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READ!! ROGER BABSON'S News Dispatches in this is-' CO-OPPERATE VOLUMN I. XXII Subscription $1.50 ? Year louisruim;. n. Carolina kkiday, may ;??, um (Kijslil Puce*) If I.ouiNburK'x Btnineni Interewtn would <o-operate with thr Krunk lin Timet. we would have a much Bigger and Better Town. NUMBER IS ENDS VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR Bishop Purcell Delivers Graduating ! Address EXERCISES OF HIGH ORDER, REFLECTING MUCH CREDIT Df-. Walter Patten Preaches Baccalaureate Sermon; Dr. Earnhardt Preaches To Y. W. C. A. and Y. M. C. A.; Misses Sallie Betts And Alma Bizzell Among Those Attending Banquet; Dr. Patten Made Inter- 1 esting Announcement As To College The 1941 closing exorcises at Louisburg College began on Fri day night with tihe Music Recital] of Profs. I. D. Moon and Jnmesj E. ' Jlyerly's classes in the college! halls and was largely attended by I an appreciative audience. Much talent, hard work and master ; training were evidenced in the splendid rendition of the many intricate musical numbers presen ted. Among the members of for mer faculties attending tli ? ? a n n u a I banquet given at ri.iv College Saturday night were .Mis* Sallie Kelts and Miss Alma Blszell. Many other old friends: of i he college were present to join with the newer graduates in enjoying a most de:ight4ul even-; iun. L)r. Sadie Johnson. Presi dent. presided and each of the' and appropriate for the occasion, expressing the greatest love and auction for I heir Alma Muter, and for each other. At this time i?r. Pat-ten made a most Interest ing talk telling of Hie "past work' of the college and ils future aims.: Following the banquet Class Day exercises were held in thej College auditorium The several papers were of a bigli order giving' maiBBt-rar mucn muay and prmm-' ration and reflected credit upon each of the auMiors and the grad-j uatlug class. At this time Kalph: Koe. President of the class, gave! a moat interesting and instructive .t'i dress. On Sunday morning Dr. Waiter Patten, President of (he College, delivered a most- Impressive bac-, ca laureate sermon to the gradu-i ates and the many friends of the. college who attended. The sermon" was at the Methodist Church, which was crowded to its capac ity One' of the moat delightful oc-l cations of the commencement was when Dr. and Mrs. PaLtten enter tained in honor of the graduates! and their parents at 4:30 Sunday afternoon at th'e College. The Vesper service held on the College Campus Sunday, evening ^t1 7 : 15 T5*Clock by the Y. W. C. A. and Y. M. C. A. was largely at tended and much enjoyed. Dr. D. K. Earnhardt, a former Presi dent of the College was the speaker and delivered a most Im pressive and interesting ge^jnon. i - Bishop Clare Purcetl of t&e Southeastern Jurisdiction of the Methodist Church, addressed the graduating members of Louisburg College in the Methodist Church Monday morning, admonishing them to recognize the fundamen tal value of Life In a world far gone In materialism and merce nary pursuits and Interest. The Bishop pointed out the primary nature of Life in terras of Value, Mystery and Uncertain ty and then further developed his message in termq of the three-; fold direction of Life. Upward, Ontward and Downward. Previous to the address. Dr. Walter Patten, president of the ^college and presiding at tihe exer cises. made a report to the assem bled group on the financial and scholastic condition of the insti tution and stated that the school was on the -firmest* financial foot ing it had known in many years with prospects bright for a splen did student attendance in the forthcoming year. Two students In the graduating class of 50 received the Magna Cum Laude rating, Isaac Newton Reynolds, of Columbia, and Ida Mae Davis, of