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READ!! ROGER BABSON'S News Dispatches in this is sue of the Franklin Times. CTKsF riMEl C0-0PPE1 If IiOui.sburf;'H Bu.sinrMs * would Co-operate with the I lin Times we would have a and Better Town. VOLUMN LX.V1I Subscription $1.50 s Year IiOUISBITRU, N. CAROLINA I KIDAV, Jl'LY 4, 1041 (Right Pages) M MKKK at W.N. FULLER, JR. KILLED IN AUTO WRECK FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY AFTERNOON Former N. C. State Athlete Dies in Auto-Truck Crash Near Princeton Funeral services for W. N. Fuller, Jr., who was fatally injur ed In an automobile accident near Princeton early Saturday, was held from the home of his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Fuller. Sr., Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock, conducted by Rev. A. Paul Bagby. pastor of the LoulBburg Baptist Church of which Mr. Fuller waa) a member, "and interment was made in Oakwood cemetery. ' Both services were largely at- 1 tended and the floral tribute wusl especially large and beautiful' and spoke a pretty message of love and esteem for the deceased. The pallbearers were }. H. Boone, I. P. Wheeler. N. t>. Med lin, Ronald Wilder, W. B. Bar row, Richard Yarborough, Ueorge D. Fuller and Wesley Williams. Princeton, June 28. ? William N. Puller, Jr., 29. Louisburg au-j tomobile dealer, wag injured fatal ly early this morning near here j in an automobile collision on I Highway 70- - ?T~L. Wiggins of Mount Olive, and Roy Odum of Dudley, were occupants of the t-ruck. and were not injured seriously. Fuller was en route to the coast on a fishing trip. He was alone. an<d driving a coupe. The accident occurred about 2: miles west of here and about 12 miles from Goldslioro when the ^fcar was in c ollision with ji. truck carrying a load of potatoes and cucumbers. The crash happened^ at^about^A o'clock. Th? r uuoi v. at was tui u up dl most beyond recognition. The, body, mangled badly and partial- 1 ly covered by potatoes, could not ! be removed from under th? auto, until a wreekej appeared. Fuller's skull was crushed. The car was j telescoped. The truck also was damaged badly. Wiggins, who was driv- , ing the bruck. injured his back. His companion- suffered a fracture of the left elbow. In addition to his injured back. Wiggins was. treated for contusions and lac- 1 erations. Odum and Wiggins were given treatment at a Qoldsboro hospital. Fuller l.ost Control H. C. Bobbitt. member of the State Highway Patrol who inves tigated the accident, said that , Fuller apparently lost control of his auto, and smashed into the truck nearly three feet to the left and beyond the center-line of the highway. Dr. E. N. Booker, Johnston I County coroner, xuled that the responsibility for the accident- ap parently rested with the driver of the Fuller car from all Informa tion in hand at present. Rain Was Falling A light misty rain was falling at> the time of the accident. Bob bitt reported that George A. Par ker of Goldsboro, and Noble Stal lings of Pine Level, were eye witnesses to the wreck. Parker said he had followed Fuller's car for nearly six miles prior to the wreck. Fuller's body was brought to a Smithfleld funeral home from which it later was sent* to Louls burg for burial. Brilliant Catcher He was graduated In electrical eagineerlng from N. C. State Col lege in 1932. He was a brilliant Catcher on the varsity baseball teams. Before entering the col lege he was graduated from Mills High School at* Louisburg and prepared for his college work at Porter Military Academy. He is survived by his widow, the former Mary Louise Phillips of Washington. N. C., and an ln-| fant daughter. Georgia Ann. His parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Ful ler, Sr., of Louisburg. also sur vive. MII.E8 EDWARD WELCH Funeral services for Miles Ed-, ward Welch, 39, prominent candy manufacturer of Boston, Mass., formerly of Elizabeth City, were; conducted from the home of his parents here Wednesday after noon by the Rev. Forest D. Hed den. Mr. Welch died suddenly in Boston on June 29. