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FOR ICTORY BUY UNITED STATES BONDS * STAMPS VOLUMN LXXm $1.50 per year in Advance LOU1SBURG, N. CAROLINA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1U42 (Eight Pages) MAKE EVERY PAY DAY BOND DAY I JOIN THE PAY-ROLL ? SAVINGS PLAN * NUMBER 4? Over 500 Club Members Gather IN LOUISBURG TO OBSERVE ACHIEVEMENT DAY Saturday at Armory, College And Mills School Governor Broughton Makes Splendid Address; L. R. Harrill, State 4-H Club Leader, 0. F. McCrary, Mayor W. C. Webb, Supt. Wiley F. Mit^iell and W. C. Boyce Among the Speakers; Exhibits and Picture Show at Mills School; Luncheon atLouisburg College; Speak ing at Armory; Tribute to Mrs. T. K. Stockard; Big Day, Well Attended, Much Enjoyed Over 500 4-H Club members representing the 14 white schools of Franklin County assembled in Louisburg on Saturday, November 7, to take part in the third Annual 4-H Club Rally and Achievement Day. In addition to the elub members several bundredparehfsand friends also came to view the many exhibits of club members and to enjoy the other features of the day's program. Club Projects Eighty-one boys who grew corn for their projects last summer each exhibited 10 ears ot their best corn. Mr. O. F. McCrary, Extension Agent of Northwestern District, who has judged the corn at the Annual Show for the past three years declared that this year's corn exhibits were by far the best he had seen in any of the County Shows and he also stated that many of the corn exhibits would place high at any State Pair. Maynard Griffin of the Qold{ Sand Club had the Grand Cham-I pion exhibit. This Is the second year in succession that Maynard j has received top honors on his| ten ears of corn. In addition to the top prize won at the Show, Mrs. H. G. Taylor. Sr., at Louts burg, paid Maynard $1.00 for his ten ear exhibit. As an added r eat lire of the; exhibits this year, sixteen club members who produced sweet po tatoes (or their project last sum mer exhibited their best ten po tatoes. W. D. Strickland, Jr., of! the Justice Club was awarded the Grand Prize on sweet potato ex hibit. In the Corn Judging Contest, the boys were given Ave exhibits to place In the order they thought the judges would place them and were asked to give their reason for placing. Elmer Pearce, of Bunn Sr. Club and P. O. Murphy, of Oold Sand Jr. Club both scor ed a hundred in the placing. El mer was awarded the Grand Prize and P. G. the second prize because of their reasons. It was interesting to note here that 19 1 out of the twenty-six members of the judging teams placed May nard's exhibit first. In the dress contest for the girls, Evelyn Strickland of Gold Sand Club was declared Grand Champion winner. ^The girls exhibited clothing, biscuits representing a cooking project, handicraft articles and jars of fruits and vegetables, in addition to the dresses In the dress Revue. In the clothing ex hibits the girls exhibited four articles of clothing or household articles. These were judged by schools and the first best of four or more articles in each school were awarded prizes. Betty Perry Parrish won at Gold Sand Sr. Club, Betty Stallings at H. R.-W. L? Amelia Arnold at Harris and Bunn Sr., Evelyn Spencer. There were many other fine exhibits which were placed In blue, red, and white ribbon groups. The cooking, food preservation and handicraft articles were judg ed on a county basis. Lyndell Pearce won the $1.00 prize for handicraft. Hazel Conyers for cooking and Reba Prlvette for canning. The Women's clubs were most cooperative and furn ished prizes for the clothing pro jects In a number of the schools. Youngsvllle and Gold Sand clubs furnished additional ones. There were .17 girls entering the dress contest which was di vided into a junior group and a high school group. Those en tering the Junior group were Geraldine . Batton, Marjorie Par