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
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/
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
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