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THE COUNTY THE STATE THE UNION F VOLUMX LXXI FIMEJ WATCH THE LABEL OM VOIR PAPER Renew Vour Subscription Before Expiration Date To Avoid Missing An Issue. KRIIIAV, MAV 10, l!U(l (EIGHT PACKS) MMBKR 13 MANY ROAD PETITIONS LIBRARY PROJECT GIV EN ATTENTION Boyce to Investigate Vacci nation and Control Bang's Disease; Asks Armory for Youngs ville; Many Other Matters Before Board The Board of County Com mis- j sioners met In regular session j on Monday with all commission ers present, and transacted busi- ! ness as follows: Minutes last meeting read and approved. Reports from the following officers were -received and order ed filed: E. R Richardson. Supt. County Home. Mrs. Mitchiner Welfare office. R. F. Yarborougli Health Officer. J. E. Tuck Negro Farm Agent. W. C. Boyce Farm Agent. Miss Lillie Mae Braxton] Home Agent. Capt. Bland Mitchell. of Youngsville. was before the Board asking for aid from the County in erecting an Armory in the! town of Youngsville ? this mat ter was held up pending invest!-' gation of what the Town of Youngsville could do in the mat-j ter. A committee from the County Library Project was before the' Board asking that an appropria tion be made for fhis work in the county in order that a Book mobile might be run throughout! the County. This was held up pending the final valuation ami the completion of the tax hooks in order to see if same could he done wit'hout raising the tax rate in the county. .Geo L. Cooke and \V. C. Bo.vce . spoke to the Commissioners in | .reference to vaccination and con trol of Bangs Disease and TB in cattle in Franklin County. Mr. j B'iyce was appointed to invest!- . s; te this mutter. Mrs. Read of t*he WPA head- 1 quarters office was before t h* Board in'reference to WPA sew ing rooms and informed the Board that an appropriation of j $12.00 per month, per woman employed, was being requested by , the WPA in order to keep the sewing rooms running ? this mat ter was deferred. Commissioner Bartholomew re- 1 quested t>hat the Board write a letter to Mr. Bob Moore at Frank linton and ask him to investigate) why the road known as the Jimmy House and W. P. Leonard Koad in Goldmine Township, which had | been worked for two years was dropped. The Clerk was instruct ed to write said letter. The following letter was order ed written to Mr. T. Boddie Ward. Highway Commissioner: Dear Mr. Ward: The Board of Commissioners of Franklin County are concerned relative to the improvement of the road conditions in Cypress Creek Township and especially in the community of Seven Patihs. While we realize that you have always cooperated with us, we desire to request that you give us further consideration in con nection with this matter.. It> has been suggested by the members of the Board that we arrange a meeting at Seven Paths and we desire to have you present at this ) meetiing and discuss with the Board of Commissioners and the citizens of this community their road needs and also discuss what can be done relative to furnish ing this community with proper and adequate roads. We would be glad If you would suggest a day which would suit you for this meeting. Yours very truly. T. W. Boone. Chairman Board of County Commissioners of Franklin County. A petition, signed by all five members of the Board of Coun ty Commissioners recommending j that the highway leading from Loulsburg to Wood known as the Halifax Road be Improved to the extent of straightening out and widening same, was delivered to Rev. John Edwards representing the people In that community, and he will In turn attched same to a petition from the citizens In said community and presented same to the State Highway and Public works Commission. A road petition from citizens in the community near Edens Store was presented and approved by the Board ? this r6ad begins at Eden'a Store on No. B61 and ends at Coleman's 8mith's house, a distance of about one mile. After allowing a number of Re counts the Board adjourned to Its next regular meeting Bicycle fatalities for the first four months of this year in North Carolina were somewhat behind those for the same period last year. Doi't forget that Saturday is the last day one can ItaffiAter for the May primary. Hee your Rrgistrtu- aad register. LIEUTENANT WHELESS GRADUATES I-T. FRANK W. WHKIiRSS, JR. ' The field Artillery School at Fort Sil. Oklahoma has announc ed the graduation of Lt. Frank W. Wheless Jr. Lt. Wheless was enrolled in the class of Gunnery and Field Artillery Material. Lt. Wheless will return to Louisburg for his regular assignment with | Battery "B" 113th. Field Artil lery on or about May 14. 