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THE COUNTY THE STATE ? THE VOLUMN UX riMEj WATCH THE LABKI. ON YOUR PAPER Kt-ut-w Your Suhncription Before Expiration Date To Avoid Missing An Issue. SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 ? T? ixiuisburg. n. Carolina tituiA v. mukmiikh 24. iim9 (BIGHT PAGES) NUMBER 41 EUROPEAN WAR NEWS The following reports were clipped from the daily papers: London, Nov. 22. ? The Adral rallty announced tonight that u "wild" mine had sunk the British destroyer Gipsy, seventh British naval vessel lost since the start of "the war, within sight of the En glish east coats, with possible loss ot about 40 lives. The 1,335-ton Gipsy went down abont 9:35 p. m., Tuesday in the North Sea region that has become a graveyard for British and neu tral shipping because of German's alleged indiscriminate sowing of .mines in violation of International law. The Admiralty's announcement said the Gipsy struck a mine "and subsequently was beached," but eye-witness accounts said that immediately after the explosion the worship settled on the shal- j low sea-bottom within plain view i of shore. ' The 40 men estimated to have been lost with the Gipsy, beached offshore with bridge uud mast above water after the explosion, brought to more than 1,500 the number of lives lost by the Brit ish navy in the sinkings ot the seven warcraft. The Gipsy was the second Brit ish destroyer to be sunk by a mine the loss of another with one life lost having been announced' on November 14. No Reply (The United Press today receiv ed a cable "unable to reply'' from its London bureau in response to a query regarding a report by the New York Times that a German submarine had slipped into the Firth of Forth naval base in Scot land and damaged the now Brit ish cruiser Belfast. Only news ap proved by official censorship is permitted to be Hent from Biiiuin The Times credited its report ot the damaged cruiser to "private advices" received in New York). Before announcement of the sinking of the Gipsy tonight, an Italian steamer and a German freighter had been added during the day to thp rapidly-mounting toll of the war at sea. Sine* last Saturday. 18 ships, many of them neutral vessels, have been sunk off the English coasts and British naval authori ties have blamed most of the dis asters on German's mines alleged to have been sowed in "brutal and | utter disregard" of international j Another Italian Sliip The Italian neamer Fianoua, 6.800 tona, strwck a mine three or (our miles off the southeast coast today, but did not sink immedi ately. The Fianona was the sec ond Italian ship to hit a mine off England, the freighter Grazia hav ing gone down over the week-end. When the news of the explos ion and wrecking of the Gipsy reached the public tonight. Chan cellor of the Exchequer Sir John Simon was making 4 radio broad cast clndemniug Germany's alleg ed resort to the use of magnetic mines, which lie culled "the latest abomination of German savage ry." "Germany's mining is a breach of the rules of war which Ger many only two months expressly promised to obey," Simon said. "All that science and skill can devise is being devoted to meeting this new danger." There were reports that the British navy was about to intro duce new "non-inagnetlc" mine sweepers made almost entirely of wood to remove the German mag netic mines, lying far below the surface and exployed by the mag netic attraction of the hulls of approaching ships. Of the approximately 145 oftil cers and men aboard the Gipsy, 21 were injured, the Admiralty announced. A large number of the surviv ors were landed at an East En glish port Tuesday night after crowds on shore had watched the rescue operations, so close at hand that they could hear the shouts of those aboard the rescue ships and see searchlights trained on the crippled and sinking destroy er. Paris, Nov. 23. ? (Thursday) ? An airplane, presumably German, ! circled over Paris early today, but apparently was driven oft b^ an ti-aircraft guns, which opened up with a thundering attack. An air-raid