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LOUISHURG, N. CAROLINA FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 11)10
(EIGHT PACES)
NUMBER :?
$12,000 TO $15,000
FIRE
Starts In Shor's
Department Store
Damages Production Credit
Association Building and
Fixtures, Leggett's, Roses
And Bank Building
Louisburg experienced one of
the biggest fires in many yeais
early Tuesday morning, wheu Are
broke out in tUe rear end of
Shor's Department Store on Main
Street next door to Loulsburg
Production Credit Association and .
spread to the Production Credit
Association building (the old Far-)
mers & Merchants Bank), almost:
completely destroying both build- j
ings and the stock of Shor s De
partment Store.
The fire department responded
promptly but on account of con
ditions It was hard to rouse the|
town and only a few members j
learned of it In time to be of sa-;
sistance. However, those res-j
ponding did a fine job in stopping
what) looked to be at one time ?
conflagration with the entire bus-;
iness block in serious danger . o
much was the threat of the flames |
that the Idea of calling for help (
from some of the neighboring:
towns was considered.
The store occupied by Shor <
Department Store waii almost, u
complete loss, so much so that ?
will have to be practically rebuilt,
and the top of the old bank Imild
ing was badly damaged by lire
and other portions of the build
ing was damaged by water. Hie
damage to these two buildings
which are owned by Miss Colum
bia Crudup, of New York, is esti
mated at around SfT.UbO and is in
sured.
The damage to the stock ol the
Shor's Department Store is placed
at around $5,000 with insurance.
The damage to furniture at the
Louisburg Production Credit* As
sociation which was mostly water
and smolte, was placed at around
$500 which was insured. The re
cords were removed before dam
aged.
Leggett's Department Store
which is located to the rear of
Shor's, suffered a damage from
the wall gettlug too hot- and wa
ter seeping through and running
down the wall. This will neces
sitate repairs and repainting, cost
running anywhere from $100 up.
This was covered by insurance.
Rose's 5 and 10 cent Store had
a slight damage from water esti
mated at around $150 and wis
insured. ?
R. W. Sraithwlck. owner of the
buildings occupied by Rose's and
First--Citizen3 Bank & Trust Co.
estimates the damage to his build
ing, which consisted mainly cf
water damage to walls and Hood
ing the basement, coveving his
heating plant*, at around $1.00^
fully Insured. ,
The Louisburg Production f
Credit Association secured the (
building next to Murphy's garage
on Nash street and moved i's ,
equipment thereto Tuesday.
YOUTH DRAMA AT THE
METHODIST CHURCH |
On Sunday evening at the 7:30 ,
service there will be a dramatic i
presentation iu connection with <
Young People's Anniversary Day. i
The Intermediate Epworth Lea- i
sue. under the direction of Mrs. ,
Win. Andrews will give a dramat
ic message bearing the Mtle.
"Youth and the Living Church." !
Some of the great character! and
stirring events of the church
through the centuries will he
brought to mind in u forceful 1 1
way. I
The Sunday morning sermon by i
the pastor, Mr. Philllp3, will be on i
"His Last Chance."
On Mils Friday evening the .
Vance-Franklin Young People's
Union will meet at the Louisburg '
church and all interested young
people Are invited to attend.
PROGRAM AT THE
LOUISBURG THEATRE
The following is the program
at the Louisburg Theatre begin
ning Saturday. March 2nd:
Saturday ? Double Feature ?
Johnny Mack Brown and Bob Bs- '
ker in "Desperate Trails" and
Jane Wyman in "Private DBtec- I
live." Also Chapter No. 5 "Zor- j
cos Fighting Legion."
Sunday - Monday - Tuesday ? |
Spencer Tracy, Bobert Young.
Huth Hussey nnd Walter Brennnn '
In Kenneth Bohort's "Northwest |
Passage." I
Wednesday? Gary Cooper nnd
Merle Oberon In "The Cowboy
And The Lady."
