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SELL YOUR TOBACCO AND COTTON IN LOUISBURG FOR BETTER PRICES \ THE COUNTY ? THE STATE - THE UNION Buy Your Merchandise IN LOUISBURG From Merchants Who Ad vertise. for Better Bargains VOLl/MN LX1X SUBSCRIPTION ?l.BO ? Imt - ^ LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA KKIUAY, I>KCKMBKR a, 1?;W (EIGHT PAGES) i M'MBKR 43 C. R. SYKES ELECTED To Kill V am Dry on Board ol Town Commlsnionerfi ? To Sell ~ Armory Bonds ? Other Mutters The Board of Town Connate- j s loners met in regular session. Tuesday night with all members Pr The 'minutes of previous \iieet ings were rend and approved. The monthly report's of the Chief Police. Tax Collection,, and Town Clerk were read and aPTheVeBoard received a written request from Henry Kf for the construction of a ? line to serve his propertj on Tai boro Sweet, between South Main Street and Keninoor Avenue. Messrs. J. S. Howell, W Cooper, and F. H. Allen. Jr.. were ( appointed as a Special Committee to investigate the location and es timated cost of a sewer line to serve residents on Kenmoor Ave nue extension and Tarboro Street Mr J S. Howell informed the Hoard that eleven residents in Blacktown had informed him thafc they desired water service. Mo action was taken on this re<lueBt^ A motion was passed to give Louisburg College a full page ad verWsement In the College Annual. "The Oak ". .. Mr Barrow reported to tne Board that an engineer represen ting the State Highway and Pub lie WorKs Commission, had made a survey of the waffle and park ing problems in Louisburg. on December 6th. 1938, and that this engineer would make a repor his findings to the Board and a i - so recommend necessary paiking ordinances to the Board. rll,.ted Mr. J. S. Howell was inst'riutea , to investigate the cost of a lire man's water proof suit to be used by Fireman Graham H. Holmes and to purchase a suit if t-he co isnot too high. The Board ru ed that this suit is to remain th . property of the Town of l-ouis Resolution was ?d?P,ed Q ^ the Board to issue $18.t>00.u? , Municipal Building and Armory Bonds in serial bonds of ? 500.00 denominations, payable ?enn-an nually; the first bond of this se ries to become due in 1941. Since Mr. W. B. Tucker, who, was formerly elected t<o fill the ex isting vacancy on the Board, d clined to qualify on account ot bad health. Commissioner W. B Barrow moved to declare the of fice vacant. Mr. J , S. JJo we" se onded Mr. Barrows motion, ana | it, was carried unanimously. The Mayor declared nomina tions open for a Commissioner to ; fill the existing vacancy on the Ro&rd ? Mr W. B. Barrow nominated Mr C R. Sykes tor the office of Town Commissioner, and this nomination was seconded b> . Y Tni&iri The Mayor asked for further nominaMons and none were re ceived. A motion prevailed to close nominations, and this mo tion was carried. Upon a vote, Mr. Cecil R. S>kes was unanimously elected to tne office of Town Commissioner. The Board approved a number of invoices for payment fend ad journment' was taken. TO SPEAK OVER STATION W-E-E-D Rev. L. F. Kent, Rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. will speak to the members of the Cur rent Topic Club in Rocky Mount, Monday. December 12th. at 6:46 This program to be broadcast over station WEED. > i YOUNG MARRIED MEN OF BAPTIST CHURCH The pastor is very .desirous to meet alt the young (lniprrfed men and young men that ought to be married men on Supday morning at) the Sunday School hour, 9:45 ?"' A. M. The purpose of the meet ing Is to discuss their Sunday School relatioql^bips. Dr. A, Paul Bagby. Pastor Loulsburg Baptist Church. PROGRAM AT THE LOUISBURG THEATRE The following is the program beginning Friday, Dec. 9th: Last, Times Today (Friday) ? Ronald Colman in "If I Were Saturday ? Double Feature ? Gene Autry in "Rhythm of The Saddle" and Frank Albertson in "Fugitives For a Night." Also Chapter 9 "Dick Tracy Returns." Sunday-Monday ? Joan Craw ford, Margaret Sullavan, Mel vyn Douglass, Robert Young and Fay Bainter in "The Shining Hour." Tuesday ? Kay Frances and Iar, Hunter In "Comet Ovpr Broad way." On Stage ? "Seabee" Hay worth and his vaudeville company. ' Wednesday? Ann Shirley, Nan Grey and Ralph Bellamy in "Girls School." Thursday-Friday ? Tyrone Pow er, I/O ret!