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V KEEP ON* WITH WM BONDS ^KftFR VOLUMN LXXIV 91.00 per year In /<lnnoe LOUI8BURG, N. CAROLINA ( FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1044 I I Mil" # .""POM-. II I Lb J : !? WAR bonds ? (Eight Pages) NUMBER 51 ARGENTINA BREAKS WITH GERMANY AND JAPAN Spy System Honeycombs High Society Laggard Argentina Last Of' American Republics' To Act Beunos Aires, Jan. 26. ? Argen tina today broke oft relations with Germany and Japan. She was the last nation in the Americas to break with the Axis. The German and Japanes Am HULL AND EDEN WELCOME NEWS Washington, Jan. 26.? Sec retary of State Cordell Hull ex pressed gratification today over Argentina's decision to break relations with Germany and Japan, but added a hope that Argentina would adopt other measures for the security of the Americas. London, Jan. 26. ? Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden re ceived Argentine Ambassador Miguel Angel Carcano today and expressed his satisfaction with Argentina's break with the Axis. basadors will be handed their passports today. President Gen. Pedro Ramirez was scheduled to speak over the radio at 11:30 a. m. to announce tbe Government's decision. (This is 10:30 A. M. Eastern War Time.) Ramirez signed a decree break ing relations with Germany and Japan which declared an immense Axis spy system had been discov ered in the country involving members of high society in Ar gentina. Many arrests were made last night. Ramirez signed the decree at 8:10 A. M. (7:10 A. M. Eastern War Time) and Foreign Minister Alberto Gilbert Immediately went to the Foreign Ministry where1 he awaited the Chilean Ambassador, Rios Gallardo. After informing Rios Gallardo Gilbert telephoned the United States Ambassador, Norman Ar mour. It was said "sensational revela tions" concerning the spy ring would be made. Rios Gallardo expressed great pleasure at the Argentine decis ion, asserting that Argentina now stood with the rest of the coun tries of the Americas in a united front against the Axis. Capitol Hill Cheered Washington, Jan. 26. ? News of, Argentina's break with Germany and Japan was hailed enthusias tically today by Chairman Con nally (D-Texas) of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and others on Capitol Hill. "Argentina has finally realized that its own interests and those of the Western Hemisphere re quire that it repudiates nazlsm and fascism if it is to live in a free world," Connally said. "The United Nations will welcome Ar gentia to the company of demo cratic nations." Senator Thomas (D-Utah), al so a member of the foreign rela tions group, smiled happily and exclaimed "Fine!" Chairman May (D-Ky.) of the House Military Affairs Commit tee commented: "That means al most total solidarity between the American republics. It is indeed a. gratifying situation if they are determined to take aggressive steps." 8ald Senator Barkley (D-Ky.). majority leader: "I think it's about time." British Pleased London, Jan. 26. ? British quar ters welcomed Argentina's break with the Axis today as perhaps the most significant event in South America since the Rio Con ference and Brazil's declaration of war. For months the British Govern ment has moved step by step with the United States 'in urging Ar gentina to make this move which has removed what long has been regarded as a festering sore on continental solidarity. Great Britain never made a secret of its regret that despite the decisions at Rio De Janeiro, Axis officials and agents had free run of Argentina which was avail able for them as a basis for ac tion throughout Latin America and invaluable as the last re maining listening post in the Western Hemisphere. Reflecting the undoubted atti tude of the bulk of the British public and the undisguised vlewl of Government quarters. The KKI> CROSS HOME SERVICE QUARTERS MOVED The Red Cross Hume Service office has been nwved fron\ the Harris Building to an upstairs room over the Auto Supply Co. store (next to the Louisburg Theatre) according to announ cement of Dr. A. I'aul Bagby, County Cliairnyui. The Red Cross desires to thank publicly Mr. T. M. Harris for his gen erosity in furnishing free of all charges his building for this work during the past months. It also expresses thanks to Slessrs. Lumpkin and Davis for consideration in the low rental of the new office. Evening News said editorially: "The sooner President Pedro