THE COUNTY THE STATE THE UNION FIMEJ WATCH THE LABEL ON Y'OITR PAPER Renew Your Subscription Before Expiration Date To Avoid Missing An Issue. VOLCMN, LXXI SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 a YEAR (EIGHT PAGES) N I'MBER aa APPROVE BUDGET Town Commissioners Hold Meeting Friday Night; Several Minor Matters Attended To The Board of Town Commis sioners met in regular session, July 5th, 1940 at 8 P. M? with all members present. Minutes of previous meetings were read and approved. The monthly reports of the Chief of Police, Superintendent of Light & Water Department^, Tax Collector and Town Clerk were read and approved by the Board. Dr. R. F. Yarborough reported to the Board regarding the work tihat is being done in the Town of Louisburg, by the Franklin Coun ty Health Department. Mr. Stuart Davis reported to the Board regarding the work on the Armory Building. The Board instructed the Street Committee to make an estimate of the cost of repairing Tan Street so that the surface water will drain to Nash Street, and to remedy the draiuage problem on Cedar Street in' front of the ten ant house belonging to Mr. S. T. Wilder. The Clerk was instructed to pay Webb Loy live dollars for a desk. A motion was passed instruct ing the Town Attorney to draw an Ordinance prohibiting the building of any gasoline, or oil service station or distributing plant, within the corporate lim its of Louisburg, N. C., without securing a special permit for such construction from the Board of Town Commissioners. ' The Board Instructed Mr. J. C. Harkins to attend the oncoming State College Electrical School at the expense of the Town. The Board adopted a temporary "Budget Estimate." for the Fis cal Year 1940-1941, providing for a, total of $82,202.50. , A number of invoices were ap proved and adjournment was ta ken. L O II S K IK LOSES VALl'ABLK CITIZENS Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Burgess and daughter. Miss Jane, moved to Roanoke Rapids on Tuesday ?( this week, where Mr. Burgess will again engage in tihe lumber industry. It will be recalled that he sold his local plant some months ago. The TIMES is informed that the Burgesses bare also bought a home in Roanoke Rapids. While Louisburg is naturally reluctant to give up the Burgesses, who have been In our midst tor around 20 years, or more. Roanoke Rapids is to be congratulated up on adopting these tine citizens. Bound Over P. B. Wilson, ot Louisburg, and Miss Zelma Brltt, ot Franklinton, who were gtven a preliminary hearing in Warrenton on Monday in connection with the automo bile accident death of George P. Inscoe. were bound over to the Warren Superior Court In bonds ot 9100 each, according to infor mation reaching here t'his week. MORE COTTON BLOOMS Since our last report cotton blooms have been sent in by the following: C. J. Wynn. of near Ingl?side, a red bloom on Thursday of last i , ? week. , R. A. Foster, of Louisburg R 3. a white bloom on Thursday of, last week. v PROGRAM AT THE LOUISBURG THEATRE The following is the program at the Louisbarg Theatre begin ning Saturday, Jtfly 13th: Saturday ? Doable feature ? Bill Elliott in "Taming of The West" and Florence Rice in "The' Olrl In 313." Also chapter No. 12 "Drums of Fn Manchu." Sunday-Monday ? Mickey Roon ey, Judy Garland, Lewis Stone, Ceceilia Parker and Fay Holden in "Andy Hardy Meets Debutante"! Tuesday-i-Chester Morris, Ani-; ta Louise, Ona Munsoh and Gab- 1 by Hayes in "Wagons Westward". I WedaesdayhBaby Sandy. Tom ! Brswn. Nan Gray ahd- Eugene PtVlette in "Sandy Is A Lady." Thursday-Friday ? Irene Dunne Cary Grant, Randolph Scott and Gall Patrick in "My Favorite1 Wife." EUROPEAN WAR NEWS Zurich. July 10. ? In a stormy session ot the French Parliament at Vichy today, the defenders of France's doomed democratic rule forced the Petain government, in their last defiant stand, to agree tihat the nation's new totalitarian dictatorship will be placed before the people in a national plebiscite. As result of the story session and the casting of 80 negative votes, which the German radio called "catastrophic" for t<he French, there were reports that Marshal Petain might be replac ed as premier. Former Premier Pierre Etienne Flandin. a rightist, was mention ed in Nazi quarters as a possible successor ot Petain. Flandin was said to have vio lently attacked various leaders during the session, accusing them of "responsibility for France's war policy." The 70-year-old Third Repub lic. born of the French Revolution on the wreckage of Napoleon Ill's \ empire, passed out of