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LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1D44
(TEN PAGES)
NUMBER 14
COOPERATES
WITH SCOUTS
NED FORD RESIGNS
TOWN JOB
To Write Fairbanks, Morse
& Co. About Faulty Foun
dation; Approves Sale of
Lots; Routine Transacted
The Board ot Town Commis
sioners met in regular session
Monday night with all members
of the Board present except Com.
F. H. Allen.
Minutes of previous meetings
were approved by the Board.
The Board approved the month
ly reports of the Tax Collector,
Chief of Police and Town Clerk.
Mr. J. F. Matthews, Attorney
for Franklin County, requested
the Board to approve a sale for
the Charlie Manley lot on Halifax
Road for the sum ot $200.00
cash. This property is owned
Jointly by Franklin County and
the Town of Louisburg, N. C.
The sale of this property has
been approved by the County
Commissioners. The Board adop
ted a resolution approving this
sale.
The Board approved an "Off
Premise Beer License" to be is
sued to E. W. Russell, Manager
of Pender's Store No. 113.
A request that the Town of
Louisburg send a member of Its
police force to a two weeks fin
ger printing school to be conduc
ted at Chapel Hill, N. C. was
disapproved by the Board.
The Board agreed to sell the
small concrete mixer to the
County for the sum of $25.00.
The Boy Scouts requested the
Board to connect a motor in the
Scout Air Craft Shop. The Board
voted to grant this request and
irtstructed Mr. Spencer to do this
work.
The Board accepted the resig
nation of Ned Ford and expressed
it's regret that he !s leaving the
position that h^ now holds.
Mr. Barrow Informed the Board
that George W. Ford is planning
to subdivide and sell lots to col
ored persons in the Cripple Creek
section, and that Mr. Ford had
asked the town to construct two
dirt streets in this section. The
Board voted to build the streets
requested by Mr. Ford.
The Board instructed Attorney
James E. Malone, Jr. to write
to Fairbanks, Morse & Co., in re
gards to the faulty condition of
the foundation of the new 225
H. P. engine.
The Board passed the follow
ing motion: "That any person or
persons who plan to construct a
curb of any description around
any plot In the Louisburg Ceme
tery, must first secure permission
to construct said curb from the
Cemetery Committee."
After approving a number of
accounts the Board adjourned.
YOUTH IS ARRESTED |
ON BURGLARY CHARGE
Tom Pearce, 19-year-old farm
youth of near Youngsville, has
been bound over to the October
term., of criminal court under
$500 bond following his arrest
early Sunday as he attempted to
escape from Boddie's Drug Store
he had' just robbed.
According to Policeman Tom
Denton, who arrested Pearce, the
youth secreted himself in the
drug store here when the place
was locked up Saturday night.
Pearce broke the glass from a
side door about 3 a.m. Sunday.
The breaking glass attracted Den
ton's attention, who overtook the
youth halt a block from the
drug store.
Denton said Pearce had' bought
a bua ticket to Raleigh Saturday
afternoon and had apparently
planned to take the 3 a. m. bua
> to make his escape. When exam
ined at the police station here,
Pearce gave up $40.95 in cash
and a number of articles of mer
chandise.
Farmers of Ashe County are
busy marketing the remainder of
last year's crop of potatoes and
planting a new crop.
PROGRAM AT THS
LOUISBURG THEATRE
The following Is the program
at the Loulsburg Theatre, begin
ning Saturday, May 13th:
Saturday ? Russel Hayden In
'Wyoming Hurricane' and1 Rich
ard Dix in 'The Whistler,' also
Chap. 12 'Captain America.'
Sunday-Monday ? Rita Hay
worth and Oene Kelly In 'Cover
Girl.*
Tuesday ? Lon Chaney land
Anne Gwynne in 'Weird Woman.'
Also Chap. 2 'The Phantom.'
Wednesday ? Donal Novis and
Anne. Gwynne in 'Slightly Ter
rific.",
Thursday - Friday ? Thomas
Mitchell and1 Anne Baxter In
'The Sulllvans.'
Ready for the Luftwaffe
Army Slgatl Corp * Photo
As far as the eye can see our American anti-aircraft guns wait for the day they will go into action when
Goering'a fait dwindling air force will make a (tab at stopping our invasion of Fortress Europa. These
guns are bad news to Axis airmen. Here is one place where your War Bond money went.
