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ujuk riMEj ?**? -"? W1B BOIiPy VOLUMN LXXIV $1.50 per year in I. 'trance LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1043 (Eight Pages) NUMBER 43 JAPS DOOM PLANNED f ROOSEVELT, CHURCHILL AND KAI-SHEK MEET Chiang, Churchill and Roosevelt, In Historic Meeting In North Africa, Agree to Treat Japan Ruthlessly As a Criminal Nation and Quaran tine Japs Within the Japanese Is lands; Independent Korea Planned; Large Military Staffs In Attend ance; Conference With Stalin Re ported Underway Cairo, Dec. 1. ? President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill and President Chiang Kai-Shek have held an historic five-day conference, have bound their nations in an agreement to beat Japan into unconditional surren der and to strip her of all her imperialtic gains of the last half century, and have left for unannounced desti nations. (In Washington it was assumed that an even more important meeting, particularly on the European phas es of the war, would be held with Premier Joseph Stalin of Russia. Reuters dispatches from Lisbon, Portugal, said the three had left for Teheran, capital of Iran, there to meet Stalin in the biggest United Nations conference in the war. ALEEADY UNDERWAY (Berlin broadcasts said the conference already was underway in Teheran ? on the Russian supply corridor where British-American-Russian war-time cooperation has had its most conspicuous success.) In ail extraordinary atmosphere; of secrecy and precaution, the' three leaders of the United States, Britain and China, representing more than 1,000,000,000 people, counting all those of the British Empire, met far five days? from November 22 through Nov. 26 ? while surrounded by the highest galaxy of military, supply and po litical advisers, and departed at least three days before the news was given to the public. A communique issued at the close declared they had agreed upon a plan of military opera tions against Japan which would "bring unrelenting pressure against their brutal enemies by sea, land and air." Declaring their purpose to drive Japan back into her home islands, the three powers outlin ed this specific four-point pro gram: 1. Japan must disgorge all the islands she has seized in the Pa cific since the beginning of the First World War in 1914 (from which she gained, from Germany, the' Marshall, Caroline and Mari ana archipelagoes in which she planted bases for her attack on the United States). 2. Manchuria, Formosa, the Pescadores (the 21 islands lying between Formosa and the Chinese mainland) and all other territor ies taken from China must be res tored to Tier. To ? ree Korea 3. Korea Is to be made free and independent "In due course." 4. Japan must be expelled from "all other territories which she has taken by violence and greed." (This would cover all the lands she has seited since Pearl Harbor, the Philippines, Wake, Ouam; British Hongkong, Malaya, Bur ma and Islands of the Pacific; The Netherlands East Indies and also French Indo-Chlna. . The above blueprint for break ing up the Japanese empire and liberating its conquered peoples in effect would divest Japan of the territorial loot won by ag gression and trickery fa five wars ? from the Slno-Japnnese war of 1894 to the present conflict, clIV mazed by her surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and her rapid con quests in the South Pacific. (Japan's possessions would be reduced from some 3,000,000 square mllps and v 500,000,000 people to a little more than 148, 000 square miles and a Japanese population of 75,000,000. * (Thus, the three chief confer ees apparently had agreed on a program which did not specifical ly include Sakhalin Island, half of which Japan acquired from Russia in the treaty of Ports mouth in 1904. Presumably this was because Russia was not rep resented at the conference and is not now at war with Japan). n Peanut hay Is good this year and central buying stations are being set up at Tarboro, Wllliam ston and other points to provide a market for the crop. Believed Safe Allied Headquarters, Algiers, Nov. 30. ? Thirteen United Sta tes Army nurses who yesterday were reported missing since November 8, when their C-47 