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RICKS A. PEARCE
DEAD
End Game Thursday Night
Following Long Illness ?
Funeral Held Saturday
Afternoon
Mr. Kicks A. Pearce, one of
Louisburg's most) prominent busi
ness men died at his home on
North Main Street Thursday night
about 10:45 following a long ill
ness. He was 61 years old and is
survived by his wife, formerly
Miss Mattle Roberts, and three
children, Mrs. Charles Hoyt. of
Washington, N. C., Messrs. Sam
Pearce and McKinne Pearce, uf
Louisburg, and one sister, Mrs.
John A. Tucker, of Louisburg.
Mr. Pearce was born near Cedar
Rock and had made Franklin,
County his home most all his life,
being engaged in the public life
of Louisburg, and the last' number '
of years as tobacco warehouseman,
and horse and mule dealer. Rick*
never lost his love for the farm
and had held to this interest all
through the years by operating '
farm interests in connection with
his other businesses. He was in
terested in the welfare of his
community and was active in pub
lic matters.
The funeral services were held
from the home on Main Street
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
Conducted by Rev. J. G. Phillips
and Rev. E. H. Davis, in the pres
ence of a large number of friends.
Interment was made in Oakwood '
cemetery where also the service
was largely attended and thfll
Tforal tribute was especially l;i rg"
-.nd beautiful, speaking .silent l>
the high esteem in which the de
ceased was held by those whose :
privilege it was to know him.
The pallbearers were P. W.
Klam, Pier Williamson, C. R.
Sykes, G. W. Ford. W. D. Eger
? >n, J. K. Malane.
The beraved family and friends
\.i vc the deepest sympathy ?f the
tire community.
LUMPKIN ADDR&SSES
KIWANIANS
Hon. W. L. Lumpkin. Senator
presenting the 6 ;0 1 Senatorial
? Mstrict in the 1939 session of the
? ieneral Assembly, addressed the
Louisburg Kiwanis Club at its'
ognlar Tuesday evening supper (
.eeting at the Franklin Hotel on
April 11, 1939, on the recent laws
passed by the General Assembly of
?i statewide nature. His address
was comprehensive and extremely
'interesting and the club members
<n Joyed his able presentation of
the work of the Legislature.
Prior to Mr. I.umpkin's address
Mrs. Gladys Bailey rendered in
her usual Charming manner a vo
cal selection, being accompanied
.at the piano by Mrs. JameS Ma
' lone, the club sponsor.
The club members enjoyed the
program throughout'.
MRS. WALTER EVANS I>KAI>
Funeral services were held for
Mrs. Walter Evans at Cedar Rock
Baptist Church on Wednesday.
April 5th, 1939 and interment' was,
made in the cemetery at Trinity s
M. E. Church near Inglesido. Rev.
B. Y. Averett, pastor of the Cedar
Hock Church officiated.
Mrs. Evans was born in 1862,
married 1883. came to Cedar Rockj
community in 1893, .then becom
ing a member of Cedar Rock Bap
tist Church. Sometime after this
Mrs. Evans made her home in
Nashville, N. C.. then later return
ing to Cedar Rock to live with her
daughter, Mrs. Billie Sturdivaut. i
Mrs. Evans was a kindly, grac
ious. Christian Woman, the influ- i
V>?? nee of her home spread through
the neighborhood for good. <
Of tiho family there survives
only one daughter, and several
xrandchlldren, who are fortunate i
in a heritages from grandparents <
who always stood for ? good, and
the uplift of the neighborhood.
PROGRAM AT THE
LOUISBURG THEATRE
Thp following Is the program
at the Loulsburg Theatre begin
ning Saturday, April 15th:
Saturday ? Donble Feature ?
Roy Rogers in "Shine On Harvest
Moon" and John Carrol In "I Am
A Criminal". Also the flrsti chap
ter of the new serial "The Lone
Ranger Dides Againr"
Sunday-Monday ? Claudette Col- ,
hert, Don Am echo, John Barry
more, Elaine Barrle. Francis Led
??xer and Mary Astor in "Mid
night."
Tuesday ? To Features ? Kay
Francis, Victory Jory in "Women
In The Wind" and Charlie Rug
glea and Billie Lee in "Sudden
Money."
Wednesday ? Charles Bickford
find Harry Carey In "Isle oft Miss
rig Men."
