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Remember Pearl Harbor mi RED CROSS Tke F R FIMEi VOLUMN LXXII $1.50 per year In Advance LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA FRIDAY, JAXl'ARY 10, 19*2 (Eight Pages) NUMBER 40 WAR NEWS London, Thursday, Jan. 15. ? The Red Army. Intensifying its pressure from Leningrad to the Crimea, was reported today tx> -have made a landing from the :USea of Azov west of Taganrog, from which Axis occupation for ces were fleeing under a destruc tive artillery Are. Newspapers here quoted Vichy reports of violent flghttng at BoJ kosak, 10 miles sout-h of Pere kop, the town astride the narrow isthmus of the same name which links Crimea with the Russian mainl&id. Thus, the Red Army seemed" to be about to block the only exit* of the Axis from the big Black Sea peninsula. Soviet dispatches told of a flood of Russian military successes on every sector of the frozen front as Adolf Hitler's "second winter ? lino" fell apait from end to end.' Marshal Eemyon Timoshenko's right wing swinging through t'he upper Donets to the north and west was reported to have reach ed a point only 12 miles from Kharkov, second city of the Uk raine. ? Along a 200-mile front from Kharkov to Orel a new offensive crashed against the thinly-held German positions. One report said that "if the present pressure can be maintained, the Russians will drive through the German center separating the Ukrainian armies from those in the Moscow reg ion." Rio De Janeiro, Jan. 14. ? A militant front of 20 American na tions, ready to break diplomatic relations wlt-h the Axis as a step "closest to war" in the defense of the Western Hemisphere, was es tablished tonight on the eve of the Pan-American Foreign Minis ters' Conference. There were strong indications that Argentina will abandon her opposition and swing into line. The showdown on Argentina's opposition ? either Foreign Minis ter Enrique Ruiz Cuinazu's aban donment of hostility under t<hreat of isolation, or hia sabotaging of full unity among the Americas ? is due tomorrow morning when United States Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles visits him at the Gloria Hotel. Ruiz Oulnaza was to have seen Welles tonight, but the conference was delayed until 9:40 a. m., Thursday, after which Wellea is to have lunch with Chilean For ^ elgn Minister Julio B. Rossettl. xReports circulated that Argentina it! peeking greater freedom of ac tion under a formula which would provldfe that Buenos Aires would not break off commercial hnd fi nancial relations with the Axis, but' would join a Pan-American diplomatic declaration. Welles will preftant Ruiz Guln azu with the cold picture of every other nation of the New Yorld. from the Artie Ocean tp the Straits of Magellan, either at war with the Axis or ready to sever all diplomatic, economic and flnv ancial relations. It will not b% necessary for Welles to point out to Ruiz Oulnazu the dangerous consequences of Argentine Isola tion from a standpoint of sup plies. materials and markets. Welles maneuvered before call ing on the Argentine Foreign Minister so as to be able to lay before him what is believed to be a solid front ready to break rela tions. Before seeing the Argen tine delegation head. Welles ar ranged for a talk with Rossetti, who arrived here today and who has made clear that Chile refuses to join any Argentine opposition. Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 14. ? A vast Axis air assault in t<he Mediter ranean appeared to be well under way tonight as German and Ital ian planes battered unceasingly at the British Island ot Malta, bombed British communications across Libya, and attacked im perial troops attempting to encir cle the Nazi tank general, Erwln Rommel. British planes also were in creasingly active, and the future of the BatMe of Libya appeared to hinge more and more on Mal ta's ability to stand up under re peated Axis air attacks. The small, but mighty Island fortress is only 60 miles from Italian Sicily on a direct line with Tripoli, main African base for feeding General Rommel's troops now drawn up on a 60-mile line between El Aghella and Marada at the gateway to Trlpolltania. ELECT VESTRY FbR YEAR At the annual congregational meeting of St. Paul's Episcopal Church last