warning sounded Ave minutes before the plane's ap pearance, giving Parisians time to get to dugouts and cellars. The all-clear signal was given at 1 a. m. The plane wheeled around amidst the flash of anti-aircraft (Ire and searchlight beams before disappearing. Tfeere were no im mediate reports of any bombs dropped. It was disclosed later that r irthern France twice had been put on the alert by air-raid warn ings several hours before the si rens wailed in Paris. Victories at sea In which two German submarines were sent to the bottom by one French tor- j pedo boat within three days were announced by the French. I Drifting Mines Waslilngton, Nov. 22. ? War nings went out from the Navy today that U9 mines had been sighted adrift off the English coast where explosions have played havoc with British and neutral shipping this week. The reports were relayed by the cruiser Trenton, flagship of the threefiessel American na val squadron In European wat ers. Thirty -o?e were sighted to day In the North Sea, and the others yesterday. Previously, drifting tuipes also have been sighted in the i Bay of Biscay off the French and Spanish coasts, and in the ; Mediterranean, but some at least were considered relics of the Spanish civil war and prob ably harmless. The World War demonstra ted that mines adrift in the North Sea and English Cannel are kept there by strong tides and currents and will not drift ! into the Atlantic. Berlin, Novr22 ? Fuehrer Adolf Hitler's own newspaper today linked a 21-year-old American citizen, executed In Berlin on June 4, 1937, to a series of bomb plots against the Fuehrer's life, culminating In the Munich beer cellar bombing of two weeks ago. The American citizen, Helmuth Hirsch, wus said to have worked with Otto Strasser, refugee lead er of the anti-Nazi "Black Front" who is accused of organizing the Munich bombing under instruc tions of the British secret service. The disclosure by Hitler's news paper, the Voelkischer Beobach ter, coincided with Indications in authoritative Nazi quarters that . mu captured Britons, described as high British Intelligence agents ( will be placed on public tpto^to "prove" that the BrititftTgovern ment ordered the attempted assas- ! filiation of Hitler at Munich. Within a few days, a spokesman said, the Gestapo probably will produce "irrefutable" evidence I hut the Britons, Sigisinund Payne Best, 54. and Capt. Kichard Henry j Stevens, 46, were part of the brains behind the November 8 bombing of the Beurgurbracu beer cellar in Munich. Hitler escaped the bomb blast i by barely 10 minutes. Hlght per- j sons were killed and 62 wounded. LOUISBURG BAPTIST CHURCH Dr. VV. W. Barnes, of Southwes tern Seminary spoke on the (act of the Resurrection. He gave three sources of evidence: the Romans, the Jews, and the Disei- , pies. Iiis coming out of the tomb I was proof that lie was what He claimed to be. The Resurrection ! was proof that he was the son of j God. His Resurrection gripped the disciples anew. Boldly they went to the ends of the earth to carry the news. Today we get ; strength in the realization of the 1 fact "Christ is alive". The Sunday evening service brought to a close the ten day re- . vival in the Raptist Church. Dr. Barnes brought excellent mes sages each morning and evening. The meeting was a most success ful one in that It deepened the lives of members of the church and reached non-affiliated and unsaved. The full results of this meeting will be realized in the days ahead. Dr. A. Paul Baghy will preach at both the 11:00 A. M. and the I 7:30 P. M. services. Observation1 of "Stewardship Night" comes on i Sunday at the 7:30 hour. Every, member of the church Is urged to attend for this Is an Annual j Church Conference as well as Stewardship Night. The Ordinance , of Baptism will be observed also. Sunday School at 9:45 A. M. and Baptist Training Union at I 6:45 P. M. New railroad rates on cotton seed cake and meal, which went into effect recently, mean savings of close to 60 per cant on hauls | of less than 100 miles, and nearly 30 per cent on distance