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LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1044
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NUMBER 24
WALLACE TO
FIGHT FOR WIN
CONVENTION CENTER
ING ON OTHERS FOR
VICE PRESIDENT
Convention Opened Wed
nesday; Roosevelt Thumbs
Byrnes Out of Race; Par
ty Leaders Reported Seek
ing Wallace Withdrawal
Chicago, July 19. ? Democrats
whooped Into their first war
time convention in 80 years to
night while President Roosevelt
thumbed War Mobilizer James F.
Byrnes out of a torrid vice-presi
dential tussle and party leaders
tried ? and failed ? to wave out
Henry A. Wallace too.
' "I am in this fight to the fin
ish," Wallace declared.
But politicos from the metropo
litan organizations set up as their
goal a first ballot nomination of
Senator Harry Truman of Mis
souri for second place on the
1944 slate.
Trying For Withdrawal
And party leaders were report
ed turning on the heat to get
Wallace to withdraw as Byrnes
had done earlier in the day.
Mr. Roosevelt, referring the
squabble over a running mate
from afar, gave a measure of sub
sistence to a Truman drive by
listing him, behind Wallace, as
acceptable for the vice presidency.
Also on his list was Supreme
Court Justice William O. Douglas.
Wallace had a chance to pre
dict his own renomination at his
"in the fight to stay" news con
ference, but he didn't take it.
A reporter shot this one at
him:
"Do you think you can win?"
"I haven't the slightest idea,"
he replied.'
The vice-president had been in
a long huddle with labor leaders
and with Attorney General Biddle
? and Secretary of the Interior
Ickes.
Message by Telephone
It was to National Chairman
Robert E. Hannegan, by tele
phone, that Mr. Roosevelt report
edly communicated his views on
the runner-up race. Word to this
action raced through the conven
tion crowd. ?
These were the key develop
ments as delegates swarmed out
to bunting-bedecked Chicago sta
dium for. a prosaic first-session
performance devoted mostly to
organization formalities:
1. Byrnes announced that "in
deference to the wishes" of Presi
dent Roosevelt, 4ie did not want
his named placed In nomination
for the vice-presidency.
2. Operating from a long-range
observation post, Mr. Roosevelt
reputedly lined up his references
for second place on the ticket in
this order: Incumbent Wallace;
Senator Truman, the Mlssourlan
who runs the Senate War In
vestigating Committee; Oregonlan
Douglas, the youngest man ever
to sit on the United States Sup
reme Court bench. (He's now
45).
> 3. Wallace charged into town,
at the summons of his campaign
managers, heard of Byrnes' ac
tion, declared "Well, that takes
care of that," and Immediately be
gan consultations with some of
the labor leaders who are one
of his strongest sources of sup
port.
4. Delegates converged again
on the stadium for a night ses
sion to hear Oovernor Robert S.
Kerr of Oklahoma, in a keynote
speech, blast the Republicans as
untested and untried, praise the
achievements of the Democrats,
and predict a party victory in
November.
While the Blzziing scrap con
tinued over the vice-presidential
selection, amid prospects that it
might be over ? and perhaps the
whole convention ? by tomorrow
night, platform drafters finish
ed three 'days -of hearings.
Then they got down to the
business of putting the platform
on paper. Foremost on the agenda
were a foreign policy plank de
signed to Insure the peace of the
world and a domestic racial issue
plank to restore some peace to
their own party.
Barkley Careful
Silently, Senate Majority Lead
er Alben W. Barkley, who will
nominate Mr. Roosevelt for an
other term tomorrow, heard that
Byrnes had eliminated himself as
a vice-presidential possibility.
Berkley's supporters for second
place played their cards close to
their chest and looked around to
see if any other contenders might
be bluffiilg.
