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FOR ICTORY BUY UNITED STATES BONDS * STAMPS VOI.IMN LXXIII $ 1.50 per year In Advance LOUISBUjRG, N. CAROLINA H MAKE EVERY PAY DAY BONO DAY JOIN THE PAY ROLL ? SAVINGS PLAN * (Eight Pages) NUMBER itt GREGG CHERRY TO SPEAK Memorial Exercis es Begin at 2:30 In Armory Sunday After noon; New Officers To Be Elected; Lists of Com mittees and Grave s; Large Crowd Expected The entire of Franklin County is invited and urged to go out Sunday afternoon and hear Hon. R. Gregg Cherry, in the delivery of the Memorial Address at the 1942 Memorial Exercises spon sored by the Franklin County ... . Mftiuojial Association*... and., take a part in the noble and glorious work of paying tribute to the boys who gave their all for our country and ourselves in tlie great World War of 1917-18, and to those who are now giving and offering themselves in sacrifice that our cherished liberty and freedom shall not be wiped from the earth and enslave our people and ot-her peoples as we hear so much about in war torn Europe. Mr. Cherry is credited with be ing one of the State's strongest speakers and it is certain t>hat you will enjoy the entire pro giaui. The services will begin in the Armory promptly at 2:30 p. m. Sunday afternoon. It is desired that everyone who can and will bring a wreath, or several wreaths, to be used in decorating the several graves. The following is a list of offi cers for the past year. President. H. C. Kearney; 1st Vice Presi dent and Chairman of the Ar rangement' Committee, Mrs. Ben Holden; 2nd Vice President. Maj. S. E. Winston; 3rd Vice President. J. Z. Terrell: Secre tary. Mrs. J. E. Malone; Treasur er, A. F. Johnson. The Franklin County Memor ial Association feels that this year should be one of the most important in its history as it is living through another history making period and all parents and friends of the men who are now serving our country should cooperate in honoring those who are now giving the best t'hat is in them to carry on the great tradi tion of our county. The officers of the Association urge ail of you who have sons. broMiers. hus bands and sweethearts in the ser vice to come to the Armory Sun day at 2:30 and honor them as well as those who served in the First World War. Everyone is urged to bring as many flowers a* possible as there are almost a hundred graves In the county to be decorated and it is necessary for each community to help. If you have enough for your own, help your neighbor to get more. Also please report' any new graves iii your township. They can't be put on the list unless you report them to the Secretary. The following Is a list of com mittees and graves: Dunn Township Miss Lucy Wiggs, Chairman; Mrs. Mary White Beddingfleld. Miss Mary White Nash, (there are others on this committee who will be notified by Miss Wiggs.) Graves to be decorated: Clifton Powell, Upchurch burying ground near Pilot'; Thomas Wiggs, Bunn cemetery. Harris Township Mrs. M. C. Wilder, Chafe-man; Mrs. A. T. Lancaster, P. W. Jus tice, F. A. Baker, Mrs. Robert Wheless, Mrs. J. D. Morris, Mrs. A. T. Harris, Mr. Dollie Pearce, J. W. Perry. Graves to be decorated: Tom mie Frazier at Frazier's Home Place near Harris Cross Roads; Zollie Richards near County line at Ernest Richards; Joe Lafater at Baker's Home Place; Zollie Rogers at> A. J. P. Harris Bury ing ground; Robert Wheless at family cemetery at John W. Whe less; Johnson Baker at New Hope Church; A. T. Lancaster at Harris Chapel; J. J. Strickland. YonngsvlUe Township Major S. E. Winston, Chair man; S. E. Tharrlngton. Mrs. B. H. Patterson, Mrs. F. A. Cheat ham, C. E. Jeffreys, Miss Ger trude Winston. W. C. Perry, W. O. Roberts, Mrs. S. E. Tharrlng ton. Mrs. E. M. Carter, Mrs. J. K. Tharrington. Graves to be decorated: Louis W. Nowell, Hubert C. Layton, W. Herbert' Cates and Wiley Jack son Frazier at Flat Rock Church and Archibald Pearce and Lon nie Perry at Oak Level Church. Franklin ton Township H. C. Kearney, ChaiwoariT G. B. Harris, J. O. Greene-Mrs. C. S. Williams, Mrsc~W. W. Cooke, Geo. L. Cooke, L. L. Preddy, Mrs. H. H. Utley, M. W. Hardy. E. J. Cheatham, all members of the American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary. Graves to be decorated: Har old J. Holmes at Ruff