Thursday-Friday ? Bob Burns
;uid Otadys George in "I'm From
Missouri."
Last Times Today ? Shirley
Temple In "The Llttlft Princess. "
MR. R. A. PEARCE
Cook-Rowland
Miss Jean Goodrich Rowland, of
Henderson, and Mr. Leslie G.
Cook were happily married at 1 : 00
o'clock Sunday afternoon at Louia
burg Baptist Church. The vows
were spoken in the presence of
only a few Intimate friends with
Rev. E. Y. Averett', officiating.
The bride is the attractive and
popular daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
P. W. Rowlands of Henderson,
whose hosts of friends regret to
give her up from their social cir
cles.
The groom is a popular young
insurance man of Loulsburg.
The many friends. of this popu
lar young couple extern! hearty
congratulations.
Immediately following the cere
mony Mr. and Mrs. Cook !et'l< >o
visit tlie pretty Cypress gardens
;it Charleston. S. C., and visited
nthor places of interest on their
wedding trip. They returned
home Wednesday and will reside
.it IJnnn for the present.
Beasley-Ellis
? Their many it lends will he iu
u*r<?nted *<? learn of the marriage
? ur Miss (Jlndys Kills, of -Hendef
son jyid Mr. IN rry I J. Bt nslc v. ol'
Louisbur:;. which took placfn in a
!)?'aniilu! and impressive' eere
riiony at the home of the bride in
f'Underson 011 Monday morning al
lli o'clock. Kev. James A! Jones
?ilieiatine:.
Only a few intimate. friends of
tii? family were present.
The bride and groom left to
visit the beautiful magnolia gar
ilenn of Charleston. S. and
other point* of interest.
The bride is the attractive and
;i<:complished de lighter of Mr! and
,V1 r?; 41. A. Kills. of Henderson.
lid is popular among a host of
friends.
The groom is one of Louisburg's
popular young business men and
has many friends who extend con
gratulations.
Recorder's Court
Tile following cases were dispos
ed of in Franklin Recorder's
Court! Tuesday. Another session
of the Court ts being held today:
James Basket1 was found not.
guilty of operating automobile in
toxicated, guilty of careless and
reckless driving and improper
brakes, and was given :: months
on roads, suspended upon puy
ment of $25 fine and costs.
W. K. Tippett was found guilty
of operating automobile intoxica
ted, and given 3 months on roads,
suspended upon puyment of $50
fine and costs and not to operate
an automobile for 12 months.
Millie Fowler was found guilty
of forcible tresspass and given C
months on roads, execution not to
issue upon payment of $10 fine
and costs and not' to go to home
of S. A. Glover without his per
mission for a period of two years.
Son Lewis, falBe pretense, case
transferred to Superior Court.
The following cases were con
tinued:
Robert Mills, carrying conceal
ed weapons.
Edward Allen, reckless driving.
Thurston Rowe. reckless driv
ing.
TO SPEAK TO KIWANIS
Hon. A. F. Johnson, member of
the House of Representatives from
Franklin County in the 1939 O'n
eral Assembly, dnd Editor of the
FRANKLIN TIMES, will addresB
the Louisburg Kiwanls Club at Its
next regular weekly meeting to be
held at the Franklin Hotel on
Tuesday evening. April 18, 1939,
at 6:30 o'clock, on the work'of the
General Assembly in relation to
Franklin County and his experi
ences as a legislator.
Mr. Johnson's address will be
most interesting. Instructive and
entertaining, and a good attend
ance Is expected at the meeting.
There will be other features of the
program which promise a most en
joyable supper hour. '
RENEW TOUR 9UBS(JRIPTipN'
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Mrs. J. C. Wheless
Dead
Funeral services for Mrs. J. C.
Wheless, of Justice, were held
I from Duke Memorial Baptist
j Church on Saturday afternoon,
j April 8th. at 3 o'clock, liev. E. Y.
. Averett, pastor, unassisted, con
duct^tiPthese rites in the simplest,
sinceresU form reflecting the noble
character of the deceased and the
high esteem in which she was held
by all associated with her.
Mrs. Wheless. who was 73 years
old at the time of her death, died
on Friday morning at her home
after an extended illness. She
was a daughter of the late Jordan
and Henrietta Mae Coppedge. She
and Mr. Wheless were to have
celebrated their Golden Wedding
on Nov. 28th of this year.
