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BOOST A. F. JOHNSON, Editor and Muupr ?I. i VOLUMN LXIV. The County, Th* State, The Union SUBSCRIPTION ft JO Par Ye ? 7 "? 1 - ? LOCHBtBO, N. CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1083 (EJGHT PAGES) ITALIANS COMPLETE DARING FLIGHT TO CHICAGO'S FAIR Million Souls Shout Thun derous Welcome to Gen. B&lbo and His Men DESCEND GRACEFULLY 1 TO LAKE MICHIGAN , /Italian Seaplane Squadron Fififf?""' n-roiLt^wit Ma? Flight in History Chicago, July IB. ? Italy'* im pressive air Squadron, coursing an historic trail ot 6,100 miles from the homeland to a Century of Progress Exposition, alighted on the unruffled waters ot Lake Mich igan tonight as a million persons watched the completion o( man's, most pretentious conquest of the clouds. With the flagship of General Italo Balbo, commander of the flght, In the lead, the 24 huge sea planes appeared oyer the Chicago lake front shortly after 6:30 p. jn., completing the last leg of the Journey from Montreal In six hours and 51 minutes. The armada left the home base at Orbetello, Italy, at 11:40 p. m., on June thus completing the hazardous flight in 47 and a half hours, flying time. une nuup But one mishap marred the tri umphal Journey. One man was drowned when the 26th ship cap sized upon arrival at Amsterdam, the first day 'a goal. Massed on Navy pier, crowded Into every conceivable vantage point at the World's Fair, and dotting the tops of buildings along Michigan boulevard, the spectators waited In breathless silence for the ap pearance of the Italians. of the lake. Strung out behind It la triads, the remaining 23 sea planes roared along In perfect formation. Above them sped an escort of Army pursuit planes from Selfridge Field, the motors singing above thp drone of the Italian ships seeming to sound a victory paean for a task well done. Over the lake front circled the planes, etched against the blue of sky and the backdrop of Michigan Avenuetoeerrated sky line. Yachts cut the yater below, sailboats Lu lled along, and small boats wait ed expectantly in the mile-square landing area of the lake to take the Italians off their jlanes. Roar of Welcome The crowd cheerijA is a roaring thunder of welcome as the flying boats dropped gracefully down on Lake Michigan an* the bearded' Balbo stuck his head out of the cabin of his plane. He stepped out and raised his arm in the Fas cist salute and countless arms waved back. The other planes landed in ra . . pid succession, and small boats began to ferry the Italian pilots to the U. S. S. Wilmette, moored a short disUnce away at Navy pier. . On the Wllmette, the filer* were given time to bathe and drees. Then they were taken in triumphal procession to the 1& goon of the World'* Fair, there to debark and march to Soldiers' Field, where 100,000 persona waited for the formal welcoming ceremonies. Italian Ambasaador Augusto Homo waa General Balbo's pas senger on the flight from Mon treal and he Joined Prince Roe pigllosl of Rome, delegated by Premier Benito Mussolini to At tend the welcoming ceremonies, on the Wllmette. Today's flight had brought the planes from Montreal up the St. Lawrence river, to follow gener ally the north ahore of Lake On tario, but missing Toronto. The fliers crossed into the United States at Port Huron, Mleh., and followed the St. Clair river over Detroit, thence to Toledo, Ft. ? Wayne, and over South Bend to the southern curve of Lake Michi gan Into Chicago. Dignitaries There ' To welcome General Balbo and his men on the Wllmette were Prince Potenslanl, Italian repre sentative of the World's Fair; Consul General Outsell Caetruc clo, in fall diplomatic #arb; ?May or Kelly, of Chicago; Harry B. New, United States commissioner to the Century of Progress; Gov ernor Henry Horner, of Illinois, and other dignitaries. Over Navy pier floated the It alian national emblem. As ths 4 silver sid?L ships bobbed at anchor Just off Chicago's lake ?bore drive, the II U. 8. Army (Continued on page four) Road Projects After the Conference with Highway officials on Wednesday morning of laat week the Board of County Commissioners through Its Road Commissioner and Chair man confirmed the agreement with the letter below. It is un derstood that Wake County also places No. 89 Louisburg to Ral eigh as a major project to be completed right away. The let ter follows: ~ July 13, 1833. N. C. State Highway Commission, Box 