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Tke F riMEj WATCH THK LABEL ON YOUR PAPER Renew Your ttubacrlptioa Before Expiration Date To Avoid Missing An Issue. VOLOMN LXX SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 a YEAR UOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA FfUDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1U40 ( EKiHT PAGES) NUMBER U MRS. MALONE RE-ELECTED Board of Directors Louis burg Chamber of Com merce Hold* Fine Meet ing . The Board of Directors of the Loafeburg Chamber of Commerce Held an Important meeting Wed nesday at the Franklin Hotel. Af ter an enjoyable luncheon the Secretary read the minutes of the last meeting and gave reports on current business. A general discussion was had on tihe needs of our town and county. Several Ideas were pre sented but the most important thing at the present time was found to be our agricultural sit uation. The secretary read a letter from Mr. Boyce, frhe county agent, announcing a meeting in the courthouse on February 2nd, pertaining to this same question ao the matter was turned over to Mr. W. B. Tucker, Chairman of the Agriculture Committee. Bach member of t>he Board of Directors was urged to be present at this meeting. Mrs. James E. italone was elec ted to serve as Secretary-Treasur er for the year 1940. Her ser vices were commended and with an active and Interested Board of Directors the work of the Cham ber of Commerce Is expected to be most beneficial to our town and county. Weather Weatherman R. A. Bobbin re port*. the past cold spell the worst for many years. He Bays the maximum temperature for the past month was 42.29 with a minimum of IS. 43. For the same period In 1936 the maximum was 48.60 and the minimum 26.75. The coldest days this year were the 27, 28 and 29 all of which Were below zero. While in 1936 qQlK.Qne day dropped below reach ing 2 degrees. ' From reports reaching the TIMES from over the county there has been snow on the ground every day since Christmas and at this t?ime there seems no certainty as -to when It will leave. SURPRISE DINNER PARTY MifU! Martha Ray Matthews was honored on her thirteenth birth day. Tuesday evening, Jan. 23rd. at six o'clock when her mother, Mrs. H. A. Matthews entertained in her home with a surprise din ner party. The dining room was lighted with long white tapers and the table was centered with the usual blrtihday cake, pink and white a touch of green the color scheme, place cards, little Valentine drum boys. A two-course dinner was served by Miss Marion Matthews to the honoree and Misses Janice Perry, Doris Holmes, Kitty Jo Beasley, Edith Cottrell, Jackie Word, Sarah Hard Wick, Martha Lou Murphy, Bill Matthews and Mrs. S. T. Cottrell. Following the dinner and cut ting the birthday cake, guests gathered In the living toom where they enjoyed playing several games and a vocal selection by Miss Jackie Word, before saying goodbye when all wished Martha Ray many more happy returns of the day. Recently the following testi monial was received by a patent medicine concern: "For nine years 1 was totally deaf, and after us ing your ear salve for only ten days, I bear from my brother In Nebraska." PKOGRAM AT THE LOUISBURG THEATRE The following Is the program at the Loulsburg Theatre begin ning Saturday, Feb. 3rd: Saturday ? Double Feature ? On Stage in Person, Jack Ritchie and his Texaa Rhythm Rangers. On screen, Tex Rltter In "Down Wyoming Trail. Also first chap ter of the new serial "Zorros Fighting Legion." Sunday - Monday - Tuesday ? Jamee Oagaey, Pat O'Brien and Oeorge Brent In "The Fighting ? 9Mi." Wednesday ? Ann Sothern and John Carroll In ''Congo Malste." Thursday - Friday ? Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr In "I Take This Woman." Last Times Today ? James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan in "The Shop Around the Corner." Cooper Enters Governor's Race Mayor Tom Oooper of Wil mington Announces His Candidacy For Governor On "Golden Bule" Plat form; Issues Brief State ment Raleigh, Jan. 29. ? With a "Golden Rule" platform and an assertion that be would surprise the "wise boys who say the; can't see me witih a spy-glass, " Mayor Thomas E. Cooper, of Wilming ton, yesterday announced his can didacy for governor of North Carolina. Cooper launched his campaign at a press conference in a hotel room here, by issuing a terse statement which he typed himself, hunt and peck fashion, on a port able typewriter. The statement follows: "I have surveyed the field of announced and unannounced can didates and do nob find one that I feel represents the great masses of people ? and when I say masses I include among others teachers, laborers, farmers and merchants and I therefore hereby announce my candidacy for governor of North Carolina subject to the rul es of the Democratic party. "As to my platform, I could take a lot of tiime and give you a Jot of superfluous supercilious words, but I shall use only a few words that I learned at my moth er's knee? the Golden Rule, Luke 6-31: " 'As ye would that men should do to you, do ye also them like wise.' " Four other Democrats previous ly have announoed for governor, and Cooper's entry assures the largest Democratic fields in t/he state's history. The Democratic nomination is equivalent to elec tion. Cooper said he would ask all of the candidates to sign two agreements with him. His pro posals are: 1. That all candidates speak from the platform in public de bates. and that no campaign speeches be made except from public debate platforms where all other candidates are appearing. 2. That the high man in the first primary be unopposed in the second primary. "I want the boys ? the more the merrier ? to meeO me on the same platform," he grinned. "Governor Hoey has said he wants a short campaign. I propose that we shorten it by eliminating the second primary. - 11 ? ANNOUNCES ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Tonkel, of Louisburg, announce the engage ment of their daughter, Marguer ite Isear Tonkel to Herman David Berlin, of Norfolk, Va., and Ral eigh. Mr. Berlin is the son of Harry Berlin and the late Mrs. Berlin, of Norfolk, Va. The wed ding will take place in March. Recorder's Court Franklin Recorder's Conrt held its regular weekly session on Tuesday with the following dispo sition of tihe docket: > Zollle Medlin, carrying conceal ed weapons, commitment to issue in conformity with Judgment in case No. 27, Nov. 28. 1939. John Satterwhite, forcible tres pass, settled In full. Roy Askew, not guilty of using profane and indecent language and drunk on highway. Graham Fuller plead guilty to unlawful possession of whiskey, and given 90 days on roads, exe cution not to issue upon payment of costs and not to violate any of the whiskey laws of N. C. for two years. Zollle Medlin was found guilty of assault with deadly weapon and given 90 days on roads,, suspend ed upon payment of costs and 126 One. State vs Charlie Spivey, Jr., re ceiving stolen property, found guilty and given 60 days, suspen ded upon payment of f 10 fine and i costs. The following cases were con tinued: Nuel Wright, forcible trospass. A. S. Wlggs, operating automo bile Intoxicated. , Eugene Turner, profane and in decent language on publio high way and drynk. Ennis Lancaster, operating au tomobile intoxicated, using inde cent language on highway. RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION' MRS. S.T. WIL DER DEAD Mrs. Samuel Taylor Wilder, 70, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Fleming, of Mlddleburg, died Saturday at 2:30 o'clock at Parkview Hospital, Rocky Mount, following a. brief illness. Surviving are her husband, two children, Samuel T. Wilder, Jr., of Richmond, Va., and Mrs. Jonah Taylor, of Greensboro; three sis ters, Mrs. C. P. Harris and Miss Maude Fleming, both of Louis burg; and Mrs. Frederick Sever ance, of Asheville; four brothers, E. L. Fleming, Mlddleburg; Vance Fleming, Henderson; J. Albert Fleming, Raleigh; and Wllmot Fleming, Philadelphia, Penn. The funeral services were held from tihe home Sunday aftornoon at 3 o'clock, conducted by Rev. A. Paul Bagby and interment was made at Oakwood Cemetery. A large number was present at both services and the floral tribute was especially large and pretty. The pallbearers were; J. H. Boone, H. C. Taylor, Sr., T. M. Harris, W. J. Cooper, Harvel Har ris, Grover C. Harris. Mrs. Wilder was one ef Louis burg's foremost ladies and was es pecially popular among her many friends and neighbors. She was much interested in her church her community and her