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FOR ICTORY BUY UNITED STATES BONDS * STAMPS CV M MAKE EVERY PAY DAY BOND DAY JOIN THE PAY ROLL * SAVINGS PLAN * VOLUMN LXXIV $1.50 per year In Advance LOUISBUHG, N. CAROLINA FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 104U (Eight Pages) NUMBER 5 CALL ELECTION MAY 4TH ?> ? '! Candidates Must File by April 27th To Investigate Salaries and Taxes; Town Truck Not To Haul Trash From Res idences Outside of Town The Board of Town Commis-! sioners met in regular session on Friday, March 5, at 7:30 p. m. The following members of the | Board were present: W. C. Webb,1 R. C. .peck, W. J. Cooper, W. G. Lancaster and W. J. Shearin. The Board approved the month ly reports of the Town Clerk, Tax Collector and Chief of Police, to gether with the minutes of a pre vious meeting. The Board adopted a ruling to prohibit the Town trash truck from hauling trash from any res-j idence or place of business that is located outside of the Town Limits. The following Ordinance was adopted by the Board: First: That a General Elec tion to fill the Offices of Mayor and six Town Commissioners be held on Tuesday, May 4th, 1943, and W. B. Spivey be, and is here by appointed Registrar, and George W. Cobb and C. M. How ard are hereby appointed Judges of Election and Poll Holders. Second: That any person of- j fering as a candidate for either the office- of Mayor or Town Com missioner in said Election shall file his intention thereof with the Clerk of this Board, on or before the hour of 6 p. at. EWT, on the 27th day Of April, 1943, and the name of no person who fails to file as herein provided shall l>e placed upon the ballots in" said election. Third: That said Election shall be conducted pursuant to the charter of the Town of Louis burg, N. C., except as amended and superseded by the general laws of the State of North Caro lina. Duly adopted at a meeting of the Commissioners of the Town of Louisburg, N. C., held on Fri day. the 6th day of March, 1943. The Mayor appointed a Special Committee composed of Messrs. W. G. Lancaster, Chmn., and W.I J. Cooper and R. C. Beck to in vestigate all salaries and wages now being paid by the Town to it's employees, and to recommend adjustments in same to tl*e Board. , ^ Commissioner W. J. -Snearin made the following motion which was seconded by Commissioner R. C. Beck: ^^hat an expert Amerlcan-L" rance service man be employed to inspect the Town's fire engine and to make any and all necessary repairs to it." This motion was carried unanimously. The Board agreed to rebuild the rock wall at the rear of the home of M. C. Murphy, provided that M. C. Murphy will agree to release the Town of Louisburg from further responsibility of this wall. The Board contributed an ad ditional $50.00 to the Franklin County Public Library. After allowing a number of ac counts the Board adjourned, MRS. BAGBY HOSTESS TO CLUB Mrs. A. Paul Bagby was hostesti to the Current Literature Club on Tuesday afternoon, March 9, at her home. The subject (or the program was "Pottery, China and OlaBSware," and the first topic was by Mrs. V. R. Kilby. "The Manufacture of Pottery." The second discussion was by Mrs. Walter Patten on "Delicate Glass." A sweet course was ser ved at the conclusion of the pro gram. . The following members were present: Mrs. I. D. Moon, Mrs. V. R. Kilby, Mrs. M. S. Davis, Mrs. T. C. Amick, Mrs. R. H. Welch, Mrs. Malcolmn McKinne, Mrs. Walter Patten, Miss Mary Tarborough, Miss Loulla Jarman and the hostess. PROGRAM AT THE LOUISBURG THEATRE The following Is the program at the Louisburg Theatre, begin ning Saturday, March 13th: , Saturday ? Tim Holt in 'Bandit Trail' and Margaret Lindsay and William Gargan in 'No Place "For a Lady.' Sunday-Monday ? Victor Ma ture and LucTTIe Ball in 'Seven Days Leave.' Tuesday ? The Andrews Sisters in 'How's About It.' Also Bill El liott serial. " ? Wednesday ? Lloyd Nolan and Carole Landls in 'Manila Calling'. ThDreda?