Ramirez (of Argentina) gets into line with his neighbors, the, bet ter 'it will be for all concerned ? especially for Argentina. -o ? - Miss Crowder Ex plains FSA Pro gram to Lions Club Miss Aline Crowder, Farm Se curity Administration Home Su pervisor for Franklin County, gave a very interesting account of the work being done in the County at the regular meeting of 'he Louisburg Lions Club Tues day night at the Agricultural Building. Miss Crowder presented a brief history of the trends of American Agriculture and the formation of the FSA in the de presslon years. A chart was shown and the progress made by two hundred Franklin County farmers was explained -'by Miss Crowder. Remarkable progress was made In the increase of livestock, dairy cattle, chickens, hogs, garden and truck, canning, and the produc tion of beef and pork. Fifty eight tenant purchase loans have been made so far and payments are 159% ahead of schedule," said Miss Crowder, "$25,283 in pay ments were due at the end of 1942 and payments made up to that time amounted to $40,241." Lion Bagby reported that the Citizenship and Patriotism, and Boys and Girls joint committees have worked out the details of the award to be given to a Mills High School boy and girl. Two awards will be given instead of the one originally planned. Lion Hedden gave some interesting figures on the amount of tobacco sold on the Louisburg market and President Beam; asked Lion Tuck er to have s'imiliar data on the amount of cotton sold to present at the next meeting. Miss Ruth Jenkins sang "Smoke gets in your eye" and "White cliffs of Dover". Miss Jen kins was accompanied at the pia no by Mrs. J. E. Malone. The following new members were welcomed into the Club: J. C. Oakley, J. P. Timberlake, Jr., H. T. Drewett, H. C. Taylor, and Hill Yarborough. Basketball T on i g h t Mills High School and Gold Sand boys and girls basketball teams will play tonight In the Armory. The first game will be gin at 7:30. Go out and g'tve the teams your encouragement. Loulsburg divided a twin-bill with Rolesville High School last Tuesday night, when the girls lost by 1 point, 25 to 24, and the boys won by the score of 28-25. These games were hotly contest ed and much enjoyed by those attending. Laughing at a man's (unny story-Will' please him more than telling a dozen of your own. PROGRAM AT THE LOUISBURG THEATRE The following Is the program at the Louisburg Theatre, begin ning Saturday, Jan. 29th: Saturday ? Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette In 'Gaucho Sere nade' and Donald Woods and Elyse Knox 'in 'Hi Ya Sailor,' al so 'Marsked Marvel.' Sunday-Monday ? '-Red Skelton, Ann Rutherford. Rags Raglmnd, and the Brooklyn Dodger* in 'Whistling In Brooklyn.' Tuesdap ? BUlle Burke and Donald Woods In 'So's Your Un cle,' and last chapter of the 'Bat, Man.' Wednesday ? Mary Beth Hugh es, Tim and Irene, Ted Flo Rlto and Band and Anson Week* and Band In 'Melody Parade.' Thursday-Priday ? Randolph Scott, James Brown and BUa Raines in 'Corvette K-226.' $5000 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP / Has Been Established At Louisburg College In Honor T. A. Person Mrs. T. A. Person, widow of the late Thomas Arlington Per son, has established a $5000 Scholarship Fund at Louisburg College in memory of her hus band. The benefits of this scholar ship will go to worthy boys and felrls who will enter the ministry or religious work. In presenting the scholarship, Mrs. Person writes: "About the year 1812, Temperance Arrington attended the school now known as Louisburg College. She was the great grandmother of the late Thomas Arrington Person and al so the writer (Mrs. Annie Mason Person). Later, Abiah Culpepper, the paternal grandmother of Mr. Person, attended the same school. In the years just prior to and immediately after the Civil War, Abiah Culpepper had five daugh ters to be educated at the school, as well as three sons who were partly prepared for college at the Academy wh'ich used to stand on the South Campus of Louisburg College. The late Thomas Arring ton Person also received his early education at the same academy. "The profound Christian in fluences of a sound Christian edu cation which have thus been ex erted, for generations past, upon my family and the family of my husband by the opportunities af forded at Louisburg College and its predecessor .have not failed to be most impressive to me. Since each Individual is 'the heir