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WATCH THK LAHKL ON YOUR PAPER VOJLUMN I.XX SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 a Y LOUI&BURO, N. CAROLINA FRIDAY, OCTOBER ?, 1939 (EIGHT PAGES) Renew Your Subscription Before Expiration Dale To Avoid Missing An Issue. NUMBER ?* FUN AT THE FAIR CROWDS ATTTEND AND ENJOY SHOWINGS Secretary Fleming Pleased With Attendance; Satur day School Day for Col ored According to Dr. A. H. Flem ing, Secretary of Franklin County Fair, the attendance has been very gratifying considering the tobacco market is closed and no crop money is in circulation. Quite a bit of fun and enjoy ment has been in evidence among the many attending both day and night. The exhibits are much above the general average both in quantity and character and re flects credit upon the exhibitors and the progress of Franklin County. The midway is also above the average in the charac ter of Its shows and quantity of amusements, all of which is ap preciated by those attending. The fair continues today and Saturday, the- latter being set apart for colored people and es pecially colored school children. JACKSON'S POND DAM BREAKS ? The dam at Jackson's pond, six miles east of here, gave way early Monday morning. Damage was mainly limited to the dam which had been weakened by recent rains and a bridge washout lm- j mediately below the dam on a county highway. The path of the wall of water i followed a small stream through a sparsely populated section of the , county and high water- damage was slight. Local fishermen have been on the former bed of the i pond all day Monday picking up thousands of pounds of stranded ; perch, bass and catfish varying in size from fry to a reported weight : of XI pounds. Hundreds of fish were seen here as farmers and citizens availed thelhselves of the opportunity of a free fish dinuer. ALLOWED $6,000 BOND W. N. Shearin was given a pre- | liminary hearing before Magis trate W. C. Webb on Friday even- : ing on the charge of incest and was allowed to give a bond of 16,000 for his appearance at the October term of Franklin Super ior Court, after hearing the evl- 1 dence for the State. Shearin did not give the bond. LOUISBURG METHODIST CHURCH "Writing in the Dark," is the sermon -topic to be used by Mr. Phillips on Sunday morning at 11:00. The choir will sing, "Thy Life was Oiv'n for Me," with special musical arrangement by Berwald. The choir under the direction of Professor I. D. Moon is giving the best service of re cent years. It ifdds greatly to the effectiveness of the services. Evening worship will be at 7:30, and the young people's meetings at 6:45. Promotion Day* was observed in the Church School last 9unday and the new year for the School begins next Sunday morning at 9:45. Plans are going forward for the revival to begin on October 15th, with Dr. John C. Olenn of the Edenton Street Church, Ral eigh, as the visiting preacher. PROGRAM AT THE LOUISBURG THEATRE The following Is the program at the Louisburg Theatre begin ning Saturday, Oct. 7th: Saturday ? Double Feature ? Oene Autry and Smiley Burnette in "Mountain -Rythm" and Don ald Barry In "Calling All Ma rines." Also Chapter No. 11 "Daredevils of the Red Circle." Sunday-Monday ? John Oarfleld and Prlscllla Lane in "Dust Be My Destiny." Tuesday ? Irene Dare, Roscoe Karns and Edgar Kennedy In "EyerythingB On Ice." Wednesday ? Return 1 Showing ? Jack Benny, Dorothy Lamour, 1 Phil Harris and Rochester in "Man About Town." Thursday-Friday ? Joel McCrea and Jehry Lynn in ''Espionage Agent." Also "The Monroe Doc trine." Last Times Today ? Melryn Douglass and Joan Blondell In "Good Oirls Oa To Paris." Tobacco Market Opens Tuesday Following the Shut Down On September 13th; Equal Prices Hoped For It is announced that the Louis burg tobacco market, along with all other tobacco markets in this section will reopen Tuesday,, Oc tober 10th following the shut down on Sept. 13th. It is under- i stood this reopening will take| place regardless of whether the election for Control carries or loses. On Wednesday the spon sors of Control were predicting the carrying of the control meas- ! ures by 85 to 95 per cent. The election was underway when the TIMES went to press and there fore no figures could be gotten. All