From U. S. Treasury
Walter Fuller
Chairman
Appointed to Fill Vacancy
Caused by Retiring Chair
man Dr. A. Paul Bagby
Walter Fuller, assistant county
farm agent, has been named gen
eral chairman of the Louisburg
Franklin County Chapter, Amer
ican Red Cross, succeeding Dr.
A. Paul Bagby, resigned.
Although the Red Cross com
mittee was reluctant to accept Dr.
Bagby's resignation, they felt
that the local Baptist minister
has done more than his share and
carried the greater part of the
burden of he Red Cross drives
during his chairmanship. Since
Dr. Bagby has done such wonder
ful work in making the loca>-Red
Cross chapter one of the most
successful in the State in drives,
membership and service to sol
diers and civilians, he is certain
y entitled to a rest from the
very strenuous work that is often
required of a Red Cross chair
man.
"? The local Red Cross Executive
Committee, individually and col
lectively are expressing their
highest esteem for Dr. Bagby for
the grand job he has done during
his chairmanship. He has given
freely of his time and freely of
his energy when other tasks need
ed his presence, to make the Red
Cross here a living, breathing
and most useful organization.
Though the splendid leader
ship of Dr. Bagby will be miss
ed, the Red Cross feels, that in
Mr. Fuller, they have a worthy
successor. Fuller brings to the
organization a youthful zeal and
a proven ability at organization.
His Jpb will not be an easy one
but with the past support of the
Red Cross and the support that
the citizens of this county and
town will give in the future, his
job can be well done.
LOULSBUKO
BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday morning the pastor
will speak on the subject, "Why
Mother's Day Is Hospital Day."
Every one Is urged to be at this
service. The Sunday School Is
on the increase. Let us not fall
below 160 Sunday.
9:45 a. m.- ? Bible School.
11:90 a. nJ.- ? Morning Worship.
LOUISBURG
METHODIST CHURCH
"Vialon* Which Remake U?" is
the sermon subject for the 11:00
o'clock service at the Methodist
Church Sunday morning.
Sunday evening service ? 8:00.
The Sunday School meets at
9:46 a. m., led by Prof. I. D.
Moon.
The Methodist Youth Fellow
ship Group* mi iet at 7:00 p. m. I
Ton are welcomed to these ser
vice*.
A CORRECTION
In the write-up of the Frank
Unton School closing exercises for
Sunday evening, May 31st, the
name of Mrs. J. A. Cox was Inad
vertently left otit as one of the
directors of the church choira, in
cooperation with Rev. Bruce Hart
sell. The faculty and' the TIMES
regret this omission.
? On Pay Day, Buy_War Bond* ?
Officers
Announced
The new officers for the Louis
burg Lions Club for the 1944-45
year were announced at a meet
ing of 106 Lions. Lionesses, and
guests at the County Agricultural
Building Tuesday night. Chair
man R. L. Eagles of the Nomina
ting Committee offered the fol
lowing officers for the approval of
the club. President. Rev. Forrest
D. Hedden; First Vice-President,
H. C. Taylor, Sr.; Lion Tamer,
I. D. Moon; Tail Twister, W. J.
Shearin; and F. P. Hart and J.
P. Timberlake, Jr., Directors for
a two year term.
Eleven Lions and Lionesses
we re present from the Youngs
ville Club and fourteen represen
ted the Franklinton Club. Six
local Lions honored their moth
ers by having them as their
guests.
Lion Alex Wood was in charge i
of the program. Mrs. V. R. Kil
by gave a reading entitled
"Mother." Mrs. R. L. Eagles
sang Brahm' Lullaby "A Beauti
ful Dreamer." Dr. Thomas C.
Amick gave a toast "To Our
Mothers." I. D. Moon sang the
official Lions song recently com
posed by Lion J. Marshall Par- ;
ham.
The following delegates were
elected to represent the Club at
the State Convention in Charlotte
on June 11, 12 and 13. I. D.
Moon, P. H. Massey, G. M. Beam,
and Forrest Hedden. Alternates
to be N. F. Freeman, W. O. Lam
beth, Joe Tonkel, Lee Bell, and
George Eaves.