-Frida7 ? Blag Crosby Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour in 'Road To Morocco.' TO LEAVE LOUISBURG Dr. Leicester F. Kent, rector St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Louisburg. announced yesterday that he had received and accep ted a call to become rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church at Kins port, Tenn., and has tendered his resignation to become effctive on Easter. He will preach his farewell1 sermon on Easter Sun day morning. Louisburg. and especially the Episcopal congregation will lose Dr. Kent with many regrets, as he and his good wife have won an affectionate place in the life of our town and people. Besides his church work Dr. Kent has been active in most all civic activity and has rendered valuable service. Victory Garden Meeting There will be a meeting at tlie Court House Monday night, March 15tli at 8 o'clock for the organization of the Civilian | Service Corps. The main objec tive of this meeting will be the Victory Ciitrden Program. You are requested to be present. E. H. MALONE, Chairman Civilian Defense Council. (Driving to this meeting will be permitted.) Recorder's Cour Franklin Recorder>'douii held regular session ow'Tuesday and disposed of c>s?s as follows: Richard^Patton, no drivers li cense-^former order complied wijbf iefendant ' discharged. /Preston King, operating auto mobile intoxicated, continued. Fred Jones plead guilty to op erating automobile intoxicated, fined $50 and costs and not to operate a car for 12 months. Clarence Solomon plead guilty to operating automobile intoxica ted, no drivers license, given six months on roads, upon payment of $50 fine and costs, execution of road sentence to issue at any ttime Within 2 years, upon re quest of Solicitor, not to operate car for 12 months. Mary Jane Green, possession and operation of slot machine, pleads nolo contendere, and was given 30 days in jail to be sus pended upon payment of fine of $100.00 and costs., machine to be disposed of according to law. John O. Fogg, alias Manboy Fogg, possesson of material, con tinued. * Joe McDyson, alias Joe Dorsey, charged with B and K, and as sault with intent to rape, prob able cause was found and defend ant was remanded to jail without bond for April term of Franklin Criminal Superior Court. William Closs plead guilty to | operating automobile intoxicated, 'to be discharged upon payment of $50 fine and costs, and not to operate a car for 12 months. o LOUISBURG BAPTIST CHURCH ? "The Modern David" is the 'subject of the morning sermon; and "Jacob, the Old Testament Saint," the subject for the even ing service at the Baptist Church next Sunday. The problem of the riddance of evil will be con sidered in the morning. It will be treated in a practical way. Every one is Invited to come to these services. 9:45 a. m. Bible School. 11:00 a. m. Morning Worship. 7:30 p. m. Evening Worship. o ? i MISSING Pfc. Frank K. Layton, 24, son I of Mrs. F. L. Layton and the late Mr. Layton of Louisburg. Route '4, has been reported missing in action since February 14 in the (North African campaign. He en tered the Army on October 25, 1941. a i Last year timber production In .the .United States was about < billion feet under the require ments of the armed services. CHECKING GASOLINE APPLICATIONS Mr. W. C. Guthrie, representa tive of the State OPA office Di vision bf gasoline, visited the Franklin County War Price arid Rationing Hoard Monday and Tuesday making an official check up on all B and C gasoline books issued by the Board. This is a routine check up of all Boards required by the Office of Price Administration at Washington. Mr. Guthrie reports to Chairman A. F, Johnson that the Franklin County Board has been entirely too liberal in issuing supplemen tary gasoline and especially so when the applications fail to give detailed information as to what the gasoline is to be used for and the actual mileage that has to be traveled by the applicant. This information and figures has to be included so that the Board can make the calculation as to the ? mileage the applicant actually (needs before issuing it. In some I cases the B Book will have to be jsent to Raleigh or Atlanta for j approval before they can be is sued. Likewise many govern ment workers will have to get a letter from the department heads under whom they work, showing the need for this gasoline. In the future all applicants will have to tell how far they live from the town they trade at, and how many trips they have to make per week. The higher of ficers take the position that far mers do not need much gasoline at this time of the year when they should be at home prepar ing, planting and cultivating their crops. Mr. Guthrie stated that it was