THE BEST PLAGE
T 0 B U Y
is with the Merchant who adver
tises, takes time to tell you what
he is offering and gives you a
fair price. .
Buy in Louisburg
THE BEST SALE
Doesn't always mean the highest
dollar.
Sometimes costs interfem.
Sell Your Tobacco and
Cotton in Louisburg
VOLUMN LXXII
Subscription 91.50 a Year
LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 11)11
(Eight Pages)
NUMBER 42
TO GET CON
STRUCTION
SUPREME COURT
HOLDS CONTRACT VOID
Town Commissioners Still
Split On Power Question;
Turn Down Motion To
Hold Election
The Board1, ot Town Commis
sioners met in called session, Nov.
24, 1941 at 7:00 P. M., upon the
request of Attorney J. E. Malone,
Jr. All members ot the Board
were present*. * ,
Attorney Malone informed "the
Board that under the restraining
order signed by Judge, Walter
Bone, It is questionable whether
or not the Town ot Louisburg can
purchase any parts for repairs bo
the power plant engines or ap
paratus. On?account of this un
certainty the Board should ask
tbe Court to construe tbls re
straining order and in the event
it should be held to apply to
equipment or apparatus not cov
ered in the Contract which the
Supreme Court has held void, the
Court should be asked to modify
the restraining order. After a dis
cussion of the situation the fol
lowing motion was offered by W.
B. Barrow and was seconded by
F. H. Allen:
"That Judge Thompson be ask
ed to construe the restraining ord
er of Judge Bone, and to modify
it to apply only to t-he contract
sued upon by Haynor et al. vs the
Town of Loulsburg, N. C." This
motion was voted upon with the
following result: Those voting
"AYE" were W. B. Barrow, W.
J. Shearln and F. H. Allen. Those
voting "NO" were, B. C. Beck,
W. J. Cooper, and W. G. Lancas
ter. The result being a Me vote.
Mayor W. C. Webb voted "Aye",
and the motion was carried.
Mr. R. C. Beck made the fol
lowing motion; "That the ques
tion of purchasing power or buy
ing additional engines be submit
ted to a vow of the people."
Those voting "Aye" upon this,
motion were R)1 C. Beck, W. G. i
Lancaster and W. J. Cooper. Those ,
voting "No" were W. J. Shearin,
F. H. Allen and W. B. Barrow.
The result being a tie vote Mayor
W. C. Webb voted "No", and the i
motion was lost.
The Board ordered t-hat these
minutes be published in THE
FRANKLIN TIMES. There being
no further business the meeting
adjourned.
Charity Game at
Rocky Mount
Rocky Mount, Nov. 25. ? Twol
undefeated freshmen elevens will
meet here Friday night at Mu
nicipal Stadium in the annual
Rotary club charity game. Wil
liam and Mary Papooses will op
pose the Wake Foresti Baby Deacs
in a game scheduled to get under
way at 7:30.
Last year the Baby Deacs won
in one of the most thrilling games
ever played in the local stadium.
Approximately 4,000 spectators
are expected to be on hand for
the annual charity game.
The Baby Deacs whipped frosh
elevens of Duke, Carolina, and
N. C. State to win the North Car
olina freshman title with ease.
The little Indiana from William
and Mary have had an easy time
with all tihelr opponents this year
and have been recognized by Vir
ginia sports writers as tha best
frosh team in the Old Dominion, j
Many former high school stars,
well known to Eastern Carolina
sport fans are playing for the
Baby Deacs this fall. They In
clude Russ Perry of Durham, Tom
Herring and Billy Brooks of Wil
son and BUI Webb of Tarboro.
Entire proceeds from tihe game
go to the Rotary Club charity
fund for work among the needy
in this vicinity.
Patronize TIMES Advertisers
PROGRAM AT THE
LOUISBURG THEATRE
The following Is the program
at the Louisburg Theatre, begin
ning Saturday, Nov. 29:
Saturday ? Roy Rogers and
"Gabby" Hayes in "Jesse James
At Bay" and Ray Middleton In
"Mercy Island." Also "King of
The Texas Rangers."
