THE COUNTY THE STATE THE UNION r7},c F riMEj WATCH THE LABEL ON YOUR PAPER Renew Vour Subscription Before Expiration Date To Avoid Missing An Issue. VOLUMN LXXI SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 a YEAR LOUISHURG, N. CAROLINA FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 11)10 (EIGHT PACES) NUMBER :? $12,000 TO $15,000 FIRE Starts In Shor's Department Store Damages Production Credit Association Building and Fixtures, Leggett's, Roses And Bank Building Louisburg experienced one of the biggest fires in many yeais early Tuesday morning, wheu Are broke out in tUe rear end of Shor's Department Store on Main Street next door to Loulsburg Production Credit Association and . spread to the Production Credit Association building (the old Far-) mers & Merchants Bank), almost: completely destroying both build- j ings and the stock of Shor s De partment Store. The fire department responded promptly but on account of con ditions It was hard to rouse the| town and only a few members j learned of it In time to be of sa-; sistance. However, those res-j ponding did a fine job in stopping what) looked to be at one time ? conflagration with the entire bus-; iness block in serious danger . o much was the threat of the flames | that the Idea of calling for help ( from some of the neighboring: towns was considered. The store occupied by Shor < Department Store waii almost, u complete loss, so much so that ? will have to be practically rebuilt, and the top of the old bank Imild ing was badly damaged by lire and other portions of the build ing was damaged by water. Hie damage to these two buildings which are owned by Miss Colum bia Crudup, of New York, is esti mated at around SfT.UbO and is in sured. The damage to the stock ol the Shor's Department Store is placed at around $5,000 with insurance. The damage to furniture at the Louisburg Production Credit* As sociation which was mostly water and smolte, was placed at around $500 which was insured. The re cords were removed before dam aged. Leggett's Department Store which is located to the rear of Shor's, suffered a damage from the wall gettlug too hot- and wa ter seeping through and running down the wall. This will neces sitate repairs and repainting, cost running anywhere from $100 up. This was covered by insurance. Rose's 5 and 10 cent Store had a slight damage from water esti mated at around $150 and wis insured. ? R. W. Sraithwlck. owner of the buildings occupied by Rose's and First--Citizen3 Bank & Trust Co. estimates the damage to his build ing, which consisted mainly cf water damage to walls and Hood ing the basement, coveving his heating plant*, at around $1.00^ fully Insured. , The Louisburg Production f Credit Association secured the ( building next to Murphy's garage on Nash street and moved i's , equipment thereto Tuesday. YOUTH DRAMA AT THE METHODIST CHURCH | On Sunday evening at the 7:30 , service there will be a dramatic i presentation iu connection with < Young People's Anniversary Day. i The Intermediate Epworth Lea- i sue. under the direction of Mrs. , Win. Andrews will give a dramat ic message bearing the Mtle. "Youth and the Living Church." ! Some of the great character! and stirring events of the church through the centuries will he brought to mind in u forceful 1 1 way. I The Sunday morning sermon by i the pastor, Mr. Philllp3, will be on i "His Last Chance." On Mils Friday evening the . Vance-Franklin Young People's Union will meet at the Louisburg ' church and all interested young people Are invited to attend. PROGRAM AT THE LOUISBURG THEATRE The following is the program at the Louisburg Theatre begin ning Saturday. March 2nd: Saturday ? Double Feature ? Johnny Mack Brown and Bob Bs- ' ker in "Desperate Trails" and Jane Wyman in "Private DBtec- I live." Also Chapter No. 5 "Zor- j cos Fighting Legion." Sunday - Monday - Tuesday ? | Spencer Tracy, Bobert Young. Huth Hussey nnd Walter Brennnn ' In Kenneth Bohort's "Northwest | Passage." I Wednesday? Gary Cooper nnd Merle Oberon In "The Cowboy And The Lady." Thursday-Friday ? Joan Ben- | nett and Adojphe Menjou in "The Housekeeper's Daughter." J RfiXFW VOI R SUBSCRIPTION ! 