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? THE COUNTY THE STATE THE UNION VOLUMN I. XXI \ SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 a YEAR LOUI8BURG, N. CAROLINA p. WATCIJl THK LABEL ON YOUR PAPER Renew Your Subscription Before Expiration Date To Avoid Missing An Issoe. (EIGHT PAGES) NUMBER 26 BOONE IS RE-ELECTED ROAD MEETING INTER ESTING Only Matters of Routine; E. R. Richardson Re-Elec ted Superintendent Coun ty Home The Board ot County Commis sioners met In regular session on Monday with all members pres ent. After the usual opening form alities business was transacted as follows: Reports were received and ord ered filed from the following: Dr. R. P. Yarborough, Health Of ficer; Mrs. J. F. Mitchlners, Wel fare Officer; W. C. Boyce, Farm Agent; Miss Lillie May Braxton, Home Agent; E. R. Richardson, Superintendent of the County Home; J. E. Tuck, Negro Farm . Agent. J. H. Boone was re-electied Tax Collector for Franklin Coun ty for one year. E. R. Richardson was re-elected Superintendent of the County Home for Franklin County for another year. A jury was drawn for the Sep tember term of Court. A list ol which will be found in anot>hei column. In the afternoon the meeting was turned over to a discussior. Of roads with State Highway Com missioner T. Boddie Ward, anc Division Engineer R. Markham. both of Wilson. In the discussion Commissioner Ward assured the Board and a large number ot spectators present', that unless something unforseen happens, ht expects to have the Bunn-Pilot ex tension of 39 completed right away, and the road at Youngs TlUe is now in process of con struction. Thati the next road he contemplates building is the con necting link on 561 between Cen terrille and Halifax Gounty. He ftoo reported that he expects to hare bhe Mapleville-Justice-Spring Hope road completed soon and bhe work would begin on the Duke Memorial-Edward Best end. The discussion however center ed around a road from Louisburg by Seven Paths to Spring Hope. County Commissioner Bartholo mew was much interested in this road and pressed his point strong ly, but Commissioner Ward explained why this plan would be impossible for some time yet. Likewise he explained to County Commissioner Winston that the road 500 he was interested In had been consolidated with the road now being built from Zebu Ion by Youngsvllle to Pocomoke. After approving a number of accounts the Board adjourned. ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH This will be the 12th Sunday after Trinity. There will be the Early Celebration of the Holy Communion at 8:00 A. M. Most of the Church School children are to go on a trip to Bat>h, N. C. and they are to meet at the church not later than ?:30 A. M. For those who are not going on this Crip there will be Church School at 9:45 A. M Morning Prayer and Sermon by the Rector at 11:00 A. M. Cash farm Income from mar keting and government payments in June amounted to 8687,000, ? 00 as compared with 8683.000, 000 In the tame month of 1939. . ii i STILL HERE Washington, Aug. 7.? Sena tor Reynolds, pemocrat, North Carolina startled some of his colleagues today during debate on the National Guard measure by saying he favored sending men to foreign countries. "But the men of whom I v speak are aliens,'* he added quickly. Then be referred specifically to Harry Bridgers, West Coast maritime labor leader who was born in Australia. "We're appropriated about 18 billion dollars," said the North Carolinian, "and we are thinking of co? scripting two . million men. The appalling V. thing about it all Is that with all our wealth we can't lick one man ? Harry Bridgers. He's the , worst enemy we ever had, or one of the worst, anyway. The American Legion and the Vet erans of Fdfelgn Wars have led ~ a drive for yn an to get rid of him and we can't do It. He's still here." Q.S.LEONARD DEAD Mr. Quenten S. Leonard, one of Franklin County's most prom inent citizens died at his homej near Maplevllle early Tuesday \ morning. He bad been in (ailing health for some time, i Mr. Leonard was 6? years of age and besides his wife, is sur vived by two daughters. Misses Lucy and Betty Leonard, and two sons, Q. S. Jr., and George Leonard. Mr. Leonard came to Franklin County in the early 1900*8 and with his brother engaged in the lumber business, making quite a success. Following the return to Maryland and death of his broth* er, Mr. Leonard became particu larly interested in farming and stock raising and had developed his farming Interest to a high de gree of productiveness, experi mentation, convenience and pro fit. In addition to his personal suc cess Mr. Leonard had won the confidence and esteem of his fel lowman to the extent that he was