slightly greater. PROGRAM AT THE LOUISBURG THEATRE The following is the program at the Loulsburg Theatre begin Xning Saturday, Nov. 25th: Saturday ? Double Feature ? I Oene Autry and Smiley Burnette, In "Rovin' Tumbleweeds" and j Roy Rogers, Weaver Brothers anil 1 Elvlry in "Jeepers Creepers." A1-, so Chapter No. 6 "Dick Tracy's G-Men." Sunday ? Only ? On the stage1 In Person, DICK TRACY. On! the screen, Joe E. Brown and Mary Carlisle in "Beware Spooks" I Monday ? Arthur Lake, Penny Singleton and Larry Sims in "Blondie Brings Up Baby." Tuesday ? Ann Bothern and Linda Darnell in "Hotel For Wo men." t Wednesday ? Ronald Reagan j and Margot Stevenson in "Smash ing The Money Ring." Thursday-Friday ? Lew Ayres,( Lionel Barrymore, and Laralne Day In "The Secret of Dr. KI1-! dare." r INSTITUTE OF GO VERNMEMT TO HAVE NEW LABORATORY Speaker Bankheal Principal Speaker at Formal Opening in Chapel Hill, November 29-30 Speaker William Rankhead cipal speaker at the opening of its kind in America, in Chapel Here lie is pictured with ing Speaker Hankhead a picture North Carolina organization. Warren and others of North head here for the event, which State, and which will be attended (left) of the Notional House of the Institute of Government's new Hill, November 29 anil :!<). Congressman Lindsay Warden ol of the now laboratory and outliu Carolina's congressional delegUi has heen said to mark a milestone by several hund-ed Suite and Representatives will he the prln Ki'verninentnl laboratory, first of the First District, who is sho'V iiiK to him tiie uniqueness of this on will accompany Speaker Bank in governmlntal -progress in this liten.l 'officials. Y.D.C. Holds Meeting The Young Democratic Chili pi Franklin County held an enthus iastic meeting Saturday, Nov. 18, making plans for the coming year. The new president, J. I*. Lumpkin, will complete his list of committees and have them working within a short time. H. H. Hobgood, who was elected chairman' of the "First Voters" committee, plans to contact all' llrst voters in the county. Mrs; Kenneth Tharrlugtou. of Voungsville. mermbership chair- j nia'n^-wlth- the. aid of a committee i composed of K. f\ Yarborough. W. J. Shearin. R C. Whitfield, and Miss Rculah Lancaster, will hegln an intensive campaign for members. The coming political year will be a most important one to the Democratic party and all eligible Democrats are urged to take a part in tills organization. Mrs. Hugh W. Perry, Secretary Pro tem. DR. WHELESS AP POINTED LIEUT. The commissioning 01 iwo of ficers in the North Carolina Na tional Guard and promotion of another Guard officer 'was an nounced Tuesday by Adjutant ; Genial J. Van B. Metts. Second Lieutenant Henry L. Bridges, of Battery C, 252nd Coast Artillery. Greensboro, was promoted to first lieutenant to succeed William W. Sharp, who resigned. Second Lieutenant Leonard J. Bliss. Jr., Coast Ar tillery reserve, was commissioned in the State Guard to take Brid ges' place. Dr. James B. Wheless, of Louis burg. was commissioned a first lieutenant In the Medical Corps and assigned to the 113th Field Artillery. He is now In camp with the 113th at Port Bragg. ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH This will be the Sunday before Adrent. The services In St. Paul'i Church will be as usual: The early celebration of the Holy Communion at 8:00 A. M., Church School at 9:46 A. M., and Morn ing Prayer and Sermon at. 11:00 A. M. The subject of the fourth sermon on the Holy Spirit will be: "The Holy Ghost, the Com forter." There ^vlll be a Vestry meeting Monday evening at 7:30 In the Rector^. The Woman's Auxiliary Bible Class will meet Friday morning at 10:00 o'clock. Oil Thanksgiving Day, Npvem ber 30th, there will be a service in St. Paul's Church at 10 o'clock in the morning. ' O. R. Carrithers, farm agen of Caldwell County, estimates that j 450,000 people observed the Cald- j well progress exhIIHt at the State Fair In Raleigh and at the Soutk- ' ern States Fair In Charlotte Battery "B" At Camp % Battery "B" 1 1 :?lli F. A., with Hlmnat a one kindred