Sunday-Monday ? Barbara Stan
wyck and Henry Fonda in "You
Belong To Me."
Tuesday ? Wayne Morris and
Tom Brown in "Three Sohs O'
Guns" and Jack Holt in "Holt of
The Secret Service." Also U. S.
Dept. of Agriculture presents
"Harvests For Tomorrow."
Wednesday ? Lloyd Nolan and
Constance Moore in "Buy Me
That Town."
Thursday-Friday ? Blng Crosby,
Mary Martin and Rochester In
"Birtih of The Blues."
Recorder's Court
Franklin Recorder's Court had
quite a good sized docket before I
Judge Hobgood Tuesday and
many cases were disposed of. The
following is the disposition of
the docket*: \
Andrew Perry Was found guil
ty of operating car without driv
ers license, judgment suspended
upon saving the county harmless.
A nolle pros was taken in the
case of reckless driving against
Linwood Davis.
S. V. Olive was found guilty of
operating automobile Intoxicated
and reckless driving; and give?-?
months on roads, suspended upon
payment of $60 fine and costs,
and not to operate a motor vehi
cle on public roads for 12 months.
S. y. Olive was found not guil
ty ot carrying concealed weap
ons.
Elbert Harris was found guilty
of assault* with deadly weapon
and given 60 days on roads, sus
pended upon payment of coats.
Willie Dale was found guilty
of operating automobile intoxica
ted and given 90 days on roads,
suspended upon payment ot costs,
not to operate a motor vehicle on
public roads in 12 months.
A nolle pros wltih leave was
taken in the case of unlawful pos
session of whiskey and transport
ing against Ed Gill.
Peter Wardrlck was found
guilty of unlawful possession of
whiskey, judgment was suspend
ed upon saving the county harm
less.
Primus Neal was found not
guilty of reckless driving, hit and
run.
Oscar Moore plead guilty to
carrying concealed weapons, and
was given 60 days on roads, sus
pended upon paying $50 One and
costs.
Charlie Green was found guilty
of assault with deadly weapon,
and given 60 days on roads, sus
pended upon payment of cost*.
Walter Holland was found
guilty of speeding, judgment sus
pended upon payment of costs.
The following cases were con
tinued:
Jerry Cooke, adw, to pay.
George Hawkins, oai, to pay.
C. B. Woodlief. bastardy.
Benny Williams,- reckless driv
ing. hit and run.
Luther R. Richardson, oai, r d.
Milton C. Adcock, speeding.
Lucille McGowan, no drivers
license, hit and run, reckless driv
ing.
J. C. Baker, assault with dead
ly weapon with Intent to kill.
Robert Bowden, bastardy.
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JAPAN TOLD RE
QUIREMENTS FOR
PACIFIC PEACE
Washington, Nov. 26. ? The
United States tonight handed Ja
pan a blunt statement ot policy
which informed quarters said vir
tually ended all chance of an
agreement between the two coun
tries on explosive Far Eastern
issues.
A last-minute switch, reported
ly resulting from a Chinese ap
peal to the White House, swung
the United States from an antici
pated program of conciliation to
ward Japan to one of firm reiter
ation of long-standing American
policies.
In effect, the statement said
that Japan must withdraw all her
troops from China and cease sap
port of the Wang Chlng-Wei re
gime In Nanking as an essential
preliminary to any agreement
with the United Statea.
The statement ? tendered to
Japanese Ambassador Saburo Ku
rusu and Admiral Kichlsaburo
Nomura by Secretary of State Cor
dell Hull ? was In the nature of
a settlement formula, but instead
of meeting Japanese demands for
American concessions, It restated
Hull's historic 1937 declaration
of principles supporting the fol
lowing policies:
1. Inviolability of territorial
Integrity and sovereignty.
2. Equality ot commercial op
portunity.
3. Noninterference In the In
ternal affairs ot other nations.