The Byrnes declaration was in
terpreted by some political an
alysts as booming the stock of
Truman. The campaign for him
began late yesterday and picked
up momentum in a harry after tt
appeared that Byrnes was being
undermined by tAe opposition of
the CIO, Negro organisation* an 4
Farm Tour
Well Attended
Representatives From Sev
eral Counties Attend
Franklin Tonr
Keen Interest was demonstrat
ed in the Franklin County Farm
Tour conducted on July 13, 1944
when approximately 75 farmers
and farm workers from Franklin
and adjoining counties visited a
dozen corn contest entrants, states
VV. E. Fuller, assistant Farm
Agent. The Corn Contest origi
nally organized on a Community
basis by Mr. J. T. Griffin, Voca
tional teacher of Epsom, later
developed into both a Commun
ity and County Affair. The con
test was organized with the
thought in mind of demonstrat
ing to the average farmer the
maximum possible yield per acre
of corn in this section, resulting
from the use of approved prac
tices of preparation, fertilization
.and cultivation.
The rules of the contest were
such that entrants were privileg
ed to plant, fertilize and culti
vate their acre of com according
to their own judgment. From re
sults reported by entrants on the
Tour and others of the thirty
three corn contest entrants, two
points were definitely brought
out. First, proper seed bed prep
aration before planting ? to a
man {he corn contest plots were
well broken deep, cut and1 har
rowed and In many cases rebrok
en, which is a practice long since
recommended by the vocational
agriculture department and Ex
tension Service. The second point
distinctly shown was on fertili
sation. Entrants reported the ap
plication of commercial fertiliz
ing materials 'varying from 500
?.o 4:000 pounds per acre with the
majority of the entrants report
ing around' 800 to 900 pounds of
;ommerclal fertilizer materials
per acre. In addition to fertilizer
most entrants reported selecting
plots which grew some soil Im
provement crop in 1943 and the
addition of barnyard manure
varying from 20,000 pounds per
acre downward.
Dr. Ralph Cummings. Agrono
mist from State College, in mak
ing a short talk before the group
stated that the N. C. Experiment
Station in attempting to establish
the most practical quantity of
fertilizer to apply to any crop
sometimes used seemingly large
amounts and was criticized for
such, but that even the Experi
ment Station had never applied
as much fertilizer to an acre of
corn as some of the corn contest
entrants.
Dr. Paul Harvey of the N. C.
Crop Improvement Association
was present to explain to the
group Hybrid seed corn and the
method of Its development and
the advantages over local varie
ties.
Visitors and' agricultural work
ers were present from Wake,
Granville, Vance and Franklin
counties. The entire group en
Joyed a barbecue dinner served
at Weldon's Pond between the
morning and afternoon Tour.
I The Corn Contest, organized
I with the one thought in mind of
j interesting Franklin and ad join
ling county farmers in following
approved' practices in the growing
[Of corn, recognizing corn as a
I crop of its own and ultimately in
creasing the per acre yield, is be
ing sponsored in 1944 by the
First-Citizens Bank and Trust
Co.. of Louisburg and the Frank
lin County Farm Bureau. A $100
War Bond will be awarded as
first prize to the entrant produc
ing the most weighed pounds of
corn from a measured acre of
land. Second, third and fourth
prizes will come from the en
trants fee of $3.00 each.
The Farm Tour was arranged
and directed by Mr. J. T. Griffin,
Vocational' Agriculture teacher of
Epsom, in cooperation with the
Franklin County Extension Ser
vice. The entire Epsom Commu
nity ia to be' complimented on
their interest and support of both
the Community Contest and the
Connty Contest.
New York politico*.
Evidently Wallace .advocates
were worried over the pace being
set by the 60-year-old Mlssourlan.
They began sniping at him, re
calling that he came to the sen
ate under the sponsorship of
Thomas J. Pendergast, the Kan
sas City boss who served a term
in Leavenworth penitentiary on
an Income tax charge. '
Jake Moore, a Wallace cam
paign manager remarked to re
porter*;
"In view of Senator Truman's
defense of Pendergast. just a few
weeks before his Indictment, I
can't help but believe the selec
tion of Mr. Truman as the Presi
dents' running mate would make
Prosecutor Dewey very; happy.
