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BRITAIN PRE- I
PARES FOR WAR
Hitler Gives Britain Rebuff, Brings
Reaction
Nazi Leader Defiant To Britain's Waring Against Ag
gression; Troops On Move; All Preparations For
War Are Under Way
London, Aug. 23. ? Britain to
night warned her civilians to pre
pare immediately for the eventu
ality of enemy air raids and start
ed actual mobilization after re
ceiving a threat from Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler to "destroy with the
sword" any nation resisting his de- I
mands against Poland.
Hitler's threat was, revealed on j
high authority to have been deliv
ered bo Prof. Karl J. Burckhardt,
League of Nations high commis- j
sioner for Danzig who communica
ted it to the British government.
The Burckhardt report of his
conference with Hitler 10 > days
ago greatly influenced the British
Cabinet's decision to send t>he
British ambassador to Berlin, Sir
Neville Henderson, flying to Ber
chtesgaden today to deliver a last
warning and appeal to the Fueh
rer.
Henderson failed as Burckhardt
failed, returning to Berlin tonight
with Hitler's blunt answer that
the British armed pledges to Po
land cannot swerve him from his
insistence upon an imminent "set
tlement" with the Poles.
Hitler Looks 111
Burckhardt, it was revealed, re
ported that Hitler had told hiiu
Germany will not allow the Poles
to continue their "provocation to
war."
If the Poles remain defiant, Hit
ler was quoted as saying, Germany ?
will "destroy them with the
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? 0 W Ul U| UlUIlg Willi LJ 1 1 CxE 111, rTuITCc
and any other nations that fight
on Poland's side.
The Fuehrer looked pale and
ill, the League commissioner said.
Hitler's defiant attitude, as con
veyed to the British ambassador
and to tihe League Commissioner
for Danzig, brought Europe face
to-face with a showdown on Ger
many's territorial demands against
Poland.
The Britsh government, al
* though not impairing of hop9> ?
that a peaceful settlement might'
yet be achieved, mustered men,
money and materials and prepared
to resist any Nazi aggression
against Poland "to the utmost."
France swung into step beside
Britain, matching defense meas
ure for defense measure and bring
ing the two nations to a war foot
ing.
The British people were warned
that they must be ready to face
the eventuality of an enemy air
raid "tonight or any night here
after."
Air raid warden^ were ordered
to "stand by."
Troops On March
Britain's air raid alarm system
went on a 24-hour basis.
Large bodies of troops were mo
ving throughout tihe British coun
tryside in fighting kit. Anti-air
craft units took up their stations.
Obstructions closed the entrances
to vital ports. ^
Informed quarters said British
mobilization actually was under
way although it is not being called
that yet.
King George VI was rushing
back to London from Scotland and
a meeting of the Privy Council
was summoned for Thursday mor
ning an emergency session of Par
liament has been called for Thurs
day afternoon to hear Prime Min
ister Neville Chamberlain and
Foreign Secretary Viscount Hali
fax explain the situation.
The Privy Council Is expected to
sign orders at 10:30 a. m., au
thorizing the full mobilization of
the territorials (National Guard)
and other exceptional war meas
ures.
Then, at 2:45 a m., E. D. T.)
Chamberlain will ask Parliament
to grant his' cabinet dictatorial
powers along the lines of the fam
ous "DORA" (Defense of the
Realm Act) of 1914-1918.
Government leaders still clung
to hopes of peace, even thpugh ad
mitting that the outlook is becom
ing steadily darker.
It was believed that Premier
Benito Mussolini of Italy or Pope
Plus XII might make some move
leading to a peaceful settlement.
Some quarter* laid that a direct
appeal byB'resident Roosevelt was
a possibility.
Angry Demand*
Burckhard's report to London
showed" tKat Hitler had served no
ultimatum and outlined uo specific
demands such as tihe return of
Qanzlg or the Polish Cocjc.idor but
thfit he spoke In general although
angry, terms.
When the British cabinet in
"crisis session" Tuesday heard
Burckhardt's report the minister
decided to send today's message
directly to Hitler.
The Burckhardt report describ- \
ed Hitler as saying "I am a man
of peace" but that he has the
ambition to bring all of the Ger
man race into the Reich's frontiers
before he dies.
Hitler said he could not under- i
stand Britain's attitude but that '
he believed Halifax to be a man j
of peace, although Nazi advisors
had told him differently.