Roger Mitchell was welcomed
into the Club and presented with
a membership card and button.
Nine Lions wefe presented at
tendance buttons for 100% atten
dance for 32 consecutive weeks.
Those given buttons by Lion Bag
by were: G. M. Beam, Lee Bell,
N. F. Freeman, W. O. Lambeth,
I. D. Moon, W- J. Shearin, P. H.
Massey, A. C. Hall and C. R.
Sykes.
ST. PAUL'S
EPISCOPAL GHUBOH
Rev. H. S. Cobey, rector St.
Pauls Episcopal Church announ
ces services for the Fifth Sunday
after Easter, also Rogation Sun
day and Mother's Day, as follows:
Holy Communion ? 8:00 a. m.
Church School? 9:45 a. m.
Morning Prayer and sermon ?
11:00 a. m.
The Rev. Leicester F. Kent, i
Rector of St. Paul's Church,
Klngsport, Tennessee, and form
erly Rector of 8t. Paul's, Louis- ]
burg, will be the guest of his for- i
mer parish Sunday morning and i
will preach at the eleven o'clock :
service. Ii
MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
TO MEET
The Franklin County Memor- I
lal Association is making plans <
for an impressive Memorial ser- 1
rice to be held on Sunday, June '
4th. An able speaker will be '
provided and appropriate cere- 1
monies observed.
Township Chairmen will please
bear the date in mind and make 1
plans accordingly.
Kindly report any new names s
to be placed on the honor roll
?t once. The honor roll consists
>f World War I and World War !
(I deceased veterans. ' Report '
names to T. K. Stoakard, or A. F. I
Johnson. '
? J. B. MALONE, Chairman 1
At tangements Committee.
Plane Crash
Near Raleigh
Six Occupants of Fortress
Reportedly Bailed Out;
Bombs and Bullets Ex
* plode
(News-Observer)
A Flying Fortress bomber, be
lieved to have been en route
from Hunter's Field, Ga., to Fort
Dix, N. J., crashed in the woods
about five railed southeast of ltal
eigh late Tues?y afternoon, kill
ing several of the "10 or 12"
crew members on board.
Major E. D. Bassi, command
ing officer of the Raleigb-Dur
ham Airfield, said last night that
he was unabl^ to divulge the !
number killed in the incident nor
the number who paraciiuted to
safety.
He also said he wad unable to
give the origin or destination of;
the bomber until he contacted of-;
Bcials in Savannah.
Several "Bail Out"
Six of the men aboard the bom
ber are reported to have para
chuted to safety some miles be
yond where the plane crashed in
a thickly-wooded section, located
about a mile and a half from Gar
ner. Five of the men reportedly
were taken to Rex Hospital last
night, and then transferred to 1
Camp Butner after one of them I
was treated for an injured leg. |
A sixth man bailed out near
Rand's Mill and arrived at the'
scene of the wreck a half hour
later.
The charred and mangled bod
ies of several crew members
were found in the wreckage late!
yesterday afternoon. The namesi
of those aboard the bomber can
not be announced until the U. S.
Army has notified the next of kin
of those dead.
Woods Set Afire
The plane wreckage was scat
tered' over an area estimated to
be 600 yards long and 100 yards
wide, fragments of the bomber
immediately setting fire to the
surrounding woods.
The bomber cut a path through
the thick woods, trimming trees
to the ground for a space of 500
yards. Officers who arrived at the
scene of the crash shortly after
the accident advanced the theory
that the bomber first struck the
ground, bounced up again, and
then streaked through the trees.
SELECT YOUR OWN OFFICERS
Saturday afternoon Mr. H. A.
Faulkner, President of Franklin
County Dry Forces, said that if
aver there was a time when citi
sens should give careful consid^
Bration to an election it was in
the coming primary where sever
il Important issues would be de
eded.
He said that our boys were
living their lives for a Demo
: ratio Government where citizens
;ould select their own officers
without fear or compulsion and
le called upon our citizens to
prove to our Armed Forces that
:hey were not fighting in vain,
ro do this, he said, we should
iee to it that the coming primary
s frqe^from even the slightest
mspicmn ot irregularity.
