin County. An invitation is extend ed all who wish to attend. Mrs. Finch is one of Louisburg's popular beauticians and proprie tor of Marguerite's Beauty Salon, and with her accomplishments is very popular among a host of friends. Mr. Spencer Is a popular young barber at the City Barber Shop and with his fine personality has won many friends. Their many friends awalti the happy event with much interest. ROAD DAMAGE BY RAIN "ENORMOUS," SAYS WARD Home 30 Wilson County roads are under water at the present time and the recent rains have caused an "enormous" lows in the county and division, T. B. Ward, state highway commis sioner, said here today. Yesterday R. Markham. divis ion engineer, said that the dam age to roads in Wilson, Wayne, Wake, Nash and Johnston coun ties was "very bad" since the recent rains. "In many places the should ers of the roads have been com pletely washed away," said Ward today. ? Wilson Daily Times. THE FIRST INVESTMENT Property with a high value to day may be less valuable in a few years. Securities which look gilt edge now may face a depressed market tomorrow. Nevertheless, savings in the bank or in stocks, bonds or real property are splen did to have, and a certain share of everyone's savings should be so Invested. But wisdom dictates Miat the first investment tor nine men out of ten. should be life insurance to care for the^r dependents, If they die ? and for themselves. If they live beyond the productive years. FOR FIRST OU.H8 PRINTING PHONS gfcl-1 1 % ? ?* " * ? ? s .