Federal funds loaned ior rural
electrification, of set aside for ap
proved toana, show an all-time
total of slightly over 680 mil
lion dollar*.
BUS DRIVERS
SCHOOL
To Be Held in Office of
Board of Education, of
Franklin County, Louis
burg, From July 26 to 28
Wiley F. Mitchell, Superinten
dent of Franklin County Schools,
states that the Franklin School
Bus Drivers School will be held
in the office ot the County Board
of Education In Louisburg on
July 26-28. Classes will begin
at 9:30 o'clock each morning.
It is necessary that all stud
ents Interested in driving a bus
be present at this school unless
the driver has previously been
certified. All students completing
the Pre-Induction Driving Course
offered in the schools last year,
will not be required to take the
written test and class room in
struction given by Mrs. Bill
Flythe; however, it will be nec
essary to take the road test giv
en by Mr. Marshall, Patrolman
Bynum. and Mrs. Flythe on the
above dates in order to qualify
for a bus driver's license.
Students are urged to secure
their driver's license between
now and the time they report for
the bus driver's school. The law
requires every school bus driver
to be at least sixteen years of
age. and have a North Carolina
driver's license before a school
bus driver's license can be issued.
To jo Loses Post
Tokyo announced Tuesday that
Premier General Hldekl Tojo had
been relieved as chief of the ar
my general staff In the second
sweeping shakeup of Japan's high
command in two days In the face
at what Tojo himself called "an
jnprecedently great national cri
sis."
The Navy, chief sufTerer in re
cent heavy defeats in the Pacific,
underwent a similar shakeup
Monday, when a relatively ob
scure admiral replaced the navy
minister.
Japs Told of Looses
The shakeup was announced in
a series of broadcasts recorded
by the Associated Press and U.
S. Government monitors. Other
broadcasts told the Japanese peo
ple for the first time that Saipan
bad been lost with all its garrison
and most of its Japanese civilian
population, stressing the gravity
ot the crisis.
The announcements made no
mention of Tojo's status as prern
:er and war minister; presumably
he retains those posts. But the
following changes in the highest
levels of army command were
made public:
Tojo was succeeded as stall
chief by 62-year-old general Yo
jhljlro Umezu, hitherto comman
der-in-chief of Japan's army in
Manchuria and "Ambassador to
Manchukuo" ? real ruler of that
puppet state.
In the Manchurian post Umezu
was succeeded by General Ototo
Vamada, hitherto inspector of
military education.
Completing a round robin,
Field Marshal Gen. Suglyama was
named to succeed Yamada. Sulg
yama had been chief of stafT un
til shaken out In a command up
heaval last Feb. 2, when Tojo
added that post to his list!!
The broadcaster said these ar
my shifts, coupled with the navy's
were mad? "to establish firmly
the structure for guidance of the
war and in view of the unprece
dentedfy grave war situation.
WOOD 4-H CLUB SUPPER
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Read en
tertained the 4-H Club boys and
girls with a picnic supper and
welner roast, Friday 7th, In the
backyard of their home. Before
und after supper, the young folks
all took part in giving yells, sing
ing songs, stunts and games.
Quest other than the boys and
girls were: Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Fuller of Louisburg, Miss Louise
Brown. Wilmington. Mrs. Bill
Pierce, Essex; Cal Allyn, West
ern Springs, 111.; C. E. Griffin,
Jr., Washington, D. C.; Mr. and'
Mrs. Allan Gupton and Mrs. Ous
Wester, of Wood.
The Womens Home Demon
stration Club is sponsoring the
4-H Clubs this summer. Mr. and
Mrs. Read are Community Club
Leaders for the boys and girls
clubs, respectively.
PROMOTED
Clifford B. Gilliam, of Camp
Wheelgi-, Ga., has been promoted
from the rank of Corporal to
Sergeant, according to an an
nouncement received by his par
ents here.
Sgt. Gilliam's promotion was
made in recognition of outstand
ing service with his organisation
at Camp Wheeler.