not the intention of the OPA to keep the farmers from having all the gasoline they needed to carry on their farming opera tions. but was the purpose to see that there was no excess gasoline to be used for unnecessary driv ing. Private Hodges Pvt. John H. Hodges, 14th sq., instructor |n-^fhe new AAF mo [tor vehicle^ maintenance training schociVwas teaching use of plum bing equipment. He continued with fundamental parts of AAF refueling units. Students in the little group around the laboratory table 'lean ed forward to catch every word. [This 18-year-old instructor had 'mastered the knack-of holding at tention. Pvt. Hodges was born in Louis burg, N. C. He was the princi pal newsboy in the town. After graduating from Mills High jSchool, he attended Louisburg College. Then he worked as a clerk and special delivery messen ger for the post office. ? During his spare time he built model airplanes. He completed more than 75 models. Interested in mechanics and technical work, he got a Job with a large North Carolina construc tion company. His duties were to operate and maintain several construction vehicles. Enlisting on Nov. 30, 1942, he was sent to Chanute to attend the first class of the new motor ve hicle school. After graduation, he became an instructor.? Cha nute Field Wings. Pvt. Hodges is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hodges, of Louis burg. ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Friday, March 12th, is to be observed as a World Day of Pray er. The services this year will be held in the Episcopal Church. There will be two services, the first at 10:30 a. m., and the sec ond at 8:00 p. m. Sunday, March 14th, there will be the Early Celebration of the Holy Communion at 8:00 a. m., Church School at 9:45 a. m., Morning Prayer and Sermon at 11:00 a., m. r , Throughout Lent the weekly services will be as follows: Wed nesdays at 8:00 p. m.. the Litany and Sermon; Wednesdays at 4:30 jp. m. the Children's Service; Wednesdays at 7:00 p. m. Confir mation Classes. Friday at 10:30 a. m., the Celebration of the Holy Communion and Study of St. John's Gospel. o P. T. A. MEETING The P. T. A. will meet In the Mills High School Auditorium, Thursday March 18 at 3:^30. Mrs. W. J. Cooper wiiriead the devotion. The Boy Scouts will have charge of the program under the direction of Scout Master W. J. Shearln. The subject to be dis cussed is "Safety". All members are urged to at tend. Mrg. F. L. O'Neal, Pres. o ?On Put- P??, 'J:,; B<jvd? ? Commander S. Amos Maynard, Greensboro bust- I ness man, was elected commander of the North Carolina department of 1 the American Legion, at a special i meeting of the department execu tive committee In Asheboro March 7. He succeeds Henry L. Ingram of Asheboro, who died suddenly Febru ary 20, and serves until the state convention in June. ' A native of Wadesboro, Maynard has been prom inent In American Legion circles of Greensboro and the department for many years. Mrs. Ruth Hob good Dead * i Mrs. Ruth Hohgood. widow of i the late H. H. Hobgood, Si'., died: at her home on Noble Street about noon Thursday of last; week following a short iliii?Ss. She was 70 years of age^rfnd is {survived by one son, Hamil ton IL, Hobgood of ttte New. River {Marine Base; ope daughter. Miss [Olivia HobgpeC of Raleigh; one stepson, JtSjymond HObgood, of Huntington. W. Va. I^Funeral services were held +1rom the Pittman and Lancaster! {funeral chapel Friday at 4 p. m..i with the Rev. Forrest D. Heddeli. officiating. Burial followed inj Maple Springs Church cemetery. The following served as pall i bearers: W. H-. White,. C. R.l Ss'kes, H. G. Harris, G. C. Harris. i iT. M. Harris, J; P. Timberlake,] ' Jr. Quite a large number attended' | both services and the" floral tri jbute was especially pretty. o Point Values For Dried Foods OPA Holds Ou( Hope For M.ore Liberal Ration. Allowances In April ? Washington. ? Peti. 22. ? The] Office of Price Administration, j announced tonight the point val jue of dried beans, peas and len-j tils and dried and dehydrated soups, said there was a -possibil ity of more liberal allowances of rationed foods in April. * During March, however, the {previously announced allowance of 48 points per consume!' will remain in effect. ' Dried beans, peas and lentils and dried and dehydrated soups, added to the ration last Saturday night, will be included in the 48 points allowed for March. Point Values Point values announced tonight included: Dried beans, peas and lentils; Up to 2 ounces, 1 point; 2 to 4 ounces, 2 points; 4 to 6 ounces, 3 points; 6 to 8 ounces, 4 points; 8 to 10 ounces, 5 points; 10 to 14 ounces, 7 points; 14 to 16 ounces, 8 points; 1 lb., 8 points. Dried and dehydrated soups: Up to 2 ounces, 2 points; 2 to 4 ounces. 