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VOLUMN I.XX SUBSCRIPTION 91.50 s Te LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1?3tf (EIGHT PAGES) NUMBER 20 LEGIONNAIRES TAKE RALEIGH STATE CONVENTION CLOSED TUESDAY ? ? - - ? Juae. Rose, of Greenville, Elected Commander; Adopt Resolutions To Be Presented to National Convention; Select High Point For 1040 Convention ? Raleigh, N. C. ? Electing Junius H. Rose, of Greenville, as depart ment commander by acclamation, the American Legion ended its 21st annual convention here Tues day by accepting an invitation to meet next year in High Point. Ending the convention in a burst ot applause for old and in coming officers, upward of 2,000 Legionaires and Auxiliary mem bers turned their attention to plans for the national convention at Chicago in late September. There, the department will urge a resolution, adopted here Tues day, that officers in the World War be continued in service dur ing their normal service careers rather than enforcing retirement. The resolution was directed particularly at the case of Lieu tenant Commander Andrew F. Crinkley, of Raleigh, non-Annap olis graduate, who has attained the highest rank confined strictly to flying service. Legionnaires shouted for reso lutions promoting Americanism in the ranks and in the schools and impressing upon State depart ments and agencies the General Assembly's declaration of employ ment preference for veterans. Urges Atnericuni.Mu Keynoting the closing session! with a call for rededication to the Legion's basic principle of Amer-1 icanism, National Adjutant Frank E. Samuel, of Kansas, raised his voice in opposition to the propos ed war referendum amendment to the Federal Constitution. Samuel reviewed the Legion's rehabilitation work, child welfare activity and other phases of en deavor, for which he congratula ted the State deparement particu larly. Under the expert chairmanship of Commander Burgin Pennell and the watchful eye of Adjutanti J. M. Caldwell, the closing con-' vention despatched a volume of' business, including the presenta-| tion of numerous awards and tro-i phies for the year. Asheville Wins Honors The Kiffln Rockwell Post's drum and bugle corps of Ashevillei took the $900 prize for the Mon day night contest, bringing Ashe ville's winnings to $1,200 for thei convention. Including the $300 awarded the post's junior drum and bugle corps for its parade ap pearance. Post leaders announced that both corps would go to Chicago for the national convention, a re quirement for the prize money. Close harmony marked conven tion elections, most being by ac clamation. The only conflict came over the place for the 1940 con vention. Chairman E. H. Bain sub mitted the Time and Place Com mittee's report for Charlotte, but Commander D. D. Arden, of High Point post Immediately shouted a minority report from the floor. The committee report was kill ed and High Point selected after some debate over procedure. Department Officers Department officers were elect ed without opposition. Adjutant Caldwell taking his post again by overwhelming consent. New vice commanders will be William H. Bailey, of Beaufort. P. Q. Wright, of West Jefferson, and Judge Don McRae, of High Point. ""TSir. A. R. Newsome, of Chapel Hill was elected historian and the Rev. Frank J. Howard, ot South port, chaplain. H. L. Swain of Wllliamston, was named judge advocate. The commander's election took a sudden turn after Rose's nomi nation. Victor R. Johnson, of Plttsboro, took the stage to with draw his candidacy, and William T. Dowd, ot Sanford, did likewise from the floor. * . THANKS We wish to extend our deepest thanks and appreciations to all those who rendered so many kind nesses and expressions o( sym pathy in the recent illness and death of our wife and mother. They will be long and tenderly re membered. J. W. Weaver and Children. I Sometimes we think the world , la all topsy-turvy when In fact we ?r?l' tbpsy-turry ourselves. TO CLOSE JULY 4 T H Business Generally To Be Sus |>ended For The National Holi day \ The merchants and business men of Louisburg announce Miey will observe the Fourth of July, National holiday, next Tuesday by closing their places of business. Therefore all business in Louis burg will observe the same- clos ing regulations as observed on Sundays. This closing will not affect the regular Wednesday half holiday closing schedule. Those interested in trading in Louisburg will bear in mind that the