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VOLUMN LXXI SUBSCRIPTION fl.RO a YEAR LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA HJIDAY, OCTOBER 18. 1040 I (EIGHT PAGES) NUMBER 36 JUDGE PARKER HOLDS COURT FRANKLIN CRIMINAL TERM SUPERIOR COURT Session Recessed For Fun ' eral of Judge Harris' Mother and Registration Day ? Many Small Cases Disposed of ? Grand Jury Still At Work ? Radford Case Not Reached Yet Hon. R. Hunt Parker, Superior Court Judge of Northampton County, opened Franklin Criminal Court in Louisburg on Monday morning. After the jurors had been called and t>he grand jury selected,, composed of H. W. Bur nett, W. I. Prlvett, Joe Dicker son, A. C. Stallings, E. M. Bur nette, R. Y. Gupton, N. C. Bui. lock, W. R. Vick of the old mem bers and Harry C. Ayscue, Berry C. Johnson, F. B. Driver, J. R. Faulkner, T. J. Holmes, J. D. Al fojd, B. E. Kinton, S. F. Wil liams. Horace Pace, new mem bers, delivered a most intelligent-: charge. He impressed very for cibly the duty of a grand juror . and the importance of his cour ageously fulfilling this trust, and: told them of the proceedure and directed t>hem to investigate the; County offices, particularly the guardians funds, and report the conditions they And giving credit where such is due and criticism where things were not as they should be together with their re commendations for correction. He also stressed the importance' of careful and efficient drivers ol' School buses and the equipment and the enforcement of the law regulating passing buses when loading and unloading children. He told I'hem that "Public office is a public trust", he impressed ^he importance of . visiting the County Home, the Jail, prison camp and all public property to see that It' is kept in good condi. tion and proper. Messrs. A. C. Stallings was sworn as Foreman of the Grand , Jury and G. C. Parrish as officer, j The docket was then taken up, and business transacted as (ol lows: Sam S. Cannon plead guilty to hit and run and was given one to two years in State's prison. Annie Belle Woodlief Gilbert plead guilty to ( and a which was accepted by the State. Robert Rtlieridge. operaMug t automobile intoxicated, showed1 compliance with former order- of Court. Foster Holmes, on probation, appeared and paid costs. Booster Stallings, on probation, appeared and paid costs. Roger Driver, operating auto mobile intoxicated (motor vehi cle violation in two cases) found guilty. Sam Radford was arraigned for the murder of his wife after the grand Jury returned a true bill. Hill Yarborough and E. F. Yar borough were appointed by the i Court to represent the defendant. Sade Ray plead guilty of as sault with deadly weapon, and was given 12 months on roads, suspended upon the "Conditions that during t'he said two years the defendant does not violate any criminal laws of this State, and particularly the law against the possession and manufacture of Intoxicating liquor, that he shall not daring said time have any al -teraation or fuss or row with his wife, or assault his wife, pay coats and other minor require ments. The Court recessed Tuesday morning until 2 o'clock in the afternoon in order to give the lawyers and Court officials time to attend the funeral of Judge W. C. Harris' mother. The local Bar adopted resolutions, copy of which are found in another col. umn. Sam High and Raymond Bro die. larceny, were found guilty and given 4 months on roads, each. Jack Alston plead guilty to for cible trespass, given 60 days on roads, suspended upon condition that he remain x>ff the premises of J. O. Dlckerson. and pay costs. Raymond Klngsburry, larceny, plaad guilty, given 4 months on roads, suspended upon condition that he pay Elje Wright $17.00 for chickens and Arthur Williams $3.00 for thtckana. and costs. Jack Dale, uhlawful possession of whiskey, found guilty, aiyi waa given 30 days on roads, suspend ed upon condition that he do not (Continued on Page 8) V COUNTY-WIDE RALLY To Be Held in Louisburg On Friday, October 25th Friday, October 25h, is the date seti for the Grand County wide Rally that is being sponsor ed by the Young Democratic Club of Franklin County. A program of great interest and entertain ment for all Democrats 