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WAR NEWS
Stockholm. Thursday. April 25.
? Stiff fighting was reported ear
ly today from snowy Rombak
Heights at Narvik, where Cana
dian troops and French "Blue
Hevils" sought to deliver a knock
out blow to 2,000 Germans hold
ing the besieged iron ore port on
Norway's Arctic coast.
The situation of the Germans
in Narvik appeared to be in sharp
contrast with that of their com
rades 400 miles down the coast
to the north of Trondhelm, where
a major German victory over the
BriMsh and Norwegians was re
" jJ?rted.
The plight of the almost en
tirely surrounded German garri
son in Narvik was said to have be
come acute when the survivors of
a German battalion of 1,000 men,
haggard from hunger and without
ammunition surrendered after be
ing lured into a Norwegian trap
25 miles north of Narvik.
About< 150 men of the German
battalion were piiked off by snip
ers and others surrendered and
srave up the town of Gratangen.
occupying a dominating position
25 miles north of Narvik.
Hitler's Plea
Chancellor Adolf Hitler was
leported to be personally exhort
ing the commander of the Narvik
garrison. General Dietl, to hold
nit as long as possible and to be
promising all possible aid by air
s' lanes.
Oil the vital Trondheim liattle
front. a German attack by land,
-?a and air was reported to have
virtually destroyed the town of
Steinkjer and u> have driven Brit
ish and Norwegian troops in a
eix-mile retreat to new positions
about 31 miles north of Nazi-held
Trondheim
The Canadian units aud French
Alpine "Blue Devils" fighting side
by-side with Norwegians against
Oerman Tyrolean ski troops
around Narvik were reported
pushiag toward BJoruefJell on the
Swedish-Norwegian frontier in an
attempt to lock a trap around the
Nazis inside Narvik.
The Allied force apparently was
pushing eastward from Rombak
Heights along the iron ore rail
road to Sweden, hoping to cut off
the Germans' last means of escape
from the tighening steel ring.
Norwegian Success
The surrender of the German
oattalion at Grantangen was tihe
first victory credited to the Nor
wegian forces in the Narvik sec
tor and resulted, according to bor
der reports, from a ruse that lur
ed the 1.000 Germans out' from
Narvik along the road to Trom
soe.
The Germans advanced north
ward after a Norwegian retreat,
then found retreat cut off and the
town of Grantagen in flumes while
the Norwegians sniped at them
from t'he hills.
For six days the Germans were
said to have held out until their I
supplies of food and ammunition
were exhausted.
SPEAKING POSTPONED
The TIMES Is requested to state
tfrat on account of a previous en
gagement to speak at Asheville,
W. Kerr Scott. Commissioner of
Agriculture, will speak at Louis
burg on Saturday. May 4th, 1940
at 3 P. M. in the Court House,
'nstead of on Saturday. April
27th as announced last week.
Franklin County ciMzens are re
quested to bear this in mind.
PROGRAM AT THE
LOUISBURG THEATRE
The following Is the program
at the Loutsburg Theatre begin- 1
nlng Saturday, April 27th: ?
Saturday ? Double feature ?
Donald Barry In "Ghost Valley
Raiders" and Jack HolO In "Out
side The Three Mile Limit." Also
the first chapter of the new serial
'Drums of Fu Manchu."
Saturday night Owl Show ?
3 0:45, Adults Only. An All Star
'last In "The Wages of Sin."
Sunday-Monday ? Tyrone Pow
er and Dorothy Laraour in
Johnny Apollo" with Edward
Arnold and Lloyd Nolan.
Tuesday ? John Payne and Glo
ria Dickson In "King of The Lum
berjacks" and the Mtddleton Fam
ily at the World's Fair. In Tech
nicolor.
Wednesday ? Kay Kyser and
his orchestra in "That/a Right1
You're Wrong."
Thursday-Friday ? Merle Ober
on and George Brent In "Til We!
Meet Again."
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YDC Jeffersonian
Rally
JAMES P. LUMPKIN
President Franklin County
Young Democratic Club.
The Fourt'h Congressional Dis
trict Jeffersonian Rally will be
held at the State Fair Grounds at
Raleigh. N. C.. on Monday, April
1 29th, at 6 P. M. This Rally is
being sponsored by the Young
Democratic Clubs of the Fourth
District.
Hon. Claude Pepper. Democrat
ic Senator from Florida, and for
mer Governor of t'hat State, will
make the principal address. Bar
becue supper will be served.
James P. Lumpkin. President of
the Franklin County Club has a
supply of tickets* and is urging |
all who can attend from Franklin
County, securing their tickets
front the local club representa
tives.
