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LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1040
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BROUGHTON
( LEADS
I Griffin Gets Major
J^, ity Over Cooley
> IN FRANKLIN COUNTY
PRIMARY SATURDAY
g. Kearney Defeats Johnson
For House and Hobgood
Wins Judgeship Over
Bulluck; Wood Leads For
Register of Deeds With
Mrs:. Holden Second and
The Old Board of Com
missioners Re-nominated
Possibly the quietest primary
3 ever held in Franklin County was
experienced on Saturday when a
^ rain the day before and slight
s' showers that morning brought a
? much bigger vote than was ex
pected.
Tfie-resuts ran pretty true to
predictions, the big interest being
evidenced in Mie Oriffin-Cooley
contest for Congress, the Regis
I ter of Deeds contest and one or
two of the Commissioners races.
R-; The result was that Broughton
led the field of seven for Gover
nor with Gravely coming in for
second place. Griffin led Cooley
with a splendid majority, while
Kearney took a safe lead over
Johnson for the House. Hob
? good got a flattering majority
over his opponent E. C. Bulluck. |
lot Judge of Recorder's Court.
In the eight sided race for Reg
ister of Deeds. Wood came out
ahead of his next opponent. Mrs.
Sidney C. Holden with a lead of
233. and Allen came third witli|
881. Ot'hers followed ou down
the line.
?x Aiioougn mere was a coniesi
la (our of the Are Commissioner
districts, with one of them a three
. sided affair, the old Board was
renominated with substantial ma
jorities.
' The members of the Board of
Bducatlon were placed od the
primary ballot to complete a re
commendation to the Legislature
tor appointment. These had no
' opposition and their recommen
dation was complete.
There were four Constable cob
jf tests and like one of the Commis
sioners contests one was a three
? aided race. In Dunns township
** ? Brantley won over Carter, in Har
f rls. Z. C. Wheeler won over Glenn
1 and In Franklinton Odom out ran
both of his opponents, while in
Louisburg Fruzier won over
" Phelps.
% ; There was no disorder "reported
j from any of the precincts and the
best of sportsmanship prevailed
. < all along down tlie line.
The complete TO(e for the
.t County can be found in another
column.
Iff The following letter of appre
ciation has been mailed to the
Chairman of the Board of Elec
i. tions:
. Mr. Phil R. Inscoe, Chairman
? Boprd of Elections. Franklin Co.,
Loi|lsburg. N. C.
My dear Mr. Inscoe:
Allow me to express to jrou and
fi through you, to the voters of
Franklin County, my gratification
that the Primary of May 25th was
f coaducted without any untoward
f incident or dissatisfaction of any
kind.
f As long as I have been connec
ted with the Democratic organi
sation In Franklin County It has
been my purpose and desire that
our Election and Primary machin
ery should work without preju
? dice to any candidate and I con
gratulate yon and your associates
?pon your fine unselfish service.
Sincerely.
' *!? ? E. H. MALONE. Chairman
Franklin County Democratic
Executive Committee.
PROGRAM AT THE
LOUISBURO THEATRE
The following Is (be program I
at the Loulsburg Theatre begin- !
nlng Saturday, June 1st:
Saturday ? Donble feature
Three Mesqulteers in "Rocky
Mountain Rangers" and Edmund
Lowe In "The Crooked Road."
Also chapter No. 6 "Drums of Fu
Manchu."
8unday-Monday ? James Cag
ney, Ann Sheridan and Pat
' O'Brien In "Torrid Zone." ?
Tuesday ? On Stage. Lloyd Po
* sey and his Ranch Olrl Varieties.
On 8c regit", Johnny Downs and
. Peggy Moran In "I Can't Oive
You Anything But Love Baby."
Wednesday ? Thomas Mitchell
fend Freddie Bartholomew In
"Swiss Family Robinson."
Thursday-Friday ? David O.
Seltntck presents "REBECCA"
' starring Laurence Olivier with
Joan Fontaine. ,
To Run Off in Second Primary
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HOST. J. M. BROI GHTON
LT.-GOV. \V. P. HORTON
From the latest reports we have, it looks like Hon. J M
Broughton. of Raleigh, and Lt.- Gov. W. P. Horton. of Plttsboro.
will go into a second primary on June 22. for the Democratic
nomination for Governor of North Carolina.