business houses here will open Monday all day and Wednesday morning, but not) on Tuesday, or Wednesday evening. Allen-Parker Miss Marie Parker and Mr.) Felix H. Allen, Jr., were happily married on Thursday afternoon of last week at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Rev. L. F. Kent, rector,, performing the ceremony. Only, relatives and intimate friends at tended the services, as a very quiet ceremony was used on ac count of tihe recent death of the gramdmother of the groom. Mr. and Mrs. Allen left imme diately for an extended bridal tour. Including the World's Fair at New York, and a cruise to Bermuda. Miss Parker is the charming and accomplished daughter of Mrs. Mary T. Parker and the late Mr. L. V. Parker, and is especially popular among a host of friends at home and abroad. The groom is the son of Mrs. Loureynolds Ford Allen, and t>he late Mr. F. H. Allen, and is one of Louisburg's most popular and in fluential young business men. . In addition to his large business in terests he is a member of the Board of Town Commissioners of Louisburg. Their many friends extend heartiest congratulations. BASE-BALL The Louisburg Tri-Oounty League team will play the (iol den Belt team from Durham at the Louisburg bull park Sunday afternoon at 3:3<>. FIRST COTTON BLOOM Walter Tharrington. colored, on Route 1, near Louisburg, has the honor of having brought in the first cotton bloom from the 1939 crop on Friday morning, June 23. Iti was a white bloom. Other blooms brought in as fol lows: ? ' _ George Lee, living on the M. D. Smith fang near Red Bud Church sent In a jUiite bloom Tuesday. A. T. Shearin, of Harris town ship, brought in a white bloom Tuesday. Hatchel Terrell, of Cedar Rock township, brought in a white bloom Wednesday. Z. C. Jones, near Sandy Creek 'Church, brought in a red bloom Wednesday. Lee Davis, near Allen's Chapel, sent in a white bloom Wednesday. A. M. Wheless, of near Maple ville, brought In a white bloom yesterday. E. L. Murphy, of White Level, brought in white blooms yester day, Otho Finch, of near Maptevllle, brought in red blooms Thursday. W. B. Taylor, near Centerville, sent In a red bloom yesterday. Z. T. Pearce, of near Pearce's Store, brought in red and white blooms yesterday. PROGRAM AT THE LOUISBURG THEATRE The following is the program at the Louisburg Theatre begin ning Satcrday, July 1st: Saturday ? Double Feature ? Roy Rogers and Mary Hart in "Frontier Pony Express" and Chas. Bickford in "Street of Miss ing Men." Also Chapter No. 12 "Lone Ranger Returns." Sunday ? Paul Muni and Bette Davis in "Jaurex" with Brian Aherne and Claude Rains. No shows Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday during remodeling. Thursday - Friday ? Fredric March and Joan Bennett in "Trade Winds." Last Times Today (Friday')-!? | Pat O'Brien, Joan Blondell and Wayne Morris in "The Kid From Kokomo." RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION ! RALEIGH MAN PROPOS-i ED AS KIWANIS GOVERNOR B'o. I.. Cj-ova Edward Lamar Cloyd, dean of students at North Carolina State College, will be offered as a can didate for Governor of the Caro linas Kiwanis District at the an-j nual district meeting to be held! in Raleigh this fall. Ed Cloyd was president' of the Raleigh Club in 1935, lieutenant-governor of the Fifth Division in 1936, and has at- 1 tended each district convention since his election as president of the Raleigh organization. He has a memorable record in the Kiwanis work since 1932, ser ving on a number of important club, district' and international! committees and having attended j Internationa! Conventions at San j Antonio, Texas, in 1935. Washing ton, I). C? in 1936. and Boston in] 1939. Born at Lenoir in Caldwell County. North Carolina, in 1891, Ed Cloyd was educated in the private and public schools of his home county and was graduated from State College in Juno 1915. After teaching in the Lenoir High School, he entered commercial work but returned to State Col lege in 1918 as an instructor in the mechanical engineering de partment-. He was appointed Dean of students in September 1921, and was awarded the Master's de gree in 1927. He is a member of scholarship and honorary fraterni ties, an elder in the West Raleigh Presbyterian Church and a mem ber of the North Carolina voca tional guidance commitee. Dean Cloyd is known in Raleigh and throughout his home state for his interest in civic affairs, particularly in vocational guidance for young people. He has