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? Sunday is Easter. I X I ? Today is Good Friday. XII ? With the weather opening up people are getting garden minded. ? I t ? Cottcm worth 10 7-8 cents a pound in Lpulsbuig yesterday. 1 1 1 ? Pr(j8SflMy many picnics will be held at various places on Mou day. It I ? Work is progressing nicely on the New Annex to Tucker Cafe building. t t I ? A series of inderict lights ' have been installed in the post office lobby. ttt ?Hear and see the Orphans at Hauls School Saturday night, March 30th. ttt ? His many friends were glad to see Mr. H. H. Perry on the streets the past week. t t t ^ ? The old Shaw residence on Main Street is being razed to make room for a new and modern service station. ? t t ? The County property back of the jail and to the side of the Ford place would make fine park ing space and would build up good property for the County. i ttt ? The many Easter displays in Louisburg's popular business houses are very interesting and ' attractive. Read the advertiss- ' rnents and go and see them. ttt ? The Oxford Orphans Singing ; Class will give an entertainment at Harris School on Saturday night, March 30th at g o'clock. All are invited. There will be no admission. |i ttt ? Franklin County has Ave va cancies in the C M T Camp to be i held at Fort Bragg. Applications will have to be in by April 16th. , Make application to C M T Camp Area Commander, Fort Bragg, N. C. i ttt ? Mrs. Walter Cuthrell under went an operation at a hospital in Rocky Mount Monday and from last reports is recovering nicely. Her many friends in Louisburg : will be glad to roceive this Infor mation. KOR SALE ? Extra nice Guernsey heifer, will come fresh in a few i days. J. A. MUNFORD It 1 ^mcnah Dr. Sadie C. Johnson visited Graham the past week-end. * * X Mrs. D. G. Pearce returned Tuesday from a visit to Rocky Mount. ltt Mrs. W. P. Shelton wbb guest of relatives in Siler City t>he past week. \ X 1 2 Mr. W. B. Wheless, of Sprint; Hope, was a visitor to Louisburg Wednesday. ttt Mrs. Minnie Hatch and daugh ter, of Millbrook, visited Mrs. D. G. Pearce Tuesday. X ? t Maj. E. F. Griffin and Mr. Wil bur Raynor paid Raleigh a busi ness visit Tuesday. XXX Mrs. H. M. Sledge, Sr., was guest of relatives and friends in Wilson the past week. XXX Mr. P. S. Wilson, of Wake For est, attended Monday's session of Franklin Civil Court. xxx Mr. G. A. Martin, of Smith field, was in attendance upon Court in Louisburg this week. ttt Rev. J. G. Phillips is assisting Rev. O. W. Dowd in a revival meeting in Oxford this week. XXI , Mrs. James Davis, of Hender son, was guest of relatives and Friends in Louisburg Sunday. ttx Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Hunt, of Raleigh, were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Thomas. Ill Mr. and Mrs. Littlejohn Faulk ner, of Wilson were guests of friends ill Louisburg Sunday. I I I Mr. and Mrs. George Griffin, of Raleigh, were guests of relatives mid friends in Louisburg Sunday. XXX Mrs. Spencer Mat>hews. of Clin ton, was guest of relatives and friends in Louisburg the past week-end. X X X Mr. R. E. Mitchell was guest oi Capt. and Mrs. George Van Or ilen, of Quantico. Va., the past week-end. * ? t Mrs. Lell Loyd, of Tarboro. was guest of her daughter Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ragland the past week-end. 1 X X Judge F. H. Brooks and Mr. A. N. Noble, of Smithfield. were in attendance upon Court in Louis burg Monday. Ann Page / Salad DRESSING p?. Jar 15 MACARONI RINSO ? SUPER SUDS OK SOAP 8 O'CLOCK A*P DREAD FLOUR dexo Ann Pace 8-oa. or Spaghetti Pkg. Mild and Mellow Cone 3 3 Soft twist or Pullman Iona Plain or Self-Rising >1 rtJcP New Shortening 24 3 5c 19? 19? 10c 39? Lt*ve* 1 5? 79c 41c Lgt. Pkg Giant Ban Lb. Pk* Lb Bag Lb Can SATURDAY ONLY STRAWBERRIES pt 13^ CELERY 2for 9c BACON ?