4 points; 4 to 6 ounces, 6 points; 6 to 8 ounces, 8 points; 8 to 10 ounces, 10 points; 10 to 114 bunces, 13 points; 14 to 16 ^unces, 16 points; 1 lb., 16 points. I All types of dry beans are in 'cluded. The most common of these are navy, kidney, lima and soybeans. o ? ? L OUISBURG METHODIST CHURCH "Standard of Faith" is the theme of the 11:00 o'clock ser vice Sunday morning. At 7:46 p. m. Mr. Hedden will preach on the following subject: "Thre Fears To Failure." Church School convenes at J 9:45 a. m., led by Prof. I. D. jMoon. Intermediate and Young Peo ple's groups meet at 2:30 and 6:45, respectfully. -o * The first report of the garden survey in Transylvania County sliows that 2,597 Victory Gardens are being planned. O- ? ; Purchase certificates are now needed to buy one-row, horse drawn cultivators of the rldlne type, previously unratlcned. WAR NEWS London, Thursday, March 11. ? Russian armies are closing their grip on Vyazma and in Ihe bitter fighting on the Kharkov Donets front they have smashed 6(i German tanks in 24 hours in repulsing the enemy's 25-division counter-offensive, Russian com* muniques reported today. The Wednesday midnight com-| munique reported the capture of Novodugino. 28 miles north of Vyazma, for a gain of 12 miles, and Red Arnvy troops were only 17 miles away from the city on the northeast and 24 miles away on the east. An earlier special communique announced the capture of Bely. only 20 miles from the Nikitiuo railroad, in a threat to outflank Vyazma and wipe out thali entire great German salient facing Mos cow. Other lied Advances The midnight bulletin, record ed here from the Moscow radio, reported, advances in ?key areas of the Russians' offensive fronts. It said the Red Army tilso had cap t u r e d Krasnoarmeiskaya, 47 miles northeast of Novorossisk, in a steady advance against that German Kuban Valley bridgehead now more than ever a latent threat to the Caucasus oil fields because of the German successes on the Kharkov-Donets front. Krasnoarmeiskaya. a n o t h e r "Town of the Red Army" like. Krasnoarmeiskoye which the Rus sians have lost to the Gennan counter-offensive in the Khar kov-Donets area, is JiG fniles east of Termiuk. \itsl German-held port on the pksi coast of the Azov Sea. Tim, _ lighL communique re povtfnl that southwest of Sychev -Ka. where they are advancing southward on Vyazma, the Rus sians yesterday captured more than 20 inhabited places" in ad dition to Novodugino. Southwest of Gzhatsk, where they are driving soul Invest ward on Vyazma, (lie ItiuHnns broke a German defense line on which the enemy tried to stop t h cm and ad vanced to take a number of towns and villages, it was said. South of Olenino. where they are driving down on the Moscow Vyazma-Smolensk railroad, Hie Russians reported the capture of several dozen inhabited places Wednesday, with prisoners and spoils, and said that in a fight for oile town they routed a batal lion. nominally 1.000 men. and captured six tanks and eight field guns among other spoils. Allied Headquarters in Nohth Africa, March 10. ? -Gen. Sir Bern ard' L. Montgomery's British Eighth Army began testing Mar shal Rommel's crippled tank forces today preliminary to a Tun isian showdown in which Mont gomery promised to give the en emy a "bloody nose" now that he is "caught like a rat in a trap." Kominel was on the defensive behind his Mareth l.ine in South ern Tunisia. He had lost 52 more precious tanks in vainly lashing out against Montgomery over the week-end, and now was feeling the rising counter-strength of the Eighth Army which was probing and harassing for a blow expect ed to roll back the Axis into a tighter pocket in central Tunisia. French Help French troops were menacing Rommel's western flank between Tozeur and Gafsa, and Allied pressure also was exerted on the Axis line of Col. Gen. Jurgen Von Arnim in the north. Before Rommel's six attacks collapsed last Saturday against the Eighth Army, General Mont gomery had told his troops that Rommel was preparing to cripple himself and that then "it will be our turn to attack him." "And having been crippled himself, he will be unable to stand up to our attack and we will smash right through him," the general was quoted as saying in a dispatch by Don Whitehead, As sociated Press correspondent on [the spot. Thus the Allied squeeze play on the cornered Axis troops hold ing the eastern end of Tunisia appeared to be under way. By seizing Tozeur French troops narrowed Rommel's mane uvering room northwest of the Mareth Line. The French were moving above Chott Djerid (Sale Lake) toward Gafsa. 