VOLUMN I.xx SUBSCRIPTION 91.50 ? Taw LOUISBIJRG, N. CAROLINA FIUI)AV, MAY 13, 10;W ' (EIGHT PAGES) NUMBER 13 GADDY DELIV ERS ADDRESS DR. BAGBY DELIVERS COMMENCEMENT SERMON At Closing of Mills High School; Rev. L. F. Kent Delivered Seventh Grade Address; Old Faculty Re Elected; Past School Year Successful Mills High School closed it's 1938-39 school year on Tuesday night, following a most successful school year. Commencement Sermon With th^ subject "Dreams of the Dreamer" or as broadened by the speaker "The World, The Dreamer, and Dreams", Dr. A. Paul Bagby, Pastor of the Louis burg Baptist Church, delivered a most impressive sermon to the graduating class of Mills High School and the public in the audi torium of the school on Sunday morning, May 7th at 11 o'clock. Before beginning his sermon Dr. Bagby commented that every re lationship that he had had with the town of Louisburg made him rejoice that he was given the privi lege of delivering this bacca laureate sermon. He mentioned that he had been here once while he was pastor in Wake Forest, and while Mr. Mills was principal here. This, however, is different, he said, for he spoke this time not as an outsider but as part ofcus. This sermon, commented the pastor, will be another to add to the long list of baccalaureate ser mons already preached on dreams. -\"o wonder there are so many for dreams are what we build on. Taking his text from the 19th verse of the 27th Chapter of Genesis "Behold, this dreamer Cometh, and basing his sermon on the story of Joseph and his brothers, Dr. Bagby made strik ing comparisons and issued ap propriate warnings. To Joseph he likened each one of us. to his brothers he likened the world, and to Joseph's dreams, our dreams. Following these comparisons he issued timely warnings t.. m > thn world, (2) the dreamer, and (3) the dreams. The story, of Joseph and his dreams took place when he was about seventeen years old, just about the age of high school grad-< uates. At this time Joseph had two marvelous dreams which he told to his brothers (the world) and to his father. His brothers hated him because he was his fa ther's favorite, because he was a dreamer, because of his purity and his innocence. As warning to the world we hear, "Look out, world, a dreamer Cometh!" In Joseph's time the world was restless, most of the people being nomads, wanderers. 1 Today the world is restless. sear-| ching for fun, finance, and gold. | It is a sinful world, lost ? finan cially, socially, spiritually. We are told that Joseph was lost, said the speaker, but it was not Joseph, it was the brothers, who were lost, the brothers signifying, of course, the world. You, he said to the graduates face this kind of a world. "Look out, world !'\ Dreamers come to add to the wandering and restless- j nesa or to halt it and bring peace. Dreamers,, the movers, the sha kers of the world can be divided intb several classes, continued Dr. I Bagby, quoting from the classifi cation of another. Mental dreamers ? the thinkers, like Columbus, Newton, Edison;! Social dreamers ? the statesmen, like Disraeli, Lincoln, Roosevelt; Moral thinkers ? the reformers, such as Elijah, Malachl, Florence Nightingale; Religious dreamers ? the prophets, such as Isaiah, Daniel, Luther. Livingstone, Mos es, Paul and Christ. The world has hated dreamers. "Look out, dreamers!" the world kills such as you. It has the same attitude today toward men with dreams as it did in the long ago. Dreamers are still considered more or less pests in this world. Last came the warning to the dreams. "I am not so much concerned about the dreamer," said the speaker, as I am about the dreams." Dreams are colored by the dark stages through which they must go. There are two essentials If a dream is ever to be realized, com mented Dr. Bagby, and these are (1) the stuff the dream Is made of, which must be divine and hu man (signified by the stars and sheaves in Joseph's dreams), and (2) the stuff the dreamer is made of, which must be real ? good blood, backbone, Including