called upon to serve the peo ple of the town with his excep tional ability as Commissioner and also the County of Franklin as a member of the Board of Commissioners. In each of these positions his service did credit! to himself and great good to his town and county. Funeral servipes were held at Maple Springs Baptist Church at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon, conducted by the Kev. John Ed wards. and interment was made in Oakwood Cemetery at Louis burg. Quite a large number at tended both services which to gether with the larse number of beautiful floral designs spoke si lently the love and high esteem which his community held for him. The pall bearers were: George W. Ford. P. W. Elam, Harvel Harris, O. C. Hill, George Griffin. Ben Wester, A. E. Henderson, W. L. Lumpkin. The bereaved parents have the deepest sympathy of the entire community. MKTHODIST YOUTH MEETINGS On next Sunday night there will begin a series of "Youth Crusade Meetings" at Ohe Louis burg Methodist Church. Gene Purcell, of Erwin and Duke Uni versity, Miss Kitty Wilson, of Warrenton and Greensboro Col lege. and Miss Novella Murray, of Durham and Duke University, will be present to help with the programs. Miss Jane Gray Per ry and Mr. Ed Smith are in charge of local arrangements. There will be a vesper service at the church Sunday evening at 7 : 15. and at 8:00 P. M. there will be a service with an address by Miss Kitty Wilson. The general public is invited to this service. Miss Wilson has come to be one of the outstanding youth leaders in the denomination, and has spoken to large assemblies from the same platform with Bishops and other great leaders. Anyone who can be present will be well repaid for attending. The other services will be Monday morning, afternoon and evening, and the same schedule for Tuesday with an outing for the afternoon. Miss Murray will direct a youth choir, and Mr. Purcell will speak and help with the organization of a youth orchestra. Any young people from 12 through 25 will enjoy this series, and all of any church or no church are cordially Invited. Adulte will be gladly welcomed to all services. At 11:00 A. M. on Sunday Mr. Phillips will speak on, "The Gos pel and America." * This year, (or the eight* months ending with May. the United States changed places with the United Kingdom as the most im portant buyer of Argentine wool. PROGRAM AT THE LOUISBURG THEATRE The following Is the program at* the Loulsburg Theatre begin ning Saturday. Aug. 10th: Saturtray ? Double Feature ? Roy Rogers and "Gabby" Hayes In "The Ranger and The Lady" and John Litel and Rochelle Hud son in "Men Without Souls" Also j the first chapter of new serial ! "The Adventures of Red Rydter." Sunday-Monday? John Payne, | Brenda Joyce and Walter Brennan [ in "Maryla?d." I Tuesday ? Lana Turner and John Shelton In "We Who Are , Young." I Wednesday ? John Wayne, Big- i] rid Gurie and Charles Coburn In ? "Three Faces West." I Thursday-Friday ? Joan Ben- i nett, Lloyd Nolan, Frances IxMler* er and Anna Sten in "The Min I Married." ? I ROBERT A. SEABOUIINE In a second prize jump at Nation-' al Air Races at Cleveland in 1935. j Battery 'B' Leaves For Camp Promptly at seven o'clock Mon-| day Battery "B" 113th P. A., loaded upon seven trucks and carrying three big guns pulled out of Louisburg tor their long, motor trip to Camp Maneuvers at>' Vicksburg. Miss., and Alexander. Ala., with all the boys in the very gayest of spirits showing an ex pectancy of a good time even with the contemplated bard work. Preparations had been in the making for days and all was ready. The fnllfui^ng has hoen received from the front: COMJjlUNICAY NO. 1 (By Corp. James A. Julinsun) Cheraw, S. C.. Aug. 5. ? The ar rival of the entire personnel of Battery "B" took place today around 1:30 with everyone in fine physical shape. After formation this morning at 5:30 and break fast being served tilie men pro ceeded to tintsh parking their equipment and left Louisburg at seven. With an excellent group of commanding officers, which con sist of Captain Chas. P. Green, 1st Lt. P. W. Wheless. Jr., and 2nd Lt. E. C. Bulluck, all the men are in excellent' shape for the encampment and ready to do any duty which might fall their way. After arriving and the tents be ing put up for the night the men went* in swimming in a lake near which the camp was pitched. Bat tery "B" is one unit ? .but an out standing unit? among several Batteries which are encamped up on this site about five miles out* side of Cheraw. All the parents and friends of the men may rest assured that the men are doing One and are in fine physical condition. Anyone who wishes to get in touch witih any man in the Bat tery can do so by writing