50 miles to the northeast. ? o ? PROMOTED Wilson G. Beasley, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Beasley, of Louis burg, was promoted to P. F. C. from Private on Jan. 22, 1943. P. F. C. Beasley entered the Army on Oct. 16, 1942. He is now serving in New Orleans. Louisiana. Before entering the Armed Forces P. F. C. Beasley was em ployed as Decorator (Asst.) with the F. Schumaker & Co., at New York City. He attended the Louisburg High School and also attended North Carolina State College. o Patronize TIMKS AdrsrtUer* CITATION LIKIT. GARLAND M. INSCOE Civil lOngineor Corps, ,1'. S. Xavul Iteserve Fourteenth Naval District Pearl Harbor.^Hawaii. U. S.~A. OlTice ot the Commandant. [ ' For distinguished service in the line of your profession as Assist ant Public Works Officer when on June 4, 1942, the Naval Air Sta-i tion, Midway Island, was subject-! led to a severe bombing and strafing attack by Japanese air craft which resulted in damage toj station utilities. You, b^your un-'l tiling efforts and skjlKmade pos sible the repair this damage quickly and efficiently, thereby contributing' to the successful' eontiiuurfion of our forces against the^nemy. Your devotion to ;dtfty was in keeping with the j highest traditions of the naval service. Signed: D. W. BAGLEY, Rear Admiral U. S. Navy. Mr. Inscoe resigned his Naval | Reserve Officer opportunity at Annapolis. Md.. in his Junior year and joined the Merchant Marines and re-entered the Naval Reserve in the Spring of 1941. He was called into active service in the Summer of 1941 and was sent to Pearl Harbor, and was on Midway during the heavy Japa nese attack, from which and for which the above citation was is sued. Tie is the son .of .Mr. Jos. T. Inscoe. of near Cifstalia. The War Work Drive Tlic American Him! Cross ! War Work Drive will l>e ar : dcntly entered into in Louis burg Monday. The surrounding; districts of the Ijoiiishurg area have already dour much. Our soldiers and sailors and marines and air-men are fight ; ing for VS. .Let its iiot\forgct. We can't do too much for them. The very best way to express our appreciation is through a large gift to the American lied Cross; for, wherever our men are there is also the Red Cross with its help. There" wttt $100,00, $50.00, and $25.00 gifts in number. Think it over! More Prices Fixed Later information from OPA offices in the I^-ice regulations division announce the temporary* maximum price regulations Nos. 28 and 29 freezing the prices of tomatoes, snap beans, carrots, cabbage, and green peas, effective Feb. 23, on the base period of February 18th to 22nd, and let tuce and spinach, effective Feb. 25th, with base period of Febru ary 20th to 24th. | The maximum price for each seller i? the highest price he char ged during' the base period to each customer of the same class. If he did not sell1 a listed com modity during the base period, bis maximum price is the maximum price of his closest competitive seller to a purchaser of the same class. The regulation covers all sellers except farmers. "Advance Information indicat es that prices at the growers lev el on some of these items h?d ad vanced so rapidly during the base iperiod that wholesalers and re tailers in this area are now ex periencing a definite price ."squeeze." o | HAYWOOD LEONARD Haywood Leonard of Castalia. Route 1, died at his home Mon day morning. Funeral services were held from the home Tuesday at 2:30 p. m.t with the Rev. John Ed wards officiating. Burial was '.n the family cemetery near the home. Surviving are one son. G. R. Leonard, of Castalia, 'Route 1 two daughters. Mrs. Carrie King of Castalia, Route 1, and Mrs. Zena Griffin, of Castalia. Route 1. ? o i (Money doesn't