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THE COUNTY THE STATE THE UNION riMEi WATCH THE LABEL ON YOUR PAPER Renew Your Sabscriptioa Before Expiration Date To Avoid Missing An bane. VOLUMN LXXI SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 a YEAR LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA FRIDAY, JULY 5, 104O (EIGHT PAGEK) NUMBER 81 ELECT COTTON WEIGHERS LITTLE BUSINESS PASS ED UPON Board of County Commis sioners Hold Short Meet ing, With Matters of Rou tine Predominating The Board of County Commis sioners met in regular session on Monday with all members pres ent. The following; business was diappsed of after the opening for malities. J. W. Perry was elected Cotton weigher for Louisburg, E. M. Speed was elected Cotton weigh er for Franklinton, and J. F. Weathers was elected Cotton weigher for Youngsville. A discussion was had in the sense that only such cases be ad mitted to hospitals as County cases as are passed upon as such by the County Health Depart ment. There was no formal ac tion taken on this. Com. Bartholomew suggested that no cases be sent or taken to or by the County Home, except such as are passed upon by a Com mittee from this Board. This was not formally passed upon. Reports from the following of ficials were received and ordered died: Mrs. J. F. Mitchiuer, Wel fare Officer; Dr. R. F. Yarbor ough. Health Officer; W. C. Boyce, County Agent>; J. E. Tuck. Negro Farm Agent; Miss Lillie Mae Braxton, Home Agent; Supt. E. R. Richardson. County Home. The estimated budget for 1340 41 was ordered published. D. F. McKinne. Chairman of the ABC Board made his monthly re port. In addition he explained the increase of the floor tax 75 cent* on the liquid gallon. The Board adjourned to meet again on Wednesday. July 10th. LOUISBURG BAPTIST CHURCH Dr. A. Paul Bagby, pastor, spoke on "The Loss of the Hero ic" Sunday morning. There are four definite notes of appeal for the heroic sounded in God's word: First, absolute demand was heard and answered by early Christ4ans for financial heroism (almost to the extent of communism); Sec ond, breaking down of social caste; third, demand for moral heroism; fourth, spiritual and physical heroism. "It we become flabby, it is not because the Bible is not true and the demands are not upon ns." The second sermon in t-be ser ies on "The Heroic in Christiani ty" is entitled "The Heroic Still Left" and will be preached Sun day at eleven o'clock. Rev. J. G. Phillips will speak at the combined Baptist-Metho dlst service at 8 o'clock at the BapMst Church. Sunday School at 9:45 A. M. No Training Union during July and August. FROM CASTA LI A Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Lancaster, of Newton, visited the past* two weeks with his sister, Mrs. Oliie Lancaster, of near Castalia. Mr. and Mrs. Ben M. Lancaster, of Louisburg, spent several days last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliie Lancaster, of near Castalia. Mrs. Lancaster was be fore her marriage on June the sixteenth, Miss Edna Lucille Wal ler, of Klnston. If the government Insists on go ing into business. It> will eventual ly be necessary for business men to take over the government. PROGRAM AT THE LOUISBURG THEATRE The following u the program at the LouUburg Theatre begin ning Saturday, July 6th: Saturday ? Double feature ? George O'Brien In "Prairie Law" and Boris Karloff in "Black Fri day". Also chapter No. 11 "Drums of Pu Manchu." Sunday-Monday ? Nelson Eddy and Jeanette McDonald in "New Moon." Tuesday ? Maureen O'Hara, Herbert Marshall, Adolphe Men jou and Pay Bainter In "A Bill of Divorcement." Wednesday ? Robert Young and Helen Gilbert In "Plorlan." Thursday - Friday ? George Brent, Virginia Bruce, Brenda Marshall and Richard Barthel meas in "The Man Who Talked ^ Too Much." Rev. E. H. Davis To Preach ? At tihe Methodist Church on jnoxt Sunday morning the sermon will be given by Rev. E. H. Davis. This service is arranged by the pastor, Mr. Phillips, in recogni tion of the 80th birthday which Brother Davis is celebrating this week. He w'as admitted into the Nortih Carolina Annual Confer ence, and began his ministry in 1886, 54 years ago. All those interested are especially urged to attend this