1040. lit. Wheless was assigned to Battery "B" 113th. Field Art 11- , lery in 1??32 as Second Lieuten ant*. Due to his presistent study and service to the Battery was I promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant in 1^38. The announcement states that Lt. Wheless has completed all i-lie prescribed courses and with' i he rating of excellent. Lt. Whe-i less was "selected by the War De partment to represent North Carolina for the Spring course at j the School of Field Artillery Each year one qualified officer i from each stale in l?he United States may attend the Field Artil-1 lery School if qualified and passes the required examination. This is i quite an honor to Lt. Frank ' Wheless and to Louisburg. His many friends will be delighted to welcome the ret?urn of Lt. Whe-1 less to Louisburg. Precinct Meetings Held Louisburg voters held their precinct meeting on Saturday at-l lei noon with B. N. Williamson. j presiding. Upon motion t lie old commiMee wan re-elected and is composed of B. K. Williamson, C. T. Hudson. Chas P. Green, E. H. Malone. D. F. McKinne, Mes-; dames O. W. Cobb. H. W. Perry. .1. W. Maun. J. It. Katie, C M. 'Howard. Upon motion the following del-] egates to the County Convention; were selected: J. P. Moore. C. T. Hudson. John Strange. E. F. Thomas. D. r. McKipne, VV C. Webb, E. H Malone. A. F Johnson, B. N. Wil liamson. Peter Foster, J. P. Tim berlake. Sr., J. L. Palmer. N. M. Perry, H. H. Hayes, Willie L. Cur rin. S. E. Wilson. H. B, Perry. W. D. Egerton. E F. Griffin, Chas. P. Green, Hill Yarborough, J. P Lumpkin. Mrs H. W. Perry. Mrs. G W. Cobb. Mrs J. R. Earle, Mrs. C. M. Howard. Mrs J. W. Mann, Mrs. B. T. Holden. Mrs. J. Y. Beasley. Mrs. J E. Malone, Mrs. R. G. Bailey. Mrs. W. J. Cooper, Mrs. W. R. Bass. Mrs. O. W. Per ry. Mrs. Thornton Jeffress, Mrs. M. S. Uavls. Mrs. D. G. Pearce, Mrs. Fred Jones. Mrs. W. E. Strange, Mrs. Q. S. Leonard. Other lists are not published t>hi? week because they have not been turned In and would not serve as a notice to attend as the paper will not reach all sections In time for necessary preparation. COUNTY CO\VKNTIOX The Democratic County Convention is called to meet in the Court House In LouU burg on Saturday morning, May 11th. at 11 o'clock. All delegates and alternates from all Precincts are urged to be present on time. At this time delegates to the Mtate and Congressional Con ventions will be elected. following the adjournment of the Convent lotT the Coun ter JBnecutlve Committee tvill meet and organize by elect ing a Chairman and Secre tary. - The membership of this committee Is made Ip of the ('hairtnaa of the precinct committed and it Is urgently urged that they be present or represented. MAY DAY AT COLLEGE SATURDAY GALA DAY AT HISTORIC COLLEGE Home Coming Largely At tended By Alumni, Both Local and Distant; Spec ial Sermon Sunday At Methodist* Church Quite a gala celebration was held at Louisburg College on May 4tb and 5th at* the joint occasion of the May Day exercises and the Home-coming Event* of the alum ni. The Administration via the Social committee of the College was guest to the more than 175 alumni who returned to their Al ma Mater to renew acquaintances and greet old friends, as well as to enjoy the splendid program of entertainment arranged for them by the social committee. Out standing among the alumni who re Mi rued were Mrs. A. M. Hall.- of Louisburg. who is one of the old est known alumni of the College being a member of the class of 1871, and Mrs. Myrtle Fuller Tilghman. member of the class of 1918, who has held a position with a college in British India, in the past recent years. The formal dinner given to the alumni with the College adminis tration as host was an especially enjoyable occasion of this fete. It was held in the College dining hall on Saturday night. May 4th. at o'clock with the reunion classes being seated at groups of tables. Mr. E. F. drill in. vice president of the Louisburg Col lege Alumni Association, presid ed at* this even in the absence of the president. Mrs. T. Harold