* Young and Anuabella "? In "Suet." - I'llKSlOKNT KOOSKVKI.T PRESIDENT VISITS N. C. ? ? ? ; I Detrains at Salifolil Drives To Chapel Hill, Speaks 'l'? Big Audience, I-! nt rii ins hi Dtii'hiiin Chapel Hill. Dec. 5. ? President' 1 1 Roosevelt asserted here today that ] the survival of world democracy ji depends 011 the maintenance of lib- I eral democratic methods suited to I the changing social and economic needs of the United States, leader ; I in democracy. External policies, he said, are 1 1 being exerted for peace and self- j preservation of democracy ; but' he 1 ! emphasized the necessity of con tinued liberal thought at home. |i "Because we live ill ail era of acceleration, we can 110 longer trust- to the evolution of future de cades to meet these new pro blems," he said. "They rise before; us todtky and they must be met today." The President' pinned his faith 1 011 "liberalism" and the youth of' the nation whom he described as conforming to the philosophy of ; the late Justice Beujaiuiu Cardozo of t?he Supreme Court, whom he j quoted for his theme: "We live in a world of change. . .- . So long as it is inconstant . . j . there can be no constancy in law." The New Deal Chieftain address ed the Carolina Political Union, nonpartisan student forum, in Woollen Gymnasium, where the; crowd assembled after rain made Kenan Stadium impossible. The, crowd was estimated at 17,500. including those gathered in Mem orial Auditorium. Hill Music Hall and Graham Memorial to listen to amplifiers. Klrst Since Klrrl inn 111 his first speech since the No- j vember 8 election, the President I asserted that liberalism survived \ the election and is "going; places" I ill a land where "birth, wealth and| political position" are no longer the sole, right to rule. Mr. Roosevelt- had been expect- 1 ed to deal with foreign affairs and' possibly with persecution of min orities by dictators, but he limited his observations to reiteration 'of democratic principals that served! as a contrast to dictatorships. Over an international radio hookup, he said. "There may be I those ifl the world who believe that a regimented people, whose | very i-hought and action is directed; by one man. may give some people a type of security which is pleas-] ing to them. "But whatevffr convictions 1 1 have, none is stronger than my , I abiding belief that the security j ! and well-being at the American ] | people can be best served by the I I democratic processes which have iipade this jioimtry strong and 'great." i The President referred to Wood I row Wilsori And Grover Cleveland and quoted from Theodore Roose velt, 'Who he said fought for "social [and political decency." He praised the University of North Carolina for "liberal teach ing" and paid tribute to the young ! er generation for ohe part it plays ! in liberal thought. isARAH SUMNER HICKS WEDS GEORGE WOMB I. E The marriage of Miss Sarah j I Sumner Hicks, of Louisburg, to J j George Irvin Womble, of Rocky i A'ouut. was salcmnized Saturday | morning, December 3, at IX o'clock in the Methodist parsonage in Hen derson with the Rev. R. E. Brown ifiiciating. The bride is th2 dahghtor of Mr. jiind y.ri. ? red W. Hicks, of Louis I I urg, and Mr. Womble is the son j jof Mr. and Mrs. George P. Wom-i Me, of Rocky Mount. j Mrs. Womble is one of Louis-1 burg's most popular ant! attractive . young ladies and holds a responsi ble position With the Louisburg i 1'rodiictfon Credit ? Association. The groom fsa popular and ef ficient young traveling man. repre senting a Charlotte wholesale Arm. They will make their home in louisburg upon their return from t'v*tr bridal trip, and. occupy the Hick? residence on Sim Street. T.AYIiOK W. BOOXK C I Completes I, Business The old Board of County Com missioners met on Monday to coin- . plete its unfinished busiiuss he-' [ore adjourning sine die nil ineiu- . Ijers were present and transacted business as follows: Reports were received and filed ' troin the following officers: Supt. j E. R. Richardson, County Home; Dr. R. F. Yarborough. Health Of ficer; Mrs. j. F. Mitchlner, Wel fare Officer; Miss I-illie Mae | Braxton. Home Ageut; K. L. -Nor ton. Farm Agent. In compliance with an order of ' the Judge of the Superior Court, an order prevailed ordering all undistributed Courts costs since 1934 be ttirned over to t'he Conn- j ty general fund. G. E. ' Hayes, of Hayesvllle I township, was exempted for poll I tax because of affliction. ? . ? . Cbuuiblee, of Dunns r township, a disabled World War veteran, was exempted front poll tax. An order segregating certain lands was made. An informal resolution ex pressing the appreciation of the Board for the unselfish and un tiring efforts of Mr. P. S. Foster, t'he retiring member, during his past term, was passed. After allowing a number of ac counts the Board adjourned sine die. ? Ml SIC TKACHKKS TO MKKT A District) meeting of Music | teachers has been called to be : held. at Louisburg College on Sat urday, Dec. 10th. 1938 beginning ] at It) o'clock in the morning. All ' music