recognition service. The Men's Bible Class, of which Mr. Davis is teacher, is in vited to attend in a body. A pic ture will be taken of t"he class be tween the Sunday School and Church hours. Sunday School and Epworth League will be held Sunday at the usual hours. The evening wor ship service, however, will be a union service at the Baptist Church, with Mr. Phillips preach ing on the topic, "Getting bhe Best of Life." Cotton Blooms Mr. V. Osborn, of near Sandy Creek Church sent in the first Cotton bloom from the 1940 cot ton crop on Monday morning, i This was a red bloom which indl- < cates it was a day old. Mr. Os burn says in looking for this bloom he found that he had had blooms for several days as some had fallen off. Mr. Osborn is one of Sandy Creek township's most progressive farmers and business . men. Otiher blooms received this | week were as follows: J. Ira Weldon. proprietor of i Weldon's pond, brought in cotton blooms Monday morning. In the lot were red blooms and dead 1 blooms that* had fallen off indi- j eating they were in bloom on Friday. H. B. Shearon. of Wood, brought in two blooms Monday, one white and one red. J. E. Bailey, of Route 4, sent in a white bloom Monday. C. T. Hudson, of near Piney Grove, brought in a white bloom Monday. Josh Branch, of near Four Bridges in Louisburg township, brought in red blooms Tuesday. Clarence Plyler Shearln, Jr., : near Prospect Church, brought in red blooms Tuesday. Willie Johnson, near Four Bridges, brought in white blooms Tuesday. Mrs. Rufus Jones, of Wood, sent in a red bloom Tuesday. B. T. Bunn, of New Hope, sent in a white bloom Tuesday. Wlllard Leonard, of Louisburg, R 2, sent in a white bloom on Tuesday. P. C. Holmes, of near Louis burg. brought in a white bloom Tuesday. ; E. B. Tunstall. of near Louis burg, on Bunn Road, brought in a white and a red bloom Tuesday. J. J. Leonard. Castalia R 1, sent in a white bloom Wednesday. W. R. Griffin, of Castalia, R 1, sent in a red boom Wednesday. Jasper Collins, of White Level, sent in a white bloom Wednesday. Sonny Hayes, of nfear Louis burg. brought in a white bloom Wednsday. Alonio Hartsfleld, on Tucker's Four Bridges farm, brought in a red and a white bloom Wednes day. Paul Beasley of Louisburg, sent in a white bloom Wednesday. Lee O. Leonard, of Lonisburg, Rout 4, brought In a whitie bloom Wednesday. 8TEWART-WOOOLIKK Miss Pearl Woodllef and Mr. H. If. Stewart were happily mar ried at Boyd ton, Va.. on Wednes day afternoon. June 26th, Rev. Wm. 3. Evans. pastor of the Boydton Methodist Church offici ating. The marriage took place in the parsonage in tihe presence of only a few intimate friends. Mrs. Stewart is the popular and accomplished daughter of Mrs. Mattie Woodllef and the late Mr. Mack Woodllef, of near Frank- i llnton. Mr. Stewart Is the popular as sistant local Manager of Pender's 1 Store. He came t<o Loulsburg from Henderson about two and a I half years ago. He is one of i Loulsburg's capable and efficient ' young business men. I | i Plenty of beef, pork, and lamb, i and a better consumer demand I for these meats Mils summer thai* i last are indicated by the current I livestock situation report. I Doctors report that nation is 1 suffering from war nerves. I i ANNIVERSARY DINNER REV. E. H. DAVIS At the Green. Hill Place on July 3, Rev. E. H. Davis was host to a large number of relatives and friends at an anniversary dinner. Over one hundred per sons enjoyed a delightful dinner of barbecue, fried chicken, iced tea. pie, cake, etc., which was provided in abundance by Mr. Davis and members of the family. A very interesting object on the (?able was a double-decker birth day cake with eighty candles, which revealed the fact that Brother Davis had reached his eightieth birthday. In expressing greetings and welcome to the guests. Mr. Davis ' told the group tihat It had been his custom to invite friends to a ; similar dinner occasion every ten years on third of July. In 1890 1 It was at High Point where he was ; the first station preacher of any ; denomination lio serve in that city at a full-time church. In 1900 the anniversary was at Warren ton; In 1910, at Rockingham; In 1920, at Clinton: and in 1930 the dinner was at the Green Hill