Crowder, of Henderson. N. C. He cognition of each class represen tatives was given. Welcome to the guests was expressed by Mis^ Lulu Mae Stipe. Dean of Women and chairman of the Social Com mittee at the College. Response was made by Mr. Fred L. Fear ing. of Elizabeth City, member of the class of 1HI55. Mr. Fearing made several splendid suggestions for activities for the'Alumui As sociation and expressed some of his wishes and desires for its ex tended and more active service to the College. The uttei-diiufer speaker was Dr. Waller Patten, President of l,?uishurg College, who Rave a l>U of interesting information con cerning the stalus of financial phase of file College at present and Home proposed changes lor the future. He explained the nice progress tliul is being made in I he clearing away ot the college indebtedness against- which they have been struggling for several years. At the permission and re quest of the Hoard of Trustees of the College. Dr. fatten brought the message that the Alutnui As sociation was being granted t'he privilege of selecting or nominat ing one of Its members to be pre sented at the Methodist Confer ence for appointment to the mem bership of the Board of Trustees of t'he College. At Dr. Patten's request, action was taken in thi's matter at the close of his talk. Mr. Fred L,. Keating. '^5. Eliza beth City, was unanimously elect ed to be the delegate from the As sociation. A delicious Miree course dinner was enjoyed and music was fur nished throughout the evening by the College orchestra under the direction ot Prof. James E. Byer ly. Vocal renditions were made by Misses Juanita Hurley. Katherinu Foster, and Margaret Simmons. Other features of the Saturday program were the delightful May Day exercises and the crowning of the Queen of May. Miss Juanita Hurley, of Seaboard. The theme for the Mny Day fete was that of the Mother Ooose rhymes; fol lowing the rollcklng and fun feasting dramatizing of these fairy tales, the Royal Herald an nounced bhe entrance of the court and Queen of May. with her es cort the King of May, Mr. Pete Page. The crowning the King and Queen of May was done by the Queen of Hearts and King Cole of the cast of the Mother Uoose stories. The mald-of-honor, Miss Alice Cahlll. of Winston Salem, was escorted by Lester Stallingst^Bf Hobbsville The baseball game held on the College athletic field at one-thirty o'clock Saturday afternoon was of true interest. The teams were those of the present college stu dents and those of the class of 1935. The alumni did themsel ves proud that day by winning with a score ot 9 to 5. The entertainments for the Alumni Saturday night were end ed by a dance in the college par lors. A special Sunday service for the occasion was held at the Uiuisburg Methodist Church at II A. M . when Dr. Walter Pat ten. President of the College, de livered the sermon at the request of the alumni. The closing of this delightful celebration, one of the most out standing ami Joyful events in* the history of the College, was en REGISTER BEFORE MAT 11 The following letter stressing the importance of Registering by or before Saturday, May 11th, has been received by the TIMES: May 3. 1940. * l)far Mr. Kditor: The registrat ion books will dost* Saturday, May II, at sunset. After that date there will be no registration un til the registration period preceding the November elec tion. A voter must be registered ? and on the appro priate party primary registration book ? in order to be able to vote on May 235, or in the second primary, if there should be a second primary. There is a new registration now in progress in your County. It is |M>ssible that many qualified voters are unaware of the fact that they must register before the close of the book* on May II, in order to vote in either the first or s4*coml primary. Any editorial comment, or news item publicity, you may give to this question before the close of the registration period will be a service to your community. With best wishes, | am Cordially yours, W. A. LUCAS, Chairman. State Board of Elections. DONT FAIL TO REGISTER ! FRANKLIN TIMES COOKING SCHOOL TO OPEN MAY 23RD i _ _ _ Only 12 days to wait for t lie opening session of the FRANK LIN TIMES Cooking School, with' Miss Ada Williams, at New Louis burg: Theatre, on May 23rd. at 1:45 p. in. Other classes will he held on May 24th, at the same time. Admission is free to all FRANKLIN TIM 158 women read-1 ers and their friends. No tickets are required. Plan Jo arrive ear ly to ensure you getting choice seals. At each session of the school, a printed folder containing: all t-he recipes to be prepared by Miss Ada Williams will be presented to every person In the audience. A complete set of these miniature cookbooks can be had by all our readers just by attending the cooking school. Every woman is given au op portunity to part'lcipate in the distribution of the many valuable gifts to be awarded daily. As grand prize, a beautiful Pliilco table model radio will !