three warehouses in Louis burg are ready for the reopening and are expecting heavy sales. All growers are invited to bring their tobacco to Louisburg, where a friendly welcome awaits you. YANKS WIN FIRST GAME Tlie New York Yankees won the first game of the 1939' World Series Wednesday. Ruf fing, pitching for the Yankees, allowed the Cincinnati Reds only 4 hits, while his opponent held the Yanks to six. The score was 2 to 1. The second game was in progress when we went to press with Monty Pear son twirling for the Yanks and Rucky Walters for the Reds. ( Big German Drive Seen Paris. ? Semi-official sources reported today that French engi neering units were feverishly dig ging in on German soil to resist a land and air drive expected to come with the fading of Adolf Hitler's "peace offensive." The French estimated they held about 150 square miles of Ger man territory containing about 65 villages. The engineers, working against time and under the -constant threat of German artillery, par ticularly in the Saar Valley sec- ; tor, were said to be turning to , their own use captured German ; fortifications on the fringe of the Siegfried Line. Engineer* .Move I'p As fast as French patrols ob tained strategic points the engi neers moved up and started dig- ? ging In against the possibility 1 that one day they might have to defend them against a major of fensive. Liaison lines were Immediate ly established with the French rear, across the border, at points ; along the northern half of the front where the French have made advances, and raiding par ties constantly sought German prisoners for questioning to add to the store of military Informa tion oil the Germans. The latest official advices from the front reported no heavy fight- J Ing In the offensive zone between the Rhine and Moselle Rivers. Last night's communique said "local enemy attacks have been repulsed" near Saarlolus and east of the Saar While German shells fell "on German localities behind our line." In this morning's communique, the general staff reported patrols of both French and German ad vance guards were highly active during the night. THE ANSWER I'rlnceton, N. J., Oct. 1. ? Dr. Thomas Mann, self-exiled German author and Nobel prize winner, said today a "United States of Europe" was the an swer to Old World problems. Recently returned from a trip abroad, Mann said In an i Interview that "Kurope must follow America's example or die. If such a confederation can be created from the ruins | which now seem almost inevi table, the present war will not have been fought in vain." Mann said he felt America 1 "should aid the democracies with arms and full economic support," hut added that the Uqited States .4hould not, send troops to Kurope "unless abso lutely necessary." "It would be extremely dif ficult for American democratic institutions to survive side by side with Nazi-Bolshevistic Eu i rope," said Mann. ? I RECEIVES IN SOLVENT LIST I ________ Many Reports Received; Petition Referred to Wel fare Board; Draws Jury For October Court The Board of County Commis sioners met in regular session on Monday with all members being present. After formalities of opening business was transacted as follows: The following reports were re ceived and ordered filed: E. R. Richardson, County Home: Mrs. J. F. Mitchiner, Welfare Officer: W. C. Boyce, Farm Agent; Dr. R. F. Yarborough, Health Officer; J. E. Tuck, Colored Farm Agent. Mr. C. W. Blackburn was be fore the Board explaining the State placing a Child Welfare worker in counties. Action was deferred. A petition was received from Franklinton asking that J. H. Whitfield be placed back on blind list. It was referred to the Wel fare department. A drawback was issued K. L. Burton for $1.50 error in listing taxes of Ballard Mitchell. The insolvent list was received from J. H. Boone. Tax Collector, and on motion was turned back j to Mr. Boone for further collec i tion. The Board discussed the advis ability of repairs to the Bickett building or the sale of same for partltion, and for better handling of the problem of rents. The Board drew a Jury for the October term of Franklin Super ior Court. After allowing a number of ac counts the Board adjourned. RUTHERFORD-HATCH Rutherford College, Sept. 2G. ? A lovely wedding