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LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA FKIIt.W, SKITEMBER 13, 1940
(TEN PAGES)
NUMBER 31
GOVERNOR HOEY TO SPEAK
? . . ? ? I
AT DEDICATION
SERVICES
Hon. Harold D. Cooley, Col.
F. C. Harrington, Mr. C.
C. McGinnis and Other
? Notables Expected ? Ten
tative Program Announ
ced?Big Parade In The
Making ? Big Dance At
Night ? A Full Day of
Pleasure and Enjoyment
With banners waving and Wel
come displayed all about town,
Louisburg is showing an enthusi
astic readiness for another big
occasion to add to its long list of
historical events, when it' will ob
serve Dedication Day for the
Louisburg ATmory, a new build
ing Just completed by the coop
erative efforts of the U. S. Gov
ernment, the State of Nortih Car
olina, Franklin County and the
town of Louisburg, on Tuesday,
September 24th.
The biggest news so far an
nounced by the program commit
tee is that North Carolina's popu
lar Governor. Clyde R. Hoey, will
be present' and deliver the main
address on this occasion, which
within itself, assures the biggest
crowd that has visited this section
in many years. In addition .to
him it is expected that Congress
man Harold D. Cooley, Federal
Works Progress Administrator
Col. F. C. Harrington, of Wash
ington. D. C.. State W. P. A. Di
rector C. C. McGinnis, of Kaleigh.
and other notables will be present
to take u parti in the dedication
services.
The tentative program arrang
ed by the program committee has
been announced as follows:
Song ? America.
Invocation.
Welcome.
Introduction of Got. Clyde R.
Hoey.
Gov. Hoey's Address.
Music.
Presentation of Armory.
Acceptance of Armory.
Introduction of Distinguished
Guests.
Memorial to Major Samuel
Perry Boddie.
Song? God Bless America.
Benediction.
One of the high lights of the
occasion will be the big parade
which the committee is leaving
nothing undone to make it the
biggest ever.
With bands playing, soldiers
marching, army equipment roll
ing by and children riding color
ful bicycles, besides all the deco
rated floats, cars. etc. a parade
really worth seeing is expected to
be held on September 24th. This
parade will start' at 2:00 and will
open the festivities for the dedi
cation of the Franklin County
Memorial Armory and will be one
of the biggest and best ever held
in Franklin County.
Every community in Franklin
Connty is urged to be represent
ed in this parade. Every school is
asked to participate. Every child
who wishes to decorate a bicycle
and ride is cordially invited to
send in his or her name to Miss
Lynn Hall. Louisburg. N. C. Ex
pensive floats are not necessary.
A truck or car decorated to por
tray some scene of interest to our
people will add to the novelty and
interest of the parade.
Experienced decorators will be
i on hand In Louisburg to help and
give suggestions if needed. Let's
make this a parade all Franklin
County will be proud of and again
the parode committee urge the
people of every part of Franklin
County to participate. Send In
your entry to one of the follow
ing:
Louisburg Chamber of Com
merce, W. J. Shearin. Jr., Miss
Lynne Hall, Louisburg. N. C.;
Dick Whitifleld, E. J. Cheatham,
Walter W. Cooke, Frankllnton,
N. C.; Durwood Dickie, Hender
son, N. C., R 1? Miss Mary White
Nash. Bunn, N. C.J Mrs. Kenneth
Tharrington, Youngsville, N. C.
At night will be the big Dedi
cation Dance for which elaborate
arrangements are being made for
the biggest dance ever held in
Louisburg.
The warmest possible Invitation
is extended all to be present and
enjoy this occasion.
TO SPEAK AT ARMORY
DEDICATION
i
<;ov. clvdk n. hoky
EUROPEAN
WAR NEWS
Loudou. Thursday, Sept. 12. ?
Unprecedented anti-aircraft tile
that showered the metropolis with!
deadly shrapnel early today ham
mered waves ot Nazi bombers out
of the skies over central London
during the fifth night of Adolf
Hitler's mass siege with its toll of j
more than 5,500 dead and woun
ded.
The blazing fire of thej
."Archies" far more furious thani
any ever heard in London before, j
appeared to have beaten the bulk
of the raiders away from the
i heart of the city a few hours af- 1
ter Prime Minister Winston j
Churchill rallied the bomb-wreck
ed people against a "full-scale'
| German Invasion" which he said
may be launched within a week.
Up to midnight at least 90 1
i German planes bad been shot
down, according to an Air Min- 1
istry communique raising a pre
vious figure of 73 enemy planes}
bagged Wednesday.