rish. LyndSi- Pearce, Lois Lee Perry, Doris Perry, Mary Helen Pully, and Ruby Bragg. These girls modeled wash dresses and Marjorie Parrlsh's dress was the winner and she was awarded $1.00 in war stamps. In the Senior group, composed of high school girls the dresses were divided into four groups ? wash dresses, church dresses, wopl dresses, and party dresses. Willie Mae Tant. Katherine Jef freys, Virginia Parrish, and Mar garet Perry entered the wash dress group. ' Virginia Parrish won in this group. Ruby Moss, Lottie Murphy, and Evelyn Spen cer entered the church dress group with Evelyn Spencer win ning. Evelyn Strickland and Mil dred Leonard entered the wool! dress group and Evelyn Strick land won in this group. Her out-i fit was selected as the County Winner. Evelyn is from Gold: Sand school and modeled a sol dier blue wool with navy blue ac-| cessories. Chloe Ayscue of Ep som was the only girl to enter the party dress group. The win ner in each of these groups won a dollar In war stamps except Evelyn Spencer who won a 4-H club pin awarded by Oswego club.' In addition, Evelyn Strickland will be awarded a County Cham pion 4-H Club pin and a County Champion Certificate. Miss Anamerle Arant, North western District Extension Agent/ of Raleigh, Judged the exhibits. Miss Arant. Miss Eleanor Barber, Home Agent In Warren County, and Miss Marjorie Gardner, Home Economics Teacher in Mills School, were the Judges for the dress contest. The exhibits this year were col lected from the schools and plac ed in the Mills High School gym nasium lfi Louisburg on Friday. At 9:45 Saturday morning the 4-H Club members assembled In the high school auditorium where Mr. W. C. Strowd. Principal, ex tended greeting from the school. This was followed by a quiz pro gram for club members, the win ners of which were given cash prizes. At 10:15 a parade was formed In front of the higb school building with the Louisburg High School Band leading. The parade marched down Main and Nash Streets to the Armory auditorium. Club Mfmbfr Presides In the Armory- auditorium. Lindberg Bunn of the Edward Best Club, was the presiding Of ficer of the Program. This four teen year old club member did an exceptionally fine job in pres enting the speakers and in carry ing on the Program. Elizabeth Harper of Qold Sand Club, Alice Lillian Barnes of Youngsville Club, and Jack Weathersby pt the Bunn Club acted as Ushers In the auditorium. During the Program in the Armory Reverend Forrest Hedden of the Loulsburg Metho dist Church gave a short devo tional which was followed by the Club Members giving the 4-H Pledge, ' led by Mary Bowen of the Epsom Club/ Mayor W. C. Webb of Louisburg welcomed all the club members and their par ents and emphasized the spirit of cooperation existing between peo ple of Louisburg and ' the farm people of Franklin County. Fol lowing Mayor Webb's speech Mr. L. R. Harrlll, State 4-H Club Leader, emphasized the contribu tion of 100,000 4-H Club mem bers in North Carolina in the War Effort. Superintendent W. F. Mitchell of the Franklin County Schools was also presented and be spoke briefly on the need and value of the 4-H Club Program (Contined on Page Five) GOVERNOR SPEAKS In expressing his agreeable surprise at so many being pres ent in 'spite of the gas and tire regulations, Governor Briughton said it was good (or them to come together, get a vacation and plan n$w things. Tomorrow is a time requiring new things, new stand ards. When you think you are perfect you lose. H ? Head, he says represents new ideas, oppor tunity, teaching to do things. The boys and girls who know how to do something better than anyone else will lead. You can get all the trainings available and then not be right unless your heart is right. The Governor then paid a high compliment to the 4-H boys and girls for the work and results they have done and got ten, and predicted that they were