Sunday the following laymen were elected to serve on the Vestry for the year 19*1: ' Percy White, Sr. Warden; R. C. Beck, Jr. Warden; W. J. Shear in, Secretary and Treasurer; Carl M. Watklns, Malcolm McKinne, W. H. Yarborough, James John son, Kemp Yarborough. Reports were given by the beads of the various departments. The Parish closed the year out of debt and with every indication of Spiritual Vigor. J First j Inspection The Louisburg Company 8, North Carolina State Guard had, its first inspection Friday night when Colonel Jameq W. Jenkins, -of Henderson, Commander of the First* Regiment, N. C. S. G? ac ompanied by Major Zeno G. Hollowell, of Goldsboro, gave Captain Fred Frazier's local unit a thorough looking over. Colonel Jenkins complimented Captain Frazier and Lieutenants Hill Yarborough and P. W. Elam on the appearance of the local company, but cautiorffed all that j State Guard companies must reach a goal of "as much military -tratTrtns ? as possible" becauiw uf the importance of home guard troops in hioaefn warfare. Colonel Jenkins stated that as 'a whole, his command was in "ex cellent shape" and would be ready for any emergency. Major Hollowell, as did Colonel Jenkins, addressed the local com pany and reminded them of their dut-ies and the Importance of their posts in the State Guard. Both Colonel Jenkins and Ma jor Hollowell said that Captain Frazier's command "looked jgood" after almost two hours of latensive drill and instruction. Major Hollowell was accom panied to Lulsburg by Golds % iro's Mayor Scott B. Berkeley 'ho married a Louisburg girl. Colonel Jenkins was accompanied by. Lieutenant Lane of the Hen erson guard company. O Band To Play For Meeting The Mills High School Band will furnish music for Mje annual meeting of the Louisburg Produc tion Credit Association, which will be held on January 24th, at Louisburg in the Armory, begin ning at 10 o'clock A. M., accord ing to N. 'C: Phillips. Secretary Treasurer of the Aasociation. The band will play prior to the open ing of the business part of the program which starts at 10:30 o'clock and everyone is urged to come early in order not to miss hearing them. A very interesting and instruc-' Mve program has been arranged for the meeting, said Mr. Phillips and we hope that this will be the largest meeting In the history of our Association. o Twenty Leave For Fort Bragg Twenty white men left' Monday for Fort Bragg for Induction Into the Military Service of the United State*. These were at follows: ^(ohnnle Sprulll Cottrell. R 3. Louhburg; Malcolm Conway Jef freys, HI , Loulsburg; Ernest) Monroe Otjffin, Frankllnton; Ray ford I. Bafc?r, R 1. Youngsvllle; Melvln Thomas Hlght, Franklln ton; Robert Vernon Pearce, R 1, Youngsvllle: Rog^r Atwood Hol mes. R 2. Loulsburgv Thurston Norfleet Ayescue, R lXHender son; James Matthew Syltai. Jr., R 2. Spring Hope; Wllllart- Ed ward Perry, Jr., R 2, Franklln ton; Chester Paul Hall, Youngs vllle; Dexrel Aubrey Phillips, R 2, Zebulon; Ernest Henry Champion, Frankllnton; Joseph Edward King. R 1, Cast?lia; Ho ward Richard Harris, Franklln ton^ Henry Eugene Murray, Frankllnton; William Furman Colbert, R 1, Oast alia; Frank Walton Plnnell, Jr., R 1, Castal ia; Matthew Arcla Askew, R 1, Klttrell; Marsh burn QrlfTln Wil der. R 1, Loulsburg. o LOUISBUKG BAPTIST CHURCH The pastor will preach Sunday morning on the subject), "No In visible Means of Support," > and Sunday evening on "Our Greatest Enemies." The Bible School hour is 9:45 A. M. The B. T. U. hour. 6:45 P. M. Everyone is cordially invited. PROGRAM AT THE LOUISBURO THEATRE The following is the program at the Loulsburg Theatre, begin ning Saturday, Jan. 17: Saturday ? Wild Bill Elliott and Tex Ritter In "Lone Star Vigilantes" and William Boyd in "Wide Open Town." Also a new chapter of "Kind of The Teias Rangers." Sunday - Monday - Tuesday Mickey Rooney and Judy Oarland in "Babes On Broadway." Wednesday ? Jimmy Dnrante and Phil Silvers in "You're In The Aarmy Now." Thursday-Friday ? Roitald Rea gan and Olympe Bradna In "In ternational Squadron." TOWN COMMIS SIONERS MEET The Board of Town Commis sioners met in regular session, January 9th, 1942 at 7:30 P. M. All members being present. Minutes of previous meetings were read and approved. The Mont'hly Reports of the Supt. of