per cent membership lei I Sunday morning for Fort Bragg. Under command of Capt. ('has. K (Jroen. for a j week's encampment. Tim hoys 1 left in good spirits and although much of the time it was raining, | word received from them says they are getting along nicely.. , The Battery did not carry the heavy guns as mostly drill work was to he done. Maj E. F. (Jriflin also arrom- I pa n led the Battery t<> camp. : 1 Nice Lot of Game Messrs. V. K. Owens. W. B. Tucker. C. II. Sykes and Frank Culpepper returned Monday night from a limiting trip to Currituck Sound and were displaying u line liunch of game bagged by them on Monday. In the lot were ten geese and 21 ducks. They left Sunday afternoon. This was an exceptionally line lot of birds, ranging in the larger sixes, and will make a line repast for them and their friends on the New Thanksgiving Day. APPRECIATES FK.\.\KI.IN The following extract was tak en from a letter to the FllANK MN TIMES from Mr. R. E. Mil ler, former Supervising Principal of Kdward Rest School District: Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Miller, at the Wilkes Hoxpltul. In North Wllkesboro, N. C.. a daugh ter, Gloria Louise, on November' 14 th. We are making our home In . North Wllkesboro, my native home, this year. Perhaps gome of the Franklin County folks will, j still remember me as a former ! 'Supervising Principal of Cedar1 i Rock-Cypress Creek Schools. We I i miss Franklin County very much. 1 ENTERTAINS O" HENRY tXL'B Mi# Katherlne Rogers enter I talfied the O'Henry Book Club on j Tnesday, Nov. 14. Papers for the afternoon "American Period 1 Furniture" read by Mrs. Robert Smithwlck and "Authentic Repro ductions of Antiques" by Mrs. , George Oliver, were very interest ; ing and much enjoyed. The hostess, assisted by Mrs. J Chas. Ford and Miss Peg Ford I served a delicious salad course and coffee to the following: Mlss ! eR Elsa Craig. Alberta Davis, Mrs j Geo. Davis, Mrs. J. E. Fulghum, , Mrs. E. F. Griffin, Mrs. Earl Mur phy, Mrs. Geo. Oliver, Mrs. F. L. O'Neal, Mrs. R. W. Smithwlck, Misses Helen Smithwlck, Camllle Swindell, Elizabeth Tlmberlake, I I Mrs. Geo Weaver, Mrs. Albert ' Wheless and Mrs. C. R. Sykes. An Older Youth Club, compos ed of farm boys and girls beyond the 4-H age limit, has been or ganised In Bertie County, reports Assistant Farm Agent R. D. Smith. RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION' j Injured in Auto Accident j,- , Mr, and Mrs. Cnry M. Howard were right badly hurt iii an au tomobile accident Sunday night about two miles North of town, when their car was in collision with a car, reportedly driven by ?Ice Hranch. colored. Their daugh ter. Virginia, who was riding with i Item escaped Injury. It was said Tom Perry was In the car with Hranch. Mr. and Mrs. Howard aud daughter, were returning from a trip to Richmond. THK LOl lsm iti; (iARIIKN CI. I'll MKKTS Tlit? November meeting of the l.ouiKburg Garden Club was hold in (he home of Mrs. S. S. .Meadows. Throughout the home were ar rangement of Fall flowers, the most attractive of which were the collection of "Love Apples" and "Dish Oardeua." The "Terranlums" and "Dish Gardens" were brought to the meeting by Mesdainen D. F. Mc Kinne, K. S. Ford, Ben William son, E. W. Furgurson, Grace Hall Stokes and Misses Lynn Hall and Susie Meadows. They were bo at tractive that those present were tilled with a desire to make one of her own. It was very fitting that Mrs. Alice Uzzell should read a paper entitled, "Winter Gar dens ? World of Their Own." In this paper directions for the plan ning of terrarlum were given. The club was most fortunate to have as its guest speaker, Crock er and Dunibas, of Cary. These ladles presented the subject of Gourd Growing and arrangements through discussion, slides afld dis play of articles made from the ornamental gourds. Their presen tation was one of great deal of Interest from beginning to end. Mrs. Meadows, assisted by her daughter!, served delicious Rus sian tea and home-made cookies to an unusually large group of guests Mrs. Stuart Davis, Chairman of