readx-^to put their "shoulder to the wheel" and help to win this war by their effort to increase the food and feed supply. Like their forefathers who won liberty and .freedom for them fee was sure these boys and girls would be found In the front lines fighting to save these precious liberties for their future generations. Senator W. L. Lumpkin pre sented the Honorable J. Melville Broughton, Governor of North Carolina, the Speaker for the day, as the second War Governor, and one who had done more for North Carolina than any Governor since Bickett. immediately after the Gover nor's speech, an informal lunch eon was Riven at the Louisburg College dining hhll, for Governor nroughton, the School Principals in the county, the officials of the Achevement Day program, and other Invited guests. At 1:00 o'clock, the afternoon program began in the high school auditorium with Mary Rowen of the Epsom Club presiding. A dress revue for the girts was held in the auditorium while the corn Judging contest tqr the boys took place In the school gymnasium. Following these two events a moving picture was shown In the high school auditorium. As soon as the picture show was over prizes and war stamps totaling )28 were given to the Club mem bers for their Achievements. Prior to the awarding of the Achievement prizes. Mr. O. P. McCrary. Extension District Agent and Judge for the corn, made a short talk In which he commend ed the club members for the ex cellent exhibits they had brought. Mr. Lewis P. Watson, Extension Horticulturist, and Judge In the Potato Show, talked briefly about the potato exhibits. Miss Ana merle Arant, Extension pistrict Home Agent, and Judge of the clothing, also spoke briefly re garding the Achievements of club girls. Others taking .part or assisting with the days' program were Miss Eleanor Barber, Home Agent of Warren County, Mr. R. P. Smith, Assistant Extension Agent of Warren County, Miss Estelle Edwards. AssistSflT Home Agent of Halifax County, and Mr. W. O. Lambeth of the Soil Conserva tion Service. Louisburg. The following school principals also assisted In the day's program: Mr. D. J. Dark of Epsom, Mr. O. 0. Thompson ot-Bunn, Mr. W. O. Reed of C<Sld Sand, Mr. D. H. Crumpton of Hickory Rock White Level, Mr. C. H. Ragland of Pearce, and Mr. J. B. Usury of Pilot. War Stamps Given as Prizes The following boys won war fin, Grand Champion Corn exhib it, received fl.00 in war stamp?. For the best corn exhibit in sec tions of 150 ears, the following boys won 50c in war stamps: James Mills, Wayland Bowen, Robert Lee Mitchell, Maynard Griffin, Jack Weafheraby. "For the best exhibit in sections of 50 ears, the following club members won 30c in war stamps: Maynard Wilson, J. T. Beal, Way land Bowen, Maynard Griffin, Claborne Gilliam, John Tant, Thomas Dean, Raymond Earl Burnette, Joseph Earl Wheeler, William Bobbitt, Robert Lee Mitchell, Charles Herman Pearce, James Mills, Willis Junior Perry, Robert Place, and Jack Weath ersby. For tlfe second best exhibits in sections of 50 ears, the following club members won 20c in war stamps: Clinton Colliter, Leland Kennedy, Thomas Tant, Walter Hill, Winston Davis, Calvin Wood, John Strickland, Lemar Wheeler, Avon Fuller, Wilbert (Continued on Page Four) PROMOTED .Major Frank W. WhelesK, Jr. The promotion at Camp Rland ittg, Kh>. . ofCttpt. P. Wt VV he less, Jr., recently to Major was a dis tinct recognition of ability and is very gratifying to his many friends at home. Major Wheless was assigned to Fort Belvoir, Va., for an addition course in Army work. He stopped over and spent Saturday and Sunday with his family and p?