of all the ages' it occurs to me that no individual can be 'insensible to his debt to those who follow hiin, whether related by blood or not." Mr. Person served on the Board of Trustees of Louisburg College for a number of years. At his death Mrs. Person was elected to fill his unexpired term, position which she now holds. O DE. FULGHUM APPOIN TED FLIGHT SURGEON The following was taken from January 15th edition Flat Topics, publication of the U.S.S. Casa blanca' <V "Word was received aboard this week of the appointment of Commander James E. Fulghum. ship's senior medical ofTlcer, to the position of Flight Surgeon in the Navy Medical Corps, follow ing six months of service as a qualified aviation medical exami ] ner. The commander was awar ded the previous designation up on completion of a two months course in aviation medicine at the naval air station, Pensacola, Flor ida, and since graduation he has fulfilled the minimum require ment of service and collected six ty hours of flying, entitling h'lm to the acron and wings of the Medical Department." Dr. Fulghum's many friends in Franklin County extend hearty congratulations. ? u . Protect The Children Do you enjoy the sight of hap py, carefree children having fun? So do we. . . . Even when the complex ? some times they seem unsolvable ? problems of today beset us, the honest grin of a four-year-old boy, or the shy smile of a little girl reaffirms the validity of our way of life and the need for still further effort to ensure Its preser vation. America's children are the Na tion's stfke in the future. It is up to us to see to it NSW that that future shall unfold a brigh ter era than that presented in our' t'ime. While our Armed Forces are fighting and winning against a foreign foe, let us here at home Join the March of Dimes? Jan uary 14-31 ? so that infantile paralysis victims may Join with us 'in our march to ultimate vic tory. The following chairmen are helping with the March of Dimei: Mrs. L. W. Henderson, Frank llnton. Mrs. Kenneth Tharrlngton, Youngsville. Mr. Dc.lmo Gay, Bunn. Mr. Wayu? Ray, Pilot. Mr*. L. H. bl-kens, Loulsburg, Route 2. Mr. F. A. Read. Wood. Mr. W. L. Lumpkin, Loulsburg. Mrs, Hugh W. Perry, County Chairman. It require* an average of SOO, 000 board feet ot lumber to block and cleat and make tecure the ?argo of every freight) r leaving our port*. Police detained ? Tennessee man who claimed he wti the Dev il. Moral: Don't bel'.eve evA-y hlng year wife tell* yo?. BOND QUOTA ALMOST; MET Franklin Cofoty Bond Drive Prog ly ? Louis' Township Quota Much 'Interest Is being man! tested in the congest between the townships to see which can sell it's bond quota Spirited bond sales are b?|ng held in the various townshipjk Youngsville, Hayesville and Caviar Rock Town ships hare had tallies, and it is expected that ther will sell their quota within the |bext week. Louisburg Township is the first to sell It's quota. Chairman Blair Tucker, and his committee, have done a splendid piece of work in over-selling their quota in the first week of the campaign. This committee is not ceasing it's efforts, but are oontinuing until the entire quota for Franklin County has been sold. What is your township doing? Have you bought all of the bonds you can ? and are you assisting your cha'irman? The last report ^shows the fol lowing: Township Sold Quota Loulsburgl $70,250 *59,000 Youngsville 9,526 21,900 Hayesville 11,585 16,000 Cedar Rock 9,250 23,000 Franklinton 20,275 56,000 Dunn No. 1 6,100 14,000 Sandy Creek 3,550 17,000 Cypress Creek 2,275 10.500 Harris 3,125 21,000 Gold Mine 1,250 13,000 Dunn No. 2 No report 14.000 FRANKLIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS ADD DRIVER EDUCATION Superintendent Wiley F. Mitch ell states that the principals of the Franklin County Schools met last Friday afternoon in the Of fice of the FranklinXounty Board of Education for Hire purpose of ? d'fscussing the various forms of wartime work that could be taught through the high schools. After evaluating the various forms of wartime work which can effectively be taught In the schools of Franklin County, It was^declded that Driver Educa tion should be added to the high I school curriculum. The training j high school students will receive from this course will be of great ? value to those who enter the Armed Service and will also con- >] tribute to the efficiency as civilian drivers of school buses, farm j trucks, and industrial