> 19c Armours HAMS 10-12 lb. -lb. 21c PICNICS "> 15c SUGAR i? lb*- 47c A&P EQOD STORES r . . r r -r G*?aT C, h ?AC'cfC ? Dr. J. E. Fulghum returned | thin week from an extended trip | ' to Florida. /- . I ttj j Mrs. Eleanor C. White, of Tar- ! I boro, was guest ot relatives and , friends In and near Louisburg t'he j past week-end. i 1 1 * Miss Elizabeth Johnson, of the Wadesboro School faculty, accom panied by Miss Hlnton, spent t-ho past week-end at home. lit Miss Atlilea Boone, of the Oak City School faculty, was guest of ber parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. J. U. Boone, the past week-end. X 1 I Mrs. R. E. Mitchell and Miss Ann Mitchell were guests of rela tives and friends In Qrensboro and Elon College Monday. t t t Mrs. Maggie Conway und son, Mr. T. A. Conway, of Richmond, Va., were visitors to relatives in Louisburg the past week-end. t t : Miss Ruby Nowell, of Balti more, Md., was a visitor of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Now ell of Louisburg. the piyso week end. * t t I Mr. and Mrs. James Welch, of j Boston, Mass., and Mrs. Fannie W. Cros8man, of Beverly Hills, Mass., were guests of their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Welch, the past week-end, en route home from Florida. V * * * Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Allen were among those from Raleigh who at tended the Berlln-Tonkel wedding and buffet supper in Louisburg last Sunday afternoon. They were accompanied by Miss Jill Allan and Jackie Allen, who visited lo cal friends in the meantime^ "May I have one minnto. please?" has ruined un ent-imnf ternoon. FVRNISHEI) APAKTMf.Vl KOIt rent, Mrs. J. W. King, Louis burg, N. C. 3-22-lt PLAYER PIANO IIAIUiAIN ! Instead of reshipping to fac tory, $700 Player Piano, like new, can be had for unpaid balance of $34.66 remaining on contract. Write at once to Edgar O. Netzow, (Department of Accounts), 47 43 North Sheffield Avenue. Milwau kee, Wisconsin, who will advise where piano can be seen. Kindly furnish references. 3-22-1 LOI'ISHI RG GUESTS ENTER- j TAINED IN RAF-KK1II Mr. ami Mrs. C. L. Hunt, of Raleigh, formerly of Louisburg. were liosts on last Friday evening t <o a number of Louiaburg and Raleigh guests at their apartment in the Grosvenor Gardens on W?at Hillsboro Street. Guests assembled in tho apart- ( ment of the hosts and were then j directed to the recreation room, i where seven tables of contract j and one of games were played. ! The recreation room was decora- 1 ted in keeping with the approach- i lng Easter season and the same j idea was employed in the tallies, j table covers, favors, refreshments and gift wrappings. Mrs. W. C. Boyce and Mrs. H. H. Hobgood were winners respec tively of high and second high bridge prizes amonb the ladies; while Mr. G. M. Beam and Mr. Ed Barnes were winners of t.he same respectivo honor's "'among the men. Mr. and Mrs. James B. Hunt, of Raleigh, were tops- In the games contest; while Mr. W. j C. Webb was awarded the bingo, or attendance prize. An ice course, with drinks, was served the following: Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hobgood. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Beam, Miss Helen Smlth wlck, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Collier, Jr., Mrs. W. C. Boyce. Mrs. R. 0. Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Webb, Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Thomas, and Mr. W. L. McKett'han, all of Loulsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bar nes, of Wake Forest and Loijls burg; Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Tribou, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Howland, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Daughtrldge, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. yeazey, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Winchester, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Mitchiner and Mr. and i Mrs. James R. Hunt, all of Hal- ' elgh. MISS 1-OltD 1HHTKSS TO CI. I'll Miss Peggy Ford entertained | lier card club and seven addition al guests on Afonday evening of ? this week at her home on North Main Street. Early spring flow- j ers decorated the room In which the four tables wwe in play. Miss Aileen Crowdcr scored I high for club members and receiv ed a fad necklace. ' Mrs. Richard Yar