teaching in public and pri vate schools inl^ any ot-hers inter ested in public school music are invited to atteud. The object of the meeting is to devise some met-hod of improving public school music. Tlierfe will be sev- j eral Speakers from a distance j present, according to announce- i ment. I, I LOUISBURG BAPTIST CHURCH The ministry of Dr. A. Paul Bagby began on Sunday morning as he brought his first message as pastor. He spoke on "The Rela tionship Bet'Ween the Kingdom of God and the Church of Jesus Christ." He submitted that the Kingdom of God and t-he Church of Jesus Christ are not one and the same thing. The Kingdom of God is eternal, it is the reign of i God in life 'of. individual. commun-| ity and world. The Church of I Jesus Christ' is local, and temporal. 1 In determining the relationship 1 he declared, ''The Church is -the visible representee of the King-' dom of God on earth! The best church is tihe cliu?ch that repre sents the Kingdom of God reali ties." At the evening worship hour the other church groups of Louis* burg worshiped with 'the Baptist congregation. Words of greeting i were spoken by Dr. D. E. Earn- 1 hardt. Rev. J. G. Phillips, and Rev. I L. F. Kent. The pastor spoke on "The Cry of the World." Sunday School at 9:45 A. M. BapMst Training Union at 6:15 P. M. Morning worship at 11:00 I A. M. The subject will be "The Meaning of the Cross for Jesus". Every member is requested to come prayfully prepared to make their pledge for the coming year at> the morning hour. Sunday eve ning is Student Night. Several of the students will be used in the services of B. T. U. Assembly and in Evening worship. Dr. Bagby will I speak to t-he Young People on "The Price We Pay." All members of the church are urged and ex pected to be present at this serv ice for students before they go home for Christmas holidays. Medical research has greatly re duced cases of diphtheria In child ren, and also in cats, which are ?ery'^tisceptlVl* to thts^lsease. I ? BOONE REELEC TED sCH AIRMAN vvkNt amministkus oaths TO pfVlt'KKS thai-le* !'. GreVn He-elected JTRun-' ty Attorney N^tml Croscoutiiig Attorney?/. (\ Wlicelrr, With; Other Constables Sworn In ? ? , Kemp I*. Ya Thorough Kli'cU^l ? \'ii?,.K?()r(tei' A 1 Messrs. T. W. Boone. 'J. M.i Stallings, S. E. Winston. J. Z. Ter ?ell and H. T. Bartholomew, com )osing\he new Board of Commis sioners met promptly at 12 o'clock: or the purpose of oraguiziug anflj aking over t'he responsibility of; ?he County government. After the oalh of office- had; >een administered by VY. V. A vent. Jlerk of Superior Court, J. M. Stallings wan selected as tempo rary Chairman. Upon call for lominations for permanent' Chair nan, Taylor W, Boone, forur;r! 'hairman, was unanimously elec-j ed. (The following committee ap-j lointments were made: J. Z. Terrell, Welfare Depart- j nent and poor relief. S. E. Winston. County Home. _| J. M. SCallings, finance. H. T. Bartholomew. Court louse and grounds. Jail. Health! Department, Agricultural Build up E. F. Griffin. Chas. P. Green j i a d H. C. Kearney were placed | 11 nomination for County lAttor ley and Prosecuting Attorney. L'pon ballot Green received 4 ,'otes and Kearney 1. Green, was :herefore declared elected. Bartholomew offered a' motion to separate the offices ot' County ktitorney and Prosecuting Attor-J ney. No action was taken upon this motion. Kemp Yarborough was unani mously elected Vice-Recorder. | In addition to the above offi cers, W. V. Aveirt, Clerk of Court, | administered the oath of office to the following officers who had. presented acceptable bonds: John P, Moore, Sheriff. G. S. Gilliam, Gold Mine. K. E. Joyner, Sandy Creek. J. Ed Hight. Prankiinton. Fred E. Frazier, Louisburg. Clinton Swanson. Cedar Rock. John B. Young. Youugsville. C. O. Renn, Hayesville. C. E. Moore, Cypress Creek. Z. C. Wheeler, Harris. R. M. Minor was re-appointed as jailor and janitor. Bartholomew moved, and was passed, that' no prisoner lie dis missed from jail except by the Sheriff or jailor, and that the Sheriff be instructed not to send t'he jail jceys to the jail by any one. There are still 132,000 one rqom school houses in the United States. DID YOU MISS YOUR FRANKLIN TIMES FRIDAY? Then look at the label on your paper and if you are in arrears send us a check. Our Linotype broke down this week to the tune of around Two Hundred . Dollars, and a lot of lost time to us as well as in-' convenience to you. We need your renewal to meet this bilL We have co-operated with you an k.jyf are now asking a return of the favor.? ?fif70R. - - I T / OUR FELLOW DRIVERS S?rv! ce "IU b? fini?(t?d in * jiffy ? Of know *? r???on wfcy."'