Army transport plane disap peared on a flight from Algiers to Italy, now are believed to be safe in Allied territory, it was announced today. Also aboard the missing plane were 12 Army enlisted men and a crew of four officers. The last report from the plane was a request for the Bari air port to turn on Its beam so the transport could come in for a landing. It never arrived. (Advices from the United Press bureau in Algiers said that censorship was holding up the remainder of the above dis patch, presumably dealing with the fate of the plane and its male passengers as well as the basis for belief that the nurses were safe.) o ? APPRECIATION SERVICE The first Sunday in December marks the fifth anniversary of the beginning of Dr. Bagby's pas torate of the Louisburg Baptist Church. On that date the usual order of proceedings will be re versed and the Pastor is request ed to come in the front door with the congregation and sit in the pew with his wife while the con gregation takes charge of the ser vice. - Be sure to give your vote of confidence in your Pastor and show your appreciation of his ser vice and that of his wife during their stay -with us by being pres ent at the morning service, Dec. 6th. Mrs. A. B. Perry, G. M. Beam, Mrs. Florence Underhill, Committee. o PROGRAM AT TILS LOUISBURQ THEATRE ? The following Is th? program at the Louisburg Theatre, begin ning Saturday, Dec. 4th: Saturday ? Roy Rogers and Smiley Burnette In 'Silver Spurs' and last chapter 'Secret Service in Darkest Africa.' Also first chapter 'The Masked Marvel.' Saturday, late show ? Allan Jones, Kitty Carlisle and Alvino Rey and Orchestra in 'Larceny With Music.' Sunday-Monday ? Mickey Roon ey and Judy Oarland in 'Girl Crazy." Tuesday ? The Hoosier Hot Shots, Emma Dunn and George Byron in "Hoosier Holiday.' Wednesday ? A1 Pearce and his gang, Frank Albertton and Gloria Stnart in 'Here Comes Elmer.' Thursday-Friday ? Betty Grable Robert Young and Adolphe Men Jou in 'Sweet Rosle O'Grady.' Montgomery's Men Crack Nazi Line Allied Headquarters, Algiers, Nov. 30. ? Troops of the British Eighth Army have captured Fos sacesia, Adriatic anchor post o( the Germans' "Winter Line" In Italy, and seized all of a dominant ridge on the far side of the San gro River, where they have link ed two bridgeheads in a major breakthrough along a 14-mile front, it was announced tonight. A special Allied ccmmunlque, reporting that "our troops now1 have broken into the mulii enemy winter line," said that flw villag es of Santa Maria and Rogagnoui on the 1,000-foot ridge across the Sangro also had been captured. Mozagrogna, on the slope of the ridge three miles inside the ene my line had been captured ear lier. With their Adriatic positions shattered, the Germans were be lieved already In retreat to a new line, although throughout this afternoon they - counterattacked the Eight Army to no avail. "The whole high ridge which dominates the Sangro vulley now is in our hands," the special com-> munique said. "Two bridgeheads on the Adriatic side no\v have been joined up to form one large penetration in the enemy's de fensive position." Across Barrier This penetration linked the British forces across the Sangro on a front of more than 14 miles extending inland from the Adri atic and carried Gen. Sir B. L. | Montgomery's forces across what had been considered their chief barrier to an all-out assault oil Rome. The bridgeheads had been deepened to a distance of four niiles or more all along the 14 | mile front, official dispatches said. Fossacesia. which had been the Germans' strongest position j on their seaward flank, is four miles beyond the Sangro and a I mile and a half inland. ad earner communique, report ing that "our advance is continu i ing," disclosed that Mew Zealand and Indian troops captured Moz zagrogna In the first hours of the olTensive, now In its third day. The stronghold of Lanciano, four miles west of Fossacesia, was di jrectly threatened. | "Fed by a steady flow of rein forcements and supplies, the Eighth Army was hacking to {pieces defenses that the Germans' , had spent months in building, | and on the inland flank of the; bridgehead had driven within; itwo miles of other British forces1 