borough, II, scored high for visitors and received a box of bath soup. A refreshment plat*' of chicken salad, with Russian teu, was ser ved the following club members: Miss Jane Fuller, Mrs. W. C. Hoyce, Miss Jean Fleming, Mrs. W. E. Collier, Jr., Mrs. H. H. Hob good and Miss Rose Malone; and the following additional guests: MIbs Camilla Swindell, Mrs. Ned Ford, Jr., Mrs. W. L. Lumpkin, Mrs. W. V. Avent, Mrs. Vernon I'eele, Mrs. Richard Yarborough, II, aud Mrs. Ed Stovall. BATTERY "B" INSPECTED BY WAR, DEPARTMENT Bat/tery "B" 113th Field Artil lery. Louisburg, underwent Fed eral Inspection Tuesday night, March 19, at the local temporary Armory on South Main Street. The War Department designated us chief Inspector. Major W. H. Quarterman, Senior Instructor, Georgia National Guard, Savan nah Ga., and was assisted by Ma jor L. S. Partridge, Senior In structor, Field Artillery, Raleigh. The visiting officers were Col onel Qodfrey Cheshire, Command ing Officer 113th F. A., Lt. Colo nel Albert Willis, Newbern; Maj or Edward F. Griffin, Louisburg; Captain Purrington, Raleigh; Lieutenants Bell, Wilklns and Seymore, Sanford. Capt. Charles P. Green, Com manding Officer of Battery "B" presented for inspection his entire enlisted personnel of 75 men and two officers as well as all equip ment incident to the operation and training of the Battery. Lt. Frank W. Wheless, Jr., was ab sent on account of attending the Field Artillery School, Fort 8111, Oklahoma. Major Quarterman complimented Captain Green for tho flue work that he and his of ficers had done toward preparing l he Battery forservlce. Major Quarterman stated at the begin ning of his critique that it was useless for him to spend further time in order to denote the defic iencies to lie contained in his re port as there were none of major importance. Major Quarterman then confined his remarks to help ful suggestions for all concerned, stressing the urgent necessity for constant nnd efficient training. He stated that Battery "B" had an uusual fine class of young men and with continued training would some day find promotion in the Military service. Captain Green offered cash prizes for the Jour best dressed and the most soldierly bearing men in his organization. They HAZEL ROBERSON'S ' : *lv. '?? ARE FRESH AND LOVELY We have the perfect flowers for gifts, for home or church decoration or for any other use. Order your selection for Easter now . . . chooRe from dozens of varieties of fresh cut flowers, or, if you prefer, choose a growing, blooming, potted plant. Either choice is a good one, for nothing can compare with flowers for cheerfulness and for sheer beauty. Special Misses CORSAGE $1.00 Carnation CORSAGE $2.00 up Roses and Valley CORSAGES $3.50 up Orchid CORSAGES $2.50 up (Newest Variety) GARDENIAS . . $2.50 each Assorted CUT FLOWERS .. $1.50 up Potted LILLIES $1.25 up Azaleas and HYD RANGERS . . $1.50 up Also Other Cut Flowers and Potted Plants. WILL BE OPEN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS HAZEL ROBERSON FLORIST Court Street LOUISBURG, N. C. Professional Bldg. PHONE 401-1 ?????????????? WE DELIVER! !??????? were selected as follows: 8gt. Sid ney Holmes, Sgt. Caswell Spen cer, Private Claude Collins and Private Lewis Cyrus. Quite a large number of people from Loulsburg and the County were present and observed the inspec tion. The Battery expects to occupy the New Armory on Nash Street sometime in tfce early part of May. WJLL YOU ATTEND DINNER? All members of the Schoolmas ter's Club who expect entertain meat at the Women's Club of Youngsville, for dinner March 27, are asked to notify Mrs. W. U. Barnes, YoUngsvtlle, not later thatt March 25tb. EASTER SUNRISE SKKYlt'K On Easter morning at 6:30 A. M. there will be a sunrise service held at the home of Mrs. Thad Dean on Koute 56. This service was held last' year at Jackson's Pond but because of conditions around the pond we are moving to the bebutiful hill-side lawn at t<he home of Mrs. Dean. Rev. John Edwards will bring the Easter message and the group will enjoy singing together some Easter hymns. The service will