. ? ' ? - * T. K. STfM'K \KI> 1 T. K. STOCK ARD PRESIDENT I.OIISIURU CHAMBKK OK COHHRKrC ??. ! \V. (i. Lancaster. Vice President; M. C. Murphy. H. C. Taylor. Jr., V. E. Owens, Wilbur Ruynor. | W. F. Slieltou, tieorRe Selby And P. I*. (Jrwn, Director* ? lU-ports Louisburg Chamber of Com merce held it? annual meeting in the Court House on Monday night j and after hearing several splen-: did reports from the Secretary' and others, entered into the elec tion of officers for another year, which resulted as follows: President ? T. K. Stockard. Vice President? \\\ (1. Lancas-I ter. Directors ? M. C. Murphy. H. 1 C Taylor. Jr.. V. E. Owens. W11-. bur Raynor. W. P. Shelton. George Selby and C. P. Green. The rules and by-laws were adopted after an amendment was agreed to, and W. L. Lumpkin brought up the matter of moving the road Camp A resoluUon op posing this move was adopted and the proper officers directed to, take the matter up wiMt the State, Highway Commission. The Secretary's report showed quite an active fall and the pro- J motion of many activities to help' the town in very many ways. The Chamber is now composed i of eighty members and a drive: for enough to round out a full hundred is being contemplated for the near future. The new officers are taking up quite a live and active pace sei by the old (filacers and will no! doubl prove efucient and success ful. i HAMILTON HOItGOOl) ["HltlSTMAS im.w at mktho 1?IST CHUN H On next Sunday night at- 7 a (Christmas play will he present ed at the Methodist Church, the play being given as a reading by Miss Evelyn Earnhardt, of I.ouis burg College. The one acti play is entitled "Dust of the Koad," by Kenneth Sawyer Goodman. Miss Earnhardt gave this dramatic reading on the l.ouisburg College program at Elizabeth City before! the Annual Conference. She thril led a great audience with the mes- j sage of the play and secured their admiration in her ability to give the tone of voice and expression 1 which seemed exactly appropriate; for each of the several characters! in the play. All are cordially invited to at- ! tend. Special music will be giv- i en of an appropriate nature. This I program has been planned in j keeping with the custom of giv- 1 ing a Christmas program the last j Sunday night' before the college vacation begins. On Sunday moring at 11:00 , Mr. Phillips will preach on. "The Wedding Garment." Sunday ' School is at 9:45 and Epworth ! League at 6:30. POST OFFICE TO REMAIN' OPEN f'ostmaster T. M. Harris informs ! the TIMES that. - th? . local United | States Post Office will bo kept' open mi Saturday afternoons, the 17th. j 24th and 31, for accommodation! of the people, espec ially from the i country in mailin? and receiving | packages. .WILLS P. v. The Mills P T. A. will meet Thursday, Dec. IS in the Mills au ditorium at ":X0. X special Christmas jirogram will lie Riven b> the- children. It will sponsor a White Christmas for the County Welfare department. Mrs. Mitchi t'er will appreciate anything in the l;ni. of food, used toys and cloth ing. All donations to be wrapped in white. The public is cordially invited. ROLL CALL A HCCCESS Miss Susie Meadows. Chairman i or the Ked Cross Chapter of Frank- 1 lm County, reports pleasing re si Its lit, the recent Roll Call drive *nffctf w^s in charge of Mrs. W. D. Igert'm, Chairman. She reports 188 members and a generous res ponse on the part of the public, i Miss Meadows informs the TIMES Mir.t any who failed to enlist dtfr .iig the drive and wishes to do so may *end in their dollar now and enlist. SHOOTS AT OFFICERS During a raid on a blockade still ?:tc in Cypress Creek township Monday. Enforcement Officers Pave Huff and Joe Joyner were nhot at by some onlookers. The officc'rs who captured two shot guns, are not sure their assailants intended shooting them but said the shot came awfully close, taking ef fect in' tttaes right at them and thfj- could hear t^e shot and bul lets singing as they passed. On this raid they destroyed about six hundred gallons of mash and des troyed seveal containers. The still had not been set up. On Tuesday night they report breaking up a distilling game near the Dyke and getting two men to hold on suspicions CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS The town officials and mer-i chants have filled the business por tion of town with nice Christmas decorations. The merchants hav? been lavish in their display of C'uristmas goods and decorations a>id the town has strung colored lights all about the streets with a . large well lighted Star erected over the Opera House extending a "Merry Xmas" to all ' The spirit is here and th? actual : heU4?y season is close on the way so do