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PETITIONS
MANY REPORTS ORDER
ED FILED
Commissioners Hear Plan
To Put Names Under Pic- 1
tures In Court Room and
To Improve County Prop
erty on Tar River
The Board of County Commis
sioners met in regular session on
Monday with ull members pres
ent except Bartholomew The
following business was transact
ed:
Three road petitions presented
to the Board from citizens of
Pearce, Riley's and Hopkins, one
from the Ivey and Warrenton
roads community and one from
Cypress Creek township, the
Board ordered these paproved
and sent to the State Highway
Commission.
Report? from the following of- 1
r.cers were received and ordered
tiled: Dr. R. F. Yurborough,
Health Officer; Mrs. J. F. Mitch
iner. Welfare Officer; Supt. E. R.
Richardson, County Home; W. C.
Boyce, Farm Agent; J. E. Tuck,
Negro Farm Agent; Miss Lillie
Mae Braxton. Home Agent.
A petition for Widening State
V ighway No. 1.
Trumiller Harris was placed
;>on the blind list.
The Board drew a Jury tor the
.> pril term of Court.
The Board of ElecMonx was be
:->re the Commissioners in regard
:?.> expenses in carrying out the
Ney Election law and was assur
ed the cooperation of the Board
i:i its efforts to properly conduct
, '.he elections in the most econoin
*:aL manner.
A. F. Johnson suggested to the
rtoard that the names of the sub
lets be placed under the pictures
Uiat are hung upon the walls of
:iie Court room, suggesting that
since we are proud of these for
.ner ciMzens sufficient to provide
-pace for the pictures in the
Court room lets tell others who
-ftey are. And also to invite the
.'amilles of Governor Biekett.
Sen. Wylie M. Person, ij. A. New
? 1 and any others to furnish pic
tures to be placed in the Court
room in their memory. It was
suggested tlmt the Historical
< Commission take action in keep
ng with the suggestion at once.
He also suggested that- the Coun
ty make an investigation looking
to improving the County proper
ty by the side of thfe Ford Plpce
and back of the jail, with WPA
Aid, and town cooperation, mak
ing of it a parking place and buil
ding up the County's property to |
usable unit. This was deferred i
until Commissioner Bartholomew
could be present.
After allowing a number of ac
counts the Board adjourned
EltVIN 8. WI1.DKI:
Spring Hope. ? Funeral servic
ed for Ervin 8. Wilder, 76. of the
Seven Paths community, who died
Monday at 7:45 p. m., were herd
Tuesday at Cypress Creek Baptist
Church, conducted by the Rev. E.
Y. Averette. assisted by Dr, W.
R. Cullom.
. Survivors are his wife; two
pons, T. S. Wilder, of Seven Paths
and Charlie Wilder, of Spring
Hope, R. F. D. ; two daughters,
Mrs. Lee McQregor. of Louisburg,
Route 4, and Mrs. Glenn Medley,
of Rocky Mount; and eight grand
children.
PROGRAM AT THE
LOUISBURG THEATRE
The following 1* the program
fct the LouUburg Theatre begin
ning Saturday, April 6th:
Saturday ? Double Feature?
Charles Starrett in "Blazing Six
Shooters" and Lynn Barl In "Free
Blonde and Twenty-One", also
Chapter No. 10 "Zorros Fighting
Legion."
Sunday ? Lynda Darnell In
Stardust" with John Payne and
Holand Young.
Monday ? Shirley Temple In
The Blue Bird" In Technicolor. |
Tuesday ? On the Stage in Person
? Bill Holt and His South Sea Is
landers" On the 8creen ? Loretta r.
Young and David Niven in "Eter
nally Yours."
Wednesday ? Tom Brown and
Constance Moore in "Ma. He's
Making Eyes At Me."
Thursday-Friday ? Henry Fon
da, Russell Simpson and Jane
Darwell In John St6inb?ck's
' The Grapes of Wrath."