11.50 For Year In Advance NEW PASTOE Rev. R. Herman Nicholson, ucw pastor of the Loutsburg Circuit o i the Methodist Church. The new minister is a graduate student .n religion at Duke University, where he has served as chairman of the Committee on World Chris tian Missions. A native of States vllle, he attended Mitchell College and Lenoir-Rhyne College before enrolling at Duke. European Summary Washington. ? Hull disclo^s 1'iiitcd Slates seeking world will e support for post-war end to economic aiiUd'cliy, re^inieu I nt Ion und totnlituriuTiisin ; House votes $120,000,000 non military loan for Finland. Loudon. ? liloyd (i e o r g e warns Britons tnust till "every acre" to win xie^e warfare* lie cause Ofmaiis have attaiucd victual economic self-sullieien cy; lieriiiit Roosevelt to volun teer as lender of Fnglisli inter* national brigade ^oiuu to Fin land. * Helsinki.?? Russians gain in Artie; Finns say invaders suf fer heavily to fierce Kurelinn Isthmus fighting. ISiichurcst . ? (?crmany offers to guurautce Rumania's bor ders, hut demands in return virtual trade monopoly. Iludapcst. ? I'olice. under Xazi pressure, Iny virtual siege to French embassy harboring 10 C '/echo-Slovak refugees with new French pass ports; hund red* of other refugees face de portation to (>eriuaiiy as result of < termini drive to break up "underground railway." LOUISBURU bAi'TlST CHURCH Or. A. >'ii n I Bagliv. pallor preached the second seanon oil "Is the Modern liny tTiurch ? Failure?" He used as his text lipli. 5:27? "That tie might pres sntitt tit himself a glorious church, not having spot. or wrinkle, or ?ny such thing; lint that It should be holy and without blemish." Die success or lailure of the church ID to he determined in Lhe light of its function. The sermon dealt with a dis jussion of functions of church, namely; (1) Basis of supply for nil better and truer life, redeem ed men and women. (2) Supply manhood and womanhood of u definite type, manhood and wom tnhood with character. Ideal.:, courage and conviction A person without character iB like a house without a foundation, a person without) ideals is like a house without a roof, and a person with out courage Is like a house with out rooms to dwell in. Individuals come to God's house ror a common, aim and end-by .heir fellowship they are surcharg ed with courage and conviction to do what they ought tio do. Sunday morning at eleven Dr. Bagby will continue series ott Modern Day Church, discussing ?The Needs Which Face Us." Sunday evening at seven-thirty he will preach the second sermon In a series on "The Three Bible Fools", this one being entitled 'The Hypocrit." V v Sunday School at 9:45 A. M. Baptist Training Union at- 6:30 P. M. HKCKIVKH APPOINTMENT Charleston, S. C? Feb. 28. ? Iu the list of appointments and re appointments recently published by the Department of Military Science and Tactics ut The Cll? del, The Military College of 8outh Carolina. Cadet D. I.. Perry, ot 304 N. Main Street, Louisburg, N. C., was listed as Corporal and assigned to ComiKtny H of the 2nd Battalion Coast Artillery unit. These appointments are based in academic standing, leadership, personality, neatness, hearing and extra-curricular activities. Perry Is a member of the 8opfcomore class. Young Perry is the son of Dr. and Mrs. II. C. Perry TOWN COMMIS SIONERS MEET The Board of Town Commis- , sioners met in semi-monthly ses sion, Feb., 22, 1940. at 7:30 P. M. All members were present except j P. W Elam. A motion was passed to take a j full page advertisement in the; Louisburg Coliege annual. ? "The! Oak." The Board instructed the Town j Attorney to take the 1937 Tax ! Sales Certificates and to either j collect title taxes or to foreclose on all property on which the 19;,'7 j taxes are pa3t due. ? . The Board instructed Attorney j J. P. Matthews to complete RK\ Two very Interest'inR results came of the iirst article that ap peared in thin paper last week. The tirst of these result* really amounted to u proof that the i' RAN KLIN TIM1S8 Roes consid erably further from Louislm rg i'han the confines of Franklin County. The couuty chairman had a most interesting letter which enclosed a check for the Crippled Children's faster Seals sale. This letter was from a lady iu Washington, D. C.. who says that s)te has always been intense ly interested in all Oh a I concerns I.oulsburg and Franklin County. She Roes on to say that she found LouisburR a very happy home when she lived here and that she still continues to call this town her home. All this lady has to say is quite true. The second iu t-mesling result thai came of last week's item rngardinR this Crip pled Children Fund was the check which was enclosed In this lady's letter. This was the fund's first donation and it came from the capital of the United Stnles. If there are any Rood friends of the crippled children who would like to make their donations be fore the actual sale of seals begins which will be Monday, the elev enth of March, the treasurer. Mrs. John Williamson, at the Welfare Office will be glad to receive any checks. The county committee has high hopes thai t-he fund will really be adequate this year to care for the < children of the county, and the . committee feels further that if the Rood people of Franklin ; County show a willingness to do >>heir part, that the state will be more