There are two types of fats ? ?
hard fats and' soft or liquid fats,
rhere'ls a real shortage of hard
Fats, the kind that too can sal
rage in the kitchen. Need for
dtchen fata this year, ? S00 mil
ion pounds.
FARM BUREAU
MEETS
J. 0. Wilson Elected Presi
dent of Franklin County
Farm Bureau ? Scott
Lauds Services of Harold
D. Cooley
Approximately 125 Farm Bu
reau members and their wives
attended the general meeting of
the Franklin County Farm Bu
reau on Friday night. The group
gathered on the lawn of the ag
ricultural building at 7:00 p. ,m.
for a barbecue supper which was
enjoyed by everyone. President
F. W. Justice called a businSss
meeting of the Bureau at 8:30 p.
m. in the - Court House. Mr.
Crawford Kearney introduced the
speaker of the occasion, State
Commissioner of Agriculture W.
Kerr Scott. In speaking of Con
gressman Harold D. Cooley who
was supposed, to have been pres
ent, Mr. Scott stated that if ever
a Congressman had gone all the
way for agriculture it was Har
old D. Cooley. Mr. Scott ad
dressed the group on North Car
olina agriculture and the respon
sibility of such organizations as
the Farm Bureau towards the de
velopment of a present and post
war balanced agricultural pro
gram. Quoting Mr. Scott, "North
Carolina is the California of the
East. North Carolina was the
first in the Nation to eradicate
Bangs Disease, tuberculosis and
[the dreaded cattle tick among
livestock. The industrial develop
ment of North Carolina has meant
a great deal to the Statu but in
dustry owes its development and
growth to agriculture. The to
bacco manufacturer is indebted
to the raw production of tobacco.
The fertilizer industry was crea
ted by the demand of tobacco
[growers. The furniture industry
owes its growth and development
to the natural resource of timber.
The great textile industry was
developed to care for cotton, and
agricultural product." Scott says
the whole world is jealous of
North Carolina and its controlled
production of tobacco. He furth
er says that if any one organlza
'tion is responsible for tobacco
control and price support it is
the Farm Bureau. Such organi
zations as the Farm Bureau is
responsible and the stronger the
organization the closer the unity
and the strength. The individual
has a great deal more than his
$3.00 dues tied up in such farm
organizations.
Farm organizations and farm
leaders of today have a great
many opportunities of service a
great many responsibilities, a
great many things confronting
them, a great many headaches but
unless we protect our interests
no one else will protect them for
us. Be ready to protect your in
terest. Post-war will call for
the best farm leaders, thinking
men and women in order to de
mand our share of the National
income. North Carolina has al
ready furnished four times as
many men In this War as in the
last. Agriculture and the Na
tion must develop and train lead
ers. It seems that if we have
been smart enough to build an
army, a navy and to produce the
equipment and amuni'tlon that we
have, we should have leaders
smart and able enough to write
a lasting peace that will avoid
war. To accomplish this end the
church, the home and the parent
all have responsibility in the
moral training of people.
As to the Food Fights for
Freedom Program, the State
Commissioner of Agriculture
says, "I believe it 18 a sin for
any North Carolina farmer to buy
produce which he might grow,
thus requiring time, labor and
transportation of a country short
of manpower and accepting a
product which might be sorely
needed by some starving soldier
of our allies.'"'
In the general election of of
ficers, Mr. John O. Wilson, prom
inent farmer of Loulsburg, N. C.
R 4, was unanimously elected
President, succeeding Mr. F. W.
Justice, Loulsburg, N. C. R 1.
The other officers elected were
as follows: Otis Burrows, Vice
President; Walter Fuller, Secre
tary; and Blair Tucker, Treas
urer.
Thirty-one new members were
added to the roll of the Farm
Bureau, bringing the total mem
bership to 271, the greatest mem
bership in the history of the Bu
reau in Franklin County.
THANKS
We wish to take this opportu
nity to express our sincere appre
ciation for the many thoughtful
and lovely kindnesses rendered to
our daughter, Frances, during
her Illness. These will long be
remembered.
Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Sykes.
It's time to make a second
planting of tender greens, kale
ahd leaf lettnce for a continuous
supply of spring greens.
