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READ!! ROGER BABSON'S News Dispatches in this is sue of the Franklin Times. VOLUMN I, XV II Subscription $l.SO a Year LOCISBURO, N. CAROLINA titlDAV, SBPTRMBKK 3, 1?41 CO-OPERATE If Louinburc's Buslnewi Interest* S'd Co-operate with the I'rank Tlmes we would have a much er and Better Town. (TEN PAGES) NUMBKR ;t(> MARKET OPENS _ TUESDAY ALL TOBACCO WARE HOUSES READY ? * Indications Good Prices and Big Offering; Buyers For All Concerns Expected on First Day; Large Number Fanners Expected. ^ With indications now pointing to good prices an cnusuaily large opening sale of tobacco is expect ed at Louisburg's three big Wfcre ? * houses Tuesday. Each of these popular houses have been put in readiness for the 1941 crop and experienced forces have been secured for each of tihem. A full crop of buyers is expected present on the first day with all accounts represented. With prices higherthan in form years it is expected that good sales will be In abundance and many farmers, both as sellers and visitors will be present). The Southslde will be run by Arch Wilson, Sam Meadows and Ben Wood; The Union by Grover Harris and Numa Freeman and the Planters by Charlie Ford. In each instance experience will as sure tihe best of attention and service. A cordial invitation is issued by the tobacconists and merchants to all to visit the Louisburg mar ket not only on opening day, but every day. o Red Cross Sewing Mrs. R. W. Smithwick, county production chairman of the local Rod Cross is issuing an urgent appeal for volunteer workers to assist in Red Croa sewing and t knitting work. Calling attention to the fact that winter will soon be here and that the burden on the American Red Cross will be vastly increased with the coming of cold weather, Mrs. Smithwick is asking any lady with a little time to spare to call at her home on North Church Street and get the mater ials to do sewing and knitting. "LitMe Kngliph children will be cold and without proper cloth ing this winter unless we do our part," Mrs. Smithwick said. La dles of Louisburg and Franklin County here it your chance to do your bit. Unlocated Registrants The local Draft Board reports the following unlocated regis trants. Any Information concern ing their location will be appre ciated : Colored ? Henry Pool, Elijah Vlcks, Frank Thomas, Wortha Williams. Allen Crudup. Frank Debnam, Jerry Perry, Elton Kvlns White ? Elmo Frailer, William Morris, Sherman Dexton Pearce. Wins Prize Arthur Basil Perry was the winner of the Island of Money that was on display in the front i window of Fox's Department Store. His guess was $16.93 on the Island and tl)e amount was $15.94. The winner received Mie fall amount. Any one wishing could guess, with no obligations attached, and the money was counbed on September 1st. As Arthur did not register his post office address, Mr. Fox re quests t'hat he call at the store to recelre his prize. ? o RKNKW YOUR SITBHCKIPTION PROGRAM AT THE LOUISBURG THEATRE The following is the program at the Loulsburg Theatre, begin ning Saturday. Sept. 6th: Saturday ? ? Double Feature Bob Steel and the Three Mesqul-. teers in "Saddle Mates" and Ar thur Kennedy In "Strange Alibi" , also another chapter of "Jungle Girl." Sunday-Monday ? Waynes Mor-] ris and Tom Brown in "3 Sons O' Guns." Tuesday ? Ann Sothern and George Murphy In "Ringside Mai sle." Wednesday ? The Merry Macs | and Jane Frazee In "San Antonio > Raise." Thursday-Friday ? Mickey Roo ney and Judy Garland in "Life Begins For Andy Hardy." Louisburg's Board of Town Commissioners W. B. BARROW K. C. W. <i. I,AN? VSTKK \V. J. SHKAKIN W. J. COOPER The FRANKLIN TIMES regrets that it has been unable to get ;i picture of Mr. F. H. Allen, one of the most prominent members of the Board, to be included in this group. CHECK BEER LICENSES APPOINTS COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD Taxes Rescinded For Cir cus; To Deduct One Per Cent on Taxes Paid In September; To Seek Sec ondary Road Work; Draws Jury ' The Board of County Commis sioners met in regular session on Monday with all members pres ent. t Business was transacted as fil lows: Mrs. Frunk