home where her splendid talents spoke so well of her kindliness and de votion. The bereaved family has the deepest sympathy of the entire town. March of Dimes The March of Dimes campaign whjch is replacing the President's Birthday dance this year in rais ing funds with which to fight in fantile paralysis, is in charge of Mr. John A. Tucker who is invit ing all who will to send or bring in their dimes to be put to this cause. The campaign begun on Thursday, February 1st and will continue for ten days. Bear in mind that a good por tion of this money is retained in Franklin County to be used local ly for tihe fight on Infantile pa ralysis and the other portion is sent to Warm Springs to be used in the National fight against this dreaded disease. Don't forget to hand in or send your dime fend h<*lp this cause along. Stove Blast Dam ' ages Residence Kxploslun In Dr. A. Panl llagby's Home DrmoUnhm SUivi- And Two Windows Member^ of the family of Dr. A. Paul Ragby escaped unhurt Saturday morning when water pipes connecting to a kitchen range exploded, demolishing the stove and blowing out tnro win dows In the room. Dr. Bagby had built a fire In the range half an hour before and his wife had left the kitchen only Ave minutes prior to the blast. The doctor was sitting In a front room and at the time waa reading a newspaper account) of a tank blast In a Dunn home that result ed in the death of a small boy. In the good old day*, when wars were Just wars, the success ful nations levied tribute on the conquered people to pay for them. Now the Idea seems to be to run a charge account with Uncle Sam. Surprise Washington, Jan. 81. ? To the surprise of his widow, Sena tor William R. Rorah left near ly 9200,000 worth of govern ment bonds In a safe deposit box. Mrs. Borah disclosed today that the substantial estate had been discovered by Mlsa Grace Hellman, the Senator's secre tary for many years, whea she opened the box to obtain his will and take It to Idaho for probate at the time of the fun eral. "I lja* surprised at the amount of the Senator's estate," Mrs. Rorah said. She explained that she bail never interested herself In the Senator'* finan cial affairs, although she knew he had three life Insurance policies, proceeds from the sale of their Idaho home, fee* from speeches and savings frum his salary aa Senator for more than 80 years. Schools To Open Monday On account of the extreme weather conditions the schools in Franklin County have been closed since Wednesday of last week, bat will be opened again on regular schedule Monday morning. All students are urged to return promptly and assist in making up the time lost in every way possible. School Is Badly Damaged By Fire Franklinton Structure Out ted By Blaze That Went Unnoticed For Hours Franklinton, Jan. 28. ? Fire of undetermined origin, which ap parently had burned rnosti of Sat urday night without being discov ered, today had left a portion of t'he interior of the Franklinton Public School a smouldering wreckage ? the interior of the janitor supplies room, kitchen and cafeteria and school authori be postponed until February 5th. Work was begun early Monday making repairs. The school was to h&ve reopen ed Wednesday of this week after a shut-down due to the weather. Officials today had not estima ted damage to the school, but said It would be "considerable." Insurance will cover the loss, they said. Although the large three-story brick building is located in the center of town and on U. S. High way No. 1, the blaze was not dis covered until 8:46 o'clock Sunday morning. The structure Itself is fire resistant and the fire had not broken out into the open. Indica tions were a short circuit in the wiring probably startled the blaze late Saturday night and It swept through the kitchen, cafeteria and supply rooms, destroying every thing Inflatnable. Smoke, heat and falling plaster caused consider able damage in other parts of the building not touched directly by the fire. The blaze bad almost burned Itself out when discovered early Sunday. The building was a gift to Franklinton Township. Franklin Count]!, by the late S. C. Vann, textile^ plant owner. Completed and occupied in 1924, it coat near ly $300,000 and was considered one of tho best* equipped school structures in