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LOUIBBURG, N. CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 2 5, 1983
Leonard's
Stables Bums
In Early Wednesday Horning ripe?,
Fred Leonard's Garage and Smoke
House Also Destroyed.
The large modern stock bam be
longing to Mr. Q. S. Leonard situated
at the rear o t his residence on east
Nash Street was completely destroyed
by fire about 2 o'clock Wednesday
laornlng. The fire was discovered by
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Leonard, who live
next door, after a terrific explosion
which awoke them and which was
heard by citizens across town. The
-fire spread rapidly and w?s beyond
control when the fire department ar
rived a few minutes after the alarm
w as sounded. In addition to the large
barn a feed room belonging to Mr.
Leonard was consumed as was also
the garage and smoke house belong
'ng to Mr. F. B. Leonard. The excep
tionally fine work of the firemen, as
they played three large streams ot
s water on the property, saved the resl
O^nces of Mr. Q. S. Leonard and Mr.
F. U. Leonard and possibly others,
whicfiNjooked as If they were doomed
and hacf- to go. Damage to the ad
jacent property was held to a mini
mum by the splendid work ot the fire
men, which wad- considered by many
is the best fighU*g ever done in
Louisburg. Nv
Damages were eetin^U^ as followar
Loss of the barn, total, 16,000, in
surance $2,600.00. ,
Four hundred bushels of whea^ lost
* barn $400, covered by insurance.
Loss of feed room $250.00. \
Garage and smoke house of F. B.
Leonard $1,260.00, Insurance $1,000.
Contents' $500. ~ '
Damage to residence F. B. Leonard
$500, covered by Insurance.
Damage to residence of Q. S. Leon
srd $350, insured.
The origin of the fire Is unknown,
but as- there was nothing stored in
the barn that would cause such an
explosion, from which the fire evi
dently started it gives room to sus
pect incendiarism. The fire started
in the Southwest corner, Just to the
;ead ot the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
i<*. B. Leonard.
Furgurson On
Honor Roll
Wake Forest, March 24. ? The mld
sencster honor roll of Wake Forest
College, released today by Registrar
Grady Patterson, includes among the
highest 10 per cent, in the student
body the name ?( E. W. Furguson, Jr.,
er x?urst)?g.' ' ? / *
Mr. Furguson is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. El W. Furguson. He is in his
junior year at Wake Forest
Music^ Contest
The Capitol District Junior Music
Clubs of the National Federation of
Music Clubs a most successful dis
trict elimination contest in the Social
Parlors at Louisburg College, Satur
day, March 19th, with Mrs. Theo Woo
ten McCullers, Junior Counselor, and
Mrs. J. S. Correll, of Raleigh, Dis
trict Chairman.
The winners were announced as fol
lows: Class A ? Mary Louise Holmes,
Lumberton ; Class B. ? Martha Bow
man, Lumberton; Class C. ? Martha
Britt, Lumberton; Class D. ? Ruth
Hamilton, Lumberton.
Mrs. McCullers was fortunate to
secure for Judges, Dr. Harold S. Dyer,
Head of Department of Music at the
University of North Carolina, Mr.
Isaac Batton, Head of Department of
Music at Meredith College, and Mr. J.
Norvello Bryan of the Clayton City,
Schools.
To Locate In
Louisburg
Mr. B. A. Taylor, of New York,
with the United States Department of
Agriculture In the division of seed
loans to farms, has moved to Louis
burg to locate for this summer. He
expects to be In charge of the super
vision of the government's Interests
In connection with the farm loans.
Government
Flour For Needy
Dr. H. G. Perry, Chairman of the
Louisburg Chapter of the American
Ited Cross, Informs ufe that he has
made application for Franklin. Conn
ty's quota of flour donated by the
United States Government to be di
stributed through The American Na
t onal Red Cross for the needy of this
county. This flour will be dlstrlbut- 1
ed through the various charitable ,
agencies In the county by a central .
relief committee to be named later. I
He expects this flour soon. This noi
doubt will afford quit* a bit of relief '
to the many needy families in thta '
HMinty. Due public notice will be
given as to distributing committee
later.