LOUISBURG BAPTIST
CHURCH
The pastor, Dr. A. Paul Bagby
preached oil "Secret and Presump
tuous Sins" 00 Sunday morning.
He took his text from Ps. 19: 12.
13. The existence and glory of
God are declared by nature. Kvery
man hears nature's voice in his
own language. Rut God does not
leave it there. He adds is Word.
Man needs more than nature to
guide his life. God of nature is
God of a moral order and there
fore adds His word to guiding of
this order.
Presumptuous sins are tfiings
done deliberately and known to
be wrong. Secret sins are sins one
does not recognize ? the things
done without decision.
The eleven o'clock worship ser- '
vice will be a unique one. Mr.
J. Albert Wheless will preside and
the following lay people will
speak on subjects named:
Mr. W. R. Mills. "Our Church
and Sunday School."
Mr. G. M. Beam, "Our Church
Finance."
Mr. S. H. Averett. "Prayer
Meeting."
Mrs. Emma D. Hedgepeth,
"Woman's Missionary Union."
Miss Elizabeth Lassiter, "A Cor
related Church Program."
There will be no evening wor
ship.
Sunday School at 9:45 A. M.
Training Union at 6:45 P. M.
RESIGNS PASTORATE
The FRANKLIN TIMES Joins
his many friends in Mieir regrets
at the Information that Iter. E.
Y. Averett ha* offered his resig
nation to Cedar Rock, Duke Me
morial. Cypress Chapel pnd Pop
lar Springs Baptist Churches to
become effective the last of May.
Mr. Averett has accepted charges
at Severn. Patecasi and Margar- !
etsville In Northampton County.
He says this is a much larger
field and affords greater opportu
nity for his work. His home will
be at Severn.
Mr. Averett has been in the
ministerial work in Franklin
County for four years and he and
his good wife have made many
staunch friends among our peo
ple who regret to see thom leave.
ELECTED PRESIDENT
Edwin Fuller, son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. J. Fuller, of near Louis
burg. was elected presldenb of the
I University of North Carolina stu
dent branch of the North Carolina
Pharmaceutical Association in the
campus elections held Thursday.
April 18th. Mr. Fuller is a third
year student at the University and
will assume his duties as presi
dent of the association immedi
ately.
It Isn't your position Miat mak
es you happy, it's your disposition.
Announces Free
Cooking School
The Franklin Times announces!
with pleasure thai arrangements
have been completed tor the
.Franklin Tillies Cooking School
to he conducted by Miss Ada Wil
liams, noted Lecturer and Home
Economist of the Sprv Research
Kitchens, Cambridge. Muss. This
feature event will be heJd May
I 23rd and 24th at The NVw Louts'
burg Theatre.
Every woman reader of the
(Franklin Times is invited to be'
a guest at each session of the|
j school. There will be classes on:
! May 23 and 24 at 1:45 P.M.
A printed program containing
| all the recipes, tested and approv
ed in the Spry Research Kitchens,
will be presented to each person
attending. These delicious and
economical dishes will be prepar
led, cooked on the stage, explain-:
ed step by step to the audiences
and presented daily to lucky
women by Miss Ada Williams, i
Every woman is given an oppor
tunity to participate In the distri
bution of the many valuable gifts
at each session.
Admission is free to all women.
No tickets are necessary. ' The.
doors will be opened early and
the Franklin Times suggests your'
J arriving early because there will
be no reserved seats.
In addition many valuable
gifts, consisting of groceries and!
other well-known household sup
plies will be distributed at each
session.
Miss Williams, talented Lectur
er and Writer tin food subjects,
has arranged each program with
an eye to helping women with
their home problems. She turns
out delicious light cakes, tender
flaky pastry, and a variety of ap
petizing. economical foods that
will delight her lis?eners. Best of
all. she shows you how to get the!
same results in your own kitchen
Watch these columns for fur-,
[ther details of the Franklin Times
I Cooking School. In Mve meanwhile'
reserve tliedates ? May 23rd and|
j 24th.
J. 0. ALFORD DEAD
Informalion reached Louisburp
Monday of the death of J. O. Al
ford. of Loulsburg, K 4. on Sun
day at his home near Iliinn. He
was 46 years of age and is sur
vived by one brother, B. S. Al
ford. and two sisters. Misses Mary
Davis Alford and Belle Alford
The funeral services were held
from the home on Monday after
noon at 3: SO o'clock and Inter
ment was made in the family
cemetery nearby.
Quite a good number of friends
and relatives attended the last
rites.