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Welch, of Louis burg; two brothers, Robert H. Welch and James Welch, of Bel mont, Mass.; three sisters, Mrs. W. B. Tucker, of Louisburg, Mrs. L. B. Crossman, of Watertown, Mass., and Mrs. W. B. Morton*, of Raleigh. Pallbearers were: Napier Wil liamson, Robert Barnes, George Alexander, Bersey Welch, Thom as Jaokson, and Brace Swayne. COMMUNT Y - WIDE REVIVAL TO BEGIN IN LOUISBUEG COURT" HOUSE EVA VC?ECI8T DANIEL BOONE Evangelist Daniel Boone will J begin a community-wide revival! in the Franklin County Court j House, Louisburg. Sunday after-] noon. July 6th. at 3:00 o'clock. Services are to continue each] night at 7:45 P. M. The Rev. Daniel Hoone comes to Louisburg highly recommended by both clergymen and laymen (or his evangelistic work in this section of the state. Mr. Boone is a native of North Carolina and ba* become widely -k n a w n throughout the South for his ra dio ministry over WpTF each j Tn.orning at 7:15. Many leading Christians of | Franklin County have pledged j .?heir support to this effort, and it is believed that much good is to! be accomplished for the conimu uity through' this crusade for Christ. Mr. Fred Nader, of Altoona. Pa., competent musician and vtn- 1 tin artist, will liave charge of the inn service' and young people's; work. The public is cordially invited.. Five Killed, Two Injured In Collision Auto And Peach Truck Pile Up Near Warrenton Warrentou. July 2. ? Five per sons were killed and two others injured today when their auto inolille crashed Into a truck about a mile from here. Four of the Ave died almost in stantly. and the fifth succumbed in ;i Roanoke Kapids hospital. The sheriff's office here said Hie seven were New York Ne-1 groes. en route to Miami. Fia. Identification of the dead was difficult because the bodies were badly mangled, and the injured persons were unable to talk. A driver's license found on one of the bodies listed the name of Cecil Ralph Bowe of 3 West l2lst Street'. New York City. The Roa noke Rapids hospital said that the person who died there was William Lee. 12. whose address was not Immediately learned. A clerk at the sheriff's Office] said the three other dead persons < were believed to be- Howe's wife. Anna. 38; their son, William, and another child. The t/wo injured persons in the Roanoke Rapids hospital were listed as Carrie. Hill of 17 West 22nd Street and Howard Bowe, presumably a child of Cecil Ralph Bowe. The truck was only slightly damaged, and the driver was not detained. The sheriff's xsierk. Mid the truck was from the Sandhills section ot North Carolina, and was carrying peaches to markets Sixty railroad building compa nies hare been granted priority ratings by the government! to In sure a constanti flow ot farm com modities to market. o PROGRAM AT THE LOUISBURG THEATRE The following is the program at the Loulsburg Theatre, begin ning Saturday, July S: Saturday ? Oh u hie Feature ? Charles Starrett and the Sons of the Pioneers in "The Medico Of Painted Springs, " and Richard Arlen and Jean Parker in "Power Dive," also chapter 9 of "Cap tain Marvel. " Sunday-Monday ? The Marx Bros. Jul "The Big Store." Tuesday ? Robt. Sterling, Chan. Winninger and Donna Reed 1* "The Getaway." . ????? , | Wednesday? Brenda Marshall and David Bruce in t "Singapore Woman." Thursday-Friday ? "I Wanted Wings" staVring Ray Milland, Brian Donlevy, Wayne Morris, William HoMen and introducing Veronica Lak?. MRS. BICKETT DIES IN HOSPITAL HERE Heart Attack Fatal to Wi dow of World War Gov ernor and Welfare Lead er ( News-Observer) Mrs. Thomas Walter Bickett. widow of North Carolina's World War Governor and a leader iu State and coanty welfare and so cial work for over a quarter of a century, died here Wednesday night at Kex Hospital