Louisburg. both be ing awarded Associate in Arts Di plopias. The Brantley Scholar ship Medals, awarded annually to the boy and girl rated most out standing in scholarship, citizen ship, character and service were presented to Miss Catherine Gillis, of Raleigh, and Joseph Pulliam Newsome, of Litbleton. Those students receiving Asso ciate in Arts Diplomas were: Lau rel Ballard, Oriental; Ida Mae Davis, Louisburg: Sarah Gene vieve Ellis, Clayton; Rachel Brooks Fox, Roxboro; Edna Mae OlilU, Raleigh; Willie Catherine (Continued on Page Eigbt) MRS. EDWIN H. MALONE DEAD Mrs. Kdwin H. Malone. wife o f one of Louisburg's leading attor neys, died at Duke Hospital, about noon Wednesday, where she had been taken Sunday tor treatment. Mrs. Malone was a most estimable woman and was popular among a large acquaintance who valued her friendship highly. She was 56 years of age and besides her husband is survived by one daughter. Miss Rose Ma lone. her parents. Mr. and Mrs. ,C. K.1 Cooke, of Louisburg. and a brother, C. K. Cooke, Jr.. of Ral eigh. She had been in ill health for some time, but her condition be came more serious Sunday when she was taken back to the hospi tal. Her many friendfi did uoi" realize the seriousness of her con dition. She was a member of the Louis burg Methodist Church and was active in it? movement, as well as interested in all civic and otherj activities that tended to better her community. The funeral services were con ducted yesterday afternoon at 61 o'clock from Phe home on Main Street by Revs. If. H. Davis and P. I). Hedden. and interment was made ill On k wood Cemetery The pallbearers were: George W. Davis. II. C. Kearney. Eusene Heaice, John W. King. Ben T. Holden. Edward' P. Yarborough i.iirge numbers of friends of 1TT(' TamtTy~uiid others attendee!" both services and the floral tri bute was especially large and pretty, silently expressing a beau tiful love and esteem for the de ceased.' " ' /C*" The bereaved family and friends have the deepest sympathy of ?the entire community A' - " ' ? N GREEN HILL GOLFERS WHIP ^MITHFIELD Last Saturday afternoon. I.oula burg defeated Smithfieid in a golf] tournament played on the Smith-] field course by the score of 2S?1,* i io 9 54- Tie USU' rough course. J which has not had time to grow a smooth fairway, caused thel scores to be much higher than' usual. Only one player. H. II. Mr.-! Cormtck, who is the Number One man. for Smithfield. was able to. make a. score in the 71's ? thnt being a 76. Joe Harrow and Buddy Ileum tied ill .80 for Loulsburg's low score. William Harrow. Jr.. was runner-up with a* 81. Those making points for Louts- i burg were: Huggins. 2%;^-*W[il-i 11am Barrow. Jr., 3; Joe Ba trow j 3; Napier Williamson. 1; Arch Wilson, 3; Word. 3; Ashley, 2%;' West-, Vi ; Thomas. 3 ; Cox, 3 : ! John Tucker. 2; Gaither Beam,/1 Sr.. 3. THANKS We wish to thank our friends for their many kindnesses and ex pressions of sympathy during the recent illness and death of our mother. Mrs. Alice Inscoe. " The Children. Stores To Close The attention of readers is railed to the dosing of the Stores for the half holiday throughout the summer. This closing starts on Wednesday of next week and will continue through the months of June, July and August. The closing time this year will be 12:00 o'clock, noon. All persons having business with the stores and other business places should make a note of this and do their Wednesday's shopping before 12:00 o'clock. PROGRAM AT THE LOUISBURG THEATRE! The following is the program | at the Louisburg Theatre, begin ning Saturday. May 31: Saturday ? Doable Feature ? Cesar Romero and Mgry Beth Hughes in "Ride On Vaquero and Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan in "Dead Men Tell." Also Chapter No. 4 "Adventures of Captain Marvel." Sunday-Monday? James Stew art and