K. It. KOBRKTS ItKAIt
Mr. Robert B. Robert!, one of |
Franklin County's most highly ;
respected and successful planters
and citizens died at his home near '
Youngsville Wednesday afternoon
In his 78th year, following an ill- j
aess of several months. He is
survived by his wife, two daugh
ter, Mrs. H. H. Harrison. Mrs.
I.llHan Roberts, and one son, R.
A. Roberts, of Youngsville, Route
1, ten grandchildren and live
greab-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
from the home yesterday after- j
noon at 3:30 o'clock, conducted
by Rev. Charles B Howard, as
sisted by Rev. J. B. Davis. In
terment was made in Flat Rock
cemetery.
The floral tribute was especial
ly large and pretty and the large
number present indicated bhe
great esteem in which the deceas
ed was held.
The bereaved family has the
deepest sympathy of hosts of
trends.
CHANGE
The Old Maids Convention of
Epsom High School which had
been advertised for Friday, April
26, was glveh on Thursday. April
25, due to the Olee Club contest
having been postponed.
t'ANDIDATES CAN'T U8K
TWO NAMES '
< 'andlriate* for public office
who happen to be better known
im "Buteh" or "HIuk" or "Hon
est John" can have their nick
name* printed on the ticket,
Attorney General Harry Mc
Mnllan han ruled, but the)
can't use their regular namev
and nicknames, too. In listing
his name on a ballot, a candi
date may use either his full
name or Initials or a nickname.
McMulIaa said, bat not any
combination of the three.
I
WILL CONDUCT
COOKING SCHOOL
MISS AI>.X W I 1.1,1 A MS
Baseball Sunday
The TIMKS is requested to. an
nounce that K psora and Louis
burg ball teams will cross bats in
the Louisburg Kail Park Sunday:
afternoon at 3 o'clock in the first)
game of the season on the local
diamond. This gives promise of
being a lively game that* will
make interest for the many ball
fans who are expected to be pres-|
ent.
The Louisburg team is under
new management this year, the
TIMKS is informed, with Charlie!
Richardson as manager.
More Warnings
Itmne, April 24. It 21 ly is do
termined to reach ai 'solution"
safeguarding her immediate in
U*rest?s in the Mediterranean and
the Italkans. a semiofficial state
nient said tonight while the Fas-!
cist press continued warnings'
that Italy may enter the war on
Germany's side.
tichoing Premier Benito Musso-j
lini's statement of last Sunday, as}
revealed authoritatively yester- !
day. that Italy may go to war
against the Allies within a few
weeks, the press lashed out an
grlly at the Allien.
A publication of tfie War Mill
istry said that the Italian armed
force* and people must he pre
pared to face developments in the
intenational situation without
HcntimenUility.
The semiofficial news bulletin
Informazione del (liorno thrust to
the forefront again Italy's "nat
ural aspirations." assailed th?
foreign press for its "unjustified
apprehensions" regarding Italy's
position and said that Mussolini
sMIl is determined to gain safe
guards for his "immediate Inter
ests."
I'lUNCKSS ( \FK ( HWGKS
If \\I>S
W. W. Pippin, of Spring Hope,
lias leased and taken over the.
management of the Princess (!afe,
on Main Street He Is assisted
in the operation of this popular }
eating place by II. I). W instead,
also of Spring Mope.
Defer Action On ~
Sunday Blue Law
The* Hoard of Town Commis
sioners met in semi-monthly ses
sion, April 19. 1940 at 7:30 P. M.
All members were present except
W. B. Barrow.
The adoption of an ordinance
to close theatres in Lou is burg, on'
Sunday was deferred until t?he
| next meeting of the Board. at,
[which time it will be glad to hear
I recommendations from any and
all organizations and citizens of
Louisburg.
J'he Hoard ordered that fire in
surance on the new Fairbanks
Morse engine be renewed for the
sum of $22,000.00.
A motion was passed to employ
(). K. Edwards to install the
| plumbing in the Town Office in
the Armory Building for the out
side price of $20.00.
A motion was passed to remove
the partition in the Armory Buil-?
ding foyer.
The following resolution was
offered by \V. (?. Lancaster, sec
onded by i\ \V. Elam. and was
adopted by the Board. ,
Be it resolved: That the Board!
of Town Commissioners sell to
May Belle Burwell the property'
on Halifax Koad formerly owned '
by her for the sum of $88.51.
A motion prevailed to keep the
W'PA street project open until the i
drainage pipes on Terry Street !,
are installed. jl
The following resolution was
offered by W. (J. Lancaster, sec- 'j
onded by R. C. Beck and was ,
adopted by t?he Board. ,
Be it resolved: That the Augus
tus Williams properly on Halifax
Koad be sold to. Inez Thomas for ',
the sum of $400. tH). j.