the State. Dean House To Speak The TIMKS is requested to an nounce that the Farmers and Business Men's Club of Franklln ton will meet In the dining room of the Frankllnton Graded School on Thursday evening, February 8th at 6:30 o'clock.'1 Dean R. B. House of the University of North Carolina wilt deliver the main ad dress. All members are urged to be present. Investment programs usually turn out to bo headache programs. REAL WINTER Louisburg and Vicinity Suf fer Coldest Spell Since 1917-18 Since the (all o[ Ohe big snow on Tuesday afternoon and night of last week Louisburg and vicin ity has been experiencing a touch of real winter weather. With the 1 ground frozen and covered with a heavy coating of snow and a cold blast coming in from Canada the thermometer has been play ing tag with zero since Friday, when it dropped to 2% above, and on Saturday to 1 degree above. On Sunday the thermom eter registered 1% degrees below zero and on Monday and Tuesday 2 degrees below. These readings were taken from the government thermometer which is under su pervision fo Mr. R. A. Bobbitt, lo cal weatherman. Four or five days of this time the thermometer fail ed to reach as high as freezing and many water pipes throughout the section gave way to the freez ing temperatures. This is unquestionably the col dest spell in this section since t>he winter of 1917-18 when 10 de grees tjfllow zero was registered and water pipes two feet in the ground gave way to the freeze. The winter of 1936-36 was al so a cold one and presented a long cold spell but failed to meet this one by one or two degrees. The river Just above Oho dam has been frozen over sufficient to accommodate skaters for several days and many of our citizens j have been enjoying this sport soj seldom realized In this section. Tho weathor began to moderate Tuesday and brought much relief to the shivoring public. The highway department did a nice Job of clearing the highways, and considering the vast amount of snow and ice to be handled made especially good time In han dling the situation. Luckily no serious accidents were had in this Bection. the driv ers showing unexcelled caution in driving about the slick and badly snow and ice Jammed highways and streets. Reduced Bond At a habeas corpus hearing be fore Judge Leo Carr at Halifax Tuesday. William C. Gilliam, un der a charge of assault with a deadly weapon and attempt at' robbery on C. Haywood Harper, and who was held for Superior Court In Franklin County under an $8,000 bond by Judge Hamil ton Hdbgood at a preliminary hearing held in Louisburg on De cember 12th, the bond imposed by the Recorder was reduced to $6,000. This bond had not been given Wednesday. The defendant was represented by Messrs. T. P. Gholson, of Hen- 1 derson, and Hill Yarborough, of Louisburg, and the State was rep resisted by Solicitor W. Y. Bick etit, of Raleigh. One out of every four farmers who Insured their 1939 wheat pro duction under Federal "all-risk" insurance' program has received an Indemnity to make up for un avoidable crop loss. Briton Says Uncle Sam Now Has Japan On Spot San Kranciaco, Jan. 81. ? A British financier from Shanghai said today that America "la play ing poker In Japan with five deu ces," and that "you've got Japan absolutely cold, and all the busi ness people in Japan know It." The financier, Sir Victor Bas soon, arrived on the liner Presi dent Coolldgo from the Orient. "In Japan," he said, "the busi ness people and diplomats wantj peace In China, and friendliness with the United Btates. They say It is 'our only hope.' "But' there are other forcea to be reckoned with. The navy favors peace, but figures lt> can run a bluff and get something for noth ing, why not try It. However, the navy Is not looking for trou ble. ?i "It Is the army, sitting In the mtddle of Manchuria, that wants to light* America, while the navy, which would have to do the fight ing, does not." Sir Victor declared the United States waa "firmly In the saddle" In Japan, despite the fact that many powerful forcea in that em pire were palling the nation In ao many dlrectlena that bar ultimate course waa unpredictable. I Chin*, he Mid, was too big to be conquered, and if the Chinese persisted In refusing to be con quered, "there are not enough Japanese to subdue