moral fiber, purity, etc.. and brains. From the throng to the throne ? that's what happens to dream ers who are made of the right stuff. In conclusion, Dr. Bagby urged each graduate to begin to dream, to be a man of God and of men, a woman of Ood and of women. The speaker was presented by (Continued on page eight) / MAY FOURTEENTH The noblest thoughts my soul can claim, The holiest words my tongue can frame, Unworthy are to praise the name More sacred than all other. v A. B. C. BOARD To Be Appointed by Joint Action of Board County Commissioners, County Board of Education and County Board of Health Although many comities hav? already elected the Alcoholic Hoard of Control the law states. "The terms of the members of the said respective- Boards of Con trol heretofore appointed'sliall ex pire on June thirtieth, one thous and nine hundred and twenty nine, at which time new boards shall be selected in the same man ner and for the same terms a* set forth in this section." The first portion of this section (sec. 6 1 referred to above sets out that "the members of said board shall be selected in each res pective county in a Joint meeting of the Board of County Commis sioners, the County Board of Health and the County Board of Education and each member pres ent shall have only one vote, not withstanding the fact that there may.be Instances In which some members are members of another Board." The term of office as stated by the same section is, the Chairman, who shall be so designated by the Joint Boards, shall be for a term of three years, one member for * years, and one member for one year, after which their successors shall be appointed for a term of three years. The Joint Boards also set salaries of the County Boards. Chapter 202 of the 1939 laws provide that "the three Joint Boards referred to in section six of this act shall be authorized to relieve any member of the County boards who does not handle any money or funds from furnishing such bond and shall be further authorized to require bond in ex cess of five thousand dollar* ($5,000) of any member of the Board handling money or funds in the event such Joint Boards deem It advisable to increase such bond." With reference to who can be appointed or employed section h of the 1937 law says "That no person shall be appointed a mem ber of either the State Board or of any County Board who shall be a stockholder in any brewery or the owner of anjr interest therein In any riianner whatsoever, or Inter ested therein directly or. Indirect ly, or who Is likewise interested in any distillery or other enterprise that produces, mixes, bottles or sells alcoholic beverages, or who is related to any person likewise Interested or associated In busi ness with any person likewise In* terested and neither of said boards shall employ any person who Is re lated to any member of the em ploying board by blood or mar AXM.Xli MKKTIXG Crank I in County .Memorial Association in Court House, Monday Tin* regular iiiiumil inert iiiK of the Cranklin County Memorial Association is call ed tor .Monday afternoon at :( o'clock, in the Court House in l.ouishur^. The Chair men of all Committee* are es 1* |>ccially expected ami all \* members of the eommittees * ami any other citizens inter ested in the eont inuation of i the great work of the \sso * eiation are invit?*d to attend this meeting. Tlie object of 10 the meeting is to arrange for | * Memorial Day services and to , * elect officers for another year. * A full attendance is de ; sintl. I* W. It. MILLS, President. I * MICH. H. W. I'KICHV, Secretary. riage In any degree whatsoever, and no County hoard shall employ any person related to the members of any other County hoard or to i any member of the State board. | and the State biard shall employ no person who is related by blood or marriage to any member or em ployee of any Connty board and I no member or employee of any I of said boards shall be interested I in, directly or indirectly, or rela ! ted to, any person Interested in any firm, person or