WAR NEWS
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Moscow, Thursday, Dec, 18. ? I
Red Army troops were reported ?
officially early today to have
thrown the Germans back almost
100 miles beyond this capital ~ln
their 16 day Winter offensive to
lift the sieges of Leningrad in
the north and Sevastopol in the
south; ?
A communique said that the
Soviets reclaimed many more vil
lages besides t-he hundreds already
seized In the continuing two- i
week drive against the recapture ;
of Al$xsln, 85 miles south of Mos
cow between Sepukhov and Tula, i
Plunging Ohrough the hole made |
in the German lines by the rout
of six divisions from Kalli\ln, 95 ,
miles northwest of the capital, the l
fast-nioviug Red offensive was
said by the government to have i
taken Vysokoe, 40 miles to the i
west. Other reports said another
town five miles farther on had
been captiured.
Tokyo, Thursday, Dec. 18. ?
Military dispatches today claimed
new Japanese success on all fronts
after a speaker in parliament had
defined Japan's chief war alms as ;
the creation of a block of 2,100,
000,000 Asiatic peoples pledged
to mutual cooperation and the
elimination of British and Amer
ican influence in this part of the i
world.
A summary of developments of
the past 24 hours showed:
Home front ? A naval spokes
man said yesterday that 20 Am
erican submarines of 2,000 tons
each with a cruising radius of
5,200 miles are lurking in Japan
ese waters. Deputy Tatsunosuke
Yaniazaki, announcing Japanese
war aims in the lower*' house of
parliament, said the nation was
prepared to stand lity? a rock and
survive all hardships until final
victory was won.
Manila, P. 1., Thursday, Dec.
18. ? A Japanese motorized unit
of 100 men, driving inland
through a northern Luzon pro
vince, ran into a trap set by Am
,. erican Infantrymen and was rout
ed after a battle fasting from 3
p m. to dark last night, when the
Japanese retreated leaving 40
dead and several wounded, it was
learned today.
United States casualties were
only one killed and three wound
ed ?
(The dispatch identified the;
Americans only as infantrymen of:
the United States armed forces of
the Far East and did not specify
wheMier they were United States
troops or Filipino forces who^
have been inducted into the U. S. !
Army. If Americans were in-|
volved, it was their first hand-to
band brush with the Japanese. It]
was recalled, however, that Fili
pino artillerymen had been de
fending the northern province and
bad routed a Japanese force try- 1
ing to drive inland in buses ear
Tier in the week).
News of the encounter was
telephoned here to the newspaper
Mabuhay.
2(1 Jap Planes Blasted
Earlier, it had been announced
t'hat American fliers, led by Lieut.
Boyd M. (Buzz) Wagner of Johns
town, Pa., No. 1 Hero of the Phi
lippines. had blasted out a nest of
26 Japanese airplanes at Vlgan.
200 miles northwest of Manila,
while submarines of the United
States far eastern fleet had made
two "successful" attacks at sea.
No Japanese airplanes have
been seen in the Manila area since
Monday.
The air attack wiped out one
of the main threats to this Phi
lippines capital, which now hasi
gone 48 hours without an air 1
raid alarm. Credit was given
mainly to Lieut. Wagner, a 25
year-old squadron commander
who already had been cited tor
heroism and who became the first
American ace of the war, by
shooting down 5 Japanese planes'
in combab and destroying numer
ous others on the ground.
Washington, Dec. 17. ? The
commander-in-chief of the United
States fleet and two Army Gener
als who were in charge of Amer
ican forces which were "not on
the alert" agalnkt tihe surprise
Japanes attack on Hawaii, Decem
ber 7, were relieved of their com
mands tonight in one of the most
drastic shakeups In United States
military and naval history.
Relieved were:
Rear Admiral Husband E. Klm
mel, both as commander of the
United States fleet and as' func
tional commander of the Pacific
fleet'. (The Navy Department ex
plained that relief of Kimmel as
commander of the Pacific fleet
automatically relieved of his du
ties as commander-in-chief of the
United States fleet).
Short, Martin Out
Lieut. Gen. Walter C. Short,
commander of the Hawaiian De
partment.