Lights & Water, Chief of Police, Tax Collector and Town Clerk were read and approved. The Town Clerk was Instructed to secure a copy of an Ordinance for the enforcement of municipal blackouts, as suggested by the SUDe of North Carolina Council bf National Defense. The Board refused the offer of Charles P. Green for the pur chase of the Austin Green Estate property in Mineral Springs sec tion and the Sally Yarborough Estate property on South Main Street. Mr ? W. S.' "Lanca?tei offeied the following Resolution which received a second from Mr. W. J. Cooper: "Be It Resolved that the Dave Wood lot be conveyed to Dave Wood and wife, or Mieir assignees at the price of ($250.00) and up- . on payment of the purchase price, i T. K. Stockard. Trustee, is here- 1 by authorized and empowered to execute and deliver a deed con veying said lot to the purchas ers." This Resolution was adopted by the Board by a unanimous > vote. The Board ordered the new parts for the 360 H. P. Engine to be installed beginning with Feb. 1. 1942; and that these parts he fully Insured against< Are loss with Fairbanks, Morse & Co.. co insured. The purchase of three tiros and tubes for the Police Car was authorized. The Contract for one year's supply of Lubricating Oil was awarded to the Allen Oil Co. for Gas Engine Oil, light (Socony I Vacuum) at 35c per gallon, F. O.j B. Louisburg. N. C.. tflis being the low hid according to specifica tions required. The Home Oil Company was awarded the contract for one year's supply of Diesel Fuel OH. for Standard Oil Co. of N. J. Essodlesel at the spot price F. O. B. Wilmington, N. C. at time of delivery, plus freighti charges of 15c per CWT ,1.11c per Oal). The Board Approved a number of Invoices for payment. ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH This coming Sunday will bei (?he Second Sunday after Epi phany. The Epiphany season was formerly closely associated with Christmas, and celebrated in the Eastern Church on the same day. Its most ancient name was Theophanla. the name by which It is still known In tfie Greek church. It was also called Epl phanla and Bethphania. This, season commemorates the natlvl-j ty of the Christ; the appearance' of the Star to the Magi; the man ifestation of the Christ's Divinity at His baptism. In the Greek Church, which by the way is the mother of all ChrlsMan churches, this feast Is also called the Day of Lights, from the array of lights with which the Benediction of the wa ters, as it is called, Is performed on this day. These lights com memorate Mie manifestation of the Christ as the Light of the World. They were also connect ed with the universal belief that Jesus was baptlied upon this day, for baptism was often called "Il lumination," or "ustratlon." One of the great Church Fathers, Jus-! tin Martyr, writes: "Thlq wash ing (baptism) we call Illumina tion, because the understanding of tihose who learn these things is enlightened." In the Greek I Church, Epiphany la still one of' the three great llmea of baptism. There will be the early celebra-. tlon of the Holy Communion at1 8:00 A. M. Church School and the AduU> Bible Class will meet at 9:46 A. M. Morning Prayer and Sermon will come at 11:00 A. M. The Young Peoples Service League meets in the Church at 6:30 P. M. Every Wednesday morning at 10:00 o'clock there Is a celebra tion of the Holy Communion and1 prayers for universal common! sense and decency. ? o E. C. T. C. ALUMNI MKKTING E. C. T. C. Alumni will meet with Mrs. Robert W. Smithwlck on Tuesday evening, Jan. 20th, at 8 o'clock. Please att?nd, all alumni. New members are al ways welcome. Vivian Lucas, Reporter. o After a recruit leaves a Marine Corpa training camp, he is an ac complished Iaunderer, as every Marine Is taught to wash his own clothes. o A recruit in the Marines under going his preliminary training la known as a "Boot." I BUY A SHARE IN AMERICA DEFENSE SAVINGS BONDS and STAMPS ' j ... . ? . j., ' BANK WITH YOUR COUNTRY is the theme of this effective Defense Savings potter now seen in store windows and in the lobbies of buildings all over the country. Drawn by artist Henry Billings, of Rhinebeck, N. Y., the poster portrays the spirit of patriotism by investing in the United States Government through the purchase of Defense Bonds and Stamps. Stamps