who effected a second crossing of the Sangro northwest of Archl. SEED LOANS NOW AVAILABLE TO FARMERS In cooperation with the Officel of Defense Transportation and| the Department of Agriculture in trying to encourage farmers to buy their fertilizer early applica tions for seed loans are now made available. As there is an acute shortage of labor and transportation fa cilities it is being urged that all farmers that have storage facili ties on their farm buy their fer tilizer early, thereby spreading the fertilizer season over a period of several months rather than concentrating it in a period of sixty days as is the usual custom. Unless the full amount of the loan is for the purchase of fer tilizer all of the loan will not be disbursed at this early date but only the part necessary for the purchase of the fertilizer; the balance will be disbursed in the spring as usual. Tou can place your application by meeting C. H. Easton. Field Supervisor, at the County Agent's office in Loulsburg on Tuesday or Friday during the week. FARMERS ESTIMATED INCOME FILING The FRANKLIN TIMES is re quested by Deputy Collector J. Forrest Joyner to state that all farmers having a gross income of $500.00 if single, or $1,200.00 if married, are required to file an estimated income return on or before the 15th of December, 1943. "I will be in the Court House in Louisburg, from December the 8th through the 16th, 1943, to assist any farmers in the above filing," said Mr. Joyner. MT. GILEAD The preaching services for the next Conference year will be as follows: The first Sunday afternoon at 3: 3D o'clock. The fifth Sunday morning at 11:00 o'clock, and the fifth Sunday night. We have secured Rev. 8. E. Madren as pastor. Gasoline Penalties Franklin: County Hearing Panel Holds Meeting At a meeting of Franklin Coun ty Hearing Panel held in the Court House on Tuesday night the following cases were heard and action taken: Clinton J. Pruitt was required to surrender two A coupons and was warned, for speeding. Albert Crudup was denied all gas rationing until November 8, 1944. And if this car is caught on highway in abovo period own er will be referred to FBI. E. L. Alston as a penalty for misuse of gasoline was required to send in all gas books immedi ately, and case continued until next meeting. This case to . be referred to FBI if not compiled with promptly. Damarcus E. Witty, with the Home Oil Co.. case for speeding was continued to next meeting for more Information. W. M. Pinnell was required to ! surrender five B coupons for I speeding. Graham Ball, on a charge of speeding, was required to report to the Board and five satisfac tory explanation, or matter will be referred to enforcement offi cers. o COMMUNITY MEETINGS TO DISCUSS 1944 PRODUCTION GOALS A series of meetings will be held at community centers throu ghout the county during the first two weeks ot December. The dis cussion will be on changes in plans for deferment of farm la bor, increase in tobacco acreage, food and feed needs, and other goals for Franklin County for 1944. Franklin County farmers are being asked to produce more food and feed on less acreage with less labor. Feed and seed are as ser ious problems as the labor short age, therefore, it is necessary that we mobilize and act on cer tain measures to solve some of j these problems at once. With a needed increase In livestock and livestock products something must be done In the county to meet the food and feed problems that exist and will arise. Farm men and women are urg ed to attend the meeting nearest them. Schedule of Meetings December 3rd ? Pearce's, J. W. Perry's Store; Seven Paths, Ar thur Strickland's Store; Pilot, Staillngs' Store; Pine Kidge, J. F. Perry's Store; Bunn High School; Riley. December 7th ? Justice; Hick-i ory Rock-White Level; Gold Sand; Mapleville; Centerville; Edward Best. December 9th ? Alert; Wood, Read's Store; Sandy Creek, Cash's Store; N'eedmore, Community Building; Moulton, Hunt's Store; Youngsviile School. December 10 th ? Popes. Per gurson Store; Morris' Store; In gleside, May & Inscoe's Store; Kates ville. December 13th ? Franklinton School. December 14th ? B. F. Wilder's Store; Harris School; Royal. December 16th ? Epsom School. LOUISBURG BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday morning the pastor and his wife will be in the hands of the congregation in the celebra tion of their 5th Anniversary. In the evening, the pastor will preach on "A Look Backward and a Look Forward." 