corporation permitted to sell alcoholic bever ? ages in this State." WEDNESDAY HALF HOLIDAY At a meeting of the Loulsburj Chamber of Commerce held on Friday nicht It wag decided to ob serve half holiday on Wednesday during the months of June, July and August. A discussion of the Sales ta> was had and Mr. Chas. P. Greer was appointed to ascertain the facts about any new requirements A discussion was had relative to establishing a credit bureau foi Louisburg. Malcolm McKlnne Wilbur Raynor and Maurice Mur phy were appointed a committee to make investigation of the ad visabllity and report" to the Cham 1 ber. | Bl'SINKSS AND HOCIAL The Business and Social meet ing of the W.M.8. of the Louis burg Baptist Church will meel Monday afternoon at 3:30 with Mrs. W. H White, with the Fan nle Heck circle as hostess. Mrs. Mac Fergerson. Bec'y. Most secrets are known only tc ] one or two people. If more know ' the?-?4?ey are aot secrets long. RE-ELECT OLD OFFICERS ADOPTS NEW ELECTRIC RATES ? To Deed Property to Dr. A. H. Fleming Upon Condi tion That Two Residences Be Built; To Borrow $1, 500 For Surfacing Street; Other Routine % The Board of Town Commis i sioners met In regulai* monthly 'session. May 9, 19M!i. | The Official Returns of the Pri I mary Election and Kleetion held on April 25th, and May 2nd, were received, approved, and liled by the Board. The Ooth of Office was admin istered to the Commissioners by the Mayor. The Mayor's Oath of Office was administered to him by Honorable J. L. Palmer. The meeting was called to or der and all members were present. Mr. E. F. Griffin appeared be fore the Board and petitioned it to make a reasonable and fair set tlement of taxes on the property of John Bullock. Mr. Griffin stated to the Board that John Bullock was under the impression for years that his property was not in side the Town limits, and that no decent street leads to the proper ty and no water line offers any fire protection to this property, j Mr. Griffin's request, was referred I to the Tax Committee for investi gation and recommendation. Mr. E. C. Bulluck requested the ! Board to deed five feet of King Street to Dr. A. H. Fleming in or der to enable liini and Dr. h'lem ! lug to construct two residences | flouting on Sunset Avenue, in ac | cordanee with FHAspecilU-ntions. The Board agreed to deed live feet of King Street 011 the Kast side 10 I Dr. A. H. Flemings upon the con dition that Hie residences will be i built, and to deed live feet of ? King St. 011 the West side to Mrs. It. G. Bailey in the event that the | above mentioned five feet is deed | ed to Dr. A. H. Fleming. All ex . ileuses attache^ in deeding and transferring this land is to 1>< ? . bourne by I lie recipients thereof. " The Board approved a bill pre sented by Mr. \V. H. Allen for $?>"? 00 representing interest on t lit I purchase price of Jhe Armory lots from the time that the Town took an option on the lots Jan.. 10, 19;!9 to the time that the lots were purchased on April, 20, 193!l. Mr, Allen had to pay this interest be 1 fore he could dlped tile lots to the Town. 1 Dr. Fleming requested tin Board to replace the fence an< eating stands at the Fair Ground; ! that were removed by the Town when Cedar Street was widened Since Dr. Fleming had given hi! ' written consent to the removal ol the' fence and eating stands, hii ! request was referred to the Build ing Committee for further study and recommendation. ! The monthly reports of Chiel of Police. Tax Collector and Town Clerk were received and approved, The following motion was unan imously passed by the Board: "That the Police car remain park ed unless it is in use for propel patrolling or other necessary Town , business." The Board re-appointed all ol I the present Town employees. The purchase of a complete se wer cleaning outfit from the Spar 1 ta Sewer Machine Co., was author ' ized by the Board. j The Street Committee was In structed to secure the best possi 1 ble contract for applying asphalt ' and stone on such streets as are to 1 be hardsurfaced. An Ordinance was adopted fix 1 lug the Kates and terms of pay ' ment for Electric Power and Wa 1 ter Service. 