f THE COUNTY T HE THE STATE UNION FIMEJ WATCH THE LABEL ON , VOUR PAPER Renew Your Subscription Before Expiration Date To Avoid Missing An Issue. VOLUMN LXXI SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 a YEAR (EIGHT PAGES) E *. ' NUMBER 32 Governor Hoey To Speak At Armory Dedication BIG DANCE ARRANGED FOR NIGHT To Present Portrait of Major Boddie; Big Parade In Making; Band Mus ic; Big Time In Store For Biggest Crowd In Years . I With all tlie committees reporting satisfactory com pletion of their work everything seems to be in readi ness for the big celebration to be held in Louisburg on Tuesday of next week, September 24th, when Louis- | burg's New Armory Building will be officially and for mally dedicated to the service of serving the public in defense of the country both in local, national and for eign disturbances. Governor Hoey will be the main Speaker and it is ex pected that Congressman Harold I). Coolev, Federal W. P. A. Administrator Harrington, State W. P. A. Agent McUiuqis, and possibly Senator Josiah \V. Bailey, as well as others will be present to take a pari in this greatest of all days since the World War days. In addition to the formal dedication services a spec ial feature has been arranged that will add a great deal of local interest. This will be the presentation of and placing an oil painting of Maj. Samuel Perry Boddie. one who served as Captain of the Louisburg unit while on the Mexican border ant I in the World War where he was promoted to Major, with great honors, to and upon the walls of the Armory as a token of honor and esteem held for the late Major Boddie by his home people. There will be music a plenty throughout the entire ceremony furnished by bands, and a grand parade, coin " posed of soldiers, citizens, school children, floats, bicy cles, etc. The town has already been decorated to the limit and ? presents a very patriotic scene. To these services everybody is invited, and is also 1 cordially invited to stay over and attend the big Legion Dance that night at the Armory. The dance is expect ed to produce the big and happy climax to a great day I in Louisburg. Battery "B" Mobilizes Battery "B" 113th F. A., un der Command of Capt. Chas. P. Green and Lieutenants F. W. Wheiess, Jr. and E. C. Bulluck, mobilized in keeping with Nation al orders on Monday morning. The boys gathered promptly on] time and showed great patriotic j interest and enthusiasm. Only a small number resigned and large numbers of applicants have been! present to fill up the quota to the . desired number. The Battery has been billetted In the Armory and will remain there until they leave for Camp Jackson some time next week, possibly Wednesday or Thursday. The many friends of former Maj. Edward F. Griffin will be delighted in the information that he has been promoted to Lieu tenant Colonel. REVIVAL Revival services will begin at Leah's Chapel Church, Sunday, Sept. 22, according to announce ment of PMtdr R. H. Nicholson. The visiting pastor is Rer. K. W. Taylor, of California and Dur ham. Everyone is urgdd to at tend these services each evening at 7:45 P. M. x RENEW YOUR SURSCRIPTION ! PROGRAM AT THE LOUISBURG THEATRE The following is the program ati the Loulsburg Theatre begin ning Saturday, Sept. 21st: Saturday ? Double Feature ? Don "Red" Barry in "The Tulsa Kid" and Joe E. Brown and Mar tha Raye in "$1,000 A Touch down." Also Chapter No. 7 "Red Ryder." Sunday-Monday ? Dorothy La m?ur and Robert Preston In "Typhoon" in Technicolor. Tuesday ? Jean Rogers and Robert Sterling 1n "Yesterdays Heroes." Wednesday ? Brian Aherne and Rita Hayworth In "The Lady In -Question." . Thursday -Friday ? Ginger Rog ers and Ronald Colman in "Lucky Partners." Troop 20, Boy Scouts ' The Boy Scouts of Loulsburg are anxious to be of all the ser vice possible in connection with the Dedication of the Armory. Mr. C. M. Calhoun, Scout Execu tive. is coming to help decorate a Scout* float, and to supervise the activities of the Louisburg Scouts and visiting Scouts on the Dedi cation diV. He plans to bring a half dozen Eagle Scouts as visi tors in honor of the occasion. . All Scouts who expect t*> take part will be expected at the reg ular weekly meeting at the Scout' room on next Monday at 7:30 P. M. LOUISBURG METHODIST CHURCH On Sunday morning t-here will be the recognition of Loulsburg College students who are becom ing affiliate members c( the church. Dr. Walter Patten. Col lege President, will give the ser mon, and music will be present ed by members of the college