9:45 a. m. ? Bible School. 11:00 a. m. ? Morning worship. 6:45 p. m. ? Intermediate B. T. U. 7:30 p. m. ? Evening worship. o DR. BAGBY OFFERS AWARD M Speaking to the students of Louisburg College at chapel hour Tuesday morning. Dr. A. Paul Bagby emphasized the value of the "happy" life, which can be achieved by living busily, unsel fishly and as a Christian. Cli maxing his remarks, Dr. Bagby offered an award of five dollars to the Louisburg College girl who, In the judgment of the fac ulty, and by the standards he had just set forth, achieves the happy life at the college during this term. o MR. DUKE DEAD Mr. John T. Duko, aged father! of Mrs. Dr. J. O. Newell, of Fianklinton, died Friday follow ing a serious illness. The funer al services were held in Frank linton Saturday afternoon and interment was made in Oakwood Cemetery at Louisburg following. Mr. Duke Was formerly a resi dent of the Epsom community and hadN many friends there, in Louisburg and Franklinton who extend deepest sympathy to his bereaved family. Pttronlae TIMES Advertisers CANNERY IN OPERATION ? Tt IS A GREAT COMMUN ITY BENEFIT Has Canned 973 Cans of Meat ? You Can Pay Oi Trade ? Splendid Equip ment Installed And In Use at Gold Sand The Gold Sand cannery was of | ficially opened to the public on I October 5, 1943 and is operated each Tuesday and Thursday, ex cept during the Christmas holi days. Operation will continue as long as there is any meat to can. Next spring the cannery will re open to can vegetables. Equipment consists of the fol lowing: one 114 quart steam pressure cooker, one 33 quart steam pressure cooker, one elec tric sealer, one hand "sealer, a large electric meat grinder, plen ty of knives, saws, and the like. Patrons who are Interested in canning beef or pork are re quested to make arrangements with H. F. Marshall, agriculture teacher at Gold Sand. Plans must be made before the meat is brought in. and thus conflicts are avoided. The canning may be done on either of the following plans: by paying 4 He per can plus an additional 2c for the use of the cannery, making a total of 6V4c, or by giving a toll of one can out of five. Mr. Marshall states that he i3 grinding sausage for the public at the cost of one cent per pound any time during school hours or during Tuesday and Thursday af ternoons. The cannery is operating on a nonprofit basis. All toll cans are used in the lunch room. To date there have been '973 cans of meat canned. Everyone in the Gold Sand community feels that the cannery is a great asset. This is one of three such can neries in the county. 1 * r~% Recorder s court Quite a big docket was before (Judge Malone in Franklin Record I er's Court Tuesday and was dis posed of as follows: Haywood Yarborough plead guilty to no drivers license, to be discharged upon payment of costs. Andrew Nicholson was found Hot guilty of allowing a person to drive car with no drivers lic ense. Rossell Williams, plead guilty to operating with no drivers lic ense, to be discharged upon pay ment of costs. "*? John Williams, allowing a per son to operate car with no driv ers license, a nolle pros. William Green plead guilty to reckless driving, no drivers lic ense. given 60 days on roads, suspended on payment of costs. A nolle pros was taken in the case of hit and run against W. E. Bragg. Ronald White, operating auto mobile intoxicated uo drivers lic ense, jury requested and continu ed. James Spencer, Jr., plead guilty to reckless driving, speeding, fin ed $25 and costs. Billy Duke, plead guilty to speeding and was fined $5 and costs. Zollie Gupton plead guilty to no drivers license and was dis charged upon payment of costs. Alexander Hoyle plead guilty of speeding, fined $6 and costs. T. D, Moore plead guilty to no proper drivers license to be dis charged on Payment ot- costs. demons Davis was found guil ty of unlawful possession of whis key, transporting and given 6 months on roads, upon payment of $50 fine- and