1b being arranged, according to the infor mation given out by President R. C. Whitfield and J. P. Lumpkin, chairman of the entertainment committee. The scenes of this big event will be the Franklin Coun ty Court House and the Auditor ium of the New Armory in Louis burg. Speaks at Court House Arrangements are in the mak-l ing for a stirring and enthusiastic1 speech for all Democrats in Frank lin County by outstanding states man and Democrat, which will ^ take place in the Court House at 1 8:30 P. M. on flfcxt Friday. This will be especially of Interest to all and a cordial invitation is ex tended, in fact, all Democrats or those interested are urged to at tend. There is no doubt that the speaker will bring some vital messages to the people of Frank lin County at this time. l>unee at Armory The social entertainment of the evening will take place In the Armory on Kasfc Nash Street, where the Dance of the Young Democrats will take place from 10 to 2 o'clock. Jimmy Byerly's Orchestra will furnish the music. This orchestra is well-known in this section of the State and will be welcomed at' the Dance next week. Passes for this occasion will be on advance sale all during the week and also at the door on Friday night. This will' be a gala occasion. The balcony will furnish spectator seats, so wheth er everyone dances or not they are invited to enjoy Wie evening with Franklin County's Young Democratic Club. Club Active Since its recent launching of the membership drive there has been quite a bit of interest' among the young voting Demo crats in Franklin County and a rallying to the cause and aims of the Young Democratic Club of this County. There have been great- strides made in its organi zation and activities and this coming event is just another of its entertaining projects for its members and the Democrats of Franklin County. It is still the aim of the Membership Commit tee to contnue to swelling the roster of its Club until every young Democrat in the County has entered by membership. The progress that has been made this Fall in the functioning of the Club under the direction of Its able leader. Pres. Whitfield, is quite commendable and has been praised by many visitors and offi cers of the State organization. Tobacco Holding Own Market Took Holiday Wed nesday; Prices Generally Satisfactory The good prices for tobacco held their own on the local mar ket the past week and many growers received fancy averages on dales. The pretty weather for picking cotton has contributed to small Wales and the quantity seems to b6 Increasing. The demand (or all grades continues strong and bidding lively. Th8 Market was closed Wed nesday to assist w it-ti the draft registration^ All growers are Invited to come to Loulsburg and enjoy the good prices and t>he genial hospitality to be found here. ERANKLINTON FARMERS AM) BUSINESS MEM'S CLUB SCHEDULES MEETING The next meetiug of the Frank llnton Farmers' and Business Men's Club will be held In the Frankllnton School on Friday, October 18, at 6:30 o'clock. Mr. LeRoy Martin. Vice-President of Wachovia Bank and Trust ? Com. paay, will be tihe speaker on that occasion. Mr. J^irtin' ii'"' a very forceful speaker and r? largW 'at tendance is expectied to hear him The supper will be served by members of '.the local Baptist 'Church. " l 3381 REGISTER Great Patriotic Spirit Pre vails With Registrants And Helpers Alike Three thousand three hundred and eighty-one of Franklin Coun ty's young men between the ages of 21 and 36 filed into the several registration places and placed themselves ati the disposition of their Country in time of need on Wednesday. It will be remember ed that in addition a large number of Franklin's young men have al ready volunteered and joined the Armed forces of the Nation. No unusual incidents 'were re ported from any registration place and the routine passed oft' very smoothly. The township registration was as follows: Dunn ? 430. Harris ? 247. I Youngsville ? 266. Franklinton ? 494. Hayesville ? 2 3 0 . Sandy Creek ? 244. Gold Mine ? 187. Cedar Rock ? 273. Cypress Creek ? 176. Louisburg ? 834. Total Registration ? 