1 The Board adopted a resolution ' authorizing the Issuance of Jl, 500.00 Bond Anticipation Note! for the pOfpose <*f providing fundf for the hard surfacing of section! | of Franklin, Spring and Cedai Streets. j After allowing a number of ac ' counts for payment the Board ad ' journed. > PROGRAM AT THE , LOUISBURG THEATRE The following Is the progran at the LoulsAurg Theatre beglD ning Saturday, May 13: Saturday ? Double Feature - George O'Brien in "Border C Man" and Tony Martin and Glorl< Stuart in "Winner Take All.' Also chapter No. 6 "The Lon< Ranger Rides Again.", Sunday-Monday ? Robert Tayloi and Myrna Loy in "Lucky Night.' Tuesday ? Patricia Ellis ant Wallace Ford in "Bt^ck Door T( Heaven." . ? Wednesday ? Dennis O'Keefi ? and Florence R1ce In "The Kit t From Texas." Thu radar-Friday ? Ed*. G. Rob ? Inson. Francis Lederer. Georgi Sander and Paul Lukes in "Con fesslons of A Nail Spy." i Last Times Today ? Fred As ' talre and Ginger Rogers in "Tb Story of Vernon and Irene Castle.' REGIONAL CONFERENCE DEMOCRATIC WOMEN In the picture above are, left to light: Miss Beatrice Cobb, Na | tional OommiUeew-oinnn ; Mrs. May Thompson Evans. Assistant Director Women's Division. Democratic National Committee; Mrs. , IT. W. Watson. Chairman Conference Arrangements. I | Mrs. Charles W. Tillett. State (Publicity Chairman of the Kt?s lional Conference of Democratic* 'Women, announced today prizes I which will be awarded at the Reg jional Conference of Democratic j Women to he held in Winston | Salem May 23-24. Attractive priz ies U^e bene donated by Civic j leaders in Winst on-Salem and will ! he awarded by Mrs. T. W. Watson, I Chairman of Conference Arrange ? monts. and will be ;* s follows: , 1st A prize to each County I Vice-Chairman who lms a repre sentative attending Conference from each precinct in hen County. 2nd- A prize to each District j Vico-Ch,airman who lias a dolega | lion of al least five women from 1 each Cotfnty in her District. 3rd ? A prize to each District Digest Director who has a Demo cratic Digest in every precinct in every County in her District. 4 1 1* ? A prize to the State Vice Chairman among the eleven states participating in the Conference, who .has t lie largest state delega tion at the Conference. North Carolina will not compete for this! prize. Among those to alt ?nd the Con ference will. be Mrs. Ben T. Hold en. Vice-Chairman for Frunklini County, who hopes to carry a del-! egatiou of live and would like for as many more to attend as possi-i hie. , - ?????? ? ? ORPHAN GIRL, 9, VICTIM OF PLAYGROUND TRAGEDY i A falling iron stanchion, part of playground equipment, crushed' a ? ? nine-year-old orphan girl to death ' I early Tuesday afternoon on the *. Methodist Orphanage grounds : ! here. Half a dozen little playmates of j ' the victim. Mary Frances Kiggs. playing on the same riding device ? at the time of the tragedy, escap- ' ! ed unhurt as the 12-foot upright stanch i dm . weighing about 12.r> ' pounds, broke off and fell to earth. I Mary Frances was caught un * derneath. Death was*instautaneous I I as the heavy post snapped her j neck and crushed her skull. ? Superintendent A. S. Barnes N said the fatality was the Orphau ? 'age's first violent death since it ?jwas founded 40 years ago. "We are all grief-stricken," he I said. "It was one of those unfor tunate things that couldn't be i j foreseen. Our utility man, Mr. T. \V Smithwick. inspected this equipment only a week ago and ' reported it appeared in safe con I dition." The ride on which Mary Fran ces and six other small girls were ' playing is known us a "Giant ' i Stride." and consisted of several revolving swings. suspended 011 chains attached to t lie top of the stanchion, which was a four-inch iron pipe set in a large block of concrete. Coroner Hoy M. Hanks' inspection showed a ring of cor rosin aCthe- post's base'had weak ened it, causing it to break off at the ground level when subjected to strain. Marvin Tilley. 