costs, execution of road sentence to issue any time in 2 years upon request of Solici ton. T T7? T. nlnnJ iiCVVIB JCj. OWftgl U, dl., picau guilty to speeding and was fined $5 and costs. Red Crudup was found not guilty of possession of distilling outfit and material. James Cooley plead guilty to assault with deadly weapon and was given 4 months on roads. The following cases were con tinued: Early Stone, assault with dead ly weapon with intent to kill. Tyro Lancaster assault with deadly weapon, two eases. J. S. Morris, reckless driving. Mrs. Mary Y. Perry, allowing drunk person to drive her car. Walter A. McCroskey. operat ing automobile intoxicated. Robert Lee Perry, assault with deadly weapon. O. L. Arnold, speeding, reck less driving. o To win the war, Uncle Sam needs more soybeans than have ever been produced before. More peanuts and cottonseed are also needed to help build up the oil and feed supplies of the Nation. County Triple A Committee R ele c t e d Local Community elections wen held In 25 communities of Frank lin County Tuesday night Novem . ber 30. 1943. A delegate to th< County Convention was electec . from each community for the pur pose of electing the County Com . mittee. The County Commlttet bears the -responsibility of the I administrations of Agriculture Adjustment Administration pi|li cies in the County. To be elected to the County Committee is a distinct honor and indicates lead ership, and confidence in ones ability as an administrative lead er. The County Committee for the present year 1943 has been com posed of Ire T. Inscoe, Castalia; J. C. Nowell, Louisburg, N. C., Route 1; Joseph T. Cottrell, Lou isburg, N. C., Route 3. The entire group of County Committeemen were relected at the County Convention held in Louisburg. N. C. December 1. The following additional of ficers were elected: First Alternate, Robert Allen. Second Alternate, C. Q. Renn. Secretary to the County Com mittee. Miss L. Elizabeth Best. Treasurer of the County Com mittee, Mrs. Edith Perdue. o Internees Arrive Home Jersey City, N. J., Dec. 1. ? Nearly 1,500 joyous American re patriates from the Far East reach ed American soil again today and pleaded that other Americans in the Japanese-occupied Orient be brought home before ? in the words of one of them? they "be come a lost tribe." They cheered and sang "God Bless America" as the exchange liner Gripsholm sailed slowly through the heavy mist of the har bor past the Statue of Liberty to her dock, completing the repatri ates' 16,000-mile journey. Her bow rust-stained from tropic salt after a three months voyage to Portuguese India where the exchange for Japanese nation als took place, the Gripsholm brought in 1,223 United States nationals. 217 Canadians and some Latin Americans. P. T. A. Minstrel Dec. 16th The attention of all lovers of good wholesome amusement Is directed to the home talent Min strel to be given by Mills P. T. A. on the night of Thursday, Dec. 16th. Get ready and go out. PRICES IMPROVE It will be of much interest to tobacco growers to know that Warehousemen and farmers both report a strengthening in price of tobacco yesterday over the day before. The opening of the markets aftei' Thanksgiving holidays not only at Louisburg but all over the State, according to reports showed quite a break in prices of most all grades of tobacco. The reports of increased prices on the local market was especially pleas ing to all those interested in to bacco Sales. Bring your tobacco on to Lou isburg for the remainder of the season and get an equal or bet ter price than elsewhere, in the present slump in prices, i - o The Army now has more truck drivers alone than it had soldiers before the war. o Air War Ixmdon, Thursday, Dec. 2. ? Large formations of fighter escorted U. S. Flying Portresses and Liberators striking through icy, cloud-spattered skies, at tacked the Khineland industrial city of Solingen yesterday for the second timje in two days, it was announced early today. Twenty-seven of the heavy bombers failed to return. Re turning pilots said the Germans threw up an unusually wide variety of fighters against them and filled the air with rockets. A total of 42 Allied planes were missing from the opera