Sir Malcolm Campbell, who drove
hU motor car at a ?peed of over 253
mHe? an hour on the beach at Day
tona, Florida^
Equips Big Shoe
Department
Mr. Wj S. Edwards, local manager
uf the Rafaigh Salvage Co., intorms
the TIMES tti&t they have equipped
cnc of the largest shoe departments
iu the County at v their Lc-uisburg
Store and have moved a large por
tion of the Roscoe Griffin shoe stock
of WlUon to Lculsburg adding to
their already Targe stock of shoes.
They are announcing In this issue a
big consolidation sale. Read theii
advertisement and visit their store,
and avail yourself of some of the big
bargains offered.
Methodist
Bible Class
The Men's Bible Class of the Meth
odist church in Louifburg is growing
rapidly." The attendance runs around
25 members each Sunday, with an en
rollment of 37. This Is an improve
ment but the class will not be satis
fled until it gets every enrolled mem
ber in regular attendance and every
man who does not attend any Sunday
school on its roll. Further the class
especially Invites and welcomes to its
session all strangers or visiting men
who are in Louisburg on Sunday
morning. The Rev. E. H. Davis will
make it well worth your while to be
a member of this class. His teaching
's interesting and Instructive. Each
Sunday morning at 9:45.
G. T. MEADE, President.
Cantata Delight
fully Rendered
Of unusual interest to members of
tbe Louisburg churches as well as to
ether music lovers was the Cantata,
"Victory Divine" by Marks, presented
on last Sunday evening by the Metho
dist Church Choir assisted by music
students of the Louisburg College.
The Cantata was under the direction
of Mrs. Theo Woden McCullers of
the College faculty. The Cantata, a
musical -representation of the Cruci
fixion and Resurrection of the Christ,
began with a splendid bass solo "In
the Garden", sung by Ward Wilcox.
Other solo parts were sung by Dr.
H. H. Johnson, Mrs. Theo Wooten
McCullers, Misses Dorothy Lambeth
rnd Camllle Carroll. Outstanding In
effect was the duet, "By Gift o< Love",
viith Misses Margaret Turner and
Mary Davis Alston, as well as the
quartet, "Fear Not", with Mrs. W. E.
White. Mrs. A. D. Wilcox, Mr. M.
I.IcKlnne, and Dr. H. H. Johnson. Of
special merit was chorus work which
excelled in "The Stone is Rolled
Away" and "Thanks Be to God".
Carolina Town
Blown Off Map
Bessemer City, N. C. March 22.?
Stumptown, a small settlement near
here was virtually wiped out by a
wind storm early today. One negro
woman was badly hurt.
The church and parsonage and ?
doren smaller houses were blown to
bits.
Personal belongings of the rest
dents were scattered tor miles around.
"nil inn ? f I I ? I II | , |
Sales of limestone have been dou
bled and sales of fertltier hare de
creased In Tyrrell County this spring
according to the County Agent.
Opens Ball Season
l onlxbarg College Take* One due
And Loses One ? Two Games Past
Week.
The baseball seaaop wai opened In
Loulsburg on laA Saturday with a
K?nie between the Norfolk & Southern
Baieigh, and Loulsbwrg Col
Hge, %n the College Park field with
gmtet * good crowd of tana In attend
ance. -.Jhe game proved of much ln
tero*t:%od resulted In a victory for
vlsltempwltb a score of 12 to 10.
On" Wednesday afternoon the sec
ond game of the seaaon was played on
the College Park field and Loulsburg
College defeated the Raleigh High
School team In a score of 6 and 2.
Quite a number were present to wit
ness this game
The playing of the members of both
teams In each game was fine and gave
evidence of some splendid material
from which to -build winning teams.
The friends of Loulsburg College
among the ball fans, are encouraged
and enthusiastic In the prospects ot
l.oulabufg College developing one ot
the strongest teams this section has
witnessed Id action In many years.
A Club Party
The Woman's Club of Wood recant*
)? entertained their husbands and a
few tnvtted guests at the home of Mrs.