Surviving are her husband; a
son, E. J. Wheless. of Justice;
four dauglitei'6, Mrs. P. R. Bunn
and Mrs. G. H. Harris, of Spring
j Hope, Mrs. G. B. Tayloe, of Brook
lyn, N. Y., and Mrs. C. R. Dobson,
I of Washington, D. C., and several
{grandchildren.
Mrs. Wheless was preceded to
'the grave by several sons and
daughters, of Justice, who died
several years ago.
Active pallbearers were: Rus
sell, J. 0. and Ishmael Bunn. and
Bftnjamln Wheless, grandsons of
the deceased, and Ernest Moore
and S. G. White.
The floral tribute was lovely be
speaking the tender regards of
loved ones and of the many friends
who extend to the bereaved fam
ily their sincerest sympathy.
To Circulate
Petitions
At ;i meeting of the United Dry
i Forces of Franklin County held
in tihe Court House last Tuesday
night it was decided that the fol
lowing petitions be> distributed
, throughout the ten townships for'
signatures: "To The Board of
Elections for Franklin County:
We, i'he undersigned registered
voters of Franklin County. North
j elect ion for Governor oi North
Carolina, do hereby petition yon.
Tfltf |;oav<l of Elections of Franklin
? fMirnty. nt "rait air election to bo
held as soon as permissible hv law.
at which election there shall be
submitted to the qifnliiied voters
'of Franklin County the question
of setting up or operating, or con
tinuing to operate in Franklin
County, a liquor store, or stores,
as provided by law."
It was explained that signing
this petition did not indicate how
| the person who signed ii would
vote if an election were called, but
? merely requested that' tho voters
?of Franklin County be again per
mitted to vote on the question.
BARBECUE
Mr. L. C. Wheeler entertained
! inure than one hundred and sev
1 enty-tive friends, including the C.
C. ilo.vs at Kranklinton at his farm
about four miles southwest from
Louisluirg on Thursday afternoon
! of last week, with a delightful
barbecue supper. The occasion was
I primarily announcing the opening
in' his recreational pond, the dam
to which had Just been completed
| and the pond filled. It was in- J
i lerestdug to the many present to
jsee the great Improvements Mr. j
! Wheeler hod mado to his farm,
S showing the latest cultivation
'method*.
The cue and accessories were
[especially fine, well prepared and
'greatly enjoyed. The pond is now
open for public use. and an invita
tion is extended all to visit t<hia
new place of Interest and pteas
! ure.
MM ISItrm; SUNDAY M'II(H)I,
DISTRICT MEETING
The Sunday School District*
! meeting will be held at the Louls
burg Baptist Church on 8und.iy
afternoon at 2:30. The following
churches arc in this district:
Dunn. Caatalia, Cedar Rock, Cen
tervllle, Corinth, Cypress Chapel,
Duke Memorial, Hickory Rock,
Loulsburg, Maple Springs, Moun
tain Drove, Mt. Hebron, Mt. Zlon,
Pearce, Plloti, Pine Ridge, Popular
Springs, Randell Chapel. Red Bud,
Rocky Cross, Rock Springs, Sama
ria. Sandy Croek. Social Plains,
White Level and Wood.
The Theme for the program will
be "Prayer and the Southwlde
Revival." After song service and
business session there will be dis
cussion on topics bearing on this
theme. Then the various groups
will assemble for conferences. Mr.
Allen. Assoclational Moderator,
will be with us.
I CHANGES AT A. B. C.
On last Friday morning It) wan
noticed that Mr. John W. King
had been given the position In the
A. B. C. Store No. 1 at Loulsburg
formerly filled by Mr. Sam Pearce
and that .Mr. ? . . Ford had
been relieved of duties here and
George Egerton, colored, put on
as Janitor. ~ .
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BASE-BALL
TO-DAY
l l.ouifburx College will be J
j host* to N. C. Stilt*' I'roliDLt'ii
I at tlw City Park this afternoon,
i Game will Ik* i?IW at :i : M< I J
r. m.