been ac tive also on committees having for their purpose the support of churches in their spiritual aims. The candidancy of the Raleigh Kiwanian has the active and un animous support of his home club. BATTERY "B" ATTENDS I'AKADK On Monday afternoon Battery "B" 113th Field Artillery at Lou isburg left t<o participate in the North Carolina American Legion parade at Raleigh. Under the excellent command of Capt. Chas. P: Green and with the help of his able officers, Lieut. P. W. Wheless, Jr., and Lieut. J. A. Wheless, Battery "B" made a very excellent showing with all the trucks and guns cleaned and In flne shape. Every member of the baWery did his part to make an excellent showing in this parade by con ducting himself properly and by holding attention throughout the entire parade. After the parade tihe men were fed on the grounds at/ the Memor ial auditorium. The men were. giv en free liberty till ten o'clock when they assembled to come home, ar riving around twelve that night. LOUISBURG BAPTIST CHURCH Dr. A. Paul Bagby, pastor, spoke on "What Qod May Expect of a Christian." He discussed thre? things, namely; gratitude, obedience, and confidence. At the eleven o'clock morning worship Dr. Bagby will speak on "History'# Sweetest Note" based Ion John 3:16. . At the eight o'clock evening worship hour at the Methodist Church, Dr. Bagby will speak on "A Oood Name." Sunday School at 9:45 A. M. ENTERTAINMENT Group singing, square dances, contests, games, and other forms of amusement will be among the features of this year's Farm and Home Week, to be held at State College, July 31-August ?. Golf Tournaments The Green Hill County Club ! will have its annual ? Fourth of July Golf Tournament next Tues day. Each player has been given a handicap, and his (lag will be stationed at the point where his ball rra ts at the last stroke of t'he total of par (70) plus his handi cap. In this way every member of the club has as much chance as every other member to win the: trophy. And, there'll be trophies for the first, second, and Miird players who plant their flags far thest from the first tee. The Championship Tournament begins Thurjday, June 29. Qual ifying round of 18 holes may be played any time from June 2!) to July 2. There will be three flights. The first round in each flight must be played on July 3 or 4:. second round on July 6 or 7; t'hird round on July 8 or 9; and final round on July 10 or 11. Besides the championship cup. there will be a trophy for the winner and run ner-up in each flight. Trophies have been donated by the follow ing: Wb-eless-Burgess Co.; V. E. Owens Store; Murphy & Son; Boddie Drug Store; White Furni ture Store; Raynor's Radio Shop; S. C. Foster, Jr.'s Standard Oil Co., and Henderson's Pharmacy. A. PAUL BAGBY, V. E. OWEN, H. G. PERRY, L. W. HENDERSON, Com. CURB MARKET The ladies of the Green Hill Wesley Bible Class of the Metho dist ^Church will open a Curb Market Saturday mornihg at 9:30. The place ? under the tree on t'he north side of Princess Cafe. They will have for sale at rea sonable prices, cakes, pies, chick ens, eggs, fresh vegetables, etc. Ladies, call on them before tuying your week-end supplies. LOUISBURG BOY IN WEBB SCHOOL DEBATE The sixty-eighth annual debate was held Tuesday night, June 6. at eight o'clock in the auditorium of the Webb School. The question was: "Resolved Hint the policies ] espoused and legislation enacted by the New Deal have on the whole been more beneficial than otherwise to the United States"! The Hamilton' Society took the af firmative and was represented by Logan Bost'ian of Kansas City, | Mo., Shields Wilson of Fayette ville and Allen Coghilt ot La grange and was defeated by the Platonic Society, which took the negative side, represented by Lane Abernathy of Pulaski, Ted Reeds of Oklahoma City. Oklahoma and Collin McKiune of Louisburg, N.j C. The defeat of the Hamilton j 'Society- broke a tradition as the1 Hamiltons have won for years. /Both sides were ably represented. Distinguished visitors at the closing exercises of Webb School i were Gov. Frank M. Dixon and Mrs. Dixon of Alabama who came to witness the graduation of their son, Sam Perry Dixon. ? Bedford County Times, Shelbyvllle, Tenn. Governor Dixon is a nephew of < Hon. Thomas Dixon, Clerk of the1 Federal Court aO Raleigh and author of several popular books. Louisburg congratulates young Collin McKinne on the title re cord he made at this splendid in stitution of learning. LOCAL MAN HONORED