>?' given away at the final session. In addition to the foods prepar-, ed and the oMier attractive and worthwhile gifts. ? Miss Ada Williams, noted Lec turer and Homo Economist of the Spry Research Kitchens, will d" invustrate and explain novel, t nne-sa ving. and thrifty methods' of cookery. Here is a golden op portunity for our women readers, ?<> learn new ideas and tested re cipes for main dishes and des-l serts tjxat are wholesome, delic-1 ions and economical. "Cooking With ('onlidence" is the title Miss Ada Williams has taken for her current series. Shej claims that any woman can du plicate her results by following! the methods and tested recipes' which she uses. The attractive Electric range j and other appliances which Miss Ada Williams will use. have been, furnished through the courtesy of! Heck's Garage. Other local mer chants are cooperating. The KKANKLIN TIMES ex tends a most cordial invitation to you to attend every session of the schoT>l. It is entertaining It is definitely instructive It is absolutely free ? Its the FRANKLIN TIM KS Cookiitg School. May 23rd-24th.j 1:45 l*. M.. in New Louishurg Theatre aCt-ed in the Alumni dinner in the' dining hall at 1 p. in. The large number of visiting alumni were overjoyed with the entertainments and pleasures they had witnessed iand received at this Home-Oom ing and all expressed deligTit in | an anticipated recurrence. Marker Placed A nice metal marker of Mi?< standard design selected hv the1 {State Historical Commission has been placed in front of the I<ouis hnrg College campus, by the De partment of Conservation and i Development. On the marker is, the following wording: "E 26 L-ouisburg College, open- j ed in 1857 on site of t-he Frank- j lin Academy, chartered 1787, Now a Methodist Junior College. Co-educational" 1S40. This Is the official marking of j one of the State's historical j places. TROJAN'S HAVE TWO MOKE HOME GAMES The Louisburg College Trojans entertain Pfelffer here on Friday in a conference baseball game. The local teaiii is one of the best Louisburg College has had In re cent) years and offer a colorful game to spectators. With Bull Durmam and Bobby Hicks team ed at short and second respective ly, they constitute one ot the fastest double play combinations in the state. Grady Wheeler li playing very good ball at third base and Roger Mann plays a good game at first. Kip Wise Is doing the catching tot his second year. The outfield Is composed of Butch Norvell, Earl Williams, and Ralph Roe. The latter is leading the team at bat with an average of .511 Ed Kimball, right hander. and Jltnmie Hall, left' hander. are the leading pit chers. The Trojans will Journey ov*rj to Wilson to play the A. C. C. Bulldogs a return game on Sat urday. They will close the sea son with Campbell, traditional rival, on the college field on Tuesday of next week. Came time is 3:16. Defective brakes were respon I sible tor 670 highway fatalities in this country in 1999. Scott Speaks To Good Crowd Commissioner of Agriculture W. Kerr Sco(l< told Franklin: County fanners and others here I ii si Saturday that "rigid enforce ment of the stale's fertilizer law during the past season has resul ted ill manufacturers giving grow ers $984,800 more plant food bhan was guaranteed, or more extra, value In dollars and cents than it took to operate the State Depart-! mcnt of Agriculture for the fiscal' years 1938-39 and 1937-38." Scott' was introduced hy C'has P. Green. Solicitor of the Sounty! Court. Viewing the expansion of the rural electrification program in j Franklin County, a program Me| had a hand in launching as a member of the Kural Klectrtflca Hon Authority. Commissioner! Scott told farmers that "rural , electrification