j not be long and the hour is 6:30 1 Sunday morning. People from Loulsburg and all surrounding vicinities are cordial- j ly Invited. Come and worship with us. HOME OWNERS CATALOGUE' Tiie 1940 edition fo Homo Ow ners' Catalogues was published ' last week by P. W. | Dodge Corporation and is avail- j able to home building families ' without charge or any other obli-i gallon. Home Owners' Catalogs in cludes complete descriptions an>l color illustrations of home build ing equipment and materials. The book is designed especially for the guidance of families in terested In building imil ov#inn their homes. Its lanciritge Is non technical but the (Ascriptions are not supertlcla). ^ Readers of The FRANKLIN TIMES who are planning to build their own homes in thlp area, within the next twelve months a' costs of $1,000 or more, exclusive of laud purchases, may apply for their personal copies of tie boo!;, which will be sent postpaid to! those who qualify. Letters should be addressed to K. W. | Dodge Corporation, Atlanta. At least one person was injured 1 in 78.4% of ttie 8,170 reported traffic accidents in North Caro lina last year. COTTON PRODUCTION IN FRANKLIN Cotton produced in Franklin County hag dropped from 32,004 bales ginned in 1925 to 4,280 bak es ginned In 1939. Production* | In bales are as follows: 1925 ? 32,000 1933 ? 14.56K 1926?28,884 1934 ? 12,80fc 1927 ? 19,303 1935? 9,685. 1928 ? 19,229 1936 ? 10,431 1929 ? 14,281 1937 ? 16,600 1930?12,361 1938? 6,300 1931 ? 14,776 1939 ? 4.28N 1932?14,745 In 1928 cotton averaged 18.7?-. per pouuil and 19,229 bales pro duced sold (or $1,718,813. Tht 1939 crop at 10c per pound would sell for $214,000. Franklin Coun jty farmers and business men aro joining together in. a fight to the finish to restore a portion of the lost income from cotton to Frank - | llu County farmers. This cooper ative effort is bound to brinjj forth good results as prosperity of farmers and business nten mo hand In hand. | A meeting was called Wedne,< iday night, March 20, and plane, were worked out) jointly for pur chasing and distributing molasse and calcium arsenate at the low - est possible cost to be used ill boil weevil control program. One hundred and four bags of cotton seed' direct from Cokei Farms were planted last year ami seed were carefully saved and art available as a source of early ma turing long staple cotton to t*. planted in 1940. Mr. W. B. Tuei er, ginner of Louisburg, purchas ed a Calkin Cotton Seed Treated and has agreed to treat cotton seed tor farmers furnishing ca resan for 15c per bushel. He ha.-* further agreed to move his ma chine to any point where 50'* bushels of cotton seed would h> assembled and treat at sarin; price. Educational meetings are bein.; conducted in Franklin County fur the purpose of explaining selec tion of soils and varieties, seed treatment, fertilizing, boll weevil control and cultivation. Applica tion of these practices are neces sary to increase our cotton yields. If our per acre cotton yields are not increased, cotton will be un profitable even with a high prUje. More than 600 Franklin Cou Li ty farmers liave requested direc tions for building a home-mad* cotton mop to be used in apply ing poison for controlling lint l weevils. About 90 per cent of the Unitotl States annual corn crop of two and a halt' billion bushels is used fur animal feed, say agronomist* of the 1T S. Department of Agri culture. TONKEL'S DEPARTMENT STORE, INC. FOR FRIDAY & SATURDAY Y ou will find at TONKEL'S a store full of unmatchable values for EASTER SHOPPERS! One Rack of Silk Dresses In the Newest Spring Materials and Smartest. Stylos Values up to $3.00 Special - $1.94 i One Group of Spring Coats Smartly Tailored. Sizes from 12 to 20. Newest Shades, including Black and Navy. Values up to $10.00 Special - $4.88 and $6.88 More Than 100 Men's & Young Men's Spring Suits Just Received. Now on Sale For Only - $9.88 Values up to $19.50 ALL TOBACCO CANVASS Sold In This Store For ONE-HALF Price TONKEL'S DEPARTMENT STORE, INC "Always Something New"
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