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8th COMPANY
* North Carolina State Guard *
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Date: May 25, 1944.
Program: Triangular exercise,
sighting and aiming U. S. Army
rifle. Sgt. Pergerson, Instructor.
Absent: Cpls. Arnold, T. K. Jr.,
and Bass, T. V. N.; Pvts. Alford,
James B. ; Conyers, Norman E.;
Faulkner, David L.; Hicks,
George W. ; Hunt, S. C. Jr.; Joy
ner, Joe Jr.; Joyner, Percy W.;
Mullen, W. C.; aud SUliiugs,
Howard E.
Enlisted: None.
Discharged: Cpl. Dark, D. J.,
Route 3, Louisburg, North Car
olina, change o( residence; Pvts.
Bunn, Gerald S., Louisburg,
North Carolina, continued ab
sence; Bunn, Leharold M., Louis- 1
burg, North Carolina, change of
residence; Griffin, Perry \\\,
Route 2, Louisburg, North Caro
lina, change of residence; Grif
fin, William Howard, Route 2,
Spring Hope, North Carolina,
continued absence; Joyner, Percy
W., Route 1, Louisburg, North
Carolina, continued absence.
Remarks: Much interest was
shown by the men in the train
ing program, which consisted In
sighting and aiming the rifle at
a target and marking the target
for accuracy. Sgt. Pergerson
and Pvt. Ragland were practical
ly tied for first place in this exer
cise.
Cpl. Dark applied for a dis
charge for the reason that he is
leaving Franklin County to take
a position for the summer with
the North Carolina Department of
Agriculture. Upon resuming his
teaching position at Epsom h?
will rejoin the Company in the|
fall. In spite of his heavy school
duties he has contributed a^great
deal of time to the company, at
tended the encampment last sum
mer at Fort Bragg, and has pro
ven himself one of the most pop
ular men in and a great asset to
the organization.
Pvt. Leharold Bunn is going
to Sampson County to work dur
ing the summer. He will be
greatly missed as his cheerfulness
and willingness to perform any
duty assigned to him have made
him popular and well liked by
the officers and the men of the
company. He has promised to
reenlist upon his return at the
end of the summer.
The company is in need of
men at the present time. The
requirements are that a mail
shall be between the age of 18
and 50, and in good health. Most
men who have been classified as
4-F are eligible for enlistment in
the State Guard, and such men
are urged to enlist.
Assembly Dates: Friday, June
2, 1 9 4'4 , 8:00 P. M. Armory.
Lieutenant Bailey, who was on ac
tive duty In the African Cam
paign. will be the instructor, hav
ing^_been sent from Fort Bragg
Headquarters for this purpose.
Sunday, June 4th, 1944, at
2:00 P. M. Memorial Services.
Every member of the Company
will be present to join with the
people of Franklin County in
honoring those men of our Coun
ty who have given their lives in
this and other wars.
Thursday, June 8th, 1944, at
8:00 P. M. regular drill program
at armory.
June 6-9, training period at
Fort Bragg for officers and non
commissioned officers.
June 9-16, training period for
all members of North Carolina
State Guard.
WATERMELON
CEILINGS SET
Raleigh, May 29. ? Maximum
prices for watermelons, which
will mean a sharp reduction at re
tail from last year's inflated wa
termelon prices will be establish
ed shortly at country shipper
and wholesale levels by the Office
of Price Administration, Theo
dore S. Johnson, Raleigh District
Director, announced.
t The prices f.o.b. shipping
'point, for all areas, will be $33
per ton from tht effective date of
the regulation to July 4, and $26
per ton tor the period from July
5 to the end of the season.
CARD OF APPRECIATION
I wish to extend my sincere
thanks to the voters of Franklin
County who asked me with their
votes' to become their next State
Senator. ^VThese votes are the
wishes emanating from the hearts
of 1705 of the BEST FOLKS IN
THE WORLD. If sixty more
votes had been turned my way,
I would have been nominated.
The kindness and support of those
voters will enter Into, and be
come part of my very being for
the remainder of my life.
I also cherish a fond friend
ship for my opponent and his fol
lowers. I would not be worthy
of such ardent support as was giv
en me If I could not become a
OOOD LOSER. I realize that a
good loser is the next thing to
a winner, and often a winner in
the long run. '
Let us now Join hands with
our nominee, "forgetting those
things that are behind us," and
endeavor to help him in his hours
of responsibilities and decisions.