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European
Summary
London? Churchill mailt' Mu
tator of Britain's warring ser
vices in drastic cabinet shake
up; Karl of Athlone appointed
governor-general of Canada;
British say Germans unsuccess
ful In two convoy raids ; Britain
and (Germany lose one plane
each In buttle off east coast.
lterlln ? (joe ring says Hitler
has forces mobilized for "de
cisive blow" in west, but gives ,
no clue as to when; Nazis re
port British convoy "success- :
fully" attacked.
Paris ? Raynaud, in broadcast
to United States, says Allies
"are strong, and strong enough
to win," and will conclude no
"phoney" peace with Hitler;
German prisoners captured on
western front; SO former Com
munist deputies given four-year
prison sentences, eight others
draw suspended sentences.
Recorder's Court
Krankliu Kecorder'g Court held
an unusually large session, espec
ially from a spectators stand
point, Tuesday after a two weeks
vacation. Prosecuting Attorney
Charles P. Green was assisted by
Attorneys Hill Yarborough and
Jack Matthews and cases were
disposed of as follows:
James Davis was foumi guilty
of bastardy, and given 6 months i
on roads, suspended upon pity-'
men t of costs and $100 to *1 Liu
Kelly.
O. W. Hicks was found not'!
guilty of assault with deadly wea-!
pon.
James Cooley plead guilty to
larceny and receiving, and was:
given. 90 days on roadg.
James Lewis. Jr.. plead guilty
to motor vehicle violation and
was given 60 days on roads, sus
pended upon payment of cpsts. !
D K. Gardner plead guilty to
public drunkenness. Judgment
suspt':?ir.d xtvrth payment of -emits. I
James Cooley plead guilty to
larceny and receiving and was
given 9 months ^n roads.
Henry Burt plead guilty to mo
tor vehicle violation, judgment ?
suspended upon payment) of costs. I
IClvin Pearce waa?,)'ound not
guilty of carrj-fiig conceaied wea-!
pon. assault with deadly weapon.
Jarvis Evans plead guilty to'
assault wit'h deadly weapon, and
given 4 months on roads.
Archie Bell was found guilty of
unlawful possession of whiskey ,
and given 6 months on roads, exe
cution not to issue upon payment
of costs and uot to violate any of
the liquor laws of .North Carolina
in two years. ? j
The following rases were con
tinued:
Eugene Turner, public drunk
enness, profane language.
Aaron Medlin. reckless driving, t
Ennis Lancaster, operating au- j
tomobile intoxicated, profane lan
guage.
Henry C. Wood, reckless driv- !
ing.
Thomas Hunt, motor vehicle
violation.
Louie Bullock, operating auto
mobile intoxicated.
List of Jurors
The following is a list of ju
rors drawn for the April term of
Franklin Criminal Court, to con
vene on Monday. April 15th:
Dunn ? Dollle Pearce. F. R.
Watklns. A B. Medlin. E. C.
Pearce.
Harris ? C. H. Richardson, H.
W. Oakley, B. D. Denton.
Youngsvllle ? J. A. Bundling,
I. V. Origsom.
Franklinton ? Carl W. Bailey,
J. F. Harris.
Haye8Vllle ? E. H. Journegan,
R. N. Ayescue, W. H. Wilder, H.
L. Ayescue, W. W. Wynn.
Sandy Creek ? J. B. Bumgard
ner, Elliott Fuller.
Gold Mine ? Percy Oupton.
Cedar Rock ? J. E. Oupbon
Cypress Creek ? W. O. Bowden,
J. W. Wilder, Wilson Gay.
Loulsburg ? D. W. Simmons.
P. C. Holmes, R. R, Gupton, H.
L. Alford, B. W. Cash. O. C. Har
ris. A. G, Knott.
THOMAS MAXWEI.L'H
MANAGER
v Wednesday's News - Observer
gives the appointment' of Mr.
Ernest F. Thomas by A, J. Max
well, candidate for Governor, as
his manager for Franklin County.