in this county has increased in the past five years) from less than 100 rural custom ers to more than 1.000 today on, 210 miles of lines." adding that "definite plans have been recent ly approved for 35 more miles of rural power lines to serve 125 ru ral customers." Scott declared that "the De partment will continue its rigid enforcement of regulatory and in spections! laws for the benefit of the farmers as well as the honest) manufacturer." He traced the expunsion in ser vices rendered the farm popula tion during the past three years, emphaalzlng the value of Vfree soils testing wjiich will aave grow ers thousands of dollars annually by providing informaflon that will enable t<hem to more Intelli gently purchase and use fertili zers." The meeting was presided over ; by Mr. Charlie T. Hudson. I1AKHBCUE SITPKR The Maple Springs Missionary Society is sponsoring a barbecue supper at Jackson's pond. Wed nesday. May 16, from 5 to 8 p. m. The public is inlvlted. Don't forge* that Saturday is the last (toy oojp nut Register for the Mnv primary. Bee your Registrar and register, < TO MAKE MATTRESSES Making Mattresses From Cotton to be Demonstrate ed in Louisburg- When Sufficient Applications are Made Optails for giviug instructions on the making of cotton mattress es and securing cotton and ticking for eligible families have been worked out and approved by Hoard of County Commissioners. Mr. T M. Harris, of Louisburg. has kindly donated a portion of Planters Warehouse to be used as work room in constructing mat tresses and storing materials. Mr. Bobbitt of Bobbitt Furniture Co., lias agreed to loan sewing machine to be used in the Project in put ting together the ticking. Application blanks have been prepared and are now available at j the County Farm and Home Agents office to persons desiring to make application for cotton and ticking. Kach farmer with a: total income of $400 or less with! more than 50% of his income be ing derived from sale of farm produce is eligible to request suf-i ficient material to make one mat-; tress. We are advised by the' Washington Office that persons desiring to receive 50 pounds of cotton and 10 yards of ticking.) sufficient quantity to make one mattress, should make application prior ten June 30 in order to have material reserved for their use. The Commodity Credit Corpor ation is making the cotton and ticking available to the AAA Ad ministration for distribution. Mrs. White. Franklin County, N. V. A. Supervisor, has agreed to supply N. Y. A. Assistance to Pro-, ject Work Koom to assist in giv ing instructions on proper con-. sM'uction of mattresses. One hundred and twenty appli cations are necessary in order to make order oT material. As soon as these applications are receiv ed the material will be ordered and work started. A fee of $1.00 will be charged each person mak-i ing a mattress to defray the cost i of needles, thread, foibles, hoe handles, and other miscellaneous' materials necessary in the con struction of mattresses. OPKHKTT.% AT MII.I.S SIHOOI, All operetta. Hansel mid Gretel.l by Huniperdinck will he present- 1 ill' Mills School Friday evening, t tonight) at eight o'clock. Miss Retty Grainger and Billy Moon will lake the parts of Han sel and Oretel. Students in the elementary department, under the direction of the elementary school teachers are giving the operetta. This entertainment preceded other commencement activities of the school." MIIXS P. T. A. At I lie last meeting of the MiHs P. T. A., the following otli-i cer it were nominated and elected: President. Mrs. \V. J. Cooper; Vice President. Mrs. Blair Tuck er; Sec.-Treas., Miss Camille; Swindell. Chairmen and members of the various committees will be named before the next meeting of the P. T. A. next (all. , The association's last activity for the current session was the sponsoring of the concert given in the auditorium of Mills School by the Henderson High School Rand. At the final meeting on Thursday the club president, Mrs. Earlg Murphy, in behalf of the P. T. A., presented to the school a suite of furniture to be used on the stage for' school productions. A PROCLAMATION To the Citizen of Krankllo County : The wwk of May 20-2T> has brm dHgnatrd as "This Work Pay Our Community" Week. At this time the pro jects of the Professional un<! Service Division of W. P. A. which employ mostly women, will hold OPEN HOl'MK to givo the people of this com munity opportunity to see for themselves how the projects are operated and what they are accomplishing. We are very proud of the splendid work that has been accom plished by our Libraries. Hewing Room, Matron Pro ject, Cafeterias, Adult Kdncs tion and Commodity Koom. You and ull of your frlenils are cordially Invited to visit and Inspect the above pro jects. We are proud of the work and record being made by our Franklin County wo men. Please join with us and cooperate in every way to continue these splendid pro jects, which are giving em ployment to many of oar peo ple. Nigned: W. C. WKBR. Mayor of Loolsburg. ***??*?? MEMORIAL EXERCISES JUNE 2nd Committees in Charge, And Officers Arrange Splendid Program In order that the various com mittees may be prepared to ren der t-he usual splendid service on Memorial Day which will be held this year on Sunday afternoon, June 2. at 2:30 y'clock in the Court House, a tist is hereby given of the chairmen of each township committee and the arrangements committee. Your cooperation is earnestly requested in order tiiat this sacred occasion may be fit tingly and appropriately observ ed : C. E. Jeffreys, President. Mrs. H. W. Perry, 1st Vica President and Chairman Arrange ments. C. T. Moody, 2nd Vice Presi dent. Mrs. J. R. Earle. 3rd Vice Pres ident. A. F. Johnson, Secretary. T. K. Stockard, Treasurer. Dunn Township: C. T. Moody. Harris: Mrs. M. C. Wilder. Youugsville; Maj. S. E. Win ston. Franklinton: H. C. Kearney. Hayesville: D. T. Dickie. Sandy Creek: Mrs. D. T. Fuller. Gold Mine: Mrs. T. H. Dickens. Cypress Creek: C. H Stalltngs. Louisburg: Dr. D. T. SmiMi wick. An interesting speaker will be obtained and every person in the county is invited to attend the (Service and help with the deco ration of the graves after the ser vice. If you know of any new graves which should be added to (?he list please notify the Chair man of the Arrangements Com mittee. Mrs Hugh W. Perry, Koulshurg. N. C. \V l? \ KDt<ATIO\\L I'lKKiKAM Tlie Franklin County Schools of the WPA Adult Education Program invito public inspection during ^"National Activity Week, May 20-2f>. This project' has centers in Youngsville. Lou is hurt; and Franklintou. Eight teachers with professional rating under the su pervision of Mrs Lucy B. Hold ing 'have registered an enrollment of 600 adult students ? two thirds of the number being illiterate. The courses offered are: Liter ary. citfzenship. Vocational train ing and for th?? colored enroll ment lessons in cooking and homo service. The a-ims of this program are better parents, better children, better homes, better communities and better citizens The slogan is: "Stamp out; illiteracy and th*? evils thereof." The council for this project are: Supt. G. B. Harris. Rev. S. K. Mercer. Mrs. Win F. Joyner and Hon J. O. Purnell. LOUISBURG CONQUERS WARRENTON GOLFERS The Oreen Hill Country Club won ltd golf tournament played with Warrenton on the local course last Wednesday afternoon, by the score of 19 to 8. V. E. Owens of Louisburg shot 78 for the best 'card of the day. Tom Burton and Barker Wil liams tied for the lead among thn Warrenton players, with 79's. Runner-ups for Louisburg were Snooks Collier. Buddy Beam and Dr. Qagby with 80's. Next Wednesday afternoon, Roxborb will play here; and, as usual, will bring a large number of golfers. Those making points In th? Warrenton tournament were: Ed Owens iVi, Snooks Collier H, Dr. Bagby 3. Buddy Beam 3, Wil liamson 1. Wilson 3, Henderaou 3. Soil Conservation Districts now cover 136 million acre* in the United States, including nearly 10 million acres in North Caro lina. PROGRAM AT THE LOUISBURG THEATRE The following Is the program at the Louisburg Theatre begin - ning Saturday. iMay 11th: Saturday ? Double f eature ? Rill Elliott ID "Bullets Tor Rust 'era" and The Hlgglns Fauiliy in 'Grandpa Ooes to Town." Also chapter No. 3 "Drums of Fu Man chu." Sunday ? Ginger Rogers and Joel McCraa In "Primrose Path." Monday - Tuesday ? Waltatn Beery in "Twenty Mule Team" with Leo Carillo, Alan Baxter and Marjorle Gateson. Wedneaday ? Pat O'Brien, Ruth Terry. Broderlck Crawford, and Edward Arnold in "Slightly Hon orable." Thursday-Friday ? John Oar flcld and Ann Shirley la "Satur day's Children."
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