Thursday-Friday ? Joan Ben- |
nett and Adojphe Menjou in "The
Housekeeper's Daughter." J
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11.50 For Year In Advance
NEW PASTOE
Rev. R. Herman Nicholson, ucw
pastor of the Loutsburg Circuit o i
the Methodist Church. The new
minister is a graduate student .n
religion at Duke University,
where he has served as chairman
of the Committee on World Chris
tian Missions. A native of States
vllle, he attended Mitchell College
and Lenoir-Rhyne College before
enrolling at Duke.
European
Summary
Washington. ? Hull disclo^s
1'iiitcd Slates seeking world
will e support for post-war end
to economic aiiUd'cliy, re^inieu
I nt Ion und totnlituriuTiisin ;
House votes $120,000,000 non
military loan for Finland.
Loudon. ? liloyd (i e o r g e
warns Britons tnust till "every
acre" to win xie^e warfare* lie
cause Ofmaiis have attaiucd
victual economic self-sullieien
cy; lieriiiit Roosevelt to volun
teer as lender of Fnglisli inter*
national brigade ^oiuu to Fin
land. *
Helsinki.?? Russians gain in
Artie; Finns say invaders suf
fer heavily to fierce Kurelinn
Isthmus fighting.
ISiichurcst . ? (?crmany offers
to guurautce Rumania's bor
ders, hut demands in return
virtual trade monopoly.
Iludapcst. ? I'olice. under
Xazi pressure, Iny virtual siege
to French embassy harboring
10 C '/echo-Slovak refugees with
new French pass ports; hund
red* of other refugees face de
portation to (>eriuaiiy as result
of < termini drive to break up
"underground railway."
LOUISBURU bAi'TlST
CHURCH
Or. A. >'ii n I Bagliv. pallor
preached the second seanon oil
"Is the Modern liny tTiurch ?
Failure?" He used as his text
lipli. 5:27? "That tie might pres
sntitt tit himself a glorious church,
not having spot. or wrinkle, or
?ny such thing; lint that It should
be holy and without blemish."
Die success or lailure of the
church ID to he determined in
Lhe light of its function.
The sermon dealt with a dis
jussion of functions of church,
namely; (1) Basis of supply for
nil better and truer life, redeem
ed men and women. (2) Supply
manhood and womanhood of u
definite type, manhood and wom
tnhood with character. Ideal.:,
courage and conviction A person
without character iB like a house
without a foundation, a person
without) ideals is like a house
without a roof, and a person with
out courage Is like a house with
out rooms to dwell in.
Individuals come to God's house
ror a common, aim and end-by
.heir fellowship they are surcharg
ed with courage and conviction
to do what they ought tio do.
Sunday morning at eleven Dr.
Bagby will continue series ott
Modern Day Church, discussing
?The Needs Which Face Us."
Sunday evening at seven-thirty
he will preach the second sermon
In a series on "The Three Bible
Fools", this one being entitled
'The Hypocrit." V v
Sunday School at 9:45 A. M.
Baptist Training Union at- 6:30
P. M.
HKCKIVKH APPOINTMENT
Charleston, S. C? Feb. 28. ? Iu
the list of appointments and re
appointments recently published
by the Department of Military
Science and Tactics ut The Cll?
del, The Military College of 8outh
Carolina. Cadet D. I.. Perry, ot
304 N. Main Street, Louisburg,
N. C., was listed as Corporal and
assigned to ComiKtny H of the
2nd Battalion Coast Artillery unit.
These appointments are based in
academic standing, leadership,
personality, neatness, hearing and
extra-curricular activities. Perry
Is a member of the 8opfcomore
class.
Young Perry is the son of Dr.
and Mrs. II. C. Perry
TOWN COMMIS
SIONERS MEET
The Board of Town Commis- ,
sioners met in semi-monthly ses
sion, Feb., 22, 1940. at 7:30 P. M.
All members were present except j
P. W Elam.
A motion was passed to take a j
full page advertisement in the;
Louisburg Coliege annual. ? "The!
Oak."
The Board instructed the Town j
Attorney to take the 1937 Tax
! Sales Certificates and to either j
collect title taxes or to foreclose
on all property on which the 19;,'7 j
taxes are pa3t due. ? .