The night's 'air attack on Lon
don had been under way five
hours at* 1:36 a. in., and fewj
bombs were failing on central
, London.
The authoritative press associa
tion said "there appeared to be
a new anti-aircraft barrage" over
l London, whose 8.000,000 people
were cheered as four nights of
bursting bombs gave way to the
thuds ot "Archies" blasting away
at barely one-second Intervals.
First Cotton
Mr. J. H. Joyner. of Sandy
| Creek township, brought in the
first bale of Cotton from the 1940
crop on Thursday of laBt week,
to be ginned and was ginned by
the Franklin Seed Co. It weigh
ed 400 pounds.
The second bale ginned in
Louisburg was for J. D. Wright
and weighed 485 pounds. It was
ginned by the Franklin Seed Co.
on Monday, Sept. 9th. This was
sold on Wednesday and bought*
by A. W. Person for 10 cents.
On Sept. 10t)h F. H. Allen gin
ned two bales for Z. R. Allen, of
Sandy Creek township, weighing
485 and 480. These were sold
on Wednesday and were the first
sold, bought by A. W. Person for
10 cents.
The second cotton sold on the lo
cal market ginned by J. M. Grif
fin at Wood, and bought by A. W.
Person for 10 cents a pound and
belonged, one bale to Ren Gup
ton ot.Wood, weight 488 and one
bale to L. Q. Gupton. of Wood,
and weighed 671.
A woman may say that the
price Is of no concern to h?r, but
you don't have to believe It.
SMITH S SUE
DUKE
CASE HELD ATTENTION
OF COURT ALL WEEK
Total of $48,000 Damages
Asked, As Result of
Treatment At University
Hospital ? Delbridge-Col
lins Case Settled
Franklin Superior Court, civil I
term convened in its second we<*k
Monday with Hon. Clawson L.I
Williams, of Santord, presiding |
Judge Williams has made many
friends In Louisburg from former
visits, who were delighted to see
him here again.
The docket was taken up
promptly and the cases of Naomi
Smith and husband. J. K. Smith,
and J. E. SmIDh against Duke Un
iversity were consolidated and
tried together. In the first cases
damages of $30,000 is asked and
the latter damages of $18,000 is;
asked for injuries allegedly re
ceived from a radium treatment
given Mrs. Smith at the Duke Un
iversity hospital. This case is still
in process of trial with no indi
cation as to when or how it will
terminate. The jury empaneled
is as follows: Z. J. Alford, L. H.
Burnette. Wilbur Rullock. L. M.
Rarham, L. Derrick Medlin. O. A
Button. C. E. Richards, K. B.
Pickersou, Kufus Denton. W. I'.|
Murray. Robert Harris. Groveri
Wheeler.
On Monday Mr. Hamilton Har
ris Hobgood and Mr. Edward Fos
ter Yarborough. two young law-|
yers who passed the State Har ex
a initiations were presented to the,
Court' and sworn in by Judgei
Williams. Mr. Hobgood was pre
sented by Attorney Chas. I'.l
Green, and Mr. Yarborough by!
Attorney G. M. Beam.
Each of these young attorneys!
subscribed to the following oath:
"I do solemnly swear that I
will support t'he Constitution of
the United States, so help me,
God.
"I do solemnly and sincerely
swear that I will be faithful and
bear true allegiance to the State
of North Carolina and to the con
stitutional powers and authority
which are or may be established
for the government thereof; audi
that I will endeavor to support.)
maintain and defend the Consti-I
tution of said state, not inconsis-|
tent with the Constitution of thei
United States, to the best of my
knowledge and ability, so help me
God.
"I. do swear that I will truly
and honestly demean myself In
the practice of an attorney ac
cording to the best of my know
ledge and ability, so help me
God."
The dase of G. H. H. Shillings, |
next friend of Luti$ Delbridge
vs. ZefTer P. Collins et als, which
was in process of trial as our re
port closed last week, was ad
justed by agreement and ordered
recorded on Friday. The terms
was that Collins retain the land,
thati Louishurg Supply Co. pay
in to Court $100 to be used one
third to pay attorneys fees, one
third to pay costs and witness
fees and one-third paid for bene
fit of Miss Lutiie Delbridge and
that the $169.80 held by G. M.
Beam. Trustee, be held by the
Clerk and disbursed by him for
the sole benefit of Miss Lutle
Delbridge.
PKOOSAM AT THE
LOUISBURG THEATRE
The following Is the program
ab the Loulsburg Theatre begin
ning Saturday, Sept. 14th:
Saturday ? Double Feature ?
Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette
In "Carolina Moon" and Jeffrey
Lynn and Brenda Marshal In
"Money And The Woman." Also
Chap. No. 6 "Red Ryder."
Sunday-Monday? Bing Crosby,
Mary Martin Basil Rabhbone In
"Rjrhthm on The River" with
Oscar (Information Please) Le
vant.
Tuesday-.Fred MacMurray. Made
leine Carroll and Alan Jones in
"Honeymoon In Ball.*
Wednesday ? Penny Singleton.
Arthur Lake and Larry Sims in
"Blondle Has Servant Trouble."
Thursday-Friday ? SHIRLEY
TEMPLE in "The Young People"
with Jack Oakie and Charlotte
Greenwood.
RENEW YOUK 8Lt?SVJ??.lTIOV
I
IflG ENROLLMENT INDICATED
AS LOUISBURG COL
LEGE OPENS
Students Arrived in Large
Numbers Monday For:
Registration; Many Com
ing Later; Opening Pro
gram
The large and CT3wded regis
tration on Monday at the open-]
ing of the 1940-41 term of Louis
burg College indicated an exceed
ingly large student' body for the
coming term. The students con
tinued to arrive Tuesday and
Wednesday and all the available
rooms in the College buildings
were filled. It is expected that'
additional dormitory room willt
have to be secured from outside.
? Information is to the effect that
a large day enrollment is also in
progress und it is expected that
this will be one of the biggest
years, from a student standpoint. |
in the college history.
It has been suggested that
there is a possibility that a course |
in Aeronautics, including praeticel
Hying, may be included in the
courses offered by the college.
No definite announcement of this
has been made by the college.
The opening day program was i
as follows: ? 1
The orientation program at]
Loulsburg College began Monday.
September
On Monday afternoon the,
Freshmen were housed by the J
deans assisted by the presidents
of the Student Councils and iY.1
M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. repre-j
senUitives.
At 7 : 00 o'clock the students as
sembled on the front steps of the
Administration Building for con
gregational singing led by Mr. J.
IS. Byerly.
At 8:00 o'clock aTl students met'
in the Chapel and were greeted
by President I'atten. Following
the President's address of wel
come Miss Lula May Stipe. Dean
of Women and Mr. George Oliver,
Acting T)ean of Men made talks
on Government and KegulaMons.
Mrs. V. It. Kilby spoke on The
Purpose in College Life.
From 8:4a through 10:00
o'clock games and stunts were '
enjoyed in the social hall. The i
Social Committee had charge oft
this entertainment.
On Tuesday, September 10 all j
students and faculty met in (he
chapel at 10:15 o'clock. Dr. Pat
ten introduced the heads of the
departments who spoke briefly on
the work offered in their re- -
spective department's.
On Tuesday afternoon. Mrs.
Yarborough, librarian, instructed
the students in the use of the
library.
At 8:00 o'clock Tuesday even- ?
ing the Faculty Reception for new
students was held in Faculty Par
lor. Officers of the administration
and members of the faculty form
ed the reciving line. Late re
freshments were served.
State To Observe 'Turkey Day'
In The Same Old Way
Thanksgiving l>?y is to be ob
served in North Carolina on tin*
trad it ion <il day, the lust Thurs
day of November, the same asj
last year. Governor Clyde R. Hoey i
let it be known. The Governor
said thai' while he was sympa
thetic with Sny move to increase
the business of our merchants he
saw no reason why they should
wait until Thanksgiving Day to
display their Christmas goods or
to open tihe Christinas sales.
lie pointed out that last year
merchants in italeigh and many
other places in the State decided
upon an earlier date for opening
the Christinas sales and it> worked
splendidly.
In a letter to Willard L. Dowell
Kxecutive Secretary of the North
Carolina Merchants Association.
which lutd adopted a resolution re-|
questing Mie Governor to design
ate the third Thursday of Noveni-j
her as Thanksgiving, the Gover
nor said: "I feel very strongly'
about Thanksgiving Day. It is I
not a commercial tfvent or ohserv-|
ance. For seventy-five years there!
has been in unbroken observance
of this day in North Carolina onj
tihc last Thursday in November.!
and I see no sufficient reason for'
a change now. Accordingly, at the
proper lime I shall designate this
traditional day again this year."
Instead of selling only creiim.
Bladen County dalryineu are be
ing encouraged to markel whole
milk to Cumberland dairies, says
K. M. Williams, assistant farm
agent of the StaS?' College Kxten
sion Service.