Rose was before the Board stating the Junior Wom an's League, was sponsoring the Mills Circus, and requested t&e Board to rescind obe tax for the performances, which they did. Miss Atleen Crowder. repre senting the Farm Security Ad ministration asking that the County furnish them another room. The request was taken un der advisement). The Sheriff was Instructed to visit all the places selling wine and ascertain If they had secured licenses and if not to Issue war rants for them. The Tax Collector was instruct ed to deduct one per cent from all taxes paid In September. Commissioner Bartholomew re commended the following as a County Library Roard who were elected: Mrs. Kelley White, R. C. Beck. J. Z. Terrell. Mrs. L. W. Henderson. Mrs. J. K. Thar rington. Mrs. M S. Clifton. N H. Ayscue. These were to serve for one year witihnut pay. The Radford land in Oold Mine township was sold to Herbert Lancaster for $410. Reports from the following of ficers were received and ordered filed: Mrs. J. F. Mitchlner, Wel fare Officer, Supt. E. R. Richard son, County Home, Miss Llllle Mae Braxton. Home Agent, W. C. Boyce. Farm Agent, Dr. R. F. Yarborough. Health Officer, J. E. Tuck, Negro Farm Agent. A road petition from Franklln ton township was approved and ordered sent< to the State High way Commission. The County Attorney was In structed to write Chairman Prince of the State Highway Commis sion. insisting that some action be taken on secondary roads. W. O. Lancaster, of the Town Board, and stated that he had a bid for the Dr. J. B. Davis lot, but same wag rejected by the County Commissioners, The Board drew a Jury for the October term of Franklin Criminal Court. After allowing a number of ac counts the Board adjourned. FIRST BALE OF NEW COTTON J. D. Wright brought the first bale of new cotton to Louisbnrg from the 1941 crop on Friday. It was ginned by FVanklin Seed Co., and weighed 445 pounds. It was bought by A. W. Person for 18 cents a pound. Mr. Tucker, of the Franklin Seed Co., said he had been ginning cotton for 18 years and this was bis first bale of new cotton to be ginned in August. o American consumption of wool is on the rise. More thah 10, 500, (TOO pounds of scoured wool was used by U. $. mills In Jane this year. Joe Calcutt Gets Parole The one-time slot machine ru ler, Joe Calcutt, Wednesday is back at his home in Fayetteville a free man, following his parole from Central Prison by Governor Broughton late Tuesday. CalcuM had served only 74 days of his one-year sentence, meted out in Wake County Superior Court in December, 1940, after the Fayetteville man had built up his dynasty of slot machines and gambling devices throughout four states. Previous to the conviction last December, Calcutt had been found guilty of slot machine vio lations on more than 20' occas ions. Learned Lesson But Governor Broughton, in a statement1, issued with his parole stated "I think he has learned that the law is supreme." Calcutt will be under the su pervision of the State for the du ration of the parole. He will be barred from owning or operating any machine described as a gam bling device and prohibited from engaging in any form of political activity. He will live at his home in Fayetteville, and will enter a new, yet undisclosed, business. Sentenced by Parker Calcutt was sentenced to pris on by Judge R. Hunti Parker, who said the slot-machine king's record in contempt of the law had few parallels in the history of North Carolina. The magnate waged a fight from the time the sentence was handed down. He appealed to ttie Supreme Court, and began seeking a parole before he began serving his time. An additional two-year term had been suspended on ,the pay ment of $10,000 fine. Judge Parker,' at the lime Cal cutt was beginning his term, said he opposed a pardon at any time, and opposed to a parole before 'he began his sentence. o LOU ISBURG METHODIST CHURCH "A Call To Communion" Is the subject (or the 11:00 sermon Sunday morning. We hare had our vacation season and with t<he challenge to live abundantly and usefully ahead of us. the "Call to Communion" is an important one. Church School will convene at 9:45 under the leadership