3381. Dr. Bagby Elected Chairman Dr. A. Paul ? Bagby, pastor of the Louisburg Baptist Church, was unanimously elected Chair man of the Franklin County Chapter of the American Red Cross at a meeting held in the Court House in Louisburg on Sunday afternoon. Dr. Bagby succeeds Miss Susie Meadows, who has so successfully and efficiently served the Chapter as it Chair man for this county for the past several years. After the election Dr. Bagby j announced that Mr. T. Mortimer Harris. Louisburg's efficient post- ' master had consented to serve as Chairman of the Kail Call begin ning Nov. lltlj. and Mr. W. F. Shelton was appointed Plbliclty Chairman. Other officials of the "local Chapter will be appointed at a later date. The goal of the membership drive. Dr. Bagby. said is one thousand members and what every hope was held that - this goal would be reached. Emphasizing that only fifty cents of each membership goes to the National Red Cross the gen eral chairman pointed out' that the remainder of each membership contribution - stays here to take care of local emergencies and needs. Business of the reorganized Ked Cross chapter will be conducted by an executive committee made up of all the general chairman, t-he sec'y-treas. and the following appointed members: Rev. L. F. Kent. Mrs. M. S. Clifton. VV. B Barrow and O. M. Beam. 50th Anniversary Dr. and Mrs. D. T. Smithwick were tihe recipients of congratu lations from their many friend* in and out of Louisburg Tuesday on the occasion of their 50th wed ding anniversary. They were also hosts to their children, who came home from their several domiciles to bring greetings and good wish es on this notable occasion. They were married on October 16th, 1890. Dr. Smithwick was born in Warren County on March 17th, 186T and Mrs. Smithwick, who was Miss Evelyn Macon, was born in Franklin County on March 20th. 1867. ? The FRANKLIN TIMES join the many Id , extending hearty congratulations to Dr. and Mrs. Smithwick. Duke Alumni To Meet The Franklin County Duke Alumni Association will hold its annual dinner and business meet ing in the Franklin Hotel at Louisburg, Thursday evening, Oc tober 24, at 7:30. All alumni from Duke are cordially invited to attend this meeting and bring their wives, husbands, or friends. An Interesting program in being arranged There will be a speak er from Duke and moving pic tures of activities on the campus will be shown. All persons de tiring to atteni are requested to notify Miss Cora Beusley by Wed nesday, October 23. The price of the dinner will be 50c m>r per son - "? ? FOR t JtTNQ , Draft Board Organizes I At a m<wtli>s hrlil in Louis- 1 ; burg; Wednesday afternoon the 1 Krunklin (Jount) Kraft Board organized by electing J. K. Malone an Chairman. and G. B. Harris ax Secretary. The Board also wlnled one of tin* front office# of the New Armory building for Us office. It also dispatched information to the Adjutant General of North Car olina that the Franklin County Draft Board is now organized and ready foe work. American Legion To Honor Gov ernor Bickett At. a recent meeting of the Jambes Post of the American Le gion, t'he Post resolved to spon sor a movement in Franklin County to place ;i portrait of our distinguished citizen. Governor Thomas Walter Bickett in the Court Room of the Franklin County Court House. In 1939 our l'ost resolved to place a portrait of Major Samuel Perry Boddie in the new Armory and Community Building, and one of Governor Bickett in I he Franklin County Conrt Room, said the Secretary. We have presented the port rait of Major Bodtlie, he said, and now we plan to sponsor a portrait of Gover nor Bickett. We hope that the people of Franklin County and North Carolina will Join with us and pid us in Uhls effort, and that' we cun soon announce the Frank lin County has agiiin honored one of her great citizens., Big 5 Schedule For This Week-End ( Hy K. F Thomas) This week. Hie Big Fivers par-j ticipating in a program. jammed' with activity and highlighted liy Hie annual relit' wa 1 of feuding be-i tween those brother institutions. Carolina and State. Wallace Wade's soundly-thrashed Blue Devils return to the wars as they journey to Hamilton. New York, for a Joust with Colgate. Mar shall comes down to Wake For est to see il' lliere are enough i pieces of the Deacon pigskin ma