Pauletbe Ooddard wlthl Horace Heidt and his Band ,ln| "Pot O' Gold." Tuesday ? Humphrey Bogartl Sylvia Sidney, Joan Leslie add! Eddie Albert In "The Wagons | Roll At Kight. Wednesday ? Jimmy Ellison I and Maureen O'Hara in "They| Met in Argentina." Thursday-Friday ? Joan Craw ford and Melvyn Douglas in "A| Woman's Face." MEMORIAL SERVICES FRANKLIN COUNTY MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION j Sunday, June 1st, 1941 at 2.30 P. M. ^ Franklin County Court House ? _ ? _ ? __L Louisburg, N. C. i i , . i - T ? , " ? )_ PROGRAM Invocation - ? , ? - . ? ? - , Rev, John Kdwards My Country 'Tia of Thee Louisburg High School Bdnd j mi Audience Directed by Prof. Jimmy Byerly Address of Welcome K. H. Maloae, Pre*. K. C. M. A. -t Special Music ........... ...... k . Louisburg High School Band Directed by Prof. Jimmy Byerly I Report of Nominating Committiee and Election of Officers ? for 1942 T. K. Stockard, Chm. of Nominating Committee [ | Roll Call of Deceased Veterans G. B Harris. Ad.il. I Franklinton Post American Legion 1 Taps .......... Jim King. Member Louisburg High School Band Introduction of Speaker ^ Rev. Forrest D. Hedden Address . . Dr. .lohu C. Glenn j Announceinents. Star Spangled Banner Louisburg High School Baud Directed by Prof. Jimmy Byerly (The flags which will be used to decorate the graves are pre | sen ted by the Franklinton American Legion and Auxiliary and the ! Louisburg American Legion.) Officers, Committes and Graves The following is a list* of of ficers of the Franklin County Memorial Association, who are bending their every efTort to do honor to the World War and other Veterans in a Ceremony in the Court House Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock In a broad and most1 patrtatic manner, realizing Hint the present war conditions im presses The solemnity of the occasion more strongly than ever Jtolum- the trying, days. jJJL. 1 !? 1 7 - 1 9 . The following are the officers and committee chairman of the ! central association: President: K. H. Muloue, IjOii ishurg; 1st Vice President and Chairman of Arrangements Com mittee, Mrs. Hugh W, Perry. 2nd Vice President. C. T Moody. i Runt). 3rd Vice President. Mr&.j j ItTiury Cooke. Frankllnton. Sec Treasurer, T. K. Stockard. Louis-1 burg, finance Chairman. Mrs. J. E. Malone. ""Local Details. J. L.J Palmer. I.ouisburg. Flower Chair- 1 man. Mrs. II. C. "Taylor. Members! of the American LefHpn, Froukiln-, ton Post No. 62 and i in A uxlUary, and Jambes Post' No. r&J> Louis burg. with their respect Ivfe^Coni-i manders as Chairman, fortfi an' Escort Committee and are asked to go to the cemeteries nearest.! them and pay their tribute to their departed comrades by assist-' itvg in the decoration of the1 graves. . / The following are the township j committees and the list of thel graves each committee is respon-j sible for '1 he decoration. All who can an \jg' will are urged to Join i cdiumitt-ne and lend their presence! and assistance (n decorating some| gra ve : Dunn Township: C. T. Moody, Chairman. Miss Lti<y Wiggs. Mrs.; Mary White Beddingfleld. Fred Perry. Mrs. B. C. JohnsolK W. A. Mullen. Mrs. Labbee Perry: Grav es to be decorated: Clifton Pow ell. Upchurch burying ground near Pilot, and Thomas Wlggs. Bunn cemetery. Harris Township: Mrs. M. C. Wilder, Chairman, Mrs. A. T. Lan caster, F. W. Justice, Ming Mattie Wilder, Mrs. Robert Wheless, Lu ther Hagwood, Oscar Hagwood, Mrs. A. T- Harris, Mr. Dollie Pearce, Rufus Place; Graves to be decorated: Tommie Frazier, Harris Cross Roads. Zollie Rich ards. Joe Lafater. Zollie Rogers, Robert Wheless, Johnson Raker and A. T. Lancaster. Youngsrllle Township: Major S. E. Winston, Chairman, S. E. Tharrlngton, Mrs. R. H. Patter son, Mrs. F. A. Cheatham. C. E. Jeffreys. Miss Gertrude Winston, W. C. Perry, W. O. Roberts, Mrs. Sr