He entered the service Oct. 28,
1942 and now has an important
Job to do at Camp Wheeler, train
ing mail for duties wherever the
(nfantry. units are needed1.
Hundreds Killed
In Harbor Blast
, Explosion of Two Ammuni
tion Ships Kill Over 350
i And Injures over 300
! San Francisco, July 18. ? The
death toll rose today to more
than S50 In the worst domestic
wartime disaster in the nation's
history ? the explosion of "two am
munition ships last night at the
IT. S. naval ammunition depot at
Port Chicago, Cal. ? and it was
estimated that the injured will
total more than 300.
Navy estimates that 250 enlist
ed men and nine ofticers, all be
lieved shore-based personnel,
were "missing and dead" weie
increased late today when a Navy
spokesman disclosed that armed
guards were aboard both vessels
and were presumed lost.
This town of 1,500 was shat
tered. The two ships, the SS
Qulnault Victory of 10.000 tons,
and the SS E. A. Bryan of 7,500
tons were literally shredded. One
ship's anchor was found halt a
mile away.
Most of the dead were negroes,
members of Navy loading crews
at the Port Chicago ammunition
magazine.
In addition, the War Shipping
Administration said that 70 crew
members were aboard the two
vessels, both of which were blas
ted to fragments, and two crew
men who remained ashore were
unaccounted for.
Recorder's Court
Franklin Recorder's Court held
regular session on Tuesday and
disposed of cases as follows:
C. B. Aycock plead guilty to
non-support, and was given 4
months on road's, suspended upon
payment into Court $22.50 each
two weeks and costs.
A nolle pros was taken in the
case of assault on a female
against C. B. Aycock.
Zack Filmore McDowell plead
guilty to transporting whiskey
and was fined $10 and costs
Sammy Jones plead guilty to
operating automobile intoxicated
and fined $60 and costs, and not
to operate a car for 12 months.
A nolle pros was taken on the
charge of transporting.
Grover Lee Medlin plead guilty
to abandonment and non-support,
and given 4 months on roads,
suspended upon payment of $20
per month and costs.
Charlie Hilliard found guilty
of Indecent exposure, resisting
and officer, simple assault, not
guilty of destruction of property,
and was given 19 months on
roads, judgment suspended upon
13 months, upon payment of dam
ages, etc.
London Black and Tobe Davis
trespass, nolle pros. ' ^
Owen Doyle, incite to swear
falsely, nolle pros with leave.
Melvin Hight was found not
guilty of assault on female.
State and Rainey Privette vs
Melvin Hight, peace warrant ap
peal dismissed, and peace war
rant continued.
John Allen Baker plead guilty
to speeding, fined $5 and costs.
Rainey Privette, assault with
deadly weapon, not guilt^.
The following cases were con
tinued:
George Jones, assault on a fe
male.
Slick Edwards, assault with
deadly weapon with Intent to
kill.
Pandora Fogg, carrying con
cealed weapons, assault with
deadly weapon.
JUNK E. .JOYNER DEAD
Mr. June E. Joyner, aged about
72 years, died at Louisburg hos
pital about 2 o'clock Thursday
morning. Besides his wife he is
survived by the following child
ren Mrs. Julian Smith, of High
Point, Mrs'. Donald Flood, and
Mrs. Jake Stalling!, of Bunn, Mrs.
Collie Phelpis, of Frankllnton,
Mrs. W. C. Perry and Mr. T. O.
Joyner of Raleigh, Mr. Epple
Joyner, of , Atlanta, Mrs. Nell
Rock, of the home.
Mr. Joyner was well known
and highly respected by a large
number of Franklin County peo
ple. '
Funeral arrangements had not
been made at this writing.
CONSENT VERDICT
A consent order was signed
Wednesday by W. V. Avent, Clerk
of the Superior Court, disposing
Of all controversies between the
estate of W. I*. Fuller and Mr.
and Mrs. F. B. Leonard.
The order provides that all of
the Interest, claim, etc., of F. B.
