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VOLCMN LXX1 SUBSCRIPTION $1.30 a YEAR , , LOUISjnilUi, .V. CAROLINA riMEi WATCH THE LABEL OX YOUR PAPER Ront'W Your Subscription Before Eipiration Dale To Avoid Misoing An Issne. MMBER It EUROPEAN 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." ~ -j 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. PflONK 283-1 I OR Hiwr CLASS PR1NTIHO V ? f