Holmes (Continued on Page Eight) IRON MAJOR TO SPEAK HON. R. GREGG CHERRY Party Promises School Extension State Platform Pledges Ninth Month; Adminis trations Are Praised War-conscious Democrats in State convention in Raleigh Fri day cheered New Deal policies of defense for "a civilization of free men and free nations" and pledg ed their party to an economical State administration and a nine month school term. With war overshadowing poli tics and the May 30 primary pro mising little excitement, the con vention drew less than 800 dele gates ? smallest crowd of the cen tury. War Pledge Applauded However, the 700-odd delegat es. some ?f whom who burned rationed gasoline to reach Ral eigh, applauded a Democratic pledge of further war restric Mons: "There will be no stinting of our sacrifles, no grudging of our resources." The new platform declared. "The billions which we must ex pend and the privations which we must endure are small prices to pay for" our independence." MaJ. L. P. McLendon, of Greens boro sounded the same theme in his keynote address. "We might as well here and now realize," he said, "that' the lives of thous ands of American soldiers and sailors, the expenditures of ? hundred billions of dollars and the production of thousands of tanks, airplanes and guns will not win this war. "It is going to take that many, many times all of that . . . "More and more of us. many times more of us. will have to Join the armed forces. We suall buy more and more war bonds ... we shall work longer and harder; we shall deny ourselves food and clothing and even hom es." The convention adopted a plat form which endorsed without qualification the administrations of President Roosevelt and Gov ernor Broughton. pledged unflag ging support- to the national war effort and made several specific pledges for action in State mat ters. the latter being topped by a "sacned, pledge" to provide a nine-month school term for every child in the State. The platform was adopted unanimously by the convention, the motion for adoption by Jose phus Daniels, chairman of the resolutions committee, bringing no discussion. I -lll-U I uw But, there was a great deal of discussion, some of it spirited, in the committee on the nine-month school term plank, which was adopted by a 7-to-5 vote of the committee. The committee also endorsed the constitutional amendment for a unified State Board of Education, which was submitted by the last General As sembly and will be voted upon in November. Execpt for these two amend ments, the latter of which had been agreed upon in advance, on ly minor changes were made In the platform which had been wriWen in advance by Hidden Ramsey, Asheville editor, with the approval of the Broughton administration. Other Pledges Other specific pledges in the platform were noti to Increase present taxes or levy new taxes; not to make any substantial In crease in appropriations until every emergency is provided for; not to retrench in appropriations for education and to continue to cooperate wholeheartedly with the Federal Government. The platform contained no mention whatever of the contro (Contlnued on Page Eight) MEMORIAL SERVICES Franklin County Memorial Association Sunday, May 31st, 1042 at 2:30 Standard War Time ARMORY Louisburg, N. C. PROGRAM Invocation Dr. A. Paul Bagby America Mills High School Baud Directed by James Byerly Address of Welcome H. C. Kearney, Pres. P. C. M. A. Music Bunn Singers Report of Nominating Committee and Election of Officers for ? 1942 . . Mrs. J. E. Malone, Chm. Nominating Committee Roll Call of Deceased Veterans J. W. Neal Taps ... f .... . . Bobby Andrews Music .TTTT. . Mildred Lloyd Malone Introduction of Speaker E. H. Malone. Chairman Franklin County Civilian Defense Address Hon. R. Gregg Cherry Gastonia, N. C. Announcements God Bless America Audience Standing Directed by Prof. I. D. Moon ? Star Spangled Banner ........ Mills High School Band Directed by James Byerly (The flags which will be used to decorate the graves are pre sented by the Frankllnton American Legion Auxiliary and the Louisburg American Legion.) Mrs. W, E. Murphy Dead Mrs. W. E. Murphy died at her home about two miles east of I ;own Monday evening following an illness of several years. She was 69 years of age and besides her husband, is survived by two children, Mr. W. Earl Murphy, of Louisburg, and Mrs. Edgar ' Holmes, of Jacksonville, Fla., one sister, Mrs. J. L. Brown, of i Youngsvlile, two grandchildren, land a number of nephews and nieces. She was born and reared in Franklin County and was a daughter of the late Thomas and Frances Horton Young. She was a devoted and consistent mem ber of t'he Louisburg Methodist Church, and was greatly loved and admired by her many ac quaintances who knaw her real value, as a wife, a mother and a neighbor. The funeral services were held from the Methodist Chu'rch at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, .conducted by Revs. Forrest D. | Hedden, pastor, and E. H. Davis, | and' interment was made In jOakwood cemetery. Quite a number of relatives and friends of the family attended both ser vices and the floral tribute was especially pretty. The pallbearers were Claude Murphy, Herman Murphy, James I Collier, Kenneth Collier, George Murphy, William Murphy. The bereaved family and friends ihave the sympathy of the entire community. n RED CROSS SEWING For the summer months, the Red Cross material and wool can be had at the home of Mrs. R. W. Smith wick, 4? Church Street*. If this does not work well, other arrangements will be made in the Fall. On Wednesday and Friday af ternoons there will be handwork to do. getMng garments ready to send back to headquarters. Go out and help ! L OUISBURO METHODIST CHURCH "Comfort By The Way, is the sermon subject for the eleven o'clock service Sunday morning. "Power" is the subject for t-he 8 o'clock service. Church School will convene at 9:45. led by Prof. I. D. Moon. The Methodist Youth Fellow ship groups will meet in their respective places at 7:15. You are welcomed. Half Holiday The FRANKLIN TIMES is | requested to state that the Merchants of Ijouisburg gener ally, will observe the usual summer half holiday on Wed nesday of each week, by clos ing at 18 o'clock, dnrlng the months of June, July and Au gust. Make your purchases before or after Wednesday af ternoons. The TIMES is informed that a number of the stores have agreed to remain open until 1 o'clock on Wednesdays. ? On Pay Day, B*y/ Bond*? BUS * A Telephone message lo * Tlic Franklin Times yester * (lay morning sluleil I luil the * delay in beginning the litis * Heiiltr between Rocky Mount * and Camp Uutner by t'astalla * Loiilsburg and h'ranklinton * nan due to sickness and bu?l * ness arrangement*. These arc * both clearing ami full service * with s|ilemlid ei|uipment Is * promised by the middle of * next week. * When established this will * lie one of the greatest con * venlenres to this section in * a decade. * ? ??????? State Guard At the drill of the 8th Company of the State Guard on last Thurs day night', it was announced that until further notice regular drills will be held only once each week, on the regular drill night. Thurs day of each week. This was done for the purpose of enabling the officers and noncommissioned of ficers to attend an Officers' School to be conducted each Tuesday night rit the Armory itt'Louishurg, as it is thought that by giving the officers the ex;*ra training they will be able to instruct their units to better advantage. Attendance at the drills is in creasing, and the men in the Company have high hopes of be ing able to pass the next inspec tion. Practically every drill night recently one or two men have joined the Company, and lb is hoped that within a short time the Company will be recruited to full strength. Capt>. Hill Yaroborough and Lieut. Hamilton Hobgood havl recently attended an Officers' Trdinlng School at Henderson un der supervision of Col. Jenkins. In the final examination Capt. Yarborough stood highest wit-h a grade of 98 and Lieut. Hobgood made a score of 93. In the fi nal averaging of effort it was de cided that honors went to the of ficers from t>he Loulsburg Com pany for having led with the highest average grades. Other Companies represented were Henderson, Oxford and the Hen derson aeronautics. ? o HONORED Mr. Colin McKInne, son of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm McKinne has been elected to the Executive Council of the Diocese of the Episcopal Church, of North Car olina. This Is quite an honor to Colin who3e