LOIISHlIHti i.OSKS,
TO OAMPBKM. < OIJ.KOK
Btiie's Creek, April 12. ? Camp
bell College baseball team defeat- 1
ed Louisburg, 7-5, this afternoon
I in a meeting of junior college j
teams.
i John Byrum, with three for
| three, and Norwood Cherry, with'
jtwo for four, were the leading hit
1 1 o rs for Campbell.
Louisburg's Norvill hit a triple,
ja double, and a single. He batted
1 570. Troutman, with two for
four, was runn?r-up.
Campbell won with three runs
j in t>he sixth. Hits by Allen, Bvrum,
| Cherry, and Davis featured the
I winning rally.
8core : K.H.K.j
Louisburg 000 Oil 300 ? 5 10 4
I Campbell 001 203 lOx ? 7 9 lj
1 Barrington and Wise; Wil
I bourne and Davis.
BUNN SCHOOL CLOSING!
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| Rev. Oharleti B. Howard to l'mtcli
Baccalaureate Herninn at Hunn
Finals
The Bunn High School Com-'
inencement exercises will get un
derway next Sunduy. April 1 flt h. '
at 3 o'clock when tho Rev. Chariest
B. Howard will deliver the bucca-t
? laureate sermon to ;!!' senlom. Mr.
| Howard is bead of < li. ? Bible De
jpartment' of Campbell College. He
|is well known in this, sectimi for'
I iiis speaking ability and it is ex-i
pelted that a large crowd will be!
in attendance for this afternoon!
service. Sunday, April ?16 th.
On Wednesday night. April 1 y .
at 8 o'clock the seniors will give I
! their Claws Day \.\< ri isi s anil on!
Friday night', April -'1st .Miss'
Faustina Sliea ron will give li.ir '
Music iteiital
On .Vloiiday night. April 24th ati
S _u>lock_Dr. D. II. Biyau._l.lean I
[of Wake Forest College will cb'-i
llvoi1 the elosliK n'lHres:'. ? >
i The public is cordially invited to
attend all these exercise*.
Wll.l. ASK MKIJCY I'Oli
ItKIMilMtlii.
l'hiiadelph iu . ? President Koosi - j
velt will be asked again. Mrs.
<! rover Cleveland llergdoll said to- 1
ilay. to grant clemency to licr hu:<-l
band. World \\'ar draft dodger re
ported planning to come home and|
I "face the music" next., week.
"They were all very kind to me!
when I appealed before." Mrs.
ltergdoll said at the family man-!
sion where she and her live chil
dren await Bergdoll's return from
iUermuny.
I* The German-born wife, who for
years has fought to clear the way
for her husband's return without
serving the five-year prison term
facing him, said she hoped shej
and the children would see him1
> again by May 13 ? their wedding
I anniversary.
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I vol- X<;sv I U'K SE.\ 14 >its
HONORED BV .HA SI 'OTS
The seniors of Youngsville High
School wore entertained by tfcelr
mascot. little Mary Scarborough
Winston of Youngsville and Clar
ence Pearce. Jr., of Kaleigh, at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Pearce. lOOit Boylnn Drive, Ral
eigh.
Guests were registered on ar
rival. Punch was served, games
were played and winners wore
awarded prizes, which were wrap
ped in the class colors, bluo and
gold. A cake was cut which con
tained favors and fortunes for i
each guest. Refreshments were
served, carrying out t>ho Raster |
motif.
Among those present were
Misses Mary Scarborough Winston.
Onetia Wright, Hazel Pearce, Hat
tie Mae Woodllef. Clellie Mae
Croom Evelyn and Cora Lee Chop
lln, Kathleen JackBon. Elizabeth i
Haywood. Dorothy Pearce, Ella
Ruo Alford and Lucy Winston,
Mrs. Johnny Winston. Miss Helen
Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. M. K.
Carswell, Miss Elizabeth Pearce, i
Rayford Baker, L. G. Catlett',
Howard Moore and Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Pearce.
EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE
Easter Sunday morning a Sun
rise Service was held, sponsored
by Rev. B. Y. Averett and his
churches, ati Jackson's Pond. As
the people were gathered on the
hill side overlooking the pond, the
sun began to appear. The song
service began, as though it were
timed, as the sun came up. The
group #as lead In prayer by Rev.
E. Y. Averett. Dr. A. Paul Bagby
spoke briefly on the Resurrectioa.
The Impressive service closed with
a hymn.