existence when the two houses of parlia ment convened in the Vichy Ca i sino voted 569 to 80 for dictator ial regime and the end of parlia mentary rule. A resolution ? the death war rant of democratic France ? was j introduced by Vice Premier Pierre 1 Laval on behalf of 84-year-old Premier Henri Philippe Petain. Stubborn Opposit ion But the opposition was so stub j born that the resolution had to be altered to provide for ratifica tion of the new totalitarian consti I i*ition ? built on Fascist lines? in a national plebiscite. Only about two-thirds of the I members of the Chamber of Dep uties and the Senate voted and there were loud boos and cat-calls i from the floor and the galleries j of the Casino's theater when Jules JeaiiQeney. president of the senate, read out the names of those who had asked to be "ex cused" from voting or had fled to North Africa. The names included former Premier Edouard Daladier,. Min ! ister of Interior Georges Mandel and others reported to have fled ) aboard t<he steamer Massilia for Casablanca where, according to some reports, they are held virtu al prisoners Aboard the ship. Edouard Herriot, former prem ier and president of the Chamber who is being assailed bitterly by the Nazis and some sections of French leadership, jumped to his feet and defended the wartime efforts of the Daladier govern ment, dispatches from Vichy said. The official German DNB agency reported tonight from Geneva that a reorganization of the Petain government by the week-end is anticipated as an outgrowth ot today's develop ments at Vichy. The DNB added that demands still are being pressed in Vichy for punishment on "criminal charges" of former French lead ers "responsible for the instiga tion and continuation of the war" against Germany, including form er Premeirs Daladier and Paul Reynaud and General Maurice Uamelln. former Allied general issimo. London. July 11. ? (Thursday) ? Britain was warned tihat Nazi invasion may be sprung today ? perhaps in the dawn ? and spec ulated anxiously as to whether this statement from a War Of fice official was the authorized first word that the zero hour tor England was near. Members <fl parliament) studied closely the "attack" warning In which Sir Edward Origg, Under secretary of State for War, told Britons last night: "Tonight thousands of our sol diers will be on the alert, waiting for and attack which may come In several places at dawn." He spoke while the thunder of bombs and the rattle of machine air fight of the war over England ? gun fire still signaled the grea test attack which Sir Edward said might be only a prelude to the worst. British battle planes and coast al guns drove the Germans off late in the day after shooting down or disabling 37 of the raid ers. SOme members of Parliament took the Undersecretary's state ment as implying only the need for Increased watchfulness hour by hour along the coastal No Man's-Land where the next blow is expected? soon. Nazi Losses Acknowledging the loss of two British planes, the Ain Ministry EDWARD BEST LAID TO REST Funeral Held at Methodist Church, Conducted by Rev. J. G. Phillips And Dr. C. C. Weaver ? Large Crowds Attend ? Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. EDWARD LEIGH BEST ? "We bring back to you, though sadly, the same loyal, honest and loved citizen, who came to us from you I some five years ago, to assume one of the most difficult [positions in the State, but he did it grandly, in such an easy manner that he won the love, respect, support and [cooperation of our people as no other in his day," was j the substance of Dr. C. C. Weaver's introduction in con I ducting the funeral of Edward L. Best at the Methodist | Church on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Following he paid a beautiful tribute to a life so full' of service and sacri fice for the Rood not only of the school children which he repre sented. but his church, which he loved, and his community to which he gave much of his time and ability. The remains of Supt. Best, who died in Charlotte on Friday morning about 7 o'clock were brought to his father's homestead on Saturday afternoon, to rest- in the surroundings of his child hood, at his request. On Sunday morning the funeral party left the country home of his boyhood and the services were held at the church he had served so well while in Louisburg, by the pas tor, Rev. J. O. Phillips of t'he Louishurg Methodist Church, and Rev. C. C. Weaver, pastor of the First Methodist Church of Char lotte, his adopted home. During the services a special