There being no further busi
ness* the tufetiiig adjourned. I
\lltS. *Hltl?HY KN'TKItTAIXS
CM-H
Tilt* O'Henry Book Club was
entertained 011 Tuesday. April lti
by Mm. Karle Murphy.
Miss Katherine Rogers read a
paper 011 'Furnishing a Home for
1 he Average American Family."
Miss Camille Swindell's subject
was "Flower Arrangements."
Oilier mem hers present were: ,
Miss Alberta Davis. Mrs. George1
Davis. Mrs. J. E. Fulghum. Mrs.
K. r. Orlffta, Mrs <;. M Oliver.
Mrs F. I* O'Neal. Mrs. U \V
Smithwiek. Miss Helen Smithwiek.
Miss KlizaheMi Timherlake. Mrs.
-Jeorge Weaver. Mrs. .1. A. Whe
ess. Mrs. Dick Yarhorough and'
Mrs. C\ K. Svkes. Mrs. Vernon
I'eele and Mrs. J. L. Smith were
quests. j
The hostess assisted by Mrs.
Robert Smithwiek. served a ? de
lightful refreshment eourse.
XK\v coxticactixc; iihm 1
Mr. S. Z Downey announeed
this week that h?* and his son. Mr. (
Carneal Downey had formed a
building contracting firm to be |
known as Shirley Z. Downey & |
Son. They will do general build
ing contracting, painting and re
pairing. lie informed the TIMES
that* he is now figuring on several
large jobs in and near Louisburg.
HOLLYWOOD MOTTO: Marry i
in haste and repeat at leisure.
Congressman Hampton Fulmer, of South Carolina, and ,
Congressman Haj-old D. Cooley, of North Carolina, ; 1
Discussing Cotton Crop Insurance I '
Mr. Fulmer is tt!t> ranking majority nicmlier of the House n
Committee on Agriculture and Mr Cooley Acting Chairman of
the sub-committee that handled the original All Rlslt Crop e
Insurance. ?
Griffin Against
War
Recorder's Court
Franklin County Recorder's.
Court hold quite an extended ses
sion on Tuesday and disposed of
a number of cases. The docket
was as follows:
Thomas Hunt. mot?r vehicle,
violation, Judgment suspended
upon saving the county harmless.'
Knnis Lancaster, found guiltyj
nf operating automobile intoxica-'
led. using profane language, was
Riven 6 months 011 roads, suspend
ed upon payment of {50 fine and
costs, and not to operate a motor
vehicle 011 public highways of N.
C. for 12 months, and not to vio
late any of the whiskey laws of
N. ('. for 12 months. Appeal.
Kugene Turner was found guil
ty of public drunkenness, and
given 30 days on roads, suspend
ed upon payment of costs.
Josephine Harris pleads guilty
lo motor vehicle violation and gi
ven 30 days in jail, suspended up
on payment' of costs,
George Ilagland. motor vehicle
violation, nolle pros.
Louie Bullock was found guilty
nf operating automobile intoxicat
ed. given 90 days on roads, sus
pended upon payment of $50 fine
and costs, and not to operate a
motor vehicle for 12 months ou
roads of N. C.
Claude Jeffreys, larceny and re
ceiving, pleads guilty, given 18 1
months on roads.
Oscar Neal plead guilty to car-:1
rying concealed weapons, and glv- '
?n 6 months on roads, Suspended
jpon payment of $50 fine and;
M.X.I. Kl?\\ \KI) K. (il{IKFI\
A military man. Major Edward
F. Griffin, of Louisburg. candi
date for Congress in the Fourth
District' and commander of the
L'nd battalion 1 13tVi Field Artil
lery, National Guard, expresses
himself as follows:
. . with respect to my at- ?
titude as a member of Congress j
toward any proposal of American
entry into the European War. beg
to advise t'hnt I am absolutely op
posed to our entry into the Euro
pean War and shall use all my
efforts while I am in Congress to
lefeat any measure that would
tend to drag: us into the same.
"I believe in an adequate Army '
i nd Navy to defend our country
i nd to carry out the ideas of the
Monroe Doctrine, but I do not be
lieve that our Army and Navy
should lie used for any other pur
pose."
!OStS.
Sammle Alston plead guilty to>
aiceny and receiving, prayer for
judgment continued.
Zoiiie L. Murphy plead guilty j
iperating automobile intoxicated,
esistlng officer, reckless driving, ,
notor vehicle violation, prayer (
or Judgment continued, (three ,
:ase? consolidated).
Haywood Guy Braswell wa?[|
ound guilty of motor vehicle vio- .
ation. Judgment suspended upon ,
laving the county harmless.