than willing to do its share K.AMSKY KKYNOTKIt Keynote speaker 'at the State Democratic Convention in Ral eigh May 17 will he I). Hlden Ramsey, of Ashevllle. general mauager of the Ashevllle Citizen Times. Governor Hoey said Tues day. The Governor said he had been Informed of Ramsey's designation by R. Gregg Cherry, of Gastonla, ' State Democratic Chairman. Ram sey also will serve as temporary chairman of the convention, until a permanent chairman is elected. Ramsey, s graduate of the Uni versity or Virginia, is widely known as a speaker, a student and .a business executive. He began | Ills newspaper career in 1920 as associate editor of the Citizen, subsequently served as editor of the Times and in 1930 became general manager of the Ashevllle Citizzen-Tlmes company. Interested from his college days , in public affairs, he ran for com- \ mluaioner of public safety of Ashe vllle in 1919 and was elected. He held a similar post in Winston- j Salem later. Since then, he has declined lo become a candidate for public office. He bait long been a leader In rivle affairs and has played a prominent role In charitable organizations In Ashe- ! I vilify The Polk Cojinly Agricultural ' i Conservation Association commlt : tee has started a movement to get every farmer possible to sow at | least) 100 pounds of lespedeza seed this spring. Receive Funds For Finland Mr. A K. Henderson. Cashier of the First Citizens Rank and Trust Co., announces that his bank ^ili receive funds for the Fius in Franklin County and transmit them to the State Treas urer. Mr. Henderson was appointed Chairman for Fraukliu County the past week by Mr. George Watts Hill. State Chairman, of Durham. in commenting upon ttiis move Mr. Henderson said that in addition to showing ? our sympathy for the Finns it was a good business proposition to whip the antagonist's to good govern ment overseas, and if the Finn9 can do it lets give them what they need to do it with. Any one wishing to contribute to the cause will send or toke their donation to Mr. A. E. Hen derson. Cashier First Citizens Bank and Trust Co.. Louisburg, N. C.. who will acknowledge re ceipt of same and send ii on to do Its mission. HEARING IN FATAL CRASH POSTPONED TWO WEEKS A hearing for two men on charges which grew out of a fatal accident on U. S. Highway 1 near Youugsville last Thursday night, of last week, was continu ed for two weeks by Recorder ' Hamilton Hobgood In Louishurg recorder's court Tuesday. Postponement iwas forced be cause Edmund 'Madaraisay of New York City, a prosecuting wit ness. and Lewis llenry Perry. Youugsville Negro charged with operating a wagon without light*, wore unable to attend. Madaras say is undergoing treatment in Wake Forest for a hip fracture. The other defendant is E. P. Bond of Raleigh, t*ruck driver for the Dr. Pepper Bottling Company, charged with reckless driving. Victim of the crash was l.eona .Vlause of New York City, who was riding in a car with Mtxlarassay which was struck by a truck driv en by Bond. Coroner K. A. Bob biit quoted Bond as saying that he swerved his truck to avoid striking Lewis' wagon and that ilia machine collided with Aladu ruxaay's car. SERMON TO SCOUTS A successful Roy Scout anni versary service. with 11 sermon by Dv. A. Paul Bagby, was held at the Methodist Church last Sunday night. Ilr. Bagby, local Baptist Minister. spoke on Je.sus' experi- 1 i'nor at twelve years, using the topic. "The lloy of Twelve." Th'' speaker told of how neith er Mary and Joseph, nor Hie wise Doctors in the Temple understood ?lesus, and said that any boy of twelve was a puzzle to his par- ' on Is. his teachers, and even to himself. Tills Is because such ra pid changes come Into the mind utld personality at this age. This is a most important' age in a iioys life because the inlluenccs and sympathies which he feels at this I perlijd will determine the lite of the man. Dr. B;i |hy further slat- ; ed that the age of twelve, or ! somewhere close to Mint age. Is the normal time for very signifi cant religious experiences, with conversion and active church life often beginning at that tlinn. A very helpful Impression was made on both the boys and the older persons present, as the spir itual opportunities of the Boy Scout age In life were emphasized. MKS. WAT KIN'S IIOSTKNS Mrs. C. M. Watkins was hos- ] less to the Current Literature i Club 011 Tuesday afternoon. Feb ruary 27. at the home of Mrs. 0. ; M. Beam. The subject for the afternoon was "Norsemen and Their Neighbors." and the fol lowing papers were given: "Nor way: Land of the Midnight Sun," by Miss Mary Yarborough; "Swe den: Land of .in Ancient Nobil ity," by Mrs. V. R. Kilby; "Den mark: Land of Paradox," by Mrs. A. Paul Bagby, and "Normad Lapps," by Mrs. S. P. Burt. A