MaJ. Gen. Frederick L. Martin,
commander of the Army Air Corps
at Hawaii.
Kimmel was replaced by Rear
Admiral Chester V. Nimltz, chief
(Continued on Page Eight)
Killed In Action
Franklin County's First
Casualty In World War
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Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Leigh, of
Bunn, received ofHclai informa
tion this week that their son,
Malcolm Hedrick Leigh, had been
killed in action in the perform
ance of duty to' his country, dur
ing t>he Japanese-attack on Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii, on Sunday, De
cember 7th. He enlisted iu the
United States Navy on Nov. 28th, ]
1939 and -was a gunners mate at i
the time of his death. Malcolm ,
attended Bunn High School and ,
was 21 years of age. His death ,
is the first officially reported cas- \
ualty from Franklin County dur
ing the present war. I
Malcolm was an especially One g
boy. capable, pleasant and agree- <
able, making friends of his ac- '
quaintances. His parents are i
among Bunn community'? most i
popular and respected citizens
who have the sympathy of all. i
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Social Agencies
Hold Meeting
The Franklin County Council of
Social Agencies held a meeting
Friday morning, December 12, to
discuss arrangements for Christ
mas. The following plans were
made:
A chairman was nominated for
each district in the County. This
chairman with'- a committee will
work through churches and other
organizations in their respective
communities and will have charge
of distributing their own gifts fori
t'he needy from their own central]
place. Needy cases already known
to the County Welfare Depart
ment are being turned back to
aach community responsible. How
ever, there will probably be other
people to be added by the local
committee. The Junior Woman's
League of Loulsburg is sponsor
ing this program for Louisburg
District. Again the Community
Christmas Service is being carried
out in the Armory at Louisburg
at ? o'clock in the afternoon,
December 21. Everyone iu Ohe
County is cordially invited to at
tend this service as there will be
a program prepared to please all
ages. Anyone wishing to do his
part toward helping the needy is
urged to contact the chairman of
the committee in bis community.!
The following are in charge of !
districts:
The Junior Woman's League, ;
Louisburg District, Mr. John
Chainblee, Louisburg. Route 1;
Harris Community, Mrs. M. M.
Person, Louisburg, Route 2; Gold
Sand; Miss Margaret Stalllngs,
Louisburg. Route 4; Cedar Rock, I
Mrs. Baxter Patterson ; Touugs- .
vllle, Mrs. Clair Moore; Spring
Hope, Route 2; Justice and Seven j
Path, Mr. A. E. Mercer, Zebuloh,
Route 3; Pearces, Miss Victoria.
Tant, Zebulon, Route 2; Pilot and '
Pine Ridge, Mrs. W. W. Cooke, |;
Frankllnton, Miss Mary White'
Nash. Bunn, Mrs. S. F. Jurnagan,1
Henderson, Route 1; Mrs. Frank '
Reed, Wood.
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BAILEY'S SON
QUITS THE FBI
Raleigh. ? James H. Pou Bailey,
24-year-old son of Senator Josiah
W. Bailey of Raleigh, wired Se
lective Service officials today that
he would resign his posiMon with
the FBI in order that he might
be drafted into the Army.
At the same time. State Selec
tive Service headquarters an
nounced. receipt of a letter from
the Navy saying that young Bailey
had applied for a commission in
the Naval Reserve, and asking
that a 60-day stay be granted be
fore he is drafted.
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Luxury is likely to transform
pleasures into burdens.
PROGRAM AT THE
LOUISBURG THEATRE
The following is the program
at the Loulsburg Theatre, begin
ning Friday Dec. 19th:
Friday-Saturday ? Gene Autry
in "Sierra Sue"
Saturday Night Owl Show ?
Dorothy Lamoor and Lloyd Nolan
in "St. Louis Blues."
Sunday-Monday ? Jack OaJde
and Linda Darnell in "Rise And
Shine."
Tuesday ? Jackie Cooper and
Susanna Foster in "(Mainour
Boy."
Wednesday ? Edw. G. Robinson
and Edw. Arnold in "Unholp
Partner."
Christmas Eve Midnight) Show
? Don Ameche and Join Bennett
in "Confirm or Deny."
Christmas Day and Friday ?