3S3, Raleigh, N. C. Attention: Mr. W. H. Rogers, Dear Mr. Rogers: After discussing the highway situation of Franklin County! with you when you appeared' with our Board of County Com-' missloners on July 12, the Board decided to recommend the pro jects as listed herein. My understanding is that you have two classes of projects, in cluding major and secondary pro^ Jects: therefore, I am listing the< projects under respective head ing. We feel that the major project recommended la import ant, but at the same time we" realize that the secondary pro jects are equally important to us and we urge the immediate, com plete completion of such projects. Major Projects: 1. The construction of the highway leading from Loulsburg to Wake County Line highway No. 69. Secondary Project: 1. The highway leading from Loulsburg through Bunn to Pilot and which % now known as State Highway NoT 23. 2. The road lt?4mg from high way No. 50 to Harris Cross Road, known as Tarboro Road and highway No. 600. 3. The road leading from Stal^, lings Crossroad through Justice to Nash County line leading to Spring Hope. 4. The construction of the highway from the Franklin Coun ty convict camp, northwest to Bobbltt. If I am correct In my under standing that the major and secondary projects will be han dled separately, I desire to re quest that you urge the construc tion of such recom mend at ions as they are listed under the raspecr tire classifications. The County Is in great need of the roads that are recommended In the second ary project. As to the major project recom mendation we feel that the re commendation submitted should have your undivided support and early attention as we have made only one recommendation, and We urg/ your Immediate consider ation to this project. Thanking you to give these re commendations your early atten tion; assuring you that we are ready to cooperate with you at all times, I remain. Respectfully yours, C. C. HUDSON, Commissioner on Roads. C. H. BANKS, Chr'm. Franklin County Board of Commissioners. Drys To Meet Rev. A. D. Wilcox and Mr. i? H. Averitt, central committee for the Dry Forces (or Franklin County request! the Time* to ait nounce that a meeting will be held In the Court house In Louls burg on Tuesday night. July ISth, 1933 at S o'clock, (or the purpose o( organising Loulsburg and Frankklln County (or the coming Campaign. Everybody is invited and urged to attpnd. j Bus Service To Durham Dally Bus service between Loulsburg and Durham was Insti tuted the past week by the: Oreensboro-Fayettevllie Bus Lin es, Inc., making Its flrst trip to Loulsburg Tuesday evening. The Bus Is routed by way o( Frank llnton and Wake Forest where connections can be made (or Ral eigh or Henderson. The bus is scheduled to leave Lonlsbnrg at in the morning and eeturn at 7 : 46 In the evening. Oonnec tions can be made at Durham (or North, South, East and West. The station at Loulsburg at present Is at Franklin Hotel and the bns that remains over-night at Louls burg Is In eharge of Mr. William Murchlson. The people of Loulsburg and vicinity will no doubt welcome this new service. a.i 1 Subscribe to The Franklin Times \ Italian Airmen Fly To Chicago World Fair To tbo right li ' tfh6wn ' General Balbo, Italian Miaieter of Aviation, beaded the Tran?-AUantijti8gfct.oia of W hoge flying boat* from OrbeteUo, Italy, to the World Tilt, Chicago la hope from the ;oatiaent tf Iceland, Labrador and Cauda. Aboi# : are ahowa the <T?wa of the boat* li1 | ret lew. Chicago pbtaned a mamouth welcome for the flyen ?- ?r $25,000 FIRE DAMAGE Bnrfieaa Lumber Co. PUuit De stroyed On Thursday Evening Of Last Week Fire originating in the sharing house completely destroyed the buildings and machinery at the Burgess Lumber Co., plant lo cated on the Seaboard railway at the crossing of Highway 56, on Thursday afternoon of last week. The fire which possibly caught from sparks frolp the shavings pit nearby, was discovered about 6 o'clock In the evening and spread rapidly before a driving wind that guided the flames from one building to another nntil the entire " plant save the little of fice was consummed. In the buildings was much fine machin ery for finishing lumber, mak ing crates and processing shav ings for commercial use. Much of the lighter machines ?od equipment was saved by moving same when it was evident the plant was doomed. The fire did not spread to the lumber storage yards. The loss is estimated at about $25,000.00 