1C. football star at the Orphanage, was an eye wit ness to the accident. lie was walk ing past the playground at the time. "1 saw the post falling lUMMrred to reach It before it hit the ground, but couldn't," Tilley said. "The post fell squarely across the little girl's head and when I got there one of the other girls was trying to lift the pipe off her. I kiiew she was dead when I picked her up." Mary Frances entered the Or phanage with an 11-year-old bro ther last September. Her relatives reside in Durham. Her father is dead and her widowed mother re cently remarried. Funeral services were held in the Orphanage Chapel Wednesday afternoon at'2:,10 o'clock. ? News- j Observer. MRS. YARBOROUGH PRE SENTS MUSIC PUPILS ? * On last Friday evening. May 5, i at the Mills High School auditor 1 ium, Mrs. O. Y. Yarborough pre ? sented her music pupils In an an ? nual spring muslcale. This recital! - was among the most delightful i [ever given by Mrs. Yarborotigh's j i class, due to her having a large ? number of advanced pupils. i The recital was presented In the | I form of a school room assembly. I l engaged in the study of music. ? with Selema Joyner as "Teacher" and Jane Moone and Martha Gray ? (King as "Pupils." Interesting hls ? . torical facts were asked about the different composers of the num , Iters rendered, which made the oc casion not only entertaining but , j informative. ' The program rendered was as I follows: i Long. Long Ago - Bayly, Mary -(.lean Wilson; A Winding Stair- j way - Rodgers, Daptrine Bunn; i "iThe Hunter's Horn - Humea, Nell ; I 1 Rose Lancaster; The Sweetest | ' Story Ever Told - Stults, Helen [ ' Tucker: The Glowworm - Llncke, 3 Girls' Glee Glub; Amaryllis - Ghys, ; Margaret Moore and Emma Leigh r Strange; Melody In F - Rubinstein, 'j Virginia Howard; Wild Flowers - I ' Stairs. Jane Burgess; Take Joy > , Home - Bassoee, Maxlne Bailey; Jack O'Lantern - Krogmunn, Bet-; '|?y Cobb and Nancy Griffin; Blue I ? i Danube Waltz - Johann Strauss, ; Rosemary Dean; The Bugler - - ! Rofe, Doris Strange; Valse Bleue - \ Margin, Kitty Jo Beasley; The - Builder - Cadman. Reginald Ms Farland; Good-Night Little Girl lot My Dream* (Dance), Jackie -IHarklns; Serenade - Schubert, ? I Nancy Griffin: Rendex-Vous - ' I Aletter, BeHy Cobb; Beautiful Dreamer - S. Foster, Emma L. Strange; Jean - Burleigh, Anne Allen; Spanish Dance, Op. 12, No. 1 - Moszkowski, Talniadge Thom as; Grande Polka de Concert ? H. Bartlett, Nancy Hayes; Happy Days Are Here Again, Class. MISS MUMFORD DEAD Miss Mary Mumford died at her home North of Loulsburg on Fri day morning at 10 o'clock follow ing a long illness. She was 48 years of age and is survived by one brother, Mr. J. A. Mumford, and one sister, Miss Fannie Mum ford. She was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church and was a most sympathetic and sincerely Christian lady and neighbor whose kindliness and exceptional char acteristics were best known and appreciated by those who knew her best. The funeral services were held from the home on Saturday after noon at 4 o'clock, conducted by Rev. L. F. Kent, rector St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Louisburg, and Interment was made In Oakwood cfihietery. Each service was large ly attended by friends of the fam ily and the floral tribute was es pecially pretty. The pallbearers were: M. Clifton, Jr., P. W. Blum, Maurice Joyner, J. P. Timberl&ke, Jr., R. W. Alston,, Kemp Yarborough. The bereaved family ha* the sympathy of the entire commu nity. n AS KB A L L SUNDAY The TIMES la requested to an nounce that there will be a game of ball at Louisburg tell park on Sunday afternoon between the Lonlaburg Alt-Stan and Durham Black Sox, colored teams Thia gives promise of a good game. MILDRED MUR RAY QUEEN IN MAY DAY EXERCISES SATURDAY At Louisburg College; "Al ice in Wonderland" or "Through the Looking Class, ' ' the Theme; Many Attend Miss Mildred Murray, of Ral eigh. was crownei Queen of May at Louisburg College on Saturday afternoon