Leonard' in the accounts receiv
able and other assets of Fuller
Motor Company is assigned to
Mrs. Lena W. Fuller, Adminis
tratrix of the estate of W. N.
Fuller, and tbat she is the sole
owner of the same.
A taan should be taller, older,
heavier, uglier,, and hoarser than
his wife.
'E' BONDS LAGGING
ReportN being received by
the office of the County 5th
War Bond Drive show that the
'K' Bonds are )>tlll behind In
the quota Franklin County is
expected to take. Therefore it
1 is necessary that the people of
the county rally to this class of
bonds and put the quota over.
The time has been extended till
July 31st, In order that this
amount can be raised. The boys
overseas who are making the
great sacrifices are depending
J upon us and we should not fail
them. Buy today and lets com
plete this drive with a nice
margin.
The total quota for the 'E'
Bonds for Franklin County is
9178.0U0. The amount sold
and r?'|K)r|ed to date is $101,
512.30.
Convention
Sidelights
Chicago. July 19. ? When Vice
President Wallace entered the lob
by of the Sherman Hotel, GHO of
his campaign for renomlnattou,
he was serenaded' with a song
chanted to the tune of "Joshua
Fit the Battle of Jericho." It
went:
"You can talk about Senator
Barkley.
"You can talk about Jimmy
Byrnes.
"You can talk about Senator
Truman,
"But the Democratic Party has
learned that ?
"Wallace fought the battle of the
common man.
"Wallace fought the battle of the
common man.
"And he'll fight that battle
again."
Members of the chorus of ap
proximately 50 identified thtm
selves as students at the Univer
sity of Chicago and Northwestern
University and as representatives
of the Union of Democratic Ac
tion.
Chicago, July 19. ? Several
hundred delegates, representing a
score of states, gathered at a
breakfast for "Friends of Brough
ton," at the Palmer House this
morning.
The breakfast was spwjsored
by supporters of Gov. J. Melville
Broughton of North Carolina for
the vice-presidency. Josephus
I Daniels of Raleigh, acted as mas
ter of ceremonies.
Broughton. in a short talk, em
phasized his record in North
Carolina and the harmonious la
bor and race relations ln^ his
State.
Ely Culbertson, the bridge ex
pert, appeared before the plat
form builders to present his ideas
jn post-war peace, but before he
got down to his spade work, this
..olloquy took place:
Chairman: "How much time
will you need?"
Culbertsoa: "How much will
you give me?"
Chairman: "Two and a half
minutes."
Culbertson: "I'll double that."
Supreme Court Justice William
O. Douglas may have been close
to the pace-setters in the race for
selection as President Koosevelt's
running mate, but he was far
from the convention political
track. Efforts to locate him In a
remote vacation region In Ore
gon yielded this faint Information
from a telephone operator: He's
out on a pack train trip in the
Wallowa Mountains. Expected
back Saturday."
MASONIC
There will be a Special Com-,
municatlon of Louisburg Lodge
No. 413, Tuesday evening, July
25th. 1944 at 8:30 p. m. (or
work in the Third Degree. All
Master Masons are cordially in
vited. Refreshments will be serv
ed in the Lodge Reception Room
at 7:30 p. m.
W. B. Barrow, Master,
R. F. Yarborough, Secretary.
SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC
There was a terrible big rain
last Friday evening but that
didn't stop the Berean Class of
Loulsburg Baptist Church from
enjoying a grand picnic at Jack
son Pond.
Arriving at Mr. T. M. Harris'
cabin around 7 o'clock the men
played a few games while the la
dles spread a most delightful sup
per on the table. The ladies fin
ished preparing the table, gave
the call to supper to which every
one responded' quickly.
Dr. A. Paul Bagby. class teach
er and twenty-two members were
present to enjoy the eats and
fun. Each member was presen
ted with a gift from their "pea
nut."
After attending business of the
class everyone bid eaoh other I
goodbye and headed toward home. :
Because of a nation-wide im
provement in egg prices, the War i
Food Administration has discon- '
tinned buying current receipt i
shell eggs.