them." The British capitalist said tihat while some units of the Japanese army In China were beginning to wonder "what they're doing there." another section of the ar my ? in Manchuria and North Chi na ? was belligerent, and "you can't tell which will win In the end." As to British relations with Ja pan, Sir Vletor bad this to say: That Great Britain should and probably would stand ahsdlutely Arm on the "Asama Incjdent," In which a group of Gorman seamen were removed from a Japanese vessel by a British warship. "Britain Is right under Interna tional law," he argued. "8he Is entitled to seize contraband of war, and young men of military age ? trained sailors as well ? are contraband of war, as much as bombs or bullets." Sir Victor, financier, hotel mhn and real estate operator, came to the United States on vaeatlon. He will visit Cheater Frlt?, Shanghai broker, In Hollywood. Paul Grady Enters Race I Makes Sixth Man To Offer For Governor In The Coming Campaign (News-Observer) In a statement featured by de clarations tor a statewide referen dum on the liquor question and outright repeal of the sale?^{az, Paul D. Grady, of Kenly, "niesday became the sixth candidate to an nounce formally In the race for the 1940 Democratic nomination for Governor. The two high men in the primary on May 25 will be entitled to enter a second primary on June 22. Veteran Politician Ur. Grady, who is a lawyer and is 48 years old, has been active in politics for more than 20 years. He represented Johnston ?County In the House of Representatives in 1919 and 1921 and was a mem ber of the State Senate In 1923, 1925, 1933 and 1935, being Pres ident Pro Tempore in hiB last ses sion. His name has appeared in the laBt three statewide Demo cratic primaries and received ap proximately 200,000 votes each time. He led the field for Lieuten ant Governor by 23.000 votes in the first primary in 1936, but was defeated by 9,000 Votes in the second primary. In 1938, he was a candidate against Utilities Com missioner Stanley Winborne and lost by 55,000 votes. Since the second primary In 1936, Mr. Grady has been associa ted politically with those who supported Dr. Kalph W. McDon ald for Governor In 1936. Dr. McDonald Is the only 1936 candi date not mentioned by Mr. Grady In his announcement. Compli ments are paid both to Governor Iloey as one of a line of success ful governors and to former Lieu tenant Governor A. H. Graham, under whom Mr. Grady served and whom he describes as "one of North Carolina's most successful and efficient Lieutenant Gover nors" Liquor Issue. In hiB declaration for a state wide referendum on liquor, Mr. Grady deals with a subject avoid ed so far by every other candidate except Mayor Cooper, who declar ed against a statewide referendum and for the right of every county to decide the question for itself. Mr. Grady la less specific in his discussion of the sales tax. While declaring for repeal, he states that his detailed plan for replac ing this tax would be announced later in the campaign. Other sub jects are also reserved for a forth coming pamphlet to be entitled: "The Tax Payer vs. The Tax Spenders," which will discuss sub jects aR "political payoffs" which is touched upon brlefy in Tues day's announcement under the heading "Reorganization of the State Government." In his open ing statement, Mr. Grady opposed diversion of highway funds. Oth er subjects discussed are: labor, education and agriculture. "I haven't any money" used to quint a high-pressure salesman, but today it Just amuses him, be cause all he wants is your signa ture to a promise to pay in twen ty-flve monthly Installments. Warning Washington, Jan. 81. ? Rear Admiral Claude C. Btoch to night warned indirectly that if the United States withdraws from the Philippines "for goo*1" in lf>40, It cannot hope to pro tect Its Far Eastern interests without building an impregna ble sea and air base at Guam, American possession l.SOO mil es off the coast of Japan. Bloch, former commander-in chief of the fleet and now com mandant of the 14th Naval dis trict at Honolulu, mentioned fortification of Guam as one of two alternatives for the protec tion of American rights in the Orient.. He was the principal speaker at the Women's Patri otic Conference on Nntlonal De fense here. His