to him at the following addresses at these dates: Address the Individ ual in care of Battery "B" 113t>h P. A., 30th Division. APO 30. at Vicksburg, Miss., from the 9th to the 15th of August; Alexandria. La., from 16th' to 19t>h. After this the name of the postofflce should be changed to Demopolis. Ala., for the 21st; Columbus, Ala., 22nd; Thomasville, Ga., 23rd; Cheraw, S. C., 24th. These articles will follow dur ing encampment giving t<he infor mation to the public at home of the physical fitness of the meti and their maneuvers. Before leaving the entire mem bership of Battery "B" was treat ed to a barbecue supper by Mr. Q. S. Leonard, at his beactiful country home near Mapleville. A bountiful supply of delicious cued pig with allNthe usual dress ings was placed before the boys who enjoyed it fully. TAKES DEPOSITION Mrs. Hugh W. Perry. Court Commissioner, held a Hearing In the Commissioners room Tuesday taking the deposition of Hs K. Perry, a witness In a case oNP M. Marshburn of Nash vs. L. Jn Blakey, and the National Bank, of Burlington. This the TIME8 understands is a slander suit be gun in Nash County, and Involves business transactions of former years. The plaintiff was repre sented by J. W Grissom, of Rocky Mount, and I. T. Valentine, of Nashville, and the defendants by Kemp Battle and L. C Allan, of Rocky Mount, and S^en. W. L. Lumpkin, of Louitburg. IENEVI TOUR SUBSCRIPTION! FIRST AIR SHOW For Louisburg To Be Held Sunday, August 11th? Many Interesting Fea tures The first air show ever to be held ill Loulsburg is scheduled for next Sunday, August 11th. at t'he Louisburg Airport and promises to be an affair. enjoyable and ed ucational to the young and old alike. We are living in an air minded world today and have already seen what an important part avi ation plays in changing the world .uid making history. The pilots who participate in these shows have a club of their own. called the Breakfast Club Instead of breakfast we are going to give them a real Franklin County Barbecue Dinner, one that' will make them want to come back. Barbecue will be sold all day so let the cook off and come for dinner or take some home with you for supper. A mass (light of all planes will begin the afternoon's program, after which stunts of all kinds will be given with the highlight of the day being reached wit'h a parachute jump by Robert Sea bourne. Mr. Seabourne for his thirty-two years is a veteran jumper, having performed 692 times in twelve years, in 47 of the 48 states. Canada. Australia and Mexico. Come see who is going to buy the plane to be auctioned oiY! j Bring the whole family for one of the most enjoyable afternoon's FREE entertuininent you have ever had. The Louisburg Cham ber of Commerce is sponsoring this show and asks the coopera tion of every person in Loulsburg. and Franklin Counly in extend-! ing a welcome to all visitors, l.et's make this a d;iy to be re membered. Total continental European [supplies of the bread grains wheat> and rye, appear to 2e 5 to '111 percent under peacetime con sumption requirements (-his >year. reports the U. S. Department ot Agriculture. IUNITED ST AT iff i SMY MOBILE RECRUITING tfNIT TO VISIT LOUIS BURG ON THURS DAY, AUG. 15TH Sergeant Jennings B. Smith, Officer In charge of the Army Re cruiting Station in Raleigh, an nounces that he will command a Mobile Army Recruiting Unit which will visit Louisburg. on Thursday afternoon. August IS. It will be located at the Post Of fice Ruiiding. from 3:00 to 4:30 P. M. This will make the t'hird visit Sergeant Smith, has made to Louisburg and other nearby towns In this Portable Recruiting Sta tion. He states frhat these trips have been very successful as It has made It very convenient for young men to apply for enlistment and have their enlistment accom plished with only one trip bo Raleigh. Yonng men between the age of 18 to 36, who are single with no dependents, of good char acter and have the necessary edu cation are urged to take advan tage of this opportunity to begin a career that will be very profita ble to them now and In old age. ^ttever before have the young men or North Carolina become so con scious of the opportunities offer ed by the Army, this facti is prov en by the ever Increasing number of enlistments. Sergeant Smith states that his station enlisted 91 mendurlng tihe month of July, to take first place among the sub stations of North Carolina. You are urged to enlist now while there is a large number of as signments to oboose frpm. Tills is a picture of the "Clipper." bus to be used on the New Bus lJne through Louishiirg. opemted by the Carolina Conch Company. List of Jurors The following is a listi of Jurors drawn for the September term of Franklin Civil Court: Klrm Week ' Dunns? W. N. Mullen. J. W. Pearce. W. E. Holland, Z. B. Johnson. Harris ? W. J. Harris. Jerome Brantley. B. P. Wilder. Youngsville ? J. C. Nowell, J. H. Pearce. Franklinton ? H. M. Cooke, Henry Ooswick, W. I.. Stone, W. S. Ooswick. Hayesville ? Jack T. Ayscue, J. M Fuller. W. C. Modliu. Sandy Creek W. W. Kennedy, G. H. Phelps. Gold Mine S. E. Foster. W. B. Colbert, K. S. Lancaster. Cedar Rock I. L. Gilliam. Cypres;! Creek- B. T. Boone. J. E. Perry. Ii^iuisburg ? John Young Beas Tey, ('. T Hudson. II. C. Kemp. J. Daniel. W. F. Shelton. J. 