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*********** ************** KEEP FAITH xmthus ? by buying WAR BONDS XT. riMEi YOU NEED H/M! HEJEEDS YOU/ r UVUIHR Bonos ia VOLUMN JiXXV. 91.80 per year In LODI8BURO, N. CAROLINA KKIDOY, ' CTOBKIt 20, 1044 (Bight Pages) NUMBER ST JAP FLEET PEEPS AND RUNS AGAIN \ , > Elusive Enemy Warships Take One Look at Mighty] American Armada and Scoot Back to Hiding Places; Disastrous Defeat Inflicted Upon Japs in Nine Days of Sea-Air Fighting; American Loss es Negligible United States Pacific Fleet Headquarters, Pearl Harbor, Oct. 17. ? The Japanese fleet emerged from Its hiding place, took one look at Admiral Willifm F. Hal Bey's Third Fleet and fled back to its bases without firing a shot, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz an nounced today as the greatest ae rial battle of the Pacific war swept into its ninth day. The Japanese have suffered ft disastrous defeat on the basis of the damage which has been done to targets hit over a vast and im portant area by the Third Fleet ? the mightiest that ever has sail ed the oceans. Not an American ship has beea sunk In the nine days during which the Third Fleet has been under almost Incessant aerial at tack. Two medium-sized ships have been damaged by aerial tor pedoes, but only light casualties were inflicted. Three-Way Attack Halsey's carriers, Superfortres ses of the 20th Air Force and China-based 14th Air Force planes now are engaged in a vast, three way aerial offensive In the waters bounded by Formosa, the Philip pines and Hong Kong, striking with force and precision at ene my targets of every description. In the nine days since Halsey's carriers under Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher hit the Ryuku Islands off southwestern Japan, the ene my has lost 865 to 855 planes ? 160 of them in three days and nights of Incessant, but unavail ing attacks on the fleet. The carrier planes and the Su perfortresses have wiped off tha map installations at Okayama and Heito in Formosa ? the most im portant aircraft factory, repair and supply depots in that "beau tiful island." < lienna ult Attacks Maj. Oen. Claire L. Cbennault's 14th Air Force planes, joining in the fleet-Superfortress action, have sunk a Japanese cruiser, pro bably sunk a destroyer, sunk more than 32,000 additional tons of enemy ships and probably sunk 16,000 more tons at Hong Kon?. Radio Tokyo said that carrier based planes raided Manila agala tody, but enemy brodcasts made no further mention of an attempt ed invasion of the Philippines which evidently they believed to be Imminent. Chungking reported tbat the Japanese were massing reinforce ments In Formosa and China's Chekiang province in an attempt to gain full control of the China coast before Nlmitz can carry out his announced threat of landing men In China for the final as sault on the Japanese homeland. A dispatch from the Superfor tress base In China, describing the third Superfortress attack on Formosa in four days, said: "Maj. Oen. Curtiss Le May, chief of the Bomber Command of the 20th Air Force, reported re garding the Formosa raids by his Superfortresses: 'Everything at Okayama and Heito has been smashed to the ground. For the first time we have completely des troyed a target.' " Not Told Yet The full story of the American offensive on Formosa, its satelite Pescadores or Fishermen's Is lands. Luzon and the great Japa nese naval base at Hong Kong still is to be told: ? On Pay Day, Buy War Bonds? PROGRAM AT THJB LOUISBURO THEATRE The following Is the program at tfoe Loulsburg Theatre, begin ning Saturday, Oct. 21: Saturday ? Wild Bill Elliott and\ Gabby Hayes In 'Marshal of Reno' and Richard Arlen, Ellen Drew and Schnickelfrltiz Band' in 'That's My Baby' also 'Haunted Harbor' serial. Owl Show Sat. ? William Ben dlx and Susan Hayward in "The Hairy Ape.' ? Sunday ? Constance Moore, Brad Taylor, Jerry Colonna iu 'Atlantic City.' Monday-Tuesday ? Dorothy La mour, Dick Powell and Victor Moore in 'Riding High.' Wednesday ? Ruth Terry and Mary Lee in 'Three Little Sisters.' Thursday-Friday ? Kay Kyser and his Band, Victor Moore and Ann Miller in 'Carolina Blues.' COURT CONES TO END JUDGE BURGWYN DIS I POSES OF MANY CASES Grand Jury Makes Report; Many Given State Prison Sentences; Term Came to Close Friday Afternoon j The