Speak in jest it you will ? but
not too oftien. Only professional
jester* find caps and bells profit
able. . ?
M. S. CLIFTON, Sr.
DEAD
Mr. Maurice S. Clifton. Sr.. one
of Louishurg's most highly res
pected citizens died at his home
about 8 o'clock Wednesday night
following a long illness. lie was
64 years of* age and is survived1
by his wife and live children. M.
S. Clifton. Jr., and Mrs. Edward
Uzzell. of Raleigh: Airs. Sophia
Pike, of Nashville. Teuu.; Miss
Mary Anna Clifton, of Trenton;
and Billy Clifton, of l.ouisburg.
and the following sisters. Mrs. ;
John W. King. Mrs. S. 1'. Boddie,
Mrs. Kate C. Perry, and Mrs. L,. j
L. Joyuer.
During his act'ive life Maurice !
was very popular and active in
the business and social life of
Louisburg. having served the
Town in an official capacity, was ;
Register of Deeds and Cashier of j
the Farmers and Merchants Bank, j
He enjoyed a wide popularity !
through the entire County.
Funeral services were held 1
from St. Paul's Episcopal Church, j
where he held membership, at
4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
conducted by t'he Rev. L. F. Kent,
the rector, and interment was
made in Oakwood Cemetery. The
pallbearers were: P. W. Elam, P. j
S. Allen, J. M. Allen, J. B. King,
W. T. King, Jobn King. Maurice
Jpyner, Dr. W. C. Perry, Joe Mun
ford. Those in charge of the (
flowers were Mrs. Earl Murphy, !
Mrs. W. C. Perry. Mrs. W. T.
King. Mrs. James Kin^. Music
was by a vested Choir.
Quite a large number of friends
attended both services to pay a
last sad tribute to t'lie deceased. '
T ucker- Johnson
The marriage of Miss llazel
Hayward Johnson and John Allen
Tucker wax solemnized til eleven
o'clock Tuesday morning in SI.
rani's Episcopal Church.
The church was beautifully de
corated. Spirea jiiifl terns
hanked against "The chancel walls.
Eucharist lc candles hurnod on
the altar. I.arge baskets of spirea
were interspersed willi ferns along
t'he choir rail and lu I he trans
ceptB.
Uslrers-were George Olivier, Bob;
Johnson, James Shearin and Mc
Kinne Pearce. of Washington. D.
C.
The prenuptial organ music was
played by Mrs. H. J. Lewis. The
vested choir entered singing the
processional. "O Perfect Love."
The bride, entering with heri
father. Dr. Harry II. Johnson, |
took her place In the front pew.
The groom entered the Church,
with his hesi man, W. Hlair Tuck
er and took his place in the op- j
posile pew.
The bride wore a pink and
Navy blue ensemble with white
accessories. Her flowers were a
shoulder corsage of roses and val-.
ley lilies. She had no attend- >
ants.
The officiating minister was the
Rev. Leicester F. Kent, rector of \
the church. He administered
communion to the bride and j
groom after the betrothal.
The bride was given in mar- 1
riage by her father. After the 1
vows were spoken, Mr. and Mrs.
Tucker left the church by way of
the vestry room. The choir sang
as a recessional t'he hymn. "The
Voice That Breathed O'er Eden."
The bride is the oldest daugh
ter of Dr. and Mrs. Harry Hay
ward Johnson. She is a gradu
ate of St. Mary's School, Raleigh,
and of the Maryland Institute of
Art. Baltimore. Mr. Tucker is
the son of Mrs. Claude Tucker
and the late Mr. Tucker. He re
ceived his education ati Loulsburg
College.
After a wedding trip to Char
leston, S. C., the couple will be at
home at 305 North Main Street,
Loulsburg. .
Following the wedding the
parents of the bride entertained
informally at* a luncheon at their
residence on Sunset Avenue.