special feature of the program , was a piano solo by Miss Oeral dine Parker, of Louishurg Col lege. After the program a delicious and substantial two-course sup per was served In the dining room. Special guests present wero: > Miss Qeraldlne Parker. Miss Al berta Davis, Miss Camille Swin dell. Mrs. E. P. Griffin and Mrs*. V/oodall. Members present were: ! Mrs. Walter Patten, Mrs. V. It. Kilby. Mrs. M S. fJavls. Mrs. T. K. Allen. Mrs. 1. D. Moon, Mi's. S. i P. Burt, Mrs. T. C. Amick, Mrs. . J. (!. Phillips, Miss Mary Yarbor- , ougli, Mrs. A. Paul Bagby and Mrs. C. M. Watkins. Because of the recent unusual weather, truck growers in the Wilmington area have bech set back two to Miree weeks In their work, says J. P. Herring, county agent. FARMERS SHORTCOURSE OPENED WEDNESDAY AT COLLEGE Good Attendance on First Day; Splendid Addresses; j Interesting Round Table Talks; Dr. Clarence Poe Addressed Thursday's Session Tlie two day Sliort course for ! farmers inaugurated and put over by Franklin County's efficient* j County Agents, Farm and Home and their assistants, got off to a good start Wednesday morning with a splendid attendance. At the morning session Supt. W. C. Strowd made the address of welcome and responded to by Mr. J. T Patrick. County Agent Boyce introduced the speakers! and presided. Mr. O. F. McCrary made an in- j foresting talk on Making Most of the Short Course, in which he stressed the idea of cooperating with ithe several agencies to tlnd , a way out of the present situa tion Mr. A. C. Kinney made a short address telling in clear and un derstandable language of the care and importance ol Ihe family milk cow. Mr. C. F. Parrisb mid present of bow to- make poultry u cash Income and t*>ld of the oppor tunities for the pouiirymnn who gave the necessary attention to the project. Mr. K. V. Floyd told in a most Interesting way of die outlook for I !? ?0. The meeting recessed for .1 picnic dinner on the campus. The evening (tension was open ed by an address by Mr. K. T. IMi 111 ph icy. on the question of Cold Storage in preserving farm meat it which was especially inter esting and instructive The meeting was divided into Men's and Women's meetings at whicli Mr. E. Y. Floyd. Mrs. Cur- 1 nelia .Morris, and Mr. A. !' Kim rey made addresses and an inter eseiug round table discussion was had. Thursday morning's session "opened with an address 011 The tiarden that Feeds the Family, by Mr. L. P. Watson. In which much ; timely information was given. Air. J. O. Kowell spoke on Uiir deu liib-cts and their Control. Dr. Clafence foe. editor of the I 'regressive Farmer, made (lie ad dress of the day oil the subject 'Ten Year Farm Program for llie South" m which he pictured the predicament of the Southern farmers of today who Is depend- ' Ing on cotton and tobacco, tic pointed out that foreign countries hud increased their tobacco pro duction from 70. OOU. 000 to 3B0. 000.000 pounds or from it's to; 42 per cent of our 1U38 crop, and 1 ihat after the war England, if successful In winning the war. 1 will he' impoverished and un able to 1>uy, it will likely increase duty on tobacco and give favor to her colonies which will no; doubt be formf-il into l.'nited States of Europe."'" The Cotton situation is as bad or worse and the speaker said It is amazing I hat our people have been able to survive under the readjustment golpg on in cot ton. He suggested that we will have to adopt a more halauced pro gram. Make food and feed crops in proportion to mnny crops, and scrap the idea that yon can make tobacco and cotton and buy your food and feed to better advan tage. He pointed to live stock, poultry and diversified crops as our saviour and said "the quicker we realize It and adjust ourselves the quicker and easier will be come the change. He expressed the greatest confidence In our people In bolng able and capable of handling this readjustment to great advantage. Ills was a most interesting and Instructive ad dress and was greatly enjoyed and appreciated by all. The speaker was Introduced by Mr. A. F. Johnson, editor of the FRANKLIN TIMES, who took oc casion to compliment the County Agents, their assistants and those nt'tendlng on the inauguration of this Short Course and hoped they would continue it annual In dlflnitely. Following lunch on the campus the evening session was divided In^to sections with Mr. J. O. Row ell discussing Controlling the Boll Weevil, and Mr. L. P. Wat son discussing Sweet Potatoes as a Cash Crop in Franklin County j at the Men's section, and Control of Household Pests and Small ! Fruits, respectively, at the Worn- j en's section. In addition the ' Women's session heard a most' I Interesting and Instructive .id- I dress on Your Clothes and Per sonality by Mrs. Willie Hester. The