NATIONAL GUARD NEWS
HATTKKV OltDKK
NO. I
"By virtue of authority conferred l?y State of North Car
olina Executive Order No. 1 and by an Executive Order of
the Prr%ldent of the United Stated No. 8530, dated AukuhI
31, 1940, all commissioned and enlisted personnel of Hattery
B, 113th Field Artillery. North Carolina' NaMonal Guard.
3<)th Division, are ordered to the active military service of
the United States, effective September 16, 1940, to be assem
bled at the Loulshurg Armory located on West Nash Street
In the Town of Louisburg, North Carolina, att ten o'clock
A. M., to serve In the active military aerVice of the United
States for a period of twelve consecutive months unless
sooner relieved."
RY ORDER OF CAPTAIN CHARLES P. GREEN.
I.t. Frank W. Whelesg, ExecuMve,
Battery B. 113th F. A.
OFFICIAL:
Elmore Carson Bulluck. 2nd Lt?
Battery B. 113th F. A.. Assistant Executive.
The present strength of Bat
tery B, I18t?h Field Artillery,
prior to Induction Into Federal
service, has been 79. said Capt.
Charles P. Green. Immediately
upon induction into Federal serv
ice the authorized strength will
be Increased to 122 enlisted men
and 4 commissioned officers he
said. The Bat4ery will enlist suf
ficient personnel to reach this
authorised strength during the
ten days In which It will be sta
tioned at Louisburg, North Caro
lina.
In a personal message to t>he
present enlisted personnel of Bat
tery B, Captain Green, Command
ing Officer, desires to Inform
them that it will be necessary for
them to live in the Armory at
Loulsburg, North Carolina, and
mess facilities will bn arranged
whereby the personnel will be
properly fed. It will also be neces
sary for the members of the Bat
tery to supply themselves with
towels, toilet articles, underwear
and socks. It is also desired that
each member supply himself with
2 sheets, 1 pillow and 1 pillow
case. All other wearing apparel,
cots, blankets, etc., will be Issued
from the Battery Supply Depart
ment.
Captain Green further an
nounces' that the assembly hour
will be ten o'clock A. M. aft set
forth in the Order atad that every
member of tbe command Is order
ed to be present In the prescribed
uniform for assembly at tihe de
signated hour.
Captain Green, Lieutenant
Wheless and Lieutenant Bulluck,
the officers of Battery B, express
to the Reporter their sincere ap
preciation for t'he cooperation they
have thus far received from the!
citizens of Loutsburg and Frank-j
lin County, and desire to assure
the people of Louisburg and
Franklin County that every ef
fort that Is exerted In behalf of
Battery B will be sincerely ap-i
predated.
MARKET OPENS TUESDAY, 17TH
WITH JIMMIE CANNON
AND HIS ORCHESTRA
I
?I K.\ X ATKINSON
13-year-old Vocalist who will
appear with Jimmie Cannon and
His Orchestra at the Armory
r
Dedication Ball in Louishurg on
Tuesday night. September 24th.
Y. D. C. Elects
Officers
Hol<l> 4'oiuil) Meeting Sat unlay
111 of 1>* fil> Office?
Klrrfs I h'lt'yit 1 1'>
Tin- Young Democratic Club of
Franklin County held a very en
thusiastic meetHng in the Register
of Deeds office on Saturday, Sept.
7th at 1 :! o'clock, with the Presi.
dent .1. I'. Lumpkin presiding and
Mrs. Hugh \V. Perry acting as
Secretary of tiie meeting. The
principal business of the meeMng
was the election of officers for
11*40-41. and the following were
duly elected:
Richard C. Whitfield. President.
W. J. Sheariu. Vice-President.
Mrs. Kenneth Tharrington. Sec
ret a ry-Treasu rer.
The incoming president was In
structed to immediately appoint
his committees so that they
might begin work.
The State Convention in Ral
eigh next week was discussed and
Miss Beulah Lancaster and Rich
ard C. Whitfield were elected del_
egates and J. P. Lumpkin and 11.
H. Ilubgood were elected alter
nates to this convention. Every
member were urged to attend the
convention.
The Franklin County Club j
unanimously endorsed t>he candi
dacy of lion. Ralph Gardner for'
Slate President of the Young
Democrats.
Sen. \Y. I. Lumpkin announced
that he had reserved rooms at the
Sir Walter Hotel for Franklin
County headquarters and invited
all delegates to call while in Ral
eigh at the convention.