Hitler's rebuff to British Am- !
bassador Sir Nevile Henderson,
who flew to Berchtesgaden bear
ing a warning and an appeal from
Prime Minister Chamberlain,
brought from government officials
and diplomats that the situation is
more acute than the Czechoslovak
crisis of a year ago.
Franklinton
School Opens
The TIMES is requested to an
nounce that the Franklinton
Schuola Will open on Tnpartay, Spp
tember 12th with the following
faculty:
Elementary ? Miss Helen Stone
ham, Mollusk, Va. ; Miss Edna
Davenport, Miss Mary Council
Home, Greenville; Miss Lessie V.
Chandler, Virgilina. Va. ; Miss
Bertha Futrelle, Henderson; Mr.
John E. Jenkins, Aydeu; Miss
Mary Neal Saunders, Rocky
Mount; Miss Annie Tucker Moone,
Littleton; Mrs. Thelma B. Green.
Mrs. Dorothy C. Shearon. Miss
Nellie Joyner, Miss Claire Kear
ney, Mrs. Mabel W. McOhee, Miss
Annie Wester, Franklinton.
v High School ? Miss Frances
Smith, Ml?s Helen McGlnnis,
Greenville; Miss Mary Leigh Scal
es, Grensboro; Mr. Walter R.
Byrd, Bunlevel; Miss Frances
Winston, Mrs. Elizabeth Brittle
Blount, Mr. Fred Blount, Frank
linton.
New Parking
The new parking regulations
that went into effect in Louisburg
Friday is generally accepted as a
great advantage to the traveling
public. Quite a number of cars
were tagged by the olicers, but the
first venture was more for warn
ing than for force. With few ex
ceptions the new method was gen
erally observed, and free parking
lots are being arranged to take
care of the surplus traffic.
Court
The next term of Franklin Su
perior Court will be a Civil term
and Is scheduled to convene on
Monday, September 4th. Judge
J. Paul Frizzell, of Snow Hill, will
preside.
PROGRAM AT THE
LOUISBURG THEATRE
The following is the program
at the. Loulsbnrg Theatre begin
ning Saturday, August 26th: ^
Saturday ? -f Double Feature ?
Randolph Scott,. Nancy Kelly Ce
sar Romero and Blnnle Barnes In
"Frontier Marshall" and Bert
Wheeler and Marie Wilson in
"Cowboy Quarterbacks" also Chap.
No. 5 "Daredevils of tihe Red Cir
cle."
Sunday - Monday ? Priscllla,
Rosemary and Lola Lane, Oale
Page, John Garfield and Jeffrey
Lynn In "Daughters Courageous."
Tuesday ? Steffi Dunna and Leo
Carillo in "The Olrl and The
Gambler."
Wednesday ? Lucille Ball and
Allan Lane in "Panama Lady."
Thursday-Friday ? Sonja Henle,
Tyrone Power and Rudy Vallee in
Irving Berlin's "Second Fiddle."
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Four Men Killed
Plane Falls Shortly After
Leaving Rocky Mount j
Airport For Raleigh
Rocky Mount, Aug. 22. ? An air-l
plane crash near here today killed
three men prominent in Edge
combe County affairs and a pilot !
who had been flying for ten years. I
There were no survivors to tell
how the plane, which only a few
minutes before had left the Rocky
Mount airport en route to Raleigh,
came to crash in a stripped to
bacco field near Sandy Cross,
County. A mass of wreckage and
bits of bones btfre mute testimony
to the tragedy.'
The dead:
Dr. W. O. House, 45, prominent
Tarboro surgeon and Edgecombe
farmer, commander of the Eason
Tine post of the American Legion,
and head of the StsfU; Hospital
Association,
Harry H. Hicks, 41, well-known
Tarboro insurance man.
Phillip H. Koonce, $2, Leggett
farmer and lumberman.
Walter" Tharrington, 31, pilot,
and Nash County farmer and to
bacco buyer.
R. L. Lee, manager of the Rocky j
Mount municipal airport, said the!
men left the airport! about 12 : 45 :
p. m. en route to Raleigh, 'With
Tharrington at the controls of the
Ryan, single-control machine. Lee
received first word of the crash
about, 1 o'clock.
Bodies Embedded
For more than an hour after'
Hie crash Nash County officers'
working under the direction of
Nash Coroner M. ?r6ulley, labor
ed in an effort to untangle thej
bodies from the wreckage. All:
four men were believed to have
died instantly. Their bodies were
maimed beyond recognition.