'It. Terrell. Second Week Dunns ? Z. F. Arnold. Wilbur Bullock, L Derrick Mullen. C. A. Button. C. V. Beddingfield. C. T. Moody. Harris ? L. M. Barham. C. E. Richards. Youngsville- ? O. B. Holmes, R. B. Dickerson. Franklint?>n ? J. T. Cooper, S. G. Kearney, L. <!. Pearce. M. W. Hardy, J. C. Mitchell. Robert Har ris. j Hayesville ? C. F. Stone. Sandy Creek? H. T. Edwards. Gold Miiifr L. H. Burnette. Rufus Denton. Cedar Rock ? W. B. Gordon. Cypress Creek ? Hjrvll Harris. R. P. Hinlon. W. P. Murray. Louisburg ? T. E. Kemp. Paul B. Beasley, J. S Marshall, Henry Joyner, W. B. Joyner, T. Frank Fuller. Glickman An nounces Opening Mr. Harry Giickman. proprie tor of Glickman's Family Shoe Store, announces t<he opening of his new store and new stock of goods at the location he occupied before the fire. With a new store and a large and completely new stock he invites all to go out and visit) his new store. Read his announcement. Imperial May Buy There were widespread re ports Monday ? and indications to bear them out ? that buyers of the Imperial Tobacco Com pany will be on OeorRia mar kets Thursday when this year's round of bright leaf tobacco sales begins. Reports from Richmond, V'a-J home of Imperial's chief Amer ican offices, and from Georgia were that the Arm will have buyers on the market to buy for the Federal Commodity Credit Corporation which would hold the tobacco under option for Imperial, as was done last year to bolster prices after Im perial withdrew Its buyers. There were Imperial men In Valdosta, one of the (Georgia markets, Inst night, and a dozen or so employes of the company In Wilson left Sunday for Geor gia markets. An answer to the question of Imperial participation in buy ing this Kail has been awaited anxiously by East Carolina to bacconists, because before thie war Imperial annually bought about a third of East Carolina's best tobacco. Hince growers adopted a three-year program of crop control In last month's referendum, It has been assum ed that the Imperial-CCC buy ing program would be resulted. Gayda Says Axis Stays in Europe i Has No Intrntion of Kilrnding War To America; Attack On Britain Near Rome. Aug. 7. ? Germany and Italy will limit the war to Europe and have no intention of extend ing the conflict to the Americas, Virgiuio Gayda. authoritative Fas cist editor, wrote today in the Giornale D'ltnlia. Premier Benito Mussolini's own newspaper. Popolo d'ltalla. said that "The finishing touches" are being put 011 preparation for the long-awaited invasion of the Brit- 1 , ish Isles. "Contrary to rumors heard in certain quarters, preparations for! I the decisive attack continue," II Hue's newspaper said. "Tbey are | formidable and have entered the ! stage of the finishing touches. "The greatest secrecy sur-j rounds the preparations in which Germany is employing all her' strength. "On the war front against Eng 1 land great surprises are being I prepared." Referring to a press statement issued by United States Secretary of State Cordell Hull. Gayda said t'hat "It is evident that Hull would like to alarm all American nations with the threat of war, which more or less imminently could be transferred by the vie- 1 torious axis powers to the Ameri can continent." ( (n a statement yesterday at Washington. Secretary of State Hull said that the "sinister ac tivities" of some nations in other large areas of the world" present real dangers to American re I public s, adding that in view of . this they should arm strongly as to command respect.) | LOUISBURG BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. Forrest Weaver was thei guest minister at the eleven) o'clock worship hour. He ln-[ troduced his subject "Open Doors" with word pictures of the charac ter of doors ? bronze doors, cot tage doors, palace doors, church j doors. Doors like people have character. They tell of the people j behind them. Life sets doors be fore each individual and the choosing makes life an adventure. Using the text, "Behold I set Be fore Thee an Open Door and no Man Can Close It," the minister named three doors open to all: religious, experience, friendship, and courageous service. On