Rosalind Ruisell and Walter Ptd
geon In "Design For Scandal."
MISS BEASLEY
INSTANTLY
KILLED
IN AUTOMOBILE ACCI
DENT SUNDAY NIGHT
Mrs. J. Y. Cooper Suffered
Serious Injuries; S. L.
Satterfield Also Killed;
Funeral For Miss Beasley
Held Monday
Funeral services for Miss Cora
Beasley, 28, who was instantly
killed in an automobile accident
near Durham Sunday, were con
ducted from the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Beasley,
jn Church Street Monday after
noon. . ,
Miss Beasley was a member ol
the Louisburg Methodist Church
ind was employed here as a casej
worker in the Franklin County
Welfare Department. She was a
rtiember of one of Franklin Coun
ty's best known families.
The funeral services were con
iucted" by Mie Rev. Forrest D.
Hedden, pastor of the Louisburg
Methodist Church and the Rev. J.
C. Williams, a former pastor of
the Tar River Methodist Circuit.
Burial was in the cemetery of
Trinity Methodist Church, near
Louisburg.
Surviving Miss Beasley are her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Beas
ley of Louisburg; two sisters, Mrs.
D S. Cross, of Huntersville, Mrs. j
M. T. Watson, of Forest City; five
brothers, W. L.. C. M., J. B. and
J. Y. Beasley, of Louisburg, F. J.
Beasley, of Baltimore, Md., and
Jones Beasley, of Bunn.
Pallbearers were: K. K. Allen,
Harry Banks, Jr., Numa F. Free
man. Lauren Leete. B- C. Taylor,
Jr., Wesley Williams, John Wil
liamson and Louis Wheless.
The floral tribute was especial
ly large and beautiful signifying |
t*he love and esteem in which she:
was held by lii' r many iripuds. 1
The following account of the
accident was. taken from the Dur
ham report:
Two persons were killed and
two others seriously injured early
tonight when two automobiles col
lided head-on on the Oxford high
way about* seven miles from here.
Those killed were;
Miss Cora Beasley. 28, of Louis- \
burg, a case worker for the Frank- j
lin County welfare department.
Samuel L. Saterfleld, 64, of
Durham, a retired tobacco ware
houseman.
William H. Neville, 50, of Dur
ham. suffered a fractured skull
and severe lacerations about the
head. He was reported to be In
a critiical condition at a Durham
hospital. Neville was believed to
have been the driver of the auto
mobile in which Satterfield was
riding. Later information re
ported the death of Mr. Neville.
Mis. J. Y. Cooper, of Louisburg,
who was riding with Miss Beas
ley, was admitted to a local hos-|
pital. The exact extent of heri
Injuries had not been determined.;
Invetigating officers said the
accident occurred on a straight
stretch of highway. Both cars
overturned apd were demolished.
Mrs. Cooper returned home
Sunday night after examination
at a hospital in Durham, but was
taken back Monday for treatment
of a broken jaw and ot'her injur
ies.
ROSE BOWL
GAME MOVED
TO DURHAM
Pasedena, Calif. ? The New
Year's Day football game sched-|
uled to be held in the Rose Bowl
between Duke University and
Oregon State College was official
ly transferred Monday to Durham,
N. C., home of Duke.
Director of Athletiics Percy Lo
cey of Oregon State announced
the official transfer after a tele
phone conversation with Wallace
Wade, athletic director and coach
of Duke.
The Rose Bowl site was aban
doned at the request of Army of
ficials because of the national
emergency.
Duke invited Oregon State to
use its 52,000-seat capacity stad
ium for bhe big game. The Pas
adena Tournament of Roses,
sponsor of the annual game here,
will be represented at the contest.
"It is still the 'Rose Bowl' !
game," said Locey. "The only
change is one of location."
BIG HOGS
Killings of the big hogs in
Franklin County titer past week
have been reported as follows: |
W. H. Joyner, of near Sandy
Creek, two weighing 264, 264. I
J. Ira Weldon, killed three
weighing, 470, 390, 376.
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PHONE 288-1
FOR FIRST CLASS PRINTING
MR. W. N. FULKLR, SK.
