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MRS. H. C. KEARNEY FRANKL1NTON HOSTESS Mrs. John p. Gonella Entertains Her Bridge Club and Guest* Franklinton.? Mrs. H. C. Kear ney entertained her contract club and other guests Thursday eve ning. A George Washington motif was carried out i? decorations a.nd refreshments. Seven tables were arranged for refreshments. ,, ?'Ie?,wore Pi??ed by Rachel f VJ. Kearney, young daughter ->t the hostess. Mrs. Kearney, assisted by her w? daughters, Mary Elizabeth and Rachel Gordon, served a salad ^?ourse with dessert, and hot cof Four progressions of bridge were enjoyed. Prizes were award Mf8- Ge?rge L. Cooke for niak i?i if f.c?re for the clul>. and Mrs. B. H. litley for scoring hich for guests. h ,, Mr?; Kearney's guests included Mrs C. S. Williams, Mrs. Walter v-ooke, Mrs. J. E. Brady, Mrs. A f"ler|?n' Mrs- V- c Estes. Mrs. V. D. Estes, Mrs. J. O. Green. w- H. Green, Mrs. B. F Wilder, Mrs. M. W. Hardy, Mrs. Margaret Raye Lumpkin, Miss Claire Kearney, Mrs. H. H. Utley, Miss Nell Joyner, Miss Helen Stoneham, Miss Lessie Chandler, Miss Bertha Futrelle, Mrs. A B Mrs. A. B. Allen, Mrs. w Gonella' Mrs O- I- Cooke. ^??MarfUerHe Mobs' Mi?s Flora Phillips, Mrs. W. M. Jenkins, Mrs. S. C. Ford, Miss Minnie Harris. Mrs. G. B. Harris, Mrs. Fred Blount. Friday afternoon at the home 'jt her mother, Mrs. J. W. Daniel Mrs. John F. Gonella was hos tess to her bridge club and other guests. Six tables were arranged for bridge. Prizes were awarded Mrs. W. M. Jenkins for club high score, and Mrs. Fred Blount, for fuests. ? The hostess, assisted by her sister, Miss Mary Reld Daniel, served a salad course. Guests, other than club mem bers, were Mrs. Fred Blount, Mrs. W. H. Green, Mrs. V. D. Estes, Mrs. V. C. Estes. Miss Annie T ticker Moore, Mrs. A. B. Allen. Miss Edna Davenport*. Mrs S ?' Ford, Mrs. H. H. Utley, Mrs \ ??. Wester, Jr., Mrs. H. c Kear ney, Miss Bertha Futrelle. Mrs A. E. Henderson. Mrs. (i. 1,. Cooke -Miss Marguerite Moss. Airs. Wal ter W. Cooke, and Mrs .1 w Hamm. Miss Ruth Wilder entertained >vith a bridge party Thursday eiv Tiing at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Wilder. The - -Mlentine motif was carried out 'n decorations and refreshments. Prizes were awarded Miss Beverly Vann for first high score and >Itss Mary Council Home for ( econd high. Miss Wilder served ream and cake to the following guests: Miss Beverly Vann, Miss Tary Council Home, Miss Helen McGinnis, Miss Grace Brown, Miss Mary Neal Saunders. Miss Caro yn McChee, Miss Mildred Carter Miss Alice Ford, Miss Mary Cole nan Henderson, Miss Saru Deal . urnell, Miss Sara Alice Morris and Miss Ruth Jenkins. Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. A. E. Henderson, Mrs Henderson, Miss Minnie Harris. Mrs. G. B. Harris and Mrs. E. W. McGhee were joint hostesses to tjie American Legion Auxiliary. Miss Ora Winston presented a pro gram on "Americanism." The 'lostesses - served sandwiches, cookies and tea. The P. T. A. held it? monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon in the community room of the graded school building. W. R. Mills, sup erintendent of Franklin County schools, addressed the meeting. FRANKLINTON AND KPSOM. DIVIDE BASKETBALL BILL Franklinton, Feb. 25. ? Frank jhnton boys and Epsom girls were Sriumphant In a basketball double header here. Joe Pearce tallied 21 points for franklinton boys In a 40-19 vic tory over Epsom. Edwards, 11, waa high for the losers. McDaniel, 9, was runner-up for Franklinton. Epsom girls defeated the local "extett, 21-16. Tharrlngton made 16 points for Epsom, and Lan caster made five. M. C. Lumpkin, with seven points, was high scorer for Franklinton. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE FA KM PLACEMENT ACTIVITV The season of the year has ngaln arrlvod when farmers In this section will be having both tenant and labor problems to *olve in which they can receive Home valuable assistance from the Employment Service Division of the N. C. Unemployment Compen sation Commission. The Employment Sorvice main tains an itinerant schedule out from the Raleigh office which serves this county. Their repre sentative will be glad to talk with any farm owners who are antici pating either tenant or labor needB during the coming crop reason. Farmers in this county may contact the Employment Service representative each Wed nesday in the courthouse at Louls hurg between 9:30 A. M. and 12:30 P. M. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank everyone who ?ent a helping hand during the many years of Illness and death of our dear husband and father. We appreciate everything was done, and we are sure that you will never be forgotten. Mrs. R. H. Murphy ? ? and Family. BROUGHTON S MANAGER KM Kit V It: DKN'NY Raleigh. Feb. 26th. ? J. M. Broughton, Democratic candidate for Governor, today announced ithe appointment of Mr. Emery p. ! Denny, of Gastonia. as state man ager for his campaign. Mr. Den ny has accopted this appointment' and will enter actively into the campaign within the next fe>* idays. Mr. Denny has beeii for more than ten years county attorney of Gaston County, and served as i Mayor of Gastonia for n period of 1 eight years. He has been actively I engaged lu the practice of law in Gastonia since 1919 and was for- ' ineiiy president of the Gaston iCounty Bar Association. In 1936 lie successfully man aged the campaign of Governor Clyde R. Hoey in Gaston County. Previously he had served as chair 'man of the County Executive Committee of Gaston County and as chairman of the County Board ? of Elections. In 1937 he was ap- ! pointed by Governor Hoey as at torney for the North Carolina .Railroad. i KI'KOM |?. T. A. The fifth meeting of the Epsom i I'. T. A. was held in the school ,i auditorium Thursday evening, j February 15, at' 7:30 o'clock. The meeting was called to or- j' del* by the president. Air. ('. IV j] lingers. The chairman of the program ; ommittee. Miss Myra Wagg. pre- I] dented a very interesting program i on famous men horn in February. !( Grammar grade boys and girls !] told the lives of Washington. Lin- i icoln. l.anier. Lindbergh, Edisoti. , land Dickens. They also gave I] i Lincoln's Gettysburg address, 1| sang God Bless America and re- j, cited the t-hlrteenth chapter of j j Corinthians. j] The attendance prize of one j; dollar was won by the uinth I grade in high school and the sev- j enth grade in the elementary ( school. After a short business session | the meeting was adjourned. The next meeting will lie held i March 14, 7:30 o'clock in t'he school auditorium. All parents iare urged to attend. SOCIAL The FRANKLIN TIMES is re i quested to state there will be a social given by the Epworth Lea- j' Igue at the llill-King Memorial | (Prospect) Church on Friday i night. March 8 Mi, at 7:30 p. m. , in the basement of the church, j The public is cordially invited. ? I Dieting is the triumph of mine over platter. WHY suffer from Colds? For quick relief from 1% | cold symptoms I tako 00(1 \J j I Llqlud-Tablets-Salve - Nose Drops j Ejections Board To Meet Mar. 16 Series of Instructional Meetings To Be Held in March by State Hoard Chairman W. A. Lucas has an uounced that the State Board of Elections will meet in lluleigh March 16 to appoint county boards of election and to close filing hooks now open to those who wish to run for district' or state offices. Mr. Lucas also announced that iix district meetings would he lield in the state for the purpose }f explaining to local officials the election laws of North Carolina as unended by the 193!) Legislature. Kranlvtin elect-ion olficals are ex pected to attend the district meet ng in Chapel Hill on Murch '1.1. County election officials throu ;hout the state will meet at I'he 'ourt house of their respective :ounties on March 23 at 11 o'clock :o determine whether a new rcg stration shall be ordered in their ?espectlve counties. There is a new section in the election law which requires either i new registration of voters or a ?elisting of Republican and Detu icratic voters on separate books. BlltTHIt.W PARTY Miss Elaine Moore, of Seven , Paths, was guest of honor at a iurprise birthday party given in lei home Saturday evening, Feb. H. at 7:3<? o'clock with her moth Mrs. Roger Moore and Miss Viae Lynn Moore as hostesses. She ?vas greeted with "Happy Birt'h iay" as she entered the living oom of her home after a visit ivith friends in Spring Hope. Af :er games, contests and guitar nuslc by local talent, the gu?sts .vere Invited to t'he dining room, rhe patriotic color scheme of red. .vhite and blue was carried out In t very lovely style. The eenter Jiece was a huge white cak,e, en ?ircled with Happy Birthday in ed 'lettering on a blue hack ground, flanked on either side with red candles. Minature hat ?hetjs in red and blue was given is favors. Fruit Jello topped^ .villi whipped cream, aind cnice was served to the ifollowitn? ittests: Misses Marion Sykes;, Lottie Wheeler. Ardeen Wheeler. Ruhy Lester. Adele Wilder. Minda Moore. Willie Mae Stallings, Doris Moore, Mary Lynn Moore, Aelease Moore. Helen Strickland. Nevada Sreen, XIaybelle Green, Dorothy 3ay, Km in a Lee Oreen and Elaine Moore. Messrs. Hamilton San ford. Hamilton Spivey. Braxtus \rnold. Melvln Lester, Ludolph Edwards. Julian Alford. Carl Strickland. Howard Itny Wilder, Tunior Green, Clayborn Wood, Robert' Lee Shearon. J. M. Syltes, Howard Wilson. Arthur ICatman ind Tom Debnum The birthday cake was cut and lerved by the honoree. She re vived many nice gifts and the PALMOLIVE 3 guard j againtt'1 Middle- Agm" Skin 20 * Palntolive Soap, :t for llllr SuiK-r Suds ( tor washing dishes) Regular size, :| for .... S17c Giant size, S! for H8c "'on. Super Suds (washing dot hen) Regular size, .1 for .... i!7o Giant size, 2 for 4,Tc Giant Octagon Soup, 4 for . . tflc Spociul Octagon Soap, 2 for . 