Program Commltee, presented each member of the club with a most attractive hand-painted Year's Program Book. The' meeting was one of the best ever held by the Garden Club. It gave every one present an Im pulse to go home and get busy with "Oardening ? either making terrariums or planning to begin growing- gourds." Oxford Orphans The Oxford Orphanage Singing Class will be at Gold Sand High School, Thursday, November SO, at 7:30 P. M. , A free-will ottering will be ta ken. The public Is cordially in vited to attend. Craven County farmers are showing considerable interest in the purchase of brood mares, says L. G. Matthis, farm agent of tho State College Extension Service. FOH FIR8T riiAHS PRINTING I'UONE 283-1 European Summary ' lAindon ? German "wild" mine sinks British destroyer nifty with probable loss of 40 live*; another badly damage* Italian steamer; Nazi planes again raid Shet lands and En I gllsh east coast, but damage is slight; British planes reconnoi ' - ter German cities. Tilt Hague? Dutch ships are ordered to remain in port be i cause of British blockade plans | and the danger of "wild" min es; Holland and Belgium are expected to protest British blockade of German exports carried in their ships. Berlin ? Nazis indicate two British intelligence agents held here will be tried publicly in order to "prove" the British government ordered an assassi nation attempt on Adolf Hitler. Paris ? Government announ ces sinking of two I'-boats by , French torpedo boat within three days. Western Front ? Iti-itish and | French claim eight Nazi planes are shot down as rains cease and air and artillery activity Intensifies along entire ltM> milc front from Moselle to Uliiiic. Fire Damages Residence The residence of Mrs. K. ,H. I Strickland on Hast Nash Street ! was damaged by fire at 6 o'clock Thursday evening of last week. | The firemen did a pretty piece of work to save a large portion of i the residence, although the fire and water damage was rather large hut was insured. "Marvo" "Murvo" claimed to he Amer ica's living mechanical man will : he presented Saturday in the show window at W. K. While Furniture I Co.. tor the benefit of the people | visiting Louishurg who wish to ; see it. This act is free and is j sponsored by the I.ouisburg Clium j her of Commerce. The manage ment announces that they offer a Bautum car free to the person who makes him l&ugh. MKTHOIHSTS ?IVK THANKS On Sunday morning at the I.ouisburg Methodist Church there ! will he the special note of Thanks giving in the service. There wiil he a harvest home decoration, planned and arranged by Mrs. U. j N. W illiamson and assistants. This will be an example of how God. In His Providence, has show ered us with his blessings. The Choir hus jnade preparation for music in the Thanksgiving festi val spirit. Mr. Phillips' sermon will be on the topic, "Man's True Treasure." The young people meet at 6:45 j and the evening service, with ser | mon by the Paster Is at 7:30. POLKS (llt.VTKKl'l, TO A'MKRICA Washington. ? From the Polish Ambassador. President Roosevelt received today an expression of gratitude for what this country had done for Poland. The Ambassador, Jerzy Potoc ki, told reporters after a White House visit: "I thanked the President and the Government for all they have done for Poland In times of dis tress; I especially emphasized our gratitude for the assistance ex tended to us through the Ameri can Red Cross." Justice Club Furnishes Club Room Justice Club women were gtveu a room which they could use for a club room, last spring when the school moved Into a new brick building. The room is one of three in a frame building In good re pair, located on the justice School ground. They were not content with Just a foom, and went to work Im mediately to furnlsb tha room and make It as home-like as pos sible. They bought paint and had the room painted Ivory, purchased shades and draperies (or the win dows; and by thla time had arous ed enough interest that two book cases and material tor a window seat were given. Mrs. Marvin Bowden and Mrs. Rufus