Census Takers
The following Is the list of1
Census takers for Franklin Coun-!
ty:
C. V. Beddingfleld, VV. H. Bak
er, J. M. Stalllngs, M. L. Hag
wood, John Chamblee, C. C. Win
ston, O. R. BridgeW, J. E. Wln
ston. Hector Harris. R. O, Winn,
Glenn O. Kennedy, Orover C. PAr
rlsh. Perry Griffin, John Neal, H.
E. Gardner, Mrs. Gladys Collie.
C. E. Moore, B. N Williamson,
Sr.. John A. Tucker, and B. B.
Massenburg.
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HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS
Hon. Frank L. Dunlap. Chairman
N. C. State Highway & )*ul>li<
Works Commission.
Raleigh. N. C.
Dear Sir: \
There is a movement on foot 'o |
induce the, State Highway Com
mission to widen Highway No. 1.
from the Virginia line to the
South Carolina state line and to
eliminate the curves on this high
way.
The l.ouisbiug Chamber of
Commerce is very much opposed
to this vast, unnecessary expendi
ture of public funds, on Miat sec
tion of Highway No. 1. from Nor
lina. N. C. to Raleigh. N. C. Our
opposition Is based on the follow
ing primary reasons.
1. Highway No. I traverses
Franklin County it's entire length
North and South. The huge sums
of money that might be spent on
the proposed Improvement' of this
highway will be charged to our
County as a whole, whereas the
improvement will benefit only the
extreme Western side of our
County. This mon?a', is badly
needed to improve primary and
secondary highways that serve
the majority of our people. High
way No. 56J, known as the Hali
fax Highway has been badly neg
lected for years, and sorely needs
re-!ocatiing and reconstructing. In
it's present condition it is a dis
grace to the State Highway Com
mission. and an Insult to the tax
payers whom It ??rves. This is
one of the highways on which
money charged to Franklin Coun
ty should be spenl. We need ?
l ard surfaced e#nm<ct<ing link
'from liuun, N Cltn 1 'i lot . N. C.
We have begged tpr this short
length for years. Tlii.s is another
lnoject on which money allotted
to our County should l>e spent
Highway No 56 letilii ", Kast
reeds improving unrr i nilrln;.
Our secondary high?; ys serving
thousands of onrJ citizens need
every bit of improvement Mint
can possibly be avowed to them.
These are the Br^Jects that our
?people n?' ;i n y want audi
need .
2. We are opposed to the con
struction of sii|>er concrete high
ways. such as it is proposed to
make of Highway No. 1, for Mie
purpose of serving freight trucks.
Our railroads have built their
tracks and they maintain them at
their own excuse Otlr railroad
'Companies have spent billions ot'
dollars of their own money to de
velop the South and to transport
our products to distant markets.
Freight rates are J)eing reduced
on the commodities that we pro
jduce. Already the railroads have
[recovered the business of hauling
fertilizer. Soon they will recover
the transportation of gasoline, oil.
tobacco, 'cotton, etc. In the face
of this recovery of heavy hauling
by the railroad Companies, why
should the tax payers of our !
'State be called upon to build su
per concrete freight) highways?
We need the Improvement of our
highways that are not served by
| railroads, ? our farm to market
j roads.
3. Our chief reason for oppos
ing the expenditure of huge sums |
of money on that section of High- j
way No, 1, from Xorlina. N. C. i
to Ualeigh, N. C., is that a brand '
new. beautiful highway has Just>
recently been completed and op
ened to the public. The State
Highway Commission built this
highway for the particular pur- i
pose of relieving traffic on High
way No. 1. If the Highway Com-j
mission would exert every effort;
to divert passenger traffic to this j
new highway, the trucks could
hog Highway No. 1, at the ex
pense ot the tpx payers of North
Carolina, to their utmost delight.