choir, com posed of Mrs. R. T. Mills, Mrs. E. S. Ford, Sr., Miss Jane Fuller, i Malcolm McKinne and 1. D. Moon sang several selections and Mrs I R. T. Mills, of Southern Pines, softly and sweetly sans: his fav orite. "Going Home," by Anton Dvorak. The interment was made in Oakwood cemetery, where the casket and grave was covered with beautiful flowers gifts of relatives and friends speaking a love and respect deeper than ] words. A large number were j present to witness the last sad , rites and bid adieu to a friend. Among them were many colored i people to whom he had shown great favors. The pallbearers were: Frank Jackson, of Daaville, Va.. James | Brickell, of Charlotte. T. M. Har j ris, C. K. Cooke. Jr., J. B. King, W. R. Mills. Harvel Harris and A. F. Johnson. Deepest sympathy is extended the bereaved family and friends. reported Miat in incessant dog- ! fights throughout the day. 14 German bombers and their guard- I Ian fighting craft, sprung at Eng. I land from closerange bases In France and the low countries, were shot out of the sky. Another 23 were reported "so severely damaged t?hat they were unlikely to reach home." Tbe raiders concentrated on breaking down coastal defenses and smashing shipping out of the narrow Straits of Dover. The British said "a few per- 1 sons" were killed by high explo- , sives Inland. At times at least 150 planes battled simultaneously along Uhe coast ? the Germans trying for hits on ships and attempting to break through British defenses for inland attacks. Unlike raids of weeks ago when the bombers came a few at a time without fighter fescort, to day's raiders brought while flights of fast, light, fighting planes to ward off the British Spitfires and Hurricanes. One squadron of nine big bomb ers was guarded by 50 lighter warplanes. The bombers were r ' , ? ? guarded within two full circles of Messerscbmltts. ? ? ? ? ? ? . Approves Bond Issue The Board of County Commis sioners met in special session on Wednesday morning with all members present to consider the advisability of authorizing a bond issue to 'erect a school" building for Negroes at Perry's School in Oold Mine township and putting in heat and water facilities In the Pilot School and for refunding some Indebtedness, relieving a condition brought about by the tightness of niooey making tax collecting slow. The school bonds approved amounted to $16,000.00 and the refunding bonds amounted to $10,000.05 The B9ard of Education ac companied by Mr. Credte of the Statie Department of Education was before the Board sponsoring the school bond Issue. RENEW YOUR NUBHCKU-iION! % War Summary London ? British and (irrnutu planes in biggest air battle of , war over Britain's Knglish cliaunel coast; British claim 14 Nazi planes shot down; admi ralty says Italian fleet put to I flight in Mediterranean. Berlin mi iiiim claim British planes shot down in past 24 hours; German planet sink British cruiser and four merchant ships in Dover straits, and damage another cruiser and three other vessels; Hitler confers with Italian and Hun garian leaders ? planning "new order" in Balkans and peaceful settlement of Bumania's quar rel with Hungary and Bulgaria. Home? Italian high com mand says Italian fleet sinks two British warships and heav ily damage several others in clash in Ionian sea, sending the British fleeing; Italians admit losing a destroyer and a subma rine. Bucharest ? Kumania with draws front the l.eaguc of Na tions. Zurich ? France votes out democratic rule, hut the nation will determine by plebiscite wether the nation is to have a new totalitarian dictatorship. LOUISBURG WINS OVER WARRENTON After losing to the strong Wake ' Forest golf team on Wednesday | of last* week in a match played on the Wake Forest course, the Loufsburg golfers came hack strong on Wednesday afternoon of this week and lived up to their reputation for being one of the best balanced golf clubs in this section rtf the stat*e. when they defeated Warren'ton by the score of 35 to 10 in a match played on the local links. Eight of the Louisbiirg golfers made scores in the 70's. which is sufficient groof that the local team has a long list of good play ers. Every member of the local team won '/fc. or more points. Ed Owens won the medal score with a par 70. Arch Wilson. Buddy Beam and Tom Burton, of War ren ton, tied for runner-up. with scores of 74 each. Next Wednesday afternoon, thei Louisburg golfers will go to Ox ford in an effort to redeem them selves from an early defeat admin istered them by the Oxford club at the beginning of the season. The Tournament Committee re quests that every golfer make a special effort to go wiMi the team next Wednesday, as the only hope, j of victory lies in having the full strength of the team playing. Those making points for Louis- ? (burg against Warrenton were: Owens. 