regular term of Franklin Superior Court, October criminal term came to a close Friday af ternoon. During the week a large number of cases were disposed of. The following cases were dispos ed of since our report last week: State vs Jack Patton, man slaughter, found not guilty. State vs Edward Bobbitt, man slaughter, found guilty, given not less than five years nor more than ten years. Notice of appeal. State vs Randell Perry, secret assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill, resulting in serious injury but not in death, found guilty, given not less than Ave nor more than ten years in State pris on. Notice of appeal. State vs John Wesley Hawkins, house breaking and larceny, pleads guilty, given three month? on roads. State vs James Green, house breaking and larceny, pleads guilty, given three months on roads. State vb David Jenkins, Jr., as sault With deadly weapon with in tent to kill, judgment changed to not less than 6 years, nor more' than 20 years. State vs James Hayes, assault with deadly weapon with intent! to kill, entered plea of nolo con-| tendere, and was given not less than two nor more than five years in State prison. State vs Matthew Crandell, as sault with intent to maim and disfigure, was found not guilty. State vs Connie Long, unlaw ful possession of whiskey for salo, found not guilty. The Grand Jury completed its work on Thursday afternoon of last week and filed the following, report: Report of Grand Jury To Hon W. H. S. Burgwyn, Judge Presiding at the October 1944 Term of Franklin County Su perior Court: The Grand Jury for the Octo ber 1944 term of Franklin County Superior Court respectfully re turns and reports the following as a true and accurate report of the acts, activities and transac tions of the Grand Jury for this term: 1. The Grand Jury has giveii careful and true consideration to all bills of indictment, and have passed upon such bills to the best of their judgment and ability and with diligent effort. 2. The Grand Jury visited the common jail of Franklin County and found the same to be in good condition, orderly and clean. 3. Tire Grand Jury visited the County Home and found the samo clean and well managed. There are now threee cows at the Coun ty Home, and plenty of milk for the inmates is available. The roof needs minor repairs about the gutters. There are eight nice hogs and several shoats, and plenty of canned goods for the winter. 4. The Grand Jury visited all the public offices of the county and so far as the Grand Jury whs able to ascertain, the same are in good condition. 5. The flanaclal condition of the county was inquired into, and It was reported that the financial matters of the county are being properly and efficiently handled. 6. We investigated the condi tion of the Town jail and found it considerably' Improved since our last Inspection. 7. We Investigated the guard ian's bonds in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court and were informed' by the Clerk that all accounts of fiduciaries are be ing filed properly and promptly. 8. W? visited the schools of , the county and found the same , in good orderly condition. The Mills High School is in need of new window glasses. All school buses were inspected with the aid of State Highway Patrolman M. H. Bynum and were found to be In good condition. 9. The steps and concrete walk to the Court House are in bad condition and need repairs, but we were informed that the Coun ty Commissioners are at this time making arrangements to have them repaired. 10. We vlaited the prison camp and found the same In good con ( Continued on Page Eight) STRIKING FOR PHILIPPINES Planes of Halscy's Fleet Strike Northern Luzon; Jap I<os?es In creased. U. S. Pacific Fleet Headquar ters Pearl Harbor, Oct. 18. ? A new raid In the smashing series of American carrier aircraft strikes at The Philippines occupa tion of another atoll flanking tho important Japanese base of Yap and additional destruction to en emy shipping at Formosa were reported today by Adm. Chester W. Nimitz. Planes of Adm. William F. Hal sey's mighty Third Fleet hit the northern Luzon area Tuesday (U. S. time). They destroyed 18 Jap anese planes on the ground, knocked another from the skies and sank or fired seven enemy ships. . Tokyo Still Fishing This latest of the series of aeri-1 al invasion