The Board instructed Attorney j
J. P. Matthews to complete <u- j
rangements for the payment of
the tuxes due on the Meta J. Cooke
property and to secure a deed to
the Dave Wood property nt once.
The Tax Committee was in
structed to meet with the Tax
, Collector and to review all ap
parent- nncollectable personal :
, property taxes, with tile view of
; charging them off the books.
The Board agreed to allow Dr. j
A. H. -Flemicg the sum of $25.00;
: representing the cost of moving
ithe ticket office at the Franklin
| County Fair Grounds, in accord-,
ance wit'h it's agreement under
date of March, 22, 1939.
It was agreed between Mr. M
(8. DaviB and the Commissioners;
of the Town of Louisburg, N. C., I
i that there would be no additional ;
fees charged by Mr. Davis for
I running levels, setting grade
stakes, and superintending, the
paving of alleys or streets lead
ing to or around t-he Armory '
Hullding. or the construction of
luny necessary retaining walls on
: the Armory lots.
There being no further busi
ness the meeting adjourned.
MORK WIOUT THK ? KiriM,KI?
< HII,l>RK\
Two very Interest'inR results
came of the iirst article that ap
peared in thin paper last week.
The tirst of these result* really
amounted to u proof that the
i' RAN KLIN TIM1S8 Roes consid
erably further from Louislm rg
i'han the confines of Franklin
County. The couuty chairman
had a most interesting letter
which enclosed a check for the
Crippled Children's faster Seals
sale. This letter was from a lady
iu Washington, D. C.. who says
that s)te has always been intense
ly interested in all Oh a I concerns
I.oulsburg and Franklin County.
She Roes on to say that she found
LouisburR a very happy home
when she lived here and that she
still continues to call this town
her home. All this lady has to
say is quite true. The second iu
t-mesling result thai came of last
week's item rngardinR this Crip
pled Children Fund was the check
which was enclosed In this lady's
letter. This was the fund's first
donation and it came from the
capital of the United Stnles.
If there are any Rood friends of
the crippled children who would
like to make their donations be
fore the actual sale of seals begins
which will be Monday, the elev
enth of March, the treasurer. Mrs.
John Williamson, at the Welfare
Office will be glad to receive any
checks.
The county committee has high
hopes thai t-he fund will really be
adequate this year to care for the <
children of the county, and the .
committee feels further that if
the Rood people of Franklin ;
County show a willingness to do
>>heir part, that the state will be
more than willing to do its share
K.AMSKY KKYNOTKIt
Keynote speaker 'at the State
Democratic Convention in Ral
eigh May 17 will he I). Hlden
Ramsey, of Ashevllle. general
mauager of the Ashevllle Citizen
Times. Governor Hoey said Tues
day.
The Governor said he had been
Informed of Ramsey's designation
by R. Gregg Cherry, of Gastonla, '
State Democratic Chairman. Ram
sey also will serve as temporary
chairman of the convention, until
a permanent chairman is elected.
Ramsey, s graduate of the Uni
versity or Virginia, is widely
known as a speaker, a student and
.a business executive. He began
| Ills newspaper career in 1920 as
associate editor of the Citizen,
subsequently served as editor of
the Times and in 1930 became
general manager of the Ashevllle
Citizzen-Tlmes company.
Interested from his college days ,
in public affairs, he ran for com- \
mluaioner of public safety of Ashe
vllle in 1919 and was elected. He
held a similar post in Winston- j
Salem later. Since then, he has
declined lo become a candidate
for public office. He bait long
been a leader In rivle affairs and
has played a prominent role In
charitable organizations In Ashe- !
I vilify
The Polk Cojinly Agricultural '
i Conservation Association commlt
: tee has started a movement to get
every farmer possible to sow at
| least) 100 pounds of lespedeza
seed this spring.
Receive Funds For
Finland
Mr. A K. Henderson. Cashier
of the First Citizens Rank and
Trust Co., announces that his
bank ^ili receive funds for the
Fius in Franklin County and
transmit them to the State Treas
urer.