of much inter i est was that of Miss Hortense , Hatch and Hubert P. Rutherford, ' which took place at seven o'clock Saturday evening, at the home of Dr. A. T. Aberuethy. Dr. Aberuethy officiated in the presence of the two families and close friends. The bride, who is an attractive blonde, was dressed in blue, and wore a shoulder cor sage of Sweetheart roses. Mrs. Rutherford is the daugh ter of Mrs. Hatch and the late Dr. P. R. Hatch, of Youngsville, N. C. She is a graduate of the Rex School of Nurses, Raleigh, and held responsible positions in the Rex Hospital. She! is now on the nurses staff of the Valdese Gen eral Hospital. Mr. Rutherford is the son of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Rutherford, and a grandson of the late Dr. R. L. Abernethy, founder of Ruther ford College. He attended the Uni versity of North Carolina, and is now postmaster at Rutherford College. The couple will make their home in Rutherford College. Jurors The following Is a list ot jurors drawn on Monday by the Board of County Commissioners for Oc tober criminal court: Dunn ? W K. Phillips, H. K. Privett, firodie Martin, J. E. Gay, W. H. Bunn. J. D. Pearce, W. E. Mullen, J. L. Tant, Floyd Lewis. E. R. Perry, J. B. Bunn, S. B. Nash. Harris ? T. L. Timberlake, W. S. Bell, W. J. Harris, J. Z. An drews. Youngsville ? R. H. Holliday, W. L. Carden, James W. Hart,' B. J. Pearce, W. C. Perry. Franklinton ? H. L. Grlssom. Hayesville ? T. J. Pardue, D. T. Dickie. I Sandy Creek ? E. D. Strickland. Gold Mine ? C. E. Gupton. Cedar Rock ? W. B. Jenkins, J. W. Daniels, OUie Lancaster, J. M. Inscoe, Rufus Bunn. Cypress Creek ? E. S. Moore, A. N. Wilder. Louisburg ? H. J. Hayes, Hen ry S. Wiggins, W. R. Harris. 1 ENTERTAINS CONTRACT CLUB Miss Jean Fleming entertained her Contract Club at her home on Wednesday evening. High score prizes were award ed to Mrs. W. V. Avent and Miss Grace Johnson for visitors and club members respectively. Members who wefe present were Misses Grace Johnson, Peg .Ford, Mrs. W. C. Boyce, Mrs. W. E. Collier, Jr., and Mrs. Hamil ton Hobgood. Visitors were Mrs. Charles Ford. Miss Alleen Crow I der and Mrs. W. V. Avent. Mrs. W. E. Collier, Jr. assisted the hostess in serving tea and sandwiohes. European Summary Berlin ? Hitler summons Reich- 1 ! stag for Friday noon to hear new declaration of policy; expected to i put war or peace issue up to IJri | tain. Riga ? Russian-Latvian pact re ! ported concluded giving Russia i more air and naval bases 011 Hal ! tic. Paris ? Premier . Daladicr de clares France will fight until vie- 1 i tory in war for "durable peace" | with "security for all nations." Home? Italy aiiiiounreN that j ' "under present circumstances" she will refrain from peace ini tiatives. London ? Peace issue occupies Parliament; Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax says government would examine "|>eace" proposals "with care" and "measure them against principles for which we lutve taken up arms." .. Moscow ? Kusaia may make proposals to Afghanistan to push influence to middle Fast; contin- | > ues negotiations covering Haltic ! and Near Fast. Stockholm? German navy seiz es five Swedish freighters, one 1 hound for the United States. MARKET TO OPEN j The Henderson Tobacco Market closed since September 13th. to gether with all markets, is again 'planning an even larger opening date when the market reopens | October 10th. Large offerings are i pouring in. and even the record i sales of the past, or first, opening (day. will be far surpassed in the new opening day sales. During the recent marketing holiday, officials 011 the Hender son market have been extremely j busy doing all possible to speed/ { ip the opening of the market and I trying to work out some solution so that prices might be satlsfac-' tory for all concerned. Meetings all over the tobacco belts, in Ral eigh and in Washington, have been attended by officials In Hen | derson. and it is now felt that fol lowing all of this work, that a satisfactory arrangement has been worked out, and that farmers may 1 now market their crop beginning ! Tuesday, October 10th, at a rea 1 sonable price. Although we do not expect a high average, similar to last years prices, in face of the large crop this year, we do expect a much