C. T. Moody, of Bunn, has just returned from Blowing Rock, N. C., where he was accorded spec ial honors as a member of the Se curity Leaders Club, honor organ ization of the agency force of the Security Life and Trust Company of Winston-Salem, N. C. Mr. Moody attained this special recognition by reason of outstand ing performance during the past twelve months In both the produc tion of new business and special service to his policyholders. Tully D. Blair, Vice-President and Agency Manager of the Com pany, In presenting Mr. Moody's record to the convention, spoke In the highest terms of his achieve ments during the year and stated that his good work, together with that of other members of tihe agen cy force In North Carolina had enabled the Security Life and Trust Company, to lead all com panies operating In North Carolina last year, both domestic and for eign, In the volume of new Ordi nary life insurance paid for and also in total Increase of insurance in force in the State. The meeting was held at May view Manor on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of last week and fwas attended by Company officials and leading members of the sales force from the southeastern states. f New European War Scare Britain and France Taking Extra Precautionary Steps ? Later Developments London, June 27. ? Great Bri- j tam and France tonight placed thousands o? troops on war foot ing for possible emergency before tlie end of summer and warned that' the threat of war is more se7 rious than at any time since 1918^ The British war office notified 406,000 officers and men of the territorial army, corresponding to the American national guaj'd. to, clear up their personal affairs be-, fore reporting for training in Au- ' gust and spoke of "the event of an emergency." Premier Edouard Daladier of France told the Chamber of Depu ties that "the situation in Europe and the world today is the gravest in 20 years" and said that unless there is a relaxation of Europe's tension, none of France's 1,250, 000 men-at-arms will be released in September and October as had been intended. A series of ominous develop ments combined to stir Kurope's fears on the eve of the 20th anni versary of the Treaty of Versailles ? the source of many of the con tinent's troubles today. Developments They included: 1 ? Germany's mobilization af- j jfecting 1,500,000 men, the swift; completion of German fortifica- > Hons along the Polish frontier and ! assertions of Nazi leaders that they "will not' wait long" for sat-' isfaction of Fuehrer Adolf Hitler's j demands tor. the restoration of I Danzig. 2 ? Sudden closing of the Polish frontier al SUinfliess. n'-ar Zou pot, for lu hours, supposedly for ' h purpose of constructing Polish tank traps near the Danzig bord- , er. The frontier was closed from I 2 a. m., to noon Monday. 3 ? Increasing complications in' [Great Britain's dispute with Japan !in the Far East, including exten sion of Japanese blockades to In- , cluile the ports of Foochow and Wenchow and British threats to use warships to escort' British! merchant vessels. If necessary. 4 ? Soviet Russia's threat to j withdraw into isolation unless Great Britaiu and France speedily meet Moscow's terms for a tri- 1 power military alliance bolstering the European "peace front" 1 against Nazi-Fascist aggression. The Russian threat was under stood in Paris to have resulted in new British concessions in a de sperate effort to save the negotia tions from collapse. 5 ? Reports thali British and French army, navy, and air force commanders, in conference in Singapore, had decided that their combined forces were sufficient to "hold off indefinitely" any strong Japanese sea and air attack on British and French possessions in South Asia. 6 ? Anglo-French alarm lest Ita lian Foreign Minister Count Gal eazzo Ciano, who will arrive in Spain July 10, should succeed in drawing Generalissimo Francisco Franco into the new Italo-German military alliance. Spain adherence to the totalitarian arms pact would place hostile armies on three of France's frontiers, at the rear of Britain's Gibraltar base and along I the westet-u gateway of the west-! ern powers' empire communica-i tions. 