K. Sherrington and Mrs. E. M. Carter: Graves to-be decorated: Louis W- Nowell. Hubert C. Lay ton, W. Herbert Cat?s, Wiley Jackson Frazier. Archibald Pearce, Lonnie Perty. Franklinton Township: H. C.j Kearney, Chairman. G. R. Harris, J. O. Green. Mrs. C. S. Williams.j Mrs. W. W. Cooke, Geo. L. Cooke, L. L. Preddy. Mrs. H. H. Utley, I Marvin W. Hardy, H. F. Fuller,! E. J. Cheatham, all members of, the American Legion and Ameri- ' can Legion Auxiliary; Graves to be decorated: Shemuel R. Cooke, Donald F. Cheatham. Eugene Glbbs, Jordan Henlfey. F. S. Joy ner. Wade H. King, Grady Con yers, Harold J. Holme*. Buck Strother. Spanish American War Veterans: Capt. I. H. Kearney, Thomas C. Tartte. Rufus W. Long, J. T. Moss. Hayesvllle Township: D. T. Dickie, Chairman, T. C. Gill, Mrs. R. H. Purnell, Mrs. J. S. Wilson, L. O. Frailer, J. T. Weldon, Mrs. Henry Mitchell, Mrs. Perry Ays cue, Mr. and Mrs. J. Z. Terrell; (Continued on Page Eight*) t DRYS HOLD MEETING County Organization An ; nounced; Reported That Election Are Being Cir culated -At a meeting of the Franklin' County Dry Forces lit'Ui lust Fri <iuy evening. Mr. S. if. Averitt wusj re-elected Chairmir. lor a term ot; .twelve months Mr. Averitt re- , ported that petitions for calling oil wej'e being circulaieu m uoiii Warren and Vaiice Counties': and! it was expected that elections inj these counties will he railed at ani early da tie. HC further reported that it re-j quired ? only 7 if names on the Franklin County petition in order: to call an election in Franklin | County; and Miat approximately !I0(? had signed the petition. Mo-^ lion was made and carried that' those circulating the petitions liej askwi to return tlietn to the Chair- j man liy June 5 next. Townsitlp Cotnmitt'liien were appointed as follows: Dunns? ItXN". Sheartn, C. C.j, Pippin, .1. F IVrry. Rev. Nichol son. \ Harris -F- W. justice. Eddie Nelms, J. H. Fuller, J ivli n Chain blee, Mrs. F. W. Justice ^ Youngsville W. H. Hudson. .1. r n_ m .... i lake. S C. Eaves. . Mrs. J. J. Hart Franklintou E. J. Cheatham. i Mrs. J. O Newell, J. W Daniel, Bev. S. E. Mercer. G. L. Cooke. Hayes ville ? D. T. Dickie, J. S: Rowland. H. A. Faulkner, H. F. Mitchell, Rev. \V. R. Wagner. G. W. Eaves. - _ J Sandy Creek Jv^F. Parrlsh. <!. D. Fuller. A. J. Joiner, D. O. Murphy, Miss Mllte Ha>per, H. E. Hlghtf , Gold Mine ? N. H. Griffin, Rev: John Edwards. Mrs. John W. Neal. Major Gupton. G. W. Ay cock. Cedar Rock- -J. T. Inscoe, G. B. H. Stalling*. Mrs. P. E. Dean, F." C. Glasgow, K. S. Parrlsh. Cypress Creek ? Mrs. C. P. Har ris, A. C. S tailings, J. O. Wilson, Arthur Strickland. Louisbbrg ? Dr. A. Paul Bagby, C. T. Hudson. R. C. Beck. Rev. F. D. Hedden. V\r. N. Fuller, Mrs. W. C. Stroud. Miss Mary Best, Mrs. S. P. Burt. L. Brown, Mrs J <> NEW DENTIST COMES TO LOUISBURG Dr. R. L. Bugles will open his offices formerly occupied by the ocices formerly occupied by the late Dr. E. S. Green. For the past year, Dr. Eagles has been do ing1 clinical work for Wake Coun ty and Raleigh City Schools, un der the Wake County Board of Health. He received his A. B. degree from Dhe University of North Car olina in 1933; and after teaching school for three years in Lenoir I County, be took a dental course In the Dental School of thfe Medi cal College of Virginia, Where ho i received his degree In J 940. Louisburg is fortunate in hav ing Dr. Eagles locate here. Mrs. Bagles is the daughter of. Mr. John Wilder ot this county and has many friends In this secbion. < Louisburg welcome* Dr. sod Mrs. Eagles into its midst. THE PRESI DENT SPEAKS 4 DECLARES AN UN LIMITED NATIONAL EMERGENCY Tells Hitler and His Al lies We Will Actively Re-! sist Their Every Attempt To Attack America or To: Interfere With Freedom Of the Seas; He Also Told, Labor and Industry They Must Keep at Work And Accept The Decision Of The Mediation Board Washington. May 27.