community. This service is in keeping with the college day program given at the beginning of each school year. There will be adequate room for all Louls bufg people who will worship in the service. Sunday night at 7:30 there will be a union service at the Metho dist Church. A special invitation goes to td tihat of lust year by scv-l era) dollars in the hundred. Tobacco begun to arrive in rive in Louisburg on Saturday | morning and many loads were on the floors Monday night. The first sale Tuesday was at the Southside with the second at the Planters and t-he third at the Union. The warehousemen were active! and strong In handling the sales and the buyers were lively and enthusiastic in their bidding and apparently willing to pay a good price for the grades they could; use. All accounts were .represented on the opening, and the ware housemen left nothing undone to see that the tobacco sold for full value. A large number of visitors were present to witness t?he sale and expressions of surprise at the good prices were the rule. Merchants and business men' Joined the growers and visitors on, the sales and a general good feel-, lng existed. Prices were stronger on Wed nesday's sales. You and your friends are In vited to sell your tobacco and cot ton and othor farm produce and buy your necessities in Louis burg where all interests are co operating to make it more profi table to you. KI'SO.M PAKKNT-TKACIIKR ASSOCIATION M I'.KTH Tlie Epsom Parent-Teacher As soriation had Us fust regular meeting <>f the school year on Thursday . niRht. September 1 L'. 1 !? 4 0 ill t?he school audUorlilin. A large, enthusiastic crowd was present, and the year's work was well outlined. The new president. Rev. J. E. McCauley, gave the association an inspiring accep tance speech, and introduced the new principal. Mr. J. T. Jessup, along with the liew teachers. After an interesting business meeting, the social committee served delicious refreshments. TO RUN HOTEL Mrs. John H. Strange has leas ed the Franklin Hotel and will run the same ill a most modern Aud convenient) manner. She has already talari over the hostelry. ' I. till, KM-: IMIItltHT Castalia.? Funeral services for Luiieilfc Bolibitt. IT. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I.. W. Bobhttt, of Castulia. were held at the home Sunday. Burial was in the fam ily cemetery. The, Rev. C. B. Pea cock of the Relford Methodist Church in Castalia. conducted the services. W. C. Hopkins, prin cipal of the high school. In which she was a senior, also took part. The girl had been in ill healtto for a number of years. Survivors are her parents; two sisters. Juantta and Annionette; a brother, Lewis. Jr.; a grand father. R. L. Johnson; and a number of aunts and uncles. KXTKRTAINKD AT BRUM IK On Thursday evening,, Sept. 5, Miss Lucille Johnson and Mrs. B, C. Johnson entertained at bridge in honor of two former Hunn High School teachers who are re cent brides. Mrs. Paul Bradley and >frs. Alex Wood. Mrs. Leon Pippin scored high and was awarded a prize and Mrs. Virginia Crawford received the traveling prize. The honor guests received gifts. The hostesses served a dessert course to the (ollowlng guests: Mrs. J. R. Medlin, Mrs. Spencer Williams, Mrs. Eugene Bedding field, Mrs. Mary Woodward, Mrs. Leon Pippin. Mrs. Virginia Craw ford. of Ooldsboro. Mrs. Duke White, Miss Merla Johnson. Mr*. Jack Jackson, of Dallas, Texas, Miss Nellie McOIrt, Miss Belle MMohfner. Mrs. O. J. Rochester, Mrs.. Hamilton Hobgood, Miss Mary White Nash, Mrs. Paul Bradley, and Mrs.. Alex Wood. RENHW TOUR SUBHCKf^TION' ? % * ? ' * EUROPEAN WAR NEWS Loudon, Thursday, Sept. 18. ? : Hurling back five massive waves] of Nazi .raiders totalling nearly! 600 planes, the Royal Air Force completely crushed Reich Mar shal Herman Goering's effort to blast a path to London" yest-er-, day, the Air Ministry reported. So complete was the victory of I he K. A. F? in blazing air bat tles. it was said, that# not a sin gle bomb fell on London from dawn to dusk despite eight air raid alarms ? the first b o in bless i day of Germany's 12 -day aerial siege. But the more than 15 bombless hours for London euded shortly before midnight when the Nazi raiders, in Uieftr eighth attack since dawn, smashed through a ring of murederous anti-craft fire from several directions and be I gan scattering bombs. | Terriffic bomb explosions shook I London's fashionable and already ! battered West Knd at midnight and the slamming barrage ol* hun dreds of anti-aircraft guns was ferocious. Both high explosives and incen diaries smashed upon the West ICnd. which had been blasted heavily in the previous night's i record-breaking attack of nine | hours and f>:i minutes. In the northwest part of Lon I don three bombs crashed into a I hlrge block of apart?nients. de molishing a house and broke gas mains of the area. \ew Weapon I The air expert of tin- ICvening j Standard reported that London | has found "a new defense against ! the bomber" and suggested that the new mysterious weapon was I so simple tungenes and North Foreland. About 100 Nazi fighters staged 'the first mass raid at> 9:30 a. m., | it was said, followed by a second attack shortly before noon "when > five groups of bombers and figh ! ters crossed the Kentish coast, hut only one of their formation was able to reach t'he London area: the others were all turned back." Washington, Sept. is. ? A dreadful moonlight sonata ot Ger I man bomb attack battered Lon idon us the fourth month of the I Battle of .Britain opened. How' many civilian lives were lost in i that deluge of destruction, which ' rescended on the great."^Bprawllng ,city for nearly ten hours, con | only be conjectured. Yet there are circumstances surrounding the fight for air mas i tery Miat are definitely hearten llng; for Britishers, whatever the j London casualties. The prompt i repulse by Royal Air Force figh ters of Na*l planes which sought to make a follow-up flight to London In the day-time empha sises Prime Minister Winston Churchill's contention that day light mastery of the air is the "crux" of the battle. Without that, German invasion of England would be a desperate venture, even with assurances of 1 ^ (Couttn?4& on f*a?e t) t PRESIDENT SIGNS DRAFT BILL All Men From 21 Through 35 Years of Age Most Register On October 16th ? * ? ? ? * * * $ # DEMOCRATIC WOMKX TO MEET Sept ember 27 til Is the Xa t ion- wide Democrat it* Worn en's Day. All Coiuity Com niiltocwomcn and all other interested Democratic women in Franklin County are invit ed and urged to be present at ;l o'clock P. M. in the Com missioners Koom in the Court House, where plans will he discusscd for the coming cam paign. Your presence is needed. MILS. IJEX T. HOLDKX. V ice -Chair ma 11 I >emocrat Ic Executive Committee. # * * * * * * >? * Senate Votes Assistance Would Ease Financial Bur dens of Drafted Men; Washington. Sept. 18. -Seeking (?> ease the tliiaiiciul burdens of men drafted for military training, the Senate wrote into the excess tax liiii today broad authority for tbi' President' to establish allow ances for dependents. He also would be empowered to establish an insurance system for the men and make modifica tions in the present social security regulations for their benefit. it acM while the War Depart ment. waiting for President Roosevelt to sign executive or ders establishing the machinery, rules and regulations for con scription. reported that numerous states were announcing progress 011 preparations for their part in the draft. Many governors, it was said, have been selecting men for the local draft boards and arranging for regular election officials to handle the gigantic task of regis tering 16.5UO.OOO eligible young men on October 16. The provisions adopted by tile Senate were purposely vague, so that Senate and House conferees may work out more explicit lan guage later on. They were adop ted as a substitute for au amend ment' by Senator Vandcuberg (It-Mich.) designed to continue old-age pension and unemploy ment credits for draftees and na tional guardsmen called into ac tive service. Kor l)i'|ii'inlenl s The outlay for dependents is expected to be comparatively small at) tile start inasmuch as the general policy is not to draft men with dependent relatives at pres ent, but to place them in a defer red classification. However, they may be drafted later.. Meanwhile. President Roose velt, just back from attending the funeral of Speaker Bankhead at Jasper, Ala., prepared to sign to morrow the Brat ot a series o( ex ecutive orders governing t>ho ad ministration of the draft, and the enrollment, classification and se lection ot conscripts. In addition, he is expected to appoint a director ot the draft within a few days. Probabilities point toward Lieutenant Colonel Lewis B. Hershey for the jofe. LOUISBURO BAPTIST ' CHURCH The pastor. Or. A. Paul Bagby spoke on "The Voice of Author ity" at the eleven o'clock hour last Sunday. The minister nam ed four voices, namely: tradition. Intuition, reason and authority. The use of t>he voices-tradition, intuition and reason testify to the validity of the voice of authority. The voice of authority says: Qod is, you and I are lost, 'come unto me all ye I'hat labor." In the absence of the pastor Dr. Everett Gill, former mission ary to Europe will speak on "Where is Europe Going'."' AU those Interested in Mi present conflict will want to heiv Dr. Gill at! the 11 o'cloeh sen lee. Sanday School at ?:46 A. M. L Training Union at 0: 15 P. M. Therfc will be no c eiling ser r(c4 at onr church hut the mem bership will attend the JUion ser vices at the Method H wiitt.