State Election Returns
1,798 Precincts Out of 1,913 Give For Governor:
Horton
Maxwell
Gravely
Cooper .
Grady .
Simmons
Broughton
142,016
103,706
97,015
61,806
32,534
1 5,506
2,366
1,726 Precincts Out of 1,913 Give:
Lieutenant-Governor: L. A. Martin, 6!>,174; W.
Erskine Smith, 114,856; Dan Tompkins, 42,04:!; K.
L. Harris, 135,38(1.
Secretary of State: Tliad Kure, 242,506; Walter
Murphy, 126,232.
State Auditor: Georege Ross Pou, 235,350'';
Charles W. Miller, 114,325.
Commissioner of Agriculture: W. Kerr Scott,
225,767; C. Wayland Spruill, 131,604:
Insurance Commissioner: Dan C. Boney,
238, 774 William B. Oliver, 109,642.
REPUBLICAN CONTESTS
406 Precincts Out of 1,913 Give:
Governor: Prichard, 1,605; McNeill, 4,162;
Hoffman, 496.
Lieutenant-Governor: Witten, 1,437; Leavitt
1,201.
Carolina Coach
Gets Bus Route
T o Conway
Washington. May 26. ? Exten
sion of the route of the Carolina
Coach Company from Raleigh to
Conway was approved today by
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
The commission ordered issu
ance of a certificate of conven
ience and necessity authorizing
the Raleigh Transportation Com
pany to carry passengers, bag
gage. mail, express and newspa
pers over a route outlined as fol
lows:
From Raleigh on North Caro
lina Highway 59 to Warrenton.
thence United States Highway 158
to Conway, and return.
Hearing was held on this ap
plication at Raleigh on May 15,
at which time Southern Rail Car
riers opposed the granting of the
application.
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Editor.
For Congress
Fourth District ? 101 of IWI
precincts (i?f: Coolry 30.IMJM;
Griffin 0.0418.
Third District ? 130 or 157
precinct* give: Burden 17,977;
Ahcrnct hy 5JMI ; Spence 3,537.
Sixth District ? 132 of 13U
precincts give: Durham 20.M70;
t'affey 0,175; Barker 8.372;
Hunforil 1,340.
Kighth District ? 174 of 204
precincts give: Hurgin 15,740;
Deunc 10,050; Steele 2,033;
Newton 2258; Phillip- 1,155.
Kleventh District? 170 of
255 precincts Hire: Weaver
20,532; ( 'a they I (>,?<??; Donno
hoe 4,210.
LOCAL STORE WITH
PREMIUM DEPT. DO
INO BIG BUSINESS
H. C. Taylor, Hardware. the
local premium agents (or the Col
gate Palmollve Peet Co. report
they are doing a tremendous bus
iness In redeeming coupons from
Octagon Soap Products. Theli
premium department, they say
has many visitors daily, some ol
whom come for miles to turn in
their coupons and carry home
beautiful and useful articles which
are given In exchange for the
coupons. Many of the visitors say
they have been saving Octagon
Coupons for years and that they
have received many household
articles of real value which have
cost them nothing except the
small effort of saving the couponc
and presenting them at the prem
turn station for redemption.
The premiums on display at H
C. Taylor. Hardware, are many
and varied and prove quite an at
traction, especially to the ladle!
who seem to be thrilled at the
sight of so many ornamental and
useful gifts which can be secured
by merely saving coupons from
I any soap or soap product bearing
I the name Octagon.
WOOD - STALLINOS
The following announcement
appeared In Sunday's News-Obser
ver:
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Stalling*
of 2ebulon, announce the engage
ment of their daughter. Beryl, to
Alexander Thurman Wood, ol
Loulsburg, son of Mrs. Naomi
Wood and the late J. H. Wood, of
Loulsburg, the wedding to tak<
place during the Summer.
f MEMORIAL SERVICES f
FRAN KMX COIXTY MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
Sunday, June 2nd, 1M40. at 2:30 P. M.
h'ranklin County Court House, LouisburK, N. C.
Mrs. HukIi W. Perry, Chairman of Arrangements
Committee, Presiding
PROGRAM
Invocation Rev. J. G. Phillips
Special Music Group from Franklinton
Address or Welcome . . . . A. F. Johnson
Election of Officers for 1941.
