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THE COUNTY THE STATE THE UNION F VOLUMX LXXI SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 a YEAH LOUIS BURG, N. CAROLINA riMEj WATCH THE LABEL ON . YOUR PAPER I Renew Your Subscription Before Expiration Date To Avoid Missing An bane. FRIDAY, OCTOBER II. HMO (EIGHT PAGES) NUMBER 35 MAKES TAX SETTLEMENT 85 H PER CENT 1939 TAX COLLECTED S. 0. Wilder Elected Assist ant Tax Collector; E. J. Fuller, Forrest Brewer And J. D. Stallings Elec ted Deputy Collectors; Receives $5,000 From A. B. C. is? ? ? ? 1 The Board of County Counnis jjg&ners met In regular session on I Monday with all members pres-j ent, and disposed of business as follows: Reports from the following of- 1 fleers were received and ordered 1 filed: W. C. Boyce, Farm Agent, 1 Dr. R. F. Yarborough, Health Of ficer, Supt'. K. R Richardson, County Home, J. E. Tuck, Negro ? Farm Agent, Mrs. J. F. Mitchiner, Welfare Officer, Miss Lillie May ? Braxton, Home Agent. ABC Board turned over $5,000 to the County general fund. Along with the report was '? a comparative sales of other coun ties which were considered and studied. J. S. Hicks, a .disabled World 1 War veteran, was granted a ped dler's license free of charge. A petition was presented the Board asking that a road from ? Pine Ridge to Bunn-Pilot road -be taken over and maintained by - t-he State. The petition was ap proved and referred to the State ' Highway Commission. A formal resolution was passed making settlement with J. H. Boone, Tax Collector and turning over the new tax books to him for collection, also the delinquent 1 list was turned back to the Tax Collector for further collections. 1 The report showed rtiat 85% per cent of the 1939 taxes had been collected. S. O, Wilder was elected As sistant Tax Collector. E. J. Fuller. Forrest Brewer and J. D. Stallings were elected deputy Tax Collectors. A motion prevailed agreeing to donate chairs to the Armory. The Board drew a jury for the November term of Court. After allowing a number of ac counts the Board adjourned. ATTENDS STATE FAIR PREVIEW Those attending t-lie Pre-vue showing of the grandstand attrac tions of the 84th Annual State' Fair in Raleigh on Monday even-t ing through courtesy extended the FRANKLIN TItyES. were: , Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Thomas. Mrs. j| W. W. Webb, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hugglns, Miss Adelaide Johnson, ' Nancy Griffin and Talmadge i Thomas i This is a courtesy extended state-wide presses every year by i the N. C. State Fair Association; and while it naturally has it? , intended advertising effect, it is | also most enjoyable. Aside from < the highly entertaining feature, newspaper contemporaries meet in Mils manner from year to year; ] and it is an occasion pleasantly anticipated by all who have at tended these pre-vue presenta tions. MILLS P. T. A. TO MEET Mrs. W. J. Cooper, President, maomces a meeting of the Mills P. T. A. for Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. October 17tb', at the Mills High School auditorium. All parents and teachers of t>b? district are urged to be present. . PROGRAM AT THE LOUISBURG THEATRE The following Is the program ab the Louisburg Theatre begin ning Saturday. Oct:. 12th: Saturday ? Gene Autry and: Smiley Burnette in their latest j hit "Ride Tenderfoot) Ride" and'. Jack Holt in "Fugitive From A Prison Camp" also Chapter No. 10 "Red Ryder." Sunday-Monday ? Fred Mac Murray, Albert Dekker, Patricia Morrison in "Rangers Of For tune." TuesdayhRicbad Dlx. Kdmund Lowe, Wendie Barrie In "Men Against The Sky." Wadnesdajr ? Bob Hope and pftqlette Ooddard in "The Ghost Breakers." < TUursday-Fr^ay ? Jon Hall, Lynn Bari In Edward Small's pro- i ductiyn of "Kit Carrfon." , Names Draft Board Clerk of Court W. V. .