Late today ambulances from
Rocky Mount and Tarboro tran
sported t'he remains to. the home
towns of the victims. Plans for
funeral services were not known
immediately.
Dr. House is survived by his
wife and fpur children: Koonce,
by his wife and two children; and
Hicks, by his wife. Tharrington
was unmarried.
ACCIDENTALLY, shot
Mr. James B. Collier, nineteen
year old son of Mr. and Mr*.? J. L.
Collier, suffered a very painful
right side of neck and back while
out hunting on Wednesday after
noon with several friends. The
accident happened when Mr. Dick
Parrish shot at game, not know
ing Mr. Collier was within range.
He was brought t*> Dr. H. O. Per
ry's office where fifty or more
shot were taken from Collier's
necK and shoulder and given nec
essary treatment.
CKI.KBHATKS BIRTHDAY
Mr. Joseph T. Inscoe, of the Ce
dar Rock community, entertained
about) twenty guests Wednesday
afternoon in celebration of bis
68th birthday The lawn of his
beautiful country home was in
pleasing order and the guests .en
Joyed an hour of social enter
course. During the hour Rev. E.
Y. Averitt read a biography of the
host, which Included many exper
iences of interest, honor and es
teem. A bountiful dinner was ser
ved at five tables, including de
licious barbecued pig, chicken and
other things that make a delight
ful and toothsome repast. All En
joyed the dinner to the fullest and
the entire occasion was one of
greati delight to all present as well
as the host and his delightful wife
whose assistance made the occas
ion more delightful.
All extended the heartiest con
gratulations and good wishes for
many more such delightful occas
ions.
Opens New Stpre
Mr. E. C. Mibchlner, of Hender
son arrived In Loulsburg this
week to arrange for the opening
of a branch of the Auto 8upply
Co.. which firm owns and oper
ates a chain of stores In this sec
tion With headquarters at Hen
derson. The new firm will oper
ate in one of the new store rooms
on Nash Street) Just erected by
Meftsrs. R. Olenn Davis and yf. L,
Lumpkin, and expects to get open
and ready for business by Thurs
day, September 7th. Mr. Mltch
ner is a son of Mr. Q. C. Mltchl
ner, aid has general management
of the several stores. Watch for
their asnoancement.
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CRISIS IN BRIEF
Berlin.? Hitler *tands firm 011 Polish demands reported now
to include acceptance by Pole* of Nazi protectorate government;
British ambassador re-states Britain's determination to aid Po
land and tells of Chamberlain's continued peace efforts but re
pirted to have b?*en told in effect "too late."
London. ? Britain moves toward wartime footing; Hitler de
mands stagger peace hopes; naval reinforcements speed to Med
iterranean; East coast shippers cancel sailings duo to leilve for
Baltic or German ports.
Brussels.? King Leopold makes dramatic |>eace plea on be
half of seven neutral states for major powers to "open negotia
tions in spirit of brotherly cooperation.**
Paris.? France orders partial mobilization, bringing forces
to around 2,000,000 men; officials fear war almost certain if Ger
man- Russian non-aggression pact signed, regardless of contents.
Moscow. ? Germany and Russia sign no n -aggress ion agree
ment after speedy negotiations among, von Ribbentrop, Molotott'
and Stalin; British-French mission marks time on disrupted ne
gotiations for three-power mutual assistance pact with Soviet;
two members of British delegation prepare to return home.
Washington. ? Roosevelt speeds back to Washington after
curtailing vacation cruise; capital speculates over whether in
tends another peace plea; Americans advised to stay out of
Europe.
Rome. ? Italy apparently standing firm with Germany; re
ports from other European capitals indicate showdown before
week's end.
Warsaw. ? Hope prevails that Western powers will find way
out of crisis.
Free Parking Lot
The City authorities under
supervision of Commissioner
W. B. Barrow begun the clear
ing and arranging a free park
ing lot to the rear of the Louis
burg Supply Store Monday af
ternoon. Dirt was being poured
in the ravine filling the drive
from Main Street. This is quite
a big lot and will afford much
parking accommodat ion for the
many visitors to Ijouisburg.
Recorder's Court
Prauklln Refcordir's Court held
another exciting session Tuesday.