If the uew highway is not going
to be used, why was money wast*
ed in the construction of it? The !
distance ou No. 1 from Norlina to '
Knlf?igh. compared to the distance
on the new highway is negligi
ble. Tbe uew highway is safer,
more modern, and saves a great
amount of time for the tourist .
and travelers. It was built to re
lieve traffic on Highway No. 1, '
and to save our tax payers the
expense of re-locating and re
building >bis section of Highway
No. 1.
We think that Highway No. 1
should be kept in good condition,
but we sincerely hope that before
approving the tremendous expen
diture that is being asked for.
Vonr State Highway Commission
will give this request your most i
serious attention and thought. 1
particularly considering the needs
of the majority of our people, I
a ill .
Respectfully yours.
T. K. STOCKARI). Chairman
of lloads Committee.
I.ouishiirg Chamber of Commerce.
LOUISBURG PUPILS
PARTICIPATE IN DIS
TRICT MUSIC CONTESTS
Over 8110 students, rt-prcdent
ing nine counties and 22 schools,
took part in the District High
School Klimination Contest Inst
Friday at' Need limn Brought on
School In Haleigh; and will have
Its finals lit the Woman's College
in Greensboro. April 16-19. Rat
ings were given on the hasls of
excellence of performance, from
one through fopr. Those who re
ceived grades of one or two are
entitled to compete in Greens
boro.
Louishurg scored the following:
Class A, Mixed Chorus, two; Class
C, Girls' Glee Club, two; Class C,
Jr. High, Piano. Talnia'lge Thom
as. one. which was the only grade
of one received by an instrumental
pupil t<hat day. This is the third
consecutive year that Talmadge
has won a Superior rating In the
finals.
On Saturday, at the School for
the Blind in Kaleigh, the Annual
State Music Kestlvul for Eastern
North Carolina was conducted;
with not> quite an many students
participating, due to the fact that
glee clubs did not take part in
this Festival. Those who received
grades of Superior rating are in
vited to be guests of Mie Conven
tion of Federated Music Clubs to
he held in Elltabeth City, April
24-27; and on Saturday, which is
called Junior Day, the program
will be climaxed with the appear
ance of all Superior ratings ap
pearing thereon.
Winners of Superior and Ex
cellent ratings for Louisburg fol
low: Martha Grey King, vocal
solo; Maxine Bailey, vocal solo;
Maxine Bailey, Jane Murphy and
Anne Allen, vocal t?rio; and Tal
madge Thomas, piano solo ? all
Superiors. Excellent ratings were
awarded Nancy Griffin, piano
solo: Mae and Sarah Davis, piano
duo; and Nancy Hayes and Mar
thn Grey King, vocal duet.
L. T. Weeks, Extension tobacco
specialist of 8tate College, pre
dicts that tobacco will be later
than has been tihe case in the
past several years.
RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION'
Dual Office Held
Banned Under
Law
Attorney General Hurry Alc
M ill bin said Wednesday ho had
Irnlcd thai the constltut ional hail
ji>n don hie office holding prohibi
ted a county prosecuting attorney
\ from also being chairman of a
'county elections board.
McMullan released a digest of
| recent rulings which included:
The building code promulgated
by the North Carolina Building
Code Council lias no official status !
i as law.
No person holding any fedurul. \
state or local ofTice or place of
| trust, except justices of the peace, \
is eligible to servo as an election I
J official in any capacity.
(The above would Include mem
bers of the Agricultural Commit
tees over the County as well as
'others, and renders void actions
of parties holding both in the for
! mer position. )
LOUISBURG BAPTIST
CHURCH
l Dr. A. Paul Bagby. pastor of
i Louishurg Raptiit Church spoke
on "The Design o( Baptism" at
; the eleven o'clook worship hour
on last Sunday. He took his text
| from Acts 2:38: "Repent and be
! bapMzed every one of you for the
remission of sins, and ye shall re
I celve the gift of the Holy Spirit."
At the 7:30 evening worship
hour he spoke on "A Meaningful
Addition." Following the sermon
the baptismal service was held.
Morning worship' at eleven
o'clock. Subject: "The Secret of
the Lord's Supper." Evening wor-J
Hhlp hour will be given over for
I Methodist service.