r G. Sturges. The guests began to
arrive about 7:30 o'clock. After most
of them arrive^, games were played
for awhile, which were directed by
Miss Anne B. Priest and Miss Mary
Dlckerson. After everyone grew tired
of playing. Mr. Billy Rose played a
Series of numbers onWs ^guitar and
violin, then everyone assembled In
the dining room. Mr. R. P. Jones re
turned thanks, and sandwiches, cake,
taints, and coffee .were served. Sev
eral yells were given for Miss Priest
end Mrs. Sturges. A group of boys
tang several songs while the guest
were departing. Everyone agreed
' tnat they had had a good time to
gether and are already looking for
' wtrd to another party during the sum
' mer.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs
; P. G. Sturges, M. L. Gupton, R. P,
Jones, G. D. Wester, W. E. Denton
Henry Radford, W. A. Gupton, C. E
Denton, Mrs. W. D. Puller, Nancj
Gupton, Laura Shearln, J. W. Gallo
way, John McGhee, C. C. Hudson
i Dlckerson, Mary Sturges, Anna Ma<
Sturges, Evelyn Sturges, Elizabeth
McGhee, Ernest Mae McGhee, Doro
. thy Sturgess, Edna Lanier, Hallle
Parrish, Pattie Beasley, Mazlne Gup
ton, Lillian Sturges, Mr. Raymond
Shearln, Blllle Rose, Talbert Sturges
Thomas Jonas, Austin Fuifer, Marion
Hcdgepeth, Weldon Jones, and Louie
Gupton.
MARY DICKERSON..
Gives Five Rules
For Red Clover
There are Are definite rules,
which If followed strictly, will near
ly always bring success with red
clover.
These five rules as outlined by
Enos C. Blair, extension agronomist
at State College, are:
First, be certain that the soil is
sweet enough for the crop. This
means liming at the rate of a ton to
the acre for the average soil; but,
soils which have been well limed
may be kept sweet by much smaller
applications, applied every four or
five years.
Second, use the right kind of seed.
The germination of these seed should
be at least 86 per cent and the pur
ity at least 98 per cent. There
should be no obnoxious weed seeds
such as plantain and dodder. It is
preferable that the seed be grown In
the eastern part of the United Stat
es. Home-grown seed is all right if
clean. The foreign-grown seed sold
mostly now by local dealers should
always b?i avoided. These seed are
often subject to disease which wipes
out the stand when all other condi
tions &re favorable. Foreign seed
may be identified by the bright
green stain which the Oovernment
Inspectors Inject Into each sack
when such seed enters this country.
Third, always drill clover seed on
small grain with fertiliser. The
grain drill distributes the seed much
better than by hand sowing and on
ly 6 to 6 pounds an acre are needed
for a stand when this method of
planting is used. Putting In 100
pounds of superphosphate or basic
slag with the seed helps them to
start quickly
Fourth, sow the clover about
March 26. After this date there is
little likelihood of freeslng weath
er. Such freeses as that Of the past
week will kill clover. The date giv
en Is also early enough to give the
clover a start In growing before hot,
dry weather.
Fifth, do not depend on a volunr
teer stand of clover. Seed la too
cheap now to risk failure from such
a eause.
Taxes and death can't be escaped,
runs an old saw And then, there's
taxis, too.
Recorder's Court
Franklin Recorder's Court docket
contained only a tew cases Monday,
and were disposed ot as follows:
O. J. Weldon was fined $25 and
(or disposing of mortgaged
property, appeal.
L. D. Loyd, reckless driving, case
continued.
Willie Macon, bad check, case
continued.
Reginald F. Sprinkle was found
guilty of forcible trespass and judg
ment was suspended npon payment
of costs.
Clyde Barham plead guilty to a f.
and a. charge and was given 60 days
on roads, execution not to issue un
til noon March 22, 1932.
Orphans At
School Auditorium
Quite a good sized crowd greeted
tbe Oxford Orphan Singing Class at
the Mills High School auditorium on
Wednenday night and were delighted
with a most entertaining and Inter
esting program. Each one of the lit
tle children did I heir turns well and
lecelved the hearty congratulations at
those present In the loud and repeated
encores.
May Grojv Dahlias
Over Entire State
Dahlias may be grown In central
and eastern North Carolina with
the same success that they are prop
agated in the mountains if the pro
per varieties are used. The plant
furnishes some of the moat beautiful
and colorful blossoms to be had in
any flower garden.
This is the opinion of Robert
Schmidt, a vegetable specialist for the
North Carolina Experiment Station,
who has won quite a reputation for
his dahlia garden. Mr. Schmidt
says growing dahlias Is hla hobby.
The flower produces a wealth of
. bloom In a multitude of colors -at a
. time when other outdoor flowers are
scarce. It blooms constantly from
June until frost and there are thons
. ands of varieties with a wide range
. of color combinations. In alxe, the
, bloom varies from one to IS inches
. in diameter.