4. Noninterference with the
status quo except as it might be
altered through peaceful means.
Hull, himself, presented the
formula to the Japanese diplo
matic team during a 75-mlnute
conference at the State Depart
ment.
Neither of the emissaries had
any Immediate comment. The
Japanes embassy said merely that
the situation was too delicate for
discussion.
The State Department gave no
explanation of the proposal. Pre
sentation of the formula marked
the first concrete development in
the peace-or-war talks which have
been in progress since November
17.
Whether further conversations
are held presumably depends up
on Tokyo's reaction.
THANKS
We wish to express onr sincere
thanks to our many friends for
the lovely gifts that were given
to Us Friday night, Nov. 21.
Mr. and .Mrs. W. H. Richard*.
INVESTIGATE
APPLICANTS
FOR COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENCY
Board Met in Special Ses
sion Monday; Appoints
Committee Composed of
J. D. Morris, R. F. Green,
Mrs. T. H. Dickens; Oth
er Minor Matters ,
The Board of Education with
all members present met in spec
ial session on Monday and trans
acted the following business:
Suitable resolutions relative to
the untimely death of Superinten
dent W. R. Mills were passed.
(These resolutions are copied in
another column.)
The Bunn building repair pro
ject was ordered tabled until
some future time. ^ '
Bill for Science equipment fir
Edward Best) School, and also for '
each of the Science departments
for each of the high schools in
the county were presented to the (
Board for approval. Upon mo- ,
tion they were approved.
To m^et State requirements
the Board appointed Mrs. Annie
E. Puller, Secretary, until such
time as a Superintendent is elect- ,
ed. This was made necessary to
release checks properly signed.
The Board discussed the ques
tion of selecting a Superintend
ent to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Supt. W. R. Mills.
A full discussion was had and It.
was decided to make full Investi
gation of all applications. As a
result a motion prevailed to ap
point a committee to make full
investigations of such applicants
and report to the Board at its
next' meeting to be held on De
cember 1st. The committee ap
pointed was composed* of J. D.
Morris. R. F. Green and Mrs. T.
H. Dickens. ^
BOY SCOUT
CAMPAIGN
Tuesday morning, December 2,
1941 from 9 o'clock to 12 Noon/
the citliens 6f Loulsburg and as
many as can be reached In the
County will be called on to make
a contribution to the organisa-i
tlon known as Boy Scouts of
America. Mr. G. M. Beam, Dr.
A. Paul Bagby and Mrs. W. L.
Beasley form a committee for this
purpose and they will call on oth
ers who are Interested In build
ing healthy, honorable, democrat
ic boys who can function in any
emergency, to assist in this most)
worthwhile work. It Is neces
sary to raise money in order for
Troop No. 20 tt> remain in the
Occoneechee Council and the
boys who have worked so cheer
fully and faithfully are depend
ing on the people of Loulsburg
and Franklin County to make it
possible for Miem to continue,
their work.
What project can be morej
worthwhile than an investment in
character building, health and
the future of the boys of your,
town and county? Be ready
when the committee calls on you
on Tuesday.
PICKED FOR
PROMOTION
The board already has picked
W. L. Beasley, of Carthage, to
be assistant to Foreater Holmes,
it Is understood.
Beasley, who graduated In for
estry at State College and took
postgraduate work In forestry at
Dnke, is now secreary -treasurer
of the N. C. Forestry Association
with headquarters at Carthage.
He is a native of Franklin Coun
ty.
Beasley will receive $200 a
montih, it Is understood. He is
scheduled to do the field work re
quired of the forester's office. ?
News-Observer.
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LOCISBURG HIGH SCHOOL
BAND TO GIVE
CONCERT AT BUNN
The Loulsburg High School
Band will give a concert on Fri
day night, November 28th, at the
Bunn High School at 7:30 o'clock.
The public is cordially invited to
attend. A small admission fee
will be charged. The Band prom
ises an enjoyable evenldg of mus
ic interspersed with other musi
cal numbers.