Franklinton Fair
The Second Annual Tar River
District Fair will present its ex
hibits at Franklinton the entire
of next week, beglifliing Monday
and ending Saturday. Manager
Grey informs the TIMES they
will have a much bigger exhibit
hall wlt-h assurances of a great
deal more exhibits than before
and a much bigger ground with
more concessions and a larger
Midway.
Wednesday will be school day
and a big number of children
will be present.
The management and the town
extends the heartiest invitation
to all to attend.
Washington, Sept. 11. ? A Joint/
Senate and House committee ap
proved tonight a compromise ver
sion of a peacetime conscription
bill making approximately 16,
600,000 men from 21 to 35 years
old, inclusive, immediately liable
to call for a year's military brain
ing.
The revised measure, to be pol
ished up finally by the committee
tomorrow, goes first to the Sen
ate. with action predicted bhere
Friday. The House then Is expec
ted to give' final legislative ap
proval before the end of the
week. Both houses previously hod
passed the bill in different forms.
Compromise
Draft
ALL WAREHOUSES
READY FOR THE
SALE
Big Preparations For A
Big Opening Has Been
Made ? Merchants As
Well As Warehousemen
Ready
All louisburg is ready to ex
; tend the heartiest welcome to one
j of the . State's leading tobacco
! markets, although classed among
the smaller, on next Tuesday at
the opening.
All warehouses are ready with
full equipment bot'h iji force and
conveniences and a full corps of
buyers representing all accounts
are billed to be present at the
first call of the auctioneer.
Prices are expected to be esual
j to or better than reported from
other markets that have opened
and bidding and interest is ex
pected to be especially lively.
Louisburg is congratulating It
) self on having one of the stcong
I est buying personnels it has bad
' in many years. Good times seem
I to be in store for Franklin Coun
i ty and those who sell and buy in
Louisburg.
I The merchants and business
men have caught the fever and
i they too are bending every effort
to make your visit to Louisburg
next Tuesday and each day there
after both pleasant and profit
' able
(Jet your tobacco ready and
bring it on to Louisburg. enjoy
t the hospitality that' only LouIb
j burg can extend, and return home
happy over a profitable day.
Then return every day, but
j more especially on the following
Tuesday when you are invited to
take a part in t'he dedication of
l the New Armory and extending
appreciations and congratulations
! to the boys of Battery B, whe
will probably go to camp on tbe
i 26th.
Come to Louisburg Tuesday
and next Tuesday.
Inspect Drainage
Hoard Town ('omminloni'n Ap
prove sidewalk and Sewer l*ro?
ject s ? Kereivc Itrporln
The Board of Town Comtiils_
sinners met in regular monthly
session, Sept. 6th, 1940, The fol
lowing members of the Roard
were present; W. C. Webb, W. B.
Barrow, R. C. Beck. P. W. Elam,
C. R Sykes. Commissioners P.
H. Allen and W. (i. Lancaster
were absent.
Minutes of previous meetings
were read and aprroved by the
Boa i d.
The Monthly Reports of the
Chief of Police. Tax Collector,
Supt. of Lights & Water and Towu
Clerk, were read and approved.
Mr. F. N. Egerton, Jr. submit
ted blue prints of a proposed sew
i er extension on North Main SO.,
and a water main extension On
Person St., which will be includ
1 ed in a project submitted to tha
WPA.
The Board agreed to go as a
I body on Monday, Sept. 9th, at 9
, A. M., to inspect the drainage
| problems on N. Main St., and Clif
j ton Avenue.
The Board tabled temporarily
! a proposal to take a quarter page
advertisement In a proposed
i News and Observer Tobacco and
I Armory Dedication issue, for tha
j sum of $58.80.
The Board approved the con
I struction of sidewalks through
the negro section of South Louis
burg, that will be acceptable for
the use of a mall carrier. The 1
J proposed sidewalks will traverse
the Mineral Springs section and
around the Burgess Lumber Co.,
etc.
The Chairman of tihe Light &
Water Committee and the Street
Committee were instructed to In.
vestlgate the feasibility of install
ing a gasoline tank and purchas
ing gasoline at wholesale prices
for the Town of Loulsburg.
After approving a number ot
accounts the Board adjourned.
Baseball Sunday {
_______ t
The TIMES is requested to an
nounce that there will be a gam*
of baseball at the local park on
[ Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock
between the Wake Foresti town
team and the Loulsburg All Stars.
It takes a heap of everhead to
nr.'.l - a home.
LOUISBURG TOBACCO MARKET OPENS TUESDAY, SEPT. IT"