Program For Christmas
Community Tree
Sunday, Dec. 21, 3:00 P. M.
at Louisburg Armory
1. Mills School Haml ? Medley
of Christ mas Carols.
2. Bible Heading and Prayer,
Dr. A. Paul Bagby.
3. Christina* Anthem ? Miss
Frances Ann Karl, Miss Jane
Moon, Miss Martha Grey
King;.
4. The Story of the Other Wise
Man ? Mrs. Frank It. Itosc.
3. Christ man Carols.
?. Talk by K?*t. L. K. Kent.
7. Christinas Anthem ? Metho
dist Choir.
X. Mills School Rand.
?. Benediction ? Kev. Forrest
1). Hedden.
Train-Truck
Wreck
As a result of a collision of a
big toliacco scrap tiansport truck
nnd a Seaboard Air Line train at
the Bunn road crossing Friday
afternoon, H. P. Rhodes, of Wen
dell, driver, was seriously injured
nnd the truck badly damaged.
Khodes was given first aid treat
ment byDr. J. B. Wheless and
sent to a hospital in Rocky Mount
for treatment of a badly crushed
nose and other injuries. The
truck was taken to Wendell by a
wrecking crew of that town.
Rhodes was alone In the t>ruck
at the time, and evidently failed
to see the train. The train oper
ates on the branch line between
Fanklinton and Louisburg.
W. N. FULLER,
SR., DEAD
Former County Accountant
Passes at Hospital Fol
lowing Serious Illness
Mr. W. Norwood Fuller, one of
LoulRburg's most popular and
prominent business men, died at
a- hospital in Raleigh, Monday
night about 11 o'clofk, following
a serious illness. He was 51
years of age and is survived by
his wife, the former Miss Lena
Wilder, three brothers, P. M.
Fuller, of Louisburg, Perry W.
Fuller, of Baltimore. Md., and
Eugene Fuller, and one sister,
Mrs. F. J. Beasley, of Baltimore,
Md. He was the son of the late
R. F. Fuller and Rllla Edwards
Fuller.
Mr. Fuller was pi*tfr!l?nent In
local political Circles laving serv?_
ed as office deputy under the late
Sheriff Henry A. Kearney and
Sheriff W. H. Allen, and was
County Accountant from 1932 to
1939. It was under his super
vision that the Franklin County
Court House was remodeled and
; modernized. He was the proprie
; tor of the Fuller Motor Co. " He
was a devoted and active member
of the Louisburg Baptist Church.
Earlier In the year, he lost his
sou, the only child, W. N. Fuller,
J Jr., in an automobile accident
| near Selma.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the home on Sunset Avenue,
| conducted by Rev. A. Paul Bagby,
i pastor of the Louisburg Baptist
| Church and interment was made
in Oakwood Cemetery. Both j
| services were largely attended and
the floral tribute was especially
large and pretty. The pallbear-l
ers were: J. 11. Boone, Perry W.
Wheeler, Chas. P. Green. George j
Fuller. W. O Fuller, George Grif
fin, N. D. Medlin.
The bereaved family has the
deepest sympathy of the entire
community.
CHRISTMAS CLOSINGS
Business generally will he sus-j_
I pendefl in Louisburg on Thursday
and Friday of next week to ob-i
serve Christinas. This will be'
Chrigtmsa day and the day fol-j
! lowing.
TI19 Cotton market will be clos-i
] ed for the same two days.
The Hanks at Loullbarg and .
Franklinton will be closed on \
Thursday and Friday in observ- (
ance of t4ie Chrlstmastide. (
The Drug Stores will be closed
on Christmas day only.