many friends extend congratulations. WAR JOBS OPEN AT PEARL HARBOR War Jobs as laborers at Pearl Harbor are available to men over eighteen years of age, the Civil Service Commissioner announced today. Wage rate is 62c per hour. Applicants must be citizens of the United States and in reason ably good health. Persons who wish early consid eration for one of these Jobs should apply to the Secretary, Local Board of Civil Service 'Ex aminers, W. Earle Murphy. DR. STANBURY ADDRESSES GRADUATES AT LOUISBURG COL LEGE COMMENCEMENT Dr. Walter Patton Preaches Baccalaureate Sermon; Class Day Exercises Sat urday Afternoon; Dr. R. E. Brown, Fayetteville, Delivers Sermon to Y. W. Y. M. C. A. The Loulsburg College com jjienc.emeat., tor ,,1&4S came to a close yesterday with the com mencement address to the grad uating class made by Dr. W. A. Stanbury. Winston-Salem, and the presentation of diplomas and honors by President Walter Pat ten. Dr. Stanbury spoke to the graduating class imagining him self a graduate of the occasion. He stressed the need of working, and not being satisfied with mere ly working, but going on toward the unattainable perfection in achievement'. He made an tni { pressive climax by affirming that no life can be successful" if . the ? knowledge of our language and God is left out. The commencement exercises | opened Friday evening wheu the I students of the voice and piano I department* were presented in I recital. Jessie Mary Wilson, .lane Moon. Gcan Sasser, and I Dan McFarland were presented jby Mr. I. D. Moon, instructor in voice; and Sarah Davis and Kan jcy Hayes were presented at the piano by Mr. James E. Byerly. I Saturday afternoon on the nort-h campus of the college Were presented the Class Day exercis es. Virginia Spivey, Louisburg. was the salutatorian of the class, and the first speaker. The su perlatives as elected by the class were presented by Frances Ter rell. Veuna Vista. Va., class pres ident. Wilbur Payne. Stumpy Point, read the class poem, hib , own composition. Dan McFar land, Salisbury, read the class prophecy; and Beatrice Lewis, | Hobgood. read the class will. Sarah Davis, Louisburg, valedlc , lorlan, closed the exercises wlt-h tne vaieciiciory address. Saturday evening In the col lege dining hall the college alum ni association held its annual banquet. Reports were heard as t-o the activities of the organiza tion, and officers were elected to serve for the ensuing year as fol lows: Mrs. James Malone. Louis burg. president; Mrs. M. Stuart Davis. Louisburg. vtce-presldehti Miss hula May Stipe. Louisburg, secretary; and Mrs. Genevieve Perry, Louisburg, treasurer. Rev erend Forresti D. Hedden, pastor of the Loulshurg Methodist Church, spoke to the group on the purposes and possibilities of Alma Mater and ways In ^hlch an alumni group fight further the areas of service of our educa tional parent. The baccalaureate sermon was delivered by Dr. Walter Patten, president of the college, Sunday morning, at the Louisburg Meth odist Church. His topic, "Living Witnesses," was an effective ex position of the necessity for ac tual and effective living for Jesus Christ in the world today. Sunday afternoon, from 4:30 to 5:30, President and Mrs. Pat ten assisted by members of the 'faculty, received in their home in honor of the members of th^ graduating class' and their par ents. Sunday evening on the north campus of the college the annual Y. M. C. A.-Y. W. C. A. vesper service was held. Dr. R. E. Brown, pastor of Hay Street Methodist Church, Fayetteville, i was tihe visiting speaker. He spoke on character as an agency in building a Christian world, and stressed the need for vigi lance and caution every moment i of every day, lest the work of a lifetime be undone in a brief mo-| ment.. The commencement address Monday morning by Dr. SOanbury brought the commencement exer cises to a close. The following honors were announced by Presi dent Patten: Sarah Davis, and Virginia Spivey, Louisburg, and Edward P. Smith, Fayetteville, were graduated Magna Cum Laude. Ruth Braswell, Prince ton was graduated Cum Laude. The college nomination for a scholarship at Duke University was awarded to Edward F. Smith f scholarships to High Point Col lege were awarded Willis Gup ton. Hollister; and John Maldes, Maysville. The