Jobs, and as drivers of civilian passenger cars now and after the War. The local schools by offering work in Driver Education, are not only helping their students to be better prepared for effec tive work in our Armed Services, but are helping to alleviate the present traffic accident condi tions in our county. In 1942, in traffic accidents alone, we lost 28,000 killed and over one bil lion six hundred million dollars. We can see why the battle of the highways is one that merits the attention of our schools. The Driver Education Course that is being taught in our schools was developed by Military Training Division, Office of the Quarter master General in cooperation with educational leaders. Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, N. C. State Sup erintendent of Public Instruction, was one of the two State School Officials who cooperated with the Army in building the course now offered. This course offers training in map reading, motor marches, and a special and difficult training in the operation and care of mo tor vehicles. Students satisfactorily com pleting this course will be quali fied to obtain their N. C. Stately driver's license. . MRS. LAURA BRYANT DEAD I Mrs. Laura Fuller Bryant d'led at Miami, Floriday, Sunday. Jan. 23, 1944 after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late . Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Fuller, (Franklin County's popular Sur- ? veyor, of Franklin County. Two f daughters survive, Mrs. Fred Koch, Jr., of Miami, Fla., and ' Mrs. Andrew Storey, of Canada, ? one sister, Mrs* Lucy Kearney, of ? Franklin County, two brothers, * W. T. Fuller, of Rocky Mount. * and E. J. Fuller, of Franklin County, also a number of neices and nephews. After funeral services at Miami. Fla., the remains were sent to Lewisburg, Tenn., for Interment beside her husband, Ozzero T. Bryant. Q ? t The chairman of the British Overseas Airways predicts that ' Jet-propelled' planea will be avail able after the war. Jet-neya! ? Om P*| D?y, Buy Eagle Scout Receives Appointment To Annapolis Mr. and Mrs.i W. B. Barrow iave received official notice from Congressman Harold D. Cooiey of he selection of their son. Joseph lames Barrow, as principal ap pointee to the Annapolis Naval Academy. Joe is an honor graduate of Mills High School and an .Eagle Scout. He is now taking chemi cal engineering at State College, Raleigh, and will enter Annapolis n June of this year. He is a lewly pledged member of Pi {appa Alpha fraternity. He las won many coveted honors in he realm of amateur golf, hav ng played many matches on nost of the outstanding courses n the state. It 'is singular that this appoint nent Alls the particular vacancy vhich occurred upon the gradu itfoo last June of Joe's brother, Villiam B. Barrow, Jr., who al o was an Eagle Scout, and Is low on duty somewhere in the Jacific. Joe Is to be congratulated up in this recent honor of being se ected a candidate to Annapolis; , ind the entire'communlty is glad o rece'ive the news. While these two young men iave dedicated their training for ervtce of their country, Mr. and Irs. Barrow are to be congratu-j Epsom Bond Sales Growing Members of the Epsom Even ?g Class bought $4,500.00 worth if War Bonds Monday in the 'rize-Giving War Bond Buying Campaign, which brings the total lgure of $14,360.00 for the class hUB far, however, part of this redited goes to Vance County as nany of the farmers live in /ance. The following record was nade Monday night: Listed in order are the item, ;iVer. buyer and frrice. Pa'ir Wagon Rains, C. W. vinch. J. B. Smith, $1,000.00. Gallon of Paint, Watkin's hardware, Tollle Smith, $325.00. Dozen Plow Points, R. E. Saves, W. J. Bowden. $225.00. 100 lbs. Cotton Seed Meal, G. V. Eaves, Tollle Smith, $325.00. 100 lbs. Soda, W. J. Bowen, D. ). Dickie, $525.00. 100 lbs. Soda, R. L. Newman, ?. C. Puller, $425.00. Bu. Sweet Potatoes. H. F. ditchell, D. H. Dickie. $325.00. | Bu. Sweet Potatoes, Tollie Imith, D. H. Dickie, $300.00. Pr. Single Trees, R. E. Eaves, rollie Smith. $300.00. 100 lbs. Soda, F. M. Ayscue, D. | i. Dickie, $350.00. 100 lbs. Soda. W. A. Rowland, ?. C.' Fuller, $225.00. 