\v?'iit, Superintendent of School* H. K. Mills, and Chairman of the Board of Election* Phil K. In scoe met in Loul.sbiirc on Mon day night and selected the names for the Franklin County Draft Board, as follows: 1j. H. Dickeus, White licvel. J. K. Malone, LiOuisburg. G. B. Harris, Franklinton. They also recommended l>r. , H. (J. l'erry as the examining physician, and Sen. W. I.. | Lumpkin an the Appeal Agent. List of Jurors The following is a list of jurors, drawn for t<he November term of franklin Superior Court. Civil | term: First Week Dunu ? Marshal Fuller, R. T. Jones, J. B. Bunn. F. R. Mitchell. Howard ICdwards, W. N. Bunn, Lemmie Massey. Harris ? Sam Denton. YoungBville? C. A. Hill. Franklinton ? W. E. Moore. Spencer Murray, L. L. Wilder. Hayesville? J. R. Collins, Thad r. Ayscue. L.. O. Frazier. C. D. Bolibitt. Robert T. Ayscue, Spur ?eon Ayscue. Sandy Creek ? Charlie J. Smith. K. ,C. Edwards. Sr. Gold Mine: ? C. C. 'Coley, Ollie J. Gupton. Cedar Rock ? Roy Overton, S. 1 J. House. Harry E. 'Gardner. Cypress Creek ? Arthur St-rick laHd. Louisburg ? C. Ii. Bailey. J. B. Hunt. K. K. Allen. J. W. F. Jones. Second Week Dunn? J. M. Bullock. J. S. Wil liams. F. C. Poole. J. It. Ballen-j tine. B. F. Denton, Russell E. Bunn. O. A. Montgomery, W. C. j Gfeen. W. S. Griffin. Harris ? A. T. Harris. Youngsville ? J. A. Green. Frankliiiton ? F. II. Alford. A. W. Sandiing. Hayesville ? W. K. Aycocke. W. L. Hawkins, M. W. Ayscue, Char les A. Dunn, G. E. Hayes. Sandy Creek ? P. W. Evans. Gold Mine? J. R. Griffin. Cedar Rock ? S. K. Gilliam. Cypress Creek ? W. O. Griffin. E. S. Wilder. James Inscoe. Louisburg ? J. Ben Beasley, A. B. Inscoe. H. B. Cottreli, W. E. Collier. Jr.. J. Allen Tucker. J. D. Terrell . Wake Forest Clemson Game Wake Forest'. N. C., Oct. 9. ? A ;ame. earmarked as one. that may down in history and long be remembered by backers of- the ri val schools. is scheduled (or Clemson's stadium Saturday af ternoon between the Deacons of Wake Forest and the Tigers of Clemson. Wake Forest is the only major conference team which is meet ing Duke. North Carolina and Clemson this year. These were the three outstanding clubs in the pre-season figuring. The Deacs have already beaten North Caro lina and if Clemson should win from Wake this week, the Tigers would be assured of at least a' Me for the crown, since it Is unlikely they will lose to any other league team. Then if the Deacs hap pened to win from Duke, Clemson would lay undisputed claim to the flag. There are many possibilities hinging upon the outcome of Saturday's game at Clemson, and tllis coupled with the natural riv alry existing between the two teams adds up to a great ball game. ? ' or Ignored Moscow, Oct. 9. ? Winston Churchill's declaration In the Brit ish House of Commons yesterday that the Japanese-Oerman-Italian alliance was in a secondary sense "pointed at Russia" was Igtiored today by the Soviet press. Published prominently, how ever, was a speech in which Jap anese Foreign Minister Tosuke was represented as desiring; peace ful relations wltb Russia. Shlgernorl Togo, who has been Japanese ambassador to Moscow during the years of strain bfe" t/ween tbe two countries, arranged during the day to ffeite Octbbfcf1 17 for Tokyo.1 ffts soceesafcr. Gen eral YosHUsafti Tatekawa, a Re tired army man known for his Sympathy for Rtinsla, is expected pctober 21. 'I BOY SCOUTS Phillips Resigns, W. J. Shearin To Fill Vacancy I The following officers were elected at the last council meet- 1 ing of the Boy Scouts for the com ing year: Chairman: G. B. Harris. Vice Chairman: W. C. Strowd. Commissioner: L. M. Word. Finance: G. M. Beam and A. B. Allen. Advancement: Rev. L. F. Kent' Organization: C. T. Moody. ' Training: Walter Cooke. Camping: R. W. Whitfield. Civic Duty: Dr. A. Paul Boghy. j Publicity: Mrs. Hugh W. Perry.! Inter-racial: Malcolm McKinue. Treasurer: Mrs. W. L. Beasley. At the meeting this week re ports were made and business transacted as follows: Louisburg Troop No. 20 Boy I Scouts of America meets on Mod day nights at 7:30 at the Scout room at Mills School. Franklinton Troop No. 49 1 meets oi? Monday nights at 7:30 at' the Franklinton School. The Bunu Troop has not been meeting regularly, but it is hop ed that they will again become active and have their regular meetings. The two colored troops have regular meeting night's and are learning scouting very fast. For the Louisburg Troop. W. J. Shearin has