Rev. Averett suggested to the
group that this service be made
an annual affair for tbe whole
county.
Junior District
Meeting
Tbe twntitth Dlslriu mtu'lint,
of I hp J unior Order will be held j
with the KittreH Council on Mon
day, April 17, 19:19. at which time
a moBt interesting program will
be presented. The public meeting
will be held in tihe auditorium of
Zob Vance High School, and Hon.
Thud En re. Secretary of Slate,
will deliver the address, The
speaker will be presented l)y Hon.
W. Li. l.umpkin, of Louisburg.
The meetings will be in charge of
District Deputy .1. Y. Cooper, and
the Councilor of the Kittrell Conn
l>U.
HOLIMIP SlIHI'Ki TS aim: ?_
Al'PRKHKNDKl)
Sheriff J. P. Moore reported
Tuesday the apprehension of two
Negroes, York Glover and Otha
Glover, sought since early Sunday
when they allegedly held up Tom
Boddie, Negro, at the point of a
gun. Boddie said the two hold-up
men entered his home near
Youngsville, flashed a revolver
and demanded his wallet. Boddie
threw the wallet to the men after;
they had fired a frightening shot j
over the victim's head. Sheriff i
Moore said the bandits were traced
with the aid of bloodhounds, but
thaO none of the loot had been
found. The two men are held in
the county jail here and will be
tried at this month's term of !
criminal court.
ri'KKKNT MTHKATl'ltH <1,1*1*
On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. A.
?r*ul Bugby was hostess to the
Current Literature Club.
I'll" program for study for tin*
atiernoon was "Norway. Sweden
and ^inland.' Mr*. T. C. A mirk
gave a discussion of Norway which
was followed by a presentation of
the life and customs of ehe people
of Sweden by Miss* Mary Yarbor
ough. Mrs. V. li. Kilbv discussed
Finland.
,The in >mb? rs present were:
Miss i.oulia .lamim. Mrs. li. II.
Welch. Mrs. T.. C. Antic k. Mrs. \V.
11 . I'j' asalits. Alvs. S'ii;t? i O.ivis.
Miss Mary Ynrhorough. Mr- Mat
Furuerson. Mrs. C. M. Wm kins.
Mrs. J. O; Phillips'. Mrs. V.Jl. Kil
and Mrs. A.- I*uu4 Uugbyr ?
O'llKMtY IIOOK l H i;
Miss Kli/a belli Timbering* w;
hostess to the members of the
O' Henry Hook Club Tuesday. The
subject for the atiernoon was "B?*
!i? ve I - n Not."
Miss Helen Ktnithwick present- ,
ed a paper on Kpitaphs. Mrs. .1. 11.
Fulghum gave an interesting pa
per on Old Wills.
The h os less ass i s Uul ? by-- Mrs.? |
Fulghum. Mrs. Edward- Griffin
iind Miss Srnithwick served a salad ,
course and hot tea to tin- follow- |
ing members: Misses Caniille
Swindell, Alberta Davis. Mesdame* '
George Davis. Harry Forbes, C. It. |
Sykes, Earle Murphy. George;,
Weaver, visitor Mrs. Keire Jack- (
hoii.
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WOKI.U'S FA IK MOTOIK XI?K
\K.\lll\fJ <'OMI*I.KTIO\
Tin; New York World's Fair
Pre-Vlew on Wheels and Southern
Motorcade, sponsored by the dis
tributors of Arcndlan Nitrate, the
American Soda, and officially ap
proved by the New York World's
Fair, is nearing completion. It
will leavtf New York for a tour of !
the Southern States, including Vir
ginia, North Carolina. South Caro
lina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississip
pi and Louisiana, shortly before'
the first of the year.
The Motorcade will consist of a
tractor, two trailers, a sound
truck and an executive motorcar.
Ili Is cleverly constructed engineer
ing feat, designed primarily for
showing in an area 60'x63' where
the itcmi-circular arrangement of
tractor and trailers give full op
portunity for color projection. If
juch space Is not available, how
ever, It can be set up in a straight
line at a curb side. '
The diorama form of presenta
tion, which Is being used so ixten- i
slvely throughout the Fair Itself, ,
has been employed in the Motor
cade. Models of the famous Theme
Center, the Trylon and the Peris
pliere, and the International, na
tional and state buildings, will be ?
highlighted against a background
at colored illumination. An ani
mated exhibit known as "The
South Self-Contained" will show i
the manufacture, preparation and
distribution of Arcadian Nitrate
throughout the Southern States.