chine remaining to l>u patched to gether for an after-dark skirmish And Davidson's woeful Wildcat*, beaten In throe out of four starts! this year, will be at home to 8e wanee, one of the last remaining chances the Presbyterians have to enter the columns of victory. Of the quartet of tussles, only the Tar Heel-Wolfpack struggle in the State Capital on Saturday afternoon grips Mie Imagination and sustains major interest, be cause the brotherly angle of this traditional rivalry dwarfs any other Big Five competition this week. And t'he Deacons, their pride humbled and their feet again planted on solid terra firma, will be ready next Saturday night to take out their spite on Marshall, I the West Virginia Aggregation that almost spelled ruination for the Baptists last year. For my pick of winners for this week-end are as follows: Carolina over State. Duke over Colgate. Wake Forest* over Marshall. Davidson over Sewanee. Thanks I wish to Iiu this mot hod of ' | ripmilng m.v thanks and ap prralithiM to the mnn.v teach er* and citizens in Franklin County for their TOlimtary aid In the draft registration held on Wednesday, and also to ! ? Hupts. Mills and Harris for do clarihg a school holiday so that the schools could be used for Registration places. Also for the splendid and patriotic res ponse the many registrants In ] Kraaklin gave. 1 The entire * work wax In the , (?est of spirit, the most orderly and efficient manner depicting a patriotic spirit that will make our enemies to J)emocraUo pov ernment hesitate a long while before interfering with t'ncle StyJi *<*i lti* f?Wll>. >?" A*nin assurli*.;'jB>* of my deejpajr ^IM^iaOoW ^ Franklin ton Man Robbed of $191 \ MONKV TAKKN KROM I'OC KKT l?Y 8THANGKK I'ollce Looking l?M Stooping Man Who flumped Into Vl? t i in Durham, Oct. 16.? -A farmer was robbed of $191 in the lobby of a downtown bank yesterday and police today continued their search for the thief but reported few clues on which t<o work. The farmer. O. T. Woodlief, 62. of Frankllnton, reported the rob bery shortly after he had received the money from a teller in the Durham Hank and Trust Com pany. Woodlief had just received the money and was on his way to the door of the bank on Corcoran Sweet, he said, when an unidenti fied man in a stooped position backed into him. Thinking that the tnan was looking for something. Woodlief paid no particular attention to him. he told police. He said lie was about to go out of the door when he saw that the man appar ently was trying to get out of the door. too. Wishing to be of assistance, the farmer, he later told police, rea ched over and pushed the door open for the man. who suddenly turned around and went out of t-he side door leading Into the lob by of the Hill building. At this point. Woydliet' discov ered that his pockethook and money was missing, and called to the man in an effort to stop him. hut Hie latter rapidly disappear ed. the farmer declared. Police immediately were sum moned but there was no trace of the stranger. Woodlief told officers that he believed that his pocket* was pick ed when the man humped into him. He told police that the man wus about live feet. 11 inches tall, weighed about 165 pounds, had sandy hair and a ruddy com plexion. He said the stranger was wearing a brown suit. Green-Hofler Announcements as follows hiive been received by friends here: "Mr. and Mm. James Lutfier Hofler announce the marriage of their daughter. Mollie. to Mr. Qliarles Patterson Green, on Sat urday. October the twelfth, nine teen hundred and forty. Galilee Kpiscopul Church. Virginia Heach, Virginia." Mm. Green Is ('lie attractive and accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mm. James L. Hofler. of Gatesville. N. C.. and Ik especially popular among a host of friends at home and abroad. Mr. Green is the popular Cap tain of flattery B 113th F. A. now In camp at Fort Jackson, ? South Carolina. He is also one of Franklin County's popular attor neys and has been the County's Attorney and Prosecuting Attor ney for several years. He is es pecially popular. Their many friends extend hearty congratulations. Scouts Attend Camp The following Boy Scouta at tended the Camporee In Chapel Hill thin week-end: Kdgar Lee