strikes at the archipe lago, now In the second week, smacked the enemy as the Tokyo radio clung to its unconfirmed propaganda line of a great victory in the Western Pacific, and of a withdrawing United States fleet. All such claims have been deni ed by Nimitz. Ngulu atoll in the western Car olines, only 80 miles south of Yap and 210 miles east of Palau, was occupied by American ground Forces last Sunday. There was only slight resistance, Nimitz reported. Seizure of Ngulu, a tiny group of atolls, completes the outflank ing of Yap. Nimitz announced only last night that six islands iu the Ulithi atoll had been occupi ed, also without opposition. Sept. 20 and 21. Ulithi is about lO'Jj miles east of Yap. American forces now hold springboards for the invasion of The Philippines, or for an assault on Yap, in the Palau. Ulithi and Ngulu atolls of the western Carj lines. Important Lions Meeting 4 Ernest B. Page of Veterans Division Will Speak To Lions Clubs Mr. Ernest B. Page, Chief Per-| sonnel Veterans Division. State Selective Service, Raleigh, N. C., will speak to a joint meeting of the Louisburg, Frarklinton, and Youngsviile Lions Clubs Tuesday night, October 24, 1944 at the County Agricultural Building. Mr. Page has already met wltij representatives of the three clubs and the Franklin County Local Draft Board to discuss the mat ter of employment for the return ing war veterans. This is a very important matter at this time and it was felt that the Lions of the County could be of valuable as sistance to the returning veter ans. So this joint meeting ot all the Clubs has been called to bet ter acquaint them with some of the problems Involved in getting the boys back Into civilian life. Killed In Action The many friends of the fam ily will regret to learn that W. A. (Bill) Banks was killed in action in the European war area on Sept. 3, according to information re ceived by his parents, Dr. and, Mrs. C. H. Banks, Saturday, frora| the War Department. CLOTHES FOR EUROPEAN REFUGEES The FRANKLIN TIMES is re quested to state that any person who has articles of clothing which they wish to hare sent to refu gees in Europe will please get them to the Methodist Parsonago by noon on next Tuesday, Octo ber 24th. Oood, usable clothes of any kind are requested. No shoes. COTTON GINNING REPORT The Census report shows that 1,338 bales of cotton were ginned In Franklin County from the crop of 1944 prior to Oct. 1st, 1944, as compared with 4,509 bales for the crop of 1943. NOTICE TO ALIi 'A* BOOK APPliICASTS Applicant* tor renewal of ba*ic 'A' rations are requested to be careful in Ailing out appli cation. In the space for the vehicle license number be sure to put your 1944 number. Some applicants have copied the numbers from the old 'A* book which In many cases had the 1048 license number. Th should also see that the old 'A' book cover iuu< been signed by then*. i l PRICES BEiTER ON MOST ALL GRADES TOBACCO Not So Badly Crowded Giv ing Buyers Better Time To Consider Quality and Handled After Sales The Louisburg Tobacco Market reopened after the Tuesday holi day with much better prices than last week, according to James Speed, Sales Supervisor, who ex plained that tips and uon descript grades showing much gain. The prices on all grades show ed more life and an upward ten dency. Some advancing fully $2 a hundred m<>re than formerly. The sales have all been good, with plenty tobacco, but not a run-over, and general satisfaction prevailed. j The problem of handling tbo Tobacco has apparently been got ten under control and It i^ not contemplated to bother any more this season. You are invited to bring your tobacco on to Louisburg where you can get the -top; prices and greatest personal consideration. Louisburg, the Friendly Mar ket. is waiting to Welcome you. Spring Hope Man Given ^8 Months Postmaster Pleads Nolo Con- 1 tendere To Taking $7,344 From Post Office Wilson. Oct. 17. ? Lewis T.l Bartholomew, postmaster a t Spring Hope, was sentenced to 18 months iu Federal Prison here today after pleading, nolo con tendere before Judge I. M. Meek ins to charges of embezzling $7,344.40 of post office funds over a period of eight years. Evidence indicated most of the money came from postal savings funds handled by Bartholomew as postmaster. Some was from the war bond savings account. 