following a heart attack. In her 71st year and still ac tively engaged iu social work as Wake County Welfare Superin tendent* Mrs. Bickett was first stricken early Tuesday night. She was taken to Rex Hospital, where she died at' 7 o'clock Wednesday nighi. Mrs. Bickett was born October IX, 1870. in Kose Hill. Franklin County. She was Fannie Neal Yarborough, only daughter of Colonel William H. Yarborough, who served in the Confederate Army, and Lula Davis Yarbor ough. Funeral Thursday Funeral services were conduct ed Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Christ Church by Bisn op Kdwin A. Renick. assisted by j the Rev. John A. Wright*, ('he rec tor. Burial services followed at; Oakwuud Meniuial Cemetery in I.ouishurg. Pallbearers were William 11. Yarborough. Sr.. of Lou'isburg: R. Bruce White, Wake Forest; Kdwin H. Malone. Louisburg; Br vin A. Holt. Burlington;' William H. Yarborough. Jr.. Raleigh: William Y Collie. Raleigh; Frank Bickett Aslu-raft. Raleigh; and Richard Fenner Yarliiy:ough. Jr.,i of Louisburg. ? Surviving Mrs Bickett are one. miii, William Y. Bickeit. of Ral-i eigli. solicitor of the Seventh Ju dlcial District; a brother. Dr. Richard Fenner Yarborough. of Louisburg; and three grandchild ren, France8~Tarborough Bickett, { Cecile 'Meetze Bickett and Caro line Pinkiify [ticket U all of Ral eigh. Tobacco Dates Norfolk. Va.? The Tobacco As sociation of the United States; meeting ai Virginia Beach "Friday' unanimously adopted the report of its sales committee on the opening dates of the bright belt market as follows: Oeorgta. All-' sunt 5; South Carolina aud hor-i der markets. August 12; Hast North Carolina. August 26; Mid dle Belt. September ?: Old Belt. September Iti; and dark Virginia, December 8. BEHIND IN MEASURING County Agent W. C. Boyce said Tuesday ? that out of 3900 tracts to he Pleasured only 1500 had been measured up to June 28 for the 1 941 crop. He said that he had 22 Supervisors working full time, but if every farmer assists the Supervisor so there will be no loss of time it* will be after the tobacco crop is harvested before the measurements could be com pleted. and that there are no rules or regulations to destroy to bacco after the harvest. He said he had made request* from other counties for addition al Supervisors and found only tv/o counties. Warren and Wil son with sufficient Supervisors, the rest being behind the same as Franklin. I INSTALLS NEW EQUIPMENT Dr. W. C. Perry has installed tone of tihe latest type X-ray and Flnroscopic machines in his of fice on Main Street. This unit is said to be absolutely shock proof. The X-ray tube is oil immersed, which' gives It long life and mak ing It noiseless in operation. This new equipment adds much to and widens Dr. Perry's ability to serve the people of this sec tion. HEALTH BOARD WINS tiThe controversy between the B^>ard of Health of Nash County and tihe County Commissioners of that County, which has excited much interest throughout the State, was decided by Judge W. C. Harris on last Monday in favor of the Board of Health, and ..Or. T. O. Coppedge, County Health | Officer, will retiain that position and recover all back salary. Much interest was felt in Franklin County by reason of the fact that Dr. Coppedge was a native of thin County and has many friends hei"e. Mr. W. H. Tarborough, Sr., of Lonlsburg, represented Dr. Coppedge and the Beard of tTealth, ACTION DEFERRED On Petitions Calling For ABC Election By Board Of Elections Friday I The ? Board . o;' Elections of | Franklirl County met' in the Com missioners Room in Hit? Franklin ! County Court House Friday af ternoon at 3:40 o'clock for the purpose of passing upon the pe titions calling for a County-wide vote on the quesiion of whether Franklin County should continue the Alcoholic Beverage Control system, or not. All members of 'the Board were present and Mr John P. Mat thews, County Attorney, was pres ent to advise the Roard, and Mr. G. M. Beam was present repre senting t-he petitioners. The letter of transmissal sign ed by S. H. Averitt.