THE FRANKLIN TIMES Issued Every Friday ?15 Court Street Telephone 283-1 A. F. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES vmr soar ....... . fi.uv Eight Months .... 1.00 OU J1UUIUB ?????? ??" Four Months 50 . North Carolina l . 'PBESS ASSOCIATION^ Foreign Advertising Representative AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York City Entered at the Postofflce at Lonlsburg, N. C. as second claim mall natter. The Board of Town Commissioners are to be congrat ulated upon having settled the question of lights for Louisburg until after the war emergency. In this they have acted wisely and the entire to\Vn should be thank ful for having this much discussed question settled in such a safe and economic manner. The FRANKLIN TIMES always had faith in the wisdom of the present board, and it* is glad to extend its congratulations to the members. QUO This country i.!j winning success in its efforts to per suade Latin America to follow our foreign policy. Mex ico, Brazil and lesser states soutli of the border have said they will go to war if we go. Most of the Latin American republics are at last lighting Nazi influences in their midst. There are a few places where pro-axis sympathizers still have positions of power, but they are growing fewer. uOO Now that the United States has declared War on Japan, a thing many of our people thought should have been done long before, it is up to us to rally solidly be hind our government in a light to a finished Victory. Many things may be done or said that many of us may not thoroughly understand the meaning or wherefore, but let's all be "right or wrong" Our Country ? Amer ica first and always. oOO Christmas is almost here and it is hoped that every body will have a most glorious time, but don't let us forget the needy and especially our Soldier boys in Ser vice. The best we can do will be only too small, and the most we can do for our Country and our Soldiers is to contribute our every bit to their protection and sup port. Let V buy bonds, give to Ked Cross rmd other or ganizations to our limit, and let's talk America to win at all times. oOo While the dastardly attack on the Americans at Hon olulu ami other places Sunday was a calamity that isjje yond the imagination of decent people who have any re gard^ for humanity, it was evidently the greatest thing tfiat'could happen to the United States in that it has welded all factions, thoughts and ideals among us into one single action with only one single purpose, to avenge this wrong in a way that it will make the world more free to all nations anil individuals, to live, to seek a livelihood and to worship God in safety as they feel best. Not only has it done this, but U has served as the necessary influence to completely Aveld to us all latin Americans, and many others, as no other action could have done. Therefore while we" have much to feel sad over, much to feel agrieved at, we also have a great deal to feel thankful for in this happening. It has brought about that which no ordinary dealings ok happenings could have done. -oOo USE, NOT WASTE, THE RULE ' We aren't hearing any more loose talk about oil shortages. The late fiasco on the Eastern Seaboard, when the Secretary of the Interior discovered a "short age" that was afterwards proven almost completely non-existent, confused the political prophets of gloom. The truth is that this country leads the world by so wide a margin in oil production that there simply isn't any comparison. It holds a similar position in oil re fining capacity. Equally important, it produces all but a small fraction of the high-grade fuels which are need ed for modern military engines. Nature, of course, gave us our oil reservoirs, and we should use them wisely and without waste. But nature | didn't supply the vast production and refining and , transportation facilities that were necessary to draw the oil from the ground and turn it into a usable fuel. Pri- j vate enterprises did that. Private enterprise took the risks and spent the money. And private enterprise got the results. That is the answer to those who urge that such basic industries as oil should be subjected to strang ling bureaucratic control and domination. It is often said that oil won the last war for the Allies. This time oil is evenmore important, due to vastly ex panded mechanization of armies. You can thank pri vate enterprise for providing us with a virtually limit less supply of that "black gold" which is vital to the constructive arts of peace, as well as the destructive arts of war. oOo KEEPING 'EM ROLLING * An authority on railroading recently said this: "Here is a point that is too often overlooked in these critical days No shipper in this country, including the biggest shipper of all, Uncle Sain, has yet been told that he can't have all the railway service he needs, when and where he needs it. The railroads have kept their pledge "to meet to the fullest demands of commerce and t&e needs of national defense." In other words, the public is confronted by plenty of . .. v ? , 1 *, ' ' <+? "< \ shortages these days, but railroad service isn't one of them. That is a very fine achievement in the light of the fact that no industry plays a greater role in defense than the railroads,. The iron horse carries practically all of the vast amount of defense freight. It carries hundreds of thousands of soldier and sailors. It must be ready at all times to provide service in every section of the nation, and to provide it right on the dot. How have the railroads been able to provide such ser vice at a time when defense and moral traffic alike have reached new peaks ? The answer to that can be put in a few words: "The railroads planned for it long ago." Ever since World War I they have been preparing for precisely the kind of emergency we are in today. They realized that more rolling stock would be neces sary ? and they bought it, in gigantic quantities. They realized that train speeds would have to be increased ? and they accomplished that. They realized that car ca pacity would have to be expanded ? and that too was done. - . - But improvement in the size and performance of their physical plant isn't the end of the story. Big cars and super-fast trains are 110 good if they must stand about in yards -waiting to be unloaded? if, in short, cars are used as warehouses. So they worked with shippers to perfect a system for loading and unloading cars without delay ? to keep them rolling. Railroad-shipper cooper ation has written a new and splendid page in the history of transportation. Day and night, the long trains roar across the nation. They're serving you, and serving the nation. They rep resent the greatest* transportation system the world has ever known. YOU CANT QUIT ADVERTISING YOU'RE TALKING TO A PARADE . NOT A MASS MEETING W. M. r. DISTRICT MEETING There will be a W. M. U. Dlat irlcll meeting at the Maple Spriugs Baptist Church, Sunday afternoon, December 14th at 2:30 o'clock. Mrs. Ada S. Parker, of Hender son, Supt. of Tar River Assoia tlon W. M. U., will present a very interesting and inspirational pro gram. The main topic will be "The Work of the Royal Ambas sador Chapter, " The members of all societies in the churches In this district ar? urged to attend. Boys from churches where there is no R. A. Chapter are invited. The churches in this district) are; Castalia, Cedar Rock, Cen tervllle, Duke Memorial, Ephesus, Hickory Rock, Louisburg, Maple Springs, Mt. Zion, Mt. Grove, Peach Tree, Philadelphia, Red Bud, Sandy Creek, White Level, Wood. a ? BIG HOGS The killings of big hogs have been reported to the TIMES the past week: Mrs. Z. L. Cheaves, Harris township, three weighing 487, 460, 455. ? Nathan Edwards, Harris town ship, three weighing 310, 350, 400. Baldy Johnson, colored, Louis burg township, three weighing 437, 369, 290. J. C. Tharrington, of Louisburg R 3, reports killing t ? ?? ? -v ? ? ? SANTA CLAUS CAN HELP AJJgKICAN DEFENSE! T^is poster, drawn by J. W. and W. J. Wilkinson, ft father and son artist team of Baltimore, reminds Americans that they can help the Defense Program this Christmas by giving Defense Bonds and Stamps in addition to the usual present. Nation-wide distribution of this poster has been made, especially in the windows of 500,000 retail stores where D?fense Stamps ? for as low as 10 cents ? are now on sale. Gal ? Would you come to m>| aid in distress. Boy ? My dear, it wouldn't) make any difference to me what you were wearing. Any farmers needing assistance in the program are asked to get In touch with the Soil Conserva tion office in the former City Clerk's office. 1 Leggett's I 5? ' 5? I I & S s ? & Be Sure To Shop Early and Avoid The Rush ! ? PAJAMAS $1.48 to $2.98 Give pajamas! They are use ful and always appreciated. All the wanted materials. ROBES Gaberdine, Rayon, Wool and other wanted it tabrics. Well tailored ? Newest colors. 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