Sunday, August 11th Rev. j F. H. Shofteld, Jr., of Youngs- i vllle will preach at tbe eleven o'clock worship hour. Sunday School at 9:45 A. M. "Every Sunday School should ; grow." Are you a member 3 Someone has said: "The church going habit will put you In touch with the institution which un derlies most that) Is best In our American life." We welcome YOU! LOUIHBURG taker win OVER RALEIGH METEORS George Earp held the Seaboard Meteors of Raleigh tcr Ave hits, and his mates provided excellent backing afield for a 5-0 victory here Wednesday. Lefty Beck pitched five-bit ball for the Meteori, but they made i four errors. '! Kirk Dickens, with a homer and a single for four, was the Loulsburg batting leader. Wayne Bordeaux topped th? Meteors, with two for three. Score: R.H.E. Meteors.... 000 000 000 ? 0 5 4 Loulsburg.. 020 001 20x ? 5 5 1 Beck and Sloane, Smith: Earp and Dickerson. ? FOR FIRST CLASS PRINTING PHONE 283-1 BUS SCHEDULES BEGIN TODAY Carolina Coach Co., Inau gurates North-South Bus Line Over 59 to Rich mond and Norfolk , This morning will mark the In auguration of the New Bus Sched ule (or a North-South main bus line through Louisburg. The Car olina Coach Co., having won tts franchise will begin today the op eration of buses between Raleigh and Richmond and Norfolk oyer Route 59 from Raleigh to War renton thence by Roanoke Rapids to Conway then to Richmond and Norfolk. This service will give accommodations to the people of this section never enjoyed before. The Company will operate five buses each way making 1t possi ble for passengers to leave Louis burg for points North or South at five different times each day. The 'schedule as applying be tween Louisburg and Raleigh ar? given below. It should be re membered that as these are through buses one can go North or South on tihe schedules apply ing to Louisburg. The Southbound schedule will leave Louisburg at 6:15, 9:05 and 11:45 in the morning, and 4:35 and 9:20 in the evening, arriving at Raleigh 7:00, 9:50 A. M.. and 12:30, 5:20 and 10:00 P. M * The Northbound schedule will leave Raleigh at 7:25 and 10:30 A. M. and 1:00, 5:45 and 11 P. M. arriving at Louisburg at 8:10 and 11:15 A. M. and 1:45. 6:30 and 11:45 P. M. The Carolina Coach Co. made its initial trip to Norfolk Wednes day taking several persons from each of the several towns along the line as guests over the route and for a days outing at the Vir ginia city, returning that night. Those from Louisburg enjoying the trip and hospitality of this popular travel system were: Mayor W. C. Webb, Chief of Police C. E. Pace. F. D. Culpep per, W. F\ Shelton. T. W. Boone, Dr. D. T. Smithwick. Hurricane In Texas Port Arthur, Tel.. Aug. 7.? A deat'h-dealing hurricane storm ed inland tonight, leaving a trail of destruction and uncertainty in the Sabine area of Texas and Louisiana. Three lives were lost. 25 per sons marooned and six injured as the 75-mile-an-hour wind* overtook some of the hundreds who sought safety in flight*, either Inland or to public buildings. Roaring into Texas from tha east, the storm lashed Port Arthur and Orange First of th? season, it whisked roofs from houses, uprooted trees and sent advertising signs whirling danger ously through the air. The fatalities all occurred la Louisiana. James Gordon. 66 year-old fisherman, drowned near Alluvial; an aged, unidentified refugee was caught trying to flee high tides, and a Chinese youtlx drowned in Barataria bayou. None of the Injured was re ported hurt seriously. There wero no reports of loss of life or serioua damage in Texas thus far. Control of the cull apple mar ket will enable American applo producers to make mosey with out exporting any of tiheir crop, believe outstanding apple grow ers of the cquqlry. > ? . i 1 iii JEW-LESS PEACE ' Berlin, Aug. 7.' ? A German peace will mean a Jew-leas peace. Das Schwann ftorps, mouthpiece of Xdblf Hitler's elite SS Guard, proclaimed to day. Once the war Is won, some j area remote from Kurope will t be set apart for Jewish coloni zation. the paper said, and then the Continent will be cleared entirely of Jews. Hitler's air fort e and raiding warships meanwhile battered against the ouly obstacle to a German pex^-thr inland fort ress of England and British sea power. The Nazi high command sr. nonnced a (in us raider haw sunk 80,000 tons of Brltlnli merchant shipping ?overseas" and that German bombers had raided airports near Tynemowfti and M. Anthar the Vlcker* Armstrong airplane factories In Chester and munition plants In HinaMk. Night-raid ing British planes dropped bombs in Holland and Western Germany, bat failed, the Mgh command said. t? tank* any "damage worth mentioning."
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