been appointed Scout Master and Glenn Beasley. Assis tant Scout Master. For the Franklinton Troop: Fred Blount is Scout Master and R. C. Whitfield. Assistant Scout Master. All citizens of Franklin County who are interested in seeing the boys of the county trained in cit izenship, Americanism, or loyalty to American ideals are invited to take an active part in helping put the Scout program across, and , we are all urged to investigate! and be interested and find out; just what the Scout, program real-j ly is. It was wil? i gret tihat the Louishurg troop ac cepted the' resignation of Rev. J. G. Phillips as Scout Master. He has done splendid work with the boys and his training will be felt by them in the years to come. ' However Miey felt very fortunate] in being able to obtai the help and cooperation of "Pete" Shearin andi Glenn Beasley as leaders. TOBACCO SEM,IN(i WHI.I. Sales Not Too l^irge, Itul Aver aging Above Kx|M'ctatioii* Tobacco sales at the three big; Warehouses in Louisburg have J been especially good the past week. Offerings have not been! overdone and both individual,; warehouse and market averages, have been above expectations, i Buyers have strong demand for; all grades and are buying freely, j with prices strengthening on bet ter grades. Growers are express ing satisfaction at prices received ' and are pleased with the atten-j tton and acrommodations offered ; by Louishurg and Its citizens. Don't forget when you attend Court next week to come in and l |>ay for your pupor. JOSEPH S. WILLIAMS Raleigh. ? Joseph Speed Wil liams. 66. of Raleigh and Fuquay Springs, died unexpectedly yes terday of a heart ailment ati the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ernest W. Franklin, Jr., in Charlotte. He had been visiting Mrs. Franklin the last 10 days. He had been in declining health for sev eral months. The funeral was held Thusday from the graveside at' Wake Cha pel Cemetery in Fuquay Springs. Williams, a native of Warren | County, was associated with the Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New [York In the Raleigh district prior ! to his illness. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Ernest W. Franklin, of Char | lotte, Mrs. ? . ? . Morehead. 'of Lynchburg. Va.. and Mrs. Elton Rowland, of Fuquay Springs; a son. Joseph S. Williams, Jr., ot Greensboro; two sisters, Mrs. C. O. Tbarrington and Mrs. (T; D. Wheeler, of Rockfr Mount; tl#?>e brothers. F. Graham Williams, of Atlanta, Ga.. Mark P Williams, of Rocky Mount/, and Harry Wil liams', 'of Inez; and four grand children i . i It take* money to print a pa per so was in saA>a)r *t> fr?r tile FRANKLIN TOMSK wlirn you sell ymr ot lobtow. I i Notice To Young Patriotic Citizens The Franklin County Hoard I of Flections Is asking for vol unteers to help out in the Na tional Selective Kegist ration, Oct. 10, 1940. The Board can use a number of young; men or women from each township, who can write a" neat legible hand. Services without compensation. Ills is a splen did place to show your Tcolors in the National I Defense Pro gram. Apply to Phil \\. Inscoe, Chairman of Franklin County Board of Klpctions, Castaiia, X. C., or to y*Rlir. local Kegist rar. stating which precinct you wish to work in. PHlIf K. INSCOK, Chairman. EUROPEAN WAR NEWS London. Oct. 10. (Thursday) ? Forty areas of London were showered with high explosive and Incendiary bombs dropped hy a steady procession of Nazi war planes overnight, and among the objects struck were a famous church, one of t-lie city's oldest hotels and ?a promenade known the world over. There was a mounting list of casualties, including many killecU Simultaneous raids were carried out against Wales. Southwest and Northwest England. They all were heavy, hut nobbing like the hal tering London was experiencing. Early this morning London had a brief respite, hut the raiders were back again will) a concerted effort to piercr the curtain of steel hurled skyward hy ant-i aircraft batteries. . Great high-explosive bombs and Incendiary "breadbasket*" upset busses, slrqck at rail lines and spread fire und deh?'