reference to the Far Eas tern defense problem followed the decision of the Senate for eign relations committee to postpone consideration of var ious Japanese embargo propos als until after It has disposed of legislation for non-mllltary loans to Finland ? probably In a week or Mk It also coincid ed with the foreign policy ad dress of Foreign Minister Ha* chlro Arlta before the Japanese ? parliament. EUROPEAN WAR NEWS London, Jan. 31. ? Neville Chamberlain told Americana to night that their war-withered trade with England will prosper if they wait until "the time come* to turn once more from war to peace." and gave Adolf HtUer Jibe for Jibe, defiance for defiance. "We are prepared for air raida if they should come," was his an swer to the man who last night Jeered at "Old Mr. Chamberlain and his Bible" and threatened England and France with a taste of "the light they asked for.*' He reviewed the "prodigious results" of tlM British war effort ? more Mian 1,260,000 men un der arms, airplane construction stepped up to a point seven times . greater than 1135-38, orders for Jr supplies totaling nearly Lbs 2 00, 000,000 ($80>, 000,000), doubled and some cases quadrnpled gun production, and shell output more rapid than that of 1914. Yet, no neutral, he said, "feels itself threatened by this enormous accumulation of power." At the same time, the BriMsh Prime Minister, speaking at a luncheon at a London hotel, did his best to placate Europe's dis turbed little neutrals, some of whom have expressed resentment at) a broadcast suggestion by Win ston Churchill that their only hope lies In "united action" with the Allies. To Japan, he voiced his "dis tress" that the Oriental power should be angry over British war methods. "We have in the past been the largest* customer of the United States for their agricultural pro duce." Chamberlain said. "As soon as the war began, we were com pelled to curtail our import of things which were not essential to us that we may concentrate our dollar resources upon purchases from the United States of those enormous masses of munitions and equipment which It is necessary for us to have in order to carry on the struggle. Not Indifferent. "Hut let nobody Suppose that we want to use the measures t-hat we have taken for any purpose other than prosecution of the war, - nor that we are Indifferent to losses which neutrals may thereby sustain. Germany Berlin, Jan. 31. ? Germany's way of ruling occupied Poland 'is in the beat Interest* of the Polish population, but the Poles must recognize Greater Germany's right as a warring nation of 80 millions to eliminate enemies on her flank, Arthur Seyss-Inquart, deputy gOT ernor of the area, told correspon dents tioday. Germany's future relation to any such Polish state as may sur vive will be determined, the Aus trian Nasi leader 'predicted, by the readiness with which Poles revise their thinking processes and cease to conspire against the Reich. He decried as "gross exaggera tions' claims by the exile Polish government* In Paris that 18,000 persons had been executed by the Germans lor Poland, but warned that Germans, "fighting the fight of our lives," could not tolerate conditions "which might amount to a stab in the back." It would benefit Mie Poles, Seyss-Inquart Insisted, it foreign countries wotftd cease meddling in Poland and inciting the Polish Intelligentsia. Stiff measures often hare to be taken witb Chauvinistic Polish In tellectuals, he acknowledged, but the Polish workers and peasants, he said, are led easily and are being taught German orderliness and efficiency. ' The Red Cross and Quakers are permitted to function in Poland and have observers on the spot, he related, but Germany Insists on controlling their operations. GOVERNOR HOEY v RETURNS HOME Raleigh, Jan. 29. ? Governor Hoey returned to the Mansion here yesterday from Duke Hospi tal where he underwent a hernia ji 'i-fi'lon January 5. TLi" Governor made the t>-!p from the hospital in his own car, accompanied by Mrs. Hooy and Miss Isabel Hoey, in a cautious hour. . Once at home, Governor Hoey continued to sit up but sent Mrs. Hoey to bod because of flu symp toms. Why sboald anybody want to be president of the Unltod States ? or of anything else, for that mat tier? ( " "T ? ???- ... .