Mr. Henderson was appointed
Chairman for Fraukliu County
the past week by Mr. George
Watts Hill. State Chairman, of
Durham. in commenting upon
ttiis move Mr. Henderson said
that in addition to showing ? our
sympathy for the Finns it was a
good business proposition to whip
the antagonist's to good govern
ment overseas, and if the Finn9
can do it lets give them what they
need to do it with.
Any one wishing to contribute
to the cause will send or toke
their donation to Mr. A. E. Hen
derson. Cashier First Citizens
Bank and Trust Co.. Louisburg,
N. C.. who will acknowledge re
ceipt of same and send ii on to do
Its mission.
HEARING IN FATAL
CRASH POSTPONED
TWO WEEKS
A hearing for two men on
charges which grew out of a
fatal accident on U. S. Highway
1 near Youugsville last Thursday
night, of last week, was continu
ed for two weeks by Recorder '
Hamilton Hobgood In Louishurg
recorder's court Tuesday.
Postponement iwas forced be
cause Edmund 'Madaraisay of
New York City, a prosecuting wit
ness. and Lewis llenry Perry.
Youugsville Negro charged with
operating a wagon without light*,
wore unable to attend. Madaras
say is undergoing treatment in
Wake Forest for a hip fracture.
The other defendant is E. P.
Bond of Raleigh, t*ruck driver for
the Dr. Pepper Bottling Company,
charged with reckless driving.
Victim of the crash was l.eona
.Vlause of New York City, who was
riding in a car with Mtxlarassay
which was struck by a truck driv
en by Bond. Coroner K. A. Bob
biit quoted Bond as saying that
he swerved his truck to avoid
striking Lewis' wagon and that
ilia machine collided with Aladu
ruxaay's car.
SERMON TO SCOUTS
A successful Roy Scout anni
versary service. with 11 sermon by
Dv. A. Paul Bagby, was held at
the Methodist Church last Sunday
night. Ilr. Bagby, local Baptist
Minister. spoke on Je.sus' experi- 1
i'nor at twelve years, using the
topic. "The lloy of Twelve."
Th'' speaker told of how neith
er Mary and Joseph, nor Hie wise
Doctors in the Temple understood
?lesus, and said that any boy of
twelve was a puzzle to his par- '
on Is. his teachers, and even to
himself. Tills Is because such ra
pid changes come Into the mind
utld personality at this age. This
is a most important' age in a iioys
life because the inlluenccs and
sympathies which he feels at this I
perlijd will determine the lite of
the man. Dr. B;i |hy further slat- ;
ed that the age of twelve, or !
somewhere close to Mint age. Is
the normal time for very signifi
cant religious experiences, with
conversion and active church life
often beginning at that tlinn.
A very helpful Impression was
made on both the boys and the
older persons present, as the spir
itual opportunities of the Boy
Scout age In life were emphasized.
MKS. WAT KIN'S IIOSTKNS
Mrs. C. M. Watkins was hos- ]
less to the Current Literature i
Club 011 Tuesday afternoon. Feb
ruary 27. at the home of Mrs. 0. ;
M. Beam. The subject for the
afternoon was "Norsemen and
Their Neighbors." and the fol
lowing papers were given: "Nor
way: Land of the Midnight Sun,"
by Miss Mary Yarborough; "Swe
den: Land of .in Ancient Nobil
ity," by Mrs. V. R. Kilby; "Den
mark: Land of Paradox," by Mrs.
A. Paul Bagby, and "Normad
Lapps," by Mrs. S. P. Burt. A
special feature of the program ,
was a piano solo by Miss Oeral
dine Parker, of Louishurg Col
lege.
After the program a delicious
and substantial two-course sup
per was served In the dining
room.
Special guests present wero: >
Miss Qeraldlne Parker. Miss Al
berta Davis, Miss Camille Swin
dell. Mrs. E. P. Griffin and Mrs*.
V/oodall. Members present were: !
Mrs. Walter Patten, Mrs. V. It.
Kilby. Mrs. M S. fJavls. Mrs. T.