John Katon was found not guil- ]
y reckless driving. |
The following cases were con- ,
Inued:
Charlie Hunt, assault on fe
nale. ??
Parker Robbins carrying con
ealed weapons, assault with ;
[endly weapon, public drunken-:
less. V
IJan Andrews, carrying conceal- ]
<1 weapons, assault with deadly \
reapons, public drunkenness.
Herbert' Perry, assault with
leudly wrapons. public drunken
letis. (
Doyet Oakley, operating auto- ,
nobiie intoxicated.
Jack Alston, public drunken- {
less, request for Jury.
Ernest Edwards, public drunk- ,
nness, request for Jury.
John C. Crenshaw, operating
utoinoblle Intoxicated.
BETTER HOMES
WEEK
April 28t'h to May 4th is Bet"
ler Homes Week. The Loulsburg
Chamber ot Commerce, in work
ing with other local Civic organi
zations. is sponsoring this worth
while undertaking.
What is Better Homes Week all
about? Why all this talk and in
terest in every individuals homs
in our Community?
There are certain deli nit* rea
sons why our whole community
should rally to the appeal now
being made. I desire first of all
to make a slight change in the
Title. I choose to call it, "Better
Homes and Clean-up Week."
There are many ways in which
we can make otir homes mora
livable, brighter, cleaner, more
attractive, and beautiful, without
spending a great deal of money.
We can first of all: See that our
premises are clean, that is our
yards, gardens, and under the
houses fre6 from rubbish and
trash. By this, we are doing
double good, first: Nice clean
surroundings help beautify our
homes, and second : We are doing
a nice bit of sanitary work to
safeguard our healt-h. ;
Then why not put some special
emphaBis on our yard and flower
garden. Now is the time to plant
many kinds of flowers that will
be a great source of pleasure to
us during the months to come.
Don't expect your yard to grow
beautiful grass by iteeif. It Just
isn't done that way. Get soma
good plant food and broadcast it
over the entire yard at least once
i?ach month: keep your lawn mow
ed: and give some thought to
color wheu planting your flow
ers. See t'ha I you have a good
color scheme. Nothing is more
beautiful than a well planned
yard with beautiful grass, a host
of flowers in full hloont with all
the colors of the rainbow blended
together, and plenty green shrub
bery .
Then comes your home, your
house itself. You have planned
for u long time. 110 doubt. to make
a tew changes or to paint" the
house Why not start right now
with definite plans for some much
needed repairs to your home dur
ing this period.
Now I am sure that our Town
Commissioners will do their bit in
having the streets and vacant lot?
in our business section cleaned
of all trash and rubbish, and will
cooperate tn hauling all trash
From the residential sections as
quickly as possible. Place your
rubbish in its usual place, and
make a big pile. Your street clean
ing department will not mind a
t>it>. I would like to make this
suggestion to our town officials,
that they some time during this
period have our streets, and side
walks at least in the busines*
lection washed or flooded. I am
jure that the town as a whole
would approve of such an action
and I am sure the street* Deed
It. I
Now I will answer the question,
why all of this? With the full
cooperation of our citizens to this
program. I^uisburg will be a
healtihler, more beautiful town,
and a better place to lire.
Let us all get together on one
thing in our lives and clean up.
patch up. paint up, and make
Loulsburg a better place in which
:o live.
M. C. Murphy, Chairman
Public Affairs Committee
I.ouisburg Chamber ot
Commerce.
MISS AI,I,EV ENTERTAINS
Miss Max Allen entertained her
card club and a number of addi
tional guests Friday afternoon at
:-he home of Mrs. E. S. Ford, Sr.
Mrs. Paul W. Elam scored high
tor club members and Mrs. T. K.
3tockard held high score for
;uest.
Miss Helen Reynolds Allen and
little Miss Lula Sturges assisted
the hostess In serving refresh
ments to the following visitors:
Mrs. F. R.( Rose. Mrn. W. J. Smith,
Mrs. T. K. Stockard. Mrs John
Tucker, Mrs. E. S. Ford. Jr.. Miss
Aileen Crowder, Mis. W. C. Perry.
Mrs. A. W. Person, Miss Felicia
Allen; members: Mrs. Hill Yar
borough. Mrs. P. S. Allen, Mrs.
Paul W. Elam, Mrs. F. N. Eger
ton, Mrs. J. M. Allen II, and Miss
Elizabeth Tlmberlake.
Where he applied Bordeaux
ind cuprocide spray* on bis
itrawberry plants, an outstanding
lifference for the better can b?
>bserved, say* M. L. Lanier, of
Chinquapin. a Duplin County
t rower.
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