1ft ' pleading for leniency for their client. Bartholomew's law yers pictured him to Judge Meekins as a leader in civic af fairs. He formerly was command er of the American Legion post in Spring Hope, they said. The jurist remarked: "As fa; as I am personally concerned. I feel he is a fit subject for proba tion, but the amount was large, and it was over a period of years. If it wap the only case. I would put him on probation, but when others come up here for a lik<.> offense, the first thing they would say would be to point to this case. And if I treat one man this way. I should be asked to treat all the same way.". Bartholomew had served as postmaster for eight years. Navy Recruits A United States Navy recruiter will be stationed at the Post Of fice in Louisburg from 2 p. m. to 5 p. m. on Tuesdays to accept ap plications from young men, ag3 17, desiring to be enlisted in the Navy or Naval Reserve. Petty Officer Louis H. Wilson, recruiter, said today that "special educational opportunities in the fields of Naval aviation, radio and In the hospital corps are now available to qualified 17-year olds." He invited parents of prospective applicants to accom pany their sons to the Post Offfce to discuss, with him, educational opportunities available to their sons in the Navy's V-6 program. "Regardless of educational at tainments, all recruits are now being given aptitude and general classification tests to determine their qualifications," the recruiter said. "The need for young men in the hospital corps of the Navy is particularly great at this time and qualified recruits are being en listed with the rating of hospital apprentices, second class." The recruiters schedule fol lows: Mondays, all day, at the Post Office in Henderson; Tues days, 9 a. m. to noon, Post Office in Warrenton; Tuesday after noons, Post Office in Louisburg; Wednesday mornings, Post Office in Franklinton; Wednesday after noons, Post Office in Oxford; Thursdays through Saturdays, Post OfTice (room 202) in Dur ham. CONSTRUCTION OF ICE PLANT TO BEGIN The FRANKLIN TIMES is in formed that material id being placed on the lot (or the Little River Ice Plant, and that con struction will begin the coining week. This plant will be located on the old1 Standard Oil lot near the railroad crossing on Main Street. <?* DRIVE FOR GER MAN BORDER London, Oct. 18. ? British for ces with American armor on the right flank and rocket-firing Ty phoons overhead pushed through the Dutcb^^ra^-and road Junction of Venray today and captured two more towns beyond, cutting deep into the enemy's Maas River sal ient with a steady advance toward the German border and the Ruhr Valley. The Americap First Army beat off a small German counterattack at Aachen to the south and strengthened its encirclement of the great Gerqian border city, which Berlin commentators for the first time publicly wrote oft as lost. *** Heavy I tains A great rain fell all along the Western Front from Holland to the Swiss border, turning the ground Into mud and making Al lied advances difficult, but every where there was evidence of a build-up for a vast Allied offen sive which a British Second Army spokesman said today may lead to one of the war's greatest de cisive battles within the next 10 weeks. The Germans were said to have no strategic reserves l?ft. For the seventh consecutive day American heavy bombers attack ed the great German city of Co logne, a Rhine Industrial center the size of St. Louis, punishing it with another 1,000 tons of bombd, and the Germans, whatever their purpose, began preparing their public for a great American land assault on this strategic city 40 miles beyond Aachen. First Month At Louisburg College Eventful After several days of orienta tion and gettlng-acquainted. on September 20. the I.ouisburg Col lege community settled down to regular routine of college activl ties. Directed by the Central Relig ious Committee the chapel pro grams have been Inspiring. Speak ers have been the Reverend Har ry S. Cobey of St. Paul Episcopal Church, Dr. A. Paul Baghy of the local Baptist Church, the Rever end Forrest Hedden, pastor of the Louisburg Methodist Church and the Reverend E. B. Fif'ier of the I.umberton Methodist Ciu'.r<)i. Under the leadership of Miss Marjorie Crisp, director of physi cal education, an effective intra mural