-? Pro-! claiming the existence of an "un-| limited national emergency."; Prealdrnr Roosevelt said tonight-, that the United Slates would do whatever may be necessary to as-, sure the safe delivery of war sup ! plies in Knglund. and served nn-j tice that it would "actively re sist'" any effort by Hitler to gainl control of the seas. tlluntly, he acused the Fuehrer und his Axis partners of an intent to conquer the world and "stran-j gle the United States of Anierl-j ca": asserted that the war whs "coming very clOHe to home"; audi warned that "we will not hesitate! to use our armed forces to repel! attack." Those' things. together with it reassert'ion of "the ancieut do< - trine of freedom of the sens." were I included in his long-awaited. "Fireside Chat," delivered from! the glittering Kast Koom of the White House before the entire diplomatic corps of the Western lleiiilspiicie. ? ~ Previously he ran over the per | thient' passages of his address with Congressional leaders of! both parties at an extraordinary! White House meeting Speaker Kaybum. who was among them, later told reporters that the ad dress had his full approval, bin thai he .nould not speak for all; who were present. Consequently, he continued, he was duclaring-tha existence ol all emergency .which requires that Hie nation's "inllllary. naval. dtr and civil defenses be put on the basis of readiness to repel any and all acts or threats of aggres^f slon directed toward any part of To further the general objec tive. he callad upon manufactur ers to give precedence to the pro ducts that tb<< nation needs and "upon all our loyal workmen n.< well as employers to merge their lesser differences fn the larger ef fort' to insure the survival of the only .kind of government which recognised the rights of labor or of capital." ? <uIk?I' I'rtihlcm Mt- referred to t hi' Ih hill pi III' U'lii ill IiIh speech an well. "This is no lime." he said, "for; capital lo make, or be allowed to ; retain, excess profits. Articles of defense must have undisputed light of way In every industrial , planti in the country. . . . The overwhelming majority of i pur citizens expect jheir govern ment to flee that the tools of de fense are built: and for the veryt purpose of preserving the deino cratic safeguards of both labor and management, this govern ment' is determined 4o use all of its power to express th-c will of Its people, and to prevenKjnterfer Riice with the production qf ma terials essential to our nation'* fecuHty." His pledge that whatever may be necessary to get the goods to i Britain would be undertaken ? 1 promptly construed In some quar ters as a possible forerunner of a convoy system ? was prefaced by ] a disclosure that the Germans I were sinking merchant ships at a i terrllic pace ? -more than twice as i fast as British and American ship yards can replace them. He asked whether, in view of the world situation, the nationi should "hesitate to tuke every sin gle measure necessary "to main tain our^American liberty." Control of 8nk The President charged that it. is the purpose of Hitler and tho Nazis to dominate the world and "strangle the United States of America and the Dominion of Canada." This, he said, can not be accomplished until the Axis powers gain control of the seas. Now, he said. Great' Britain stands between the Aris and such domi nation of the seas. Then noting that the American Navy is doing patrol duty in the forth Atlantic and saying that the ships In t>hat area are beiflg con stantly increased, he pledged "all additional measures necessary to deliver the goods." Mr. Roosevelt enunciated two articles on national policy: "Flrat, we ahall actively resist wherever necessary, and with all our resources, every attenlpt by (Continued on Page Bight) Mi. EUROPEAN WAR NEWS " - ?? ' , ?