100 lbs. Soda. W. A. Rowland, ?. F. Mitchell, $225.00. Total of Auction Sale, $4;560. Previous sale (Jan. 17) $1,550. Grand total of $ales $6,100. Purchase in Hayesville Town hip. but not in Evening Class, >8,250. * Total. $14,350.00. $11,585.00 of this total goes o Franklin County and the rest $2,765.00) goes to Vance Coun y. * The topic for study Monday Tight was Increased Fertilizers or Increased Production. As an ncreased amount of fertilizer per icre is one way of Increasing 'ield, the farmers decided to de rote one hour to this subject. J. P. Griffin, Agriculture Teacher, ;ave each farmer a copy of the ertilizer recommendations for layesv'ille Township and carried in a group discussion on the use if same. (Information taken rom a N. C. Exp. Station Puli ation). The teacher also ex ilained how to take soil samples rom a given farm and have them ested by the state Dept. of agrl ulture, and gave out soil contain irs and literature on the subject. The class will meet each Mon lay night for the next eight reeks and continue Its educa lonal program and War Bond )rive. o GREAT CAMPAIGN Mrs. Hugh W. Perry, Franklin bounty Chairman, 'is In receipt if the following telegram from lalph McDonald, State Chairman: 'As we go down the home stretch n Infantile Paralysis Drive all it headquarters wish you every uccess in Franklin County. Early eports point to greatest cam laign North Carolina has put on. (ore power to you." o Scrap Paper Walter Fuller, Assistant County Agent, has nrnde ar rangemonf* to handle waMte pa per for Franklin County. The Gorcrniqent Is greatly in need | of this paper and. If you have any that you can spare, jbst get in (onch with Mr. Fuller. | He will see that it h imt In the proper chaija^. , j JOSEPH JAMKS BARROW lated upon producing two such fine sons who have justly merited the successive honor of being chosen principal candidates for the Naval Academy. Broughton Is Prospect For Vice-President Washington. Jan. 25. ? South- , ern members of Congress and ofV the Democratic National Commit-! tee have started a campaign to I put a Southerner in second place on a ticket they now nearly all believe will carry President Roosevelt's name as a candidate for reelection in November. The groundwork for the drive was laid at informal conferences last week but Senator Maybank (D-SC) said today there Is as yet no agreement on who the South ern'cand'idute should be. "We all want to see a South erner nominated but we can't agree on the man," Maybank said. Fromy>ther sources*" It Was ' learned that some Southern Gov ernors have been talking about ! Gov. J. Melville Broughton of]' North Carolina as a possibility. j Broughton's name was not writ ten on any of the ballots cast in > an Associated Press poll of na tional coihmlttee members to 1 learn their Vice Presidential pref erences but Gov. Ellis Arnall of Georgia received one vote. Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas, 1 who topped the poll with 18 votes, ' generally is conceded to be the, favorite for the place among Southern Democrats in Congress, although Rayburn is from a : Southwestern State. ( Recorder's Court Franklin Recorder's Court held] regular session on Tuesday morn-| lng and disposed of cases as fol-l lows: Leo Ellis was found guilty of allowing another to drive car with no drivers license, discharg ed upon payment of costs. Mary Willie Lewis was found guilty of no drivers license, dis charged upon payment of costs. Raymond Perry, charged with operating automobile intoxicated, requested a Jury trial, continued. *J. A. McGhee, removing land posted sign, remanded to J. R. Pearce for disposition. Wilson Ball, Q. H. Ball, scl (a continued. Louis Alston was found not guilty of unlawful possession of whiskey for the purpose of sale. Pearl Perry was found guilty of obstructing Justice and assault, not guilty of unlawful possession of wh'iskey, to be discharged on payment of $26 fine and costs. C. C. Dement was found guilty of swearing to marriage license falsely, to be discharged on pay ment of costs. Joseph H. Bradln plead guilty to operating motor vehicle with out license, to be discharged on payment of costs. H. W. Cheek, plead guilty to unlawful possession of wh'iskey, to be discharged upon payment of $ 10 fine and costs. The following cases were con tinued: ' Lee Burnette, o a 1. At a ury trial in Franklin County Recorders Court held on Wednesday morning William Mor ris Murphy was found guilty of operating an automobile intoxi cated, and was given 60 days on roads, suspended upon payment of $50 One and costs, not to oper ate an automobile for 12 months. Appeal. o The world crop of cotton Is es t'lmated at 27,260,000 bales, or 1 per cent smaller than for the 