are priced from 10 cents to $o; Bonds from $18.75 to $10,000. . ? Allowed Tires Ourlng the first week of the op eration of Mie Local Tire Ration ing Board of Franklin County tires and tubes werf allowed us follows: i For automobiles, with only 4 tires and 3 tubes to be allowed: Stephen Tharrlngton, rural mall carrier, of Youngsvllle, was allowed two tires. Town of Louisliurg was allow ed one Mre for Police- car. Dr. H. O. Perry was allowed one tube. A. W. Fowler, Road Supervis or was allowed one tire and one tube. . With six tires for trucks the following were allowed: Plttman h. Lancaster,' for am bulance, two tires and two tubes. Home Oil Co.. fqr oil trucks, two tires and two tubes. Fred Wright, saw mill use, two tires. o Seed Loans Mr. Easter informed the TIMES Tuesday of the Seed Loan office that he would he ready to receive applications after January 20th. and that the office would be lo cated at the County Agricultural building. He will be in Louls burg on Tuesdays and Fridays of each week and is In position to handle more loans than hereto fore. He will be assisted by J. N. Tharrlngton. Miss Marie Ayes cue and Miss Eugenia May. He will be glad to discuss the loans with any who wish. Farmers without satisfactory security to secure loans from other sources are eligible. He reports collect-i ing 99.74 per cent of last) years loans, with assurance that It will reach one hundred per cent when the parity payments come In. LOU ISBURG METHODIST CHURCH The celebration of the Lord's Supper will be held at the 11:00 o'clock service Sunday morning. As a part of the worship there will be a special Installation ser vice for the officers of the Wom an's Society for Christian Ser vice. At the 7:30 service Mr. Hedden will speak on "Voices We Must Hear." ' "Church School will convene at < 9:45 under the leadership of Prof. I. D. Moon. The Methodist Yout-h Fellow ship Services will meet in their respective places at S : 45 P. M. You are welcomed to these ser vices of worship. o RED CROSS SEWING ROOM It la over Scoggin's Drug Store. Our women are greatly interested in it, and Iyoulsburg will no doubt do Its full part In 'supplying sweaters, band ages, shirts, etc. for our sol diers. Walk right up and take a look > A. PAUL BAGBY. Livestock Show Rocky Mount. Jan. 15. ? Kifrec-' ting its fifth annual show 011 Match 12 and 13 to hp (toe best yet for both -quality and quantity; of atock, the Livestock Develop ment Committee of the Rocky Mount- Chamber of Commerce to day began mailing catalog* arid premium llata for the Eastern Carolina Fat Stock Show. Secretary K. II. Austin said that the catalogs are now on their way to county aKentH throughout Kan tern Carolina. Residents of coun tlea eaat of. and Including Peraon. Durham. Wake. Harnett. Hoke and Scotland will be eligible to enter thler prlie beef cattle and swine. Show catalog* will alao he mailed to exhibitor* and voca tional agriculture teacher* throu ghout this aectlon. m In addition to local member* of the committee, the *ponaor* will be aaslst??d by L. I. Case, an imal huabandman. K. V. Veatal. swine specialist. and II. W. Tay lor, marketing economist of the extension division of N. C. State College. Also a**lstlng with the show will be Paul Fletcher,, live stock marketing specialist of the Stale Department ot Agriculture, P. D. May, field representative of the Southeastern Chain Store Council, and O. F. Rooker of the ! agricultural development depart ment of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Co. Resides local huyera, the show I* expected to draw from 25 to 30 representatives of firms and pack ing houses. Last year's show entries totall ed 300 hogs and 86 head of beef catMe. The majority of the beef stock In the 1941 show was ex hibited by 4-H club members and vocational agriculture students. At the sale last year, total hog sales were $3,260. Cattle sales were $4,867. The grand cham pion steer was bought by the A. & P. Tea Company for 28 cents a pound. The grand champion hog, bought by Swift ? Company, brought 16 cents a pound. Austin said today that the ear ly Interest In the show points to a large entry, probably surpass ing those of the previous four ra?r?. > , DR. KENT WILL PREACH This being Epiphany season In the Episcopal Church services on Sunday will be as follows: 11:00 A. M. Morning prayer and mes sage. 2:30 P. M. Church School. 