- ?A London, May 27. ? Germany's proud new battleship Bismarck, crippled and staggering in wild circles undo: the blows of aerial torpedoes, was sunk today by the combined might of the British Navy and its air force in full revenge for destruction of the battle cruiser Hood. At 11:01 A. M. (4:01 A. M. EST) today three days af ter the Hood had been blown to bits by a hit in the mag azine from one of the Bismarck's 15-inch shells, the 35,000-ton Bismarck herself settled under the surface of the Atlantic. ~ Down with her went some l,.!(X) men, a great German Admiral, Gueuther Luetjeus, and about one-fourth of German V known capital ship strength. The j), 975-ton British cruiser Dorsetshire rammed home torpedoes which finished off the Bisinarck after ? she had been shelled into helplessness by British "heavy ships" and destroyers.. The Admiralty, in a long communique describing the chase and destruction of the Bismarck, said the Nazi battleship bad been slowed down to a speed of about right knots after being hit bv two aerial torpedoes and two torpedoes from British warships. % ? TO GIVE PRIZES Soon I ^Vaster W. J. Slieuriu. .Ir., of IU>y Seoul Troop No. -'0. IjOu ishurg. informed the TIMES this week that he is offering to all the high school student's in hiti Scout Unit a prise of a Silver Dollar (or the best essay written oi> the life of Uobert E. I,ee. the famous Confederate general. He will also give a like prltt! to a grammar grade student in liis organization for the best' essay ou the life of Stonewall Jackson another prominent Confederate general OFF FOR MANEUVERS Members of Mattery B 113tl K. A. left Fort Jackson. S. C., yes terday moi niug for (>ni|? Fon?*t Tennessee, according to Informa t ion received by friends in Louis burg. They will be engaged in .1 month Intensive maneuvers in regular battle or war practice Anyone wishing to write any ol trie members wtlt address them m Battery R. 113tli Field Artillery A. P. O. :!0. Camp Forrest. Tenn AI'I'OIXTMKVT Mr. \V. It. Harrow, Sr.. received a lelegiitH t fotu Congressman Coolev W ednesd a^_ ini or m i tig he had nominated William. B. Bar daijr for admission t<i the U. S Naval Academy al' Annapolis. Md lie nil! reenter in file fall term. His friends here extend congratu lations. m: \sks MLUARI) PARUMH Mr. C. C. Kudd announces hav ing leased t lie Moon's Billiard Parlors next to the New Armory and will continue to operate it. lie says he expect* to inaugurate new features and games and give the people of Louishurg a nice und wholesome place at all times where they can enjoy an after noon of sport. Bead his announ cement. I'OMMIMTV SCHOOI. The local managers are anxious to have every boy and girl lu Franklin County, who are not en rolled in High School or College to come to the Community School over Scoggin's Drug Store and take a course in typing, business English. business math, and spell ing. They also have a course in home-making for girls and ladles who are interested in sewing, and iH household arts. Come in and talkxlt over with us. o According to the latest U. S. Department of Agriculture po'ul ry report, the/number of young :hlckens on farais May 1 was 10 per cent larger than a year ago. PROOF ENOUGH Warrcnton, May 28. ? It's a dogleg hole, but Webb Ix>y, LiODlsburK golfer, lias a perfect witness that he made a hole-in one here today. A minister saw the ball go in the cup. The caddy on the green for the pre ceding foursome saw the ball coming nnd lifted the pin for the ball to role in. The seventh hole of the local course doglegs to the right, and e?en a giraffe cant see the green from the tee. Loy smacked the ball, and although he realized that he's sliced Just right, he didn't even dream of an ace. Loy and the rest of the foursome marched towards the