of Prof. I. D. Moon. The last of the summer Vesper Services on the College Campus will be held Sunday at 7:00 P. M. A cordial welcome Is extended to all of these services. o MISS CRANFORD DIES The funeral services for Miss Frances Cranford who died Thursday night, Aug. 28 at the 1 home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Cranford, 303 King Street, were conducted from the home Friday afternoon at six o'clock by Dr. Paul Bagby and Rev. L. F. Kent, and Interment was made in the Oak Grove cemetery. A I large number attended and the floral tribute was very lovely. Surviving are her parents, two sisters, Mrs. T. E. Dowdy, of Ral eigh, Mrs. Fred Austin, of Ashe boro, one brother, R. C. Cranford, of Raleigh, two neices and one nephew. Pallbearers were: Messrs. S. C. Foster, Jr., 4. W. Weaver, H. R. Chesson, L. O. Tharrington, Herman Murphy, H. R. Strother. ? ? ? o FOR FIRST CLASS PRINTING PHONB 288-1 Return To Old Time X .According to an agreement reached among merchants and others here Wednesday, Lohis burg will return to Eastern Standard Time, effective with Monday morning. Kept. 8. The return to Eastern Stand ard Time was denned neces sary since the county school system, the Lotiifthiirg Tobacco Market and liouislnirg College will operate on Kastern Stand- ' ard Time. The llaptist, Episcopal and Methodist, white churches, have been notified of th<> change with the request that all services held after !Yflonda> morning, Sept. 8 be held on Kastera , Standard Time. , The merchant* have also | agreed to observe a 11 o'clock closing hour on Saturday nights. The o'clock closing will be in effect in the dry goods, hardware and and 10 cent stores only. Public offices have also been notified of the changc and it is expected that all will fall in line. Rocky Mount Tobacco Market Through an advertisement in this issue of the Franklin Times Mr. Ed Johnson. Secretary to the Rocky Mount Tobacco Hoard of Trade, Is urging tobacco fann ers to prepare their better grad es of tobacco anil place them on the Rocky Mount Market right away as the market Is experienc ing the highest prices on many of these grades in the recollect-ion of its oldest citizens. He says they have plenty floor space and no blocks and that the market has adopted th<> basket marktlng and hour selling system that brings satisfaction to the farmers who are making above the aver age sales. Read their advertise ment on another page. LOUISBURG BAPTIST CHURCH Next Sunday morning at eleven o'clock. Dr. Ragby will continue his discussion of t?he "Principles of a Church Covenant." the sec ond In a series of sermons on this subject. Sunday School at 9:45. Vesper Services on the Col lege Campus at 7:00 P. M. The Rev. Forrest Hedden will hold this service. Two -of l>oul?tau*'? recent bride-grooms. The Circus Is Coming! ?Mills Bros.. Combined 3-Ring Circus will eihiblt in Louisburg, j Saturday. Sept. 6. The city of ft'nts will be pitched at the Fair Grounds, where performances will f be given at 2 and 8 p m. The door will open at 1 and 7. Through arrangements made with the Junior Woman's league under whose auspices the circus will appcaj', the big show is be ing brought here. It will be the first visft of the Mills Bros.. Circus lo this section of the state in sev eral years The show baits from * the Pacific West Coast where it has maintained headquarters for the past 25 years. Fresh from its triumphant Spring engagement in Kastern cIUpb Mills Bros.-^ promise to un cork the very latest In the way of streamlined thrills with its performers recruited from many foreign countries. Many of the old-time features and stars will be on hand? without' which, there would be no circus at all In ad-' dition will he seen startling and sensational thrills entirely new "Goliath." the world's largest elephant. 