HELPS RUSSIANS
JUNIUS H. HOSE
Raleigh. May 10.? Heading
the "Clothes For Russia" cam
paign in North Carolina is Junius
H. Rose, of Greenville. The
clothing collection began in this
State May 1 and will end May
14. Preliminary reports on the
clothes collection indicate a gen
erous response by North Carolin
ians", Rose reported. Any school
child will be glad to take dona
tions to the local collection cen
ter. It is estimated that 7 0,
000,000 plundered civilians in
war-torn Russia are in desperate
need of clothing to replace gar
ments taken by the Nazis before
they retreated.
WATSON ALSTON
Miss Jennie Cheatham Alston,
daughter of Mrs. Thomas Cheat
ham Alston, and the late Mr. Al
ston, of Louisburg, and Lt. David
Whitehurst Watson (jg) U. S. N.j
R., son of Mrs. George Yandel
Watson, of Southport, were unit-j
ed in marriage Sunday afternoon,!
May 7, at six o'clock in the!
Methodist Church at Louisburg.
with the Rev. Forrast D. Heddeu
officiating.
The wedding lftusic was played
by Miss Talmadge Thomas. and!
Mr. Bobby Andrews was soloist.!
The bride, given 411 marriage
by her uncle, R. W. Alston, wore
a wedding gown of .vhite duchess j
satin fashioned with sweetheart!
neckline, and a fitted bodice with
a panel of chantilly lace. The;
full skirt of the gown extended >j
into a circular train. A coronet]
of orange blossoms and seed ,
pearls held the full length bri- ?
dal veil. She carried a shower
ed bouquet of bride's roses and "
lillies of the valley.
Miss Viola Alston, maid of [ :
honor, was her sister's only at- L
tendant. She wore a blue net}'
dress and carried a bouuet ofj'
pink roses, carnations, and snap- !
dragons.
The bride's mother wore a
black dress of chiffon and lace, 1
with a corsage of yellow roses. ,
Mrs. Watson, mother of the '
bride-groom, wore an ashes of
roses dress of chiffon and lace,
with a corsage of pink rosebuds.
Mr. E. H. Lewis, of Tarboro,
was best man. Cheatham Al
ston, brother of the bride, P. W. '
Elam, and R. W. Smithwick, of
Louisburg, and J. H. Griffin, of
Georgetown, S. C., were ushers.
Honorary bridesmaids w?re:
Misses Louise Kilgo, Christine
Pittard, Mildred Jordan, Helen
Flynn, Lota Cain and Maribelle 1
Robertson, classmates Qf the
bride, and Mildred Howard, Rose
Malone, Virginia Howard, Jane
Fuller, and Frances Ann Earle,
of Louisburg.
Mrs. Watson attended Louis
burg College and1 is a member of
this year's senior class at E. C.
T. C., Greenville.
Lt. Watson is a graduate of 1
Louisburg College and E. C. T.
C. He has been stationed at the
Amphibious Training Base at
Little Creek, Va., tor the past
year.
Following the ceremony Lt. and
Mrs. Watson left for California,
where he will be stationed. For
traveling the bride wore a white
flannel suit with luggage tan and
white accessories, and a corsage
ot red rosebuds.
Out-of-town guests w-ere: Mrs.
George Y. Watson, of Southport; 1
Mr. and Mrs. John Griffin, ?> of I
Georgetown, S. C.; Miss Marion 1
Watson, of Greensboro; Mr. and 1
Mrs. E. J. Alston and' son Edwin, 1
of Wilson; Mr. E. J. Cheatham, 1
of Franklinton; Misses Annabel I
Standi and Dot Durfey, of Ral-|
eigh; Mrs. Lucy Mills, of Tar- j
boro; Mr. G. W. Bunker and Mrs. 'i
Richard Dosher and son, of Ral- ]
eigh. ,
Prior to the wedding rehear- 1
sal Saturday evening, the bride's i
mother entertained the out-of- 1
town guests at an Informal din- <
ner party.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Alston en- 1
tertained at a cake cutting at <
their home honoring the wedding ]
party and out-ot-town guests fol- <
lowfng the rehearsal. ]
? ? ? ? ? _ __ 1
Two new markets for fruits
and vegetables will ba establish
ed this year in the Mitchell Conn- 1
ty area. j
MILLS SCHOOL
CLOSINGS
REV. F. D. HEDDEN
DELIVERS SERMON
Dr. Edgar W. Knight of
The University of North
Carolina Will Deliver The
Graduating Address To
night ? Mrs. Jernigans
Music Students Gave
Their Recital Friday
Night ? Large Numbers
Enjoyed The Several Oc
casions
The baccalaureate sermon at
the Mills School auditorium Sun
day morning at 11:00 was one
of the highlights of the 1944
commencement exercises, marking
the beginning of the closing *}
ercises of a most successful school
year and tjie completion of Prin
cipal E. C. Jernigan's first year
in Louisburg.