green. Standing on the green was the Rev. A. Paul Bagby, of Louisburg, who broke the glad tiding*. The ace came dnring a team match in which Louisburg de feated Warrenton, 27 % to 8 H ? Playing with lay were BUI Hoggins, Louisburg, and Pet Boyd mad Julias Banzet, War renton. Alexandria. May 28. ? Max j Schmeling. former world's heavy weight boxing champion, has been killed in Crete while trying to es cape front British soldiers escort | ing liim to a prison camp, relia I ble British sources reported to I night. The Berlin radio said Monday j night that Schmeling was among I the first German parachute troops i to alight in Crete. A Propaganda | Ministry broadcast described the take oft Of the tirst parchute troop carrying plane and said Schmeling was the tirst soldier to go aboard. The report of Sc'hinellng's death came from reliable New Zealand : sources. Karl.v in the war. Berlin an nounced that the pugilist had [Theeti cSTled to the coToFs" au<I~Ta . tier it was made knowu that he was under training &s a parachute ' tighter. j Vichy. France. May 28. ? Brit ! isli wurplanes pursuing a Libya hound Italian convoy attacked the j important French Tunisian port . . of &inx today, setting a French I steamer afire and hitting l?o Ital ' ;iau vessels ? French North Africa, coupled with ftghlinp between British and French planes over Syrian air dromes at the other end of the , Mediterranean, brought a danger ous worsening of relations be . lav ecu the former allies | It was disclosed here almost simultaneously that Axis powers had relaxed the armistice to per j mlt France to rebuild a contlnen ? tal air force "for defense of the i French Kmpire." ' Almost all members of the Vichy government save Chief of ' State Petain were in Parts to i night for collaboration negotia tions with the Germans. Official information said the at tack on Sfax. which caused an un stated number of French and na i tive casualties, began with British bombing of an Italian merchant man. which was hit and took re fuge in the Kerkennah Islands, j about 2? miles off the Tunisiau | shore. t Loudon. Thursday. May 29. ? I German artillery on the French shore shelled ' Southeast England | early today a few hours after ? 1 British bombers had attacked the invasion coast across the channel i for t<he second time In 24 hours. The "Big Berthas" hurled shells across the 20-odd miles of wkter at regular intervals for a time Be ginning soon after midnight. The brilliant flashes from a battery in the Bolougne area were visible on the Kent coaat>. , Salvos were fired later from a battery in the Cap Oris Nez area I at intervals of 10 minute*. Build I ings shook as the shells exploded j with terrific detonations. Late yesterday the Royal Air. \ Force struck at the German posi 1 Hons on the French coast, draw | ing a defense barrage which Brit ish observers considered one of the heaviest daylight blasts of the war. Spectators on the cliffs of the southeast shore saw the Royal Air Force raiders Sweep across the Straits of Dover, and a little later saw a great barrage of anti-air craft shells bursting above Calais. Cairo. Egypt. Thursday. May 29. ? Fighting on the bloody bat i tleground of Crete between con stantly reinforced Germans and ' dog-tired British and Ansae soldi ers today became a grim, stand ' up, slugging match. British spokesmen said, with the British | forced to give new ground. On a ten-mile long, two-mile - deep strip of coastline between Malemi airdrome and Canea, the British and Anxacs battled day and night against the Nazis, who pumped air-ferried troops into Malemi in a constant stream. The heaviest dive-bombing yet seen in Crete was turned loose Tuesday night, the spokesman said, and the British finally fell (Continued oa Page I)
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