May 6, at 4 o'clock ia the colorful May Day Pageant presented in the natural outdoor amphitheatre to the north of the Davis building. , , The pageant written ami'' ar ranged by Aileen Moody very real istically portrayed the" story of Alice's Adventures in Wonder land as told by Lewis Carol in his ever popular and familiar story, ^Alice in Wonderland" or Through the Looking Glass." As the college orchestra burst forth with gay song, in tripped the dancers maypole dancers, gypsy dancers, peasants, and tumblers. As these took their places upon the green to the right in the fore ground. the heralds, proclaiming the arrival of the royal procession, entered, followed by the queen's attendants in pairs, lovely in their long, full dresses of sheer mar quisette in pastel shades of peach, yellow, aquamarine, lavender deep blue and light blue and car rying corsages of spring flowers. King Hal entered next and as cended Hie throne where he await ed the queen who preceded by her maid of honor. Miss Lucille Dan iels. of Stonewall, in lovely sheer frock and corsage, regally entered and took her place on the throne beside King Hal who graciously placed upon her head the coveted crown. Tin queen was most attractive in a b<-it lit if u I gown of white satin with corsage of white lilies. Her train-bearers were two demur j Misses Jane Phillips and Rebecca I J<a>n_Mwttay..gtaier of the queen in dainty white frocks. F'"' tl"' entertainment of the .queen various dances and stunts were presented. First was an old tashioned waltz by the queen's maids. The peasants <?anie next ta dance a gay frolicksome step as oft seen upon the merry green. The peasant women's costumes with full skirts and tight-fitting basque waists were as gay as tht> men's tight fitting breeches, short jackets and peaked caps, all in gay yellow, orange, green, and brown and interspersed with prints.' 1 The tumblers in bright purple clown's costumes with white ruffs about the neck performed some very interesting and difficult j Teats. Many new and different stunts were performed with the greatest of ease and accuracy. Then the gypsy dancers took their turn and performed in true gypsy fashion for their queen. In sultd of bright orange and green, pink and blue, with gay matching boleros the gypsies skipped about supplementing the orchestra's ac companiment with the Jingle of their tambourines. The story of Alice in Wonder land then came alive and was en acted in reality before one's very eyes. The caste of characters for this performance follows. They are each to be commended for tha splendid performance which tbey gave. The costumes were won derfully designed for each char acter. I At the conclusion of this story the traditional may pole dance was performed and to the strains of the recessional the quden, her attendants and the entertianers | left the scene of festivities. Those taking part in the per formance are: Queen's Maids: Lillian Brown. Alice Cahill, Katherine Davis Laura Gardner, Martha Reed Hut chinson. Marguerite Ragland, Ed na Earle Pollock, Alice Southern land, Odom Hudgins. Martha Par rott, Margaret Simmons. Frances McDonald. Alice in Wonderland, Juanita Hurley; King Hai, Margaret Trigg; White Rabbit, Ida Maria George; Lobster, Marlon White; Gryphon, Frances ^uttreli Brown; Mock Turtle, Carolyn Souther land; Mad Hatter, Lillian Cope; March Hare, Reon Maness; Dar mouse, Leelah Blanche Pittman; Queen of Hearts, Margaret Cox; King of Hearts, Mary Thompson McCormick; Knave of Hearts, Syl via Burns; Duchess, Nellie Scott Featherstone; White Queen. Edn i Lance; Red Queen, Martha Blan che Rice; Garderners: Marie Ku kendail, Ella Davenport. Executioners: Ada Lillian Rl i Jchard, Mildred Cole. M.irgar t Barcllft. Emma Lee Pueli Do rot i Kennedy, Elizabeth (iav. Hutii Lytle. < ~ Peasant Dancers: Na:ir,v <; - rette, Carol Foust. Frances f.nt trell Brown. Alma Becton. Ma t i Windley, Elaine Weldon, Savon ne Matthews, Lillian Cope, HenrletM (Continued on Page Ktm>

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