Place, many of t?he group coming from Zebulon where Mr. Davis was Pastor at that time. The host Baid he supposed the prospect of the crowd meeting again after ten more years was rather doubt ful. But many of his friends, ob serving his abundant health at 80. assured him that they expect ed to enjoy the fellowship again in 1950. Mr. Davis mentioned three groups among the guests, namely: his kinspeople, his Adult Bible Class at the King-Hill Memorial Church, and his Men's Bible Class at the Louisburg Methodist Church. Brief words of response and appreciation were given by the ministers of the churches re presented, and by Rev. P. I). Woodall and Dr. D. T. Smithwick. The group sang the hymn, "Blest Be The Tie That Binds." Among the out-of-town guests were, Mr. Ivey Allen and family of Oxford, Mr. Ivey Allen. Jr., and family, of Glenridge. N. J., Mrs. Eugene Allen and family, of Warrenton, Professor J. Ed ward Allen and family, of War renton. Mrs. R. Z. Egerton, of Warrenton, Mrs. Leo Heartt, of Raleigh, Mr. A. H. Veaxey and family, of Raleigh, and Mrs. Ves ter D. Sale and family, of High Point. MR. PAUL GUPTON LEASES LOCAL MILL Last Monday morning, Mr. Paul Gupton, who (or the past five rears baa been head miller at Webb's Mill in Nash County, leas ed and took over the Louisburg grist mill. Mr. N. P. Ingram, who has faithfully operated this business for the past eleven years, gave up his lease because of poor health, according to announce ment of Mr. G. M. Beam. Already many of his customers have followed Mr. Qupton to Loulsburg and he has bad corn sufficient to keep an additional large stone In operation. He is being assisted by his brather-in law, Mr. Upchurcb. We are Informed that many Improvements are planned for this mill and thati If necessary, it will be operated day and night In order that the farmers of this lection may receive efficient and up-to-date service. The meal made by Mr. Oupton while at Webb's mill has an established reputation In this sectioiy and he says the local mill is making meal Just as tood. if not better, than that irhlch he made at the Nash Conn :y mill. WHAT IS YOUR ANSWER ? The following question has been handed the FRANK LIN TIMES, which is pass ing it on to the public: WHEN WILL OUR j ARMORY BE FINISHED ? PROJECT REGAN M.AV 18, J 939. liOUISBURG MAN HURT IN WAKRENTON CRASH (iforjjf Inscoe Taken to Rocky | Mount Hospital With Serious Injuries Warrentou, June 30. ? George Inscoe o( near Louisburg, was in jured Beriously here at noon Sun day when an automobile In which he was riding was in collision with one driven by H. E. Harris, of Henderson. P. B. Wilson, of Loulsburg, was operating the car in which Inscoe was riding. Suffering from a fractured skull, Inscoe was taken to Park view Hospital, Rocky Mount, in au unconscious condition. The wreck occurred. Sheriff W. J. Ptnnell said, when Wilson at tempted to pass Harris' car al>out> two miles out of Warrenton on the Henderson road. Both machin es overturned and were wrecked badly. Miss Zelma Britt. of Frank llnton. in Wilson's car. suffered bruises and cuts. The sheriff indicated charges would be brought anain.st Wilson. Later Information received from Rocky Mount hospital Wednesday morning was to the effect that Mr. Inscoe has vet^ little chance of recovery. information received through the Sheriff's office is that both Mr. Wilson and Miss Brit* are being detained awaiting the out come of Mr. Inscoe's injuries. i LATER- ? Mr. Inscoe died at t>he hospital in Rocky Mount at 2:15 Wednesday afternoon. He was 70 years of age and laves Ave chil dren. Mrs. B. O. Myers, of Nor folk. Va.. Mrs. M. M. McLeod. of Raleigh, Mrs. W. W. Stevens, of Spartanburg. S. C.. Mrs. Kenneth Plttman, of Swansboro, Mrs. Jake Isler, of Carolina Beach. Funeral services were held in Louisburg at 2 p. m. Thursday! conducted by the Rev. J. O. Phil lips. Burial was In the grave yard of Trinity Church. Recorder's Court Franklin Recorder's Court held regular session on Tuesday. Mr. i John F. Matthews ably prosecut ed the docket) in the absence of Prosecuting Attorney Chas. P. ' Green. The docket as disposed of was as follows: Lonle Bell Rodwell, assault with deadly weapon, was given <0 days in jail under