A defendant, a fter confessing to a
charge of larceny threw an "epi
leptic fit>" and was turned over to
the Welfare department. Other
cases on the dockel were disposed
of as follows:
Richard Lewis, larceny, "it ap
pearing to the court that the de
fendant is un epileptic", he was
.tmrned over to the Welfare de
partment.
Cary Horton was found guilty
of assault with deadly weapon and
given 90 days on roads, suspend
ed upon payment of $25 tine and
costs.
James Yarborough was found
guilty of assault with deadly wea
pon and given 60 days on roads.
suspended upon payment of costs.
Weldon Jones was found guilty
of assault with deadly weapon and
given 60 days on roads, execution
not to issue upon'' payment of
costs.
Ernest Hayes was found guilty
of assault on a female and was
given 60 days on roads.
The following cases were con
tinued:
Tom Neal, f and a.
Waverly Lewis, assault with
deadly weapon.
Josephine Harris, ( and a.
Katie Marshall, f and a.
John Crudup, unlawful posses
sion of whiskey.
Chick Murray, unlawful posses
sion of whiskey.
LOUISBURQ BAPTIST
CHURCH
Rev. Forrest Weaver preached
on Sunday morning. Mr. Weaver
is the son of Mr.-J. W. Weaver of
Loulsburg. A large congregation
heard Mr. Weaver.
"We find in bhe recorded ac
count; of Jesus' life upon earth this
statement, "when Jesus saw the
multitudes he was moved with
compassion." The yearning spirit
of Jesiis is portrayed for the mass
es. Yet the Kingdom will not come
through mass movement but
through and by individual effort.
"As Jesus was crushed by the
crowd, Just so the spirit Is crushed
and crowded out by the multiplic
ity of activities today. In the Bi
ble, we And such statements as
these; "Jesus passed unnoMced,"
"They felt A'o need." Today we
have reached the stage which
makes Ood no longer necessary.
"The world is concerned with
self. Fear for our own wants and
needs possesses us. Underneath it
all is a dissatisfaction, a yearn
ing for higher and nobler way of
ltving. The remedy Is complete
surrender to Ood."
Dr. A. Paul Bagby, pastor, will
return on Friday afternoon. He
wfll preach on 8unday morning
from his own pulpit.
Sunday School at) 9:45 'A. M.
Attendance Is on the increase'
Keep coming.
Agnes ? He said he would love
me forever and ever!
Orace ? Ah, men!
Accidentally
Killed
? ? '
Thomas Alston, colored. 48.
i died early Wednesday morning as.
S the result* of an automobile acci
1 dent about two miles east of I
Mitchiner's Cross Roads on the;
river road. Alston, so we under
stand. and a nephew. Willie Bell,
I who were pushing off a car driven
by Alston's daughter, Nannie,
jumped on the running board as
I the car caught up. For some un
known reason the car ran into aj
bank knocking boHi Alston and j
, Bell off. Alston fell into a deep
Hditch oil his head and Bell receiv
' ed a broken arm. They were
brought at once to Dr. J. E. Ful
j ghum's office for treatment but
Alston died from his injuries be
1 fore arriviug at the doctor's of
fice. Alston is survived by his
POl'UIiAlt COUPLE to wed
Mtss Jesste Handle Perry, ? of
Raleigh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William Edward Perry, of Frank
jlfnton. whose engagement to Char
les Woodrow Teague, of Raleigh
and Franklinton. is announced.
Mr. Teague Is t*he son of Mr. and
' Mrs. L. E. Teague, of Thomasville.
The wedding will take place in
! I'll.OT DROPS OPENER
OK PLAY-OFF SERIES
In a play-oft for the Tri-County
League title, which ended In a tie
at the end of the league schedule,
Louisburg defeated Pilot, 8-7,
here Wednesday afternoon. The
game opened a three-tilt aerie*.
The next two games will be play
ed at Pilot Friday (today) and
Saturday.
The winner of this series will
play Epsom and the loser will
play Ureystone a series, each.
Although this game was sched
uled to go only seven innings on
account of t>he lateness in get
ting started, the game having
been called off In the early part
of the afternoon on account of
rain, and later decided to play,
it was lengthened to eight innings
when the teams were tied at 7 -all
after seven frame.
Part of the Louisburg players
had gone out of town after the
game had been called off and they
had to putf a make-shift lineup in
the field.
W. N. Fuller scored the win
ding run. He singled and advan
ced on Emmett Wlggln's sacrifice.