<ople here on his ,'vay to his new witrk. : Maj. Wheless' wife, formerly Miss Margaret Turner, and little daughter. Burta, are now in I.ouisburg until his location be comes permanent. Major Wheiess left Louisburg' trr-W4(i as First Lieutenant of | Battery B. 113th F. A. While at Fort Jacksoir. S. C., he was promoted to Captain, and his re cent promotion to Major at Camp Blanding. Fla., Is a proper recog nition of his military ability. LEAVES TO ENTER AIR SERVICE Mr. Raymond D. Tonkel, uged1 20, who volunteered in the Uni ted States Army Air Corps as an Aviation Cadet, has been ordered to report and leaves today (or Nashville. Tenn.. to take up reg ular duties. Mr. Tonkel is an efficient and capable young man and will no doubt make a splendid record in this service of his country. For the past several years he has been as?i?ting~litH father. Mr. A. Tonkel, l?T"the operation of Tonkel's Department 8tore. o NEW DATE FOR EXAMINER The FRANKLIN TIMES is re quested to annouifce that effective Thursday. Nov. 12th, Examiner Patterson will work Franklinton on Saturdays and Louisburg on Thursdays. This will give Louis burg a whole day Instead of only a half day on Saturday. ? u . NEWS FROM THE RATIONING BOARD A wire from the Regional Ra tioning Officer in Atlanta, says: "Collection of excess tires under tbe idle-purchase plan has seriously lagged in certain areas. A last minute rush to turn in these tires must be avoided since railway express will be physically unable to handle such an overload. Please inform local Boards that where collection is slow, every effort should be made to seoure prop er publicity, emphasizing the urgent need for prompt action on the part of consumers." The Franklin County Board Is arranging for the mileage ration ing program- which will begin Nov. 22. Blanks for this registration will be placed in filling stations and at the several high schools throughout the county so as to make them easily available for all car owners. Every car owner must register his car and the serial number of all passenger car tires In his pos-< session in order to , obtain tire and gasoline rations . after the registration Is completed. A full list of filling stations where application blanks may be obtained will be printed in next week's issue of the FRANKLIN TIMES. This is important! Look for the list of filling sta tions and go to the one nearest you and secure a blank. o ?On Pay Day, Boy Bonds? ENFORCE VA GRANCY LAWS TO RESELL PROPERTY IN TOWN To Levy On Personal Prop erty for Taxes 1941 and Back; Returns T. K. Stockard Tax Responsi bility The Board of Town Commis sioners met in regular monthly session at 7:30 P. M., Friday. All members of the Board were present. Minutes of previous meetings were read #nd were approved by the Board. The monthly reports of the Chief of Police, Tax Collector, Town Clerk, and Supt. of the Light & Water Departments were read and approved by the Board. The Board voted to approve a Sales Contract, dated Oct. 10th, 1942, selling the Ethel Merritt ' property on Kenmore Avenue, -to George William Merritt. A motion was carried to "Re sell the E. S. Ford Est., lot, lo cated in the Mineral Spriugs sec lion, which was formerly sold to C. Hill Yarborough, and to re voke the resolution agreeing to sell this property to C. Hilt Yar borough." Commissioner Lancaster infor med the Board thai the Tobacco Companies were complaining bit terly against bad driveways thai servo the tobacco warehouse hi Louisbuig. He stated that thi'i Tobacco Companies had utmwtlvi requested thai lilting driveways lie built to serve the tobacco warehouses before the opening of another tobacco sea' "ii. The Board patted the follow ing motion unanimously: "That the North Carolina Slate vagran cy laws be strictly enforced In Louisburg. N. C." * Tire Board a girtir Instructor the Tax Collector to levy on Per-! sonal property tor all delinquent taxes through the year 1941.' wl.ich have not been paid on or before Nov. 15, 1942. The Board adopted a Resolu tion, relieving T. K. Stockard, Town Clerk, of all responsibility for the collection of 1941 tax roll and all rolls prior thereto, under National Surety Corporation