with possibly sixty per cent Insurance coverage. The fire department responded to the alarm promptly, but as the plant was almost a mile from the nearest hydrant, being located a distance oat of town, and not having adequate water storage there was nothing it could do but look on to the destruction of the flames. Many people gathered to wit ness the loss and were helpers to lntervarse. However a large number of people eooperaUtt and moved three box cars from the siding and out of range of the fire and turned the ofllce over that the metal top could protect it from the fire. Mr. Burgess informs the. Time* that he will begin the rebuilding and equipping his plant Imme diately and hopes to have it run ning on full time again soon. Lawyers To Meet The following call (or a meet ing of the lawyers of the Sev enth Judicial District to meet In Raleigh hu been issued by Judge' W. C. Harris: , To the lawyers of the Seventh Judicial District: You, and eaiU of you, will take notice, that under and by virtue of the provisions of section 4, Chapter 110, Public Laws, 1933, a meeting of all the lawyers resi dent in the Seventh Judicial Dis trict and all lawyers wishing to aOllate with the bar of the Sev enth Judicial district, is hereby called to meet in the court room In the Court house in the city of Raleigh, N. C.. at the hour of' 11 a. m. on the Sth day of Aug ust, 1933. The business of said meeting will, be the election of the Coun cillor, to represent the Seventh Judicial District on the Council of the North Carolina State Bar, and the perfection of the organ isation of the Seventh Judicial District Bar In accordance with the provisions of the above men tioned act. All lawyers resident In other Judicial Districts wishing to af filiate with the Seventh Judicial District Bar In accordance with, section 2 of said act will file statements to snch effect wtth the undersigned at his office In the Court house in the city of Raleigh,' N. C., on or before the day and hour of meeting above specified. Starting with 590 red r*spt>erry plants three years ago, Don Cal houn of Avery County has Increas ed his plantings to (.990 vines and saya they are paying him well. J. W. fjpWY RE-ELECTED Cotton Weighed Louis burg Town ship ? Co4ml?ilonera Make Many Tax MJnslmenU The Board sioners gran the Board of present line uj) partment be first of Augus make satist at a meeting ' of last A formal a setting up for tlito comli budget? was Svftral app jhef, at and a?~ Perry wife de A mot onded brJ "That fro* district mendatlons, the Board." This meeting: adjourned tt Wednesday -the 12th when quite a number ot tax adjustments wen ?made. The Board met again Mondaj to hear and adjust a number ol personal property claims that had I not been completed. County Commis the request ol '?alth that the df the health de Inued to th< Ting it time tc y adjustments. 4d on Mondaj >n was adopted timated budget seal year. (The ?hed last week.) tions for Cotton iburg were read ballots J. W ed elected. Hudson and sec field prevailed on there be nc Bta or reeoat to come befori COMMENTS ON COT TON REDUCTION (By G. L. Winchester) Tbe first of next week all farm ers In Franklin County whc signed Cotton Reduction con 'tracts will reretfe notice thai they may destroy their offered cotton. In no event shall pro ducer begin destruction of croj until contract ha* been approved and permit issued by Count] Agent. As soon - as this permll is received, without Instruction! or otherwise, one may proceed tc destroy his -cotton. When you signed the contract you agreed that you reserve tlx right to plant the acreage takes out of cotton production in soil Improvement or erosion prevent ing crop* or food or feed crop*, for home use. This you may do and should do, for our feed croi la Franklin county la very pool thla year. I would suggest thai where you can tat pea*, a pari of the acreage may be planted In those. The corn crop in the county ia below normal, ao 1 urge that as large acreage as pos sible be planted in corn. It ti true that it is getting a little late, but there la atiU time, with normal season, to produce fe*4 corn If not mature corn. It is almost Impossible to obtain seed corn from the seed companies so ' rather than buy feed corn tc plant, go to yonr crib or your neighbors and secure your seed. Many vegetablea may atlll be planted with assurance of a good crop, such as Snaps, Butterbeans, Tomatoes, Carrots, Collard*. Cab