A full week's program is sched
uled for the band. On Thursday
afternoon It paraded in Hender- '
son ? and with the new uniforms '
made a spectacle that was thrill- '
lng to hear and see.
On Saturday morning the Band
will parade at 10:30 in honor of
thfe Corn and Cake Show being
held in Lonlsburg that day. It 1
will do its part to welcome the
boys and girls of Franklin Cottn
ty to Loulsburg.
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Patronise TIMES Advertisers
4-H CLUB CORN SHOW AND ACHIEVE
MENT DAY PROGRAM
Saturday, Nov. 29th, 1941
8:30 i Assemble
9:00 Greetings - Mayor Webb
How to Exhibit Corn - Dan Holler,
H Asst. Agronomist
9:20 . ..] Placing Exhibits
9:40 . . Judging
10:20 Parade
11:00 Movies
LUNCH - 1:00
2:00 , Pep Songs
2:10 Dress Revue
2:30 Recognition of Guests
2:45 Awarding of Prizes
3:00 i . . . Cake Sale
Louisburg
College News
Rev. E, H. Davis, retired Meth
odist minister of Louisburg. was
Ihe speaker in the college chapel
service last Friday morning. In
his inimitable fashion, he spoke
on t-he three great things in
life as given in the liook of Pro
verbs: Law, Mercy (or Love),
and Truth.
He treated the subject from ;
the viewpoint of youth, and back
ed his statement's with numerous
examples from his own experi
ences in life. He stressed partic
ularly the need which the world
has today for Mercy, and the fact
that without Law. there can be
neither Mercy nor Truth.
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A group of about thirty stud
ents from the college attended a
concert given in Ilalelgh under
the auspices of the Itaieigh Civic
Music Association last Monday
evening. The artist> presented in
this, the first of the winter series,
was Sergi Rachmaninoff, the
world's premier pianisL
Mr. Rachmaninoff played with
all the fire and vigor that have
given him his place among the
all-time greats of the pianoforte.
His well-chosen program brought
many appreciative comments from
his hearers.
The sale of memberships in the
Music Association was sponsored
at the college by Professor I. D.
Moon.
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FRANKLIN'S TROOPERS
SERVING IN ISLANDS
Franklin County's first white
?electees, 11 In number, are now
located near Honolulu, Hawaii,
according to parents of the boys.
According to the parents, air mall
letters from their sons reach Lou
isburg Id a week but they admit
having difficulty in getting their
letters to the boys in Hawaii.
Franklin County's first quota
Vas sent to the Fort Bragg In
duction center July 8. Soon after
their induction the men were sent)
to Honolulu as part of the United
States intensive fortification ac
tivities in Hawaii.
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SHOOTING
Leon Zeigler, colored, son of
Arthur Zeigler, was shot in the
left arm and side Tuesday by
James Hayes, also colored, 17
year old son of Dewey Hayes, near
Buck's Filling Station on South
Main Street, according to Sheriff
J. P. Moore. The shooting it is
understood was the aftermath of
a quarrel over a gun or a girl.
Zeigler was given first aid treat
ment and sent to a hospital in
Henderson, where it la stated his
arm had to be amputated. Hayes
was still evading tihe officers at
last reports.
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ALLIGATOR BOY
JK. B. Smith, of Raleigh, known
to the public as Aloa. the Alliga
tor Boy, Is showing In the old
Ford building on Market Street
to the interest of many spectators.
Mr. Smith was born In Raleigh
in 1908, and Is a most unusual
freak of nature in t<hat his body
is covered with scales almost.
Identical to those of an alligator.
He will remain In Loulsburg
through Saturday.
BURNED
A representative of the Rocky
Mount Recaping or Vulconlzlng
3o., was badly burned and much
damage done the Cooper-Shell,
Filling Station yesterday about
jne o'clock, when he attempted
to put out a gasoline fire and his
clothing caught. The fire depart
ment soon cleared the trouble andi
the man was taken to a doctors
office for treatment.
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If you doubt your ability to
win when you start the game, you
might justi as well leave your hats
In the dugout.