higher average than we ended up with, as did other markets, when we closed for the holiday. For these reasons, officials of the Hen derson Tobacco Market are anxi 'ous to greet their hiany friends in Henderson when sales begin Tues day and from that time on until j 1 the entire crop is sold. Further details concerning the Henderson Tobacco Market will . be kept before you often in this , paper and over Radio Station I WPTF each day at 12:05. Watch this paper for further announce- 1 j ments concerning the Henderson 1 market, and we invite you to ^ell I your crop in Henderson. ? Fjwd M. Allen, Jr., Supervisor of Sales. I 1 ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH This will be the eighteenth ! Sunday after Trinity. There will be the early celebration of the Holy Communion at 8:00 A. M. Church School will meet at 9:46 | A. M. Morning Prayer will be read and the third sermon on the Church will be delivered at.ll:0o 1 A. M. The special subject of the I sermon will be "Power." I The Young People's Service League will meet in the Rectory Ut 6:30 P. M. jag '? THK LOUISBURG MKTHrtDIST CIRCUIT Plney Grove Church Preaching will be at Piney Orove Church Sunday morning at ill o'clock, by the pastor, Rev. M. 11. Bloodworth. Sunday School I is at ten o'clock. Shiloh Church Preaching will be at Shiloh Church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'<!lock, by the pastor, Rev. M. H. Bloodworth, Sunday School Is at | two o'clock. MISS CRAIG AND MISS PEYATT KNTKRTAIN AT TKA Mrs. Vernon Peele and Miss I Iluth Rogers were iuests of hon J or at a tea given "at the Franklin Hotel Tuesday,. Hostesses were Miss Elsa Craig Ttnd Miss Virgin la Peyatt. Ouests called between the hours of 4 and 6 o'clock. The College Orchestra, directed by James Byerly, played during the afternoon. Lloyd George Asks Study Of Peace Proposal Chamberlain Willing To Test Plan But Makes It Clear He Expects Nothing To Come Of It LONDON. ? Prime Minister \ Chamberlain bluntly told the j world today that Britain would j test -Germany's expected peace proposals in the light of the Hit- I ler regime's former "worthless undertakings." His declaration was made at a dramatic session o f the House of Commons, climaxed by a verbal duel between Chamberlain and David Lloyd George, the World War Prime Minister. The1 two men, cast in roles al- ] most in reverse from those they have played for years, debated Britain's course on a "coniprehen-] sive" peace plan which Lloyd George said might come from j Germany through the hands of j neutrals. Lloyd George urged "very care ful consideration" for any peace proposal and said if it should | come from Russia or Italy "it is j vital that we should regard them as neutrals. ? r uu uui nuin i u uuuuiv our enemies." ? If a peace conference is sug gested, he said, "it would be a i first class mistake", to enter It without asking the United States, , Soviet Russia and Italy to partic ipate. s.xys r. s. c.ix HKLP "We know and the United Stat es knows that they can help us as , neutrals. (- "Russia and Italy, within the limits of neutrality, can make all the difference between being i friendly and hostile neutrals." , Chamberlain's reply was that J ny peace plan wortli considera ! tion would be given careful study I but he made it plain he expected nothing which would meet Bri- i tain's announced war aims of "putting an end to the successive , acts of German aggression." I-loyd George's speech drew an j instant charge from Alfred Duff I Cooper, former First Lord of the Admiralty, that it would go out; over the world as a "suggestion , of surrender." VVhite-maned Lloyd (feorge rose i and cried: "This is the first time I have been charged with surrender and Mr. Duff Cooper will live to re gret it." Sir Morris Jones, Liberal sup porter of the Government, addSd "I almost despair to think of what the effect will be in Germany." On the other hand, George Bu chanan. Independent Laborite, ?praised Lloyd George for his [ "courage," saying that he never saw iu 1914 anything like the hostility for the war that I find 1 today." Cries of "No! No!" almost 1 drowned his words. ' Chamberlain began by saying | that "no mere assurances from the present German Government can be accepted by us." Britain and Prance, the