He will appreciate It.
With many kind wishes,
k Sincerely,
JOSEPH T. INSCOE.
N. C. IN ARMY
Atlanta, Ga., May 29. ? The
contribution of North Carolina in
building the Army of the United
States to nearly 7,500,000 officers
and enlisted men and women is
181.692, as of Janusu-y 1, 1944,
Headquarters Fourth Service
Command revealed today.
This included 179,300 men
and 2,392 women. The total
strength of North Carolina in the
Army on Januaiy 1, 1944 was
given at 161,000 men and 1,733
women, while 31,805 men and
676 women have been separated
from the service by discharge or
other means.
The total number given as en
tering the service doe3 not in
clude personnel who entered
prior to November 1, 1940.
ELECTED TREASURER
Miss Dorthy Kennedy of Louis
burg, has recently been elected
treasurer of the Women's Stud
ent Government at Louisburg
College. Miss Kennedy, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. M.
Kennedy 'of Louisburg, is an
honor student and a member of
Phi Theta Kappa, national hon
orary fraternity.
AUCTION SALE
Every Friday
at 2 p. m.
Bring us your live stork. Plen
ty of buyers. Ceiling price paid
for your chickens. Bring us
your chickens and eggs.
Fat cows and feeder stock sell
ing especially well.
Warren County Live Stock
Market, Inc.
Phone 223-1 Warrenton, N. C.
"Prepare for War in time of
Peace"
NOT BAD.
IP YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO .
BUY A HEATER NEXT FALL, IT
IS BEST TO BUY IT NOW.
WE HAVE COAL, WOOD AND OIL
BURNERS ON HAND AND READY
FOR DELIVERY.
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BROWN FURNITURE HOUSE
Phone 314-3 J. L. Brown, Prop.
YOUNGSVILLE, N. 0.
WARNING
SHORTAGE OF
IRON!
SHORTAGE OF
LABOR!
We shall do all in our power
to take care of our customers'
requirements in barn flues and
repairs, but in order to do so it
will be necessary for you to
place your orders now.
Examine your old flues and
4 if you need any repairs bring
them in now and have the work
done. If you need a new set
give us your order now and we
will have them ready for you
in a few days. If you will co
operate with us we will proba
bly be able to take care of you,
but if everybody waits till the
last minute, as is the usual cus
tom, we can not possibly do all
the work and some one will be
disappointed and may lose
some valuable tobacco.
Now, don't put this paper
down and say, "Oh well, 1
have plenty of time," for you
haven't. If you act now you
will be ready when your tobac
co is ready. If you don't act
now you may wish you had.
We will fill orders as received
? FIRST come FIRST served!
SHOP IN SOPTHSIDB
WAREHOUSE.
PLENTY OF ROOM.
?J ' ' ' j.
No Traffic Congestion.
FURNEY EDWARDS,
, Manager.
SEABOARD
STORE CO., INC.
D. F. McKINNE, President
Pay Cash and Pay Less
WHOLESALE ? RETAIL
Three State Officials Re-nominated
THAD EITRE
Secretary of State
GEORGE ROSS I'OL
State Auditor
CHARLES M. JOHNSON
State Treasurers
,m,wmJh??a|?I,e ?ttic,a.,s <?e S,ate ,of No,th Carolina were re-nominated with substantial
majorities in last Saturday's Democratic primary. State Treasu rer Charles M. Johnson polled
the second highest vote in Franklin County.
RATION
CALENDAR
The Raleigh District Office of
Price Administration compiles
this thumb-nail ration guide from
official sources weekly for the
FRANKLIN TIMES as a public
service feature.
RATION CALENDAR FOR
WEEK OF JUNE ? - 10 ?
Canning Sugar
Sugar stamp No. 40 good for
five pounds of CANNING sugar
until February 28, 1945. Apply
to local boards for supplemental
rations.
Fuel Oil
Period four and five fuel cou
pons good through September 30
During October unused coupons
may be exchanged at rationing
boards for new 1944-45 heating
season coupons.
Gasoline
A-10 coupons now valid andj
will expire August 8.