3:30 P. M. Sermon and celebra tion of the Holy Communion. We are anxious to have all of our : members and friends to attend i this service. You will hear a beautiful, instructive message, i Our work continues to go on in all departments nicely. We want i this to be our best year of Mis sionary work. Our parochial day school continues to go on. We i are giving our boys and girls dal ly instructions on defense of our country! We want frhem to be true and loyal citizens. We are asking them to save their pennies and dlpieg that they may buy De fense Stamps. Let us all be loy al and true to our country. George C. Pollard. Patronise TIMES Advertiser* JAPS ISSUE WARNING Washington, Jan. 14. ? The same harsh, ruthless practices nade familiar by Nazi forces in Prance have been applied, the War Department reported to light, by the Japanese in Manila nid ot'her invaded sections of the Philippines. Residents of the islands have lieen warned that anyone who in jures or attempt*!? injure a Jap anese soldier or civilian will be instantly shot. If he cannot be found, ten hostages will be taken into custody. The death penalty also has been established for a long list qf actions, including dis turbing the "peace." The department announced this development' in its second com munique of the day, after telling, in the first, of two Japanese at tempts to crack the MacArthur line mi M.itan Peninsula. ? Amri 1 can and Filipino t-roops repulsed both with heavy losses to the en emy and relatively small casual ties to themselves. The two stab-like thrusts, sup ported by alrcrafb and artillery lire, were apparently Intended to seek out weak spots in the de fense (ine, following a previous Japanese defeat in a full-scale as Bault by artillery. .In pa n esc Warning Word of the enemy tactics In Manila had been communicated In part to the department by Mac Arthur. They were contained, he said, in a proclamation signed by the commanding geueral of the Japanese army of occupation and published in Manil-i newspa pers. It said: "Warning. "1. Anyone who inflicts or attempts to inflict an Injury upon Japanese soldiers or Individuals shall be shot to death. If the assailant Ot at tempted assailant cannot he found we will hold ten lnfuentlal per sons as hostages who live in oi aliout> the street or municipality where the event has happened. "3. Officials and influcnti.: persons shajl pass this wurnluf on to your citizens and villages as soon as possible and shouli prevent thesv crimes' before the) happen on your own responsible ties. "4. The Filipino should un derstand our real intentions and should work together with us tc maintain public peace and o-dei in the Philippines." New York, Jan. 14. ? The tank er Norness of Panama Clly wa? torpedoes early thla morning about 60 milea southeast of Mon tauk Point, Long Island, the Third Naval District) announced late tonight. There were some survivors. Text of the announcement fol lows: "The Third Naval DHtrlct headquarters announced tonight that' the tanker Norness, Panama City, was torpedoes early this morning about 60 miles southeast Montauk Point. "Naval craft from New London and Newport, R. I., were dispat ched to the rescue of survlvdrs. "It Is known that a -number of Kurvlvors have been rescued." The Naval headquarter^ ear lier had announced that survivors were being taken to New London and Newport, but that Obelr num ber could not be ascertained be cause rescue craft could not use their radio safely. V-lloHts Now Infetit Kast (.'oast Waters Washington, Jan. N. ? The M^marine menace is becoming increasingly serious along the east coast of the United States. II was disclosed today by a Nat) spokesman, who said an unidenti fied tanker ? presumably a U-boat victim ? lies awash near the eas tern entrance to Long Island Round. i_ was learned that submarine activity off the AtlanMc coast hat become intensified in the past few days. But beyond admitting that jtly tenker was in trouble some 6<1 miles south of Block Island, Navy ofTlcials would not say whethei any other vessels had been at tacked. Rangoon, Burma, Jan. 14. ? Both air and land reinforcement: ? the first to reach the British Far East' in more than a month of war