Bond No. 84556 executed by him onj April 15, 1938. j, After approving a number of invoices the Board adjourned. n ? ENTERS SERVICE Robert (Bobby) H. Strickland, j who volunteered recently In the Army Air Corps as a Navigator, , left Monday for Nashville, Tenn., , to enter service. He was a for- | mer member of the local unit of ] the State Guard. i n PBICKS ItKMAIN HIGH < Although the crop is about all!; sold and the sales have been light: the prices for all grades of to-li bacco offered this week has been high, and If possible show a de cided advance over last week. The demand was also strong and buying was especially brisk. I Atl who have not sold their tobacco are advised to get it ready < right away and bring it on to Louisburg, the friendly market, where they can and will get high prices. A COMPLIMENT The editor of the TIMES acknowledge* receipt of tbe following high compliment: Chapel Hill, N. C. Not. 1, 1943. Dear Mr. Johnson : Yours Is the best state ment I've yet seen on the Constitutional Amendment. The schools have been all but taken away from the people. The people must take the schools hack again. Yours. PHILLIPS RUSSELL. Mr. Russell Is Professor of English And Dramatic Crit ic at, the University of North Carolina, and was editorial writer and Dramatic Critic for one Qf New York City's biggest daily papers before coming to thf University. He Is also State President of County Historians. We thank you for your comment Prof. Russell. LEAVES FOR SERVICE 1 Lieut. H. H. Hobgood j left Monday to report at QuantI- 1 co, Va., where he took up his < duties in the Marine Corps, fol-n lowing his volunteering this sum- i mer. i WAR NEWS Allied Force Headquarters in| North Africa, Nov. 11. ? Lieuten-i* ant General Dwlght D. Tisenhow-i or. commander of the American, Kxpedltlonaiy Forces in Northi Africa, today broadcast an ap peal to the French fleet to "joiti the United Nations in the fight (w freedom" by uailltig for Gib raltar. Tin- appeal was broadcast in French over British na\'al chan nels at frequent intervals. General KiseUhower's text fol lows: "Hitler has denounced . the armistice. I invite the French fleet to Join the .United Nations in the fight for freedom and so hast en the day of France's liberation. Hitler has taken your country and now he wants your ships. Do not let ..him take them. The enemy Is close upon you. Sail at once for Gibraltar and join tm.-* At the same time, an appeal has come out over ull British and American naval channels to French .merchant ships to put in to Allied ports, particularly North African, or scuttle their ships. Up to a late hour tonight the bestj? information here was that the; French fleet Rtlll was In Toulon. Allied North African Head- 1 quarters, Nov. 11. ? United States ' forces won full control of Algeria and Morocco today after a -light ning 76-hour campaign, when Ad- 1 mlral Jean Francois Darlan or- ( dered the French to lay down their arms. 1 The cease fire order was given a simultaneously on this Armistice, commander in chief of French 8 rorces in North Africa ? though 1 he had been In American hands ^ since the fall of Algiers? and by 1 Admiral Mlcheller, commander of ' Casablanca. ' e Mlchelier's order ended resist ance at Casablanca, ehlef port of 8 Morocco and the last point of re- ' sistance along a coastline stretch ing more than 1,300 miles. The fall of Rabat, capital of Morocco, e had been revealed earlier. Lieut.-Gen. Dwlght O. Eisen- 1 Sower's headquarters said fight- 1 (Continued on Page Five) J CONSUMERS REGISTRATION The registration for consumers of fuel oil and kerosene will be held at the following placea in i Franklin County on the after- 1 noons of Wednesday and Thurs- < day, Nov. 18 and 19. Registra- ] Hon offices will be opened at the following places: ' Bunn High School, 2:30 p. m. ] Youngsville High School, 2:30 p. m. Epsom High School. 