K. Allen. Mrs. 1. D. Moon, Mi's. S. i
P. Burt, Mrs. T. C. Amick, Mrs. .
J. (!. Phillips, Miss Mary Yarbor- ,
ougli, Mrs. A. Paul Bagby and
Mrs. C. M. Watkins.
Because of the recent unusual
weather, truck growers in the
Wilmington area have bech set
back two to Miree weeks In their
work, says J. P. Herring, county
agent.
FARMERS
SHORTCOURSE
OPENED WEDNESDAY
AT COLLEGE
Good Attendance on First
Day; Splendid Addresses; j
Interesting Round Table
Talks; Dr. Clarence Poe
Addressed Thursday's
Session
Tlie two day Sliort course for !
farmers inaugurated and put over
by Franklin County's efficient* j
County Agents, Farm and Home
and their assistants, got off to a
good start Wednesday morning
with a splendid attendance.
At the morning session Supt.
W. C. Strowd made the address of
welcome and responded to by
Mr. J. T Patrick. County Agent
Boyce introduced the speakers!
and presided.
Mr. O. F. McCrary made an in- j
foresting talk on Making Most of
the Short Course, in which he
stressed the idea of cooperating
with ithe several agencies to tlnd ,
a way out of the present situa
tion
Mr. A. C. Kinney made a short
address telling in clear and un
derstandable language of the care
and importance ol Ihe family
milk cow.
Mr. C. F. Parrisb mid
present of bow to- make poultry u
cash Income and t*>ld of the oppor
tunities for the pouiirymnn who
gave the necessary attention to
the project.
Mr. K. V. Floyd told in a most
Interesting way of die outlook for
I !? ?0.
The meeting recessed for .1
picnic dinner on the campus.
The evening (tension was open
ed by an address by Mr. K. T.
IMi 111 ph icy. on the question of
Cold Storage in preserving farm
meat it which was especially inter
esting and instructive
The meeting was divided into
Men's and Women's meetings at
whicli Mr. E. Y. Floyd. Mrs. Cur- 1
nelia .Morris, and Mr. A. !' Kim
rey made addresses and an inter
eseiug round table discussion was
had.
Thursday morning's session
"opened with an address 011 The
tiarden that Feeds the Family, by
Mr. L. P. Watson. In which much ;
timely information was given.
Air. J. O. Kowell spoke on Uiir
deu liib-cts and their Control.
Dr. Clafence foe. editor of the
I 'regressive Farmer, made (lie ad
dress of the day oil the subject
'Ten Year Farm Program for llie
South" m which he pictured the
predicament of the Southern
farmers of today who Is depend- '
Ing on cotton and tobacco, tic
pointed out that foreign countries
hud increased their tobacco pro
duction from 70. OOU. 000 to 3B0.
000.000 pounds or from it's to;
42 per cent of our 1U38 crop, and 1
ihat after the war England, if
successful In winning the war. 1
will he' impoverished and un
able to 1>uy, it will likely increase
duty on tobacco and give favor
to her colonies which will no;
doubt be formf-il into l.'nited
States of Europe."'"
The Cotton situation is as bad
or worse and the speaker said
It is amazing I hat our people
have been able to survive under
the readjustment golpg on in cot
ton.
He suggested that we will have
to adopt a more halauced pro
gram. Make food and feed crops
in proportion to mnny crops, and
scrap the idea that yon can make
tobacco and cotton and buy your
food and feed to better advan
tage. He pointed to live stock,
poultry and diversified crops as
our saviour and said "the quicker
we realize It and adjust ourselves
the quicker and easier will be
come the change. He expressed
the greatest confidence In our
people In bolng able and capable
of handling this readjustment to
great advantage. Ills was a most
interesting and Instructive ad
dress and was greatly enjoyed and
appreciated by all.
The speaker was Introduced by
Mr. A. F. Johnson, editor of the
FRANKLIN TIMES, who took oc
casion to compliment the County
Agents, their assistants and those
nt'tendlng on the inauguration of
this Short Course and hoped they
would continue it annual In
dlflnitely.