America the Beautiful Audience
Led by prof. I. D. Moon
Roll Call of Deceased Veterans G. M. Beam
Taps Dick Parrish
Bugler from Battery "B" 113th F. A.
Introduction of Speaker Hon. W. L. Lumpkin
Address Hon. Josephus Daniels
U. S. Ambassador to Mexico
Special Music.
Announcements.
Onward Christian Soldiers Audience
Led by Prof. I. D. Moon
Benediction Rev. L. F. Kent
?M*H H1 'H' <"!???????
Cooking School
Great Success
LARGE ATTENDANCE
. PRESENT
Miss Williams Gives Splen
did Demonstration in Cul
inary Arts; Many Prizes
Given; Sponsors Well
Pleased With Results
The FRANKLIN TIMKS Cook
ing School, Franklin County's
Hrst presentation of a complete
demonstration of its kind was
heralded a great success by the
> many who attended each day.
The school began on Thursday
afternoon at the New Louisburg
Theatre, with a pretty good num
ber present. Miss Ada Williams'
lectures and demonstration was so
interesting, entertaining and in
: structive that the house was prac
1 lically filled on Friday afternoon.
Each day she made many recipes
and presented them to those pres
ent along with other prizes given
i by food packers and manufactur
ers and local merchants. At the
end of the series a Philco radio
[ was given as the grand piize by
i Mr. R. C. Beck, and an electric
percolator was given as a second
prize by Raynor's Radio Shop.
There were ten hags of groceries,
the several dishes prepared that
day. and many prizes contributed
by the merchants given each day.
Among the sponsors were Lev
er Brothers Co., makers of 9vry.
a shortening for cooking, Mr. R.
C. Beck. The Town of Louisburg.
The New Louisburg Theatre and
The FRANKLIN TIMES, with the
cooperation of H. C. Taylor, fur
niture and hardware, White Fur
niture Co.. G. W. Murphy & Son,
Raynor's Radio Shop. Fox's De
partment Store and Leggett's De
j partment Store, and many others
extending good wishes. The spon
sors and cooperators were espec
ially well pleased with the inter
est the ladies evidenced in the
school and extend deepest appre
ciations for their cooperation.
It is hoped another event of
this kind may be held again soon.
HOME-COMING DAY
The FRANKLIN TIMES Is re
\ quested to announce that a Home
coming Day will be celebrated at
; Hill-King Memorial Church. Sun
r day. June 30. 1940.
The principal speakers will be:
' Mrs. Kitty Wilson, of Warrenton,
' In the morning and in the after
! noon Mr. M. H. Bloodworth, of
Virginia Beach, Va.
| Special music will be presented
by the Oak Ridge Baptist Church
' choir.
' Services will begin at 11 o'clock
1 with dinner on the grounds.
1 The public is invited.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
CLOSING
, The Loalsburg Clumber of
, Commerce has circulated among
, the merchant* and profession
I al men of l/oulsburg a petition
relative to closing their stores
and 'offices every Wednesday
at 12:(M> o'clock noon, for a
half holiday, during the months
of June, July and August.
1040.
With the signatures of fifty
merrhants and professional
men agreeing to this petition
the undersigned Chairman of
I the Public Affairs Committee
of the Louisborg Chamber of
Commerce hereby authorizes
the half holiday.
M. C. MUBPHY, Chairman ?
Public Affairs Committee
l/oolsburg Chamber of
Commerce.
European
Summary
Berlin. ? German* says Lille,
Ostend raptured; predict anni
hilation or surrender of half j
million trapped Allies within
two days.
Paris. ? Fiercely fighting Al
lied main body retreats toward
Channel, French rear guard :
battles (iermans in Lille
streets; Ounkerque only re- 1
maining sea escape; French
wipe out last German-held
bridgeheads on south side of
Sonune in heavy olTensives
along 200-mile Komme-Aisne
front. , T1
London. ? R. A. F. blasts
Germans in effort to keep Dun- '
kerque outlet open; Americans,
other foreigners plaeed under
wartime restrictions; King 1
sends encouragement to imper
illed troops; British capture i
Narvik, Norway ore port.
Home. ? Italy expected to i
strike in Mediterranean and i
southward, rather than direct- j
I ly against France.
Moscow.? -Russia cold-slioul- .
tiers Tripp* trade mission; de- ;
mands negotiations through
Ambassador; Cripps likely to
succeed Seeds, Britain's absen
tee-envoy..