with Japan ? have arrived In all-Important Burma. More are on the way. An official announcement said today that these included anti aircraft batteries for Rangoon and oCher key points and addi tional ground crews for air unit: landed at Burmese air fields some of which are hidden in the jungle close to Thailand, spring board for Japan's drive on Singa pore. : ? o ? ? i Polk County farmers took the first step In reclaiming submar ginal land in 1941 by terracing iertain fields, report* S. H. Hob son, Assistant Farm Agent of the N. C. Sate College Extension Service. MANY DIVOR CES GRANTED JUDGE LEO CARR PRESIDES At Franklin Superior Court January Civil Term; Cal endar Set for Only Two Days; No Cases of Public Interest Tried The regular January term of Franklin Superior Court for the trial of Civil cases convened In the Court House in Loulsburg Monday morning with Hon. Leo Carr," of Durham, Judge Presid ing. There had been only a two day docket set for t-rial at this term Jfid no oases of public TntSfWT were tried. Quite a number of divorces were granted. This was Judge Carr's first ap pearance in Franklin County and I he made a most favorable impres Jsion. possessing a most jovial and business like appearance. Cases disposed of was as fol lows: Amerilla Collins Ellis was granted a divorce from Robert Upchurch Ellis. Lugene A. Dickerson was gran ted a divorce from Kenneth F. Dickerson. Edward Neal was granted a divorce from Susie H. Neal. J. L. Uuptnn was granted a $200 judgment against Mrs. Gra de C. Eakes, surety. Mrs. Nola Wright Sykes was granted a divorce from Ben B. . Sykes. i Other motions and legal mat ; (erg were arranged by counsel and the Courts. Adjournment was taken on I Tuesday evening. o A Call to Limit Expenses ;t ? 1 1 State o( North Carolina, rt? fcocat- Government OommtBston . Raleigh* To Chairmen of Boards of County Commissioners and Mayors of I Cities and Town: i* " To win this war and to hasten ' ultimate victory will require all out effort on the part of every American. The armament pro . gram is essential to our national ilsecurlty. It stands between us : and Mie ruthless dictators and ? jiacesparily calls for an enormous i expenditure of money so that our jtnen at the front may have the ? fighting equipment needed to suc cessfully wage this war. It means . Miat a tremendous tax bill will be Imposed upon all of us by the ; Federal Government but this bill will be paid ungrudgingly by the ^taxpayers i Local governments are not ex cepted from contribution to Mils effort and the responsibility of Jsuch contribution lies with the .Officers charged with their ad ministration. Because of the 1 n ountlng Federal taxes it be hooves these officials to do every . thing possible to lighten the local i tax burden on the average citi i zen. This is not the time for io . ral governments to plan lmmedi . ate spending for anything except , pressing necessities. Operating irxpenses should be limited to a minimum. The term "necessity" should be weighed now as it has never been weighed bofore. Now Is t<he time for local governments 1 to conserve and guard their cred Mt more than ever. Outstanding ! debt should be reduced as much as possible and the issuance of ' new bonds should not be cofttem ' plated for any purpose except In ? cases of absolute necessity. Post ? war adjustment will create de ' mands on local government spen ding power for which immediate ) planning should begin, but the > first step is to reduce operating 1 costs wherever possible. CHAS. M. JOHNSON, Chair : man of Mie Local Government Commission and Director of Local Government. January 15, 1942. -o THANKS J We wish to extend our deepest, j thanks and appreciations to all those who rendered so many klnd | nesses and expressions of sympa thy In the recent death of our brother, Charlie Egerton. TheT will be long and tenderly remera bered. G. B. Egerton. Sisters | and brothers. *-o Stacy Smith of the Ingold Club Is the first) 4-H Club member of Sampson County to set trees as a ? project, having put out 1,000 lob lolly pines, reports Assistant Farm Agent J. P. Stovall. o U. S. Marines In the Hawaiian ; Islands are stationed at Pearl . Harbor, said to hare been so na med because it was the only nlace in those Islands where pearl oys ters were found.