\? ?r<Hn one end of Londmi to the oflier 'last night' atfa en rly - today as the unbroken pro^ssion of Ger man warplafies asiutVlled the city by moonlight.. >\ From .noil hern environs to southernmost "trp.u the capital tirembied with the shock of the exploding bombs und the shudder ing crash of an incessant anti aircraft barrage. So intense was the din that it was at times almost impossible to tiell which noises were those of bombs and which were llu^e of the defensive guns. Terrific Conflict As an example of the severity of the conflict, however, a few hours after the early start of the raid eight districts of the city had been hit. (Presumably this means s.ucli old geographical divisions as Mayfair. Westminster, Klephant and Castle. Hloomsbury. und the like. Names and locations of the affected districts are not permit ted hy the censor, however.) One employe of The Associated Press reported seeing at least 14 fire bombs fall in a four-mile walk. One big London bus was upset by a bomb bit which injured a number of passengers and broke the driver's leg. A passing doctor bo'rrowed a bobby's' tin hat and set to work treating the victims. A passenger on another bus, describing a direct hit. said: "Our driver decided to make for the nearest shelter when things became too hot. We made the archway In front of a well known building. Then we heard (?he bombs coming down. "Most of us wire able to fling ourselves to the ground, but some were thrown into the air and against the building. "Paving blocks. glass and bomb fragments were strewn over a wide area." Jerked from Hiiml A predestrian who was posUng some letters had them jerked from his hand as if by a truculent giant. He later found them un damaged. scattered 50 yards away. It was one of the worst' over night raids London has experienc ed since big-scale bombing of the city began September 7." Sleep was impossible, the coo 'tinuous noise disturbing even thostf who have accustomed them selves to snatching 40 winks be tween bt>mb blasts. Meanwhile Britain's night torn Mrs set a&lftzn the c?nter of &h*?nreat German Krupp works at left tUe oil refineries in MAbjarr * +i*t of sjJrpadiaie fir* suid Bounded ,^#e " filral bane ? f. WUlielMihaTen with more thai} HALLOWEEN FROLIC American Legion Will Pre sent A Colorful Hallo we'en Frolic Square Dance and Round Dance Tlif .fainbes Post of The Amer ican Lesion will furnish heaps of; fun with a Hilarious Hallowe'en Party from 9 P. Jit. to 1:00 A. M., | Thursday, Oct. 31sK at the Louts-j jliurg Armory Auditorium. Square Dancing and Hound, Dancing will feature an evening of delightful entertainment. Farm Folk and Town Folk from far and near will welcome this opportunity to mingle with each other in t-his frivolous frolic. For this one night we will kick the wolf from the front door and have a family frolic, if it busts thej family budget. Prizes will be given for the' best Square Dancing Couple, the' best' Jitter Rugging Couple, the' best Hallowe'en Costume. Ml* best Figure Calling and other) Bests. Now these will not be handsome prizes. ? we give you I j fair warning. BUB. we will give f a Grand Prize of $10.00. and' every one who buys a dance or! admission ticket will have a,( [chance at this Grand Prize. The Night Owls consisting of | . Nine Nifty Musicians will furnish . the Music. They're the best in , the world, well not the wh<We*' ] I world of course, but danged if I they ain't plumb good. Prices will lie reasonable. The I profits (it any) will go to tlie , j Meinqrial Fund and the Christmas ICuipty Stocking Fund sponsored | by The American Legion. |( Make a date with The Legion ion Hallowe'en Night. W. J. Sheariji, Jr. ? I I thr XatlotjJ nfljnorrat ic Fin- J aiK'c ( oninmtiv ifor North Ciir olina. with i - Ui tl??? Sir Walter HcJtM, <2,g?0f?l>. lias an iioii nerd ftfe hppoint incut or Mr. \V. J. Shojirln, Jr., as local | chairman or the Kooscvelt -Wal lace Campaign Fund Commit tee. >lr. Shcarin will Ih' in charge under I lie sponsorship of the Young Democratic Club's State President. Ralph (lardiicr. ol I distributing pads of receipts for contributions. Tile Young Democrats w 1 1 ask for donations ranging from $l.tM> up. Curb Market The women of the I.onishurg, ' , Methodist Church announce thatl 1 j they will conduct a curb, market | on Saturday morning of this week in front of the store build ing formerly occupied by Pender, next to Scoggin's Drug Store. Th?