Washington. ? Roosevelt to
ask more for
emergency defense; all air
corps reserves to be called to
duty.
LOUISBURG METHODIST
CHURCH
On next Sunday morning at
11:00, Rev. J. 0. Phillips will
preach on (-lie topic, "A Ray of
Hope."
At the evening service at 8:00
there will be a group of visitors
to lead in the service. The ser
mon will he given by Mr. Frank
H. Marshall, a supply preacher of
Baptist membership. With him
there will be the West Durham
Baptist Male Quartet' to give a
number of selections.
Sunday School is at 9:45 and
Kpworth League at 7:15.
i LOl'ISBl'RC; BAPTIST CHURCH
I
The paBtor, Dr. A. Paul Bagby,
, will preach at the morning hour
' on the subject, "Is God Always
ion the side of those with the
Biggesb Guns?" At this time there
will be a special offering for the
current expenses of the church.
A deficit needs to be wiped out.
Every member is asked to bring
a dollar for this cause.
There will be no evening wor
ship due to the fact that the pas
tor will be in a meeting ati Cy
press Chapel. The congregation
I is asked to worship with our
? Methodist brethren.
ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
This will be the Second Sunday
? after Trinity. There will be the
early Celebration of the Holy
Communion at 8:00 o'clock;
I Church School at 9:45 A. M.. and
j Morning Prayer and Sermon at
| 11:00 A. M.
BUS LINK
The New Bus schedule for '
Ihl* section to he instituted by
the Carolina Coach <^>., will
begin sometimes between now
anfl July inth. according to
information given Mayor W.
C. Webb Wednesday by the
Company officials. It is nn
derstood the Company is trying
to get temporary authority to
begin operation before July I
1Mb.
DR. RUSSELL DELIVERS
GRADUATING ADDRESS
Hon. Josephus
Daniels to Speak
\t Franklin County Memo
rial Association Services
Sunday at 2:30 O'clock
In Court House
HON. .lOSKPHl'S I). WIKIjS
The Franklin County Memorial
Association is happy to announce
lo the people of Franklin County
that< it has been fortunate in get-1
ting Hon. .Joseplius Daniels. Am
erican Ambassador to Mexico, and
Editor of the italeigh News-Ob
server. to deliver the Memorial
Address at the annual Memorial
Exercises on Sunday afternoon,
June 2nd. at 2:30 o'clock in the
Court House in Louisburg.
A most interesting program lias
been arranged, varying from for
mer ones sufficient* to create more
interest and preparations for the
accommodation for a large crowd
are underway.
It is hoped every person in this
vicinity will be present and bring
with you, if you can. a bouquet of
pretty flowers to he used in deco
rating the graves.
Now tihat Europe is so badly
torn with the "second World
War" and the possibility of our
having to make' other great sac
rifices so evident it is entirely
proper that we should come and
pay homage to those who "paid
the price" in Mie great world con
flict of 1917-18. Impressing the
importance of those in charge do
ing their bit to the end of a great
occasion, Mrs. Hugh W. Perry,
Chairman of the Arrangements
Committee has dispatched lettiers
as follows to the Chairman of the
various committees:
"We have been lucky enough to
get Hon. Josephus Daniels. U, S.
Ambassador to Mexico, to make
our Memorial Address Sunday
and I do hope we will be able to
greet him wit>h a good big crowd.
We have had some band-bills
made and it you are in town be
fore Saturday, won't you come
by the office and get some to dis
tribute in your community?
"If you think any changes or
additions are necessary In your
committee, won't you please go
ahead and make them because
you know better than we do "who
will work with who" and it will
be so much help if you will take
this responsibility. Also won't
you try to get in touch with as
many of your compilttee as possi
ble, and tell them what you expecti
of them. Another thins, will you
suggest to those who assemble
the flowers that the}' make small
green wreaths for each grave.
They are very effective and last
so long and look so prebty with
the flowers and flags ? they aren't
very hard to make It once you
get the hang of It, but If you can't
get it done this year, please bear
it In mind for next year.
"Hoping to see you and a big
crowd from your community Sun
day."
^ COST OF WAR #
Washington, May 90. ? Mod
ern weapons of war cost ? lot of
money, President Roowtdt
sulci In hi* radio address to
night. He gave these price* as
samples:
Four - engine, loag - ru|?
bombing plane, $8S0,000.