7 ? Turkey, having concluded mutual defense agreements with Britain and France to thwart any totalitarian coup in the eastern Mediterranean, was reported to be planning creation of a modern naval' and a4r base on the Gulf of Alexandria as a vital link in the new "peace front." WOLl'-KNEKCE The following announcement will be read with interest) by friends in Franklin County: "Doctor and Mrs. Baldridge Ed ward Kneece announce the mar riage of their sister, Eunice Efale Kneece to Mr. John Jacob Wolf, on Saturday, the twentiy-fourth of June, nineteen hundred and thir ty-nine, Monetta, South Carolina." Enclosed were cards reading "At home, Spring Hope, North Carolina, after July 1st." It will be remembered that Mr. Wolf was the popular Vocational Agricultural teacher at Edward Best and Epsom High Schools for many years. His many friends in Franklin County extend congratulations. m First offenders made up 42.3 percent of the 37,887 prisoners In North Carolina's Central Prison in 19^7 and 1938. 1 MRS. POYTHRESS DEAD Mrs. Bettie Elizabeth Poyhress, widow of the late Josh Poythress, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. H. Southall, near Raleigh, Monday night about 10:20. She was 85 years of age and is surviv ed by the following children: Mrs. J. H. Southall. of near Ral eigh; Mrs. L. E. Smith, of Peters burg, Va.; Mrs. Graham Pruitt, of Henderson; Mrs.. W. R. Sheffield, of Louisburg; G. W. Poytbress, of Knightdale; E. F. Poy.thress, of Henderson; J. W. Poythress and R. F. Poythress. of_ Louisburg; thirty-four grandchildren and; twenty-four great-grandchildren. She was a most estimable Christian woman, being a member of Cedar Rock? Baptist Church and through her kindness and gentle nature had made many close friends. j. t v A short funeral service was held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Sheffield in Louisburg preceeding the regular service at Cedar Rock Baptist Church at 3 o'clock. The ser vices were conducted by Rev. A. Paul Bagby, Rev. J. G. Phillips, of the Louisburg churches, and Rev. D. M. Branch, of Cary. and interment was made beside the grave of her husband in the old Sledge burying ground near t>he church. Large numbers of friends and relatives attended each of the services and the floral tribute was especially large and pretty, speak ing a most sincere love and esteem for the deceased. The pallbearers were grandsons of the deceased and were: Ed ward Southall, James Southall, Kemp Southall. Edward Poythress, Glenn Poyt'hress and Lee Smith. 1 The bereaved family has the' deepest sympathy of a large num ber of friends. ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH This'wiU be M\p 4th Sunday af ter Trinity. There will not be thel early celebration of the HolyJ Communion at 8:00 A. M.. Church School will meet at 9:45 A. M.j Morning Prayer and Sermon at 11:00 A. M. Mr. L. W. Hewett; will conduct the eleven o'clock service. There will be no eleven o'clock service on the Second Sunday of the mont'h. July 9th. Services! for the remainder of the month will be announced through this paper. NEW JUNE RECORD * The weather in Loulsburg on Thursday of last week reached a new high record for June when the government thermometer reached 101 degrees. Weatherman i Bobbitt reported this as exception ally high and especially for June.' Several days before and after the temperature played around 95 to1 98. ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Holmes an nounce the engagement of their daughter, Maggie Pearl, to George! Felix Moore. The marriage to take place Saturday morning, July 1st at) 7:30 o'clock. Miss Holmes is the attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Holmes, of Loulsburg, R. 3. Mr. Moore Is the son of Rev. Samuel R. Moore, of Cary, and is a graduate of State College, Ral eigh. The ceremony' Will be per formed by Mr. Moore's brother. Rev. fyank Moore. Community Canning "fhe Parent-Teachers Associa tion of Mills High School, assist ed by WPA, is now canning each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at the school lunch room. This work will contlnuethrough the summer. If you have a surplus of fruits or vegetables you will give, please notify Mrs. J. A. Turner. If you can conveniently do so, bring them to the lunch room, ? if not she will be glad to come tor them, and will gather them if necessary. While tihis request includes the people of Loulsburg it is also ur gently sent to those living in the surrounding territory, many of whom have this surplus, they can not handle themselves, and which will mean nourishing lunched for the underprivileged children in your community next winter. Friends, don't forget) this high "Call to Service" you can so eas ily answer, ? and don't forget the days, ? Tuesday, ' Thursday