Prime j Minister told a wildly cheering i House of Commons, will not yield > to what he termed a "scarcely veiled threat" of Soviet-German collaboration. "No threat would ever induce; this country to abandon the pur- | pose for which we have entered upon this struggle," he said. The Prime Minister's speech re torted to the Russian-Germaif ! agreement which partitioned Pol- | and and made a peace gesture with the alternative <jf Nazl-Sov- I let "consultation." WORD WORTHLESS He declared "no mert assur ances" from the Qerman Govern ment could be accepted because ;that government "too often In the past have proved that their undertakings are worthless when It suits them that they should be 1 broken." He then added that "if, there fore, ntoposals are made we shall : certfnnly examine and test them inrthe light of what I have Just jllA "I cannot anticipate what the nature of any such proposal might | he," Chamberlain said. "Nobody desires tlie ??r to continue for one unnecessary day, but the overwhelming mass i of opinion in this country and Prance Is determined to secure j that the rule of violence shall cease and that the words of the Government ? onre pledged ? 1 must henceforth be kept. "I see nothing In what has hap--j Recorder's Court Franklin Recorder's Court held a full session on Tuesday and disposed of cases as follows: Tom Johnson, unlawful posses-! sion of whiskey, paid in full. James E. Long was found guil-j ty of violating motor vehicle law, | judgment suspended upon pay-! ment of costs. Crudup Davis plead guilty to resisting SYi officer and given 30 days on roads. R. W. Warren, violating motor vehicle law, found guilty, judg ment suspended upon saving the ? County harmless. Robert Spivey was found guilty of larceny and given 60 days on roads. Appeal. Willie Sanders plead guilty to unlawful possession of whiskey, and given 60 days on roads, sus pended upon payment of costs. Irvin Gilliam was found guilty of assault on female, and given 4 months on roads. Appeal. James Wiggins plead guilty to larceny and was given 60 days an .roads. H. A. Arnold plead guilty to larceny, prayer for judgment con tinued one week. The following ca'ses were con tinued: Wilson Parks, unlawful posses sion of whiskey. L. h. Wilder, operating auto mobile intoxicated. W. S. Griffin, operating auto-i mobile intoxicated. Weldon Jones, assault with .deadly^ weapon. Murman McKnight, unlawful j possession of whiskey. Lin'wood -Clifton, i^athaniel Clifton, assault with deadly wea pon. Sherman Wilder, carrying con pealed weapon. - 1 Isham Green, assault with deadly weapon. Pernell Johnson, assault with deadly weapon. Jack Collins, carrying con cealed weapon. Murman Kearney, drunk and disorderly. U. L. Peoples operating auto mobile intoxicated. Calvin Wyohe assault with deadly weapon. John F. Baker, assault with deadly weapon. Hdna Lucile Waller, reckless driving. . M. T. Lamm, falsely securing drivers license. Henry Dunston. false pretense. Fred Thomas Hunt, unlawful possession of whiskey. HOLDS CONTROL MEETING The 'l>ouisburg Chamber of Commerce held an open meeting in the""Court House on Monday night for the purpose of discuss ing the question -of Crop Control. It was quite largely attended and several speeches made. RAPE James Paschal), white, was ( brought to jail on Thursday of last week from Warrenton, to ; which place he had escaped from !j f'ranklinton to answer to a i charge of i-ape upon a young lady by name of Brltt, according to Jailor Minor. The preliminary hearing has not been had at this writing. Many Cumberland County far mers, after attending a meeting to discuss buying and feeding beef cattle, expressed a desire to buy and feed out some of these cattle this winter. pened that should lead this coun try to modify the attitude which It has felt It right to take. There is nothing In the agreement be tween Germany and Russia that should cause us to do anything other than what we are doing now," said the Prime Minister. HITLER ABDICATING? London, Monday, Oct. 2.? Tho Daily Mirror's diplomatic correspondent wrote today that Fuehrer Adolf Hitler was "be lieved to be preparing what he considers his cleverest diploma tic trick ? an offer to "abdicate" when he addresses the Reich staff this week. "He will play his