entire Short Course was considered a great success bring ing valuable Information to the I farmers and Instituting a wonder 'ftil spirit of cooperation. Recorder's Court Franklin Recorder's Court held a short session on Tuesday and ' disposed of the following docket: Willie , ? Hunter, abandonment | and non support, cost paid and ( continued under former order. William Henry Williams found j not guilty of bastardy. William Jones plead guilty to bastardy and was given 6 months on roads, suspended upon pay ment to Lucille Wholess of $75 and pay costs. Richard Moore was found gull ty of abandonment and non sup port, and given 6 months on roads, execution uot to issue upon the payment of $2.00 per month to wife and costs. I Otho Medltn, possession of still, unlawful possession of whiskey, manufacturing whiskey, continu- 1 ed. Ben Teaalcy plead guilty tov op erating automobile intoxicated, and given 90 days on roads, sus pended upon payment of $50 fine and costs and not to operate mo tor vehicle for ^,2 mont-hs. R. P. Pearce. Zoil Pearce were found not guilty of worthless check charge. Joe Davis Thomas, larceny and receiving, remanded to W. V. i Avent, Juvenile Judge. Lee Brodie plead guilty to mo- j tor vehicle violation, judgment suspended upon payment of costs. , K. P. Bond reckless driving, re sulting in death, continued. YOCNOHVII.I.K VOTKS ItOMtS Franklin County's thriving lit tle town of Youngsvllle voted wa ter and sewer bonds on February 20th liy a good substantial ma jority. There were 2 IS register ed ami 17!! voted for both bond i:4aiK-H while 4 2 . actually voted against the issuance of the hoUfls. It look one hundred ami eight votes to carry the issue and the results showed a majority of t>5 over the registration or 1 -> 1 over the actual voting. This. shows our sister town on the road to progress ami better living. i'h.wck riTs :\mix urn-: on i \i;>ii;i;s I'm is. The Krenvh kovpi h lucni Tuesday ordered sill the na i ionV farm workers requisitioned, holding them to the soil under military control in assure I lie .-.prlng plh s Louisburg Flower Shop since Its establish ment has withdrawn and will open a Flower Shop of her own to be known as Hazel Roberson, Florist This will be located in the Pro lesalonal building on Court Stree', the same location as the old Louisburg Flower Shop. Mrs. Roberson, whose experience in handling dowers for all occasions, informs the TIMES that she will ,j be prepared to furnish flowers, in ? 11 designs and for all occlusions at reasonable prices and prompt ly. OTIS CASWELL HEXTOX Otis Caswell Benton. 20. died i Wednesday morning at his home, i Spring Hope, Route 2. Survivors are his paints. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Benton: two sis ters, and a brother, all of Spring Hope. Funeral services were held >it the home Thursday at 2: SO o'clock. Burial was in the fam ily cemetery. INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE The FRANKLIN TIMES is m-j quested to sly mentioning Increased artillery ?nd patrol activity, but its nightly om ni n n i<|ue said merely "quiet lay." Ileiiin Version (In Berlin tile German high command said a strong French in fantry assunll1. supported by artil lery. bad been repelled eust of the vloselle River last night.) Announcement of the downing of two of the German planes which had taken part in flights over France, penetrating to the Paris area, wus made in a special communique. It did not- say, how ever, whether the planes had been Jowned by the anti-aircraft Are or pursuit ships. Meanwhile, the British Ait ministry, which earlier had re ported two other German planes destroyed off the English coast, announced that' the Royal Air Force had made it* fifth flight over Germany in six days, recon noitering Hanover and the Nazi naval bases at Kiel and Cuxhaven in addition lo flying over Rerlin. I.INT VACANCIES WITH CIIAMUER OF COMMERCE In order that you may have Brst consideration in the renting if your vacant Stores, Offices. Homes. Apartments and Rooms please list them in the Chamber af Commerce office. Call 372-1 and list any vacancy with the Sec retary so that when calls come In to her office she will he able to refer people to you. This is just one of the many/ services available through vonr Chamber ot Commerce An advertisement III The. FRANKLIN TIME8 usually g ilsfactory results JOSEPH T HARRINGTON Funeral services were held Monday tor Joseph Tharrlngtoo, 71, retired Franklin County far mer who died at his home Sunday. He is survived by a slater and several nieces and nephews. Clayborn Harward, Chapel Hill. Route 3. Is Hie second Durham Comity 4-H Club boy to secure .?? I win t.Vot'th the F8A with whlcl* to hut it hr ind sow and begin lh?? I'rudiKlioil of c .-"bred pigs. i