| proceeds from this venture wili.( go toward making necessary im-i provements at< the parsonage. The1 market will open at 8:30. I Red Cross to Meet The FRANKLIN TIMES is re quested to announce that a meet ing of members of the Red Cross}' In Franklin County is called foi/ Sunday aftiernoon at 3 o'clock! October 13th. In the Court HouseV! in Louisburg This will be a re organization meeting and all are 1 urged to attend and take an ac tive part in electing officers. VOl'VGKVILf.K SCHOOL \K\VH The J&nior Class of Youngs ville High School has elected ' its officers for the ensuing year as follows: President. Hor ace Baker; Treasurer. C. V. Hill;! I Secretary. Grace Frailer: Vice j President, Margaret- Layton. i l>on't forget when you attend I Court next week to come In nnd ? i pay for your paper. I i 15 tons of bombs, the Air Ministry n | dlscloiAd. 1 1 I Sweeping In over the glowing. new4y bomber "invasion coaat," i i waves of Royal Air Force bomb- i j ers struck deep into Germany i ! Tuesday for a series of assaults i i that rivaled any previous foray, i First of all, t>he bomber^ swept In from the North Sea <fn Bremen. Officials said the raid began at C:i6 p. ,4>i . and "tor the next1 fconr-an4ri?"llHIf the whole area W tlXumiliy bun MM With jJiiRh explwlves and lucondiari??." School Marster's Club Meets SlI'T. W. C. ST ROW!) Who was elected President of he Franklin County School M^r ?ters Club Tuesday night. Approximately fifty teachers of ;4ie Franklin County School Sys tem met Tuesday night in their initial seiyi social-professional' meeting of the 1930-40 school pear. Amid tlu* homelike atmos phere of the dining room of the Hotel Franklin, a most appetizing linner was served, followed by baked apple with cream for des sert. Following the dinner, the. pres ident. Mr. YV. O. Heed, of the Uold Sand School, called on the members of other schools repre sented to entertain the guests by giving a stunt. Although suffer ing from laryngitis, Mrs. Bailey, of the Mills School, rendered a very fitting solo. Mr. Pruette of the Kdward Best- School, threw his audience into peals of laugh ter. when, as "Professor Quiz." lie stumped his fellow teachers and as a forfeit had their ties neatly clipped off. Talks on the value of music in I lie school curriculum were given by Superintendent VV\ C. St-rowdJ of the Mills School. Mr. Braxton.; of the Braxton Music Company, mid Miss Fuller, a charming young teacher from the Frank Iinton School. In reorganizing the club, the following teachers were elected officers for the ensuing year: Su perintendent \V. C. Strowd. Pres ident; Mr. ('. Kay Pruette. Vice President; Mr. Byrd. of the Franklinton School. Secretary Treasurer; jjnd Mr. ('. S. Woolen,' Reporter. , Pains for the next- meeting were left to the discretion of the Pres-' ident. LOUISBURG JBAFTIST CHURCH On Sunday. October 6. the pus- : tor. Dr. A. Paul Bagby began a series of sermons on "Worship"/ the first 011 the topic "What It Is". He based comments on the text... "Worship the Lord in the1 beauty of holiness" taken from Psalm, 29:2. , Ny silence has disproved the vaWe of the individual man. There is no other creature In the universe thai can worship God. Among the elements found In worship are: adoration, praise, thanksgiving. love, with prayer a channel of worship. What is worship? Receptivity or an atti tude of receiving rather than giv ing. Receptivity that comea from Che broken and contrite heart. The topic for Sunday morning ' Is "Prerequisites to Worthtp." The topic for Sunday evening: "When is a Fair Not Fair." Morning worship at 11:00 A. M. Evening worship at f:30 P. M. Sunday School at 9:46 A. M, Training Union at 6:45 V. M. PRIZE STALK COTTON Mr. It. It. Perry, of Cypress Creek township, was di-playing a prize stalk of cotton on t-he streets Tuesday. The st?lk was about four and a half feet