12 feet In height, weigh ing over five tons and four inches taller than the fntned Jumbo will be one of the features of the menagerie. Among the stars will be the Larkln family, equilibrists and Jugglers; the Adams troupe of equestrians; the Pottttr family of acrobats and gymnasts; Mie Silverton Trio, wire walkers; the El Rey Sisters, daring and Intrep id wire walkers and Prof. White's two great troupes of educated Shetland ponies, monkeys and dogs. (A congress of clowns head ed by Charles Yale will be on hand to entertain l-he little folks., The Junior Woman's League will receive 5ft>;{ of all tickets' sold In advance of the show's \ coming. There general ndmls-1 sion is 25c for children and 50c j for adults. Through special ar- 1 rangements any boy or girl un- 1 der 16 years of age may obtain | a general admission ticket to the afternoon show for 15c by pur chasing It at* the Sroggln Drug Store before circus day. Dry weather and shrinking pas ture feed has retarded raw milk production in Durham County, reports County Agent W. B. Pace. o Purebred Hampshire rams av eraged $28.50 in a recent cooper ative sale by farmers of Watau ga County ati Boone, says County ?Agent H. M. Hamilton. CRISIS COMING? Hlncaporr, Sept. S. ? A ful ly motorized and equipped In dian army contingent arrived ! at Singapore today to bolster I Brit tali 'Malayan forces on an alert basis under a warning by Governor Sir Shenton Thomas that a crisis was coming. Rushed from India on several transports, the contingent In cluded seasoned Moslem rifle men, veterans of the Northwest I frontier campaigns, Indian sig nalmen and a British artillery unit equipped with tractor drawn guns. Air Chief Marshal Sir Rob ert Brooke-Pophnm, command er of British Far Eastern for ces, saw the troops debark i ready to go Into action. They added "to the Singapore army already swollen by frequent arrivals of Australian troops. Sir Shenton warned that "Japan Is coming steadily near er" and said British officials did not know how much longer the war could be kept from the i Far Bast. Y. D. C. MEETS TONIGHT To Elect Officers and Ar range For State Conven tion. The Franklin County Young Democrat* will meet in the Court House tonight at 8 o'clock for i lit' purpose of electing officers for the ensuring year and to elect delegates to the State Convention which meets in Winston-Salem on September ISth and 20th. and to make any arrangements neces sary. President Whitfield is especial ly anxious to have a full attend ance of Young Democrats in the County and to make Miis meeting In very enthusiastic and popular one. Re sure and attend and help In the matters to come before the ('lull. o ' ' Fair At Franklinton -The Tar River District Fair un der sponsorship of the Franklin ton Lions Club will open on Sep tember 15th and continue through the 20th. A. J. Grey, under whose management the fair will again be presented this year. In forms t-he TIMES that they have already been assured of a larger number of exhibits and that he had secured a very attractive lot of attractions with the I^awrence Greater Shows ~The usual list of premiums are offered this year which he sa?s will be paid prompl'ly. All are invited to at tend this fair and enjoy the week with friends. List of Jurors The fo'lowing is a list of Ju rors for the October term of Franklih Criminal Court: Dunn? W. B. Privett. H. M. O'Neal, Russell Pearce. R. E. Bunn. J. if. Pearce, J. H. King. J. T. Murphy. Harris ? James Edwin Bennett. R. L. Layton, L. O. Perry. A. J. Cash, C. J. Frazier. H. B. Cooke. Youngsville ? B. O. Allen. W. P. Faucette. Franklinton ? H. J. Medlin, Samuel Riggan, Sam Piper. A. iM. WQOdlist_jC, C. Hayes. Jr., H. H. Utley. Hayeaville? J. H. Qoodson. H. L. Ayscue. Sandy Creek ? Robert J. Smtth, J. J. Cooper. Gold Mine ? Milton B. Leon ard, Henry Thompson. W. H. Wood, E. H. House. Sidney Gup ton. Cedar Rock ? E. L. Leonard. Cypress Creek ? A. A. Wilder, B. B. Shearon. Loulshurg ? Wesley Williams, S. C. Foster, Jr., W. J. Shearin, Jr. YOUNGSVILLE P. T. A. MJRETS MONDAY NIGHT The /irst meeting of the Youngsville P. T. A. will be held at the Youngsville School, Mon day night, Sept. 8th, at 8 o'clock, eastern standard time. An interesting program has been planned featuring a mixed quaffette and the showing of mo tion pictures in color of North Carolina scenes and life. All who are Interested in the Youngsville school are urged to attend. I ' o FOB FiHST OX ASS PRINTING PHONE 288-1 EUROPEAN WAR NEWS London. Sept. !?.? ? Britons were told authoritatively