While dahlias are peculiarly adap
. ted to the western section of the
, State, there are many varieties suit
. able for the warmer sections.
, "If I were asked to name the five
, best an(l most satisfactory dahlias
, for the central part of the State, I
. would list the following: Treasure
I Island, Jane Cowl, Jersey Beauty,
? Fort Monmouth and. Mrs. I de ver
, Warner," says Mr. Schmidt. "Some
, new Introductions may surpass these
but they will have to be unosaally
good. TMwe are several other va
rieties which are also satisfactory
for this section. These are: Roman
Eagle, Sagamore, Buckeye Pride,
Barbara Redfern, Chemar's Eureka,
> Regal, Kentucky and a number of
others equally as worthy".
The controversy frequently aris
es as to the relative merits of roots
I and plants. Plants give as good re
sults as do the hills grown from
roots in Mr. Schmidt's opinion. The
. principal objection to plants is that
their root Increase is not dependable,
especially in adverse seasons. How
ever, plants cost only one-half as
much as roots and make excellent
blooms.
Cotton Report
The reports show that there were
14,883 bales of cotton, counting round
us half bales, ginned and to be ginned
in Franklin County, from the crop of
1031, as compared with 13,259 bales
from the crop of 1930.
THANKS
We wish to extend our deepest
thanks and appreciations to the fire
men and citizens for their assistance
in saving our home during the early
Wednesday morning fire.
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Leonard.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend our many thanks
and appreciation to all who so kindly
helped us in gifts an every way dur
ing the lots of our house and may
gods blessings rest upon those dear
ones who so kindly took us In and
helped so much with our little sick
(.nes. They will be long and tenderly
remembered.
Mr and Mrs. J. S. Marshall
and family.
EPSOM P. T. A. METING
The regular monthly meeting of the
Epsom Parent-Teacher Association
will be held Thursday afternoon,
March 31, at 8:30 o'clock.
COMMITTEE.
The days are getting : longer. It
will soon be too light to go Joy rid
ing after supper.
It the ftnt robin had any inflaence
on the coal bin, It would be of tome
benefit.
II*
Geniuft]
?
Dr. i Irving Lanffmuir, Wizard oil
lectroru, got flOOOO cash and a
' for tu'? improvements in
! lamp*, vacuum tubo and elec-j
Mr. T. M. Conn, of Zebulon, was a
\isitor to Louisburg Tuesday.
Mr. , Chester O. Bell, of Raleigh,
vas a visitor to Louisburg Monday.
A t t I
Mr. E. W. Gupton, of fisckX-Mfflut,
was a visitor to Louisburg Wednes
day.
txt
Mrs. T. W. Bickett, of Raleigh, vis
ited Dr. and Mrs. R. -F. Yarborough
Monday.
t t t
Miss Bernadette Woodlieff, of Hen
derson, spent the past week-end with
.'rlends at Louisburg College.
I t t
Mr. M. C. Murphy returned this week
trom Newberne where he has been
01: a two weeks ffshing trip.
t t t
Mrs. Eugene Finch returned this
week from New York where she at
tended the International Beauty
Show.
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Messrs J. M. Peace, M. Y. Cooper,
N. M. Greenway and T. P. Gholson,
o 1 Henderson, were in attendance
upon ? Recorder's Court Monday.
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Easter Services
At Gold Sand
Sunday School at 10:30 A. M. in the
Gold Sand auditorium.
Superintendent of Sunday school,
Mr. Rufus Jones; Asst. Superinten
fent, Hugh Mosely; Secretary and
Treasurer, Mrs. 'W. S. Person; Asst.
Secretary, Mis* Adelaide Duke; Pi
anist and choir director. Miss Drusa
Wilter.
After Sunday School, a picnic din
ner will be held on the grounds. At
1:30, Rev. Charles B. Howard, will
deliver the sartnon. At 2:30, the Con
tata "Calvary" will be rendered by a
choir from the different -churches In
The township. . ;
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Seed sweet potatoes ' hare been
bedded in preparation for- the new
croJ> fn Cttrriiuck" Count/.
A>'V .
Pres. Eamon deValera's official an
nouncement that be Intends to abol
ish the Irish Free State oath of alle
giance to the British Crown has
brought about a critical situation in
{England.' King George has been In
formed, and all England Is now
arc-used ever the Intentions of the
Flanaa Fall government. Removal of
rhe oath |e expected to revive the
bitterness which marked relations be
tween the tWo countries until tea
yoam ago when the Free State was
established.