3; ('oilier, 2; F. Whe less. % : Huggins. 2 V4 ; Bagby. 3; I Buddy Beam. 3; Joe Barrow. 3; . Thomas. Williamson. 1; Dr. | Wheless. 2 ; Arch Wilson. 3;. Dr. Bill Perry, 2; Henderson, 2 ; j Cox. 1; Pernell, 3. ANNIVERSARY SERMON NEKT Hl'N'DAV Rev, K. H. Davis will give the sermon at the Louisburg Metho dist Church next Sunday morn ing at 11:00 o'clock. The entire I program as planned for last Sun day will be carried out on next ! Sunday morning. A picture will; be made of the Men's Bible CUss, which Brother Davis has taught for a number of years, and the J class will attend the church ser vice in a body, with reserved seats. The women of the Green Hill Bible Class have a special Invita tion, and all members of the Sun day School are urged to attend, j The special occasion is recdgni-, tion of the eightieth birthday an niversary of Brother Davis, to gether with recognition of 54 years of service in the Methodist ministry. He was admitted Into the North Carolina Annual Con-: ference in 1816 at Reldiville. There are only six other members of the conference who were ad mitted as early as 1886. None of the other six are blessed with the strength to carry on such an active program of service In the Kingdom as Mr. Davis. The public is cordially invited to this special service. UNION SERVICE SUNDAY NIGHT Dr. A. Paul Bagby, of the Bap tist Church, will preach In the Union Sunday night service at the Methodist Church. Th* hour M eight. There was a very fine at tendance at the Union service last Sunday night at the Baptist Church and the same fs expected for this occasion. Held Under $5,000 Bond Cleveland Bell, living near Ce dar Creek bridge tn Franklinton township, was arrested here last week and taken to Rocky Mount (or investigation in connec tion with the purse snatching from Miss Sallie Thorpe on the streets there on Monday morning. July 1st. The purse contained n lot of money and checks belong ing to Belk-Tyler department I Store. Information comes back to Loutaburg that the investiga-l jtion developed evidence sufficient i to hold Bell under a $5,000 bond, j In addition the officers uncov ered evidence sufficient to issue a | warrant for Earl It. Richardson. ; also of Franklin County, as a puj | ty to and in this crime. Richard son had- not been arrested Wed nesday and the officers say they believe he has left the state. J- B. PERRY DEAD One of County's Leading Business Men and Young*ville's Sub stantial Citizens J. Berry Perry, about 85. died, at bis home in Youngsville at 5 a. m. Monday. He was one of Franklin County's most substan tial and highly respected citizens and unt'il his health failed him a few years ago was one of the County's most important business men, being the senior member of the Arm of Perry & Patterson, of Youngsville. lie was active in both civic, so cial and religious activities and w;is an official of the town of! Youngsville for many years. He enjoyed the confidence and es teem of a wide circle of friends and citizens. The funeral services were held i at ?* o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the cemetery in Youngsville. con ducted by I)r. VV. R. Cullom. and \ Rev. (\ L. Dowell, of Wake For iest. The pallbearers were: S. E. I Winston. B. II. Patterson. J. C. Freeman. Chas. P. Green. S. C. Eaves. W. T Moss. Quite a large number were present to pay a last* sad respect | to the deceased. The floral tri bute was especially large and] pretty. JOSEPH WILEY WINSTON Funeral services for Joseph Wiley Winston. 66. who died In a llaleigh hospital Tuesday, were held at the home in Youngsville. Wednesday at 3 o'clock, conduc ted by the Rev. S. K. Madreo. | pastor of the Oak Level Christian | Church, of which Mr. Winston i was a member. The Kev. E. M. Carter, pastor- of Youngsville ' Christian Church assisted in the services. Burial was in Oak Lev el cemetery. Survivors are his wile, Mrs. Lucy Taylor Winston; two daugh ters, Mrs Amanda Winston Hol den and Mrs. C. P. Talley, both of Youngsville; and a sou, J. A. Winston, of Raleigh Mr. Winston was one of Young8vllle'8 outstanding citizens having been identified with the mercantile life of tihe town for many years. He was a member of the Board of Town Commis sioners tor several terms and ser ved Franklin County as a mem ber of the Board