program is already under way. Tournaments in soft ball are being played. Team captains are Dorothy Casey. Dudley; Mary Goodwin, Edenton; Mary Lee Hodges. Belhaven; Pattle Perry, Goldsboro. The organizations of the staff of the college annual. The Oak, is progressing nicely. Dorothy Ken nedy, Louisburg, was elected ed itor-in-chief; Barbara Thorgon, Elizabeth City, business manager; and Mary Strowd Warl. Pittsboro, literary editor. The faculty ad visor Is Mr. J. W. Carmichael. as slstant In the English Department. LOUISBURG baptist . CHURCH The pastor will preach Sunday morning on "Two Notes of Dis couragement,"' and will follow this up in the evening by preach ing on "Christian Confidence." Can we these days keep from be coming discouraged? Is there such a thing as confidence? Is discouragement, ever worthy? Let tus face such questions to gether Sunday. Everyone is in vited. 9:45 a. m. ? Bibl% School. 11:00 a. m. ? Morning Worship. 7:30 p. m. ? Evening Worship. The Young People of the church are asked to come together Sun day evening at 6:45 in the Young People's Department to organize a B. T. D. ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Services on the 20th Sunday after Trinity in St. Paul's Episco pal Church will be at the usual hours, as follows: 8:00, 9:46 and 11:00. Subect of sermon, by Rev. Harry S. Cobey, "What is Good News?" Young People's meeting at 7:00 p. m. The annual District Meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary Is to beld in Holy Innocents Church, Hen derson on Monday. Oct. 23rd, and the women ,*of St. Paul's Church are invited to attend. LOUISBURG METHODIST CHURCH The pastor will preach at th? 11:00 and 7:30 services Sunday. Church' 8chool meets at 1:45, led by Prot. I. D. Moon. . The Intermediate " Methodist Youth Fellowship meets; at 7:10. Yon are welcomed to UMH ser vices. _ 9 . GREGG CHERRY TO SPEAK HOX. K. GREGG CHERRY STORM HEADS FOR FLORIDA Miami, Fla., Oct. 18. ? A tropi cal hurricane dealt Cuba a lethal blow today, sldeswiped Key West and moved on to offer a danger ous threat to the southwest Flor ida coast. Six deaths and 100 injuries in Havana alone were reported in the wake of the storm's passage over Cuba during the early morn ing, and a heavier toll was ex pected once communications could be established into outlying areas which were swept by 110-mils winds. The hurricane whipped out of] Cuba into the Gulf of Mexico, still pursuing a northward course, and tonight was reported by the wea ther bureau to be centered about , 60 miles northwest of Key West. Key West was on the outer j fringe of the storm circulation,! and had 100-mile winds only in gusts. Steady winds did not ex ceed 80 miles an hour and the is land city apparently came through1 in good shape. An 8 pi m. weather bureau bul lettin, which kept south Georgia1 on an alert, said the storm cen ter will pass over the Florida1 mainland tomorrow on the west coast between Fort Myers and Tar pon Springs. Miami and the east coast of Florida, buffeted all afternoon by, fierce 50 to 60 mile an hour winds boiled up in the hurricane's 300- ! mile diameter, had apparently es caped the worst of the storm. The 8 p. m. advisory said the blow; would continue all night in this: area but would likely diminish ' sometime Thursday. All of the Florida peninsula j was warned to prepare for strong! gales, and possibly stronger winds! and the bureau extended a hur-j rlcane alert into South Georgia. Kushner Draws Term In Prison Wilson, Oct. 17. ? Sam Kush ner, native of Russia and a resi tent of Washington, D. C., was sentenced to eighteen months in Federal Prison and fined $1,000 by Judge I. M. Meeklns In Federal Court here today after a jury had found him guilty of conspiring with Mrs. Viola SandTos, alias Peggy O'Nlel, also of Washington, and Roscoe Grice of Fayetteville, to evade the rationing regulations by dealipg In counterfeit and stol en gas, fuel oil, and sugar coup ons. Earlier today In the same court a Jury found Mrs. Sandros, 22 year-old show girl, guilty of pos session of 36,800 stolen fuel oil coupons and 2,968 counterfeit gasoline ioupons. Judge Meeklns placed the blondheaded woman on a year's probation. Sentencing of Kushner brought to an end a series of trials of a trio arrested here last August with thousands of sugar, fuel oil and gas coupons