tions yesterday, including, in addition to the heavy bombers, one light bomber and 14 fight ers. The Allied forces account ed for 35 German planes. American Marauders escort ed by RAF, Dominion and Al lied (Spitfires bombed German controlled airfields at Lille Vendeville in north France and the Epinoy and Niergnles air fields in Belgium. RAF Mitch ells with Typhoon escorts at tacked the German aircraft works at Albert In France while Misqnitoes bombed targets in Holland and attacked shipping off the Brest peninsula. OVER THE TOP Franklin County has done It again! We are "over the top" in the United War Fund Drive. Our quota was $7,655.00 (includ ing $655.00 for our Boy Scouta work). At the present moment $7,726.81 has been given;" and there are three communities to be heard from. Here is the list of gifts by communities: Colored Citizens $1,415.07 Epsom & Ingleside . 404.50 Gold Sand 150.68 Wood .201.05 Centerville "?HO. 14 [White Level 188.60 Cedar Rock 187.40 [Justice 170.50 Seven Paths ...... Not Reported Bunn 160.00 Pine Ridge 127.45 Pilot 245.15 Pearce Not Reported Harris Cross Road ... 76.57 Youngsville 404.00 Mapleville Not Reported Franklinton 1,462.22 Louisburg 2,418.53 According to quotas assigned, Epsom and Ingleside, Wood, Pina Ridge, Pilot, Youngsville, Frank linton and Louisburg went "over the top" ? Pi|ot, Youngsville, Franklinton/ and Louisburg by a large percentage. Franklinton gave $462.22 more than its quota, and Louisburg $818.53 more. All of the money raised was cash. We are gratified with the re sults, and shall probably reach $7,900.00 when all reports ara in. A. PAUL BAG BY, W. B. BARROW, Co-Chalrmen. LIONS CLUB WINS DISTRICT HONORS The Louisburg Lions Club held its regular meeting Tuesday night at Mrs. Beasley's with 20 members and one guest present. Lion President Gaither Beam stated that the local Club had been honored by the District Gov ernor for the month of September. Lion Beam said that the Club had tied with the Oxford Club for top honors among the 42 clubs in the District for attendance, new members, and sending reports in on time. At the end of the year a prize will be given by the Dis trict Governor for the club ap pearing most on the honor roll. The Club voted not to sponsor the sale of 1944 Blind-Aid, Sight Conservation seals this year since it is already sponsoring the sale of Tuberculosis Seals. Rev. Harry S. Cobey, Rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, was welcomed into the Club as a new member. Hall Brooks was a guest of the Club for the meeting. LOUISBURG ' METHODIST CHURCH The Rev. E. II. Davis will preach at the Methodist Church Sunday morning at 11::0 o'clock. The pastor. Rev. Forrest D. Hedden will bring the evening message at 7:30 o'clock!' Sunday School convenes at 9:45 a. m., led by Prof. I. D. Moon. The Methodist Youth service will be held at 6:45 p. m. You are welcomed to these ser vices. O Red Cross Mrs. R. W. Smithwick. Produc tion Chairman of the Red Cross, announces that there is much yarn for knitting sweaters for our soldiers and many kit bags to be made. She calls upon the women of our town to help in this. Surely all that we CAN do is little. There comes a cry for both sweaters and 'kit bags*. Our local Red Cross unit has in vested1 $144,001 tn material (for the making of these bags. Will not our women match this money with the labors of their hands? A. PAUL BAGBY, Chairman. ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH The following Is the order of service for the First Sunday in Advent: Church School end Bible Class 10:45 a. m. Holy Communion and sermon 11:00 a. m. The men of the Church ara asked to make a corporate com munion this Sunday morning at eleven. This corporate commun ion is sponsored by the Layman's League of the Diocese of North Carolina, and by the Brotherhood of St. Andrew throughout tha United States. The offering will be for a Chapel at Vade Mecum. Subject of sermon "ChrtaUan Kinghthood." o i ? . Vj In producing 13 per cent mora livestock In the United States dur ing the past year. 28 per < more feed concentrates were ed. Livestock specialists for a more efficient nse of The theory of some ap? seems to be that children be seen and not had.