Following lunch on the campus
the evening session was divided
In^to sections with Mr. J. O. Row
ell discussing Controlling the
Boll Weevil, and Mr. L. P. Wat
son discussing Sweet Potatoes as
a Cash Crop in Franklin County j
at the Men's section, and Control
of Household Pests and Small !
Fruits, respectively, at the Worn- j
en's section. In addition the '
Women's session heard a most' I
Interesting and Instructive .id- I
dress on Your Clothes and Per
sonality by Mrs. Willie Hester.
The entire Short Course was
considered a great success bring
ing valuable Information to the
I farmers and Instituting a wonder
'ftil spirit of cooperation.
Recorder's Court
Franklin Recorder's Court held
a short session on Tuesday and '
disposed of the following docket:
Willie , ? Hunter, abandonment |
and non support, cost paid and (
continued under former order.
William Henry Williams found j
not guilty of bastardy.
William Jones plead guilty to
bastardy and was given 6 months
on roads, suspended upon pay
ment to Lucille Wholess of $75
and pay costs.
Richard Moore was found gull
ty of abandonment and non sup
port, and given 6 months on
roads, execution uot to issue upon
the payment of $2.00 per month
to wife and costs. I
Otho Medltn, possession of still,
unlawful possession of whiskey,
manufacturing whiskey, continu- 1
ed.
Ben Teaalcy plead guilty tov op
erating automobile intoxicated,
and given 90 days on roads, sus
pended upon payment of $50 fine
and costs and not to operate mo
tor vehicle for ^,2 mont-hs.
R. P. Pearce. Zoil Pearce were
found not guilty of worthless
check charge.
Joe Davis Thomas, larceny and
receiving, remanded to W. V. i
Avent, Juvenile Judge.
Lee Brodie plead guilty to mo- j
tor vehicle violation, judgment
suspended upon payment of costs. ,
K. P. Bond reckless driving, re
sulting in death, continued.
YOCNOHVII.I.K VOTKS ItOMtS
Franklin County's thriving lit
tle town of Youngsvllle voted wa
ter and sewer bonds on February
20th liy a good substantial ma
jority. There were 2 IS register
ed ami 17!! voted for both bond
i:4aiK-H while 4 2 . actually voted
against the issuance of the hoUfls.
It look one hundred ami eight
votes to carry the issue and the
results showed a majority of t>5
over the registration or 1 -> 1 over
the actual voting.
This. shows our sister town on
the road to progress ami better
living.
i'h.wck riTs :\mix urn-:
on i \i;>ii;i;s
I'm is. The Krenvh kovpi h
lucni Tuesday ordered sill the na
i ionV farm workers requisitioned,
holding them to the soil under
military control in assure I lie
.-.prlng pl<i 11 1 iiiK -
A notice issued by I he minis
tries of agriculture and labor sail
that 'agricultural production de
layed by the severe winter must
he intensified so that provisioning
of the counliy will not he coin- !
promised." N
The. requisition decree forbade 1
business and industries to hire
workers away from I h?* farms |
without special permission. '
? I
Micsf VAIimilUU (ill KXTKIt- '
f K
TAINS ,
All*. K ii'Ii. i id Yurbnrough I'll- ?
tertained the O'llenry Book Club ,
on Wednesday. Feb. 21. Mrs. ,
Robert Sinitliwick read a paper ,
on "The Choice and Care of Sil
ver." Mrs. Karle Mnrpliy descri
bed "Old and New Patterns of ,
Silver." Mrs. Murphy showed (
home very interesting pieces i 'f |
flat silver, some being over two
hundred years old. t
Misses Mary and Edith Yarbor-:(
ough were guests.
A delicious rfreshment course
was served.
TO OI'EN I'LOWER SHOP
Mrs. Hazel Roberson. who has
been in charge of t>h s Louisburg
Flower Shop since Its establish
ment has withdrawn and will open
a Flower Shop of her own to be
known as Hazel Roberson, Florist
This will be located in the Pro
lesalonal building on Court Stree',
the same location as the old
Louisburg Flower Shop. Mrs.
Roberson, whose experience in
handling dowers for all occasions,
informs the TIMES that she will ,j
be prepared to furnish flowers, in
? 11 designs and for all occlusions
at reasonable prices and prompt
ly.