1 r-rivious year. The U. 8. crOT < was 2,100,000 bales larger. WAR NEWS London, Thursday, Jan. 27.? Russian troops, hammering the Germans back along a 50-miie curving front south of Leningrad, have captured the fortified city of Krasnogvardeisk, cut the last railroad escape route for many thousands of the enemy in the Volkhov river area, and advanced to within 42 miles of the Estonian border, Moscow disclosed last flight. Front dispatches relayed through Moscow reported the en ire German position between Len ingrad and Lake Ilmen was on the verge of collapsing under perhaps the most powerful Soviet drive of the war and said it was un officially estimated that approxi mately 250,000 Germans were fac ing entrapment in the Volghov sector east of the Leningrad Vitebsk railroad running down through the center of the front. Vicious Battle Krasnogvardeisk, a large rail junction 25 miles southwest of Leningrad, was taken Tuesday night after a vicious house-to house battle through the city of 42,000 which the Germans had converted into a fortress and then demolished before evacuating. Its capture climaxed a 12-day Red Army drive from Leningrad dur ing which more than 40,000 Ger man officers and men were killed and 3,000 captured. Moscow's broadcast communiques announc ed. A total of 10 German infantry divisions ? approximately 150,000 men ? were defeated and two oth er divisions suffered heavy losses during the offensive which has seen the Red Army completely break the siege of Leningrad by pushing its lines out to points 32 miles southwest, 26 south and 28 miles southeast of Russia's second city. Moscow's communiques indicat ed that the action in the Krasnog vardeisk area was developing into a German rout, and told of isolat ed Nazi groups saving themselves by throwing away their arms as they fled from Krasnogvardeisk. Several thousands Germans were killed in fighting on the ap proaches to Krasnogvardeisk and in its streets. Advanced Allied Headquarters, New Gu'inea, Thursday, Jan. 27. ? Flying through a vicious curtain of. anti-aircraft fire-.? Amerlcair Navy torpedo planes on Monday attacked vital Japanese shipping In Simpson harbor at Rabaul, New Britain, sink'ing si* enemy ships totaling more than 27,500 tons, it was announced today. Highlighting a series of wide spread aerial operations in which American fliers downed 23 Jap fighter planes, the attack on Ra baul sent five cargo vessels and an oil tanker to the bottom and left two other vessels badly dam aged. Jap Losses Mount Gen. Douglas MacArthur's com munique listed the ships sunk as sne 7,500-ton vessel, two 6,000 ton ships, one of 5,000 tons and i 3,000 ton ship. Tonnage of the )il tanker was not announced. Running the three day total of Fapanese planes destroyed or dam aged at Rabaul to 102, the Navy -aiders and escorting fighters out 'ought 60 enemy fighters over Ra >aul and suffered "extraordinarily light" losses, the commun'ique said. Meanwhile, medium bombers again attacked the important ene my bases In the Admiralty Is lands, 370 miles northwest of Ra baul, Mkstlng the Lorengau air field of Manus and the Momote field on nearby Los Negros. London, Jan. 26. ? RAF coast il command Beauftghters, roaring across the North Sea to blast five tnemy ships off Norway, today en countered a new German defense weapon ? a parachute projectile ? while other Allied warplanes were hammering the bomb-scarred coast of northern France for the 35th time In 37 days. The Beauftghters, which scored tilts on two merchant vessels and two escort ships, leaving a medl lmslzed ablaze and causing an ex plosion in the other escort ships, ran Into heavy fire from the ships and from shore. The enemy ships used the new projectiles, which the Air Minis try said were of a type not en countered off Norway previously. A Beauflghter pilot, describing the new weapon, said: "The ships fired a rocket-like , projectile which opened out in the air and had a canister attached by a cable to a parachute." Naval observers said it appear )d Adolf Hitler had merely canght up with the British navy and that the new Naxi "secret weap on" was the same as had been nounted on British ships for more than a year. The British weapon consists of cable colls contained in a canister attached to a parachute and tired from a rocket-type anti-aircraft sun mounted on a deck trifod. rhe canister* are timed to ex plode in the Vicinity of attacking (Continued on Pace 8) *