Tornadoes Take
Heavy Toll
Birmingham, March 22. ? At least
-14 persons were killed in a series ot
tornadoes that struck widely sep
arated communities In five southern
>tates last night and early today.
Birmingham, Ala., March 22 .
Freakish March tornadoes killed at
least 184 persons in five southern
slates yesterday and early today.
The death list grew from 7 to more
than 100 as communities cut off by
wind and rail restored communica
tions today. Additional fatalities were
roported by rescue parties.
Alabama suffered worst ot all. A
check at dawn showed 113 dead there.
In Georgia 14 were dead; in Tennes
see 11; in Kentucky 2 and in South
Carolina L ,
Property loss was extensive.' No at
tempt has been made even to approx
imate it. Hundreds of persons were
inlured. ScoTes reported narrow es
capes.
The tail end of the Alabama wind
(lipped into other southern states with,
(tiling effects.
Vicious rains accompanied the blast
Impeding rescue work and communi
cation lines were stirred into a tangle
vbich prevented an accurate check
of damage and deaths.
Daylight brought a desolate scene
in Alabama communities hit by the
winds. National liuardsmyi, nurses,
noctors and volunteers combined in
the rescue work And hospitals and
emergency quarters for the injured
?were crowded with victims of the
winds.
First reports of the tornadoes came
:rom N o r t hport first killing 2ti. altia
TciT southward to liemopolis and Lin
den and Faunsdale and then struck
twice at Marion in the black belt
bringing death at each point.
_ Salisbury, M^rch 82. ? Extensive
carnage to its lines from high winds
last night was reported today by the
Southern Utilities Company" here.
Ltines of the Bell Telephone Com
pany were alstr damaged. r
No personal injuries were reported.
Washington, March 22. ? The Red
Cross will establish at Birmingham,
Ala., headquarters tor relief in four
tornado struck southern states.
Dr. William Beckline, chief of the
national medical staff, planned to
leave Washington with a relief party
today.
White Level Y. W. A.
Members! Members PV Are 70a loyal
to your Y. W. A.? If prove It by
being present at. our next mating,
which Will be held In the home ot
the Gupton girls, Friday night, March
26, 1932. ?
The Y. W. A. met last with Mattie
Tearl and Rosa Pernell. The subject,
' In Union There is Strength" was
well discussed by those taking part.
Devotional service ? 1 Cor. 3:9.
Introduction ? Louzelle Gupton.
"E Pluribus Union", one composed
by many ? Lessie Gupton.
The W. M. U. Chain? Mary Sue.
Bible Study ? Virgia Gupton.
Prayer? Hallie Joyner.
Mission Study ? Mattie P. Pernell.
Personal Service ? Nannie Belle.
Stewardship ? Hattie Davis.
Enlistment ? Annie Brewer.
Song ? Send the Light.
Benediction by tile ,, Y. W. A Mem
bers clasping hands in a chain form
and uttering a prayer for the mis
sionaries on the foreign fields.
After the adjournment refreshments
were served by Mrs. Pernell.
REPORTER.
Lchuucit I
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LOUISBURG METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. T. A. Sikes, the pastor of the
Methodist church, will return home
trom Tabor where he is engaged in
revival services Saturday morning
;ind will preach in this church Sun
day morning at the usual hour, 11
o'clock. At the evening hour Rev. P.
6. Love, the new presiding elder, will
1-reach and hold the second quarterly
< onference. Let all those whose busi
ness it is to make reports have them
ready tor Sunday algtttT
It is hoped that large congregations
will be present at all the services
Sunday.
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ST. PAUL'S KPISOOPAL CHURCH
Rev. J. D. Miller announces the ser
vices for Easter Sunday as Children's
Service at 10 A. M. and Morning
Prayer and Holy Communion at 11 A.
M. He states that there will be no
service at night.
LOUI8BURG BAPTIST CHURCH
Rer. D. P. Harris, pastor of the
Louisburg Baptist church, announces
the services there for Easter Sunday
aa 8mday School at ?:45 a. m.; Morn
ing Sermon, "The Value of he Resur
rection", 11 a. m.; Evening Sermon,
"The Christian Tear" at 7:90 tf. m.;
B. T. P. U, at ?:J0 p. m.