Recruiting Party
To Visit Louisburg
A recruiting party from the
Raleigh Navy Recruiting Station
will be at the Louisburg post of-'
flee builtling on December 4 and
5 to accept recruits for enlist
ment in America's growing two
ocean navy.
The recruiters are especially
interested in young Negroes for
enlistment as mess attendants,
but white recruits will be taken
also.
Healthy, native-born Negroes
between the ages of 17 and 31
may enlist- In the regular Navy for
six years or iu the Naval Reserve
for the duration of the present
national emergency. Negroes who
eullst during their 17th or 18lh
years will "be released from the
Navy on their 21st birthday. i
Mess attendant applicants must
furnish authentic evidence of age,
and must secure the written con
sent of parent or guardian if un
der 21 years of age. Applicants
must be of good character, clean
hablts-and furnish f list of former
! employers, or references from at
least' three responsible persons
who have known them for two
| years or more.
Negroes accepted will be trans
ferred to the Naval Training Sta
llion. Norfolk, Va.. for a course
of instruction in the Mess Atten
dant School. Rase pay for t-he re
cruits is $30 a month after four
, month of service, during which
| they receive $21 a month.
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METHODIST YOUTH
KKLLOUSHIP
We have a new name, but are
| none other than the Epworth Lea
gue of the Loulsburg Methodist'
Church. Our new officers for
the year are:
Senior and Young People
President: Billy Andrews.?
Vice-President: Jane Grey Per
ry.
College Vice-President: Troy
Barrett.
Secretary-Treasurer: Eleanor
Beasley.
Pianist: Elizabeth Harris.
Commission Chairmen: Wor
ship and Evangelism, Elixabeth
Harris; Recreation, Dayton Hard
wick; Community Service, Joe
Barrow; World Friendship. Betsy
Splvey; Publicity, Frances Splvey.
Intermediate
Counselor: Dorothy Dennis.
President: Janice Perry.
Vice-President: Earl Murphy,
Jr.
Secretary: Sarah Hardwick.
Treasurer: Jimmy Ragland.
Pianist: Taimadge Thomas.
Commission Chairmen: Wor
ship and Evangelism, Taimadge
Thomas; Recreation, Billy Moon ;|
Community Service, Nancy Qrif
fln; World Friendship, Frances
Hedden.
We have a splendid group, and
idvtte all young people not con
nected wlt<h other churches to
join with us WE NEED YOU
AND YOU NEED US. Help us
make this our best year in Ser
vice and Fellowship.
Sunday Night - Fellowship Sup
per - 5:30 - at Church. You are
invited along with all other
young people ? only, be sure to
bring a picnic supper with you ?
enough for two. Following this
we will have a Fellowship Hour
beginning at 6:45. These ser
vices have proven to be very
worthwhile, and If you have not
attended one, come out and see
what you have been missing.
Don't forget the hour - 5:30 -
Sunday - at Loulsburg Methodist
Church. ?Reporter.
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U. D. C. TO MEET
The regular monthly meeting
of the Joseph J. Davis Chapter
U. D. C. will be at the home of
Mrs. W. J. Cooper on Kenmore
Avenue, Tuesday, December 2,
1941, at 3:30 P. M.
SUE T. ALSTON, Sec'y.
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"It's aporr man Indeed who
hasn't a few enemies." Then the
fellow who sells a rotten car
ought to be mighty well off.
Bagby Names
Division Chairmen
Dr. A. Paul Bagby, general
chairman of the Loulsburg Chap
ter, American
Red Cross has
announced the
following a s
division chair
men assisting
in the annual
Roll Call now
going on in
Franklin Coun
ty:
Mrs. A 11 c e
RED CROSS
Uzzell and Mrs. R. U. Bailey,)
Louisburg Schools; A. E. Mercer,
Pearce SchoQl and Zebulon, Route
2; Mrs. J. R. Inscoe, White Level
Hickory Rock and Loulshurg,
Route 2; W. O. Reed, Gold Sand
School and Louisburg, Route 3;
Mrs. Oliver Perry, Louisburg,
Route 4 and Mapleville; E. R.