always , bring happiness. A man with ten mil lion dollars is no happier than a man with nine million dollai*s. o Some people feel at home every where except when they are at home. FACTIONALISM Babson Says Its Effect On. Business May Be 1 Disastrous By ROGER \V. fUBSOX Babson Park, Mass., March 12. j- ? Business Volume continues at 'exceptionally high levels. A rising output of war materials has been fed by re cord productions in steel, electric power and other basic industries. High wages and increased spend ing power have boosted retail business." At the same time many nou -? essential businesses have suffered. F o r most , business BAUSON men, regardless of their occupa tion, the days since Pearl Harbor have been filled with uncertainty and confusion. What the future holds for business now depends more upon leadership than upon orders. CONGRESS AM) THE NEW DEAL If thq President and the Chair man of the Board of a corporation are in disagreement, they can us ually through some third party be made to bury -the hatchet for the good of the company,. Pro bably if only two or three in dividuals were responsible for the administration of our war effort, we would be much further along the road to a solution of our business problems and to the win ning of the Waj\ But it is charac teristic of a democracy such as ours that factional competition exists. ! Hence, we hare labor and capi tal, farmers and wage workers, a two-party political system, stockholders and management ? ? and a host of other competing groups at each other's throats. A serious example of factionalism at the moment is the New Dealers vs Businessmen in Washington. Another is Congress vs Adminis tration Leaders also, of course, in Washington. It is interesting to note, as illustrative of the change in world affairs, that we no long er hear talk of the importance .of London as a business or financial center. New York City is destined to become the most important city of the world. This is one reason why I am bullish on certain New York City bank stocks and real estate. SABOTAGE OF EFFORT We shall not know until the end of the War how many of our plane crashes, industrial fires, train wrecks, absentees and de clines in production are due to sabotage. Thanks to Mr. Hoover anrt his FBI I believe- such - acts are being kept to a mini mum. I wish all Governmertt Agencies in proportion to -their size and cost were as efficiently operated as the F. B. I. If all But-eaus produced such good re- _ suits, we would have little fear for our war effort and for our economic future. In spite of discouraging days and news I am optimistic for busi ness. Certainly, out of the War and our domestic struggles much good will come. I would, however, be more enthusiastic over the im mediate outlook if it were not for the great sabotage of effort, much of it perhaps unconscious, by some of our national groups and figures. For instance, we >have Congress spending more time chasing Administration bur eaucrats than in passing construc tive legislation to simplify and speed up manpower, wage, tax. price and other vital matters. BUSINESS TRENDS ^Orders for certain types of war goods have been quietly cancelled for some weeks past in favor of increased production in what are now more important lines. Pos sibly,'1 the placement of war ord ers has reached a peak. Some where in the armament field," limits ^re necessarily met in ma terials. men and machines. Limits in agricultural production may | also be met in terms of farm im- * plements and manpower. Hence, we have more factional disputes as to what is more important, ? war weapons, a still larger army, or a tin of milk and a pound of i butter for everyone outside of the U.S.A. The discussion of the Rum! Plan, which incidentally, I favor, is a further example of a serious factional dispute. The lack of I courage on the part of the Trea sury Department, shown by their j willingness to finance the War | through bank borrowings, is a factional matter which, if contin ued, will surely bring on infla tion...' Washington still lookB too much to the employment of bank funds instead of government bonds which would gladly be bought by individuals if the rate were 3% and if the bonds would always be accepted at par for tax (Continued on Pace Bight) ' ? ' * ?.
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