today that the Battle of the Atlantic "is nott going too badly" for them, and that Germany's campaign against Soviet Russia had closed the lar gest gap in the British blockade of the continest. "The coastal command," said Air Minister Sir Archibald Sin clair. "is transforming the Battle of tlie Atlantic from a German attack oh British shipping into a British attack on German ship ping. and victory In this battle will be the turning point toward victory in the war." Speaking before a national de fense luncheon meeting, the Min ister offered figures to prove his point, at the same time warning that the fight over sea supply lanes probably would require "immense concentration of at tention and effort*" for some * time. July sinkings of British ships were declared to have been tl*e lowest for any month for more than a year. "During the last ten weeks," Sir Archibald said, "the average weekly rate of merchandise arriv ing from overseas exceeded 850, 000 tons." Moscow, Thursday. Sept. 4. ? The Red Army today reported the smashing of massive German ae- _ rial and land, assaults at the "ap proaches" to besieged Leningrad, where a Soviet attack under per sonal command of Marshal Kle menti Voroshllov was said to have hurled the Nazis back three miles. The batt<le for Russia's second city and magnificent former Czar ist capital, raged in full fury, its defenders smashing back at the Germans beyond its barricaded suburbs while Russian counter attacks spread along ? the entire 1. 800-mile front from i-he Arctic to the Black Sea. On the central front west of Moscow a Russian counter-drive that has been sweeping westward for 10 days was said in official ac counts to have driven the Ger mans back 32 miles, recaptured 22 villages and inflicted huge casualties on the enemy. Today's Soviet high command communique describing "stub born fighting" all along the front Ihroughout Wednesday said that the Luftwaffe was hurling great fleets of bombers at> the defense rings around Leningrad in an ef fort to blast open a path to the beleagured city. Aerial Battle "At the approaches to Lenin grad Soviet fliers keep on success fully smashing the enemy air craft)," the high command said. "About 70 enemy planes taking cover In the clouds raided a large airdrome and were met by our ' , - fighters. In the course of 'the air battle which ensued. 11 of the Facist planes were brought down." On Monday, It was stated. 39 German planes were brought; down in air battles or destroyed on the ground, against the loss of 27 Russian planes. London. Sept. 3. ? Berlin was reported authoritatively today to have been shaken by enormous explosions and lighted by the glare of fires in a long aMaok 'de livered overnight by strong Royal Air Force units. Giant four-motored craft par ticipated in the foray. "Some of the heaviest bombe" ? probably in the one-ton clasa ? were dropped on the German cap ital. t>he Air Ministry News Ser vice said, in raids from Frank-, furt to the Norwegian coast. "There w#re enormous explos ions when some of the heaviest bombs were dropped." the ser7 vice said in describing the thrust at Berlin, and a very large flre was seen near one of the main railway' stations." A returning pilot said the raiders encountered thick clouds over the North Sea, The Nether lands and Northern Germany and "we thought.we were going to b? disappointed," but then they flew into a clearing area. "We dropped our bombs," he said, "saw them burst' among in dustrial buildings and left with Bres burning." ? o ? ? RECREATIONAL MEETING The Seven Paths Woman's Demonstration Club held its an nual recreational meeting on Fri day night, August 29 at the old Seven Paths school building. The recreational leaders. Misses Mln da Moore and Adele Wilder led the group in some very Interest ing games after which a delic ious picnic supper was served to 1 many of the club members and friends. Food has become so scaroe in many parts of Greece In resent weeks that foreign observers pre dict many naUres will die of starvation this winter. LOUISBDRG TOBACCO MARKET OPENS TUESDAY, SEPT. 9* SELL AND BUY IN L0UBBUR6
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