-h (or the National Guard. Washington ? President Roose velt signed into law today the nation's first peace time draft bill and immediately issued a pro clamation requiring the registra tion Oct. 16 of 16,500,000 men 21 through 35 years old. The President signed the his toric measure at 3.08 P. M., EST, | in the long rectangular White .House Cabinet room in the pre sence of Chairmen Sheppard, Dem ocrat, Texas, and May, Democrat*. Kentucky, of the Senate and i House Military Committees and of Secretary of War Stimson and General George C. Marshall, Army i Chief of Staff. | In a statement issued at t?he [time of the signing the President said that "America has adopted selective service in time of peace, land, in doing so. has broadened 'and enriched our basic concept of citizenship." "Beside the clear democratic ideals of equal rights, .^qual privi leges and equal opportunities." the President said. "We have set forth the underlying' other duties, obligations and responsibilities of equal service. "In Mius providing for national defense, we have not carved a new and uncharted trail in the history of oilr democratic in stitutions. On the contrary, we have merely re-asserted an old and accepted principle of demo cratic government'." Tiie first contingent of 75,000 to be called up under the mea sure will go into uniform about a month after all the 16,500,000 are registered. Subsequent quotas will be called in blocks of 100,000 or 125.000 tu a tothl of 400.000 about January 1. and yoO.OOO in the Spring of 1941. Historic in its significance, the '.nation's first peacetime conscrip tion was enacted finally Saturday, after extended and often Bitter debate in Congress, as part of President Hoosevelt's announced goal of "total defense." Married Men Exempt Meanwhile, it was reported that all married men living wit-h their wives could expect exemption from conscription during, at least, the first draft of 4.00,000 compulsory military service trainees. Under selective service regula tions which the President will ! put- in force, officials said, such men will be presumed to have de pendents, regardless of the finan cial situation of their wives. The regulations will be subject to change at any time, however. If war or some other emergency demanded a large nu.mber of mea in quick order and dependency status of married men undoubted ly would be subject to close scrut iny. Xo Extensive Probes Since the great majority of Quarried men actually are the sole support of their wives and slncu no difficulty is. anticipated in fill ing the first draft quota out of a registration of 16,500,000 It is I planned to dispense initially with the extensive investigations that would be required to determine whether or not a wife wai self supporting or Independently weal thy and nob dependent upon her husband. , Divorced men paying alimony or supporting children also can expect to be exempted. If Investi gation by local selective service boards shows that such wives and children actually are ?dependent upon the registrant). Washington ? The White Home announced today that 36.0)0 of the first 400,000 m->n dr .? 1 for military service woufdf ba Negroes. A statement Issued by Stephen Early, press secretary, sai4 also I that the Civil Aeronautics Auth ority. in co-Operation with the Army, was making "a start' in the development of colored personnel for the aviation seiMce. " The statement added the new Negro regiments would be organ ized for the Army and that exist ing organizations would be ex pa uded tn full strength. Continuation in 1941 of the Austrian winter pea and hairy Tetch purchase program to en courage production of cover crop seed for use In Southern and East , Central states has been announ ced. Look for those little words lit line type under the price ? small carrying charge? and ask a math ematician to explain them to you. Considering how many people learn how to drive gutomobflea, K is surprising how many are un able to learn how to hold a fork I Vhen cutting Meat.