Interceptor pursuit pint.
$188,000.
Medium bomber, $140,000.
Three-Inch anti-aircraft gun.
$40,000, without Are control
equipment.
Beatry tanks, $46,000.
AT LOUISBURG COL
LEGE CLOSING
MONDAY
Many Events Draw Biff
Crowds; Dr. Patten Inau
gurated President; Alum
ni Banquet Largely At
tended; Rev. Leon Rus
sell Delivers Y. M. C. A.
And Y. W. C. A. Sermon,
And Dr. Patten the Bac
calaureate Sermon; His
torical Marker Presented
To College in Appropriate
Ceremony
The Commencement Exercises
and Closing of this scholasWc year
at Louisburg College Event which
were held at the Louisburg Meth
odist* Church, Louisburg, N. C..??
Monday morning, were marked,
with two outstanding features
aside from the usual graduating
exercises and presentation of di
plomas.
The formal inauguration of Dr.
Walter Patten as president of
Louisburg College was enacted in
the "presence of an unusually
large number of friends and pat>
rons of the CoTTege and a large
majority of the students of the
College.
tilt* ACituvuiH- pi uicaaiuii iui in
ed in front of the College and
marched to the Louisburg Metho
dist Church, one block South on
Main Street, and as the procession
entered the church, the Organ
Prelude was played by Professor
James E. Byerl.v. of the Music T)e
partnient. with the audience stan
ding. In the academic procession
were members of the Board of
Trustees of Louisburg College,
Administrative officials and fac
ulty of the College and the visit
ing representatives of the var
ious Colleges over the State, and
finally the members of the gradu
ating class.
, The inaugural ceremonies wer?
: presided over by Rev. W. A.
[Cade. Wilmington, president of
J the Board of Trustees of Louis
burg College. Invocation was of
fered by Kev. J. G. Phillips, pas
tor of Louisburg Methodist
Church and member of the Col
lege faculty. These ceremonies
were opened and closed with se
lections by the A Cappella Choir
of the College under the direction
of Prof. Byerly. "The Heavens
Resound"? Beethoven, and "O
iSing Unto the Lord"
Special words of greetings were
brought to President Walter Pat
ten and Louisburg College from
jtihe different branches of higher
collegiate education by represen
tatives or heads of these Colleges.
From the Greater University
i of North Carolina. Dean Corydon
Perry Spruill. Jr.. Chapel Hill,
brought expressions of best wish
es and greetings, remarking that
Chapel Hill felt quite close to Dr.
PaMen and therefore Louisburg
College since* he had sojourned in
their midst for some ten years,
serving two pastorates thero and
having sent two sons and a daugh
ter to attain higher education at
the University. Also, he felt that
the University and Louisburg Col
lege are cohorts in their rich and
trailiHAnol h (atrvr iaa
LI UUltlUllUI UlOkVI ICO.
Dean Herbert James Herring,
Duke University, acting in the ab
sence of President W. P. Few of
Duke University, expressed greet
ings from tbe Denominational
Colleges of the State.
Representing tbe Teachers' Col
leges of the State, East Carolina
Teachers' College, Appalachian
Teachers' College at Boone, Cul
lowhee Teachers' College and
Asheville Teachers' College. Leon
R. Meadows, President ot the
East Carolina Teachers College
at Greenville, extended hearty
1 greetings and "God-speed" la the
work ahead.
President Leslie Hartwell
Campbell, Campbell College, in
behalf ot the Junior Colleges of
the State, honoring the honorable
history and endeared .landmarks
at Louisburg College, voiced sin
cere best wishes and greetings to
Dr. PaMen and pledged true co
operation In all endeavors in the
future.
Representing the Faculty ot
Louisburg Collcje. greetings! and
pledge ot loyalty ami servlee were
expressed by Professor Thontae C.
Amick, Department of Math ?
ma tics.
Fallowing Rev. W. A. Cade i
charge, Dr. Walter Patten gave
inaugural address. stressing that
he la still a "freshman" in his
work. He recalled that Louisburg
College, an historic educational
institution, has witnessed the
birth ot all the colleges In tbe
State save Salem College alone. It
has an heritage ot devotion, ser
vice and care for Its daughters
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