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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