Bunn solicited in Louls burg one day, and received a lamp, end table, chair, two vases, material for some pillows, and several ash trays. The window seat has been constructed and covered with material like the draperies. Three large boxed pil lows on the seat give it, some what, the appearance of a studio couch when moved agalnst^i wall, near the stove for winter. Mrs. R. H. Williams Is the newly elected president ot the Club and has been very enthuasis tlc and active In cettltiu the room I furnished. I ? ? , - ? j " ? l ' ? Fathers* Night Mills P. T. A. Observes Night With Enthusiastic And Instructive Program The Mills Parent-Teacher As sociation observed Fathers' Night at its November meeting Thurs day, Nov. 16, at 7:30 P. M. Prizes were offered (or the oldest father I present, the youngest father and I the father having most children in school. These honors were won respectively by Messrs. Geo. | W. Weaver, E. 1. Wilkins, and Willie May. Mrs. James King's I expressions students gave a hum orous play. Mrs. A. B. Inscoe read the P. T. A. Creed. The devotional exercises were conducted by the Rev. Leicester V. Kent. Musical numbers were rendered by Bobby and Billy An drews, who played two clarinet and cornet solos, accompanied at the piano by James Byerly, Dean " of Music at Louisburg College. Mrs. Murphy explained that tha organization was combining a safety program with the regular ! program scheduled for the meet , ing. She asked Mayor W. C. Webb I to introduce the local police chief and patrolman. Mayor Webb i presented to the audience, N. C. i Barefoot, statistical analyist from I the Safety Division of the N. C. State Highway. Mr. Barefoot made a most en I lightening talk on the education, i enforcement and engineering I phases of safety. His address was made more effective by the listing of statistics on school and highway accidents, causes, anil provision for safety in the future. Of especial concern to parent* j present was the fact that already ! in 1939 the number of children under 15 years of age who have j been killed in motor accidents ' has totalled 108. To teachers and parents alike he warned that j the State appropriated for public , education in North Carolina for 'the present biennlum less than the 25 million dollars that motor ac cidents in this state cost during 1 last year. Mr. Barefoot offered the servic ! es of his department in advising the local school safety patrol.' ! Acknowledgment of this offer was mad'e by W. A. Huggins of the (Mills Safety Patrol. Mrs. Mnrphy suggested that the audience re cognize the local Boy Scouts who I were present in a body. The president read a Thanks giving prayer. Superintendent W. R. Mills made a few timely re marks. Miss Davis' room won the at tendance prize. ! Those present were invited to the Kconomics Department for tea and cookies. No Court Oil account of the illness of Judfce Frlzzell no session of (Franklin Superior Conrt Was held on Tuesday. Instead the Jury 'was dismissed by Clerk of Court Avent and recess was taken. llltOKKX ARM Mrs. J. F. Mltchiner. Superin tendent of Public Welfare of Franklin County is resting well from a broken arm and mtaor In juries, at a hospital at Dfyfaam, received in a fall on Main Street Saturday. KPSOM SCHOOL PLAY The Junior Class of Epsom High j School will present the Junior play "Adventurous Ann", Friday evening, December 8, at 7:30 o'clock. Come and enjoy a three-act ' comedy playing' a full, evening. A new cotton crop loan pro gram for 1939, which established for the first time a policy of loca , tlon differential*, has been an nounced by th? U. 3. Department I of Agriculture. FOR FIRST CLASS PRINTING PHONE 383-1 Wine farmer* will follow tM recommendation* of the Stat* College Fxtension Service anil tara under a portion of the win ter legnmee seeded thla fall, in. ntead of cutting the entire acre* a ft* for haj. ThU wlH increauq J the jrteld of rack rropa aa corn kf im much aa M per cent when 1 on laml whi+e a gteem manure crop wa? turned under. ? i
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