2:30 p. m. Gold Sand High School, 2:30 p. m. Edward Best High School, 2:30 I p. m. , Franklinton High School, 2:30 p. m. , Louisburg Ration Board. 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. LOUISBURO- i BAPTIST CHUJKTH i Services for next Sunday at the I Louisburg. Baptist Church is an lounced as follows: a Sunday School: 9:45 a. m. r Morning Worship: 11:00 a. m. B. T. U. 6:45 p. m. I No evening worship. ( In the absence of the pastor, < Rev. J. P. Bross will preach Sun- 1 lay morning. . Everyone li wel- 1 :ome. t MANY DIVOR CES GRANTED AT NOVEMBER T'RRM' FRANKLIN COURT Hon. Q. K. Nimocks, of Fay ette ville, Presiding; Grant W. Bolmer, Jr., Sworn In As an Attorney; Recess For Armistice Day The regular November ternv.of franklin Civil Superior Court Jinvened Monday with Hon. Q. K. Nimocks, Judge presiding. No juses of special public Interest has been brought before the 3ourt except the one of Mrs. L. U Joyner against the Town of Louisburg, for damages to a lot 'rom water from the streets. This :ase taken up Monday afternoon vas held up on Tuesday morn ng and is set for further hearing lext week. A number of divorces were ;ranted among them were the ollowing: . JCatie^M.~Cooke wag granted a livorce from Thomas B. Cooke. Gaston Clyde Wiggins was ;ranted a divorce from Ophelia. V. Wiggins. Likewise the decree lives a divorce to both parties. William Alonza Thomas, Jr. vas granted a divorce from Car le Rowland, Wiggins. Herbert M. Stilley was granted i divorce from Corlnne Stilley. Ruby Kathleen W. Powell was [ranted a divorce from Ronnie ^enoir (Duck) Powell. Mrs. Virginia Barnhardt Jones vh8 granted a divorce from Rob ert Willard Jones. D. P. Wester was granted a di rorce from Mary W. Wester. Dwieht Williams was granted L divirce from Annie Williams. William Adkin Jones was granted a divorce from Beulah Bailey Jones. Court took a recess Tuesday inttt Thursday to observe Armta ice day. It resumed work yes erday morning. This is a two veeks term. At the Monday morning session Sen. W. L. Lumpkin presented Irant W. Bolmer. Jr., a young awyer who took the usual oath, idministered by Judge Nimocks. Court is in progress as we go o press. o R. M. Minor Dead Mr. R. M. Minor, 'Jailor for franklin County for the past sev eral years, died at bis 'home on Spring Street early Sunday mor ilng. following a culmination of - i period of failing health. Mr. Minor was 68 years of age, ind besides his wife, Is survived ly two brothers. Otho Minor, of Vake Forest, R 2; Willis Minor, ienderson. R 1. and one sister, ilis. Jim Horton. of Wake For Bt. He had served his county well is jailor and was a splendid of Iclal. Funeral services were held from Pittman & Lancaster's fun eral chapel Tuesday afternoon at ! o'clock with Dr. A. Paul Bag ty, pastor of the Loulsburg Bap ist Church officiating. Inter nent was made in the Flat Rock Baptist Church cemetery. A good lumber of sorrowing relatives ind friends attended the services ind the floral tribute was espec ally pretty. New York's movie organs have played their rones, except for Hitler. Turned in to the scrap Irive, one of them yielded 2,300 pounds of war metals. o Up to date, too late and too little has lost every battle. PROGRAM AT THE LOUISBURG THEATRE The following Is the program it the Loulsburg Theatre, begtn ling Saturday. Nov. 14th: Saturday? The Three Mesqul eers In 'Valley of Hunted Men' ind Richard Dix and Wendy Bar ?ie In 'Eyes of The Underworld.' Sunday-Monday ? Robert Stack. 51ana Barrymore. Jon Hall and Sddie Albert In 'Eagle Squadron.' Tuesday ? Henry Fonda and ?ucllle Ball In 'The Big Street.' Wednesday ? Diana Barrymore ind Brian Donlevy in 'Nlght nare.' Thursday-Friday ? Chas. Boyer, llta Hayworth, Henry Fonda, Mnger Rogers. Chas. Laughton. 'esar Romero, Edw. O. Robinson, >aul Robeson, Ethel Water and Rochester Id 'Tales of Manhat an.
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