^l, H. Fuller and C. T. Hudson, was read and the petitions we, unexamined. It developed that Hie petitions con tained names of persons who had been dead for t'wo years and oth ers who had moved from the County for around two years in-t fltCatlng the petitions were -?at"! least two years old. The Board was advised that the law requir ed t lie petitions u> he signed by persons voting in Hie last election for Governor. Which in this ease was in November 1H40. This brought on a discussion in which Mr. Beam took the posi- > tion that at the tfinie of signiHg the petition' it required the person ; to hnre participated in the last election Before he signed it'. The Board expressed the de sire to follow the wishes of the people in ordering an election, but were seriously doubtful that the petitions before it were valid1 and in keeping with the spirit' and wording of the law. Therefore, at the reqjiest of Mr. Beam, at torney for the petitioners. <he Board deferred action upon the! tutl-i I a 1 ui ui 4i date wlieni Mi. ilea in would ilvise Chairman j liihcoe of his clients readiness and then he (Mi Inscoe) would call a meeting of his Board for a set date upon W*rich the matter would be heard OLD ALUMINUM III cooperation with (he Louis burg Boy Scouts ill their drive to I secure old aluminum for Defense! purposes, I 'rut W. W. MeCIure. Vocational Teacher at Kdward Best School. offers to receive and deliver to I<nuishurg aTl of the old aluminuni pieces, pans. pots, etc. that the people of the Ed-j ward Best School district will! bring lo him at the school build- ' inn. There is much of Mlis alum-1 In u in thrown away around most; all homes which can he put to| Rood u?e l?y the government if thel people will bring It in.' (jet ail you can together and take it to Mr. McClure or to! Louishurg. RESIGNS Supt*. W. C. Strowd informed the TIMES Wednesday that Miss I Camille Swindell, teafffier of the fifth grade in Mills School re signed her position to take a po sition with the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.. at Newport News, Va. Her va cancy has been Oiled by the elec tion of Mrs. Roger Mitchell, who filled an unexpired term at the, school the past Spring PLEAS A NTS- FLOOD Their many friends will learn with much int?'iest that Miss Lily Lee Flood, of Bunn. and Mr. Ro bert F. Pleasants, of Loulsburg, were married at RennettHVille. 8. ?C? on Sunday. June 22nd. Mrs. Pleasants is one of Bunn's attractive and popular young la dies. and Mr Pleasants Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Reid Pleas ants, of Louisburg. He is con nected with his father in t<he drug business and is the holder of a United State mail contract tak ing mail to and from Louisburg. Franklinton and Henderson. TI*)MAS ROYSTER WINS LAWYER'S GOLF TOURNAMENT Thomas S. Royster, of Oxford, with a par-70 was medalist at Ohe Lawyer's Goif Tournament held at the Green Hill Country Club last Saturday afternoon. S. C. Browley, of Durham, was runner up with a 78 Blind prizes were awarded to Mayor H. T. Powell; Of Henderson. A. W Kennon, of Durham, and W. H. Walters, of Oxford. The, tournament) was well at tended by lawyers from Raleigh, Durham, Oxford, Henderson and Louisburg. Barbecue was serv ed immediately following the tonrnajRgftt, O Tbe bulk of the State's snap beans are growrt in Columbus. New Hanover, Pender, Duplin a ad Wayne rounties, reports tbe state Department of Agriculture THE OLD NORTH STATE FUND This is a non-profit-making, hu j inanitarian organization dedicated to the purpose of presenting the people of England with an Am bulance Airplane as a gift of cit izens of t-he Old North State. .Just, as methods of creating death and destruction" have chan ged in modern warfare so have new and speedier methods been i developed for rendering aid to the wounded ? today, the airplane I ambulance is a necessity! And the Euglish are in pressing 1 need for more of these mercy < planes. Communities far from : hospitals and medical centers are ' constantly being bombed, leaving i men, women and children to suf fer unless skilled aid Can" be promptly rendered. On the seas and in the sun-scorche<J Near East. England's defenders are dy ing because facilities are lacking to carry them to distant medical bases. | England's meager' supply of air | plane ambulances has been ser iously. depleted in recent engage ment* and evacuations. Her plane production resources are overtax ed by the pressure for more com natpldiuls'Oh British soil and on many scenes of action^ the de mand for mercy ships is more than urgent! The Old North Stat*' Fund, headed by Governor J. M. Brough ton as honorary chairman, has undertaken to provide Kngland with a fully -equipped airplane amhutance as a gift? to the people i or t he British Isles from tile citi- j tif Nor! it Carolina. - rpon tin* advice of the British American Ambulance I' o r p s, which is licensed by the Hon. Cordell Hull. t*. S. Secretary of State, and by the British govern ment. an amphibian, t win-motor ed Grumann airplane ambulance has been selected. ? This plane accommodates four stretcher cases, two sitting cases, pilot, co-pilot and medical attend- 1 ant. is equipped with the la t? cpt devices for the comfort and ? lu t ot the wounded. film! la 1 planes are now employed by the 1'. S. Coast Guard. Army and Navy and more are now Ifelng i ushed to completion. The purchase of this mercy, ship and delivery to England will cost approximately $75,000.0'* which the Old NorMi State Fund desires to raise through individ ual contributions from the citi-! jzeiis ot North Carolina. The great human iia'riati aspect of this movement offers a strong u ppca I to all whose sympat his l arc wIMi the KnKlisli people ill | tlieii' Htru?Kle against , thr cruel ; uKKrrsHinns of Ihi' Axis power* ? | II. I* a very K'niilne opport unity to participate in niakins |iomII?Ib| a Rift that will upbuild HritiRli morale Mid save the lives of Uli tiold number*. Kitrarl* Taken from (M)vrrnur i llrmiglimn's K?rti<> Ariilrrm Indeed. 1 feel that it is a dls-l 1 1 net honor that the Urltish-Am eikan Ambulance Corps has, awarded tin* citizens of North Carolina the privilege of being j among t-he lirst to present the niitlsli people with an ainhnlance airplane as a token of esteem and heartfelt sympathy. It is a splendid gesture of friendship at, a time when the people of En-i gland need every possible form | of encouragement and further-' more, it Is a gift t-hat will serve a great humanitarian purpose for both the civilian population qf England, and her armed forces who are in urgent need of ambu lance equipment. Personally. I share niC*' my, fellow citizens of North Carolina, a marked spirit of sympathy for ' our English cousins across the i sea._and I am moved witih deep' compassion by the thought - of hundreds of thousands of ' men, women, and children being forced to undergo the terrors and suffer ings, mental and physical, of al most constant bombings? it is sickening to think of innocent people being wounded and killed, in both rural and urban secMons of what was once called Merry En gland! And it is harrowing to think of the hardships and suf ferings which confront the brave members of England's armed forces? the gallant men, mainly youths, who are giving battle to cunning, cruel foes on land, sea. and in the air? they are engaged In conflict*) on many fronts, often beyond reach of medical aid un lesB airplane ambulance equip ment is available to carry them across the sun-swept sands of strange lands or foreign waters to medical centers. Tomorrow, my friends, it may be your boy or mine! Who knows? I am sure that each of you has definitely longed for an opportunity to express sympathy for Great Britain in some practi cal and material way. I whole-heartedly recommend to you the purposes of the Old North State Fond as being worthy of your aaptort. ?Franklin County will, no doubt take treat delight in taking a part in this great work. Alt who cait and will contribute will please give to or seat their ooAtrlMttok' I ATTENDS ARMY i SCHOOL . LIKl'T. K. C. BI I.LICK ? ?? Port 8111. Okla.. (Special)-? 