tramp card and declare. They say they are fighting HI tier Ism. The* I am prepared to go. I have created greater Germany. Now I am ready to hand over roy burden to Goe ring," the Mirror said. i The Dally Sketch, another tabloid newspaper, also said a report was durrent that Hitler was "willing to go into person al retirement." WAR IN EUROPE Berlin, Oct. 4. ? Adolf Hitler tonight summoned his Reichstag for a meeting Friday noon to hear a new German declaration of pol icy in the European war. Speculation centered on the possibility whether Hitler In one of his stirring addresses would disclose any new chance to end the conflict. The German point of view re mained that the action in Poland is ended and that action in the West has never started. Indications late tonight were that Hitler would decide not to go to Warsaw tomorrow for a triumphant parade of Germaa troops into the Polish capital. Guessing hazardous The need for giving the closest attention to the latest Internation al developments which might have a bearing on his Reichstag de claration was said to be the im pelling reason for a decision to stay in Berlin. While Hitler will talk to the Reichstag, his remarks will be in tended for the whole world. In official circles it was emphasized that guessing what he may say was "hazardous and a disservice to everyone." nounai uuocivcib, nowever, looked for no great departure from the frequently asserted Ger man statement that "Germany is ready either for peace or war" and that responsibility for the de clsion is up to Great Britain. There were increasing indica tions that Germany regarded neither Prime Minister Chamber lain's address yesterday nor Fore ign Secretary Lord Halifax's com ment today as "constructive." (Chamnerlaln said "mere as surances" from Germany were not enough and I.ord Halifax asserted Britain would examine any peace proposals "with care and we shall measure them against the princi ples for which we have taken up arms." ) DNB. German, official news ser vice. observed, that I/)rd Halifax "stirred up the' -past" but had "nothing concrete" to offer con cerning the future. "Cold Reception." The semi-official Deutsche Di ploma tisch-t'olitische Korrespon denz, which usually reflects Fore ign Office opinion, asserted that British arming of merchant ships was "a transparent effort to con tinue the war under all circum stances. " The commentary said thajt Pre mier Mussolini's speech Septem ber 23 and German Ambassador Joachim von Uibbentrop's declar ation In Moscow September 28 of fered foundation for discussing peace which received a cold re ception in Britain and France. It observed that the possibility of the United States becoming in volved in the war had diminished in the past few days. The call for the Reichstag meet ing said merely that it was for the purpose of hearing a government declaration. Political circles said they did not expect Hitler to repeat the peace proposals made in the Ger man-Sovlet Russian statement from Moscow last week, as they were considered sufficiently clear, but they did believe the Fuehrer would assert again that Britain could have peace or war as she desires, that Germany would pre fer peace, but Is ready to continue the war. Hitler also was expected in these circles to reassert that the new order in the East, forged by the German and Russian armies In Poland, would not be altered. Informed quarter* said Prime Minister Chamberlain's statement in the English House of Commons yesterday contained nothing to cause Hitler to change the tenor of his Reichstag address. NEGRO FARMERS ORGANIZE (By J. '6. Tuck, Negro County Agent), The Negro farm men and wo men ot the Cross Road communi ty organized an Adult Farmers Club Wednesday night. The pur pose o( this club Is to plan the ac tivities of the farmers In that community to raise their stand ard of living. The officers of this club are: J. H. Sills. President; F. N. Fogg, Vice-President; E. H. Mitchell, "Secretary; W. A. Evans, Asst. Secretary; Hodges Arrlngton, Treasurer. R. E. Jones, Negro 4-H Club* Specialist was in the county ob serving the exhibits at the County Fair, and gave some very Inter esting remarks to the group. FOR FIRST CUM PRINTING PHONE 883-1
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