order of June 4th. Manard Davis was found guilty of unlawful possession of whiskey and given 6 months on roads, sus pended upon payment of )25 fine and costs. Robert Harris was found guilty of distilling, possession of mater ial. prayer for Judgment' contin ued one week. Troy Kearney, breaking and entering. preliminary hearing waved, bound over to Superior Court under {400 bond. ,The following cases were con tinued: Aaron Medlin, reckless driving. Henry C. Wood, reckless driv ing. Percy Olascoe. abandonment and non support, under former order, Willie Coppedge, manufactur ing whiskey. Carrie Mae Richardson, assault i with deadly weapon. Percy Moss, assault with dead ly weapon. " Jessie Boone, assault with deadly weapon. John Johnson, assault with deadly weapon. Roger Driver, operating auto mobile Intoxicated, motor vehicle violation. Oladys Roberson, motor vehicle violation. B. B. Beckham, unlawfnl pos session of whiskey, transporting, public drunkenness. Hugh Freeman, distilling. Curtis Inssoe, operating auto mobile Intoxicated, assault! on fe male. . t * i I Bynum-Rouse In a cerniony characterized by simplicity and beauty Miss Jose phine Ina Rouse became the bride of Merrill H. Bynum Wednesday aftiernoon at Ave o'clock in the Methodist Church of Louisburg. The Reverend James G. Phillips, pastor of the bride, officiated, us ing the impressive ring ceremony. The chancel of the church was hanked with native greens and large white baskets of pink glad ioli and Queens Ann Lace inter-' spersed the greens. Cathedral candles in branched candelubrae burned at either end of Ohe altar and at intervals among the greens. Mrs. O. Y. Yarborough, organist and Mr. Arthur Fleming, Jr., soloist, rendered a musical program prior to the ceremony. Mrs. Yarborough played "Medita tion" from Thais, Massemet, "O Thou Sublime, Sweet Evening Star," Wagner-Schubert's Sere nade and "Sabeti d'Anioier" by Ulgar. Mr. Fleming sang "I Love You Truly" and "O Sweet Mystery of Life." The Bridal Chorus from "Lohengrin" was used as a processional and Men delssohn's Wedding March as a recessional. Ushers were Frank R. Rose. Frank W. Wheless, Jr., T. Mortimer Harris and K. K. Allen. The bride's only attend ant was her sister. Miss Marguer ite Rouse, who served as Maid of Honor. She was lovely in a tail ored dress of gold crepe and wore a leghorn hat and carried an arm bouquet of pastel garden flowers. The bride entered the church with her Maid of Honor and was met at> the Altar by the groom and his best man. Mr. Thomas Forcue. of Mayesville. She wore a sheer navy ensemble with white acces sories and her bridal bouquet was of white roses and valley lilies. Immediately after the cere mony the couple left by motor for all extended wedding trip. The bride is the second daugh ter of M 1*8 . lua Harris House and the latie Mr. John KouBe. and is a graduate of Mills High School and the Virginia Beauty Culture School, of Norfolk. Va., The groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Bynum. of Mayesville, is a native of Mayesville and Is I now the popular Patrolman of this 1 District with headquarters in Louisburg. This popular couple has the I best wishes of their many friends : throughout the state. After the rehearsal of the wed ding on Tuesday evening the bride's mother and grandmother, i Mrs. Ina Rouse and Mrs. Ina Harris entertained the bridal par ty, out-of-town guests and a num ber of close friends of the couple at an informal reception ati their home on North Main Street. Johnston County Against ABC Control Smlthfleld. June 28. ? Johnston County voted overwhelmingly to day to abolish its legalized liquor stores, In operation (or the past three years. The vote, which 'admittedly sur prised even the most ardent among the Dry forces, was: 7.579 in favor of abolishing the ABC store set-up: 3.959 for retention of the stores. Johnston thus became the Brst county In North Carolina to adopt legalized liquor by ballot and then to reject it later. Johnston voted in the Spring of 1937 for ABC stores, but by a majority of only 281 votes of a total of 4,081 ballots. Other Votes Koircwt Elated over the unexpected de cisiveness of their victory. Dry forces here saw in today's ballot ing a