The Citizens Bank and Trust 1
[Co.. of Henderson, announces it
will be closed on Thursdoy and
Friday in observance of Christ- '
RED CROSS WAR FUND j
CAMPAIGN ill:
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA
A Proclamation
WHE-REAS, our country has been viciously attacked
and forced Into a war of vast proportions, whicb will in
CMMUIJ imiiik gliei auu UIBiresH lu
many and self-sacrlflce to all; and
WHEREAS for more than six
ty years the American National Red
Cross has played a vital role in
binding up .the wounds of t>he in
jured, in sheltering, feeding, and
clothing the homeless, in succoring
the distressed. In rebuilding broken
lives, and inrehabilitating the vic
tims of catastrophes of nature and
of war; and
WHEREAS in preparation for
Just such an emergency as we are
now facing, the American National
Red Cross has been spending funds
at the rate of more than one million
dollars a month, which is but a
email iiacuun ui me auiuuin limit in*' urKUUizniion now re
quires in order to carry out effectively Its (unctions as an
essential auxiliary of our armed forces, particularly as a
friendly liaison in welfare problems between the man in
service and his family ati home, and as a key agency in the
civil-defense plans:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT,
President of the United States of America, and President
of the American National Red Cross, do hereby proclaim
the beginning, as of this date, of a Red CroBS War Fund
Campaign for the raising of a minimum sum of fifty mil
lion dollars; and I appeal to the American people to make
this campaign an overwhelming success. Realizing the
desire of every American to participate in the national war
effort, I confidently anticipate an Immediate and spontan
eous response to this appeal.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereuOton set my hand
and caused the seal of the United States of America to be
affixed.
DQNE at the City of Washington this twelfth day of
? December In the year of pur Lord nineteen
(SEAL) hundred and forty-one, and of the Independ
ence of the United States of American fche
? one hundred and sixty-sixth.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.
By the Pesident:
CORDELL HULL,
Secretary Of State.
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FRANKLIN CODNTY QUOTA $2,000
MR. J. E. MA LONE
Facts On The
Red Cross Drive
J. K. Malum-, Chairman of
the War Kmcrgen?y Fund
Drife, advises lliat up to Noon
Wednesday, 35 donations of
$2.5.00 ouch had been received,
amounting to $875.00. This
was the result of a drive be
ginning Tuesday morning to
obtain 40 such donations before
going to the public generally I
for contributions of smaller
amounts. He advises that the
response and the spirit ill which
these gifts have been made have
been most gratifying and in
spiring and the goal of 40 do
nations wjll unquestionably be
reached. This ?ill cover one
half of the entire quota.
Headquarters will be opened
In the Commissioners room of
the Court House Saturday, De
cember 2Vtli. .All persons de
siring to contribute are urged
t? carry 'or mull their runtri- ;
hulion* to these Headquarters |
jm>( jui\arly as possible. ? ?
I..VIIK ? Chairman Malone
reported yesterday having re
ceived 42 subscriptions at $25
each, making a total of j
$1,050.00.
ANNUAL ROLL CALL AND
WAR KMKIUiKNCV DRIVE
[)F RU1) CROSS
These two must not be confus
ed. The full report of the An
nual Roll Call will he made in i
next week's FRANKLIN TIMES,
rhe War Emergency Fund will
be completed by the 31st of De
cember. In Mils last drive Louls
burg area is asked for $2,000.00.
We are well on our way to this
goal, and shall, no doubt, reach
It.
The Annual Roll Call up to this
time may be briefly summed up
us follows: Over 725 members
enrolled; about $850.00 given.
This is apart from the Junior Red '
Cross, which will enroll almost
every grade in every school in the
county.
A. PAUL BAGBY, Chairman,
Loulsburg Red Cross.
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AIR RAID WARNING,
SERVICE /
I have Just received from the
Office of the Commanding Gener
al the following;
. "We request that every effort
he made In this emergency to
complete the organization of
all observation posts and pre
pare them to begin 24 hour
operation on a moment's no
tice."
With t'he unselfish service of a
few individuals at each of the
Fourteen Observation Posts in
Franklin County, we have devel
oped a splendid service, however,
It is unfair for us to burden a
few with this york. There ghould
be at least t'wenty-flve observers
serving each of these posts. We
earnestly request all persons able
to assist in this service to get in
touch with t'he Chief Observer at
each post and ascertain how you
may serve. If you do not know
who these Chief Observers are,
rou may Inquire at your nearest
school and you will be Informed
is to your nearest Observation
Post.
Please do this at' once.
E. H. MALONE, Chairman,
Franklin Co. Defense Council.
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CHRISTMAS OPPORTUNITIES
LEFT FOR LOUISBI RG
Opportunity No. 5, widow |
with two daughters and one.
son.