of County Com- 1 missioners for several terms. Joe was a useful and substan tial citizen who had made many friends in his business expert- 1 once. His health failed a few years ago, however, and he was forced to give up active work. Large numbers of relatives and 1 friends attended the services and the floral tribute was especially; pretty. JAMES EDOAR HARRIS Youngsville. ? Funeral services for James Edgar Harris, 65, were held at his home near Youngs ville, conducted by the Rev. Charles B. Howard, pastor of Harris Chapel Church. Burial was in the family burying ground. Survivors are his wife, the for mer Miss Susie Morris, and a daughter, Jean Harris. He was a son of the late A. J. P, and Sarah Elizabeth Harris. Pallbearers were: Malcolm Mc Kinne, J. 8. Eaves, B. W. Young, J. R. Frazier, W. I. Baker, and C. B. Barham, Jr. W. M. 9. TO MEET The Woman's Missionary So ciety ot the Louisbarg Methodist Church will meat on Monday, July 18th, at the home ot Mrs. D. T. Smithwick, at 4 o'clock. 1 ? . , BOUND OVER $1,0W BOND Probable Cause Found in Incest Case Against John Williams in Recorder's Court Franklin Recorder's Court held quite a full session on Tuesday, disposing of a number of cases and continuing several. The dock et as disposed of wag as follows: Robert Harris was found guil ty of distilling, possession of ma terial, given 12 months on roads, suspended upon payment of $50 fine and costs and not to violate any liquor laws in N. C. for two years. Hugh Freeman was found not guilty of distilling. John Johnson was found guilty of assault with deadly weapon, and given 60 days on roads, sus pended upon payment of $10 fine and costs. Roger Driver was found guilty of operating an automobile intoxi cated. and given 60 days on roads, and not to operate a motor ve hicle on roads of N'. C. for 12 months. Appeal. Gladys Roberson plead guilty to motor vehicle violation, judg ment suspended upon payment of costs. ; Sam Radford was found guilty of cruelty to animals, given 6 months on roads. Appeal. John Williams, incest, proba ble cause found, defendant bound over to next term of Franklin Criminal Court under $1,000 bond. Hugh Freeman was found guil ty of motor vehicle violation, judgment suspended upon saving the County harmless. Junlous Neal was found guilty of motor vehicle violation and given 60 days on roads, suspend ed uponpayment of $10 tine and costs. The following cases were con tinued . Willie Coppedge. manufactur ing whiskey. Percy Moss, assault with dead ly weapons. Parker Robbins. public drunk enness. Carrie Mae Richardson, assault with deadly weapon. C. K. Mustian. worthless check. Curtis Inscoe. o Berating auto mobile intoxicated, assault on. fe male. E. C. Long, kidnapping. , LOUISBURG BAPTIST CHURCH < ? ? There was no eleven o'clock service held at the BapMst Cburcli 011 last Sunday morning. Rev. J. G. Phillips preached th? first sermon of the combined Bap tist-Melhodlst servlles of the sum mer, at the Baptist Church at 8 o'clock. On next) Sunday at eleven o'clock, Dr. Bagby will give tho second sermon. ("The Heroic Still Left") in the series, "The Heroic In Christianity." On Sunday evening Dr. Bagby will preach at the Methodwt Cburch at 8 o'clock, using the subject: '.Gain in Wastefulness and Prldigality in Stinginess." Sunday School ati 9:45. , GEO. P. INSCOE Funeral services for Geo. P. Inscoe, who died on Wednesday of last week were held from the Methodist Church, la Loulsburg on Thursday afternoon, following, at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. J. G. Phillips, pastor, and Inter ment was made in Trinity church cemetery beside the grave ot his wife who precdeded him many years. Quite a large number at tended the services and thb "floral tribute was especially pretty. The pallbearets were W. D. Egerton, N. L. Moseley, G. H. Murphy, W. E. Beasley. C. M. Howard, H. P. Cranford. The bereaved children have the sympathy of a wide circle ot friends. ROANOKE RAPIDS OWLS DEFEAT IjOCISBI'RO. 7-5 Roanoke Rapids. July 19.? Roanoke Rapids Owls turned in a 7-5 victory over the Loulsburs All-Stars here today In a baseball game between semi-pro contt> - gents. Loulsburg outhlt the 1 - cals, 10-9, and also led in errors, 5-3. Leaders In tihe Owls' were Hudson, with a double aftd a triple, and Brown, with a single and a double. Loulsburg'a lead ers were Stone, Brantley, and Lasslter. Score: R.H.E. All Stars., 020 002 010?6 10 5 Owls .... 130 110 00* ? 7 9 3 Johnson. Earp and Griffin, Buyd: Bo^f.nan and Outland. I

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