Moore, Seven Paths, Cypress
Creek and Spring Hope, Route 2;
John Edwards, Centerville, Wood
and Route 2; Mrs. Pattie L. Jus
tice, Harris School, Flat Rock
and Route X; Mrs. C. T. Dean,
Cedar Rock and Route 4; Mrs.
John Young Beasley, Moulton and
Route 3; M. Etta Gay, Pilot and
Zebulon, Route 2; Victoria Taut,
Pine Ridge and Zebulon, Route 2;
Mrs. L. O. Frazier, Epsom and
Henderson. Route 2; Mrs. B. C.
Johnson, Bunn; C. A. Harris,
Colored Roll Call Chairman; I.
D. jfbon, Louisburg College; Mrs.
A. C. Halt, Mrs. W. J. Cooper,
Mrs. E. F. Griffin, Louisburg resi
dential secMon; Dr. A. Paul Bag
by. Louisburg business district.
T. II. Harris is general Roll!
Call chairman and the Rev. For
rest D. Hedden is chairman of 1
home service for the local chirp- J
ter. 1
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SELECTEES SENT
OFF BY BOARD
IN FRANKLIN
The tallowing 13 white men
were sent to the Fort> Bragg in
duction center Tuesday morning
hy the Franklin County Draft!
Board; .
George 'Washington Eaves,'
Henderson. Route 1; Wlllardj
Johnson Pace. Zebulon. Route 2;1
Jewel Calvin Mitchell, Loulsburg,
Route 1; James Lester Allen,
Loulsburg. Kou(? 2; Thomas Mal
colm Gupton. Castalla, Route 1;
Wilbur Person Edwards, Louis
burg, Route 2; John Gilliam
Hardy. Battleboro, N. C.; George
Gilliam. Jr.. Frankllnton; Wood
row Wilson Moore. Loulsburg, I
Route 4; Wilton Denton, Spring
Hope. Route 2; Christopher O.
Moore. Loulsburg, Route 4;
George Washington Pernell, Lou
lsburg, Rpute 3; James Owen Self,
Loulsburg, Route 4.
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NEGROES GET
SUMMONS BY
FRANKLIN'S BOARD
The following Negro men, 11
In number, will be sent to the
Fort Bragg Induction senter by
the Franklin County draft Board
December 4:
Wyatt Blacknell, Orllles McClee
Rogers. Rufus Albert Thomas,
Otis Massenburg, Berry Lee Al
ston, Grady Crudup, Edward
Ellis Yarborougb, Howard Haw
kins, Cornel Alston. William
Brodte and Henry Lee Bass.
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Resolutions
The following Resolution, of- i
fered by Mrs. T. H. Dickens and
Mrs. Annie E. Fuller, was unani
mously adopted by the Board of
Education at a special meeting
on Monday:
WHEREAS; on Mondlay. Nov
ember 17th, 1941, death, as it
must to all men, came to our be
loved Superintendent), W. R.
Mills, who, after a long life of
service, and yet In the heyday of
his usefulness, passed Into the
Great Beyond; and
' WHEREAS; we, the members
of the Boaud of Education of
Franklin County, desire to give
expression of our love and appre
ciation ;
BE IT RESOLVED; that', while!
we regret most keenly his untlme-,
ly death, we are deeply thankful
for having had the privilege of
being allowed to share his vision
and labor for the cause so dear to
his heart;
That we extend to bhe bereaved
family our deepest sympathy,
with assurance that we join In
their sorrow, which Is common
to all the people of Franklin
County;
That a copy of these Resolu
Mons be spread upon our minutes,
a copy sent to the family of Mr.
Mills, a copy be sent to Dr. Clyde
A. Erwln. State Superintendent
of Public Instruction, and anit
able publication be made hereof.
Dr. H. O. Perry, Chairman,
Mrs. Annie E. Fuller,
Mrs. T. H. Dickens,
John D. Morris,
Robert F. Green,
Members of Board of Elu
catton of Franklin County.