The sermon was delivered by
Rev. Forrest D. Hedden, pastor
of the local Methodist Church,
using as his text John 3:19, "As
this is the judgment, that light
is come into the world, and men
loved darkness rather than light,
because their dbeds were evil,"
from which he moulded a most
interesting and instructive dis
course. He stated that judgment
has been a postmortem sort of
thing, coming only after death.
This he says is a dangerous thing.
He emphasized the need- to bring
judgment out of the future and
put It in the very present. Fol
lowing his line of thought it was
the training and learning the
younger generation get while in
school that makes them more
capable of building a life that
will bring a fuller and more
pleasant judgment when the fu
ture arrives. This experience
will be enriched by the ability to
be of greater service to humani
ty. and more usefulness in the
building of God's Kingdom. It
is in the light of the proper
Christian training that makes this
development more complete.
The invocation was pronoun
ced by Dr. A. Paul Bagby, pastor
of the Louisburg Baptist Church,
and the audience sang "God of
Our Fathers." The scripture
lesson was read by Rev. H. S.
Cobey, rector of St. Paul's Epis
:opal Church. Principal E. C.
lernigan made the announcements
with reference to the closing
programs and the school activity
ind also introduced the speaker.
3peclal music was rendered by
Mrs. Ralph Mills and Miss Ruth
Jenkins. Mrs. E. C. Jernigan
rendered the processional and
recessional. The marshals were
is follows: Larry Lewis, Chief;
Nancy Griffin, Mary Nelson
3mithwick, Jack Cooper, Juniors,
ind Betty Marie Hardwick, Betty
Srainger, Nell Rose Lancaster,
Earl Murphy, Jr., of the Fresh
men.
A large number were present
to enjoy this service.
The recital of Mrs. Jernigan's .
music class was held on Friday
evening in the auditorium. The
program was especially well ar
ranged and the many pupils show
ed exceptional skill and ability
ind a masterful training. A large
number were present to enjoy the
occasion and1 were well paid for
their visit.
The Graduating exercises will
take place at the Mills School au
ditorium to night at 8:30 o'clock,
when Dr. Edgar W. Knight,
the University of North Carolina,
will deliver the address and the
diplomas, certificates and special
medals and awards will be given.
MRS. T. A. COLLIE DEAD
Mrs. T. A. Collie, wife of Mr. T.
A. Collie, ot Cedar Rook commun
ity, died at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. C. R. Sykes in Loulibnrg ear
ly yesterday morning at the age
of 73, following a serious Illness.
Her going brings to a close a most
lovable life, she being a devoted
wife and mother and a most val
uable neighbor. Most of her life
beyond her home had been glvvn
to the enlightenment of her oom
munity through her church and
ichool work, both of which atand j >'
is monuments to her Christian ef- [ >
tort.
Besides her husband she la sur- |h.
rived by one son, Willis Collie, and ?
iix step-children, Mrs. W. J. v ?
Bone, Mrs. M. S. Wells, ot Nash
rille, Mrs. Eleanor White, Mr.
Hunter Collie, ot Tarboro, Misa }
Sallle Collie, of Charlotte, and
Mr. C. R. Sykes, of Loulsburg and
>ne sister, Mrs. E. M. Sykes.
The funeral servioes will be
Held at the home in Cedar Rock,
conducted by Rev. Res Campbell.
jastor ot Cedar Rock Baptist
Church at 3 p. m. on Friday and
nterment will be made in the fam
ly cemetery nearby.
?In New Guinea Is one ?Private
rirst Class Ernest Jump. His
job ? paratrooper, ,