bage and others. At any rate, lets plant a part. If not all of thla land In some food, feed or aoll Improving crop. I am also going to suggest that as many aa possible mow their cotton fori hay. Thla hay may not be oiual to Alfalfa or Red Clover hay, but will be real feed for live stock during the cold winter months. TIRST CURING Mr. P. O. Glasgow, of near Ce dar Rook, was tke first to brln| a bundle of tokkoeo cured from the lilt crop to the Tinea office. The tobacco was cured laat wast and the sample brought In Tues day. It represented a fairly good specimen of tha first gathering. He eutpd two barns in this lot and la patting In mora this week. ? , . Kiwanis Beach Under Discussion KIWANIS BEACH Board to pr. H JohnBon, 'Sponsor Municipal ng Beach, at Loulsbnrg: it Sir:- ? Our Mr. Trice re port* that a bathing beach has been established" at Loniabarg on (the banks of an impounded sec tion of the Tar River that' serves as a mill pond and as the raw watar storage reservoir for the town. In Tiew of this fact, this de partment wishes to go on record a? "disapproving this use of the |Tar River at Louisburg. In the first place boating, bathing or wading, in a public water supply reservoir ia a violation of the rules and regulations of the State 1 Board of Health governing such places, which rules and regula tions were drawn up under au ? thority of Section - 7117, Public i Health Laws of North Carolina. Copies of Watershed Regulations and of Public Health Laws grant ing authority for their formula 1 tion are enclosed. ' Although the danger of pollu 1 tion coming up stream one-half - mile from the bathing beach to 1 the water works Intake is con 1 sldered by some as a rather re ? mote possibility yet the fact re ' mains that at one town in the State drawing water from an im 1 pounding basin on a stream far ' larger than Tar River, colored ' dye waste from an outfall were pushed one-half mile npstream to 1 a point above the water works in 1 take by wind and wave action. ? There exists the probability that greatly- polluted water may be - carried upstream in a similar ? manner at Lb*isb?rg. In addi ction, the water any be polluted - a'iove the ?star works Intake bj 'boating parties that proceed up Birt'CUl 1IUUU IUU L com. > Furthermore the water of the Tar River at Louisburg should ' not be uaed for bathln; purpose* . j nee It Is a polluted stream con ' taming sewage from Oxford. r While a modern filtration plant I can satisfactorily handle such water and render. It wholesome for human use. kfrtt said that the human system cannot cope with It in quite a satisfactory manner. [ Therefore, some danger of infec tion by diaaace germs attend those who oae the water of Tar Hirer tor bathing purposes. > The bathing beach is disapprov , ed of because, first, the sanitary _ quality of Tar River water in t questionable and, therefore, I dangerous to the health of the . community; and, second, because , such use of the Tar River water , at Louisburg Is a violation ot the r' Public Health Laws of the State. > Very truly yours, WARREN H. BOOKER. Director Division of Sani tary Engineering. t The law or regulation of the ! State Board of Health referred t to follows: I "1. No boating. bathing or . wading ahall be permitted in any , public water supply reservoir, i lake or pond, or in any streams i tributary to the same within a r distance ot & miles from the ; water works intake." I ! Ragland - Egerton 1 The wedding of Miss Sue Wil ' son Egerton to Mr. Chester Ar | thur Ragland, Jr., both of Louls burg. was quietly and lmpresalve 1 ly solemnised at the Bdenton 1 Street Methodist Church. Raleigh. ' on Saturday, July ISth, at 1?:G0 | o'clock a. tn.. I> the prsssnos of a few members at the families and friends. Rev. Eugene C. Few. pastor, odteiated. The bride wore a nary suit with blue accessorise and carried ' a corsage of Briarcilff roses and Swanonta. Mrs. Ragland Is the popular and attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Blount Egerton. of Lonishnrg. She ' altond-d ?school at Louisburf College where she was very popular among the musical events snd also held a membership In the Kappa .Delta Phi Sororltr Mr. Ragland Is the oldest son Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Ragland, i of Louisburg, *nd is a graduate of Riverside Military Academy In Georgia and a student at the 'University of North Carolina. ;| The OQuple enjoyed a trip to > western North