in their posses sion. Roscoe Qrice the third mem ber of the trio, was sentenced to < three years in prison yesterday afternoon. Juries found all three guilty. LEGAL. Mr. Hill Yarborough announ ces a legal associateship between he and Mr. Grant Bo'mer. They will occupy the present offices of I Mr. Yarborough over Tonkel'i< Store. ' ! i Round pot holders can be cut ! by using a saucer for a pattern. I They are especially handy when' taking food from the oven, as there mre no corners to drop into j i the food and get sticky. | Will Address Franklin County Farm Bureau Barbecue Dinner; Climax ing Membership Drive Mr. R. Gregg Cherry, Demo cratic Nominee for Governor of North Carolina, has accepted an Invitation of the executive Com mittee to address the general membership of the Franklin County Farm Bureau In Loula burg at 12:00 Noon on Thursday, Oct. 26, 1944, announces J. O. Wilson, President.. Mr. Blair Tucker, Chairman of the Program Committee advises [hat the program will get under way at 12:00 Noon- at the Arm ory. Following the address by Mr. Cherry a barbecue dinner will be served. This the quarterly meeting of the general member ship will be the climax of the an nual membership drive. The State office has assigned Franklin County a quota of 400 members for the coming yea-. Leaders are confident that this quota will be reached, the 1944 membership totals 282. At a meeting of the Executive Com mittee on October 4, the respon sibility for the membership drive was assigned to the two members of the Executive Committee from each township and each township was given a quota towards which to work. MILLS HOME EC. Monday night, October 6, the Home Economics Club of Mills School met to Install the new of ficers and Initiate the new mem bers. The officers are as follows: President, Caroline Cobey, Vice President, Peggy Jernigau, Secre tary, Louise Webb, Treasurer, Nell Rose Lancaster, Song leader, Helen Hall, Historian. Shirley Puller, Pianist, Jackie O'Neal, Reporter, Bettie Marie Hardwlck, Spirit of Home Economics, Betty Grainger, and Club advisor, Miss Marjorie Gardner. The State Home Ec. Club pro ject for the year is sewing for the Russians. Our club hopes to make 20 garments by working a' night and asking any other per son who is interested to help. Also the Home Ec. Club la sponsoring a drive to collect ivaste fat. Every Wednesday we will collect this fat and the pro ceeds will be used for our Club. We are very proud to say that ive are the Recreation and Social Standing Committee for the State Home Economics Club. This speaks well for our club and wj hope we can serve on this com mittee successfully. Our club is i State and National affiliated ;lub and1 we believe a very 'worth while organization for our girls. ? Contributed'. A. K. STRICKLAND Spring Hope.? A. R. Strickland lied Monday at bis home near here after a lingering illness. Ha was 88 years of age. Surviving are two sons. A. U. Strickland of Louisburg, Route 4, ind H. A. Strickland of Louisburg Route 1; five daughters. Mrs. Wattle Smith, of Woodleaf; Mrs. 0. M. Jeffers of Louisburg, R 1; MrSi. Joeeph Denton, Louisburg, R 1, and Mrs. W. M. Timberlake af Youngsville. Funeral services were held in Rock Springs Bap tist Church at 3:30 o'clock Tues day afternoon. NEW OFFICERS The P. T. A. held Its opening meeting Monday night, Oct. 16th at Gold Sand' High School, wltd the following new officers for the year 1944-45 presiding: President, Mrs. C. E. Edens. Vice-Pres., Mrs. R. D. Grifiin. Secretary, Mrs. R. G. Stephens. Asst. Sec., Mrs. P. G. Murphy. Treasurer, Mrs. R. W. Guptou. Delegates were appointed to attend the District meeting in Sarner, N. C. The P. T. A. voted to sponsor \ Hallowe'en Party to" be given ruesday night, Oct. 31st. For the program Mr. Stephens llscussed proposed' school legisla tion. IMPROVING T|Sgt. Willie Perry has notified lis, sister, Mrs. Otis Vaughan, that ie Is improving nicely after ba ng wounded In France. Say* ha s teellng fine, hoping to b? out if the hospital soon and back with his company. Sgt. Parry lays Army life is nothing new, as Je has been in aerrtoe It years. Table-top Protectors: Pieces of felt cut from old hats and glued o the bottoms of ?? ind ash-trays tarm splendid t :op protectors. i giuea lamps.
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