To those Southerners who see
the theme structures in the Pre
view, and then visit the Fair, the
symbols will probably be the flrsti
thing to attract their attention in (
New York as they are being used
as directional markers and will be ,
erectod throughout New York City
'jo guide out-of-town motorists and
others, .
HPKNIHNU
' *
Food still ranks first In farm
family expenditures, but increased <
outlay for automobile and house
hold operation Id recent years has '
showed clothing spending down to
fourth place.
# Inherits Millions 8
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. . . . Left
$2,750,000 by the mother who had,
lost her and searched for her foi
29 years, Mrs. Robert C. Moore i
if Tucson, Arizona, Js. the newest j
Cinderella Girl. ~
FATHER SON BANQUET
Rutin Future Farmers Hol?l De
lightful Occasion ? Supt. Mills
Principal Speaker
On Thursday nigh I. April 6. at
7 o'clock, t?he Bunn Chapter of the;
Future Farmers of America gave:
their first annual Father-Son Ban-i
quet in the reading; room of the'
High School. The principal speak
er of the banquet was Supt. W. 11
Mills. Other special uests were
Mr. M. T. I.'unm. ^i hn ipii! of thel
I *i? ii!i School and.Mrj K. N. Meek
ins, District Supers Isor of Ajsricrl
mral Education.
Ai\<?r the guests had been wel
comed by Spencer Ayscue. presi
dent of the local chapter, t.ie
Home Economies girls under Pie
direction of Miss Mary Kliza belli
York served the barbtcue supper.
Following the banquet. the ag
riculture boys presented a pro
gram. After s?-veral sele-'tlons had
been given by tl"- Se.wtr ?niueii ;il
quartet. Roger I laker gave a res
ume <?f the work done by the ag
rieulture clashes during the year.
the department was discussed !>y
Odell Arnold who told the adva si
lages (?he shop gave to the school
and to the individual boys. Fol
lowing these short talks, the boys'
r'lorus presented ay 'arrangement
i>j "Old Hlaek Joe" and "The Old
Oakfti liucket."
Mr. Lamm was then present"/!
lo the parents. 1 1 *? reviewed for
them the various activities which
I he school had engaged in during
I he year and the sucfpss gained
in these activities.
MrrMeekius was next presented
;ind talked for a few minutes on
I he trends in vocational education.
Among his remarks lie stut<ed that
many high schools were now try
ing to get vocational teachers but i
were unable because of the lack
of funds and schools with depart
ments already established were
fortunate.
Mr. Mills who was the principal
speaker for the banquet brought*
lo the fathers and sons an inspi
rational talk on the class compan-i
ionship which should grow up be
ween hoys and their fathers. In
he various examples he gave, Mr. j
Wills stressed that this compan-.
onship should come^from a mu-l
uaf understanding and coopera
iou and allowing the sons as they
frow older to assume responsibili
ies.
Through these banquets the
Sunn chapter of Future Farmers
lopeg to create a better spirit of
ellowship among the fathers and j
ions of the district. The banquet
vas under the direction of O. J.
Rochester. the Agricultural teach-!
ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
There will be early celebration
>f the Holy Communion at 8:00
\. M.
Church School will meet at
9:45 A. M.
Morning Prayer and Sermon at!
11:00 A'. M.
HUH. JOYNER HOHTHKS OF
HOME MAKERS CLASH
The regular monthly meeting
kvas held Friday night, April 7,
1939 at the home ot Mrs. W. B.
Joyner.
A large number of members and
visitors were present'. Mrs. W. J.
Cooper discussed "Excuses" per
taining to Sunday Bchool visiia
tlon. Also business was dUciijS
od. Games were played and the
hostess served delicious punch and
cookies.
Among the visitors were: Mrs.
Williams, Mrs. MrFarland and
Miss Fannie Mae Vaughan, of Ox
ford.
The May meeting of the Home
Makers class of tho Baptist
Church will be held at the home
of Mrs. James T. Cooper on E!m
Street", with Mrs. Fred Mercer as
Joint hostess.