Cnroltalfc snd Will make their home in Waynes vilie, whare Mr. Ragland hot#* a posi tion with his fatMr la a road construction project. \ rOR FIRST CLASS PRINTING PHONE Ul SEES NO REASON POR DISAPPROVAL Dr. H. H. Johnson, Sponsor of Kiwanis Beach, does not agree with version of State Board at Health as to the inadvla&bllity of using Klwanis Beach for bath la*. To the Editor: ? I wish to r tr ply to a letter from the Division of Sanitary Engineers appearing In this issue which relates to our /bathing park. I understand a copy of this letter, original ad dressed to me, was turned over to you for publication by a citi zen of our town ? that he waa motivated solely by his devotion to the best Interests of our town I am anxious to believe. To those of the public really interested I wish to state that our bathing park is in no sense of the word condemned nor has the mighty arm of the law reach ed but and closed the' modest lit tle place we have provided for the healthful recreation of our people. Applying the same ine lastic yardstick of judgement to our tiny little park that it would apply to some huge commercial enterprise attracting thousands of bathers daily, a department of the State Board of Health has disapproved our bathing beach. Unfortunately the regulations under which this excellent de partment operates are not flex ible and cover the remotest con tingency which could theoretlr cally arise but which from a practical standpoint never does ? nor can these ironclad provisions be modllted to suit our local problems. For Instance it is true should a heavy epidemic of Ty phoid Fever develop in Oxford thighly improbable) and should * huge freshet arise at the Aame time (strange coincidence) and should enough of the Typhoid germs survive tke trip of 40 or SO miles down stream (very _un likely) and should the directors of o?r beach be so lacking la common sense as to keep oui i beach open (really in spite of our 1 faults most unlikely) It Is pos sible but not at all certain that a sufficient concentration of germs might exist to infect a susceiWible :n4iv(ldual. This is one of the theoretical contlngen i cles and the only one that offers . danger to our bathers. From a ; betting standpoint I would say that the odds are slightly agin . It. Prom a practical side man; generations of oar citizens have refreshed themselves on oui river in their youth without one authentic case of disease arising therefrom as far as I can And , out ? and In all probability at , rhany more generations to come > will continue the harmless prac tice. the erudite theories and mandates of our various health departments to the contrary not withstanding. Curiously enough an analysis of our river water taken July 6th shows a complete absence of the colon bacilli (the indication of pollution) yet a County Health Officer Informs me that the water of every bathing pond accessible to Loulsburg showed without exception the presence of this germ in the samples analyzed for him last year. It would seem our mal igned river water compares favor ably with the other bathing ponds. Unfortunate It la that we can not plead to thta adamant board the natural beauty of our littlq park, the coolneas of the breeze on the hottest afternoon and the refreshing bite of the water ? fed by cool spring creeks, the park's ?accessibility and the joy it has brought to so many children de prived of all other opportunities for swimming. Nor can parents 'come forward and bear witness to the sense of security our care ful supervision has brought them while their offspring were exer cising the eternal perogative of youth, "goin' swimmln'." '? From a practical standpoint the possibility of our handful of children bathers polluting our water to the extent that such pol lution could go up stream three quarters of a mile and jeopardise ieur water supply at the intake is ;so" retnote that it verges upon the ridiculous. I do not wish that anything I 'have written be construed aa a criticism of our Health Depart ment. 1 have the most sincere respect and admiration tor this splendid staff of ea?le eyed and keen nosed gentlemen whose un tiring efforts make modern living 'as safe m it la. and. incldently from time to time turn up Inlqut tlew nil aa ours to the light 0! day. t do wish though that these rcntlasMo could have closed one ley* ( either eye) and construed our ltttla park for what K. realty '?? * convenient, pretty spot for (Continued ob page eight) VISIT TO WORLD'S FAIR (This is the fourth and laat installment of the article about the World's Fair by oar Associ ate Editor.) Now, we resume our trip over the Fair for our last lapse. Last week we paused for the rest at 1 the Victor "Vienna Garden Cafe, so now we are ready to begin again and start at first with the Inspection nf the mortal hnnma In . .. the buildings in the Home and Industrial Arts exhibit, which Included the Masonite Rostone. Lumber, common brick, John Moore, Armco and Ferro Enamel, Stransteel, General House, Inc., houses; the Home Planning and Gas Industry Halls, the W. J. Sloane building, Owens Land scape Pavllllon, the Florida trop ical house and the Keck house. Hours and even days may be spent in interesting and close ob servance of these model homes. Following this exhibit is situ ated the D. S. Army Camp, the home of the large number of solders who are guards for the many valuable exhibits and buildings in the fair. Then, there is next to. it the village of the American a Indian. An exceedingly interesting exhib it of the natural life of the In dian. And near to this is the Mava Temple. Next one is confronted with .the Immense General Motors build lng with its flashing colors and modern design, in which one of the most popular and fascinating exhibits is operated at the Cen tury of Progress. Upon entering the building one finds himself In an Immense showroom wherein are displayed the various models and designs of the several makes of cars made by the General Mo tors folks. Also in there is the display of the first Chevrolet, if I remember correctly, that was . made In 1911. It waa there and i still usable.' There is another 'old model of some other make of ' car. Too, Especially interesting Is the exhibit of the winning mod els of the contest In the Crafts man Guild of the Fisher Bodies that were made by young boys in America. There are displayed both the senior and Junior first prize winners. Passing through the showroom one enters the balcony about the Chevrolet Amphitheatre, in which the visitors of the Progress may witness the assembling of the entire Chevrolet car. In (act, . . ! we were told that one might ' place an order there (or a car i and at a little after noon go to : the building, watch the car be . made and drive it away from the i General Motors building that , i evening. Also along the balcony Is the displaying o( the other General Motors products such as Frlgidaires, radios, etc., as well as special demonstrations o( mer it concerning these products. This building which houses this re markable exhibit, like unto which there Is none other at the Fair, Is beautiful in design and color. It' has a tall tower. i( that is what It is called, that rises (rom fthe main o( the building that Is colo.red green with a white top bearing the initials "Q. M." the . building itseK is colored (or the most part in orange and lavender or porpie. ' Leaving the General Motors building and continuing along the highway or street we visit the Pal-Waukee Airport, the Pageant of Transportation, the Air Show, and to the right off the street the Chrysler building, an attractive white structure, hous ing the demonsti%tlon of the Chrysler products, and approach the Trave^ and transport build ing with its wonderful akyhung dome. I believe that if any one building at the Fair were to be selected as the moat popular the Travel and Transport building . would be the one, from all that we gathered from the expressions i of enjoyment and mdtr by all whom we met. TtU* building was the first of the larger build- ? inga of the Fair. The group In- ^ eludes the large skyhung dome so arranged to give room to present therein the oldest and newest ve hicles of travel slds by side, the long hall which affords ample space on two floors tor the dis play* of vast exhibit* from travel and transprt bureaus, and a re?~ viewing stand before which each day Is presented the pageant ot progrees, which M a "procession ~ In colorful costumes and convey ances from sled to sleeping oar." Inside of the dome one sese the targe M-motored airplane, the various kinds of ears from trains. Including the new aluminum ear that le scheduled to he put Into use this tall. Jstt soeth of the dome the exhibits, of many trains and ears are displayed en tracks. The Royal Bout, tamed as ?ag ( Continued on pegs eight)
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