Harold Troutman was purposely
walked, bub went out at second
on an Infield out. Orady Wheel
er singled Fuller home.
Troutman collected a homer and
a double in four trips to lead
Louisburg. Wheeler also hit for
tjjjf-ciroult for the winners. Pilot's
leaders were Harvey Plttman, with1
a homer and a single, and Red:
Benton, with two singles.
Score: R.H.E.
Pilot! 300 013 00 ? 7 8 3
Louisburg . 300 310 01 ? 8 13 4
Hlnton, Benton, Pittman and
Benton, Brooks; Wheiese, Ed-j
munds and Fuller.
MRU. CROFT DEAD
Her many friends extend deep-!
est sympathy to Mrs. A. W. Per
son, in the death of her sister,
Mrs. L. B. Croft, of Little Rock,
Ark., which Information was r&
oelved by her on "Saturday. The
deceased will be remembered by
friends In Louisburg aa Miss Ge
neva Matihieaon, of Little Rock.
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Miss Sadie Jarman
Dead
Miss Sadie Jarman died about 2 ;
o'clock Wednesday morning from
what appeared to be a heart at- ]
tack. She was 66 years of age|
and is survived by one sister, Miss{
Loulia Jarman, of Louisburg.
Miss Jarman was a mosfc estim
able lady, loved and admired by
her many friends and acquain
tances. She was a devoted mem
ber of St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
Funeral services were held from
her home on Kenmore Avenue at
10 o'clock yesterday morning,
conducted by Revs. L. F. Kent. E.
in the family plot in the Franklin
ton cemetery.
Active ? F. M. Fuller, G. M.
Beam. John Tucker, S. C. Foster,
M. McKinne, M. C. Murphy. Hon
orary ? W. It. Mills, W. J. Cooper,
Walter Cuthrell, M. S. Davis, Dr. J
S. P. Burt, Dr. R. F. Yarborough.
Both services were largely at
tended and the floral tribute was
especially pretty.
The bereaved sister and rela
tives have the deepest sympathy
of a large number of friends and
acquaintances.
Opening at Gold
Sand
Prof. W. O. Reed, Supervising
Principal, announces that the Gold j
Sand and Wood schools will open
for the 193!)-40 term 011 Monday,!
September 4.
The Gold Sand faculty will be;
as follows: High School ? W. O.
Reed, principal and mathematics; j
E. M. Alexander, agriculture; D.l
J. Dark, mathematics and science;
E. T. Malone, history and En-i
glish; Lillie Harper. English and
French; Mary Bynum Dark, I
science and history; Margaret!
Turner, home economics. The ele-i
mentary school ? Mrs. Eva U. Per
son. first grade; Arzelle Ijfldge,
first and second grade 1
J tion; Lois May. second^Pgrade;
Fannie Gupton, third grade; Mrs. |
. M. E. Williams, fourth grade;
Mrs. Louisa M. Bledsoe, fifth
grade; Ruth Parrish, sixt'h grade,
and Mrs. Margaret R. Gupton,
seventh grade.
Mr. Malone, of Williamston, and
Misses Dark and Hodge of Frank
lin County and Kenly, respective
ly. are new teachers in the Gold
Sand School.
The Wood elementary school
faculty is as follows: Mrs. Maggie
D. Neal, principal, Mrs. Adelaide
Duke Fuller, and Mary Dickerson,
teachers.
The Gold Sand elementary
school was successful in meeting
the standards for accreditnnent
last* year, and according to a re
cent letter from Mr. H. Arnold
Perry, of the State Department of
Education, will be rated as a
standard school this year.
Wit'h the exception of supple
mentary readers, the books for the
elementary school will be furn
ished free. The supplementary
readers may be rented this year
at the same rates as last year. The
plan for renting high school books
has been changed from what It
was last year, namely: Instead of
each student renting" separate
texts, he will rent all his books
for the year for a flat fee o( $2.40.
Of course, the rented tee does not
include pencils, tablets and labo
ratory books for courses in science.
Parents are urged to have their
children in school the first day, If
possible.
ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
This will be tihe 12th Sunday
after Trinity. There will be the
celebration of the Holy Commun
ion at 8:00 A. M. This will be
especially for the members of the
Young People's Service League.
Church School will meet at 9: 4?
A. M., and Morning Prayer with
Sermon will come at 11:00 A. M.