Perry, Patrol Lead er; Jimmy Kagland. Asst.; Crep mon Mullen, Nick Perry, Bud Grainger, P. N. Splvey. They were accompanied by Glenn Beasley who spent the night with them and helped g?t them setMed lit camp routine. The camp was pitched about four miles from Chapel Hill. The boys put up their own pup tents, filled their bed ticks with straw and arranged for their cooking, as each one prepHred (41611- own meals. Friday night was given over to stunts, which were partic ipeted In by the entire camp which nuntbered about 300 Scouts in all. On Saturday morning the camp grounds were cleaned up and put in order and Inspected and the big event In the afternoon was the four mile hike to Chapel HiU to see the Cfcrollna-T. C. U. football game. All Scouts in un iform ^ere admitted fre?. They came hack into the camp l?tp in the evening, tired but happy. The Loulsburg boys wfre all Well duribg the ehtlre eWutnpitxant t tba trip well Tear ft Affvanea ? IMI P?f DR. FEW DEAD SUFFERED HEART AT TACK LAST WEEK Was 72; Rites Will Be Held Friday; Wants No Flowers Durham. Oct. 16. ? Dr. William Preston Few. president of Duke j University, died at 6:55 o'clock j thiq| morning at Duke Hospital a f ; ter an illness of exactly one week. I He suffered a heart' attack at his home in the early morning of | Oct. 9. Dr. Few would have been "3 I years old on Dec. 29. Coronary thrombosis was the immediate cause of death which I came lo the Duke president in his sleep. He hud become somewhat weaker yesterday, and concern 'over his condition increased dur ing the day. Details Inregarri to the funer al services are being arranged to day. The services will be held on Friday afternoon In the Univer sity Chapel, to be followed by pri vate Interment in a crypt in the Chapel. Request has been made in be half of Dr. Few's family that no flowers be sent'. Classes of the University will be suspended on Friday. Survivors Surviving are Mrs. Pew. who was Miss Mary Reainey Thomas, [of Martinsville, Va., before her [marriage in 1 !? 1 1 . and four sons: j William Few. electrical engineer of the Clark Comptroller Com-j 'pany, Cleveland. Ohio; Lyne S. j Few and Kendrick S. Few, grad uate students at Harvard Univer j sit >- ; and Randolph It. Few. Duke j University sophomore. A fifth son. Yancey Preston Few, died ill | 19:t!t at the age of 16 years. A brother and sister, I. P. Few land Miss Ellie Few, of Greer, S. !('.. also survive as do a number of 1 nieces and nephews. Among the | nephews are Dr. Kugene C. Few, 'pastor of Druid Hills Methodist Churvh. Atlanta, (la., and Ben F. Few, an executive of Liggett and 'Myers Tobacco Company, New York. I Dr. Few, was ron iiect<ed with Trinity and Duke for over 44 j years, having become Professor of [ Knglish Literature in 1896, four years after the college was moved to Durham. He was dean of the j college from 1902 to 191(1 when 1 he succeeded President John C. Kilgn who had been elected bish ; up in the Methodist Kpiscopal Church. SouHi. He was inaugura I ted on Nov. 9. 1910. Not since the death of Dr. Brax tOjp Craven on Nov. 7. 1?_82. had a president of the Institution died In office. Flags Lowered j The University flags were flown I at half-mast Mils morning aud campus-wide sorrow was mani fest. For seve.ral days there has been genuine concern over the Duke president's condition which, though admittedly grave, at In tervals seemed to Improve. Ab sent* members of his family were notified and. were here at the time of his death. Dr. Few was born in Greenville County, S. C., Dec. 29. 1867., He was one of three sons and Ave children of Benjamin F. Few aud Rachel Kendrick. His ' father, a physician, served as a surgeon in the Confederate Aruiy. NO FIRE The Are alarm tbat Bounded Wednesday morning was suppos ed to have been sent in from the Franklin Seed Co., (la, but fire men who reported promptly with the engine reported no erldence of fire was found. PROGRAM AT THE LOUISBURG THEATRE !' ? The following is the program at) the Louisburg Theatre begin ning Saturday, Oct. 19th: Saturday ? Double Feature ? Roy Rogers and "Gabby" Hayes In "Colorado" and Dennis O'Keefr and Clare Carlton in "Girl From Havana" also Chapter No. 11 "Adventures of Red Ryder." Sunday-Monday ? Lam and Ah ner In "Dreaming Out Loud" with Frances l.augford and Phil Har. rls. . Tuesday ? Barbara Stwnwyrk and Fred MacMurrav in 'Remem' bar Thq Night." . Wednesday Rich.i-'J Dix and William ? tieory In ' Cherokee ?trii>." , Thursday-Friday ? ' .:i?k Cag nn?r and Ann Sheridi: in "City ,FW Cbnqneat." . i b {EUROPEAN WAR NEWS London, Wednesday. Oct. 16. ? Light and heavy German bombers bucked through London's mosti thunderous anti-aircraft barrage last night and early today, some times at the rate of one a minute, to continue the devastating raids which had allowed the Cftfit&I but meager respite for more than. 30 hours. After the lightning ferocity of the evening attack had subsided for a Wme. solitary raiders thread ed the skies early today. Swerv ing and dipping to frustrate the sound apparatus directing the deafening barrage, they scattered bombs which boosted Uhe surging casualty lists. From central London, the night assault as a whole appeared to be slightly less intensive than that of Monday nlghti, which Vas the worst of the 39-day siege. Shortly before midnight,' 25 London districts and as many in. the provinces, including tke Mid lands and a southwest coast town, had been bombed since the raid ers swepti in at nightfall. Plane Losses High Eighteen German and 15 Brit ish planes were destroyed Tues day in some of the most bittar ae rial fighting of the war, the Air Ministry reported. Nine of the BriMsh pilots were saved, it was said, while one of the enemy planes was destroyed after night fall. Typical of the work of the lone raiders, a bomb demolished two houses in a London area and damaged several others nearby. Two persons were killed and res I cue squads were digging in the wreckage for other possible vic tims. The blast threw an autiomo | bile over housetops and into a neighboring garden. Another raider released his bombs so that they fell in a straight line along a street, hit> tlng two saloons and damaging a number of shops and other build ings. A prominent business man was killed when a bomb tore away | part of his house in an East An glia town. His wife, who was in another parti of the house, escap ed injury Starting oft with a rush, the night attack raged with unabated fury for some two anTT- a half [hours at its r^k Ml e bombers ! were crashing through the Capi tal's outer defenses from all di rections. despite the curtain of steel and frame ringing t'he Me tropolian area. London. Oct. 15 ? 11. MS, Aja* 1 was declared officially tonight to j have sunk three Italian destroy jcrK. almost unaided, in two swift I Mediterranean batt'les that rivall ed her share In the South Atlantic conquest of the Nazi pocket bat tleship Admiral Graf Spee last December. Eighty miles off Sicily, witihia easy striking distance, the Admi ralty said, of a main Italian fleet that never left Its base, the Ajax fought a total of eight warships, one a heavy cruiser. She fought all by herself until 1H.M.S. York came up to help her polish off the last of her victim** and then her final adversary turn ed tail and ran, abandoning a crippled sister-ship, the Official British description said. Bucharest, Oct. 15-? Paced by thickly-packed formation* of Ger man fighter and bomb?r planes, 300 Nail tank* lumbered today into Rumania's Important Danube port of GataM, opposite the ?:s sian frontier where ?hc n ?<T.vri..y has mobilized Between IUO.OOO and 180. 000 men Arrival of the military rein forcements came as the Germans rushed til remove ICVIOA ol' their nationals from Suvi^t-oecupfed Bessarabia as a result- of Mos cow's refusal to extend the N'nv. 15 deadline for iltrau to got c.u (The Kremlin, through Us offi cial news agency. Tat*. declare! today it had not received satisfac tory advance Information concer i ing Germany's plans to senl troops into Rumania, despite .t German statement of Oct. 10 that powers friendly to the .Axis Vil been notified Naai forces had ar rived and Miat more were to fal low. ~ (Further clouding Russia'" at titude toward the German march {into Rumania, ah earlier T.isa j statement ? branded as "fanta?;io iaveotiou" feport* of Iius?t?u | British -Greek - Yugoslav - Turkl >i | negotiations on the Gertn-* ? \j (CMtlaued oa Page fcaglit)