SUBSCRIBE! TODAY I
EUROPE
. London. April 12 ?A declara
tion dtsigued to forestall further
German-Italian expansion toward
the Dardanelles and st<lll leave the
way open for appeasement of Italy
was under preparation tonight by
Prime Minister Chamberlain for
delivery tomorrow to an extra
ordinary parliamentary session.
Kdouard Daladier. the French
premier, was ready to back up the
British stand with blunti words of
his own in a parallel declaration
tomorrow.
The air, land and sea forces of
Brita'in matched those of lierv every
ready French ally in rising to the
new slogan, "We've Got to Be Pre
pared." which flames from every
other London billboard.
Warpianes sped over the east
coast of Britain in all-night) patrol
an extraordinary precaution
against any "lightning thrust.
Anti-aircraft units were swollen
well past full peace-time strength.
One hundred and twenty BriMsh
warships ^churned the Mediterra
nean, most of them at or near the
island of Malta. Forty French nav
al vessels were said to be on ac
! tive duty in the Mediterranean.
Chamberlain, in Parliament to
morrow, is expected to give a pro
visional guarantee of Greek-Turk -
! ish independence.
"Unfriendly Act"
I He was reported authoritatively
I to have decided to say that Britain
would consider any action threat
ening the independence of these
two countries as an "unfriendly
act" against Britain.
Some diplomats thought the
Premier also might give a flat
military guarantee to Greece.
Chamberlain is expected to con
demn the Italian invasion of Alba
ilia (whose national assembly to
day offered the crown of Zog to
the Italian king, Vittorio Km
anuele). but to give Mussolini an
other chance to prove peaceful In
tentions in the Balkans and the
Mediterranean.
This policy was condemned in
some quarters as a retreat) to the
Munich appeasement policy and
was said to have been determined
upon despite opposition of some
members of the cabiiieL who
(?lean break with Mussolini
Three "Reason
ijnu Ulwri- Int i ?' a t a? oi
t.he Prime Minister said Cham
berlaln had three reasons for re
fusing to do this: ,
l. (Jhambcrlain b^lievos that, it
war star's, Mussolini can be won
over or persuaded to remain neutr
al (though ChatnlH'Vlain is said to
admit the price would be high).
chamberlain iielji vea the al
ternatlves to appeasement are
"war or economic chaos."
3. Mussolini has given fresh as
surances that the Italian troops
will be withdrawn soon from Spain
and his invasion of Albania will
not be extended.
The Greek governmeiu today ac
cepted an Italian nolft giving Mus
solini's assurances lha<> the land
and sea frontiers oi Gretce Will
be respected. '
The faction in the cabinet op
pos<-.d to further efforts to con
dilate Mussolini was said to be
led by Leslie Hore-Belisha, war
secretary; W. S. Morrison, who
answers in the House of Commons
for the defense coordination mtn
istry. and Oliver Stanley, president
of the board of trade.
This faction believes that Mus
solini realizes his country would
be devastated, bis people starved
by Anglo-French naval blockade,
and his armies eventually beateu
by superior military strength and
economic power of any anti-axis
coalition.
This facWon argues that. De
cause of these considerations, the
only way to force Mussolini to be
have Is to denounce the Anglo
Italian agreement concluded last
year and to threaten to meet any
further expansion coup with arm
ed force.
CHAPEIi HIL.Ii SPEAKERS
COMINC.
At the Lablsbusg Methodist
Church ttoere will be several stu
dent visitors from the University
of North Carolina next Sunday
Mr. Brooks Patten. President of
the University Y.M.C.A. will be th?
leader o( the deputation, and oth
er members will give musical se
lections and talks on Christian
.topics. These University visitor*
have made frequent trips to cltlon
in the State tor special meetings
| in High School and College
1 groups, as well as In local church -
ps here and there. They will as
sist in all the services of the day.
and hav5 entire charge of tihe
night preaching service, giving it
-youth program with the assistance
.of our local young people. Th ?
'University boys will visit the ro !
| lego stuiKnt group on the c?m|.n
for conversations about Christian
student work.
Sunday morning aft 11:00 V.r.
Phillips' sermm fnpfcs will be.
"God and Life's S trprtoes." Thi
attendance has been splendid dur
ing the special eight-week efTcr
for every-membqr attendant ?.
Church CHUrch ts at 9:46 and E'.i
' worth League1 at 6:45.
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