James Collier
Is Missing In
French Invasion
S|Sgt. James B. Collier. 23,
son of Mr. and' Mrs.<, J. L. Collier,
of 804 East Poythress 'Street, has
been reported missing In action
in the invasion of France.
His parents received a telegram
from the War Department on July
3rd, stating that he had been
missing in the European area
since June 15th. No further in
formation has been received.
S|Sgt. Collier was serving with
the Headquarters Battery of a
Field Artillery Battalion. He had
been overseas since March, 1944.
He had been In the service ever
since the fall, of 1940, when he
entered with a company of 'the
North Carolina Nation Guard
from Loulshurg. N. C. ? Hopewell
(Va.) News.
8th Company
Attends Camp
The following officers and en
listed men of 8th Company,
State Guard of Louisburg, at
tended Camp at White Lake from
July 11th to July 14th, 1944, at
which they report a most enjoy
able time: Capt. Hill Yarbor
ough, Lt. Paul W. Khun, 2nd Lt.
R. Lee Johnson, 7st Sergt. James
Pergerson, Sergts. Grade 4, Lee
H. Bell, Hugh Moseley, Frank
Reavis, John A. Parrish, Alex T.
Wood.
Corporals: T. K. Arnold, Jr.,
and Clyde Lancaster.
Privates Grade 7 : Fletcher
Griffin, S. C. Hunt. Jr., John W,
Perry, Howard E. Stallings, J.
W. Shearon, Zollie T. Joyner,
Charlie Bass, W. B. Robertson,
C. A. Ragland, Donald Hugh Grif
fin, W. Benton Talon, Harold Ed
wards, Early C. Gupton, W. D.
Pleasants, J. W. Pleasants, Al
fred Pergerson, Ashley B. Jones.
The Company wishes to extend
its thanks to the following for
contributions made to it, which
made this trip possible:
Boddles Drug Store $10.00
Hollywood^ Grille 5.00
Louisburg Theatre 5.00
Dr. W. C. Perry 5.00
Scoggins Drug Store .... 5.00
Tonkel's Dept. Store 5.00
Fox's Dept. Store 5.00
H. C. Taylor Store ...... 5.00
G. W. Murphy & Son .... 6.00
Dr. J. B. Wheless 10.00
Dr. R. L. Eagles 5.00
Louis Wheless 5.00
Allen's Gin 5.00
Home Furniture Co 5.00
Watkins Products 5.00
Freeman & Harris 5.00
Wheeler's Barber Shop . . 2.00
Cash & Carry Store .... 2.00
Franklin Times . ...k... 2.00
Beasley's 1.00
FCX Store .... ...... . 5.00
Leggett's ? ? 10. J0
City Lunch . 5.00
Rose's 5.00
First-Citizens Bank &
Trust Co 10.00
Louisburg Dry Cleaners . . 5.00
Home Oil Co 2.00
Roberson Electric Co 5.00
WOOD SCHOOL
Wood Elementary School will
open August 28th with two cap
able teachers, Mrs. Mabel Allen
Harris, who is allotted by the
State Board of Education, i and
Mrs. Oliver Perry who has been
employed by a group of citizens
of Wood community to teach for
a two-weeks test period as an
nounced' by the School Committee.
There are enough children in the
vicinity to easily maintain these
two teachers, if they attend.
The State has given Wood
School bus facilities, and there
will be reliable drivers provided.
It is up to the parents In the
Wood School vicinity to get each
child to school on the opening
Say and each day thereafter.
plans are being worked out for
% lunchroom, to that each child
nay hare access to hot lunches.
So far, there has been splendid
cooperation between school au
thorities, parents and teachers.
This Is certainly to be apprecia
ted by every cltisen in the com
munity.
[GERMAN LINE
SHATTERED
Americans Take St. Eo,
British Break Through.
Nazi Defenses at Caen? ?