OTIS CASWELL HEXTOX
Otis Caswell Benton. 20. died i
Wednesday morning at his home, i
Spring Hope, Route 2.
Survivors are his paints. Mr.
and Mrs. A. C. Benton: two sis
ters, and a brother, all of Spring
Hope.
Funeral services were held >it
the home Thursday at 2: SO
o'clock. Burial was in the fam
ily cemetery.
INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE
The FRANKLIN TIMES is m-j
quested to sl<ate that Mr. A. O.
Curl, Jr.. Deputy Commissioner,
will ho In the office of Mr. Ceorge
W. Ford, Register of Deed* at
Louisburg on March 6th and
11th, 1940, for the purpose of as
sisting the taxpayers In flling their
Income and Intangible personal
property tax returns.
FOIt FIRST CLASS PRINTING
PHONE 283-1
EUROPEAN
WAR NEWS
Helsinki, Feb. 28. ? The Red
Aruiy's relentless pressure against
Finnish defenses along the shell
pocked Karelian Isthmus contin
ued today to the accompaniment
of successful Russian attacks on
the far northern front near Pet
satno.
The Finnish high command
communique made scant mention
of the Isthmus fighting, saying
only that the "enemy suffered
heavily" and that Finnish force.*
fought defensive actions with
"lively" artillery fire on both ,
sides.
As Sovieb forces attacked
across the ice of Viipuri Bay, ap
parently planning to envelop tha
city of Viipuri, civilians wer*
withdrawn from many village-*
along the bay's western shore,
since they had come within range
of advancing Russian artillery.
The Russians seemed to thrust
the spearh^d of their attack
westward along the Gulf of Fin
land roast at all costs.
There were signs that this
might prove costly, since the
Finns have strong batteries along
t'he coast, though the coastal for
tiflcations farther south, centering
around Koivisto, already have
fallen into Russian hands.
In addition, the Finns are Stan
ding firmly at Taipale, the eastern
end of the isthmus defense line
where repeated Soviet assault*
have failed to gain ground ever
since the war started November
30.
Paris. Fob. 28. ? Renewed pa
trol fighting on ihe Western Front
accompanied by continued aerial
activity, was reported tonight by
military dispatches which said
that French artillery had smashed
German attempts to (eel out ad
vance positions.
At the same Wine, official an
nouncements disclosed that Brit
ish reconnaissance plane* had
llown over Merlin- as well as
Kiel, Cuxhaven and Hanover?
again last night*, and reported
that two German planes, which
participated in tnass flights ovor
France, had been downed in the
past hours.
"The land action was reported
purlieu la rly hot in Ihe sector be
tween the Aiosolle and Saar rivers,
not- fur from the Mixeinbourg bor
der. where the Nazis have struck,
again and again in the lust 10
days ni French advance positions.
Three German patrols were hal
led in this area by French ba;
rages before they got within
striking distance of their objec
tives. dispatches from Uie front
said.
Further east, in the vicinity of
Ihe lilies Kiver. French artillery
was reported to have directed h
lot tire against German positions,
iliscnuraging patrol activity in
?his sector. The French high com
nand took note of these opern
llous in its morning communique
l>y mentioning Increased artillery
?nd patrol activity, but its nightly
om ni n n i<|ue said merely "quiet
lay."
Ileiiin Version
(In Berlin tile German high
command said a strong French in
fantry assunll1. supported by artil
lery. bad been repelled eust of the
vloselle River last night.)
Announcement of the downing
of two of the German planes
which had taken part in flights
over France, penetrating to the
Paris area, wus made in a special
communique. It did not- say, how
ever, whether the planes had been
Jowned by the anti-aircraft Are
or pursuit ships.
Meanwhile, the British Ait
ministry, which earlier had re
ported two other German planes
destroyed off the English coast,
announced that' the Royal Air
Force had made it* fifth flight
over Germany in six days, recon
noitering Hanover and the Nazi
naval bases at Kiel and Cuxhaven
in addition lo flying over Rerlin.
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