5c Large Octagon Powder, 3 for 14c Special Octagon Powder, 2 for .Tc Octagon Toilet Soap, it for . . 14c Octagon Cleanser, 2 for .... !'c Octagon Granulated Soap, 2 . 1 Oc Octagon Soap Chips, 2 for , . 1 He Crystal White Toilet Soap, 8. 14c Hollywood Toilet Soap, St for 14c Klex (Pumice) Soap, 2 for . Oc Universal Toilet Soap, 8 for. 14c Vogue Toilet Soap, 3 for ... 14c Fair Hex Toilet Soap. 4 for. . 10c Palmolive Reads fic N. C. RED FRONT STORE Franklinton, X. O. DO YOD VALDE YOUR COMFORT? \ By every comparison, in BEAUTY and VALUE, we are ready to help yon Furnish and complete the Comforts of your Home. Beds, Springs, Chairs, Tables, Dressers, Chests, Living Room and Bed Room Suits. TAKE A LOOK AT OUR 1940 FURNITURE. BROWN FURNITURE HOUSE J. L. Brown Prop. Youngsville, N. 0. , w w VOV CA-1 tocn. UJht o? Aotta *U o* THl T.Ml, YOU CAM TCOk AU Of r^^as: -NO R \RM ix nmvr PH.tftOtLPHU IKCOtO [guests left wishing her many [more happy birthdays. K. H. MURPHY DKAII Mr. Robert Hoke Murphy died at his home near White Level on Friday. Feb. 23 in his 72nd year. Mr. Murphy was a native of | Franklin County, aud a neighbor ? well worth having. He was al ways willing to lend a helping ! hand, to do anything in his power ' to help any one. / Mr. Murphy had been in bad ! health for some time, but whs not confined to his bed. God spared his dear lite in this old world 72 years, and those 72 years were well spent. He leaves to mourn t'helr loss, his wife, Mrs. Annie Bell Murphy and eight children. Mrs. Clifton Inscoc, Mr. 1 Cleamon Murphy, Zollle Murphy, Willie Louis Murphy, Miss Lottie Murphy, Doris Murphy, Katrena Murphy. Adonia Murphy, one sis ter. Mrs. Algie Gilliam, and one grandchild. The pallbearers were George Davis, Cliff Davis, Joe Davis, Hill Thorn, Dock Mutphy and Jimmy Gray Collins. , The funeral was conducted by Rev. Ray Harrington, pastor of White Level Baptist Church. He was laid to rest in the family burying ground. The floral tri bute was especially beautiful. j The quicker we mend our ways the easier they are mended. A | stitch in time . RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION * -- ? * Help Your teeth shine like the * ? stars... use Calox Tooth Powder * Many of Hollywood's brightest stars use < ;i!' \ I> belp bring out the natnral lustre of their leeih and jou can rely on Calot too. Pure, >vhn|c~oui< pleasant-tasting, approved by (iood llouscker|mi; Bureau. Five tested ingredient*, blended acmrd ing to tlie formula of a foremost dental untlioritv make Calox an economical tootli powder thai can't harm tooth enamel. Cel Calox toda\ at drug store. Five sizes, fr<<m \(H to ( 1.25. m The Jawbone of an ass Is just as dangerous a weapon today as it was in Samson's time j . Bravo, Finland! All free peo I pies are praying for you to win j this fight ? without; help. MORE THAN 20 BALES of TOBACCO CANVASS CLOTH All Widths and Grades NOW ON SALE AT THE LOWEST PRICE Not only in Louisburg but through out Eastern North Carolina. Tonkel's Dept. Store offers a great many new Spring Dresses, Shoes and Ladies' Hats now on display at Very Low Prices ! Remember you can SAVE by shopping during our FEBRUARY CLEARANCE SALE! TONKEt'S DEPARTMENT STORE, INC. "Always Something New" e a ^LOW&fe. Get ready for spring in a better car than you are drivin^now. Our stock of good used cars is particularly complete because we have taken in so many makes and models on 1940 Ford V-8'sv Ton can get a better used car value at a lower price by trading now because we want to reduce our stock before spring and eveiy car has been priced specially for quick sale. Practically all the popular makes and models are here to choose from. Your present car will probably cover the down payment . . . and easy terms . . . with low finance rates can be arranged on deferred pay ments. Come in and see these cars today. GRIFFIN - THARRINGTON MOTOR COMPANY Authorized Ford Dealers Sales and Service Market Street Louiaburg, N. 0. 1
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