Mighty Tank Battle
Allied Supreme Headquarters,
London. Wednesday, July 19. ? ?
Behind an 8,000-ton bombard
ment by 2,200 planes, the most
concentrated In history, the
British^ Second Army bust wide
open the German line at Caen.
Tuesday and, sweeping across the
flat plain toward Paris met Field.
Marshal Krwin Rommel's Panzers
in a showdown tank battle.
American troops captured St.
Lo, central bastion of the enemy
line, and the simultaneous blows
shattered the communications ot
between 20 and 25 German divis
ions ? possibly 250,000 men ?
threatening them with disaster as
the Allied power exploded in a.
massive coordinated drive toward
the heart of France.
Gen. Sir. B. L. Montgomery's
tanks smashed the German line
in a surprise offensive from the
Orne bridgehead just above Caen.
They then veered southward to
lunge out on the open plain and
engage the enemy's armored'
strength.
Mighty Tank Battle
Kichard D. McMillan ot the
United Press reported that dozens
of separate tank battles, part ot
one mighty struggle, broke out
as the German Panzer crews,
with no more hedgerows and gul
lies to hide In, and with Paris it
self only 112 miles, beyond, turn
ed and fought.
Huge pockets of Germans were
passed by In the sweeping advan
ces as the tanks plunged through
Colombelles and Vaucelles, north
eastern and southeastern suburbs
of Caen where the enemy had
held out stoutly after the main
city fell last week. These were
being rapidly mopped up by the
infantry.
Fighters and dive-bombers
pounded the enemy in direct sup
port of the Second Army, reach
ing ever deeper into France.
More than 7,500 sorties were
flown during the day.
Even conservative headquarters
spokesmen described the day's
successes as of "gigantic propor
tions" as the German reverses
flared westward' along the entire
120-mile front and the Lessay
Periers-St. Lo line facing the Am
ericans began disintegrating.
American troops, reached and
cut the Lessay-St. Lo highway,
backbone of the line, and drove
the Germans from both Lessay
and Periers although those towns
had not been fully occupied.
Snipers and small knots of Ger
mans fought on in St. Lo, but of
ficial front dispatches said the
town was occupied, with the mala
garrison taking up new positions
on the far bank of the Vlre Riv
er two miles to the south'.
LIONS WILL INSTALL
NEW OFFICERS
The Loulsburg Lions will in
stall the flew officers at the next
meeting July 25, 1944 at the
County Agricultural building. The
officers should have been install
ed at the last meeting but the
Local Club attended the installa
tion, ceremonies at the Youngs
ville Club. A special program is
being arranged and every Lion is
urged' to be present promptly at
7:00 P. M.
FIRE
The fire Monday about 1:30 p.
m. was at the old Person resi
dence on Main Street adjoining
and owned by Mr. A. W. Person.
The fire started in the attic over
a room above the kitchen by an
unknown cause. The Are depart
ment responded promptly and
soon got the situation under con
trol without any great damage.
The damage to the building caus
ed by the fire and water together
was estimated between $200 and'
$400.
Te building was occupied by
Mrs. S. H. Averitt and Mrs.
Ralph Mills.
PROGRAM AT THE
LOUISBURG THEATRE
The following is the program
at tbe Louisburg Theatre, begin
ning Saturday. July 22nd:
Saturday ? Wild Bill Elliott in
'Mojave Firebrand' and John Car?
radlne in 'Return of The Ape
Man,' also 'Tiger Woman.'
Sunday-Monday ? Betty arable.
J6e E. Brown and Martha Rayo
In 'Pin Up Giri.'
Tuesday ? Margaret O'Brien.
James Craig and Marsh* Hunt in
'Lost Angel.' Also 'The Phantom.'
Wednesday ? Evelyn Ankara
and J. Carrol Nalsh In 'Jangle
Woman.'
Thursday-Friday ? Van John
son, Gloria DeHaven. Jane Ally
son. Jimmy Durante, Harry Junes
and Band, XUitr Cngat and
Band in Two Girla and A Bailor."