Sunday School atH!):45'A. M
; Training Union at> 6:45 p. M. j
Wet weather has retarded t<he
1940 terracing program In most
of the counties In the State, says
H. M. Ellis, Extension agricultur
al engineer,
"The fellow who Isn't firejf with
) enthusiasm Vi apt to be fired."
AGAINST
DIVISION
Delegations Monday Unani
mous Against Dividing
Voting Precincts
At t tie meeting of the Board ot
Elections for Franklin County'
held on .Monday morning for the
purpose of ascertaining the wishes
of the voters iu Kranklinton, |
Youngsville. Cedar llock and!
Louisburg townships as to the di
vision of the precincts, the opin
ion of those present) was almost i
one hundred per cent against the
change to smaller precincts. This
sentiment is presumed to he thej
sentiment of the entire voting,
public iu these townships since
t'hose desiring a change, if any,
failed to attend and make known,
their wishes.
The meeting was presided over
by Chairman Phil K. Inscoe, with
the other two members being
present.
Youngsville township was rep
resented by a delegation includ
ing C. C. Winston, \V. C. Perry
and others and a petition of 36
signers and Charles P. Green was
spokesman, and his argument was
supplemented by Messrs. Winston
and Perry.
Frankllnton was represented
by a delegation of ten, of whom
W. H. Green, H. F. Fuller, H. '
C. Kearney, M. W. Hardy, George
Gilliam discussed the question. '
The ten voted riot to divide the,'
precinct .
H. N. Williamson. II II. Hob- 1
good. K. K. (iriflin. W. I). Eger
ton.? ('has. V. Green. 13. L?. Mas
senhtirg spoke for Louisbwg
township and strongly opposed
any change.
T. S. Dean and -. . Davis
spoke for Cedar Hock township,
and also opposed a change in that
precinct.
Chairman Inseoe and Secretary
Frazier ot' the Hoard of Elections
explained that as a new registra-'
tion had been called thiamin the
proper time to make si ch;iiige. TT*
one is to he made at any time in
t'lie near future, and that the on
ly interest the Hoard had in the
matter was to provide all the con
venience and accommodations
possible for the voters. They told
of how hard it was to get proper
help as provided under the law
for the large precinct's on account
of the long hours Answering a
question raised for extra Irelp 1
they explained the Hoard had ap
pointed all the law allowed them
to in the past, and the division
was the only legal means by which j
to increase the number.
The Hoard announced the wish-j
es of t'hose present would be given (
full consideration at their meet
ing Saturday when the question j
will be acted upon.
MKTHOIHST KKVIVAI.
The revival at the l.ouisburi
Methodist Church will come to a |
close on this Friday night, with L
the final sermon by Rev. H. I. j
Glass, of Raleigh. The attend
ance has been flue and quite a
number have expressed t>he desire
to begin the active Christian life.
On Friday the public is invited to
hear Mr. Class at the College 1,
Chapel at 10:30 A. M. and at the !
church at 7:30 P. M.
On next Sunday the services
will be conducted by the pastor.
Rev. J. G. Phillips. There will
be the service for reception of
members at both the Sunday ,
morning and Sunday night ser
vices. i
1
RESULT OF THE EASTEK
SEA I. HALE
Despite the (net that money is L
rather hard to get hold of lu
Franklin County at the present ,
time, the Easter Seal 8ale went* ,
over the top In fine shape. There
are still just a few places to be
heard from and the county com
mittee feels confident that the
tot-al amount collected will be One
Hundred Fifty Dollars or even a
little better. This Is really splen
did and the committee wants to
thank everyone who participated'
In the seal sale.
With this amount' of money
now at tfie disposal of the \V>'
fare Office, a great deal of eon-j
srtructive good can be done.
The Sweet Young Thing next
door says that every time her boy
friend kisses her. she sees spots
before her eyes. We found out her
boy friend has freckles.