your shipping early. PHOKM-m fOR WIR3T CLAiW PRINTING \ ' i JUDGE HOB GOOD PRESIDES franklin County Bur. Through Kemp P. Yarborough, Pays Nice Tribute to Retiring Judge J. K. Malone ? I)K|K?i'H of I.arge Docket 1 Quite an interesting ceremony took place- last Tuesday morning when Retiring Judge James E. Malone of the Franklin County Recorder's Court handed over the Savel to his successor, the newly sleeted Judge, Hamilton H. Hob sood. After a few remarks by Judge Malone, in whi<:h he expressed his appreciation for the cooperation which he had always received from the Bar and the people of the County, and before he relin quished t-he gavel to Judge Hob good, ,Kemp P. Yarborough pre sented to the retiring Judge, on behalf of the members of the Bar of Franklin County, a desk set, as a token of the appreciation by the Franklin County Bar of his eight years of distinguished service as Judge of the Recorder's Court of the County. "To the new holder of this of fice," Mr. Yarborough said, "the people and the Bar of Franklin County wish all good success and every good fortune; from him we have every hope, aud from his character aud ability we have every promise, of a wise, just, and faithful discharge of the duties of his position, creditable to himself and bejneficient to our county. But it would nob be fitting if we were to let this occasion pass without a backward glance at. aud a word of appreciation for, the services of the one who Is now voluntarily relinquishing the prerogatives and duties of this office, after eight years of service therein. Espec ially does it seem fitting that we do this when we consider the quality of those services, and the respect and affection which his personality, and the able and wor thy manner in which he has dis charged his duties, have secured for him among the people of our county." "The record of those eight years." Mr. Yarborough declared, "is one of which he inay well be proud. He has shown, himself in every way worthy of the trust* re posed in him; fair-minded, reas onable. conscientious, considerate alike of the prisoners before him and of the welfare and protection of the community, and absolutely disinterested, he has proven a judge eminently satisfactory to his fellow-citizens, and justly de serving of the highest- praise. "In all the cases brought before liini. anxious at all times to get at the real facts of t?he case, de- , sirous of affording to each side a full and fair opportunity for the presentation of its arguments and contentions, and, when it was his duty to punish, eager to arriji at a just' and reasonable - sentence, consistent, so far as was possible, with the real nature of the of fense. the character and welfare of the prisoner, and welfare of the ot'her parties involved, and. above all. the interest a,nd safety of the public. "Toward the members of the Bar Judge Malone has been invar iably courteous, patient, and con siderate. Toward parties and wit nesses he has always manifested the same consideration and fair ness. In arriving at his decisions, whether of law or of fact, he has never been h?sty or precipitate, has never failed to allow td all persons interested, whether a? prisoner, party, witness, or attor ney, the fullest opportunity to be heard." "I am speaking." Mr. Yarbor ough said, "on behalf of the mem bers of the Franklin County Bar. But, although I have received no authority from them. I ohink that in all that I-haVe said I may just ly claim to be apeaking for the people of Franklin County as well. Seldom, I thinks in t<he annals of this county or any, ether county, t. has there been au instance of a public official- who has won for himself such unlversftMiking. res pect, and esteem as that) which Judge Malone so deservedly holds today, after eight years of service as Judge of the Recorder's Court of Franklin County. His record. I have said, is one of which he may weji be proud; certainly 10 la one of which Franklin County is proud, and his ability, his fair ness. and his high excellence as a. Judge are not likely to be soon forgotten." Judge Malone accepted the gift wit* a, few words of appreciation, stating that he had at all times during the period of his service striven to perform his duties fair ly and impartially, and expressing his thanks to the members of the Bar. not only for the token of their esteem and rejjard. hot also for i<he help alid jntattJly touting which. h<> dec'nr.-d. Int ihad alway* received from then , hi* tenurfc of office. ; H* rmArked that, although. k* felt, Uiat he had made some mtatalws' ia itfa decis ions. as every ..Judge mast make some miatfakw*.- y?t he hoped and (.Continued oa paga font)