Brantiley medals fg r the best all-around students, boy and girl, determined by faculty vote, were presented to Sarah Davis and Daniel Miles McFarland. Five of the top-ranking in (Continued on Page Eight) WAR NEWS Rio de Janeiro. May 27. ? An Italian submarine has surrender ed to Rraziiian authorities at Na tal and 22 survivors of a sunken German U-boat have been landed on the Island of Fernando No> onha. it was reported today, en couraging evidence of the body blows being dealt Axis undersea raiders by patrolling United States ships and planes. Fernando Noronha is 200 mil es from Natal off Brazil's north eastern bulge and only about 1.600 miles from Dakar in Vichy controlled French West Africa. The island recently has been strengthened by the arrival of Rraziiian tToops. but In peace, time its principal use is a penal colony. Both submarines presumably were participants in actions re ported to have occurred during llip. . wefiJueudUiat ween.. ijatrjollUig. Unified States planes and Axis submarines off Fernando Noron ha, although there was no con-^ firmation. (It was reported Wednesday from St. Lucia, British West In dies. that United States forces had destroyed the Axis subma-, rine which torpedoed hut did not sink the United States destroyer' Blakeley in territorial waters off French Martinique on Monday.) | I Cairo. May 27. ? A strong Axis armored column, lashing out' across 90 miles of blistering Libyan desert supported by in tensive divebomblng, met British advance forces in a pitched tank battle around Bir Hachelm today and Nazi Colonel General Erwln , Rommel's long-smoulderlnig east ward offensive appeared under way. ^ I Another strong German tank I force was striking northeast to ward the Libyan coast to prev-' ent British forces in the Tobruk | area from intervening in the| | south. This force was reported j to have made contact with the1 t British at 3 p. m., Tuesday in j t he Temrad region southwest' of I j Tobruk. A Rritlsh general headquarters I communique said no details were 'yet available on the fighting, which was proceeding some 40 I miles Inland from the Cyrenaican , coast, sout'hwest of the important I British-held port of Tobruk and 'southeast of the British forward I coastal positions around K1 Gaz-i ] ala. "A large enemy armored force during the night' advanced from the west to south of our positions around Bir Hachelm," the com munique said. "The enemy was engaged by our armored forces.", o Mexico Nears War ? , ' _ Mexico City, May 25. ? Presi dent Manuel Avila Camacho led Mexico a step nearer war against the Axis powers today with a call to congress to meet' in extraordi nary session and align the nation as a full-fledged bellgerent at the side of the United Nations. Only this congressional decla ration ? regarded as a foregone conclusion ? stands between Mex ico's entrance into the conflict. ! [It Is expected at a special "war Session" Thursday. The presidential message, which had full cabinet approval, was quickly. and unanimously ap-( proved by tie permanent - con- 1 gressional commission, which funtctionfc while congress fs not. in session. All but two of the 1 29 members of the committee | were present at t-he reading of the historic, two-page communi cation in which the president ask ed that they acti with "urgency" in view of the international situ ation. Avila Camacho made three re quests, for a formal declaration of war ? t'he first such formal declaration in Mexican history ? suspension of constitutional guar anties and emergency war pow ers. It was unHerstold that he would go into details of his re quests in presenting them per sonally to the congressional ses sion Thursday. o The fellow who pulls on the oars doesn't have time to rock the boat. ; O PROGRAM AT THE ' L0UISBUR6 THEATRE The following is the program 1 at the Louisburg Theatre, begin- j ning Saturday, May 30th: Saturday ? Wild Bill Elliott ' and Tex Ritter in "North of The Rockies" and Dennis O'Keefe in 1 "Affairs of Jimmy Valentine" al so a new chapter of "Spy Smash Tsfc. Sunday-Monday ? Eleanor Pow- 1 ell, Red Skelton, Bert Lahr and 1 Virginia O'Brien in "Ship Ahoy." 1 Tuesday ? William Holden and 1 Ellen Drew in "The Remarkable 1 Andrew." Wednesday ? Ray Middleton and "Jean Parker in "The Girl 1 From