Opportunity No. A, Man, wife,
two daughters and one son.
Opportunity No. 10, Elderly
man, wife, three daughters.
Opportunity No. 11, Widow
and daughter.
Opportunity No. 12, Man,
wife, small boy and small girl.
IN RED CROSS "WAR
FUND" DRIVE
J. E. Malone Named Chair
man of War Emergency
Drive Here; National Red
Cross To Raise $50,000,000
James E. Malone, local attor
ney, was named chairman^of the
local Red Cross war fund drive
in a meeting of t-he Executive Red
Cross Committee in the court
house Thursday afternoon.
The meeting was presided over
by Dr. A. Paul Bagby, general
chairman of the Loulsburg
I* ranklin County Red Cross chap
ter, who, "during the meeting ex
pressed his appreciation for Mie
splendid cooperation the chapter
had received throughout the -
county in the Annual Roll Call
just completed. Dr. Bagby re
ported that- the schools in Frank
lin County, both white and color
ed had responded 100 per cent in
enrolling in the Junior Red Cross
division. Roll Call funds are ex
pected to total $850 when all the
reports are in. Dr. Bagby said.
War Fund Chairman Malone,
whose election was unanimous,
has announced that the existing
county Red Cross organization,
which has scored such success in
the Roll Call, wpuld, with a few
minor changes, be called again
into action to contact Franklin
County people in what was des
cribed "as a definite responsibil
ity for Red Cross service to our
armed forces and civilians."
Chairman Malono called atten
tion to the fact that in this war
the Red Crops is t?hc sole agency
doing relief and camp work in the
ai mod forces of our country
which in the last war was shared
by the Red Cross. The Salvation
Army, The Knights of Columbus
and other social agencies. "The
burden of non-military and mili
tary force relief will in this war
fall directly on Che shoulders of
(he American Red Cross as never
before in history."^ Mr. Maloue
sale?. "We cannot fail our own
people in this crisis."
To keep people informed as to
the progress of the war fund
drive, results will |,e published in
the FRANKLIN TIMES as they
become available and a signboard
will be placed in front of the
? ourtficiuse with the names jiosted
thereon of those persons who
have opened their hearts and
pocketbooks to the need of the
nation at war. Names to be
placed on the signboard will be
those of persons who give $25,
$10 or $5 to the war fund. Names
Of donors will also be published
in the FRANKLIN TIMES.
Mrs. R. W. Smithwick, county
production chairman, during the
meeting, issued a strong appeal
for ladies to volunteer in the
making of Red Cross supplies
such as clothing, layettes and
bandages. Mrs. Smithwick said
that she could be reached by tele
phone at any time and said that
there were a large quantity of
supplies on hand at her home
here. Ladies can do their part
by giving t-heir spare time to Red
Cross production work, Mrs
Smithwick said. Again the ur
gent need of volunteers was point
ed out.
The appeal of the Red Cross
was voiced by the President when
he said "All this is not a sacrifice
but rat-her a privilege."
War Fund Chairman Malone
said the appeal for donations
would be based on the fact that
there are hundreds of Franklin
County men in the armed forces
of our country, both in training
and in active service defending
our homes from both the Pacific
and Atlantic. "This $2,000 we
are asked to raise seems so little
compared to the lives these
Franklin County boys are ready
to jay down to defned our homes
and our way of life," Mr. Malone
said.
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VOLUNTEER DEFENSE
SERVICE
Franklin County is called upon
to volunteer for service in the
National Defense. We are asking
every person in Franklin County
who can give a part of his or her
time to this service to register at
you? nearest store, giving your
name, township, and mailing ad
dress, with the understanding that
you will give such reasonable ser
vice as you may be called upon to
render during the present emer
gency. While we will all have to
make sacrifices. the service asked
for will not be burdensome on
any one and we urge you Oo act
at once. *
Your local merchant is request
ed to send in these names to the
Defense Council, Loulsburg, N. C.
Please register at once.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
DEFENSE COUNCIL.
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The grand champion ste?r of
the 42nd annual International
Livestock" Exposition, held recent
ly in Chicago, was sold at auction
for 13.30 a pound, the same price
paid for last jrear'i champion.