and Saturday of each week, until school opens. ' 10 doesn't take long to teach the dumbest man that you can't get something for nothing, if he an I * wen mall-order ads. Davis-Modlin Nuptial Vows. Are Spoken In Im pressive Afternoon Ceremony at Home Miss Edith Eloise Modlin 1 be came the bride of Mr. Kneneth Holmes Davis, of Louisburg and j Gallipolis, Ohio, in a ceremony of dignity and charm performed at the home of the bride's parents on Thursday afternoon at five o'clock. The marriage vows were spoken before Dr. J. W. Kincheloe, pastor of t-he First Baptist Church, who read the solemn Methodist ritual, using the ring ceremony. A program of nuptial music was presented by Mr. Mason Bell, pian ist, and Mrs. Howard Gunn, solo ist. Prior to the ceremony, Mrs. Gunn sang, "I Love You Truly," Bond; and "For You Alone." While the vows were being spoken Mr. Bell softly played "To A Wild Rose," McDowell. The "Bridal Chorus" from Wagner's opera Lo hengrin was used for the proces sional and Mendelssohn's "Wed ding March" from Midsummer Night's Dream for the recessional. The wedding vows were spoken in the living room against* a love ly background of white flowers and fern. White floor baskets filled with white gladioli. Queen Anne's lace and fern, were placed at eith er side of the improvised altar. Cathedral candles burned in white floor standards, casting a soft light over the scene. Miss Mary Modlin, sister of the bride, attended her as maid of honor. She wore a dress of Ro mance blue crepe made with lace bolero in matching shade. Her fishnet turban and accessories were of white and she wore a shoulder corsage of pink roses, blue delphinium, and baby's breath. Little Miss Mary Anne Bras well, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie L). Braswell, and Little Miss Laura Burt Williams, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Wil liams, of Inez, were flower girls and preceded the bride. They wore frocks of organza wlMyfull skirts and accents of contrasting ribbon, Mary Anne's in blue and Laura Burt's in pink. The miuature nose gays of mixed flowers were show ered with satin ribbon. The bride, an attractive bru nette, wore for her wedding a lovely dress of Dusty Rose lace made with full, flared skirt. The bodice was trimmed with self-cov ered buttons and gathered into a yoke at the neckline. Her veiled turban and accessories were of white and her shoulder corsage of Bride's roses and valley Ullies ad ded a pretty note. She descended the stairway alone and was met by her father, Mr. Grover D. Mod lin. who gave her in marriage. The bridegroom was attended by his brother, Mr. M. Stuart Da vis, Jr., of Wllliamston, as besti man. Ushers were Mr. G. D. Mod lin, Jr., ami Mr. Milton Modlia, brothers of the bride. Mrs. G. D. Modlln. mother of the bride, wore a lovely dress of Eleanor blue silk, and Mrs. M. S. Davis, mother of the bridegroom was gowned in a natural color dress made with a jacket. Immediately after the ceremony Mrs. T. A. Cooper add Mrs. Beau fort Skull, of Warrenton, aunts of t>he bride, entertained the bridal couple, the wedding party, and guests for the marriage at a buf fet supper given at the home of Mrs. Cooper on Western Avenue. The Cooper home was festive with colorful flowers, arrange ments Of gladioli predominating in the hall and living room. In the dining room the table was overlaid wltih a lace cloth and mixed garden flowers formed a pretty central decoration. White tapers burned In silver candelabra. Mrs. Florence Wright and Mrs. Frederick Williams, of Inez, pre sided at the table to serve old haru and salad. Assisting In serving were Mrs. T. A. Cooper, Jr., Mrs. Herman Cole, Mrs. G. D. Modlln, Jr. and Mrs. A. L. Capps. Later In the evening Mr. and Mrs. Davis left for a wedding trip to an unannounced destination. After July first, they will be at home In Oalllpolls, Ohio. Mrs. Davis Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grover D. Modlia. She attendedthe city school?, Louisburg College, and was grad uated from Eastern Carolina Tea cher's College in Greenville. She has been a member of the Clayton school fkculty tor the past) year. Popular among a wide group of friend*, she has been the inspira tion for many pretty parties sltic* her engagement was announced. Mr. Davis is the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Stuart Davis, of Louis burg. He received bis education I in the Louisburg schools, attend 1 (Continued oa Page Five) - T