definite trend toward return of prohibition throughout the State and predicted other wet counties, of which there are 2(, would soon call referendum*. It was understood that Drys In Cum berland County, which was the last to rote In favor of stores, al ready have made plans to peti tion for a vote. PERSON TO VOTE ON MQCOR STORES Koxboro, July 8. ? The Per son County Board of Elections ordered today that an election be held August 24 on the ques tion of opening county liquor stores. Last Saturday Johnston County became the flrst in the State which had liquor stores to turn around aad vote them out, aad Person Oouuty will be the Irst county that voted dry once which ban ordered anoth er vote. CIRCLE ?loliuMoii Cflmei Bark To Tlie Old Start i 11(5 Place Under the above beading Mon day's Chorlotte News has about the best exposition of the liquor question we have seen in some Mrae. Charlotte Is supposed to be dry. The editorial follows: The action of the Johnston County voters iu voting nearly J two to one to close the liquor ' stores there coincided with a ! wholesale seizure of bootleggers i in Charlott/e. The two taken together consti tute a commentary on the dilem ma presented by the effort to con trol the sale of alcohol. The memory of tihe people is not long, and it is the nature of i Americans to keep on believing that the mtllenlum can be usher- i 1 ed in by making or unmaking laws. When the nation had seen thor oughly how prohibition actually works ? when it had seen all the corruption and cynicism and dis- 1 respect* for law bred by It ? , most ] of It turned back to tlie legal sale of liquor. But not with any real istic memory of the fact that that 1 could not bring men to abandon ; t-he drinking of alcohol either. ' The legal sale of liquor has cer- ! tain obvious advantages. It brings the traffic out in the open light of day where control can, If the people will it, be rigidly ap plied. It puts the revenue from the sale of the st>uff to public uses instead of into the pockets of j criminals or semi-criminals. It ! guarantees that men at least shall not be subject to the danger of being paralyzed or blinded by t'he stuff they buy. But It can not turn men against the drink- 1 ing of alcohol: only the growth of the temperance spirit can do that. But that was what was expected by Ohe American people generally. Notion was that with liquor to be had openly, men would grow dis gusted with it. Of course, it hasn't worked out so. And in their disappointment many com munities over the naMon are turn ing back to prohibition ? as John- ! ston County did Saturday. But they are still following a wlll-o-the-wisp and forgetting the lessons of yesterday. Of today. ' for Uiat matter. The arrest of the bootleggers in Charlotte points them to the way they are now going. Does anybody really suppose that Johnston County will now quit drinking liquor or t that iti will drink any less of U?'' Or that the conditions of its han- - dllng will actually be better for | the change? Or does anybody believe that ; the arrest of the 29 booMeggers in ^ ; Charlotte Saturday is going to , make any essential difference in I , the Gargantuan consumption of j the stuff In this town? There wasn't a big shot* among the 29 j , who were caught. All of them ( were pint peddlers. And the tribe , ( is so numerous In the city that ( the loss of 29 from their ranks, ( supposing them all sent to jail for long periods, would hardly slow t up the tirafflc. The real choice Is merely be- 1 tween having liquor sold under -I the best possible conditions or having it sold under the worst possible conditions. Mecklenburg I has preferred the latter, and now ' Johnston joins her. Not because ' either really prefers the bad con- ? dIMons. but because both go on believing in the face of the evl- I dence that the liquor traffic can < somehow be wiped ont by law. It never can be until the body I of the people are first converted to the will to refrain from tihe I abuse of Intoxicants. And unjjl that will is achieved, all prohibi tion laws do Is to make the case worse. GOES TO ROCKV MOUNT Dick Parrish Succeeded at IU> nor'M Radio and Jewelry Shop By Father, L. W. Parrish Dick Parrish, who has been with