1st I,t. Klinore C Kulluck. of 'l.ouishui'R. North Carolina, is h student at --- 1 he Feld Artillery: school, Fort Sill. Okla.. where he i is attending battery officers' i course. No. 11. Tile course lasts I twelve weeks. The school- com manded by Hrigadiar General G. It Allin. is training 7ii0 officers j and enlisted men as specialists in ; various l?w*<-hefi of tleld artillery. tti one of tlie following members! of the local Committee who Willi see that it together with your njrmr wttl be turned over t? the proper official: l.onishurg ? T. K. Stockard. Mrs. Hugh \V. Perry, E. 11. Ma lone. K: F. Thomas. A. K. John-j son. v Frankllnton- ? Mrs. J. A.. Cox. II. C. Kearney. ? . Youngsville? * C. K. Jeffreys. Hiinn .1. G. W'iggs. Wood -W. D. Fuller. l-?psoni ? L. O. Frailer. Cedar llock ? I*. K. lnscoe. ? H I. Harris. , ?A. F. Johnson. County Chair-' man. requests all members of the i CommlWee to 'take the names of! [the donors and tnrn In with the colli ri buttons. . |LK.%SKS SjHKIilj STATION Mr. James Y. Cooper announ ced Wednesday thai lve had leas ed the She^l filling station ou Main Street ami would operate It under the mum* of Cooper-Shell Service, lie begun business Wed-J tiesday "morning, bur ~wNt~ an-j nouncc his formal opening at* a I later date. Resides gas and oils he says he will carry a full line of automobile necessities. Watch for his announcement. Cotton Blooms Henry Finch, white, of nearj Ingleside. was the (list l?> brine in h cotton bloom from the I ? 4 1 crop of rotlon. It was a red hloonr agil bronchi in on Friday. Since that J. Ira Weldon. of Weldon's Pond, bronchi one with a boll wi ll formed Indicating the hlooni fell on Tuesday. Walter Tharringt?>n, colored, of near Louisburg. bronchi In a| white bloom Friday. Henry Hayes, colored, of near Louishiirg. brought in a bloom Friday. R. A. Foster, of Itoute 3. 1 brought in a red bloom Monday B. M. Qupton. white, of near Wood, brought) in a red bloom Monday. J. D. Wright, of near Louls burg. white, brought In a red bloom Monday. R. L Shearln. white, of Wood, brought in a white bloom Monday.! J. H. Thompson, colored, ofj near 4 Bridges, brought in a white bloom Monday. R. L. Hayes, white, of Justice, brought in a white bloom Monday. Walter Faulkner. of near Louisburg. brought in a red bloom Tuesday. W. B. Colbert, of Pearce Cross : Roads, in Gold Mine township, sent hi a red bloom Tuesday. I Chester A Freeman, colored, | of near Raynor. brought in a red | bloom Tuesday. EM Brodle. colored, of near Louisburg, brought in a white bloom Tuesday. C. T. Pearce. .white, of near Morris' Store, brought in a white bloom Tuesday. c? ? - Zollle Oupton, colored, of near Four Bridges, sent In a red bloom Tuesday., Buck Johnson, colored, of near Louisburg. sent in a red bloom Wednesday. dreg Johnson, colored, of near Four Bridges, sent in a red bloom Wednesday. W. H. and E. T. Sanderford, of near Louisburg, sent In a white bloom Thursday. -o The 14,000 bushel tomato crop produced by North Carolina grow er* in 1S40 was tihe largest on re cord for the State, reports the Crop Reporting Service ot the U. S. and N. C. Department of Agri culture. EUROPEAN WAR NEWS Loudon, Thursday. July 3. ? B. A F.'s Eagle Squadron, all Am erican volunteers, downed throe German planes and damaged two others today in Its first big "out ing" ?a deep daylight drive over northern Prance as far as Lille. British-manned planes partici pating in the same extended air offensive over German-held terri tory were credited officially with bagging 15 additional Qerman