Alaska." Thursday - Friday ? Spencer ' Tracy. Hedy Lamarr, John Oar- - field in "Tortilla Flat." BOMBS AND DEPRESSIONS Babson Discusses These Uncertain Times By ROGER W. BABSON Babson Park. Mass., May 29. ? - The economic life of t'he United States differs lit tle from' our own personal lives. <Roth are characterized "by ups and -downs. Wars, land spec ulation, agricul tural upsets, tar iffs. foreign re lations, mergers, pump - priming, legislation, labor unions, and oth er-good" mnf-TjraTt factors have all played a part In BAUSON the prosperity or iu the decline of our country's affairs. When the war will end, and whether we shall have a post-war slump or whether boom Mmes will continue, no man can now say. By another six mopths, however, the entire situation should be much clearer. LOOKING BACKWARD My life has been spent in look ing forward. I have continually tried to anticipate coming events in order to preserve my economic independence. Due to a praying father and mother, I have looked upward for guidance in my per sonal affairs and when advising others. Such success as I have had has como' through my early recognition of the practical val ues of the unbeatable combina tion of fuith, industry, and intel ligence. History certainly re peats itself and often Is a depend able guide. Hence, let' me briefly review some of the event* in our national economic experience in the order in which they have appeared to me. My father was born in the depression of the 50s ? from which the Civil War pulled us out. 1 was born following the long depression of the 70s which was caused by t'he collapse of railroad and farm speculation and paper currency. Resumption of gold payments, the great rise in immigration, several notable in ventions. and complete freedom for enterprise Anally brought t-hls depression to an end. Some years of prosperity followed. MY I I It. ST EXPERIENCE This prosperity was "brought to an end by crazy politics which led up to the panic of 1893. This const it'ii ted my first individual contact with hard times. For some years a severe agricultural depression existed which was ag gravated by the Bryan campaign for free silver. In 1898. how ever, business got another upllfti due to the Spanish-American War. Almost immediately a boom followed during the so-called mer ger years when our great corpor ations were formed. For a while both business and the stock market boomed. But anti-trust scares., high finance, and the . European collapse in 1914 brought about another per iod of depression. And then. Just now. we got into World War I and a period of great war ac tivity followed. This iaBted un til the Armistice in 1918 when for a year or more the volume of business sharply receded. The rise of the automotive industries to major proportions and the re sumption of foreign trade gave us. however, a post-war boom of eight years of bttTTdlng and gen eral expansion. This resulted in the "New Era*" psychology of speculation. Stock prices rose to astronomical heights. RECENT EVENTS* , The rest of the story Is history within the memory of all readers. We all recall the collapse of the market> and business in 1929., the long years of Internal depression, of unemployment, and of deficit spending. It took about Are years for New Deal pump-priming to produce a rise in business vol ume. As to how long this arti ficially-created boom would have continued, 110 one knows. At any rate, the Nazi wars came along to pli g up the business leaks. Now we are engaged in anoth er period of rislngbusinessvolume andliving costs with Inflated wa ges and full emploment all asso ciated with boom times. For W?e time being, however, these fac tors are temporarily being held back by war scarcities, priorities, regulations , "forced" savings, brakes on installment buying, and ot-her edicts from Washing ton. Our boom has come thru the creation of our enormous ar manent indutsry. This has been large enough to absorb the entire automobile industry, t<he manu facture of many consumers goods, and other forms of business ac tivity. WHAT'S AHEAD? This short summary- of the past 100 years shows that wltb til -our wealth, legislation, and brains, wo have found no preven (Continued on page eight)
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