Raynor's Radio and Jewelry Shop for the past year or more. In charge of the jewelry depart ment has taken a position with Rogers-Land, jewelers and watch makers, of Rocky Mount, and en tered upon his new work on July 1st. He is eepeclally well quail fled for his work and his many friends here wish him much suc cess in his new field. L. W. Parrish, who has been conducting a watch repair and Jewelry business at Foqnay Springs for some time, haa re turned to Loulsburg and taken the position with Raynor's made va cant by Dick's leaving. He also Is a splendid expert in his line. RENEW TOUR SUBSCRIPTION! '' "1 EUROPEAN WAR NEWS London. July 4. ? (Thursday) ? The Ministry of Information announced today that steps were taken yesterday to place all French warships in British ports under British control. The announcement indicated that only' in two instances was there opposition to the more. The ministry said action had to be taken against French ships la the vicinity of Oran, on the Med iterranean coast of Algeria, be cause the French admiral in com mand there would not accept the British conditions. The operations of bringing the scattered sections of the French war fleet under British control still are proceeding, the ministry aald. Official Statement The ministry statement fol lows: "It will be recalled bhat the French government, relying upon the promises of Germany and Italy not to use her fleet against France's former ally undertook by the terms of the armistice to allow their fleet to pass into the hands of the enemy. "His Majesty's Government, having lost all faith la promises nade by the governments of Ger many and Italy, felt that they were compelled, not only In their own interests, but also in the hope of restiring the independ ence of France and the integrity Df the French Empire, to take steps before it was too late to ensure that the French fleet) should not be used against them by the common enemy. British Control "With this object In view, steps were taken in the early morning of July 3 to place all French men of-war In British ports under British control." GBftMANS AND ITALIANS llltOWN AS LINER SINKS London. July 3. ? At least 968 German and Italian alien prison ers en route to internment camps in Canada were drowned yester day in a wild death battle of fly ing fists and iron bars when a German U-boat sank the 15.474 ton British steamer Arandora Star og the Irish west coast. The death toll may reach 1,200 It was feared, because about 300 crew members and 200 British soldiers guarding the prisoners also were aboard. First reports placed the num ber of British lost at about) 100. Of 1.640 German and Italian ilien8. seized in wholesale round ups in the Britsh Isles to crush, 'fifth column" activities. only* >7 2 were said to have been sav id. Efforts to rescue the aliens, vho were reported to have bab ied each other since leaving port, vere rendered almost useless be muse of the wild panic that fol owed the torpedoing when Ger mans fought the Italians to obtain ieat? In the lifeboats. IAME8 KDGAR HARRIS DEAD Youngsville. ? James Ed?ar rlarrts, 65, died at 6 a. m. Wed lesday at his home near Youngs rllle, on the Ralelgh-Loulsburg oad. Survivors are his wife, the tor Tier Miss Susan MorrU, and a laughter, Jean Harris. He was a son of the late A. J. P. and Sara Elizabeth Harris. Funeral services were held at :he home at 3 p. m. Thursday. War Summary Ijpndon. Germsii bombers blast Britain's town and coun tryside in day-long raids; Am erican-made bombers used by British In raids on German bases in Holland; British User Arandora sunk oil Ireland. British announce many Ger mans and Italians en route to Internment lost; 1,000 report ed landed out of 2.04)0 aboard, j Bucharest ? Rumania releas es prisoners in desperate search ' (or men to meet threats from within and without; reports say Germans disclaim assur ances of German support against further Minn of Ru manian territory. Berlin. ? l>NBB. official Ger man news agency, reports 1ft killed, an wounded in air raid ' on Barm beck. Hamburg suburb. Tokyo. ? British standing Arm ' against J spaa Me Jiml (Mr closing motor road from Brit ish Burma to Chungking head quarters of OnwfllnJmii Ohi ang kai-shek.