cralt while the British acknow ledged loss of two bombers and eight fighters. It was learned thai iwd of the BriMsh fighter losses were caused by a collision. It was not stated whether any ot the Eagles was killed. Kwortnl Bombers The Eagles got into action as they escorted a strong bomber formation. About 60 Messer sclnnitt 101ts attacked them and a series of twisting dogfights de veloped. continuing until tho bombers had completed oheir mis sion and headed hack home. One veteran British flier said the Eagles' air battles reminded him of "the old ETurikerque days." The youngest of the Eagles, tucktlng two Germans;', was caught b\*<? burst of bullets which badly damaged his plane. He hung on the tell of one of the German, however. ~and shot off the Messerschmitt's ailerons. As a wing crumpled and the cockpit hood blew off, the German bailed out. The Eagle climbed back to rejoin his squadron. Bmliu.Julv 2- ? The German Army tonight proclaimed a vir tual alaughttMi'of the Russian ar mies trapped east of Bialystok, announcing a complete victory with "unbelievable chaos" over taking the remnants of SOO.OOO Red soldiers. "Because of the stubborn Sov iet Russian defense and the em bittered attempt* t?j break out" of the (ierman-iaid trap, said the high cum maud, "the hloody loaa es of the enemy exceed t tie tium T)Pr of prisoners by serprat ttmea.'* There was no authorized inter pretation of the communique, butt some informed quarters believed Its reference to the event as "f "world historical proportions" possibly meant that the backbond of the whole Red Army Is con sidered cracked. German dispatches said Mm trapped Red soldiers tried four times to break out. but failed each time. ' A total of 160.000 Russian pris oners has been taken un all fronts since the beginning of the war a week ago last Sunday, tho army stated. Of these. 100.000 were said to have been counted so far in the Bialystok trap. German losses, on the other hand, "in all are gratifylngly small." a communique said. The ."lashing of the encircled Russians between Bialystok (in north-central old Poland) and Minsky who were defending the hightwiy to Moscow, has resulted iti a weeision of history-making proportion.-, in the words of the high command Moscow. Thursday, July 3. ? The Red Army today reported violent battles wii'h the Germans ranging all the way from Mur mansk In the Arctic to the Luck region of southeastern Poland, marked by the fiercest fighting, stubborn resistance, and even strong counter-attack. The Russians acknowledged tor the first time a German penetra tion beyond Minsk, key communi cations center on the highway to Moscow, declaring that Russian troops were fighting "hard and flerc>/y" against German mobile troops in t'he Borlsov region. Borisov is SO miles northeast of Minsk on the Moscow road ? still approximately 370 miles from thj Soviet capital. (Neither Russian nor German official pronouncements mention ed Minsk itself. It was likely that t'he Germans had moved around it without taking tjt. > The Russians, in a communique issued by the Soviet Information Bureau, announced that the Red Army had launched a counter attack in the vicinity of Mur mansk. Key Sovieti Arctic port at the head of a strategic rail line to Leningrad. "Great Defeat" "In the direction of Mur mansk," said the communique, "our troops halted by Are and counter-attacks an enemy offen sive of about) two divisions against the Sredni Pennlnsula and to the southeast inflicted a great defeat, upon him." (The Germans during Wednes day announced that Nazi and Finnish troops together had at tacked the Soviet) frontier i.i this region and In Helsinki the news paper Ilta Sanomat reported that the railroad ayd harbor of Mur mansk had been destroyed). In the Dvlnsk sector of western White Russia, said the communi q?e, "a great battle develop*!" and "the fighting continues." Hera, the Russians said, huad (OoaUnued oa Page Sight)