Meats, Fats
Red A8 through T8 (Book 4)i
now valid at 10 points each, with
tokens. Good indefinitely. Stamps
U8, V8, and W8 become valid
June 4.
Processed Foods
Blue A8 through. Q8 (Book 4)
now valid at 10 points each, for
use with tokens. R8 through
V8 become valid June 1. All are
good indefinitely.
Rent Control
All persons renting, or offering
for rent, any living quarters
whatsoever must Register each
dwelling unit with rent control
office in their rent area. In coun
ties not under rent control, per-i
sons who feel that they are being
overcharged for rents may sub
mit complaints to OPA on com
plaint forms which are available
at the local War Price and Ra
tioning Board.
Shoes
Airplane Stamp No. 1 and No.|
2 (Book 3) valid indefinitely.
Sugar
Sugar stamps No. 30 and 3 1 1
(Book Four) good for five pounds
indefinitely.
NOTE: Rationing rules require
that every car owner immediately
write his license number and
state in advanca on all gasoline
coupons in his possession.
RATION STAMP
CHANGE
> Raleigh, May 29. ? B-2 and' C-2
gasoline ration coupons the old
type B and C rations, without
serial numbers ? will be invalid
(or use by retail buyers on and
after June 1, Theodore S. John
son, district director of the Ral
eigh Office of Price Administra
tion, announced.
Service Stations will have until
June 10 to turn them in to their
suppliers or exchange them nt
their boards for inventory cou
pons, while distributors will
have until June 20 to deposit the
voided stamps.
The holder of such unused
coupons may take them to his
local ' rationing board for ex
change.
CALL PHONEf 283-1
FOR FIRST CLASS PRINTING
VALUES
ABE AS ESSENTIAL IN
USED CABS
AS IN ANYTHING EI?E
We have many that In
clude value tut well a? style.
They are all clean buys.
SEE THEM.
Motor Sales Co.
Phone 882
HENDERSON, IV. O.
FINLEY It. WILLIAMS
Youngsville. ? Finley R. Wll-i
liams, 60, died at his home near
Youngsville Thursday night of
last week following a heart at
tack.
Surviving are one brother, T. '
J. Williams, of Youngsville, and
two sisters, Annie Williams of
the home and Mrs. A. Y. Shad
rich, of Youngsville.
Funeral services were held
from the Youngsville cemetery
Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock,
with the Rev. E. M. Carter In
charge. Interment was in Youn- i
gsville cemetery.
GRADUATES
Mars Hill, May 26 (Special) ?
Miss Imogene Mae Bunn, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Bunn,
Route 2, Spring Hope, was one
?f the 131 students graduating
from Mars Hill College, Friday
morning, May 26.
There were 414 million layers
on U. S. farms in April, 5 per cent
more than a year ago affii 37 per
cent more than the ten-year aver
age. Egg production was 4 per
cent greater than last year for the
month.
THE MODERN
MIRACLE WALL FINISH
KEM-TONE
Per Gal. $2.98
Per Qt .98
Kem-Tone Brushes 1.35 )
Kem-Tone Trims .20
Cash
Only
1 Gal. Kem-Tone Paste makes
1H Gals. Kem-Tone Fnish.
1 Gal. Coyers Average Room.
Dries In One Hour ? One Coat Sufficient.
HOME FURNITURE COMPANY
LOUISBURG, N. C.
m
Destructij
on ttitoi
home frj
16 J
?l inmiM
Farmers, chicken-raisers ?... here's surej
death to Robber Rats wasting scarce feeds
and useful bags. No mixing, muss or fuss . . J
* Kil-Balm attracts by sweet smell ... rats
sip . . . then crawl away tojdie outside.
TMocUf a Tiatf
GETS ALL THE MICE AND RATS IN ONE OR
TWO APPLICATIONS. GUARANTEED
TO SATISFY.
$1.00 and 50c Sizes.
PLENTY GOOD ROOFING, SHINGLES AND ROLLS.
Compare Our Quality aud Prices.
Few More Potatoes 2c lb.
FEW NEW BURK'S WATER PUMPS.
Deep and Shallow Well Type*.
FRANKLIN FARMERS EXCHANGE
Phone 366-1 Lonisbtty, N. O. >
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