The series of sermons now being
delivered is on the general subject I
of the Incarnation. The second !
sermon in Mils group of five will
be "God became man."
There will be a Vestry meeting!
this Friday evening at 7:30 in thei
Rectory.
A total of 350 cotton Improve
ment groups had been approved
by August 10 for free classifica
tion of their 1939 crop as com
pared with only three for t'he
1938-39 ginning season.
W. S. Richardson, of Bellalr In
Craven County, beltevaa there Is |
nothing that Improves land so
much as a crop of velvet beans
plowed under, says Assistant Farm
Agent Paul Cos.
PRICES HOLD
OPENING LEVEL
Stronger Sales Reported At
Some Markets; Quality of
Offerings Still Low
Tobacco prices strengthened at
points in the New Bright Belt yes
terday with influx of some better
quality leaf, but averages general
ly were in the range of the open
ing day ? $16 to $17 a hundred
pounds.
Sales throughout the belt con
tinued heavy, though not up to
the high figures of Tuesday whteh
atf some markets were new highs
for first-day sales. Inferior to
bacco, as on opening day, made
up the larger part of offerings.
Farmers apparently were con
tent with prices, for reports of
"few tags turned" were conimon
throughout the belt.
Reports received yesterday from
the belt:
Wilson.? N. G. Blackman, Jr..
sales supervisor, said 1,752.818
pounds of a record opening break
of 3.000.0(H) was sold Tuesday for
$299,977.91, an average of $17.11.
Quality was poor to fair, he said.
Rocky Mount ? Sales Supervisor
George P. Arrington announced
Tuesday's official figures as 1,
177,852 pounds for $190,385.11,
an average of $16.11.
Wendell. ? Sales Supervisor H.
G. Moore reported official figures
for Tuesday as 320,702 pounds for
$57,281.03, an average of $17.86.
He estimated that about 300,000
pounds were sold yesterday, with
the price range abouti the same as
on opening day.
Opening tobacco prices Tuesday
on the belt ranged from $1.50 to
$8.50 lower per 100 pounds than
on the opening day last year, the
marketing service of the State and
Federal departments of agricul
ture" reported yesterday.
Most of the cutter, lug, and
priming grades showed losses of
between $6 and $8. Common to
$1.50 to $5 lower.
The bulk of offerings sold for
between $11 and $22, the market
ing service said. ? If
Principal offerings were low to
fine quality primings and fair to
fine lugs. Priming grades and
lemon color predominated. Some
markets had fairly heavy offerings
of leaf grades, mostly of lowftr
qualities. Low and fair quality
cutters sold in limited volume.
Price averages per 100 pounds
on certain U. 8. grades, for the
opening this year and last year, in
that order, follow:
Orange leaf ? Fair $17.50, $21.
50; low $13, $16; common $9,
$10.50.
Lemon cutters ? Fair $23.50,
$31; low $22.50. $29.
Lemon lugs ? Choice $23.50,
$30; fine $22.50. $29; good $18
60, $26; fair $13.75, $21.50.
Lemon primings ? Choice $23,
$29; fine $21.50, $28; good $18,
$26; fair $12, $20.50; low $8,
$15.50.
M. M. HILL DE/}D
Mr. Maurice M. Hill, one of
Franklin County's substantial
planters and citizens died at the
State Sanatorium Sunday night
and his remains were brought to
his home near Royal- On Monday
(or interment. He was 60 years
of age and is survived by three
children. Mr. William Hill, Miss
Grace Hill and Mrs. Sammie Rob
bins. all of this County, besides
brothers and sisters. He had
been in bad health for several
years.
The funeral was held at FJat
Rock Church on Tuesday after
noon at 2 p'clock, conducted by
Rev. C. B. Howard and was large
ly attended. Interment was mado
in the Church cemetery nearby.
The floral tribute was especially
large and pretty, and bespoke the
popularity and esteem of the de
ceased.
The bereaved family has the
deepest sympathy of the entire
community. .
REVIVAL
The TIMES Is requested to an
nounce the revival meeting be
ginning at New Hope Christian
Church Sunday afternoon and
running through the following
week. Servioes at St 00 and 8:00
P. M. Rev. O. D. Poythress, of
Norfolk, Va., will do the preach*
Ing. He is also a good singer.
BACKWARD ,
The lightning bug Is a brilliant
thing.
But the poor thing la no blind.
It goes stumbling through the
world , ..
With hla headlight on behind..
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