liigh and contained 164 bolls. He had: started to the State Fair with the Malk. and says he m?i't.i lo save, some of the seed (run i'li* stulk.. The TIMES need- money1 (o order to keep Ken 1' ig vou the no copie In a :?] >uy up. I Von tiN iiNn i LARGE CROWDS ATTEND FAIR BIG, AMUSING MIDWAY ? . The Many Booths Are Of A High Order; Rides, Gaines And Exhibits Attracting1 Many and Much Interest (By the Secretary) The Twenty-Fifth Anniversary nf the Franklin County Fair got off to a fine opening Monday, be ginning at 4:00 o'clock. The grounds were well-filled by 7:00 o'clock, and by 9:00 one of tihe largest crowds at the Fair on the first night were enjoying the wonderful exhibits and the won ierful Zacchini midway attrac tions. This is Franklin County's first* Free Fair in that there is no charge on the main gate for the Bxhibits. The usual charge is made on the midway which is ten cents admission to the huge midway on t-he Zacchini Shows. There are twelve rides and twenty shows, and numerous con cessions consisting of Bingo, and the usual Barkers begging you to knock the babies down. For a number of years, some of the people, especially in school circles have consistently asked for a Fair without a Carnival, and this is t-he year that Frank lin County has a Free Fair with wonderful exhibits that are en tirely separate from the usual midway. The County Superintendent, the Principals of all tile schools. voca tional teachers, home and (arm oppor exhibit hall, and 11s the Fair is Free, there was ol course no money available for paying these different county activities to show the people of Franklin County what progress whs being made in the respective lines so there were 1>o ' school exhibits, there were no vocational exhibits, (there were no home demonstration ex hibits. there were 110 4-H Club exhibits, and there were no farm demonstration exhibits. The only exhibit, which is a most credible one, is put on by t-he Negro Farm Agent, and the Jones Hill Colored School. These exhibits are all equal of any thai will be seen in any county around us, and exceed many that have been shown at previous Fairs. This Fair is a commercial Fair for which 110 charge was made for the space used by numerous merchants and business men of Franklin County, and it' has prov eni to be one of the most instruc tive exhibits ever shown. in the The Fair Association put on the exhibit of Frauklin County, meat. Frauklin County vegetables and field crops consisting of corn, peas, snaps, butterbeans, toma toes. apples, and other vegetables aiid articles too numerous t*> mention, while the merchant* are showing every conceivable electric appliance that will make farm life easy, and make farm life more attractive. The Economy Anto Supply Company has a beautiful display of Automobile Accessories Kelvinators, Duo-Therms, Wash ing machines, and many pther articles. Tip, the famoua new drink, has one of the most at tractive booths in the. Fair, tell ing everybody to take a "tip" and drink Tip. Raynor's Radio and Jewelry Shop shows a com plete line of Oeneral Electric pro ducts, Ever-Ready Batteries, Estate Speedex Stoves, and shows in glass how the General Elect . ic Refrigerator works Jn> n ' ??ilrd case in a constant- spraj of oil. This is one of the ntrwl interest ing exhibits in the hnilittiig. The Gupton Oil Company, the agent for Pure Oil Prodttets. Vile iind Oeneral Tires. Griu ; I nlld Ptl.'e Batteries, and Snfe.-y Ant l-Kree*a has a beautiful decorated booth showing many of the products oil which farmers can save money by buying from the Gupton Oil Co. These products may be pur chased on the easy plan. The Brown Furniture Company of Youngsville, one of the most* progressive and largest concerns In the county has a most credible exhibit showing Ashley-Wiwd Bnrners. Duo-Therms. Philco Radios, General KleCtrlc Refri gerators, New Perfection Oil Ranges, has one of the most beautiful displays of Radios any where in North Carolina. There are few things that Farmers and Town People might want tha: can not be found la the large .to'd of Brown's Furniture Comity (?*?ti?*e< Page ?) f i - .... . .