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EUROPEAN
WAR NEWS
London, Nov. 26. ? Powerful
German forces have achieved a
new break-through southeast of
Moscow and have turned north in
the opening phases of a develop
ing battle of encirclement, offic
ial Soviet* advices acknowledged
tonight.
The break-through was in the
Stallnogorsk sector 120 miles
southeast of Moscow, and east of
the hard-contested town of Tula.
The Germans, using tanks, planes
and infantry, advanced to the
outskirts of a town identified la
the Soviet dispatches only as "V,"
but which may well have been
Venev, 40 miles northwest of
Stallnogorsk and a little more
than '100 miles southeast of Mos
cow.
At least some of the German
forces have swung back west
from "V," the dispatches said, ap
parently with the object of encir
cling Tula and cutting off the
highway between Tula and Ser
pukhov, which Is 50 miles south
of Moscow.
In broader outline, however,
the drive east> of Tula appealed
to be the long southern arm of
the pincers on Moscow itself,
reaching northward in an effort
to block off the Red capital from
the east. * I
Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 26. ? Imper
ial BrIMsh troops formed a junc
tion in heavy strength tonight la
the liezegh area and moved for
ward for a decisive battle for
Libya.
The Axis forces in that red and
critical zone bad been weakened
by i tie en Kiel- deployment of a
tierniHn column eastward across
the h.j iiunKc. near Sidi
Omar ? an unsuccessful counter
Offensive of diversion, as the Brit
ish command described It. la
which a third of the column's
tank strength was smashed .before
It reached the border.
Moreover, th^ German com
mander, Gen. Krwin Rommel, fac
ed a sl-rong new concentration ot
British tanks heretofore held in
reserve ? an indication that the
initial great tank clashes had left
the British far from spent in Wiat
arm ? and was himself urgently
trying to bring up reinforcements
for the supreme test.
The British juncture in the
main theater of Rezegh was ef
fected by the arrival, to merge
with the main British armored
infantry and South African in
fantry concentrations, of the New
Zealand troops which had beaten
their way forward near the Medi
terranean coast line after over
running Gambut.
Advancing Steadily I
Just above Rezegh, the men ot
the British Tobruk garrison were
advancing steadily eastward, iti
was officially announced, for the
rendezvous.
Far to the south of all this ac
tion, the British left wing had
crossed more than two-thirds of
Ohe desert toward the Gulf ot
Sirte, and a British bombing raid
on the Axis airdrome of Agedabta
near the coast suggested that this
force had decided to attempt a
full march to l>he sea to cut oft
northern Libya and sever the
coastal routes to western Libya.
It was about Rezegh, however,,
that the great struggle was devel
oping ? perhaps a final struggle,
although there were Indications
that it might be sometime In un
folding.
Axis forces in this theater were
not encircled to the extent that
they had been four or five days
ago. having improved their situa
tion by a series of fierce coun
terattacks.
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FAMILY DAY AT
THE LOUISBURG
BAPTIST CHURCH
Nett Sunday, Nov. 30, is Fam
ily Day at the local Baptist
Church.- The families ot the
church are urged to come, and ~
all to set together. This annual
occasion has become a red letter
day for us. The pastor will talk
for a very few moments on the
glory of the family; and there
will be a dedication of our child
ren unto the Lord.
From the oldest member to the
youngest child let the families ot
our church be present.
Recognition of the largest fam
ily present' will be made.
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LOUISBURG
METHODIST CHURCH
"Victory Out> of Tragedy" is
the subject of the 11:00 o'clock
service Sunday morning. This
would seem impossible to the
world at large. Come and think
with us.
At the 7:30 service Mr. Hedden
will speak on "Choose ye - Demas
or St. Luke."
Church School will convene at
9:46. led by Prof. I. D. Moon.
The young people will have
their Fifth Sunday Fellowship
Supper at 5:30.
Ton are welcomed to these ser
vices. _ ^