IT IS FORTUNATE FOR MOST
OF US THAT WE CANNOT BOR- 1
ROW MONEY AS EASILY AS
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
CAN.
CHURCHILL
TAKES OVER
London. April 3. ? First Lord
of t lie Admiralty Winston Chur
chill, Britain's piost popular per
sonality of the war, Wiri5?ht be
came the "strong; man" of the
nation's war effort in an extensive
cabinet shake-up that affected 11
ministers.
Because of Churchill's ranking
as the arch-foe of Nazism and his
desire for smashing blows against
Qermany. there was speculation
among Britons that the war may
"really get started" at last.
Prime Minister Neville Cham
berlain's announcement of the
shifts placed new men in the key
posts of air, shipping, food and
defense coordination after In
creasing complaints against the
government's war policies.
The executive "war cabinet" of
Chamberlain was whittled down
from nine to eight members, with
Churchill administering Britain's
war ellort insofar as it concern*
actual lighting. He will preside
over sessions of the army and air
force commands as well as the
ministry of supply, in addition to
continuing his cont/rot over Bri
tain's most powerful weapon, her
navy.
Those In Shake lTp
figuring in the shake-up were:
Air Minister Sir Kingsley Wood,
replaced by Lord Privy Seal Sir
Samuel Hoare, with whom he tra
ded posts after bitter attacks in
parliament on the slowness of
iiviation production.
Minister of Food Supply Wil
liam S. Morrison, replaced by
Lord Woolton. adviser on supplies
to the War Office.
Mluister of Defense Coordina
tion Lord ('l)atfield. resigned af
ter sending a letter to Chamber
lain complaining that his author
ity was crippled because he di'd
not sit in the "war cabinet." No
successor was named for Lord
Chaltield. and to Churchill prob
ably will fall the bulk of the au
thority which he has held.
Uobert S. Hudson, secretary of
?overseas trade, became Miaia4er> -
of Shipping, replacing Sir John
Cilmour. who died last Saturday
in the midst of biwer attacks on
his work.
Kings|ey Wood. Morrison and
Cilmour all had been under par
ticularly heavy attacks in Parlia
ment. ill the press and by the
public.
Chamberlain, explaining that
the sbakeup was necessary to "se
cure: full coordination" in the gov
eminent, artd that It- carried "no
reflection" on the affected minis
ters. revealed the increase in
Churchill's authority.
Decisive Blow
To Be Struck
limlili. April 3.' ? Field Marshal
Hermann Wilheltn Goeriug, Adolf
Hitler's political heir, told mil
lions of Germau children today
that Hitler hud mobilized all his
forces for "a decisive blow in the
West."
"It' is here," he said, "that tha
decisive blow must be struck."
The mighty German army, he
tojd the breathless children, will
attack on the West as It did in the
Polish blitzkrieg "wheu Hitler is
determined to put an end to this
war." He gave no further clue to
the time of the attack.
As Goering spoke, Col. -Gen.
Walther Von Brauchitsch was In -
specting troops on the Western
Front, especially those stationed
In the Rhineland. The tour, which
started Sunday, ended tonight. <
Goerlng spoke over a nation
wide radio beop-up from the fes
tival hall of Use Air Ministry to
school children and apprentices In
factories who forgot their studies
or dropped their tools to bear ths
one-hour address.
Immediately before Goerlng
were assembled you Otis employed
in the air ministry as office boys,
messenger boys and apprentice*
as well as members of /the Hitler
Youth flying corps.
ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
This will be the Second Suuday
after Easter. There will be no
early service, this being the first
Sunday of the month. Churcli
School will meet ati 1:46 A. M.
There will be the Celebration of
the Holy Commonion and Sermon
at 1:00 A. M. The Toting People'*
Service League will give ? pag
eant: "Lady Catechism," in tin
Church at 7:10 P. M.
ON', V TUB CLOWN8 MAKE .V
LIVING AT CLOWNING. ,
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